Enter the elusive Ghost Phone. The finest purveyor of sensual chopped ‘n’ screwed cuts, this Bristol label has fast become iconic in its own right. Known for taking your favourite r’n’b slow jams, dancehall bops, and rap trax and giving em a full-on Ghosty re-rub, as well as their 100% mixtape series – deep dives
The Lowdown: DJ Pitch
Originally starting as a Watford-based party in 2014, London’s Tobago Tracks has seen many incarnations, with its overall universe incorporating a label fitting between the margins of many micro-scenes, a monthly NTS radio show, multimedia outfit, and – back when parties were still a staple of weekend activities – the occasional club excursion. The glue
Untitled 909 Podcast 074: Daisy Moon
Bristol’s Daisy Moon first paved her way in the city through the Housework party series she hosted alongside Shanti Celeste, Golesworthy, and Gramrcy. Fast becoming a local legend, Daisy has since picked up a radio residency on Noods, released on Idle Hands and Curl Recordings, and is also co-runs Mix Nights – a non-project initiative
Premiere: Esqueezy – Lose Control [GODDEZZ]
Northern smoothie Esqueezy joins London/Brighton trance team GODDEZZ with ‘Lose Control’ a euphoric slice of emo rave peppered with broken beats and barely-there vocals, one of two tracks from her taken from the forthcoming GODDEZZ compilation COALESCENCE oo21, due for release on 28th May. A Fruity Loops fan through and through with her tracks self-described
Influences: Sven K
Based in Edmonton, Sven K is the co-founder of Kudatah alongside Text Chunk. A prolific producer, Sven K has released four albums since 2016, debuting with ‘Paranoia Aspect’ and going onto release equally respected projects ‘City 41’, ‘Sven (1000)’ and most recently ‘Classics’. He’s also released a collaborative track with Text Chunk and Skee Mask
Untitled 909 Podcast 073: iona
Welcoming iona, adored Field Maneuvers resident, dj and round earth believer, to the Untitled909 series. Kicking off her DJ career in Dalston institution Dance Tunnel (RIP), pre-pandemic, iona could be found spinning in esteemed venues across the world from Panorama Bar, Kala Festival and Amsterdam’s Claire to local spots Corsica Studios, Rye Wax, Tola, Venue MOT
Premiere: Sven K – Swimmin’ [Kudatah]
Edmonton-based producer and Kudatah co-founder Sven K returns to the label with an album of unearthed ‘Classics’. All of the tracks have been taken from the period between 2013 – 2016, the time where Sven was making around 1 to 3 tracks a day, both at home and at Kudatah’s first proper studio. It’s a
Influences: Bklava
We first featured Bklava on the site over a year ago when we ran a series of mixes from the Patterns residents. We were instantly drawn to her pop-influenced UKG soundscape and the hybrid DJ sets where she’s singing over the records. And a lot has happened in that time. She’s gone from a local
Untitled 909 Podcast 072: Plain Sailing
Plain Sailing channel the electrifying ethos of their party series in mix 072. Andrew Moore and Peter Gibney are the duo behind Belfast rave crew Plain Sailing. Launched in October 2019 with their first party headlined by Valencia’s Pepe, Plain Sailing pride itself on bringing international artists to the city for their debuts alongside bigging
Premiere: PowerPlay – ACAB [Sorry Records]
In honour of International Worker’s Day / Labour Day, PowerPlay announce their new EP ‘Breaking Capacity’ with lead single ‘ACAB’. The full release is slated for the 18th June, landing on New York label Sorry Records and features remixes from Escaflowne and Bored Lord. PowerPlay is comprised of C Powers and PlayPlay. The pair are