@brankoofficial  is the creative force behind Buraka som Sistema, and founder of Enchufada. With styles from around the Lusophone world mixing in Lisbon; Branko’s goal is to elevate this blend into a global conversation. Always challenging the status quo, discovering new sounds and artists around the world.

Tracklist:
Deekapz - Lunar (feat. Ellah Barbosa) [Branko Edit]
Bandicut - Margem (feat. Lokowat)
Afriquoi - Acid Attack (Hagan Remix)
Branko - Stang by (feat. Umi Copper) [Club Version]
Freddy da Stupid - Baile [DKVPZ Sample]
Ghetto Kumbe - Interludio 
Lua Preta - Baile Lotus
Wealstarr - Ta Faltando um
Juls & Sango - Ritmo Coco
Tuyo - Sonho da Lay
Siete Notas - El Estanquillo (Quixosis edit)
El train - Joga Bonito (Barbatuques Sample)
Dino d' Santiago - Sofia (Branko Club Edit)
TMXO - Zuciya
Branko - Agua con Sal (feat. Catalina Garcia)
Mina - One Leg (feat. Bryte)
Gafacci - Azaa (Branko Edit)
Deekapz - Menina 2.0
Populous - Racatin
Vanyfox - Enchufada (unreleased)
PEDRO - Madrugada 
Batuk - Força Força (Branko Edit)
Dengue Dengue Dengue - Yangol
Branko - SDDS
First - Maga Bo Remix
Dao - Suavemente 
Fumaxa - We Vibin
Branko x Ana Moura x Conan Osiris - Vinte Vinte (Branko Remix)
Branko - Sempre (feat. Mallu Magalhães)
Juls - Soweto Blues

AIAIAI Mix 042 - BRANKO

After going through a lot of great mixes, we have come to a decision on the best mix submitted in collaboration with Benji B, including a few honorable mentions. The winner of the #aiaiai2021mix contest is @listentomira !

Benji B on her mix:
I´m going to go with Mira´s guest mix as the winner. The reason that I found Mira´s guest mix really interesting was because it had a lot of feeling, a lot of groove to it and it was in a very specific zone. Different to a lot of the mixes in terms of tempo and content and pretty much 100% of the music I hadn’t heard before.  It was put together in a way that would suit a dancefloor session but would also suit a late night/sunrise moment, but equally can have you just vibing in your kitchen or your front room at the same time, which is exactly where I was when I was listening to it.  Sometimes it’s good to have music on around you while Mira´s mix kept making my ears prick up, or making me move more importantly, and I just thought it was something different.

Mira's own words on the mix:
I’ve been playing music for six years now and with all that madness in 2020 I got an opportunity to go deeper into listening and searching for music, especially not popular music. I started producing myself and expanding my taste in music. I started to listen to a lot of new genres and styles, sometimes I can fall in love with a track only because of it's percussion or bassline. Working on a mix for me - is always an opportunity to share not commonly known music, interesting music. I want to show my listeners that electronic music can be easy to listen to, it can make your day or it may be a good soundtrack for anything: work, walk or doing nothing. And it's always like one long track, one mood, but eclectic, like  a room full of different furniture but looking great together. This is a small part of my music vision.

Last year was very hard, but the time spent with yourself is a gift and it can be priceless.

No frames, more freedom in life, freedom in making music, more new openings  in  2021.  Music is friend, life and  passion.

AIAIAI  - #aiaiai2021mix contest winner mix Mira

Volcov has been an Italian advocate for souful, melodic house music for well over 20 years, launching Archive in 1997 and Neroli in the year 2000. As a DJ, collector and music lover since the late 80’s, Volcov has played all around Europe, USA and Japan.

Volcov's own words on the mix: 
"A deep warm selection to lift the spirit during these trying times! Mixed with love in Verona."

Tracklist:
Modaji – Seen But Not Heard – Coop
Patrice Scott – Untitled  [Beat Mix]– Neroli
Kaidi Tatham – Armz R Deh  [Afronaught Dub] - Laws Of Motion
Untitled - Dj Spinna Remix - Cdr
Gu – Your Life – Nlc
Pete Simpson – Don’t Hide  [Domu Unreleased Extended] – Papa
Leon Ware – Work Me [Reel People Mix] – Expansion
Marcello Napoletano + Volcov – Poison – Neroli
Steven Tang – Since The Accident [Beats] - Emphasis
Patrice Scott -  Rain Dance – Visions
Bian Harden – Days Of Days - D3 Elements
Kia Stewart – Anywhere You Are - Honeycomb

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AIAIAI Mix 044 - VOLCOV

Born in the UK and based in Verona, Italy, Patrick Gibin started his label Blend It! Records in 2011 by releasing the first of his Black Aroma edits EPs under the moniker of Twice. His distinctive touch in editing obscure, often overlooked jazz-funk and boogie tunes is well represented by his releases on labels like Razor n Tape, Sounds Familiar and Salsoul Records.

Patrick's own words on the mix:
"Missing the Dance" was the drive for this: a mix of boogie favs, tracks I would love to play & hear on a system in a club and some forthcoming music soon on vinyl.

Tracklist:
Edo della Bitta "Untitled"
Kaidi Tatham "Sweet Kinch"
Dr. John Blair "Respect" (instrumental)
Bohannon "Wake Up"
Sylvers "Bizzarre" (edit)
Roy Ayers "Fast Money" (edit)
The Ricky Corey Collective "Who Do You Love" (instr.)
Kay Suzuki feat. Fatima "Something to Say"
黒舌 "Six"
Patrick Gibin feat. Kaidi Tatham "Don't be Rude"
Video 7 feat. Ian Fink "Black Izraelites"
Zepherin Saint "Escape" (88Dub)
Los Hermanos "Binary Funk Influence" (Extended version)
K15 "Sunbeams"
Gerald Mitchell "Just Another Day"

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AIAIAI Mix 045 - PATRICK GIBIN

DJ and selector SelassieTBC is the co-founder of London label Pattern Sounds and is one half of Brownswood’s Future Bubblers team, on a mission to unearth and support some of the best up and coming talent through both ventures. You can always expect an eclectic selection with a soulful feel, either from his DJ sets or his NTS Radio show.

