art:cast °146 | Keisuke

It’s hard to pinpoint Keisuke’s style down to one genre as the London/Berlin-based artist fuses various sub-genres from electronic music like Minimal, House, Deep House always remaining true to his partly ambient- and atmospheric note. With releases on Phonica or 20/20 Vision Keisuke has proven the later but not only holds this quality when it comes to own productions but also when putting together the latest edition of the art:cast series, where he smoothly switches between the sub-genres always having a melodic-note grinding over smooth, partly crunchy yet minimalistic basslines. 

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art:cast #146 by Keisuke

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art:cast °146 | Keisuke

Omar Santis is a DJ & Producer born in Chile, raised in Stockholm and now based out of Tokyo, Japan.

He’s notably released on Phonica Records off-shoot Karakul as well as
Svedjebruk, PlayItLoud! and Micronesia.

Music >>>
https://soundcloud.com/omarsantis

Socials >>>
https://www.facebook.com/omar.santis.3
https://www.instagram.com/omarsantiss/

Look Busy RhythmCast 176 - Omar Santis (Karakul / PlayItLoud!)

One of Dublin's most regarded heads takes the reigns for our 39th Off The Record mix. Nevan Jio over the years has found himself in many aspects of Ireland's striving underground scene, mostly Dublin, where he helms the ones and twos nearly every weekend in the cities hot spots the likes of Tengu, Wigwam, Izakaya and more. He has also found himself abroad on many occasions most noticeably opening the year supporting don Ben UFO in The Cause's new beloved DIY warehouse venue alongside EMA. Nevan has also applied his experience of working in All City records and collecting records in general to go on to running label's like Pear (With fellow Dublin wiz Fio Fa)which saw an array of house, breaks and tech house from names like Regularfantasy, New Members, Fio Fa and Big Miz as well as more recently the Irish club focused reissue label Aris which has so far seen classics take new light from Fish Go Deep, Bumble and Rob Rowland. 
For this mix Nevan has given us a vast genre spanning call card of a mix that shows the selectors diversity and range showcasing some home listening dashed with the club in mind and well into the afters for a few White Claws! We have a quick chat with Nevan to hear about the concept behind the mix and what he has coming up:

Off The Record Mix Series 39: Jio

This week we welcome Dmitry Kuzmin AKA Nuage to the podcast.

There’s a warmth and cosiness to his productions – a mix of neo-classical ambience, sultry future 2-step and feather-light deep house.

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Look Busy RhythmCast 179 - Nuage (Phonica / Anjunadeep)

Higher (by BIG People Music)

The next mix in our Friends & Family series comes from the head of Barcelona's hottest dance music distributor and record store; Subwax.
Baldo has been at the forefront of club records in the Spanish capital for many years starting in Subwax under the faithful hand of Jimi Disko in 2013 going on to take-over the company entirely in 2020. In recent years Subwax has started to focus mainly on dealing with labels under tech, deep and garage house sounds from the likes of some our favourites Limosine Dream, Mindhelmet, Sunset Drifters & Spaziotempo to only name but a few but the quality list very much goes on & on.
Baldo also handles many of his own imprints through the illusive distro, Physical Education, Curated By Time and BLD Tape Recordings. His thought provoking productions have also seen him appear on Gerd Janson's Running Back as well as Unknown to the Unknown's rave ready E-Beamz off-shoot! We are delighted to have Baldo on our F&F series where he is showcasing plenty of what has come and gone and what will come to be on the distro that he has dedicated his career to. @baldo

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 15: Baldo (Subwax)

We take a plane over to Madrid for the next Off The Record mix to hang with Mario G.R. AKA Glossy Mario, the head honcho at Glossy Mistakes; the record label that has been reissuing and unveiling the undiscovered.

With legendary names like Finis Africae, Susumu Yokota and Akira Ito recently getting some of their cult favourite releases reissued, this has proven Mario's ear is a thriving force of wisdom and knowledge showcased through his label with love and care. For this mix Mario focuses on percussive sounds and older gems with modern takes to combine together a mix that is intuitive as well as club ready! He sat down with our own Alex Egan for a quick chat about the mix as well as what he has coming up!

Off the Record Mix Series 42: Glossy Mario (Glossy Mistakes)

The Semi Delicious label head, DJ & producer Demi Riquísimo takes us on an extended journey, pushing the energy just shy of 3 hours. 
Travelling through disco, tech club sounds, power house, acid and more it shows the skills and musical knowledge that has seen Demi play sets at some of London's most esteemed club nights and beyond including all over the EU and Australia to name a few. We had a brief chat with Demi about the mix and what he has coming up on his labels Semi Delicious and A Lifetime On The Hips.

