Ian Lawton 
1BTN presents Where Love Lives, a family friendly camping/festival weekend at the rural Bentley Estate 30 mins from Brighton, with a soundtrack provided by some of 1BTN’s finest, as well as a slew choice guests for good measure. You’ll be treated to a very broad brushstroke of our musical … read more
These are the new cuts and re-issues that are big in the 1BTN Bunker for February 2022. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Samantha Whates & Ida Wenøe Layla (Sam Music) This is a wonderfully atmospheric tune from a collaborative EP from two of my favourite singers. … read more
1BTN DJ Picks 2021 Daz-I-Kue Top 3 Tracks Jill Rock Jones – Tell The Story (Original Mix) Leroy Burgess & LOGG – Dance Till U Can’t Don-E – Loving U Top 3 Albums Sean Khan – Supreme Love: A Journey through Coltrane Balimaya Project – Wolo So Lord & … read more
Well, 2021 was another unusual year that’s for sure. It started badly, then brightened up, gigs, festivals and clubs briefly blossoming, and ended in more uncertainty and question marks over the future. It was, on the flip side, another good year for radio as we sat at home poking swabs … read more
These are the tunes, albums and reissues that are big with the 1BTN selectors going into December. There’s a Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Keep your eyes peeled for the 1BTN End of Year charts coming at you in a couple of weeks. Can Live in Brighton … read more
These are the tracks, albums and reissues that are burning up the 1BTN Bunker as we go into the month of November. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page Marc Cotterell Jumping ‘96 (Original ‘96 version) (Plastik People Digital) Soulful, deep and nostalgic ‘garage house’ or US … read more
Listen again to the first instalment of Down to the Sea & Back from the venerable Kelvin Andrews esq. who has joined the 1BTN ranks for a 3 hour monthly residency. Kelvin Andrews is a UK songwriter, producer and house DJ – Kelvin has been … read more
The most excellent Doc’n’Roll Film Festival is now in its 8th season and runs from 28th Oct to 14th Nov. Below, 1BTN selects a few highlights from the Brighton and London programmes (full programme of cinema and online screenings here). You can also read 1BTN’s interview with founder Colm Forde … read more
Ian Lawton spoke to Colm Forde about the origins of Doc’n’Roll Film Festival which he co-founded with Vanessa Lobon. They chatted about blagging your way into cinemas, championing the underdog, the pitfalls of indie filmmaking and explored the reasons why there’s has been an explosion of underground film docs in … read more
The latest from Jo Dressler is a set of EDM, ambient sounds, world/fusion and lovely bassy stuff. Starting off with half an hour of laid backness, before moving onto more danceable things. Airing new releases from the likes of Uffe, Kalabrese, Mano Le Tough and Poppy Ajudha, the fruits of … read more