Robek (2024)

18/08/2023

All praise the propellor hat ! 🚁

About to hop off to Field Maneuvers but thought I'd shout about a couple mixes I've done:

1) honoured to be hopping on 's Third Place show tonight/tomorrow at midnight!!! Will is a legend and his label is class so get to know if you don't already. Deep dubby stripped back business from some of my faves in there, really enjoyed doing this one 💖

2) hopped on .atk's AAJA show the other week but forgot to shout about it as a certain sister of mine was getting married (!) but it's up on the soundcloud now! More stripped back ambient, dubby, housey explorations including a track of my own - 2 hours to float about and chill to essentially, letting the tracks do their thing. Thanks Eve 💕

Tracklists on here, thanks to all the amazing producers, can only tag 20 but make sure to check em out. P.S sorry Nowt and fka boursin, track titles are wrong!!!

Okay this post is too long, have a good weekend ###x

12/02/2022

Guested on the excellent Niceup's Run The Riddim show last Tuesday n had a load of fun. Upload is now up for your listening pleasure should you wish, wicked 2nd hour from Jack too.

https://soundcloud.com/niceup/pull-up-w-robek-08-02-22

Tracklist:
Sockethead - Genesis Redux (Youth)
Jonny from Space - Sunken Dub (Self-released)
Kevin Murf - Bagombo (Grid)
INVT + Nick León - LÎO (Self-released)
Beneath - Ovaride (Hotline)
Big Ever - Whackers (Self-released)
GLUE BOY - Hyperglue 1 (Space Tapes)
Akkord - XMTR (Houndstooth)
Despina - Nim Chimpsky (Shubzin)
Pillzbury DOE - DADA DRUMS (GALACTIKBASSMUSIK ENT.)
French II - Hytune (Intercept)
Dubplanet X - TIHb (OBRIY)
Ivy Lab - Suzuki (Self-released)
Holloway Music - Levitate (Earful of Wax)
Pugilist - Terraform (Artikal)
Sockethead - Devotion (Youth)

Enjoy :)

Recording from .ek on this months Pull Up show, holding down residencies for on and . Also curating a weekly event .corsica and various other radio shows on

23/03/2021

Big ups to Control Freak Recordings for including 'Sourdough Ender' in their new Noods Radio show! Gassed to have been included on this stacked tracklist 😍

Might go back over the track and polish it up a bit n chuck it up on Bandcamp soon 🧐😈👽

Whole mix is fire so get listening xx

19.03.21 Control Freak label bosses Finnaman & Customer Service make their Noods debut with a wonky journey through some new favourites, including several tracks from their forthcoming V/A Psycho/Soma.

20/02/2021

The stream for my latest SPILL is here: https://soundcloud.com/vandelayradio/spill-w-robek-110221

Tracklist attached 😈

While I'm here I also wanna give a massive shout out to the gang over at The Goodie Room. They've released a few mixes recently including one amazing trip from Shokunin and a UKG workout from Ollie Rant which is huge!! You should definitely check them out if you hadn't already, loads of top drawer mixes to get your teeth into (including my own 🧐😎).

https://soundcloud.com/thegoodieroom

11/02/2021

Yo! I'll be rolling through the Vandelay Radio airwaves tonight with my first mix for a while... new year = new artwork and the first show is full of loads of faves from recently, including:

Syz on Control Freak Recordings, Nyla + Ossify on the new Mind Controlled Rectifier VA, Estebahn on the new Shubzin VA, Loop LF on Well Street Records and many more 📢🧐👽

Tune in at 9 via vandelayradio.com!! 💓💓💓

31/01/2021

Ello ello - we've got another tasty sunday of broadcasting lined up on Bonse1 today with big bossman Shokunin opening things up, followed by a replay of my Noods Radio show from Friday and then a killer guest mix from Itten to finish things off! We go from 3pm - bonse1.com 👽📢🧐

24/01/2021

Back on Bonse1 at 3pm - today I'll only be playing tracks from the label A Colourful Storm. Their back catalogue is amazing and full of variation from wonky minimal to dark jungle to obscure ambient and non-electronic cuts.

