Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Anne Hobbs

Hi and welcome to Decomposed Radio 094.  Featuring on today's show is experimental artist and producer Kayla Painter, who's immersive audio- visual performances and productions have been impressing and delighting audiences in equal measure for several years now. Kayla's music has been played and critically acclaimed by Mary Anne Hobbs, Giles Peterson, Steve Lamacq and Tom Ravenscroft... to name but a few. The mix she's recorded not only gives a fantastic sonic journey, but also a unique insight into her musical tastes and influences, crammed ful of light and mellow and tougher, darker moments. Also a keen climber, Kayla's appearance on Decomposed Radio is the perfect example of only ever being one person removed from knowing someone through climbing, after a chance meeting on a South Wales sea cliff and the realisation that we have a mutual acquantance.... friend of the show Niall Grimes. So big up Grimer! Nice one! For more information on Kayla head to her website www.kaylapainter.com and follow her musical and climbing journeys on instagram. If you'd like to own some of her music get yourself over to her Bandcamp page where you can find her latest releases "Fractures" as well as the contender for best album title ever.... "Ambient Owl Core - Volume 2" So let's get stuck into the music, sit back and standy. This is Decomposed Radio 094 in the mix with Kayla Painter......

For the tenth episode of There Is No Planet Earth Stories, I'm joined by guest Alan Oldham representing stories from Detroit.ALAN OLDHAM has been called “Detroit's Renaissance Man,” equally as known for his art as for his music under the pseudonym DJ T-1000.  The Detroit-born polymath, now living and working in Berlin, began his dual careers in the late 80s. First as the host of the “Fast Forward Program” on WDET FM 101.9, Detroit's first-ever radio show devoted exclusively to electronic music, and as a young indie comic artist, writing and drawing his own original creation, “Johnny Gambit” (predating the Marvel character). Oldham was later tapped by his childhood friend, Derrick May, to illustrate the label art for the now-classic records “Nude Photo” and “Beyond The Dance” on his fledgling Transmat label, and Detroit Techno history was made. Oldham was later hired by another childhood friend, Jeff Mills, to do freelance PR for the nascent Underground Resistance collective, writing press releases for the label. When Mills departed for a solo career, UR partner “Mad” Mike Banks tapped AO to replace him as DJ for their Australian Tour of 1992. The codename DJ T-1000 was adopted, and history was made once again.  Jumpstart to infamy.Since then, as an international DJ, Oldham has spun all over the planet, as far afield as Tokyo, Manila, The Phillipines, and Shanghai. When he's not behind the decks at home clubs Tresor Berlin and RSO, on the road to places like Batumi, Georgia or Trapani, Italy, or in the studio making music for labels like RSPX/Rekids, BPitch Berlin, Suspected Music, Third Ear, Elypsia Records, or his own Pure Sonik Records label, he is making new paintings and organizing art openings showcasing his iconic works. Oldham has put on art happenings in Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna, and Detroit, as well as his iconic techno artworks being on view in Paris, London and Dusseldorf, as part of its traveling “Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers” exhibit. The multi-talented Oldham has also made his artistic debut in Kobe, Japan in 2022 with the exhibit “Massive Dynamic” at the Nick Jerky Art Cafe. In 2024, Oldham was also honored by the Mayor and Detroit City Council with a “Spirit of Detroit” Award for his musical and artistic contributions to his hometown. And back in Berlin, as part of Love Parade founder Dr. Motte's Rave The Planet team, Oldham helped Berlin Techno to achieve UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status. Oldham's long-awaited EP as DJ T-1000 for Rekids sub-label RSPX is out now, as well as his new “Ask Me No Questions And I'll Tell You No Lies” EP on Pure Sonik Records, currently riding high on several Spotify techno charts including Mary Anne Hobbs' on BBC6. New releases to come!Support the show

"You could feel the ground shifting beneath you." The long time BBC Radio host talks about her party, All Queens, her love for SHERELLE and music as a force for good. Resident Advisor continues its celebration of Women's History Month (and International Women's Day) with a special conversation with Mary Anne Hobbs. The long time BBC Radio presenter has been a diehard documenter of music culture and a radio fanatic ever since she was a young girl. As she recounts in this episode, the transistor she kept in secret while growing up became her getaway to another universe, a beacon of hope that she listened to every night under the covers at home. In 1996, she became a host at BBC Radio 1. It was a time when there were few women involved in the music industry in general, and few people at all championing leftfield electronic music. Hobbs famously started the Breezeblock show and championed dubstep and grime, pushing new artists whose work she admired and helping usher them into the limelight. Today Hobbs' iconic voice is still hosting the radio every day—this time at Radio 6. She's leading an exciting project called All Queens, a platform that started as a radio show for women's music that has quickly turned into a touring club night and residency at fabric run by and starring women, from the sound engineers to the bouncers and headliners of the night. Hobbs discusses the platform and is joined by close friend SHERELLE, who dissects some of the nuances in representation the scene fails to overlook when it discusses gender in nightlife. The pair recently performed sets together at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival. Listen to the episode in full.

As the founders of Ilian Tape, the Zenker Brothers are two key figures of German breakbeat-infused techno. Tracklist: Andrea - Silent Now KW - Paste Autechre - Laughing Quarter Laksa - Soulz The Maghreban - M25 ft. King Kashmere Trends - Exorcist Armand van Helden - Breakdancers Call Skee Mask - Studio 626

Amon Tobin is an innovative electronic music producer specializing in sound design and production techniques.Arriving on the English scene in 1997, Amon's construction of jazz inspired, sampled driven output inspired listeners and critics alike.Amon Tobin has garnered substantial notoriety for his advanced production methods and cinematic compositions."Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg

On this episode of THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW, Neeley and Chris talk about a woman who claims she's having a love affair with a rollercoaster and has kids from it. Following, they talk about the lame excuses guys use on women to avoid wearing condoms. Finally, they end with some recent footage of Iggy Pop from a show in Copenhagen. Please SUBSCRIBE, click the notification bell, leave a comment or a like, and share this episode! **NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows are 100% the opinions of the hosts. Nothing is stated as fact. Do your own research to see if their opinions are true or not.**

Hello and welcome back to the Ninja Tune podcast with your host Azariah Mai. On this episode Azariah will be sitting down with Edinburgh born, London Based producer Barry Can't Swim to chat about his upcoming EP 'More Content' dropping this June 24th. He'll give us a run down of his musical journey so far, we'll hear about some of the artists that inspire him at the moment and also some of the music he listened to growing up.