Selassie TBC on the mix:
"I wanted this mix to be a bit more dance focussed than my radio shows. I usually take a laid back approach on NTS, so took this as an opportunity to express myself in a different way and delve into a couple sounds and pockets that people may not necessarily know me for. Starts familiar, but goes to eventually goes elsewhere - it's all part of my musical taste. Plus end of lockdown is on the horizon (in the UK) so let's turn it up a bit."

Tracklist:
DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small - Indaba Ka Bani (feat. Kamazu & Mas Musiq)
DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small - Lorch (feat. Semi Tee, Miano & Kammu Dee)
Jazzidisciples - Sgubu Se Monati
MOJVKI & DJ Kwamzy - Wena 
Amaarae - Spend Some Time (AfricanJedi Amapiano Remix Ft. Wande Coal)
Musa Keys - Vula Mlomo (feat. Sir Trill & Nobantu Vilakazi)
De Mthuda & Njelic - Bade
Juls & Sango - Angele Ni Fie
Wayne Snow - The Rhythm 
DJ Rasoul - Break It Down (Original Mix)
Samrai - Khadi (Original Mix)
Daniel Maunick - Orbitus
Sonar’s Ghost - Purest Dope 
Jeigo - Flurella 
Sivey - Nobody Else 
79rs Gang - Culture Vulture

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AIAIAI Mix 046 - SELASSIE TBC

German electronic duo @FJAAK produce driving, energetic dance tracks which range from reflective power house to storming warehouse techno, with occasional U.K. garage, dub, and breakbeat hardcore influences. Gritty yet sensual, their tracks are composed entirely on analog equipment. 

Based in Berlin, Felix Wagner and Aaron Röbig had been making music together since childhood before they began producing techno as FJAAK during the late 2000s, while they were still teenagers. In 2021 they began to focus on their own labels: "FJAAK" and "SPANDAU20" which release schedules are tightly packed already!

FJAAK on the mix:
"The music we selected for this mix is energetic, powerful and to us very impressive, but also groovy & warm, sounding perfect on your AIAIAI cans. Get ready for a sweaty hour, it's gonna be dripping from the ceiling ;)"

Tracklist:
Sam Purcell - there was nothing (Edit)
Stef Mendesidis - Interlynx - @stefmendesidis
Advent - Ramage - @ciscoadvent
Ludacris - Interactive Skit (Album Version)
FJAAK - One Vision - @fjaak
Invexis - Elektronenwind
Mdslktr - Social Distancing (FJAAK Remix) - @fjaak
Rifts - Sharp Lank (Hedgehog Mix) - @realrifts
Heiko Laux - Hexagon - @heikolaux
Tobias Von Hofsten - Swinger
AADJA - Falling In A Dream (D.Dan Remix) - @ddan-tek
Yan Cook - Grizzly - @yan_cook
Stranger - Warehouse Memoires (UK Rave Mix) - @whoisstranger
Pugilist - Nightshade - @pugilistmusic
Kuf - Put in the Work
FJAAK - Unreleased - @fjaak
Asquith - Back to Danny’s (Ripped CD Mix) - @asquithhhhh
Denham Audio - Check 1 - @denhamaudio
FJAAK - Unreleased - @fjaak
Pj Bridger - Midnight Request Line - @pjbridger
Setaoc Mass, Cleric feat. John C. Lilly - Altered States - @setaoc_mass @cleric

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AIAIAI Mix 047 - FJAAK

@djjasperjames' career has come a long way since his arrival on the scene as one of the youngest DJs to play the legendary Sub Club. Emerging from his roots as a leading tastemaker in Glasgow’s vibrant house scene and breaking away from his peers to become more than just a ‘one-to-watch’ but a respected figure in his own right. A DJ and producer with talent that stretches beyond his years, he’s crafted and developed his own brand of off-kilter house and heads-down techno through extended DJ sets at some of the world's most respected clubs including DC10, Fabric, The Warehouse Project, Smartbar, Blitz, Lux, Bobbeaman and of course, Sub Club.

Jasper James on the mix:
"I wanted to record this mix as if I was playing out in a club setting, which I’m just getting back into the swing of. I kept it live and raw sounding. I let the tracks pick themselves as I go, which I would do when I DJ out. The mix features some new and old records as well as some upcoming music from myself being released next month. Recorded with love from Glasgow x"

Tracklist:
Roy Davis JR. Modal - Lovers
Anthony Georges Patrice - Poor Pitch Discrimination
The Revenge - Untitled 
ID
Boston Boys - come wit me 
ID
Mr G - Get Down 
ID
Brutal Bill - Woman of Angels 
Martin Deason - Race for the Vaccine 
Gary Martin - Serious Business 
Josh Wink - Freak 
Jasper James - Welcome to the Chaos 
Jasper James - Mhmm

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AIAIAI Mix 049 - JASPER JAMES

Chloe Lula (@chlo-lula) is a Berlin-based DJ, producer, and journalist. She is the Managing Editor of Resident Advisor, the Editorial Director of Refuge Worldwide Radio, and the Critical Beats columnist at The Wire magazine. 

She received her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2020 and is a fellow with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Politico, and Esquire, among other major publications, where she covers gender justice, human rights, and their touch points with music and activism. 

She put out her debut EP, ‘Errant Bodies,’ on aufnahme + wiedergabe this spring, and will release with Berlin's Instruments of Discipline and Ciarra Black’s Pendulum imprints in early 2022.

