Community Matters + For the Record

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4Kane Mayfield is a visionary artist who has successfully bridged the worlds of hip-hop, digital innovation, and Web3 technology. With roots in Long Island, New York, and a decade-long stint in Baltimore that shaped his musical career, Mayfield has emerged as a multifaceted creator whose work spans traditional rap, cutting-edge NFTs, and groundbreaking audio experiments.MUSIC MENTIONSBob Marley“Redemption Song” by Bob MarleyBig Daddy KaneKool G RapRakimPoor Righteous TeachersNice N SmoothCanibusHipHopDXAllHipHop2DopeBoyzNah RightS.O.B.’s (NYC)Lupe FiascoSXSWStereogumSpin MagazineThe FaderThievery CorporationDrakeA3C FestivalCore DJ’sCMJQ&AGriseldaRoc MarcianoThe Alchemist“Mural” by Lupe FiascoKendrick LamarKaYouTube MusicDJ ClueFat JoeRaekwonCormegaCutmaster CDJ Kay SlayEARTHGANGCoast ContraWise IntelligentIce Cube“Wicked” by Ice CubeSmooth B“WRAiTH” by Mickey FactsRoyce da 5’9”RJ PayneRansomGhostface KillahBlack ThoughtHomeboy Sandman“Illmatic” by Nas“Kill at Will” by Ice Cube“Ironman” by Ghostface Killah“Stakes is High” by De La Soul“Intelligent Hoodlum” by Tragedy KhadafiMobb DeepDe La SoulTragedy Khadafi“H.N.I.C.” by Prodigy“Hell on Earth” by Mobb Deep“Murda Muzik” by Mobb Deep“Amerikaz Nightmare” by Mobb Deep“Immobilarity” by RaekwonWu Tang ClanSkrillaDJ BoomanLizzoSketchDiscovering music today (35:55):Riding as a passenger in his brother’s carMixtapes, freestyles, etcLA LeakersFirst album ever purchased (43:44):“Holy Intellect” by Poor Righteous TeachersMost recent album purchased (47:18):“The Thief Next to Jesus” by KaArtists discovered in the past year (48:45):JIDMickey FactsDesert island discs (58:30):“Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (The Purple Tape)” by Raekwon“Orpheus vs. the Sirens” by Hermit and the Recluse and Ka“The Infamous” by Mobb Deep

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4Doug Moore is a prolific extreme metal musician based in Queens. He’s the vocalist of Pyrrhon, Scarcity, Glorious Depravity, & Seputus, and the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist of Weeping Sores.In prior years, he worked as a music critic and editor for Stereogum, Invisible Oranges, and BrooklynVegan, among other outlets. Outside of his musical activities, he pays the bills by working as a software engineer, and pursues lifelong interests in fitness and literature.https://linktr.ee/avantdumbMUSIC MENTIONSNirvanaStone Temple PilotsSoul AsylumRadioheadFairport ConventionThe BeatlesPink FloydLed ZeppelinMetallicaSlayerMatt HollenbergJohn ZornClericEarly days, vocal inspirations (11:50):James HetfieldMikael ÅkerfeldtOpethThe Dillinger Escape PlanDimitri MinakakisTomas LindbergAt the GatesJ.R. HayesPig DestroyerPeter TägtgrenHypocrisyDavid VincentMorbid AngelTom ArayaJeff WalkerCarcassSteve SchweglerPyrrhonSeputusDylan DiLellaDigital MetalMetal JudgmentLambgoatMetal ReviewLast RitesWNYU RadioContextualizing work as a music journalist (26:45):Invisible OrangesWyatt MarshallStereogumRelapse RecordsQ&ALankumIan LynchBill WellsAidan MoffatArab StrapPhilip GlassKrallice“Second Wound” by Plowshare“Exhaust” by PyrrhonWillowtip RecordsScarcity“The Promise of Rain” by ScarcityThe FlenserWeeping SwordsI, Voidhanger RecordsHave a Nice LifeDiscovering music today (35:08):Music journalist friends, band mates, etcWyatt MarshallIan ChaineyAaron LariviereCaroline HarrisonThomson GusterFire Draw NearFirst album ever purchased (41:11):“Tubthumper” by ChumbawumbaMost recent album purchased (42:42):“Everything’s Getting Older” by Aidan Moffat and Bill WellsArtists discovered in the past year (44:20):Shovel Dance CollectiveBłotoPlowshareDesert island discs (49:33):“Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis“OK Computer” by Radiohead“Master of Puppets” by Metallica