Joining us this week is Greg Anderson, co-founder of the experimental metal band Sunn O))) and its label home Southern Lord Records. We discuss the band's recent output Metta, Benevolence BBC 6Music: Live On the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs a live recording captured in 2019 at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in London. We discuss how these drones and improvisations from the band's 2019 releases Life Metal and Pyroclasts came to life and evolved over the course of their last European tour, culminating in the recording that also featured Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff. Metta, Benevolence is Sunn O)))'s fourth official live recording since its landmark Monoliths and Dimensions release and we explore how live performance has impacted their studio work since. Greg also shares insights into his upcoming solo material and curatorial vision for Southern Lord Records, one of the most influential labels in heavy music. Check out this playlist containing our favorite tracks from Southern Lord releases. Find Greg Anderson: Sunn O))) Website Listen to Metta, Benevolence Southern Lord Records Find Heavy Hops: Website (Listen to all episodes and access detailed show notes!) Facebook Instagram Twitter Support The Show By Donating Episode Art and HH Logo By: Bryn Gleason Audio editing, mix and mastering: Esben Willems/Studio Berserk Music by: Sam Cangelosi Please Subscribe to our podcast via your preferred listening platform. Rate and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us! Support The Show By Donating. Give the gift of HH by sharing our episodes on social media! Small actions such as these go a long way in helping others find us!

Chris Parry was, once, the drummer of New Zealand band The Fourmyula who went on to work for Polydor in the UK - going on to sign The Jam in February 1977. Chris first saw the band on 22nd January 1977, where they supported Bearded Lady at The Marquee in London (after Shane MacGowan had told him to check them out!). The band were signed for a £6,000 advance and 6% royalty rate which initially covered only the group's first single, but Polydor quickly exercised an option to extend the contract to four years and four albums. Chris has co-producer credits with Vic Smith on the first 2 albums along with the singles that came outside those album cycles - All around the World in 1977 and News of the World in 1978. For All Mod Cons - the 3rd Album - Chris had Associate Producer credits on To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time), David Watts, It's Too Bad and 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street. In 1978, he left The Jam set up to create and run his own record label - Fiction Records - and signed The Cure (after hearing a demos of ‘10.15 on Saturday Night' and ‘Boys Don't Cry'). He managed The Cure until 1988 and Fiction released their music until 2001, when he sold the label to Universal Records. Another couple of nice Weller related connections - in 1984, Chris produced an album by Tim Pope - Director of multiple music videos for The Style Council and was also MD of Radio Station - XFM from 1992-1998 with an amazing line up including Steve Lamacq, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, Zane Lowe and Gary Crowley Session (Paul did a session on that show in 1997). Find out more at PaulWellerFanPodcast.com Thanks for listening - make sure that you subscribe / follow and leave a review - and if you want to support the podcast financially, you can buy me a virtual coffee (£3) at paulwellerfanpodcast.com/shop

In our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode we chat with Hannah Ashcroft about her music and various other subjects. Born in the North-West of the UK, Hannah Ashcroft is a guitarist, singer and songwriter whose material and live shows have made her an indelible part of the Manchester indie music scene today. Her prowess on the guitar is equally impressive on the acoustic as the on the electric guitar, and they combine with her beautifully haunting vocals which are at once soft and powerful – creating a sound which effortlessly bridges indie, folk, singer-songwriter and rock. She has gained initial acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music's Tom Robinson & Mary Anne Hobbs as well as tastemaker music sites such as Secret Meeting, For The Rabbits and Ear To The Ground. Hannah then collaborated with Mercury Prize-nominated artist Beth Orton as part of Brighter Sound's gender equality initiative Both Sides Now.

Interview with Matt Black, co-founder of Ninja Tune and one half of Coldcut. We explore his relationship with ambient music via some song selections that have signposted his life and also play music from and speak about the @0 ambient compilation he put together in aid of the charities Calm, Mind and Black Minds Matter. We discuss and play music from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Irresistible Force, Specimens, Coldcut, Steve Reich, Steve Roach and many more and get into the mind of this fascinating artist. This show originally aired as a Moving Sounds interview on Soho Radio.

On this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we teamed up with Mind to organise a panel discussing mental health in the electronic music industry. The panel was hosted by Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at the mental health charity, Mind. Mind have been working in partnership with Ninja Tune, Paradigm, POLY and Percolate to raise awareness of mental health across the electronic music industry and in the podcast, Emma was joined by Simon Denby (Percolate), ELKKA (Technicolour / femme culture), Peach (NTS) and Yaya Bey (Big Dada). They explored issues like stigma, how to take care of your mental health while working in the industry and what needs to change across the industry to make it more supportive of people's mental health. Mind in partnership with Ninja Tune, Paradigm, POLY and Percolate have developed some resources for people working in the electronic music industry so they can take care of their own mental health and look out for others There is a guide for: Organisations including a section for managers Artist managers - how to support your artists and take care of yourself Employees - how to take care of your own mental health and look out for others Freelancers - how to take care of your own mental health and look out for others You can find the resources at: https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/music-sector-guides/

In part two, Jaguar, Sherelle, Mary-Anne Hobbs and Judy Griffith are tackling some of the music industry's biggest problems, including racism and sexism. There's also an in-depth discussion about the whitewashing of dance music, handling abuse on social media, and Sherelle shares some of her goals for her brand new label, Beautiful. If you missed part one, make sure you check it out.Produced by Katie Baxter@JaguarWorldwide See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 1 of our women in music special, our guests share their journeys so far.Sherelle is revealing how she went from doing community radio at London's Reprezent to becoming one of the most exciting DJs in recent years, whilst Mary-Anne Hobbs is giving us the incredible story of how she made her way onto BBC Radio 1 and established herself as one of the most recognisable and respected voices in music today with her 6Music show. And finally, Judy Griffith, who has been driving London club culture from behind the scenes for two decades as the promotions manager at fabric, is shedding light on what it was like in the early days and the challenges she faced as a black woman making her way into the music industry.Produced by Katie Baxter@JaguarWorldwide See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Gaby chats to the gifted superstar DJ and now author – Annie Mac, or to use her full name, Annie Macmanus. They chat about growing up in Ireland and how Annie wanted to be an actress and ended up studying English literature. She talks openly about the lack of female DJs, the fact that she is one of the very few DJs who is also a mother, and her admiration for broadcaster Mary Anne Hobbs. This conversation was recorded before the announcement that she is leaving Radio 1 but, as you will hear, it feels fitting that she is leaving to spend more time with her children and to write more fiction. They chat about family life with DJ husband Toddla T and discuss her new debut novel called ‘Mother Mother’ which is out on 27th May and available to pre-order now. And you won’t believe what song Annie Mac, renowned DJ listens to with her children!  For more information on the sponsors of this episode: CALM - Special limited time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at www.calm.com/GABY  Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari.  Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin #thatgabyroslinpodcast    

