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

The first contribution of 2022 to the AVA Mix series comes courtesy of Holly Lester. Fresh from her DJ Mag Award nomination for "Underground Hero", the DJ, label-head and capybara enthusiast provides a warm and wobbly one hour mix of club ready goovers ahead of her AVA Belfast and London shows - her first ever consisting entirely of vinyl.

It's been a busy year for Holly, with a triumphant return to gigging as well as a string of powerful releases on her Duality Trax label with more planned this year. Holly is also the co-founder of Free the Night. An advocacy group campaigning for reform to Northern Ireland's night-time economy, launched in early 2021.

We spoke to her about all this and more. Head to our website to read the full candid with Holly:
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-holly-lester/

Tracklist:
Liquid Earth fka Urulu - Mellow Yellow [Voyage Recordings]
Lauhaus & Nik Woldring - Context (Boris Werner Remix) [Danse Club Records]
Afro- Mystik - Ritual De Rua (Dreamtime House Dub) [OM Records]
2 Bit Crew - Untitled B2 [2 Bit Crew Recordings]
Tim Deluxe - Magic 97 [Cross Section Records]
Andromeda - Without You (Fred Everything Dub) [20:20 Vision]
Mazi & Lori - Your Touch [Magnified Recordings]
Ed Hodge - Genesis [Gestalt Records]
DJM Verbeni pres. PDQ - Again (Tribal Again) [Fourth Floor Records]
DJ Life - Accelerator [Echocentric Records]
G-Pal - Krevadence [Bedrock Records]
Remotif - Ssssputnik! [Coymix]
Luke Slater ‎– I Can Complete You (John Carter Remix) [Mute]

AVA MIX 006 - Holly Lester

Timmy Stewart a.k.a. T-Bone has been referred to as The Godfather of the Belfast Scene… and there might be some truth to that. Timmy has thrown some of the city’s most revered parties alongside our own Jordan Nocturne as one half of The Night Institute, with an emphasis on showcasing the best in the local scene.

He uses his Extended Play and Black Bones labels as a platform to promote some of the most exciting new talent that the island has to offer and is always one to shout his favourite up-and-coming artists, as you’ll see from his chat with us: 
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-timmy-stewart/

Catch Timmy at AVA Belfast 2022 on Titanic Slipways this June – if his recent Boiler Room (and secret set at our Baltic stage) are anything to go by he isn’t one you want to miss!

Tracklist:
1. Special Request - The True Knot
2. HY:LY - Stasis
3. Calibre - Badman (with DRS)
4. VTSS - Trust Me
5. Mura Masa - Love$ick Feat. A$AP Rocky (Four Tet Remix)
6. Logic1000 - Precision
7. Overmono - BMW Track
8. Bicep - Metro
9. Giant Swan - Pandaemonium
10. Kessler - Endura
11. just doc. - More Substance (T-Bone's For The Love Of Dub)
12. Soichi Terada & Larry Heard Ft. Nami Shimada - Sunshower
13. Warriors of the Dystotheque Ft. Lydia Kaye - Lost in Your Silence (Cartin Rmx)
14. Jordan Nocturne Ft. Le Boom - Day 2
15. Logic 1000 - Perfume
16. LSDXOXO - Green Inferno
17. Floorplan - Alter Ego/Gil Scott Heron – T.R.W.N.B.T
18. The Vendetta Suite - Warehouse Rock (Timmy Stewart's Sunrise Reprise)
19. Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window

AVA MIX 007 - Timmy Stewart

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

This latest AVA Mix comes from R.Kitt in the form of a live recording from our AVA in the Woods stage at All Together Now Festival in July. 

Robbie is an energetic DJ, versatile producer and passionate night-life advocate. The Orainn label head is an avid lobbyist for Give Us The Night, campaigning for a better night life in the South of Ireland. The Dublin-native has seen releases on imprints like Night Tide and Dansu Discs.

We've had the pleasure of hosting Robbie on the AVA stage on a few occasions over the years. He brought his emotive and punchy energy to our Boiler Room, a stellar set in 2021 and a highly memorable stream for our AVA Online Weekender.

You can head to our website from the link in below to see what he had to say about the future of the Irish scene...
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-r-kitt/

Tracklist:
Candi Staton – Do Your Duty (Erectus Rework)
Kelly Lee Owen – Melt
Golden Girls – Kinetic (Frank de Wulf remix)
Robert Hood – Funky Souls
Makam – What Ya Doin
Skee Mask – Dial 274
Underground Resistance – Transition
Kasper Marott – Sky Dreams
Ovuca – FI3AC2143120
Ken Ishii – Distant Light
Itty Bitty Boozy Woozy – Tempo Fiesta (Organ Fiesta Remix)
Underworld – King of Snae (Dave Clarke Remix)
The Electroliners – Crazy Train
Kaycee – Love Stimulation
DJ Duke – A No. 1
Spray – Puk Codes
Technasia – Force
Jerome Sydenham – Adverb
Mr Ho – Stonks Go Up
OSSX – Split Wig
Bakey – Jack Pot
Player – Pump It Up Pt. 1
Kassian – Breathe
Trevor Rockcliffe and Blak – Visions of You (Trevor’s Original Oral Mix)
Walt J – Reborn 1 (DJ Qu’s Journey Towards Birth remix)
Escpae Artist – Levitator
R.Kitt – Unreleased
The Hacker – Fadin’ Away (Oxia Remix)
X101 – Sonic Destroyer
Cinthie – Push It
ADULT – Hand to Phone (Carl Craig Remix)
R.Kitt – Unreleased
Phase – The Dialogue 
Gerald Mitchell – Off the Boat
New Members – No Mind
Highrise – Hope for Peace
Underworld – Two Months Off
Thomas P Heckmann – Tanzmaschine
Untidy Dubs – Can’t You See
Plus One – Sparkler
Errorsmith – Lightspeed
Whitney X Soloman – It’s Not Bokeh but It’s Bokeh (Baliblend)
Hardfloor – The Trill Acid Theme (E.R.P. Remix)
Eoin DJ – Unreleased
S-J – I Feel Divine (Steve Thomas Tradetubbies Mix)
Randy Katana – Deception
Robert Strauss – Booty Blast
L.S.G. – Netherworld

