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Benny Salvador is at the forefront of a new dance movement in Aotearoa. The Te Whanganui-a-Tara based artist has a reputation for refined and exploratory dancefloor odysseys, driven by his innate curiosity and a childhood surrounded by music. He also an irrepressible force in the studio, with a wicked run of EPs out on his own imprint Aunty Records, features on compilations by Antal and Juke Bounce Werk, and a grab-bag of unreleased cuts and edits ready to be unleashed at every show. He takes over Friendly Potential Radio in anticipation of his appearance at Beacon Festival in Tāmaki Makaurau next weekend.

From Benny: I had heaps of fun sitting around the house with my dad picking through some of his and my faves and messing around dubbing them out with my delay pedals haha. Excuse the delay feedback mishaps and some record skips!

Wayne Shorter - Ponta De Areia ft. Milton Nascimento [Columbia]

George Benson - El Mar [CTI]

Theatre West - Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams [Backatcha]

Grover Washington Jr. - Loran’s Dance [Motown]

Erykah Badu x Barry White - I’m Gonna Dub You Mashup [??]

Tommy McGee - Now That I Have You [TMG]

Herbie Hancock - Gentle Thoughts [CBS]

Benny Salvador - Duck Rice (Bass And Drums Mix) [??]

Double XX - Everyman Flip (Dr Sibi Edit) [Shall I Bruk It]

Pirahnahead - Inner Turmoil [Mahogani Music]

Summer Vee - Judas (Benny Salvador Remix) [??]

Jonna - Jus Move ft. Javonntte (Marcellus Pittman Remix) [Lumberjacks In Hell]

Tata Vega & G.C Cameron - (I’ve Got My) Second Wind [Melodies International]

Eighties Ladies - I Knew That Love [Uno Melodic]

DJ Duke - People From Mars (The Sun Mix) [DJ Exclusive]

The Kay-Gees - Good Feel Edit [??]

The Rotating Assembly - Mess I Made [Sound Signature]

Billy Love - Why Wait [Sound Signature]

Hanna - Perhaps [Shall Not Fade]

Daphni - Mapfumo [Resista]

Benny Salvador - Hau [Aunty Records]

Benny Salvador - Day On Jupiter [Unreleased]

Avantdale Bowling Club - Uphill (Borrowed cs Remix) [??]

To close, we hear from local visionary Michael Logie. The mind behind F In Math recently released his synth-heavy debut EP FKD Night. The release is a mini-masterpiece, drawn from a chaotic swarm of 1000 demos that evolved out of his time with longtime collaborator SILICON. You can catch Michael Logie playing live at Beacon Festival on Saturday 18th March 2023.

From Michael:

“I’m never sure if I want to dance like an idiot or lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by.

This is roughly 50% a mix of my favourite parts of my favourite early 2000s electronica + other stuff I’ve been thrashing at the moment

and The other 50% is a whole bunch of bits and pieces of demos and remixes I’ve made over the years that i thought you might like.”

@fkdnght

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Stay [ABC]

Aphex Twin - Produk 29 [Warp]

Boards Of Canada - Happy Cycling [Skam]

Two Lone Swordsmen - Brother Foster Through The Phones [Warp]

Michael Logie - Mask [Self]

Earth Wind And Fire - September (Michael Logie Demo Edit) [Unreleased]

Michael Logie - In The Dark Again (Demo) [Unreleased]

Michael Logie - You Can Sleep When You Are Dead (Demo) [Unreleased]

Mr. Oizo - Nuque [Ed Banger]

Clio - Faces [Crash]

Michael Logie - Myres Park (Demo) [Unreleased]

Mr. Flash - Flesh [Ed Banger]

Michael Logie - Little Bosky Song (Demo) [Unreleased]

Slave - Watching You (Michael Logie Remix) [Unreleased]

Michael Logie - Green Sun (Demo) [Unreleased]

RAH Band - Messages From The Stars [TMT]

Boards Of Canada - In A Beautiful Place In The Country [Warp]

Mr. Oizo - Lnadjkmd Rmx (By Demon) [F Communications]

Panbers - Rock and The Sea [Remaco/Dis-Joint]

Quasimoto - Axe Puzzles [Stones Throw]

Boards Of Canada - Iced Cooly [Warp]

Squarepusher - My Sound [Warp]

Plone - Plock [Warp]

We kick off with a mix from the Te Whanganui-a-Tara deejay and designer Awa. Their club sets and radio workouts for Mouthfull fuse indigenous waiata with dance music.

