A Spiritland debut for the respected French DJ and producer, Thomas Arroyo aka Laroye. Laroye moved to the UK in 2015, drawn by the boundary pushing dance and electronic music scenes here. Laroye has released music exploring a variety of different genres from broken beat on the early days of Faces Records and MCDE, through funk and boogie on Midnight Riot, Glitterbox and beyond.
As a multi instrumentalist and studio stakhanovist Laroye is offering a total new experience in spiritual house. Fusioning heavy bass, latin rythms, electronic gadgetery and slide guitar. It's a journey within different worlds, traveling through cosmic afrobeats, Soulful deep techno & future jazz .
Laroye
03/08/2024 KC
- Electronic
- House
- Latin
büsbus
05/08/2024 KC
- Boogie
- Eclectic
- Electronic
- Rock
We welcome Kevin Wyatt aka büsbus to Spiritland for an eclectic Monday night session.
By day Kevin Wyatt leads catalog content strategy for YouTube Music; by night he performs as büsbus, with recent appearances that include Midnight Preserves at NOLA’s Preservation Hall and a vinyl residency atop chef Evan Funke’s namesake destination, Funke.
The büsbus sound is a unique anything-goes blend of soul-jazz, funk, boogie, electronic, rock and more, sourced from one of LA’s great private vinyl collections.
Marsweather
06/08/2024 KC
- Eclectic
- Funk
We welcome NYC artist Marsweather, a DJ whose musical journey has been shaped by the vibrant pulse of the NYC club scene over the last decade. Immersed in the city's rich tapestry of sounds, Marsweather's love for music and record collecting has evolved into a passion for spinning rare and distinctive tracks. With a collection curated meticulously over the years, Marsweather delivers deep, funky, and sensual moods.
Bernard Sire
08/08/2024 KC
- House
- R&B
Coming up in Miami, Sire is a DJ equally at home in the club, lounge or
on the radio. His sound is a mix of soulful music; from r&b and dance, to
current sounds and classics from around the world.
Big Squeeze Soul
09/08/2024 KC
- Jazz/Funk/Soul
Big Squeeze Soul are two young London DJs playing a spectrum of rare Soul, Jazz, Boogie, Latin and underground dance music. They started putting on nights in independent venues playing music for their friends but the word soon spread and a dedicated following looking for an exciting new scene began to emerge. We welcome them to Spiritland for a funk-powered Friday night session.
Emanative
10/08/2024 KC
- Funk
- Jazz/Funk/Soul
Producer, drummer, percussionist and DJ Nick Woodmansey aka Emanative has produced records for Brownswood, On The Corner, Jazzman, Ninja Tune, The Leaf Label and most recently his own label Home Planet Recordings.
Whilst his productions have often been rooted in deep and spiritual jazz and beyond, his eclectic taste and vinyl selections cover all corners of the globe and many genres. Expect all manner of earthly delights from the deep and diverse to the strange and funky, music to pull you out of your week, your problems, your head, the noise of your thoughts and allow you to just think less, be more present and boogiedown.
'music for the advanced soul
but nothing too aware of itself'
Karl Bos
12/08/2024 KC
- Jazz/Funk/Soul
Karl Bos is a DJ, digger and radio producer who works with jazz and jazzish music in the broadest sense.
In the past couple of years, he’s spun everywhere from the fields of We Out Here, to Boxout in Delhi - playing Jazz funk and fusion through Brazilian and Latin sounds, with a strong thread of new UK music running throughout. Expect a few wildcards too..
A Soho Radio resident with his own show Deeper Cuts, Karl produces ‘Round Midnight with Soweto Kinch, The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum and For The Love of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganthan for BBC Radio.
Peter Rocket
14/08/2024 KC
- Electronica
- Experimental
Coming from left of the field, Peter Rocket brings his uniquely eclectic take on electronica to Spiritland once again.
Patrick Carpenter’s Minestrone Of Sound
15/08/2024 KC
- Eclectic
- Experimental
- Hip Hop
Patrick Carpenter - PC, the Original Ninja, cut his teeth as a pivotal
member of Ninja Tune Records, defining a huge era in 90’s music
with his unique techniques in production and composition work, club
DJing, and radio show production (Solid Steel). As DJ Food, his
output included 5 albums, 7 singles and 12 artist remixes including
work for David Byrne, Elvis Costello.
Alongside sparring partner Strictly Kev, he toured the world with his
fling-down selection, mashing up four turntables before returning to
the legendary ‘Stealth’ night, held monthly at the Blue Note club in
Hoxton Square, featuring an array of pioneering musicians and DJs
such as Squarepusher, The Herbaliser and Talvin Singh.
In 1999, Patrick joined The Cinematic Orchestra, bringing the sound
of his studio to the live stage, setting the speakers alight with finest,
hand-crafted electronics and turntable dexterity. When the band
were given the task of re-scoring the cinematic masterpiece ‘A Man
With A Movie Camera’ his role developed via composition and
orchestration and culminated with a live album recorded in the
Albert Hall.
Today, drawing on his 30 years as a musician, Patrick plays
saxophone, flute and percussion for improvised dance classes and
continues to produce electronic music.
Kurt Paradise
16/08/2024 KC
- Eclectic
- Electronic
We welcome a prime mover in Australia's music scene to Spiritland for a Friday night session. Kurt Paradise stands at the helm of the vibrant music label, La Sape Records, and the renowned touring and management company, Strange Yonder.
