What does the music industry have in common with Swiss watches? Quite a lot, as we discover on this solo episode of the podcast...

The latest Morgan Stanley Swiss watch industry report can be viewed here.

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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1

You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

05:52 The current landscape

10:08 Volume vs luxury

14.07 The key players

19.11 How the successful acts do it

24.32 Can listeners pick up the slack?

27.10 The real problem

30.20 Conclusions

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Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India. This is part II...

Sanil Sudan, aka FILM, is one of the best electronic producers to come out of India. Based in New Delhi, he has been involved in all aspects of the scene over the past decade and more: DJing, promoting parties, running one of India’s first booking agencies (UnMute), as well as making beats as FILM and other aliases including the techno-focused Tyrell Dub Corp. '

We discuss his production process, differing approaches to studio techniques including classic synths and sampling, hidden resources to be found on Youtube, the challenges facing Indian producers, the development of a distinctive Indian sound, as well as his time spent in Berlin as part of the Border Movement Residency (BMR) program. 

This is a great conversation with a big talent operating in a difficult environment. Get involved! 

Check out El Sid mixes on Soundcloud. 

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You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:10 FILM

06:11 From pro-gamer to promoter

08:30 The "No more parties in Delhi" experiment

11:45 Learning Music Theory mid-Career

15:45 AI Slop and the value of human emotion

17:54 The cultural necessity of sampling

22:00 Studio talk

27:00 The Berlin border movement residency

32:30 Post-COVID clubbing & Spotify fatigue

37:30 The corporatisation of Boiler Room

41:45 Forging an authentic Indian sound

49:10 The global hustle for Indian DJs

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Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India. 

Kohra is a key figure in the modern iteration of techno in India. His label, Qilla Records, has been one of the most important outposts for Indian producers since 2011. And as a DJ, he has established himself as a similarly important voice across clubs and festivals both in India and on the global circuit. He's also a very interesting guy with a lot to say on the state of the scene right now, and also the history.

We discuss the scene in India compared to Europe and the US, the development of techno culture in India, the advance of western dance music brands into Asia, today's challenges in running labels, and his history in different areas of music.

This conversation is a great insight into the workings of the scene in India... get involved!

Part II will air next week.

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You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/

If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:45 Kohra

07:30 Local scenes

14:00 Western club brands in India

21:30 Politics and boycott culture

27:50 Kohra's journey into music

33:35 Production

42:08 Spending time in Melbourne

44:40 Jalebee Cartel

47:10 Running Qilla Records

53:30 Future of the scene in India

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Frank Wiedemann is one half of legendary German house duo Âme (he does the live shows and can probably be described as the lead producer). He's also a key figure in the Innervisions label, the Dixon/Âme axis, and also a member of other groups include Howling. 

We discuss the new wave of electronic music nightlife in Berlin, the responsibilities of established acts to the wider scene, his processes in making music, and performance both as Âme and also in improvisational settings such as previous pod guest Sebastian Mullaert's Circle Of Live. 

This is a good one, get involved!

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

03:50 Berlin nightlife isn't dead

07:56 Events vs. clubbing

11:01 Should bigger artists give back?

14:18 The paradox of playing live

22:22 The new Ame album

31:30 Spotify is social media

38:14 From Jazz clubs to Robert Johnson

49:00 Innervisions at the Royal Albert Hall

55:49 The art of the 8-hour jam

01:04:52 Teaching and retreats

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Slipmatt is one of the most important DJs in the history of dance music. From his first major gig at Raindance in 1989, he came to be known as the Godfather Of Hardcore, becoming synonymous with the genre that typified the UK rave sound in the early 90s. His 'SL2' project, with DJ Lime, yield two top-ten hits including the genre-defining 'On A Ragga Tip' that reached number 2 in the UK singes chart in May 1992.

He was also instrumental in emergence Jungle from the Hardcore scene, and produced classics including 'Hear Me' which typify the linearity between the two genres.

We discuss the pre-acid house period, the game-changing nature of the rave explosion both in music and society, and we get into his personal journey from bedroom producer to Top Of The Pops.

This is a great conversation with a true legend of UK dance music, get involved!

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

00:00 Intro

02:00 Episode start

04:55 What “Old School” really means

06:25 The split between Hardcore & Jungle

11:30 Bridging the divide

13:10 Bedroom producer beginnings

17:20 The lost art of studio mentorship

18:40 DJ Culture & skill obsession

24:15 First raves & Acid House reality

26:15 Birth of Raindance

27:40 Illegal → Legal Raves

29:10 Becoming a National DJ

30:40 Independence and management

32:10 The end of Illegal raving

33:10 Rave culture as a social & political movement

35:30 Media & moral panic

37:30 Policing, laws & the Criminal Justice Act Era

41:30 Legacy of early Rave culture

43:30 Personal reflections & looking back

47:00 Clearing samples

50:24 Top of the Pops and meeting Kylie

56:27 The Prodigy

59:31 Rage club and Jungle

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Recondite is one of our favourite guests and here we welcome him for his third appearance on the podcast.

