Friendly Potential Radio

Last month, Friendly Potential hosted Japanese dance royalty Kenji Takimi at Galatos in Auckland. We head back to the party, and hear the warm-up set from Sam and Gus.

ATARANGI is a Takatāpui Māori interdisciplinary artist and DJ based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Not one to stick to any genre, they bring a selection of global electronic sounds, drawing on jersey club, techno, and deep percussive drumtrax, with a few club edits nestled among the chaos. Tonight, ATARANGI takes you on a journey throughout their world, leading you down an unpredictable path of genre-shifting, fast-paced atmospheric sounds.

Syn x Ozwald - Idle Dread [Self]

MM - Terrible Muscle [Even The Strong]

Yilan - Regression (Superficie Remix) [Infinite Machine]

Lobby - 3D Thinking [Even The Strong]

Hypna - Wired [Self]

Lithe - One For Russ (Doubt Remix) [Flood]

TYGAPAW - Magenta Riddim [NAAFI]

Tension - Catalyst VIP [Flood]

Stev Zar - Pangaea [Self]

Syn - Stressbox [Stolen]

Precolombian x Estoc - Juniper [Behuá Icára]

Noire - Rage Riddim [Nostro Hood System]

Ovid - Steel Push [Loosee]

Soldal & Circuit 900 - Blink (Miss Jay Remix) [HTS]

Soldal & Circuit 900 - Oh [HTS]

Blittz - Chat Too Much (rAHHH Edit) [Self]

Neana - Chillax [Self]

Circuit 900 - Halite [Flood]

Nicki Minaj - Bo$$ A$$ Bitch (UNIIQU3 Remix) [Self]

OSSX - Big Yawn [Self]

OSSX - Out Cold [Self]

Gundam - Tokyo Drift (Arma Edit) [Self]

UNIIQU3 - Bubble Gum [NLV Records]

Baby Kiko is a London based deejay hailing from the south coast of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She evokes feelings of joy and connection with her textured, nostalgic, and sensual curations, showcased via immersive club sets to her Subliminal Messages broadcasts on Mouthfull Radio.

About the mix: "I had a lot of fun with this mix as I wanted to create a journey from sunset to moonrise. I envisioned these tracks being shared on the grass, somewhere remote and far away beginning at glistening golden hour, through to sunset with warm latin and afro inspired drumbeats and rhythms through to moonrise with high energy club drums tracks and dynamic bass vibrations."

Rancido - Brighter Days ft. Lex Empress (Instrumental Mix) [Offering Recording]

J.A.E. - Love Me Right (Yoruba Soul Mix) [Open Bar Music]

Fede Lng - Flight Mode (Yu Su Remix) [Axe On Wax]

Kentphonik - Sunday Showers [Stalwart]

Branko - CTG [Enchufada]

Aaliyah - Rock The Boat (Bolsi Edit) [Unreleased]

Anunaku - Stargate [3024]

Tribal Brothers & DJ Polo - Bullet Rice [Livity Sound]

Hagan - Right Here [Future Bounce]

Chungo - Three Strikes [Dudbridge Garage International]

Cando - Clutch (Bakongo Remix) [Le Chatroom]

Hagan - Yenkyi [Push & Run]

Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Gafacci Edit) [Self]

CAIN - Eshu [Highlife]

MMM - Rio [MMM]

Roska - Wave It [Beautiful]

DJ Cabide - Mete Com Força (Chungo Edit) [Self]

Malvern Brume is a London-based musician and sound artist. His music, formed through experimentations with electronic instruments, field recordings, amplified objects and voice, has been released on ALTER, TakuRoku (Café OTO), and his own imprint Infant Tree. A current fave is his recent cinematic long-player The Whorls for underground touchstone Kashaul Plastik. On this episode, Rory shares a textured and tonal mix.

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Fred Moten / Brandon López / Gerald Cleaver - the abolition of art, the abolition of you and me [Reading Group]

The Shadow Ring - Mind Blocks Crack [Kye]

Takahiro Kawaguchi / Tim Olive / Makoto Oshiro - Airs 4 [845 Audio]

Hsia Yu & Yan Jun - We Came This Way To Know The Evening [Sub Jam]

Adela Mede - how did that feel? [Warm Winters]

Kuupuu - Onnenkuolaa Kaksi [Not On Label]

Lise Barkas - Manufacture 3 [Soleils Bleus]

Annette Krebs & Toshimaru Nakamura - Untitled 2 (Excerpt) [Slub Music]

John Wall - Computer-Piano Part II [Not On Label]

Paolo Lesina - Scrrr [Falt]

Toshimaru Nakamura - NIMB #18 [A Bruit Secret]

Claypipe - Wayside [Jewelled Antler]

Pumice - Worldwide Table Part 1 [Dubbed Tapes]

FP DJ Gus shares a mix from the archives. He recorded it ten years ago, titled it 'weird shit', and doesn't have a tracklist. Happy digging.

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Tāmaki Makaurau-based DJ Aw B has secured a bi-monthly residency at Pōneke's Club 121. The series, named ‘Aw B B2B’, sees her invite a special guest or two to play an all night back-to-back set at the club. Here we share a two hour excerpt from the first event from early June, when Aw B and Hurricane Emily combined forces for the first time. This section is from earlier in the night, while Emma and Emily were experimenting across genres and slowly building things up.

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No tracklist

FPR mainstay Simon shares some brainstem soothers. Expect fourth world horns, washed-out voices, and dripping percussion.

