Awake All Hours

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin with an open call to anyone who entered our Baby Blue vinyl giveaway (03:46) before discussing the reopening of De School (05:25). Next, George and dear friends of the show / contributors, Jo and Anjali, reflect on the 2nd edition of Body Movements Festival (13:50) before we dive into album reviews for Beyoncé (34:07), DJ Lag (01:08:08) and Echo Bazz (0...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin by discussing the recent club closures of Printworks, Space 289 and Gut Level (03:57), before presenting our preview for Dekmantel Festival 2022 (18:06). With one of electronic music’s great festivals returning for the first time since 2019, we breakdown the stacked programme day-by-day, highlighting an unmissable act from each stage! We follow up with...

What happens if you combine Crystal Castles, Bark Psychosis, Claude Young, L.S.G, Daft Punk, Tiësto and Deftones? You get ‘End Of Sleep’ by Baby Blue! Sophia Briggs is the mind behind an album that really peaked our interest earlier this year - a sort of mid-90’s trance dream shot through the nightmare of the beginning of the start of the pandemic in 2020. After sharing some laughs over an Alanis...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin by announcing the winner of our Wordcolour vinyl giveaway (02:14)  before Will and George give their account of Glasto 2022 (04:30), highlighting standout performances from the world of electronic music! Can they muster the willpower to prise themselves away from the vice-like grip of the IICON stage? Tune in to find out! We follow up with in depth albu...

In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by Nick Worrall, a London-based producer, DJ and media composer who releases music under the pseudonym Wordcolour. His music is a collage of vibrant, detailed, cinematic sound design, mind-bending breakbeat chops and gut punching bass. At every turn in a Wordcolour track, you can hear influence from classical music, minimalism, film soundtracks and, of co...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin with a brief recap of Primavera Sound before presenting our preview for the world’s most famous festival, Glastonbury (9:24)! We do our best dissect the stupidly stacked clashfinder, highlighting significant electronic artists and unmissable sets, from the main stages to the darkest recesses of the festival, for those interested or attending next weeken...

In this episode of INSIGHTS, we have the pleasure of speaking with Anjali, dj excel and Ikävä Pii, representing SODAA - A community developing a decentralised governance model for a music & arts venue in London. To put it simply, this conversation is an essential listen for anyone who believes in community run venues and the possibility of positive change to the fabric of club culture. Over th...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we present the first of our summer festival previews, starting with the Barcelona giant, Primavera Sound! We breakdown the entire week-and-a-half long programme (4:00), highlighting significant electronic artists and sharing recommendations for those interested or attending either weekend of the festival, eventually concluding that they have booked all of music....

Nothing's changed in fifty episodes, as we have plenty of giggles, music chit-chat, navigate dodgy internet connection and deal with a leaking roof... In this episode, we put our usual programming on hold to get rather sentimental and nostalgic about running this humble DIY podcast for just over two years and fifty episodes! We begin by discussing some of our favourite moments as a podcast an...

In this episode of INSIGHTS, we have the honour of being joined by Jana Rush! Her most recent two records, 2021’s ‘Painful Enlightenment’ and this year’s ‘Dark Humour’, on the legendary label, Planet Mu, have seen her not only push the boundaries of her own sound but of footwork as a whole. It’s safe to say then that we were thrilled to speak to this visionary producer, Chicago O.G. and one of our...

In this episode, we begin by sharing highlights from recent events (03:52) including Idle Hands with Kalahari Oyster Cult boss Rey Colino & Daisy Moon b2b Danielle, Kode 9 & Sun People at Lost Horizon, and a blistering live set from Sophrosyne supporting Indonesian metal experimentalists Senyawa. We also invite our dear friend and contributor Sam Cox on to provide an in depth review of Acc...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, George starts by giving us all an insight into what went down at the much anticipated debut year of Risen Festival (08:28), a new festival for London with a completely non-male lineup. We then jump into album reviews, which features the self-titled debut from Whatever The Weather aka Loraine James (27:10), ‘Metamorphose’ by modular synth and gear head JakoJako (...

