NUT remix. what is this one? haha. EMERSON

Juneteenth Block Party: Yvonne Turner

Who else sounds like Larry Heard? In the late 1980s, The Chicago house producer was one of the first artists – initially as a part of Fingers, Inc., and then as a solo act – to truly stamp their own unique aesthetic onto the nascent style of electronic dance music. Favouring lush instrumentation, foggy chords and dreamy melodies over the more mechanic pounding of many of his counterparts, he inspired the "deeper" sounds of the midwest's second wave, and generations of young clubbers elsewhere around the world. 

This In Focus features close to 3 hours of untouchable deep house beauty from Larry Heard - compiled, mixed and edited by [Giles Smith.](https://www.nts.live/shows/giles-smith)

In Focus - Larry Heard

Broken beat, or bruk, is intrinsically collaborative. Its London originators often recorded together, taking inspiration from jazz, hip-hop, deep house, drum & bass and Afrobeat. Because the genre was born of fusion, it brought together heads from all corners of the music spectrum—sound system purists to junglists to Latin Nuyorican aficionados—who each resonated with bruk's complex rhythms in their own ways.

Ian Grant, AKA IG Culture, is an early pioneer of bruk, and his story underlines the style's synergetic nature. Starting out as an MC, he struck fame in the early '90s as one half of Dodge City Productions but quickly grew disillusioned with the major label business. After immersing himself in early George Duke records, Fela Kuti, Fuji music, The Headhunters and the like, he started experimenting in the studio. The jazz inspiration, plus his roots in reggae and background in hip-hop and acid jazz, led to his now-seminal, late '90s productions as New Sector Movements—widely considered as the starting point in bruk history.

Since then, Grant has kept building infrastructure for the hybrid sound. Alongside Bugz in the Attic, Phil Asher, Dego of 4hero, Demus and Orin Walters, he cofounded the legendary CoOp party, which became a meeting place for diverse musical minds and enabled bruk to keep evolving. Grant remains deeply committed to co-creating, as seen by the Selectors Assemble artist collective he runs with Alex Phountzi (the two are also known as NameBrandSound), his releases with Psykhomantus as Shall I Bruk It, his Afrofuturist take on bruk as Likwid Continual Space Motion and various other projects.

On his RA Podcast, the veteran artist presents a forward-thinking portrayal of bruk, adjacent styles that were directly inspired by it and other global club cuts. There are cerebral, jazzy cuts from his CoOp label, Nigerian cruise music, percussive UK garage, 2-step swing, dancehall dub and much more. This is Grant's world, where rhythmic and swung beats reign supreme.

@ig-culture

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/897

RA podcast

RA.897 IG Culture

Brussels-based resident of HORST Festival and Kiosk Radio @aliamusicc takes a mixtape approach to the 10th TRTD mix; more a nod to the kaleidoscope of sounds rather than the mixing approach - so seamless it belies the bpm range.

Interview ~ Tracklist ~ Download:
www.therighttodance.org/memberships/s…n/article/293

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ:

The Right To Dance is War Child’s award-winning fundraising platform, which supports children in conflict through collaborations within the dance music community.

The dance floor has long represented a sanctuary for groups of all backgrounds and interests; a place where community, freedom, identity, self-expression is nurtured, without fear of recrimination. These shared values are at the heart of War Child's work in creating safe spaces for children impacted by conflict, where childhood can be reclaimed, and where simple pleasures like laughter, playing and dancing can be rediscovered.

Continuing War Child’s 25 year heritage working in music, TRTD celebrates this universal connection through original content, events, merch and rewards powered by the dancefloor.

Donate from £3/month to access, while also supporting War Child’s urgent work improving the lives of children in war-affected areas like Afghanistan, Central African Republic, DRC, Iraq and Yemen.

www.therighttodance.org/

TRTD Mix 010: AliA

For this months Off The Record mix we humbly rest our hands and our ears with Death Is Not The End. Luke Owen's long running label digs up the oldest of the old, serving up your gospel, blues and folk with a crackle. The label has been known for its deeply dug out tapes and records in the forgotten and unheard from the early years of records on gramophones to the London Rave era advertisements. For this mix Owen dives into some well sought after rare groove and soul / blues. A change of pace in this series for sure but a very welcome one from a keen London selector who we have had on our list for this series for a long time. We had a quick chat with the man behind the mix and the label to see how it all came to be and what the future holds.

