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| INSIGHTS 034 // ROSKA - A Timeline of UK Funky | 04 nov. 2024 | 00:54:59 | |
Ahead of his headline appearance under his raw and groove-laden Bakongo moniker at our event with Funky Adjacent on November 23rd (https://ra.co/events/1987058), for this episode of INSIGHTS, I'm joined by Wayne Goodlitt aka Roska, UK Funky royalty and pioneering DJ producer whose unwavering dedication to the genre and incredible output has rightfully earned him legend status. His Roska Kicks & Snares imprint has been a cornerstone of UK Funky for over 15 years, a true constant throughout the peaks and troughs of the genre's popularity, as fresh and vital now as it was back in the late 2000s. | |||
| INSIGHTS 033 // DIS FIG - 'Orchards of a Futile Heaven', Collaboration & Developing Vocals | 28 juin 2024 | 01:15:14 | |
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! | |||
| INSIGHTS 032 // DJ HARAM - Daughter, Lover & Comrade | 10 mai 2024 | 00:58:14 | |
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. | |||
| EP 084 // Nia Archives, Sega Bodega & Julia Holter | 03 mai 2024 | 01:39:53 | |
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! | |||
| INSIGHTS 031 // SASKIA - The Bond Between Tokyo & Bristol, the Making of 'es' & Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival’ | 15 avr. 2024 | 00:34:30 | |
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. | |||
| EP 083 // Jlin, Moor Mother, Kali Malone & Violent Magic Orchestra | 27 mars 2024 | 01:26:44 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, we review a cluster of albums exploring the fringes of electronic and experimental music; more boundary pushing footwork from Jlin on 'Akoma', truly essential listening in the form of Moor Mother's staggering experimental opus 'The Great Bailout', sprawling choral, pipe organ and brass meditations from Kali Malone on 'All Life Long' and black metal/hard dance hybrids on Violent Magic Orchestra's 'DEATH RAVE'. We finish with a focus on our favourite new curiosities and club-leaning picks in What’s In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring releases from Klahrk, Valentina Magaletti, Daniel[i] and more! | |||
| EP 082 // Erika de Casier, serpentwithfeet, The Body & Dis Fig | 29 févr. 2024 | 01:22:08 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, it’s de Casier season bby!! So we waste no time getting stuck into album reviews for returning podcast favourites - ‘Still’ by Erika de Casier, ‘GRIP’ by serpentwithfeet and ‘Orchards of a Futile Heaven’ by The Body and Dis Fig. We finish with a focus on our favourite new club-ready record picks in What’s In My Bandcamp Basket, featuring releases from Jurango, Ivy Lab, Intellagama, Polar Inertia and more! | |||
| INSIGHTS 030 // NYKSAN - TraTraTrax: The Story So Far, Latin America's Ambient Scene, Alchemy & Metaverses | 15 févr. 2024 | 00:59:36 | |
In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by Nyksan, a mastermind behind one of the most influential labels of this decade, Colombia’s TraTraTrax, alongside Verraco and DJ Lomalinda. Back in 2020, while the label was still in its infancy, we had the pleasure of interviewing Verraco to coincide with the release of his album ‘Grial’ on Insurgentes. We could never have predicted TraTraTrax’s trajectory then. In the space of just three and a half years, the label has curated an era-defining roster of artists and releases, from the likes of Nick León, DJ Babatr, Bitter Babe, Luca Duran, Doctor Jeep, Badsista and many more, putting the breadth and brilliance of Latin America’s music and culture at the centre, whilst also plotting a course via Africa and Europe. We are so excited to discuss the past, present and future of the world-beating imprint, as well his solo endeavours, with the one and only Nicolás Sánchez! We conclude by discussing plans for TraTraTrax's future, including twelve new releases already on the map, another new banger orientated series and showcases and parties all over the world! | |||
| EP 081 // Astrid Sonne, Saskia & Burial | 08 févr. 2024 | 01:36:55 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, there are tales from the first month of club season in 2024, featuring homegrown party debuts, big eff-off soundsytems and no-holds-barred backroom voyages, with standout sets from aya, Susu Laroche, Bruce b2b Nosedrip and OKO DJ. Next, there's album reviews for Astrid Sonne, Saskia and Burial, before we finish with What's In My Bandcamp Basket, rounding up our favourite new club-ready scran from the likes of Eastern Distributor & Jörmungandr, DJ Kolt, Cartridge, AceMo, Erika and more! | |||
| EP 080 // Donato Dozzy, 33EMYBW & MoMA Ready | 26 janv. 2024 | 01:17:09 | |
