Matt Edwards
Matt Edwards has created some of the defining music of modern club culture. It’s not only his production and DJ work that makes Edwards so revered, though. His label, Rekids, has been hugely prolific and respected since its inception in 2006.
Aside from his handful of appearances on leading imprints like Running Back and R&S and some much-loved remixes for pop royalty such as Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, and Elton John, Edwards has concentrated the vast majority of his output on his own label under his Radio Slave alias. This approach has given him an instantly recognisable and singular discography, making him a go-to artist for DJs across the house and techno worlds.
With Rekids, he has been driving fresh talent to the forefront, including some of electronic music's biggest new names. Diving into the back catalogue is like a house and techno encyclopedia: Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin, Gerd Janson, Chris Liebing, Speedy J, Len Faki, Mike Banks (Underground Resistance) and many more have all released music under the label’s banner, gaining a highly-devoted following.
2023 saw Radio Slave deliver a steady stream of singles as well as two major projects. Of the singles, the massive piano house cut ‘Strobe Queen’, dubbed out disco monster ‘Wild Life’, ‘Wake Up’, ‘Can’t Get You’ and ‘Amnesia’ have all made an indelible mark on the scene ahead of 2024’s LP, ‘Venti’.
