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2025 Part II

Another phenomenal episode from my residency on Noods Radio.
This month's guest mix comes from the one and only Mantra, who heads up the huge London nightlife brand Rupture alongside her partner Double O, and EQ50 - a collective pushing for greater gender equality and diversity in the world of drum and bass.
Keep an ear out every fourth Friday from 9-10pm on Noods Radio for upcoming shows.

🌐 www.noodsradio.com 🎧

FULL TRACKLIST:
noodsradio.com/shows/jungle-music-w-josie-bee-mantra-12th-march-21

Jungle Music w/ Josie Bee feat. Mantra (12/03/21)

Beat Tape 04.21

30mins in - CHRISTOPH DE BABLON
90mins in - HOLSTEN
17/06/21

Pessimist And That w/ Christoph De Babalon & Holsten - Noods Radio - EPISODE 13

Born in Rome, now based in Florence, DJ and producer Matisa has long been attuned to the intersection of music and style. Having studied at Polimoda, one of the world’s most respected fashion schools, she approaches music selection with an aesthetic gaze – crafting bright visions and immersive environments from her record crates.

For her Crack Mix, Matisa drifts between 133 to 135 bpm playing vinyl only. Setting the scene in her own words, Matisa told us, “I imagined the feeling of recording this in a water bubble, I wonder if your perception will be the same!”

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Mind EXpansions

Crack Mix 428: Matisa

placid.deep.electro.

Recording of Forest Drive West's set at Dekmantel Festival 2023.

Dekmantel Festival 2023

Forest Drive West at Dekmantel Festival 2023

INFRASOUND MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS, GOOD MORNING COFFEE & CIGARETTES 2024. Infra is extremely important to me and has given me many amazing opportunities to share my passion for music with so many people. This concept mix holds a collection of music from artists that have been a massive inspiration to me for so many years. I made this extended studio mix to allow the listeners to go on a uninterrupted journey. Enjoy.
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GOOD MORNING COFFEE & CIGARETTES 2024 (set list)

1. Estella Boerma - Outro
2. Coffee & Cigarets - Strange To Meet You
3. Sigur Ros - Intro
4. Sigur Ros - Svefn-g-englar 
5. Commix - Deepdubs
6. Bukkah - Planet I-N-I 
7. Porter Brook - Final Call
8. Akkord - Navigate
9. Lurka - Beater (Stenny Remix) 
10. Synkro - Movere (Original Mix) 
11. Mani Festo - Explorer 
12. Estella Boersma - Round 1
13. Jarring - Musical Construct (Original Mix)
14. Alix Perez - Black Spirit
15. Cleveland Watkiss, Paul T & Edward Oberon - Music’s Got Soul (Benny L Remix)
16. Benny L - Naughty Bastards (Original Mix)
17. Icicle - Time Waster 
18. Particle & Klinical - Cult Process
19. Skeptical - Tundra
20. Moresounds - Gwan Fire
21. Skeptical - Parallax
22. SubMarine - Fate
23. Visages - Yalda 
24. Monty -  F4DE
25. SMG & VISLA - Theo Voice
26. Dj Limited - Buss It (Original mix)
27. Riko Dan, Teej, Disrupta - Duppy (Original mix)
28. Fixate - Throwback Therapy 
29. Mala - Changes (Neekeetone Jungle Refootwork)

GOOD MORNING COFFEE & CIGARETTES 2024 (extended Studio Mix)

Pixie is a member of the record shop "RECORD SHOP rare groove" in Osaka. She has steadily gained recognition in Japan and abroad for her mysterious playstyle, which was established through her unique interpretation of house music, mainly Chicago house and Italo disco.

With a rich international performance history, she has graced stages at Bambi's and Do West Fest in Toronto, Canada, Yu Yu in Mexico City, Zodiac in Jakarta, Peels in Bali, Grey Area and Rabbit Hole in Taipei, Savage in Hanoi, and numerous other overseas gigs.

In Japan, she performed at Rural, the long-established festival, the Rainbow Disco Club’s pre-event celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024, Larry Heard’s show in Japan, and more.

In addition to her DJ work, she has provided mixes for NTS Radio, The Vinyl Factory, and other media at home and abroad.

MIX078 - Pixie (大阪)

Despite some turns we're so glad that we were able to host Zvrra here in PGH. Thank you to everyone that stopped by on Feb 15th and for all of support these past two months as we explored venues outside of Hot Mass. If you enjoy/ed the mix, or the night, be sure to check out the range of productions, mixes, projects and releases that Zvrra has done! 

