Episode 01 - ‘Gradually & Then Suddenly’ by Casper Clark (LISTEN HERE)

Synopsis : I was listening to some mixes by a recent discovery of mine, Kyle Toole, and felt compelled to start grouping some records from my collection into a playlist. As the list began to burgeon, it seemed to be taking on something of a downtempo, you might even say trip-hoppy flavour. Listening to the playlist took me back to being a young teenager in the living room of my childhood home. My Dad was in the grip of an ecstasy-fuelled midlife crisis and would be near-constantly playing Kruder & Dorfmeister’s ‘K&D Sessions’, bootleg Buddha Bar CDs, Leftfield’s ‘Leftism’, The Beloved’s ‘Conscience’ and various William Orbit and Fluke records. I realised over the years what a profound influence this time had on my eventual obsession with electronic music, especially of the deep and transcendent variety. I think there’s a misconception at times that all music that fell under the chill-out banner was somehow banal or wallpaper muzak, but that’s not the way that I see it at all. Hopefully you’ll agree once you’ve listened to this mix, a near 3 and a half hour journey.

Tracklist : Will be published one week after the mix drops. Feel free to request any IDs in the comments for the time being. If you like this mix or want to show some support, please consider resharing, even if you only have a handful of followers. Every little helps.

I’ve somehow contrived to have a challenging and varied set of gigs in the coming weeks, with my first Volte-Face gig since I headlined Herrensauna at Tresor in 2019! I can’t announce the event, but it’s safe to say that it’s one of the best techno nights and venues in London right now. I’ll be playing the opening set, and will be preparing something special for the occasion.

I’m also playing two gigs under the Gun banner, including b2b with the landlord himself at Field Maneuvers. The lineup for that is about as Gun as it gets, with Vlad & Lena and Tia Cousins also playing on the same night. Vlad & Lena will also be a part of the ‘Golden Gun’ weekender in Todmorden, as will Nathan Wilkins, Decius and more.

I’m also playing two very different sets on the radio. The ‘electroclash-ish’ set for Discosisdead will be a lot of fun, and I’ll be bringing a slightly more ‘serious’ set of records for my old mate Anatole’s Ganzou show on Voices, where we’ll be going b2b throughout.

Let me know if you fancy joining for any of the above!

Casper x