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Music Not Diving with Scuba

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Paul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and label boss known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry.

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  • S2 · E57
    Wednesday · 59 min

    #57 Sophie Lloyd: East 17, getting pigeonholed, and the London Records archive

    I'm playing all night long at Venue MOT in London on 14 Nov. Grab a ticket here: https://ra.co/events/2527068 Sign up for free to join our community. -- Sophie Lloyd is a DJ and producer from the UK. A staple of Defected Records and associated labels and promotions, this year she was invited to dig through the archives of London Records which resulted in standout EP 'London Revisited' - remixes of classics and deep cuts from the storied label. We discuss all that of course, and also her journey from DJing at house parties, corporate events and eventually clubs and festivals, and getting into the world of production. This is a good one, get involved! -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 04:00 Early years and general scene 19:00 London Records project 39:45 More on production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E56
    September 23 · 54 min

    #56 Nathan Fake: Border Community, playing live, and the beauty of vintage Cubase

    I'm playing all night long at Venue MOT in London on 14 Nov. Grab a ticket here: https://ra.co/events/2527068 Sign up for free to join our community. -- Nathan Fake is a producer and live performer from the UK. He has released albums on Border Community, Ninja Tune, via his own channels, and most recently through French label InFiné. That latest album, Evaporator, is discussed during the conversation, as well as his wider journey through production processes and methods of work. We discover which ancient version of Cubase is still his go-to DAW, and which synths and other studio objects are most often used in his tracks. We also talk about his live set, which by his own admission is actually pretty good. This is a good one with a guest we've wanted to have on for ages. Get involved! -- MERCH: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 03:45 Fitting into the scene 07:30 Are albums relevant again? 12:40 Studio methods 26:30 Border Community and early career 47:30 Playing live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E55
    September 16 · 1 hr 8 min

    #55 Gavilán Rayna Russom: politics, DJing, analog synths, and LCD Soundsystem

    I'm playing all night long at Venue MOT in London on 14 Nov. Grab a ticket here: https://ra.co/events/2527068 Sign up for free to join our community. -- Gavilán Rayna Russom is a producer, DJ, and interdisciplinary artist based in New York. A former member of LCD Soundsystem, she has a new album under her Black Meteoric Star alias entitled Wet. We discuss her time working at DFA and eventually joining and then leaving LCD Soundsystem, her previous time as an analog synth engineer, as well as the new album and the Black Meteoric Star alias more generally. We also get into the political situation in the US and the way it affects her work, and also her long term journey as a DJ from playing the high school prom all the way to Berghain. This is a good one, get involved! -- MERCH: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 04:00 LCD Soundsystem 21:00 Music and current politics 34:00 Recording methods and the new album 51:00 How to be a DJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E54
    September 9 · 53 min

    #54 Jend: new ways of connecting music to people

    I'm playing all night long at Venue MOT in London on 14 Nov. Sign up for tix here: https://ra.co/pre/2527068 Sign up for free to join our community. -- Jend is a producer and DJ who has built an impressive following on streaming platforms and social media using a very interesting set of strategies adapting from his time in drop shipping. So we are getting deep into the weeds of digital music marketing on this week's podcast, and while it gets a bit technical in places this is a really interesting conversation from the perspective of building an audience completely independently in a way that just wasn't possible before the digital model. He offers a version of his strategy via his Intellijend platform, which automates many of the processes and makes the whole thing a lot more manageable for the typical expert DAW technician who has never opened Facebook ad manager. We talk about how he came up with these approaches to music marketing and how to implement them, building them into a product for other artists to use, and also the necessity for music to live in the real world and different ways to achieve this in a similar DIY way. This is the antidote to moaning about Spotify and telling people to buy CDs... get involved! -- MERCH: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 04:30 Jend 09:10 How to market a song 26:10 Cynicism, algorithms, and publishing 40:00 Dance music in the real world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E53
    September 2 · 37 min