AVA MIX 009 - R.Kitt [Live from AVA in the Woods @ All Together Now 2022]

Belfast-born and London-based, Nikki O's DJ sets blend genres from breakbeat & ukg, to the bassier side of techno. With sets at clubs and festivals both in the UK and Ireland, including AVA Festival, Wigflex Festival, and Village Underground, she's played alongside the likes of Kettama, Interplanetary Criminal, D. Tiffany, and more.
She also produced "Dancing for Peace", an award-winning audio documentary, about the roots of dance music in Belfast – featuring some of the local scene's most prominent voices.

The audio from this mix is a section taken from a live recording of her party-starting set at AVA In The Woods at All Together Now earlier this year.

We chatted to her about all this and more with the full deets on our website.
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-nikki-o/

Catch her monthly residency on London station, Subtle.

Tracklist:
1. Eliza Rose - Move To The
2. Rhode & Brown x Benjamin Fröhlich - Days of Innocence (Bliss Inc Remix)
3. Adam Pits - Buzz Dimensions
4. DJ Simlocked - The Freaky Rite
5. mpeg - Pitty Party
6. Cassie - Me & U (Rubén Baiz rework)
7. Player - Hit the Floor
8. Chrissy - Can’t You Feel It (Frazer Ray Remix) 
9. Ruff Style - Another Badboy Tune
10. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Pj Bridger Refix) 
11. Dismantle  Van Basten - Smack the Door
12. Mavado - Weh Dem A Do (Pj Bridger Refix) 
13. Diskop - Blast
14. Pilot - Horny Breakdancers
15. Pilot - Drop de Tiddies
16. Bailey Ibbs - Killer Abra
17. S T I N 9 - fantasi4

AVA MIX 010 - Nikki O [Live from AVA in the Woods @ All Together Now 2022]

One of Ireland's fastest rising talents we're happy to finally share his set from AVA Festival 2022 Live from the Nomadic stage. We can't wait to host him for our NYE show.

AVA MIX 011 - IMNOTYOURMATE [Live from AVA Belfast 2022]

The twelfth edition of the AVA Mix Series comes courtesy of Neil Kerr aka Mount Palomar.

Kerr’s résumé includes many accolades across many mediums including DJ-ing, producing, screen-printing and fashion photography. He’s collaborated with Joshua Burnside and Enola Gay, thrown parties with Visual Spectrum and Salomé Pressac and curated art exhibitions to coincide with the release of his EPs. Booked to play at the world-famous Berghain for his second gig, Neil went on to play the iconic venue 4 times within his first year, culminating in a peak time set on the main Berghain floor for their Gay Pride party.

Neil returned in November 2022 with his new critically acclaimed EP, Brace For Impact, selling out his two 300 capacity return headline shows in Ulster Sports Club, Belfast.

Read our full interview with Neil along with the tracklist for this mix by heading to the link below.
https://avafestival.com/ava-mix-series-mount-palomar/

AVA MIX 012 - Mount Palomar

This latest edition of the AVA Mix Series is a biggie!

Yung Singh is an open format DJ. His sets can vary in genre from Garage to grime, old-school jungle and DnB expertly blended with Punjabi folk, nostalgic trance, hip-hop, and everything in between. 

Singh's set was a highlight from AVA in the Woods at All Together Now 2022 as well as our candle-lit New Year's Eve Party in London. This genre juggling legend will make his hotly anticipated Belfast festival debut at AVA this year – and this mix presents some of the flavours you can expect. Head to our website for the full description and some words from Yung Singh.

TRACKLIST
Maximum Dub - Bakey
Hold On - Lu.Re
Da Beat - Longeez
Aaja Nacheye - Notorious Jatt
Burnin' Up - Wildcat
99 - DJ Q
Dels Diner - Trotters Independent Traders
Gotta Get Your Ting Together - Big Ang
D.E.V.I.L. Club Caviar Extended Vocal Mix - 666
Everybody's Talking (Well Let's Talk) - Theo Everyday
The Essentials - Isaiah
Big B - Finn & I.JORDAN
Hardcore Heaven (Remastered) - DJ Seduction
Music 4 da People - Yolk
Do It Again - Pete Cannon
Flashback - Lemon D
All Of The Massive (Mixed) - Fracture


More from Yung Singh
https://soundcloud.com/yungsingh35ol
https://www.instagram.com/yungsingh35ol

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