Phonica Mix Series 113: Demi Riquísimo

01. GIULIA TESS - Gloves [lg105]
02. KASSIAN - Patterns [!k7]
03. 2XM - Close [feeling blue]
04. AGORIA feat. NOEMIE & RAMI KHALIFE - Teardrops (don't stop the music) [sapiens]
05. TIGA, HUDSON MOHAWKE & JESSE BOYKINS III - Silence of love [love minus communication]
06. SINEGO & ARGIA - Desconicidos [higher ground]
07. OSUNLADE & JAMES CURD - Chocolate puddin' (fnx omar remix) [get physical]
08. EDEN BURNS - Puzzle loop [public possession]
09. IVORY feat. FILIPPO NARDINI - Could you feel the love [innervisions]
10. SOLIQUE - Lights [sum over histories]
11. DOMINIK MARZ - Hurt [belters]
12. TEHO & ROMAIN GARCIA - Day off [labo t]
13. FANGO - Betta [cocoon]
14. MADBEN - That ending track [bedrock]
15. MARTINOU - I told you we'd make it [turbo]
16. NYRA - Broken needs [phonica]
17. EDEN BURNS - Xoh [public possession]
18. FANGO - Sarcosuco [running back]
19. ROBERT DIETZ - Crop circle [nous'klaer]
20. RODRIGUEZ Jr - Alraegadir [bedrock]

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IT'S JUST MUZIK #78

IT'S JUST MUZIK #78 with DEN MARTELO [02 DEC'23]

On the occasion of Phonica records shop twentieth anniversary, we stole the bright light of your catalogue to construct a hypersonic trip navigating the twists and turns of their celebratory record label ten years compilation in order to extract typical elements reflecting the style of the label motifs
 
Eli Escobar-FindAWay2Day
Daniel Avery-Bell.
Dam Swindle-Allright Just A Tribute.
Gene On Earth-Club Jacket
Huerta-Hit The Bit
Dauwd-Slam
Shy One-Uncle G
Toby Tobias-On My Mind Freak Mix.
Keisuke-Ride It Out
Peggy Gou-Six O Six
Midland-Before We Leave Gerd Janson Remix
Kassian-Faux olynesia
Will Saul - For Joanie.
Austin Ato - Song For Mr Lewis Edit.
Subb an Luther Vine-Sunday Roll Through
Kieran Jandu-From My Soul
Asyncronous-Shinkansen
Tim Reaper &  Comfort Zone - Subterranean
 
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Snooba  - Phonica club jacket tribute

After a short hiatus to focus on our 20 Years Of Phonica celebrations the Off The Record mix series is now back! Stepping up for our 44th mix in the series and closing it out for the year is a selector, event runner and radio-host that has been making scenes in the celebrated European capital of clubbing; Berlin for years now. Maryama Luccioni aka Maryisonacid is recognised for pushing her event series and label African Acid Is The Future(alongside long time partner in crime Dauwd) as well as hosting her show Comme à la Radio on Berlin's Refuge radio! For this mix Maryama takes us on a in dept look into her selections from mellow to driving club sounds. Think of it as an all night long set summarised in the best way over an hour and a half!

Off The Record Mix Series 44: Maryisonacid

The Venezuelan born, Bogotá based selector and producer Enrique Leon aka Leeon pays homage to what the words "Deep House" mean to him with an excellent funky and vibey hour and half for us this month.
Over the last while Leeon has been making moves having appeared on the acclaimed Beats In Space alongside Tim Sweeney as well as dropping mixes on The Bunker NYC not forgetting spinning a lengthy one in Berlin's famous clubbing institution Berghain.

Phonica Mix Series 115: Leeon

fino - #3

Our very own discogs addict and all hands on deck man Sam Luke aka Skip Wooznam drops our latest Phonica Friends & Family mix. The mix is one for the deep diggers and chin strokers as well as the party goers and all nighters out there. Sam looks after alot of our online orders that go out worldwide as well as taking to the counter when we are in the height of it but this has not stopped him representing us at some of our big 20th birthday celebrations last year at the likes of Junction 2 and opening room 3 at Fabric. You can also catch Sam playing around London at Slipped Disc and Club Hiatus where he holds residencies.
Bringing his own taste and sound to our crew we are delighted to welcome him to the series. We had a brief chat with Sam about the mix and what he's got going on outside of these walls!