We discuss his recent performances at arguably the world's hottest music venue - the Sphere in Las Vegas, and also the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. And we get the inside story on what's going on in melodic techno, an area of dance music that has attracted some of the biggest audiences while being largely ignored by the press.

The issue of dance music and popular culture as art is also discussed in detail, as well as the continuing developments in AI in music - both in ethical terms and in the practice of making music.

This is a great conversation, get involved!

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

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Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!

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Following on from the 'End Of Recorded Music?' episode, this week we take a look at some of the surrounding issues. This is the first time I've done a solo episode speaking to camera and there are some inconsistencies which show up in the audio... check out the video version of this episode on YouTube (or if you're on Spotify then it'll be available here too).

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

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Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!

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Sister Bliss is the musical driving force behind one of the biggest dance acts of all time - Faithless.

We discuss her early period as a DJ, linking up with Rollo and launching Cheeky Records from home, meeting the late, great Maxi Jazz and forming Faithless. And of course we get into the hits and the differing process of music making over the years.

This is a great conversation with a true legend of UK music!

00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation

03:00 Sister Bliss

05:10 Releasing music now vs then

07:05 Champion sound & the double-album idea

09:15 Invisible gatekeepers

10:35 Forever Free, Maxi & the meaning of freedom

12:10 Vinyl culture & record-shop life

23:30 Early musical influences

29:45 The cassette demo that changed everything

31:10 Camden studios, sushi & late nights

33:00 Meeting Maxi

36:40 DJing, dropping out & taking the leap

41:10 Cheeky Records

48:00 Making the first album

55:30 Making music now: tools, plugins & overload

01:00:40 The future of creativity

01:02:45 Memory, archives & coming full circle

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

Chapters:

00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation

03:00 Sister Bliss

05:10 Releasing music now vs then

07:05 Champion sound & the double-album idea

09:15 Invisible gatekeepers

10:35 Forever Free, Maxi & the meaning of freedom

12:10 Vinyl culture & record-shop life

23:30 Early musical influences

29:45 The cassette demo that changed everything

31:10 Camden studios, sushi & late nights

33:00 Meeting Maxi

36:40 DJing, dropping out & taking the leap

41:10 Cheeky Records

48:00 Making the first album

55:30 Making music now: tools, plugins & overload

01:00:40 The future of creativity

01:02:45 Memory, archives & coming full circle

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Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!

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Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDiving

Bugged Out is one of the UK's best-loved and most enduring club brands. From humble beginnings in Manchester, through Sankeys, Cream in Liverpool, fabric and The End in London, right the way through to their enormous 30th birthday at the 15k capacity Drumsheds in London, this is a promotion that has consistently done things right in terms of the music and the vibe. 

Johnno Burgess is one of the co-founders, and also the former editor of the legendary Jockey Slut magazine which originally launched the night that became Bugged Out. 

We discuss the history of the event with its many successes and occasional failures, the changing landscape over the last 30 years, how they booked Daft Punk for free, and we also get into the golden era of the dance press and how it looks in the current era.

This is a great conversation with a relatively unsung hero of UK dance culture. Get involved! 

Grab the new Bugged Out book here

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

Chapters:

00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation

02:13 Episode start

02:50 Bugged Out at 30

04:54 Changing fashion on the floor

07:28 The golden age of dance music journalism

12:45 Influencers are the new fanzines

18:08 The birth of Jockey Slut

24:00 From magazine to club night

27:30 The Manchester club scene

30:49 Closure of clubs and pop-up spaces

36:10 Trust and curation

44:12 Nation, Cream and Liverpool

47:20 First Bugged Out Weekender

52:30 Festival curation

55:00 Moving away from Liverpool

59:05 The End - 8 defining years

01:02:00 When clubs started disappearing

01:03:30 Drumsheds, Printworks and mega-rooms

01:05:50 The role of private equity

01:13:00 Highs and lows

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Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!

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The Sabres Of Paradise were formed in 1992 by Andrew Weatherall, Gary Burns, and our guest on today's episode Jagz Kooner. They burned brightly but briefly, initially disbanding in 1995, but have now reformed (without the late Weatherall) for what Jagz says will be a limited time. 

We discuss the story of the Sabres, but also Jagz' wider career which covers a lot of ground as a remixer and producer. And we also get into his thoughts on today's scene, and the changes in music making he's witnessed in four decades making tunes. 

This is a good one! 

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If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.

You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.

Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.

Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist

Chapters:

00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation

02:13 Episode start

02:44 Sabres reunion

08:45 Playing Sydney Opera House

11:38 From seated silence to dancing chaos

13:05 This song changed lives

15:58 Post-Sabres life

17:06 Early DJ roots

21:36 Machines over bands

25:45 A very Jagz birthday

29:24 This machine will change the world

36:02 The bootleg that changed everything

37:30 Andrew Weatherall

45:00 Touring and burnout

47:30 After the split

50:00 Producing for others

59:30 Legacy and influence

01:03:00 The meaning of the reunion

01:07:00 Honouring Andrew Weatherall

01:11:00 Looking forward

01:15:00 Advice for young producers

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