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These little numbers were all written around the same time as ‘Where Did All The Hay Go?’ back in 2020. 

They’re light, fluffy, and very silly. File under children’s music - CBeebies type beats!

TPDD010

Will Hofbauer - Pond Party EP [Clips] [TPDD010] 🐸

Bakk Heia's https://soundcloud.com/schuttle lands on Third Place with Noisome Pools!

Newcastle-via-Manchester artist schuttle co-founded https://soundcloud.com/bakkheia_records with Jorg Kuning, Bitzer Malo, and Samuel Tomsky, stemming from Bitzer's now 8-year-running Bakk Heia party at Salford's The White Hotel, where the four regularly deliver their signature mix of swampy euphoria.

schuttle's releases effortlessly blur the lines between club and home listening and have received support from Ben UFO, Joe Delon, Jane Fitz, Kiernan Laveaux, Barker, Pariah, and more.

Dive in!


schuttle - Noisome Pools EP [Clips] [TPDD011] 🏊

@priori-ties mix begins and ends with a gentle embrace, prowling seductively with dub-driven grooves before retreating into the ether like dusk yielding to dawn. Consistently in motion, but never in haste. Don’t miss the lion’s roar. 

The jewelry released with this mix is inspired by Priori’s fascination with labyrinths. Priori feels like mazes and labyrinths were omnipresent in youth literature and movies but hey rarely encounter them in culture these days.

Explore more on www.forge.fm 🔥

Priori

The in-demand US DJ unfurls dubby, dance floor poetry.

Where does sentimentality fit on the dance floor? For Liv Klutse, AKA livwutang, the answer is everywhere. The New York-based DJ is guided by a deep desire to stir connection, finding themes and points of correspondence across an impressively broad range of sounds, tempos and eras. 

This emotional intuition lends Klutse's sets a depth few others can match. Her selections can seem unpredictable, rooted in an appreciation for feeling over genre—hard and soft sounds are carefully balanced with surrealism and bursts of nostalgia (for instance, the Lazy Dog bootleg edit of Everything But The Girl's "Tracey In My Room"). But as versatile as she is, a few signature traits colour her style, such as a love for dubwise music and rhythms from across the Black diaspora, alongside a refreshingly introspective energy that invites dancers to find moments of meditation—even during peak time. 

A former staffer at our New York office, Klutse has long merited an RA Podcast. Her slow-burning blends and mystical selections have graced near-enough every major festival and club out there, from Dekmantel and Sustain-Release to Nowadays, where she's been a resident since 2022. Despite this cross-continental touring schedule, she still plays plenty of grassroots venues—testament to her days with TUF collective and Orphan Radio in Seattle, as well as her enduring belief in the power of DIY, community-orientated dance music. 

"How did you come down off life?" James Massiah asks at the beginning of RA.975. Across nearly 90 minutes, Klutse's downright beautiful mix seeks answers to this question, reflecting on hedonism in times of political decay. She's in full-on dub mode, moving through meditative bassweight, glitchy house and flat-out weirdo techno with a deftness we've come to expect from one of the most promising, singular voices in dance music right now. She's got there all on her own terms—and we couldn't be prouder.

@livwutang

Read more and find the tracklist ra.co/podcast/975

RA.975 livwutang

The first entry in this year’s Virtual Utopia program comes from the Australian-born, Berlin-based duo, Daisy Records (@daisyrecordsmelbourne). Mitch and Obelix have crafted an entrancing 2.5-hour journey that weaves through downtempo, house, ambient techno, and trance -all infused with a shimmering ambiance that radiates warmth and positivity. Each track carries an ethereal beauty, enveloping the listener in a calming softness that invites them to close their eyes and drift peacefully through the inner, and outer reaches of their minds. 

Daisy Records are true masters at capturing a sense of ethereal spaciousness, delivering a sonic palette that soothes the mind and cleanses the spirit. This mix offers listeners the space to let their thoughts flow gently downstream, while their atoms dissipate, floating aimlessly yet never lost, free from the need for a destination.

Every sense is blissfully engaged here—vibrant colors, cooling winds, the fresh scent of life, and the harmonious soundscape of a flourishing Earth. A temporary window into the unspoiled nature it once was.

Through the spectrum of euphonic sound, resonating souls merge and dissipate like distant murmurations. Although for some, however much their distance may change, through the phenomena of love, they will remain forever bound.

Thank you, Mitch and Obi, for this beauty <3

Virtual Utopia 11: Daisy Records

naffcast005 comes from B. McQueen, who also has a record coming out on naff later this year. 

