Have you ever gotten sick of most of the commercial EDM out there on the radio right now? Is it all starting to sound the same? Did you ever wonder where some of today’s trends got their roots? Then pull up a chair, put on some headphones, and LISTEN. Music from the UK is unparalleled in its uniqueness, and its uncanny ability to be able to live on the cutting edge of the Next Big Thing. Nowhere in the world is club music more influenced by multiculturalism, nor does any of it sound the same. Between bashment dancehall, to deep house, to UK funky to UK garage, to jungle and then its progeny drum-n-bass, to breaks and dub-heavy, wobbly beats, to grime and the UK’s own brand of spoken word and hip hop, it NEVER gets boring or stale.
This show is going to expand your horizons of what is commonly known as just ‘dance music’, and hopefully it will smack you in the face like it did me over 6 years ago, when I happened to tune in to Annie Mac’s Mashup Show streaming online one night in November, 2008 while sitting at the computer, balancing my checkbook. Life was never the same again after that night—-all the clubby techno I’d loved in the 90s had been reinvented, and in a way I’d never heard before.
I hope you feel the same way, too, after tuning in. So grab a brewski, some ear buds, and a comfy couch—-though once we’re three songs in, you may not feel like just sitting around any more! That’s my hope with Mind The Gap.
J Zed xx
December 1, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
MINIMALIST SPECIAL!
It's J Zed's LAST SHOW on KKFI before she moves to her new residency at Data Transmission Radio, and she'll be bringing you guys a Minimalist Special with high-octane techno blasters from Cleric, Tawa Girl, Tensal, Asio, Planetary Assault Systems and more…later on she’ll administer your weekly recommended dosage of drum n bass, jungle and breakbeat with new stuff from Murdock and Bop & Subwave…DISC 2 will close us out with a selection courtesy of Stenny from the Ilian Tape imprint from his first full-length LP.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
A Deep & Soulful House SPECIAL!!
Ever felt like a laid-back rave is the one? Well, J Zed has, and this weekend she's bringing you the best of deep and soulful house music from the likes of Lebedev (RU), Tape 90, Mark Farina, Fjaak, Mambo Brothers, and more...then, get ready to bliss out further as DISC 2 takes you home with tracks by Octo Octa and more from Gonno & Nick Höppner's new EP for Ostgut Ton.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Chris Liebing x Charlotte de Witte, Airod, & much more!
Get ready for some dark and stripped-back acid techno from the likes of Chris Liebing x Charlotte de Witte, new Lenske Records signing Airod, Kulør Records' IBON and Schake and more during this week's First 30 Mix...the second half doesn't let up with drum n bass by Bop x Subwave and Makoto, before powering back down in DISC 2 with shimmering leftfield by Parris x Call Super, and Floating Points.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Patrick Topping, Marco Faraone, Ryogo Yamamori, & MORE!
This week, J Zed's got loads of bangers from the likes of Patrick Topping, Marco Faraone, Friend Within, and more during The First 30 Mix...after that, we'll hear more from 15 Years Of Shogun Audio in the form of tracks by DJ Marky x Pola & Bryson, as well as Gerra & Stone, and a leftfield breakbeat belter by Galaxian for Ilian Tape. DISC 2 rounds us out this week with some experimental ambient by Ryogo Yamamori, and Barker.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Leftfield House SPECIAL! Plus 15 Years Of Shogun Audio
It's a Leftfield House SPECIAL! I'll be featuring offbeat and quirky tracks by Kettama, DJ Seinfeld, and Fold, plus material from Special Request's new EP and much more...we'll hear tracks from 15 Years Of Shogun Audio in the second half, and DISC 2 comes at you with deep leftfield house by Gonno & Nick Höppner, as well as Kevin Castro.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Nightshade Sits In for J Zed!
This week on MTG, J Zed's away, but never fear, Nightshade is here, bringing you an hour of darkwave and more for a special episode of The Darkest Hours!
Read MoreOctober 20, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Terrence Parker, Kate Simko, & Guest Selector Todd Howard!
Don't sleep on this weekend's MTG as J Zed concludes KKFI's Fall Pledge Drive with new and newly-discovered tracks by Terrence Parker, Kate Simko, Arturo Garces, and a remix by Jesse Perez before she restarts her Guest DJ series with lcoal techno wunderkind Todd Howard, of Kansas City Techno.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
PLEDGE DRIVE SPECIAL – Developer, Jay Lumen, Setaoc Mass, Martyn, & MORE!
Join J Zed to kick off KKFI's Fall Pledge Drive with some deep and dark techno during this week's First 30 Mix by Developer, Jay Lumen, Rhyw, a double dose of Setaoc Mass, Myles Serge, and Donor & Truss...the second half brings you drum n bass by Makoto, and a remix from Quadrant, Kid Hops & Iris...And then, we'll start the calm-down process during DISC 2 with leftfield from Martyn and Ross From Friends. We'll also be taking your pledges and chatting all things KKFI during the hour.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Asquith, Alex Metric, UK Jungle Special, & Kasper Marott!
It's a brand-new month on MTG, and in turn, J Zed's brought the heat in the form of ravey tracks from Asquith, Raito, Solardo, a two-fer from Alex Metric and more during The First 30 Mix...then, she'll flip the tip in the second half for another UK Jungle special with new stuff from Insomniax, Double O, S.P.Y., and more...DISC 2 this week chills us out with a track by Kasper Marott on Courtesy's Kulor label.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2019 Past Program - Music, Past Programs
Leftfield/Techno Special, PLUS Best Of September Playlist!
J Zed brings you the first leftfield and techno First 30 Mix of the fall season with material from Amelie Lens' brand new EP, Little Robot, plus tracks from the Zenker Brothers, Walton, Wants, and Forest Drive West...after that? It's the return of her "Best Of" playlist, with her favorites from the past four weeks consolidated into one 30-minute mix. Expect to hear repeats by House Gospel Choir, Hugo Massien, Lone, and more.
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