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AVA MIX Series

Essential mixes

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Live @ Tramp Mercy 24.01.21

Jordan Rafferty is a Dublin native and AVA Emerging Producer alumni. We’ve been pleased as punch to see him go from strength to strength since he snatched the crown back in 2018. You may know him as DART (Dublin Area Rapid Trax) a play on the city’s commuter transit system 

In the early days of his Hanger residency he rubbed shoulders with some of Ireland’s most riotous acts, including Kettama, Tommy Holohan and Shampain. Since then he’s seen a string or releases on Shall Not Fade, Hot Flush and even a six track EP on Hammer’s Remmah imprint.

We sat down with the main man himself ahead of his return to AVA Belfast, where in just two weeks he’ll step up for another shot at the Boiler Room stage in front of our, second to none, Belfast crowd.

Tracklist:
Maruwa - Mindstab
DJ Life - Hexed 
Java - Cosmos (C Mix)
Technotronic - I Want You By My Side (Hysteria Club Mix)
Sally C - Downtown
brandi - Late Nite Check Out (D.Tiff & Byron's Mix)
Exit EEE - Epidemic 
S.U.N Project - Computer Breath
Dinge Queen In The Mist - Take Me Alive 
DJ Flavours - Your Caress
DART - Unreleased

AVA MIX 008 - DART

Dublin has become a hotbed for creative talent, the city is evolving with grassroots communities and collectives seeking to push things forwards in the Irish capital. The dance and electronic music community is bubbling with more parties than ever before, later licensing laws and ambitious young labels and producers moving up the ranks.

One of these is DART - a DJ firstly who has worked hard behind the scenes to establish himself as a presence amidst the backdrop of the city and is now beginning to receive international acclaim.

Appearances on the likes of Boiler Room have been further cemented by releases on the likes of Shall Not Fade and on Hammer's record label Remmah.

As a DJ he packs a punch, his sets are fast paced and rooted in the origins of house and techno. When we received the tracklist for this set we were very happy indeed to see tracks from the likes of Dj Bone and Freak Force on rotation.

DART: The Ransom Note Mix

DART NYE 22 @ INDEX

DART debut at the Lot Radio

https://www.instagram.com/darttrax

DART @ The Lot Radio 01-14-2023

DART EASTER SUNDAY @ FABRIC

DART @ LIFE FESTIVAL 23

Hailed by many as “The Godfather of the Belfast Scene”, Extended Play label-boss Timmy Stewart has curated a celebratory mix which journeys through 10 years of AVA. 

Head to the link below for the tracklist and to learn Timmy’s approach to this mix, which spans the works of AVA alumni from day 1 all the way up to this year’s fast-approaching Belfast festival.
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-019-timmy-stewarts-10-year-mix/

You can catch Timmy on Saturday at #AVA10 and at The Night Institute alongside Jordan Nocturne.

AVA MIX 019 - Timmy Stewart's 10 Year Anniversary Mix

Suze Gurusinghe AKA Surusinghe is an experimental producer renowned for her creative, bass-heavy tracks with a percussion influence. The Naarm/Melbournite, currently resides in London – and her unique musical style reflects her wide range of global inspirations.

After realising how little diversity there was in music, she made the decision to provide the representation she wanted to see and reflect Asian influence. Surusinghe hopes to make "fast, high-energy tracks" that resonate with people on the dance floor and establish a connection with the sounds she heard in her childhood home.

Suze made her incredible AVA debut with us at AVA in the Woods as part of All Together Now 2023. This year she makes her festival debut on Titanic Slipways on Friday 31st May 2024 in a special b2b set with Bitter Babe as part of our 10th birthday celebrations.

You can check out our interview with her and get the full tracklist for this ix on our website: https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-017-surusinghe/

AVA MIX 017 - Surusinghe

This week’s AVA mix is a very special entry to the series, from a true house music legend. Over the past 40-odd years, Kerri Chandler has undoubtedly helped shape the electronic music landscape. Hailing from East Orange, New Jersey, Chandler was exposed to music at a young age through his father, a well-known DJ. His love of music was encouraged by this early exposure, which prepared him for his future vocation.

