by Scuba
Paul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and label boss known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 15, 2025
<p>Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/656ee40ef95cc60012922e59/shows/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/episodes/www.ac55id.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ac55id.com</a> to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!</p><p>--</p><p>Watch the full video version of this episode over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WeNotDiving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@WeNotDiving</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.enemyrecords.com/?page_id=713" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Train Wrecks</a> is a podcast hosted by this week's guest that has been going since 2016. Even taking into account a few breaks along the way, that makes it (by our calculations) the longest running piece of alternative media in the electronic music space. So it's great to welcome <a href="https://ra.co/dj/dustinzahn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dustin Zahn</a> to Music Not Diving for an episode that will be going up on both feeds.</p><br><p>Dustin has a wealth of experience in techno, having released extensively as well as running his <a href="https://www.enemyrecords.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enemy Records</a> label. But his interest in music goes beyond that, and we discuss a wide range of issues concerning the scene today and the historic context of rave in the US.</p><br><p>We also discuss whether counterculture is back in fashion, the political nature of rave, the cyclical nature of the music, and the current golden age of standup comedy.</p><br><p>This is a good one!</p><p>--</p><p>If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show <a href="https://patreon.com/scubaofficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Patreon!</a> There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.</p><br><p>You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to <a href="https://scubaofficial.io/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scubaofficial.io/support</a>.</p><br><p>Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/98423K8gap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hotflush Discord Server</a>... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.</p><br><p>Listen to the music discussed on the show via the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs2nOUls8kP3UmMVPWhL3?si=00ba0908e4c14c4f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 8, 2025
<p>Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/656ee40ef95cc60012922e59/shows/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/episodes/www.ac55id.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ac55id.com</a> to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!</p><p>--</p><p>Watch the full video version of this episode over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WeNotDiving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@WeNotDiving</a></p><br><p><a href="https://elijahcore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elijah</a> is one of the deepest thinkers in underground culture. Having first come to prominence in the second wave of Grime along with <a href="https://ra.co/dj/elijahandskilliam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skilliam</a> and their label <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Butterz</a>, and as an artist manager to UK DJ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flava_D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flava D</a> amongst others, he has reinvented himself in recent years with the Yellow Squares project which seeks to encourage debate around the changing nature of the UK music scene.</p><br><p>His appearance on episode 41 of the audio-only predecessor of this show (link below) was one of the most popular and best episodes, so it's great to welcome him back for a full video episode.</p><br><p>The Yellow Squares project is now a book which you can get hold of here: <a href="https://velocitypress.uk/product/elijah-close-the-app-make-the-ting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://velocitypress.uk/product/elijah-close-the-app-make-the-ting/</a></p><br><p>We discuss the changing landscape of the UK music scene, from the decline of music's audibility generally in London itself to the obligation (or not) of successful acts to support smaller venues. We also discuss the push for diversity in recent years and associated trap of tokenism, as well as the changing role of artist management over time and the obsession of Xtra radio programmers with a particular 20 year-old Joe Budden track.</p><br><p>And we also touch on the cultural influence of professional wrestling and the need for more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">heels</a> in music...</p><br><p>--</p><p>If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show <a href="https://patreon.com/scubaofficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Patreon!</a> There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.</p><br><p>You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to <a href="https://scubaofficial.io/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scubaofficial.io/support</a>.</p><br><p>Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/98423K8gap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hotflush Discord Server</a>... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.</p><br><p>Listen to the music discussed on the show via the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs2nOUls8kP3UmMVPWhL3?si=00ba0908e4c14c4f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 1, 2025
<p>Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/656ee40ef95cc60012922e59/shows/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/episodes/www.ac55id.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ac55id.com</a> to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!</p><p>--</p><p>Watch the full video version of this episode over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WeNotDiving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@WeNotDiving</a></p><br><p>What happens when you sign on to a label roster that contains The Arctic Monkeys, Jon Hopkins, and Hot Chip... and the drummer quits your band on the release day of the first single?</p><br><p>This and other pertinent questions are answer on this week's episode. <a href="https://ra.co/dj/lawrencehart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lawrence Hart</a> is still signed to <a href="https://www.dominomusic.com/uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Domino Records</a>, but now as a solo artist whose <a href="https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/5nFeUUZqpOiQakP9q3rTlC?si=afdf880567764ae6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">debut album</a>, <a href="https://lawrencehart.bandcamp.com/album/come-in-out-of-the-rain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Come In Out Of The Rain</a>, will be released imminently. </p><br><p>We also discuss his background as a jazz musician, travelling all over America with various bands in his formative years, and get into one of our favourite recurring questions on the show - the one about music theory in dance music. </p><br><p>This is a good one! Check it out. </p><br><p>--</p><p>If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show <a href="https://patreon.com/scubaofficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Patreon!</a> There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.</p><br><p>You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to <a href="https://scubaofficial.io/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scubaofficial.io/support</a>.</p><br><p>Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/98423K8gap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hotflush Discord Server</a>... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.</p><br><p>Listen to the music discussed on the show via the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs2nOUls8kP3UmMVPWhL3?si=00ba0908e4c14c4f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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