What a way to finish an essential mix. Cocatue twins eat your heart out.

delicious. nefarious. jfc yes ❤️‍🔥

on repeat!!! I never loved (remix) Tami T

some good tunes to get you through social distancing, courtesy of the Desert Hearts fan base

Quarantine 2020 Mixes

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

People usually talk about Berlin, London, New York when discussing electronic music hotspots, and Paris doesn't always get its due. Case in point? It produced Jennifer Cardini, one of the most distinctive DJs to to ever come out of the city. (She's lived in Germany for a while, but the point stands.) Her sound lands somewhere between disco, house and EBM, rooted in a groovy, post-modern chug. You'll hear nu-disco, industrial, techno and electro too, usually built around big hooks. It's a sound that is not only instantly recognizable, but instantly likable.

As a producer, Cardini also deserves her flowers. She's been putting out records since the mid-'90s, and with her first label Correspondant, she's built up a rock-solid catalogue from artists like Fort Romeau, Man Power, Cormac and more. More recently she started the Dischi Autunno imprint, a place for more crossover-friendly music that indulges Cardini's tastes for all things melodic (and maybe a little goth).

Cardini's RA Podcast is a beautiful summary of all these ideas and influences. It's hard and banging, sure, but also lithe and athletic. There are plenty of tracks with the surge of EBM or the stab of industrial. Lots of reverb. Decadent melodies undergirded by tough drum patterns. And it's paced as expertly as you'd expect from someone who's been DJing for over 30 years. In the interview below, Cardini says she "loves how the young generation is digesting four decades of club / rave culture," and you can hear that history living and breathing in Cardini's DJing, too.

@jennifercardini

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RA podcast

RA.870 Jennifer Cardini

All Night Long in London (DJ Mix) Dec 2023

John Talabot live from the Patio at #GALA24.

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Live from the Patio – John Talabot

Wake Up Paris

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Simon Sim's - Wake Up Paris

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The Do LaB presents Pumpkin at Woogie Weekend 2015

Porkchop Live @ Coachella- Do Lab Weekend 2 2017

Avalon Emerson played some of her favourite non-dance music records at Brilliant Corners.

@avalonemerson

RA Live

RA Live - 20.08.17 Avalon Emerson at Brilliant Corners

Recorded Live on April 30th 2018 in Berlin.
Broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on June 9th 2018.

Tracklist

Intro
Maurizio - Domina (Carl Craig's Mind Mix) [M - 3]
Skatebård - Stalheim-Mix [Digitalo Enterprise]
The Plan - Red Shift [Submerge]
 Project Future - Ray-Gun-Omics [Capitol]
Dexter - Echo Park [Klakson]
Stingray313 - Armchair Psychiatrist [Naked Lunch]
Monika Ross - Ever After [Entity London]
Octave One - Empower [430 West]
Marcel Dettmann - Quicksand [Ostgut Ton]
Get Fucked - Dark & Dirty (Matthew B. Remix) [Eukahouse]
Yak - Zephyr [Le Chatroom]
Artist Formerly Known As P. P. - Ruffneck Chicken [White]
A.W.E.S.O.M.-O. - Excellence Of Execution [Zyntax Motorcity]
Pangaea - Cuba Vox [Unreleased]
Syclops - Spin Cycle [BubbleTease Communications]
Pure Science - The Art Of Being [B+Positive]
EGZR - Untitled [Wania]
W.V. - Nachschub (B) [Auftrieb]
Donato Dozzy - Cleo [Eerie]
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands [Skull Disco]
Optic Nerve - G-Man's Journey (Mystic Mix) [Puzzlebox]
The Experience - Tubes [Mystic]
Barker - Filter Bubbles [Ostgut Ton]
Chino Amobi - Law II [NON]
Bitstream - Step Retracing [Touchin Bass]
Call Super & Michael Smith - SE X Mi Cyaan Believe It
Embaci - Walk On May 5th [Discwoman]
Dianne Lynn - Forever My Sunset (MAN-D.A. Dub) [Flying]
Powder - Spray [Born Free]
Chez Damier - Help Myself [KMS]
SMX - Sleep [Whities Blue]
Terre Thaemlitz - Admit It's Killing You (DJ Sprinkles' Dead End) [Comatonse]
Maurizio - Domina (Carl Craig's Mind Mix) [M - 3]

The Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1

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

Mind Against @ Musée Des Confluences for Cercle
Full HD video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMiSnR9frEg

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Mind Against @ Musée Des Confluences for Cercle

Live from the board plus crowd mic on Saturday November 24, 2018. Thank you to Mutek and everyone in attendance.

