Best Agoria Podcasts (2024)

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#132 Agoria: Digital art and music, "classic records have no functionality - they came from the heart) 1:15:34

10d ago1:15:34

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The potential of NFTs to save musicians was always pretty tenuous, and the more excitable proponents of the whole thing always sounded a bit too much like they were either trying to convince themselves about it. Or maybe that they were just scamming. Our guest this week is deep in the world of digital art, but doesn't make any bold claims to be eve…

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#134 Truncate: The return of minimal? "People will always look back to whatever was big before" 1:29:07

2h ago1:29:07

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What are we all doing here anyway? That's a question I've asked myself recently, not in purely existential terms so much as continuing to pursue some sort of platonic ideal of dance music. Something that means so many different things to so many different people. Truncate is a key man in the world of Techno, a producer who i suspected might have be…

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Balance Selections 297: Ranj Kaler 1:29:58

3d ago1:29:58

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Ranj Kaler is a name becoming more regular on the global scene. After losing his DJ residency at the start of the pandemic, he used the lockdown to focus on music production. Within six months, he was releasing tracks on labels like ARRVL and Four Candles’ Keep Thinking, alongside attention grabbing reworks of Sade and Kate Bush. Since then, he's r…

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LIVE from Lost Village Festival: Joe Goddard on Big tunes, Grunge, and being in a band 42:39

21h ago42:39

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This is an unedited recording of our LIVE EPISODE at Lost Village Festival in the UK last month featuring Hot Chip's Joe Goddard. We rarely do these live episodes, so sign up to our Discord server to tell us what you think! The next regular episode of the show will be out on the normal schedule of next Tuesday. If you're into what we're doing here …

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#133 Robert Henke: Co-founding Ableton and the new Monolake album, "We are the children of counterculture" 2:09:41

8d ago2:09:41

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If the medium is the message then surely anyone closely involved with Ableton over the past couple of decades can justifiably claim to have changed the world of music in that time. Since our guest this week is a co-founder of the company, then his contribution should probably be described as world-changing. And not just electronic music, since all …

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Balance Selections 296: Ok Sure 1:59:21

7d ago1:59:21

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Electronic producer/DJ Ok Sure is a prominent name in Melbourne's music scene, renowned for her dark, moody, and melodic sound that has made her a fixture at festivals like Rainbow Serpent and Let Them Eat Cake. She’s a regular on Australian radio and hosts a show on Reform Radio in the UK, which was nominated for a Mixcloud Online Radio Award.Her …

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85: Tezos in Asia | TZ APAC 35:43

9d ago35:43

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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Imran Haqeem, Deputy Head of Lab Strategy at TZ APAC, discusses Fortify Labs, a startup studio focused on turning startups into commercially viable businesses. The program provides high levels of support and expertise, extending the typical …

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#131 Daedelus: Aliens and albums, "there's something else potentially at play here..." 1:42:10

17d ago1:42:10

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In 2020, our guest this week was named an Artist in Residence at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Thus we are finally able to continue the theme established on episode 84 with Matthew Dear, a line of enquiry which I know many of you were keen to see more fully interrogated on the podcast. Daedelus has been making music since the…

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Balance Selections 295: Katrin Souza 1:59:12

21d ago1:59:12

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Katrin Souza's journey is a remarkable example of turning adversity into creativity. Despite growing up in an orphanage and lacking formal musical education, Katrin Souza overcame significant obstacles to pursue her dreams. After discovering the joys of electronic music, she dedicated her nights to studying music production while balancing a full-t…

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#130 Gregor Tresher + Juliet Fox: a midsummer double bill! 1:39:23

24d ago1:39:23

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I'm on holiday currently but since we never actually take days off here's an unprecedented episode of the show with two guests and two separate interviews! Gregor Tresher is DJ and producer from Frankfurt, Germany who's been releasing music since the 90s under his own name and under the Sniper Mode alias. We focus on production in this conversation…

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Balance Selections 294: The Journey 1:45:08

28d ago1:45:08

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In Melbourne the names of Jacob Malmo and Tom Evans are well known as solo artists. Together, they have carved a niche for themselves as The Journey, a name synonymous with sturdy progressive. It's a sound that's been forged with their combined 20 years plus of dance music experience - and one that’s gaining traction internationally.Alongside multi…

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#129 Mike Parker: Art and techno, "If it's about money or fame then maybe you've lost the original motivation" 1:26:44

