"It was so difficult to become someone." The house hero talks about Chicago's competitive scene, developing a sound and letting go of his ego. 

Theo Parrish is one of dance music's most influential DJs and producers. Raised in Chicago, he's become synonymous with slow-burning, immersive grooves and sets that mix classics with obscurities. He began DJing in 1986 aged 13, eventually earning a degree in sculpture and moving to Detroit, where he hit his stride as an artist and became a member of the collective Three Chairs alongside Moodymann, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman. He also started the label Sound Signature, which uses the language of soul, jazz, disco, Chicago house and Detroit techno.

A few months ago, Resident Advisor teamed up with London institution fabric to host Parrish for an eight-hour set—his first time playing the club. While he was in town, he also spoke with CDR's Tony Nwachukwu. In the Exchange, Parrish talks about the intensely competitive scene he grew up in. He DJ'd for 13 years before he was ever paid or had his name billed on a lineup. It took years of passion and hard work to break out of his local scene and build the career he's become known for. 

"At five years, you're dealing with the technical part [of DJing], at ten it's finding your sound and at 15 it's dealing with the ego of it all," he says. "It's not until much later that you actually start to play for and with people."

Parrish also reflects on the ongoing dearth of diversity in the dance music industry and posits whether some of the most popular music in the US—such as trap—reinforces counterproductive racial stereotypes. He asks: did house music ultimately survive because it left where it originally came from? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.763 Theo Parrish

Stevie Cox & Telford - Radio Buena Vida 02.05.25

1.​ Nathins Francis Quartet - This Is For Hicks - The House That Bobby Built (Ajabu!)
2.​ Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol - A Children’s Song (feat. Ingrid Jensen) - 7 Shades of Melancholia
(Dünya)
3.​ Isaiah J, Thompson - VIII. The Prophet - The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry
(Mack Avenue)
4.​ James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Ware - Abstraction is Deliverance (Intakt)
5.​ Lauri Kallio - Forgetting Things (feat. Jimi Tenor) - Turtles, Cats and Other Creatures
(Mustik Motel)
6.​ Kokoroko - Sweetie - Tuff Times Never Last (Brownswood Recordings)
7.​ Kwame Yeboah - Aseda - single (self-released)
8.​ Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band - Vals Venezolano - La Fleur de
Cayenne (Sunnyside)
9.​ Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover - Tembeka - Artistic Being (Strut)
10.​Mary Halvorson - Carved From - About Ghosts (Nonesuch)
11.​Chris Powe - The Search - The Search (self-released)
12.​Gilles Torrent - Bulerias - Buleria (Jazzman)
13.​Reggie Watkins - Ritual - Rivers (BYNK)
14.​Nnenna Freelon - Changed (feat. Alan Pasqua & Steve Hass) - Beneath the Skin
(Origin)
15.​Nadav Schneerson - Sheva - Sheva (Kavana)
16.​Mark Millington - Matilda’s Dance - Picture This (Albert’s Favourites)
17.​Doug Bistrow - Black Nile - Night Dreamer (self-released)


SOUND TRAVELS #53 w/ Pierre Ringwald

Broadcasted on Radio Relativa in Madrid on May 20th, 2025. 

For complete tracklist visit: 
https://individualactiviti.es 
Follow Vladimir Ivkovic here: 
https://soundcloud.com/vladimir

IA Radio Show #266 with Vladimir Ivkovic

TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.store/blogs/news/store-mix-9

One year since his previous edition, @antepop returns with Store Mix #9 — an all-vinyl mix navigating through some of the most sought after records that have recently graced the shelves of Inverted Audio Record Store. Recorded live at Brixton Brewery Taproom on Friday 9th May 2025, the mix seamlessly blends ambient, downtempo, experimental, dub techno, and deep house — conjuring a rich tapestry of atmospheres and emotions. Tune in, zone out.

STORE MIX #9

JUAN MACLEAN @ The Lot Radio 05-19-2025

@oliviapaula
@lingerforamoment

https://callshopradio.com/shows/linger-for-a-moment/

Linger For A Moment Episode 20 - OLIV 17.05.25

Cuban record collector, ethnomusicologist researcher, picks up a hour of global vinyl via Havana every two weeks. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/cami-laye-okun/episodes/cami-laye-okun-20th-may-2025

Insolar w/ Cami Layé Okún 200525

Welcome to this months radio show upload edition of the Atmospheric Existence show, broadcast live on Brightons 1BTN.FM on Tue 20th May.
4hrs continuous mix of music, sculpted live and touching on many shades of sound.
Hope you enjoy the mix.

