Tracklist and interview: https://bit.ly/themixdd

First up for The Mix is Danny From Miami 🌴

@dannydaze takes us on a trip through Miami dance music history, diving into the irregular rhythms he grew up with and nodding to the new wave of flag-bearers. It also features an in-depth interview, exploring  his journey from childhood DJing to time in prison to rising up as Miami’s favourite figurehead, and the first explanation of the concept behind his long-awaited debut album ‘::BLUE::’.

"With this mix, my intention is to show a side of the IDM world I grew up with, steering away from the misconception that IDM is chaotic kitchen utensil-like sounds. I wanted to show a softer side focused on “danceable IDM” and electro. Music you can still bop your head to. As a youngster, I grew up dancing to non-traditional rhythms coming out of labels like M3rck, Schematic, and Beta Bodega, so I wanted to represent quite a bit of this Miami-infused sound along with some newer acts I’ve been immensely into at the moment," he says.
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The Mix is our new online mix and interview series, dedicated to the spectrum of electronic music from around the globe, exploring sounds and stories from the early days of rave to the future. 

Mixmag has a long history of publishing mixes, from our legendary cover CDs accompanying the print magazine to our worldwide video streams in The Lab. Last year we celebrated 40 years in the game and The Mix now arrives as a fresh outlet to document DJs and the musical movements they represent, showcasing their sound alongside an in-depth interview. The design pays homage to a previous Mixmag logo from the ealy ’90s, nodding to our heritage while using the square and rectangular building blocks to construct an aesthetic that works cohesively with contemporary design elements and digital motion systems. 

We’ll still be bringing you the Cover Mix, The Lab and occasional sets in other formats, with The Mix is taking the place of our In Session and Impact features, intending to bring an updated look and vision to our flagship weekly DJ profile and sequencing them into one place, without separation. We hope you enjoy.

Tracklist + Interview

The Mix 001: Danny Daze

"The road is incredible but has a lot of pitfalls." The fabric resident discusses striking the balance between DJing and production, the challenges of a life on tour and choosing to stick out.

Daniel Avery wasn't expecting to make it big. Born in the seaside town of Bournemouth, his early musical diet consisted of shoegaze, post-punk, electroclash and indie rock; he was a die hard fan in attendance at every local live show. But when he moved to London, he was introduced to dance music and became immersed in nightlife, meeting artists like Erol Alkan and Andrew Weatherall who were using the sounds of guitar bands with techno and electronic music for the dance floor. Soon Daniel was working out of a studio next to Weatherall's—who became his longtime mentor—and started warming up the dance floor at fabric on a regular basis. His debut album, Drone Logic, was released to critical acclaim in 2013, and has been followed by six more full-lengths and a number of EPs and singles since. 

In this episode of the RA Exchange, Avery reflects on the shock of being catapulted into the limelight after Drone Logic's unexpected success, and the ongoing struggle he's contended with as he's taken on a full-time touring schedule as a DJ. He also touches on his eclectic range of influences and how he's integrated them in his forthcoming album and newly revitalised fabric party series, Divided Love, which launches on March 2. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.701 Daniel Avery

Get the full tracklist: https://blrrm.tv/4c95rGa

On our return to Sydney we linked up with the city’s always fierce and never shady party icons House of Mince for something truly special.

Annabelle Gaspar | Boiler Room Sydney: House of Mince

At last year's Field Maneuvers, sweat was dripping from the roof of the FM Tent as I. JORDAN closed out Dalston Superstore's Sunday night takeover with 90 minutes of raucous, euphoric tunes. "It was my first FM and it very much lived up to its reputation," Jordan said. "Playing the closing stage felt so special, surrounded by my crew playing joyful music."

@i_jordan @fieldmaneuvers

Find out more about Field Maneuvers 2024: https://ra.co/news/80472

RA Live - I. JORDAN - Field Maneuvers, UK

Rinse FM Podcast

Ciel - 01 April 2024

Went into this closing set a bit more open sonically. Wanted to hit the "anything goes" button being it's a Sunday afternoon on Easter weekend and people have people been partying 40+ hours. It's not often you get a crowd that's up to dance to everything ... from Dexter to No Doubt to Calle 13 to 2008 stage diving electro lol. Thank you New York, that was awesome! Enjoy =)

Recorded @ Nowadays on March 31st, 20204

Live @ Nowadays (Nonstop) [Closing Set]

The full recorded set from Amaliah at DGTL Amsterdam 2024

AMALIAH @ DGTL AMSTERDAM 31.03.2024

This past February, Tesfa Williams released his debut album—over 20 years into his career. Raves Of Future Past distilled decades of experience on London dance floors into a potent and powerful blend of grime, house, rave and techno. Made with an Elektron Digitakt to imitate the rough textures of early '00s UK dance music, the LP is an anachronistic history lesson that throws everything in a blender, imagining what gqom might sound like as an Eski track and giving new life to the short-lived "sublow" sound Williams helped invent with classic tracks like "Invasion," released under his earlier alias DJ Dread D.

Since the sublow days, however, Williams has become a torchbearer for UK house music and African diasporic sounds like Afro house and gqom in London. He's put out soulful hits like "Heartbeat"—recently reissued by Local Action—and released a steady stream of dance records for PMR and Strictly Rhythm. He's what you might call a jack of all trades, except for that he's actually a master of them all.

His RA Podcast charts his musical journey in reverse chronological order, starting with smooth, African-influenced sounds and winding through grime and dubstep, eventually landing at jungle. He threads a needle through diverse genres (and eras), and posits that the traditional UK hardcore continuum is a bigger spectrum than you might think, with gqom's heave and amapiano's log drum equally important in the musical equation. It's nearly two hours of UK dance music past and present, from a DJ who has lived it all.

@twilliamsmusic

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/935

RA podcast

RA.935 T.Williams

Instant ignited fire from Brooklyn, DJ producer and vocalist @dee_diggs takes us on a 90 minute journey, just the way we like it. Playful, eclectic, soulful and with an unique drive. 

Last month she released her amazing EP ‘’Go Deep’’ on Toucan records. Her set at ADE in 2022 is still very freshly imprinted in our memories! 

Take us higher Dee!

Dee Diggs...IsBurning #147

Roi Perez @ The Lot Radio 05-20-2024

"Fresh energy", mutant rhythms, and classic hardgroove on SonarMix 044, straight from the cutting edge of modern techno. Berlin artist Mor Elian delivers a taste of what to expect from her back-to-back with Marie Montexier at Sónar by Night this year. 

@morelian

Tracklist:
Jurango - Feverish
Visitors - Schleifstein 
Rebolledo - Super Vatos feat Matias Aguayo (Syntrovert Bootleg) 
Verraco - Godspeed
Syclops - Pink Sarah NYC Is Back
Cari Lekebusch - Low Profile A 
Martini - Lounge Lizard (Pino Peña Remix)
S.B. Project - The Message Track 8 
io (Mulen) - Hey Hey!
Belia Winnewisser & Luca Durán - Tid (RHR Remix)
Drumskull - Switch Up The Flow
Alex Ranzino - I Want U 
MoMA Ready - The DDT
Mamwadi - Anomali
djfix - Seed Cycle 
Ploy - In Your Head

SonarMix 044: Mor Elian

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.

Annabelle Gaspar | Boiler Room Sydney: House of Mince

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