Music Not Diving with Scuba

Recorded during the 2025 edition of Amsterdam Dance Event.This episode is sponsored by Jägermeister's Save The Night.Born in 2020 as an emergency response to the pandemic, Save The Night has grown into a global platform that supports the people and ideas keeping nightlife alive.Through its annual Fund, Jägermeister provides €156,000 in funding, mentorship and visibility to bold projects - from making dancefloors more accessible, to pioneering greener club nights, to amplifying voices from grassroots creative communities.Applications are now open for the Save The Night Fund. If you're a creative, a promoter, a venue owner, or simply passionate about building safer, more inclusive, and more sustainable nights, this is your chance to bring your vision to life. Check out jagermeister.com/exploration/save-the-night--Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingThe first of four conversations recorded at ADE last week. Joris Voorn is a key figure in Dutch house and techno, and actually the genre as a whole. Releasing albums since 2004, he's been a fixture on the biggest stages for basically the entirety of the intervening period, and carved out a distinctive sound without ever pandering to the fashions of the day. He's also thoroughly nice chap who talks very well about the music and culture that surrounds it. Stay tuned for the other three conversations coming over the course of the next couple of weeks.--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:02:30 Intro04:18 ADE & Amsterdam06:15 Ibiza: Then vs. Now10:53 Genres14:35 Minimal was a shockwave16:27 Albums & consistency19:50 “I thought you needed a 303 to make Techno”23:57 Carl Cox the kingmaker26:08 “All the music I made, probably 1% got released”34:00 Creative change and backlash36:10 ‘Serotonin’ and personal loss38:09 The songwriting process44:00 “You can’t tell if it’s AI or Human anymore” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingPerc is one of modern techno's reference points: an internationally touring DJ and live act, founder of the scene-leading Perc Trax label and one of the most respected producers in techno today.We discuss his early period of hardware experimentation, the birth of Perc the artist project as well as the Perc Trax label, recent developments in techno, and the evolution of his sound. This is a crucial conversation with one of the absolute key figures in the history of UK techno. Get involved! --If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation02:23 Perc04:27 Techno DJing today 06:26 A weekend of cancellations07:24 Tresor and Techno11:26 Berghain reflections18:39 Early life & musical roots21:13 From Metal bands to machines26:35 Studying Music Production36:07 The birth of Perc39:59 Working at Prime 48:01 Collapse of vinyl's golden age50:58 Life after Prime55:50 Learning the label game59:30 Nucleus records and gaming the charts01:05:30 Perctrax01:09:00 Social media, hype, and longevity01:13:25 Mentoring challenges01:16:40 Tiptoeing around Hard Techno01:24:43 The worst thing for Perctrax01:26:00 Best Techno parties now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingA boycott is the end of a conversation, not the start. On Music Not Diving this week, we discuss whether Spotify is such an exceptional case of evil that it deserves be made an example of, or whether there might be another platform, for instance one owned by a Communist dictatorship, which might better fit the bill. And we give thanks to Cory Doctorow for his theoretical underpinning to the episode, which also features in the title! Chapters:00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation04:00 Enshittification13:27 The Napster era18:40 Is Spotify a special case?25:00 AI music in streaming31:15 Tiktok is a music streamer37:55 The real problem is distribution41:45 Do labels still add value?Honestly this could easily have been twice as long and there are many issues which are omitted or insufficiently covered... but it took nearly a whole day to record and edit and that's about the limit of my pay grade! --If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingDJ Bone is a legend of Detroit techno, and previous guest on the original version of this show, episode 73 of the Not A Diving Podcast.We discuss the latest goings on between Motor City and his adopted home of Amsterdam, his recent album The End Of Never... and whether DJs really need to learn how to beatmatch. A welcome return from one of our favourite guests in the history of the show! --If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Brought to you by Acid Nation03:00 DJ Bone05:18 “Professor Bone time”07:01 Prince, Mojo & the birth of Detroit Techno loyalty012:26 “People forgot how