We’re well and truly back for 2024 with all the usual chatter - part coherent music discourse, part utter nonsense but 100% dedicated to the music and culture we love. Following a January string of INSIGHTS interviews with the wonderful Dual Monitor and Gonubie, we humbly present to you a bog-standard, back-to-basics discussion and reviews show, featuring the new albums from Donato Dozzy, 33EMYBW and MoMA Ready. We finish with a traditional What’s In My Bandcamp Basket? which features essential loot from DJ Haram, Nat Home, ASC, Yan Cook and more! | |||
| INSIGHTS 029 // DUAL MONITOR - Producing as a Duo, Navigating the Music Industry & 'One for the Huns, One for the Heads' | 23 janv. 2024 | 01:15:38 | |
Last Autumn, we had the absolute joy of sitting down with two of the loveliest people in dance music, Dual Monitor, in anticipation of their new EP on Hardline Sounds. Two established names in their own right and already boasting releases on N-Face, Amity, EC2A and CloudCore, the synergy of Fliss Mayo and Zebb Dempster has been taking the club and festival circuit by storm, from venues and events such as Glastonbury Festival, Meraki, Boiler Room and sharing lineups with the likes of Eliza Rose, Mall Grab, Yung Singh, Chloe Robinson, Hamdi and Pinch. SUPPORT DUAL MONITOR: | |||
| INSIGHTS 028 // GONUBIE - ‘Signals At Both Ears’ and the Interconnection Between Home, Music & Architecture | 16 janv. 2024 | 00:52:36 | |
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. | |||
| EP 079 // Best Of 2023, Awards Ceremony & Contributor Lists | 22 déc. 2023 | 01:58:41 | |
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: | |||
| INSIGHTS 027 // GABRIEL GIFFORD - Music School, Berlin's DIY Scene & 'Hailstone King' | 14 déc. 2023 | 01:12:01 | |
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. | |||
| EP 078 // Rainy Miller x Space Afrika, HUUUM & Memotone | 07 déc. 2023 | 01:45:08 | |
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! SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-078-rainy-miller-x-space-afrika-huuum-memotone | |||
| INSIGHTS 026 // SAM SCHAEFFER - En Masse, 'Inclusivity & Fun' & Running a Festival | 04 déc. 2023 | 01:24:19 | |
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. | |||
| EP 077 // Actress, Aisha Devi & Salamanda | 21 nov. 2023 | 01:22:56 | |
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! SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-077-actress-aisha-devi-salamanda | |||
| EP 076 // Klein, Evian Christ, Works Of Intent & Azu Tiwaline | 31 oct. 2023 | 01:34:36 | |
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! | |||
| EP 075 // Jlin, Hannah Diamond, Call Super & YOKEL x D.HAM x FRANCO FRANCO | 17 oct. 2023 | 01:44:08 | |
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! | |||
| EP 074 // Loraine James, yeule, Iceboy Violet, Gaika & Laurel Halo | 03 oct. 2023 | 01:46:07 | |
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. | |||
| EP 073 // Summer Festival Retrospective, Tirzah & Minor Science | 15 sept. 2023 | 01:57:55 | |
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. | |||
| INSIGHTS 025 // MINOR SCIENCE - ‘Absent Friends’, the Making of an Anthem, Stripe N Co & the Harder Faster Trend | 05 sept. 2023 | 01:17:21 | |
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… | |||
| INSIGHTS 024 // VALENTINA MAGALETTI - Conversations Through Music, Moin, Vanishing Twin, Holy Tongue & V/Z | 23 août 2023 | 00:58:14 | |
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. | |||
| INSIGHTS 023 // DOUBLE O - Origins, Rupture, ‘Firm Meditation’ & Jungle Across the Ages | 14 août 2023 | 01:22:32 | |
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. | |||
| EP 072 // Dekmantel Festival 2023 Preview, DJ Bone & K-LONE | 31 juil. 2023 | 01:44:00 | |
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! | |||
| INSIGHTS 022 // MEMOTONE - The Creative Process, Folklore & Straying from the Path | 22 juil. 2023 | 01:22:20 | |
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. | |||
| EP 071 // Double O, Gacha Bakradze, Kromestar & V/Z | 14 juil. 2023 | 01:34:56 | |
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! | |||
| EP 070 (Part 2) // Anthony Naples, Mun Sing, BIPED & Bruce | 24 juin 2023 | 00:59:16 | |
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! | |||
| EP 070 (Part 1) // Glastonbury Festival 2023 Preview | 19 juin 2023 | 00:47:19 | |
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! | |||
| EP 069 // 'ONE HOUSE - THE BADDEST OF THEM ALL' by Works Of Intent | 14 juin 2023 | 01:00:58 | |
We dedicate this episode of Awake All Hours to discussing the Works Of Intent essay, 'ONE HOUSE - THE BADDEST OF THEM ALL'. | |||
| EP 068 // Paul St. Hilaire, TYGAPAW & Eva808 | 05 juin 2023 | 01:34:25 | |
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. | |||
| EP 067 // Horst 2023 Review, Overmono, Avalon Emerson & upsammy | 19 mai 2023 | 01:53:34 | |
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! | |||