Your recruiting clients are increasingly aware of the commercial benefits of recruiting a diverse workforce. That means they will soon expect and require their recruitment partners to be capable of delivering a diverse shortlist. Merely claiming to be a champion of D&I isn't enough -- clients want to see evidence that you have a process in place to deliver diverse talent. The recruiters who are able to demonstrate this capability will differentiate themselves in the marketplace and steal a march on their competitors. To discuss how recruiters can achieve this, I invited entrepreneur Helen McGuire to join me on The Resilient Recruiter podcast. Helen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Diversely.io, an end-to-end hiring platform that uses tech to reduce bias in the hiring process for businesses. As an award-winning entrepreneur in the diversity space, she founded the first women's careers platform in the Middle East – Hopscotch – in 2016, which grew to a worldwide community of over 80,000 working with businesses like Facebook, Mastercard and Nestle, and expanding to Singapore in 2018. Helen began her career in London, achieving her dream role at BBC Radio 1 in her early twenties producing award-winning shows for the likes of John Peel, Mary Anne Hobbs and Gilles Peterson. Concurrently, Helen presented her own monthly radio programme - Join The-Dots - airing in over 15 countries globally, DJ'd and wrote for top music publications and travelled the world interviewing artists. Helen was the first female resident DJ at Club 360 in Dubai and still occasionally DJ's to this day. Episode Outline and Highlights [2:00] Helen shares how they were awarded HRM Asia's Top 3 Tech Start-Ups 2020. [4:15] How to check your diversity score online. [6:00] Approaching the diversity space from a technology perspective. [12:08] Unconscious bias - why should we care?  [14:51] Sourcing - how to attract more candidates by changing your language [19:24] How Helen turned a massive idea into a product. [25:06] Helen shares the process of getting funding for her business  [32:18] Helen reveals by far the biggest challenge that she had to overcome. [40:15] Juggling your tasks - starting a business and having a work-life balance. Approaching the Diversity Space - from a Technology Point of View Working in the diversity space for about six years, Helen shared what drove her passion. When she had her first baby in 2014, she very quickly realized that a lot of women (colleagues, friends) were frustrated and had to end their career - for the reason that employers could not think a little more outside the box and offer flexible working schedules to their tenured female staff members.  This moved her to create an award-winning women's careers platform - Hopscotch. The initial aim was to find women more flexibility in their careers but ended up being helpful to women of all professions. Growing rapidly, the platform gained around 80,000 in their network! With this initiative, Helen had three realizations: Diversity around women - not everybody was open to thinking about things differently The impact of unconscious bias - not only women are affected Despite the reach, she felt that she is only making a very minimal impact This lead Helen to look for a deeper and wide-ranging solution to address the above problem. Diversity in Sourcing - Adapting your Language Here is something really interesting. Did you know that during sourcing, changing your language can attract 70% more diverse candidates and twice as many candidates with the skillset that you're looking for? Here is how Helen explained it: “Think about it from a day to day perspective. If you are speaking to your grandma, if you are speaking to a child, if you are speaking to your boss, if you are speaking to your friends, you don't use the same language right? You don't talk to them in exactly the same way. You use language that they understand, that helps you to have a conversation with them, that helps you to have something in common with them. The same is true when you're sourcing.” Listen to what else she said to support this fantastic concept and how to adapt your language to your potential candidates. Helen McGuire Bio and Contact Info Helen McGuire is the CEO and Co-Founder of Diversely.io, an end-to-end hiring platform that uses tech to reduce bias in the hiring process for businesses. To scale the impact of her work Helen joined the renowned tech start-up accelerator programme, Antler, in January 2020 and the idea for Diversely was born. Joining forces with her Diversely co-founder and CPO, Hayley Bakker, in April of the same year, the vision for the company is to reduce workplace bias for all those from under-represented groups - not just women – by creating a scalable, global solution through the use of AI-driven tech. The company successfully completed its pre-seed round in November of 2020 and has a five-strong team working to deliver online solutions for its clients in beta, with a full launch expected in Q2 2021. Helen's focus is on the marketing, content and sales side of the business and she regularly speaks globally on the topics of diversity, equality and inclusion. Helen is also a mother of three young children - Clementine (6), Arlo (4) and Iris (2) and lives with her husband, Justin, and their English bulldog, Percy, in Singapore. She is a passionate speaker, writer and photographer, a proud part-time vegan and loves fashion, horses and travel. Helen on LinkedIn Diversely website link People and Resources Mentioned Justine McGuire on LinkedIn Nikki Dallas on LinkedIn Hayley Bakker on LinkedIn Jonathan Coxon on LinkedIn Alex Elliot on LinkedIn Antler website link Connect with Mark Whitby Get your FREE 30-minute strategy call Mark on LinkedIn Mark on Twitter: @MarkWhitby Mark on Facebook Mark on Instagram: @RecruitmentCoach Related Podcast You Might Enjoy TRR #42 Childhood Friends Who Are Building a Global Recruitment Empire with Offices in 10 Countries, with Dan Matthews and Justin McGuire TRR # 2 Setting Up A Recruitment Business For Scale with Jonathan Coxon and Alex Elliot Subscribe to The Resilient Recruiter

In this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, Luke Mark and Isaac Wood from the band Black Country New Road chat with Britt Walford, the drummer and founder of the influential band Slint. BC,NR and Slint are often compared to each other, so for the podcast we asked both groups to compile a list of records that they were listening to which either inspired their own musical output, that were important to them in some way or simply what they were listening to during the time of recording. Black Country, New Road’s debut LP ‘For the first time’ is out now on Ninja Tune and Slint’s ‘Spiderland’ turns 30 years old this month. Slint - Tweez: Big Black - Atomizer Saccharine Trust - Surviving You, Always Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime Killdozer - Burl Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising Slint - Spiderland: Neil Young - After the Goldrush Sonic Youth - Evol Urge Overkill - Jesus Urge Superstar AC/DC - Back in Black Madonna - Like a Prayer Iggy and The Stooges - The Stooges BC,NR: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks The Wedding Present - Seamonsters Nirvana - Nevermind Texas Jerusalem Crossroads - Lift to Experience Arcade Fire - Funeral Taylor Swift - Fearless Oxbow - Thin Black Duke

In this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, Matt Black, Ninja Tune founder and 1/2 of Coldcut talks with Benny Wenda, the West Papuan independence leader. Coldcut — who are friends of the Wenda family and long term supporters of the Free West Papua campaign—invited Benny Wenda to contribute to the Keleketla! record that was released last year. The resulting track, ‘Papua Merdeka’, centres around a heartfelt political invocation led by Wenda. It’s a call for freedom for the nation of West Papua from Indonesia, from which Wenda fled in 2004 after being persecuted by the Indonesian military.

On this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we listen back to Rough Trade Shop’s Zoom Q&A with Matt and Andy from BICEP, who were joined by special guest host Joe Muggs for an intimate conversation, with an opportunity for audience questions. This live-streamed Q&A event celebrates the release of Isles, the new album from BICEP that is out now. Two years in the making, Isles expands on the artful energy of their 2017 debut Bicep.

