Empathy Sessions Radio 004
 April 2022  

With Stuart Wilkinson and special guest ROBOTS WITH NO SOUL and a special announcement about the Empathy 21st Birthday Party.   

This month we welcome the legend that is Ben Watkins AKA Robots With No Soul, with tracks out on Last Night On Earth and Kneaded Pains he has delivered a dark mix which really does hit the spot. 

Tracklisting 
  Stuart Wilkinson
  1 - Circulation ‘Turquoise’ (Freedo Mosho Edit)
2 - Gavin Hardkiss ‘Budbodi’
3 - Sonido ‘Lets Ride’
4 - Gavin Hardkiss ‘Perc Groove’
5 - Guy Gerber ‘The Untold Glory of Mister Nobody 
6 - Robag Wruhme ‘Avo Thal’
7 - Frankey and Sandrino ‘Rana’
8 - Sapienta ‘Empty Roads’ (Freedo Mosho Remix)
9 - X-Press 2 ‘AC/DC’ (Guy J Remix)
10 - Sven Vath ‘Feiern’
11 - Timo Maas / Eric Volta ‘Dos Vida Loca’ (Apnoea Remix)
12 - Martin HERRS ‘Humalogy’
13 - Beswerda ‘Turmoil’

Guest Mix - Robots With No Soul
  1 - Vril ‘In Via’
2 - Artefakt ‘The Radiant City’
3 - Primal Code ‘White River’
4 - Alfredo Mazzilli ‘Enchanted Pathways’
5 - Birds Ov Paradise ‘Tutor’
6 - Jimi Jules ‘Freeze Your Mind’
7 - Amandra ‘Lutecia’
8 - Feral ‘Devious Path’ 
9 - In’R’Voice ‘Later Than You Think’ 
10 - Daniel Dexter ‘Why So Serious’ (Uner remix)
11 - VC-118A ‘Serge Extract’ 
12 - Mattr ‘Lando’
13 - Dem Natka ‘Bilquis’ 
14 - Krankbrother ‘All Her Loneiness’
15 - Joachim Spieth ‘Regt Van Oers - Noctilucent’
16 - Myk Derill ‘Mess’
17 - Myk Derill ‘Route’
18 - Etapp Kyle ‘Sakura’

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening. Feel free to contact me here stuart.wilkinson2001@gmail.com

Empathy Sessions Radio 004 / Guest ROBOTS WITH NO SOUL

Belfast born, nai living in London, I enjoy throwing a few tunes together, butchering them then harassing my friends until they listen. I started in November 2020 and have become even more obsessed with the progressive side of life after 4 years of listening to it. I hope you enjoy. 

Huge influence from Sasha and Last Night On Earth is present within my mixes. 

Setup:-

3 x XDJ-1000mk2
1 x DJM-750mk2
1 x RMX-1000
1 x Me

#uppapeelers

- a music fan from Bristol, UK
 - Founder of Terrain and Club Stoic
 - Writer for TheQuietus.com
 - Bookings: doglatin@gmail.com

Show Host (Static Fields) 
Bedrock Records 
ICONYC 
Stripped Digital 
Sound Avenue 
Stellar Foutain 


With career roots in the hospitality industry as a personal chef & hotel manager, music was a strong force in Hungary-born Norbi Szakács’ life from the time he was a child. He grew up listening primarily to trance then progressive, melodic & deep house and now is also influenced by the breakbeat culture. He always had a keen interest in how to transform one’s thoughts and innermost feelings into a musical form for others to appreciate.

This past year, as many of us sought out new life paths, NorB found the opportunity to explore music production for the first time, for which he discovered an immediate passion. In connecting with established Toronto-based artist & vocalist juSt b, of whom he’s been an avid supporter, the two have come together for an exquisite, dark & brooding collaboration in the form of a debut 3-track EP entitled Different Places, featuring juSt b’s original vocals.

Continuing the musical journey and collaboration with juSt b, NorB reached new milestones in late 2023 with the release of the joint track "At This Moment," remixed by the legendary  Henry Saiz. 
In early 2024, another significant achievement was realized with a track placement on ICONYC Records as part of the "We Are ICONYC" Album.

In the summer of 2023, NorB launched Static Fields, his monthly mix show dedicated to hypnotic and deep techno as its core focus, enriched with elements of progressive and break styles. Known for its distinctive atmosphere and immersive musical journey, Static Fields is now featured on two leading electronic music radio platforms, DI.FM and Afterhours.FM.

These endeavors mark pivotal moments in NorB's evolving career, showcasing their commitment to artistic exploration and collaboration within the electronic music scene.

Links
 IG: www.instagram.com/NorB.01/ 
FB: www.facebook.com/norb.music01
Different Places EP: https://ingrv.es/different-places
📩 norbi.norbmusic@gmail.com

Theres not many djs with a history of creating a party as well as playing at them as Stuart Wilkinson.
After spending most weekends raving at Lakota, Karanga, Cafe Blue and driving all over the south west in the late 90’s, he soon moved from Weston super Mare to Bristol and started his own club night Empathy at Bar Latino in 2001, weekly Thursdays for over 4 years, then moving to various venues across the city such as Timbuk2, Blue Mountain, Motion and Native.
The night continued into its second decade at Dojo and celebrated its 15th Birthday at the 02 Academy with John Digweed and Nick Warren in 2016. 
Not many promoters have brought as many dis to Bristol, with the likes of Darren Emerson, Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, James Holden, Dave Seaman, Adam Freeland, Locodice, Timo Maas and many more. It was the 21st Birthday that really took the roof off in 2022 with Laurent Garnier taking centre stage.
Stuart is also responsible for the rise and creation of Mr Whompy, for a decade the Ice Cream Van Soundsystem has been a firm favourite at Boomtown, Elrow, NIbley, Stoke Croft Block Party, Lemonfest and many more. 
Over the years Stu has also started various other club nights such as Unity at Lakota, Loop at Blue Mountain, Hope at Arc, Digital at Dojo, Dirty Blue and Arc, Empathize at Big Chill and Double Disco at various venues.
Stuart has also been lucky enough to play Glastonbury many times and overseas in Empathy in Auckland, Prague and Ibiza and dis gigs in Portugal and Poland plus Creamfields in Prague. 
Stuart delivers a monthly radio show, listen online on the soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/stuart-wilkinson

Don't be fooled by robotic motifs – Robots With No Soul is an electronic battle cry for authenticity. The British techno renegade is driven by pit-of-the-stomach feeling. There is no boxing, packaging and mass-producing his off-kilter drum beats, raging basslines and emotive melodies. Rejecting mechanical, copy-and-paste culture for something far deeper, his music is a personal exploration into the possibilities of sound. 


Robots With No Soul quickly caught the attention of modern techno's most distinctive duo, Dense & Pika. After joining their roster to play the Watergate Berlin main room in 2018, the DJ-producer is set to release an album on their acclaimed Kneaded Pains label in 2020. But don’t believe the hype – use your ears.

Empathy Sessions Radio 004 / Guest ROBOTS WITH NO SOUL

Stuart-Wilkinson