Music · 08 May 2023
Following the recent ‘Strobe Queen’ and ‘Wild Life’ releases, Radio Slave continues with his releases. Revisiting his love of lower tempos and long but engaging arrangements, the Rekids boss further explores his love of house and disco sounds that proliferated his early work on ‘Wake Up’, an NY-inspired cut.
Music · 27 December 2022
Radio Slave recently dropped his new single ‘Don't You Know’ this month on Rekids as part of the ‘House of Rekids’ compilation. On this single he enters house mode, employing vocal snippets, chunky drum hits, and filtered synths to effect across the deep 9-minute track.
Music · 29 December 2021
Lou Hayter's original electro and dance-pop track 'Check It' has apparently done well since its release in September and now it gets reworked by Radio Slave. Matt Edwards has long been part of the underground scene from his base in Berlin with his Rekids label. He has already dropped two big EPs of his own this year and now serves up one of this remix packages.
Music · 09 December 2021
Following the release of ‘Acid Dip’ in October, Matt Edwards, aka Radio Slave, revisits the single, introducing a stomping 4/4 pattern and 303 acid lines atop elements of the original. One of the final releases on Rekids for 2021, the label boss rounds out the year for the label, which has seen albums and EPs from Joaquin Claussell, Mark Broom, Robert Hood, Ian Pooley, and many others.
Music · 19 October 2021
Radio Slave returned to his Rekids imprint this month with the ‘Acid Dip’ single. Riding a broken, stuttered-kick rhythm, the track is a jabbing, insistent slice of UK techno shot through with hardcore and, whilst not skimping on raw power, still maintains the hypnotic nature that inhabits much of Edwards’ work.
Music · 10 September 2021
'Thinking About You' from Sailor & I's ‘Diving For Lost Treasure’ gets a remix by Berlin’s Radio Slave featuring Thomas Gandey. The debut album from the Swedish singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist is a fusion of indie songwriting and electronic production.
Music · 30 January 2021
Continuing to run his techno-focussed sub-label, Radio Slave recruits UK DJ/producer Mark Broom for an eight track release, ‘Mutated Battle Breaks’, on Rekids Special Projects.
Music · 26 December 2020
Marco Faraone re-imagines two Radio Slave tracks for ‘The Marco Faraone Remixes’ EP, which is out now on Rekids. The release sees Uncage label founder Faraone follow his ‘True Love EP’ on Rekids with his versions of two of Matt Edwards’ cuts, ‘Don’t Stop No Sleep’ and ‘Grindhouse’.
Music · 25 October 2020
Radio Slave returns to his Rekids label with ‘Live My Life’, including a remix from Saved Records’ boss Nic Fanciulli. Responsible for various vocal tracks in techno over the past 15 years, this latest release which is out now, sees him turn in yet another tough cut that uses soulful vocal refrains as hooks.
