Self-Portrait: Darker Than Wax
Co-founder Dean Chew gives us a flavour of the label with an exclusive mix of forthcoming material.
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‘I am mostly driven by my overall energy and feeling’: Talking Tech with Coco Em
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Diggers Directory: Liv Ayers
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A Brief History of South Yemeni Music
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Reflections: Are Exclusivity Contracts Holding Back Local Music Scenes?
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Stamp Mix 112: Azu Tiwaline
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Self-Portrait: Osunlade
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Latest
‘I’m definitely a labourer’: Talking Tech with SOLA
The Future Bounce signee gives us a tour of her home studio in South London.
Monday Morning Mixtape 386
Lush soul and spiritual jazz to modern oriental funk and experimental RnB.
Talking Tech with Orlando Voorn
We chat to the Dutch techno veteran about a life spent producing and his simple studio set-up.
A Brief History of MENA Pop Music
DJ duo and record label Dar Disku guide us through the Middle Eastern sounds of their childhood.
Premiere: Clint – Alpine Breaks
Trance-inducing house concludes the Planet Dance series on Slowciety.
New Music
Premiere: Makéz Feat. dreamcastmoe – Phases (dego remix)
The 2000Black founder puts his signature broken beat spin on the latest The Remedy Project release.
Premiere: GIDEÖN ft. Mandel Turner – Nothing Without You
A bouncing seductive house track from Block9 founder’s new label, Homo-Centric.
Premiere: Donald’s House – Budge-E Beat
Spacious and soaring cosmic cuts on party-turned-label, Wax’o Paradiso, sophomore release.
Mixes
Monday Morning Mixtape 396
G funk soul and deep Brazilian 90’s club r&B, to smooth jazz-funk and infectious 80’s Zambian rock.
Stamp Mix 113: Kikazaru
A mix of weighty breaks and hard-hitting techno from the deaf DJ and Voices Radio resident.
Reduced By DJ Winggold
A lush ‘tapestry of sounds designed to act as an emotional balm’ from the Unbound Events boss.
Long Reads
Reflections: Are Exclusivity Contracts Holding Back Local Music Scenes?
DJs, club owners and promoters discuss whether it’s time to rethink this intrinsic part of nightlife.
Reflections: how can the music industry learn from Covid-19 to become more sustainable?
Katia Mullova explores the lessons we might learn from Coronavirus lockdown to create a more environmentally-friendly gig economy and community at large.
Reflections: is Spotify Wrapped designed to celebrate artists or big data?
Katia Mullova assesses the wider implications of this annual focus on data sharing.