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4Few DJs could adequately represent the last three decades of New York nightclub history - no less do so with such iconic credentials as Justin Strauss. Since he was 17, when his first band was signed to Island Records, Justin has had a career that reads like a Who’s-Who of the music scene, spinning at nearly every dance club that you’d ever want to go to.Starting as DJ at New York’s legendary Mudd Club, he spun his way through The Ritz, Limelight, Area, Tunnel, M.K., Life, Centro Fly and more, pioneering his own distinctive sound, and becoming one of the most sought-after remixers and producers not just in New York, but in the world. He has worked with the gamut of artists - Depeche Mode, Hot Chip, Sergio Mendez, Tina Turner, Jimmy Cliff, B-52s, Luther Vandross, 808 State, Malcolm McClaren, Skinny Puppy, Goldfrapp, LCD Soundsystem to name a few and on over 300 records!MUSIC MENTIONSEarly years, from being in a band to becoming a DJ:The BeatlesThe Rolling StonesThe KinksThe WhoJames BrownChuck BerryDavid BowieMilk ’N’ CookiesIsland RecordsRoxy MusicSparksRobert PalmerTop of the PopsNew York DollsCBGBSex PistolsThe Mudd Club (NYC)Studio 54Max’s Kansas City (NYC)Paradise Garage (NYC)François KevorkianThe Limelight (NYC)Aria (NYC)Tunnel (NYC)Danceteria (NYC)Hurrah (NYC)Palladium (NYC)The Ritz (NYC)Webster Hall (NYC)PrinceKraftwerkHuman LeagueDepeche ModeGang of FourTina TurnerAfrika BambaataaLiquid LiquidESGSpotifyQ&AVinylmania (NYC)OptimoJames MurphyThe DareDeeweeSoulwaxFat White FamilyParanoid London“Brat” by Charli XCX“B2B” by Charli XCXHot ChipJoe GoddardMarcus MarrMax ParkPrince LanguageDiscovering music today (30:42):Clubs, DJ’s & FriendsBandcampBeatportFavorite clubs in NYC right now (38:52):Gabriela (NYC)Good Room (NYC)Night Moves (NYC)Public Records (NYC)Nowadays (NYC)Outer Heaven (NYC)Jean’s (NYC)Baby’s All Right (NYC)First album ever purchased (45:01):“Meet The Beatles” by The BeatlesMost recent album purchased (45:45):“Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience)” by DeciusArtists discovered in the past year (46:48):DeciusOthaCharli XCXSleaford ModsDesert island discs (49:44):“Computer World” by Kraftwerk“Revolve” by The Beatles“In the Jungle Groove” by James BrownCurrent and upcoming collab projects:Each OtherExtra Credit

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Ian Chainey has been writing Stereogum's The Black Market since 2014. Former editor and associate editor - respectively - of the Invisible Oranges and Last Rites music blogs, his bylines have also spanned several publications over the years. Moreover, he's produced many a podcast and runs two newsletters: Plague Rages and Wolf's Week. MUSIC MENTIONS - Metal Trenches - R.E.M. - New Kids on The Block - “You Got It (The Right Stuff” by New Kids On The Block - “Revolver” by The Beatles - “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles - Aerosmith - Steely Dan - “Black Cow” by Steely Dan - WBCN Boston - “Mysterious Ways” by U2 - “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M. - All Music Guide - Epitonic - Pearl Jam - Metal Review - Invisible Oranges - Fenriz - Darkthrone - Petethepiratesquid - Parliament - György Ligeti - Jeromes Dream Living in ‘golden ages’ (24:20): - Krallice - Encenathrakh - Colin Marston - Weasel Walter - Mick Barr - Paulo Henri Paguntalan - Effluence - Matt Stephans - Anal Stabwound - Trichomoniasis - Hunter Peterson Q&A - The Metal Archives - Pyrrhon - Scarcity - Starkweather - Machine Music - “Orange Crush” by R.E.M. - “Monster” by R.E.M. - Chloroma - Embryonic Devourment - “Keeper of the Shepherd” by Hannah Frances - Al Stewart - Kraftwerk - The Buzzcocks - Sunrise Patriot Motion - Yellow Eyes - Sonic Youth - The Cramps - “Primitive Thrill” by Weegee - Prince - Richard D. James - John Coltrane - Xeno & Oaklander - “Pierced from Within” by Suffocation Discovering music today (28:10): - Bandcamp - Doug Moore - Wyatt Marshall - Jon Rosenthal - Spotify - Rennie Resmini - Ron Ben-Tovin First album ever purchased (33:30): - “Green” by R.E.M. Most recent album purchased (34:25): - “Prime Specimens” by Embryonic Devourment Artists discovered in the past year (35:41): - Hannah Frances - Cosey Mueller - Weegee Desert island discs (38:45): - “Requiem” by György Ligeti - “Free Hand” by Gentle Giant - “Journey in Satchidananda” by Alice Coltrane

