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Hustle Cry [Mix]

05.25.26

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Turn on your ears, a new mix is here…This time it’s a transmission coming in from Houston-based talent Hustle Cry.

DJ/producer Hustle Cry is a brilliant curator of soft and emotional sounds, a craft which he regularly hones through his show Moods on Houston’s Ice House Radio. After this much needed long weekend, it feels timely that he sent us the perfect mix to swaddle yourself in as you wind down from whatever escapades you found yourself on.

In keeping with the spirit of his show, you’re in for a warmed up and stretched out session in which every selection feels fluid no matter the genre. Expect a steady crawl through all the tabs in his low-BPM filing cabinet: the tender edges of IDM, seductive future jazz, sirenesque piano ballads, syrupy guitar trips, and anything else you can think of that makes you feel like you’re floating.

Hustle Cry ↗
Also don’t sleep on his productions, he’s doing very beautiful things with sound ↗

CodeAbi [Mix]

04.30.24

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This month we welcome a good friend of the series CodeAbi ★

CodeAbi has a doctorate in bouncy sounds, and this mix is no exception. As one half of the beloved Brooklyn duo Soldiers of Luv, CodeAbi is no stranger to making crowds move in unexpected ways across Brooklyn.

As a solo DJ, her skill lies in finding tracks that first smack you in the face before folding you into a hug of melodic synths and infectious vocals. There is a saturated, celebratory, old-school feeling to her selections that transports you directly to a crowded room at sunrise, with light leaking through the windows and not a phone in sight…😍

This mix finds both a companion and a foil in her recent productions where you’ll find a more delicate aesthetic, shifting from the floor to the air with music that is subtle, ambient and heart-felt. We’ve really enjoyed listening to her latest work, which we’ve linked below.

CodeAbi ↗
Soldiers of Love ↗

Cheers and happy spring :)

Tracklist:

toma kami – Negative Extasy
S!RINE – Jama Banela
john beltran – Wildfire
Mick Man & Kelvin Momo – Dopeness 2.0
Kepler – 22b (m a t i c Remix)
bambinodj – drummyfeb
e-unity – Etra (Home)
bambinodj – Carrier
code abi – unreleased
Blue Canariñho – Comunidade Sunsets
bambinodj – West Wind
Aaliyah – One In A Million (Giegling Remix)
133 jel the digital dream girl – i liKe it
Cinthie – ‘Deep Inside Love’ (D Stone Remix)
leonce – Pink Champagne
inter alia – Come Closer
not even noticed – Ascend
ESP – Dub Track (Extended Outro)
bambinodj – Fleshless Motion (Hollie & Keith Kenniff+ML Buch)
ole – våken.. tiojota..

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Brooks [Mix]

03.27.26

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As March gives way to April, we hope you enjoy this hour-and-change of intentional selections by Brooks.

To put it simply, Brooks has really good taste. Through a dedicated digging practice, he has amassed a record collection that borders on the enviable—a private archive of sounds we’ve been lucky enough to host twice during our residency at Eavesdrop. Both recordings have been in our personal rotations for months, so we’re pleased to be able to add another into the mix.

This month’s recording is, at its floor, a great showcase of time spent in the bins. At its ceiling, it’s the rhythmic ease of a familiar park path—strolling with a slouching elegance through New Age, Jazz, Illbient, IDM, and eventually finding repose in softly-padded, sun-drenched house and techno. But no matter how distant the styles of music, the through lines are evident. There is a humid, soft tactility in the most mechanical of Brooks’ selections, and unlikely sequences meld together with a serene logic that feels rare and vital. Even his most oddball pivots are chosen with such intention that they could still lift you out of a slump. As we move into a season of cleansing, let this mix be a testament to shedding excess and holding on to gems :)

Emilio smith [Mix]

02.20.26

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After a brief hiatus in January we couldn’t be more proud to kick off the year with this first one – a beautifully raw, rough-hewn recording from our genius (and dear) friend Emilio smith.

A collection of “first drafts”, new classics, and nostalgic familiarities, this mix feels perfectly timed for the quiet reset of an unsparingly brittle NYC winter. Emilio smith shares versions of songs we thought we knew—like Paper Bag and Be My Baby—stripped of their studio armor and left beautifully exposed. Their intimacy is only heightened by the hazy, glacial selections that bookend them. It’s the sonic equivalent of emerging from a grey, solitary winter trudge into a glowing room full of your closest friends. From the icy atmospheres of Paysage d'Hiver to the synth-pop sincerity of Ryan Paris, it’s a montage of “starting over” that has the power to gut you if you happen to be looking at old photos.

This jump-cut approach to curation mirrors his new fragmentary essay, A Disrespectful Analysis of New York City’s Speaker Culture. Much like the mix, the book is a non-linear dive into the chaos of modern listening—tackling everything from the social life of Bluetooth speakers to the deeper anxieties of contemporary club culture. It’s an essential read for the “short-term memory scroller” and the “critical thinker” alike.

A Disrespectful Analysis of New York City’s Speaker Culture ↗
Emilio Smith ↗

Selica [Mix]

12.18.25

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This month on A–Z we are diving into the watery world of artist and DJ Selica.

This mix is a cathartic fusion of cavernous reverbs, lush pad layers, undulating FM textures, and trance-inducing loops – all glued together by transient rhythms and percussive hits that all seems to come from the same universe despite the mix’s diverse range.

Dream-like transitions carry us through a montage of oscillator lullabies, many of which are reminiscent of early ambient experiments from artists like The Orb and Jan Jelinek; though this mix never loses its contemporary edge…we’re using laptops to make music now, after all. In any case we would love to hear this out loud in a cathedral, no matter the era.

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Selica is also part of the newly formed duo Admiration, whose debut single is out now, with more releases to come. Check them out here ↗

Steven Hickey [Mix]

11.19.25

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This month we are excited to share a mix from deeeep digger Steven Hickey 📀

LA-based DJ Steven Hickey presents us with an hour of anti-authoritarian oddities. Sounds of punk, industrial, and dub can be found here – tied together with impeccable flow that is exercised and echoed in his show Big Nice World on Dutch radio TNP ↗

Happy listening :)

Steven Hickey ↗

2025 NYC Marathon Live! vol. 1 [Post]

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Celebrating the runners of the 2025 marathon with live music by Gabby Cocco, Mickey Pérez, Tommy Castro, Planet B, Fernelly.

Support by Bandit Running, House Under Magic and A–Z Radio.

Photo by: Bryan Anton

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2025 NYC Marathon Live! vol. 2 [Post]

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A continuation of our live music celebrating the marathon runners by Gabby Cocco, Mickey Pérez, Tommy Castro, Planet B, Fernelly.

Support by Bandit Running, House Under Magic and A–Z Radio.

