Category: discovery
King Street Sounds
To celebrate the relaunch of one of house music’s most significant labels, King Street Sounds, Armada Music and Beatport Films present House Music Royalty: The Story of King Street Sounds. The film explores the label’s rich history and lasting influence, from humble beginnings in a New York living room all the way to global recognition. Read more
Sonar Mix 050
Yen Sung b2b Photonz – Underground house music from a paradise called Portugal Read more
Luke Una – É Soul Cultura
The selection is eclectic, global, and plucked from different times and spaces. In theory, perhaps they shouldn’t work together, but there is a mysterious link that makes them gel as a whole. That’s what Luke does best. He creates a sort of musical alchemy, unifying the diverse. Read more
Rise of House Music in Chicago
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to fund the creation of a documentary that celebrates the late Chicago DJ Ron Hardy’s pioneering contributions to house music history. Read more
Jimi Hendrix and Disco Psychedelia
In the latter half of 1967, recording sessions got underway for what would become one of the most groundbreaking albums of the 20th century. The music that resulted is undoubtedly incredible and funky as f**k, but the reason I start with this is what transpired in terms of studio recording techniques that turned it into… Read more
Electric Dreams Blueprint
A print featuring the history of electronic music mapped out to the circuit board of a theremin, which is widely regarded as one of the first electronic musical instruments, celebrating over 200 inventors, innovators, artists. Read more
50 years of Hip Hop
The name Cindy Campbell probably doesn’t mean much to many people. But she was a pivotal figure, maybe a little unintentionally, in instigating one of the biggest musical phenomenons of modern times. The hour long show comprises of the story of why the date 11th August 1973 is a part of musical history, disco selected… Read more
Kosmischer Läufer
Whilst getting some music together for a recent radio show I stumbled across a track called Flug 164 by an artist I hadn’t heard of called Kosmischer Läufer. The tune is stunning and further investigation has made me wonder why I haven’t heard of this artist before because the music is fantastic. If this is… Read more