Originally hailing from South London and now based in Margate, Damo runs "The Red Telephone" club night, together with Melissa Borris and co-hosts a radio show of the same name with fellow DJ Zoe Artingstall on Margate Radio. Damo’s sets can range from leftfield electronic, Italo and techno with everything else in between to form an eclectic set.
There are few DJs who genuinely resist categorisation without making a point of it. Ruf Dug is one of them. The Manchester-based selector, producer, label runner and broadcaster has spent…
Some artists make music. Others build worlds around it. Fresh Lov3 belongs firmly in the second camp — a producer and AV architect whose work refuses to separate the sonic…
In a city increasingly given over to polished line-ups and phone-screen dancefloors, Capeesh feels like something of an anomaly. Run by friends Hamish and Harry, the latter better known behind…
This week we’ve got Knayohmi heading up our Five on Friday series in conjunction with The Red Telephone. Knayohmi is a house DJ splitting her time between Croydon and Colwyn…
This week’s Five on Friday comes from Ganghaus, the Scottish duo of Rob Murray and Mike Lindsay. Two school pals who reconnected after lockdown and turned a hut, a decent…
Stepping into KOKO for the first time, it is hard not to be struck by the venue itself. The restored Victorian theatre gives the space a real sense of depth,…
As we finish up another brilliant week, we welcome Harry Franklyn to drop in with his 5 biggest tunes from his crate. He is one half of Moon Roq, whose…
Ricky Meakin is an international DJ, producer and events curator working in Balearic club culture and what he calls extraterrestrial beats. His sound moves through future music, subliminal slomo, electronic…
Russel Penn has been part of the underground for the best part of four decades. His story begins in 1988, when he and a group of friends started promoting their…
This week’s Five on Friday turns the spotlight on COZZIE, the collaborative project of Cosmo, 23, and Zoë, 27, whose shared devotion to underground house music and rave culture forms…
Jim Breese has spent a career building a reputation for getting the details right. As a DJ, producer and label head, his work has always carried a clear point of…
Matt Walsh’s love affair with DJing and production took root in the late 1990s, during his university years when progressive house was at its commercial and creative peak. As the…
It is Friday, which means it is time to hand over the selections with The Red Telephone. This week the honours go to Faebop, the Deal-based producer, DJ and live…
Richard Rogers came into music early. As a young teenager he was already spending time in Rough Trade on Portobello Road, drawn to punk, tough US garage and heavier sounds….
Some producers chase the big moment. Belfast’s Viper Patrol prefers to creep up on you. His sound sits in the murk between electro, dark disco and leftfield house, all brooding…
There are some names that don’t shout about themselves but carry weight all the same, the kind of operator whose CV reads like a love letter to the capital’s underground….
This Friday, we’re over the moon to welcome one of the leading hands behind The Capeesh club nights, Mr. Harry Abraham, better known as DJ Oolong. Alongside Hamish, Harry co-runs…
FC Kahuna are one of those acts whose name carries three decades of dancefloor history without needing to shout about it. The story starts in the mid 90s with promoting…
This week’s Five on Friday comes courtesy of Mr Darko C, in conjunction with our friends over atThe Red Telephone. A selector whose ear for the unexpected has earned him…
This week’s Five on Friday guest needs little by way of introduction to anyone who has spent time in the deeper, more exploratory corners of the global underground. Thomass Jackson…