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.

How about these precedented times aye? (Apologies if you’re overseas and still hurting from the unprecedented times). Things seem to be getting back to/close to the way things potentially were. You have been gifted a chance to carve out an idea of what you think life should be, and then actualise it. . . and I've got just the soundtrack for this transitional metamorphosis. Number 55 comes courtesy of the team captain of all-around good dudes, Mr. Xander Byng. A refined audible palette paired with a can-do attitude, Xander delivers on every front, whether it is DJ’ing (to people, on a dance-floor) or running a record label (Houses in motion // TIP!! Link below). Last year he put out his own mix series called Work it! (Link below), which focused on motivation and getting out there and doing some exercise. During those tough months of lockdown it was exactly what a lot of people needed, myself included. 
 
So, with his resume you’d think he would be able to deliver, well you’re absolutely bang on, and with the precision of one of those domino’s pizza drones too. The pizza is fresh and all the toppings are still in their right place, at your doorstep 2 minutes ahead of schedule. Xander has brought with him his prized A+ collection of beautifully resonating art works. This poetic cluster of music hits every emotion in your body as well as every corner of the audible earth. His ability to amalgamate tracks is second to none, the ground he covers in doing so is nothing short of amazing. You can hear the time and patience that he’s put into this mix and it will secure a spot in your existence rent-free for quite some time. Adaptable to almost any situation, there’s no right or wrong way to enjoy this mix so that part is completely up to you, all I ask is that you listen to it from start to finish. On that note. 

Enjoy your own company, or at least try. 

Be well. X 

Houses in motion >>>> https://soundcloud.com/housesinmotion

Mix series >>> https://soundcloud.com/workitworkitout

FHUO # 55 // Xander Byng

The fourth installment of 3024 TAPES is a live recording of Om Unit b2b Martyn! Lots of heaters inside - Enjoy. 


3024: Please describe the mix in a single sentence ?

Om Unit:  It’s me and the legend Martyn playing tunes we love to a crowd of people at Zeba Bar in DC, April 15th 2023 for Hast Du Feuer.  

Martyn: Shouts to Grand Ancestor Sound for the sound system and the recording of this set!


3024: What DJ inspires you at the moment / has inspired you throughout the years and why?

Om Unit: Through the years.. dBridge, Craze, Stingray, EZ, Optimo, Jah Tubbys, Uncle Dugs, Randall, Chris Farrell, Kutmah, Mixmaster Mike, Andrew Weatherall, Batu, the list goes on! 

Martyn:  Randall, Kemistry & Storm, Stingray, Josey Rebelle, Mike Servito and Theo Parrish



3024: What are you working on / what have you got forthcoming?

Om Unit: My vegetable Garden, my studio setup, collaborations and more acid dub! Some club tracks too, also my teaching skills, my relationships and my health! 
Forthcoming music on Zam Zam and Acid Test as well as the dope collab ep w Martyn of course!

Martyn: Yep our second collab EP on 3024 called 'AJ^6', and a remix of Nosaj Thing's 'We Are' (last track of the mix)

Buy the new EP

3024 TAPES 004 : Martyn b2b Om Unit (Live in DC)

Like most multi-genre music fans, London-based Ruby Savage approaches DJing through a wide-angle lens. Whether she's touring, playing her post-punk disco party, In Flames, or hosting her monthly show on NTS, the Amsterdam native opts for warm, bouncy tunes that traverse dub, jazz and '80s proto-house. As she once Mixmag, she isn't beat-matching but "heartbeat-matching." For her, a dance is a means to feeling the full spectrum of emotions in a healthy way.

Years spent behind-the-scenes at influential institutions have added to her understanding of energy and flow. She's worked the counter at Honest Jon's Records, managed Theo Parrish's Sounds Signature label (plus created the Wildheart Recordings sister label) and Gilles Peterson's Brownswood imprint, in addition to helping the Worldwide FM don launch Arc Records. When she's not DJing, Savage is spearheading community initiatives like Don't Be A Creep, an educational platform about club safety, as well as Artist Recovery Club for creative growth among music-makers.

