On the air.
Selected press coverage and broadcast support for Hunya Munya Records and its artists. Rykard’s catalog has been played across BBC Radio 1, 3, and 6 Music, KCRW, KEXP, KALX, BBC Bristol, and CBC Radio 2, with “North Cormorant Obscurity” surpassing 25 million streams. For press inquiries, review copies, or interview requests, reach us at contact@hunyamunyarecords.com.
“A heady trip into the deepest and warmest electronic bliss-core. Rykard has created a record of sublime electronic exploration.”
I Heart Noise · February 2020Read the review →“Signature vibration combining hip-hop instrumental rhythms with atmospheric melodies.”
Pirate!Pirate! · Artist featureon Rykard artist profile
Read the review →“Rykard is back with a new form of electronic bliss on The Explorers Vol. 1.”
Fourculture Magazine · July 2019Read the review →“Recommended: Rykard, Hell Bent (dedpop).”
Darkfloor · 2009on Pre-HMR Dedpop release
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By July 2010, three months after release, Arrive the Radio Beacon had picked up airplay across the UK, US, and Canada, then was formally accepted into Pandora’s rotation. The roster below pulls from that moment and the years on either side of it.
BBC Radio 1
UK, national
1 play
Source →- 2010RykardArrive the Radio Beacon release window
BBC Radio 3
UK, national
1 play
Source →- 2010RykardArrive the Radio Beacon release window
BBC Radio 6 Music
UK, national
1 play
Source →- Apr 14, 2010Tom Robinson: “North Cormorant Obscurity” by RykardListen →
89.9 FM KCRW
Los Angeles / Santa Monica, CA
6 plays
Source →- Apr 24, 2010Anne Litt: “Down with Ginny” by RykardListen →
- May 22, 2010Anne Litt: “Down with Ginny” by RykardListen →
- May 23, 2010Anne Litt: “Monolithic” by RykardListen →
- May 27, 2010Morning Becomes Eclectic: “Down with Ginny” by RykardListen →
- Jun 5, 2010Anne Litt: “Down with Ginny” by RykardListen →
- Aug 7, 2010Anne Litt: “Down with Ginny” by RykardListen →
KEXP
Seattle, USA
1 play
Source →- 2010RykardArrive the Radio Beacon release window
90.7 FM KALX
Berkeley, USA
2 plays
Source →- Jul 12, 2010“North Cormorant Obscurity” by Rykard
- Jul 12, 2010“The Rock Hewn” by Rykard
CBC Radio 2
Canada, national music channel
1 play
Source →- 2010RykardArrive the Radio Beacon release window
Fourculture Radio
UK / online
1 play
- Oct 25, 2018The Jupiter Room Transmissions: “Guest mix + interview” by Rykard60-minute slot with unreleased Rykard materialListen →
DJ support.
Plays in tastemaker sets that pre-date the Explorers era, back when HMR was a progressive and tech house label.
John Digweed
Kiss 100, London
2 documented plays
- 2003“Ten Feet From Heaven” by Evan MarcusWhite-label era, ahead of the official HMR003 release
- Jul 31, 2005“Revitalized (Habersham Remix)” by Darius KohanimHabersham guest hour, track 10 of the set (HMR005 remix)Tracklist →
Sasha
Warung Beach Club, Brazil
1 documented play
- Feb 28, 2006“Dune In Erf Minor” by Habersham & Darius KohanimTracklist →
Historical DJ support from the 2004 to 2008 era predates systematic archiving. If you played an HMR record back then, reach out at contact@hunyamunyarecords.com and we’ll credit it here.
Press, interviews, review copies.
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