Name: Rabih Beaini at Dekmantel Selectors 2023 by dekmantel in Recordings Dekmantel Selectors 2023
Duration: 2 h 58 min 46 s
Description: Recording of Rabih Beaini's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Recordings Dekmantel Selectors 2023

B.C.P.A. = BIG Crimbo Pressie Alert: 

Ok, this is a special one we have been holding on to for over 10 years. Yes that's right this mix was recorded over ten years ago but only came out on Good Morning Tapes last year... Only a few people heard it before, can you believe it? 
Now things are coming even more Full Circle as it was aired live for the first time last week on Crimson's "Pink Eyed Blue" show on https://radiozora.fm/ I thought this was fitting as I will also be playing with him this summer at THE Ozora Festival! Those who know, know ;-) 
Anyways hope you will enjoy and have a great Christmas and New Year Celebration.

Some lovely words below from my great friend TC aka The Ch... for those that wish to read further! Enjoy...



The empty longings of nostalgia exist as a far cry behind taking from the past with a view to understanding a new place it might hold in the future. Now - with the 90’s revival in something of a full swing - Good Morning Tapes finally gets the chance to release a pivotal 10 year old mix that didn’t just ignite a curious wave of reflection and appropriation, it marked a culmination in the shifting sonic sands for its creator Mr. Alexis Le-Tan. His name needs little light trust upon it in these hallowed cosmic halls, with his enduring and ever present mixes being a staple for those that know. Back to Disco Valley is arguably his most important mix - it both recontextualised a dirty and forgotten sound of the past, and facilitated a wave of new freedoms for those wishing to look backwards in order to move forwards. Most importantly it planted the seed for everything Full Circle to come.

Back to Disco Valley is above all else a personal reckoning for Alexis and Joakim, it marked a moment when many problems inherent in a trapped older sound - with a sublime yet dated history of its own - could breath fresh life in the present day; a new slower realm was born. The slowing down of dance music is nothing new, and certainly where peak time beats have existed a spiritual shadow that revels in a slower ethereal space to dance has never been far away. Stylistically on one level, Back to Disco Valley might seem to build on what Baldelli or Loda were doing many years ago, and it certainly has that effortless charm, but it goes much further, not just in its re-appraisal of the frenetic fast paced sounds of Goa, but as a signifier of where many wanted to head on the dancefloor - towards a slower oasis - incorporating new releases and modern sounding rarities along the way. Indeed, in selecting the 33rpm dial rather than that marked 45, Full Circle at once opened up the new space inside a music some of us went bananas to 30 years ago, and at the same time made sense of a crucial yet forgotten heritage; a confession became a badge of honour.

Coming back to Full Circle and its genesis: it was only a matter of time before the old Goa records would come back down from the racks and spawn a new life, and perhaps whilst Le-Tan cemented something a lot of us knew, Disco Valley somehow liberated many of those early records from their stylistic shackles initiating a creative project that - along side the collaborative work with Joakim - has released a wave of inspirational edits and re-imaginations. Full Circle - in all its conceptual & metaphorical majesty - really has come to represent the most stylish of takes on past sounds, both in the realm of selection and re-working. It is certainly true that Back to Disco Valley - sounding now as it did then (to the select tuned ears that got to listen) - reflects a perfect meeting between an off-tempo past, present and future, being more than a functional assemblage, it revives many a lost memories, inspiring a new batch of ideas. There is nothing wrong with looking back, as long as it has a purpose.

Tom Colebrook

Full Circle - Back To Disco Valley (GMT 52)

Recorded live in Berlin- 8-9pm, 8th August, 2023.

Pjenné | Berlin [Live - 8.08.23]

A beautiful musical interpretation of the visual of sunset to sunrise in a forest, byVenus Flytrap (@venusflyyytrap), a talented emerging DJ who recently moved to Melbourne/ Naarm via Shanghai. Rachel has a penchant for deep, rhythmic & chuggy, with a range of radio shows for Baihui Live and Shanghai Community Radio.

This mix is a beautiful representation of her style and a poignant continuation of her previous outputs - I'm excited to see her flourish in Melbourne :) 

Thanks for the mix Rachel!