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Heno. is an artist and producer who experiments across different mediums, hailed by Fortune as an "early innovator" & praised by COLORS for his "hard-hitting and powerful aesthetic." A first-generation Ethiopian-Eritrean based in Los Angeles, CA by way of Takoma Park, Maryland, Heno. uses his music and love for art to explore impactful stories & build worlds bridging the traditional music industry & the Web3 space. Sonically, Heno.'s versatility knows no bounds with collaborations from Mick Jenkins, JPEGMAFIA, Chaz Bear (Toro Y Moi), Elujay, J.Robb & many more that have amassed millions of plays. Heno. has a lot in the queue this year with new music on the horizon, stay tuned for more. MUSIC MENTIONS James Brown Smokey Robinson Jackson 5 Tina Turner Britney Spears N*Sync Tupac Tilahun Gessesse Mulatu Astatke Teddy Afro Aster Aweke Whitney Houston Mahmoud Ahmed Q&A Pigeons & Planes Complex illroots Limewire Nas “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101” by Jeezy “Graduation” by Kanye West Black Star Mos Def Talib Kweli “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star” by Black Star JPEGMAFIA Lupe Fiasco “Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool” by Lupe Fiasco Chief Keef André 3000 Killer Mike Nipsey Hussle Denzel Curry Earl Sweatshirt Brent Faiyaz Doechii Quincy Jones Kanye West Pharrell Stevie Wonder Future Mad Keys Jamee Cornelia Discovering music today (44:08): Friends Shazam Annabelle Kline That Good Shit Assorted Tapes Saving Connie Bandcamp Spotify First album ever purchased (47:48): “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” by 50 Cent Most recent album purchased (51:54): “Blue Lips” by ScHoolboy Q Artists discovered in the past year (56:47): 454 Nino Paid Loe Shimmy Desert island discs (1:00:19): “Thriller” by Michael Jackson “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar “The Best of Sade” by Sade

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Roxane Métayer is a visual artist and musician based in Brussels. Her work primarily focuses on forest wildlife and flora. The living world and our connection to it play a central role in her creations. Her music combines collages of sound recordings captured in nature (forests, marshes, ponds, clearings, etc.) with various wind and string instruments, such as the violin, as well as her own voice. Through imitation, she stages fictional wildlife and flora. She has released several albums on labels such as Matière Mémoire, Kraak, Morc, Primordial Void, Wabi-Sabi Tapes, and Marionnette Label. Her album Perlée de Sève was named one of the best experimental music selections on Bandcamp. MUSIC MENTIONS Dead Can Dance Adobe Premiere Tomás Tello “Le Chant des Oiseaux” album by various artists Codex Club Q&A “Pianoon” by Limpe Fuchs Discovering music today (24:55): Ocora (label) Secondhand record stores First album ever purchased (28:05): “Hilary Hahn Plays Bach” by Hilary Hahn Most recent album purchased (29:18): “Oude geuze uit Niemandaal” by Linus Vandewolken Artists discovered in the past year (30:06): Audrey Carmes Limpe Fuchs Desert island discs (32:48): “Hilary Hahn Plays Bach” by Hilary Hahn “Turtle Dreams” by Meredith Monk “The Voice of Lightness, Vol. 1: Congo Classics (1966-1977)” by Tabu Ley Rochereau

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Dougal Perman is a seasoned figure in Scotland's music industry, with a career spanning over two decades. In 2001, he co-founded Radio Magnetic, one of the UK's pioneering internet radio stations, dedicated to promoting underground and alternative music. His leadership extended to the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), where he served as Chair from 2016 to 2023. During his tenure, Dougal played a pivotal role in launching and developing the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, now recognised as Scotland's national music prize. He was actively involved in lobbying government and industry representation during the pandemic. Beyond his contributions to music media and industry development, Dougal loves playing music. He began DJing at 16, ran hip hop clubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow later was a resident at Kinky Afro at Glasgow's Sub Club and various Radio Magnetic nights around Scotland. He plays piano, guitar and oboe, and occasionally creates electronic music. Music is a family affair, Dougal enjoys jamming with his girlfriend and children. He believes that music is in all of us, it's part of what makes us human. MUSIC MENTIONS The Who Ian Dury “The Jungle Book” Soundtrack Scottish Chamber Orchestra Segei Rachmaninoff The Temptations Usher Hall (Edinburgh) Apollo Theater (NYC) Iron Maiden Led Zeppelin Frank Zappa MTV Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana NME Melody Maker (publication) Subcity Radio Rolling Stone Cafe Graffiti (Edinburgh) Radio Magnetic Radio Magnetic (31:00): Warner Music UK Ultimate Dilemma Records Mushroom Records Much Music Soma Records Slam Phonetic Recordings Tania Swift Jill Mingo Chicks on Speed TripTych Music Festival Underground Solution (Edinburgh) Rubadub Records Ninja Tune Grand Central Records Compost Records Kompakt Records Q&A Chemikal Underground Records The Delgados Scottish Music Industry Association “dinny greet” by rEDOLENT The National Piping Centre Celtic Connections (festival) First Aid Kit Björk Joanna Newsom Constant Follower “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by The Temptations “Double Figure” by Plaid Warp Records Vicki Troop David Kelly Honeyblood Discovering music today (1:01:24): Bandcamp Shazam Bleep Scottish Album of the Year Award First album ever purchased (1:07:45): “The Song Remains the Same” by Led Zeppelin Most recent album purchased (1:08:25): “Ash Grey and the Gull Glides On” by Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman Artists discovered in the past year (1:11:15): rEDOLENT Becky Sikasa Charm of Finches Irish Mythen Bird Vox Jemima and the Fuse Desert island discs (1:17:00): “All the Million-Sellers” by The Temptations “The Rite of Spring” by Stravinsky (Dutoit, Orchestra Symphonique de Montreal) “A Hi-Tech Jazz Compilation” by Galaxy 2 Galaxy (Underground Resistance)