With close to 15 years experience in the industry, Paradise has carved a distinctive path in the realm of diverse. music exploration with deejaying as his principal instrument whilst playing a pivotal role in the resurgence of Jazz & Instrumental music & Club/Electronic culture crossover in Australia.
His DJ sets range from instrumental obscura, acid funk to exotic jazz stitched together with electronic musings, sought from weekly DJ spots around Melbourne for over a decade.
Adding to his repertoire, Paradise hosts the bi-monthly radio show 'Swing on Low,' a sonic voyage broadcast on Skylab Radio.
La Sape Records, Paradise's brainchild, serves as a platform for a varied array of musical talents, including Sydney icons GODTET, Melbourne's esteemed Horatio Luna, the multifaceted David Versace, and many more, solidifying its reputation as a hub for cutting edge Jazz/Electronic & Instrumental music.
Six Million Steps
17/08/2024 KC
- Disco
- Funk
- Soul
Long time Spiritland family Six Million Steps return to the DJ booth to preach the disco gospel. Perfect Saturday night vibes.
Zeshan
19/08/2024 KC
- City Pop
- Japanese
Zeshan will be bringing his vast vinyl collection of Japanese 80s City Pop grooves for a Monday night session at Spiritland.
His passion for music & DJ culture first developed whilst living in Tokyo for 3 years, where connected with local record store owners, music producers, and even wrote articles on City Pop for a Tokyo based magazine.
DJ Kobayashi
20/08/2024 KC
- Eclectic
- Global
DJ Kobayashi digs for music around the world, Anything that has a groove and the right melodies makes him pick the records for his vast collection.
His style varies from Global Funk to World Beats and Middle-Eastern Grooves. However he is not foreign to electronic beats, “It starts to get really interesting when you get producers and DJs mixing old sounds with new beats”.
He is also running a monthly residency at Netil Radio (B-side Sessions), played on Worldwide FM and Soho Radio and is a regular at The Royal Academy of Arts (RA Lates), the Rivoli Ballroom, Brilliant Corners and many more.
He is also a co-founder of Batov Records.
Chuggy (Emotional Rescue)
21/08/2024 KC
- Downtempo
- Eclectic
- Electronic
The one and only Chuggy returns to Spiritland. The man of many labels (including Emotional Rescue and Emotional Response) is usually found keeping things super mellow on a weekend afternoon but he joins us for a midweek session this time.
Lárus
22/08/2024
- Eclectic
- Electronic
Lárus is a DJ, promoter, radio host and former resident at the Sub Club in Glasgow, now based in London and turning into a Spiritland regular to our great pleasure.
Half East Records
24/08/2024 KC
- East Asian
- Global
Half East Records are a collective that advocates ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) DJs, musicians and artists. Combining an abundance of genres from around the world, they bring a unique blend of ‘East meets West’. They have hosted an array of events around London and Bristol.
Deejay Nye is a Filipino-British DJ from London. An avid record collector for over a decade, he’s inspired by sounds from all around the world, predominantly playing the sounds of City Pop and Boogie from Asia as well as Disco, Soul, House and Global Grooves. He co-founded Half East Records and hosts monthly radio shows with Voices Radio and Loose.FM
Harrison David is a South-East London based DJ and record collector. As a self-confessed music nerd, he draws from the 70's New York DJ culture and the 80's Balearic scene. He looks to channel this free-spirited vibe in his sets, playing an eclectic range of sounds from across a wide array of genres and geographies.
Infiniti is a London based vinyl DJ from Tokyo, Japan. Spinning Hip Hop, Boogie, Funk, Disco and Soul from all over the world, 70's to modern with love.
Alice Price-Styles
28/08/2024 KC
- Funk
- Hip Hop
Alice Price-Styles is a writer, filmmaker, and DJ based in London.
As a journalist for magazines including Wax Poetics, Dazed & Confused, and NYLON, she has interviewed an array of musical luminaries - from hip-hop and funk royalty such as George Clinton, Shock G (RIP), Pete Rock, and Prince Paul, to notable figures of the French music scene such as Jean-Marie Perier, Michel Gaubert, and Marcel Benbassat. She also worked closely with the record label Delicious Vinyl for many years.
Since beginning to DJ while living in Paris in 2017, she has played at spots across the globe in London, Paris, and Los Angeles, including Silencio, The Arts Club, Le Tres Particulier and with the all-female DJ collective Girls Gone Vinyl.
With an exceptional ear and deep knowledge of music, her DJ sets are fun, sexy, and playful, featuring a mix of old-school hip-hop, funk, r&b, soul, rock, and disco gems.
Valentin Lamar
29/08/2024 KC
- Dub
- House
- Space Music
Valentin Lamar is a New York City-based DJ/Producer, and founder of label and DJ collective Something For Your Mind. His selections span elements of Jazz, Deep House, dubby-roots, psychedelic, and organic sounds.
The Grouch DJ
31/08/2024 KC
- Boogie
- Disco
- Electronic
Oscar (The Grouch DJ) is a record digger originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. Their last 3 years have been spent traveling and digging records through South America, Europe, and the lesser known corners of the United States.
Starting as a promoter in a rural town in California, he built a strong following through an electro and boogie dance party. He left the party behind and has since been at the controls of some of the coziest vinyl-centric clubs in North America. Including Bar Part Time (SF), Motor City Wine (DET), Carousel (NYC) and Sans Soleil (MTL).
His selections focus on boogie, electro, jazz and disco from around the world. Encompassing Italo, jazz funk, axé, and something in between.