    #53: How to be a DJ

    I'm playing all night long at Venue MOT in London on 14 Nov. Sign up for tix here: https://ra.co/pre/2527068 Sign up for free to join our community. -- On the podcast this week... What you need to do to become a DJ in 2026. I mean a good DJ. Why you should learn to beat match, preferably on vinyl. Why you should learn to use Ableton. Why you should take digital marketing seriously. Why you should respect the worst aspects of the industry. This is not an exhaustive study, but it does contain some pretty good pointers. The Resident DJ article mentioned: https://saxe-coulson.medium.com/the-resident-dj-is-infrastructure-too-b2cc760c6f69 The Manual by The KLF: https://www.scribd.com/document/955029/KLF-the-Manual Back next week with a guest! -- MERCH: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 01:10 DJing on hard mode 04:40 How to be a DJ 06:11 The techniques 10:35 The canon 12:20 The basics of Ableton 13:55 Warm up and closing 17:00 Being the headliner 19:45 Tell your story 23:20 Identity and tribes 25:25 Is all publicity good publicity? 30:50 The KLF and The Odyssey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E52
    July 29 · 38 min

    #52: Did the promise of AI-human hybrids drive the deals for Distrokid and Kobalt?

    On this episode... Why Distrokid selling to CVC will lead to more AI music. What Kobalt selling to Primary Wave means for the majors. Why the industry is counting on the hybrid musicians of the future. Were the Odyssey casting decisions part of the marketing campaign? And what Suki Waterhouse could learn from Boy George...! Read my 2000 word essay on the Burial / dubstep conundrum: https://www.patreon.com/scubaofficial/posts/eyes-back-puzzle-164702147 -- NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:59 Releases roundup 07:40 CVC buys Distrokid 15:27 Primary Wave buys Kobalt 21:10 AI copyright regulation 30:57 Suki Waterhouse and Boy George 35:50 Is Christopher Nolan a troll Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E51
    July 15 · 31 min

    #51: Is the John Summit vs Pete Tong beef real?

    Even if it's not just a very effective bit of marketing, John Summit should definitely turn heel. On this episode we also discuss other notable examples of music industry creative stunts including Chuck D vs Flava Flav, Fifty Cent vs Kanye, Green Day vs The Network, and The KLF vs a million pounds. -- NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:41 John Summit vs Pete Tong 10:00 Chuck D vs Flava Flav 15:12 Green Day vs The Network 20:06 Fifty Cent vs Kanye West 23:05 Joaquin Phoenix 25:24 The KLF vs a million pounds 30:12 Conclusions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E50
    July 1 · 53 min

    #50: Dance Music Deserves To Be Destroyed By AI

    No, really it does. In this episode we discuss a series of articles recommended by friend-of-the-show Darren Hemmings in this substack post. As the title suggests, we consider the ethics of AI music from two separate angles. And finally we look at the increasing dominance of standup comedy in the ecosystem of live events. I will never stand being accused of cynical ragebait! -- NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 03:58 Changes in the business of social media 08:08 dBridge Substack post 16:35 Is algorithmic influence any different to human influence? 19:44 Why musicians hate the press 24:52 Dance music deserves to be destroyed by AI 35:03 The success of standup comedy 41:37 Transgressive comedy vs music 51:48 Conclusions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E49
    June 17 · 38 min

    #49: Thoughts on Trillionaires

    What does the new age of oligarchy mean for the future of art and the cultural sector? And what can we learn from previous era of extreme inequality? Weighty question on this episode of the podcast... -- NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:30 Elon, Tesla, and SpaceX 07:23 The Gilded Age 10:34 Andrew Carnegie 27:27 Busting the Trusts 31:24 Help needed now 36:36 How left wing are you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E48
    June 3 · 28 min

    #48: I was WRONG about music and corporate money

    NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Corporate money is the wellspring of great art... discuss! Also, the demise of Nina, Juno Download, and eventually Subvert. -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 03:18 Money and art 11:04 Downloads are dead 23.33 Conclusions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E47
    May 6 · 1 hr 34 min

    #47 Carl Craig: from Motown to Techno via The Electrifying Mojo

    NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Carl Craig is a producer, DJ, and label owner from Detroit. A feature-length documentary, Desire: The Carl Craig Story, is available to stream now. Listen to the reissue of 'Meditations' LP. We discuss the history of Detroit music, the development of techno, the influence of other areas of popular culture on dance music, and the breadth of his musical experiences from playing guitar in bands as a teenager to being a current artist-in-residence at Michigan State University. This is a conversation with a true legend who does not disappoint! -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:00 The documentary 07:15 Judging artists' work 14:08 Jungle and the UK rave scene 20:29 Breakthrough and early material 25:20 Popular culture and dance music 31:55 Collaboration and solo work 35:48 Bring back guitars 41:55 The Electrifying Mojo 54:46 Techno and Motown 01:01:58 Frankfurt vs Berlin 01:08:50 Black music and diversity 01:19:47 Artist in residence at MSUFCU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E46
    April 22 · 33 min