Çalışmalarını İstanbul'da sürdüren DJ/prodüktör @nonsquaremusic (Korhan Oraydın), #YouCanStillListen miks serimizin yeni konuğu. Sanatçı, 4 Aralık 2020'de dört yapımdan oluşan ilk kısaçaları "Hold On"u Max Cooper'ın plak şirketi Mesh'ten yayımlamış, çalışmanın çıkış teklisinin radyo prömiyeri 20 Ekim 2020'de Mary Anne Hobbs'un BBC Radio 6 Music'teki programında yapılmıştı. Non Square'in Mixmag Türkiye okurlarına özel olarak hazırladığı setini hemen dinlemeye başlayın! Parça listesi: 1. Djrum - Sparrows 2. Prospa - Prayer (Dj Seinfeld Remix) 3. Damian Lazarus, Jem Cooke - Into The Sun (Nathan Fake Remix) 4. Skee Mask - Shred 08 5. Bicep - Apricots 6. Alex Banks - Revolution (Jinje Remix) 7. Objekt - Needle and Thread 8. Koloah - Deep Blue 9. Jacques Greene - Night Service 10. Kangding Ray - Predawn Qualia 11. FJAAK - They Can't Smell Us 12. Throwing Snow - Death of Pragmatism 13. Shed - Try 14. Jim Wallis - Europa, Pt. 1 (Max Cooper Remix)

As well as being one of the most in-demand violinists in the UK, Anna Phoebe has been increasing her stock as a composer, particularly with her 2020 singles seeing strong backing from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs. We chat about her experiences playing with the likes of P Diddy, Roxy Music and Robin Gibb, her collaborations with the European Space Agency, and why she really is one of the most unclassifiable musicians in the game.

On this episode: Dave talks finding the positives in the strangest Christmas ever. The new music comes from Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Adam Beattie.  The incredible song Stripped to the bone from his album, Somewhere Round The Bend, released digitally on 4th Dec 2020 and the best place to buy his music is: https://adambeattie.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-round-the-bend-2 Praise for Adam: 'Incredibly Beautiful' - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC & 'Carefully crafted, gently affecting songwriting' - Roddy Hart, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND Links to find out more about Adam Beattie:  Website: www.adambeattie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/adambeattieandtheconsultants Instagram: www.instagram.com/mradambeattie/ Bandcamp - https://adambeattie.bandcamp.com/

Nominated for the Australian Music Prize and his music described as “absolutely heavenly” by Radio 6’s Mary Anne Hobbs, Melbourne’s Luke Howard is one of the solitary figures in Australia’s slowly-burgeoning contemporary classical music scene. He reflects on his eight-album discography and we discuss why Howard could be a key figure in transferring the immense popularity of this genre in Europe to his own country.

On this edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, journalist Lauren Martin chats with Travis Stewart, also known as Machinedrum. “A View Of U”, Stewart’s new album on Ninja Tune is his most collaborative to date, featuring a cast of collaborators including Sub Focus, Chrome Sparks, Father, Freddie Gibbs, and more. On this episode Machinedrum talks about the new LP and how it relates to the universe, the infinite and out of body experiences. If you enjoy this episode don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast.

On this edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson sits down with Ninja Tune MD Peter Quicke, Fay Milton from the band Savages and Chiara Badiali from Julie’s Bicycle. All three are co-founders of Music Declares Emergency, a group of artists, music industry professionals and organisations that stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency. In this episode they discuss the music industry's response to the climate emergency and what needs to be done to help fix the crisis. If you enjoy this episode don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast. Note: This podcast was recorded pre-covid lockdown

We’re celebrating women in music with this special collaboration between Woman’s Hour and BBC 6 Music, recorded at the 6 Music Festival in Camden, North London. Presenter Georgie Rogers goes backstage at the historic Roundhouse venue to speak to some of the brilliant female artists on the line-up about the women that inspire them and their experiences of the music industry. Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes tells Georgie how it feels to call the shots as a solo artist and shares the women that have inspired her in music and in life. Singer Nadine Shah discusses the gender pay gap in music, why there aren’t more women on festival line-ups and why the ticking of her generation’s biological clocks inspired new album Kitchen Sink. We speak to Jehnny Beth of Savages about starting out in the industry and how both David Bowie and her friend PJ Harvey inspired her first solo album. We also hear from composer Anna Meredith and 6 Music presenter and DJ legend Mary Anne Hobbs - who tells us why an event like the 6 Music Festival’s all-female line-up for International Women’s Day is so vital. Sunday’s bill at the Roundhouse saw Nadine, Jehnny and Anna perform alongside Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and poet, playwright and rapper Kate Tempest. The BBC 6 Music Festival took over Camden for three days of live music, DJ sets and talks with artists from Bombay Bicycle Club to Paul Weller, Hot 8 Brass Band to Roisin Murphy. You can hear highlights on BBC Sounds and watch some of the best performances on the BBC iPlayer and the 6 Music website. All music featured in this podcast was recorded live at the 6 Music Festival and broadcast on BBC 6 Music. Presenter: Georgie Rogers Guest: Brittany Howard Guest: Jehnny Beth Guest: Nadine Shah Guest: Anna Meredith Guest: Mary Anne Hobbs Producer: Sarah Jane Griffiths Editor: Karen Dalziel

A Winged Victory for the Sullen is the name of ambient, post rock and modern classical duo Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. In this Ninja Tune Podcast, Adam sits down at Rough Trade East with music journalist and broadcasting legend, Mary Anne Hobbs. They discuss everything from winning Wimbledon, the influence of John Peel to playing the BBC Proms with Nils Frahm. An extra special Q&A also features an inquisitive Marina Abramovic in the audience. A Winged Victory For The Sullen have previously released on Erased Tapes and Kranky. Their new record, The Undivided Five, is out now on Ninja Tune. If you enjoy this episode don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast.

Establishing a collage of influence and musical intuition is no simple feat, it can take time for an artist to establish and forge an identity which is unique and representative of their own character. Adriaan De Roover is a Belgian experimental musician who has just released a new album called 'Leaves'. The album is a freeform piece of work which layers instrumentation and soundscapes in an abstract and yet enchanting manner. It's described as being a piece of work which balances both "peace and restlessness". Perhaps better known under the guise of Oaktree his music has previously been championed and supported by the likes of Bonobo, Mary Anne Hobbs and Lefto. His sound is diverse and draws upon elements of the fourth world, establishing comparisons with new age musicians and the likes of Jon Hassell and Brian Eno. Adriaan describes his new album as follows: “‘Leaves’ was written between 2016 and 2018, mainly in a cabanage in the Ardennes, in solitude and around nature. Although there are some outward moments, I tried to make music that finds as much beauty in small gestures, in doubt and in honesty (above all). I hope you can get lost in it, just like I did, and maybe then, some moments of beauty might reveal themselves.” We invited him to record a mix which showcases the diversity of his own musical personality, his take on sound and sculpture. He picks tracks by the likes of Bloc Party, Rosalia, Photek, Nicolas Jaar, Alice Coltrane and Anenon.