Chandler's career started in the late 1980s, and he soon gained recognition for his distinctive style, which combines house music with jazz, soul, and gospel influences. His 1990 breakthrough track, "SuperLover/Get It Off," signalled the beginning of an incredibly successful career.

In addition to producing, Chandler is renowned for his energetic DJ sets, which frequently feature live components and his distinctive usage of drum machines. In 1992 he co-founded Madhouse Records along with a Dublin-based music entrepreneur Mel Medalie. This platform played a pivotal role in advancing house music and nurturing new talent in Ireland and all around the world. 

This year Kerri Chandler returns to Belfast for the first time in over a decade as part of our 10th birthday celebrations.

You can read all about Kerri's thoughts on his upcoming visit to Belfast, his first in over 10 years, by heading to the link below. He also weighs in on the controversial Guinness vs Murphy's debate!
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-018-kerri-chandler/

AVA MIX 018: Kerri Chandler

Belfast-born and now London-based, Hannah is an underground force.

She’s set the tone at countless AVA warehouse parties, earned the title Bass Queen, and when we debuted our Immerse stage at All Together Now, she lit the fuse that ignited day two. This edition of the AVA Mix captures that moment — a live recording from her explosive ATN set. 

We knew we had to put this one out and give you a taste of what’s to come. She takes The Dock - our new stage with RA - for a spin at AVA 2025, in less than eight weeks.

Check out the tracklist for this one + our Q&A with the Queen herself via the link below:
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-020-hannah/

AVA MIX 020: Hannah [Live at AVA x All Together Now 2024]

stars of the Tokyo underground, Minna-no-Kimochi bring their unique spin on trance to the AVA Mix Series 🌀

This power hour comes ahead of their debut at AVA Belfast where they’ll take the helm of our newest stage–The Dock–co-curated with resident advisor ⚔️

For the full 60 minutes + a Q&A, visit our website 🔗

AVA MIX 021 - Minna-no-Kimochi

I had the pleasure of playing for my good friends at Primitive People once again last weekend, this time at an awesome party they threw at Bimbo Deluxe. Enjoy :)

SAMMY LA MARCA LIVE @ BIMBO DELUXE 26/3/17

Watch the set and get the full tracklist at:
https://boilerroom.tv/recording/honey-dijon-sm?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=tracklist

Honey Dijon Boiler Room Sugar Mountain Melbourne DJ Set

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DJ Dan Presents Stereo Damage - Episode 27 (DJ Sneak + DJ Dan Tagteam Set @ Love Hate WMC 2012)

Brenton Chan & Sammy La Marca LIVE At Tramp Bar 24.02.2019

“Tides” is Joachim Spieth’s second longplayer which will be released on his own Affin imprint. The album is divided into 8 tracks, built by seemingly endless, sensitively interwoven surfaces and creates curves of tension between immersive, melancholic and euphoric moments. Layers of atmospheric sounds create a dense and engaging mood, flowing into a swirl of emotions. The release will be available as a double 12” and digital, mastered by Artefacts Mastering.

Format: Vinyl/CD/Digital
Cat: Affin LP 02 LTD
Release: February 2020
Mastered by Gio @ Artefacts Mastering Berlin
Artwork by Oliver Keil
Photo by Joachim Spieth

https://joachimspieth.de
https://linktr.ee/joachimspieth
https://linktr.ee/AffinLTD
https://linktr.ee/Tides_Album

re-issued on CD in 2023
https://affin.bandcamp.com/merch

Tides

Joachim Spieth - Tides

Steve lawler - deep tribal house mix 4 - essential deep progressive house & trance mix

A remake of Daft Punk's Alive 2007 without the crowd. Updated 2/22/21

Daft Punk Alive 2007 (Daft Derek's no crowd remake) Updated 2/22/21

208 Hate Podcast with Nastia, founder of NECHTO Records

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Joris Voorn’s all-encompassing Spectrum project seamlessly merges hand curated events with stunning music and photography, allowing him to share the full reach of his extensive musical tastes. Spectrum Radio combines these elements each week to bring you a live set recorded at some of the worlds most iconic dance music venues. Also expect forgotten classics and regular premiers of new music from Joris and his friends. You never know what you will discover.

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AVA MIX 008 - DART

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