Chloe on the mix:
"I’ve been leaning hard into non-4/4 rhythms over the last year or so, and this mix is really a showcase of the kind of music that’s been really inspiring to me (electro, breaks, DnB, jungle. etc.) I’m especially into artists who are able to meld these genres with dark industrial and EBM tropes, which is definitely the direction I see my music moving in!"

Tracklist:
Tommy Four Seven - X Threat - @tommyfourseven
Cutting Room - Always Rock Dog Ya Mates - @cuttingroomusic
Sepehr - Darklord - @sepehr-a
Luz1e - Transition - @l-v-z-1-e
Salome & Unklevon - Telepathic Dance - @salome-664218599 @unklevonunklevon
Salome - Witchcraft For Beginners - @salome-664218599
Serge Geyzel - Enot - @sergegeyzel
Serge Geyzel - Shades Of Former Powers - @sergegeyzel
DJ Loser x Penelope’s Fiance - Bloodhorns - @loser111 @doesnt-matter-11
Jasen Loveland - Paranoid Fantasy - @jasen-loveland
Jasen Loveland - The Night Pharmacist - @jasen-loveland
Sepehr - Solitary Tool - @@sepehr-a
Raiden - Balfron (Headless Horseman Remix) - @headlesshorseman-1
Pteron - Molting - @pterontracks

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AIAIAI Mix 050 - CHLOE LULA

Spanish-born, Berlin-based @alienata is a self-described sound obsessive whose sets span obscure electro, acid, dub, IDM, dark disco, jakbeat, hypnotic techno, industrial atmospheres, break beats and much more.

With an increasingly international profile and support from the likes of DJ Stingray, Ben Sims and Ron Morelli, Alienata has visited well-renowned booths like Fabric, Panorama Bar and ADE, where she recently played b2b with legend Dave Clarke.

Next to her DJ career, Alienata started her own record label Discos Atónicos in 2017 and has released music with numerous imprints, most recently on Ben Sims’ Tribology compilation alongside Robert Hood, James Ruskin and Mark Broom.

Alienata on the mix:
"In this mix you can find a selection of tracks that have caught my attention lately. A journey between galactic breaks, dark basselines, raw snares & a touch of funk. It works well after a power nap! Enjoy it x"

Tracklist:
QNTM CTRL - //Randomvalue_
Ineffekt - Vigilantes - @ineffekt
Urban Groove - Mutante (Original Mix)
Nuklear Prophet - 808 Plague - @nukeprophit
Brice Kelly - Armed To The Teeth - @brice-kelly
Antoni Maiovvi - Generous Degenerate - @antonmaiof
LDWG - Locked - @ldwg-2
Serge Geyzel - When was the last Time - @sergegeyzel
VSO - Complacency
Co-Accused - Abduction - @coaccused
Mani Festo - Space Raider - @mani_festo
Late Night Approach - L Ultimo Ritmo - @latenightapproach
Shawn Cartier & Dufraine - Stressin - @seaaaaaan @andydufraine
Wolfgang Fluer & Fabrice Lig - Cinema (Versalife Remix) - @conforce
DJ Stingray 313 - Carbon Neutral Fuels

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AIAIAI Mix 052 - ALIENATA

Born in Germany with French origin, @mariemontexier's preferred format as a DJ is vinyl, a crucial part of why she began DJing and collecting music. 

Curious about genres and styles, multi-eclectic influences informs her sound. Her sets, mainly based on breakbeat and big on UK flavour, are global melting pots where genres and edges blur; oldskool acid, tribal-scented beats and trippy techno merge here. Marie brings a twisted quirkiness, lightening up a sometimes harsh-sounding corner of the scene.

Although new in the industry, Marie Montexier’s hard work has not gone by unnoticed: during her debut year of 2019, she was selected “Newcomer of the Year” by German music institution Groove Magazin, an honor for any artist. Since then, Marie went on to play venues across Europe, including the likes of Berghain and Fabric, and currently holds a residency at internationally renowned party Warning, taking place in Berlin.


Marie on the mix:

"This only vinyl mix is a club mix from summer 2021, a time when we had the chance to experience club culture together again. Usually I’m more into breaks, bass and techno but here I bring a lot of power house and acid into the mix. And don't be too sad, winter is here but summer will come again and we will be able to dance together again. Until then, enjoy the time with the music at home. - x"


Tracklist:

Dust-e-1 - Hypomania / Dust WORLD - @duste1
T.S.P. - Can't Stop The Feeling (Element 303 Mix) 1993 / Obsessive Records
Alienage - I Said (Space House Nebula Nine Remix) / Holding Hands
Trevor Rockcliffe - Freak! / Intec Records - @rocky3
Peyote Dreams - State Of Mind (Slack Mix) Alex Kassian’s Dream State / Love On The Rocks - @alexkassian
Love Tools - You Gotta Be Movin' (Euro Mix) - Instinctive Records
P. Lopez – Emulation / Counterchange Recordings
Space Trax - Atomic Playboy / Stealth Records
Carpenter's Bench – Shaper / Staub
49ers - (Escape) My Heart (Get Wreck Mix) / UMM
BLD - Radiator / BLD Tape Recordings - @baldo
Slim Steve - Everybody is Talking (Body Mix) / 1Ø PILLS MATE - @slimsteve808
Agent Orange - Warm Love (Blue Hour Remix) / Blue Hour - @bluehour909
DJ HMC - Cum On / Dirty House Records - @late-nite-tuff-guy
Nyra - Let’s Trip Out / canoe - @nyramusic
Märy Kiani - 100% (Tall Paul Remix) / 1st Avenue Records - @dj-tall-paul-1

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AIAIAI Mix 053 - MARIE MONTEXIER

@sefkombo and @djkittyamor are two of the key protagonists in London’s flourishing Afro House scene; working tirelessly over the last 13 years both individually and collectively to build a name and exposure for the sounds they are passionate about. 

