In this episode of INSIGHTS, I am joined by Dis Fig, who’s genre bending blend of  industrial, dub and ambient has formed an  impressive catalogue of solo and collaborative efforts, notably her 2019 debut album ‘PURGE’, as well as ’In Blue’ with dub legend The Bug and her staggering new album entitled ‘Orchards of a Futile Heaven’, which sees her monumental vocals and power electronics combine with the crushing doom of formidable avant-metal giants The Body. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Felicia Chen to the show!

Over the course of this interview, Felicia discusses formative experiences and influences ranging from karaoke, choir and MTV to Cantopop, Rancid and Destiny’s Child, as well as discovering the club music that would go on to influence her DJ style including Digital Mysticz, footwork, Jersey club and layering genres to create new forms. Next, Felicia reflects on the making of her debut album ‘PURGE’ five years on, working with The Bug and the making of ‘In Blue’, collaborating remotely and discovering a sound together, before discussing collaborating with The Body, the making of 'Orchards Of A Futile Heaven', bringing her vocals to the forefront and the album’s themes and imagery, concluding by highlighting some favourite music selections, future projects and forthcoming tour.

Clips of ‘To Walk a Higher Path’ and ‘Orchards of a Futile Heaven ’ by Dis Fig & The Body from the album ‘Orchards of a Futile Heaven on Thrill Jockey Records are used in this podcast.

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, I am joined by the singular and brilliant DJ Haram, who’s eclectic DJ and production style leaves almost no corner of the globe unturned, with influences from strains of US and UK club sounds, rap, noise, Arabic and Middle Eastern music to name a few. Highlights in her discography include 2022’s incendiary album ‘Nothing To Declare’ as 700 Bliss, her collaboration with Moor Mother, as well as her latest EP on Hyperdub, ‘Handplay’, which came out in December last year. Embarking on a series of live shows and building towards her debut solo album, I am honoured to be joined by Zubeyda Muzeyyen.

Over the course of this interview, Zubeyda discusses her early years and the influence of Middle Eastern wedding music and Turkish psych on her as a multi-disciplinary artist, settling in Brooklyn following the Covid-19 pandemic, reflecting on the difficulties and enduring effect of lockdown, representing the underground on her Monday Night Raw show on The Lot Radio, her approach to production and collaborations with Billy Woods / Armand Hammer and Moor Mother as 700 Bliss, signing to Hyperdub and exploring the themes of borders and a global passport on ‘Nothing To Declare’, embracing vulnerability on her 'Handplay' EP and forthcoming debut album, concluding by highlighting some favourite music selections and future projects.

Clips of ‘Handplay’ and ‘No Funeral’ by DJ Haram from the ‘Handplay’ EP on Hyperdub are used in this podcast.

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In this episode of INISIGHTS, I am joined by Naledi Holtman a.k.a Gonubie & Rare Software, a Cape Town-based DJ, interdisciplinary artist and classically trained musician and flautist, who takes her name and inspiration from the river and area in South Africa’s Eastern Cape where her mother was raised. Naledi’s album ‘Signals At Both Ears’, released in September last year, is a breathtaking and expertly-composed piece of ambient music that holds a freshness and distinct identity, whilst evoking some of genres classic works.

Over the course of this interview, Naledi begins by discussing her experience of playing at Search Festival in Cape Town and debuting her live set as Gonubie, left turns in creativity and beginning to compose ambient music. Next, we discuss the influences and themes behind ‘Signals At Both Ears’, from Nala Sinephro and Carlos Nino to Harold Budd, finding a home for the album on the New Forest’s Métron Records, exploring the theme of home through art and how sound can evoke the feeling of returning to oneself, constructing a musical world and the parallels between music and architecture. Naledi concludes by discussing the future of the Gonbuie project and highlighting key artists, collectives and parties in the South African Scene, finishing with some current favourite selections - Buy Music Club below. 

Clips of 'Nymph' and 'Crystal Pools' by Gonubie from the album 'Signals At Both Ears' on Métron Records are used at the beginning and end of this podcast. 

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In a genuine race against time, we blitz through a mountain of new music, discussing the latest album's from Krust, Fatima Yamaha, Jasmine Infiniti, Dan Kye, TYGAPAW & A.k.Adrix. We also touch upon DJ Mag's list of nominees for their Best Of British Awards 2020 and list our favourite EP's of the past few weeks - featuring Sansibar, NARA, BufoBufo, Eversines, Itoa, Nazar, Say3, Wordcolour and Lowlife Cartel.