Carmen Villain - Gestures with Arve Henriksen [Smalltown Supersound]

Patricia Wolf - Under A Glass Bell [Balmat]

Joseph Shabason - Forest Run [Western Vinyl]

Luke Sanger - Ancient Pathways [Serein]

Tomaga - Il Fiume Di Ferro [Hands In The Dark]

Pontiac Streator - Platinum Rose In Hand ft. Desiree Monique & MWW [Self]

Th Blisks - Alaska [Altered States]

Soft Location - Let The Moon Get Into It [Senseless Empire]

DJ Trystero - 想起 [TTT]

Prins Emanuel - Gil Ornamenti (U20 Mix) [Fasaan]

Concave Reflection - Abre Tu Mente [Theory Therapy]

Elisa Waut - Russia [Statik]

A Happy Return - Ages Beat [Spillage Fete]

Maria is an Australian drummer, composer and producer based in Narrm/Melbourne. Her solo percussion performances draw on ideas from the Kulintang music of the Philippines and contemporary electronic production to weave hypnotic webs from layers of unmetered pulse that slowly undergo subtle textural transformations. In collaborative contexts ranging from free improvisation, jazz and contemporary composition to experimental pop, Maria contributes an acute sense of touch, placement and timbre, unashamed virtuosity and a powerful rhythmic drive. She currently plays with bands/artists Jaala, Ajak Kwai and Doroth,and her solo LP ‘Opening’ was released through Nice Music in January 2019. Her second album ‘For Leolanda’ was released via Room40in 2022.

"This collection is a diverse mix of some of the music I love. I wanted to celebrate percussion and groove within music in creating this mix, so I chose these songs as they have deep hypnotic rhythms and incredible songcraft. The tracks span several regions worldwide."

Hama – Terroir [Sahel Sounds]

Om Buschman - Hey Tota Gorem (Wolf Müller Edit) [Music For Dreams]

7FO - Ryu no Nukegara [EM Records]

Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes – Theem and Variations [Leaving Records]

Fernando Falcão – Curimão [Selva Discos]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Lagoon [Mexican Summer]

Jon Hassell – Moons Of Titan [Ndeya]

Dennis Young – Indonesia Eyes [Daehan Electronics]

Amadou & Mariam – Filaou Bessame [Because Music]

Dawn of Midi – Ymir [Thirsty Ear]

Mkwaju Ensemble – Mkwaju [Sonar Kollektiv]

Charlotte Adigéry – Le Froid [Deewee]

Priscilla Ermel – Americua [Music From Memory]

BABETECH is a deejay based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara with whakapapa to Te Aupōuri and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. She embodies a fierce and energetic sound that draws on a love for dubstep, bass, hip hop and R&B. Her sets display the strength of her iwi, a connection to the whenua and hella attitude. Next Thursday, she joins Swamp81 dons Patrice and Loefah for their gig at Valhalla, organised by PRESSURE and racquetclub. Here, we get a taste of what's in store.

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Willie Hutch - Hospital Prelude of Love Theme [Motown]

Quasar - Rumble [Self]

Ramadanman - Bass Drums [Soul Jazz]

Cleaverhype - Rotary Riddim [Self]

Plastician - Shallow Grave [Terrorhythm]

Grievous Angel - Gone, Gone, Gone [Elektrik Dragon]

TPC - Industry Shkdwn [Self]

Grievous Angel - We Want You [Elektrik Dragon]

Cleaverhype - Obliter8 [Self]

Pimp C - Bitch Get Down [Mass Appeal]

Causa - PCR [Self]

V.I.V.E.K. - Namaste [System]

Fallin’ In Love (Casina’s Akon Joint) [Self]

High Plains Drifter ft. Goldspot Productions - Sholay (Epic Mix) [Tempa]  

Muslimgauze - Mullah Said [Staalplaat]

Ikonika - What Kinda Pain Are We Talking About? [DBA]

Farsight - Tied Hands [Scuffed Recordings]

Madlib - Drive In [Bang Ya Head]

Siu Mata - Tokamak [Wajang]

Acid Arab - Gul l’Abi ft. A-WA [Crammed Discs]

Tom Place - Archelon [Eavesdropper Network]

Quasar - Speckle Dub [Self]

Pinch - Airlock [Tectonic]

Kami-O - Aavaas [Self]

Lil Wayne - GO DJ (AF1 Rmx) [Self]

Sonia - Easier To Love [AOTN]

Samuel Forbes is an producer, deejay, broadcaster, designer, promoter, and florist-in-training based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Sam is particularly keen on UK club sounds. He has pushed these through his PRESSURE club nights, which have featured artists like Kursk, Loefah, Fixate and V.I.V.E.K. On Thursday 16 June, PRESSURE joins forces with racquetclub to host Loefah and Patrice at Valhalla in the capital. In anticipation, we hear a broad mix that veers from club heaters to percussive interludes.

Klein – Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That (interlude demo) [Self]

Ruff Sqwad – Xtra [No Hats No Hoods]

Scratcha DVA – Babyfather [DVA Music]

Budgie – Never Alone [Self]

Omar S – Evergreen ft. Super Cool Wicked [FXHE Records]

Rod Lee – Dance My Pain Away [Club Kings]

BCS – feelthisway [Unreleased]

DJ Spinn – Opioids [Hyperdub]

Kingdom – Stalker Ha (DJ J Heat Remix) [Night Slugs]

RP Boo – 187 Homicide [Planet Mu]

Surly – Back in the Jungle [Juke Bounce Werk]

Foodman – Omiyage [Hyperdub]

Kode9 – Torus [Hyperdub]

Jana Rush – Mynd Fuc [Planet Mu]

Samuel Forbes – Crouching [Juke Bounce Werk]

Riki Gooch & Jeff Henderson – Alto & Drums 2 [iii Records]

epoch – No Warning [Self]