1M ago1:26:44

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Mike Parker is one of the most singular practitioners of the discipline of Techno as is possible to identify. His biography describes his approach to music as 'experimental and ritualistic' and on detailed listening you'd have to agree. He's also a professor of fine art at Daemen College in Buffalo, and a graduate of the art school at Carnegie Mell…

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84: World of Woman | Chelsea Chung 44:10

1M ago44:10

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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Join us for an enlightening conversation with Chelsea Chung, the dynamic VP of Marketing at World of Women. Chelsea's journey from corporate marketing to becoming a fervent supporter of decentralized finance during the transformative year of…

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Balance Selections 293: Rokazer 1:00:38

1M ago1:00:38

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We head to Western Europe to spotlight Rokazer, a French producer and DJ who has been quietly crafting main room dance floor music for well over half a decade. It’s synchronous how the word "rock" is embedded in his Rokazer alias: he has a knack for creating rocking propulsive progressive aimed at making people dance. And mentioning main room maste…

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Studio Stories: Braille on Triple Transit 48:56

1M ago48:56

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Stream the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/WoQuHAjWYMs And listen to Triple Transit: https://push.fm/fl/tripletransit This is the first in a new series entitled Studio Stories, in which I'll be sitting down with a producer and discussing a release in detail. Today I'm talking to Praveen Sharma, aka Braille, about his awesome new LP …

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#128 Simon Reynolds: The future of future music, "it's the shiver, the rush, the weird joy and serenity" 1:30:06

1M ago1:30:06

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What is future music anyway? And is it any different from the future OF music? Simon Reynolds is one of the most influential music writers of the last two decades, authoring such seminal works as 'Energy Flash' (on acid house and rave, 'Rip It Up And Start Again' (on the post-punk era), and 'Retromania' (on the obsession of popular culture with the…

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Balance Selections 292: Donatello 1:03:05

1M ago1:03:05

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In 2011, Lithuanian producers Donatello, Arnas D and Kastis Torrau entered a competition to remix Sasha’s “Cut Me Down.” Their entry won and was released on Last Night On Earth. Currently, a YouTube upload of their wistful remix has amassed 17 million plays and 3,991 comments singing its praise. That’s impressive numbers for any dance music genre.S…

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#127 Mr. Scruff: Tape edits and the scene with no name, "We just never toed the line" 2:04:08

2M ago2:04:08

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What do you call a music scene with no name? The lack of a commonly-accepted moniker for the mid-to-late 90s movement centred around Ninja Tune and Gilles Peterson amongst others is a real anomaly in contemporary music. One of the most interesting insights from our guest this week, Mr Scruff, is the revelation not even the DJs themselves referred t…

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Balance Selections 291: Juan Pablo Torrez 1:21:11

2M ago1:21:11

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Recently, we released a highly accomplished 4-track EP featuring Kamilo Sanclemente in collaboration with fellow Colombian producers. One of these collaborators is producer/DJ Juan Pablo Torrez, a well-known name in his native Colombia. He is a radio host, producer, and label owner (Clubsonica, which was named "Best Record Label" in 2023 at the Col…

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#126 Regal: Pressure and success, "It's a matter of how you manage it" 1:16:28

2M ago1:16:28

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The pandemic is a topic of conversation we studiously avoided for the first year or so of the podcast, it just seemed a bit boring and predictable. It was shit, basically, and there's only so much you can say about being locked inside for 18 months. But what if you suddenly became a successful DJ in 2019? That was some of the worst timing possible,…

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83: Johnny Dean Mann 43:09

2M ago43:09

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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Get ready for an insightful journey into the world of Web3 art on the latest episode of TezTalks Radio! This week, we're joined by Johnny Dean Mann, the visionary artist and editor of The Tickle magazine. Tune in as Johnny shares his fascina…

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Balance Selections 290: Fretwell 1:20:36

2M ago1:20:36

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Anyone with a passing interest in early and mid-2000s progressive breaks will know the name Fretwell. The Sheffield producer's lush take on the sound was signed to renowned labels including Global Underground, Bedrock, and Electrofly, the breaks offshoot of Baroque Records. Most notably, he contributed the exquisite "Faceless" to Anthony Pappa’s Ba…

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#125 Kitty Amor: House music from Nottingham to Johannesburg, "Marginalised people are being seen on big stages now" 1:21:34

