The Masquerave Podcast is a regular podcast by Prague-based UK bass DJ and producer Z-Kat that aims to showcase the best new music from the bass scene. Masquerave is now hosted by Punctum Radio and airs on the third Thursday of every other month at 9pm CET.

Masquerave began as a monthly podcast in December 2014 in which Z-Kat played a mix of the hottest tunes of the last month, often accompanied by a guest mix or feature mix with a theme. Each episode also featured a “release of the month” which celebrated the one EP or album from the month’s selection which excelled the most in the now dying art of making a good release (as opposed to simply a collection of good tracks).

The podcast ran in this format for 50 episodes until January 2019, and featured guest mixes from many exciting artists from the UK and Czech music scenes and beyond. Masquerave also played a hand in organising a few events in Prague with guests such as Thorpey, Sample Junkie and Detrivore.

Masquerave was restarted in 2021 on a yearly basis, showcasing the best tracks from each year’s Bandcamp Friday selection. The show then returned to a regular schedule in October 2024 on Punctum Radio.

Episodes from before 2022 are uploaded to Mixcloud and episodes from 2022 onwards are uploaded to hearthis.at. All of them can be streamed directly from masquerave.cz.

Don’t ever stop the hype!