This episode of Awake All Hours is dedicated to celebrating female artists in electronic music! We begin by briefly reflecting on running our first club night (4:45) before discussing some standout DJs, producers, label owners and initiatives that we love (17:15). Album reviews and What’s In My Bandcamp Basket are similarly dedicated  to female artists, featuring releases from Violet, Debit, Sky H...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin by discussing Standard Deviation's essential compilation in support of Ukraine, 'РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE', picking some of our standout tracks. We follow up with album reviews, which features 'Plonk' by Huerco S, 'Maisie By the Sea' by Walton and 'Puzzle Music' by Madalyn Merkey. We finish, as...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin by remembering the immense legacy of Jamal Edwards before sharing our experience at Timedance's incredible 7th Birthday bash at the Trinity Centre, with three of the finest DJs on planet earth - Batu, Helena Hauff and k means! We then discuss the heightened crossover between underground electronic music and high fashion in recent months before divi...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we announce our first party at Spanners, Brixton and give our thoughts on the experience so far from the perspective of a trio of promoter newbies! - Ali begs everyone to come and Will and George threaten to operate a Berghain-esque entry policy / compulsory electronic music trivia quiz on arrival. It’s all under control.  We follow up by sharing our experiences...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we begin by sharing our experiences at recent club events, featuring podcast fav India Jordan b2b Finn at Night Tales Loft, Special Blends' 160 showcase at the Pickle Factory with Naina, mixtress, Dwarde, Sana, Shir.in & Maleek, an incredible soundsystem affair held by CNCPT X Hold Tight Records at the legendary Trinity Centre and Parisian giants Posses...

For our 11th episode of INSIGHTS, we had the pleasure of speaking with Amanya Frank aka Swordman Kitala! The Ugandan artist is one of the most distinctive MC’s in the world right now and has gained significant attention in both the East-African and UK electronic music scene’s, working with everyone from Slikback & MC Yallah to Tom Blip, K-Lone & Kouslin! In underground electronic music cir...

In our first episode of the year, we discuss our hopes for electronic music and club culture in 2022 and review the new albums by Burial, Soichi Terada and Eusebeia. We finish, as always, with a round up of our favourite club ready bits from the world of Bandcamp, featuring a wide variety of recent records from JLin, Soul Mass Transit System, Eluize and VROMM, just to name a few! SUPPORT THE ARTIS...

Our end of year round-up continues, with us picking our favourite releases of 2021! In this second part, we each share our Top 20 Albums of the year, before finishing with our (not so) prestigious award ceremony, celebrating the people, performances, clubs and labels that made electronic music so special in 2021! (Apologies for some minor audio glitches in this episode). --- BEST OF 2021 PART 1: o...

It's that glorious time when we get to reflect on a years worth of incredible music, picking our favourite releases of 2021! In Part 1, we highlight a handful of essential compilations before listing 10 EPs and Tunes that blew us away this year! Part 2 to follow soon. (Apologies for some minor audio glitches in this episode). SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-best-...

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we share our highlights at recent gigs and club nights, featuring an intimate performance by the wonderful Lyra Pramuk (with support from sarahsson - https://soundcloud.com/sarahsson ) at Strange Brew, EVERPRESS with BOK BOK, k means, Toma Kami and more at newly discovered Bethnal Green spot, Space 289 and finally Wisdom Teeth bosses Facta and K-Lone going b2b a...

We’re back with a bumper, two-part episode of Awake All Hours! For the first section, we invited Jo Whitehouse, a dear friend of the show, to join us for an in-depth talk on thrilling new London festival - Body Movements. We follow up by sharing our experiences and highlights at a whole host of club events, featuring Djrum b2b Bruce at Phonox, Room Trax at Anomalie Art Club, Four Tet & Skrille...

We're back for good everyone! Sorry for the short hiatus but we return with a proper catch up, looking back on a glorious month of club nights, festivals, albums and big tunes! We share our experiences and highlights at Swamp 81, Lobsterfest, Waterworks and  End of the Road and discuss new releases from Space Afrika, Tirzah, Galtier, Karim Maas & Stave, Sectra, Samurai Breaks, Ebb x Textu...

Guess who’s back!! We’re super excited to bring you our latest episode of INSIGHTS, featuring a guest we’re incredibly fond of on this show. As well as being the owner of the incredible and far-reaching Nostro Hood System, one of our favourite labels, Galtier is also one of Bristol’s most dedicated and talented producers. After appearing as our very first guest for INSIGHTS 001, Jiah makes a much...