    #46 The truth about Ticketmaster, and why Chaotic Good's unscrupulous marketing campaigns are actually good for music

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- The bulk of this episode is a deep dive on the Live Nation / Ticketmaster situation. We look at the system of practices that has developed since the merger in 2010, the recent ruling, and the possible future arrangements in a world where the ruling (currently subject to appeal) is put into practice. But separately, we also discuss why the Chaotic Good marketing approach is actually a good thing for music...! -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Support the podcast 03:00 Is Chaotic Good actually good? 07:28 Ticketing 31:41 Closing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E45
    April 1 · 35 min

    #45 AI sceptics and the boomers who want to save independent music

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- This week on Music Not Diving we decouple from the Youtube feed and get into the ongoing debate around AI. Sceptics like Ed Zitron have come to prominence with their doubts about the viability of business models of the big AI firms, but in music Suno is busily destroying artistry and the effect of the general LLMs has upended other bits of the industry too. So what does this all mean? And we also learn about the ceiling of the Rolls Royce Phantom and what that might mean for vintage mix consoles. Bob Lefsetz piece on the Indie Alliance: lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/03/31/the-indie-alliance/ Shawn's referenced piece: firstfloor.substack.com/p/the-majors-are-ushering-in-an-era Ted Gioia referenced piece: www.honest-broker.com/p/four-steps-to-hell -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:00 Future of the pod 06:50 The Indie Alliance 12:30 Major labels and AI 15:00 AI scepticism 20:17 New Suno model 29:20 Rolls Royce and music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E44
    March 18 · 33 min

    #44 Watches and musical wonders: the Rolex-ification of music

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- What does the music industry have in common with Swiss watches? Quite a lot, as we discover on this solo episode of the podcast... The latest Morgan Stanley Swiss watch industry report can be viewed here. -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 05:52 The current landscape 10:08 Volume vs luxury 14.07 The key players 19.11 How the successful acts do it 24.32 Can listeners pick up the slack? 27.10 The real problem 30.20 Conclusions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E43
    March 11 · 51 min

    #43 Techno in India Part II: FILM on the challenges of making music in India

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India. This is part II... Sanil Sudan, aka FILM, is one of the best electronic producers to come out of India. Based in New Delhi, he has been involved in all aspects of the scene over the past decade and more: DJing, promoting parties, running one of India’s first booking agencies (UnMute), as well as making beats as FILM and other aliases including the techno-focused Tyrell Dub Corp. ' We discuss his production process, differing approaches to studio techniques including classic synths and sampling, hidden resources to be found on Youtube, the challenges facing Indian producers, the development of a distinctive Indian sound, as well as his time spent in Berlin as part of the Border Movement Residency (BMR) program. This is a great conversation with a big talent operating in a difficult environment. Get involved! Check out El Sid mixes on Soundcloud. -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 03:10 FILM 06:11 From pro-gamer to promoter 08:30 The "No more parties in Delhi" experiment 11:45 Learning Music Theory mid-Career 15:45 AI Slop and the value of human emotion 17:54 The cultural necessity of sampling 22:00 Studio talk 27:00 The Berlin border movement residency 32:30 Post-COVID clubbing & Spotify fatigue 37:30 The corporatisation of Boiler Room 41:45 Forging an authentic Indian sound 49:10 The global hustle for Indian DJs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E42
    March 4 · 56 min