Sef created his highly popular brand Til Two in 2009, establishing a firm foothold in London and surrounding areas as the place to absorb the best and more forward thinking music electronic music from Africa, whilst Kitty in 2016 alongside Jonny Miller & D-Malice started Motherland in Grow, Hackney where it still takes place until this day: a intimate night that unearths the more underground and new House sounds coming from the continent. 

Now Sef & Kitty head up Motherland as well as Sessions as their residencies, which Mixmag recognises as “inspiring representation of the diversity of the city’s black community… with its jubilant and celebratory atmosphere.”

Sef and Kitty on the mix:

"The mix is a reflection of our time in Africa, we absorbed all different types of energies and expressions of sounds from the day to day life in the Motherland, from the different parts of Jozi, to Durban to Nairobi to Accra and hitting Cape Town the different flavours taught us new and different ways to approach the sounds we are really passionate about and to continuously keep an open mind and ear to what is coming out of the continent in the House space. The amazing consistency keeps us very excited about the future of music from Africa."

Tracklist:

Mr. ID feat. Rita MDN - Emotion Of The Moment (Balata, Tom A.P Remix) - @mr-id-2 @ritamdn @balatamusic
Hypaphonik feat. Kali Mija & Offkey - Lutar (TekniQ Remix) - @tekniq-sa
Buddynice - Akasia - @redemialsounds
Citizen Deep feat. Jessica LM - Dtjoh - @itscitizendeep
Mpho.Wav - 016 Road - @mphowav
Angelique Kidjo - Agolo (Shimza Remix) - @shimza
DJ Merlon & Enoo Napa - Two Zulu Men In Ibiza - @dj-merlon @enoo-napa
TechTonic Tay & Ed-Ward - Ke Bokae - @jabulaniedward
Emmanuel Jal feat. Check B - Hey Mama (Caiiro Remix) - @caiiro
Hypaphonik - Boogie - @user-462860476
Double Drop feat. Navaa & Arisis - Nothing To Say (Sky White Remix)
Drega feat. Maline Aura - Vela - @drega

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AIAIAI Mix 054 - SEF KOMBO & KITTY AMOR

Call-to-action vocals, hi-NRG synth riffs and ten-ton gabber kicks meet rave rinsers, scything electro, booming techno and even the odd rewind. @anastasiakristensen is a poster-child for techno’s lean out of its associated black hole, and into a spectrum of colours, textures and light. After years of sharpening her reputation as a resident at Culture Box, and in particular Mainstream, one of the city’s few LGBTQ nights, her international tour diary has exploded, taking in small parties and major festivals the world over, making her a magazine cover star who remains driven by connecting communities and elevating fellow music geeks. 

Remixes for artists like Special Request and Daniel Avery laid the path for deals to Warp offshoot Arcola and renowned label Houndstooth, extending the range of what Kristensen brings to the dancefloor, both as a DJ, and a producer putting records in DJ’s hands. By taking that vital first flash of energy and making it relatable, accessible and utterly infectious, Anastasia Kristensen has rapidly clicked with a great deal of people across all walks of dance music – and why she is set to keep doing so for years and years to come.

Anastasia on the mix:
“This is my first mix of the year and it reflects the sounds that I’ve been digging recently and playing at my shows. Tracks full of textures, wonky rhythms and pure dance floor energy.”

Tracklist:
Issabassi - Screw Disclocation
MÔHNE - ret In (Amour Noir remix) - @amournoirmusic
Unreleased - Unreleased
Paul Laurens - Klatsch - @paul-laurens
Tomash Gee - Bug
Alt8 - Mind Control - @alt8official
Marcal - Moritsune - @laertemarcal
Fish, Sherry S - You Get Bun - @fishbassmusic 
Roes - I think You’re Lost
Stelmakh - Misha - @stelmakh
Voicedrone - Darkness - @voicedrone
Vertical67 - Dry Land - @vertical67
Amby Iguous - Freqy - @amby_iguous
u.r.trax - Atom Heart - @urtrax
Der Dritte Raum - Alienoid - @derdritteraum
Selec - Brickwork
Kashpitzky - Midrange - @kashpitzky
Unknown Artist
Militia - Self Affiction
Vsadniki ZHKH - Mery

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AIAIAI Mix 055 - ANASTASIA KRISTENSEN

More info and transcript from the conversation:
aiaiai.audio/ep02-nour
aiaiai.audio/freedomtocreate

Freedom To Create is our new six-part talk show series, broadcasting live from Refuge Worldwide (@refugeworldwide) in Berlin.

The bi-monthly episodes will explore themes of identity, migration, and creation through hour-long live interviews curated and moderated by Refuge Worldwide’s Editor, Chloe Lula (@chlo-lula).

On the second episode of Freedom to Create, Chloe Lula interviews Palestinian artist Nour (@nourpalestina). Since 2012, the DJ, producer, and documentarian has been living in Tulum, Mexico and DJing as a resident of Papaya Playa, followed by regular appearances at clubs in The Netherlands, Greece, and Ibiza. 

She has also released on Talavera Records and Sol Selectas, and is a core contributing member of Future Female Sounds—a femme collective dedicated to teaching women and gender minorities how to DJ and navigate a male-led industry. Recently, Nour began an oral history documentary project in which she is visiting Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan and interviewing the last surviving members of the 1948 Nakba. Thus far, she has collected 90 interviews, all of which she is planning to archive in an ongoing exploration of how displacement and migration has affected the lives of millions of refugees across the Middle East.  

Chloe and Nour will talk about identity and citizenship, DJing, and being a woman in nightlife in this next episode of Freedom to Create. 

