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Bside Incoming: Lu*cy

We have another lovely chance to share some music from the Bside Team: This time we are delving into the collection of a fellow music lover; a very talented musician and vocalist with a residency playing acoustic sets at The Record Factory; and beyond being a valued member of the team she is quickly becoming the voice of Bside: Lu*cy

Few are more in tune with the industry: As an artist liaison at Scotland’s biggest dance music festivals like FLY and Terminal V, as well as in the sunny Algarve with Afro Nation. She has experience with the management and logistics at the MTV EMA’s. And has risen through the ranks at Glasgows beloved institution Sub Club, from a keen member of the crowd to PR and working the door, and now proving her worth as personal assistant of the club’s director.

Lu*cy is gonna ease us into her Sunday selections with charity shop finds and cherished classics from the likes of Dire Straits, Bowie, Prince, Donna Summers and Gloria Gaynor. Before moving things up a notch with the spine tingling picture painted of Sub Club to the back drop of Dominic Capello’s Rain, video game inspired far eastern house by Soichi Terrada, and of course a huge remix of Like a Virgin.

Lu*cy instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lucyharrower/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Thabo

He’s been a regular feature at some of Berlin’s best clubs as well as some globally renowned institutions like ADE and Space Ibiza. Thabo has become synonymous with soulful house grooves, warm samples, energetic breaks and feel-good vibes.

After mastering his craft behind the decks, he decided to create his very own event series called Home Again, at IPSE and Prince Charles, to promote his favourite Berlin-based artists and book the likes of Borrowed Identity, Sweely, Eli Escobar and Adryiano. He’s also a talented producer and recently decided to launch his own record label with the same name and ethos of his events.

Thabo is gonna keeping things moving with his favourite grooves and the style of stripped back house music he’s become known for.

Check his soundcloud here - https://soundcloud.com/thabo_ofc

His insta - https://www.instagram.com/thabo.ofc/

Home Again Bandcamp - https://homeagainberlin.bandcamp.com/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Ruben Spa

Reflecting on Episode 100 with the incredible Detroit In Effect, we just wanted to thank all the people that tune into Bside Podcasts, to everyone who reaches out to us with positive feedback, and of course to all the fabulous guests who take the time to share with us their life’s work of collecting, curating, and sharing all the beautiful music in the world.

Without wanting to sit back and admire this landmark, we move on from number 100 with an international superstar to Episode 101 with someone very close to our heart and an integral member of the Bside team: Ruben Spa

With a big love of music, his graphic design skills, and some social media wizardry, his creativity and passion continues to drive the project forward. Ruben Spa continues to build upon his invaluable knowledge of the industry with his involvement at the Surefire agency. He also runs the Koselig event series in Edinburgh, who booked Hidden Spheres for an evening of mid-week madness at Sneaky Pete’s, before which we recorded an incredible live episode of the podcast.

It was actually his co-founder of Koselig, James Cook, who recorded the very first episode for the Bside podcast. Over 2 years have passed since then, and the platform has grown substantially: 99 other guests and more than 60,000 listens from all over the world, and lots more in the works.

So, it felt only right that our beloved Ruben Spa, should welcome us into the second century of Bside. Expect jazzy keys, horns, and chord progressions over house, hip-hop and broken beats, moving through beautifully layered techno and IDM

Here’s to many more!

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Detroit in Effect

Well, well, well… this episode is a special one… we’re very pleased to mark the century with a legend.

It’s Detroit in Effect for our 100th Episode!

D.I.E have been electro royalty since the 90s, thriving in a city moulded by music: from local radio stations and musical communities, to Motown, Gospel and Parliament’s Funk, through to the pioneering hip-hop infused electronic music of the modern era.

There’s a lot you could say about Detroit in Effect, but, their tracks speak for themselves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHz8HTeSDg4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwqphSKXhRE

So we’re flying you all out to Motor City to meet DJ Maaco from Detroit’s finest electro collective. We’re gonna take a little look into his record bag and pick out some of his all time favourite Bsides. While the first half reads like a Funky Hall of Fame, with Carl Carlton, Rick James and George Clinton, the second half tells us a little more about his D.I.E influences with electro legends like Cybotron, Egyptian Lover and Paul Hardcastle.

Check out Detorit In Effect's soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/detroitineffect

And their impressive discography - https://www.discogs.com/artist/21180-DIE

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: 1-800 GIRLS x Par Avion

We have another excellent episode of Bside Incoming for you!

Made in London by two good friends and flat mates bouncing off each other's Bside selections. Digging through the very finest of the flip side we have Jake and Benjamin, AKA 1-800 Girls and Par Avion.

With a background in New Wave bands and a renown for high octane DJ sets, 1-800 Girls' productions usually sit somewhere between the two. The nostalgic warmth of hardware productions and the hard hitting energy that often defines his dance floor selections.

