SlothBoogie Podcast

Aroop Roy is a producer, musician and label head, who joins the dots between electronic music and borderless organic sounds. From house, disco and techno to jazz, funk and Afrobeat, he has enjoyed universal acclaim as a producer and DJ.

Like his productions, his sets are full of personality and style and have earned him a growing reputation as a uniquely gifted DJ. In 2022, he closed We Out Here Festival with Mr Scruff who described Aroop as a 'ridiculously skilled selector, musically able to move in any direction with ease'. We were fortunate enough to witness this magic, so it's with great pleasure we welcome him to the series. Enjoy

Artist: @aroop-roy

Conor kicks off our series for 2023 with an hour of heaters.

This week we welcome one of Sweden's finest. The man behind 3 of our favourite imprints, Omena, 18437 and Local Talk... the myth, the legend. Tooli.

Nearly 90min of beautifully woven house grooves await you, with 3 exclusive forthcoming tracks included from the Local Talk stable. Enjoy.

https://localtalk.bandcamp.com/album/4u-2gether

January is usually a time to dial back the excesses of December, but instead, we invite you to gorge on over 5 hours of sweaty B2B action between Pat & Ken. This set was recorded live at Sisyphos, Berlin from 11pm - 4am... strap in as the guys take you on a journey through house, techno and all that's in between.

Derek Russo is a Brooklyn, NY based deejay, producer, promoter & educator.

Russo has come to possess a unique sound culled from years of digging and DJing a variety of gigs. Bred in Washington, D.C. he spent 14 years in Colorado and was an integral component of the small but rock solid underground scene there.

He’s now based in thriving Brooklyn, NY. His DJ sets can run across the board and is adept at delivering high-energy sets of Boogie, Funk, Balearic and Disco, next to deeper narratives combining House & Techno with leftfield excursions into more complex rhythms that blur those lines, finding the unique thread amongst it all, and always combining older gems with newer music.

"I put a loose pile of records together and pressed record, the goal being to present a micro journey through different strands and moods of house and techno, old and new, mostly stuff I've acquired in the last year and some older favourites that I love. Recorded in my apartment in Brooklyn. Thanks for listening :)"

Check out Derek's latest 'Club Cuckoo' EP on his own imprint, Broad Channel... it slaps!

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/derek-russo-club-cuckoo/908938-01/

Normally an elusive creature, The Mole can usually be found behind a DJ booth during the wee smoky hours in the midst of long, drawn-out sets. Known for his love of sonic collage and musical noodling, he boasts a long and colourful list of releases for labels like Perlon, Ostgut Ton, Slices of Life, Circus Company, Haunt, Musique Risquée, New Kanada, Internasjonal and longtime home Wagon Repair.

"Fun story. My old friend Lex recorded this mix at a party here in Victoria, on a whale watching boat, with his minidisc, in 97! He's been telling me about the recording for years. Only now that I've moved back to this lovely island have I had the chance to hear the mix. Time warp. I often feel like I having conversations with a younger me. This is a nice one. =)"

@moleofsoul

"A straight-up rave session, because tunes that move the dancefloor should live forever."

Maze&Masters deliver energy through journeys across house, acid, and late-night grooves. Born of London's underground, and now split between Berlin/London, they are residents at some of the most innovative parties out of the UK’s capital - Little Gay Brother and He.She.They.

Strap in for 55min of hi-nrg, arms in the air, laser licking courtesy of the lovely DJ duo.

Artist: @mazeandmasters

"I feel we could call this a deep cuts disco-funk mix in the broadest sense of the tagline. Just a lot of tunes I collect and maybe the stuff I find personally most interesting, jazz funk, disco funk, psychedelic rock etc. I am taking liberties here. As a father of two, I am under hard time constraints. But since my studio at home is finished, I have the possibility to a) hang with my records again b) keep collecting records for a mix over several days. so the mix builds up inside of me already. i go for walks. listen to more music. and then when it needs to come out, it comes out. Didn't wanna play too many people would immediately know in the mix and at the same time, that I can make people fall in love and discover something new. that's the point hey? finders keepers. i hope the vibe resonates, I've definitely dug a bit deeper to keep everyone entertained. Enjoy, @marcelvogel "

Brixton-based Producer/DJ @theonbower is having a busy year. Between launching his own imprint 'Swung Out Records' to showcase his own brand of dusty house and 80s Italo and playing sets at Glasto, Westival and El Dorado, it looks like next year will be much of the same. Keep an eye out for his upcoming parties under both of his event names; Pangaea Disco and Swung Out. He's also the man managing things behind the scenes at the legendary party institution @secretsundaze.

"Really enjoyed making this mix. Recorded at my studio in Brixton, it's got a bit of everything in it, mostly dance floor focussed covering house, boogie and of course a healthy serving of retro synth sounds, as well as a premiere of the '08 Breakbeat VIP' of my next single titled The Disguise. Mostly new bits in here but have peppered a few favourites and one of my own edits that all invariably make their way into my live sets too. Thanks for having me on Slothboogie, keep up the stellar work <3"

Make A Dance is the love child of Ben Lewis and Josh Ludlow, born from the depths of lockdown the brief was simple make music that makes you feel good and moves the body. With 5 releases to date on their beloved M.A.D Records & M.A.D Edits they have only just begun.

"We tried something a bit different this time with Ben taking the first half and Josh the second and like our Dj sets in real life, we take it across the board with styles ranging from minimal, acid, jackin, dream house and disco... And because we love you, we have added a few exclusives to the mix. Long live SlothBoogie!"