@awa-randall

From Awa:

Kā nui te aroha ki a Friendly Potential mō tēnei atamira ki te tuku waiata.

Arohanui to Friendly potential for this platform to share waiata.

Throughout the process of putting together this mix, I was inspired by a whakataukī (Māori proverb) that I thought would be worth sharing;

Māku te ra e tō ana;

Kei a koe te urunga ake o te rā

Let mine be the setting sun,

Yours is the dawning of a new day.

You can catch Awa playing at Beacon Festival on Saturday 18 March.

M4URI M4STA - PŪ0R0 PL4Y V0L. 001 [Self]

Virtual Shadow Ensemble - New Moon (Whiro) [Noa Records]

Ladi6 - Royal Blue (Silent Jay, Sensible J and Leigh Fisher Remix) [Low Key Source]

Kirsten Te Rito - Te Aroha [Self]

Paddy Steer - Loufoque [!K7 Records]

Facta & K-Lone - Kiss Me, Can't Sleep [Wisdom Teeth]

Symbiosis - Kapiti Island - Tui’s Paradise [Self]
Jarren - Antera [Apron Records]

Kaidi Tatham - Knockee Donkey [First Word Records]

Theo Parrish - Galactic Ancestors [Sound Signature]

Ronan - Interdépendence [On Loop]

Alistair Fraser - He Nguru Rākau, He Nguru Kōhatu, He Nguru Kerepaka [Self]

Whirimako Black - Mihi Ki Te WaoNui [Muscle Music]

Kyle Hall - 4wrd Motion [Wild Oats]

Stefan Ringer - Mechanical Monster [Haus Of Altr]

Borrowed CS - Straight Shooter [Self]

Te Vaka & Strange - Pate Mo Tou Vae [Unreleased]

Benny Salvador - Logg Roll [Aunty Records]

Azymuth - Corumbá [Far Out Recordings]

Sly & Robbie Meet The Mad Professor - Peaceful Dub [Ariwa]

Coco Bryce - Octopus [3AM Eternal]

Blue Lab Beats - Warp ft Jackson Mathod & Kaidi Akinnibi [Blue Note]

Faber Morrow - Eaze [Self]

Mons & Hooks - Hutia [Self]

On this episode of Friendly Potential Radio, we hear from two pillars of the Aotearoa underground - Keepsakes and Ebb.

Keepsakes's hard-edged and spirited music has been released on a hit-list of labels, including South London Analogue Material, Perc Trax, Mord Records, and Mindcut Music. He also runs HAVEN INTL, a club series and vinyl-focused record label that has released work from artists including VTSS, Tommy Holohan, Peder Mannerfelt, Ayarcana, Ansome, and Ryan James Ford. Ebb's releases for 1985 Music, Cutcross, Raw Basics, Subtle Recordings, and Par Avion showcase dark, menacing atmospheres, powerful sub work, fluid, impactful drums and otherworldly sonics. The Ōtautahi based artists are going head-to-head on the Saturday of Beacon Festival in March. This weekend, they share a taster of what to expect.

@keepsakes

@ebb-nz

@havenakl

J-Zbel - Nik Molina [BFDM/L.I.E.S.]

Hamilton Scalpel - Airfoil [Concrete Cabin]

Duran Duran Duran - The Truth Of The Matter [Tripalium Records]

Pfirter & Grindvik - Speed [Leyla Records]

P.E.A.R.L. - We Will Not All Fall (Blue Hour Remix) [Moral Standards]

Isaiah - Let It Move You [ISH]

Airod - Voxxx [OAKS]

Tommy Holohan - Ringtone [???]

