Tough Matter w/ Ashley Holmes 26th March 2023

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THE NTS Guide TO Databass

Two hours of jit and ghetto-tech anthems from one of Detroit's premier party labels.

I’m in Greece, standing at the mouth of Penteli cave. The air smells of salt and something metallic. Inside, turtles crawl along the walls and ceiling, their shells reflecting scenes from history—battles, feasts, gods laughing. One stares at me, and suddenly, I understand everything—the universe, time, why socks vanish in the wash. The ground shatters. I’m falling—no, I’m on a roller coaster, twisting through the sky. The track is made of gold and marble, looping through clouds shaped like gods’ faces, past an upside-down Parthenon floating like a balloon. The coaster dips into the Aegean Sea, skimming the surface before rocketing upward through a storm of lightning bolts hurled by an amused Zeus. A turtle in a laurel wreath appears beside me, holding a cup of ambrosia. “Drink,” it says. I take a sip—blinding light. I wake up. There’s sand in my bed, a tiny turtle-shaped stone on my pillow, and the faint scent of something ancient in the air.

Electronica Experimental Leftfield Pop RNB

Monthly broadcast by Ashley Holmes, multidisciplinary artist based in Sheffield working across sound, installation, radio broadcasts and performance.

Tracklist

KMRUKMRU
motley
Lauren DuffusLauren Duffus
Permanence
HYEJI NAMHYEJI NAM
SINGING FOUNTAIN

ChaperoneChaperone
Miniature Plastic Flower
Space AfrikaSpace Afrika
Dairyday4
EmbaciEmbaci
Knock U Down (Improv Draft)
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BabyfatherBabyfather
1471 Ft. Tirzah
Seigfried KomidashiSeigfried Komidashi
Amidst The Kaos, A Boy Finds His Voice
MODHAMODHA
Call It Luck Ft. OKCANDICE
PattenPatten (My Panda Shall FlyMy Panda Shall Fly mix)
Ndi Bem (My Panda Shall Fly "Unknown Igbo" Incident)
RaidenRaiden
Intro
Brian NastyBrian Nasty
Time I Leave
Bruno Pronsato, Bruno Pronsato, ArchangelArchangel (Oliver CoatesOliver Coates mix)
L.A. Teen (Oliver Coates Version "X")
Kassem MosseKassem Mosse
A3
William FlorelleWilliam Florelle
Unwind, Become
Natty WylahNatty Wylah
dangL d0wn
Haich Ber NaHaich Ber Na
Nowhere Like It
Baby AslBaby Asl
Wings
Aubrey Trnql X Invader SpadeAubrey Trnql X Invader Spade
U Said (Feat. Infamousizak)
KnucksKnucks feat. VennaVenna
Alpha House
MA.MOYO X Marysia OsuMA.MOYO X Marysia Osu
MOTHERSHIP