Music Not Diving with Scuba

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Dusky are a production duo from the UK. Originally emerging on Anjunadeep with their debut album in 2011, they've been an important part of the UK dance scene in the past two decades with albums on Universal and their own label.

Their latest full-length, Signals, is out now and sees them back on the label where it all began.

We discuss their production process, the challenges of making a record outside their usual genre, and the way the new album came together. And we also cover their early years making DnB, the UK house explosion of the early 2010s, the golden era of postdubstep, and what the future may hold over the next decade.

Get involved, this is a good one!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

04:00 Early years and general scene

19:00 London Records project

39:45 More on production

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Sophie Lloyd is a DJ and producer from the UK. A staple of Defected Records and associated labels and promotions, this year she was invited to dig through the archives of London Records which resulted in standout EP 'London Revisited' - remixes of classics and deep cuts from the storied label.

We discuss all that of course, and also her journey from DJing at house parties, corporate events and eventually clubs and festivals, and getting into the world of production.

This is a good one, get involved!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

04:00 Early years and general scene

19:00 London Records project

39:45 More on production

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Nathan Fake is a producer and live performer from the UK. He has released albums on Border Community, Ninja Tune, via his own channels, and most recently through French label InFiné.

That latest album, Evaporator, is discussed during the conversation, as well as his wider journey through production processes and methods of work. We discover which ancient version of Cubase is still his go-to DAW, and which synths and other studio objects are most often used in his tracks.

We also talk about his live set, which by his own admission is actually pretty good.

This is a good one with a guest we've wanted to have on for ages. Get involved!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:45 Fitting into the scene

07:30 Are albums relevant again?

12:40 Studio methods

26:30 Border Community and early career

47:30 Playing live

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Gavilán Rayna Russom is a producer, DJ, and interdisciplinary artist based in New York. A former member of LCD Soundsystem, she has a new album under her Black Meteoric Star alias entitled Wet.

We discuss her time working at DFA and eventually joining and then leaving LCD Soundsystem, her previous time as an analog synth engineer, as well as the new album and the Black Meteoric Star alias more generally.

We also get into the political situation in the US and the way it affects her work, and also her long term journey as a DJ from playing the high school prom all the way to Berghain.

This is a good one, get involved!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

04:00 LCD Soundsystem

21:00 Music and current politics

34:00 Recording methods and the new album

51:00 How to be a DJ

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Jend is a producer and DJ who has built an impressive following on streaming platforms and social media using a very interesting set of strategies adapting from his time in drop shipping. So we are getting deep into the weeds of digital music marketing on this week's podcast, and while it gets a bit technical in places this is a really interesting conversation from the perspective of building an audience completely independently in a way that just wasn't possible before the digital model.

He offers a version of his strategy via his Intellijend platform, which automates many of the processes and makes the whole thing a lot more manageable for the typical expert DAW technician who has never opened Facebook ad manager.

We talk about how he came up with these approaches to music marketing and how to implement them, building them into a product for other artists to use, and also the necessity for music to live in the real world and different ways to achieve this in a similar DIY way.

This is the antidote to moaning about Spotify and telling people to buy CDs... get involved!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

04:30 Jend

09:10 How to market a song

26:10 Cynicism, algorithms, and publishing

40:00 Dance music in the real world

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On the podcast this week...

What you need to do to become a DJ in 2026. I mean a good DJ.

Why you should learn to beat match, preferably on vinyl.

Why you should learn to use Ableton.

Why you should take digital marketing seriously.

Why you should respect the worst aspects of the industry.

This is not an exhaustive study, but it does contain some pretty good pointers.

The Resident DJ article mentioned: https://saxe-coulson.medium.com/the-resident-dj-is-infrastructure-too-b2cc760c6f69

The Manual by The KLF: https://www.scribd.com/document/955029/KLF-the-Manual

Back next week with a guest!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

01:10 DJing on hard mode

04:40 How to be a DJ

06:11 The techniques

10:35 The canon

12:20 The basics of Ableton

13:55 Warm up and closing

17:00 Being the headliner

19:45 Tell your story

23:20 Identity and tribes

25:25 Is all publicity good publicity?

30:50 The KLF and The Odyssey

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On this episode...

Why Distrokid selling to CVC will lead to more AI music.

What Kobalt selling to Primary Wave means for the majors.

Why the industry is counting on the hybrid musicians of the future.

Were the Odyssey casting decisions part of the marketing campaign?

And what Suki Waterhouse could learn from Boy George...!

