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AVA MIX Series

We're really excited to kick off the first instalment of our monthly mix series with Potency Records label head and original AVA crew member Cromby.

Each month we'll aim to focus the mix and conversations around a theme, and recently we caught up with Cromby to chat around his creative work with his recent move into the painting world with Cromby Paints, as well as his upcoming work on his potency label + more.

Tracklist:
Obscure Seduction Series - Radioactive Seduction
Mathijs Smit - Bad Birdy
Jad & The - Space Infinitum
Cromby - Relief 
Harrison BDP - one for the club (2nd New Mix)
The Night Noise - Hypnotizer (Virtual Hypnosis)
Atom Heart - As She Left
Armando - The Future 
Fio Fa - Take Off
Obscure Seduction Series - No Rings On Saturn - Mental Breakdown
HearThuG - Alien, All Too Alien
Sleep D - Freak Of...
Cromby - IXP-42
Arnaud Rebotini - Minimize Contact Between People (The Hacker Remix)
Freakenstein - FFFFFREAKAAAY
Roza Terenzi - Cosmology
New Members - Equinox
D'Marc Cantu	- Beat The Move
Mumps -  Mechanism E

AVA MIX OO1 - Cromby

DJ, producer, and breakbeat aficionado Eddy Kennedy AKA Kessler, made the jump from Belfast to Rotterdam in pursuit of a fresh challenge in 2020. Little did he know that the challenge would be a global pandemic to rock his (and everyone’s) world.

Born and raised in Belfast, Kennedy is known for his club nights Footwork which has seen him curate line-ups within the realm of electro, breaks & bass-driven techno across dance floors in the UK and Europe. Something of a homegrown hero, he has previously performed at AVA, Shine and Twitch in Belfast, held a residency with Manchester-based Limbo Radio as well as releasing high-energy music that tap deep into the traditions of UK bass culture for Belfast’s Born Sleepy record label and a string of heads down EPs on imprints like Shall Not Fade and Club Glow in the past year. 

Most recently Kessler has been getting in touch with exploring his new home and what it has to offer, with an EP scheduled to drop on Desert Sound Colony’s eyes down Holding Hands label ahead of his Boiler Room debut at AVA this September, the future is looking bright for Kessler. We caught up with him ahead of his homecoming, he has provided us with a typically bumping mix that presents a window into his musical world. Check out the full interview on our website:

Kessler - Vrieselaan
Andrea - Sarec
Nova Cheq - Detached
The Subdermic - All Shapes & Sizes
Overmono - BMW Track
J. Wax - I Said
Atrice - FKX82000
Elad Magdasi & Sinfol - Drum Spirit
Skee Mask - CZ3000 Dub
Adam Pits - Azure Crest
Drexciya - Black Sea (Aqualung Version)
Lag - Twitch
D-Nite - Dive
Kessler - Lotus
Samurai Breaks & Private Caller - Power Hour
Kessler - Ard Crew
BroDawg ManDude - Out Ya System (Decent Damage Remix)
Nova Cheq - FUK.GOV.UK
Thugwidow - The Sacrifice
Dip Shim - Yard Stalkers
Nova Cheq - Dopamine Domain
440hz - Shiba
DJ Y - Modern Wank

AVA MIX OO2 – Kessler

To celebrate the launch of her new record store, Sound Advice Belfast, we caught up with Marion Hawkes, one half of LGBTIQA+ disco powerhouse Ponyhawke. Marion has championed the role of women within the local scene by hosting female exclusive DJ workshops. Ahead of her set at AVA September 2021, she provides us with an interview and an esoteric hour of chuggers. 

Full Interview Here: https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-marion-hawkes/

Tracklist :
ELLLL - Housebreaker (Parris' Slo Motion Remix) 
DJN4 - The Orm
Transit State - Angst 
Tornado Wallace - Midnight Mania
Fantastic Man - Robotic Temptation 
Perdu - Yesterday's Tomorrow
Sleep D - Red Rock (IV Mix)
Sputnik One - Vain
Exquisite Corpse - Kupuri 
Days Of Being Wild - Shamanic Body Music
Rheinzand - Blind (Superpitcher Remix)
Pardon Moi - Power To The People
Boot & Tax - Celeste
Alleged Witches - Salu-Ki
Pleasure Pool - Night Scars
Eagles & Butterflies - Can't Stop (Gerd Janson Remix)

AVA MIX 003 - Marion Hawkes

A lot has changed for Jack Hamill aka Space Dimension Controller since he last graced the wheels of steel at (the first ever) AVA Festival, breaking the internet with his unforgettable Boiler Room debut. In the years since, Hamill has been on a journey just as much as we have. After over a decade in the game he’s quit alcohol, launched a new record label, Tiraquon and streamlined his entire production process. 

Lock in for an hour of out of this world house and techno from the back of the cosmos. It's a blend of intergalactic bleeps and bloops that contrasts the personalities of Space Dimension Controller and the new-age of Tiraquon.

Ahead of his set at AVA next week, we got together with Hamill for a candid interview about music, process and his current worldview. Head to our website to see what the Belfast native has to say about his homecoming.

