Alasdair King is a DJ and editor of online music, arts and culture magazine Ransom Note.

Founder too of the 'Tropical' party series thrown in both Glasgow and London, Ally is back for another groovy global journey through sound.

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Mukatsuku Records is the UK's premier reissue label bringing long lost treasures back into circulation, and Nik is the man that makes it all happen.

We're delighted that he once again brings his record box of worldwide jazz, funk and soul wonders for this Friday night.

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Excellent taste? Check. All vinyl? Check. Weekend resident? Check.

Long time aficionado of all things beats, breaks and B-Boy culture, cratedigger Vesa returns with his enviable record collection for a rhythm section-led Saturday.

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Super Disco Edits started out as a re-edits label, then morphed into specialising in finding and releasing completely unknown and/or unreleased soul, funk and disco.

Label owner Russell Paine (DJ Sigher) joins us for an evening of choice label cuts and more.

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Etienne is a respected soul, funk and disco lover from Paris.

An early and longtime supporting member at the renowned Djoon club, he’s now resident at New Morning. Opening and closing for legendary artists such as Leon Ware, Fred Wesley, Roy Ayers and Ed Motta, ATN also manages rising french funk band Echoes Of.

Now programmer and producer at New Morning Radio, he's also a fine selector for compilations and has recently started an exciting musical collaboration with remixer Young Pulse, producing remixes for Jarrod Lawson, Gesyter, Resolution 88. Known as MOCHI MEN, they launched their label MOCHI Records in 2019, providing DJ sets, remixes, edits, original productions and collaborations.

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Sarah Evans selects records from across the globe and decades to make your head nod and your soul feel better.

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Producer, drummer, percussionist and DJ Nick Woodmansey aka Emanative has produced records for Brownswood, On The Corner, Ninja Tune and most recently a double gatefold LP for Jazzman. He's also a trustee of Gilles Peterson’s Steve Reid Foundation along with Four Tet and Floating Points, among others. Whilst his productions have been rooted mainly in deep and spiritual jazz, his eclectic taste and vinyl selections cover all corners of the globe and all genres. Expect all manner of earthly delights from the deep and diverse to the strange and funky. He joins us for a DJ set to celebrate his latest release 'Vibes From The Tribe'.

Emanative comes through yet again with a collaboration blessed with the experience and wisdom of Phil Ranelin – trombonist and co-founder of the legendary Detroit based independent label Tribe Records and one of the world's great underground jazz elders. A brand new version of what is undoubtedly an untouchable classic, and yet somehow Ranelin and Emanative bring the necessary freshness and vibes galore to this new rendition for 2019 and beyond.

This one is indeed a very special release, and is coming out on limited edition 7” vinyl, with all contributions artistic and otherwise being donated and all proceeds once again going to Gilles Peterson's Steve Reid Foundation. Recorded at fellow trustee Sam Shepherd's Floating Productions Studio – with both the studio time and the skills of in house engineer Tim Pennells also generously contributed to the cause.

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Legendary West Coast singer-songwriter Ned Doheny is a world-class raconteur.

Indeed, he enjoyed the first and last word in the fabled Hotel California story of Laurel Canyon excess and excellence.

From stories of hanging out in hot tubs with the Eagles and impressing Joni to defining Yacht Rock and being "big in Japan", join us as Ned regales his life in music in conversation with music journalist Jim Butler.

Tickets £10 – on sale now

Doors – 6pm
Talk 7.30–9pm (no food/drink service during this period)
Be With Records will play until close

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Heels & Souls and Chris Airplays have been playing together as The Diggers since meeting on the Oval Space Terrace in 2015. Originally formed in 2010 as a clothing brand; the collective has since hosted record fairs with sellers such as Mr Thing and Bullion, organised regular Diggers Socials, supported acts such as Bonobo, Mafalda, Sadar Bahar, and Mark Seven along with producing art editions, DJ edits and a soon to be released DJ recovery recipe zine.

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Collecting records since his early teenage years, Pylon Soundz aka Alex Morris has been curating an impressive melting pot of sounds from across the world.

A regular selector for the lo key collective with his radio show Hidden Rhythm already five shows in – expect deep, soulful cosmic grooves for his Spiritland debut.

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Gary first started buying records back in the mid 1980s and began DJing in local pubs and bars, and would often travel to the States looking for records to buy.