Today I'll be reaching for the ambient side of things so lock in for an hour or so of otherworldly soundscapes. Hope you enjoy! 👽👽👽

Also on are Bek and Jiminy Watts so make sure to stick around for them afterwards! 3-8 on bonse1.com ###

18/12/2020

Latest Vandelay Radio show is now up on soundcloud to listen back to... one of my favourites I've recorded I reckon, full of UK warpers and some twisty techno 🐍🐍 apologies for the skips during one of the mixes and a horribly warped record that I played towards the end that just sounds a bit odd but other than that enjoy !!

https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-171120

TRACKLIST:

Objekt - Fishloop 1 (Locked Grooved)
Konduku - Kızılırmak ( Remix) [Nous'klaer Audio]
BFTT - Lokt (Polity Records)
Lurka - Minds Eye Tript (45RPM) [Timedance]
Jabes - Clown Tool (Klunk)
Keplrr - Esoteric Functions (Control Freak Recordings)
Forest Drive West - Escape (Livity Sound)
Sputnik One A/V - Wall IV (The Untold Stories)
Shed - The Lower Upside Down (Surgeon Remix) [Ostgut Ton]
Berg-jaär - Talu (Roöm)
Piezo - Art Attack Gone Wrong (Ansia)
Parallaks - Zaporizhia (Moto)
DHS - Watch the Sky (Underground Assault)
Objekt - Fishloop 2 (Locked Groove)

SPILL heads into double figures with an all wax exploration of twisted warp soundscapes from Robek

17/12/2020

I'll be rolling through on Vandelay Radio tonight from 9 with a bunch of UK-flavoured warpers from BFTT, Lurka, Keplrr, Jabes, Piezo and more.. all wax bizniz for the 10th edition of SPILL!! :) tune in via vandelayradio.com 😘😘😘

23/11/2020

Played two shows on the radio this week, both available now on Soundcloud!!

A/B 003 - an hour of non-dance music (kinda) vibes followed by some dubby housey breaksy ambient-leaning (?) goodness: https://soundcloud.com/user-874572558/ab003-wrobek

SPILL 09 - pure steppers from start to finish, including tracks from Syz, Finnaman, Rudolf C and Horsepower Productions 🧠 https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-191120

Robek rolling through with the 9th edition of SPILL, this time reaching for some of his favourite garage and breaks cuts

19/11/2020

I'll be back on Vandelay Radio this evenign from 9! Pulled a load of breaks and garage steppers out the bag for this one :)

15/11/2020

I'll be floating through the Bonse1 airwaves later this evening for the third edition of my show A/B.

This time I wanted to keep the first half free of dance music pretty much so it's full of some of my favourite dub, jazz and hip hop cuts with a few oddities thrown in there. Then the second half brings us into more electronic territory with a varied selection of house, breaky UK bits and ambient-leaning techno.

On tonight at 8 along with another killer mix after that!! 😘😘

22/10/2020

A family affair tonight on Vandelay Radio as me and my brother Bek will be going b2b from 9pm!! Sweet SPILL goodness from around the musical spectrum delivered straight to your ears via vandelayradio.com 🎃🎃🎃

01/10/2020

Ello - most recent Vandelay Radio show is up on the cloud for all to enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-240920

And icymi earlier this week, my mix for The Goodie Room went live and is available to listen here: https://soundcloud.com/thegoodieroom/pick-n-mix-5-robek. WIll be posting buymusicclub links to both of these soon! Enjoy ✌️🧠💓

In dis one, Robek curates a playful yet pensive mix of breaks, UKB, tech house and more. Exhibiting many an alien and wobbly sound while skilfully retaining a strong sense of rhythm and flow. Check it

27/09/2020

Very happy to have recorded the most recent Pick 'n' Mix for The Goodie Room, it's full of some of my favourites from the last few months and I'm really pleased with how it came out, so give it a listen via the link below 💓

Here's the tracklist, I'll post a buymusicclub link soon so you can grab the tracks if you want!

Hobie - Bucks (Church)
Marvin Gaye - All the Way Around
Dave Aju (official) - Tapatio (Ten Year Anniversary Version)
Robek - U13
Femme En Fourrure - Bound
D0cXy13t - DFRH
Stones Taro - Muddy Fish (YAM Records)
Klon Dump - Sashay Crabwise (A Colourful Storm)
DHS - Hypnosis / I Am Your Control (Underground Assault)
Lewi Boome - Your Soul (Shubzin)
Keplrr - Convection (Control Freak Recordings)
Plebeian - Entry Plug (Molten Moods)
Will Hofbauer - Count Me In (Third Place)
Kush Jones - GTB (DJ Swisha Remix)
Roska - Pez Dispenser 2
Skee Mask - IT Danza (Ilian Tape)
Anz. - Gary Mission (Hessle Audio)
Kaval - Moving Liana
Lack - Rrush (Livity Sound)
Bobo - w_ u (feat. Paris Taylor) [Gestalt Records]
D. Tiffany - Low (LKR RECORDS)
Pugilist - Reminiscence

🍬 Pick ‘n’ Mix #5 🍬

For the fifth chapter of the series, Robek has provided a playful yet pensive blend of bass, breaks, tech house and more.