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Daniel Collás is the founder and producer of the Phenomenal Handclap Band, whose works have attracted critical acclaim as well as praise from such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Gilles Peterson, Elton John and Simon LeBon, to name but a few. Aside from his work with the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Daniel has carved out a unique and enviable career producing records for some of his musical heroes: Joe Bataan, Marcos Valle, Ned Doheny, and most recently Gil Scott-Heron’s longtime collaborator and co-writer, Brian Jackson. As a DJ, Daniel Collás has provided the soundtrack for countless parties and festivals in his home city of New York and around the world, including the legendary PS1 Warm Up, Croatia's Garden Festival, Munich’s Charlie and Lisbon's Lux Frágil, as well as many fine nightclubs from London to Ibiza, Stockholm to Tokyo. MUSIC MENTIONS Daptone Records Joe Bataan “Chick-A-Boom/Cycles of You” by Joe Bataan Vampisoul Amy Winehouse Lily Allen Subtonic Bee Gees ABBA Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas JKriv Idris Muhammad Bernard Purdie Lou Donaldson Lonnie Smith Jack McDuff Booker T. & the M.G.’s Zigaboo Modeliste The Meters Horace Silver Art Blakey Balancing different musical identies (15:23): Yes Rush Gunyun Elston Gunn Mitch Mitchell Paul McCartney BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe Triple J Zan Rowe Brian Jackson Marcos Valle Ned Doheny Suzanne Ciani Booker T Q&A Zoë Kravitz Chaka Khan “Ain’t Nobody” by Chaka Khan Numero Group David Holmes Dynastie Crisis The Specials The Selecter English Beat Madness “On My Radio” by The Selecter Hansson & Karlsson Talking Heads David Byrne “Stop Making Sense” by Talking Heads “Do The Strand” by Roxy Music Brian Ferry Top of the Pops The Old Grey Whistle Test AC/DC The Grateful Dead The Warlocks “Shakedown Street” by The Grateful Dead “Meditation” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s Lone Limited Recordings Discovering music today (25:20): Shows & movies First album ever purchased (29:21): “This Are Two Tone” by Various Artists Most recent album purchased (30:20): “Attic Thoughts” by Bo Hansson Artists discovered in the past year (31:12): Roxy Music Desert island discs (37:05): “The Greatest Hits of Shocking Blue” by Shocking Blue “Soul Limbo” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s “Freedom Suite” by The Rascals

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Benjamin James is a contributor at Oscillator and Factory. He’s also the founder of Ziggy Ziggy, a music brand that celebrates on-chain music culture – named after one Ziggy Stardust. He’s also a writer for Billboard and a former artist and producer. He used to run a small record label in the north of the UK, where he joined forces with a brother-sister combo of vocalists and started a group called Mausi. Together they built a career as artists, touring with big names like Charli XCX and Rudimental before succumbing to the suppressive power of a major label. MUSIC MENTIONS David Bowie The Cure Talking Heads Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Strokes “Meet Me in the Bathroom” by Lizzy Goodman LCD Soundsystem Interpol Faithless The Clooney (Newcastle) Polarsets SoundCloud Hype Machine Mausi Charli XCX RAC Future Tape Neon Gold Records Water & Music Catalog Factory.fm Oscillator Spotify Arcade Fire Q&A Little Simz XL Records Jamie xx Boards of Canada Black Dave Discovering music today (34:20): Soulection COLORS Factory.fm First album ever purchased (35:45): “Marshall Mathers LP” by Eminem Most recent album purchased (35:55): “Wet Leg” by Wet Leg Artists discovered in the past year (37:45): Samara Cyn Flying Lotus King Hannah Desert island discs (48:28): “Disintegration” by The Cure “XX” by The XX “In Rainbows” by Radiohead