Photo by: Bryan Anton

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Apok [Mix]

10.15.25

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This month we are thrilled to welcome Thai-American, Brooklyn-based DJ, composer, and producer Apok to this series :)

Apok continually strives to weave together a tapestry sounds in his compositions - combining his penchant for cinematic storytelling, deep bass, hypnotic techno, percussive club rhythms and simmering sound design.

Fresh off his latest EP “Ore” released earlier this year on label Club Dub↗ which he co-runs, Apok plays a monthly radio residency at Newtown Radio and has graced the decks at clubs such as Mood Ring and Hell Phone.

For A—Z, Apok delivers a shape-shifting session of cinematic, dub-soaked techno. Across its runtime, the mix drifts through fogged-out club abstractions and hypnotic, slow-burn momentum; deconstructing and rebuilding rhythm in unexpected forms. It’s a reflection of Apok’s meticulous sound craft and narrative instinct as a producer, grounding experimental impulses in body-moving rhythms.

Apok↗

CIAIC [Mix]

09.05.25

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We are so excited to share a mix by CIAIC, a new friend and incredible DJ whose taste and breadth is inspirational.

CIAIC is an Italian DJ based in Paris. An insatiable delver of dance music’s murkiest depths, he draws inspiration from bass-heavy sounds, dub, footwork and beyond to open a gateway for his imagination.

He has crafted a heady 1.5 hours of hazey and frenetic lysergia dipped in oil drum sludge and riddled with tape echo. This mix is unique to CIAIC’s playful, imaginative lens yet remains reflective of the forward-thinking underground scenes of Sound-System-geared dance music that are currently making noise in places like Bristol and the south of France.

CIAIC ↗
Check out CIAIC’s other mixes here ↗

Tracklist:

Lomechanik
– Toktek - CRKL

Ekoclef
– sonic salvation

Gumatat Gumitit Gospell
– Ning

Greater Than One
– Crimson Sky

HoeHLE
– Junktion One

Don Kashew
– Reibung II

Tav Exotic
– Mako Dream

Ceqi
– Fog Juice

Badawi
– Freedom During End Times

sdem
– H9

Brollachan / Limiting Factor
– Paralysis

Wydma
– squashed

Ivan Robirosa
– Turnstile

HELIXIR
– Dub 4 Palestine

Krikor Kouchian
– EQU-al

primordial OOze
– Third Mind Dub

DJ Strawberry
– tekktekk (Dj Fulltono Remix)

Bathke
– Fag Tech (Le Frit Remix)

機械状無意識
– Skidoo Two-Three Puzzle (Base)

King AGee
– Footwork Or Die Ft E Lee Lee

Attention Fête
– Orgie

Warzou meets DUPPY GUN
– Higher Level ft. IJahbar

GTTRDMMRNG
– Parish

Y.a.M.A
– Strobe Pt.5

xàr num
– Expression

E GONE
– Hökarängen

Dolphin Chime
– Canadian Green (Lvcchesi Version)

CSV
– Capital

Philipp Matalla
– Caps

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

Enzo [Mix]

07.23.25

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Today we’re excited to share a beautiful mix from Enzo Okumu, who we first met playing records deep into the night at LSD loft :)

An emotional outpour, the mix weaves together raw instrumentation, plaintive vocals, and melodies that wander like thoughts—scattered, improvised, and deeply felt. Drawing from early forms of American music including gospel, blues, soul, and jazz.

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leo.nerd [Mix]

04.14.25

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This month, we’re excited to welcome DJ and producer leo.nerd to A–Z Radio with a mix that dives deep into rich, textural territory.

Drifting effortlessly through the “slowfast” spectrum, leo.nerd blends laid-back half-time grooves with fluttery bursts of double-time energy. It’s a bright, detailed listen—soaked in dubby atmospheres, splashes of breaks, and melodic touches that shimmer with guitar tones and lush ambience. A seamless journey through the outer edges of drum and bass, jungle, and grey area—pushing boundaries while staying grounded.

It’s immersive, transportive—and it sounds verrrrry good in headphones ;-)

leo.nerd ↗
You can dig into Leo’s other mixes and productions here ↗

mz3 [Mix]

03.19.25

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This month, we’re thrilled to feature a high-energy mix from MZ3.

A rising force and latest guest in our (eavesdrop) residency, MZ3 crafts a sound deeply rooted in the UK and sound system culture—but never confined by it. This mix is a kinetic blend of baile funk, reggaeton, and UK bass, weaving together dancefloor-driven intensity with unexpected emotional twists.

A frequent guest at staples like Bossa Nova Civic Club, Nowadays and Mansions, MZ3 has solidified their place in the Brooklyn circuit. Now, they’re set to take things further with a recently announced slot at Dripping, a New Jersey festival that, despite its youth, has already cultivated a reputation for its open-minded crowd and forward-thinking programming.

MZ3 ↗

Airali [Mix]

02.20.25

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This month we are proud to share a potent hour long mix by San Francisco based DJ and AI music researcher Airali.

A stroll down a dark hallway that twists and turns, containing doors with unknown contents…

From Airali – “I had the idea of a nightmare unfolding as a guide”.

While this isn’t a traditional a dance mix, it contains the same hypnotic signatures as Airali’s club sets. Undulating rhythmic through-lines coax us through a hazy cinematic atmosphere that never lets us get too comfortable. It’s not all dark however – the occasional sprinkling of analog instrumentation and ethereal vocals amid machine-chaos and dense percussion conjures flora blooming in a concrete landscape.

Previous based in the UK, Airali has played in London-based clubs, including FOLD, Corsica Studios, Venue MOT, and The Glove That Fits, to name a few. In 2022, she completed a mini tour of Japan where she DJ’d at venues Circus, Spread and Forestlimit. More recently, Airali relocated to and debuted in California, where she has played in Oakland and San Francisco.

You can dig more into Airali here:
Instagram ↗
Soundcloud ↗
RA ↗

djcarldj [Mix]

01.22.25

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djcarl DJ has graced us with our second mix of the year…

An all vinyl dub techno mix recorded at home on a cold day.

Lush selects that evoke a heartbeat – constant, warm, comforting. Not without the raw edges of early electronic music. With mostly 90’s / 00’s selects all the way through, this mix reminds us that classics are such for a reason. Enjoy :)

djcarldj ↗

Tracklist:

Monobox
– Realm Pt 2 (1996)

DJ Champion
– Goujou (2001)

Imax
– Soft White (Version) (2000)

Prince of Denmark
– 187666 (2010)

Mono Junk
– Channel B (1995)

Maurizio
– M5 Untitled B (1995)

Maurizio
– M4 Untitled A (1995)

Round Two
– New Day (Dub) (1995)

Theorem
– Fallout (1999)

Roland King
– Flashbacks from the M1 (The Ferox Treatment) (1997)

Merv
– Dust (2015)

Paul Mac
– More of the Same (2000)

Paul Mac
– Tang (2000)

P Relief
– Dusted (2023)

A601-2
– Tower 400 (2000)

Basic Channel
– Octagon (1994)

Pelon
– No Stunts (1996)

Maurizio
– Eleye (1992)

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2FA [Mix]

01.04.25

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Our first mix of the new year comes from NYC talent 2FA 🛫

Step into a space where the wonky and weird side of techno takes center stage. Featuring canonized left field artists like Two Lone Swordsmen alongside new-school experimental bass/techno pioneers, this mix is fresh, playful and euphoric while paying homage to the consistent pump of turn-of-the-century techno mixes.