Listen to the first episode in the SoundCloud player above, or read the entire interview here: aiaiai.audio/freedomtocreate

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Freedom To Create 02 - Nour

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Streaming live from the notorious HÖR studios in Berlin, we invite the most exciting DJs and producers from within our community to showcase their sound in a series of livestreams throughout the year.

Born and raised in the South-West of France, @opheliek is a Berlin-based DJ with a strong taste for bass-heavy music in all its forms, pop-infused emotional bangers, and jungle. Her Refuge Worldwide residency, Therapy Dog, is the perfect opportunity for her to explore the different genres she’s into and share the decks with friends and artists she admires. As part of the Open Music Lab, a Berlin-based non-profit collective offering free music workshops and courses for people from marginalised communities to connect and create together, she's interested in ways to support young artists outside the mainstream, in the hope to build a more equitable music scene.

@oscar_ona, a Refuge Worldwide resident, is a dynamic artist whose DJ mixes vary from blues to breaks, ambient and beyond. Born and raised in Manchester, U.K, O.N.A’s monthly radio show on Refuge Worldwide reflects the quality of diasporic underground music communities around the world as well as the rich musical heritage of his Cameroonian background. 

Since the relaxing of pandemic restrictions, O.N.A has played gigs in London and Berlin, including opening for electronic music pioneers and legends A Guy Called Gerald and DJ Flight. O.N.A will next be closing Berlin’s CTM festival 2022 with an explorative and experimental all night set as part of a collective of Refuge Worldwide artists and DJs. O.N.A also works as a creative strategist, music producer and sound designer from his East Berlin studio. 

As a creative strategist, O.N.A’s work has focussed on projects supporting marginalised groups. O.N.A is currently the lead Creative Strategist for Black Artist Database (B.A.D.), an international community based platform centred around a database of Black owned record labels, artists, producers, bands and creative professionals. B.A.D. undertakes various projects and initiatives to uplift Black voices within the electronic music community and industry.

Follow ophélie: instagram.com/ophekauf
Follow O.N.A: instagram.com/oscar.wav

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HÖR x AIAIAI: Ophélie B2B O.N.A

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Streaming live from the notorious HÖR studios in Berlin, we invite the most exciting DJs and producers from within our community to showcase their sound in a series of livestreams throughout the year.

@saintludo is a DJ and radio presenter from California via Italy, now based in London. A main staple at both foundation fm and Keep Hush. Raised on hip-hop and rap - now grime is the predominant element in her mixes, which are tied together by bounce, funky, bass and club beats - making her mixing a unique blend of vocal samples placed over unexpected beats and instrumentals.

Amongst many gigs, she was on the Princess Nokia Euro tour '20, played Alexandra Palace, Wireless festival, Boiler Room festival, and having appeared on BBC 1xtra, Kiss FM, NTS Radio, Reprezent, Dublab in LA, Balamii & more - you can catch her djing all over the UK and Europe.

Follow Saint Ludo: instagram.com/saintludocris

HÖR x AIAIAI: Saint Ludo

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Streaming live from the notorious HÖR studios in Berlin, we invite the most exciting DJs and producers from within our community to showcase their sound in a series of livestreams throughout the year.

@berlin-bunny is an artist, photographer, graphic designer and co-runner of @keyimagazine, born in Poland, but based in Berlin over the past decade, and partly living in Shenzhen, China. In 2012 she started out as a vinyl collector, and in 2017 she started to mix music in public, combing her strong alternative electro punk music background with techno, strongly inspired by Berlin's underground scene. Since then you can catch her gigs in Asia and around Europe - mostly in Germany, Poland and China.

Follow Berlin Bunny: instagram.com/berlin_bunny_

HÖR x AIAIAI: Berlin Bunny

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Streaming live from the notorious HÖR studios in Berlin, we invite the most exciting DJs and producers from within our community to showcase their sound in a series of livestreams throughout the year.

Pushing robotic body music to its kinetic and cathartic limits as both DJ and producer, @solid_blake's precision is remarkable. With productions described by Mixmag as "percussion palpitating below wild synth bursts," this is an artist rightfully earning her praises developing a reputation for impacting crowds with her gritty cross-pollinated strains of electronic club music.

Eclecticism is the keyword when it comes to the musical taste of @l-v-z-1-e. Based on her love of harsh drums, weird bleeps and bouncy basslines, she interweaves dark Electro with complex Breaks, Techno and the occasional dreamy bop.

Born and raised in Frankfurt she quickly developed a keen interest in electronic music when her brother introduced her to early House music. Inspired by the dance sound of Detroit, Chicago, New York and the UK she translates the diverse sonic influences into her sets and productions, which build a bridge between classic tunes and new sounds combining them into a notion of futuretroism.

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Follow Luz1e: instagram.com/l_u_z_1_e

HÖR x AIAIAI: Luz1e b2b Solid Blake

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Streaming live from the notorious HÖR studios in Berlin, we invite the most exciting DJs and producers from within our community to showcase their sound in a series of livestreams throughout the year.

Chloé Lula (@chlo-lula) is a Berlin-based DJ producer and journalist. She is the Managing Editor of Resident Advisor the Editorial Director of Refuge Worldwide Radio and the Critical Beats columnist at The Wire magazine.

She received her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2020 and is a fellow with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.

Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post the New York Times Politico and Esquire among other major publications where she covers gender justice human rights and their touch points with music and activism.

She put out her debut EP, ‘Errant Bodies,’ on aufnahme + wiedergabe this spring, and will release with Berlin's Instruments of Discipline and Ciarra Black’s Pendulum imprints in early 2022.

