Premiere: FFF – Desperately Seeking Summer
Cinematic jungle welcomes the summer ahead on Cheeky Music Group sub-label Low Battery.
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Reflections: Are Exclusivity Contracts Holding Back Local Music Scenes?
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Napoli Futura: A Retrofuturistic Focus on the Neapolitan Downtown Scene
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‘I want to be able to work wherever I move’: Talking Tech with Azu Tiwaline
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Praise You: A Moodymann Tribute Mix by Prequel
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Diggers Directory: Coco Maria
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(Extended Mix): Manami
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Latest
Reduced By Maylee Todd
The Stones Throw alumni shares a mix of two halves: an ‘exploratory’ improvised piece and a composition to help you ‘slowly rise’ into your day.
Premiere: Ultraflex – Secret Lover (DJ Sotofett’s Cosmic Lover Remix)
A dubbed-out electro re-rub from the Sex Tags Mania co-founder.
A Brief History of South Yemeni Music
The frontman of Yemeni four-piece El Khat takes us through the traditional sounds, from the street to royalty.
(Extended Mix): Kiara Scuro
The Balamii residents take us from warm up to peak time with four hours of synth, acid, trance and bass.
Premiere: Knox – Crumbled
Delicate, textural ambient on Natural Positions.
New Music
Premiere: Donald’s House – Budge-E Beat
Spacious and soaring cosmic cuts on party-turned-label, Wax’o Paradiso, sophomore release.
Premiere: Lipelis – Mmeet
A compilation of Russian underground artists to raise money for those affected by the war in Ukraine.
Premiere: Gratts – Méditation Nocturne (Jenifa Mayanja Remix)
A dreamy house rework of the Belgian producer’s sophomore release on Flexi Cuts.
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.