A few years ago he started to DJ with the Mr Bongo Soundsystem which has given him the opportunity to take trips all over the world buying and playing records.

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Born in Bulgaria, Frederika has been collecting records while living in London for the past six years. She has started her own night, Date With The Sun, at the notable Cubo Beach Bar in her hometown of Varna that takes place every few months and has already gained a considerable following.

She is bringing the "playing-for-your-friends" vibe everywhere she plays her sets now and you can expect to hear all styles of music, from Eastern European jazz to modern soul, gospel, hip hop, lovers rock, tropical grooves and everything that helps her express her state of mind.

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Born & based in Manchester, Loz Goddard has been making waves over the last four years on labels such as Outplay, Dirt Crew, Razor N Tape and Quintessentials.

More recently though, he's looked to Seb Wildblood’s Church imprint to launch his new alias ‘Goddard’ with an EP that received early support from Resident Advisor, Mr. Scruff and Session Victim to name a few.

Also born out of Manchester is his monthly radio show, the ‘Downtown Groove Sessions’, Goddard uses this platform to mix and blend the more chilled side of jazz, downtempo and ambient with house, disco, breaks and techno and regularly invites like-minded guests on the show with a ‘play-what-you-like’ attitude. Past guests have included Harrison BDP, Laurence Guy, Nachtbraker and Philou Louzolo.

Goddard already has an increasingly full release schedule for 2019 with remixes and EPs on the way for Tusk Wax, Quintessentials and of course a few surprises.

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Netil Radio’s experienced selector Fannoire Ge connects the dots between boogie, disco and soul for this Sunday afternoon session.

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Dominic from HERESY leaves the folk records at home and brings a mixture of jazz, sweet soul, crossover and rocksteady.

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Token Girl DJs is the moonlight moniker of Diva and Daisy from Heavenly Recordings. Whether soundtracking festivals, grotty pubs, bat mitzvahs, boats, divorce parties or Mercury's return from retrograde, they're sure to be packing pop, post-punk, indie, disco and otherly-genred bangers from across time, around this planet, and possibly also the next.

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Spiritland's own Jack pairs up with long-time friend, DJ and synth nerd Chris to play whatever they damn well please thank you very much.

Likely avenues for the evening are AOR, groovy prog/folk, easy disco and worldly chuggers.

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Discofunk started as a gathering in a tiny Kentish Town basement for a bunch of best mates in 2012.

Over the last few years it has gone on to become a fully-fledged posse of like-minded DJs, musos and party people centred around quality music and disco culture.

From guest mixes to festival stage takeovers, Discofunk is a platform that celebrates all walks of the genre from old school glam to the more modern, deeper sound.

The Discofunk Allstars are also known for their strong identity incorporating jazz, soul, world and house music.

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Scarlett O'Malley is a selector, DJ and radio presenter hailing from West London.

She runs her own soul music events and brand under the name ‘The Soul Exchange’ and also DJs all over the capital for brands such as Fred Perry and has residencies with The Blues Kitchen and Disco Disco.

Scarlett DJs an eclectic range of doo-wop, soul, house, disco and Latin and likes to play dance music from across the eras. With shows on Totally Wired Radio, Transmission Roundhouse, Foundation FM and Portobello Radio her love for music, radio and events is what she lives and breathes.

This summer you will catch Scarlett DJing at Glastonbury, 51st State and Camp Bestival, Pikes in Ibiza and a whole host of different events across the country.

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For over 30 years Jeremy has been an obsessive collector of Salsoul and all its related labels.

He'll be sharing the width, depth and breadth of the world's most complete known Salsoul Records collection, spinning classic disco, uptempo funk, latin jazz, reggae, 70s soul and 80s boogie.

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Derrick's a selector from Sydney, now residing in London.

A serious fan of spiritual jazz, noodling blues, 70s dream pop and gut-wrenching soul, he's a resident on NTS Radio and formerly a host on Brussels' LDBK, making a name for himself blending far-flung gems with much-adored classics.

Derrick has recently joined the weekend resident roster and joins us for this Saturday session.

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Seiji Ono runs Floating Points' reissue label Melodies International. Among others, the label has been responsible for giving a second lease of life to long lost classics and scarcely heard soul gems alike, reissuing and re-contextualizing records such as 'A Gira' by Trio Ternura and 'A Tribute To Muhammad Ali' by Le Stim.