to rave”15:30 Creeping commercialisation21:00 Music and distribution23:15 10,000 vinyl records30:20 Beatmatching is DJing 10135:49 The next gen and mentorship41:03 “They're too worried about a career before they hone their craft”47:00 Music is therapy and the album process57:00 Playing your own music out62:00 Detroit vs the world01:06:10 Aphex Twins and Moodymann01:11:00 Techno is political01:22:30 Homeless homies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingPaul Ćinske is the man behind every single booking at the most important club in the history of techno (maybe)... Tresor.We discuss the current state of the Berlin scene, the changes since the trauma of the pandemic, his role at the venue in detail, the importance of one person steering the creative ship of a club like Tresor... and much else besides.We haven't had anything quite like this on the show before, and Paul does not disappoint!--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Intro02:00 Paul Ćinske04:22 That classic Berlin cliche08:22 Future Music and the Melbourne scene09:00 Berlin’s clubbing landscape11:48 First impressions of Berlin14:45 Berlin = Techno city17:25 Small venues and the ecosystem21:50 Has raving in a dark room become less attractive?25:00 Less stigma with older ravers31:10 Ticketing culture vs. Berlin’s door policy35:05 If FWD was down to ticket figures…38:30 Working as Tresor’s booker46:00 OM is the great humbler47:30 Tresor’s reopening & post-pandemic recovery54:02 Creative direction of Tresor01:04:00 Legacy, identity & the future01:09:30 Büro Siebzig Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingReturning guest Darren Hemmings is a music marketing expert and the founder of a creative marketing agency specialising in music called Motive Unknown.He's also the author of the excellent Network Notes Substack.How do you break through in 2025? How do you even get your music heard? These problems are as pertinent for acts signed to big labels as it is for people just starting out.Is streaming a problem? And what is the role of labels today? We address all these things and much more besides in a vital conversation for anyone with even a passing interest in music, the industry, and the development of culture in today’s big tech- dominated world.This is a great conversation with a returning guest who will definitely be on the show again!--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:02:41 Intro 04:34 Music marketing: constantly changing… or just copycatting?07:59 The Death of Monoculture12:30 Why do labels exist anymore? 14:35 Labels as a nexus point 18:05 Big Tech hates teenage girls20:07 Music is worth… nothing 22:07 Flood the market with crap 26:10 Sorry, but not everyone’s an artist 27:13 Raves without phones29:55 The “S” word 35:53 The importance of local scenes39:20 What does change look like 44:46 Déjà Vu: The next music industry collapse48:23 Oasis, K-Pop, and the price of nostalgia 55:00 Did Indie labels blow their shot? 56:05 Private equity, KKR and boycotting 01:04:21 The role of journalism and criticism 01:08:14 Is Gen Z missing out? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingJamz Supernova is one of the UK’s most respected DJs and broadcasters. Best known for her shows on BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC 6 Music, she's built a reputation as a champion of forward-thinking sounds, spanning R&B, future soul, club music, and the global underground.Beyond her broadcasting career, Jamz is also the founder of Future Bounce, the label and club brand that has become a platform for innovative new talent. From curating radio shows and festival stages to running her own imprint, she has established herself as a key voice shaping the conversation around contemporary music in the UK and beyond.We discuss her experiences in broadcasting, the various ways people find their way in music careers, and what it's like being a judge on the Mercury Music Prize.Get involved!--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Intro03:10 Podcast vs. Radio06:30 Getting into the industry09:52 Influences and aspirations12:03 Deptford, Millwall and gentrification13:48 Radio does nothing for kids18:20 The biggest challenge for artists18:44 2008 Financial crash and DIY Hustle19:57 Starting at 1Xtra26:40 Black British Music in the mainstream30:02 “You shouldn’t like everything I play”34:26 Brit School40:35 UK Funky, Dubstep and Rinse44:44 Traumatic first DJ gig49:14 “I’m never mixing RnB and Hip-Hop”53:17 Gilles Peterson56:00 Being a multi-genre DJ59:03 Bridging Radio and Club audiences01:03:40 The homogenisation of production 01:07:50 Being a Mercury Prize judge01:13:50 The genius of Dizzee Rascal01:15:42 Artistic freedom 01:16:55 Predjudice