We hope you enjoy. Happy New Year :)

being
– Soon gone

Crespi Drum Syndicate
– Bruxula

Teakup
– 004.1

Tammo Hesselink
– Semika

Two Lone Swordsmen
– Rotting Hill (Two Lone Swordsmen remix)

Command D
– Esc

Seph
– Skyway Shuriken

Carrier
– Shading

Enayet
– Chokkor | চক্কর

DJ Strawberry
– moabeat

Priori
– SCN 2

Angel Hunt
– Ghosts in Windows

JZKL
– Total Body Extension (w/ Gladstone Deluxe)

Olive T
– Shimmering and Glimmering (Overland’s Macro Minimal remix)

Will Hofbauer
– Count Me In (Davis Galvin remix)

soso tharpa
– Sky Piercing Knee

Biemsix
– Empty Cap

Polygonia
– Implosion Of the Known

The Sixteen Million Dollar Man
– Slutz

Emissive
– Grannr

Christian Morgenstern
– Nobody’s Vault but Mine

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Uniform Texture [Mix]

12.18.24

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This week we are excited to share a mix by BK starlet Uniform Texture ✨

Emily has delivered the kind of mix we can never get enough of - reminiscent of a placid, euphoric sunrise set in Ibiza with unexpected injections of industrial, IDM, psychedlia and some darker flourishes.

This mix can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere - preferably with a tropical bev. Enjoy :)

Uniform Texture ↗

Tracklist:

D’arcangelo
– Inside

Carsten Fietz
– Silence

Session Victim
– Gheister

Carsten Fietz
– Makros

Gaiser
– Comma, Fade

Geizz T
– Groovefool

Marcel Dettman + Ben Klock
– Dawning

Lydo + Thomas Urquieta
– Hand of God

Knopha
– Corundrum

Cousin + Priori
– 2

Pearson Sound
– Which Way Is Up

Mr. Projectile
– Mezzanine

Ben Ritz
– sos

Conrad Pack
– Informant

UTILITY + DJ Plead + T.Morimoto
– Flooot (DJ Plead Rework)

✨

RNL [Mix]

12.11.24

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Our guest this week is upstate’s sweetheart RNL 👾

RNL delivers an unwaivering four hour mix that warps time – and we’re so excited to share it.

This mix is dark at its core, but never loses sight of the light. With through lines of industrial, punk, acid and synth wave – it’s nostalgic but never stuffy, ebullient with an edge, and worth every minute. Lock in <3

RNL ↗

Bodily Function & Brandname™ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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This month at (eavesdrop) A – Z co-founder Brandname™ and frequent guest Bodily Function will take the wheel at our residency night. Come say hello :)

Brandname™ ↗
Bodily Function ↗

Sonja [Mix]

11.19.24

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Today we’re welcoming back a good friend of ours Sonja, who as usual delivers another beautiful sesh <3

A genreless, atmospheric hour of just good music…

YAY!

Sonja ↗

Tracklist:

Djrum
– Creature, pt. 1

DJ Central feat. Erika De Casier
– Drive (First Mix)

Purelink – 4k Murmurs (feat. J)

Lia Kohl
– Tennis Court Light, Snow

Batu
– flown

Total Blue
– Corsair

Hydroplane
– The Love You Bring

Jonnine
– As You Sleep By My Feet

Pavel Milyakov & Yana Pavlova
– Strong-willed

The Black Dog
– Cup Noodle

The Durutti Column
– Grace

stone
– Blurry Apple [3XL]

Kara-lis Coverdale
– Fantas Morbida

Dean Blunt, Inga Copeland
– 8

Shakali
– Ensisäie

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nataliepops [Mix]

11.13.2024

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We’re excited to share a lovely downtempo mix by this week’s guest nataliepops.

A strange dream soundtracked by trip hop, fluttery breaks and IDM.

Natalie Pops ↗

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NYC Marathon 2024 Part 2 [Mix]

Halfway Point @ (eavesdrop)

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We’re excited to be broadcasting live from the sidewalk in front of (eavesdrop) at the halfway point for the NYC Marathon. Join us as we cheer on the runners!

With support from:
(eavesdrop)
Bandit Running
House Under Magic

LINEUP
10:00a – Roman Martinez
11:00a – Nick Stropko
12:00p – Timo Lee
1:00p – Renata Do Valle
2:00p – Jared Proudfoot

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NYC Marathon 2024 Part 1 [Mix]

Halfway Point @ (eavesdrop)

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We’re excited to be broadcasting live from the sidewalk in front of (eavesdrop) at the halfway point for the NYC Marathon. Join us as we cheer on the runners!

With support from:
(eavesdrop)
Bandit Running
House Under Magic

LINEUP
10:00a – Roman Martinez
11:00a – Nick Stropko
12:00p – Timo Lee
1:00p – Renata Do Valle
2:00p – Jared Proudfoot

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Aggie [Mix]

10.16.24

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This week we are excited to share a mix from Aggie, a Brooklyn based DJ and purveyor of bassy sounds…

Bouncy, bubbly, with just the right amount of havoc. This one will make you want to dance :)

Aggie ↗

Aggie is also ½ of Brooklyn duo Soldiers of Love, check out their Lot Radio set here ↗

Alissa Brianna [Mix]

10.09.24

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This week’s mix comes from Brooklyn DJ / musician Alissa Brianna, who masterfully fused together a mix that is frenetic, dark, cheeky and full of soul.

Buckle in – She really brought it. Expect sounds on the experimental (and nostaligic) side of Jungle / Drum & Bass with touches of RnB, psychedelia, and wild percussion throughout.

Alissa Brianna ↗

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Jumplink & Hi Sierra @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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This month for our residency at eavesdrop we welcome Jumplink and Hi Sierra to the decks. Expect a night full of downtempo, dubby sounds and infectious grooves 🔮

Jumplink ↗
Hi Sierra ↗

Hi Sierra [Mix]

09.09.24

Lights down, fog up…Our next mix comes from Hi Sierra.

Warm, classy, slinky techno selections all the way through. This one will put you in a trance💫

Hi Sierra ↗

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Nice Elevator [Mix]

08.28.24

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Nice Elevator shares an hour of tunes that inspire or have inspired his voice as a solo artist, interspersed with original productions. Enjoy <3

Nice Elevator ↗

Nice Elevator is the solo project of Charlie Schine, who is also part of the live electronic duo Jumplink ↗.

