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Delicate, sensual and a sure delight for lazy bike rides, basking in the sun of a balmy afteroon. A warm breeze spinning the weather vane due North, as winds rise from the South to thaw the East coast out from the chasms of a gloomy winter. 

For episode 25 of automatic writing, I am very happy to invite my friend Joey Power into the mix. Tune in for a two-hourlong serving of lo-fi soul, lovers (un)classics, new age delights and more.

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automatic writing w/ AKA Joey (March 2021)

CWFM Ep 1: Aka Joey

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We are happy to present you a new mix by Canadian talent Automaticamore. Its a journey into Italo House with some nostalgic sprinkles.

Artwork: @lennon-cmyk

Midnight Operations #007 - Automaticamore (All Dead Mix)

The Zodiacs - Move & Dance To The New - Beat

Italians have a reputation for being passionate about everything they do, as the intensity with which they care about something is unrivaled. So, when the topic revolves around these wonderful aural offerings we tend to love so deeply, the stakes are even higher and the feeling grows even stronger. Such is the essence of the relationship this Milanese duo developed with music from the outset and exactly what nurtures their unwavering sentiment towards these elements that move us so effortlessly. After all, it is nothing but true devotion that you could expect from anyone naming their project Eternal Love, one that is present in all of their endeavours, from the prolific partnerships with fellow countrymen from Burro Studio to their lovely edits of rare rhythmic nuggets to splendid mixes such as this one. The pulse throughout is constant without rendering it strenuous, thanks to the attention to detail that turns linearity into energy and a delicate sensibility attuned to the ebb and flow of what makes an enthralling narrative something absolutely mesmerising.

Gop Cast 069 - Eternal Love

I'd just like to apologise in advance for the John Barnes rap...

Sofie Birch & Johan Carøe - Calibrating Senses [Stroom]
The Blue Nile - Heatwave [Confetti Records]
The Zenmenn – Salad Bar [Music From Memory]
Wojciech Jagielski – Śniadanie pod palmą [The Very Polish Cut Outs]
Orlando Weeks - Big Skies, Silly Faces [P.I.A.S]
Facta - Sistine (Plucks) [Wisdom Teeth]
Fatima Al Qadiri – Zandaq [Hyperdub]
Iasos - Ulura Lagoon [Magrita]
Gilb'R - Café Del Pijp [Versatile Records]
Mali-I - Jah Increase [Turbo Guidance Records]
Moonshine & Uproot Andy - Lelo [Moonshine]
Magic Mushroom Band - Squatter In The House [Fungus]
Manfredas - Meshugas [Multi Culti]
George John - OIAIO (Donald Dust Remix) [Blaq Numbers]
Sorcerer – Disco Drums [Growing Bin] *
Yoko Ono – Walking On Thin Ice (1985 Re-Edit) [Ono Music]
??? - ??? (HINRG Edit) **
Yellow Magic Orchestra - バレエ [Alfa]
Todd Edwards – Fly Away (Vocal) [i! Records]
Kelis – Trick Me (DJ Crisps Re-Tricked Mix) [South London Pressings]
Manuel Darquart - ??? *
Luca Lozano - It's Alright [Running Back]
LNS & DJ Sotofett – El Dubbing [Tresor] *
Jossy Mitsu – Untitled [Sticky Tapes]
ishi vu - This is your Life [Different Recordings / Glum Trigger]
New Order – World In Motion [Factory]
Hollick – John Barnes Rap **
Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions ’98 [Epic]

* denotes forthcoming
** denotes unreleased

No Bad Days with Hollick & Szatan - June 2021

First couple hours of my v-day all-nighter at Toronto's best sounding living room/bar. 100% vinyl and several 15% vermouths.