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Wyatt is SoundCloud's director of music intelligence and analytics and leads a team analyzing streaming trends and artist and fan communities on SoundCloud. His team's work informs fan, creator, and editorial strategy, and plays a pivotal role in A&R. He's also a journalist and photographer, write about music, music + data, culture, science, food and healthcare. With Ian Chainey, he's been writing Stereogum's monthly metal column, The Black Market, for over a decade. MUSIC MENTIONS Nine Inch Nails Metallica Sepultura Relapse Records Spectrum Fest Amorphis “Weeper on the Shore” by Amorphis Pasi Koskinen Iron Maiden “Rock in Rio” album by Iron Maiden Napster Agalloch “The Mantle” album by Agalloch Cold Cave “Cherish the Light Years” album by Cold Cave “The Great Pan Is Dead” by Cold Cave Invisible Oranges BrooklynVegan Doug Moore Mike Nelson Pyrrhon Stereogum Saint Vitus Bar (NYC) Dave Castillo Liturgy “Aesthetica” by Liturgy Taylor Swift Aaron Lariviere Ian Chainey “Whole Lotta Red” album by Playboi Carti Q&A Erech Leleth “Inevitable” album by Summer Haze ’99 “God’s Hands” by Hardrock “Tales from the Thousand Lakes” album by Amorphis 夢遊病者 (aka Sleepwalker) Discovering music today (37:37): Ian Chainey Doug Moore Bandcamp Fiadh Productions Artists discovered in the past year (42:47): Summer Haze ’99 Bergfried Damián Antón Ojeda Sadness abriction Hardrock First album ever purchased (47:10): “Loser” by Beck Most recent album purchased (48:07): “Banshee” album by abriction Desert island discs (48:28): “Elegy” by Amorphis “ATLiens” by OutKast “Sing the Sorrow” by AFI

New York City native and longtime contributor to its music and nightlife scene, W. Andrew Raposo is best known as a crazy dog dad and for his work with DFA records--most notably with Hercules and Love Affair, Still Going, and Jayson Green & The Jerk--and as a founding member of cosmic dance floor stalwarts Midnight Magic. His studio, La Piscina Recordings, has hosted such clubland luminaries as Justin Strauss, Eli Escobar, and Nomi Ruiz as well as rocketing torchbearers The Illustrious Blacks, Muscle Cars and Cesar Toribio. Raposo continues to tour both on stage and in the DJ booth with Hess Is More, Midnight Magic and 79.5 (Razor N Tape) bringing his three layer dip of post-punk, psychedelic disco, and haunted-house to sweaty basements and debaucherous mountain chalets all over the world. For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Formed in 2009 by Tiffany Roth, W. Andrew Raposo, Morgan Wiley, and Carter Yasutake, Midnight Magic is responsible for some of the most beloved 'new classics' from the disco-revival era of the early oughts including club mainstays "Beam Me Up" and "Drop Me A Line." Through their collaboration with Brooklyn jazz legend Nick Roseboro, former Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires drummer Caito Sanchez, saxophone and synthesizer wizard Julio Monterrey and past members Max Goldman, Andrew Frawley, and Jason Disu, Midnight Magic casts a genre defying spell on sweaty discotheques and festival stages across the universe. MUSIC MENTIONS Sonic Youth Johann Sebastian Bach Green Day LASPEES The Come Ons Early days of Midnight Magic (16:20): Bernard Herrmann Ennio Morricone Angelo Badalamenti Goblin ESG Siouxsie and the Banshees Grace Jones Chaka Khan Selda Bağcan “Yaz Gazeteci Yaz” by Selda Bağcan Wendy Carlos “The Shining” by Rachel Elkind & Wendy Carlos Sequential Dave Smith Patrick Crowley August Arnell Patsy Alley Jorge Roeder Patrick Adams “Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story” album Larry Levan DFA Records Factory Records Beastie Boys Bernard Edwards Bootsy Collins Q&A H0L0 (NYC) Toribio Antenes “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by TLC “Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt-N-Pepa Tyler Pope !!! (chk chk chk) LCD Soundsystem Interference Pattern “Australia und vorbei” by Angela Werner “Stop The War” by Örö “Suicide Commando” by Echo Park and No More “Síntesis Moderna (An Alternative Vision Of Argentinian Music 1980-1990)” by Various Artists “Ain’t That Better (Harari Edit)” by Toby Aphex Twin Sylvia Striplin Faze-O William Devaughn Denise Williams Patrice Rushen Weezer Discovering music today (34:19): Shazam Friends, DJ’s Justin Strauss James Mulry JKriv Razor-N-Tape First album ever purchased (43:10): “Violator” by Depeche Mode “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd Most recent album purchased (46:05): “I hit the water” by Lollise “Pay Attention To The Bass” by Tyler Pope Artists discovered in the past year (49:58): Kate Fagan Tik and Tok Todd Terje Jex Opolis Angela Werner Örö No More Desert island discs (59:28): “Standing On a Beach” by The Cure “Catching Up With” by Depeche Mode “Champion Sounds (Funk)” by Various Artists “Selected Ambient Works II” by Aphex Twin “Roseland NYC Live” by Portishead “King Sunny Ade” by Juju Music

