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ROVR CELEBRATES SUN RA DAY 🪐 A celebration of Sun Ra’s cosmic legacy through exhibition & music - with talks from Thurston Moore & Paul Smith (founder of Blast First), plus an exclusive limited-edition signature merch collection. RA-MINISCENCES & TALK Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Paul Smith (Blast First) DJ set by Peter Dennet (Art Yard) 22 May • 18:00 Free Entry ROVR Soho 📍14 Richmond Buildings Exhibition • Music • Limited Editions

ROVR: Community Radio Monthly rotating guest curators from the global ROVR community. This month: @ricojewelz  brings a feel-good modern soul mix built on uplifting grooves, smooth vocals, and warm, high-energy rhythms designed to bring light, movement, and effortless energy from start to finish.   Submit your mix via the app for a chance to be featured on a future show. Community Radio w/ Ricojewelz  Live tonight - Sunday, 8 PM (Monthly) Link in bio.

5 Essential Tracks We Discovered Last Week on ROVR Curated by: @zelzelerecords @Zoon_van_snooK @guglielmo_mascio @navarroandre @tekaawitha Link in bio!

Today! an evening with the iconic SP-404 in focus, in collaboration with @rolandsynthandaira at @rovr_soho Join Roland K-engineer @takeo_shirato for a special talk and deep dive into the sampler’s history. Then join @pjbridger for a hands-on workshop, try out the sampler, flip sounds, and make your own beats. Followed by live performances from @rovr_live curators @mayumikiller (📸) & @szophianagasaka plus @eahwee 30 May 5:30 PM ROVR Soho 📍14 Richmond Mews

AshTreJinkins brings a sound that moves between hip-hop, techno, deep house, and broken-down electronics without boundaries. Known for his roots in the legendary Low End Theory scene, AshTreJinkins has built a style that’s raw, unpredictable, and deeply groove-driven. With support from names like L.A. Record and Dancing Astronaut, his sets blur genres while keeping the energy locked in from start to finish. CORN MAZE / AshTreJinkins  Monday | 12 PM | Monthly Listen back - link in bio

This Saturday! We’re teaming up with @RolandGlobal for a night dedicated to the legendary SP-404. Join Roland K-engineer @takeo_shirato for a special talk and deep dive into the sampler’s history, alongside live performances from @rovr_live curators @mayumikiller & @szophianagasaka, plus @eahwee & @pjbridger. Then tap in with PJ for a hands-on workshop, try out the sampler, flip sounds, and make your own beats. 30 May 5:30 PM ROVR Soho 📍14 Richmond Buildings

5 Essential Tracks We Discovered Last Week on ROVR Curated by: Ece Duzgit @Zoon_van_snooK @guglielmo_mascio @navarroandre @tekaawitha Link in bio!

@thomaas_banks invites special guest @bound_by_endogamy for the latest episode of Dark Matter. Bound By Endogomy is a duo active since 2019, made up of Kleio Thomaïdes and Shlomo Balexert. Coming from the squat/punk scene, their live set combines drums, sampler, and vocals, often described as a mix of DAF and Kleenex with a hardcore edge. Dark Matter / Thomas Banks & Bound By Endogomy Tuesday | 2AM | Monthly Listen back - Link in bio.

BTS of Michel Gondry x Daft Punk  “Around the World” Iconic Music Video (1997) A groundbreaking concept where choreography replaces narrative, each movement becomes a sound, and each group represents a layer of the track. Built entirely with practical effects, no CGI. A visual machine where music turns into motion. Source VIA // Daft Punk

DāM-FunK (@Damfunk) talks synths, analog culture, and the sounds that shaped generations ⚡ Plus, check out his show “Zero Gravity” on ROVR, featuring modern funk, boogie, and ambient sounds. 🚀🎧 Zero Gravity w/ DāM-FunK Tuesday | 2PM | Weekly Listen back - link in bio

