Best Speedy J. Podcasts (2024)

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AIR 069 / Dave Clarke 50:37

25d ago50:37

50:37

Episode 69 welcomes welcomes English producer and DJ Dave Clarke. An early interest in music pushed a young Dave to follow his ambitions no matter what, and as a teen he worked moved out of his parents place, worked odd jobs, and lived rough in order to pursue a life in music. He got an early residency at a club in his native Brighton, but it was h…

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AIR 068 / JakoJako 50:02

2M ago50:02

50:02

Welcome back from an unexpected month off, we are here with episode 68 of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. This month, I’m joined by producer, DJ, and live performer Sibel Kocer, also known as @jakojako_live. Having spent years toiling through manuals, books, and working at the famed synth shop Scheidersladen, S…

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AIR 067 / Speedy J 55:00

4M ago55:00

55:00

Episode 67 invites a producer, DJ, and live performer who is probably my most requested guest…. I’m happy to welcome @JochemPaap, also known as Speedy J.With a string of successful releases on Warp and Plus 8 throughout the 90s and early 2000s, Speedy J’s name became synonymous with a special kind of driving, peak-time techno that helped define the…

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AIR 066 / Leon Vynehall 49:13

5M ago49:13

49:13

This month’s episode welcomes British producer Leon @Vynehall. After a start DJing around the UK, Leon’s focus shifted to production as he released his debut EP Music for the Uninvited, and a widely acclaimed first album on Ninja Tune called Nothing in Still. Inspired by his grandparents emigration from the UK to New York, Nothing is Still also inc…

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AIR 065 / Ben Frost 55:00

6M ago55:00

55:00

This month’s episode welcomes Reykjavik based Australian producer, composer, and sound artist @BenFrost. Early albums like Theory of Machines, By The Throat, and Solaris established Ben Frost as a frontrunner in conceptual, boundary-pushing, and sometimes aggressive electronic music — echoed in his earth shaking live performances, which themselves …

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AIR 064 / DJ Paulette 50:00

7M ago50:00

50:00

This month, my guest is a true icon in the UK dance music scene, and that is Manchester’s own DJ Paulette. A club kid from her earliest days, Paulette cut her teeth at Manchester’s number one club, before earning her first residency at Flesh, the beloved queer party at the infamous nightclub Hacienda. She helped forge the electronic music scene in …

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AIR 063 / Tim Hecker 45:05

8M ago45:05

45:05

Best known for albums like Radio Amor, Ravedeath 1972, Harmony in Ultraviolet, and his most recent project, No Highs, @TimHecker has always been interested in going beyond the superficialities of ambient — preferring to craft music that challenges, confuses, enthralls, and excites. His creative process reflects this, often including bleeding channe…

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AIR 062 / Dasha Rush 49:00

9M ago49:00

49:00

This is also the last episode of 2023, and I’m so grateful for what’s been an incredible year of episodes. I’m happy to say that AIR has grown since last year, but on top of that, I feel more and more like I’m making something of value. Thank you all for your ongoing support, can’t wait to show you what I’ve got in store for next year.This month’s …

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AIR 061 / John Carroll Kirby 54:32

10M ago54:32

54:32

@John-Carroll-Kirby has steadily made a name for himself as a session musician, collaborating with and contributing to artists like Solange, Frank Ocean, and Blood Orange. That collaborative nature has seeped into his excellent catalogue of solo records, which revolve around his piano compositions, but also draw from the jam session mentality and t…

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AIR 060 / Cassy 52:00

11M ago52:00

52:00

Welcome back to another episode of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode! This month's guest is Austrian DJ, producer, and @kwench-records label boss, @cassy-officialA veteran of electronic music, Cassy’s career as a DJ started in the 1990s, bringing her from her native Austria around the world, first settling in Berl…

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AIR 059 / Tobias 52:24

12M ago52:24

52:24

This month I’m joined by German producer and live performer, Tobias Freund. A true veteran in electronic music, Tobias’ first job was as an apprentice in a music and recording studio in Frankfurt where he grew up. Fueled by a deep love of technology, machines, and sound, he learned to engineer and later to create. These days, he has a concise colle…

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AIR 058 / Eris Drew & Octo Octa 1:02:00

1y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

When DJs and producers @eris-drew and @octoocta first met, they felt an instant connection that has only grown over the years. Kindred spirits in both music and life, the pair released their first split EP entitled Devotion in 2018, sharing the same artistic values that make their music deeply moving in all senses of the word. Their DJ sets, meanwh…

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AIR 057 x GALA / Nubya Garcia 42:01