I met up with Xanthe Fuller (Head of Community) at Mixcloud to find out more about Mixcloud Select. We chatted about what it is, how it works, who it benefits and some of the big wins using it. Xanthe is Head of Community at Mixcloud. The role involves understanding the Mixcloud community and helping it to grow. She was previously a radio producer and worked across commercial and BBC radio for ten years, with full-time producer roles on various shows including Pete Tong, Rob da Bank, Jamie Cullum, Mary Anne Hobbs and more. We also chat about Mixcloud Select, which is a new way for creators and their fans to get closer. Listeners can subscribe to channels to get more from the creators they love, directly supporting the creators plus all the music played. Follow Grahame Farmer: Facebook: https://goo.gl/Xy6oD7 Instagram: https://goo.gl/HEfUMr iTunes Podcast: http://apple.co/thedailyboostpod Data Transmission Producer Tools Get Hypeddit: https://goo.gl/wKJwdD Get our ADE Guide: http://bit.ly/gfadeguide Join our DJ Tips Broadcast: http://bit.ly/gftelegram Learn to Produce: http://bit.ly/educationbass Loops: http://bit.ly/2Z1AIVQ Plugins: http://bit.ly/2Z3wnS7

Xanthe Fuller Guest Mix |Y-Bayani - Obar No Ni |Quantic - Westbound Train |Umoja - Rabia |Sergio Mendez and Brazil '66 - For What It's Worth |Tito Paris - Otilia Otilio |Carrie Cleveland - Love Will Set You Free |Lord Nelson - Gimme Love |Allez Allez - African Queen |Leo Sayer - Easy To Love (La Homage Rodeo Drive Ride Edit) |Jonathan Jeremiah - Happiness (Morgan Geist Remix) |DJ Koze - Das Wort |Bohannon - Save Their Souls |The Floaters - Float On |Eugene Record - Overdose of Joy |Kool and the Gang - You Don't Have To Change |Xanthe is the Head of Community at Mixcloud spending her days buried in the wonderful shows uploaded to the platform as well as speaking to members of the Community. Her background is in radio, she spent 10 years producing shows on the likes of BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 6Music, XFM and Classic FM and worked on shows such as Mary Anne Hobbs, Pete Tong and Rob da Bank. Music is her life, she presents a monthly show on Soho Radio and regularly DJs at small parties and friend's weddingshttps://www.mixcloud.com/xanthefuller/https://www.mixcloud.com/audioculture/https://twitter.com/xanthefullerhttps://twitter.com/mixcloudhttps://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/http://www.sohoradiolondon.com/

Highlights of the launch event for the Manchester International Festival 2019, held in Manchester on 7 March 2019. Introduced by MIF artistic director John McGrath, this episode also features announcements from festival participants including Phelim McDermott of Improbable Theatre, Kwame Kwei-Armah of Young Vic Theatre, actors Maxine Peake and Juliet Stevenson, Leo Warner of 59 Productions, writer Lolita Chakrabarti, choreographer Claire Cunningham, Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC 6 Music and grime artist Skepta. Other artists appearing at the festival include Philip Glass, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson and David Lynch. Image from MIF launch: Michael Symmons Roberts, Emily Howard, John McGrath, Maxine Peake, Grainne Flynn, Wesley Thistlewaite, Adam Ali, Kirsty Housley, Claire Cunningham, Leo Warner, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Isaiah Hull, Young identity poet, Reggie Gray, Animals of Manchester child-curators, Sibylle Peters, Karl Hyde, Lois Keidan, Adam Thirlwell, Danny Collins, Adania Shibli, Juliet Stevenson, Lolita Chakrabarti, Benoit Swan Pouffer, Christine Cort, Mark Ball

Freelance journalist, author and campaigner Anna Codrea-Rado is this episode's guest. I was lucky to meet Anna (Twitter: @annacod) at a journalism event about a week or so after my redundancy last May, because she is so positive, but also practical, about making a freelance career work. At the time, I was just about keeping the feelings of panic repressed, while I tried to learn what freelancing is all about... [still learning, btw] Anna is the author of the free First Aid for Freelancers e-book, The Professional Freelancer weekly newsletter and she's the brains behind the huge #FairPayForFreelancers campaign. In a climate where editorial jobs are less safe than ever, Anna has done a lot of work to help other freelancers feel equipped to deal with embarking on a different career path, and also to feel part of a community. We don't just talk about the business side of freelancing on this episode though, as important as that is. Anna firmly feels that her career couldn't have taken off as it has if she'd stayed in her staff job at Vice. She takes us through the best story she's written - involving her grandfather and a commission for The Paris Review - and the time her hero, BBC 6 Music presenter Mary Anne Hobbs, invited her onto a panel! Links: First Aid For Freelancers: https://www.annacodrearado.com/first-aid-for-freelancers The Professional Freelancer: https://www.annacodrearado.com/newsletter #FairPayForFreelancers campaign: https://twitter.com/annacod/status/1092745531112243201 -- How has your industry moved from analogue to digital? Each episode, creative guests tell host Suchandrika Chakrabarti how the internet has revolutionised work. Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/freelancepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freelancepod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/freelance_pod_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreelancePod/ YouTube: https://goo.gl/chfccD   

Stephen Merchant is in the phone room taking calls about people’s first job disasters, including a hair raising experience in a restaurant, we hear poor Mary Anne Hobbs slipping up on 6 Music and Ryan from last year’s Festive Feeling is back in touch.

A compilation of archive material from Mary Anne Hobbs' years at Radio 1.

