Playlist of the Week: AC Slater

AC Slater Beatport Playlist

Cameron Holbrook

Sept 2, 2026
The Night Bass founder digs into new-school house and garage following the release of his eight-track 'Locked In Radio' mixtape.

AC Slater is two decades deep and still finding new corners of the club to push into. His new eight-track mixtape, Locked In Radio, captures pirate-radio grit, rave energy and cassette culture that shaped him, while charting the next phase of his sound. It lands on Antidote, the label he launched this year as an outlet for evolving club music he wants to make and champion beyond his storied Night Bass Records imprint. For Playlist of the Week, the Los Angeles producer spotlights newer artists pushing house and garage forward, selecting tracks that match the bounce, energy and sound-system spirit of Locked In Radio and the grin-inducing club sounds he’s been turning out lately.

For my Playlist of The Week, I wanted to focus on newer and exciting artists pushing house and garage music in interesting directions, so I chose a mix of tunes I’ve been playing lately in my sets, along side some of my new material.

AC Slater's Mixtape Locked In Radio is out now via Antidote. Get it on Beatport.

Check out AC Slater's 'Playlist of the Week' on Beatport
AMMIL - Bring That Beat Back

Absolutely love this release. "Bring That Beat Back" is such a nice feel good blend of hip house and tech house with a little swing to it. The b-side "Break Your Back" is also very good. Loving all the music coming out on range.

MUCKANIKS - Is This House

MUCKANIKS has been dropping some serious heat for a while now. His tracks are usually on the tougher bass-heavy side, but this one fills such a nice little house and garage groove pocket and is so much fun to play. Smashed it.

AC Slater - Everybody (Dit Di Dit Dit)

I made this tune in a hotel in Hong Kong. I sat chopping up a vocal sample for an hour until it turned out like this and I couldn’t get it out of my head for days. It’s one of my favorite tracks of my own to play right now, it just puts a smile on my face.

Renceau - ESWS

One of my favorite up and coming producers right now. His range is really versatile spanning through different flavors of house and garage. "ESWS" is probably one of the more niche tracks of his I could choose, but this one really taps into a throwback speed garage vibe that gets me hype.

Camille Doe - Bounce Back

Camille Doe is a sick producer out of Paris who’s been absolutely killing it. Her sound is a cool blend of house, garage and almost like a hard dance/hard-house edge to it. High energy beats with a tinge of nostalgia is the name of the game.

Grace Bones - Muzik 4 Ya Babs

I played this one in every one of my sets for like three months straight. It works so well if you drop it at the right time. This one’s is off his LP on Moxy Muzik, which has a ton of great songs. I love the output of Moxy in general – it's been bringing us a super sick variety of styles. 

FM From B - Getta Rush

Incredible duo from Brazil who’s absolutely smashing it across the board. Their output is so high I can barely keep up, and that’s the best problem to have. “Getta Rush” makes me feel so good whenever I hear it. Such a bouncy, uplifting vibe with a great throwback UKG flavor. 

Van Damn - Hit You

Sick producer from Scotland who has such a distinct production style and sound, I feel like I could blindly spot one of his tunes from a mile away. His tracks are so playable, full of good energy and super fun to mix and blend. “Hit You” is a perfect example of that exact description.

Roxe - No Stress

Funky and techy with a really nice bouncy bass groove. Roxe has a really unique style that stands out in a set.

AC Slater - About To Shine

I think this is my favorite track from my new mixtape. I was able to produce something different to anything I’ve done before, so it felt like a nice little step forward in evolution when I was finished with it and got to play it out for the first time.

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