Repro - Believe In Credit [KAOS]

Skrillex, Fred Again, & Flowdan - Rumble (Clouds Remix) [Self]

Ebb - ??? [???]

Uncrat - Exclaim [Moral Standards]

Cleric X Habgud - Canggu Pole [Burned At Both Ends]

Callum Plant - Excitare Messores [EarToGround]

Mutant Joe - Bangin’ On ft. Apoc Krysis [Evar Records]

New Frames - Let Me See [R-Label Group]

Ebb - ??? [???]

Shlømo - Dodge This [Possession]

Randomer - Hidden [Headstrong]

Dax J - East London Back Alleys (Jungle Techno Mix) [Monnom Black]

Pessimist - Danger [AD 93]

Hypah - Expect Resistance [Self]

P.E.A.R.L. - The Purpose [OAKS]

Not A Headliner - Positive Discrimination [Unsolved]

Draugr - Fractured [Techno Is The Devil’s Music]

Remco Beekwilder - Avia [Emerald]

New Frames - Distant Fire [Bite]

Alex Wilcox - Sleep Paralysis [трип]

Blame The Mono - Spread Unison [Taapion Records]

Assembler Code - Get Right [International Chrome]

Elphee - No Ordinary Life (Ebb Remix) [???]

DJ これからの緊急災害 - Spread The Virus [Jupiter4]

Not A Headliner - Polansky Y El Ardor [Moral Standards]

UFO95 - Should I Go [Mama Told Ya]

Manni Dee - The Remedy ft. Di-Vincent [Silk + Steel]

Viper Diva - En Y [Saike]

VCO - Release The Madness ft. Nana [Moral Standards]

Delta Funktionen - Hacking The Cosmos [Mord]

No Ambition And Fuck-all Interest - Soutpilaar (Rezystor Remix) [Märked]

Mac Declos - Rage Against The Dying Of The Light [Mama Told Ya]

Ebb - ??? [???]

Maxx Rossi & 3Phazegenerator - Justice [Polymeric Records]

Ufo95 - KEEK2.0 [Planet X Records]

Spiral Tribe - Forward The Revolution [Big Life]

Altinbas x Cirkle - Shagohod [SK_Eleven]

Precolumbian & Estoc - Inga [Majía & Amor]

OGUZ & Nyctonian - GOLDEN SZN [Self]

Thomas P. Heckmann - Amphetamine [Trope Recordings]

RTD is the moniker of Roddy Taylor, a DJ & record collector hailing from the UK and now based in the Netherlands. RTD runs the monthly Soft Spots radio show on Echobox Radio, where he and guests explore a genre that they have a particular soft spot for. In the second half, he shares a selection of peak time heat. All vinyl, recorded in Amsterdam, on a chilly 3 degrees Friday night.

@roddyrtd

*No Tracklist*

Tour-Maubourg is a flag bearer for modern French electronic music. He recently released his second album "Spaces of Silence" for Pont Neuf Records, which follows up releases for Shall Not Fade and Folamour's FHUO Records.

@tour-maubourg

@pontneuf

From Pierre:

Tell us about the album: The record was produced in my grandparents' place in Brussels, my hometown. It is a particularly personal record, filled with childhood emotions and a desire to escape from my permanent tinnitus through music. It goes from deep ambient, to house music through jazz funk grooves, or synthetic ballads.

Tell us about the mix: In this mix, you'll find some unreleased, new tracks, some all-time favourites. A dive in my record collection. I hope people will enjoy it.