1y ago42:01

42:01

Back in May, I had the pleasure of attending London’s @Gala-Festival, which took place in May on Peckham Rye Common, and together we collaborated on this month’s episode featuring one of London’s most exciting jazz musicians and composers, @Nubya-Garcia. Born in London, Nubya is not only a saxophonist, but also a composer and a bandleader, having f…

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AIR 056 / Isolée 50:31

1+ y ago50:31

50:31

This month, I’m joined by German producer and live performer Rajko Müller, also known as Isolée. A veteran in electronic music, Rajko has always done things differently. Although perhaps best known for his 90s hit beau mot plage, Rajko’s career has steadily chugged along, with albums like rest and we are monster earning him enduring critical acclai…

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AIR 055 / Grand River 55:40

1+ y ago55:40

55:40

For episode 54, I’m joined by Dutch-Italian producer and sound designer Aimee Portioli, also known as @grandriver.After her celebrated first full length, Pineapple, which debuted on the iconic Spazio Disponible back in 2018, Grand River established herself within a world of cinematic sound, best loved for her narrative style which sees her experime…

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AIR 054 / Laurine & Cecilio 54:00

1+ y ago54:00

54:00

Episode 54 of AIR is here, and welcomes DJs, producers, and founders of the @Slow-Life collective, @laurine_sl and @cecilio-sl, to celebrate their label’s 10 years of existence. Comprised of a core crew featuring Laurine, Cecilio, S Moreira, and Indi Zone, Slow Life are defined by their thoughtful, easygoing approach to everything from music and pa…

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AIR 053 / Neel 1:03:00

1+ y ago1:03:00

1:03:00

AIR episode 53 is here, featuring a true craftsman in every sense of the word. @Neel is a techno mainstay, not only as a DJ, and a solo producer, but also as a live performer, best known for his expertly designed ambient journeys. This skillset is especially celebrated in his work with Donato Dozzy as Voices from the Lake. But even if you’re not fa…

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AIR 052 / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith 48:00

1+ y ago48:00

48:00

Happy new year! This is our first show of 2023 and the 52nd episode of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. This month I'm joined by American composer, producer, and vocalist @kaitlynaureliasmith.Kaitlyn has put out countless well-loved albums which feature her explorations in synthesis and voice, including the fame…

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AIR 051 / Terence Fixmer 47:32

1+ y ago47:32

47:32

we are here with the last AIR of 2022, and what a year it’s been! Thanks so much for all your support this year, we’ve managed to a hit a couple of lovely milestones, including of course our 50th episode last month with Paquita Gordon. Don’t forget you’ve still got a few days left to purchase your 50th episode commemorative t-shirt, available on Ev…

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AIR 050 / Paquita Gordon 43:37

2y ago43:37

43:37

Hello everyone and welcome back! This is the 50th episode of the series if you can believe it, and joining me this month is none other than Francesca Faccilongo, also known as @PaquitaGordon.When I created the series in 2017, it was just a small idea I came up with and pitched to some friends before starting out with literally zero idea what I was …

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AIR 049 / Mathew Jonson 1:02:09

2y ago1:02:09

1:02:09

Joining me this month for episode 49 is Canadian producer and live performer Mathew Jonson. Initially from the west coast of Canada and now based in Berlin, Mathew’s upbringing in electronic music started in the nineties with the jazz-meets-techno live band Cobblestone Jazz. Collaboration and improvisation continue to play key parts in Mathew’s mus…

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AIR 048 / Sedef Adasi 44:59

2y ago44:59

44:59

This month’s guest is German-born Turkish artist @SedefAdasi, a DJ and burgeoning producer based in the city of Augsburg, Germany. Sedef is perhaps best known for @HAMAMNights, her self-made event series which sees her booking not only local favourites but big name artists at City Club, one of her hometown’s handful of electronic music clubs. Despi…

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AIR 047 / DVS1 53:22

2y ago53:22

53:22

Perhaps best-loved for his dynamic take on techno in both his productions and his DJ sets — having been involved and around music for nearly 30 years, @DVS1 is an expert in his field, a true veteran of the scene whose roots extend beyond DJing into grassroots raves and event promotion in his native Minneapolis. These days, he continues to push his …

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AIR 046 / Steevio & Suzybee 58:59

2y ago58:59

58:59

This month is a special one, and our first ever tandem interview — joining me for a Freerotation special are the festival’s founders @Steevio and @Suzybee. Influenced by the free festival movement around the UK in the 1990s, Steevio and Suzy created Freerotation, an annual gathering of music and arts which now takes place in Baskerville Hall, Wales…

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AIR 045 / Anastasia Kristensen 47:59

