BASHKKAxIsBurning#76

Bashkka... Is Burning #76

Alex Kassian... IsBurning #89

Soundcloud Steffi: https://soundcloud.com/steffi_official
Soundcloud Virginia: https://soundcloud.com/virginia-dj

Steffi X Virginia... IsBurning #103

Artist Soundcloud: 
https://soundcloud.com/kimannfoxman

Kim Ann Foxman... IsBurning #107

Production and DJ duo https://soundcloud.com/the-carry-nation is comprised of Will Automagic & Nita Aviance who have been bubbling into the helm of NYC’s underground over the last 10 years. They just released their mix to our podcast series which oozes with style and is firmly rooted in the excitement of New York’s City history. With mayor milestones as Panorama Bar, Glastonbury’s Block 9 and DJ support for Beyoncé, there is no sign this unstoppable duo is slowing down. We couldn’t think of a better way to start the weekend! Link in bio.

On their favorite track:
At 1:16 this mix includes the track "Damn" by Nick Brenner. We added this track to the mix as it will be released this month on Major Records, our label we run with Justin Cudmore and Mike Servito.

The Carry Nation... IsBurning #132

https://soundcloud.com/shaunjwright opens their mix with an urgent but hopeful quote on freedom! It is exactly what we need to dive into this weekend. Shaun J. Wright spent most of their teen years immersed in the sounds of house music and this mix oozes exactly that. Their unique perspective on dance music is just the refresher to lift us up. Listen through the link in bio.

On their favorite track: The track I would like to highlight is the Serge G. 'Work It Out (DJ Holographic Remix)'. Alinka & I released it a few months ago on Twirl and it's a total family affair and a banger! I met Serge quite a few years ago when he was still residing in Stockholm, via an old friend from NYC. He's contributed remixes on Twirl before. He's also featured me in a short film he created "A Child Of House: Shaun J. Wright", that includes some of my closest friends in the world; the eternal Aerea Negrot, Alinka, Jacob Meehan, Madison More and Sir Jacobs. DJ Holographic is one of my dearest friends and having her join the Twirl musical family feels so appropriate. It's always a blessing to collaborate with people you love and admire.

Shaun J. Wright... IsBurning #133

Panaroma Bar resident and longtime IsBurning regular https://soundcloud.com/massimilianopagliara has been based in Berlin for several years where he's been one of the main forces behind recombining the city's hardboiled techno scene with an often overlooked sensibility for the soft and the tender. Call it underground disco passion.

For his entry to our podcast series he serves up a tantalizing techno set and has this to say about his favorite track in it:
“Megatrance by Voiski is one of my all time favorite tracks and I drop this almost every time when I play a techno set. Like the title suggests, this track has a huge trance - psychedelic vibe to it, that can take you to another dimension.”

Live at ToyToy Club, 3.11.23

Massimiliano Pagliara... IsBurning #137

Blue Hour (https://soundcloud.com/bluehour909), the Berlin-based producer, DJ and head of the ‘Blue Hour Music' record label blurs the lines between Acid Techno, old school Rave, Breakbeat, Jungle and Leftfield to create a mirage of hazy euphoria and explore a narrative of timeless music unbound by geography and scene.

About his favourite track:
Symbolism - Bloom [PTHM]

"I’ve been really enjoying playing ‘Bloom’ from up and coming Berlin producer Symbolism on PTHM recently. It’s an immersive and rolling techno track with a dark and dub’y atmosphere. You hear a bit of the dub sound coming back at the moment which is nice, but this is the way I like it over the more chord driven dryer sounding stuff. It’s quite versatile, intriguing and very adaptable for DJ’ing with."

Blue Hour... IsBurning #142

Bassiani resident https://soundcloud.com/sophiephare took us on quite the journey during our first weekender of 2024. We are strapping in once more with her addition to our ever-growing podcast list. Full of diversity, melodies and luscious vocal samples, Sophie Phare’s mixes are the testimony of quintessential dance music.

About her favorite track: Second Phase - Mind To Mind- from R&S Records.
"I'm in love with drum grooves and sound elements, very deep and emotional work for me."