Follow Chloe Lula: instagram.com/chloe.lula

HÖR x AIAIAI: Chloe Lula

Over the course of June, we brought together the scene's leading trailblazers to share their unique vision of progression. From the communities pathing the way to a more inclusive ecosystem to those breaking new ground in tech.

For those looking to hone in on their skills as an entrepreneur, Freddy Masters from Keep Hush and Sandy Hagenback AKA Dr Banana talk about everything you need to know in order to start your own brand in music, and what role our community plays in the future of music. 

NFTs and WEB3 are currently the hot topics across all platforms, however, are these really the gold rush or game changer? In this event, renowned DJ and label owner Plastician dives in to discuss alongside the team from IOM and SODAA.

Rounding the series off, Deforrest Brown Jr and Niks Delancy explore the interaction between America’s Black Techno scene and the UK’s white-dominated scene.

More info here:
https://aiaiai.audio/pages/for-the-record

For The Record – In Conversation: Niks Delanancy & DeForrest Brown Jr.

For The Record – NFTs: Gold Rush Or Game Changer? w/ Ikävä Pii & Plastician

For The Record – Creating Your Own Music Brand w/ Freddy Masters (Keep Hush) & Dr Banana

Freedom to Create is our six-part talk show broadcasting from Berlin-based radio station Refuge Worldwide.

The bi-monthly episodes explore themes of identity, migration and music creation through hour-long interviews curated and moderated by Chloe Lula.

On the third episode of Freedom to Create, Chloe Lula interviews Ukrainian-American artist Alinka. The producer and DJ—who is currently living in Berlin—immigrated to the US in the late ‘80s with her family, who lived as Jewish refugees in Chicago. Alinka eventually became a resident at Smartbar and began collaborating with Hercules and Love Affair’s Shaun J Wright, with whom she started the Twirl parties and label. Alinka has released on labels like Rekids, Crosstown Rebels, Need Want, Permanent Vacation, Harry Romero’s Bambossa Records and her newly launched second imprint Fantasy Life. She’s a regular DJ at Berghain. She and Chloe discuss the war in Ukraine, her experience growing up far afield from her roots and the healing power of music in times of personal and collective crisis.

Freedom To Create 03 - Alinka

The 10th edition in the AIAIAI mix series sees rising Australian duo, HWLS, come correct with a beat-driven mix repping Nosaj Thing, Evian Christ, The Weeknd, Clams Casino and Tinashe, among many other genre-expanding artists and producers. Comprised of Aussie beat heads Ta-Ku and Kit Pop, HWLS are the latest in a long line of remarkable music makers to come out of the music-savvy Australian continent. Titled 'Sounds for Movement', we're thoroughly jazzed to be hosting the HWLS boys in our mix series. 

Tracklist:

1. Nosaj Thing - 2222
2. Gucci Mane - Shooter (Eric Dingus Remix)
3. Losco - Shake
4. I-Octane - Peepin' Tom (Evian Christ UN Remix)
5. The Weeknd - Gone
6. Eirc Dingus - Koholint Island
7. 50 Cent ft. Jeremih - 5 Sense (Dj Azamat edit)
8. Clams Casino - LVL
9. Jim Jones ft. Cam'ron - White Powder
10. Promnite - #Brothboyzloop
11. Eric Dingus - Codeine Kiss
12. C Y G N & Captpizza - Ecstasy
13. W_O u rmx v2
14. Tinashe - Days in the West (Ekali Remix)
15. Teebs - Yellow More New
16. Goldlink - When I Die
17. LPLX - DNY GLVR
18. Eric Dingus - Lost for You
19. C Y G N - Lost
20. Kenny Segal - Summer's End
21. Volor Flex - Lost Memory
22. Evian Christ - F##K it none of Ya'll Rap


AIAIAI Mix 010: HWLS

Laurel Halo produces a track around her experience of visiting Teufelsberg in Berlin.

Read the full story behind this project on RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?2517

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About The Project Collaboration:
AIAIAI have collaborated with RA on this three-part feature series where artists are exposed to a stimulus across history, art and video -- and respond with a piece of music. 

"Many artist's thrive off the opportunity to make music that exists outside of the dance floor. Frequency Response was designed to allow artist's that freedom whilst building parameters around stimuli we thought would make for an original feature series. AIAIAI have really facilitated that process based on the guiding principles they apply to developing their own products."
(Nick Sabine, Co-Founder, RA)

"The launch of our TMA-2 headphone has seen us create a modular product that is more creatively versatile than ever before. We wanted to work on a project with RA that really challenged artists to push the boundaries of their creative process and the way they thought about creating a piece of music. It’s insights like these that drive our product evolution and enable us to meet the cross-purpose needs of the modern electronic artist"
(Frederik Jorgensen, Co-Founder, AIAIAI)


Laurel Halo - Radomes

Responding to the sensory stimulation of Carsten Höller's Decision exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, Daniel Avery produces an immersive, new track. 

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About The Project Collaboration:
AIAIAI have collaborated with RA on this three-part feature series where artists are exposed to a stimulus across history, art and video -- and respond with a piece of music.

"Many artist's thrive off the opportunity to make music that exists outside of the dance floor. Frequency Response was designed to allow artist's that freedom whilst building parameters around stimuli we thought would make for an original feature series. AIAIAI have really facilitated that process based on the guiding principles they apply to developing their own products."
(Nick Sabine, Co-Founder, RA)

"The launch of our TMA-2 headphone has seen us create a modular product that is more creatively versatile than ever before. We wanted to work on a project with RA that really challenged artists to push the boundaries of their creative process and the way they thought about creating a piece of music. It’s insights like these that drive our product evolution and enable us to meet the cross-purpose needs of the modern electronic artist"
(Frederik Jorgensen, Co-Founder, AIAIAI)

Daniel Avery - 'Decision Two'

Producer, DJ and Partyfine label boss Yuksek has been a vital force in the electronic music scene for the last two decades, releasing a string of albums, EPs and remixes on boutique independents, major labels and his own, much lauded imprint. A classically trained musician and film score composer, his sound has veered from left-of-centre indie, to quirky groove and tropical, always bringing a unique musicality and sense of fun with it. His latest long-form offering, ‘Nosso Ritmo’ is no exception, with a disco & brazilian inspired sound and a host of outstanding collaborations at its heart.