🔊 LISTEN HERE 🔊
https://soundcloud.com/thegoodieroom/pick-n-mix-5-robek

Robek is involved with some great outlets such as Vandelay Radio, JX3 and BONSE1, where he has been regularly pumping out some of the finest mixes of the summer. This one is no different, exhibiting many an alien and wobbly sound, while skilfully retaining a strong sense of rhythm and flow throughout.

As well as DJing, Rob is a very talented producer. Look out for his progressive bass track U13 that makes an appearance early on. He hopes to share some more of his productions soon so be sure to watch his soundcloud closely.

Robek’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rob-ek

24/09/2020

I'll be back on Vandelay Radio tonight from 9!! Loads of slow chuggy wompers in store, listen via vandelayradio.com 🥴🥴

21/09/2020

Robek returns from a short break for the sixth edition of SPILL - an hour of warped techno, bass and electro for you to enjoy.

27/08/2020

Back on Vandelay Radio tonight from 21:00 after a short break - lots of warpy treats in store - tune in via vandelayradio.com 💓🧠
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26/08/2020

Tonight we have Bolam on the BONSE1 airwaves !! 2 hours of pure mind massaging material, get locked from 8 via bonse1.com! 🧠🧠🧠

We are back from a short break from broadcasting with an exciting new mix series, SPECIALWORLD W/ Bolam - starting tomorrow @ 8pm 🌿

Bolam is one of our favourite producers at the moment and is currently based in Malmö, Sweden. He's had tunes released with Lobster Theremin, Haws and MELD and we're super excited to have him on air over the next few months 📻

The SPECIALWORLD series was conceived whilst Bolam was at home in the Shetland Islands, the most northerly islands in the UK. The name is derived from the classic movie trope, "the hero's journey", in which the hero reaches a special world at the end of their journey, a place untouched by the outside world. Each mix will evoke it's own journey, with carefully thought out progressions through a mind bending range of sonic textures and eclectic rhythms. Join us for Part 1, tomorrow at 8pm 🔒

Graphic: Martha Irwin

26/07/2020

I'm back on the BONSE1 airwaves tonight from 8! Doing the second edition of my A/B show, with the a half being comprised of a load of downtempo type treats and chuggers and a second half full of jungly/speedy goodness...

On bonse1.com! At 8!

08/07/2020

The latest SPILL is up for streaming pleasure on the Vandelay Radio soundcloud. Tunes from M.Bootyspoon, Beneath (No Symbols), Metrist, Bakongo aka Roska, Peter Van Hoesen, General Ludd, Element and one from myself at the end there. I'll put a tracklist + buymusicclub link to it all soon ###

Link: https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-20720

Robekl is back for the fifth edition of SPILL, armed with a load of lockdown bangers.

02/07/2020

Back on Vandelay Radio tonight at 9 for the 5th edition of SPILL! Tune in via vandelayradio.com

15/06/2020

Forgot to say that the most recent SPILL show is on the Vandelay Radio soundcloud now: https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-040620

I won't talk too much about it as did a big post about the end of the show when it aired, but here are the links to various petitions, donations and information that I posted alongside it:

George Floyd memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Belly Mujinga memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga

Ahmaud Arbery memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud…

ActBlue / Bail funds - this link will split your donation between a number of different organisations/bail funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

The Bail Project: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project

Justice for George Floyd petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-georg…

Justice for Belly Mujinga: https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly…

A list of black artists / labels and their bandcamps - THIS FRIDAY 19TH JUNE BANDCAMP ARE WAIVING THEIR FEES AND DONATING THEM TO THE NAACP LEGAL FUND, SO BUY ON THIS DAY: https://docs.google.com/…/15wtaOQx91bdnDtAj7JVlB3…/htmlview…

More info on ‘Come Out’: https://pitchfork.com/…/9886-blood-and-echoes-the-story-of…/

Something a little different this week as we get an hour of music and at the end we are treated to a snippet of Steve Reich’s piece ‘Come Out'.

04/06/2020

I’m back on Vandelay Radio tonight at 9, but that doesn't really seem important with what's going on in the world rn.

Annoyingly the batteries in my recorder went out about 10 minutes from the end, but I thought I might as well use my little bit of internet space to broadcast a couple things that I think are relevant to the current situation. One of those is Steve Reich’s 1966 piece ‘Come Out’ - I first heard this in a Madvillain track but came across the original’s history on a wikipedia deep dive one day, and researched a bit further. It was composed using a tape recording of Daniel Hamm, an 18 year-old Harlem resident who was beaten by police and later falsely imprisoned on a murder charge; the true murderer is believed to be the police’s star witness. In the piece you hear Hamm describe how he had to force blood to come out of one of his bruises in order to be given medical help. From then on, the phrase “come out to show them” is repeated over and over, with one channel gradually falling out of phase, creating a spiralling echo effect.

