Full feature, interview and tracklist coming soon!

Off The Record Mix Series 23: Suzanne Kraft

008 Earl Grey

DJ Earl Grey aka Nik Thorup takes us beyond the dancefloor and into the realm of the cerebral. During his month-long residency at Waxflower, Nik spun a cornucopia of captivating and unique records that always left us hungry for more.

We’re still not sure how Nik managed to intertwine so many polarising genres so effortlessly. Few DJs can stroll from ambient to jazz, from folk to dub, making it sound so organic. Maybe there’s a link to be drawn between this kind of musical curation and some of the more adventurous wine-making processes we’ve come to love at Waxflower. Skin-contact wine often leads to bolder, more intense, and less predictable palates. 

Shady wine-making comparisons aside, it was an honour for us to have Nik play for the whole month. We’ve spent plenty of time listening to his recorded sets, so it was a treat to experience his talent live at Waxflower.

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

008 Dj Earl Grey

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-21st-october-2023

Test Pressing w/ Jamie Tiller - 2013 Mix  211023

James Holden played this ambient / other mix at a Speckle gathering last year.

He will share more like this on Fri 8 Dec 2023 in London. Info–> https://speckle.se/daw

This mix bears nearly three hours of winding explorations as James DJed for a lounge of interlocking bodies: 
–drifters in obscure motion and silent during a non-verbal hour.

There were paper and pens, so people wrote and drew to each other instead of talking. They would also mime, or speak with the body.

For December's event at Limehouse Town Hall, James will bring a fascinating set of ambients for dream or dance.

@syberkid, Inner Child Labour & @specklesound bring further textures on the night. 

Tickets & timings: https://ra.co/events/1799650

@jamesholden
@border-community

More Speckle news at: http://eepurl.com/bUwbsb

Dance or Dream:  James Holden

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

As our trajectory accelerates head-first into another year, it’s more important than ever to slow down and catch your breath. As automatic as that may seem, I’m talking more about the metaphorical meaning of breath aka a self-imposed moment of peace and quiet. To comprehend such a thing nowadays it’s crucial to have a soundtrack, and this episode of FHUO from the Daisy Records crew is the perfect accompaniment to refill the oxygen tanks. Frankifettucini & Obelix have created something truly special in this two-hour time frame, a magical trip through the sky, hopping from cloud to cloud, chasing a never-ending sunset. 

This mix is a true masterclass in immersion, which is what you would expect from two music nuts who run an incredible record store, as well as releases under the Daisy Records sub-label and curated events that really showcase what Naarm has to offer. They get it, and so will you after you listen to this. Enlightenment at its absolute finest, lose yourself then proceed to find yourself. See you on the other side. 

Peace & Love 

Their sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/daisyrecordsmelbourne

Their store >>>> https://www.daisyrecords.com.au/

FHUO # 92 // Daisy Records

Yu Su and the Pender Street Steppers guys merge their slots for another three hour extravaganza. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/yu-su/episodes/yu-su-2nd-april-2024

Pender Street Steppers & YU SU 020424

Recording of Terekke's set at the listening stage during Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

Listening Stage: Terekke at Dekmantel Festival 2019

Bedtime Mix - BBC Radio 1 - 17.06.2018

A few years back, my friend Otis did a mixtape called ‘a time for peace’. It’s an effortless mix of melodic & vocally driven music which became a source of some of my favourite records that I was yet to discover. There was never a tracklist for it, but over the years, have found them serendipitously in record shops and had a few joyful moments when finally the needle drops on one of the tracks from this mix!
The past week has given me an opportunity to reflect on some of the records that I return to constantly, can get lost in & consider something else for a while. I hope that perhaps someone out there might find something in here that opens their ears to something new, can get lost in and one day have that needle drop moment too! Thanks to everyone who put me onto these records in one way or another.

Dialogue Between Dreamers Pt. One

here and now

mix recorded in may 2020
photo by janine kühn

Here and Now

01 — Nilton Castro — Ondas (Les Vagues)
02 — Arrangement — Coconut Mango
03 — Harry Case — Air Dancer
04 — Roedelius — Wenn der Südwind Weht
05 — Hiroshi Yoshimura — Kotoritachi No Kafe (Café)
06 — David Sylvian — Answered Prayers
07 — This Mortal Coil — Barramundi
08 — Manual — Open Skies
09 — Interior — Park
10 — The Durutti Column — Lullaby 4 Nina
11 — Yoshio Ojima — Biodome
12 — Yoshio Ojima — Sealed
13 — Tom Kazas — Vision of Serenity

Bedtime Mix - BBC Radio 1 - 17.06.2018

Leon Vynehall