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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 4d

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Betray My Heart (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 4d

RIP ...

Another great talent lost too early 😢

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer

www.theguardian.com

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 5d

Russell E.L. Butler in conversation with Jeff Mills

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPnA...

Russell E.L. Butler in conversation with Jeff Mills @TheLotRadio 10-07-2025

YouTube video by The Lot Radio

Full tracklist & Video Mix: bleep.com/bleep-mix-309-dj-food To celebrate the release of the Telepathic Fish compilation, we have a special ‘O Is For Orange 2025’ Bleep Mix from DJ Food.

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 8d

A nice trip down memory lane ...

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Bleep Mix #308 - DJ Food

How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 11d

Alan's back ...

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

The beloved and, to be fair, revered broadcaster returns to Britain after a year in Saudi Arabia to ask some important questions.

www.bbc.co.uk

Drop The Boom: The Story Of The Roland TR-1000

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 14d

A worthy read on the new beast from @rolandglobal.bsky.social

www.attackmagazine.com/features/lon...

What do you get when you combine 808 and 909 analog drum synthesis, SP-404MKII-style sampling, and input from Detroit legends like Underground Resistance? The TR-1000, a modern drum machine that is mo...

www.attackmagazine.com

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 14d

Tasty ...

indolerecords.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...

Dream Tides, by HOLOVR

8 track album

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 21d

>>>

kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paul-s...

Paul St. Hilaire - w/ The Producers, by Paul St. Hilaire

9 track album

kynantrecords.bandcamp.com

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 26d

Following his involvement in Tai Shani's The Spell or The Dream at Somerset House, Mo'min Swaitat of the Palestinian Sound Archive tells Rob Corsini about how the project is preserving #Palestine’s musical and cultural history

Mo’min Swaitat interviewed

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Mo'min Swaitat, photo courtesy of Mo'Min Swaitat

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 26d

From the vaults...

Thanks for the nudge @sellbydave.bsky.social 👾👾👾

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j205...

Optimo - In Order To Edit [R&S Records]

YouTube video by ucapjpa

Mix Of The Day: Optimo (Espacio) · News ⟋ RA

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 27d

Optimogeddon (The Final Optimo) ...

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Revisit the full recording from the last night of the revered duo's weekly Sub Club residency.

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Matt Anniss @sellbydave.bsky.social · 28d

Heartbreaking, but not unexpected news. Words can’t express how much inspiration and support Keith (JD Twitch) provided me and countless others over the years. I was lucky to visit him last month and made him a promise I intend to keep. Godspeed Keith - I’ll miss you x

Mixmag @mixmag.net · 28d

Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died.

RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤

Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died

The DJ, producer, promoter and label head was a celebrated icon of UK dance music

mixmag.net

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · 28d

RIP and fly well Keith...

Much love going out to all the Optimo family and friends today.

Sad news 😥

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

JD Twitch, esteemed Scottish DJ in duo Optimo, dies aged 57

The producer and DJ, real name Keith McIvor, had been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year

www.theguardian.com

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 15

Following the very sudden passing of our friend and talented music maker ReKaB a couple of weeks ago.

I've put together this article as a tribute with the help some of his close friends.

My thoughts are with all your family and friends ❤️

RIP and fly well mate

inn8.net/a-tribute-to...

A tribute to ReKab: James Baker (1978-2025)

We pay tribute to ReKaB aka James Baker.

inn8.net

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Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 13

Nice little discovery today...

dutchinterior.bandcamp.com

Dutch Interior

Los Angeles band

dutchinterior.bandcamp.com

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 9

New comp >>>

Ft tracks and edits from the likes of JKriv, The Reflex, October, Gallegos, Prins Thomas, CC:Disco!, myself & more ...

discoisntdead.bandcamp.com/album/paradi...

Paradisco For Palestine, by Disco Isn't Dead

18 track album

discoisntdead.bandcamp.com

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno. There's an old German proverb that goes

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 8

INCOMING >>>

XDB has landed on @residentadvisor.bsky.social

Literally one of my favourite selectors of the last 10 years ...

soundcloud.com/resident-adv...

RA.1003 XDB

Outta Limits Radio Show 5th September 2025

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 6

A lovely tribute to our friend James ❤️

RIP

soundcloud.com/damo-b/outta...

R.E.M.M.I.E 'Sunset Dub' self release Metropolitan Soul Museum 'Market Intrigues' Echocentric Rai Scott Inside The Mind Of A Nebula' Ohm Series 014 The Vast Profound 'Singularity' (Derek Carr RMX) Fou

Paradisco For Palestine, by Disco Isn't Dead

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our friends at Paradisco are putting out this rather tasty comp to help raise funds for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social ...

discoisntdead.bandcamp.com/album/paradi...

18 track album

discoisntdead.bandcamp.com

A Chicago favourite keeps the soul in the hole. Read more: http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=507 @disco-sadar

Owain K @owaink.bsky.social · Aug 31

This GUY ...

Had the pleasure of seeing Sadar tear the roof of Panorama Bar once. Not your average record player in the temple of Techno...

soundcloud.com/resident-adv...

RA.507 Sadar Bahar