Dig Deeper: Five Tips for Kala 2022 Away from the Headliners
Gabrielle Kwarteng, Paramida and Evan Baggs are among the sets we’ll be catching at the Albanian festival’s third edition.
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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
Monday Morning Mixtape 385
Soundtrack vinyl cracks and spiritual jazz, to 70s Iran psychedelic and low-fi pop
Premiere: Jimpster feat. You – Voodoo
Sultry neo soul on the Freerange Records boss’ seventh album.
‘I am completely a creature of trial and error’: Talking Tech With Softmax
The Chicago based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist takes us on a tour of her intimate studio space.
Self-Portrait: Sara Dziri
Unreleased acid and progressive house cuts from the Optimo Music alumni and Not Your Techno founder.
Premiere: Soft Sugar – Swampin (Alternate Mix)
A lost 90s house groover reissued on Heels and Souls Recordings.
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.