Seiji Ono DJs regularly at the label’s 'You’re a Melody' parties and has also co-founded all-Japanese music DJ crew 'Shibaura Sound System', playing records reflecting his inclinations for music with soul.

Hugo LX is a nomadic DJ and producer cruising from donwtempo beats to soulful electronic dance music. He has crafted music for labels such as NDATL, Balance and MCDE and has also supplied beats for numerous hiphop staples.

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Regular-for-a-reason selector Mark G checks in for another sweet and soulful afternoon session.

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Stephen Titmus is a music journalist and DJ from London.

With nearly two decades of experience, and an enviable record collection, Stephen plays a broad range of soulful music ranging from jazz and beyond.

Stephen has been working in the music industry since the early noughties - working in music tech and media at companies like Shazam and Resident Advisor.

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Pasto Pesta are LJ Horstman and Voys. LJ is a long time NTS1 resident with the ‘Field Work’ show and releases dance music as Weird Weather (12”s on Emotional Especial / Going Good). Voys is the shop manager of Rye Wax, Peckham and one half of DJ duo Souvenir. They will be playing music from the borders of ambient, dub, wave, experimental electronics and classic rock.

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Starting out behind two turntables at the age of 14, our man Michael Davies is a serial crate digger and DJ with a passion for remarkable music. He enjoys nothing more than genre-spanning marathon sets, with records played from all across the globe.

The Spiritland Selector is back for another rare groove filled affair – expect anything from deep soul to free jazz – and especially if the word 'love' features in the title. This time, he's joined by the esteemed Tom Blip.

Via his globally influenced label, Blip Discs, Tom Blip's debut record 'Wrong Guanco' spent a large part of 2015 providing everyone from Bonobo to Joy Orbison with their peak time drum workout at sets across the world. The eclecticism of this musical imprint gives somewhat of a hint of his wide tastes as a selector, and has rightfully put the young DJ on the map.

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Anthony Fields AKA Tone B. Nimble, has been a vital entity on the music scene for over 30 years. His calling started in the mid-1980’s as a DJ spinning House, Disco, and Italo in Chicago’s flourishing underground scene.

In 2011, Tone started Al-Tone Edits with partner Al Bumz, a disco edit label devoted to featuring lesser known Soul, Disco, and Gospel tunes with support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Detroit Swindle, Sadar Bahar, Hunee and many others.

Al-Tone Edits is regarded as a label for Disco savants. Nine volumes deep, Al-Tone Edits continues to grow in exposure, while opening doors for the duo. More recently Tone is building a the “Soul Is My Salvation” brand. Including the continuation of the cassette series, releasing official Gospel re-issues, and the launch of a gospel oriented event entitled “Rejoice”. Growing up in the black church, Tone always admired the skill level of the musicians that backed the choirs and incredible vocalists that go virtually unknown.

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Lost in music and neck deep in the world of records, Jeremy caught the bug during the late 90s in his native Wellington, NZ. Following a move to London in 2000, he spent the next ten years loitering in Soho’s record stores, DJing at East End parties and running with local music crews, this left an indelible mark.

A move to Melbourne in 2000 and a partnership with Jamie Bennett lead to the birth of Crown Ruler’s online record store. Showcasing his expansive musical knowledge and knack for trawling forgotten music from across the globe, the unearthing and celebration of music goes deep. It has lead him to consult on a number of acclaimed reissues, curate and source records for a wide variety of local and international clients and launch the Crown Ruler record label. This all culminated in 2017’s Crown Ruler SoundCompilation for London based label, Space Talk. In 2018 Jeremy’s hard work and keen ear saw him start work for Soundway records, working alongside label boss Miles Cleret curating and licensing releases for the esteemed London based label.

A former broadcaster for Melbourne’s PBS 106.7fm and playing events with the likes of Larry Heard, Theo Parrish, ESG, Greg Wilson, Horse Meat Disco, Idjut Boys, Awesome Tapes From Africa and more, Jeremy’s musical gauge is set directly to the heart, head and ears. Expect his genre bending sets to have no rules, you’ll hear the unheard and obscure right next to stone cold classics.

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From "under the Neon Wing of Green Velvet", Jack Priest stepped onto Brooklyn based Wolf + Lamb Records with a not-so-serious approach to electronic music.

The dance-pop artist's work quickly gained global support from the likes of BBC Radio 1.

