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My guest on Line Noise this week is jungle producer extraordinaire Tim Reaper (aka Ed Alloh), whose new album with Kloke, In Full Effect, is out now on Hyperdub (and very good indeed). We talked about first raving experiences, obsessive behaviour, jungle vs. drum & bass and DJing a wedding with Aphex Twin. Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.

On Line Noise this week our guest is Valentina Magaletti, a brilliant drummer, percussionist and composer, who has just made one of the most intriguing, drum-heavy albums of the year in Estradas, made in collaboration with the great Kuduro producer Nídia. We talked about her favourite drummers (and drum machine programmers); about ceramic drum kits, playing live, collaboration and more. They play Italy's ROBOT Festival on October 11 (https://robotfestival.it/en/tickets/valentina-magaletti-nidia/). Line Noise comes to you with the support of Cupra.

Welcome to Line Noise, which comes to you with the support of Cupra. For this week’s episode I was very happy to speak to House Gospel Choir, a group who combine the gorgeous vocal skills of a choir with the best house and garage beats. Their new album Love is the Message was released in August and is very much worth your listening time. We spoke before their Barcelona gig, which was equally stunning. We talked about the best vocalists in house, the crossover between church and club, working with Todd Terry and so much more. I hope you enjoy it.

Hello and welcome back to Line Noise, with the support of Cupra. We sort a summer break and now we are very much back. And who better to welcome us back than DJ Flight one of THE leading drum & bass DJs for more than two decades, coming via legendary clubs such as Metalheadz and Swerve? We talked about that; about jungle versus drum & bass; about EQ50 and working with Nia Archives; about revivals - or not - about telepathic relationships with MCs and more. DJ Flight plays the Creekside festival on Saturday September 7 and you can get your tickets here.

The last time Sofia Kourtesis visited Line Noise she announced that she was planning her debut album. When she returned, at Primavera Sound 2024, that incredible debut album, Madres, had eaten the world, becoming one of the most loved and critically acclaimed dance music albums of the past few years. We spoke to her about the incredible reaction to Madres, emotion in dance music and taking a neurosurgeon to Berghain. Picture by Cecilia Diaz Betz.

This week on Line Noise, I spoke to one of the funkiest men in house music - God Made him Funky, after all - yes it is Mike Dunn, the Chicago house producer, DJ and supreme vocalist. We talked about recording at his grandma’s house, working with Armando, turning down French Kiss and the relaunch of his Dance Mutha label. Picture by Dom Martin.

This week on Line noise I spoke to the great Simon Raymonde about life in the Cocteau Twins, his dad and David Bowie, running Bella#and more, much of which features in his debut book, out this September: In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor Raymonde and Me.

This week’s guest on Line Noise is the inestimable DJ Hell, a German producer, DJ, label boss and so much more, who started DJing in 1978, released his first single - the all-time classic My Definition Of House Music - in 1992, helped to invent trance music, definitely invented electroclash and still has time to be an ambassador for the 2024 European Football Championship. We talked about Kraftwerk, our definitions of house music, the importance of a good name, Ukraine and so much more. Photo by Julian Baumann.

My guest on Line Noise this week is a young artist who is on the verge of very big things indeed, with a new album, True Magic, coming out this Friday, (July 12): Vienna via Manchester house don salute. We spoke about clubbing on YouTube, Todd Edwards and how Manchester has changed them. I have to apologise for the audio quality of this interview. Rob, one of our master technicians, did all he could to make it better and he has done A LOT.  But it is still far from the sparkling sound quality you deserve. I’m sorry about that. But I hope you still enjoy the interview. Line Noise is with the support of Cupra.

Line Noise is taking part in the 30th anniversary celebrations of Barcelona's famed club, Nitsa, including interviews with some of the key players in Nitsa's history. In episode six, we talk to OBAL, aka Arnau Obiols y Gunsal, about their forthcoming EP KIDDO, festival rave, Balearic breaks and playing live; then we dig into their collective history with Nitsa, where Arnau is currently resident DJ.