Read my 2000 word essay on the Burial / dubstep conundrum: https://www.patreon.com/scubaofficial/posts/eyes-back-puzzle-164702147

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:59 Releases roundup

07:40 CVC buys Distrokid

15:27 Primary Wave buys Kobalt

21:10 AI copyright regulation

30:57 Suki Waterhouse and Boy George

35:50 Is Christopher Nolan a troll

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Even if it's not just a very effective bit of marketing, John Summit should definitely turn heel.

On this episode we also discuss other notable examples of music industry creative stunts including Chuck D vs Flava Flav, Fifty Cent vs Kanye, Green Day vs The Network, and The KLF vs a million pounds.

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:41 John Summit vs Pete Tong

10:00 Chuck D vs Flava Flav

15:12 Green Day vs The Network

20:06 Fifty Cent vs Kanye West

23:05 Joaquin Phoenix

25:24 The KLF vs a million pounds

30:12 Conclusions

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No, really it does.

In this episode we discuss a series of articles recommended by friend-of-the-show Darren Hemmings in this substack post.

As the title suggests, we consider the ethics of AI music from two separate angles.

And finally we look at the increasing dominance of standup comedy in the ecosystem of live events.

I will never stand being accused of cynical ragebait!

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:58 Changes in the business of social media

08:08 dBridge Substack post

16:35 Is algorithmic influence any different to human influence?

19:44 Why musicians hate the press

24:52 Dance music deserves to be destroyed by AI

35:03 The success of standup comedy

41:37 Transgressive comedy vs music

51:48 Conclusions

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What does the new age of oligarchy mean for the future of art and the cultural sector?

And what can we learn from previous era of extreme inequality?

Weighty question on this episode of the podcast...

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:30 Elon, Tesla, and SpaceX

07:23 The Gilded Age

10:34 Andrew Carnegie

27:27 Busting the Trusts

31:24 Help needed now

36:36 How left wing are you?

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Corporate money is the wellspring of great art... discuss!

Also, the demise of Nina, Juno Download, and eventually Subvert.

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You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:18 Money and art

11:04 Downloads are dead

23.33 Conclusions

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Carl Craig is a producer, DJ, and label owner from Detroit.

A feature-length documentary, Desire: The Carl Craig Story, is available to stream now.

Listen to the reissue of 'Meditations' LP.

We discuss the history of Detroit music, the development of techno, the influence of other areas of popular culture on dance music, and the breadth of his musical experiences from playing guitar in bands as a teenager to being a current artist-in-residence at Michigan State University.

This is a conversation with a true legend who does not disappoint!

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:00 The documentary

07:15 Judging artists' work

14:08 Jungle and the UK rave scene

20:29 Breakthrough and early material

25:20 Popular culture and dance music

31:55 Collaboration and solo work

35:48 Bring back guitars

41:55 The Electrifying Mojo

54:46 Techno and Motown

01:01:58 Frankfurt vs Berlin

01:08:50 Black music and diversity

01:19:47 Artist in residence at MSUFCU

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You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

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The bulk of this episode is a deep dive on the Live Nation / Ticketmaster situation.

We look at the system of practices that has developed since the merger in 2010, the recent ruling, and the possible future arrangements in a world where the ruling (currently subject to appeal) is put into practice.

But separately, we also discuss why the Chaotic Good marketing approach is actually a good thing for music...!

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Support the podcast

03:00 Is Chaotic Good actually good?

07:28 Ticketing

31:41 Closing

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This week on Music Not Diving we decouple from the Youtube feed and get into the ongoing debate around AI. Sceptics like Ed Zitron have come to prominence with their doubts about the viability of business models of the big AI firms, but in music Suno is busily destroying artistry and the effect of the general LLMs has upended other bits of the industry too.

So what does this all mean?

And we also learn about the ceiling of the Rolls Royce Phantom and what that might mean for vintage mix consoles.

Bob Lefsetz piece on the Indie Alliance: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/03/31/the-indie-alliance/

Shawn's referenced piece: firstfloor.substack.com/p/the-majors-are-ushering-in-an-era

Ted Gioia referenced piece: https://www.honest-broker.com/p/four-steps-to-hell

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You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to https://scubaofficial.io/support/.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:00 Future of the pod

06:50 The Indie Alliance

12:30 Major labels and AI

15:00 AI scepticism

20:17 New Suno model

29:20 Rolls Royce and music

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What does the music industry have in common with Swiss watches? Quite a lot, as we discover on this solo episode of the podcast...

The latest Morgan Stanley Swiss watch industry report can be viewed here.

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00:00 Intro

05:52 The current landscape

10:08 Volume vs luxury

14.07 The key players

19.11 How the successful acts do it

24.32 Can listeners pick up the slack?

27.10 The real problem

30.20 Conclusions

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Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India. This is part II...