    #42 Techno in India Part I: Kohra on building a scene from the ground up

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Music Not Diving touched down in Bengaluru, aka Bangalore, for the opening night of DJ El Sid's Ends & Means party, and also to record podcasts at the Bangalore International Centre with two of the most important people in the contemporary techno scene in India. Kohra is a key figure in the modern iteration of techno in India. His label, Qilla Records, has been one of the most important outposts for Indian producers since 2011. And as a DJ, he has established himself as a similarly important voice across clubs and festivals both in India and on the global circuit. He's also a very interesting guy with a lot to say on the state of the scene right now, and also the history. We discuss the scene in India compared to Europe and the US, the development of techno culture in India, the advance of western dance music brands into Asia, today's challenges in running labels, and his history in different areas of music. This conversation is a great insight into the workings of the scene in India... get involved! Part II will air next week. -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14-1 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:45 Kohra 07:30 Local scenes 14:00 Western club brands in India 21:30 Politics and boycott culture 27:50 Kohra's journey into music 33:35 Production 42:08 Spending time in Melbourne 44:40 Jalebee Cartel 47:10 Running Qilla Records 53:30 Future of the scene in India Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E41
    February 18 · 1 hr 30 min

    #41 Frank Wiedemann: Âme Live and the new wave of Berlin clubbing

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/swufm/scuba-not-a-diving-club-14 You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ Frank Wiedemann is one half of legendary German house duo Âme (he does the live shows and can probably be described as the lead producer). He's also a key figure in the Innervisions label, the Dixon/Âme axis, and also a member of other groups include Howling. We discuss the new wave of electronic music nightlife in Berlin, the responsibilities of established acts to the wider scene, his processes in making music, and performance both as Âme and also in improvisational settings such as previous pod guest Sebastian Mullaert's Circle Of Live. This is a good one, get involved! -- If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 03:50 Berlin nightlife isn't dead 07:56 Events vs. clubbing 11:01 Should bigger artists give back? 14:18 The paradox of playing live 22:22 The new Ame album 31:30 Spotify is social media 38:14 From Jazz clubs to Robert Johnson 49:00 Innervisions at the Royal Albert Hall 55:49 The art of the 8-hour jam 01:04:52 Teaching and retreats Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E40
    February 11 · 1 hr 17 min

    #40 Slipmatt: the rave revolution, hardcore vs jungle, and making an all-time classic

    MERCH DROP! Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping! Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop -- You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/ Slipmatt is one of the most important DJs in the history of dance music. From his first major gig at Raindance in 1989, he came to be known as the Godfather Of Hardcore, becoming synonymous with the genre that typified the UK rave sound in the early 90s. His 'SL2' project, with DJ Lime, yield two top-ten hits including the genre-defining 'On A Ragga Tip' that reached number 2 in the UK singes chart in May 1992. He was also instrumental in emergence Jungle from the Hardcore scene, and produced classics including 'Hear Me' which typify the linearity between the two genres. We discuss the pre-acid house period, the game-changing nature of the rave explosion both in music and society, and we get into his personal journey from bedroom producer to Top Of The Pops. This is a great conversation with a true legend of UK dance music, get involved! -- If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist 00:00 Intro 02:00 Episode start 04:55 What “Old School” really means 06:25 The split between Hardcore & Jungle 11:30 Bridging the divide 13:10 Bedroom producer beginnings 17:20 The lost art of studio mentorship 18:40 DJ Culture & skill obsession 24:15 First raves & Acid House reality 26:15 Birth of Raindance 27:40 Illegal → Legal Raves 29:10 Becoming a National DJ 30:40 Independence and management 32:10 The end of Illegal raving 33:10 Rave culture as a social & political movement 35:30 Media & moral panic 37:30 Policing, laws & the Criminal Justice Act Era 41:30 Legacy of early Rave culture 43:30 Personal reflections & looking back 47:00 Clearing samples 50:24 Top of the Pops and meeting Kylie 56:27 The Prodigy 59:31 Rage club and Jungle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S2 · E39
    February 4 · 1 hr 21 min

    #39 Recondite: the art and culture of dance music, and can AI produce groundbreaking music?

    Recondite is one of our favourite guests and here we welcome him for his third appearance on the podcast. We discuss his recent performances at arguably the world's hottest music venue - the Sphere in Las Vegas, and also the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. And we get the inside story on what's going on in melodic techno, an area of dance music that has attracted some of the biggest audiences while being largely ignored by the press. The issue of dance music and popular culture as art is also discussed in detail, as well as the continuing developments in AI in music - both in ethical terms and in the practice of making music. This is a great conversation, get involved! -- If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else. You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support. Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels. Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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