Freddy M Njau aka Slikback is one of the hottest producers in the game right now. Closely affiliated with the collective, label & festival Nyege Nyege, the Kenya-born, Uganda-based DJ and producer sits at electronic music's white-hot cutting edge. We had the privilege of sitting down with this unique talent to talk about life, his '///' and '/// II' projects, production techniques, Nyege Nyege, working with Svbkvlt, his recent RA Podcast, Covid-19 and what lies ahead...

As the UK finds itself in the midst of a second national lockdown, we share our thoughts on what this means for the countries club scene. We also review the new albums from Actress, Verraco, Call Super and Ploy, and pick our favourite 12's to come out over the last few weeks.

For the third edition of our 'Insights' series, we had the pleasure of talking with Timo Deeprhythms - DJ and curator of deeprhtyhms.com, founder of Echocentric Records and co-founder of Coymix Ltd.  We covered a huge amount of ground over the course of an hour or so, discussing the inception of deeprhythms.com, Echocentric Records and Coymix, a highly influential Mono Junk mixtape, Solar Suite's 'Field Of View EP' and the Australian sound, plans for an Echocentric sub-label, advice for aspiring label-owners, producing, as well as Timo's personal experience of the Covid-19 pandemic as a creative and the broader effect on Helsinki’s music scene.

This week, we discuss Arts Council England's distribution of culture recovery grants and analyse some of its backlash. We particularly explore  the response to Resident Advisor's successful application and receipt of £750,000 in funding before going a bit loopy for the new Simo Cell & Abdullah Miniaway project, 'Kill Me Or Negociate'. There's also reviews on the new albums from Autechre and Zenker Brothers and count down our top three EP's from the last couple of weeks.

This week, we discuss the closure of Peckham institution, Canavan's, and the precarious future of beloved Elephant & Castle spot, Corsica Studios, both brought about by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and tighter curfews. However, there's good amongst the bad as we highlight Bristol's wonderfully enticing new bar / club space, Strange Brew, and onsite record shop, Planet Caravan. Finally, we review the new albums from Theo Parrish, Manonmars, Zora Jones and Kebrada and each pick our favourite EP's from the last couple of weeks.

Producer, DJ and owner of no-less than five record labels, as well as Elevate record shop in Berlin, Cinthie Christl is a true underground hero. She has been dedicated to the scene for over 20 years and is one of Berlin's most highly praised house music selectors. At the beginning of August, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Cinthie to discuss growing up in Berlin and Frankfurt, formative musical experiences, throwing free parties, running five record labels, Covid-19 and of course, her fantastic new album on Aus Music, 'Skylines - City Lights'. 

We start by addressing a serious topic this week, discussing the dance music community's response to the death of Erick Morillo. On a lighter note, we review a mountain of new music from Dua Lipa to Slikback and everything in between, including Kelly Lee Owens, Anz, Happa, Parris & much more!

There's plenty of good news this week as three Bristol venues receive much needed government support and independent music mag Loud & Quiet publishes its first print issue after facing the possibility of closure. We also discuss the negative drip-down effect of 'Plague Raves' and do our best to tackle A. G. Cook's 3 hour monster of an album, '7G'. Finishing up the episode, there's reviews of the new releases from Open Music Lab, L.I.E.S, Ikonika, Forest Drive West, Angel D'Lite, The Untouchables and more. 

On this weeks episode, we discuss the sad circumstances surrounding the closure of beloved Amsterdam club, De School. We also look back on a stone cold classic - Goldie's seminal drum & bass opus, 'Timeless' - which is celebrating its 25th birthday and look to the future, giving our thoughts on which DJ's we think may be prospective Dekmantel headliner's. There's also reviews of new releases from Jessy Lanza, East Man, Shackleton & Wacław Zimpel, Lyric, Lone & KETTAMA, Carlota and many more! Head over to our Soundcloud page to hear the companion mix for this episode. 