Tracklist:

Nice Elevator
— Unreleased

Casino Versus Japan
— Schnee

Beta Librae — Shy

Sweet Trip
— Design : 1

ddwy
— Orchard

Cos/Mes
— Chaosexotica

Palomatic
— Foaming Waves

Aleksi Perälä
— FI3AC2411503

Decisive Pink
— Rodeo

Chekov
— Blanked Out

Microstoria
— Edu

Nice Elevator
— Unreleased

Grant Chapman
— Fragments

Thomas Fehlman
— Schizophrenia (with Moritz von Oswald)

Boundary
— Las Aves Ya Seben Donde Ir

Mid-Air Theif
— Why?

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Mooje @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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During this month’s residency at (eavesdrop) we are joined by the ever-talented Mooje, playing all night long :)

Mooje ↗

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Jersey Star [Mix]

07.17.24

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Our latest guest Jersey Star shares a selection of tracks spanning numerous genres including but not limited to: reggae, industrial, post-punk, electro and minimal.

Jersey Star ↗

Tracklist:

Superchick
– Roach Killer

P-MODEL
– Heaven

Cheba Wassila
– Hwa Heda

Grupo Sonador
– El Paso Del Gigante

Andy Stott
– How It Was

Erotic Dissidents
– Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat

Ministry
– Over the Shoulder (12” Version)

Zhala
– Prophet

Kilbourne
– Tinsel Teeth

Drexciya
– Devil Ray Cove

Junior Murvin w/ Welton Irie & Prince Weedy
– Cool Out Son/ Nice Up The Party

Hirasawa Susumu
– Run

Bethela’s Boys
– Macahani

Congregacion
– Arrebol

SB15 b2b Plushie @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

For the July installment of our residency at (eavesdrop), SB15 and Plushie will go back to back all night. Come hang <3

— Unfortunely due to technical issues the recording for this set wasn’t saved. I guess you had to be there.

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Justin V [Mix]

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(eavesdrop) family member Justin V serves a lovely chill-out mix, featuring hypnotic sounds of all kinds – dub, trip hop, and ambient breakbeats and more :)

Justin V ↗

Syz
– Botanic Receptors
The Starseeds
– Parallel Life
BNJMN
– Shadow Self
Maara
– Sip from My Chalice
Biosphere
– Shika 1
Roza Terenzi
– Snow Dive
Lemna
– Spinning Dancer
Burial
– NYC
JV & Paif
– Nyx
Eversines
– Verwar
Jurango
– Muni Ce Boa
Unjin
– My Name Is (Romi Remix)
A Psychic Yes
– Loam Boa
Stacktrace
– Heal
Awo Ojiji
– Woodpecker

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Club Cuts: Die-Cut Rave Ephemera from the 90’s and 2000’s [Post]

We scoured some archives and collected a set of 90’s rave flyers that feature creative use of die cuts.

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Plushie [Mix]

On Time

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A – Z cofounder Plushie is proud to share a long-in-the-works 2 hour mix that explores time frames, time signatures, and tempo.

Plushie ↗

Tracklist:

Monolake
– Wasteland

Soul Capture
– Dino Sabatini

Flaminia
– The Illusion of Matter (Ancestral Voices Remix)

The Black Dog
– Isolation

I.A. Bericocher
– Uno

Don’t DJ
– Circular Time

Analog-1
– Harmonic

Terrain
– Choices

Plebeian
– Graffiti World

Vardae
– Kaipo

Gladstone Deluxe
– Errant Core

mr. projectile
– Mezzanine

CAIV
– Ötzi 2.0

Fergus Sweetland
– Nine Four

Oisel & Jonas Kopp
– CO.LAB 09C

Kangding Ray
– Ebeniste

Donor
– Confine

Parabelt
– Belated Son

Atomic Moog
– Natural Transition

Rrose
– The Illuminating Glass

Plastikman
–Naturalistik

Lonefront
– Crisalign

DJ Ojo
– Coiled Up

Dregs
– Underwater

Romeo Poirier
– Nos Kosmos

Loek Frey
– Evane

Leif
– Kallt

Kenya Kanazawa
– AB (otodojo Dolphin Remix)

Alan Backdrop
– Excursion B (B) Anfron

Francesco Skip
– Hondra B

Ruben Ganev
– ObJ5cT

Omen Wapta
– Gizuh

Canoris
– Suffer Through Silence

Reeko
–Samsara

Es.tereo
– Mesa (Homemade Weapons Remix)

Aerae
– Silva

Babylon Joke
– Giga

Azu Tiwaline
– Brain Rattled

Mike Parker
– Chant with Me

Donato Dozzy
– Mai

Lcp
– 6 Hands Full Of People (Sam KDC Grey Area Remix)

Efdemin
– New Atlantis

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Gabby Cocco & Plushie @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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This month we continue our residency at (eavesdrop) with sets by Gabby Cocco & Plushie.

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y l [Mix]

Saturday, May 19

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Another mix from the extended A-Z family.

y l

jackzebra, 1kbps
— L NAPOLI - 蝉蛹
J. Albert, Will August Park
— Close Talk
Requisit
— blue is the color
Muslimgauze
— Sarin Odour
Anysia Kym
— Owed2Me
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton
— The Heart
Sadesper Record
— Lose Your Sight
Cartier God
— Tonight Tonight
glosuka, xaviersobased
— Uptp

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Ken Meier & Eric Holmes @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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Ken Meier and Eric Holmes take the wheel this month for A - - Z’s residency at (eavesdrop). Enjoy ;)

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Gabby Cocco [Mix]

Florals for Spring

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This week we are excited to welcome Gabby Cocco for an hour of sharp 🔪 selections…

Expect a bouncy, soul-infused, emotional mix – The perfect balance of light and dark, pulling from a range of genres. Enjoy!!!

Listen on SoundCloud ↗

Gabby Cocco ↗

Tracklist:

Tour-Maubourg
– Inaptitude

Sex and the Married Frog
– Genesis P. Orridge & Dave Ball

Jean Jacques
– 2People (Dr Packer Accapella)

Richard H. Kirk
– Freezone

Liquid People
– Son of Dragon

Helium
– Try Me

Dorisburg & Fabian Bruhn
– Miru

Samo DJ
– Tai Po Kau

Paul Oakenfold
– Skunk Annie/Brazen(Weep)(Perfecto Mix)

Eris Drew
– Time To Move

Inigo Vontier
– Magic

Snap!
– Rhythm is a Dancer (Novy Remix)

Afro-Cube
– Muevete Mama (Broder Mix)

Dinosaur L
– Schoolbell/Treehouse (Walter Gibbons Mix)

Eden Burns
– Hopeless Beat

Ciel
– Rain Dance

John Kongos
– I’m Dreaming

Axel Boman
– Klinsmann

Massimiliano Pagliara
– Sitate (Alex Kassian’s Reprise)

;)

SB15 [Mix]

003

Play Playing... •Live

Happy Wednesday…Our beloved SB15 is back on A to Z, this time serving us an hour of downtempo chug <33