Waffles - Gang Chicken Lips - Golden Lips Llija Rudman - Soul Embrace ( bonus beat ) Villa - Sween Arts & Craft - I’ve been searching ( Walter Gibbons mix ) Nicky Night Time - Own your Isolation Phillipi - Gelo Seco ONO - Modern dance ( Yuksek remix ) Yuksek - Gorgeous ( Dombrance remix ) Yuksek - You (edit) Akwabba & Todd Terje - Bodies ( Prins Thomas Orgasmatron ) Spiller - Urastar Leroy Burgess & Saving Coco - Til I Found You (Dub) Fairouz - Albostah (Captain Planet Disco Edit) Yuksek - This feelin

AIAIAI Mix 015 - Yuksek

AIAIAI MIX 017 - JAMO BEATZ

Claude Speeed - Energy Civilisation Planetarity
Thunder Cat - How I Feel
Machine Drum ft. Freddie Gibbs - Kane Train
Headie One & Fred Again.. - Charades (Instrumental)
Backroad Gee - It is What It is
Lunice - Ripple
Lunice ft. CJ Flemings - All Clear
Django Django - Surface To Air (Lunice Remix)
Lunice - Toolman
Swarvy - Lemongrass
AshTreJinkins - During The Day
J-E-T-S - Team Effort
645AR - Yoga
Speng Squire - Still Rapping
Lunice - Bubblestep
BackRoad Gee - I Got Mine/My Famlee
TNGHT - I’m In A Hole
Mak Sauce - Good Morning
Perko - Stutter
Lunice. - Run Around
BackRoad Gee - Stick & Move
Lunice - Get Right
Lunice - Why O Why
Nathan Micay - A Beginning Is A Delicate Time
Lunice - Weather Man
TNGHT - Dollaz
Lunice - Cyber Samba
Lunice - Can’t See
Lunice - Gasp

AIAIAI Mix 020 - Lunice

Riobamba is an Ecuadorian-Lithuanian producer, DJ and cultural activist based in Brooklyn. She’s on the Discwoman roster, and is known for her rowdy and deeply researched live sets, reflecting back nightlife’s power as a site of joy and resistance. 

Her own words on the mix:

“It's election week here in the United States, and this recording is an authentic reflection of where I'm at in holding space for both rage and hope. Channelling dreams of the death of the old system, and a rebirth into a foundation that truly serves and uplifts every one of us.”

AIAIAI Mix 021 - RIOBAMBA

DJ Spinna is something of an anomaly in music.  A humbling example of what it takes to truly succeed within the framework of multiple fields. Turning heads throughout the industry, Spinna’s sonics soon infiltrated numerous genres. Tapped by everyone from Mary J. Blige, to Motown Records.


TRACKLIST;:
Sweet Love - Samuel Jonathan Johnson
Black and Brown Boogie - Búyu Jose Mangual
Haven’t Been Funked Enough - Extra T’s
Brotherson - Ojeda Penn
Feelin’ Freaky - The Vandals
Just Can’t Stay Away - Don Blackman
Dance Your Blues Away - Ian Neville 
Alonzo - Girl, You Are The One 
You Got Me Hypnotized - 5th Degree
Let It Show - Leon Davis 
Bessie - J.B.’s Wedge
Sting - Barry Waite & LTD
Easy Greasy - Gentle 
True Love Pt 2 - New Horizon
Words - Boogie Nite Urban Legends
Starlight (inst) - Index
Poison - Volcov & Marcelo Napoletano
The Obea Man (Joaquin Joe Claussell Edit) - Exuma 
Visions of Alkebulan - Slam Mode 
EOL Intro (Clap Your Hands) - Luisito Quintero
Finsbury Park Party - Fungai Maliango


This is an all 7” vinyl mix. The vibe is uptempo Disco, Boogie and Funk with a splash of House at the end.

AIAIAI Mix 023 - DJ SPINNA

Honey Dijon's brazen style blends all genres without looking to the past. She captivates with her instinct, versatile sound and dazzles the club and fashion circuit in London, Paris, Berlin and New York.

Honey Dijon's own words on the mix:
‘This mix is a tribute to my roots in Chicago house music that continues to inspire dancefloors around the world’.

AIAIAI Mix 024 - HONEY DIJON

Sadar has been digging for records all of his life. In s time where Chicago was filled with DJ’s who played house and disco sounds, Sadar chose a different direction, playing rare, hard-to-find grooves.

Sadars own words on the mix:

"It's a mix of rare disco gospel and afro beat! Get ready for another Disco Beatdown"

AIAIAI Mix 025 - SADAR BAHAR

Staying true to house music, Djing for Djing’s sake, Kai Alce is always pushing himself, and us on the dancefloor. Whether it’s behind the turntables or through his label NDATL Muzik, he’s a force to be reckoned with.