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we look back over 2023, rounding up our favourite music of the year! We put forward what we believe to be some of the year’s essential releases, listing our top 10 tunes, top 10 EPs and top 20 albums, before finishing with our award ceremony and contributor end-of-year lists from the wonderful Ikävä Pii, Sam Cox, Maya Vika, Dual Monitor, Zak Smiff, Anjali, Pollination (Yasmine & Frond), Shryke, Alpha Fett Baby, excel dj and Calm Stiege! Buy Music Clubs containing every release covered below:

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George and Ali tackle a vast mountain of music this week, catching up on releases from Daniel Avery and Arca, as well as reviewing new records from Actress, Cinthie, Shinichi Atobe, Galcher Lustwerk, Krust, Hiatt db and more. We also discuss the prospect of a return to clubbing as soon as August and give our views on a string of high profile DJ's changing their aliases.

In a very exciting, international edition of Awake All Hours, we discuss the UK government's announcement of a substantial £1.5bn support package for the arts. We also look back over the first half of 2020, counting down our top 10 releases of the year so far.

Spirits are high this week as Switzerland shows signs of easing its nightlife restrictions, Helena Hauff reminds us why she's one of the best in the game with her recent Kern mix and we review loads of new music from the likes of Pinch, LCSM, Adiel, Karenn, Kush Jones and many more. Head to our soundcloud to find the companion mix for this episode and follow our facebook page for updates and extra content.

This week, we discuss some recurring and important issues within the underground electronic scene which are especially relevant at this time - BLM, prejudice within the community and dance music's origins. As always, we also review a tonne of new releases from the likes of Upsammy, Luke Vibert, Rheji Burrell and many more!

For our first ever edition of 'Insights', we have a fascinating discussion with Melbourne born, Bristol based producer and DJ, Jiah Wells (a.k.a Galtier). Jiah is the founder and manager of the excellent Nostro Hood System, a really exciting label pushing Hi-Def, richly textured, forward thinking club sounds that combine world rhythms with tough UK Bass. Over the course of an hour or so, we talk about his origins as a DJ, Bristol as a creative hub, the inception of NHS and the story behind its rich concept, future releases, operating during coronavirus and of course Matthew Laundro's fantastic debut LP - Advanced Hyper Munitions Corps. Support Nostro Hood System // https://www.nostrohoodsystem.com

We've gone Moodymann mad this episode as we do a deep dive on one of dance music's biggest icons. We also review his latest album 'Taken Away' along side a whole host of other releases from Regis, The Advent, Ana Helder, Low Budget Alien Jams, Patricia Kokett and more! As always, you can find the companion mix for this episode, showcasing all of the music we cover, on our Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

Another week, another batch of names butchered by Ali. In this episode, we travel the world as we discuss the news coming out of Ireland, Spain and Seoul. There's a lengthy discussion about Lakota's confirmed closure, the circumstances surrounding it and why we think it's a bit of a travesty and finally, on a lighter note, we review the new albums and EP's from Lorenzo Senni, Matthew Laundro, Calibre, Noun, Lurka, MarcelDune and many more! As always, you can find the companion mix for this episode, showcasing all of the music we cover, on our Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

Welcome back to Awake All Hours! This week the electronic music community pays its respects to Detroit legend, Mike Huckaby. It's a big week for singles as we discuss new music from two very notable J's and we talk about the prospect of no large scale public events until 2021 following Zeke Emanuel's statements in the New York Times. Finally, there's album and EP reviews from Hodge, Roza Terenzi, dgoHn and many more! FB // https://www.facebook.com/Awk.All.Hrs SC // https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

Aaannd it's liiiiive! In our debut episode, we discuss how we think the scene is faring in the midst of Coronavirus and how we hope it will look on the otherside, do a quick round up of news and review fresh EP's and albums from Nicolas Jaar, Minor Science, Kouslin, Alix Perez and many more. Head to our facebook page and soundcloud where you will find a companion DJ mix showcasing all of the music we review in this episode. FB // https://www.facebook.com/Awk.All.Hrs SC // https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

In this episode of INSIGHTS, I am joined by Gabriel Gifford, a fascinating artist who is a recent discovery for us on the show. His new concept mini-album ‘Hailstone King’, based on a short story of the same name and drawing on themes such as grief, masculinity, mental health, identity, and legacy really captured our imagination and saw a startling and impressive update to his sound, combining luxurious club sonics and crystalline modern pop inspired by the likes of FKA twigs and Fever Ray. 

Over the course of this interview, Gabriel begins by discussing his experience studying at BIMM in Bristol, moving to Berlin, the city's DIY scene and the impact it had on him creatively before talking in-depth about the themes, imagery, stylistic influences, sonic references and creative process on 'Hailstone King' and his new live show. To finish, Gabriel discusses  his involvement with the collective Reverse Engineering and working with Softmax on her 'Any Minute Now' EP, before highlighting some formative records and current favourite Bandcamp picks!

