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We are very pleased to welcome @joshua-bayat for the latest mix in our series.

Josh looks after the bookings & events at Leeds' very own @wireclubleeds, with an initial 2021 programme that's shaping up to make the return to clubs everything we've hoped for.

He recently started his new 'Pressure Control' radio show on @narr-radio which we highly recommend, playing EBM, Electro and other tunes from similar sonic spheres.

This mix is nothing short of his usual high quality output and we hope you love it as much as we did. Tracks inside from Jon Jones, Lena Willikens, Gramrcy, DMX Krew & more 👽

Photography by Henny Jenkins

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truelove. mix 016 - Joshua Bayat

Our latest mix comes from Bristol based DJ & producer @chezdemilo aka James Dyer. 

He hosts a monthly show on @noodsradio 'Magic Carpet Ride' and runs the Club Blanco party series - with past guests including Manfredas, Lauren Hansom & ALFOS. 

So far this year he's released on Futureboogie & Disco Halal and has included some forthcoming material in the mix.

We hope you enjoy this ace selection of cosmic chugs as much as we did ✨

Photography by Henny Jenkins

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The long overdue revival of our mix series is finally here, with this killer edition from London via The North East's @meganleo.

Recorded live from @fabric at their Continuum party in March, Megan reopened Room 3 on Sunday afternoon while Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann and others were shaking the panels in Room 1.

Many of you will know her already from regular appearances in Newcastle, holding residencies for Me Me Me, Midnight People and Cafe 1001 as well as her very own Swirl party. 

This year has seen the release of her debut EP on Me Me Me, playing shows at Pikes Ibiza and up and down the UK with more of the same in store for 2024.

It's an honour to have Megan contribute to our series and we hope you enjoy the journey 💫

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We're extremely pleased to deliver the next edition of our mix series, in the form of this 3 hour chugging masterclass from Leeds legend John Paynter (@yeadonred).

With his origins in Punk bands and the social phenomenon that was acid house, John has been there and seen it all. 

The journey eventually led to the beginning of his DJ career at Outlaws Yacht Club in Leeds, then soon after was playing regular warm ups for a certain Andrew Weatherall at Todmorden's Golden Lion. 

John currently runs a record label, party and online music community known as Paisley Dark, which shines a light on the current zeitgeist of post punk inspired dance music in Leeds and further beyond, whilst regularly operating charity fundraisers for Shelter.

Tune in and we hope you enjoy the mix, we most certainly did ⚔️

*You can read our short interview with John over on our instagram page. 

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truelove. mix 019 - John Paynter

We're delighted to bring you the latest mix in our series from our friend and fellow music fanatic, @franklin_dj. 

We first met Harry at Love International a few years ago and got along instantly over our similar tastes whilst seeing Vlad Ivkovic & Ivan Smagghe hold it down in the Olive Grove. 

Since then, we've kept in touch and crossed paths on various dancefloors around the country, so it's a pleasure to have him on board the series with this classy mix of cosmic sounds.

Harry is a true music head and previously worked as a programmer for Alfresco Festical, and he currently works on other projects such as Disco Disco along with his own ventures, Club Hiatus & Moon Roq.

Check out our brief interview with Harry over on Instagram and we hope you enjoy the mix!

truelove. mix 020 - Franklin

We're pleased to deliver the latest mix in our series, in the form of this high energy offering from @iamvyvyan - otherwise known as Bonar Bradberry and one half of @pbrstreetgang. 

What started out as an anonymous outlet for freedom of musical expression, Bonar has released a string of well received EPs and a killer debut album as Vyvyan. 

He's been a staple of the Leeds scene over the past two decades and having spent many hours on the dancefloor hearing him play during our formative years here, it's an honour to have him on board the series. 

2024 will see a new Vyvyan EP released in the summer and even more to follow soon afterwards. Head over to our Instagram to read the conversation we had about the mix, play it loud and we hope you enjoy it!

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truelove. mix 021 - Vyvyan

Edition 22 of the series comes from excellent DJ and recent guest of our party, @matthew_humphreys.

Hailing from Todmorden, he is a resident at the Golden Lion and has cut his teeth warming up for Erol Alkan, Sean Johnston, A Guy Called Gerald and many more.

Matt recently started a new project, Everything Is True, alongside Syd Minsky and has been working on a compilation LP dedicated to the music and art of Andrew Weatherall via the @goldenlionsounds record label.

