NTS Radio announces Tottenham goalie Alfie Whiteman, DEEP MEDi, gyrofield, more residencies
The station has an impressive squad confirmed for the coming season
NTS Radio has announced a number of new residents for spring and summer 2024.
Dubstep pioneer Mala's DEEP MEDi Musik, Miami-based producer Nick León, and multifaceted Lisbon label and collective PRINCIPÉ have all been added to the roster.
Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman will host a funk, soul, psychedelic rock, and jazz fusion show called Sweet Tooth. Bristol-based bass artist gyrofield has also been included in the line up. You can listen to her Recognise mix for DJ Mag here.
Other names range from the music critic Anthony Fantano to PLO Man, Bitter Babe, Giulia Tess and Astrid Sonne. Dark Entries, the label Josh Cheon set up to "resuscitate the 1980s underground" will also have its own slot.
Collectives including Amman, Jordan-based crew Drowned By Locals, London jungle drum & bass label Rupture, and Wonder Cabinet, a platform for sound and art production and cultural development in Bethlehem, Palestine, are confirmed too. As is Wathéča Records, an imprint and archival project focused on North American indigenous artists.
You can check the full list below.
Easier this year, NTS — which broadcasts from permanent bases in London, Manchester and Los Angeles, and remote locations worldwide — released a compilation spotlighting São Paulo's baile funk scene.
In September, longstanding station host Kasra V dropped the album '10:10 Kasra V Presents 10 Years On NTS Radio', featuring artists such as Sepehr, Angel D'Lite, Kim Ann Foxman, Spray, Fantastic Man and Byron Yeates.
Revisit DJ Mag's long read on the resurgence of independent radio, including NTS, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Then read our feature on how cost-of-living has impacted the sector.