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Bio: Adrenaline-spiked video games have soundtracked the youth
of millions global-wide for decades. Immersive worlds
elevated by pulsing scores have long gripped imaginations,
and Chicago techno producer, DJ and video game developer
Zvrra is an artist whose dynamic craft can be credited to the
console. It was Rockstar’s street racing game Midnight Club II
that kick-started Zvrra’s love of techno’s sundry rhythms as the
soundtrack featured a strong supply of cuts from esteemed
producers.

Galvanized by her gameplay, she quickly began
experimenting with her own sound. That was nearly two
decades ago and Zvrra’s output has explored a multitude of
genres and styles ranging from techno and house, to hip hop,
dark ambient, tribal and industrial, with her being a deft hand
in blending styles and crafting concept albums.

Since 2020, Zvrra has been breaking through the ranks and
rising to prominence. Records such as her self-released Flow
State techno EP bagged her high praise in all the right corners
with Luke Slater, Umfang, Inigo Kennedy, Dustin Zahn and
Ben Sims being among those to support her works. British
techno linchpin Shifted is another who took notice, saving her
a sought-after slot on his imprint Avian for her debut LP
Bizzaroland. Released at the end of 2021, the absorbing,
tension-driving nine-tracker spans ambient, techno and noise,
and firmly secures Zvrra’s reputation as an artist in a world of
her own in concocting distinct, intricate soundscapes. Beyond
self-releases and record label dispatches, her music features
on HBO Max’s South Side series as well as a TV commercial for
the streaming giant.

As for DJing, Zvrra’s shrewd selections have largely been heard
across the airwaves with regular guest slots on Rinse FM and
The Lot, as well as being tapped by Dekmantel for its
crowd-pulling podcast series. And as her productions
continue to thud across dancefloors, she’s eager to clock in
behind the booths of hallowed clubs and festivals worldwide.

While music production has taken precedence over video
game development, in the near future fans of her sonic ammo
will be able to explore her three-dimensional creations as
she’s developing games with plans to release them on Steam,
Xbox and other major platforms.

Recorded Live: 02.15.25 (by @Zvrra at Side Quest PGH)
Mastered By: Zvrra
Artwork By: Gusto

Zvrra Bandcamp

DETOUR Podcast 32: Zvrra (Live @ Side Quest on 44th [Hot Mass])

Tresor Resident LNS started out organizing warehouse parties in Vancouver, Canada. Since residing in Berlin her style of classic techno, house, electro and braindance can easily be identified in her studio productions and DJ sets. Her collaborations with DJ Sotofett are regularly released on Tresor Records and WANIA, while her solo productions and remixes have been released by Counter 99, Emotional Response, Freakout Cult, Sex Tags Ufo and DFA. Enjoy!

ITPS115 LNS

Project Reality w/ Deejay Energy - 230425

Deep house with heaps of soul to guide spring into summer.

"House music to me is about emotion… it's about how it moves you," says Suze Phaff, better known as Suze Ijó. Emerging from a thriving Dutch scene, Ijó belongs to a generation of DJs reshaping dance culture from the ground up, restoring soul and musicality to the centre of house music. It's a conversation happening not just in her home town of Rotterdam, but globally, among kindred spirits like MUSCLECARS and Dee Diggs in New York, Errol and Alex Rita of Touching Bass in London, and OMOLOKO in Belo Horizonte.

You could call Ijó a deep house DJ, but it's much deeper than that. Her sets embody house music in its most musical sense, rich in nimble percussion, woodwinds, calypso drums, gospel vocals, and romantic string sections. They channel the jazz-inflected heartbeat of the East Coast, the breeze of Balearic shores, and the light-footed rhythms of the Caribbean.

As Ijó explains in her Q&A, her RA Podcast "hopefully feels like a loving embrace." Opening with Key Trunks Ensemble's "Calypso of House (Paradise Mix)," she sets a buoyant, life-affirming tone that carries through the next 90 minutes. As the mix unfolds, her affinity for timelessness is clear, with selections that hark back to the golden age of house, from Lonesome Echo Production's "Sweet Dream (Shrine Sweet Mix)" to the euphoric swell of Blaze's "Klubtrance."

Listening to RA.986, it's no surprise that The Loft—David Mancuso's legendary, much-missed New York party—serves as a key influence for Ijó. "He wasn't confined to just one genre but would just play 'good music' in the right context," she explains. "He allowed the music to breathe."

