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The enchanting A1 from our forthcoming release by Naarm/Melbourne local @dollllly 

Pre-orders available now via our Bandcamp, Clone, One eye Witness and more.

https://dollly.bandcamp.com/album/dont-forget-the-moonscreen

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A1: Dolly - Bass Xertz

Alex Albrecht ( @melquiadesmusic ) is a local Naarm/ Melbourne based DJ/producer & label boss, running the charming, ethereal local imprint Analogue Attic ( @analogueattic ) alongside @sean_labrooy, which showcases the gentle side of music down under. 

Between running his label, dj'ing, and solo releases under "Alex Albrecht presents Melquiades", Alex is also known for his productions alongside his co-label head, Sean La Brooy, under Albrecht La'brooy ( @albrecht-labrooy ). The musical duo have an impressive slew of releases which combine elements of electronic and classical/ jazz influenced music, with a beautiful result. The two have also run various events in Melbourne across the last decade. 

Alex showcases his solo project in his mix here, with a bunch of his own productions embedding the mix. 

Thanks for the beautiful mix Alex!

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Animix Ninety Nine: Alex Albrecht

my dj set from @sustain-release-nyc 2022. (@kia-sydney)
 1-3am saturday night before wata igarashi @ the grove (an absolute honour)

a very special time <3

ps. the recording came out in mono/ there was some issues with it so at times its a little rusty, but you get the gist ;) thanks to joe buchan for mastering/ helping out with it!

ani/live One: Kia @ Sustain Release Year 8

@garcon DJ set at positive education festival 2022, in Saint-Étienne, France 

5am closing set after @woodyninetytwo b2b @spekkiwebu <3

ani/live Two: Garçon @ Positive Education Festival

@perkopair closing set @ Miscellania for the Animalia x Temporal Cast party on 03/12/22, 1-3am.

<3

ani/live Four: Perko @ Animalia x Temporal Cast

DJ Voices @ Nowadays Nonstop, 27th November, 6-9am 

<3

@latenitesbookclub

ani/live Five: DJ Voices @ Nowadays Nonstop

@livwutang @ Nowadays, NYC, for Aurora Halal's residency. An excerpt of her opening set 10pm-2.30am 20th august 2022.

<3

@nowadaysnyc

ani/live Three: livwutang @ Nowadays

my highlight of the festival, takumi inamoto (@takumiinamoto1994) at kune festival, in July 2023, held off a small island harbouring copenhagen. 3-6am, saturday night into sunday morning.

thank you takumi <3

ani/live Thirty:  Takumi Inamoto @ Kune Festival, DK

All time favourite Aurora Halal @itsallhalal warming up for D-Dan 12th December 2022 11.00-1.30am at NYC's legendary Nowadays.

ani/live Thirty Three: Aurora Halal @ Nowadays

A two hour exert of my three hour DJ set, 1-4am, at an incredible event I played in 2023, CODA, by Ratherlost x Pax Romana @ Lofi, Amsterdam for their ADE event. I played in between Naone & Spekki Webu <3

 hope you enjoy! x Kia

@kia-sydney

ani/live Thirty Six: Kia @ CODA, Amsterdam

@kalaharioystercult & @oneyewitness boss @reycolino at the cutest @kioskradio stage at Horst Music.& Arts Festival, Brussels, in May 2023.

ani/live Forty Two: Rey Colino @ Kiosk Radio Stage, Horst Festival

The lovely duo Leo & Simon aka Javier Salazar at La Vallée Electrique 2023, 1pm, Saturday June 17th, opening the main stage on the 2nd day of the festival.

@javrsalazar

<3

ani/live Forty Seven: Javier Salazar @ La Vallée Electrique

An essential and prolific figure in Australia’s electronic music community, producer Reptant officially presents his new tech-house inspired alias Ulo. S for ANIMA13. What started as a one-off live experiment for Melbourne’s Techworld party series, Ulo now reveals Beat Seeker - an EP of serious groove and a pure timeless quality. Beat Seeker advances on the signature old-school electro Reptant style and merges it with euphoric melodies and crisp, driving basslines. A dear friend of Animalia, Beat Seeker is another family affair that truly represents our entire ethos of colourful and mind bending sounds.

Animalia would like to acknowledge that all tracks were produced on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri peoples, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

@reptant_the_lizard

A1: Beat Seeker
A2: It's Phizzy in Here
B1: Uphoria
B2: Uphoria (Last Bean of the Night Dub) 

Artist: Ulo. S (Lucas Hatsisavas, Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Title: Uphoria
Format: 12”
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL)
Artwork & Design by Lucas Hatsisavasi (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia))
Mastered by Keith Tenniswood @ Curve Pusher  (East Sussex, UK,)

Ulo S. - Uphoria (ANIMA13)

One of the brains behind @mood-hut, NYC via Canada legend CZ Wang, at Sustain Release Year 9 (2023).