Sophie Phare...   IsBurning #143

Musical purveyor & vibe creator https://soundcloud.com/jacob-meehan injects our weekend with a more than healthy dose of sultry beats. Since moving to Berlin in 2016, he's become one of the driving forces behind two events beloved by the queer community: Buttons & WHOLE Festival. Both encourage imaginative, playful possibilities that emphasize creativity, presence & care.

About his favorite track:
I love Sekucci's psychedelic remix of John Yienger's "Think For Yourself." Shout out to my NYC sis, who is an amazing DJ, producer, and all around lovely person. Sekucci will be joining us this summer at WHOLE Festival's ambient stage. That record is out on Major Records, which imho is currently the hottest label out there bringing us all the kicky fresh club cutz.

Jacob Meehan... IsBurning #144

@ciel_dj

Ciel is gracing us with an amazing live recording from Cherry Beach at her hometown Toronto. It’s bringing you to unexpected area’s while it keeps being floaty and total party that keeps lifting you up! 

Track highlight:
Vic 20 & Sinclair - Nikita
"My mix presents a journey through sounds you might expect to hear in a Ciel club set, from jacking house, techy rollers & lean 4 on the floor UKG to deeper, more hypnotic sounds of techno, psychedelic drum tools, and hard groove. This track which has been a mainstay in my DJ sets for pretty much all of 2024 (sorry I just can't quit you!), is an incredible 00s "connector" track that links house to techno in a super classy and euphoric way. There is no setting that it doesn't slam in, no dancefloor it hasn't created a hands-in-the-air moment on. Big big tune! And I'm super happy to share it with my listeners.''

Thanks Ciel<3!

Ciel...IsBurning #151

Running Hot from South Wales but based in Berlin. With a fresh residency at Hypersoft in Berlin and a lot of fresh upcoming releases. 

Running Hot’s mix slides in like the perfect sunny afterparty it goes for the perfect satifaction, but left us longing for more.
Thanks @runninghotmusic <3

Trackhighlight: 
Smokin’ Beats - Look Who’s Lovin’ Me

This has probably been my record of the year so far. It’s an old record from ‘97 and something that I’ve had in my collection for a long time but it came back into my life at the start of the year when I was looking for some deeper, groovier stuff to play at a gig I was playing. I played it that night and it created such a vibe that I’ve been playing it regularly since then. When I played it at Panorama Bar earlier this year it was a real stand-out moment. I think with the tendency for everyone to play faster and harder music right now this record really stands out with its loose Latin groove and soulful vocals.'

Running Hot...IsBurning #152

@paulosea with this weeks mix 
Hips swing, booties bounce, sweat drops. Paulo Sea is a Brazilian-born, Brussels-based DJ and co-founder of themuch-adored Sundaze parties and of LE LAC, a cultural center in the heart of Brussels. After years of collecting, he’s sliding into the booth with energetic groovers that are bound toenvelope you in warm enigmatic light. Whether you sway euphoriaor melancholia, one thing is certain: the Sea is Giving.

Deep dreamy and stomping in a unique way, Reminding us of those afterhours where everything clicks and dancing goes automatically and everything is wildly in sync . 

Thanks Paulo!

Track highlight: '' Can’t Turn Around by Sound of the Suburbs. This is my latest obsession, probably due to its mechanical yet organic sound. Also, those sexy ass vocals…''

Paulo Sea...IsBurning #160

International, Dutch and Amsterdam Legend Tom Trago with this weeks IsBurning mix. 

Two decades into his winding voyage through music, culture and creativity, a producer, DJ, label owner, collaborator, remixer, radio host and DJ’s DJ who is renowned not only for his impressive productivity, but also the genuine depth and variety of his work. Tom’s last performance is still fresh in our memories it was a 4hour  b2b  with our own Carlos, both good friends, and they seamlessly shifted through techno/house and disco and keeping everyone one their toes. 


Highlighted track: Josh Wink - Used to be

“This song is quite new, but captures the essence of a sexy acid house record. In a timeless way. The vocals always make me wander through my mind, and makes me reflect on my past life. For some reason it really triggers quite some emotions with me”.