If ambient music is defined by its ability to breathe in and reflect its surroundings, then Ijó's RA Podcast is ambient in the truest, most human sense: a deep, enveloping soundscape that feels like sunrise, like community, like home—wherever you may choose to listen.

@suze_ijo

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/986

RA.986 Suze Ijó

DAMMIT JANET with Lauren Flax @ The Lot Radio 04-24-2025

A clinic in minimal from the elusive Acting Press boss. 

Why do certain sounds cultivate a cult following? Simply put, it's often because they resist easy consumption. PLO Man and his imprint Acting Press lean into this. 

Searching for the Berlin-based DJ and producer, you won’t find much online presence, interviews or conventional PR. What you will find, if you look hard enough, is a catalogue of records and mixes with a kind of tape hiss charm (a spiritual successor to Basic Channel and Chain Reaction, but scuzzier and lighter on its feet).

Founded in 2015, Acting Press once seemed to belong to the short-lived "outsider house" trend, but is now synonymous with a certain strain of modern minimal, one that is analogue, spacious and pointedly opaque. PLO Man's output is equally sparse by design: this week, he joins the RA Podcast with a characteristically elusive style, accompanying the near two-hour mix is a one-answer Q&A that gives almost nothing away.

Stripped-back, ever-so-slightly sleazy and coated in dust, PLO Man's RA Podcast continues that lineage in style. Opening with the featherlight microhouse of Margaret Dygas, RA.988 unfolds into a carefully curated spectrum of minimal, dub and deep techno. Among familiar names—look out for the blinding Rhythm & Sound and Moodymann blend—are deep cuts and left turns alongside the odd outlier, like lovers' rock pioneer Gregory Isaacs.

Like the best of his forebears, PLO Man wants RA.988 to take time for you to settle in. But once you do, you won’t want to leave. 

@p_el_oh

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/988

RA.988 PLO Man

https://callshopradio.com/shows/objet-personnel

Objet Personnel w/ softburn (Klympt) 13.05.25

20 Minute mix recorded for Martha on NTS Radio May 2025

https://www.nts.live/shows/martha/episodes/martha-23rd-may-2025

@martharadio

NTS Radio - Through The Void Mix for Martha

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Zenker Brothers - fabric x Resident Advisor Mix

Good Music
contact :
loxycylon@hotmail.com

Loxy:Cylon Recordings Podcast006:Applied Sciences Division

Recorded live on 03/06/20 in Brooklyn, NY.

Club Night Club NYC 03/06/20

CNC LIVE - PESSIMIST

FIRST 30MINS - PESSIMIST
SECOND 30MINS - LOW JACK
16/04/20

Pessimist And That w/ Low Jack - Noods Radio - EPISODE 3

Good Music
https://cylonrecordings.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LoxyUK/
https://www.instagram.com/cylon_recordings/
https://www.instagram.com/loxycylon/

loxycylon@hotmail.com

Loxy : X Of Swords Mix

AFFXWRKS/ 06-10-20feat. PESSIMIST

Inspired by the dusty, crunchy sound of old rave tapes, Western Lore is twisting up modern jungle with a wavy, freeform sound and equally psychedelic visuals. Committed to physical formats and with intricate hand-drawn artwork, it’s one of the UK’s most exciting labels both sonically and visually. Ben Hindle catches up with label boss Dead Man’s Chest, who delivers a whirlwind mix of cuts from label’s catalogue.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-western-lore

The Sound Of: Western Lore

Another episode from the residency on Noods Radio.
Stepping up to the decks this month is one of my absolute favourite DJs, Deegree Recordings' very own Philo!
Keep an ear out every fourth Friday from 9-10pm for upcoming shows.

🌐 www.noodsradio.com 🎧

FULL TRACKLIST:
https://noodsradio.com/shows/jungle-music-w-josie-bee-philo-12th-february-21

Jungle Music w/ Josie Bee feat. Philo (12/02/21)

Contact/Booking: hello@inorbit.world
Music/Promos: anina.yreva@gmail.com

22.11.25
UVB-76
w/ Pessimist, Clarity, Karim Maas (live), Vega
@ Venue M.O.T, London

05.12.25
YOUNG ECHO 15 YEARS
w/ Rider Shafique + Alya L, Fiesta En El Vacio, Intel Mercenary, Jabu ft. Birthmark + Memotone, Kahn + Neek w/ Sgt Pokes,
Ossia, Dan Johnson & Dali de Saint Paul, Regina Collage
@ Trinity Centre, Bristol 