2pm-4pm
Opening the Planet Euphorique pool party

@czwang

ani/live Fifty: CZ Wang @ Sustain Release Year 9

A real pleasure to host one of my favourite djs in the Animix series, the ever-charming and immensely talented @playvlada, with her distinctly recognisable signature sound.

With a style deep, but somehow oozing with equal parts crunch and groove, Vlada is a master of blending her wide and eclectic old-school record collection into undulating journeys of bassy, hypnotic grooves, telling of her longstanding passion to the craft. 

The Russian born, but Berlin based mainstay balances touring with running mix series/party collective speLL in Berlin & beyond, with @vaahzer. One of my favourite parties in town :) 

Thanks again for the mix Vlada <33

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Animix One Hundred & Sixty One: Vlada

Andy Martin (@andy-martin) is one of my favourite musical discoveries from the last few years. A while back, after hearing an iconic tune he made called "Revolution" featuring Lee Scratch Perry, I was excited about his music, and also learning more about him as an artist. Andy is based in Guadalajara, Mexico, with Jamaican and Mexican roots.

Whilst I was touring Mexico, we shared a few gigs together, and all the locals referred to him as "the best in the country", which I can completely understand. Since discovering Andy's music I've been hooked on his productions, an incredible fuse of old school and new school dub techno, underpinned by influences from his heritage which flourish in the form of exciting percussion & unique, emotional melodies. 

On top of this, Andy is very humble, and  a very talented DJ, and I'm super happy to host him in the series. 

If you haven't heard his music, go check it out! So much to discover

Thanks again Andy <3

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Animix One Hundred & Sixty Two: Andy Martin

Words by Ceci (@ccl-url): 

"Special thanks to Steevio & Suzybee & all the volunteers, workers & dancers 💙

This is my recording from Friday night Room 2, 12:30-2am, my first time being at the mythical Free Rotation. Playing one of the first sets & seeing the room, decor and the big bad subs of Room 2, years of fantastical lore and reality melded, I wanted to keep it sexy, wonky, trippy— imagining a psychic electric swamp and how one would levitate thru it... to the sky. No bpm trickery this time. Out to the heavenly bodies of the universe! ;)

Mastered by Wordcolour"


i <3

ani/live Fifty Six: CCL @ Freerotation

Longtime friend of the label, Amsterdam based Human Space Machine (@humanspacemachine), who has released on the likes of prolific Dutch labels @delichting & @nousklaeraudio, as well as re:st and nowhwere, presents an amazing mix in his signature style of driving, psychedelic techno. 

With both DJ'ing and production output alike, Mike's name has been popping up increasingly everywhere in the last couple of years, and his productions span from 4x4 trippy, groovy techno, to intricate & otherworldly half-speed gems. This mix comes amidst the beginning of his Australia tour :) 

Welcome Mike! and thank you for the mix!

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Animix One Hundred & SIxty Nine: Human Space Machine

Helsinki sweetheart @jeku_fin @ Flow Festival, Helsinki,
Saturday 10th august 2024, 16:00-17:00.

<3

ani/live Sixty Six: Jeku (live set) @ Flow Festival, Helsinki

Legendary Irish producer @o-utlier puts forth a mind-bending array of leftfield techno in its purest state for his Animalia EP, Biome. Known for otherworldly soundscaping that threads through his productions, live-act and DJ sets, o.utlier’s expansive style draws on motifs like atmospheric drone, atypical percussion and mesmerising field recordings. He continues hypnotising with Biome - from the glimmers of acid and kicks in ‘Ionic’ to the winding brood of ‘Crop Rotation’. Deep and evocative, this release epitomises what I’ve long admired about o.utlier’s work - a level of craft guaranteed to blow and broaden the sonic imagination.
credits

Artist: o.utlier (Rory Donohue, Galway IE/UK) https://soundcloud.com/o-utlier
Title: Biome
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Marutonkun (Lisbon, PT)
Mastered by Noel Summerville (UK)

o.utlier - Biome (ANIMA15)

Circling back to one of my all time ride or dies, presenting @sandpit_alias for Animix one hundred and seventy one. Feels so good to have him back on this series - he was one of the first appearances which remains a favourite, and this sequel is a perfect reminder of why Aidan in such a vital figure in Naarm/Melbourne's scene. So much integrity, class and intuitive flair, no one does it like him. This instalment is a no nonense, if-you-know-you-know wave of his signature blend of banging house and techno. 