The relevance of ‘come out’ today is undeniable, which is why I have paired it with a clip from George the Poet’s appearance on Newsnight on Monday. In it, he explains to Emily Maitlis that the UK is not exempt from the racism seen in the US - far from it, in fact. Just because the police don’t carry guns here it doesn’t necessarily make the situation any better. It’s a really eloquent answer and one that I think people should hear.

It might seem trivial to be putting this stuff in a DJ mix that not that many people will hear, but I think we just need to be spreading information and support as much as we possibly can at the moment. That’s why I’m also including a few links to information, donations and more below:

George Floyd memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Belly Mujinga memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga

Ahmaud Arbery memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud?pc=tw_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bcgfm_tw_fund_i-run-with-maud

ActBlue / Bail funds - this link will split your donation between a number of different organisations/bail funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

The Bail Project: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project

Justice for George Floyd petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?utm_source=brand_us&utm_medium=media&use_react=false

Justice for Belly Mujinga: https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga

A list of black artists / labels and their bandcamps - TOMORROW JUNE 5TH ALL REVENUE WILL GO DIRECTLY TO ARTISTS, SO BUY FROM THIS LIST TOMORROW: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15wtaOQx91bdnDtAj7JVlB39z3r7T-eQb8S8cpQrUwp0/htmlview?pru=AAABcqN1Tgs*ope8Xq4tDEsWZNcdtF0XeA&fbclid=IwAR2CDxr2iyjOFrHQhWlSGFP_I3TQuKjV5hIbWZkFp1n4zjZ3bcL83u2iJac

More info on ‘Come Out’: https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9886-blood-and-echoes-the-story-of-come-out-steve-reichs-civil-rights-era-masterpiece/

Please keep donating, keep talking and keep up the momentum - every bit will help. 💓✌️🧠

31/05/2020

Tonight I'll be chatting about some of my favourite records on Bonse1, followed by a mix of medium-paced dubby wigglers 🐛🐛

Once again we're raising money for The Felix Project, but this time we'll also be raising money for Campaign Zero in light of the racial injustices that have happened, both here and abroad, recently. Please tune in and donate if you can, we must stand in solidarity with marginalised groups and end institutional racism now. 💓✊🧠

Join us tonight for resident Robek, with his episode of Lockdown Discs 🌿
He's gonna be talking through some of his favourite tracks before his set, so make sure to tune in from 8pm!

Along with our continued fundraising for The Felix Project, this evening's show will also be in support of Campaign Zero, who are trying to bring an end to police violence in America. You can find out more about them and donate here: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

08/05/2020

The recording from last night's Vandelay Radio show is now up on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vandelaylol/spill-w-robek-070520

Featuring some of my fave records of recent weeks/months/years, including Pugilist on TRULE / Sub Basics / HVL on Hypercolour Records / Hazed / British Murder Boys / Junq.Music / Consulate on Bitterfeld Musik / Batu_music & LURKA / Ambien Baby on Planet Euphorique / DHS / Space Cadets (Adam Pits & Lisene) on Seven Hills Records / N Gynn on Pleasure Club. 🚀🧠📡

Hope you enjoy!! 💓💓💓

-ek brings an all wax mix of acidic sounds and broken grooves.

07/05/2020

Back for my third helping of the Vandelay Radio airwaves tonight, recorded a cheeky all wax mix for it so you can hear me clang some mixes of some of my fave tunes ever! Including new Pugilist on TRULE, Sub Basics, Ambien Baby, Batu_music & Lurka, Bitterfeld Musik alongside some older stuff... 🔥

Vandelayradio.com - 9pm !!! 💓💃🚀

28/04/2020

Had the pleasure of guesting on Threads Radio for the Vandelay Radio takeover a couple of weeks ago. Me and Alpha Fett Baby went b2b and dished out an hour of bassy soundscapes and trippy vocals... the archive has just been put up on Threads' soundcloud, so if you wanna listen here's the link:
https://soundcloud.com/threadsradio/vandelay-w-robek-b2b-alpha-fett-baby-threadstakeovers-17-apr-20

📡💃🚀👾👽🧠

Feel the rawness in Robek & Alpha Fett Baby's set here - 2 wicked DJs in quarantine together. Standing side-by-side, with a dark, mesmerizing energy underpinning the mix: it's future electro meets dys

24/04/2020

big ups to Control Freak Recordings for putting this comp out into the world - really nice set of tunes and all for a good cause! check it out here: https://controlfreakrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/remote-access

10 track album

17/04/2020

Very excited to be playing on Threads Radio for the Vandelay Radio takeover tonight. It starts at 7 and me + Alpha Fett Baby will be going b2b from 10! Tune in via https://threadsradio.com/ ### 💓💓

Robek