2+ y ago47:59

47:59

Born and raised in Russia, this month's guest, DJ and producer @AnastasiaKristensen moved to Denmark when she was a teenager. Finding it hard to adapt to her new life in a rural part of the country, she went online, finding solace in her favourite music forums where she discovered not only music, but a community. Turning to music as an escape becam…

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AIR 044 / RP Boo 47:00

2+ y ago47:00

47:00

Born and raised in Chicago, with roots in the footwork dance scene and many years of DJing under his belt, RP Boo is best known as a pioneer of footwork — a lightning fast genre of music that borrows from hip hop and ghetto house. Although RP came up in the 1980s and 90s, he flew under the radar outside of the footwork scene until the mid 2000s whe…

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AIR 043 / Christina Sealey 52:53

2+ y ago52:53

52:53

Joining me this month for episode 43 is Christina Sealey: producer, live performer, and one half of Canadian industrial techno duo @Orphx.Christina and music partner Richard Oddie founded Orphx back in the 90s, early on using what few instruments they’d collected: a reel-to-reel tape machine, some microphones, and an effects pedal to craft the kind…

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AIR 042 / Surgeon 52:20

2+ y ago52:20

52:20

Episode 42 welcomes a music industry veteran: Anthony Child, also known as Surgeon (@dynamic-tension), got his start DJing in the 1990s, Tony has long been an integral force in the world of techno, best known for his driving DJ sets, and his thoughtful productions. His music has also expanded into experimental live performance, with projects like T…

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AIR 041 / JASSS 48:10

2+ y ago48:10

48:10

We’re back for 2022 with episode 41 of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. Joining me today is Spanish producer and DJ @jass-29. Silvia’s music first caught attention in 2017 when she put out her debut album Weightless, which was well-loved for its heavy use of drone, its avant-garde sound and its industrial mood, …

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AIR 040 / Charlemagne Palestine 45:51

3y ago45:51

45:51

Can you believe?! This is the 40th episode of AIR, and this month’s guest is American composer, musician, and visual artist Charlemagne Palestine.Born and raised in New York, Charlemagne plays a wide variety of instruments — favouring hours-long pieces for piano and organ, often utilizing techniques like strumming that he himself has invented. His …

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AIR 039 / object blue 1:01:23

3y ago1:01:23

1:01:23

Episode 39 is the second instalment of our talks about mental health with producer and DJ object blue.London based object blue has quickly established herself as a producer and live performer to be reckoned with, finding solace in the making and playing of music. She has often been outspoken about battling with depression since she was a teenager, …

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AIR 038 / Rrose 57:00

3y ago57:00

57:00

Episode 38 welcomes longtime AIR favourite Seth Horvitz, also known as Rrose. Initially bored with dance music early on, Seth had in mind to leave the club scene behind altogether before his studies at Mills College gave him a change of heart — he came back to techno, albeit in a completely new way. His music project and persona Rrose has become kn…

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AIR 037 / Call Super 57:45

3y ago57:45

57:45

This month’s guest is Berlin based producer and DJ Joseph Richmond-Seaton, also known as @Call-Super. Perhaps best known for his incredible, often surreal, abstract, and psychedelic compositions like 2014’s breakthrough Suzi Ecto and 2017’s Arpo, Call Super’s love of music runs deep. He’s a dedicated producer, starting every day in the studio and w…

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AIR 036 / tINI 1:04:21

3y ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Episode 36 meets one of my faves, German DJ and producer, @tinicouldbeworse.Although she never intended to make it her profession, tINI has always loved music. At home in Munich, she learned to mix early on and quickly fell in love with electronic music, balancing her work and her passion until she was ready to take the leap into pursuing DJing ful…

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AIR 035 / Imaginary Softwoods 1:01:00

3y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Episode 35 is an ambient music special with one of the genre’s contemporary luminaries and a personal favourite of mine, John Elliott, also known as Imaginary Softwoods.Although he’d be loathe to describe his work as ambient, John’s music as Imaginary Softwoods is celebrated for its deep, lush tones, beautiful synthwork, pensive melodies, and thoug…

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AIR 034 / Nabihah Iqbal 1:06:53

3+ y ago1:06:53

1:06:53

Welcome back to AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. Joining me for our 34th episode is musician and radio presenter @NabihahIqbal.Growing up in London, Nabihah loved music since she was little, having learned guitar, piano, sitar and flute at a young age. She tried out a few different paths — she studied ethnomusic…

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AIR 033 / Nicolas Lutz 49:30

