Cosmic Cassette

Cosmic Cassette 008: Tash LC

Tash LC selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. @Tash-LC [https://soundcloud.com/Tash-LC] is a London-based DJ, radio host and presenter who has a deep love for global club music, sharing this with audiences on NTS Radio and live. She is also the founder and label head of @ClubYeke [https://soundcloud.com/ClubYeke], a clubnight and label that explores sounds from the African diaspora, and South and Latin American music, via the UK and beyond. With some of the best chat on NTS, it was a complete pleasure to speak and hear some of her most formative tracks. I can't wait for you to hear it, and the aliens are in for something special. We get into dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, learning life lessons from Usher, how to keep the love for running a label, why jump-up drum and bass still deserves kudos, and so much more. Tash’s selections: Usher - Confessions Pt. II Fish Go Deep and Tracey K - The Cure and The Cause Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma DJ Hazard and Distorted Minds - Mr. Happy The Busy Twist - Friday Night ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cosmic Cassette 007: Robert Owens

Robert Owens selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. Robert Owens is a house music DJ and singer working just as hard now as the start of his career. As a self-described 'club kid', his name is synonymous with the birth and formation of the early 'golden era' underground Chicago house music scene. Forming Fingers Inc. with Ron Wilson and Larry Heard in the mid-1980s, the group played a part in defining the genre. We got into finding solace in gospel choirs despite a difficult relationship with religion, living in London and seeing Princess Diana, looking to find The One on the dancefloor, falling out and making up with Frankie Knuckles and David Morales, and why kindness is key. Robert's selections: I'll Be Your Friend - Robert Owens Joe Smooth - Promised Land Risqué III (K’Alexi Shelby) - Essence Of A Dream The One Unlimited Touch - Searching To Find The One The Chambers Brothers - Stealin' Watermelons ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cosmic Cassette 006: Rohan Rakhit

Rohan Rakhit selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth. @rohan_rakhit [https://soundcloud.com/rohan_rakhit] is an DJ, broadcaster and actor who is hitting his stride. Rohan is a member of @daytimers_uk [https://soundcloud.com/daytimers_uk], an arts collective championing South Asian talent in creative industries, and a DJ of soulful, eclectic and percussive sounds. He is also an actor, recently featuring in Rye Lane which came out in 2023 and performing at the Old Vic theatre in London last year after graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. We get into DAYTIMERS' viral Boiler Room moment, growing up with classical music, building community to uplift creatives, how a Lord of the Rings play sparked Rohan's acting career, and a future B2B with Idris Elba. Rohan's selections: Yo-Yo Ma - Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude (1983) Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone (2011) Bally Sagoo - Waada Na Tod (1994) Gil Evans, Joaquin Rodrigo & Miles Davis - Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio (1960) Cleo Sol - Love Will Lead You There (2023) For all episodes, head Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-cassette/cosmic-cassette-006-rohan-rakhit] or cosmiccassette.com. [https://www.cosmiccassette.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cosmic Cassette 005: Scarlett O'Malley

Scarlett O'Malley selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth 👽 Scarlett is a DJ of bumping house and crossover soul, radio presenter, record label founder and podcast host, born and raised in Perivale, West London. She is the founder of the soul label, The Soul Exchange, born out of a club night of the same name, whilst also nurturing her love of house movers for her label Club Cowgirl. Alongside producing podcasts which look at the stories behind the art for the Museum of Youth Culture and the BBC, her passion for community and music run deep. We got into the vast legacy of Jackie Wilson and Motown, why history is just gossip throughout the ages, being a Good Charlotte Stan, how to sneak into sold-out gigs and digging for records in the USA. Scarlett's selections: Good Charlotte - Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite The Specials - Rat Race Wham - Everything She Wants The Supremes - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cosmic Cassette 004: Machine Woman

Machine Woman, or Anastasia Vtorova, selects 5 tracks to send into space on a cassette to teach aliens about life on earth 👽 Machine Woman wears many hats. She is the label founder of Take Away Jazz Records and tireless producer of techno and experimental music, having released across labels such as Ninja Tune's Technicolour imprint, Sacred Tapes and Delsin. She is also the founder of a London-based meet-up where she brings together newer producers to hear their tracks on a Function-One soundsystem, alongside talks on the music industry. Growing up in Post-Soviet Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in a difficult time, we went into how she danced to Boney-M's funk and disco to take her to another place as a child. We also got into the magic of jacket potatoes, the culture shock of moving country at a young age, the inspiration of a man drawing lines in Salford, and why happy hardcore group Scooter's motto is one to live by. Machine Woman's selections: Boney M - Nightflight to Venus (1978) Scooter - Move Your Ass (1995) Actress - Hubble (2010) Slipknot - (sic) (1999) Ayesha - Buzzz (2023) To listen to the episode with the tracks included, head to the Cosmic Cassette soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-cassette]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.