Posts by Theo Kotz (@theokotz )

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Paranoid London

Analogue wizards Paranoid London step up with this tough, sleazy hour of acid, house and techno

Sunday Mix: Joe Armon-Jones

The Ezra Collective founder comes through with a mix of Pete Rock, Cypress Hill, Chaka Khan and more for you to sit back and bop with

UK Funky – Mixed by Bamz

After a brief flirtation with the mainstream, UK funky looked to be consigned to history at the start of the decade. As a whole new generation of producers and DJs emerge inspired by the genre§1, we asked one of them, Bamz, for this primer into one of the UK’s most irresistible sounds.

Choose your own adventure – Mixed by Gloo

This mix invites you to jump to certain time-codes based on your decisions, leading you on a sonic journey through a bubblegum-pop labyrinth. Play your cards right and unlock a prize

10 mixes you need to hear this month

Ten of our favourite recorded mixes of the month. From dub to acid, krautrock to surf rock, we have you covered

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Domino #2: SASAMI

SASAMI, whose recent reverb-soaked debut struck a fragile balance between tender and blistering, steps up for our Domino residency

Incienso #1: Anthony Naples

The New York producer launches a new residency from Incienso, the label he runs with Jenny Slattery. Metallic house, Italo judders and cascading breakbeats make for a captivating first mix

Bamao Yendé

The Boukan Records honcho draws for sweet SA highlife, garage subs, syncopated breaks and warm, soulful pads on Crack Mix 313

Sunday Mix: Hector Plimmer

The South London beatmaker soundtrack’s your Sunday with this warm and woozy set.

Dancefloor gospel – Mixed by Tone B. Nimble

One of Chicago’s veteran house and disco DJs, Tone B. Nimble has increasingly focused his…

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Captured Tracks #2: Dinner

One to wash away with as Anders Rhedin supplies a mix of ultra-slow ambience

Lurka

Lurka

Weighty jams from Bristol stalwart Lurka

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Turbo Island’s Batter Bits #2

After last month’s collage of psychedelic pop and British whimsy, Turbo Island’s Batter Bits returns with a captivating set full of weirdo anthems

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IEL / LUZ #2

Bright but characterised by a sense of restrained power, for the second instalment of their residency Luz draws for dubby textures and syncopated rhythms

Sunday Mix: Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore weaves together free jazz, haunted vocals and slippery guitars to form a tangled web to get lost in this Sunday afternoon

Metrist

Metrist walks the thin line where body music and experimentalism meet: slippery beat-structures, drum ‘n’ bass heft and HD sound-design intwined for a challenging but inherently funky whole.

Live: Jumping Back Slash

Jumping Back Slash delivers a hybrid live set exclusively for crackaud.io

Astrid Sonne

The Copenhagen artist comes through with a succinct blend of celestial sounds

Sunday Mix: Mac Wetha

For his languid Sunday session, the producer and NiNE8 Collective member winds down with woozy hip-hop, jazz, slowcore indie and Afrobeat

Sounds of the Arabian underground – Mixed by Dar Disku

The Bahrain duo embark on a colourful journey into the Arabian sounds they regularly champion with their DJ sets and label releases

Daniel Johnston – Mixed by Shower Harvey

In light of Johnston’s recent passing, Bristol DJ Shower Harvey collates a small snapshot of his vast discography

RP Boo

RP Boo

For our latest Crack Mix, a footwork pioneer does what he does best

Omnidisc #1: Phoenecia & Vivian Koch

Omnidisc, the Miami label run by Danny Daze, treat us to a double-header show once a month. First up is recent signee Vivian Koch and Schematic head, Phoenecia

Rye Wax #1: Cabasa b2b Mika Oki

For their crackaud.io residency, beloved Peckham spot Rye Wax taps up a member of staff each month and pairs them with a close affiliate for an exclusive back-to-back. First up is Cabasa, who joins Mika Oki. Welcome to the basement

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Via App

Fast tempos, discordant sound design and pronounced interruptions in flow are hallmarks of Via App’s challenging style, all of which are on show in their Crack Mix

Sunday Mix: Maria Somerville

For our Sunday Mix series, Irish mystical folk musician delivers an ethereal hour of music inspired by the Irish writer and mystic John Moriarty, and the dream-state invoked by those same spaces in rural Ireland

Black Electronic Music Virginia, Afriqua

Black electronic music of Virginia – Mixed by Afriqua

Hampton Roads native Afriqua celebrates a specific chapter in Black electronic music. Here he treats us to an hour of select tracks from the heady days when Virginia ruled the airwaves

Field Maneuvers

Field Maneuvers 2019: A secret countryside party practically without flaw

Undisclosed location near London 30 August
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Pop Zone #1: Planet 1999

Every month artists from the hyperactive corners of pop bring you an hour of captivating goodness. We kick things off with PC music’s latest signing

Johanes Albert

Johannes Albert

With electro as the undercurrent, Renate resident Johannes Albert shows off his penchant for irresistible party-fodder