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 17: Sam Luke (Skip Wooznam)

Th record you've all been asking for!
The secret track which Ruf Dug was slamming all 2023 on his NTS shows and Rhythm Section Dj Sets - Luv*Jam's secret archive track from his 2008 productions with Maria Slovakova "Mind Floating" and "Chcem Strongly"

Ruffie played the Mind Floating track at Rhythm Section on NYE and the crowd went Oi Oi Crazy Bananas for it, here it is on VINYL!

Luv*Jam & Maria Slovakova 
(Ruf Dug & Special Characters Renips + original)

A1. Mind Floating - Ruffy's Pagan Renip
A2. Chcem Strongly - Ruffy's Surf n’ Turf
B1. Mind Floating - Special Character's Peaky Renip
B2. Mind Floating - Original 2010 Secret Version


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222 Units Ltd as F*K. 
Abstract wonky nip bop from the Mountain Peaks
++Ridiculously advanced renips from the one and only Ruf Dug himself says “Detroit going off in ya caravan for the weekend”
++Spaced out to the high hills take from Staten Island sound pioneer Special Characters from his sellout 3000.9 record

3000.10 is the 10th instalment of 14 highly collectable records. 
Carnedd Dafydd (David’s Cairn) - 3425ft (1044m).
OS grid SH6628 6305.

3000.10

Carnedd Dafydd (David’s Cairn)

LOG3000.10 ~ Luv*Jam & Maria Slovakova ~ w/ Ruf Dug & Special Characters

Harping On [Demo]

Ben Sun is a UK-based artist fusing analog frequencies and crushed samples to create vivid, atmospheric dance music. Frequently exploring ambient and pop tendencies.

He has recently released records with Jimpster's electro-focused label Cyphon, as well as Phonica and Razor-n-Tape. His music is played globally by a diverse range of DJs, from Greg Wilson to Laurent Garnier, Osunlade and Linkwood.

Beyond club music, Ben has been developing a collaborative ambient set combining live synths with trumpet and cello, that debuted at We Out Here Festival in 2022. This follows an earlier LP for Utopia Records, under the alias Earth Patterns – blending musical meditations with deep, uplifting body rhythms.

Audio and social links:
https://bensun.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/bensunmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Hwxv1TsmQYcwmnpNJnnUo
https://soundcloud.com/bensunmusic

Look Busy RhythmCast 203 - Ben Sun (Phonica / Razor-n-Tape)

Not many people have done two Phonica mixes but Govind Singh is a man of many talents and his Silsila Dubs alias is something that we most definitely needed to visit.

A former staff member of Phonica and now handling things at Above Board Distribution it goes without saying that Govind lives and breathes this industry. Commonly known under his Kylin Tyce guise which has put out garage, house and a little bitta D&B for labels like Tesselate, PIV and Oldivibes over the years he has now focused on another deep love of his.
Silsila Dubs is two records deep now and is all about Govind's passion for Dub and soundsystem culture. Having had both his debut "Perseverance" and his follow up "Walk The Light" (featuring Trumpet from our own Luther Vine) being blessed at Notting Hill Carnival by the legendary Aba shanti I soundsystem it only speaks volumes of Govind's in-depth knowledge and ear for this sound.
For Off The Record 51 we asked Govind to put his Silsila Dubs hat on and show us what inspired and is currently motivating the project with an hour of Dub selections.

Off The Record Mix Series 51: Silsila Dubs

Torture the Artist - your source for contemporary electronic music

Torture the Artist is a webzine, or a magazine made for the internet, geared towards those with a passion for contemporary electronic music, with subgenres including Techno, Tech House, Deep House and Eletronica, as well as a small amount of Indie and Alternative. Founded in 2014 by Holger Breuer, a German native and lover of the arts, Torture the Artist now consists of five team members from all around the world.

In addition to publishing interviews, music reviews, DJ charts and track premieres, the webzine hosts out a  podcast series called 'art:casts'. This medium gives DJs and producers the artistic freedom to highlight their different musical styles while not being restricted by factors such as setting, and connecting them to a wider audience. 

Being in its ninth year, Torture the Artist has gained a strong and active online support group, including music enthusiasts to label managers and artists themselves, creating a cohesive community with music as their bond.

London's leading independent record shop. Also home to labels Phonica Records, Phonica White, Phonica Records Special Editions and @KarakulRecords.