AKA Joey live at the Little Jerry two hours before Valentine's Day

Tracklist here: http://www.mixesdb.com/w/2015-01-02_-_Floating_Points_%26_Four_Tet_@_Plastic_People_Closing_Party,_London

Over the past 8 years or so we have had, along with Theo Parrish, the honour of playing the monthly residencies at a small basement club in Shoreditch, London with an impeccable sound system. After 20 years of operation, it was time to move on and close the doors on a place that has a lot to answer for in shaping modern club culture. To say this space along with the owner Ade’s singular vision was fundamental in our personal musical formation would be a complete understatement. 
 
On the day of their closing, manager Charlotte asked us if we’d put the system through its paces for the last time that the club would be open to the public. We set about packing the anthems from our respective residencies and on the night once the people were through the doors played 2 records in turn for the rest of the dance. We included tracks of our own and of friends that were made with that place in mind. Records like Daphni - Ye Ye and Four Tet - Pinnacles were made to first be played at Kieran’s nights there, and the Floating Points - Vacuum EP was born out of the CD-R night at the club, and its launch party was the trigger for Sam’s monthly residency.
 
We set this recording up just before the start of the night and unfortunately it distorts in places, but we make no apology for how joyfully noisy people get! The vibe in the room this night was typical of the club on any given night and we hope this recording captures just a fraction of the spirit of a Plastic People night.
 
A massive thank you from us to everyone that has come down to the nights over the years and supported our music there. We are truly humbled to have shared the music we love with people at this place, and your energy in turn has influenced the way we make music on an unfathomable scale. We also thank the bosses Charlotte Kepel and Ade Fakile for inviting us to the club and having faith in us over  these years! All the best for the future!
 
 
See you in the dance
 
Much Love 
 
Sam &amp; Kieran

Floating Points & Four Tet - Final Plastic People 2 1 2015

Americans Andrew Field-Pickering and Ari Goldman are Beautiful Swimmers, but they are also beautiful music makers, Future Times regulars and party starting DJs. As well as putting out a wholly refreshing album of left of centre house sounds, they have released loopy Rhodes jams on Peoples Potential Unlimited and jazz, funk and soul drenched cassette mixes for The Trilogy Tapes all in the last year or so. As such, they are proven to be a dynamic duo from DC that marry retro-futuristic hypnotism with string laced and stoner beats and horn fuelled dance that is playful, charismatic and genuinely idiosyncratic. 

The podcast they have put together is just the same: restless and relentless in style, it is full of quick, raw mixes, booty shaking bass jams, dusty house romanticism, slick electro and plenty of oddities in between. One of the most alive and instinctive mixes we have had so far, it packs plenty in over the course of a non stop hour and is a perfect showcase of this amiable pair’s laid back yet well informed approach to dance music. 

Dekmantel Podcast 045 - Beautiful Swimmers

Recording of Pender Street Steppers and Beautiful Swimmers's back-to-back at Dekmantel Festival 2016.

Dekmantel Festival 2016

Pender Street Steppers & Beautiful Swimmers at Dekmantel Festival 2016

After starting the mini Dekmantel Selectors podcast series two years ago, it feels like a tradition to bring this back to life again in anticipation of the third edition in August. In the next couple of months, we will release 6 podcasts by some of the exciting artists from the line-up. This year’s podcasts challenges the artists to work around a theme or idea they picked theirselves. First up: French/Belgian selector Raphaël Top-Secret.

Raphaël Top-Secret is known for his notorious digging skills, which he prefers to put in practice at the best Parisian record stores or unknown flee markets. In his earlier days, he used to dj frequently with Antinote label boss Zaltan, touching on everything in between balearic, boogie, reggae, world music, disco and house. As a producer, Raphaël’s work is remarkable too — his ‘Love So High’ EP dropped in 2016 on the same label and three dance floor gems we still can’t get enough of. It should come as no surprise that we’re more than happy to have Raphaël joining us not only for Dekmantel Selectors, but also for Lente Kabinet later in May.

