Latest Chal ravens Podcast Episodes
Mahogani Music
RELEVANT PARTIES - June 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourWe meet Traci Washington and Florence J. Leigh from Detroit label Mahogani Music. Founded by house maestro Moodymann, the label is a living, breathing tribute to Detroit’s endless sonic innovation, from vintage soul and funk to soulful house and hip-hop. Traci and Florence, the women who keep Mah...
Ed Banger
RELEVANT PARTIES - May 18, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourWe meet Pedro Winter aka. Busy P, the founder of Ed Banger Records – the label that became the gateway drug for a generation of ravers and that pushed the indie kids onto the dancefloor with the sound of “heavy metal disco”. From the world-beating rocktronica of Justice to the outré electro of Mr...
Exit Records
RELEVANT PARTIES - April 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourWe meet Darren White, aka. dBridge, the founder of Exit Records. Setting it up the label in 2003, he dedicated himself to exploring new avenues rather than retreading old roads. From heavyweight dubstep to footwork fusion, the shape-shifting label has been breaking ground ever since. dBridge tell...
On-U Sound
RELEVANT PARTIES - March 14, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutesWe meet Adrian Sherwood, the founder of On-U Sound, who’s done things differently right from the start. He started the label at the height of London’s “punky-reggae” moment and quickly put out dozens of groundbreaking dub recordings from acts including Creation Rebel, African Head Charge, New Age...
Rush Hour
RELEVANT PARTIES - February 14, 2021 23:05 - 1 hourWe meet Antal Heitlager, the founder of Rush Hour Records. Antal is obsessed with records – and in the 23 years since he started selling vinyl out of his university accommodation, he’s turned Rush Hour Records into one of Amsterdam’s most treasured dance institutions. His endless crate-digging ha...
PAN
RELEVANT PARTIES - January 14, 2021 23:40 - 1 hourWe meet Bill Kouligas, the founder and label boss of the Berlin record label PAN which spans cutting-edge electronic music, avant-garde sound art, scuzzy noise and nauseating ASMR. Of all the labels featured on Relevant Parties so far, it’s probably home to the most extreme material – records tha...
DFA Records
RELEVANT PARTIES - December 14, 2020 23:05 - 1 hourWe meet Juan Maclean and Marcus Lambkin, two figures who’ve been part of DFA Records since the very beginning. DFA brought two sides of the school yard together – the punks and the disco dancers, the indie wallflowers and the arty attention-seekers. Founded by James Murphy as a creative outlet fo...
Public Possession
RELEVANT PARTIES - November 14, 2020 23:05 - 55 minutesWe meet Valentino Betz and Marvin Schuhmann, founders of the quintessential modern indie label Public Possession. The two fellow DJs take a hands-on approach: In addition to their idiosyncratic take on electronic music, the enterprise centred around the Public Possession record store in Munich in...
Jazzy Sport
RELEVANT PARTIES - October 14, 2020 22:05 - 51 minutesWe meet Taro Kesen, the co-founder behind Jazzy Sport, one of Japan’s most important hubs for hip-hop culture since it launched in 2003. Taking influence from the vinyl-worshipping beat culture that hails Dilla and Madlib as kings, the label has been a crucial platform for homegrown artists like ...
Ghostly International
RELEVANT PARTIES - September 14, 2020 22:05 - 1 hourWe meet Samuel Valenti IV, head of Ghostly International. Founded on the outskirts of Detroit in 1999, Ghostly began as a platform for multitalented locals Matthew Dear, Tadd Mullinix and Todd Osborn, and later expanding into hip-hop, ambient and even harp music. Valenti has also been a savvy ope...
Stones Throw Records
RELEVANT PARTIES - August 14, 2020 22:05 - 1 hourIn the first episode of RELEVANT PARTIES we meet Chris Manak, better known as Peanut Butter Wolf. As the founder of Stones Throw Records, Manak is behind some of the most ground-breaking hip-hop records ever made, assisting artists like Madlib, J Dilla and MF Doom to reach their creative peaks. B...
Ninja Tune
RELEVANT PARTIES - August 14, 2020 22:05 - 1 hourIn the second episode of RELEVANT PARTIES we meet Matt Black and Jonathan More, founders of London label Ninja Tune. United by a love of the new, the duo also known as Coldcut have been testing the limits of DJing, sampling and audiovisual technology since they first met in a Soho record shop in ...
RELEVANT PARTIES – Trailer
RELEVANT PARTIES - July 24, 2020 08:57 - 1 minuteRELEVANT PARTIES by Carhartt WIP is a monthly podcast series dedicated to the work of groundbreaking record labels around the globe. In each episode podcast host and music journalist Chal Ravens will delve into the stories behind the music, speaking to some of music culture‘s most important indep...
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