The Week

With the Euros on, the Olympics upcoming, and everyone getting back into summertime Strandbad shape, we bring back The Week co-host Juba to chat with Otto Kent about the connections between fitness and music, and their favourite workout tunes. Also, Otto presents this week’s news: The impending shutdown of mix database MixesDB, British fashion brand Sports Banger giving away a DJ slot at Glastonbury, Massive Attack cancelling a gig in Georgia and a study analyzing hearing health in young adults.Electronic Beats on club culture and the current political situation in GeorgiaThe Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: Otto KentProducer: Aaron GonsherEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

Her anthem “Baddest Of Them All” went viral on TikTok in 2022, hit number 1 in the UK and is now certified double platinum. Life has been a crazy ride lately for Eliza Rose. What most people don’t know is that the DJ, singer and producer from Hackney, London, has been an institution for British club culture long before she was headlining big festivals. In conversation with The Week host Kikelomo, Eliza Rose talks about how East London has changed with gentrification, her early love for Harry Potter, what being underground means to her and her dream of owning a record shop one day.  The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: Kikelomo Producer: Carlos SteurerEditing and Sound Design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

The Sugababes are definitely having a moment right now. Between new music, appearances at festivals like Glastonbury and MELT, and them being all over our TikTok feeds, the legendary London group is back in a big way. As part of Deutsche Telekom’s Summer To Remember campaign, their biggest hit Push The Button has been remixed by Berlin duo DJ Heartstring. In this episode, they talk about the remix and being rediscovered by a new generation. Also, Juba presents this week’s news: the ends of MELT Festival and Institut für Zukunft, and Kamaal Williams being accused of sexual assault in a Resident Advisor piece. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: JubaProducer: Carlos Steurer, Manuel NovikdEdit and sound design: Marc Übel, Hakan HalaçExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop, Davide Bortot

Have you been feeling too tired to go out clubbing recently? You are not alone. There is even a word for it: rave fatigue. For this week’s episode Kikelomo talks to music journalist Marie Dapoigny about how rave fatigue has become a thing, and what we can do about it as a community. Plus: a youth initiative going viral with a D’n’B tune, a new documentary on the piracy era, and Billie Eilish revealing a new feature on TikTok. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: KikelomoProducer: Carlos Steurer & Manuel NovikdEdit and sound design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

This week, Juba speaks to Shani Atani to peel back the meta and musical layers behind the ongoing beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and how listeners choose sides in the digital age. Plus: fka Twigs on AI deepfakes, Eurovision Song Content controversies and the North American premiere of Daft Punk's Interstella 5555.Interstella 5555 at Tribeca Film Festival.The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: Juba Producer: Aaron Gonsher Editing and Sound Design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

Narciss is on a mission to make techno fun and colorful again. Born and raised in Berlin, the DJ and producer is the opposite of what their name might suggest, more like a nerdy video game fan, a 90s kid who’s grounded, humble, amazingly charming – and a queer icon in the making. After witnessing their first Loveparade in their mother’s womb, Narciss became a part of what they call "the anime school of DJs" and hyped up crowds from Japan to Canada. In conversation with OttO Kent, Narciss talks about their love for the godfather of hard house Tony De Vit, "bad" make up, fake video fames, Trance as the first commercialized form of Dance music and the power of nostalgia.  Follow Narciss on Instagram.  Find OttO Kent on Instagram. Check out “Vermis” – the fake horror video game that doesn’t exist. Watch Narciss’ ARTE concert at Stone Techno Festival 2023. Watch Narciss’ Boiler Room set. Watch the Picture Stories with Narciss on Electronic Beats TV.The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: OttO Kent Producer: Carlos SteurerEditing and Sound Design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

This week, OttO Kent speaks to Marke Bieschke of the Stud collective to learn the inspiring story of a community banding together to save a beloved local venue. Plus: an iconic house label is reborn, Black British music at the British Library, and celebrations of Rico Wade of Organized Noize and footwork pioneer DJ Rashad.Support the StudBeyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music at the British LibraryThe Art of Organized NoizeThe Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: Otto KentProducer: Aaron Gonsher Editing and Sound Design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop

This week, Kikelomo speaks to Ryan C. Clarke of the Dweller festival and blog about their work centering and celebrating Black artists and perspectives. Plus: Weekend One of Coachella, a BPM ban in Chechnya, anti-LGBTQ laws in Georgia, and Earth Day initiatives from EarthPercent.Read the Dweller blogLearn more about EarthPercentThe Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.Host: KikelomoProducer: Aaron Gonsher Editing and Sound Design: Marc ÜbelExecutive Producer: Isabel Woop