Listen on SoundCloud ↗

SB15 ↗

Tracklist:

trickpony
– Pillow Talk

DJ Python
– TMDD (IMMMD)

Saphileaum
– Kaf

Glue Boy
– snakes with human traits

Piska Power
– Floha

Yuseemi
– Double White Rum

Viiaan
– Esther

Daddy Hyphen
– METTA

Ponty Mython
– Panta Mei

Kaap
– Razor

DJ F16 Falcon
– You Make Me Feel So Good

Mr. Ho
– 000 Baby (Om Unit remix)

Okzharp & Manthe Ribane
– Never Say Never

Golden Teacher
– Rave Instigator

Xhz
– Intro to Triumph

newworldaquarium
– Avon Sparkle

Jump Source
– Empathy Dub 3 (feat. Patrick Holland & Priori)

L.B. BaD
–Just Don’t Stop the Dance

BT
–Godspeed (Hybrid mix)

Jorg Kuning
– Quirl

WOST
– Eu Vicio Rapido

Syntrovert
– Mantente Enfocada (Syntrovert Edit)

🚂

Ken Meier [Mix]

Fear of Music presents Cut & Cover, Vol. 1

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We’re welcoming our good friend Ken Meier for the first installment of Fear of Music’s “Cut & Cover”, a collection of covers from mostly post-punk era artists.

Listen on SoundCloud ↗

The Flying Lizards, covering James Brown
— Sex Machine, Statik 1984

Grace Jones, covering The Normal
— Warm Leatherette, Island 1980

Japan, covering the Velvet Underground & Nico
— All Tomorrow’s Parties, Hansa 1979

Magazine, covering Captain Beefheart
— I Love You You Big Dummy, Virgin 1978

Rowland S. Howard, covering Ted Daryll & Greg Richards
— She Cried, Reliant 1999

Giddle & Boyd, covering Suicide
— Rocket USA, Discriminate 2008

Cabaret Voltaire, covering Isaac Hayes
— Theme from Shaft, Les Disques du Crepuscule 1987

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, covering the Velvet Underground
— Waiting for the Man, Dindisc 1980

Roxy Music, covering John Lennon
— Jealous Guy, EG 1981

The Fall, covering Sister Sledge
— Lost in Music, Cog Sinister 1993

Shocking Pinks, covering Arthur Russell
— You Can Make Me Feel Bad, Flying Nun 2007

Tortoise, covering Joy Division
— As You Said, Hut 1995

The Young Gods, covering Suicide
— Ghost Rider, PIAS 2008

/( ˆoˆ )/

DistroKidz: The Post Cover [Playlist]

A playlist curated by No Ideas ↗ with Ishar Hawkins ↗

Listen on Spotify ↗

In 2013 the rise of services like DistroKid led to a proliferation of independent music on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.

Distributors like DistroKid allow the artists themselves to assume the role of a music label. Traditionally, one of the responsibilities of the label was to create and design an album cover. Designed covers can feel stale, old, and try-hard.

In a genre that constantly reinvents itself, what do artists do left to their own devices in 2024? They simply use photos of themselves, effectively rejecting the entire premise of an album cover. And that’s harder than anything a label could come up with.

Tracklist:

Rx Taliban137, Bp
— Thumbin

Nevlo, TYMPESO
— Volvic

Spaceli Vietnam
— Your Body

Rx Taliban137, Raq Baby
— Instagram Skeeza

Bugszy Citglo
— 8 Block Phenom

Glockboybobo
— Dont Front Yo Move

Bugszy Citglo, Scooter Love, Hoey Citglo, Liek Dinaro
— Drip Talk

AMARI ROSE
— Trap GO Brazy

Sira Faal, KazOnDaBeat
— Oh mein Gott

D30
— Bussing

Ys
— Enemies

King K.O
— Touch 100

BrittGang Rambo, 100k
— Working

4lquan
— Cant Blame Em

HottyboyzStitch
— Out The Box

Cristo4L, Quan 4L
— Shells

Gola Gianni
— MVP

Freemyswag, Nettspend
— hateu

Swagg2100
— What’s the price

Hbkswift
— Risky

Lil Scoom
— Still Sippin

Layin Low
— C Glizzy

📷

Bodily Function & Brooks @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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A - - Z residency at (eavesdrop) is back this month with vinyl sets by Bodily Function and Brooks. Hope you enjoy…

(＾＿＾）♪

Listen on SoundCloud ↗

Cover Art Deep Dive: M_nus [Post]

We dug into Richie Hawtin’s M-nus imprint and put together some of our favorite covers that reflect the label’s iconic minimal catalogue.

Above:
Plastikman
Consumed ↗
1998

Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin, Seth, Jani Anderson

Heartthrob
Dear Painter, Paint Me ↗
2008

Painting:
James Nares

FUSE vs. Plastikman
Epok ↗
1999

Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin

JPLS
Twilite ↗
2009

Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin

Joran Van Pol
Edge ↗
2018

Design:
Jason Patterson

Marc Houle
Licking Skin ↗
2009

Design:
Jason Patterson

Niederflur
DIN ↗
2007

Design:
Matthew Hawtin

Various Artists
min2MAX ↗
2006

Design:
Matthew Hawtin

Gaiser
Pullpush ↗
2009

Painting:
James Nares

False
2007 ↗
2007

Design:
Will Calcutt

Richie Hawtin
Concept 1 - 96:CD ↗
1996

Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin

Minus
Enter Ibiza: DJ Mix ↗
2012

Design:
Ben Slater

Plastikman
Artifakts ↗
1998

Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin

👽

Plushie & Brandname™ @ (eavesdrop) [Mix]

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A - - Z kicks off its monthly residency at (eavesdrop) with sets from founders Plushie and Brandname™. Enjoy!

(eavesdrop) ↗

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ™

michael king [Mix]

nirvana now

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A mix of raw drones, field recordings, beats, collage and swirling ambient, (mostly) made on an MPC2000xl from 2014-2020. All original and unheard : )

michael king ↗

(All tracks by michael king)

camden hills lights
14_1229_demo_01
20_0704_fireworks
16_1003_demo_01
unknown 01
unknown 02
unknown 03
harriman park stream
15_0922_demo_01
15_1122_demo_01
18_0910_ableton_01_mix_01
woodford lake stream
15_0719_demo_01
16_0909_demo_01
16_0619_demo_01
16_0805_demo_02
18_0805_ableton_01_mix_01
15_0730_demo_01
16_0728_demo_02
17_0823_ableton_01_mix_01
16_0517_demo_01
15_0222_demo_04
15_0620_demo_01
16_0110_demo_02
15_0714_demo_demo_01
15_0206_demo_01
20_1110_ableton_01_mix_01

🌱

Mooje [Mix]

02.23.24

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Mooje brings us an hour of club tracks. No tempo is safe

Mooje ↗

A lift gate to a landscape of techno, bass, and percussion. Expect nods to some staples and plenty of ear candy along the way.

