Friendly Potential: hedonistic dance parties, and blissful late-night radio shows.
Each week the crew play music they love, and air sets from national and international friends. Tune in as they dance around the cosmos, one galaxy at a time.
This weekend, we celebrate three centuries of broadcasts with Maria Moles. Maria is a drummer, composer and producer based in Naarm. Alongside her solo releases, including this year's stunning album For Leolanda for Room40, Maria currently plays with Jaala, Ajak Kwai, and Doroth, and has previously collaborated with FP faves including Mildlife, Krakatau, and Jonnine. For FPR300, she shares a collection that celebrates percussion and groove within music, drawing from artists worldwide. After that, FPR mainstay Simon plays some brainstem soothers.
Next Thursday, SWAMP81 dons Patrice and Loefah throw down at Valhalla in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, care of Pressure and racquetclub. We kick things off on FPR this weekend with the justifiably sole support act BABETECH. After that, we hear from multidisciplinary artist and PRESSURE head honcho Samuel Forbes.
We kick off the next episode of Friendly Potential Radio with Brotherhoodjz, two Tāmaki Makaurau-based brothers who champion amapiano and afro-house in Aotearoa. After that, we hear from Mr. Meaty Boy, a multi-disciplinary Pōneke-based Māori artist who runs WAY.PNT and is renowned for their genre-jumping club sets
it is time for our annual Aotearoa music special. This time, we are joined by Tāmaki Makaurau based selector Oaariki. Tune in as we share the 2022 edition of his mix of underground gems from across the motu.
Current Bias is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based deejay and sound designer with a taste for incredible textures and hypnotising maximalism. Their efforts are well showcased on self-released EPs Doldrum.Eccos and Woes Of Subjectivity, and for labels like Strange Behaviour, racquetclub, Related Articles, Juke Bounce Werk, and Aunty Records. Tonight, they share a textured mix that traverses tempo and style.
AndWahn is a Tāmaki Makaurau-based producer and deejay who seeks to create emotive and driving rave music. They are currently readying the release of the Withdrawal EP, a follow-up to last year's debut Reach Out for Glass Half Full. In the second hour, Andy shares a mix that spans bass, breakbeat, electro, footwork, and jungle.
Last weekend, Friendly Potential hosted the wonderful Lauren Hansom in Auckland and Wellington. Tonight, we head back to the club, and hear the warm-up and closing sets from Saturday night at 121. We kick off with Simon ramping it up, and then close with Gus shutting it down.
In 1994, Durban artist Sandy B released Amajovi Jovi. It was a six-track education on kwaito music, and a rare find, until Invisible City Editions lovingly reissued it in 2017. This weekend, Sandile schools us with bubblegum vs kwaito mix. Stunningly, it is full of shouts from other icons of the scene.
To round things out, we hear from one of our fave deejays - the Toronto-based Milch. Milch is a member of Invisible City Record Shop team and programmer for Invisible City Presents & Invisible City Radio. She shares a mix of bassy downtempo of all sorts, from sluggers and slammers to trip hop and chill-out.
Tonight on Friendly Potential Radio, we hear from two Tāmaki touchstones - Friends Of All The World and Carlotta.
Friends Of All The World is an undersung producer and deejay who haunts Bandcamp and K Rd. Def check out his catalogue at friendsofalltheworld.bandcamp.com. He starts off with a witching hour set recorded at his brother's flat in Naarm.
Tonight on Friendly Potential Radio, we hear from two Tāmaki touchstones - Friends Of All The World and Carlotta.
Carlotta is a budding selectress with a jazz-oriented upbringing. She closes the show with an all-vinyl explorative homage to the finest house, electro, dub, and club mixes that she has heard in her city over the past year.
Faber Morrow is an Auckland based producer, dj, and founder of independent label centralaltsound aka CAS Records. CAS Records is focused on uplifting musicians & spreading a strong message of social awareness & political change. Their first release is the brilliant Battlechip-2380, find it at fabermorrow.bandcamp.com/. Tonight, Faber shares a series of potent tracks that have helped him through hard times of depression & anxiety.
Downstream, we hear from Poneke based DJ and promoter Lazy Daisy. Lazy Daisy has quickly developed a reputation for dark and stormy sets, which she's thrown down at festivals, clubs, and radio shows up & down Aotearoa. Maddie is also behind LOSST which hosts safer dancing experiences in Welli. Their next event is happening on the 29th April with Alice Agnes. You can find all those links, and more of her sets, at https://soundcloud.com/lazyydaisy.