For the 15th instalment of Threadwork, host Ross Cale presents a selection of wonderful records that contain the title of names usually associated with women.Tracklisting w/ links to purchase, if I can find them (these are directly related to the artists where possible but not always). Also, I take no responsibility for the links. Just trying to help…The Beatles – Dear Prudence taken from The Beatles (1968) https://www.thebeatlesonline.co.uk/thebeatles/The-White-Album/Nick Drake – Hazey Jane II taken from Bryter Layter (1971) https://www.7digital.com/artist/nick-drake/release/bryter-layter-48417Alice In Chains – No Excuses taken from Jar Of Flies (1994) https://www.7digital.com/artist/alice-in-chains/release/jar-of-flies-289962?f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2Metronomy – Corinne taken from The English Riviera (2011) https://shop.metronomy.co.uk/collections/music/products/the-english-riviera-cdPalehound – Molly taken from Dry Food (2015) https://www.7digital.com/artist/palehound/release/dry-food-5185206The Spinto Band – Oh Mandy taken from Nice And Nicely Done (2005) https://www.7digital.com/artist/the-spinto-band/release/nice-and-nicely-done-29411?h=03&f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2Pacific Horizons – A Prayer For Santa Ana on Pacific Wizard Foundation (2013) https://www.7digital.com/artist/pacific-horizons/release/witches-of-castaneda-5646158?h=02Will LV – Nina on Alter Id (2017) https://alter-id.bandcamp.com/track/ninaThe Beatles – Sexy Sadie taken from The Beatles (1968) https://www.thebeatlesonline.co.uk/thebeatles/The-White-Album/Zomby – Natalia’s Song taken from Dedication on 4AD (2011) https://boomkat.com/products/dedication-f0027a34-5504-48bb-9be7-b53ecc592869Spacek – Eve taken from Curvatia (2000)Arthur Verocai – Sylvia taken from Arthur Verocai (1972) https://www.7digital.com/artist/arthur-verocai/release/arthur-verocai-5285898?f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2Ultramarine – Stella taken from Every Man And Woman Is A Star (1991) https://bleep.com/release/55342-ultramarine-every-man-and-woman-is-a-starThe Blues Brothers – Minnie The Moocher taken from The Blues Brothers: OST (1980) https://www.7digital.com/artist/the-blues-brothers/release/the-blues-brothers-original-soundtrack-recording-1340600?f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard – Mini-Theme: Moocher From The Future (2009) https://jeffreylewis.bandcamp.com/album/em-are-i-2009-10----Link to the Burial & Kode9 mix for Mary Anne Hobbs referenced in the episode during ‘Natalia’s Song’: https://www.mixcloud.com/MaryAnneHobbs/burial-kode-9-mix-for-my-last-ever-bbc-radio1-transmission/Spotify episode playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/rosscale/playlist/1Ygw2n25HeQDsA7Hrg7MmR?si=betwLslAR9iiZo4GRVWaHQThreadwork is presented by Ross Cale.Huge thanks to Bod for production support.Huge thanks to Bettina Langlois for the Threadwork soft sculptures. Check out some of her other work here: https://www.instagram.com/bettenoire93/https://www.instagram.com/rosscale_threadwork/Twitter: @rosscalethreadwork@threadwork.netwww.threadwork.nethttps://www.acast.com/threadworkhttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/threadwork/id1365731024?mt=2https://www.mixcloud.com/rosscale3/

The award-winning broadcaster takes Eddy and Nick back to her days starting out as a journalist, reflects on the influence of David Bowie and remembers the genesis of Dubstep.

Mary Anne Hobbs talks about her years as a DJ at BBC Radio 1

Newcastle Rock ‘n’ Roll band Ali’s Love Child are hoping to stand out from the crowd after reaching the finals of a national music competition. The quintet, were one of five acts, to perform in the final of The Independent newspaper’s Battle of the Bands competition back in February. Seventy contestants from universities across the country entered the national competition and Ali’s Love Child were thrilled to make the final. But disappointingly, the five-piece band didn’t win and came third. However, they received great feedback from the judges, such as BBC Radio 6’s Mary Anne Hobbs, which has inspired them to continue writing and recording material.

DDark is a British producer and rapper. DDark is an eclectic artist specializing in a range of genres, from: Hip-Hop, R&B, Grime and Dubstep, to Funky House, Electro and Pop. From as early as five years old, DDark’s passion for music evolved as he began to play musical instruments such as the piano and guitar. Shortly after DDark’s urge to blast through the music scene, DDark featured in a number of well-established pirate radio stations: Mistiq Fm, Heat Fm, Raw UK, Jam Hot and De Ja Vu (just to list a few). Once DDark’s exposure had reached its high, global, world-wide-known stations and DJ’s such as, BBC 1xtra’s DJ Cameo, Mary-Anne Hobbs, DJ Logan and Kiss FM, were keen to have DDark feature on their shows.DDark has also featured on many underground songs such as ‘On The Block’ and ‘Tempations’, which was broadcasted on Channel U, Flava and MTV Base. DDark has also produced a mass amount of beats for loads of different types of artists. In addition, DDark was responsible for the explosive underground Instrumental ‘Misson Riddim’. DDark has also performed at huge events/festivals such as reading festival, wireless festival.In 2013 DDark signed to Uptempo Records which will be releasing his forthcoming singles and EP. TRACKLISTING1. Aerochord feat. DDark - Shooting Stars2. DDark - Who Dat3. Aero Chord - Ctrl Alt Destruction4. Aero Chord & Yuki - No Half Steppin5. DDark feat. Tafrob - Chasing6. DDark - Crazy Bitch7. DDark - Stay On Top8. DDark - Sticks & Stones9. DDark - All Day Everyday10. DDark - Dope As Fuck11. DDark - There Is Only One

DDark is a British producer and rapper. DDark is an eclectic artist specializing in a range of genres, from: Hip-Hop, R&B, Grime and Dubstep, to Funky House, Electro and Pop. From as early as five years old, DDark’s passion for music evolved as he began to play musical instruments such as the piano and guitar. Shortly after DDark’s urge to blast through the music scene, DDark featured in a number of well-established pirate radio stations: Mistiq Fm, Heat Fm, Raw UK, Jam Hot and De Ja Vu (just to list a few). Once DDark’s exposure had reached its high, global, world-wide-known stations and DJ’s such as, BBC 1xtra’s DJ Cameo, Mary-Anne Hobbs, DJ Logan and Kiss FM, were keen to have DDark feature on their shows.DDark has also featured on many underground songs such as ‘On The Block’ and ‘Tempations’, which was broadcasted on Channel U, Flava and MTV Base. DDark has also produced a mass amount of beats for loads of different types of artists. In addition, DDark was responsible for the explosive underground Instrumental ‘Misson Riddim’. DDark has also performed at huge events/festivals such as reading festival, wireless festival.In 2013 DDark signed to Uptempo Records which will be releasing his forthcoming singles and EP. TRACKLISTING1. Aerochord feat. DDark - Shooting Stars2. DDark - Who Dat3. Aero Chord - Ctrl Alt Destruction4. Aero Chord & Yuki - No Half Steppin5. DDark feat. Tafrob - Chasing6. DDark - Crazy Bitch7. DDark - Stay On Top8. DDark - Sticks & Stones9. DDark - All Day Everyday10. DDark - Dope As Fuck11. DDark - There Is Only One

Last weekend the BBC 6 Music Festival rolled into town, and as part of the fringe, Nadine Shah performed deep within the belly of our HOME building site. Digital Reporter Ben Williams caught up with Nadine and Mary Anne Hobbs afterwards to get their thoughts on the performance, the festival and HOME itself. #HOMEmcr #6MusicFestival