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Jack Spallone started his music career talent-buying for live performances and artist management while still an undergrad. In 2016, he became an early contributor of Ujo Music, the ConsenSys project that introduced the first music cases on Ethereum. While at ConsenSys, Jack also worked with Harry Fox Agency and SESAC to secure the winning bid to be the technology partner of the MLC, among other enterprise client work. Jack has built a reputation as a web3 music pioneer. He has helped artists enter into the web3 ecosystem to explore new format releases, artist DAOs, and crypto-based community building tools. Apart from continuing to help artists, Jack is an investor and advisor to several music web3 startups and an active participant in the dialogue shaping web3 music. Today, along with long time collaborator and grammy-winning Andre Anjos (aka RAC), Jack leads a team of people building a data sharing protocol for music applications; Oscillator, and a music review and sharing app, Factory. MUSIC MENTIONS The Beatles “Hey Jude” by The Beatles Kazaa LimeWire Napster iTunes iPod CMT MTV Fuse Death Cab for Cutie The Postal Service Kanye West Daft Punk Pretty Lights Ultra Music Festival Jack Johnson Big Makk Knife Party Flume The Knocks Krewella RAC SoundCloud Mr Little Jeans Ujo Music and RAC (22:08): DJ Nexus Full Sail University EDMSauce Thomas Jack Kygo Imogen Heap Resonate (app) Oscillator Noise DAO factory.fm Q&A Led Zeppelin Dire Straits Fleetwood Mac The Eagles Bob Seger Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel Two.C Blood Cultures Kenny Chesney Garth Brooks Discovering music today (46:53): Spotify SoundCloud First album ever purchased (51:57): “1” by The Beatles Most recent album purchased (52:30): “When It’s Happening” by Scott McMicken and the Ever-Expanding Artists discovered in the past year (53:43): Goth Babe two.C Scott McMicken Desert island discs (54:23): “When It’s Happening” by Scott McMicken and the Ever-Expanding “Flume” by Flume “1” by The Beatles

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Latashá is a defiant visionary music artist, founder and world builder. She creates music and experiences that evokes feelings of aliveness and lightness, crossing genres to express the full spectrum of her human ingenious. Known for her transcendent performances, Latashá utilizes her voice, curation, theatrical talent, and dream-like storytelling to convey her perspectives on identity. She is also a leading pioneer in Web3 and innovative creative integrating cutting-edge technology into her artistic practice and independent innovation. Latashá is actively building TASH55 and her company TOPIA, a unique multi faceted world of music, art and next level experiences that ties tech, culture and music to human emotion. She continues to tour the world to reach and impact the present and future of both the music, experience and tech industries. MUSIC MENTIONS DMX Ruff Ryders Celia Cruz Buju Banton Mad Decent Fool’s Gold Records Ninjasonik M.I.A. Santigold Sleigh Bells Kid Cudi Kanye West MTV Jadakiss The Writer’s Block (NYC) Bowery Poetry Club (NYC) Nuyorican Poets Cafe (NYC) The Notorious B.I.G. Opening for Kanye early on (16:13): Kendrick Lamar ScHoolboy Q Jay-Z Ghostface Killah SoundCloud Big Sean Q&A Bandcamp Santo Gafacci Nervous Records Boiler Room Doechii Tyler, the Creator “Call Me If You Get Lost” by Tyler, the Creator “good kid, m.A.A.d city” by Kendrick Lamar Discovering music today (35:56): Homies Shazam Spotify Vinyl shops First album ever purchased (38:39): “CrazySexyCool” by TLC Most recent album purchased (39:21): “Brat” by Charli XCX Artists discovered in the past year (41:22): Dizzy Fae Valé Ayesha Erotica Kito Desert island discs (43:25): “Kala” by M.I.A. “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West “Because the Internet” by Childish Gambino Guest recs for future episodes (47:48): Douda Leonard

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 JKriv is a Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and label owner. Widely known as a co-founder of the stalwart label Razor-N-Tape, J is also a highly respected producer, prolific remixer, and incendiary DJ. As co-founder of Brooklyn label Razor-N-Tape, JKriv has had a sizable impact on both the local NY and global dance music scenes. The label’s prolific and consistent quality output across 150+ releases over 12 years of operation has earned them eminent respect and support from club DJs, radio selectors and listeners around the world. MUSIC MENTIONS Sly & the Family Stone Parliament Funkadelic Red Hot Chili Peppers  Rage Against The Machine Tortured Soul Shelter (NYC) Sound Factory (NYC) Tunnel (NYC) Limelight (NYC) Escort Razor-N-Tape Metallica Napster Limewire The Grateful Dead Led Zeppelin Jazz as a career alternative (12:20): Smalls (NYC) Topaz Izzy Bar (NYC) Baby Jupiter (NYC) Knitting Factory (NYC) Defining Razor-N-Tape (15:46): SoundCloud Guinu BaianaSystem Jimpster Diogo Strausz Prince Marcos Valle Stevie Wonder Asha Puthli Q&A Far Out Records “Merida” by Prince of Queens Combo Chimbita Discovering music today (26:15): Other DJ’s Bandcamp Shazam Discogs First album ever purchased (32:18): “Pyromania” by Def Leppard Most recent album purchased (33:01): “No Reino Dos Afetos 2” by Bruno Berle Artists discovered in the past year (34:13): Retromigration Little Simz Inflow Daniel Villarreal Desert island discs (37:15): “Portrait in Jazz” by Bill Evans “Masterjam” by Rufus & Chaka Khan “Chill Out” by Black Uhuru Guest recs for future episodes (51:59): Megatronic Kim Anh Prince of Queens Phenomenal Handclap Band Midnight Magic

