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

The artist formerly known as DJ Barely Legal shares her debut mix as @chloerobinsondj

Tracklist & interview: https://bit.ly/3ygyt1p

"Super excited to be sharing this debut mix under my new name moving forward, Chloé Robinson, and felt it was the perfect opportunity to showcase my debut productions too - it’s a really new and amazing feeling having the confidence to have a sound which I can call my own.”

Tracklist + interview

In Session: Chloé Robinson

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

Sloucho is a mythical being. One of the most mercurial new artists coming out of Ireland in recent times, this prolific producer hops between a myriad of musical styles through CloudCore-inspired broken beats, bass-driven percussion and alternative dreamscapes in his productions, which should speak to fans Two Shell and the post-dubstep continuum.

Sloucho’s identity is shrouded in mystery and a tapestry of deep lore, inspired by Irish Folklore & the Neolithic Age – a story which he is deploying in the lead-up to the release of his debut album this May. A strong Irish artistic presence runs through Sloucho’s work with guest features from Irish natives Rory Sweeney, EMBY, Curtisy and more. This week, the hooded figure takes to the AVA Mix Series, to offer you a glimpse of the energy he brought to AVA London last weekend. 2024 is the year of Sloucho.

Sloucho made his debut with AVA in London on Saturday 2nd March at HERE in Outernet with a stunning live AV set which consisted of mainly unreleased, a story which they are deploying in the lead-up to the release of his debut album NPC this May on Sweet Sun Records. The first single with Rory Sweeney drops this Friday, March 8th.

Full tracklist via the link below plus words from the mysterious entity.
https://avafestival.com/slouchomix/

AVA MIX 015 - Sloucho

SWU FM PODCAST

Fonzo - 10 April 2024

Speedy percussion meets screwface basslines: the Parisian club maestros are in session. 

Trying to find one word to describe the music of Amor Satyr and Siu Mata could run you into difficulty. But if we were to try, we'd reach for amphibian: slippery, nimble and evading borders with ease.

With solo and shared releases on labels like SSPB, HARDLINE, TraTraTrax and their own WAJANG, they have evident kinship with what moves contemporary dance floors. The pair are also linked to the rise of an alchemical style they like to call "speed dembow"—taking the looping rhythm of dembow before pitching it up to modern club tempos and adding muscle.

Combining tribal techno, baile funk, dubstep, jungle, dancehall and beyond, their RA Podcast makes for one hell of a ride, with over two hours of romping percussion, lysergic effects, high drama and plenty of wobble.

@amorsatyr @siumata

Read more at ra.co/podcast/948

RA Podcast

RA.948 Amor Satyr & Siu Mata

We’re proud to share our fourth mix in the series from Mixtress.

Mixtress’ star is rising. She is a self-confessed amen break enthusiast whose high-energy sets traverse eras yet are rooted in her love for hardcore. 

Woven together with an adept hand before coming to a rambunctious peak her mix for us is a perfect encapsulation of this - captivating, high octane and sometimes even spooky. 

Last year she opened up Pressure with Team Woibey and got the party started straight away, so we can’t wait to hear what she’ll play in her set for us this year on Siren!

Waterworks Artist Mix #4: Mixtress

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio and streaming platform broadcasting 24/7 from a wooden kiosk in the heart of Brussels’ historic 'Parc Royal'.

Neffa-T b2b MJK @ Kiosk Radio 24.08.2024

SGP017 - AutoTaylor B2B Type-T

Joining us for Tapes #141 is Brown Excellence; the sounds of skin vs the sounds of soul. 

The Bristol-forged, London-based duo explore their respective south asian identities & expansive club music tastes in journey-like amalgamations of sound that transcend genre, and unite cultures. Effectively, each set is an artistic ode to the absurdity and richness of the Brown-British experience.

Tracklist:  https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/brown-excellence-mix

Follow Brown Excellence: 
instagram.com/brown.exe.uk

Origins Tapes 141 - Brown Excellence

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My News track february 2025 , inspired after going to the Motion room at @FuseBrussels on January 25, 2025 alongside Rey Colino

AVA MIX 015 - Sloucho

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