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Cosmic Cassette

Matt Redleyshows.acast.com

Cosmic Cassette is an exploration into the sonic unknown.


As your host, Matt Redley, I invite the artists, DJs, producers, and labels to pick five tracks that they which they would like to send up to space on a cassette tape to teach a newly discovered alien life force about life on earth.

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Cosmic Cassette 008: Tash LC

Tash LC selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. @ Tash-LC is a London-based DJ, radio host and presenter who has a deep love for global club music, sharing this with audiences on NTS Radio and live. She is also the founder and label head of @ ClubYeke , a clubnight and label that explores sounds from the African diaspora, and South and Latin American music, via the UK and beyond. With some of the best chat on NTS, it was a complete pleasure to speak...

Sep 12, 202437 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Cosmic Cassette 007: Robert Owens

Robert Owens selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. Robert Owens is a house music DJ and singer working just as hard now as the start of his career. As a self-described 'club kid', his name is synonymous with the birth and formation of the early 'golden era' underground Chicago house music scene. Forming Fingers Inc. with Ron Wilson and Larry Heard in the mid-1980s, the group played a part in defining the genre. We got into finding solace in gospel...

Mar 22, 202432 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Cosmic Cassette 006: Rohan Rakhit

Rohan Rakhit selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. @ rohan_rakhit is an DJ, broadcaster and actor who is hitting his stride. Rohan is a member of @ daytimers_uk , an arts collective championing South Asian talent in creative industries, and a DJ of soulful, eclectic and percussive sounds. He is also an actor, recently featuring in Rye Lane which came out in 2023 and performing at the Old Vic theatre in London last year after graduating from the Lo...

Feb 13, 202433 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Cosmic Cassette 005: Scarlett O'Malley

Scarlett O'Malley selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth 👽 Scarlett is a DJ of bumping house and crossover soul, radio presenter, record label founder and podcast host, born and raised in Perivale, West London. She is the founder of the soul label, The Soul Exchange, born out of a club night of the same name, whilst also nurturing her love of house movers for her label Club Cowgirl. Alongside producing podcasts which look at the stories behind the ...

Jan 03, 202433 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Cosmic Cassette 004: Machine Woman

Machine Woman, or Anastasia Vtorova, selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth 👽 Machine Woman wears many hats. She is the label founder of Take Away Jazz Records and tireless producer of techno and experimental music, having released across labels such as Ninja Tune's Technicolour imprint, Sacred Tapes and Delsin. She is also the founder of a London-based meet-up where she brings together newer producers to hear their tracks on a Function-One soundsy...

Dec 07, 202353 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Cosmic Cassette 003: Vandorta

Vandorta selects 5 tracks to send into space to teach aliens about life on earth. As an 'enthusiastic seller of records', Vandorta, or Annabelle Van Dort, is a longtime resident of the Peckham-based internet radio station Balamii, new Radio TNP resident and a member of the team at the legendary Sounds of the Universe record store in Soho, London. Alongside her current musical output as a DJ, her talents stretch to folk singing, citing Leonard Cohen, Bon Iver and Angel Olsen as some of her key in...

Nov 22, 202348 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Cosmic Cassette 002: Mr. Redley

North London selector and producer Lou Redley, or Mr. Redley, selects 5 tracks to send into space to teach aliens about life on earth. Lou is a lover of the double bass, fine wine and spending good times with friends - all of which will be of interest to extraterrestrial life. Aside from these, he's an excellent DJ, having cut his teeth on internet radio back in 2015 where he focused on electronic music with a heavy groove. Black Wine Club is the name of his current Rinse FM show and clubnight s...

Nov 08, 202349 minSeason 1Ep. 2

001: Bruce

Bristol-based producer, DJ and musician Bruce or Larry, is the first guest to send selections up to space to teach aliens about life on this planet. Larry is a musician who constantly explores and tests the boundaries of what is possible with sound, most recently exploring using shimmering vocals on his recent Timedance project. Touching on the soundscapes of his breakthrough Hessle Audio production from as far back as 2014, and recent singing production, Larry sends tracks into the cosmos from ...

Oct 25, 202335 min
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