On Oct 6th 2021, about 2 years after my last set in London, I played from open to close (11pm to 5am) at Village Underground in Shoreditch. Here's a recording of the whole night with a bit of the crowd noise. 

Perhaps a full tracklist at some point... some unreleased stuff in here. 

Even though it had been a while, we had all night so no use in rushing things! I came across a lot of lovely music this year, but it mostly lived in my rekordbox or in a radio mix. I actually record a lot of my sets but it always feels like they're in a constant state of iteration, making it hard to pick just one "version" to release. Over the years I feel like this has led me to only very sparingly drop live-recorded sets. A "party" doesn't often lend itself to the archivable realm, maybe the memories are best suited to the ephemeral. 

Anyway, eternal gratitude crystals to those who came and those who danced, and to those listening now.

-av

Avalon Emerson Live in London (6 hour dj set) Oct 2021

Daniel Avery - Recorded at fabric: Andrew Weatherall 60 (06/04/23)

All Night Long in London (DJ Mix) Dec 2023

We linked up with the king, Donato Dozzy, at the iconic Brancaleone club in his hometown in Rome for a 5-hour set.

Donato Dozzy | Boiler Room: Rome

Dying on the Vine

Read our interview with @avalonemerson and check out this podcast's tracklist here: bit.ly/AvaPod

Tracklist

Groove Podcast 52 - Avalon Emerson

LIVE FROM THE BOARD + CROWD MIC RECORDED MARCH 4TH 2017 FOR THE HYDRA LONDON

Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017

My Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, originally aired Aug 2018. Here it is without the radio drops.

I’m usually not much of a preplanned mix person, I massively prefer playing to a crowd and interacting with the atmosphere. Combine that with the extremely not insignificant fact that this is one of the most important and longest running mix series around, this was quite a challenge!

I spent a long time gathering these 40 songs and playing with the arrangement (even made a couple new edits). I included songs that have been staples in my sets, plus old favorites from before I was a DJ. Eternal shouts to Nathan Micay, Aurora Halal, Overmono, E-Talking and Koehler for letting me include your dope as hell unreleased new music (plus two unreleased songs from myself). 

The last song is by Oakland band Them Are Us Too and this mix is dedicated to those who lost their lives in a diy music space a year and a half ago. Your music and love lives on. FUCK technocrat capitalist greed in the bay. One of Ghost Ship’s spiritual predecessors, Ghost Town in Oakland, was one of the first gigs I ever played, back in 2011 right around the time when I was realizing that I loved making music and DJing. 

If someone told me then that I’d eventually make an Essential Mix and be touring around the world, I’d be incredulously curious to see just how that would unfold. It’s been wild. Thank you to everyone who has listened and danced with me since then. 

recorded on two cdjs and an xdj, xone 92 & extra help from the teil1 delay and blue sky reverb

Avalon Emerson Essential Mix

HAAi - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 
29.09.18

Winner of BBC Essential Mix of the Year

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Recording of Andrew Weatherall's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

Andrew Weatherall at Dekmantel Festival 2019

Tracklist | Carista - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix - 8 February 2020

1. Rahsaan Nova - Selfishness  
2. Silvestre - Life's Good  
3. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer (Sam Redmore's Tropical Disco Mix Instrumental)
4. 1Luv - Daylight (Slope Remix Dub)
5. Kid Sublime - The London Bug 
6. Beraber - Midnite (Feat. Byron the Aquarius) 
7. Destiny71z - Dimdraft 
8. Duke Hugh - Nighthawks
9. Poté - Rose  
10. Mbulelo - Orchestration  
11. Theo Parrish - Drive  
12. Panda Lassow - High Rise 
13. Black Cadmium - I Told Ya 
14. Tammo - Swimming 
15. Steve Murphy - Reckless  
16. Sinfol - Erratic Lover 
17. Sterac Aka Steve Rachmad - Mysterium (Original Mix)
18. Shinedoe - If
19. Lady Blacktronika - Body Move
20. The Lounge Lizards - Wake Up & Stand Up (Kai Alce KZR Vocal Mix)
21. Delano Smith - Metropolis (Daz-I-Kue 'Ghetto Swing' Remix)  
22. Sonido Berzerk & HAI - Convenience (SHE Spells Doom Remix)
23. Hardhouse Banton - Sirens
24. RAFF - Disparate Fragments
25. Mor Elian - Clairvoyant Frog 
26. Eric Cloutier - Heuristic 
27. Masarima - Freak Like U (Club Mix)
28. Scott Marshall - So Good  
39. Prince - Purple Music 
30. Jon Hester - Return 
31. Duplex - Late Night Cycling  
32. Philou Louzolo - Ahosi Army   
33. MoMA Ready - Holy Water Other (Hardcore Remix)   
34. Vincent-Paolo - Naked Theme (Love Recording) 
35. Lone - Vapour Trail 
36. Om Unit - A Groove  
37. AUX 88 - Direct Drive
38. Scan7 - No Place Like Home
49. Mala - Alicia
40. Paul Johnson - Better Than This (Soul Talk Remix)

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix - February 8, 2020

https://avalonemerson.com/andthecharm

Now one of dance music’s most respected DJs, Avalon Emerson first made a name for herself in the storied warehouse scene of her birthplace, San Francisco, before relocating to Berlin in 2013. Over a decade of performances at the famed Berghain led to appearances at numerous festivals around the world which all cemented Emerson, and her evocative, genre- and decade-spanning sets, as perennially in demand. 

In 2020, she released her first full-length collection: a contribution to the longrunning DJ-Kicks series (which Resident Advisor described as “The sound of a well-honed DJ at the top of her game.”), nestled alongside a steady stream of remix releases for the likes of Four Tet, Slowdive, Robyn and more.

Next up was 2023’s Avalon Emerson & The Charm, an instant classic which saw Emerson exploring her singing voice and more traditional songwriting outside of the boundaries of her dance music work.  Created after a move to New York, the resulting & The Charm album was released to critical acclaim, landing on numerous critics’ best-of-the-year lists.

The stage is now set, then, for her to carve out a wholly unique path, and with the help of new label home and indie giant, Dead Oceans, Emerson is poised to connect her various musical endeavors to create an untouchably rich output of material. First up is Perpetual Emotion Machine, consisting of songs created for her DJ sets, delivered via a living, evolving project and announced ahead of her worldwide tour.