| INSIGHTS 021 // OCEANIC - Choral Feeling, Community and the Connective Power of Singing | 24 avr. 2023 | 01:09:56 | |
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. | |||
| EP 066 // Yves Tumor, Yaeji & MC Yallah | 23 avr. 2023 | 01:30:45 | |
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! | |||
| Musical Musings // Why There's No Better Time To Get Into Drexciya (Tresor Reissues) | 07 avr. 2023 | 00:44:41 | |
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! | |||
| EP 065 // IWD Special - Erika, Joanne Robertson & Dream Dolphin | 17 mars 2023 | 01:16:53 | |
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. | |||
| INSIGHTS 020 // VENUS EX MACHINA - Maths, Music, Machines & Meaning | 03 mars 2023 | 01:29:45 | |
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. | |||
| EP 064 // Kelela, Oceanic & SODAA | 01 mars 2023 | 01:46:56 | |
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! | |||
| INSIGHTS 019 // AIRCODE - 'Grounded', Alien Jams & Creating a Unique Sound | 03 févr. 2023 | 00:44:45 | |
In this episode, we are really thrilled to be joined by a truly singular producer and an artist we have been extremely fond of for a while now on the show, following two standout EPs for Nostro Hood System and Alien Jams. Almost exactly a year ago to the day, aircode dropped her stunning debut album 'Grounded', also on Alien Jams. These records all showcased a truly unique and otherworldly approach to what you may broadly call soundsystem music, however, that doesn't quite do it justice. | |||
| INSIGHTS 018 // BRUCE - Hessle Audio & Livity Sound, XRA, Live Set & TURN ’23 | 20 janv. 2023 | 01:26:04 | |
In this episode of INSIGHTS, we have the privilege of being joined by a true stalwart of the UK bass music scene. If you’ve been paying even the slightest bit of attention over the years to that signature strain of wonky, skewed, bass driven techno, as purveyed by seminal labels such as Hessle Audio, Timedance, Livity Sound, Hemlock and Idle Hands, you will certainly be familiar with Bruce, who boasts a slew of landmark releases on all of the aforementioned imprints. We look back over his incredible career as well as discussing some extremely exciting new projects, most notably his new party TURN ’23 which debuts at Strange Brew in Bristol on the Saturday 28th January with an absolutely ludicrous cast of greats from across the electronic music spectrum - DJ Marcelle, Nazar, Shelley Parker, Biped, Sybil, Aura Tekh and of course, Bruce himself. Over the course of this interview, we begin by discussing Larry’s early years and formative experiences, meeting Ploy and Batu whilst studying at Bath Uni, moving to Bristol, the city's club culture and how two emails from Ben UFO and Peverelist in 2014 springboard his production career. We then discuss some of his career-highlights, both as a producer and DJ before moving onto his current projects - XRA with fellow Timedance and Hessle Audio heavyweight, Lurka, as well as his new solo live set. We conclude by talking about his Get Loose parties, before previewing his tantalising forthcoming event TURN ’23! We are giving away three tickets for TURN ’23 to one lucky winner! Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details. — SUPPORT BRUCE: TURN ’23 tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2023-…nt_id=83048 | |||
| EP 063 // The Awake All Hours Awards 2022 | 13 janv. 2023 | 01:38:06 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, before diving headfirst into the New Year, we take one final look back at 2022 for our (not so) prestigious award ceremony, each naming our shouts for the following categories: | |||
| EP 062 // The Big Phat Best of 2022 Show! | 27 déc. 2022 | 02:06:46 | |
You know the drill - 2022 is coming to end, so we have our annual get together to discuss the best music the year had to offer (in our humble opinion), from all corners of electronic music. We begin by reflecting on how the scene has fared this past 12 months (03:57) before listing our Top 10 EPs (10:33), Top 10 tunes (36:40) and Top 20 albums (01:01:22) of 2022!! | |||
| EP 061 // Hyd, Daniel Avery, Persher & Venus Ex Machina | 25 nov. 2022 | 01:58:51 | |
This week on Awake All Hours, we review ‘CLEARING’ by Hyd (51:45), ‘Ultra Truth’ by Daniel Avery (01:13:11), ‘Man With the Magic Soap’ by Persher (01:32:10) and ‘Doxa’ by Venus Ex Machine (01:35:49). We finish by rounding up some of our favourite new club ready cuts in that humble wee section named What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:40:25), this week featuring mind-bending time signatures and exponential rhythms, gully 130 weaponry, trippy acid for the early hours, deep dubstep and much more! | |||
| INSIGHTS 017 // EMEKA OGBOH - '6°30’33.372”N3°22’0.66”E', Lagos Soundscapes & Engaging the Senses | 23 nov. 2022 | 01:01:55 | |
