Discover an evening of deep listening, rare grooves and carefully curated selections at Grow Hackney. More than background music, it’s a chance to slow down, tune in and experience the craft of selectors.
SET FOCUS
Brasil: Way Down Deep Below the Dancefloor travels the road less trodden, exploring the deep and underplayed. When records are bought for "that" tune, the real gold is often found in the overlooked grooves beneath the dust.
Brazilian musicians have a unique ability to express and embrace the complexities of human life with deep and beautiful resonance: the love, the tragedy, the saudade, the joy, and the multitude of expressions that come from living a life in touch with a deeper purpose.
The set creates a magnificent quilted tapestry in which listeners can feel safe and enveloped. Eyes half-closed, a slow head nod, a shared glance with a friend silently communicates that this may be the best music they have ever heard and that it is also listening back.
While primarily a listening experience that travels the broad map of Brazil, King Dom can seamlessly transition to dancing if demanded, with changes that feel natural and fluid.
ABOUT THE SELECTOR
King Dom is a lifelong collector and student of vinyl archaeology, a collaborator, curator, creator, and discoverer. Black music forms the foundation of his life, while Brazilian music is the blood that sustains his soul.
Among his proudest moments is a reissue for TimeCapsule Records of an underrecognised Brazilian artist and album, which sold out completely before the first press. Another highlight was a six-hour Brazilian set for the 69th BFI London Film Festival, where every visitor, whether waiting for a show, attending the set, or drawn in by curiosity, embraced the music and danced throughout the night.
Every time King Dom unifies a room of strangers and guides them into a deep, immersive experience, it produces a feeling beyond compare.
ABOUT THE SERIES
From The Crates is a free DJ series at Grow Hackney designed for anyone who wants to listen deeply and discover music in a way you cannot get from streaming services. Each night takes you on a journey through a carefully chosen theme, whether a genre, label, city, movement, or moment in time, uncovering rare gems and hidden sounds along the way.
Listeners can expect to be immersed in an intimate, canal-side bar setting where the focus is on atmosphere, mood, and connection. From jazz, funk, soul, psych, dub, ambient, early electronica, highlife, MPB, and beyond, each set offers something new to hear, feel, and experience.
It is a chance to slow down, pay attention, and truly experience music, to discover tracks, explore traditions, and enjoy a story told through sound. From The Crates is about creating moments that stay with you long after the night ends.
JOIN US
Book a table, settle in with friends and enjoy an evening of handpicked sounds in our canal-side bar.
Free entry, all night.