DJ mixes from the DMV (DC, MD, VA), w tracklists attached
This mix series is managed by Joyce Lim (1432 R, Dance Club).

joyce@1432r.link

TEYMORI is the alias behind Amin Payne’s explorations into organic-influenced house music. The Melbourne-based producer self-titled first EP released in 2018, was one of the best debuts of that year, merging the sounds of funk, afro, Jazz, Percussive rhythms and taking us on an organic journey with sophisticated grooves. TEYMORI released the second installment of this project entitled TEYMORI II which is once again joined by a cast of outstanding talent to execute an energetic burst of soulful dance moments.

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

We're always interested in getting new writers on board – feel free to get in touch if you’ve got a story to tell.

With love until the grave.

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Eva Be has been a key figure on the development of Berlin underground club culture, and half of dj and producer duo LoYoTo
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After a musically inspired youth, the East-Berlin born Eva Be first dove into the Berlin club scene in 1995.
The "Delicious Doughnuts" club in Berlin-Mitte is a defining place for her carreer - it ́s here she met the boys who would later be known as "Jazzanova", this world renown electronic sensation had an immense impact on her musical development- changing her path indefinitely.
Eva never had a musical carreer in mind, however being in the right place at the right time and meeting people who were convinced about her musicality put her on that course.
She soon curated her own club nights during her residency at the "Akba Club", where she began to experiment, defining her sound on the turntables.
This was quickly followed by regular gigs at "Cookies", "WMF", "Boogaloo", "Kurvenstar" and "Cafe Moskau", where Eva presented her very own mix of Dub, Trip Hop, Breakbeat, Drum 'n' Bass and Experimental Electronics.
Out of this growing scene around Jazzanova, Dixon, Micatone,Slope, Eva Be and many other artists, such as the legendary "Sonar Kollektiv" evolved - a collective that to this day releases styledefining records.
This was also the label, where Eva released her first solo EP "Below" followed by several 12inches as f.e. "Eve ́s Time Tonite" ( in cooperation with Fat Freddy ́s Drop Singer Joe Dukie ) and "Allee Viree" as well as her first remixes.
Musical and personal relations to the now aspiring "Vienna Scene" led to regular gigs in Austria and numerous other European capitals.
As a resident DJ in the early " Watergate" club in berlin she played side by side ( if not back to back ) with the heroes of the genre like Kid Loco, Kruder & Dorfmeister, King Britt, Rainer Trüby etc., then touring through Europe with the Berlin based band project Ye:Solar and often DJ'd supporting Bands and Acts like "Fat Freddy ́s Drop", Omar and Jamie Lidell ( f.e. @ Apollo Festival ).
During that period she found the time to produce her successful debut solo artist album "Moving Without Traveling", demonstrating her deep love for Dub and Reggae.
After the huge reception of this record, Eva then described as "berlin ́s next rising star" by the uk jazz magazine "Straight No Chaser", decided to form a band "Eva and the BEs" to present the album live throughout Europe, partly together with "Fat Freddy ́s Drop" and "The Black Seeds".
After a short baby break in 2007, Eva returned to the club scene adding more house music to her repertoire.
Having produced remixes for the Sonarkollektiv, Maertini Broes, Marcus Enochson, Recloose, Horace Andy and Jah Wobble, ... .
She - while still working on a lot of solo material - teamed up with singer Ben Ivory, to release various singles ( f.e. "Closer" on Poesie Music / Get Physical ).
Moving forward Eva started gigging at "Panoramabar", "Ipse", "Wilde Renate",
"Kater Holzig" or "Tresor" where she met DJ Cle in 2013. Both instantly got along very well personally and musically and decided to form the project "LOYOTO" combining their common love for underground House music and Dub.
The first LoYoTo record "Looking At The Starz EP" appeared on Upon You Records in 2015, the second 12" "Lonely Young Tourist EP" was released on Watergate Records in 2016. „Karmadog EP“ & "Buchi EP on Foul&Sunk in 2018 and 2019. Due to the strong demand for remixes, the duo worked their magic on several tracks over that time. 
In 2019, the two impulsive musicians decided to create their own Recordlabel. "LYT Recordings is a publishing platform for music in the shades and between the bars."
Also, Eva finally feels inspired to work on her solo thing again, consequently leading to her ° Belight EP °, a straight up Bomb, distilling her talent and knowledge from almost 20 years of music work.
Check it out on Poker Flat Recordings!

Hailed as a “music guru” by Rolling Stone and cited among the “world’s Top DJ’s” by The New York Times, J.PERIOD is a master of his craft: a musical storyteller whose work bridges cultures, generations and styles.

As a DJ & Producer, J.PERIOD's resume boasts collaborations with GRAMMY® winners Nas, Kanye West, Common, John Legend, The Roots, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Billboard #1 album, The Hamilton Mixtape.

His extensive roster of collaborators, combined with a visionary approach to musical storytelling, have earned comparisons to both DJ Khaled and Ken Burns and most recently, a prestigious post as a founding member of The Kennedy Center's Hip Hop Culture Council. “Make no mistake,” says DJ Booth, “as to the power of J.PERIOD’s impact and influence on hip hop culture.”  Music icon Questlove (The Roots, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) calls J.PERIOD “the most creative mixtape producer of all-time.”

J.PERIOD’s work has also been featured in film and TV (American Gangster, NBA Inside Stuff, The Doctor), earning an EMMY®.  His groundbreaking work as Music Supervisor for the Brooklyn Nets’ debut Barclays Center was lauded as “the new standard” for music in the NBA arena.

For more: http://JPERIOD.com

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