For us, he put together a special mix that covers and touches on many genres. Raphaël on is own podcast for us: "This mix going from 90s hip-hop and R&B to downtempo, house and tropical dance. Overall, it's stuff that I recently found out about and that I really wanted to incorporate in a mix. Beside that, it includes long time favorites as well. I only had two days to do the mix, so the approach was more spontaneous - it was quite fun to do as I was less prepared and just went with the flow. Hope you'll like the vibe and see you in Tisno!".

Selectors Podcast

Selectors Podcast 017 - Raphaël Top-Secret

Recording of Sassy J's set at Lente Kabinet Festival 2018.

Sassy J at Lente Kabinet Festival 2018

AKA Joey on IC Radio 2020-02-28

Jubilantly providing us with magic mix number forty nine is AKA Joey @aka_joey

He's popped up on Invisible City Radio and is another Toronto based dj / digger to appear in the series.

Here he brings a silky smooth blend of lovers rock, dub and street soul perfect for those lockdown garden gatherings. Enjoy :)

M a g i c a s t - 0 4 9 🎇 - AKA Joey

I know a lot of people who love music and love it so intensely, but I don't know many who embody it the way Savannah does. For her, it seems to be both an extension of her deepest feelings and expression of pure abstraction. Listening to records with her can feel like an endless opening up, and it's a true joy-- like eating sun-ripened peach on an island beach, with your closest friends abound, slowly sinking into the sand, as the cool waves melt into your body. 

So close your eyes and lay yourself down for 2 hours of ecstasy, love and sex with the maestro Savannah at the decks.

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automatic writing w/ Savannah (November 2020)

For this month, we have a very special guest selector and dear friend, Jodie, holding it together (aren't we all?) for the second hour. 

Along with her partner Saad, she runs everyone's favorite bar, The Little Jerry. God knows how many saucy nights I've had there– early into the morning, dancing, on god knows what, barely holding it together (aren't we all?), having the TIME OF MY LIFE. Each week, we'd all compete for who on staff would win the ultimate title of being Head Cockroach (a nice 4-armed race to the dump).

I can't tell you how much I love her. And it's a deep pleasure to have her in for this month's radio show. So pop something bubbly, sit back and tune the heck in.

P.S. Small Jerry just launched a new mix series which may be in your interest to check out>>>>
@smalljerry

As always, no rules, no format. PLEASURE FOREVER.

automatic writing w/ Tender Buttons & Jodie (December 2020)

Before ever chatting with Izaak, mutual friends told us both how much we reminded them of each other. Somewhere in lockdown, we finally connected and have been messaging constantly; about music, but also this vacuum we call life on Earth. One day, we'll meet. For now, friendship takes many forms and this mix is one of them. 

Izaak says the sound is very January, and I'd have to agree. My roommate came in while it was on and said this mix was very sad. I think it feels more like a k-hole. Either way, here's to the blues and all the feelings that come with cold weather and out of body experiences. Catch Iz for the first hour.

@loveshadowdjs
@n10-as

automatic writing w/ Izaak & Tender Buttons (January 2021)

The last thing I really did before the pandemic started was spend 4 days in Detroit. It was exactly a year ago— Ryan, Andi, Benny and Mike invited me to come for the Salon party— and it’s a high that’s sailed me through the stormier nights this past year. 

We spent the days driving around, talking— and every night we cranked deep into the sounds— the ones we recently found, the ones that keep us going, the ones that affirm the intense pleasure of listening. I don’t remember sleeping much while I was there, although I know it must’ve happened. I do remember wondering where this magnificent energy I had came from. 

At some point, the term “Midwestern hospitality” was explained to me, which is unlike any other sweetness I’ve met on the planet. Is Michigan the centre of the universe? Maybe.

This the first in a series of lovers mixes — music by couples who DJ together (no Lovers Rock required). 

The automatic writing show is a free-form, freewheeling, cacophony of sounds; an experiment in friendship; a warm bath for the earwax. Stop, Drop, Listen. 👂

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automatic writing w/ Ryan Spencer & Andi K – Lovers Mix (February 2021)

“Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening. Listening is selecting and interpreting and acting and making decisions. Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening."
– Pauline Oliveros