Tune in, enjoy the mix and head over to our Instagram to read the full chat we had with Matt. 

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truelove. mix 022 - Matthew Hum

https://soundcloud.com/elliotholt: This mix contains a lot of new music I love at the moment as well as a couple of older favorites. I did my best to include a range of sounds to encapsulate the way I would typically approach an all-night set. Starting out ambient and building the tempo throughout, with a balance of deep, dark, light and euphoric energies. 

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Elliot is the founder of truelove. – a Leeds-based, forward-thinking club night and mix series.

Over the past 7 years, they have frequently invited guests who rarely make appearances in the city, whilst providing a platform for emerging artists who share a like-minded view of musical expression.

Elliot also hosts a residency on alto radio and draws music from a diverse sonic palette in his sets. He is a patient DJ who allows records of their time to breathe, equally as adept at telling a story through a well-crafted warm-up or a euphoric, peak time offering.

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The first in our truelove. Podcast series comes from our resident DJ - Kieran Apter, and we couldn't have asked for a better way to kick things off.

Co-founder of Tweak_ and a regular on the Edinburgh circuit, Kieran has supported the likes of Mano le Tough, Lee Burridge and Tale of Us. With a forthcoming release on Chapter 24 we are very pleased to have him as part of the family.

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truelove. Podcast One by Kieran Apter

Next up in the truelove. Podcast series we are delighted to have Manchester based artist Kerouac, who also joins us for our opening party on Thursday 1st June.

Kerouac is a Love Dose resident and label artist with recent appearances across the UK at Parklife, Kendall Calling and Blue Dot festivals, along with his most recent release reaching the Top 5 spot on Beatport. 

Sit back and enjoy.

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truelove. Podcast Two by Kerouac

The December edition of our podcast series comes from our very own Elliot Holt. Elliot's style focuses on the deeper side of house & techno with a blend of cosmic sounds and percussive beats. 

This is the sound which drives the brand and is embodied by each of the artists that we play host to through our series of events and podcasts. Tune in, enjoy the mix and keep an eye out for our forthcoming events in the new year.

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truelove. Podcast Five by Elliot Holt

Next up and providing the seventh edition of our podcast series we are delighted to bring you Flux resident, Wallauer. This time we bring you something a little different - an hour live recording from Wallauer's recent Natural Selections set, warming things up for Leon Vynehall.

A Berlin native, Max came to Leeds to pursue his studies and has very much established himself as one of the most stand out young talents the city has to offer. Listen in and we hope you enjoy this incredible selection as much as us.

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truelove. Podcast Seven by Wallauer

On Saturday 29th September we take to Studio 24 in Leeds for a very special one time only event - The truelove. Disco. 

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Along for the ride we have got @milliondollaman on headline duties. He is an artist who's made a serious impact on the UK scene in recent years and we're lucky enough to have him play for us for the very first time under his Million Dolla Man guise. 

Tune in, enjoy and we'll see you at the disco.

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The Eleventh edition of our podcast series comes from Repulsive Wax Club / Natural Selection's very own Andrew Devine, who will be joining us for our first party of the year at The 212 Bar & Cafe on Friday 8th February.

Andrew explores a well selected variety of deeper sounds throughout the mix, including tracks from Man Power, Hugo Massien and DJ Normal 4 along with a few lovely unreleased numbers. Tune in and enjoy.

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truelove. Podcast Eleven by Andrew Devine

After a year away from our main podcast series with time spent on our other projects, we are back underway with this fantastic edition from one our very own, Lawson.

He has been overdue a contribution to the series and this mix is a true showcase of his style, moving through dreamy synth-laden breaks and rave influenced techno. 

Loads of great tracks here from some of our favourite producers including Fantastic Man, Cooper Saver and Nathan Micay. As always, tune in and enjoy!

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truelove. Podcast Twelve by Lawson

AWAY DAYS was our online festival hosted in May, which brought together a range of talented artists based in Leeds in order to raise money for our local food banks. 

The music was incredible throughout the day - listen back here to Elliot Holt's set of cosmic & leftfield house and techno.

AWAY DAYS 30.05.20 - Elliot Holt

AWAY DAYS was our online festival hosted in May, which brought together a range of talented artists based in Leeds in order to raise money for our local food banks.

The music was incredible throughout the day - listen back here to Lawson's set of rave influenced house & techno.