3+ y ago49:30

49:30

Episode 33 is here and joining me this month is DJ and @My-Own-Jupiter boss @NicolasLutz.After getting his start in his native Uruguay and making stops in Berlin and London along the way, Nicolas has garnered a cult following thanks to his keen ear, his flawless mixing, and his unparalleled ability to unearth the kind of singular records that make …

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AIR 032 / Marco Shuttle 55:57

3+ y ago55:57

55:57

We're back with episode 32, and joining me this month to talk about escapism and music in the time of Covid 19 is DJ, producer, and @eerie-records founder @marco_shuttle.A DJ and producer since his teenage years, Treviso born Marco Shuttle has made a name for himself thanks to his spellbinding journey like DJ sets, and rich, eclectic techno product…

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AIR 031 / Seven Davis Jr. 55:45

3+ y ago55:45

55:45

Today’s is an important episode — and one that I’ve been interested in tackling for a while. Joining me for a talk about mental health and the music industry is producer and vocalist Seven Davis Jr.Sev became a household name with his critically acclaimed 2015 release Universes. But behind the scenes, Sev struggled with this meteoric rise to fame a…

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AIR 030 / Jessy Lanza 50:01

3+ y ago50:01

50:01

Joining me for AIR's 30th episode is Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer @JessyLanza.A classically trained musician, Jessy has been making music most of her life, while her critically acclaimed first album, Pull My Hair Back, released in 2013 on Hyperdub. Since then, she has been creating a steady collection of work, a mixture of pop electron…

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AIR 029 / Chris Watson 1:08:32

3+ y ago1:08:32

1:08:32

Our last episode of 2020 welcomes one of the foremost sound recordists in the world, the great @ChrisWatsonOfficial.Chris has been obsessed with field recording since he was young, but his career began in the 80s when he started working for television. Since then, his work has taken him around the world, recording the sounds of animals and nature f…

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AIR 028 / DeWalta 1:05:46

4y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

This month’s guest is German DJ, producer, and label owner David Koch, also known as @DeWalta.Although a classically trained musician who studied at Hans Eisler music conservatory in Berlin, David quickly realized that the best skills and knowledge don’t necessarily come from academic training: his contemporary creative output has been largely self…

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AIR 027 / Afrodeutsche 1:01:01

4y ago1:01:01

1:01:01

Joining me for the 27th episode of AIR is UK producer, composer, and DJ Henrietta Smith-Rolla, also known as @Afrodeutsche-ad.Henrietta is a fixture in the Manchester's small but fervent music scene, her DJ sets incorporating everything from footwork to hardcore, techno, electro, and beyond. At home, however, she is inspired by films like Bladerunn…

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AIR 026 / Vera 56:48

4y ago56:48

56:48

Joining me for our 26th instalment is DJ, label boss, and promoter, @Veragoesdeep.Having got her start DJing in the 1990s, Vera moved to Berlin where she has become a fixture at Hoppetosse and CDV, clubs which are also home to @MelliflowRecords — the event series and label she founded in 2016 with fellow DJ Alexandra. Vera is a master of the expres…

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AIR 025 / Laraaji 50:59

4y ago50:59

50:59

This month we’re celebrating 25 episodes of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. Thanks so much to everyone who has tuned in over the past two years, it's been an absolute pleasure making this series and I hope you'll keep listening — got some really good stuff coming soon.Today’s episode is about the art of vulnera…

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AIR 024 / Luke Slater 1:05:45

4+ y ago1:05:45

1:05:45

We're back with episode 24! Recorded in early April 2020, this episode welcomes DJ and producer Luke Slater. @Luke-Slater has been DJing since the late 1980s, and by the 90s, his many aliases had become household names thanks to important releases on labels like Peacefrog, and Nova Mute. By 2009, Luke had joined Ostgut Ton, continuing to tour relen…

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AIR 023 / Electric Indigo 1:16:12

4+ y ago1:16:12

1:16:12

Joining me this month for our first ever episode recorded remotely is Austrian DJ and producer Susanne Kirchmayr, also known as Electric @Indigo.Susanne has a long history with sound and creativity, performing live in unique spaces and in unique ways that showcase her often avant-garde listening music, while in the studio, she’s known for her use o…

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AIR 022 / Aleksi Perälä 58:02

4+ y ago58:02

58:02

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AIR 021 / Evelyn Glennie 1:10:06

4+ y ago1:10:06

1:10:06

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AIR 020 / Philipp Gorbachev 51:46

5y ago51:46

51:46

We're back after another quick break last month, and this is the 20th episode of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. This month's guest is DJ and producer @PhilippGorbachev.After delving into the Christian faith several years ago, Philipp discovered bell ringing, a passion project that has taken both his creativity…

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