In this month's Sound Women podcast: • Mary Anne Hobbs sits down with her BBC 6 Music Kate Cocker to mull over their working relationship, just as Kate leaves for a new job at Key 103. They discuss dubstep, women's magazines, being saved by John Peel, looking like Nikki Sixx, poached eggs, and why it's alright to admit you don't know what you're doing. Incidentally, if you've never heard Mary Anne talking about her childhood's illicit music-listening and running away with a band, this interview is well worth your reading-time. • Lorna Skingley and Sarah Louie Harrison of Smooth Operations talk about their 50-part Radio 2 series The People's Songs, a social history of post-war Britain via fifty popular songs. The series is still available to listen to on the BBC website, so get stuck in. • Karen Pearson talks to Ruth Barnes about setting up her indie Folded Wing, creating new platforms, getting commissions, nurturing presenters and becoming a Big Deal despite (or thanks to?) not having a plan. On the members' only page of the Sound Women website, there's also a bonus bit of podcast, in which Mary Anne and Kate consider the power of silence in radio. It's not just them sitting in silence. I assure you they do speak. If you'd like to be on the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. The next podcast will appear on 1st February 2014, so please do return then! Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

UK-based DJ, producer and record label head, Owen Howells, is currently touring Australia with upcoming gigs in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. Regarded as “part Aussie”, Howells grew up on our beautiful shores throughout most of his teen years. Owen’s record label Shades Recordings (formerly Shades of Grey) is described as “forward thinking music with its foundations set in the past”. Shades has garnered support from the likes of Mary Anne-Hobbs, Kerri Chandler, MANDY, Gavin Herlihy, Luke Solomon and George Fitzgerald right through to some of techno’s finest innovators and purists such as Eric Cloutier, Voigtmann & Bruno. Originally, Shades of Grey was an event in Brixton between Howells and a bunch of pals, which morphed into a record label after years of hard work. The concept of this event continued into their record label, which meant they were not bounded by any one genre. This allowed them to explore techno, house and any other electronic music genre that dealt in low-end bass. When he’s not busy in the studio, you’ll likely find Howell’s digging for rare grooves, as he’s a self-confessed vinyl junkie. Already toured Czech Republic, Malta, Berlin and North America, Owen is off to Japan after his Australian tour. Next Saturday, 6th September 2013, starting from 2pm, you can catch Owen playing at We’rehaus at Sydney’s Red Bull HQ in Alexandria. Deep House Australia will have a double pass to giveaway early next week, so keep your eyes peeled on the DHA FB page. Join the We’rehaus Facebook event here. 01. Efdemin - Nighttrain (Fred P Reshape) [Dial] 02. Benjamin Brunn - Queen Mary [Smallville] 03. Ricardo Villalobos - Gugga Sempa [Perlon] 04. Matt John - Hello Again [Bar 25] 05. Percussions - Rabbit Songs [Text] 06. Mr. G - unnamed [Relative] 07. Gemini - How Can I [Re-release on Robsoul] 08. Nail - Optimus [Fear of Flying re release/ DiY Discs] 09. Blake Baxter - Our Love [Decks Classix] 10. Freddie Norwood -They Never Used To Stay Out All Night [Untzz] 11. The Organ Grinder - Universe [4lux] 12. Subb-An - Off The Walls (Melon's Club Mix) [Tsuba] Be sure to join the DHA community on Facebook, or subscribe to our podcast in iTunes.

Introducing Statix. To put it simply, dubstep's answer to Bad Company. Quite a title? With distinctive records such as ‘Mind Over Matter', 'samurai' & ‘anymore' shredding their way through the dubstep scene, it's one that is definitely justified. Statix means …. Well, nothing actually, there isn't a reason behind the name, although there is a reason as to why Statix contains 4 members. Eddie, Ross & John take care of the beats, while arguably Bristol's finest dubstep MC 'Frilla' spits catchy hooks and bars on an unsuspecting audience. Back in 2008, a Music Technology course in Bristol began to bring the group together. Soon enough, friendships were developed, musical influences were shared and finally, the idea to bring about the group 'Statix' was put forward and optimised. It wasn't long before the world took notice of the somewhat refreshing sound the guys were bringing to the dance-floor. Radio plays from the likes of Caspa, Rusko & Crissy Criss followed a ‘mini-mix' request on the infamous Mary Anne Hobbs Radio 1 show. The spotlight was significantly placed upon ‘Mind Over Matter' which even featured on Mary Anne Hobbs' U.S tour blog, beside the likes of Chase & Status, Joker & Plactician. ‘Mind Over Matter' was then chosen to be released on one of the most exciting and contemporary record labels to emerge from 2009, ‘Screwloose Records' where it would join highly desired up and coming releases from the likes of KOAN Sound & Asa. After the sudden kick start, things only stated to get better for Statix, bagging themselves headline slots at club night across the UK and europe with the likes of Nero, Chase & Status and Being commissioned for remixes from the likes of Gatekeeper, Dr.syntax and Kate Mcgill. But as dubstep became more mainstream, The competition got tougher. They soon realised that a cunning master plan was needed to get them to the top, so they slowly slipped into the shadows to work on their sound. 9 months later, Statix are about to unleash the type of bass music the scene has been missing. Catchy vocals, Heaven sent synth lines, but keeping the basslines dark and nasty! Look out for the anthem that is 'Anymore' co-produced by the infamous Eddie K, seeing a release on H.E.N.CH in november 2011. Keep an ear out for forthcoming tracks on Screwloose records featuring 'Dr.Syntax' & 'Metropolis' (Foreign Beggars) amongst remixes for 'Zanetic' and Katie Sky and hold tight for the first ever static Drum n Bass colaboration with Hospital sensation 'N3gus'. Perhaps the best thing about Statix is the fact that the talent doesn't stop at the loading screen for Reason 4.0. Word of mouth alone established Statix high on the bills of several nights to start with in their home town of Bristol. Why? A well coordinated approach to live performances coupled with superb DJ skills and jaw dropping MC talent. Even with the somewhat dark sound the group can unleash through a sound-system, the future is most definitely bright for Statix. And with a live performance in the works, things are about to go from sick, to slick. TRACKLISTING1. Statix – Mind Over Matter – Screwloose 2. Statix – Purgatory – Rottun 3. Statix – Devoid of a Soul – Rottun 4. Statix – Proxima Centauri – Free Download 5. Statix – Origin – Free Download 6. Gatekeeper – Ignite ft Grillza & Dread (Statix Remix) – Screwloose 7. Statix – Samurai (Matta Remix) – Screwloose 8. Statix – Grudge (Balkansky Remix) – Culture Assault Dub 9. Statix – Mind Over Matter (Sinister Souls Remix) – Screwloose 10. Eddie K & Statix – Blinded – Hench 11. Statix – Escape – Screwloose 12. Teknian – Desperados (Statix Remix) – Screwloose 13. Statix – Samurai – Screwloose 14. Eddie K & Statix – Anymore – Hench 15. Eddie K & Statix – Anymore (100bpm edit) - Hench 16. Eddie K & Statix – Anymore (Astronaut Remix) - Dub 17. Statix & N3gus – A.D.D – Free Download 18. Statix – Mind Over Matter (LoKo Remix) – Screwloose 19. Foreign Beggars ft Alix Perez – LDN (Eddie K & Statix Remix) – Never Say Die 20. Statix – Intergalactic Temples – Dub 21. Statix – Londinium – Screwloose 22. Statix – Londinium (Vexisle Remix) – Screwloose 23. Kate Mcgill – Replaced (Statix Remix) – Free Download