In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are honoured to be joined by Nigerian composer, producer and sound artist, Emeka Ogboh, who’s highly acclaimed installation work and outstanding recorded output, which has currently found homes on Berghain’s in-house label A-Ton and Emeka’s own Danfotronics imprint, weave together detailed field recordings and textured club electronics to tell rich, organic stories from the streets of Lagos and beyond! | |||
| EP 060 // Sudan Archives, The Soft Pink Truth & Ariel Zetina | 04 nov. 2022 | 01:34:27 | |
This week on Awake All Hours, we review ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’ by Sudan Archives (20:13), ‘Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? by The Soft Pink Truth (37:04) and ‘Cyclorama’ by Ariel Zetina (54:33). As always, we also round up our favourite club-oriented cuts in that little section we like to call What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:20:45), which contains a batch of exquisite rhythmic cerebral techno, a batch of big rowdy breaksy tunes outta Bristol, 100 bpm hip-shakers and more! | |||
| EP 059 // Loraine James, Daphni, James K & Crypticz | 21 oct. 2022 | 01:15:16 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, we do the deep dive on 'Building Something Beautiful For Me' (08:35), the third album in just two years from Loraine James. We also discuss new albums from Daphni (44:29), James K (56:58) and Crypticz (01:01:49) before finishing with What's In My Bandcamp Basket (01:06:18), this week feautiring sci-fi futurist DnB, analogue synth explorations, heads-down techno for the dance floor and more! | |||
| EP 058 // Shygirl, Björk, Soreab, memotone, DJ Q, Authentically Plastic & Pinty | 07 oct. 2022 | 01:51:39 | |
We have a bumper reviews and recommendations dump for you this week on Awake All Hours! We begin by going deep on two huge new releases from Shygirl (07:25) and Björk (43:49) before doing a quick fire roulette of new albums (01:22:12) from the likes of Soreab, memotone, DJ Q, Authentically Plastic, Pinty and more! We finish, as always, with What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:36:48) which this week features a nifty compilation outta France, hi-def techno/half-time hybrids, a breakbeat ‘menace’ with ‘total GET DOWN value’, bassline led trance missiles and much more! | |||
| EP 057 // Waterworks 2022 Review, Coby Sey, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, The Maghreban & Chad Dubz | 25 sept. 2022 | 01:44:07 | |
Following some delays, Awake All Hours' regular programming is back for good! In this episode, we begin by addressing the potential closure of Oval Space (05:00) before we review the 2022 edition of Waterworks Festival (09:52) and discuss new albums from Coby Sey (30:22), Katilyn Aurelia Smith (01:08:04), The Maghreban (01:17:16) and Chad Dubz (01:24:09). We finish with What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:33:05) - this week containing spiralling techno / DnB hybrids, devastating low-slung dancehall, bassline led main stage destroyers and more! | |||
| EP 056 // Dekmantel 2022 and Tresor 31 Festival Reviews, Emeka Ogboh & Thugwidow | 19 août 2022 | 01:57:12 | |
In this episode of Awake All Hours, we travel from Amsterdam to Berlin, reviewing Dekmantel 2022 (4:50) and the Tresor 31 exhibition and festival (01:05:10)! We follow up with album reviews for Emeka Ogboh (01:24:21) and Thugwidow (01:37:17) before finishing with What's In My Bandcamp Basket (01:46:29)! | |||
| INSIGHTS 016 // PRISON RELIGION - ‘Hard Industrial BOP’, The Creative Process & Pushing Boundaries | 16 août 2022 | 01:33:44 | |
In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by Warren Jones and Parker Black aka Prison Religion, who are responsible the most sonically abrasive and intense albums we have ever covered on Awake All Hours. Finding a spiritual home on Lee Gamble’s boundary pushing UIQ imprint, ‘Hard Industrial BOP’ is a 22 minute storm channeling savage noise, industrial hip-hop and gnarled electronics, all delivered with the energy of hardcore punk. Over the course of this interview, Warren and Parker discuss the Richmond noise, rap and hardcore scenes, jumping out of windows, getting into electronic music, M.I.A’s ‘Paper Planes’, boundary pushing genres and artists, their creative process, subverting subversive music, writing 'Hard Industrial BOP', finding a home on UIQ, working with producer S280F and the significance of a 1956 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album. Special thanks to Warren Jones, Parker Black and UIQ for allowing the use of clips from ‘Banshee, Pale Fire, Landing’ and ‘ Brick Dust’ at the beginning and end of this episode. — SUPPORT PRISON RELIGION: Bandcamp: uiqmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hard-ind…b-o-p-uiqlp007 — SUPPORT THE ARTISTS DISCUSSED: UIQ: uiqmusic.bandcamp.com — SUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS: Patreon: www.patreon.com/awakeallhours | |||