Sanil Sudan, aka FILM, is one of the best electronic producers to come out of India. Based in New Delhi, he has been involved in all aspects of the scene over the past decade and more: DJing, promoting parties, running one of India’s first booking agencies (UnMute), as well as making beats as FILM and other aliases including the techno-focused Tyrell Dub Corp. '

We discuss his production process, differing approaches to studio techniques including classic synths and sampling, hidden resources to be found on Youtube, the challenges facing Indian producers, the development of a distinctive Indian sound, as well as his time spent in Berlin as part of the Border Movement Residency (BMR) program.

This is a great conversation with a big talent operating in a difficult environment. Get involved!

Check out El Sid mixes on Soundcloud.

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00:00 Intro

03:10 FILM

06:11 From pro-gamer to promoter

08:30 The "No more parties in Delhi" experiment

11:45 Learning Music Theory mid-Career

15:45 AI Slop and the value of human emotion

17:54 The cultural necessity of sampling

22:00 Studio talk

27:00 The Berlin border movement residency

32:30 Post-COVID clubbing & Spotify fatigue

37:30 The corporatisation of Boiler Room

41:45 Forging an authentic Indian sound

49:10 The global hustle for Indian DJs

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Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India.

Kohra is a key figure in the modern iteration of techno in India. His label, Qilla Records, has been one of the most important outposts for Indian producers since 2011. And as a DJ, he has established himself as a similarly important voice across clubs and festivals both in India and on the global circuit. He's also a very interesting guy with a lot to say on the state of the scene right now, and also the history.

We discuss the scene in India compared to Europe and the US, the development of techno culture in India, the advance of western dance music brands into Asia, today's challenges in running labels, and his history in different areas of music.

This conversation is a great insight into the workings of the scene in India... get involved!

Part II will air next week.

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Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:45 Kohra

07:30 Local scenes

14:00 Western club brands in India

21:30 Politics and boycott culture

27:50 Kohra's journey into music

33:35 Production

42:08 Spending time in Melbourne

44:40 Jalebee Cartel

47:10 Running Qilla Records

53:30 Future of the scene in India

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Frank Wiedemann is one half of legendary German house duo Âme (he does the live shows and can probably be described as the lead producer). He's also a key figure in the Innervisions label, the Dixon/Âme axis, and also a member of other groups include Howling.

We discuss the new wave of electronic music nightlife in Berlin, the responsibilities of established acts to the wider scene, his processes in making music, and performance both as Âme and also in improvisational settings such as previous pod guest Sebastian Mullaert's Circle Of Live.

This is a good one, get involved!

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Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:50 Berlin nightlife isn't dead

07:56 Events vs. clubbing

11:01 Should bigger artists give back?

14:18 The paradox of playing live

22:22 The new Ame album

31:30 Spotify is social media

38:14 From Jazz clubs to Robert Johnson

49:00 Innervisions at the Royal Albert Hall

55:49 The art of the 8-hour jam

01:04:52 Teaching and retreats

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Slipmatt is one of the most important DJs in the history of dance music. From his first major gig at Raindance in 1989, he came to be known as the Godfather Of Hardcore, becoming synonymous with the genre that typified the UK rave sound in the early 90s. His 'SL2' project, with DJ Lime, yield two top-ten hits including the genre-defining 'On A Ragga Tip' that reached number 2 in the UK singes chart in May 1992.

He was also instrumental in emergence Jungle from the Hardcore scene, and produced classics including 'Hear Me' which typify the linearity between the two genres.

We discuss the pre-acid house period, the game-changing nature of the rave explosion both in music and society, and we get into his personal journey from bedroom producer to Top Of The Pops.

This is a great conversation with a true legend of UK dance music, get involved!

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Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:00 Episode start

04:55 What “Old School” really means

06:25 The split between Hardcore & Jungle

11:30 Bridging the divide

13:10 Bedroom producer beginnings

17:20 The lost art of studio mentorship

18:40 DJ Culture & skill obsession

24:15 First raves & Acid House reality

26:15 Birth of Raindance

27:40 Illegal → Legal Raves

29:10 Becoming a National DJ

30:40 Independence and management

32:10 The end of Illegal raving

33:10 Rave culture as a social & political movement

35:30 Media & moral panic

37:30 Policing, laws & the Criminal Justice Act Era

41:30 Legacy of early Rave culture

43:30 Personal reflections & looking back

47:00 Clearing samples

50:24 Top of the Pops and meeting Kylie

56:27 The Prodigy

59:31 Rage club and Jungle

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