Clips of 'Voice from the Wind' and 'Raised by She-Wolves' are used at the beginning and end of this podcast. 

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we cover three albums exploring the fringes of electronic experimentalism, going in-depth on the new Rainy Miller & Space Afrika album 'A Grisaille Wedding', as well as reviewing the self-titled debut by HUUUM on Accidental Meetings and 'tollard' by Memotone on The Trilogy Tapes. We finish, as always, with What's In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring releases from Clara!, Darama, Monnom Black and more! 

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, I am joined by Sam Schaeffer who, alongside Batu, co-runs the beloved Bristol festival En Masse which just celebrated its third year proper with what felt like a landmark edition across five days and multiple venues in the city.

Over the course of this interview, Sam discusses her background in event safety and site management, En Masse's origins and the inner workings of organising such an event, reflecting on the past three edition's triumphs and challenges and running a festival pre and post-pandemic. Sam also gives insight into the power of a diverse team, the financial aspects of events-organising and the significance of getting funding, advice for aspiring promoters and plans for En Masse in 2024.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, witness us grapple hopelessly with Roman numerals as the ineffable Actress returns with the chess and game-theory inspired 'LXXXVIII', Aisha Devi startles and entrances with ‘Death Is Home’ and Salamanda make us yearn for an existence as jam-making pond-life with 'In Parallel'. We finish with a traditional What's In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring records from DJ Manny, Alan Johnson, Neinzer, DJ Disrespect and more!

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we review 'touched by an angel' by Klein, 'Revanchist' by Evian Christ, 'Richer Sound' by Works Of Intent and 'The Fifth Dream' Azu Tiwaline, before concluding with a traditional Whats In My Bandcamp Basket, which features releases from Toumba, Versa, Alarico and more!

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin with discussions on Pulitzer Prize finalist Jlin and PC Music star Hannah Diamond, reviewing their new album’s ‘Perspective’ and ‘Perfect Picture’, before reviewing ‘Eulo Cramps’ by Call Super and ‘Parable Of The Empty Cup’ by YOKEL, D.HAM and FRANCO FRANCO. We finish, as always, with What’s In My Bandcamp Basket, which contains fun and functional big-room gear, techno chuggers that should come equipped with their own smoke machine, gleefully cheeky acid and more!

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we have a stacked album reviews section of boundless and thrilling acts, which sees the return of podcast faves Loraine James, yeule and Iceboy Violet as well as Gaika and Laurel Halo. We finish off with a traditional What’s In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring all the usual club-ready / adjacent loot, including a trinity of Verraco related releases, rowdy kazoos, psilocybin-induced techno journeys and that VTSS and Boys Noize banger, naturally.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, with the help of contributors and friends of the show Liv Bignold-Jordan, Jenny Tracey, Rob  Ekbery and Alex Beach, we look back on the 2023 editions of Dekmantel, Body Movements, Field Day, Field Maneuvers, Draaimolen and Houghton before reviewing the new albums from Tirzah and Minor Science. 

Minirig foder, mean Owl City and pop curiosities with ambient side-quests is the order of the day in this episode of Awake All Hours, as we review the latest albums from big-hitters Nia Archives, Sega Bodega and Julia Holter. We conclude with a ceremonial What’s In My Bandcamp Basket, which includes fresh heat from Alix Perez, Gaffaci & Sam Interface, Emily Jeanne, Bait, Mike Parker, Cocktail Party Effect and more!

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by Angus Finlayson aka Minor Science, one of our favourite DJs and producers and someone we’ve hoped to have on the show for actual years since 2020’s best of year list topping album ’Second Language’. To coincide with the imminent and highly anticipated release of his second album entitled ‘Absent Friends Vol. III’, Angus joins us to discuss music, the creative process and perhaps even address his alleged invovlement with and reluctant mentorship of mysterious gremlin edit-masters STRIPE N CO…

Over the course of this interview, Angus begins by discussing his landmark debut album ‘Second Language’, how we relate to music made during lockdown, connecting music to moments and the story, creation and concept of one of this year’s biggest club anthems ‘Workahol’. We then have an in-depth discussion on the creative process behind his new album, the ‘Absent Friends’ concept and live set and looking beyond the immediate context of the music you are making for inspiration. To conclude, Angus discusses the exponential rise in appreciation and demand for harder and faster genres of dance music and their working-class roots, Stripe N Co as a project, making music as a character and how it has impacted his production more broadly.