and Radio 601:20:08 3 Biggest tunes of the Summer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingPendulum are the biggest Drum n Bass act of all time. A controversial statement perhaps but one that ChatGPT agrees with. El Hornet is the band's DJ, a member since day 1 of Pendulum in Perth, Australia, and a man who has been on every step of the journey along with Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. They have a new album out called Inertia, and it's their first one since 2010. It's both very modern and very recognisable as a Pendulum record, which might say as much about their wider influence on dance music as anything else. We discuss the scene in 90s Perth, playing in punk bands, moving to the UK in 2003, taking over the scene and ultimately outgrowing it. Oh and playing before Beyoncé at Glastonbury. Some mad stuff in this one - you're gonna enjoy it! --If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Join Acid Nation00:59 Intro02:43 El Hornet03:14 The new album06:40 The influence on Skrillex08:00 Breaking the DnB mould08:57 Knife Party and being competitive09:52 DJing after Andy C11:09 Lightening up13:03 “You blink and you’re a legacy act’19:03 Genres are important20:50 Dubstep in the US26:07 Perth, Australia35:14 Mining and meth39:15 Moving to the UK51:10 Breaking through 57:15 The new record01:03:00 The DnB ethos01:05:28 Singing over Drum n Bass01:08:06 Current state of the scene01:11:00 Beyoncé at Glastonbury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation (formerly AC55ID)... head over to www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the video episodes of Music Not Diving over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingWe are finally back with a brand new episode!Kelly Lee Owens is one of the most notable UK electronic musicians to emerge over the last decade. An album artist, she released her first LP back in 2017 and the most recent, Dreamstate was released on dh2 in 2024.We discuss her past as a Taekwondo black belt, experiences with the supernatural, making music without knowledge of theory, the mechanics of releasing music today, as well as the challenges facing musicians and the scene more widely.This is a good one!--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Intro03:18 Episode starts03:43 Wrestling stan06:13 The 5 tenets needed for Taekwondo and Music07:30 Haunted hotels10:35 Welsh folklore and wizardry 17:40 Music theory and the decline of music education27:45 Waiting for the magic to happen28:54 The importance of collaboration32:42 "The weight of an album will never change''39:10 The creative process shouldn't be easy43:30 Making the first album49:55 The album campaign lifecycle 54:58 The rise in marketing and branding58:40 Flogging artists and mental health01:04:16 Working as a nurse01:05:22 Ozzy Osbourne01:07:24 The importance of a manager01:09:45 Getting into Dance music01:12:58 Decline of small venues and culture01:18:23 The rise in touring costs 01:20:24 The Festivalisation of Dance Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the full video version of this episode over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingSkream was the poster boy for the early dubstep scene, then made the charts as part of Magnetic Man, and since then forged a unique path through different areas of dance music while always maintaining the personality that made him a star in the first place.This conversation was first broadcast in September 2023, episode 85 of our previous incarnation, the Not A Diving Podcast. And more people have listened to it than any of our other 200-odd episodes.We discuss what the very early years of dubstep were really like, and what happened when the Americans got involved. What it was like being marketed as an old fashioned rock n roll hellraiser, the fun that was had and the pressure that came with it. And we get into how the music and the scene has changed along the way.This is a great chat with a legend of UK music - worth a re-spin even if you listened the first time round, and absolutely essential listening if you missed it!--If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlistChapters:00:00 Intro02:45 Skreamizm 808:12 Lockdown Tunes & Addictive Process20:40 Staying True, Not Conforming30:48 Different Definitions of Success34:15 Transition to House43:46 Autonomic Influence50:32 Stories Before the Sober Journey1:00:41 Generational Marketability1:07:54 Upbringing, Escapism, Maturing1:15:55 How Magnetic Man’s Pop Sound Influenced American Dubstep1:23:33 Genre Gatekeeping in DNB, Jungle, and Garage1:28:40 (Big) Apple Records1:39:10 Scene Development Differences1:47:33 Panorama Bar & DoLab Experiences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.