Thanks Aidan <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy One: Sandpit Alias

@garcon at Waking Life 2024, 23h - 02h after L.B. Dub Corp and before Vlada at Floresta <3

ani/live Sixty Seven: garçon @ Waking Life

Naff and Animalia once again join forces to present a collaboration between OK EG and Priori. The project began with a session at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio, where initial sonic experiments took shape. These were later developed into four interconnected movements—each crafted to feel both weightless and propulsive. The result is four high-speed, hypnotic dance pieces, best described as ‘feather-tech.
credits

releases April 3, 2025

Written and recorded by Lauren Squire, Matthew Wilson and Francis Latreille
Recorded at Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio and Jump Source Studios
Mastered and cut at Scape Mastering
Artwork by Ezra Miller

OK EG & Priori - Serpentine (ANINAFF02)

Spectral Bounce boss & One Eye Witness mainstay @thehylk at Doka, warming up for Nicolas Lutz, 
23:00 - 02:00, 30/11/2024

Thanks Hylke <3 

ani/live Sixty Eight: Hylke @ Doka

Welcoming the lovely Refuge Worldwide co-founder and dub-master @richard-akingbehin to the Animix series this week, with a beautiful journey of minimal house infused with his signature dub styles.

Clear in his DJ'ing, but also his work with @refugeworldwide, and his immaculately curated label, @kynant-records, Richard is an all-round classy selector, and a champion of community. Through his various outputs, his deep & considered knowledge and taste shines. 

Richard always impresses me with the diversity of moods he presents via his DJ'ing, hybrid collaborations with legend Tikiman, b2bs with other legends like livwutang, and his label - a diversity that's always strung together with his incredibly distinctive psychedelic, soothing dub formula. 

Thanks for the mix Richard <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Three: Richard Akingbehin

Plug into into the euphonic world of Shoal with his debut EP for Animalia, Temporal Blend. The Utrecht based producer dives head first into the release with his mesmerisingly warm, rich & silky-smooth groove, all characteristics that define his unique take on techno.  

A yin/yang essence threads the EP together with cosy, full bodied melodies, dynamic tempos & entrancing oddities throughout. It’s this subtle & harmonious balance of flavours that make Shoal a pitch-perfect fit for the Animalia family. 

@shoall

Artist: Shoal (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Title: Temporal Blend
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Laurent Wians, (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by Corey Kikos aka The Herbalist (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)

Animalia would like to acknowledge that whilst all tracks were produced in the Netherlands, the label itself operates on the traditional land of the Woiwurrung & Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Shoal - Temporal Blend (ANIMA16)

The lovely @pascaleproject setting the perfect mood at the Grove stage, during last year's edition of Sustain Release. 9-11pm, 14th September 2024.

<3 <3  

ani/live Sixty Nine: Pascale Project @ Sustain Release Year 10

Another lovely memoir of friendship here with the ever talented Swiss artist phrex, who works under various aliases, including @seduction-dream-dust, with Animix #174. Juj is a beautiful person inside and out and his musical outputs are a reflection of his multifaceted character - often referencing his middle eastern heritage. In his animix, a wild dnb speed journey, filled with adventure and emotion, awaits.

Beyond political and social nods, phrex has an inredible ability to merge genres and styles in a way that remains seemingly fresh and unique - which, in 2025,  is harder and harder to come by. We originally met at random, as I strolled past a stage whilst he was playing an ambient set at Waking Life in 2022. The self-made remix of "Alone" by Olive he was playing drew me in and led me to ask for an ID. in return, he gifted me a cassette of the song. A beautiful memory of music exchange and friendship, and i'm really happy to finally have him in the series.

Lots of love - thank you Juj!

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Four: phrex

My lovely and talented friend, Sunju Hargun, with a crazy DNB Set @ Satori, Bangalore on Friday 10th January 2025, 21:00-00:45.

@sunjuhargun

<3 

ani/live Seventy: Sunju Hargun (DNB Set) @ Satori, Bangalore

Presenting the ever-lovely and ever-inspiring @mikemidnight for #175 in the series. The Boorloo/ Perth based artist initially garnered attention through his output of insanely dreamy trip-hop productions... the perfect combination of emotional & uplifting, and immaculately produced. Mike plays live as a solo artist and now makes up 1/3 of the exciting new band Trickpony, made up of Roza Terenzi, Emkay & Mike himself. 

Beyond his knack for weaving tear-jerkingly beautiful trip hop infused songs - Mike is also a great DJ. Here, with a more club-oriented mix, he showcases his taste & talent, a BTS look into the genres & moods that make up the mind of the talented artist.