2M ago1:21:34

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Afro House is not something we've covered in depth on the show to date, but this week we welcome one of the UK's foremost exponents of the form. Kitty Amor was born in London, but cut her musical teeth running nights as a student Nottingham where she and her associates were instrumental in bringing the second wave of Grime, Funky, and other key Lon…

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Balance Selections 289: SisterSweet 58:00

2M ago58:00

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Sistersweet is a DJ/producer from Moscow, Russia, and a resident of the local Digital Emotions crew. She is an active member of her community, spreading the progressive sound through her LUCHiSVETA radio show on www.megapolisnight.ru and support slots for DJs such as Kasper Koman and DJ Ruby. Production-wise, she is slowly building a portfolio with…

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#124 Danny Whittle: Running Ibiza clubs large and small, "My strategy changed the island" 1:11:11

2M ago1:11:11

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Join us at the D:U:2 listening party -> https://scubaofficial.bandcamp.com/merch/d-u-2-listening-party Listen to the awesome Laurus Ascending EP by Bodhi -> https://ingrv.es/laurus-ascending-ya4-9 It's been a while since we had a promoter on the show, and this week's guest is one of the most influential in Europe since the turn of the century. Havi…

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Balance Selections 288: Noel Sanger 1:22:28

2M ago1:22:28

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Noel Sanger is a Florida native with a career spanning nearly three decades in progressive house and trance. Starting on classic imprints like Limbo and Release Recordings, he went on to work with artists like Erasure, Nadia Ali, John Taylor of Duran Duran, and Markus Schulz. Today, he runs Dissident Records, a label boasting tracks from artists li…

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Balance Extra: Anthony Pappa (20 years of Balance 006) 1:59:05

2M ago1:59:05

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🚨 To commemorate 20 years of Balance 006, Anthony Pappa compiled a special 2 hour mix, a 2024 rendition if you like of his revered Balance entry: one hour of lush prog breaks and one hour of hypnotic 4/4. 🚨================================================Few DJs capture the imagination of prog punters like Australia’s Anthony Pappa. Known for his te…

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#123 Steve Bug: Where are the anthems? "We need the big new tunes to unite people" 1:34:02

3M ago1:34:02

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Are we partying like it's 1999? I mean what it was actually like in 99, not how Prince imagined it might be back in 1982. Millennium eve was supposed to be the best thing ever. I was beside myself with excitement for months beforehand, possibly years. But when push came to shove, my group of friends didn't even bother going to a rave and spent an u…

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82: Aleksandra Art 41:16

3M ago41:16

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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Join us on this week's episode of TezTalks as we sit down with the incredible Aleksandra Artamonovskaja, the new head of arts at TriliTech. In this enlightening interview, Aleksandra shares her journey to her new role with Trilitech and the …

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Balance Selections 287: Rocío Portillo 1:44:59

3M ago1:44:59

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Hailing from a lineage of creatives, Rocío Portillo is part of a new generation of South American producers making serious waves. Staunchly Argentinean, the influence of Hernan Cattaneo were always going to loom large on her musical development. And so it happened that she attended one of his Moonpark events which would seal her fate: "It was then …

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81: Agoria's Journey 45:17

3M ago45:17

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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Sebastian Devaud, also known as Agoria, discusses his journey into the blockchain space and the intersection of art and technology. He shares how he used blockchain to distribute his film about hemp fields and the essence of life, and how it…

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#122 Radio Slave: Social media vs dance music, "there shouldn't be any rules" 1:10:52

3M ago1:10:52

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At what point does criticism of changes in culture become overly reactive? This is a question I've wrestled with continuously over the past couple of years, but I can't get past the conclusion that if something isn't good then pointing that fact out is never really a bad thing... right? My conversation with Radio Slave this week doesn't pull any pu…

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Balance Selections 286: Richie Blacker 2:11:48

3M ago2:11:48

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It’s not surprising to hear Richie Blacker share his appreciation for fellow Irishmen and old-school revivalists Bicep. Just as they draw from scene originators like Orbital, Richie imbues his productions with the spirit of mid-90s open-field raves and Ibiza-flavored piano house.This sound resonates with notable DJs like Sasha and Skream, who have …

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#121 Thoughts on Live Electronic Music 40:04

3M ago40:04

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It's the week after the week before.... no guest this week, but a deep dive into my experiences with live electronic music in the audience as well as being on stage myself. And on stage I was, last week in London, Bristol, and Manchester. Huge thanks to all of you who attended the shows, had so much great feedback it's been a bit overwhelming actua…

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