Our Mothers Meds - Bathing The Ghost - Sores (Sound+Matter)
Mark E - Rain (Patrice Scott Remix) - 18437
Louf - Tides (Saine Remix) - Omena
Marlon Kirk - Don’t Call Me I’ll Call You - Unprincipled Records
Schiggeria - Morning Dew - Wetpak Rec.
Tristan Arp - Alternate Looking Glass - Eternal Ocean
Giulia Tess - Mesto Ritma feat. ioieo - Scarlet Tiger
Doctor Jeep - Key Activation - DRX
CiM - Crash - Delsin
DJ ADHD - Blem - Pretty Weird Records
Tiraquon - Unreleased - Forthcoming Tiraquon Recordings 
RR - Chord Bomb - Paloma
Silas Ryder - Inaugural Dance - untitled (recs)
Yush - Periwink - Awkwardly Social
Tiraquon - Unreleased - Forthcoming Tiraquon Recordings
Lack - Microshift - Livity Sound
Anastastia Kristensen - Volshebno (Ctrls Remix) - Houndstooth
Bolam - Hype Shifter (Al Wootton Remix) - Breaks N Pieces
Plant43 - Cloud Monolith - Future Massive
VC-118A - Update - Delsin

AVA MIX 004 - Space Dimension Controller

The latest edition of the AVA Mix Series comes via DJ, producer, The Night Institute cohort  and all around local legend Jordan McCuaig AKA Jordan Nocturne. 

McCuaig is a festival regular who is always quick to showcase the wealth of talent in the local scene through his "From Belfast with Love" VA's and TNI programming, choosing to opt for residents and locals over big international guests. The next 60 minutes of club inspired energy journeys through pumping percussive rhythms and squelching acid house, ominous trance and feel-good italo to seal the deal. 

We caught up with Nocturne about what he's been upto post-AVA including forthcoming music, getting healthy and newfound parenthood. 
You can read the full interview here:
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-jordan-nocturne/

Tracklist:
1. Divine Interface, Stefan Ringer - Start it Right
2. Abrao & Fabio Vanore - Voodoo Ray (Cooper Saver Mix)
3. Chris Massey - Floor on he Four (ROTCIV Remix)
4. Zillas on Acid - Going into Trance
5. Arrow - O’La Soca (Afro Soca Acid Dub)
6. Theus Mago, Thomas Jackson - Sergio Ramos
7. Bryan Kessler - Ramp & Rage
8. Kendal, David Carretta - Pastaga
9. Kolsch- Woohman
10. Benjamin Frohlich - Club Fantasy (DJ City Remix)
11. DJ Zank - Pegassans
12. Granary 12 - Way We Do
13. Mr Pauli & David Funk - Zanzibar Express
14. Digital Emotion - Go Go Yellow Screen

AVA MIX 005 - Jordan Nocturne

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Panorama Bar’s newest resident, @sedefadasi, balances blissed-out house with rave-ready acid, trance and electro in her Recognise mix

The Augsburg DJ and producer also tells Sophie McNulty about her route into DJing, her HAMMAM Nights events, fostering a sense of togetherness through music, and why she's not moving to Berlin

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-sedef-adasi

Recognise: Sedef Adasi

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Recorded at the ‘Troppo Fiso’ stage by Traumnovelle & Sébastien Lacomblez on Saturday April 30 of Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022.

Azo & Fais Le Beau at Horst Arts & Music Festival 2022

Guy Contact — live from the Mumbai session of our DGTL India takeover.

Guy Contact | DGTL India

The first hour from a 3 hour set at Spielraum x Herrensauna back in 2019, a throwback to a time when I was obsessed with dance music from around '89 - '94. I remember playing this set with a high intensity fitness/ spin class in mind and now it's all yours for gym and cross trainer soundtracking :-)

Spielraum x Herrensauna recording from 2019

At Open Source Radio, for May 5th. That we may never forget that we live in a relative free country. Free of war and in a democracy with many well working protective laws. We must appreciate what we have, even though there is still a long way to go for emancipation of so many people. 

I hope this set will energize people to get to work within anything political or community strengthening. There are many people in our society that are being discriminated against, because of disabilities, color, gender, religion or nationality. 

Discrimination and hatred of other people is at the base of every war, so we must keep striving for love and equality for all, every day and everywhere!

Tracklist:

People Power - Super Drama + Hannah Holland
https://superdrama.bandcamp.com/track/hannah-holland-people-power

Power Beats - Powerdance
https://powerdance.bandcamp.com/album/power-dance?from=embed

The Resistance - Scan 7
https://www.beatport.com/track/the-resistance-original-mix/3842326

The Underground - Celeda
https://www.beatport.com/track/the-underground-saeed-and-palash-addictive-trip-mix/587335 

Make a Living - Samo DJ
https://samodj.bandcamp.com/track/make-a-living 

Knock Knock - Jerome Hill
https://superrhythmtrax.bandcamp.com/track/knock-knock

Shake - Cowboy Rhythmbox
https://comeme.bandcamp.com/track/cowboy-rhythmbox-shake

Stress Relief (Vogue Down Instrumental Mix) - Coflo
https://coflo.bandcamp.com/track/stress-relief-coflos-vogue-down-for-mama-stacey-instrumental-mix 

Work me Goddamit '96 - Armand van Helden
https://www.beatport.com/track/work-me-goddamit-96-feat-old-skool-junkies-original-mix/216899

Jam - Bleaker
https://uttu.club/track/jam

Skanker Edit - Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDFeBFVqww

Give me More - High Graid
https://indexlife.bandcamp.com/track/give-me-more

Freedom and protest set for Honey Honey

117: Belters 4U

Rave energy: @X-Coast goes deep into the past to predict the future

Q+A and tracklist: https://mixmag.net/feature/x-coast-interview-impact-mix

Impact: X-Coast

With early support from Modeselektor, Fjaak have been making waves for years and became a busy headlining live act. In 2019 they also founded the Spandau20 label. For this podcast they digged through their rap collection. Enjoy!

Interview: http://iliantape.de/ilian-tape-podcast-series-054/

ITPS054 FJAAK

Two hours of trance bombs, old and new.

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=756

@roza-terenzi

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