Tracklist:

Chris Watson
— El Divisadero
Drexciya
— Drifting into a Time of No Future
Karenn
— Cloy
CoH
— Mad
Plebeian
— Cassone
XRA
— Bee Track
Tano
— Where Did You Go?
Marco Shuttle
— Vanishing Point
Susumu Yokota
— Paxil
The Chemical Brothers
— Free Yourself (Paranoid London Remix)
Polito
— Wallis Axiom
Ploy
— Sala One Five
Microhm
— Combustión (Reimagination x KOI)
exael
— Demon Love
Uman Therma, Yetsuby, Yeong Die
— 152
Hassan Abou Alam
— Shalfata (3Phaz Remix)
Commodo
— Eyewitness
Sir Spyro
— Topper Top (Instrumental)
Parris
— Skeletal
OACEM
— Sawt
Massive Attack
— Backward Sucking (Heat Miser)
Evar
— Petre Inspirescu
J. Albert
— tdU_du_tdu_tdu
Ntel
— Resin
Psyk
— Some [NON043]
Shackleton
— Blood on My Hands

꩜

love as a common symptom of everyday life [Playlist]

♡ Happy Valentine’s Day ♡

Listen on Spotify ↗

Heartfelt ballads and sparkly vintage love songs interspersed with 80’s dance cuts and gut-wrenching electronica. A soundtrack to love of all kinds - curated by a dear friend of the pod Jak Tedesco ;))

The Dixie Cups
— Chapel Of Love
Crystal Castles
— Their Kindness Is Charade
Grimes
— Sagrad Прекрасный
Deee-Lite
— Bittersweet Loving
Sally Shapiro
— I’ll Be By Your Side
Mike Sharon
— Away - Original Mix
Martin Dupont
— Inside Out
Ladytron
— Seventeen
Everything But The Girl
— Five Fathoms
Delroy Edwards
— Numbnuts Hymn
Moby
— Alice
AIR
— Grieve Not the Spirit
Everything But The Girl
— Before Today
Kornél Kovács, Kamohelo
— Castles
Moby
— Love of Strings
The Little Dippers
— Forever
Arca
— Time
Boy Harsher
— Country Girl
Télépopmusik
— Dance Me
Gerd
— Seduce Me
Portishead
— It Could Be Sweet
James K
— Ultra Facial!
The Supremes
— You Send Me
Tempers
— In And Out Of Hand
Boy Harsher
— R. O. V. - New Beat Edit
Insides
— Relentless
Black Marble
— It’s Conditional
Dolly Parton
— Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can) - Demo
Flying Lotus, Laura Darlington
— Auntie’s Lock/Infinitum

♡ Love you ♡

etiquette [Mix]

i trust magic

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☆彡

Tracklist:

mu tate
— they’re with you always
express rising
— neighborhood
chaos in the cbd
— trust is key/luxury motivation
skee mask
— session add
slauson malone
— challenger
bing & ruth
— as much as possible
shinichi atobe
— so good so right 2
king krule
— wednesday overcast
concave reflection
— lethal crush
ulla
— something i cant show
james blake
— not long now
farben
— so much love
supreems
— soft spring
cousin
— padda
steve sobs
— walking the cow*
tim hecker
— amps, drugs, mellotron
duke hugh
— butterflies
helion
— i’ll see it when i believe it
mount kimbie
— carbonated
jonny greenwood
— back beyond
terekke
— 2 the world
beatrice dillon
— halfway
the field
— from here we go sublime
al wootton
— doxa
mica levi & oliver coates
— say goodbye to everyone

elori saxl
— wave iii
aspetuck
— concussion protocol
salamanda
— mirror mirror
animal collective
— banshee beat
cicada ensemble
— murmuration clip
gas
— konigsforst 6
rozi plain
— conditions
dj healer
— love.
physical therapy
— male tears
persuasion
— pure delusion
ben bondy
— ayymos
spencer zahn
— ost
ezekiel honig
— between bridges
nina simone
— twelfth of never
ulla
— blush
being left undone
— IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
mica levi
— tears
with my hands out
— mount eerie

etiquette↗

SB15 [Mix]

002

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♡

SB15↗

Tracklist:

Bel Cobain
— Awakening
March 13
— Baby
Psyche
— Elements
Errortica
— Get Down (Kovyazin D Remix)
Irradial
— Untitled 3 (version)
Fletcher
— Mechanical Garden
Pepe Bradock
— Deep Burnt
Akufen
— Installation
Cándido
— Paper Boy
Glonti.Mak
— Apaya (Cable Toy Remix)
Moloko
— Forever More (Francois K & Eric Kupper Dub Mix)
Pedro Bertho
— Tornei feat. Mariana Gehring (Feel Fly Ecstatic Danzante Remix)
Physical Therapy & Davis Galvin
— Sugaring

（＾ν＾）

Finding Cartola [Post]

When you discover an icon hidden on the walls…

A recent evening out with friends landed us at a listening bar in Alphabet City. As we arrived, the atmosphere was mellow and the space was calm, a live DJ spun an assortment of records in the corner. I wasn’t familiar with the music but something about the rhythmic tempo and light percussive accents stood out to me. The bar, called Studio 151 ↗, had the DJ booth tucked in the corner in front of vinyl filled shelves.

Above image
Cartola – Verde Que Te Quero Rosa ↗

The back of the bar had various large figures on the wall, which I didn’t think much about. I snapped a few shots and posted an image of one. A friend would point out who was in the image, which lead me to discover the life and music of Angenor de Oliveira or Cartola.

An iconic look, so I put together some covers and images that stood out, enjoy…

Cartola
Cartola ↗
1976
Label: Discos Marcus Pereira

Some wonderful backstory…

In 1963, eager to bring the favelas’ samba to a broader audience, Cartola — with Zica and Eugênio Agostine — opened the famous Zicartola bar and restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro; it became the most important samba establishment of that time, providing a link between the traditional sambistas and the incipient Bossa Nova movement.
— Wikipedia

Cartola
Documento Inédito ↗
1982
Label: Estúdio Eldorado

Leny Andrade
Cartola 80 Anos ↗
1987
Label: Pan Produções Artísticas Ltda.

Various Artists
Cartola - Bate Outra Vez… ↗
1988
Label: Som Livre

Cartola
Ao Vivo ↗
1995
Label: RGE

Cartola
Série Aplauso ↗
1995
Label: RCA

Claudia Telles
Interpreta Nelson Cavaquinho & Cartola ↗
1995
Label: CID

Elton Medeiros E Márcia
Cartola 90 Anos ↗
1998
Label: Selo SESC SP

Related note:

Learning about the sounds of Cartola reminded me of Andre 3000, another iconic look, and his new album New Blue Sun ↗. I especially enjoyed the video music titles by Sally Thurer, and logo by Bráulio Amado. 👏

Andre 3000
New Blue Sun ↗
Design: Sally Thurer
Logo: Bráulio Amado

Shout out to everyone who inspired the post:
Ben Ferman-Lee
Sally Thurer
Joel Evey
Bráulio Amado

Thank you! ;)

Spray On: Airbrush Aesthetic [Post]

Airbrush my name on a shirt…

Shopping at my favorite neighborhood vintage store last week, I was stoked to find an 80’s era airbrush instruction manual by Badger. Initially drawn to the layout and art direction in the manual, but as I looked through it I fell in love with the soft, ethereal quality of airbrush imagery.

