Interstellar Funk, aka Olf Van Elden, defuses our expectations of a 4×4 house set with this corkscrewed listener. Part of the young Rush Hour stable, I first clued onto Olf after one of the store’s staff members thankfully recommended his…

33.10.3402 is the code name of Serbian-born artist Nenad Markovic whose been recording elettronica meccanica, occult modular sonics and deconstructed psychedelic techno for all of the leading leftfield labels – ESP Institute, Kunstkopf and Music From Memory offshoot Second Circle….

It’s been a while since we’ve hosted an upbeat mix of disco/boogie sound and you couldn’t find a better conduit than Mark Grusane, proprietor of the much missed Mr Peabody Records. Closing in 2012, this Chicago institution and world class…

A bewitching transmission from one of our heroes that will pull you right through the speakers. Cologne’s Lena Willikens is part of the Cómeme family, marking her recorded debut with this year’s Phantom Delia, an outstanding six track collection of…

Hopefully a few of you caught Powder‘s EP on Born Free last month. The now sold out 12″ of world weird and alien electronics was one of the stronger debuts we’d encountered for a while, but aside from the release…

Dan White has been infiltrating our recent shows left, right and centre. From hearing the prolific Black Rock creator’s existing works and forthcoming EPs on Butter Sessions, Cult Trip and NIMH Records, its clear that he can do anything he…

I first encountered Lucy Phelan on my earliest trips to Sydney when she was involved in all ages collective Chooch-A-Bahn, an inspiring initiative that brought together a generation of DIY musicians and encouraged more. Since then she’s been part of…

Jan Schulte was one of the locals that regrettably escaped the net of our Düsseldorf pilgrimage in April (shout outs to master selector Vladimir Ivkovic, Tolouse Low Trax, Musiccargo’s Gordon Puhl, BAR and Arne Bunjes of Themes For Great Cities)….

Wiry haired Toronto-bred NYC-based multi-instrumentalist Jex Opolis deserves some praise for his string of modern dance singles privately pressed on Good Timin. Following three quality solo 12″s, one of which even recruited Asso session player Steve Galante, Jex formed Conga…

A postcard from the great city. Hailing from Amsterdam, Robert Bergman makes scuzzy dissonant machine music as Wargames. Raw shit not for the faint of heart, these are issued anonymously on 7″ and 12″ in DIY stamped black card. He’s…

Daze returns to NTS after annihilating the stream with his two hour takeover in March. Hailing from Ballarat, an Australian town hardly synonymous with house and techno, Daze affirms that some of the best imaginations come from remote parts. Rolling…

Welcoming back another of the Huntleys + Palmers crew after last month’s ear opener from Mehmet Aslan. Auntie Flo is the alias of Glaswegian Brian D’Souza who’s been immersed in his trippy hybrid of electronic and world influences. Having founded…

Back in the NTS Dalston studios for a 4th birthday warmup and finally ticking off the ultimate guest list with a live mix from Idjut Boys‘ Conrad McDonnell. I’ve been trying to get Conrad on the show since we did…

With the gentleman who literally wrote the book on DJ culture – Bill Brewster. The ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’ co-author and Low Life resident has long been responsible for the DJ History website, which continues to post…

Lee Douglas introduced me to Mehmet Aslan‘s mesmerising hamam house during his Sydney stay last year. From here I feel deep into the soundcloud hole – hours and hours of mixes, edits and free downloads from this Basel-based Turkish descendent…

Keeping it local with a headphone session from Melbourne DJ Simon TK. Simon holds it down as one third of disco/funk/soul party unit Wax’o Paradiso, soon to celebrate their 2nd birthday, as well as Hugs & Kisses residency XOXO, who…

Benedikt Frey’s menacing sound emerges from the Darmstadt winter fog. With EPs on Live At Robert Johnson, Mule and his own Love Pain Sunshine & Rain imprint, he’s been buried in the studio working on multiple collaborative projects that lurk…

I’ve got all the time in the world for Suzanne Kraft, aka Dude Energy. Last year I propositioned him, an artist who had already committed tracks to legit stables Running Back and ESP Institute, to release a record on our…