Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2021/truancy-volume-280-mor-elian/

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Mor Elian

Truancy Volume 280: Mor Elian

A Psychic Yes embarks on a winding trip through off-kilter sex grooves, humid shuffle and propulsive rattle.

https://www.factmag.com/2022/01/31/fact-mix-844-a-psychic-yes/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 844: A Psychic Yes (Jan '22)

Soraya (@soraya) steps up for the October slot on @refugeworldwide with an hour of club sounds, showcasing a range of Truants friends and favourites such as Maara, Surusinghe, Interstellar Funk & Loradeniz, Shanti Celeste, Identified Patient & more.

Soraya

TRUANTS x Refuge Worldwide #7 - Soraya

Perhaps best known for his association with beloved dance music blog Truants, @riccardovillella is also one of our favorite DJs—with a streak of mixes that always feel like instant classics—and a staple of the broader dance music scene in his own right. Villella's penchant for community began on early dance music forums and extends into today's social media networks and elevating others through mixes and in-depth interviews on @truants. His mix for us, inspired by timeless mix CDs like those of Fabric and a 'spiritual successor' to his mix for our friends at @sure_thing, is also a vivid memory of teenage bike rides along the beach in 2006.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/051-villella

"For the last 11 years I’d been living in London and for a long time, I had no desire really to leave. People say you can call somewhere 'home' after living there for a duration of seven years, so I was well past and on my way. The last three years though, I had really burnt out quite hard creatively, and was kind of just trudging along. It took me a while to realize that I’d maybe needed a break away from London and the constant living for the weekend parties. Work had gone remote, so the option of moving back home to Brighton on the seafront for a temporary reset and to save some money seemed like the logical next step.

I was quite excited about moving back, as one of my friends Bobby had moved back home from London a year prior to also work remote, my friend Sean was still down there and had been making some really cool art recently so we’d been reconnecting, and my friend Sam who moved to Australia 10 years ago was going to be back for a short trip in Brighton this year for a couple weeks. This felt kind of important to me as, as we’d all be in the same city for the first time in a very long time, and these were people that made up my favourite summer ever - the year 10 one in 2006.

... We spent most of that summer going on these really long bike rides from Shoreham-by-Sea, past the cement factory before reaching Brighton beach, and just cycle as far as we could until the sun went down. Me and Bobby would pack our little MP3 players (think I had a Creative Zen Touch then) the night before with as much ‘feels’ music as we’d like to call it, anything that would make our cycles feel like an extended Michael Mann movie, or "LA Action" we’d say. There was just something quite life-affirming as a 16 year old, headphones in, cycling back as the sun sets after exploring some beach cave and you’ve got either of Fila Brazillia - "Subtle Body", Groove Armada - "Paris", or DJ Shadow - "Blood On The Motorway" playing in the background. It was all very Stand By Me in the most musically liberating way possible. I’ve caught myself thinking of those times a lot lately.

I’ve tried to channel a lot of those feelings quite subtly into my studio mixes over the years—hopeless nostalgia, bittersweetness, a sad euphoria—more so on ones where I’m trying to achieve something other than a club-mix. The Sure Thing mix comes to mind especially, but that was also very influenced by the techno aspect of the series and certain life events. Whilst this feels very much like a spiritual successor to that mix, I didn’t want to be so subtle with this one. It’s a straight ode to a single perfect 24 hours that summer, and all the tunes that I was listening to back then, plus some that capture that perfect world-at-your-feet, carefree, teen vibe for me. It covers many moods and feelings of a hot day down at the beach and the transition as the sun sets and you’re getting ready to dance the night away.

I’ve wanted to record something like this for a long time, something that kind of felt like a timeless mix CD, and think you gave me the best opportunity and timing in wanting to put it together, especially as I’ve been doing that same cycle route every other weekend whilst down here."

@riccardovillella / @truants

Spontaneous Affinity

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #051: Villella

Number #121 from my lovely NYC based friend @como-se-dj. A beautiful mix of lush, deep, rolling sounds as he tests out a new side of his dj'ing with layering & long form blends.

Enchanting percussion & delicate melodies strung together in the form of an undulating mind massage - such a beautiful mix! 

Thanks for the mix Paul <3

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Animix One Hundred & Twenty One: Como Se DJ

>>> https://ra.co/events/1636956

Part 2 of DJ Sotofett live at Globus/Tresor in Berlin from last years opening week of the brand new Globus floor. Fronting real-deal Techno and House Music by DJ Bone, Green Velvet, Josh Wink, Drexciya, Jori Hulkkonen, Kraftwerk, DJ Rolando, The Youngsters, King Britt, Snorre Magnar Solberg and also "The 606" by LNS & DJ Sotofett.

>>> https://ra.co/events/1636956

SO-PHAT-MIXES-33: DJ Sotofett - Live @ Globus / Tresor Berlin (2022-05-28)

This mixtape is a declaration of love to the workshop & THE TRILOGY TAPES Lable, Even Tuell, Kassem Mosse, Joy Orbison, Anthony Naples, Omar S, actress and to Techno in general.

...Vinyl only°

Tracklist:

workshop - ld 7 - b1

Even Tuell - In Circles

Joy Orbison & Boddika – Dun Dun

Workshop 19 by Kassem Mosse - b3

Even Tuell & Midnightopera – Workshop Special 02 - b2

Kassem Mosse – Workshop 08 - a1

Actress - Maze (Long Version)

DJ Slyngshot –  Workshop 29 Untitled A2

Omar-S – Booted poor Fake REMIX

Joy O - Tennov6teen

Joy Orbison, Boddika - Nil (Reece)

Kassem Mosse - Birds Flying In The Sun Like U Know How

Anthony Naples  - Busy Sig

mm/ km (kassem mosse & mix mup) - Espace Level 2

Anthony Naples - ZTL

Even Tuell - Precious Cloud

SryForMin72 MIXTAPE

Manchester's Jon K explores the spaces between monthly for 120 mins.

https://www.nts.live/shows/jon-k-presents-peking-spring/episodes/jon-k-presents-peking-spring-14th-february-2023

Peking 313 / Detroit Techno - The Soul Of Resistance w/ Jon K 140223

Further information and tracklist: bleep.com/bleep-mix-259--kassem-mosse

"The selection for this mix is not based on a certain style of electronic music. My approach was to arrange tracks that have a strong electronic feel & sound (to me at least) into a mixtape-like flow that goes through different intensities, moods and timbres. Most of these are recent releases dating from the past months, albeit with a few exceptions and some old favourites thrown in for good measure. Thanks to all the talented individuals who made this music." - Kassem Mosse

Bleep Mix #259 - Kassem Mosse

https://www.nts.live/shows/adab/episodes/adab-25th-march-2023

Heaven Is In You w/ Adab 240323

3 hour journey of chug and beyond >:)

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pi pi pi with deep creep, Mary Lake, Amelia Holt and Noff @ The Lot Radio 06-26-2023

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Fact Mix 844: A Psychic Yes (Jan '22)

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