Ep. 283 w/Marielle and Simon. Marielle is a deejay and broadcaster based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She hosts Archive Quality each fortnight on Mouthfull, a show that comprises thematically driven explorations of the electronic spectrum. Tonight, she explores the liminal space between summer excess and the working grind. After that, Simon idles at the intersection of art and technology.

Ep. 282 w/ Cucina Povera and Ov Pain Cucina Povera is the moniker of Glasgow-based sound artist Maria Rossi. We're enamoured with their sublime and haunting experimentations in voice and field recordings, which have been captured on labels like Offen Music, Editions Mego, mappa, and Night School. They share an hour of works from dear friends around the world. Ov Pain are a Melbourne-via-Dunedin duo comprising Renee Barrance and Tim Player. Their recent album The Churning Blue of Noon is,...

Ep. 281 w/ Jefferson King b2b Samuel White & Luna Arango This time, we shine the spotlight on two acts on the rise. Jefferson King and Samuel White are a Tamaki-based b2b duo. They comprise the Arts & Crafts Collective, and have hosted a series of intimate daytime parties at sonic haven Lot23. They start the show with an hour of shimmering home-listening. After that, we hear from South America-via-Wellington deejay Luna Arango, who is gaining quick traction with her percussive club...

We're blessed to be starting our 2022 radio series with a takeover from the mighty Gavsborg. Over two hours, the Equiknoxx Music family member shares edits and tunes that have been on high rotate.

Ep. 278 w/ deepState and Wandlung. deepState is a producer from Tāmaki Makaurau. Their recent releases - the MMXXI EP via Sunreturn, and their self-released Deep Summer EP - are superb efforts with the spirit of 90s downtempo and garage coursing through them. We start the show with a blend of her current faves. After that, we head to Stadecken-Elsheim in Germany to hear from the enigmatic label Wandlung. Wandlung is run by Morten B. and J. Wassenberg. Morten enjoys coffee, kebap, jazz and...

Ep. 277 w/ 48sonic. We share a mix from the original Aotearoa junglist - 48sonic. 48sonic has been there from the start, via his residency at Auckland's first D'n'B night 'The Breaks', and his seminal show on bFM from 1996 to 2006. He digs deep in the crates for an hour. Gus rounds out the show with some captivating and charismatic music.

Ep. 276 w/ Kaishandao and ajhoneysuckle. Kaishandao is a Pōneke-born, Chengdu-based musician and producer, who is behind the online portal and touring company Kiwese. A few months ago, she self-released the Homeland EP, an enigmatic debut that seems to wed hypnagogic memories to the pulse, structure and dynamics of dance music. She shares a mix made during an unexpected two-week hotel quarantine, which shifts from slowburning melancholy to meditative rhythms and emotional bops. To close, we...

Ep. 275 w/ Son of Sesh and Marcus Philippe. A few years ago, Son Of Sesh relocated from Pōneke to Amsterdam. He has upped the ante since then, picking up residencies on Echobox Radio and at the Textures club-night, and having his dubs aired on Subtle Radio and Balamii. Last week, racquetclub released his debut Surface EP. We celebrate with a mix of his own productions interspersed with future soundsystem classics. Tāmaki Makaurau-via-London creative Marcus Philippe made his production debut...

Ep 274 w/ DJ Voices (NY) DJ Voices is the moniker of Kristin Malossi. She's a resident and the booker at Nowadays, a co-founder of Working Women, and hosts Nothing In Moderation on The Lot Radio and the audio extension of her party series Blue Enough on Noods Radio. Her style is inimitable, wide-reaching while keeping sights focused on the dancefloor. Tonight, we air an almost experimental mix where Kristin explores a few different themes and then mashes it together. It will be an unmissable...

Ep 273 w/ Skymning and FP DJ, Simon. Over the past decade, Skymning has released a steady stream of dense textural electronic music. This music has evolved from pockets of ambience created in hometown Te Whanganui-a-Tara to sharper dance-oriented breakbeats informed by years digging though record stores in London. Next Friday, he unveils his largest body of work - RELENTLESS - via Bankrupt Worldwide. We celebrate this release on Friendly Potential Radio tonight with a mix full of low-end...

Ep. 272 w/ Moondog, Emelyne, Kassie and Sook. For the last decade, Moondog immersed herself in the thriving electronic music scene in Melbourne. Now, the DJ and producer calls Ōtepoti home. She kicks off the first hour with grit and glamour, before handing the reins over to Aotearoa-via-Naarm DJ Sook for some low-end pressure. In the second hour, we hear the raw b2b power of Emelyne and Kassie. Alongside their individual renown (check Emelyne's contribution to the longstanding PBS staple...

Ep 271 - The Mario Cotto Takeover Between 2007 and 2020, Mario Cotto spent virtually every Saturday night in the basement studios of KCRW in Los Angeles, broadcasting his Psychedelic Service to listeners worldwide. The show was an eclectic mix of punchy dance music, psychedelic rock, 70s AM gold, 80s synth, eccentric world music and ambient freakouts. It was a reign that sadly ended with the first lockdown. Tonight, we welcome him back to the air. For two hours, experience a heady trip...

Ep. 270 w/ a Teeth Clippers Takeover, with mixes from Emanuel and Cal.Ske. Emanuel got a schooling in sound-system culture while living in London for two years. On his return home to Pōneke, he founded Teethclippers via a residency at Club 121. Now, with the release of the Don't Bite Your Tongue compilation, the project has grown into a fully-fledged label as well. That compilation features 14 tracks by key NZ producers like Eden Burns, KÉDU CARLÖ, Azure, and Peach Milk, with all proceeds to...

