space•cast 030 - Benk0
A special edition of the space•cast from an underground hero in London, Benk0. Booker and resident of one of London’s most vital and beloved clubs, MOT UNIT 18 / 20.
These clubs are the lifeblood of this thing we all love and it’s thanks to grafters like Trey (Benk0) that they continue to exist, burning the midnight oil weekend-in-weekend-out on a industrial estate near the Millwall football ground.
The balance of programming smaller clubs in London is an impossibly fine one, staying true to your values and booking exciting artists whilst providing a platform for the plethora of amazing up and coming DJs in London. Playing at MOT is almost a rite of passage at this point and it’s Benk0 who fearlessly navigates the ship through some of the choppiest waters in clubland.
So when the opportunity came to host a mix on the series from the man himself came, recorded at the club where he’s spent more nights than he’d care to remember over the last half decade, it was an easy yes. This set was an opening for XDB and you can tell from the classy selections, perfect pacing and smooth mixing that it was performed by someone with a detailed knowledge of the room who has respect and care of the best residents.
Enjoy! 🌀
@benk0@mot.ldn
⋆˚꩜｡ Ⴆαʂιƈ Ⴆҽɳƙʂ ~ ʂριɾαʅʅιɳɠ, ɳαƚυɾαʅʅყ σɳ ɳҽƚιʅ ɾαԃισ ⋆˚꩜｡
the long-awaited back-to-back with @benk0 after three reschedules - it’s finally happened! chatting briefly beforehand about how the netherlands had changed our perception on deep psychedelic sounds, we used that as a jumping off point for this show. bouncing naturally off each other, the show spans through deep swampy & murky waters of deep techno and dark prog with sprinkles of sleazy tech house and minimal rollers, steppers and sexy, groovy techno. the debut of basic benks was a lot of fun.
tracks by @jumpsource , @marcoshuttle , @psyk____ , @batu_timedance , @inner__zone , @humanspacemachine_ & @sunjuhargun , @christian_coiffure , @carre__carre , @danny_goliger , @caldera.em.es , @javrsalazar & more
Excited to be back at @transmissions____ from Hackney another year alongside some actual legends of the game.
Playing 23:00 - 00:30, I'll be channeling all the amazing sounds I've experienced this summer.
Big shout out to Nic and Rupes 👽😎
Few clips from my latest @kindred_ldn , this is also my 15th show on the station so it's a special one ...
This one's full of acuatic sounding deep house, minimal and tech house abstractions 🛟
⋆˚꩜｡ untitled 909 podcast 224: benk0 (live from kinetic) ⋆˚꩜｡
three years on, south london dj benk0 is back on 909 with a special live recording from his set at dj wiggles' kinetic party last month. nestled between cersy, upsammy and dj wiggles, benk0's live recording is the artist at his finest with a deep swirling soundscape that spans across swampy and subterranean rhythms and dreamy, blissful dubby moments. locked in a trance.
🚨 full line up announce! 🚨
@upsammy_@benk0@cersy___@dj__wiggles
we’re v v excited to be bringing garage noord, nts radio & former de school resident @upsammy_ to our fav 200 cap south ldn warehouse on the 8th march !
early birds are sold out & 1st release tix are moving fast ꩜
Saturday 8th March @ormsideprojects
🎟️ link in bio
🎨 by @y.yairam