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22.08.25
Weighted My Hand
w/ Kop-Z, Biped, SDEM, JVP
@ Cube Microplex, Bristol

05.04.25
Saccade Day & Night
w/ Various Artists
@ The Island, Bristol

21.02.25
Rupture X Trinity Presents
w/ DJ Storm, Peverelist, Mantra, Double O, Artificial Red, Blackeye MC
@ Trinity Centre, Bristol [Firmly Rooted Soundsystem]

17.03.25
Corn & Strange Brew Nights  
B2B Clarity + w/ Pessimist,, Mackenzie
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

26.09.24
Young Echo
w/ Young Echo
@ Exchange, Bristol

06.09.24
Strange Brew 4th Birthday  
w/ B2B i-sha + MC Yallah & Debmater, Shark In A Bathtub, Kelan & Cruelle 
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

10.05.24
Bitta x MOT 
w/ DJ Nobu, Doltz
@ VENUE MOT, London

17.05.24
Rezonant Body 2.0
w/ Azu Tiwaline, Faery
@ Exchange, Bristol

20.04.24
Accidental Meetings
B2B I-sha + Higher Intelligence Agency, Christoph de Babalon...
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

16.03.24
Corn  
w/ Pessimist, Karkossyn, Mackenzie
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

11.11.23
Accidental Meetings
B2B I-sha + Giant Swan, Nazar, Tom Boogizm, Lil Mofo...
@ VENUE MOT, London

04.11.23
Hard Ballet
w/ Erst, Kom Kom,FM Arlo, Jacksa
@ Forge, Sheffield

28.10.23
Normcore
w/ Kahn, Pessimist, Rose Again, Odd Shy Guy...
@ Bunker, Turin 

21.10.23
Young Echo
w/ Young Echo
@ Gretchen, Berlin

30.09.23
Young Echo
w/ Various Artists
@ Cube Microplex, Bristol

29.09.23
Semi Peppered
w/ d.phylleia & residents
@ SOUP, Manchester

27.08.23
SBF 2023
w/ Various Artists 
@ Venue MOT, London 

11.08.23
Dissonance X Eduction Sessions
w Dev/Null, DJ Azure, Yours Truly, DJ B, R-Hawk
@ Cosies, Bristol

23.03.23
Young Echo
w/ Batu & Young Echo
@ Exchange, Bristol

11.03.23
Strange Brew Presents - DJ Nobu & Anina 
w/ DJ Nobu
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

19.03.23
Free Movements
W/ Woody 92, Donna Thompson, Dan Nicholls, Mark Sanders, Saskia, Dan Thorman, Lou Zon
@ IKLECTIK, London

22.12.22
Young Echo
w/ Various Artists
@ The Exchange, Bristol

03.12.22
MINT
w/ Danielle, DVNT, T.BK
@ Bremen, Germany 

25.06.22
Giant Swan Live
w/ B2B Yokel + Manni Dee & Akiko Haruna
@ Trinity Centre, Bristol  [Sinai Soundsystem] 

25.06.22
Idle Hands 
w/ Danielle, Farrel 
@ The Love inn, Bristol

01.08.22
Young Echo
w/ Various Artists
@ The Cube, Bristol

25.06.22
En Masse Festival (Aagnes) 
w/ Various Artists
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

25.06.22
Glastonbury Festival 
w/ Various Artists
@ Silver Hayes, Glastonbury

12.06.22
Now & Then
w/ Laksa, Glances 
@ Corsica Studios, London

05.06.22
Rhizom Festival 
w/ Various Artists
@ Zürich, Switzerland

20.05.22
Livity Sound 
w/ Tristan Arp, DJ Plead
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

15.04.22
Accidental Meetings
w/ Space Afrika, John T. Gast, Ossia, Elijah Minnelli, Guest, i-sha
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

12.03.22
Cabin Fever
w/ Lena Willikens, Azu Tiwaline, Facta, K-Lone & More
@ Corsica Studios, London

29.01.22
Standing Stones
w/ Pessimist, FFT, Lurka, Guest + more
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

05.11.21
Space289 x Noods Radio
w/ Ossia, EP/64 & Ben Vince, Silver Waves, Kinlaw & Franco Franco, Max Kelan 
@ Space289, London