Clips of ‘Dread the Evening and ‘Workahol’ by Minor Science are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, I have the utter pleasure of sitting down with one of the most extraordinary and well-respected percussionists and composers of our era. Valentina Magaletti's singular hypnotic rhythms are the driving force behind a staggering amount of musical projects, including Vanishing Twin, Moin, Holy Tongue, Tomaga and, most recently, V/Z and CZN. She has also worked with the likes of Lafawndah, upsammy, Mica Levi, Sampha, Kamasi Washington, and Nicolas Jaar, as well as stalwarts of the experimental underground scene like Gnod’s Marlene Ribeiro and  Wire’s Graham Lewis, even participating in The Can Project at London’s Barbican Centre in 2017.

Over the course of this interview, Valentina discusses using the drums as a vehicle for self-expression, the importance of channeling varied conversations via different musical projects, her musical influences ranging from Velvet Underground and Art Blakey to J Dilla and Sonia Pottinger, writing and performing with Vanishing Twin, Moin, Holy Tongue, V/Z, CZN and what the future has in store for each project. To finish, Valentina discuss her and her partner’s new label and micro-publisher Permanent Draft and their forthcoming book documenting over two thousand female, trans and non-binary artists in experimental music, pursuing a career as a full time musician and some current favourite Bandcamp picks!

Clips of 'Habadash' by V/Z featuring Cathy Lucas and 'Born To Snap' by CZN are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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Every once in a while, we have the honour of welcoming a true stalwart and legend of electronic music to the show, and this is most certainly one of those episodes. Long-established DJ and producer David ‘Dubz’ Henry aka Double O is the co-founder of the world-renowned and respected Rupture, the people’s favourite jungle and drum & bass label and party, alongside life partner and fellow legendary selector and producer, Indra ‘Indi’ Khera aka Mantra. David is just coming off the back of releasing his landmark debut album ‘Firm Meditation’ on the label, an outstanding body of work that, like Rupture itself, spans the full breadth of styles in jungle and drum & bass, merging the old-school with the cutting-edge.

Over the course of this interview, we begin by discussing David’s early years growing up in Doncaster, formative sounds and clubbing experiences including acid and Detroit techno DJ Gary Woods at Clouds and Sheffield bleep pioneer Winston Hazel, as well as becoming a resident at Doncaster venue The Warehouse from 1991 to 1997. Next, we discuss his move to London after becoming disenfranchised with the phasing out of jungle at some of the northern venues, meeting Indi and starting Rupture, reflecting on nearly 17 years of running the party and label, the Rupture sound and highlights from their back-catalogue, plus tonnes of exciting exclusive news on forthcoming releases! We then have an in-depth discussion on the making of ‘Firm Mediation’, influences, gear and production techniques, before finishing with what’s been in David’s Bandcamp basket and some Rupture party anthems from over the years. 

We will be giving away a copy of ‘Firm Meditation’ on vinyl to coincide with this interview - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.

Clips of ‘Corsica Groove and ‘Love Is’ from Double O’s album ‘Firm Meditation’ on Rupture are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we spend the first hour or so previewing this year's edition of Dekmantel Festival, breaking down the line up day by day and sharing our top recommendations for each stage. We follow with reviews for the new albums by DJ Bone and K-LONE, before finishing with a round up of our favourite club-ready cuts in What's In My Bandcamp Basket!

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Will Yates is a genius self-taught composer and multi-instrumentalist. Making music as Memotone since 2010, he has a myriad of releases on legendary underground labels such as Sahko, Accidental Meetings, Black Acre and PLAQUE and even provided the source sounds that would go into making Batu's landmark album 'Opal' on Timedance last year. Take a deep dive into Will's vast and breath-taking sound world as both Memotone and O.G. Jigg and you may find influences and sounds, including but certainly not limited too, freak folk, bluegrass, psych, jazz, Medieval and Baroque music, new age, ambient, modern classical, dub, techno, drone, electronica and dungeon synth.

Over the course of this interview, Will gives an insight into where all of this spell-binding music comes from, discussing his early years and formative musical experiences, how he approaches learning and composing on a vast array of musical instruments, the deep folkloric roots that inspire him, his future projects and some of his favourite current records. 

We will be giving away some of Will's records to coincide with this interview - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.