Tom Trago... IsBurning #161

@bennet_bb
This week's mix is from Bennet. With a unique selection through the spectrum of house he carefully approaches his sets with a deep sensitivity and groove-driven peaks. 

Bennet lets the amazing records breathe and create their own highlights. A spring morning where the windows hug the rising sun and the smoke creates suprising patterns.

Track Highlight
One track that stands out for me is ‘Inda’ by Comodo, an alias of Marco Carola. It’s a driving house tool that brings a celestial note to the dancefloor, but over and over subtly explodes in with its driving baseline and always transforms it into a naughty affair.

Bennet...IsBurning #165

@yamour030

Yamour resident at our good friends of Blitz Club (we can’t wait until Cruise x IsBurning next week!) and one of the thriving forces behind Good2U Festival. Yamour played at our Yellow House marathon during ADE and now she’s back with an IsBurning mix. An neverending house groove for the mind & the body banging in subtleness! 

Trackhighlight Chez Damier & Makèz - „Do It“ (Adeen Records)
An uplifting deep house tune with organic percussions, a thick and bouncy bassline, buttery chords and a fun acid melody that comes in mid-track. I love the two funky disco breaks, definitely a highlight for me.
I bought this record in Japan, while I was on tour in Asia and it immediately became a staple in my record bag. 
The EP is a collaboration between Adeen and legendary Chicago label Balance. All four tracks are produced by Chez Damier and Makéz, plus a smoky remix by Mr G.

Thanks Yamour!<3 

Yamour...IsBurning #166

@bondsergio
While gearing up for our 11 Years Bday coming weekend we have a mix from Bond, tipped by our lovely resident TITIA 

Bond is a DJ from Buenos Aires and a member of the LGBTQIA+ collective LOCA, He is the founder and director of Radio LOCA and LOCA Rec, platforms dedicated to consciously promoting and representing the careers of queer and dissident artists from Latin America.

This mix is a journey through the current pulse of the queer electronic scene in the Global South. A showcase of the sound of Buenos Aires, featuring tracks by fellow local producers, unreleased gems, and previews of Bond’s upcoming EP out in May via Pansa Records. 

Track highlight 
Pleasure Pump – “Fantasize Me” (Original 12’’ Club Mix)
One of the few tracks in the mix that’s neither current nor part of the local scene, but it stands out as a tribute to the roots of dance and desire, a highlight that directly connects with the queer legacy of clubbing

Thanks Sergio! <3

Bond...IsBurning #167

@natalie-robinsonx
House in all it’s forms that’s what Natalie is all about. Raised in a multiculutural household, Robinson grows into a cultural connection to Gospel, Funk, Soul, R&B and traditional Ghanaian music. Roots that built the foundation for her aesthetic and raucous DJing style delivering a virtuous blend of house music.

In this 1-hour mix she takes you into some deep, sunny and pumping house music with some raw, sexy & dusty edges exactly the way we love it! 
Thanks so much Natalie<3 

Track highlight:
Let It Go – Toka Project (Highlight)

“Let It Go” by Toka Project is one of the first records I bought when I started collecting. This track touched something in me and gave me a feeling of calm, warmth, and connection.

The groove is deep and steady, the chords are jazzy and soulful. There’s a softness in it, but also strength. It creates space to breathe, to feel, to let go.

It’s one of those tracks that doesn’t try too hard – it just flows. It reminded me of what music can do. That’s why it’s a highlight for me.

Natalie Robinson...IsBurning #168

@zouzibabe 
Hailing from Brussels. Soundtracked the morning with Sixsixsixties during IsBurning in the restaurant of TILLATEC with NYE and now cooked a lovely selection for our Smoke mixserie. It feels like a forever summer breeze, warm while being cooling you down and still let you bounce your head a little

Thanks zouzibabe! 