The vintage store in question ↗

Above + Images 1 – 6 are scanned from Badger’s Airbrushing Techniques for Custom Painting Vol. II

This led me down the rabbit hole – I went digging for the airbrush aesthetic from all eras, high and low art, advertising, music and fashion. Here are some of my favorite things I found.

(Left)
The New Yorker
Buh-Bye, Plastic Bags
Design: Na Kim
(Right)
Harihara Takuya

Dewaere
Slot Logic
Design: Braulio Amado

Larry Levan (of New York’s late legendary club Paradise Garage) airbrush shirt by Bianca Chandon

“Blurry” airbrushed Paramore shirt

Source unknown

Purelink
Purelink (UWU001)
Design: Helena K

Alexis Jamet
Pierro

Michel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff
Design: Bob Defrin

The Silent Message of X
Design: Eiko Ishioka

A.G. Cook
Apple
Design: Timothy Luke

Source unknown

GiGi FM
Magnetite
Design: Dimitri Erhard

Source unknown

Plushie [Mix]

01.17.24

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Enjoyyy :)

Plushie ↗

Tracklist:

Le Frit
— Wood Wide Web (World Loading Interface)
Sepehr
— Diaspora Cocktail
Terrain
— Corners
Piezo
— Wacky Water Kooler
Polygonia
— mùgōng
Small Crab
— Bengal Spice
Maara
— Spiral 2 the Other Side
Awo Ojiji
— Woodpecker
Lurka
— Space
Heritage
— Snakes and Ladders
Suh+Moon
— Burn the Rain
Oshirijima
— Two Door
Yaleesa Hall
— Third Cullen
Teqmun
— Odonata
Millia
— Untitled Dub (Original)
CONCEPTUAL
— Time is Over
Frequency
— Turn The Light (dub)
Sputnik One
— Skindrum
Ehua
— Venom
Mercy System
— Procedures
Vina Konda
— Shadow’s Shelter
Parsec
— Solar
Cornelius
— Omstart

Close → Open [Playlist]

When one door closes, another opens ★

See the playlist on Spotify ↗

Reflective downtempo for the new year. A mix of new and old tunes peppered with rich sound design, field recordings and moments of surprise.

Curated by Dom @ A – Z.

Tracklist:

K-Lone
— The Falls
Jan Jelinek
— Them, Their
Julie Byrne, Laugh Cry Laugh
— Entropy Increasing
Maara
— Yearning
Tosca
— John Tomes
Popp
— Salbnuß
Cibo Matto
— White Pepper Ice Cream
Solange
— Sound of Rain
Moon Diagrams
— Blue Ring
Valerie Dore
— Guinnevere
Dinamarca
— Fantasilandia
Minor Science
— Summer Diary
Geoffrey Landers
— Say You’ll Say So
Thievery Corporation
— Indra
Slauson Malone 1
— Half-Life
Boards of Canada
— Happy Cycling
Bardeaux
— When We Kiss
Yosi Horikawa
— Bubbles
Bread
— Baby I’m-a Want You
Wordcolour
— (drift)
Les Sins
— Bellow
Ludwig A.F.
— Microplastic
Playboi Carti
— Yah Mean
ML Buch
— Dust Beam

99uwu [Mix]

i really really want a car

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.-‘–`-._
’-O—O–'

99uwu↗

gossiwor domestic saga #2 (all is lost) + zimmers of southall 2

Valley
— Justin Bieber talks about Selena Gomez (First Real Love)
Namasenda
— rosa
Coco & Clair Clair
— U + Me (Club Eat Remix)

basic enlightenment + 2002 camry

Aya, BFTT
— Up And At Them!
Ivy Hollivana, Kavari
— Burrowing

20042004 (rat section + petter solberg, phil mills, ouninpohja

Eev Frances
— Castrati
Serwed
— Technics

acércate amor, certified trapper

jackapplepeople
— 心连心
Ak4yla
— i
Elusin
— Valley love

SB15 [Mix]

001

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SB15 plays an hour of tunes to kick back to before the holidays :)

SB15 ↗

Roger Doyle
— Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth
Little Annie
— I Think Of You
Eden777
— Ma’im Yada’im
Workdub
— Caravan
Bot1500
— Ocean
Juan Ram
— Ship to Shore
Bark Psychosis
— Big Shot
grain
— Strangeness of the Kind
Molima
— Think’in Bout U
Tomas
— Mind Song
James K
— Ultra Facial!
Tifra
— International Waters (Roza Terenzi Remix)
Wendy & Bonnie
— I Realized You
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March

A - - Z Radio Launch [Mix]

@ Index Space

To celebrate our official launch, we hit up our friends at Index Space to host a live broadcast.

Index Space ↗.

This was recorded on Nov 10, 2023

[Event Details]

DJ sets by Brandname™, Plushie, YiXiao and friends.

Digging Deeper [Playlist]

Watery Ambient House & Techno selects curated by A–Z Radio programmer Dylan Fisher.

See the Playlist on Spotify ↗.

Tracklist:

Aleksi Perälä
— NL-L56-19-08690
Morten B.
— Agnostic
Royal Crown of Sweden
— Mälaren
Monobox
— Rectangle
No. 5
— No. 5
Luigi Tozzi
— Yavin 4
J.S.Zeiter
— Transition
STL
— From A Distance
Grad_U
— Sequence 5
Aleksi Perälä
— GBLFT1740065
Shifted
— Control
DVS1
— Black Russian
Gradient
— Iteration 2
Rod Modell
— Psychic Attack
Arktapes
— Untitled - Arktapes 002 A2 - Space Version
Mind over MIDI
— Walls of Silence
Morten B.
— Herabgehen - Long Version

NYC Marathon 2023 - Part 2 [Mix]

Halfway Point

Play Playing... •Live

This is the second part of LIVE broadcast on November 5th, from the sidewalk in front of (eavesdrop) in Greenpoint Brooklyn from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Recorded on the street at (eavesdrop) ↗ in Greenpoint to cheer for the runners, with a lineup of DJs.

Presented by
(eavesdrop)
Sloped Systems
House Under Magic
a–z.radio

Featuring
Hanzo Soundsystem

Lineup —
Sean Sato
SGLD
Catamaran

NYC Marathon 2023 - Part 1 [Mix]

Halfway Point

Play Playing... •Live

This is the first part of LIVE broadcast on November 5th, from the sidewalk in front of (eavesdrop) in Greenpoint Brooklyn from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Recorded on the street at (eavesdrop) ↗ in Greenpoint to cheer for the runners, with a lineup of DJs.