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 VISUALS is the music of Andrew Fox. A veteran musician, Fox has released his brand of psychedelic songcraft on Nicolas Jaar‘s imprint Other People, Bruno Pronsato‘s Berlin-based label The Song Says, and now New York’s House of Feelings.  Collaborating with Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE, Michael Lovett of NZCA LINES / Metronomy, The Range & others, VISUALS filters folk, psych, and soul through a pulsing, electronic prism.  Kinetic and lyrical, this is music you can see. MUSIC MENTIONS George Martin Dolby Atmos Influences for upcoming projects (24:47): Bert Jansch Jimmy Page John Rebourn Hamza El Din Shivkumar Sharma Washington Irving William Basinski Hiroshi Yoshimura “Green” by Hiroshi Yoshimura “Surround” by Hiroshi Yoshimura Tanger Drew McDowall Coil Q&A Mozart Paco de Lucia Discovering music today (36:07): NTS Radio BBC Radio 6 WFMU Superior Elevation (Williamsburg) Record Shop (Red Hook) Radio Shop (Cron Heights) Chances With Wolves Apple Music Pitchfork The Wire First album ever purchased (41:34): “Collective Soul” by Collective Soul Most recent album purchased (44:05): “Flamenco” by Manitas De Plata Artists discovered in the past year (47:04): Arooj Aftab Camarón de la Isla Sword II Desert island discs (49:08): “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison “Blue” by Joni Mitchell “Smoke” by White Williams Guest recs for future episodes (51:59): Maryam Turkey

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Brandon Stosuy is the co-founder and editor in chief of The Creative Independent. He previously worked as director of Editorial Operations at the online music publication, Pitchfork. Brandon curates the annual Basilica SoundScape festival in Hudson, New York, and has been a music curator at MoMA PS1 in New York City and the Broad museum in Los Angeles. For over a decade, he and the visual artist Matthew Barney have collaborated on a series of live art and music events in Long Island City. Up Is Up, But So Is Down, his anthology of downtown New York literature, was a 2006 Village Voice book of the year. Brandon is also the author of three books on creativity, Make Time for Creativity, Stay Inspired, How to Fail Successfully (all published by Abrams) and two children’s books, Music Is... and We Are Music (both published by Simon & Schuster). In November of 2024 he published the anthology, Sad Happens: A Celebration Of Tears, also on Simon & Schuster. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons. MUSIC MENTIONS 7 Seconds Minor Threat Bad Brains 3rd Street Jazz Philadelphia Record Exchange Zipperhead Tower Records Factsheet Five Maximum RocknRoll Slumberland Records Versus (band) Helium Grifters Sub Pop Records Pitchfork Trash Talk Animal Collective Moor Mother Pussy Riot From small town perspective shifts (9:15): Mark Richardson The National The Jesus and Mary Chain Chromatics Rihanna Kelly Moran The Cure Fugazi Helado Negro Caroline Polachek Chelsea Wolfe Curatorial evolution over the years (20:00): True Panther Sounds DFA Records Black Dice Grimes Gang Gang Dance Pig Destroyer Julianna Barwick Pharmakon Evian Christ Jonathan Bepler The Haxan Cloak Nick Zinner Hanif Abdurraqib Godspeed You! Black Emperor Explosions in the Sky Basilica Music Festival Justin Vernon Bon Iver The Village Voice Interpol Liturgy JD Samson Laughing Hyenas Q&A Sacred Bones Records Treefort Music Festival SXSW Cassandra Jenkins MJ Lenderman Waxahatchee Youth of Today Depeche Mode Swirlies Black Tambourine Velocity Girl Majical Clouds Horsegirl Public Enemy “Edutainment” by Boogie Down Productions Chuck D Flava Flav Pallbearer Sumac Neutral Milk Hotel Jeff Mangum Swans Discovering music today (31:00): Michael Miller Ed Park Ariel Gordon Greta Rainbow Jen Pelly Max Friedman Jeffrey Silverstein Evan Minsker Phillip Sherburne Anthony Fontana Ed Horrox 4AD First album ever purchased (41:00): “Doolittle” by The Pixies Most recent album purchased (42:28): “Come With Me If You Want To Live” by Devon Welsh Artists discovered in the past year (45:17): Marina Allen Freak Slug Aoife Nessa Frances Hannah Stratton Lucky Break Desert island discs (50:09): “Disintegration” by The Cure “Loveless” by My Bloody Valentine “69 Love Songs” by The Magnetic Fields