30.10.21
PTS X Illegal Data
LIVE/DJ w/ guest
w/  Iglooghost, Aya, M.I.C, Roy Bar, ATC
@ The Exchange, Bristol

23.10.21
NO SYMBOLS
w/ Debonair
@ Ormside Projects, London

03.09.21
Room 237
w/ Surgeon, Pessimist
@ Strange Brew, Bristol

20.08.21
Midsummer Groove Festival
w/ various artists
@ Bruton, Somerset

12.06.21
Young Echo
LIVE/DJ w/ guest
@ The Cube Cinema, Bristol

14.02.20
The Pickle Factory - Leif Residency
w/ Ondo Fudd, Leif
@ The Pickle Factory, London

08.02.20
Timedance 5th Birthday
w/ Shackleton, Giant Swan, Metrist ,Batu
@ The Trinity Centre, Bristol [SINAI SOUNDSYSTEM]

06.01.20
Roads
b2b w/ Peverelist
@ Rye Wax, London

20.12.19
Headset's 5th Birthday / Livity Sound Takeover 
w/ Peverelist, Hodge, Bakongo, Danielle, Skillis
@ The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

26.10.19
Second Nature
w/ Residents
@ Take 5 Cafe, Bristol

21.09.19
Young Echo
w/ Various Artists
@ The Cube Cinema, Bristol

13.09.19
re:lax
w/ re:ni, Laksa, Air Max 97
@ Secret Location, London

02.08.19 - 05.08.19
Headroom Festival
w/ Various Artists
@ Abergavenny, Wales

05.07.19 - 08.07.19
Freerotation 2019
w/ Various Artists
@ Baskerville Hall, Hay-On-Wye

29.05.19
REEF
w/ DJ Storm, Tzusing, Mark, Dis Fig, Skratch, Darwin + more
@  Griessmuehle, Berlin

13.04.19
Delete X Run Sounds
w/ October, Jerome Hill, Facta, Ekkis + Residents
@ The Yard, Hackney Wick. London

21.03.19
Livity Sound
w/ Object Blue, Pev, Hodge
@ The Love Inn, Bristol

10.11.18
Timedance
w/ Bambounou, Laksa 
@ The Island, Bristol

20.10.18
Simple Things Festival
w/ Various Artists 
@ Bristol

06.10.18
Roads
w/ Ossia 
@ Rye Wax, London

27.09.18
Satsumas + Potlatch
w/ Josh Cheon 
@ Secret Location

18.08.18
Happy Skull
w/ The Kelly Twins, re:ni, Darwin
@ Cosies, Bristol

18.05.18
Dialogue
w/ Machine Woman,, Mun Sing, Object Blue
@ TBC, Bristol

28.04.18
Pretty Pretty Good
w/ Pangaea, Coe
@ The Island, Bristol

31.03.18
Hotline Recordings Dubplate Sessions 
w/ Lurka, Ossia, Transient
@ Spedition, Bremen

30.03.18
Hotline Recordings Dubplate Sessions 
w/ Beneath, Lurka, Ossia, Transient
@ OHM, Berlin

29.03.18
The Pickle Factory X Timedance 
w/ Bill Kouligas, Batu, Bruce
@ The Pickle Factory, London

23.02.18
Room 237
w/ Conforce AKA Versalife, Black Amiga
@ The Island, Bristol

27.10.17
PPG X Wisdom Teeth
w/ Duckett, Facta, K-LONE
@ Rye Wax, London

20.10.17
Livity Sound
w/ Peverelist & Kowton
@ The Nest, London

23.09.17
Hodge, Lurka, Anina
w/ Hodge & Lurka
@ Cosies, Bristol

02.06.17
Peverelist Album Launch Boat Party 
w/ Peverelist, Kowton, Danielle
@ Welsh back Ferry Terminal, Bristol

26.05.17
Young Echo 
w/ Inga Copeland, John Bence, Full Young Echo Crew
@ The Island, Old Police Cells, Bristol

18.03.17
Timedance 
w/ Steevio (Live), Simo Cell
@ The Island, Bristol

26.11.16
Yeboah x Hybrid Vigour 
w/ Blood Sport, Giant Swan, re:ni, Yaws
@ The Crofters Rights, Bristol

02.09.16
Idle Hands
w/ Matt Karmil, Capsan, Chris Farrell
@ Cosies, Bristol

14.05.16
Rough Draft
w/ DJ Randall, Gramrcy, Rough Draft DJs
@ Blue Mountain, Bristol

16.04.16
Rec. Room
w/ Born in Flamez, Kepler, Sarah Farina, Uta
@ OHM, Berlin