In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are joined by someone that we’ve been wanting to get on the show since her incredible debut album ‘Lux’ that came out in 2021 on podcast favourite label AD 93. London-based interdisciplinary artist, Venus Ex Machina’s music sits on that beautiful line between rich, organic composition and toughened, analogue techno, inspired by mathematics, machines and meaning. Having just recently dropped the spellbinding follow up, ‘Doxa’, in November last year, we couldn't wait to hear her story and learn about her process.Nonto's answers are as rich and detailed as her music, spanning history, language, philosophy, psychology, mechanics, mysticism and lots more. Sit back and enjoy this fascinating interview with one of underground electronic music's most exciting artists.We will be giving away a copy of both 'Lux' and 'Doxa' on vinyl - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.Clips of 'Zeus and Metis' and 'Crush' from the album 'Doxa' on AD 93 are used at the beginning and end of this podcast. ---SUPPORT VENUS EX MACHINA:Bandcamp: https://venusexmachina.bandcamp.com/album/doxaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/venusexmachina/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/venusexmachina?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Guess which podcast has come crawling out the woodwork? In this episode of Awake All Hours, there’s loads of  music chit-chat with nearly two months of tales from club-land to share, unanimous love for Caroline Polachek, album reviews for Kelela and Oceanic, a discussion on the new SODAA compilation featuring Ikävä Pii and a routinely instalment of ‘What’s In My Bandcamp Basket’, stacked full of goodies!SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-064-kelela-oceanic-sodaaOUR NEXT EVENT: https://ra.co/events/1661259

In this episode, we are really thrilled to be joined by a truly singular producer and an artist we have been extremely fond of for a while now on the show, following two standout EPs for Nostro Hood System and Alien Jams. Almost exactly a year ago to the day, aircode dropped her stunning debut album 'Grounded', also on Alien Jams. These records all showcased a truly unique and otherworldly approach to what you may broadly call soundsystem music, however, that doesn't quite do it justice. Over the course of this interview, we begin by discussing Julia's early years and formative experiences, living in Gothenburg and moving to London before diving deep into her influences, creative process and the making of 'Grounded' for the album's one year anniversary! We are giving away a copy of 'Grounded' on digipack CD! Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.Special thanks to Julia for allowing the use of clips from 'Spores' and 'Krypin' at the beginning and end of this episode.---SUPPORT AIRCODE: 'Grounded': https://alienjams.bandcamp.com/album/groundedBandcamp: https://aircode.bandcamp.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aircode_/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aircode?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

In this episode of INSIGHTS, we have the privilege of being joined by a true stalwart of the UK bass music scene. If you’ve been paying even the slightest bit of attention over the years to that signature strain of wonky, skewed, bass driven techno, as purveyed by seminal labels such as Hessle Audio, Timedance, Livity Sound, Hemlock and Idle Hands, you will certainly be familiar with Bruce, who boasts a slew of landmark releases on all of the aforementioned imprints. We look back over his incredible career as well as discussing some extremely exciting new projects, most notably his new party TURN ’23 which debuts at Strange Brew in Bristol on the Saturday 28th January with an absolutely ludicrous cast of greats from across the electronic music spectrum - DJ Marcelle, Nazar, Shelley Parker, Biped, Sybil, Aura Tekh and of course, Bruce himself.Over the course of this interview, we begin by discussing Larry’s early years and formative experiences, meeting Ploy and Batu whilst studying at Bath Uni, moving to Bristol, the city's club culture and how two emails from Ben UFO and Peverelist in 2014 springboard his production career. We then discuss some of his career-highlights, both as a producer and DJ before moving onto his current projects - XRA with fellow Timedance and Hessle Audio heavyweight, Lurka, as well as his new solo live set. We conclude by talking about his Get Loose parties, before previewing his tantalising forthcoming event TURN ’23!We are giving away three tickets for TURN ’23 to one lucky winner! Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.—SUPPORT BRUCE:TURN ’23 tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2023-…nt_id=83048XRA: xramusic.bandcamp.com/musicBandcamp: wordsofbruce.bandcamp.com/musicSoundcloud: @iambruceInsta: www.instagram.com/snapsofbruce/

In this episode of Awake All Hours, before diving headfirst into the New Year, we take one final look back at 2022 for our (not so) prestigious award ceremony, each naming our shouts for the following categories:One To WatchBest b2bBest Live SetStalwart / HeroBest Party / EventBest DJ SetBest ClubBest RemixBest New LabelBest LabelBest MixBest DJBest ProducerBest CompilationAwake All Hours' EP, Tune and Album of the Year

