In a world in which there is so much music it can be difficult to know whose perspective and opinion to trust. Often those with the most public profile and reputation receive the most recognition. However, behind the scenes there is a whole array of folk who picked them and so on and so forth…

Villella has been involved in the underground music sphere for many years – as a leading curator behind Truants and as a DJ in his own right. Having been exposed to a broad array of sounds and styles across well over ten years in Dance music it is interesting to see what has stuck not only in the mind but in the record collection of a DJ who has seen a hell of a lot come and go.


 
This mix has been a little while coming – something Villella apologised for upon delivery. However, all things considered, we were glad for his respective patience as the result is well worth the wait.

This mixtape features two hours of music spanning an eclectic array of sounds. It’s a real mix from start to end – a journey through sound done proper which really feels considered and put together in a way which few DJ’s tend to these days.

Villella: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

With the release of their self-titled debut album, Berlin-based Australian duo a.s.o. – made up of DJ and producer Tornado Wallace (AKA Lewie Day) and singer-songwriter Alias Error (AKA Alia Seror-O’Neill) – fleshed out their nostalgic, dreamy and trip-hop-skewing sound across 11 emotive tracks described as “torch songs for club freaks”.

Across their Sunday Mix, the pair untangle their knot of influences for an hour-long mix that features a selection of music they’d choose to listen to while “trapped inside on a rainy Berlin Sunday”.

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Sunday Mix: a.s.o.

Anthony Naples - Live @ Waking Life 2023

80s UK House Mix by Tom Carruthers

Eazy-breezy dancefloor eclecticism from the DC wonder duo... 
https://www.nts.live/shows/beautiful-swimmers/episodes/beautiful-swimmers-15th-september-2023

Beautiful Swimmers 150923

Australian DJ, Radio Host & avid record collector @anthonyc_kuta provides a snapshot of his time spent digging through Europe this past summer. A pensive, yet uplifting selection of ambient, liquid and downtempo electronica. A coin flip between soundtracking cold morning walks and lazy sessions by the lake. 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyc._
SC: @anthonyc_kuta
Radio: https://nomad.radio/archive/episodes/anima-010623

INCHMIX088: Kuta

The 4th installment of my Braindance mix series! This time all vinyl, with some classics, some little knowns. Includes IDM, 90s ambient, and electro, but all in the spirit of Braindance. ❤

Braindance Mix 4

A mix recorded in the Gun by our talented young friend ED Kent.
Melbourne based yute Ed ( and honcho of Sleepr Tape Records) bookended a summer in London playing gigs at The Gun. We managed to capture the second from early september. Its a stunning mix of murky sounds, dub, offbeat eighties  lo fi pop, post punk, hip hop, and finishing and lovely, crunchy low slung bangers. Its the full six hours and its fucking great. Fair play young man x

Ed Kent Plays The Gun

The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-14th-november-2023

Pender Street Steppers w/ PLO Man & roadkill 141123

Bliss Point @ The Lot Radio 11-27-2023

There are perhaps no better ears for melody in the Detroit techno canon than those belonging to John Beltran. Born just outside the city in nearby Lansing, Michigan, Beltran cut his teeth in the early '90s, releasing on a who's who of impressive '90s dance music stables like R&S, and Damon Booker's shortlived Sinewave Records. 

Beltran's typical sound floats somewhere above the robotic groove of Detroit. The mechanic pulse of drum machines are subdued or forgone entirely in favour of delicate and complex rolling melodies, edging towards new age music in moments - it's no surprise - Beltran is an avid fan of the genre. 

Two hours of placid angles from Detroit's master of melody - selected by NTS.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-john-beltran-19th-january-2024

Bliss Point @ The Lot Radio 11-27-2023

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