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Animix One Hundred & Forty Three: Venus Flytrap

Recorded live at the Grove, Saturday 8-10PM, Sustain-Release Year Nine (2023). Thank you to Aurora & the Sustain-Release team for the trust, to everyone who shared this memory I'll never forget.

Aaron J at Sustain-Release, Year Nine

Kia b2b deep creep @ The Lot Radio 11-03-2023

Juanita's Mix 096 with Kia @kia-sydney

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. easily distracted, busy bee, passionate, nomadic, pensive.. :)

Q. What was your last memorable club night in NYC?
A. nowadays nonstop in may was epic.. that room is honestly the dream in the right context. the lighting and sound is so on point and the energy during my set time was so infectious (I played 3.30-6am before the legend PLO man). also special shout-out to groovy groovy which i played in july :) DIY parties are always extra special when done right

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. this is a very honest/ sombre personal diary I’ve been compiling all year. it’s almost for me the musical embodiment of an infinite plane ride.. watching the sun rise and then set and then rise again. also an ode to all the new & old people that were in my life this year.

this year brought lots of purgatory moments, lots of solo transit.. times of isolation and change, also new friends, positive growth, and people coming into my life… so I guess it’s supposed to represent the ups and downs, change and the journey,

I was struggling to finish the mix and it was sitting at 80% complete for the last little while but I feel like the current situation in Palestine </3 really inspired the missing pieces of the mix. for me, I use music and storytelling as an outlet for frustration and emotion generally. lots of old classics in this and pensive moments.. hope the listeners can feel some of that emotion through listening too..

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Juanita's Mix 096: Kia

Cousin is the founder of Moonshoe Records and is a talented producer who tends to focus on creating delicate soundscapes reflective of abstract environments and worlds.

His music is deep and pensive, at times club focussed yet at others anything but.

Over the past few years he has self released material on Moonshoe alongside records on the likes of Mood Hut and Well Street Records. His music has been supported broadly and his dj sets are versatile and multi faceted in respect to style and genre.

Cousin’s remarkable discography and dedication solidify him as a trendsetter in ambient techno and electronics. This mixtape offers a brief insight into his own taste and outlook when it comes to dance music – dubby, dusty and atmospheric throughout it really is quite the trip and is perfect as we approach the cold nights of winter and those dark early rises.

Cousin: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Recording of Rabih Beaini's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

TASCAM DR-40

Rabih Beaini at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Recording of Interstellar Funk, Mozghan & Solar's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Interstellar Funk, Mozhgan & Solar at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Recording of Cashu's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Cashu at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Recording of Kia & no service's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Kia & no service at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Recording of Ploy & re:ni's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

TASCAM DR-40X

Ploy & re:ni at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Recording of Bored Lord's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

Bored Lord at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Sound practitioner, synth player, and Tonal Fiction conductor @echiverri takes pause from a busy tour schedule (as apart of LCD Soundsystem or as one of North America’s best disc jockeys) to bless Moods with a poignant work of art. Go for a walk and ponder on the meaning of life itself while listening. To read the full interview, head to our Substack: https://moods.substack.com

Moods is community-curated and community-supported. By helping us out, you're directly supporting artist commissions, curator fees, merchandise, and materials for parties. Consider subscribing to our Substack (https://moods.substack.com/) or give us a buck, four, or more a month directly: danielsharp.cargo.site/Moods

We paired Abby’s mix with a ghost print by Edgar Heap of Birds; a monoprint from his recent collection of single prints is what he calls a "ghost" print (he paints the plate, lays paper on and pulls ink for the first print, then repeats the process with whatever ink's left -- the "ghost" from the first pull).

For more on Abby, keep up on her Soundcloud: @echiverri

Moods 65: Abby Echiverri

Sunday evening. Contains clipping!

@mark-klon

Klon Dump at Miscellania, October 15, 2023

It started as a winter postcard of Home, a snowy day in Germany, on 16th of January, a longing extension of an August rainy day and heartfelt goodbyes, and that’s when our beloved Vladimir Ivkovic sent us a love note and a hug through his sound.
One of the most special people opened our hearts with his very special mix and now we are at bliss!

@blissblissblissss is back with a very special mix series starting with #001 - Vladimir Ivkovic.

BLISS001 - VLADIMIR IVKOVIC

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