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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Yeule

Recently dropping her recent debut full-length album Serotonin II, Singapore-born, London-based Yeule delivers a seamless guest DJ mix full of cerebral electronic rhythms from KEXP faves such as Jacques Greene, Lapalux, Jon Hopkins, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: The Cinematic Orchestra

Legendary British group The Cinematic Orchestra share a wonderfully nocturnal guest DJ mix that reflects their own genre-blurring music as they weave through soul, hip-hop, R&B, jazz, psychedelic, and electronic favorites new and old.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Moonchild

Los Angeles trio Moonchild contribute a supremely smooth guest DJ mix that features a few tracks off their new album Little Ghost alongside new and old favorites that have influenced their own dreamy organic neo-soul and jazzy R&B music.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Sampa The Great

Melbourne-based rapper Sampa The Great shares an eclectic mix of hip-hop, R&B, Afro-beats, reggae, and more on her guest DJ mix that illuminates the diverse global sounds that influenced her recent breakout debut album The Return.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Sunset Rollercoaster

Big-time stars in their home country of Taiwan, Sunset Rollercoaster share a guest DJ mix spotlighting some of their favorite songs in the psych, pop, and soul realm that have undoubtedly inspired their own chill and laidback music.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: livwutang

Here to soundtrack the hyperspace wormhole that is the swift and relentless escalation of white supremacy in Seattle and more broadly, worldwide, Seattle's own Olivia Klutse (aka livwutang) delivers a masterful mix featuring selections for and by Black artists.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Injury Reserve

Cutting-edge Arizona hip-hop trio Injury Reserve flex their DJ skills and adventurous taste with a wildly entertaining DJ mix packed with unreleased tracks, bootleg remixes, and leftfield blends.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Clairo

Currently in the midst of a massive breakout year, Clairo delivers a wonderfully diverse guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that sheds light on the wide-ranging influences behind her recent debut album 'Immunity.'


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Midnight In A Perfect World: girl in red

Quickly ascending 20 year-old Norwegian musician girl in red (aka Marie Ulven) celebrates her new EP Chapter 2 and a sold-out North America headlining tour with a guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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