There's plenty of good news this week as three Bristol venues receive much needed government support and independent music mag Loud & Quiet publishes its first print issue after facing the possibility of closure. We also discuss the negative drip-down effect of 'Plague Raves' and do our best to tackle A. G. Cook's 3 hour monster of an album, '7G'. Finishing up the episode, there's reviews of the new releases from Open Music Lab, L.I.E.S, Ikonika, Forest Drive West, Angel D'Lite, The Untouchables and more. 

On this weeks episode, we discuss the sad circumstances surrounding the closure of beloved Amsterdam club, De School. We also look back on a stone cold classic - Goldie's seminal drum & bass opus, 'Timeless' - which is celebrating its 25th birthday and look to the future, giving our thoughts on which DJ's we think may be prospective Dekmantel headliner's. There's also reviews of new releases from Jessy Lanza, East Man, Shackleton & Wacław Zimpel, Lyric, Lone & KETTAMA, Carlota and many more! Head over to our Soundcloud page to hear the companion mix for this episode. 

George and Ali tackle a vast mountain of music this week, catching up on releases from Daniel Avery and Arca, as well as reviewing new records from Actress, Cinthie, Shinichi Atobe, Galcher Lustwerk, Krust, Hiatt db and more. We also discuss the prospect of a return to clubbing as soon as August and give our views on a string of high profile DJ's changing their aliases.

In a very exciting, international edition of Awake All Hours, we discuss the UK government's announcement of a substantial £1.5bn support package for the arts. We also look back over the first half of 2020, counting down our top 10 releases of the year so far.

Spirits are high this week as Switzerland shows signs of easing its nightlife restrictions, Helena Hauff reminds us why she's one of the best in the game with her recent Kern mix and we review loads of new music from the likes of Pinch, LCSM, Adiel, Karenn, Kush Jones and many more. Head to our soundcloud to find the companion mix for this episode and follow our facebook page for updates and extra content.

This week, we discuss some recurring and important issues within the underground electronic scene which are especially relevant at this time - BLM, prejudice within the community and dance music's origins. As always, we also review a tonne of new releases from the likes of Upsammy, Luke Vibert, Rheji Burrell and many more!

For our first ever edition of 'Insights', we have a fascinating discussion with Melbourne born, Bristol based producer and DJ, Jiah Wells (a.k.a Galtier). Jiah is the founder and manager of the excellent Nostro Hood System, a really exciting label pushing Hi-Def, richly textured, forward thinking club sounds that combine world rhythms with tough UK Bass. Over the course of an hour or so, we talk about his origins as a DJ, Bristol as a creative hub, the inception of NHS and the story behind its rich concept, future releases, operating during coronavirus and of course Matthew Laundro's fantastic debut LP - Advanced Hyper Munitions Corps. Support Nostro Hood System // https://www.nostrohoodsystem.com

We've gone Moodymann mad this episode as we do a deep dive on one of dance music's biggest icons. We also review his latest album 'Taken Away' along side a whole host of other releases from Regis, The Advent, Ana Helder, Low Budget Alien Jams, Patricia Kokett and more! As always, you can find the companion mix for this episode, showcasing all of the music we cover, on our Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

Another week, another batch of names butchered by Ali. In this episode, we travel the world as we discuss the news coming out of Ireland, Spain and Seoul. There's a lengthy discussion about Lakota's confirmed closure, the circumstances surrounding it and why we think it's a bit of a travesty and finally, on a lighter note, we review the new albums and EP's from Lorenzo Senni, Matthew Laundro, Calibre, Noun, Lurka, MarcelDune and many more! As always, you can find the companion mix for this episode, showcasing all of the music we cover, on our Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

Welcome back to Awake All Hours! This week the electronic music community pays its respects to Detroit legend, Mike Huckaby. It's a big week for singles as we discuss new music from two very notable J's and we talk about the prospect of no large scale public events until 2021 following Zeke Emanuel's statements in the New York Times. Finally, there's album and EP reviews from Hodge, Roza Terenzi, dgoHn and many more! FB // https://www.facebook.com/Awk.All.Hrs SC // https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs