About this episode
The episode features Ailsa Cavers, exploring her diverse musical projects and unique DJ style.
Islas aka Ailsa Cavers is the curious mind behind many projects. From co-creating the Basic Moves record label, PLANET collective and the pop-up shop objet petit a / op-a with Dana Kuehr, there's always something fizzing. We first met back in 2016, bumping into both her and Walrus in Leeds' Wire, Distrikt and Tribe Records over the same weekend. After a few shared tales, we ended up back at an afters for a long mission of mixing records and sharing more stories from their digging trip around the UK. Ailsa has since developed a potent and intriguing style behind the decks, sitting somewhere between wonky minimal and punky oddballs, right through to introspective ambient and atmospheric club tracks. There's always been a fruitful connection between the crews for almost 10 years, and it's about time we showcased her sonics in this wicked pod. Strap in! @islasaliasailsa Photo by Marine Urbain
People in this episode
Host: MASS
Guest: Ailsa Cavers
Topics covered
- music production
- DJing
- record labels
- ambient music
- club culture
Keywords
- Ailsa Cavers
- DJ
- music
- ambient
- record label
- Leeds
- mixing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Basic Moves, PLANET, objet petit a / op-a
Places: Leeds, Wire, Distrikt, Tribe Records
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