This episode of the RA Exchange originally ran in 2022.

Shanti Celeste is one of those artists whose personality matches her DJ style. Her fun-loving nature and breezy demeanour always light up a room, as do her vibrant sets that span sunny house music, slow-burning disco and emotive techno—just revisit her RA podcast for a reminder. Fresh off her Hessle Audio debut, the London-based artist sat down with Martha Pazienti-Caidan for an honest chat about track selection, bad gigs and her approach to production.

During DJ sets, the Peach Discs co-founder doesn’t like to focus on genres. Instead, "I think about, like, building and releasing tension and making sure that I stay in a specific energy level," she explained. "Whereas before, I think I knew the energy I wanted to bring, but I didn't know how to do that cause I was just thinking about everything in terms of genre."

Reaching this holistic stage, however, took time. It was a process of acquiring knowledge and experience but also confidence, she described, adding how she previously had "really bad imposter syndrome." Learning to recognise that certain factors might be outside an artist’s control is essential to self-realisation, she continued. Recounting her experience of playing big festival stages, she noted the importance of "learning what side of yourself to channel" rather than compromise on music.

For more details on her experience playing with fellow women DJs, her lockdown romance and recording her vocals, listen to the discussion in full.

EX.662 Shanti Celeste

A four hour cut from a recent all nighter courtesy of Ivy and Sufar.

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Ivy b2b Sufar @ Transitions

Here is DJ Popup with an a journey starting in atmospheric dub techno and ending in headsy house music.

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DJ Popup @ Drift Radio 19-09-24

Breakfast, in Flo motion - served by Flo Dill, every Monday to Wednesday. 
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-breakfast-show-flo/episodes/the-breakfast-show-flo-5th-november-2024

The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo 051124

LIVE RECORDING OF THE INSTORE SESSIONS DURING THE 8 YEARS CELEBRATION OF FLIPPIN' RECORDS.

CREVETTE RECORDS - 2024 BRUSSELS

TASCAM DR-40

LEONARDD & MAITO - 8 YEAR CREVETTE INSTORE

Recordings from the first night of Deep Bush 2025.

Deep Bush takes place on the lands of the Pipelmen people of the Noongar nation.

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Yosi @ Deep Bush '25

Hôtel des Monnaies, hosted by Brussels-based DJ Francis99, is a monthly journey through electronic music, featuring House, Techno, Ambient, IDM, and hidden gems. Tune in every third Wednesday of the month at 6pm (CET) for an hour of carefully curated tracks and special guest appearances.

Hôtel des Monnaies w/ Francis99 @ Kiosk Radio 19.02.2025

Pi-nu

You want them to get rid of democracy ? And to never could vote again ?

We should keep what we have

Couple weeks ago an old buddy emailed me...  "Serge... I digitalized some old mixes you did back in the days... you interested in the files? They're pretty cool!  One has written 'Clone Store selection December 1996' on it".  Dude of course!!

Recorded in the very first Clone store location, the old Urban Unit skatestore garage... 23 years ago.  While my neightbours of Midtown records were selling shit and shit loads of gabber (which was at its peak and total mainstream in 1996), I was selling records to the freaks and recording mixes like this in the quiet hours in the shop.

The only Pioneer equipment used was the headphone, the classic SE450... mixed on a crappy Realistic mixer.....the tape had some glitches as it's probably a copy, or a copy of a copy, as the reach of such a mix was probably about 10 friends who all copied from each other...  Funny when you realize how easy is it to reach 1000's via Soundcloud and Youtube these days, while back then you only made these mix tapes for a couple buddies... :-)

 I can use some help with track id’s as I barely remember 4 of them... time screws up your memory 😂
(Goosebump alert at 55.30 minutes!!)

Clone store mixtape Serge, Dec. 1996

Built for the underground
Accepting of all

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