From the artist :

B. McQueen’s cocktail of recent vinyl purchases (except for a forthcoming Priori collab) from Paris shops like Syncrophone and Dizonord, and a discogs seller in the UK. Wafty 120 bits, some playful some deep, recorded in Paris on a sunny day in a flat with no sunlight.

naffcast005 ⦾ ───── ⋆⋅ ☆ B. McQueen ☆⋅⋆ ─────

The next podcast comes from London-based Will Hofbauer, a proud member of our roster.
Will has been releasing music on labels such as Third Place, Wisdom Teeth, Rinse, and Rhythm Section since his debut vinyl release in 2019. He also runs the playful Third Place label, which has showcased artists like Sangre Voss, Stones Taro, Nowt, maya q, and himself, among others. His music regularly receives support from influential figures such as Ben UFO, Bradley Zero, Shanti Celeste, OK Williams, Danielle, Moxie, and many more.

Mocongi - სქემა
Blotter Trax - Programmed Memories
Raheem The Dream - Hotel Motel
Will Hofbauer - Hiccups
Facta - Emeline
Simisea - Simi See, Simi Do
Suges - We Belong To The Night
Nice Girl - Mars
Soul Mekanik - C’est Robotique (2nd Version)
Will Hofbauer - The Shovel is a Shovel was a Shovel
Sangre Voss - Smyyre Myyrgu
Sneaker - Haunted Samba
Joe - Get Centred
RAC - STORM_UNR
Xes Noiz - A1
Jorg Kuning - dripgroove
Toumba - Hazzeh
Yaleesa Hall - 0244 (Simo Cell Remix)
AYA - a fflash gun for a ffiver
Konduku - Mantar Kaya
Ween - Pollo Asado

Left Bank 058 - Will Hofbauer

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pi pi pi with deep creep @ The Lot Radio 03-10-2025

@Igaxx lands on Third Place :)

Based in Tokyo, the Narr Radio resident has released music on Altzmusica, Macadam Mambo, and his own excellent Ladybug label.

Since Ladybug’s inception in 2019, he’s worked with acts like Altz, Mayurashka, Eden Burns, and most recently, Third Place's own Will Hofbauer on a split 12".

“The "Floatin' EP” is defined by a floating sound, a common feature in my works. The psychedelic, floating sound has been one of the themes I’ve pursued for many years. I'm grateful that Will, who has always appreciated my work, made the production process smooth and effortless.” - Igaxx

TPDD012

releases March 28, 2025

Mastered by Rupert Clervaux

Artwork by echocatcher (Neubae Studio)

Igaxx - Floatin' EP [Clips] [TPDD012] 🦦

(Full recording) inspired by the Sea of Clouds in Alishan National Park (Taiwan)

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL #14 Sea of Clouds @refugeworldwide

Singapore-born, London-based producer yingtuitive introduces herself with Letters To Self 寫情書, a deeply personal debut LP arriving on Will Hofbauer’s Third Place.

A classically trained pianist whose musical identity draws from Southeast Asian traditions, electronic experimentation, and diasporic reflection, yingtuitive crafts soundscapes that feel both intimate and expansive. The project is accompanied by two stunning reworks from esteemed creators: South Korean ambient duo Salamanda, known for their lush, meditative textures, and US artist Tristan Arp, celebrated for his organic, shape-shifting productions.

“Every musical moment in this album is essentially a letter to my self in some form…” - yingtuitive

Across eight original compositions, Letters To Self 寫情書 unfolds as a sonic diary, a search inward, a series of tender emotional missives to the self. Gamelan-inspired textures glimmer alongside field recordings captured in Singapore and the UK, while delicate, improvised piano passages echo memories of home. These elements intertwine with fragments of film samples and experimental electronics, resulting in tracks that glide through ambient, ethereal, and blissful terrains. It’s music that floats and envelops, as though nature itself had grown into sound, serene and rich in emotional resonance.

Written during a period of deep reflection, the album meditates on identity, homesickness, belonging, and the overwhelming noise of the world outside. Each piece feels like a still moment within chaos, a soft conversation between past and present selves, where harmony emerges from internal conflict. From angelic piano melodies to glitchy bursts of experimentalism, yingtuitive bridges her Singaporean roots and UK influences with blissful grace. Letters To Self 寫情書 marks not just a debut release, but the formation of a unique musical voice, gliding between cultural languages with honesty, vulnerability, and quiet strength.

TP02

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Pre-order LP

yingtuitive - blue (Salamanda Remix)

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/yingtuitive-letters-to-self

Singapore-born, London-based producer @yingtuitive introduces herself with 'Letters To Self 寫情書', a deeply personal debut LP arriving on Will Hofbauer’s @thirdplacerecords.

Across eight original compositions, 'Letters To Self 寫情書 'unfolds as a sonic diary, a search inward, a series of tender emotional missives to the self. "Every musical moment in this album is essentially a letter to my self in some form," she explains.

More exclusive music

Premiere: yingtuitive 'blue'

Melgaz - Sublimation (Original Mix) - Free Download

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬:  Kalico Jak - Heart to Heart [Tibetania Records]

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𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬:  Kalico Jak - Heart to Heart [Tibetania Records]

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