For her RA podcast, the vinyl enthusiast crafted a house music odyssey through soul, disco and gospel-inflected cuts like "Glory" by Waajeed and Dames Brown. It's an uplifting excursion through joy, catharsis and self-affirmation, relayed straight from the heart.

@kwasiba3000

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/895

RA podcast

RA.895 Ruby Savage

Danielle at Organik Festival 2023

A live recording of Hamish & Toby opening the Earthling stage on Friday at Houghton 2023.

Recorded at Houghton - Hamish & Toby (2023)

Recording of DJ Fart In The Club's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Dekmantel Selectors 2023

DJ Fart In The Club at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

A live recording of Call Super at the Earthling stage on Saturday night in 2023.

@call-super

Recorded at Houghton - Call Super (2023)

@jungist

Ode to Olive is a release, event and fundraising project initiated and curated by proud Wiradjrui/Ngunnawal man LANDFILL and platformed via MEGANESIA.

Honoring his late Grandmother and matriarch of the family, Olive, and with all proceeds from the project going to Wirringa Baiya and Deadly Connections, this project has been brought together from artists that LANDFILL not only admires for their artistry, but also their outward support for his people’s self determination and healing.

Artwork for the release has been contributed by Naarm based visual artist, Yugambeh and Kuku Yalnji man Nicholas Currie.

Ode to Olive

Jungist - Fern

Berlin label and collective Live From Earth crew does things its own way. And it works. Over the past ten years, the team has become a major force in the city, mixing a killer ear for techno and house with a sense of humour and pop sensibility that has proven irresistible to audiences and scenes around the world. That's why we chose Live From Earth for our latest cover story: its DIY attitude, humble origins and tenacious spirit are everything we love about underground dance music.

Accompanying the cover story, this RA Podcast features a recording of a live back-to-back between two of the label's chief artists, DJ Gigola and MCR-T (the latter of whom has produced some of Live From Earth's biggest hits, including horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules"). The hour-plus recording makes for a handy microcosm of the label's sound, rushing through contemporary and vintage techno with plenty of raunchy vocal samples and hip-hop a capellas. It's blazing but never too hard, catchy but never predictable. Above all, it's fun—the group's guiding principle.

@mcr-t @djgigola @livefromearth

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/928

RA.928 MCR-T & DJ Gigola

Last year, when we wrote that "the best UK garage is coming out of Los Angeles," we were talking about Introspekt. The US DJ, who has since moved to New York, really understands the genre—its appeal, swing and unique, bassy whomp. Listen to any of her tracks, like last year's "Forlorn," and you'll hear someone who produces like she's been making UKG all her life. This is probably partly because she comes from a dubstep background, but either way, if you're looking for new UK garage beats, Introspekt is one of the best going right now.

Her DJing also hits a distinct sweet spot, zeroing in one of the proto-dubstep, dark UK garage days when producers like El-B were making the hottest shit around. Her sound is both retro and forward-looking, as you'll hear on her RA Podcast, which balances vintage Big Apple cuts from Skream & Benga with new-school tunes from Amaliah and Surusinghe. It's not so much a throwback as it is a rejuvenation of an old sound—a new way to look at it and a new way to make it. If hindsight is 20/20, then Introspekt has perfect vision, and mixes like this are the perfect way to educate listeners, make them move and innovate a little in the process.

@sageintrospekt

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/929

RA.929 Introspekt

In the broad dialogue around body positivity, men’s body image issues rarely make their way to the surface. For the second episode of 'It Wasn'y My Idea', Pip has a new challenge: stand naked in a room full of strangers for an extended period of time. Grappling with weight gain and body image, he finds himself nude modelling for a life drawing class.
This piece was originally produced for All the Best on FBi Radio, with supervising production from Selena Shannon. Additional voices by Angus Dalton.
allthebestradio.com/

Music:
- 'Sunday Morning (instrumental)' by The Velvet Underground
- ‘Baby Elephant Walk’ by Henry Mancini
- 'Femme Fatale' by The Velvet Underground
- ‘The Murder Mystery’ by The Velvet Underground
- ‘Venus in Furs’ by The Velvet Underground
- 'Ride into the Sun’ by The Velvet Underground
- ‘These Days’ by Nico

Episode 2: Pop Art

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Episode 2: Pop Art

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