Very happy to have you in the series Mike! Thanks for the mix <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Five: Mike Midnight

LOIF (@loiflan) live at the first edition of pe:rsona festival, France, July 26th 2024, 8-9pm, before me (Kia). 

<3

ani/live Seventy One: LOIF (live) @ pe:rsona, France

A fittingly lush & immersive mix from the lovely Helsinki based @suskidj this week. I met Suski when she warmed up for me the first time I played at Post Bar in Helsinki a few years ago - a place i've returned to a few times and truely adore! Suski is a resident at the much-loved Helsinki club. I was initially drawn to her dj'ing as the set she played as a warm-up in Post Bar was a pitch-perfect and contextually divine fit for the space & time. This mix is a poignant follow up with abundant and rich textures - diving through techno, breaks and electronica. 

Thanks for the mix Suski <3 

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Six: Suski

A fittingly lush mix filled with dusty, wobbly perfection from the lovely Helsinki based @suskidj this week.

I met Suski when she warmed up for me the first time I played at Post Bar in Helsinki a few years ago - a place i've returned to a few times and truely adore! Suski is a resident at the much-loved Helsinki club. I was initially drawn to her dj'ing as the set she played as a warm-up in Post Bar was a pitch-perfect and contextually divine fit for the space & time. 

This mix is a poignant follow up - diving through through the rich textures of immersive techno, and an entire journey through the world of electronica & idm with broken beats, ambience and charmingly off-kilter percussive rhythms.

Thanks for the amazing mix Suski <3

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For the newest instalment, i'm really happy to welcome the incredible Brussels-based AliA. The local mainstay is a regular on Kiosk radio and runs her own label - @artisjokrecords. Alyah, better known as AliA,  has an exciting & unique approach to dj'ing. She is known for her blend of contemporary club music with jazz, classical and experimental sounds. 

I find AliA's musical outputs incredibly refreshing - the kind of artist who reminds you what a really good DJ can do - they can present genres & sounds to you that you'd otherwise maybe not typically explore, in a new and exciting way. For her Animix, Alyah has gone for an intensely chill blend of ambient & immersive music, with minimal, glitchy, dub techno, jazz, classical sounds and more.

Thank you so much for the mix Alyah <3 

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Seven: AliA

For the third installment of Animix i've invited my friend Albert (@steinakafun), Barcelona local and member of @draftbcn. Albert's diverse taste is showcased through a selection of his amazing and eclectic record collection in this beautiful mix.
Perfect for home listening. 

Thanks so much for putting this together Albert :-)

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Animix Three: Stein

Undeniably the biggest banger on the release. A deep, rolling tune by two very special brothers. Animalia is pleased to present Sam & Jack Brickel.

Out now.
Vinyl available via Clone, Redeye, Bordello a Parigi, Decks, Deejay, Juno and more.

Digital via: animalialabel.bandcamp.com/album/animalia-one

Sam & Jack Brickel - Resurgence

Heath is the co-founder of my favourite party in Melbourne, @syrupmelbourne, alongside Chaz. 

As long as i've known Heath, he's always had the best music taste. This mix is a perfect slice of his always interesting and perfectly crafted sets. An hour of downtempo selections that reflect Heath's classy style and cool collection....He knows what's up!

@heath_99

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Animix Four: Heath (Syrup)

For the fifth animix, miscmeg presents her always on-point taste through dreamy narratives. Meg runs one of my favourite melb parties, vortex, with @nenaghnenagh. 
I think this mix is a really beautiful reflection of her personality. Dream girl! <3


Thanks so much for contributing to the series @mgmldrm !

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Animix Five: miscmeg

udmo is an enigmatic talent. For the sixth Animix he presents his new alias, @dollllly
Whether it be dreamy releases via @analogueattic, or 6am party sets, dan/udmo/dolly never fails to impress! 

Keep your eyes/ears out for Dolly on a forthcoming Animalia release too... :)

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Animix Six: Dolly

One of my besties and also one of my favourite people to listen to music/ party with. Lewis has the best taste and this hour of tunes makes me miss the club a lot! For now enjoy it in your living room i guess :'(

Thanku so much lewis <3 @lewisms

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Animix Seven: Lewis

kaleidoscopic sounds from australia & beyond
record label/ mix series/ events by @kia-sydney

-- not currently accepting demos or mix submissions

* operating on the stolen land of the wurundjeri people. sovereignty was never ceded.

sublabel / @cirruslabel 

distributed by @clone-distribution

artists
@brickel
@dashiell
@pascalsone
@menagerecords
@okegmusic
@dollllly
@undergroundcityloop
@billusmoon
@loiflan
@priori-ties
@secondcousins
@commandd
@zaraolsen
@gnatenko
@reptant_the_lizard
@al-den-te
@o-utlier

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