Posts by Theo Kotz (@theokotz )

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Courtesy Curates Kulør #1: Sister System

Our latest residency comes from Courtesy’s label Kulør, as each month the Danish DJ selects another artist associated with the label. First up is Miami’s Sister System

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Live at FOLD: Anastasia Kristensen

The ever-rising Danish star leads the dancers at London’s FOLD on a march through concussive techno with an old-school rave sensibility and healthy disregard for stylistic continuity

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Sunday Mix: Vegyn

The producer, radio host and frequent collaborator with Frank Ocean delivers a shimmering, aquatic soundtrack for soft Sunday landings

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Sexorcists – Mixed by Brooke Candy

Brooke Candy’s latest album, Sexorcism, is reclaiming female sexuality in the most candid, certain terms with neon ultra-pop beats and an all-star cast of collaborators framing her singular vision. Here she picks her favourites by those peers

Captured Tracks #3: Mourn

Spiky indie-rockers Mourn are the latest to show for the Brooklyn label. The Catalonian four-piece take us on an odyssey of slacker classics, emo favourites and shivering post-hardcore. Lovers of the 90s rejoice

Sentimental Rave

Sentimental Rave

Ahead of her upcoming appearance at Schiev Festival, Sentimental Rave delivers an uncompromising set of gut-wrenching plunges, growling rumbles and full-on thunder

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10 mixes you need to hear this month

Featuring Powder, Oli XL, clipping., Anna Meredith, Big Dope P, Dust-e-1 and loads more

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Turbo Island’s Batter Bits #3

Turbo Island’s Chris Wright returns with more mischief and dark whimsy with a distinctly British edge

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Myako

Myako’s sets largely mine the breaks of UK club tracks and the rhythms of dancehall. Here, metallic clangs and crystalline twinkles cut through the bassy depths for a balanced journey through her vivid landscapes

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Soulful rollers – Mixed by Jamz Supernova

1Xtra DJ and Future Bounce head Jamz Supernova gets deep into the syncopation, soul and swing of broken beat

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Halloween horror(s)core special – Mixed by clipping.

Cramming an enormous number of tracks into just under 40 minutes, the twisted LA noise rappers cycle through gnarled beats, cold, cascading melodies and all manner of depraved rhymes. Happy Halloween

Unreleased Scottish underground – Mixed by Skillis

Skillis, the DJ behind Headset and SSL in Edinburgh, takes us on a journey through a wealth unreleased gems from Scottish legends including Proc Fiskal, Liam Clouds and Polonis

MESS Radio #3: Julianna

Medellín’s Julianna comes through with a masterclass in barrelling techno and swung, strutting electro

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Mairo Nawaz

One of our favourite up-and-coming selectors spins celestial acid and electro in this swaggering set

Omnidisc #2: Shokh & Danny Daze

Danny Daze is joined by Shokh for the second instalment of our Omnidisc residency. Plug in for a mix of sluggish acid, electro, hip-hop and choppy techno

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Kerrie

The DBA artist lays down an hour of tough, well-oiled club tracks ahead of her debut EP

Love in the club – Mixed by Sim Hutchins

Sim Hutchins rattles through styles on a hunt for love in the club. Punctuated by recorded memories of this elusive phenomena, the mix is equal parts alluring and unsettling

Sunday Mix: Bremer/McCoy

Sunday Mix: Bremer/McCoy

Bremer/McCoy look to the various strands of influence that make up their earthy classical jazz for this Sunday set, drawing on dub, afrobeat, folk and the modern classical world too

A history of UK garage – Mixed by DJ Spoony

DJ Spoony brings us an exclusive mix of UKG past and present, a love letter to the grooves he’s dedicated his life to

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Hyperdub Takeover: Kode9

A blistering howl through Hyperdub founder Kode9’s sonic pallet, with footwork and other high-speed percussive tumbles forming the bedrock

Hyperdub Takeover: Proc Fiskal

The Scottish experimentalist skips and splutters through rhythmic structures, painting a sort of sepia-futurism with its warm, glistening synths and snippets of chatter

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Hyperdub Takeover: Jessy Lanza

Jessy Lanza’s mix for crackaud.io sees her toying with the idea of a laid-back set, soothing the listener with hyperactive percussion and pace by holding on to an R&B sensibility

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Hyperdub Takeover: Cooly G

Our latest set is a live recording from Cooly G’s Audiophile party, with Hitman Hyper, Spinner G and Babyface on the mic

Hyperdub Takeover: Mana

Darkness and light wrestle for dominance on this ductile mix of hi-definition sounds from Mana

Hyperdub Takeover: DJ Spinn

To celebrate 15 years of Hyperdub, we invited the label to take over crackaud.io ahead of their panel discussion at Simple Things Festival. First up is DJ Spinn

Sunday Mix: Peter Leung #2

Peter Leung returns with more sunset-ready tunes for your Sunday. After his last set of downtempo grooves this time Leung slows it down even further for a blissed-out Sunday Mix

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M’illumino D’immenso – Mixed by Miedo Total

A metal-head turned electronic producer, Miedo Total’s music brings the drama. His mix is at once baroque, harsh, beautiful, tense and soothing.

MARICAS #1: ISAbella

The Colombian DJ moves through the gears with strutting electro, wide-eyed idm and hefty breaks and bassweight.

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London-based producer object blue straddles the line between function and experimentation in her Crack Mix

Honey Soundsystem Records #2: October

Bristol’s October is next up for the San Francisco institution, exclusively playing his own tracks and remixes for a sleazy delve into the darkness