In episode six of our podcast series Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track, Mixcloud Co-Founder and CEO Nico Perez is joined by DJ and writer, Elijah.

Based in London, Elijah co-created the grime record label Butterz with Skilliam in 2010 and has written for The Guardian and guest edited Resident Advisor. In 2021, he began his ‘Yellow Squares’ project that explores alternative approaches to publishing creative work.

Starting from a note published on Instagram, it has developed into visual installations, an album, merchandise, a club night, a touring evolving lecture series and a new book Close The App, Make The Ting, out now.

Elijah talks about his career as a DJ and label head, the birth of the Yellow Squares project and the importance of artists having a variety of influences.

Later, he discusses the current state of UK Black radio, the future of record labels and music consumption, the differing roles of an artist manager and the lessons artists can take from pro-wrestling.

The sixth episode of The Inside Track follows appearances by Francois K, Charlie Bones, Whitney Wei, Yancey Strickler and David Zhou. Stream now on Mixcloud, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.