Zouzibabe - Smoke #22

Looking to get into the mood for our 10 hour party tomorrow? You’re gonna have to listen to this new mix by Tammy Lakkis. A rising voice in Detroit electronic music, Tammy Lakkis is a multidisciplinarian known for her playful and energetic hardware live sets and an adventurous and eclectic style of DJing. Get ready for some raw acid sounds and banging beats while keeping it all sexy. A perfect start to this sunny weekend!

trackhighlight: 
With this mix, I decided to go a little moodier and acid-esque. I had “Wednesday Acid” by Yuri Suzuki in my mind as the star of the show and built around that. I’ve been really excited to play this track recently whenever I can. It has so much attitude and demands your attention. It's very minimal in its elements but everything has its role and I love a good bassline. My favorite music to play is that fierce weird dark stuff.

Tammy Lakkis...IsBurning #169

@gracesands a true icon with this weeks IsBurning mix. one of the founders of the of DiY soundsystem, a Nottingham-based free party collective formed in 1989 and resident from the amazing Adonis queer party in London.  

A 95-minute mix showing what house is, rolling basslines, warm chords and  lovely twists & turns. Time is relative when listening to this mix and makes you want to dance dance dance.. 

Thanks Grace<3 

Track highlight: 

Lukas Lyrestam & Simoncene feat Robert Owens  - This Thing (Mr Fingers Tribute Mix) - Skylax
I'm choosing this one mainly - altho it’s a popping house groove from Lukas & Simoncene that I love, almost twisted but the right side of it and getting both mind and body working - is because it features Robert Owens. I know Robert from around the London scene - he’s a lovely man and is still recording and dropping hot shit after starting out back in the 80s. He recently played before me at Panorama Bar and rolled thru to the end. Robert we salute you! This has a nod to Larry Heard's Mr Fingers alias just to ice the cake. VIBE!

Grace Sands...IsBurning #170

The sweetest Eurotic, founder of the lovely collective AZOTH in Nijmegen, brings this week’s mix! Eurotic is the fierce embodiment of a tantalizing energy that runs within the veins of his music. Staying true to his name Eurotic is the reflection of every facet of his artistic expression. From commanding dance floors with immersive, but sensory-charged sets to playfully teasing the crowd with house, progressive and trance elements. With lovely memories, we look back at the party we hosted last March with AZOTH in Mesh, and as a cherry on top, a lovely closing B2B with Eurotic and Carlos Valdes.

Track highlight:
Fitalic - No Way Out

With this mix I delve deeper into the more late 90's early 2000's deep and progressive house era. One of my favourite tracks here undoubtedly is No Way Out from Fitalic. This track with its warm and deep chords depicts this sound perfectly. The break is made to bring everybody to the front of the dancefloor. It keeps on building after which it breaks down into this warm, lush and uplifting chorus. If used in the right way it can really get the dance floor going. It's minimal but has just the right elements to do the job flawlessly. I've been playing this out in the sun a lot lately that's why this is my highlight.

Eurotic ...IsBurning #171

@Jetti-steffers a long time friend of IsBurning and a true staple of Dutch nightlife as a booker and DJ(solo and ofcourse with Post<3). WIth her radioshow ‘’ Naida Radio’’ at Operator in Rotterdam she dives deep in all kinds of  music. With this Smoke mix she captivates a story about her idyllic garden house in Rotterdam.

Thanks Jetti<3 

Jetti - Smoke #23

This weeks mix is from @d1rcceu an IsBurning and Amsterdam dancefloor favorite. 
Always delvering the best energy and dancemoves and also a super DJ! 

Dircceu is a Brazilian multi-artist and DJ based in Amsterdam, originally from São Paulo. He constructs his own narratives — blending techno, house, disco, breakbeats, and Afro-diasporic sounds with emotional depth, heritage, and futurism.

With this mix he showcases his diverse taste while blending it smoothly and takes you higher with infections melodies and grooves! 

Track highlight:

Paranoid London – Loving U (AAAA)
This track is part of a hypnotic, seductive tension groove that evokes the essence of classic acid house, with unpolished sounds and rebellious attitude. It's aesthetics are influenced by early Chicago acid. I chose it to represent the atmosphere I like to build: sensual, energetic, nostalgic and underground. It blends movements with immersive introspection, guiding the listener into a dancing journey state of mind.

