Posts by Theo Kotz (@theokotz)

squid

Speedy Wunderground #1: Squid

Yelping punk and funk kids Squid are the first band to supply a mix for our new irregular residency with pioneering 7″ label Speedy Wunderground

Jason Kendig

Honey Soundsystem Records #4: Jason Kendig

Detroit-born Kendig is a key member of Honey Soundsystem and one of the most respected DJs in North America. In a 90 minute mix he traverses celestial techno, effervescent house and bubbly Italo disco

Andy Blake

Live at WU Year’s Eve: Andy Blake

This recording from World Unknown’s NYE party, in Andy Blake’s words, is filled with “the usual hints of feedback, distortion and unevenness of volume as the signal slams into the limiters that are the lifeblood of a decent party”

Anne Müller

Sunday Mix: Erased Tapes #2 – Anne Müller

On her Sunday Mix, Anne Müller taps into her love of subtly driving forces, for the most part dealing in compositional pieces but occasionally delving into woozy indie or glitchy pop

zonal

Heavy dub – Mixed by ZONAL

The Bug and JK Flesh, aka ZONAL, are true disciples of dub’s physical force. We’re delighted to present their dubbed and screwed mix. Take off your headphones and turn this up loud

Kasper Marott

Courtesy Curates Kulør #2: Kasper Marott

Kasper Marott blends the guttural squelch and luminescent glow of his reflective productions for a satisfying, slow-burning mix

ziúr

Ziúr

Abrasive, hard but never unpleasant, the music Ziúr favours as a producer and a DJ demands listeners challenge themselves. Her Crack Mix is no exception

Chastity

Captured Tracks #4: Chastity

Canadian singer/producer Chastity calls to the damned for this accompaniment to his 2019 LP ‘Home Made Satan’

incienso

Incienso #3: DJ’J

Incienso boss DJ’J shows off her skills this month, drawing for percussive techno with an icy edge

B12

Live at MIRA Festival: B12

This mix, recorded live at the MIRA Digital Arts Festival in November, finds UK techno luminaries B12 showering listeners with futuristic noodles and shimmering warmth

Sunday Mix: Craven Faults

Craven Faults conjures a sense of hypnosis with mountainside folk, spacious ambient and the trance–like expressions of electronic pioneers like Terry Riley.

Brazilian groove – Mixed by Black Jazz Consortium

Returning to his original Black Jazz Consortium moniker for the first time in five years, Fred P delves into the rhythms of Brazil for this show, as he did on his recent Evolution of Light LP released on Perpetual Sound. A timeless master delving deep.

MESS Radio #5: DJ Tool

Mala Junta resident DJ Tool, lays down his funk-laden take on the hard and fast style synonymous with Copenhagen, hurling out rapid steppers and trance/techno offcuts with hypnotic effect.

Peach Discs #4: Daisy Moon

The Housework resident and Idle Hands artist digs into an assorted box of techno, breaks and fractured electro, hurtling with a kinetic zeal.

Christoph de Babalon

Having spent decades inspiring terror in everyone from Thom Yorke to Demdike Stare, Christoph de Babalon rings in the new year with a selection of dark and twisted beauty.

2019 Mix: Discodromo

Discodromo’s 2015 Crack Mix has mythical status in the Crack offices as one of the best we’ve ever hosted. This set finds them in a different mood to the woozy sleaze of the former, but these twisted, intergalactic sounds are the perfect soundtrack to ring in a new decade.

2019 Mix: MoMA Ready

One of the most prolific artists in NYC club music calls on all corners of his ravey dancefloor tastes for one of our 2019 mixes, closing out the decade.

2019 Mix: Flo Dill

The London-based DJ, booker and NTS regular reaches for ‘Love in the Key of Pop’, a response to political heartbreak and an energy to channel for the new year.

2019 Mix: Joe

As the year draws to a close, Hessle Audio affiliate Joe explores some of the most exciting experimentation with slower tempos that gripped much of club music in 2019.

Turbo Island’s Batter Bits #4

As Turbo Island, Christopher Wright designs prints and tees that playfully express his deep love of music culture. As the year draws to a close, so too does his Batter Bits residency, a playful deep-dive into a strange, psychedelic Britain.

Elkka

femme culture founder Elkka evokes the otherworldly release of techno’s fundamentals with this lush, warm set of classically-minded dancefloor bombs.

richard fearless

Ballardian dreams – Mixed by Richard Fearless

Richard Fearless of Death in Vegas evokes the industrial hellscapes of science fiction author J. G. Ballard, for this cold but alluring mix

Bossy LDN

crackaud.io x Gurls Talk: Bossy LDN

Through events, creative projects and a regular NTS Radio show, Bossy LDN amplify the sounds of like-minded artists and lean into genres often dominated by men. “Men are predominantly known to play [genres like these] and people don’t expect that from 2 women. This is the music we love.”

Liv Ravden

crackaud.io x Gurls Talk: Liv Ravden

West London’s Liv Ravden joins us for the mid-way point of our week-long collaboration with Adwoa Aboah’s Gurls Talk, exploring and celebrating womxnhood in all forms. Smooth and uplifting, this is the perfect tonic for the midweek slump

jodie harsh

crackaud.io x Gurls Talk: Jodie Harsh

For the next Gurls Talk mix, curated by Adwoa Aboah, one of the London fashion world’s foremost DJs and promoters steps up with a blast of fierce, pop energy

Essential crackaud.io

10 Essential crackaud.io Shows from 2019

From Shanti Celeste to Clipping, Call Super to Maria Somerville, these are our 10 favourite shows from the first months of crackaud.io

crackaud.io x Gurls Talk: Chloe Caillet

Adwoa Aboah and Gurls Talk take over crackaud.io this week, with Aboah curating a series of mixes from some of her favourite DJs. Chloe Caillet is first up, kicking off the week with this blend of house and afrobeat.

Sunday Mix: Peter Leung #3

Balaeric master and deep digger Peter Leung is back for his third show, with more softness and gorgeous tunes to slip you on out to those deep mediterranean vistas

Diva house – Mixed by La Neve

La Neve makes ’90s handbag house’ in the vein of the great dancefloor queens of the era. Her mix for us is an ode to the peerless sultry house vocalist: Kim Cooper, reminding us all of the power of the diva in the dance

Mixes of 2019

The Best Mixes of 2019

From Ghost Phone to CCL, Autechre to Josey Rebelle, these are the 10 best mixes of 2019