Audio Archives marks more than 15 years of Carhartt WIP Radio, a platform launched in 2008 to spotlight independent artists, underground scenes, and community-led storytelling. The project brings together 17 independent radio stations from around the world, each with its own local identity reflecting the growing cultural importance of radio as a space for discovery and creative freedom. The release includes a 1,200 page book titled Audio Archives , which compiles Carhartt WIP

This month’s Carhartt WIP Radio show features South of North Amsterdam, an independent record label founded by Dominik Rodemann, also known as Marathon Man. The label is based between Amsterdam and Paris and focuses on discovering music that sits outside the mainstream. Its first release in 2018 was a reissue of Searching  by Dutch musician Ronald Langestraat, a jazz-soul album he originally recorded on his own in 1984. South of North continues to explore a wide range of soun

The first Carhartt WIP Radio show of 2026 is hosted by Black Rave Culture, a music collective from Washington, D.C. The group is made up of James Bangura, Nativesun, and Amal. They first came together in 2020 during the global pandemic and the rise of Black Lives Matter protests. Creating music helped them deal with difficult times and led to the start of Black Rave Culture, with a mission to educate people and celebrate the Black roots of electronic dance music. For this epi

Carhartt WIP features Detroit legend Carl Craig and his influential record label, Planet E Communications, in a new artist feature. A true pioneer of techno, for more than three decades Craig helped shape the city’s sound and spirit. He found inspiration in its industrial energy and creative underground while growing up in Detroit, turning the city’s challenges into a forward-thinking vision of music. Founded in 1991, Planet E Communications became a home for innovation in el

This month's Carhartt WIP Radio features Detroit-based DJ Holographic. Often described as a "one-woman funk machine," her sets move...

This month, the focus is on Baltimore artists Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals. Since their first project Rhino XXL  in 2020, the two...

Amsterdam-based artist and DJ upsammy, also known as Thessa Torsing, creates music that is hard to put into one category. Her sound mixes...

Carhartt WIP month of June episode features Smalltown Supersound, an independent record label started in Norway over 30 years ago by...

Carhartt WIP Radio features Hooversound Records for the month of April 2025. Founded in 2020 by SHERELLE and NAINA, Hooversound Records -...

"Creativity is serious, sacred, and spiritual, but it’s also about play. It’s about freedom, tearing things down, and rebuilding." – Mala...