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New York party Merge is often described as a queer techno extravaganza. Over the past two years, it's built a loyal community from the ground up while integrating everything from high-energy trance to disorienting acid into its rave repertoire. Resident Clarisa Kimskii has played a defining role in the collective's growth, largely thanks to the ultra-kinetic and rhythmic pace of her DJ sets.

Time and time again, the Washington DC native has demonstrated her ability to lock in dancers through captivating and hypnotic selections across various sub-styles of techno. There are tribal, witchy cuts. Jacking, Detroit-style funk. Psychedelic, DJ Nobu-style grooves and austere sounds that nod to Sandwell District. It's the kind of range that explains why Kimskii has been booked worldwide many years over, and more and more as of late. Her deep understanding of techno's myriad flavours come from two decades of industry experience as well as esoteric productions on labels like Mysteries Of The Deep and L.A.G. (her own short-lived, underrated, essential techno platform).

Kimskii's long time in the techno scene, her experience and her expertise is expressed in full form on her RA Podcast Moving from industrial grit to gentle transcendence to heady acid, the mix feels free, fluid but also remarkably precise, just like Kimskii herself.

@kimskii

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/901

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RA.901 Clarisa Kimskii

Auntie Chanel is one of our absolute favorite curators and party throwers in Detroit. Her resume reads like a list of parties you've only heard about in Evangelical magazines decrying the sin and decadence of mankind. Her library is known to steal you, yr girl and yr boy while shes playing. It's been said if you look directly into her eyes you'll fall as hopelessly in love as we did when we first saw her. Enjoy the ride :)

ARCMIX014 - Auntie Chanel Presents 1 - 900 - CHANEL

An honor to open Friday night at the Main Stage, Thank you Sustain Release for such a rapturous weekend <3

MORENXXX @ Sustain Release Year 9

Christmas in Jersey #jerseyclub

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Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/917

RA.917 Purelink

SAL proudly presents our 2024 Lunar New Year Compilation, featuring a stellar lineup of artists including Kim Ann Foxman, Cora, Why Be, Soda Plains, River Moon, Ennio, and label founder Lawrence Lee. 🧧🐉🌟

The overarching theme that unites this compilation is the sense of nostalgia surrounding familial and ancestral connections 🪷🏞️. This theme holds a special resonance for many of us—some of whom experience it firsthand through their roots and homelands, while others grasp and feel it through the stories passed down to them. We’ve kept this theme open, allowing each artist the freedom to interpret and incorporate it into their music.

At the heart of SAL is our vibrant and supportive community, and this compilation serves to cultivate and share that sense of togetherness 🤲. We’ve brought together artists from diverse backgrounds across East and Southeast Asia, not only calling on close friends and collaborators but also forging new connections with talented individuals.

Cora - Mountain High

2024 already off to a great start with my first ever festival booking, and its a special one: DWELLER

a line-up of all Black artists, stacked across multiple NYC venues and I was asked to present a 2-hour set for the occasion. this set was recorded at 3 am on a Sunday morning and we went till 5! there's a lot of what I love in here as well as a lot of unreleased demos--some which may never see the light of day, but they work on the dance floor. thanks to Suzi Analogue for the sick intro!

thanks to jada la reign for booking me and letting me cut up in this slot!

happy dweller and  free palestine!

god bless.

Dweller Nonstop  - 2/24/24 - Nowadays NYC

061 - CARLY ZENG

featuring London Jade, forthcoming Boukan Records

big ups to foozool for the play!

https://soundcloud.com/londonxjade
https://soundcloud.com/boukan-records
https://soundcloud.com/clubchai

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roster @discwoman
resident dj at @smartbarchicago
NA/SA bookings: frankie@discwoman.com 
EU/UK bookings: alex@3feethi.com
tracks: zetina.ariel@gmail.com

Ariel Zetina is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music production, deejaying, and writing. Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide. These influences can be heard on 2020’s “MUAs at the End of the World” EP (Femme Culture); 2019’s "Organism" (Majía) and “Shell” (Head Charge); 2017’s “Cyst” (Boukan Records); and on mixes for Rinse FM, Dummy, Truants, and NTS. Her ruthless, cross genre DJs sets have been heard worldwide. She is a resident at the legendary house club Smartbar, and on Discwoman’s roster. Her plays "Pink Milk", "British Honduras Fantasy", "Mechanisms of Fidelity", and "Lovedrug" have been produced in Chicago, New York, Baltimore, and California.

EP releases 
MUAS at the End of the World EP @femmeculture
SHELL EP @headchargerecs
ORGANISM EP @somosmajia
ALL MINE EP split @manifestchi
CYST EP @boukan-records

she curates club nights 
*****Diamond Formation (Smartbar)
*****Ariel's Party (Hideout)
*****Club Stephanie {Punch House}
resident dj/mix series @rumorschicago 
formerly Rosebud {Berlin Nightclub, Le Nocturne}

"If you are interested in the future of club and dance music, look no further than Ariel Zetina. A popular rising underground DJ, Zetina has begun making a name for herself in the city’s club venues and across the country (through the power of SoundCloud) for her eclectic and progressive sets. Straightforward hip-hop or bro-oriented EDM are never on the menu during her performances (thank goodness). Instead, listeners and partygoers will be immersed in Zetina’s glitchy, strange, yet totally fun dance music. Zetina aims to use sound and text works to transform club settings and performance spaces, making them more socially inclusive and sonically forward-thinking.This year, Zetina launched an ongoing residency at the Hideout, best known for its iconic dance parties." - Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune

former member of @officialwitchhazel 
releases as Unicorn Florida on @pedicure-records 
former chocolate grinder writer
@tiny-mix-tapes
RIP CUBIC ZIRCONIA
#girlslikeus

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