AWAY DAYS 30.05.20 - Lawson

AWAY DAYS was our online festival hosted in May, which brought together a range of talented artists based in Leeds in order to raise money for our local food banks.

The music was incredible throughout the day - listen back here to Aletha's set, who played a lovely selection of Jazz, Downtempo and electronic records through the afternoon.

AWAY DAYS 30.05.20 - Aletha

AWAY DAYS was our online festival hosted in May, which brought together a range of talented artists based in Leeds in order to raise money for our local food banks.

The music was incredible throughout the day - listen back here to Grainger who closed off the night with a brilliant mix of house, techno and new wave / post punk influences.

AWAY DAYS 30.05.20 - Grainger

AWAY DAYS was our online festival hosted in May, which brought together a range of talented artists based in Leeds in order to raise money for our local food banks.

The music was incredible throughout the day - listen back here to Natalia who brought loads of energy during evening, streaming from her greenhouse which was no doubt the best venue of the lot.

AWAY DAYS 30.05.20 - Natalia

Resident Elliot Holt's mix for Skiddle, previously uploaded as part of their Mixcloud series. 

"Founder and resident of highly-regarded Leeds electronic music collective, truelove., Elliot Holt has thrown parties with HAAi, Dr. Rubinstein and Axel Boman.

Having featured on the bill at Inner City Electronic earlier this year, Holt has kept busy in lockdown with the AWAY DAYS online festival for food banks in Leeds." 

Tracklist:
Pearson Sound - Everything Is Inside Out
Mr. Ho & Mogwaa - Bail-E
DC Salas - C'est Onze
Rudolf C - Crystaliser
I Believe - Hurami's Groove
EM + STAV - Orbit Groove
Luca Lozano - L.U.K.E.
Sleep D - Central
Cooper Saver - Surfline Express
Priori - Creative Lizard
Nathan Melja - Synesthesia (Pariah Remix)
Tammo - Swimming

Skiddle Mix #143 - Elliot Holt

After long last, our podcast series is back in action with Glasgow's @c4sey bringing the slow chuggy goodness. In his own words, "a journey through some of my favourite tracks from the last couple of years, building through hypnotic, downtempo sounds."

With some of our own favourites in there too, tracks from Sleep D, Beesmunt Soundsystem, Pye Corner Audio and Marcus Worgull made for an ace listen. Tune in, zone out & enjoy!!

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truelove. Podcast Thirteen by Casey

Keeping things moving strong at number fourteen, the Leeds-raised & London-based @will-davies-11 delivers an hour of killer Techno and Electro. 

With a previous residency at LS6 Bar & Cafe, Will now hosts a monthly show over on Vandelay Radio &  also gives an honorary shoutout to Leeds' highly regarded Tribe Records.

We have no doubt this one is gonna go down well - ace tracks from start to finish from the likes of Lucas Rodenbush, Answer Code Request, Sansibar and Underground Resistance!

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truelove. Podcast Fourteen by Will

It's a real pleasure to have @miloalexx providing our latest podcast, and we know it's going to go down well. 

We've been sharing a fair bit of music with each other over the last few months, so it was only right to get him on here to showcase some of the standouts from Ambien Baby, Pugilist, Priori and loads more high energy choices!

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truelove. Podcast Fifteen by Alex Milo

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2024
February 2nd w/ Syd Minsky, Matthew Hum & residents
March 1st w/ Elliot Holt, Lawson, Ten Bob
March 22nd w/ Andrew Devine b2b Elliot Holt & Matt Long
May 17th w/ Elliot Holt b2b Lawson, Ellis Weeks, Ted Coyle

2023
September 29th w/ Optimo (Espacio) All Night Long
August 27th w/ Lovefingers, Kiara Scuro b2b Tia Cousins + more
April 14th w/ friends & family 
March 24th w/ Ethan McNamara, Roya Brehl, Elliot Holt, Lawson
February 17th w/ Antoine Kiim, Elliot Holt, Kaidun

2022
January 29th w/ John Talabot
April 9th w/ Ellie Stokes & Chez de Milo
September 23rd w/ Luca Lozano
November 18th w/ Craigie Knowes & Dream_E

2021
August 21st w/ Kiara Scuro, Bugs Groove, Ethan McNamara
October 9th w/ Roman Flügel, babyschön
November 13th w/ Man Power

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