What's cooking: Tracks on several VA releases, some remixes, a live show in the making (first show in London on March 4th at Ninety-One and first show in France at Sacré on April 28th)

Jaco Matthews - Tabboo V.3 [Unreleased]

Tour-Maubourg - Strut [Unreleased]

Simone De Kunovich - As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty [Mule Musiq]

Azura - Theme From Azura (Dream Version)[World Building]

Mark Seven - The Promised Land (Chapter VII - Salvation) [World Building]

Yukihiro Fukutomi - Feel My Love Vibes (Love Vibes) [Mule Musiq]

Tour-Maubourg - Groove Dub [Unreleased]

Soulphiction - 3B [Legit Edits]

Moodymann - I'm Doing Fine [Peacefrog]

James Curd - Psychedelic Freak (Tour-Maubourg Rmx) [Pronto]

Hillside - Walpole Days (Joe Claussell's Sacred Arts Hornsdrums Version) [Claremont 56]

Toolate Groove - The Way I Live (Deep In Dworp) [Cosmic Groove]

Tour-Maubourg - 3630 001 [Unreleased]

Chris Lum - Child Of The Beat [Moulton Music]

Tour-Maubourg - Jus Groove [Unreleased]

Haunting 95bFM's late-night airwaves since 2008, Aaron Yap's Psychic Glands is a sonic, hypnotic odyssey that focuses on spectral, half-awake transmissions, assorted sounds, and zoned-out bliss for the deep-listening dreamer. We're super excited to be hosting Aaron for a rare daytime set at the third edition of Beacon Festival, and give him the keys to FPR330 in advance of the fest.

Gareth Quinn Redmond - Tar Éis Lóin [Self]

Melaine Dalibert - Six + Six [Mind Travel Series]

Tengger - Dolgodora [Cardinal Fuzz/Ramble Records]

Ashan - Rippling Mirror [Inner Islands]

JOM & Friends - Sixteen [Yoga Records]

Laura Cannell & André Bosman - I Saw Three Ships [Brawl Records]

Gabriel Hassan - Across The Great Divide [Ramble Records]

Fabio Orsi - Dust At Night [Self]

Simon Scott - The Black Fens [Room40]

Ameel Brecht - The Locked Room On The Other Side [blickwinkel]

Carcáscara - Fiona [Aural Canyon]

Arboria - The Variant Within [Up In Her Room]

Tindersticks - The Costa Rican [City Slang]

Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz - Tasteful Gloss [RVNG Intl.]

Anja Lauvdal - Mother [Smalltown Supersound]

Tapes And Topographies - Ontologies [WhiteLabRecs]

Natural Snow Buildings - From Their Body At Will / Sunbone [Blackest Rainbow]

Tatyana Jane is an emerging star in the Paris underground. Her dynamic and borderless approach to sound has been well captured via mixes for NTS and Rinse France, and releases for *** and Mamie's Records. Her latest effort is a remix for fellow French artist Marina Trench, out in a fortnight on Sweet State. We love her work, and are stoked to have her open FPR329 with a mix full of vitality, crashing drums, and warped bass.

From Tatyana:

Vitality is honored, I like to mix styles, everything that is hybrid is part of my identity. I have many musical influences and the bass music allows me to create hybrid mixes.

@tatyanajane

Nick León - Grito (Doctor Jeep Hyperactive Mix) [Tratratrax]

DVA - Walk It Out (DJ Rashad Slip Away Remix) [Hyperdub]

Golden - 6 De Espadas [Self]

Hyroglifics & Sinistarr - BS6 [Hooversound Recordings]

Modeselektor - Bangface [Monkeytown Records]

The Duke Of Juke - Shngn Rmx [Anus Records]

Funk Tribu - Phonky Tribu [Speedmaster]

Cadenza & Nasher - Gyal Town [Mad Decent]

Fluid Matter - Glowworms (Solma Remix) [Virtual Forest Records]

Kvng Vinci - Bobo No Go Die [So Vinci]

DJ Rashad & DJ Manny - Drums Please [Hyperdub]

Abadir - Another One [SVBKVLT]

pq - Proprioception [Lapsus Records]

Folding City - On Point [Through These Eyes Records]

Coco Bryce - Ma Bae Be Luv [***]

Two Shell - Home [Mainframe Audio]

Greg - Jerjer [Unreleased]

Tatyana Jane - Sagatte [Unreleased]

Shli is the alias of Ōtautahi-via-Pōneke deejay & producer Tim Ward. He is rising quickly, from releasing works through Teeth Clippers, Echo Train Records, and The Big Fresh Collective, to remixing Desert Sound Colony on their label Holding Hands Records. He closes the show with one of his signature broad-reaching sets, with a focus on dynamic bass music.

