Netil Radio Weekly
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Hello and welcome back to Netil Radio Weekly
We did enjoy our decent summer break and now, we’re ready to continue our mission.
Lockdown is over, and it’s been a proper rollercoaster. Studio, dj stuff, country, the world… Everything is upside down and it’s been hard to keep the track and emotions under control. Somehow I managed all of the above, got tanned, dreamy, but also kept the second breath and now it’s time to use my brain cells in a more compact way again.
We hope you all were respectful, sensible with mind wide open, while you enjoyed your summer. As winter is coming - the picture we are painting for ourselves is a little off-reality. All sensible countries still have important safety measures in public places, we are throwing all responsibility on vaccines. Event industry owned by nameless “investors” is failing to accept the importance of that only solution we rely on, biased by misconception of freedom. It’s weird to see conversation about covid pass, while most venues have been scanning IDs for years now. The lack of forward thinking and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to change old business models and adapt them to the new environment, elevated into surreal effects, exposes the gap between virtual world and reality.
It’s been very strange for an observer like me to experience the UK’s summer of love 2021. As observing also means discovering, I can see the light. Some parts of the community didn’t waste their time, and I can see the creativity and sense of responsibility being used the right way.
However messy the surrounding world is, here on Netil Radio you can always find something beautiful to keep your mind in balance.
That’s all from me this week. Scroll down for all “what’s going on” info
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Listen Back
✧ Dapke on Netil Radio? Why not! Waala Sbait took us into the world of Dapke - traditional wedding dance of Palestine, and it’s fusion with dub and roots music in his Ministry of Dub-key project + Palestinian wedding tapes session with Mo’min Swaitat. You can come and learn more about Dapke this Saturday at Finch Cafe ✧
✧ Le Bandido is all set up after his move, extending our family worldwide. Streaming from his new home in Porto, Smiling Stranger is back ✧
✧ Superb house music & beyond - Luca covering Unbound Riddims ✧ All goodies you can find at Stranger Than Paradise right now in 2h long monthly brief ✧ Jaye Ward was magical and real as every Sunday ✧ Julia Goldfarb came back to join Amy Alford ✧ Lynne’s set for E2-E8 was intense ✧ Bakk Heia took over of Avant Garbage ✧ ELLES well entering the spooky season ✧
✧ Isobel Ripley is bringing menstrual cycle wisdom in her new morning show IN SEASON airing every 1st Thursday of the month 9-11am ✧ Smoked Poets & Kareem Samara performed live for Shimmy ✧
✧ Was good to have Emanative back in the studio! Out to #Unity crew for that ✧ And last - a massive blast Sunday afternoon as Ras Digby took over of Hackney Dub Club ✧
There is plenty more in our Mixcloud archive
Coming Up
✧ It’s an endless stream of quality music and talents on Netil Radio in next few days, but there is something particular you should lock in your calendar -29th of October 2021 - Co Select all day long ✧
Full schedule here
New Music
Vinyl Hunter’s pick of the week (or the gold you can find on their shelves)
Body & Big / Brave - Leaving None But Small Birds
Peter Rocket - Esai (banger!!!)
EYA Records imprint LONEWOLF comes with Various Artists triple LP with tracks by London’s local heroes & beyond
Parris - Skaters World - “the lead single from his upcoming album Soaked In Indigo Moonlight and features a wonderful guest vocal from Eden Samara. A modern UK twist on the freestyle genre? Undoubtedly so, and Eden's vocals do really transcend the track. There's a handy instrumental version of 'Skaters World' included when you pre-order the album and shorn of Eden's voice, the track's innate rhythmic toughness is laid bare. Plenty of fun to be had playing around with both versions on some CDJs” - one of Tony Poland’s favourite tracks of the year. Tune in to his It Takes Time show this Sunday 4-6pm.
Eco News from Lucy Bee
Home sweet home? Turning your home into a battery just came closer to reality. Rechargeable cement batteries could allow for whole sections of multi-storey buildings to be made of functional concrete. Energy storage technology has a core role to play in meeting emissions reduction targets. A rechargeable cement battery that’s becoming a realistic possibility could change the way you store energy, turning the walls of your house into a giant battery. More happy eco news here
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Netil Radio Team
London’s community voice, broadcast live from a converted shipping container atop of Netil Market - project facilitated and supported by Eat Work Art