We are approaching our 5th Birthday (May 12th) and as part of those celebrations we have a whole host of things planned among which is dropping perhaps our most eagerly anticipated ‘Blah Blah Blah Records‘ release to date: ‘Blacksmif – Hoop Dreams / Microweight’. With glowing reports coming in from such luminaries as Mary Anne Hobbs, Laurent Garnier, Disclosure, Ben Westbeech, Audiojack, Deadboy, South London Ordnance, and Midland among others, we decided to get Blacksmif behind the decks for an exclusive mix. The Blacksmif sound flirts on the edge of accepted thinking, taking flamboyant percussive and melodic risks within a bass driven jazz tinged environment, the following mix typifies this unique approach as it roams freely amongst an often highly segregated field of music. Blacksmif - Hoop Dreams / Microweight (BBB004) Out May 21st, Ltd WeAre5 Vinyl + Digital. 01. Fumitake Uchida - Walk Down 02. Donae'o - When Angels Sing (TEED Remix) 03. SBTRKT - Hold On (Sisi Bak Bak Remix) 04. A.Ashdown - Valentine Dance 05. Maribou State - Olivia (Pedestrian Remix) 06. Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix) 07. Knowing Looks - Last Kiss At The Plains Hotel 08. John Roberts - Mirror 09. Blacksmif - Microweight 10. Q-Tip - Work It Out (Disclosure Remix) 11. Audiojack - Polka Dot Dress 12. Joe Goddard - Gabriel (Seiji Remix) 13. Blacksmif - Hoop Dreams 14. A*M*E - City Lights ft Bartoven (Dems Remix) 15. Roots Manuva - Get The Get (Mia Dora Remix) 16. Jose James - Spirits Up Above

LORN – Stranger BLUE DAISY – Kill The DJ SLUGABED – Electric Fire CORNELIA – By The Fire MURKAGE – Paperweight APOLLO BROWN – Time Passed Autumn TYLER, THE CREATOR – Sandwitches MARY ANNE HOBBS – Interview DEBIAN BLAK – TISW (Today I Should Win) DAEDELUS ft BILAL – Overwhelmed SOLAR BEARS – Cub (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix) SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA – All Yours HIDDEN ORCHESTRA – The Burning Circle LEGION & PRO P – The Argument MATTHEDAVID – Like You Mean It ARIYA ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA – Conflict Arise ARIYA ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA – Interview OMAS – Lost In The Loop NINTENDO – THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (Theme) CRIME – Throw Your Sets Up CLIVE TANAKA Y SU ORQUESTRA – I Want You (So Bad) (Groundislava Remix) AGES – Rest 1 MARY ANNE HOBBS joined Groovement in the back room of Hoya Hoya’s third birthday party at the Roadhouse in Manchester, where together with Hudson Mohawke she formed the mystery element of this time’s Secret Series (five nights of unadvertised and unannounced headliners). Mary Anne had previously worked with Hoya when she played at their Warehouse Project curation. We hooked up before her set to chat post-Radio 1 life, her contribution to Black Swan and Hoya Hoya. Matt and Phred’s Jazz Club saw another excellent booking in February with the arrival of ARIYA ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA to the stage – nine members filled up the stage and I haven’t seen the venue that full… well, ever. A lovely bunch of chaps and deserving of big things, the lads came together after working disparately on a number of projects in the Leeds/First Word fam. Awareness of their self titled album continues to grow since its release as they fill up venues everywhere.

2010 looks to be a promising year for Ramadanman having already racked up a number of critically acclaimed releases on a diverse selection of labels including Soul Jazz, Tempa, Aus, Critical Music and Hessle Audio, the label he co-runs with Pangaea and Ben UFO. Ramadanman has also remixed a variety of artists including the Ragga Twins, Scuba, Beat Pharmacy, Howie B, SpectraSoul and the Bulgarian group Wickeda. In 2009, Ramadanman mixed the seventh installement of the iconic Tempa Dubstep Allstars CD alongside DJ Chef He has enjoyed DJ support from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Skream, Mr Scruff, Craig Richards, Francois K, Kode9, Mala, Mary Anne Hobbs, Rob da Bank, Gilles Peterson and many more. He is also heavily involved in organizing the Leeds night Ruffage as well as co-hosting the now infamous Ruffage Sessions weekly internet radio show on Sub FM. Ramadanman DJs often both nationally and internationally including regular dates at the dubstep institution, FWD in London. Tracklist: 01. Timeblind - Space Cadet [Agriculture] 02. Rhythm & Sound - Why [Burial Mix] 03. Alix Alvarez - Boom Bip [Sole Channel] 04. DVA - Ganja [Forthcoming Hyperdub] 05. Untold & Roska - Long Range [Forthcoming Build] 06. A Made Up Sound - Sun Touch [Forthcoming A Made Up Sound] 07. Jam city - What I think about you [Unreleased] 08. Ikonika - dckhdbtch [Unreleased] 09. Ramadanman vs. Missy - Mir's a bitch [Unreleased] 10. Mos Wanted Mega - Diffrent Lekstrix [Unreleased] 11. Joy Orbison - So Derobe [Forthcoming Aus] 12. 2562 - Who are you fooling? [Tectonic] 13. Pangaea - 5-htp [Hessle Audio] 14. Ghost - Two Thousand [Ghost] 15. LV feat. Rubi Dan - Crossfire [Unreleased] 16. Bok Bok - Citizens Dub [Forthcoming Blunted Robots] 17. Ramadanman - Glut [Forthcoming Hemlock] 18. Pangaea - Neurons [Hessle Audio] 19. Icicle - Xylophobia [Unreleased] 20. Ramadanman - Bleeper [Unreleased] 21. Lil' Wayne - A millie (Harmonimix) [White] 22. Mala - Blue Notez [DMZ] 23. Ramadanman - Don't Change For Me [Unreleased]