3rd Tuesdayof the  Month
1BTN.FM / 101.4FM / DAB+

Atmospheric Existence W / Miles Atmospheric

WrongParty! - Radio Buena Vida 21.05.25

Just like Exploitation movies could be a possibility for filmmakers to realize their dirty and in many cases cheaper visions – at least compared to Hollywood’s standards – the soundtracks to those films could also be a playground for musicians to try out different techniques and sounds. For the latest UV Funk show @philipp-demankowski put a mix together with his favorite soundtrack tunes to praise those often forgotten tunes. From the legendary Funk soundtracks of the Blaxploitation movies to the raunchy rhythms of early sex comedies. There are some big names like Morricone and Schifrin but also a lot of composers who aren’t on your check list. The selected movies aren’t Exploitation movies at all costs but there is a similar vibe to the music. And if you’re more into those synth heavy Horror soundtracks check out the second part of UV Funk’s Soundtrack Special which will be uploaded soon. 

There are two versions of the show. You can just listen to the music here at Soundcloud. Or you can listen to the complete radio show at Mixcloud with Philipp talking about the music and the associated movies in German: https://www.mixcloud.com/uncannyvalleydd/uv-funk-soundtrack-special-part-1-exploitation-movies/

Tracklist:

Bill Conti - Reflections [Rocky]
Franco Micalizzi - Robert's Theme [Chi Sei]
Manfred Hübler und Sigfried Schwab - The Lions And The Cucumber [Vampyros Lesbos]
Fred Myrow And Malcolm Seagrave - End Of The Game [Phantasm]
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Thème De Yoyo [Les Stances à Sophie]
Lalo Schifrin - Torture Sequence Prison Talk Sequence [THX - 1138]
Vangelis - Roxane's Dance [Alexander]
Stelvio Cipriani - Sex Chase [Femina Ridens]
Ennio Morricone - Pazzia In Cielo [Maddalena]
Nino Rota - O Venezia (Coming  Home by Nouvelle Vague) 
Riz Ortolani - Massacre Of The Troupe [Cannibal Holocaust]
Barry De Vorzon - Theme From 'The Warriors' [The Warriors]
Goblin - Death Dies (Album) [Profondo Rosso]
Gerhard Heinz - Isle Of Reggae [Sex Fever]
Manu Dibango - Motapo [Kusini]
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra [2001: A Space Odyssey]
Roy Ayers - Brawling Broads [Coffy]
Marvin Gaye - T Stands For Trouble [Trouble Man]
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman [Superfly]
Alain Goraguer - Deshominisation (I) [La Planete Sauvage]
Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un Con [Le Pacha]
Annibale E I Cantori Moderni - Trinity (Titoli) [Lo chiamavano Trinità]


UV Funk is a radio show which is broadcasted every third Friday from 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Dresden based community radio station coloRadio. Radio listeners in Dresden can tune in to the program on 98,3 or 99,4 MHz. Any other listeners can recall it here. The show is hosted by @philipp-demankowski. It’s all about stories, interviews and tracks out of the world of Cosmic Electronic Music.

The show was aired on 20th May 2016.

Subscribe via iTunes

UV Funk 041: Soundtrack Special Part 1: Exploitation Movies

Uncanny Valley is a label from Dresden, Germany.
sub-labels: shtum Records & @credit00ratlife

visit our website for upcoming events:
https://uncannyvalley.de/dates

Starting as a label that served basically as a platform for their friends’ music in 2010, Uncanny Valley evolved into a record label that assembles acclaimed artists from the electronic music scene not only from the label’s base in Dresden but also from Germany and beyond. With a strong emphasis on the records’ artwork the label heads Philipp Demankowski, Conrad Kaden and Carl-Johannes Schulze are constantly on a mission to establish and refine the artists from the roster as well as to search for new talents. Artists as Jacob Korn, Cuthead, Credit 00, Massimiliano Pagliara, CVBox or Panthera Krause all feel at home on the label, giving them the chance to develop projects that are not only music related but can also integrate different art forms. With the two offshoots Rat Life and shtum under its belt, Uncanny Valley does not stand still to explore the full spectrum of electronic and not so electronic music from House via Disco, Hip-Hop or Ambient through to Techno. A range that can also be depicted when the three label heads come together for a DJ set as Uncanny Valley DJs.

UV Funk 041: Soundtrack Special Part 1: Exploitation Movies

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