Partial BMC tracklist of music available on bandcamp:
https://buymusic.club/list/avalon-emerson-mutek-mexico

Live at Mutek Mexico

What's Up Desert Hearts Family,

I'm very proud to release my 2 hour live set from Desert Hearts Festival 2019. The last couple of years I've really enjoyed playing the Saturday evening sunset from 6pm to 8pm. I love kicking off the 12 hour Desert Hearts Crew block and I get to play a bunch of day time music and bring the vibe into the night. Usually I'm completely immersed in the crowd by the time I go on, but this year I was having a particularly hard day riddled with anxiety for some reason. No matter what I did I just couldn't shake the anxiousness and it rocked me to my core. I don't normally have anxiety so it kicked my ass so hard I almost didn't think I could play. I somehow talked myself into heading to the stage and as soon as I plugged in my first USB I knew I had complete control over the crowd and the vibe. As soon as I pressed play on my first track, I felt completely on fire and felt the anxiety wash away immediately. This was my house and my time to play for my family. I'd never felt more comfortable playing music and it led to one of my favorite sets I've ever played. Hope you guys enjoy!

If you want to get the full experience, you can watch the 2 hour live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeAG7TnF1II

House, Techno, & Love... We Are All Desert Hearts

~Mikey Lion
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Live @ Desert Hearts

LIVE STREAM

Live @ Desert Hearts 2019 - Mikey Lion - 105

01. Underworld - Jumbo (Francois K & Rob Rives Remix) [Junior Boy's Own]  
02. Chris Malinchak - If U Got It [French Express]
03. Julio Bashmore - Au Seve [Boardwalk Records]
04. Jonas Rathsman - Bringing You Down [French Express]
05. Round One - I'm Your Brother [Main Street Records]
06. A Guy Called Gerald - Humanity (Ashley Beedle's Love and Compassion) [!K7 Records]
07. Sloth & Dormant - Here And Now (EBE Remix) [URS Records]
08. Maya Jane Coles - Easier to Hide [I Am Me]
09. Isaac Tichauer - Devotion [French Express]
10. Lee Foss & MK - Electricity [Hot Creations]
11. Jeremy Glenn - New Life (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix) [Future Classic]
12. Spandau Ballet - True [Chrysalis]
13. P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss [Island Records]
14. Alison Valentine - Peanut Butter (Moon Boots Remix) [CDR]
15. Aaliyah - One In A Million [Blackground Records]
16. Aaliyah - One In A Million (Danny Daze & Young Edits Bootleg) [CDR]
17. Isaac Tichauer - I Forgive You [French Express]
18. Perseus - Love In Zanzibar [French Express]
19. Jakwob - Electrify (Sega Bodega Remix) [CDR]
20. Barry White - Loves Interlude / Good Night My Love [A&M Records]
21. Stewrat - Disagreements [French Express]
22. Kenton Slash Demon - Sun [Tartelet Records]
23. The White Lamp - It's You (Ron Basejam Remix) [Futureboogie Recordings]
24. Last Magpie - (Who Knows) Where Love Goes [Hypercolour]
25. Hot Toddy - Mutha Sucka [Smoke N' Mirrors]
26. SLG - Goat Cheese [Studio Barnhus]
27. Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train [Virgin Records]
28. Staffan Lindberg - Art Of The State [Dolly Dubs]
29. Frank B - Chain Of Fools [ITH Records]
30. Andrés - Skate This Way [La Vida]
31. FCL - It's You (Will Azada Improperly Heated Rework) [CDR]
32. Ralph Falcon - Whateva [Nervous Records]
33. Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt - No Other (Instrumental) [Riotvan]
34. Jonas Rathsman - Since I Don't Have You [French Express]
35. Zak Toms - Bring Me Down (Stanton Warriors Vocal mix) [Pure Silk Records]
36. Youan - Must Be Love [CDR]
37. Duke Dumont - The Giver [Turbo Recordings]
38. Shadow Child - 23 [Food Music]
39. A Lister - What Can I Do [Orange Groove]
40. Jonas Rathsman - Just You [French Express]
41. Nick Nikolov - Come Down [Liebe Detail]
42. Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me [French Express]

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Perseus & Jonas Rathsman - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (2013-01-05)

Recorded live in a club in Berlin, on a Sunday afternoon in September 2014.

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Massi In The Mix (Live in Berlin Sept. 2014)

The dance music titan delivers a rare live set.

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Resident Advisor podcast

RA.768 Carl Cox

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.

Avalon Emerson Essential Mix

Avalon Emerson

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