The Roland SP-404 isn’t just a sampler, it’s a cult machine 🎛️ From lo-fi beat tapes and underground hip-hop to experimental club edits and live sets, the SP-404 became a creative tool for producers who thrive on texture, spontaneity, and expression. Its signature effects, unmistakable character, and hands-on workflow helped shape a generation of music made outside the rules. More than a sampler, the SP-404 became an instrument of modern beat culture. A box full of possibilities. @RolandGlobal

Bone Music: Forbidden Records of the Soviet Underground ☠️ After World War II, Western music was banned in the Soviet Union. In Leningrad and Moscow, music lovers responded with invention and risk: they pressed forbidden songs onto discarded hospital X-ray films,  cut into rough circles, punched by hand, and played in secret. These fragile discs, known as “Bone Music,” carried jazz and rock hidden inside images of the human body,  joy etched onto records of pain. Each one could play only a few times. Possessing them could mean years in a labor camp. Bootlegging as resistance. Sound as survival.

SP-404 with @eahwee 🎛️ Broadcasting future sound and soulful frequencies in tribute to the legendary Ras G. Tune in and elevate. May 26 | 12 PM | Special Show  link in bio.

🔬 ROVR Research :::  SPECIAL: DJ MEGAMIXES & TURNTABLISM In the early 1980s, DJs began turning records into instruments by cutting, scratching, and mixing existing tracks into new compositions. Pioneers like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and later Coldcut and Double Dee & Steinski helped shape megamix culture and laid the foundations for sampling, remixing, and modern electronic music. ROVR Research explores the origins of Megamix & Turntablism. Full article by @kirkdegiorgio_official in the app. Weekly | Thursday | 8PM Listen back in the archive.

Barış Manço, Performing “Halhal” (1981) ✨ This live performance of “Halhal” by Barış Manço beautifully brings together Anatolian folk traditions and rock music in a way that feels both natural and deeply expressive. With his unique voice, storytelling style, and strong stage presence, Manço turns the song into more than just a performance. It feels like a shared experience. Source VIA // Anadolu Rock

Party Dad (@partydadnyc) came up through the Charleston DIY scene, playing in punk bands, recording on four-tracks, and throwing living room shows built around instinct, chaos, and cross-genre curiosity. A dive into disco records eventually pulled him toward dance floors, rare grooves, and the anything-goes spirit that moves between forgotten classics, dollar-bin discoveries, and offbeat cosmic cuts pulled from a seriously deep record collection. BODY SHOP w/ Party Dad Wednesday | 10PM | Bi-monthly

Sun Ra Day Tonight ✨ Join us tonight at @rovr_soho for a celebration of Sun Ra’s cosmic universe. Space is the Place. Free Entry 6 pm ROVR Soho 📍 14 Richmond Buildings, W1D 3HQ

Lee Shook (@theaudiovore) from @earthlibraries invites you to the Sun Ra Day celebration tonight at @rovr_soho ✨ Opening: 18:00 ROVR soho 📍14 Richmond Buildings Free Entry

Today! Sun Ra MOOD special 🪐 Broadcasting from another dimension, a cosmic journey through the world of Sun Ra. Featuring unreleased music and never-heard-before recordings, this 24-hour Sun Ra MOOD special explores one of music’s most visionary minds. Listen now on ROVR!  link in bio.

@MayumiKiller invites you to the ROVR x @rolandglobal SP-404 Workshop 🎛️ An evening dedicated to beat-making, live performance, and the culture surrounding the legendary SP-404. Expect a talk with @takeo_shirato, a key engineer at Roland and the project lead behind the SP-404, alongside live beat sets from @MayumiKiller, @Eahwee, @SzophiaNagasaka & @PJBridger, plus an open beat session throughout the night. 30.05 📍 @rovr_soho Free entry

In the late ’70s and early ’80s, photographer Veryl Oakland spent time with Sun Ra in NYC, capturing intimate moments of the artist and the Sun Ra Arkestra. Known for documenting jazz legends, Oakland’s work offers a raw and timeless glimpse into Sun Ra’s universe.  Join us at @rovr_soho for a celebration of Sun Ra’s cosmic universe. 📅 22/5 I 📍14 Richmond Buildings, London W1D 3HQ Photo credits: Veryl Oakland @jazzinavailablelight