Dig Deeper: Five Tips for Westival 2022 Away From The Headliners
Mixtress, iona and Tech Support are among some of the names you need to catch at the intimate Pembrokeshire festival.
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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 393
70s US jazz and Belgium ambient to experimental art rock and blissed-out UK hip hop.
Premiere: M!R!M – Peninsula
Blissed-out synth-pop for breezy days on AVANT!.
‘What is important is the intention’: Talking Tech with Alexander Robotnick
The Italo Disco pioneer talks us through the setup behind his iconic records over the last 40 years.
Monday Morning Mixtape 392
Electronic fusion via New Dehli and UK ambient to Algerian groove and Romani folk.
Diggers Directory: Eternal Love
The Milanese duo and Rocket Radio hosts’ ‘Biblioteca Italiana’ mix explores obscure 80s boogie, house and Latin freestyle.
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.