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

First few songs are missing but still plenty to enjoy!
First part is on deck, the second part was recorded below.

Unirhythm / MotherTongue
Detroit / Verona

10 Years of Heat

HEAT Bootfeest - Marcellus Pittman & Patrick Gibin round 2

C12 is conceived as a place where freedom, diversity, creativity
and alternative cultures are able to thrive in disciplines such as
music, dj-culture, art, fashion and so many more.

C12 w/ Kyle Hall @ Kiosk Radio 17.11.2023

Rotterdam’s @suze_ijo is part of a new generation of house DJs who play with deep, funky and spiritual intention. Alongside a “sweet mix with a hopeful message”, she speaks to Ria Hylton about her musical journey so far

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-205-suze-ijo

Fresh Kicks 205:  Suze Ijó

DREAM ON with Lloyd @ The Lot Radio 12-06-2023

Rinse FM Podcast

Heels & Souls - 10 December 2023

Ocean People stands for a lifetime of musical exploration – and a pandemic reinvention.

Growing up far north in Helsinki, Sampo aka Ocean People fell in love with hip hop and DJing at the age of 13. A decade later, as DJ Anonymous, he was sharing bills with De La Soul, The Roots & Common. He was also traveling to play cities across Europe. Tours later extended to Asia & North America – first NYC booking was at beloved & long-gone APT.

A childhood spent with hip hop stimulated a voracious appetite for adjacent sounds. By 2000, Sampo had partnered with friends to start Lifesaver, a specialist record shop. It was popular with locals and visitors alike. J-Dilla, Moodymann and countless others all dropped some hard-earned €€€ there.
He was also falling deeper in love with disco, house and their intercontinental variants. This was a personal revelation, as it led to a full appreciation of collective dance floor joy. It is also the origin story of Ocean People.

The idea existed dormant for years, as Sampo focused on business outside the DJ realm. In the isolation of the pandemic, inspiration struck hard. This resulted in a new course of musical action, under a new pseudonym.

Since then, Ocean People has built a shared home base called HRD Underground Workshop. It's a purpose-built IRL space that explores co-operative action and high-fidelity sound. HRD also streams curated live recordings on its Soundcloud platform.
In the booth, Ocean People aspires to always deliver timeless, emotive dance music, weaved into expansive narrative arches. No matter the setting, collective joy remains the singular goal.


LINKS
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sampo_ocean_people

Soundcloud collection https://soundcloud.com/hrd_broadcasting_system/sets/ocean_people

HRD Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hrd_broadcasting_system

HRD Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/hrd_broadcasting_system

Coloring Lessons Mix Series 061: Ocean People

Recording of @johngomezldn @ Bar Part Time October 2023

John Gomez Live @ B.P.T. October 2023

Sam Shepherd a.k.a Floating Points barely needs introduction. Cataloguing depths uncharted to expose some of the best jazz, soul, rare groove and disco around.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/floating-points/episodes/floating-points-melodies-international-15th-january-2024

Melodies International : Seiji Ono & Theo Terev live at Ants House, Tokyo 150124

"This much I know. There Is No Planet Earth is the best thing on Instagram.

More so than any other account, TINPE’s daily archival feed seems to have captivated lovers of underground dance music & club culture everywhere. Certainly, it has captivated me & keeps delivering the kind of musical joy that is hard to come by on these socials.

So I’m extra honored to post a guest mix by TINPE creator Ben Manzone. The mix came about through shared musical history: turns out we both used to be DEEP into obscure underground disco. 

15 years ago, Ben (as Benguin), Love On The Run and Fox 50 ran Foreal People, a deep cut disco party that took place in various New York locations. Those included Lucky Cat in BK (long gone) and Meatpacking District’s legendary APT (also long gone, and incidentally first venue I played at in NYC). 

Ben’s new guest mix revisits selections from Foreal People days. And trust me, old records are still fresh! Some of the jams have become better-known via streaming and reissues, while others still remain a little mysterious. No track-listing for now, but Shazam is your friend (except when it isn’t 😎) 

Enjoy! And make sure to check out TINPE on all platforms – you’ll love it.”

— HRD admin Sampo/Ocean People

instagram.com/there_is_no_planet_earth
soundcloud.com/thereisnoplanetearth

Live via satellite #3 /// THERE IS NO PLANET EARTH /// deep cut disco mix

Get familiar with the Neapolitan sound of the underground provided to you by Basic Club’s resident DJ Davide D’Amico who’s an incredible talent you should keep an eye on and certainly a real DJ’s deejay. He describes the next United Identities podcast in his own words as: “no frills, just music” and we absolutely agree.

Melodies International : Seiji Ono & Theo Terev live at Ants House, Tokyo 150124

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