Clips of ‘Shape In The Pond’ and ‘Leagues Under’ from Memotone's album ‘Clever Dog on Accidental Meetings are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, there's a live review for Sudan Archives in Bristol before we jump into a bumper album reviews section, featuring cutting edge jungle and dubstep from heavyweights Double O and Kromestar, hyperpop-tinged electronica from Georgian producer Gacha Bakradze and understated yet catchy dubbed-out excursions courtesy of V/Z on AD 93. We finish, as always, with What's In My Bandcamp Basket, rounding up our fave new goodies from Bandcamp and beyond!

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Following on from Monday's Glastonbury Festival preview, in this episode, we review the new album from Anthony Naples as well as a trio of releases from the Bristol scene - Mun Sing's 'Inflatable Gravestone', BIPED's 'Large Fruit Still Uneaten' and Bruce's 'Not' EP. We finish, as always, with What's In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring driving prog & acid, mutant techno deconstructions, a healthy dose of no-nonsense club belters and more!

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Preview of standout electronic acts at this years' Glastonbury Festival! Reviews for Anthony Naples, Mun Sing, BIPED and Bruce to follow soon in Part 2!

We dedicate this episode of Awake All Hours to discussing the Works Of Intent essay, 'ONE HOUSE - THE BADDEST OF THEM ALL'.

READ: https://worksofintent.com/onehouse/

In Roshan’s own words - ‘In this new piece I explain how the industry uses ethnic meat shields, artist-as-saviour rhetoric, faux solutions and fabricated communities to ensure that since the 2020 Minneapolis uprising against police brutality, very little has materially changed in the dance music industry for marginalised communities.

One House are the perfect case study in understanding how Anglo-Pessimism, a faux anti-racist ideology has taken over.

In the end I offer a future framework for real marginalised communities to own the means of their success in the industry and shut out the Anglo-Pessimist gaze.’

The essay is essential reading, particularly if you have even the slightest interest in electronic music and club culture. We just about manage to scratch the surface of the detail and ideas displayed and hope that the thoughts and perspectives shared in this discussion may make our listeners aware of matters often obscured beneath the surface, but ultimately, encourage you to read the essay if you haven’t already, take it on board and share it with your peers.

Special thanks to Works of Intent for his dedication to his work and for reaching out to us.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, there's an exciting event announcement, tales from triumphant Caroline Polachek sets, more sublime mega gig/clubnight fayre from Accidental Meetings and a giant drum n bass temple built by Lockmars & Highrise in a carpark off the M4. Album reviews contains exquisite dub techno from Paul St. Hilaire, vital clanging techno from TYGAPAW and forward-thinking bass experiments from Eva808, plus a traditional What's In My Bandcamp Basket ranging from rowdy acid techno to blissful new-age and downtempo.

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Hailing from Tokyo and now residing in Bristol, in this episode of INSIGHTS, I am joined by the wonderful Saki Yamada, who’s spellbinding music brilliantly treads the sonic lineage between both cities. Here to discuss the bond between Tokyo and Bristol, production techniques and even Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival’, her debut album entitled ‘es’, which came out in February, found a snug fit on the UK’s finest exporters of all things left of centre, Accidental Meetings.

Over the course of this interview, Saki discusses growing up near Tokyo and moving to Bristol, comparing the rich cultures and music scenes of each city, drawing inspiration from dub and soundsystem culture on her 2023 EP ‘Depth’, the making of her debut album ‘es’, musical influences, using field recordings and synthesis to create a musical diary and the enduring inspiration and wonderment of Dennis Villeneuve’s sci-fi/human drama ‘Arrival’ and the score by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Saki concludes by highlighting some favourite music selections and future projects.

Clips of ‘Biophoton’ and ‘Tack’ by Saskia from the album ‘es’ on Accidental Meetings, are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, George returns from Belgium having attended this year's edition of Horst Arts and Music festival and gives us the full low-down! There's also album reviews for Overmono, Avalon Emerson & the Charm and upsammy and of course a traditional What's In My Bandcamp Basket chock full of electronic morsels!

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by the ultra-talented Dutch DJ / producer, Oceanic, who has taken the world of underground dance music by storm over the past decade or so with his unique brand of rich, tactile experimental techno and ambient. With the bulk of his recent work finding a snug fit and family home on his brother Oberman’s impeccable Nous’klaer Audio imprint, a podcast and peoples favourite, his startling new album, ‘Choral Feeling’, released in January this year saw Oceanic create a beautiful piece of work with a refined focus on connection and the human voice, ingeniously sampling over 30 of his friends singing and weaving them into his compositions.