Ep. 269 with M4URI M4STA and FP DJ Sam. M4URI M4STA is the moniker of Abigail Aroha Jensen, a multi-disciplinary artist and sometimes DJ based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She recently released her debut PŪORO PLAY V0L 001 - a soundscape of tāonga pūoro, wai, debris and various urban field recordings she took travelling between Kirikiriroa and Parnell train station. On the show, she weaves her favourite lockdown tracks with taonga pūoro to send you on a journey within.After that, Sam plays some...

Ep. 267 with BBYFACEKILLA and Native Bush Tāmaki Makarau based DJs and creators BBYFACEKILLA and Native Bush come together as SYSTEMOFABROWN ~ a radio show turned digital platform for hybrid music ++ mutations >>>> as well as the occasional sweat gala. Tonight, they take control of Friendly Potential Radio. For the first hr BFK comes through with sad warm feels and percussive body music to stretch ur organs too. Then Bush goes rogue 5D and requires deep commitment from the...

Ep 266 with حلالاماما and Kieran Tahir. We open with a mix from Iraqi musician, deejay, and promoter حلالاماما. Prepare for a melding of music from across eras, including Iraqi classics, Arabic bangers, and contemporary productions. After that, we hear from Kerosene Comic Book-alum Kieran Tahir. Kieran is a British-Pakistani producer and deejay who has been based in Aotearoa since he was nine years old. His mix is a manifestation of the complexities of hybrid identity, as he merges...

Ep 265 with Azure and FP's Simon Azure is a deejay, producer and promoter from Ōtautahi. We last hosted him on the radio in 2016, alongside his 2XM co-conspirator Ben Murray. Since then, 2XM has released works for SlothBoogie, Café del Mar, Dansu Discs, Bolting Bits, Of Leisure, and Eton Messy, while Azure has put out solo work for B2BO: Been To Berlin Once. Alongside his nighttime exploits, Azure has also set up Feeling Blue Studios, a space for burgeoning electronic artists in...

Ep 264 with t-woc and Sam Harmony t-woc is a deejay and producer from Wicklow, Ireland. For the past fifteen years, his kaleidoscopic soundsystem excursions have been shared on AllCity, Macadam Mambo, Rudimentary Records, and via repeat entries on DJ soFa's essential Elsewhere compilation series. His latest effort, Pantangle, was released in June on Longboss's Wellington-based label Strangelove Music. In celebration, Mick shares an hour of blood and fire. FP DJ Sam Harmony gets dubwise in...

Ep. 263 with Zac Arnorld and Arttu Since their inception in 2019, Sunreturn have facilitated releases from Amamelia, Babyteeth, Baby Zionov, Dateline, deepState, Green Grove, K M T P, Karl Steven, N. T. Honey and Power Nap. To open the broadcast, label founder Zac Arnold dives into old hard-drives, and conjures up memories of Camp A Low Hum, Chronophonium, and indie club nights through the early- to mid-2010s. We close the show with the return of Finnish producer Arttu. Arttu runs the label...

Ep 262 with Sister Rosa and Aideen Ryan. Sister Rosa grew up surrounded by music. Her sets are purposeful and uplifting, and have seen her tapped to play with Marcellus Pittman and at some of the most soulful parties around New Zealand. She gifts us with one hour of roots music from across the globe. After that, we get upbeat with Irish-born selector Aideen Ryan. Aideen is an avid record collector, who takes inspiration from genre-diverse champions like Andrew Weatherall and Gilles...

Ep. 261 with Oaariki and Scarlett. We hear from Tāmaki Makaurau based DJ, broadcaster, and photographer Oaariki. Oaariki hosts The Stoop on Base FM, a show focused on dance-ready club cuts. He shares an hour of dub vibes and worldly breaks. After that, we share FP DJ Scarlett's opening set from HAVEN INTL's recent Salvation show, brought together in the wake of the Catacombs postponement

Ep. 260 with Fantasy Fiction Records. We kick off with Pink and White Terraces, the project of NZ-via-Berlin artist PAWS+ (Aporia, The Tarts). Their first hour drips with Sehnsucht, as they dive into the influences behind their debut album. After that, we hear from Elfy, the moniker of Will Rattray (Full Moon Fiasco, Thought Creature, Cosmic Palms). Drift through an hour of kosmische house, in the vein of his recent contribution to the Zauberstab V.A. for Alicia Carrera's Lío...

Ep. 259 with NYX NYX are reshaping the role of the traditional female choir through organic and synthesised means. They are currently under the creative direction of Josh Thomas, and Aotearoa-raised Philippa Neels and musical director Sian O'Gorman. Earlier this year, they released Deep England alongside Gazelle Twin, and they are currently developing special projects with Christina Vantzou, Hatis Noit ハチスノイト, and Iona Fortune. They take over the broadcast, with a mixed selection that...

Ep. 258 with ALBIN. Albin is a Brazilian musician, promoter, broadcaster, and the label head of Yellow Island Records. He has collaborated with Brazilian collectives including MASTERp la n o, 101Ø, and Goma rec., released works from Nørus, Etari.Music, Kessler Trax, and Moodrich, and, is a monthly resident at Balamii Radio and Internet Public Radio. He shares a mix designed for a trance inducing bliss-out.

Ep. 257 with HTRK and Orchestra of Spheres In the first half, we hear from HTRK. Jonnine and Nigel have brought together a textured little escape, at moments filled with bliss, and at others with some unease. We've been trying to get them on the FPR almost since its inception, and are rapt that it has finally happened. After that, we travel back to Saturday October 31st 2020, when Orchestra of Spheres took the stage at the third edition of Catacombs. Relive the madness, or get lost in it...