Come and hear the records that influence Jack's sound. Or ones that don't, but that he just really really loves.

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Funk loving good for nothing nerd making house music and the like.

A self-confessed nerd and 'slave to the funk', Harry was raised on a diet of 'Gang Starr, St Germain, all things Ninja Tune and drum & bass' and there aren't many styles of music that he hasn't dabbled with this past decade.

Having found his feet amongst the deeper echelons of house music, 2012 saw Harry's seminal remix of Ben Pearce's crossover hit 'What I Might Do' smashed out in clubs all over the world. DJ sets across the UK and mainland Europe ensued with remixes and EPs going out on the likes of Strictly Rhythm, Island Records, Dirt Crew and OUTPLAY

In recent times Harry's more sample-focused fusion of house music with his deeper seated influences in hip hop, jazz, soul and funk has found its way onto records for the likes of House of Disco and Dirt Crew Recordings... and into the record bags of Laurent Garnier, Danny Tenaglia, Karizma, Seven Davis Jr and Jimpster to name but a few.

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MOCHI MEN are a Parisian duo consisting of DJ producer Young Pulse (G.A.M.M.) and DJ selector ATN (New Morning) who teamed up to share their love of disco, funk, AOR and deeper selections.

Both avid record collectors, you can catch them at their residencies in Paris at Badaboum and in London at the Bussey Building. They also broadcast live on their monthly radio show on Le Mellotron.

The MOCHI MEN will be launching MOCHI RECORDS in 2019, where you will find their work and collaborations as producers and remixers.

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Freelance music writer, broadcaster and Worldwide FM host Kate joins us for a Wednesday night.

Over the years Kate has played everywhere from Field Day to End of the Road, Somerset House to Kensington Palace and from the ballroom at Torture Garden to the shop floor at H&M Oxford Circus. Recent bookings include BBC Woman's Hour's 70th Birthday, Oxjam's 10th Birthday with Fatboy Slim and the Stylist Beauty Awards.

Other DJ gigs include at Film4's Summer Screenings, Bestival, Gutterslut at East Bloc, Trouble Vision, Guilty Pleasures and The Last Tuesday Society. She's also programmed nights with Jackmaster, SBTRKT, Mary Anne Hobbs, Fleetmac Wood and more.

Come along to hear Kate's good time selections from the extremities of her record collection.

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Cosmos Records' own Harri brings his eclectic groove-driven sound to Spiritland King's Cross for this Tuesday night session.

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Mari* is a radio producer, a radio presenter, and a multicultural free spirit.

She's lived and worked in the US, Japan and the UK and has produced and coordinated radio shows with more than 30 radio stations around the world.

She presents the bitesize weekday morning show on Worldwide FM “Morning Mari*”and Japanese music focus show “Oto Nova Japan (音の波)” every first Monday.

Come and hear her varied tastes at Spiritland King's Cross.

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Traveling the world festival circuit as a child, Christy was exposed to all manner of weird and wonderful sounds. These early father/son trips have undoubtedly had a profound impact on the DJs digging preferences – favouring the tracks and artists of the global leftfield.

Now what was once his passion has quickly developed into a thriving career. As a selector he’s supported the likes of Joe Armon Jones, Kamaal Williams, Nu Guinea and more, playing anything from Japanese new wave to Brazilian psych.

As a business owner he runs Cafe Artum, a cafe, deli and record store that's become one of the most vibrant spots in Birmingham – a space full of ideas, lectures, unique in-store DJ sessions and workshops.

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As a Chicago resident, devoted lover of dancing and through her appreciation of music Constance K became host for the ‘Cutz On Cuts’ radio show and The Boogie Munsters Crew before going on to produce her own music.

She released “Lights Out” alongside Beyond Luck in 2013 and has been featured on numerous studio projects with DJ Moppy, including the debut release on 606 Records’ label – “The Seven Wonders Of The Sea”.

Constance K is now based in London, UK, starting a new chapter in her music career as co-founder of JustGoodBeats, an independent record label focused on underground sample based music and raw talent.

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The Expansion's passion for selecting music becomes the focus as the band take you on a smooth ride through the back alleys of jazz-funk.

With an emphasis on, but not exclusive to funk, blaxploitation and instrumental music from the 1970s, the band delve deep into their respective record collections, to pick out soulful delicacies for your pleasure.

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