You know the drill - 2022 is coming to end, so we have our annual get together to discuss the best music the year had to offer (in our humble opinion), from all corners of electronic music. We begin by reflecting on how the scene has fared this past 12 months (03:57) before listing our Top 10 EPs (10:33), Top 10 tunes (36:40) and Top 20 albums (01:01:22) of 2022!!We would like to extend special thanks and gratitude to our graphic designer and the face of AAH - Eloise Thomas, all our incredible INSIGHTS guests, our long term patrons, anyone who danced with us at each of our three parties, as well as everyone who has listened to a single second of our humble podcast this year or contributed in any way shape or form AND, finally, all the deejays, producers, labels, promoters, clubs, venue staff, initiatives, festivals etc etc who are responsible for the music and culture we love most in the world.  Happy New Year to you all! Love Ali, Will and George xxx---SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-062-the-big-phat-best-of-2022-show

This week on Awake All Hours, we review ‘CLEARING’ by Hyd (51:45), ‘Ultra Truth’ by Daniel Avery (01:13:11), ‘Man With the Magic Soap’ by Persher (01:32:10) and ‘Doxa’ by Venus Ex Machine (01:35:49). We finish by rounding up some of our favourite new club ready cuts in that humble wee section named What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:40:25), this week featuring mind-bending time signatures and exponential rhythms, gully 130 weaponry, trippy acid for the early hours, deep dubstep and much more! There’s also chat on the relative comfort of dinning room chairs vs sofa's, over-indulging in dairy, Bristol’s thriving soundsystem scene, DJ Mag’s Best of British 2022 nominees and the STRIPE N CO conspiracy…EDIT: Hyd's pronouns are they/them, however, we mistakenly use she/her in multiple instances during our review of 'CLEARING'. We sincerely apologise for the oversight here.SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-061-hyd-daniel-avery-persher-venus-ex-machinaOUR NEXT PARTY: https://ra.co/events/1601656SUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS: www.patreon.com/awakeallhours

In this episode of INSIGHTS, we are honoured to be joined by Nigerian composer, producer and sound artist, Emeka Ogboh, who’s highly acclaimed installation work and outstanding recorded output, which has currently found homes on Berghain’s in-house label A-Ton and Emeka’s own Danfotronics imprint, weave together detailed field recordings and textured club electronics to tell rich, organic stories from the streets of Lagos and beyond!Over the course of this interview, we discuss Emeka's early years growing up in Nigeria and moving to Berlin, the soundscapes of Lagos as his muse, engaging all the senses through his installations, his debut album 'Beyond The Yellow Haze' as well as his extraordinary new record '6°30’33.372”N3°22’0.66”E', the significance of Ojuelegba and the future of his label, Danfotronics.We will be giving away a vinyl copy of  '6°30’33.372”N3°22’0.66”E' in the coming weeks - keep an eye over at https://www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.---SUPPORT EMEKA OGBOH:Beyond the Yellow Haze: https://a-ton.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-yellow-haze-26°30’33.372”N3°22’0.66”E: https://emekaogboh.bandcamp.com/album/6-30-33372-n-3-22-066-eInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/danfotronics/---SUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS:Patreon: www.patreon.com/awakeallhoursSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/awk-all-hrs

This week on Awake All Hours, we review ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’ by Sudan Archives (20:13), ‘Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? by The Soft Pink Truth (37:04) and ‘Cyclorama’ by Ariel Zetina (54:33). As always, we also round up our favourite club-oriented cuts in that little section we like to call What’s In My Bandcamp Basket (01:20:45), which contains a batch of exquisite rhythmic cerebral techno, a batch of big rowdy breaksy tunes outta Bristol, 100 bpm hip-shakers and more!We also chat about RE:SISTANCE at FOLD, Mary Lattimore live in London, how Halloween can be cursed for clubbing, Oval Space’s closure, two new clubs for Brixton and Brislington, Burial, 96 Back, Isabella Lovestory and Moin.SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-060-sudan-archives-the-soft-pink-truth-ariel-zetinaSUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS: www.patreon.com/awakeallhours

In this episode of Awake All Hours, we do the deep dive on 'Building Something Beautiful For Me' (08:35), the third album in just two years from Loraine James. We also discuss new albums from Daphni (44:29), James K (56:58) and Crypticz (01:01:49) before finishing with What's In My Bandcamp Basket (01:06:18), this week feautiring sci-fi futurist DnB, analogue synth explorations,  heads-down techno for the dance floor and more!SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-059-loraine-james-daphni-james-k-crypticzSUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS: www.patreon.com/awakeallhours