Presented by
(eavesdrop)
Sloped Systems
House Under Magic
a–z.radio

Featuring
Hanzo Soundsystem

Lineup —
Ruby
Loum
DJ Anton

Warped: Design 4 Electronica [Post]

Cover art deep cuts from beloved electronic music label Warp Records.

We’ve been inspired by the diverse catalog of electronic music coming from IDM and Ambient powerhouse Warp Records (publishing artists from the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Autechre, and LFO). But almost just as cunning are the iconic visuals that pair with them – like the sinister grin on the cover of Richard D. James Album, the blue-washed faceless figures on Music Has The Right to Children, the flesh-like landscape of Autechre’s Amber.

As an exercise in compiling references for ourselves we enjoyed digging through the early Warp catalog to uncover some of their deepest and earliest cuts. Here are some of the most interesting covers we found. :)

(above image)
Various Artists
The Pioneers Of The Hypnotic Groove (Comp)
1991

Techno, Bleep, Acid House

Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Phil Wolstenholme

The Step
Yeah You!
1991

House, Techno

Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Phil Wolstenholme

DiY
Strictly for Groovers
1993

House, Electro

Design:
Iconography & DiY

Speedy J
Ginger
1993

Techno, Downtempo

Design:
Arno Asmus, Rene Van Der Weyde

Seefeel
Succour
1993

Techno, IDM, Ambient

Design:
Schadenfreudesigners Republik 14.2, Zoe Harris

The Black Dog
Spanners
1995

IDM, Ambient Techno, Acid Techno

Design:
Black Dog Productions, Richard Burridge, I Think

RAC
Diversions
1994

Electro, Techno, House

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

RAC
Structures
1996

Techno, Electro, Breaks

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Aphex Twin
Donkey Rhubarb
1995

IDM, Experimental

Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Richard D. James

Aphex Twin / The Black Dog

In-Store Ambients (Compilation, Promo)
1995

IDM, Ambient

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Autechre
Quaristice
2008

Glitch, IDM, Ambient

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Sweet Exorcist
Retroactivity
2008

Bleep, House, Techno

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Plaid
Not For Threes
1997

Leftfield, IDM, Electro

Design:
Think1

Squarepusher
Big Loada
1997

DnB, Jungle, Experimental

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Squarepusher
Hard Normal Daddy
1998

IDM, DnB, Breaks

Design:
Johnny Clayton

Ko-Wreck Technique
Ko-Wrecktion EP
1999

IDM, Hip-Hop

Design:
Struggle Inc.

Various Artists
Warp 103 Remixes
1999

Leftfield, Techno, House, Downtempo, IDM

Design:
Johnny Clayton

Richard Devine
Lipswitch
2001

Abstract, IDM

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Two Lone Swordsmen
Tiny Reminders
2000

IDM, Techno, Electro

Design:
James Woodbourne, Tom Ludewig

Tortoise
Standards
2001

Post Rock, Electronic

Design:
The Designer’s Republic

Kurveballs [Playlist]

A - Z’s Dominique shares her unexpected karaoke anthems…

See the Playlist on Spotify ↗.

Sophie B. Hawkins
— Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Beyoncé
— Me, Myself and I
The Sundays
— Goodbye
Third Eye Blind
— I Want You
Romeo Santos
— Odio (feat. Drake)
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith
— Not In Love - Radio Version
Ace
— How Long
Say Anything
— Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
Kate Bush
— This Woman’s Work
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March
Pixies
— U-Mass
702
— You Don’t Know
Fox the Fox
— Precious Little Diamond
Stevie Nicks
— If You Ever Did Believe
Thelma Houston
— Don’t Leave Me This Way
Foreigner
— Waiting for a Girl like You
Gwen Stefani
— Luxurious

Pen & Pixel Surrealism [Post]

We picked some of our favorite covers from the kings of Photoshop.

A study in how the absurd can dominate a music art subculture, the Houston design firm Pen & Pixel produced thousands of covers for southern rap projects at the turn of the century. Though their style has recently seen a resurgence (you can now find P&P bootlegs of your favorite pop stars at your local Urban Outfitters), it can never be truly replicated. We compiled some of their most imaginative covers here:

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Pluto
Players Like Us Takin’ Over
1995

Spice 1
1990 – Sick
1995

Snoop Dogg
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
1998

Murder Inc.
Let’s Die 2-Gether
1997

Tela ft. Eightball and MJG
Sho Nuff
1996

J-Dawg
The Dawg House
1997

Mercedes
Rear End
1999

Lil’ Flip
The Leprechaun
2000

Silkk the Shocker
Charge It 2 Da Game
1998

2 Live Crew ft. Ice-T
The Real One
1998

Eightball
Lost
1998

E.S.G.
Ocean of Funk
1994

Eightball and MJG
On Top of the World
1995

Brandname™ [Mix]

Support System

Play Playing... •Live

A live mix previously recorded on May 21, 2020.

5 mm [Playlist]

Kicking off our Playlist series with a list we made in the early days of the studio.
— Edited by Dominique Marchini, Chase Gray and Zak Klauck

See the Playlist on Spotify ↗.

Tracklist:

Don Toliver (feat. Toro y Moi)
— Cinderella
Alain Goraguer
— Terr et Tiwa dorment
Piero Umiliani
— Chaser
Radiohead
— Blow Out
Jay Worthy, LNDN DRGS, The Alchemist
— Lost My Lex
James K
— Ultra Facial!
The Sundays
— On Earth
Surprise Chef
— Rosemary Hemphill
L'éclair
— Suite
L'éclair
— Dallas
Apifera, Nitai Hershkovits, Rejoicer, Amir Bresler, Yonatan Albalak
— Énék Hamaguro
DJ Shadow
— Midnight In A Perfect World
Nosync
— Dembow Boost
DJ Spanish Fly Memphis
— Cement Shoes
Electronic
— Getting Away with It
MJ Cole, Nova Caspar, Jaydee
— Sincere - Re-Cue’D
1 9 0 5, Former City Records
— Recorddeals
Stephanie Cooke, Mood II Swing
— Holding On To You Love -
Mood II Swing Dub
ML Buch
— High speed calm air tonight
Caroline Polachek
— Welcome To My Island
Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams
— Yummy
Dean Blunt, Tyson
— Pressed
Kessler
— Kindred Spirit
Big Bud
— State of Mind
Scratcha DVA, Lady Lykez
— Muhammad Ali - Original Mix
Gafacci, Amaarae
— Like Water
Good Luck
— Think abt me
99GINGER, DJ Lycox
— Underwater
Kendrick Lamar
— unititled 02 | 06.23.2014.
Jacque Greene
— Dakou
Duval Timothy, Lil Silva, Melanie Faye
— Fall Again