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Suzan Peeters (°1999) is a Belgian accordionist, composer, and experimentalist. She is constantly looking for new timbres and sound textures within the accordion, pushing its acoustic spectrum to its limits by manipulating the interplay between her body and the body of her instrument. Suzan studied classical accordion at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent and at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. She is currently studying Live Electronics at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. MUSIC MENTIONS Eurovision Maria Kalaniemi Sara Salvérius Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (LUFF) Sonda Festival Q&A TLF Trio CTM “Wind” album by “CTM” Discovering music today (26:00): Concerts, friends Spotify Artists discovered in the past year (28:55): Able Noise BEX Astrid Sonne Lucy Walton First album ever purchased (33:35): “STUFF.” by Stuff. Most recent album purchased (00): “Bitterzoet” by Eefje de Visser Desert island discs (37:01): “Het Will” by Hendrik Lasure “Sweet Harmony” by TLF Trio “Grapes from the Estate” by Oren Ambarchi

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Natalie Crüe is a cultural producer, consultant, and activist leveraging arts, culture and emergent technologies for social change. She co-founded #CultureFix, a global network fostering civic engagement through creative initiatives. Natalie's work spans blockchain technology, including co-developing the Metaverse Music Festival (MVMF) and stewarding numerous grants and communities across the blockchain landscape. As founder of Web3Uncut, she leads a consultancy exploring and interrogating decentralized technologies, and recently founded a creative crowdfunding platform.

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Sébastien Devaud aka Agoria, born in Lyon on January 16, 1976 is a French electronic music producer, DJ and digital artist. Agoria started his music career in the mid-1990s and gained popularity in the early 2000s with his debut album "Blossom" released in 2003. He is known for his unique blend of techno, house, and ambient music, which has earned him a reputation as one of the most innovative and influential electronic music producers of his generation. Agoria has released several albums, EPs, and singles throughout his career, including "The Green Armchair" (2006), "Impermanence" (2011), and "Drift" (2019). He has released 5 albums with both major Universal Music, Virgin and indie labels Pias. Agoria has been an early contributor to the French electronic music scene with the creation of his own label Sapiens, and Lyon electronic music festival Les Nuits Sonores. He has also collaborated with various artists, including Tricky, Ela Minus, Carl Craig, Neneh Cherry, Noemie, Rami Khalifé and Blasé. Agoria has performed at major music festivals and clubs around the world, including Coachella, Sonar, Melt, We Love Green, 3points east,… He has also been very active and creative in the art scene, he collaborated with Philippe Parreno and Nicolas Becker on art exhibitions and performances at the Armory Park in NYC (2018), at the turbine hall of Tate Modern in London (2018), and started his own solo show in Miami Art Basel (2019). Combining art, music and science in his work, he collaborates with biologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers. He is considered the trailblazer of Biological Generative Art. Agoria’s work has been exhibited all around the world lately at major NFT events: in NYC on Times Square during NFT.NYC, in Barcelona at Sonar (co-curated by Antonia Folguera and Diane Drubay), at Refraction festival in NYC, at Proof of People show in London (curated by VerticalCrypto), and during Berlin Art Week (curated by Anika Meier) in September. Last but not least, he has been invited last March to exhibit Phytocene and share his vision about web3 in front of United Nations.

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Rising UK-based electronic artist and producer Jamie Reddington (aka Sound of Fractures) announces his groundbreaking project, "Scenes.” The interactive album invites fans to contribute their favourite memories and photographs in response to each of the record’s songs, encouraging a lean-in, emotional connection that’s been lost in our passive streaming environment. “Music isn't just about sound; it's about the memories and emotions they evoke. ‘Scenes’ is an effort to give a tangible form to this abstract connection and capture it in something we can recognise,” shares Reddington. “Each song and its accompanying ‘Scenes’ will populate a digital gallery – an archive that's a living testament to how music interacts with life moments in today's social media-dominated era." Hundreds of listeners have contributed Scenes, embarking upon what fans are calling a “journey through the rich tapestry of our inner worlds.” The BBC Radio-featured artist and web3 pioneer chooses one Scene to be each track’s primary artwork, encapsulating it as a digital collectable that forever links artist and listener. “Scenes” is Reddington’s most salient experiment to date. It builds upon a reputation based as much on championing music communities as his unique sonic signature, which blends elements of Jamie XX and Burial with found sounds like his daughter’s heartbeat. Be sure to check out Scenes here: https://scenes.soundoffractures.com/