Over the course of this interview, Job begins by discussing his early years growing up in the Netherlands, formative musical experiences that include British Indie Bands and the German deep house sound of the late 2000’s and how the Dutch scene has evolved over the past decade to become a jewel in the European and global electronic music circuits. He then goes on to share the incredible story and process behind his album ‘Choral Feeling’, before finishing with some record selections and an overview of his upcoming projects and gigs, including a debut Live audio-visual set at this years’ Dekmantel Festival.

We will be giving away a copy of ‘Choral Feeling’ and companion EP ‘Choral Dance’ on vinyl - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.

Clips of ‘KxT’ and ‘Sing It To Happen’ from Oceanic’s album ‘Choral ‘Feeling on Nous’klaer audio are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.

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In this episode of Awake All Hours, we briefly reflect on our 3rd Birthday party at Avalon Cafe and share some recent tales from the dance floor at the likes of Silk + Steel, Accidental Meetings and Normcore before diving into album reviews, which features an arena-sized collection of songs from Yves Tumor, Yaeji's hotly anticipated 'With A Hammer' and more incendiary rap out of Uganda courtesy of MC Yallah! We finish, as ever, with What's In My Bandcamp Basket which contains varying shades of techno from functional to shamanic, the return of heavyweights Pev and Proc Fiscal and Hamdi's 'Skanka'... again!

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Hello dear Awake All Hours listeners, Ali speaking. To kill some time and fill some of the gaps between our regular show, I humbly present to thee my 'musical musings' (or potentially the ramblings of a madman we'll see). This will be a little space outside of our regular programming for me to share some extra thoughts on music I've been digging and speak to you all directly, how exciting!

In this first edition, I wanted to highlight the recent Tresor reissues of classics from the Drexciya back catalogue, amongst other Drexciya related side projects, and why there's no time like the present to do the deep dive on one of electronic music's most important and influential acts.

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Carhartt WIP Radio April 2023: The Myth Of Drexciya - Mixed by DeForrest Brown Jr. https://soundcloud.com/carharttwip/carhartt-wip-radio-april-2023?si=314813f74fe14f9a8e8764fc8d98a5ad&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

In this episode of Awake All Hours, in honour of International Women's Day, we dedicate the entire show to celebrating female artists from all corners of electronic music. Album Reviews features Detroit electro legend Erika, Dean Blunt collaborator Joanne Robertson and a compilation of ambient and downtempo works from singular Japanese musician Dream Dolphin. We finish, as ever, with What's In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring releases from Mantra, Fatima Al Qadiri, Nia Archives, Manuka Honey, Badsista, Violet, and Paige Julia.

Our commitment to celebrating and spotlighting female artists goes far beyond this single episode and we will always strive to cover as diverse range of artists as possible. That being said, we can always do better and will of course miss some releases. If you have any suggestions for things for us to cover or for improvements to the show, your emails or DMs will always be gratefully received.

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In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by someone that we’ve been wanting to get on the show since her incredible debut album ‘Lux’ that came out in 2021 on podcast favourite label AD 93. London-based interdisciplinary artist, Venus Ex Machina’s music sits on that beautiful line between rich, organic composition and toughened, analogue techno, inspired by mathematics, machines and meaning. Having just recently dropped the spellbinding follow up, ‘Doxa’, in November last year, we couldn't wait to hear her story and learn about her process.

Nonto's answers are as rich and detailed as her music, spanning history, language, philosophy, psychology, mechanics, mysticism and lots more. Sit back and enjoy this fascinating interview with one of underground electronic music's most exciting artists.

We will be giving away a copy of both 'Lux' and 'Doxa' on vinyl - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.

Clips of 'Zeus and Metis' and 'Crush' from the album 'Doxa' on AD 93 are used at the beginning and end of this podcast. 

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Guess which podcast has come crawling out the woodwork? In this episode of Awake All Hours, there’s loads of  music chit-chat with nearly two months of tales from club-land to share, unanimous love for Caroline Polachek, album reviews for Kelela and Oceanic, a discussion on the new SODAA compilation featuring Ikävä Pii and a routinely instalment of ‘What’s In My Bandcamp Basket’, stacked full of goodies!

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