FROM THE ARCHIVES - 2017

Plenty of talk around Rick Wilhite seems to be how under-rated he is compared to his 3 Chairs peers Theo Parrish, Moodymann and Marcellus Pittman and Detroit compatriots. If he was from any other city in the world, the concept of being under-represented would be ludicrous for a producer of such stature and DJ of such capability, so let’s put aside perceptions and salute The Godson for what he is: a premier selector, curator and maker of music.

More info: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/11/01/stamp-mix-93-rick-wilhite/

Stamp Mix 93: Rick Wilhite

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

Get radiant with Ruby Savage's mixed bag of goodies. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/ruby-savage/episodes/ruby-savage-20th-january-2024

Radiant Life w/ Chima Isaaro 200124

Here we go... Some more Theo Parrish live from the Motor-City back in 1999’. I remember being in Detroit around 1998’ for Chrissie Clees with John Bileebob Williams event @ Shelters & we heard about this private house after party where Theo was djing at. When we got the location, we could hear the music coming out from the loft above. L.A. Williams you there with us too. So we began calling out THEO!!! THEO!!! But our voices just drowned through the beatz coming out of that window.
Anyhow, I know you’re going to dig this mixtape of our brother taking his listeners for an amazing musical journey.

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-Traxxx
aka
Professor Jack-Traxxx

Psalms 150=Thee Truth

Theo Parrish Live In Detroit 1999' (Manny'z Tapez)

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @beraber

RRFM • Gentle Actions 29 w/ Beraber • 30-04-24

Chucheewa navigates life with music as her guide, embarking on musical journeys with various bands and known for her eclectic 'Chucheewa' solo project that spans from psychedelic, indie rock, and house music that has added a unique flavor to Bangkok’s music scene.

Summer Sound w/ Chucheewa @ Kiosk Radio 24.05.2024

An Exploration of the Deeper, Darker side of Techno, House, Detroit, Acid, Jazz, Dub, D&B, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica and whatever moves your soul.

https://www.instagram.com/analog_soul_

ANALOG SOUL @ The Lot Radio 07-03-2024

On May 25th 2024, to accompany the launch of his Arthur Russell book "Travels Over Feeling" Richard King put together an event at London's Barbican celebrating Arthur's life with an all star musical cast recreating and reimagining his music.

I was thrilled to be invited to play a DJ set in the foyer afterwards. I have been an Arthur Russell devotee for 30 years and decided to play an all Arthur Russell DJ set*. The atmosphere was very special with lots of love transmitting back and forth from the DJ booth to the dancefloor. I really felt a freedom to slowly build it up playing so many of my favourite AR tracks and it was one of my very favourite DJ gis of 2024 so far.


*Full disclosure - there was an additional 30 minutes finale of this set that didn't record where I played non Arthur Russell, disco / disco adjacent records.

JD Twitch - All Arthur Russell DJ set, live at The Barbican, London 25/05/24

DJ Sprinkles @ Rokoloctiv 2010

@musclecarsnyc
https://linktr.ee/musclecars
https://www.nts.live/shows/bergsonist/episodes/bergsonist-5th-december-2020

NTS_BERGSONIST: MUSCLECARS_TAKEOVER_DEC5TH

Five hours of funk and soul recorded live in Hackney.

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=759

@andrew-ashong

Resident Advisor podcast

RA.759 Andrew Ashong

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https://www.instagram.com/nts_radio/

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