Be sure to check out all his releases, and a notable mention to the B2 Sundown Edit of his title track ‘U’ Me And Madonna’ on the Australian netlabel clipp.art:

https://1-800girls.bandcamp.com/album/u-me-and-madonna-ep-clippv001

Par Avion is a selector who runs a collective and imprint by the same name, as well as the Mutual Trust events with Salary Boy. With a passion for intelligent dance music, a keen ear for great audio, and an impressive music collection: The two combine for a Bside Back2Back that has all the intimacy of a listening session with fellow music lovers.

Expect everything from deep and soothing electronica through to vibrant house and disco edit, soul, funk, acid, afro, breakbeats and everything in between.

Check them both out on Soundcloud:

@1800girls

@par_avion

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Rubi

Now based in Berlin, Rubi was recently running her own 'Out of Sight' event series in Yangon while teaching tech as a professor in Myanmar. As well as co-founding the Kommuna Tapes record label, founded in 2016 under the same name as the successful Barcelona event series, she is also a resident with RA+RE and Rings of Neptune.

Her YouTube channel is an absolute gold mine for the deep, dubby, and beautifully bizarre:

https://www.youtube.com/user/itsmerubi/featured

Each one of her mixes is as cool and clinical as it is richly warm, packed full of new musical discoveries and much cherished records. Her episode of Bside Incoming is no exception; a downtempo masterclass of vibrant ambient layers, electro grooves and irresistible breaks, with lots of bleeps and bloops.

Check out Rubi's Soundcloud @itsmerubi

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Shawn Cartier

Here we have a UK based DJ/Producer and member of the Quest 808 Collective, renowned for a futuristic twisted style of electro with releases on Childsplay, Carouse and Reality Club: Shawn Cartier.

Cartier will take us to every corner of his collection, Acid Techno, Hip Hop, Soul, and the kinda of Electro Machine Funk that inspires his own productions, check out his Macintosh Bop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrJIU6jz58s

In his Bside selection, Shawn picks out the flip-side to some of the very best in the business; Prince, Box Scaggs, New Order, Mike Dunn, Apex Twin, and the Wu-Tang Clan. Enjoy!

Check Shawn's soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/seaaaaaan

Grab a copy of his new release - https://childrenatplay.bandcamp.com/album/--8

And browse the rest of his bandcamp - https://shawncartier.bandcamp.com

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Dan Tenor-City

He’s the DJ/producer behind Deep Tenor City and an avid collector of boogie, fusion, funk, house and roots reggae for over 20 years. Normally he’s found dropping genre-busting vibes on dance floors and DJ bars all over: on his long-standing Deep Tenor City show on Soho Radio, as a playlister, and promoter of his producer/musician friends.

He’s released 3 EPs including Oba and Fireheart on BBE, and 3 7” reworks on GAMM as PPA that feature in his Bside Podcast. Stand by for the next release from Deep Tenor City People. By day you’ll find him teaching at uni in London.

As ever, we explore the most treasured possessions of the best collectors, the rare-cuts, dub plates, white labels, and objects of musical sentimentality. Funk, soul, dub, disco fusions, and house.

Check his show on Soho radio here - https://sohoradiolondon.com/profile/deep-tenor-city/

And his mixcloud here - https://www.mixcloud.com/deeptenorcity/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Eliza Rose

Having spent to formative moments of her musical journey working at Flashback Records aged only 15, she has since been sharing her joy for music with dance floors across her hometown, mentoring and inspiring other creative women with Rhythm Sister, while regularly broadcasting her discoveries on the Rinse FM and Balamii airwaves.

You can normally expect anything from reggae and RnB, to disco, house and italo, or some UKG, but a journey through her Bsides will show the more soulful side to Eliza.

Her enthusiasm as collector shines through which each interlude providing the heart warming histories and emotional attachment to the music closest to her heart.

Check her soundcloud here - https://soundcloud.com/elizarosemusic

And her instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elizarosedj/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: COEO

This week brings another exciting announcement for the Bside Incoming series, we have an episode from a very talented German duo who are just as highly renowned for their ever delightful productions as for their mastery of the turntables and incredible collection of music. We warmly welcome COEO.

Recent years have seen them develop a close affiliation with Toy Tonics, with 8 releases over almost seven years it’s a match made in heaven for the ever so soulful house of COEO. Be sure to check out the record label showcase here:

https://soundcloud.com/bsidepodcasts/the-bside-of-toy-tonics?in=bsidepodcasts/sets/record-labels-the-bside-of

They also have a couple releases on the label of another past guest, JKriv’s Razor N Tape pressing this absolute gem on the B1 of their edits EP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9wW4dy5JLE&t=42s

With a wide array of releases, thousands of record sales and millions of Spotify plays, we are very excited to have a sneak peek into the record collection of the pair that are quickly becoming some of the most prominent producers in the house music scene.

What inspires them and what makes them tick, recent purchases and old favourites, the warm up moods and peak time tracks, funky bass lines and an homage to Daft Punk, soulful house to techno, garage, and back.

Check their releases here - https://bandcamp.com/tag/coeo

And their SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/coeo

And their insta! https://www.instagram.com/coeo_official_/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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