Full features, including interviews and tracklists, for our Phonica Podcast and Phonica Mix Series on our editorial platform Off The Record ⬇

http://offtherecord.net/

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Catch us broadcasting every Saturday on Manchester's underground station Disc Break Radio.

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You can also find us playing across the UK in various Clubs, Bars and Festivals as well as on podcasts or radio shows such as RhythmCast, Berlin Boombox, House Salad and Making Waves Underground.

Our Club Nights and Festival appearances have supported and booked DJs that include Dam Swindle, DJ Sneak, Dusky, Paul Woolford, George Fitzgerald, DJ Haus, Brawther, Robert Owens, Mella Dee, Slam, Horse Meat Disco, MK, Booka Shade, Chaos in the CBD, Darius Syrossian, Green Velvet, Purple Disco Machine, Basement Jaxx, John Digweed, James Zabeila, Palms Trax, Jamie Trench, Oli Furness and Ejeca.

This project is our creative platform to celebrate and share our collective love for House, Funk, Soul, Disco and any oddity or curve ball we come across in-between.

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keep it NiPPi y'all

@ Base community Radio pioneer & broadcaster since 90's navigates through an indie culture club from organic to electronic musical territories with a interfaith sense to amalgam while being great to dance but not only!

Put together carefully our selections are listing emotional depth balances between Ice and spice… make the listening experience an infectious, surprising night & day.
So you're seriously up for dancing, dreaming... or strangely disoriented...++++ *

Feel free to discovering Fade To Pleasure a Weekly made to measure FM radio show including odd & nu sounds broadcasted on 10 no-profit FM radio stations, mainly in Belgium and France as radio  Panik (Brussels-Be) radio Grenouille (Marseille) Canal B (Rennes-Fr) C'rock (Vienne-Fr) Diversité FM (Dijon-Fr) Louiz (Louvain la Neuve-Be)You FM (Mons-Be) Woot radio(Marseille) Campus FM (Toulouse-FR) Voices radio (London) 

+ Sharing random podcasts  on www.mixcloud.com/Cloudfunk/

PLAYED **** Panik party, Epicerie Moderne, Bozar electronic, Dillens, Wax, Rock Me on Electro, Acid City, Trailer trash, Cinéma Nova, Holy Midnight, Buzz on Your Lipps, Moog, Café Central, Switch, Nuits Sonores Lyon, Trailer Trash, Le Gazon, Recyclart, Pop Zero, Mister Wong, Let's dance, Franco Cahors, Piknik Elektronik, Aperos Urbains, Essentia, NEXT, Le détour, Zorba, Phonotherapy, Bonnefooi, Bar du Matin, Wood, XL Art Exhibition, Kunst Festival, Mama Sidekick, London Calling, Halles St Gery, Flip, Zodiak, Brigitinnes ..

WITH**** Kid Loco-Angie Reed-Shigeto-Girl Unit- Q Burns Abstract Message-Rithma-Dave Luxe-Rodion-Bonobo-DJ Food-Lorn-Phaeleh-Zimpala, Dark Sky-Dj Skurge-Marquez Ill- TLR- Stel R-Farai Mugwump-Kolombo-Compuphonic- Red Ant-Mod'X-Mustard Pimp-Calvertron-Hostage-Tai-Para One-Schwefelgelb-Jason Forest aka Donna Summer-Gtronic-Fabrizio Mammarella-Tomba-Stereo Heroes-Kid 606-Tek One-Foreign Beggars-Toxic Avenger--Mustard Pimp- Taï -David Hasert-Josh Lasden-Feral-Protesta-Blatta & Inesha- Plateau Repas-Bass Culture- The One dj- Red Bamboo-Plastic Soul-Malcom Prima Etc ..

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Happy Hour -Slow motion- Spank Me more- Depot 214 - Raubfish records -Ice & Spice records-Voltage records 

*I never set out to write a specific style; after playing & sharing music for so many years, like radio hoster as clubs & hot cultural parties fanatic, you don’t really think about what you're doing. It’s not always a conscious process, it’s often very natural.

I can hear what might have influenced it. I wouldn’t say "who" it’s more "what I’ve fine tuned what outboard I needed, and what tracks & dynamic I wanted to use.

The expectations are certainly there, and you wish to fulfill all of them...but maybe it's impossible to please everybody ...
There are many variables that are completely uncontrollable and also influence the gig and make it either great, ok, or bad. 

I just try to understand the crowd's general atmosphere, the surrounding, and my mood. Adapt to that and keep it as easy as possible.

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