Tracklist:
Floating Feathers - Mr Fingers
Hit Me With That Bassline - Dukesoul
You Started - Soul State Jazz 
May The Funk Be With You - Second Crusade
Rose Rouge (Jovonn's Old School Remix) - St. Germain
North On South St - Herb Alpert
4 Big, Huck & Jay - Kai Alcé & Hanna
Stay This Way (Kai Alcé NDATL Instrumental & Vocal)
These Words (Piano Instrumental & Unreleased Vocal Version)- Javonntte
Pick Yoself Up - Marcellus Pittman
Band's Tight - Mr G
Rude Movements (Kenny Dope Remix) - Sun Palace

His own words on the mix:

"So I thought for a while what should I submit for this mix. Since AIAIAI being a headphone company in which I own a pair & did this mix with, I felt that a more sublime musical journey would be best for one listening through AI headphones alone. 
Starting with none other than Larry Heard the G.O.A.T. giving the best runway to the rest of the mix. Slowly moving thru tracks from Dukesoul (RIP), live UK band Soul State Jazz into Paul Hunter aka Second Crusade let's you know the groove is there.
Jovonn shows us why he is the truth with his classic remix of St. Germain hit "Rose Rouge", Bobby Konders take on Herb Alpert's "North On South St" was NYC Late night burner from early 90's, into the future with myself & Hanna with a little unreleased tribute to lost heroes Notorious B.I.G., Mike Huckaby & J Dilla

Bringin us to the mix's first vocals "Stay This Way" featuring heartfelt words from Just One of KemeticJust, These Words by Javonntte taken from his debut EP "The Musical Stylings Of" on NDATL which propelled him into underground stardom & "Pick Yoself UP" by the elusive Marcellus Pitttman.

Wrapping up the mix with UK stalwart Mr. G's "Bands Tight" & Kenny Dope's amazing rework of classic "Rude Movements" 

So sit back & enjoy my humble serving of audible medicine."

AIAIAI Mix 026 - KAI ALCE

K15 has been making music for more than ten years and releasing it for just over half that, drawing his influences from everything from jazz, hip-hop, broken beat and soul, to house and techno.

K15's own words on the mix:
From bursts of introspection and despair, to contemplation and hope, this is a selection of music that resonated with me over the last few months.

Tracklist:
Alfa Mist - High Risk
Chick Corea - Crystal Silence
WebWeb - Inner Revolution
Maxayn - doing nothing, nothing doing
Eriksson Kaner - Mononoke
Cedric Myton - Page of Life
The Paragons - Joy In My Soul
Delroy Wilson - This Life Makes Me Wonder
Tennishu - Outside In The Rain
Ransom - Inglorious Bastards
Patrice Scott - Untitled
Kemetic Just - The Lesson
Kyle Hall - Distant
Meftah - 6 minutes
Chris Keys - Winterlude V5
K15 - QJ1

AIAIAI Mix 027 - K15

The virtuoso known as GE-OLOGY is a rare find. The gifted music producer, and exceptionally skilled DJ has been acclaimed for over two decades where he's worked with the likes of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott and De La Soul, and he's done a very special mix for the 32nd edition of our Mix series! 

TRACKLIST: From the personal collection.

GE-OLOGY's own words on the mix:
What a year 2020 has been. In various ways, it uprooted so many of our lives and brought us into this temporary new age of social distancing...essential to fighting the pandemic, but unnatural in comparison to the social norms, habits and behaviors we had previously been used to. With social gatherings severely restricted, it has forced us into our own imagination to find new ways to feed our souls the human touch and intermingling we thirst for, but once took for granted. In response, Zoom video conferencing parties have become a thing, as well as live DJ sets on Instagram and Twitch. But with this explosion of live performances from the comforts of ones home to ours, it's still not a comparable substitute for the deep and beautiful culture of live music performances in small smoky bars, or steamy basement parties, or crowded arenas packed with a sea of people, or club nights headlining our favorite DJs...or even traveling to exotic music festivals in foreign outdoor lands. 
 
With this in mind, I took some time to reflect on so many of the priceless experiences I've been fortunate enough to enjoy over such a significant portion of my lifetime so far...and I couldn't be more grateful. The love and dedication I hold deep in my soul for music, and the art of DJing stems from my appreciation of the brilliant musicians who created compositions that spoke to me, funky rhythms that moved me naturally, and skillful creative Disc Jockeys that knew how to tell stories through vinyl records like literary masters use words in poetry. This love, most-importantly, stems back to my family, and how music has played such an important role in all of our lives. It's directly connected to many of my greatest childhood memories, and has helped to shape me into the person I am today. 
 
In honor of my family, as well as my extended music family around the world, and the great legacy of live music and club nights that so many of us miss, I wanted to do something very special with this mix. I decided to approached this from various angles...building it up gradually as I would playing 'all-nght-long' at my residency club night in NYC, with a lot of rare, funky and beautiful records from my collection, some very pricey these days...some inexpensive, taking the listener on an extensive 2 hour (120 mins + 20 secs) sonic journey of beautiful melodies, rhythms, voices and instrumentation, with some old school style "A cappella" blends, intersecting various genres from Hip Hop to Soul to Jazz-Funk to Gospel to Disco to pure African dance floor HEAT! Definitely one of my favorite and most fun mixes I've recorded over the years. Food for the heart and soul. ENJOY!

AIAIAI Mix 032 - GE-OLOGY

Words on the mix from HAAi herself:

"I wanted to make a 4x4 club mix for this as I’m really missing it all and wanted to play some techno. It’s peppered with a bunch of unreleased tracks by myself that I’ve been playing round with during lockdown.

Loads of  unreleased tunes in there some by well known and some by up and coming artists that have been getting me through recently.

Enjoy <3"

TRACKLIST
Formula - Henry Greenleaf
G.P.S.- DJ Hell
Input - Petals (Peder Mannerfelt Remix)
A Suspended Tarp Divides Us - False Witness
Unreleased
My Ears Hurt - Randomer
Unreleased
Dreamworld Syncrasy - IN2STELLAR, Mike Callander
Ultrabase - In Aeternam Vale
Unreleased
Unreleased
Splash - Toasty
Gully - JV & Palf
Foundation - Fiesta Sound System
NO - Rollo (Unreleased)
Unreleased

AIAIAI Mix 033 - HAAi

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