Off The Record Mix Series 43: Death Is Not The End

Eglo Records' main man Alexander Nut joins us for some slick late night futurism. Broken beat, soul, and whatever else happens to take his fancy.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/alexander-nut/episodes/alexander-nut-7th-october-2023

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NTS Apron Show w/ Special Guest Kyle Hall - 4th Oct 2023

Danell Anthony plays a two hour vinyl show. Pulling out some old deep house classics, from the likes of Ron Allen, Lil Louis, Danny Tenaglia and more.

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Rotations of Life w/ Danell Anthony - January 2024

Self proclaimed “Underground and Black”, Detroit native Ash Lauryn leads her musical charge with a candid love for the historical roots of dance music, and the power of reclamation in modern day America. 
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/ash-lauryn/episodes/ash-lauryn-25th-january-2024

Underground & Black w/ Ash Lauryn 250124

A longwinded, non-linear presentation of songs dissecting feelings of collective grief, nature’s gifts, helplessness, calculated rage, resilience, revolution, disassociation, freedom, & never ending hope from this one Black mind NSFW-handle with care"

Supercoolwicked-High Gloss

Azar Lawrence - Theme for a New Day

Sun Ra - To Nature’s God (Mike Huckaby Reel-to-Reel edit)

Skeeter Shelton - Journey Through The Valley Of Our Wants

Jyoti - Mama, You Can Bet

Rotating Assembly - Good Question

Julion De’Angelo - Reflecting Cancer Moon

Lumumba - Ananse Sem (Akan Folk Tale)

D’Angelo and the Vanguard - 1000 Deaths

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Experience Unlimited - Peace Gone Away

R.E. - 

Whats Goin On In Detroit

Urban Force - Untitled 2 ( Mike Huckaby Remix)

Specter - The Death

Amp Fiddler - Love and War

George Benson - The World Is A Ghetto

Raybone Jones - The Part We Dance

Deon Jamar & Julion De’Angelo - Not Another Cafe!! (Turmeric Lattee Mix)

Robert & Michael - back

Sweater On Polo - Slap Box

Gherkin Jerks - Ecstasy (original full take)

John Heckle - Life on Titan

Da Rebels - The Jungle

Braxton Holmes - Princeton Park

DJ Rush - Reactor

Hieroglyphic Being & J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl - Fuck The Ghetto/Think About Outer Space

MGUN - Debit

Liv.e - Ghost

DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn - Broken Hearted

George Duke - Someday

Jayne Cortez & the Firespitters - Everything is Wonderful

Westside Gunn - Sunshine Intro (feat. AA Rashid)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Love From The Sun




" Julion De'Angelo is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ raised in North Carolina and based in Detroit, MI. Playing bass, cello and drums across many genres, from free jazz to metal, to noise and punk, has fortified De'Angelo's musicianship and cultivated a constantly evolving sound rooted in the Black American experience. With a steady stream of releases, De'Angelo has cemented his ethic as an adventurous sonic innovator both celebrating and pushing beyond the dancefloor with fearless and moving compositions. 
His acclaimed debut was a joint EP with Thomas Xu, "Roots That Talk" released on the legendary, Sound Signature label in 2017. He introduced the world to his genre defying rhythms and unique percussive exploits on "Stand on Your Square" for Tone Log. Collaborating with Viola Klein, he crafted two remixes for Meakusma, offering hypnotic, Detroit flavoured meditations grounded by Afro Cuban drumming. His 2021 EP for Japan’s Freedom School Records presented an experimental and playful sonic exploration that begins on the dancefloor and ventures out into freeform Black experimentation.
 Over the last 3 years De'Angelo has solidified his position as a world-class selector, worthy of carrying the Detroit torch. He has recently DJ'd at renowned venues and events such as Boiler Room, Meakusma Festival in Belgium, Tresor/Globus Berlin, The Hydra at Printworks London, Nowadays NYC and Underground & Black Detroit, contributed to iconic parties like Music Gallery, Black Music and Roots That Talk, alongside radio sets and mixes featured on esteemed stations such as NTS, Hor Radio, Kiosk Radio Brussels and Lot Radio. Forever connecting with his roots, he actively engages with African, Afro-Cuban, and Puerto Rican drum & dance troupes, fostering community connections and cultural exchange.
De’Angelo’s 2023 EP for his label, Maybee Hill Music, reflects his ever-evolving pursuit of fresh sounds and musical exploration. De'Angelo continues to make an indelible mark on the world of music as he challenges conventions and reshapes the sonic landscape with each electrifying performance, impassioned collaboration and distinct composition, honouring the transformative power of Black expression and pushing it forward."

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