LIVE. In Conversation

An afternoon of music and conversation with different selectors. Explore a genre from its roots to now, build a playlist together, then settle in and listen from start to finish.

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LIVE. in conversation eps 📺

Limestone Cowboy | Italo Disco

So What Stereo | Molam 

Tiny Whisk | Balearic

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Rotate Recordings x Limestone Cowboy - in Conversation: Italo Disco (Spotify)

Rotate Recordings x Limestone Cowboy - in Conversation: Italo Disco (Youtube)

Gossip Records: House from the Archives

ECM: Between Sound and Silence

Rotate Recordings x Tiny Whisk - In Conversation: balearic music (spotify)

Rotate Recordings x Tiny Whisk - In Conversation: balearic music (youtube)

Rotate X Dingo Festival '26

2010–2016: The EDM Boom

First Voices - Early Indigenous Australian Music

Rotate Recording - Jams

Discoteca Mexicana: Mexican Disco 1977–1989

Malay Funk & Soul: Malaysia & Singapore 60s/70s

Raga to the Dancefloor: Indian Dance Music from the 1970s-80s

Dan's Run Club

Golden Age of Iranian Music - Funk, Rock & Pop Before 1979

1972–1993: Cosmic integration – Return to Earth and space

1967–early 1970s: Arkestra as spacecraft – Cosmic civilisation

The Op Shop - World Music Guide

Natural Thing - UK Street Soul

Sounds from the Soil: Nigeria → environment → rhythm vs mobility

Sounds from the Soil: Black Belt → spirituals → blues → early soul/R&B

Ex-Yu Rock

Sun Ra - 1965 to 1967: Heliocentric studio sessions – Transmission from the stars

Sun Ra -  1961 to 1965: Early New York free jazz experiments

Sun Ra - Late 1950s to 1960 [Chicago transition into cosmic themes]

Sun Ra - Mid-1950s \ Earthbound jazz [Chicago swing & hard bop] 

Hermeto Pascoal - O Bruxo

No Time To Be Sad - A Rotate Christmas 

Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu - Favourite K.Frimpong

Strawberry Kisses - Rotate's So Fresh Comp

Barefoot in New York - Arthur Russell

Spiritual Jazz -  The Ahmadiyya movement

Tractor Parts - Great New Australian Music

Learn to  Love - <3

Southern Nights - The NOLA Story

The dna of True - Solange influences

Addison Rae - Digital Love

Music Genres - A → Z

New Years - Shoegaze 

Wall of Sound - Classic Shoegaze 

Hope For Humanity - Pinoy Jazz 

White Lotus - Some of The Best S3

Kashif - Songs and  Productions 

Gouge Away - Post Punk, No wave & Synth Pop

Desert Blues - Tuareg Nomads

True Dub - The Madchester Movement

PRIDE. - Steve Lacy Productions 

Martin Street Special - Popular Nigerians of the 80’s

Almost Cut My Hair - Rock 'n' Roll Renaissance 

Do I Love You - Northern Soul

It's Yours - Rick Rubin’s Best

Work That Muthafucker - 90’s Berlin Techno

Roads -  Chill Rooms & The Impact Of The Rave

Mind Games - South African Bubblegum & Boogie

Ghana Freedom - The Journey Of Highlife

The Constellation of Soulquarians

Got 'Til It's Gone - The Ummah Collective

To 1985 - Uncle Jam Wants you!

It's Not Easy - Psychedelic Afro-Rock

You Know Why - Italo Disco

Heavy Voodoo - A Dub Retrospective 

Humpty Dumpty - Reggae's Influence On The World

Do That $#!% - Intelligent Rap

Shuffle No Shuffle

Chokh Di - South East Asian Rock Movement

Movement - Bassy Beats & Soul

Shucks - A Playlist For An Oyster Bar

Girt By Sea - Australian Music

Flea Market - Beats & Hip Hop

New Releases We Like - Pop

New Releases We Like - Other

Tell It Like It Is - Good Songs, Good Covers

Angolan Music - 60s To Present

Bob James  - & His Influence on Hip Hop

ESG - U.F.O - The Most Sampled Song Of All Time

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Frankie Knuckles - Live at the Warehouse, Chicago 1977

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