@1shli

Pinch & Trim - That Wasn’t It [fabric]

Walton - Scooped [Tectonic]

Blawan - Iddy [Hessle Audio]

SP:MC - All Night [Declassified]

Holloway - Into the 00’s [Timeisnow]

Visionist - Come In [Keysound]

Pugilist - Déjà Vu [Banoffee Pies]

Instra:mental - Forbidden [Apple Pips]

Tom Blip - Kickdrums!!! [More Time]

Pearson Sound - Red Sky [Hessle Audio]

INVT - El Premio [Self]

Desert Sound Colony - Weighty Bassy Goodness [Holding Hands]

Yaw Evans - Millennium Groove [GD4YA]

Akcept - Always Bittersweet [Juan Forte]

Skee Mask - RZZ [Ilian Tape]

Djrum - Showreel Pt. 2 [R&S]

Mānuka Recordings is a boutique record label from Tāmaki Makaurau, led by local lynchpins Dylan Biscuit and Kenny Sterling. As a collective, they focus on supporting and collaborating with musicians in their immediate community, pushing artists’ boundaries, and searching for the magic within spontaneity and imperfection. Their debut release was an amazing 7" of slow burning soul and boogie by Summer Vee, a release championed both locally and internationally. There is more in the pipeline. Tonight, the label heads share two hours of absolute jams.

For more, head to manukarecordings.bandcamp.com

*Kenny Sterling*

Christoph El’ Truento - Fishermans Dub [Self]

Gene Harris - losalamitoslatinfunklovesong [Blue Note]

The Blackbyrds - The Baby [Fantasy]

Julien Dyne - Stained Glass Fresh Frozen ft. Mara TK (Submariner Mix) [BBE]

Surprise Chef - Velodrome [Big Crown Records]

Greg Foat - Sapphire Dreams [Athens Of The North]

Lady Wray - Games People Play [Big Crown Records]

Aura - Let Go, It’s Over [Aloha Got Soul]

Synthia - Tonight You Might ft. Lady Wray [Big Crown Records]

Les Imprimés - I’ll Never Leave [Big Crown Records]

Coffee - Casanova [De-Lite Records]

C.Z. Wang & Neo Image - Just Off Wave ft. Separated At Birth [Mood Hut]

John Carroll Kirby - Swallow’s Tail [Stones Throw]

Peter Lüdemann & Pit Troja - Mechanical Heart [Be With]

Unknown - Fever [Mood Hut]

Surprise - We Gonna Have Some Fun [BeauMonde Records]

Leonard Charles - Nine Lives ft. Leroy Burgess [Wonderful Noise]

*Dylan Biscuit*

Recloose – Dust ft. Joe Dukie [Peacefrog]

London Soul Exchange - Want You Back [Vitamin D]

Musiq Soulchild – Just Friends (Sunny) (Masters At Work Remix) [Def Soul]

Patrice Rush Dem – Rewind Me! Brukt [Shall I Bruk It]

Amp Fiddler – I Believe In You (Bugz In The Attic Vocal Mix) [Genuine]

Zumen – Rolexx ft. Leafnuts & Aaron Phiri [Soul Jazz]

Jackinson – What U Done Brukt [Shall I Bruk It]

Con Funk Shun – Ms. Got-The-Body (Instrumental) [Mercury]

Marcos Valle - N​ã​o Tem Nada N​ã​o (Christoph Edit) [Self]

Opensouls – Rise Up (Pt. 2) [From The Crate]

Julien Dyne – Fallin' Down ft. Parks [BBE]

Matty J Ruys – Mine - The Sequal [EMI]

Dallas – Better Than Change [The Drop]

@m-nuka-recordings

@fiddybag

@kenny_sterling