Thanks Flavio<3 

Dircceu...IsBurning #172

@kyrakhaldi with a beautiful live set, she specially recorded for this Smoke serie. 
Kyra is a multi-talented artist, producer and co-label owner of @foresightrecords with her new alter-ego: Sensa, she peforms more pop orientated-songs, check it out! 

As Kyra Khaldi she makes and plays different styles of music in the electronic spectrum from ambient to house and a few techno touches! 

Thanks so much for Kyra for this beautiful trip and to peform all this music by yourself for the Smoke series! <3

Kyra Khaldi (Live) - Smoke #24

This weeks mix is by @wispelturig an Amsterdam local and dancefloor enthusiastic. 
founder of Sober Clubbing collective and resident of the infamous MOVA Amsterdam
With a diverse taste from ambient to techno but always with a psychedelic dark and evolving twist.

This mix is no difference a beautiful deep dark trip within different textures and melodies and gruadally evolves but keeps the groove and dance. 

Track highlight: 
Otodojo - L0NG L1V3 TH3 1NT1F4D4

In my club sets I am always looking for a balance between repetitive beats that soak you up and make dance floors move like one body, and breaks and experiments that keep things interesting. This beautiful track full of weird sounds really works for that. Not only it's an amazing track, it is also a very important message. I don’t want to take up too much space on this platform that is also used by P4lest1n14ns to show the world the unimaginable horror and injustice that is done to them, without pointing that out once more.
FR33 P4L3ST1N3 ST0P THE G3N0C1D3

Thanks Marit<3 


Wispelturig...IsBurning #173

This week's mix is by @bian_ca, a DJ based in Rio De Janeiro, a dedicated vinyl collector and resident at Nervosa, one of Rio’s key underground parties! His sets weave the sweat spot between techno and house, and he keeps it timeless and unexpected. 

The 100-minute mix is a journey where the tension stays exactly where it's supposed to be, shifting in genres and moods, and guides you to a grand finale, leaving you mesmerized. 

Track highlight:
‘’This selection is very special to me, as many of these tracks have been with me for a long time. It includes music from close friends I greatly admire, like Muta’s Poem by Capetini and Black Jesus by Vaskular (feat. Valesuchi). However, the track I’d like to highlight is In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women by Robert Ashley. I still remember hearing it for the first time, and it’s hard to believe it was produced in the ’70s. This was the first time I’ve had the chance to play it in a set, and I fall in love with it all over again every time.’’

Thanks Caio<3

bian.ca...IsBurning #174

@jeffreysfire 
This Smoke mix is by no one other then Jeffrey Sfire an household name in the elecontronic music- and queerscene. Originally from suburban Detroit. Behind and in front of the scene pushing sounds and providing platforms. 

As a producer he had a lot of projects: Sfire (with SOPHIE), Looky Looky, and Pushing Movies with releases on labels such as Dark Entries, Cocktail D’Amore Music and Ultramajic. 

With this Smoke mix Jeffrey evokes a timeless contrast between melancholy, heartache, loving and hopeful at the same time. It might be the balance of life or it suits the feeling of the nearing end of summer which is just as finitely as good and bad times. 
 
Thanks for this beautiful journey Jeffrey<3

Jeffrey Sfire - Smoke #25

@tommyhartdj
This weeks IsBurning mix is from Tommy Hart!
Tommy played an amazing set at BRET...IsBurning during Pride and made sure everybody kept on their those until those early/late hours. 

Tommy based in Mexico City approaches each set as a narrative journey, weaving a seamless flow and through line from the first to the final track. The narritive for this mix is the vibe for the end of summer, kicking off with something cunty and confident, finishing with a smooth transition into autumn. 

It’s a mix to really get you in the mood to dance in a club nearby where the ceilling is low and the energy high.

Track Highlight: Carried By the Currents - Pandar 

''I’ve been playing this track to close out many of my sets over the last few months—no matter where the set goes it’s always a nice landing. She’s thumpy and rolling, emotive and dramatic, a lovely way to punctuate everything I’ve said in the mix. I feel like the piano is saying, “Now it’s up to you.”

Thanks Tommy<3 

Tommy Hart...IsBurning #175

Zitto... Is Burning #64

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