For June's guest mix we have one of the original instigators of our local scene, back for his second mix on our series Amplified. Nick Nonsense needs no introduction our local listeners; from playing at the first raves, to successfully running a long time downtown fixture - record store Revolution Records, to one of the current partners managing events for Classics and Stellar, and that's besides the punk band he also plays in.  Needless to say, if you are in the scene here at all, you probably know or have met Nick Nonsense. 


Tracklist:

Mathew Jonson - Into The 5D (Kilométro 4.5)
Sebastien Leger - Secret (All Day I Dream)
Fred Everything & Hollis P Monroe - Dawn (Lazy Days)
Demarkus Lewis - Pegasus (Atlantic Standard)
Victor Hoan - Little Helper 404-4 (Little Helpers)
Pig&Dan, Siavash - Try Again (Get Physical)
John Tejada - Cryptochrome (Palette)
Kevin Yost - Jump -Resonant Version (TSOY)
Mark & Matt Thibideau - Slate Range (Berg Audio)
Amount - Little Helper 370-1 (Little Helpers)
Steve Bug - The Haze -Instrumental Mix (Poker Flat)
Tracey Cooper - Topic (Nordic Trax)
4 Da People - Neo Acid (Tyrus)
Mr. G - On Your Side -G’s Out Dub Mix (Phoenix G)
Soledrifter - Come On Over Here -Rawdio Remix (Moiss Music)
Steve Bug - Grumble Bumble (Rejected)
Hardfloor -TB Continued… (Hardfloor)
Fer Ferrari - 1 Esperanza (DeepClass)
Morpei - Fisico (Get Physical)
AFTAHRS - Little Helper 302-1 (Little Helpers)
Oxia - Whole Life (8Bit)
Sebastien Leger - Rocket To Lee’s Little Cloud (All Day I Dream)
Amarno - Little Helper 391-5 (Little Helpers)
The Timewriter - Yellow & Blue (Plastic City)
DJ Fudge - Something -Soledrifter Instrumental (Foliage)
Harrison BDP - Fade Back (Lost Palms)
Speedy J - Pepper (Plus 8)

Amplified with Nick Nonsense June 2024

Dallas Dee is a Toronto, Canada-based producer and DJ who delivers the sounds of feel-good house music. She has played at clubs and festivals across Canada, including Classics (Nova Scotia); Future Forest (New Brunswick); WEMF, Om, Stacks on the Beach + more (Ontario) and Emotion (Saskatchewan). 

With her well-crafted ability to read the dance floor and deliver the right music to create a vibe, you can expect to hear anything from soulful, to melodic, disco, funky, or jackin' house in a Dallas Dee set; whatever the moment needs.

Her musical journey began in the 1990s Toronto rave scene and jungle/dnb music. Yet sadly after becoming a mother, Dallas faced a difficult personal struggle with postpartum depression and thought she was done with music. But the soul-soothing melodies of house music reawakened her passion for producing music and DJing, and Dallas Dee made a triumphant return.

Her music has appeared on Canadian and international labels, including Cuete, Ear Candy, FGA, Kattivo, M5, Midwest Hustle Music, Neurotics, and Purveyor Underground. Featuring a blend of funky, melodic, and deep elements, her songs have been categorized as house, deep house, minimal house, tech house, deep tech, melodic techno, nu-disco and progressive house. 

She is currently a member of the Siren Project collective. The Siren Project is a women, trans women and non-binary Production Co. with a mission to raise funds for women empowerment.

Since a very young age, I've always been in love with music. As soon as I discovered electronic music, I knew it was something I've wanted to do. When I was 13 I got my first tracker, and began to learn the ropes using MTV Music Generator on the Playstation 1, and the rest is history! 

I've produced under a number of aliases and project names over the years, and been graced with support from so many amazing people since first stepping into the music world. My hope to is be able to inspire others to believe in themselves to follow their dreams as well, and  to stick with it!

DJ - Deep Trance, Melodic Techno, Progressive Breaks and House 
AMP: Atlantic Melodic & Progressive

Purveyor of choice live DJ sets of all sorts of genres current to distant past. From house to hip hop to techno to rare groove to trip hop to dubstep to drum 'n' bass and back again. Only the finest DJs and producers from around the globe. The VUFromHere is fantastic!

Former fixture of the Atlantic Canadian electronic music scene now turned bedroom DJ with 25 years of experience as a local pro. While Sean no longer performs his love for electronic music remains unabated but evidence of that can only be found by way of his long running mix series "Chilling Moments" now in its 23rd year.

Having compiled an impressive list of accomplishments throughout the years, Sean has played alongside some of the biggest DJs in the industry including Sasha, Deep Dish, Danny Howells, Sultan, Luke Fair and Steve Porter, just to name a few. He has even had the honour of opening for world class DJs slightly outside of his genre such as Armin Van Buuren, Tiga, Calvin Harris, Ferry Corsten, Kaskade and Darude. In 2011 Sean also provided the winning mix in John Digweed's "Structures Two" mix contest and was featured on John's long running radio show "Transitions". An accomplishment that even the most seasoned of pro DJs aspires to.

With Sean's dedication to his craft, ear for the music along with his storytelling ability, each one of his mixes is sure to be an emotional journey through sound.

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from:                 @NSA.us.gov
to: Gen. E. W. Manshower, Military Institute of Musical Aggression
cc: CIA Co-Chair Jim Plentiful-Grapetree

re: DJ Joey Bravo

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS DEEMED CLASSIFIED UNDER THE BREAKBEET ACT 2009 (S. 12, VIII, 12-18)

Gentlemen, 

It has come to my attention you are researching the history of codename DJ JOEY BRAVO, and it is imperative you cease and desist in such actions. Subject Bravo, has been a field operative for us in the use of audio-peace induction for several years. His unique talents are in danger if ever verified globally. Nevertheless, in the interest of co-operation between our departments, I can provide you with the following details about Joey Bravo, bearing in mind, even with our resources, the veracity of this information is difficult to determine.
We believe the subject was born to merchant sailors near the Ivory Coast sometime in the mid-80s. Then known as Joey S, Bravo displayed an ability with auditory entrancement  from even a young age. Somalian traders have legends of the “Oog Timo Shaab” (“Fire Haired Boy”), who they say could cause the waves to dance with love.
Sightings are spotty after that. We do know a red-headed teenage prodigy was recorded leading an impromptu rave in Sarajevo in October of 1993. The event culminated in a 300-person orgy. 
We also believe he may have been involved in the 1997 disappearance of all the first-born teenagers in Focktown, a small town on the Southern tip of Spain. Witnesses say the children danced off into the dark woods one night, following “el hombre de jengibre” (“The Ginger Man”). 
Occasional “wobbly bass” originating within the jungles of Belize led to workers discovering Joey Bravo living with a previously undiscovered tribe in more stuff that’s not anything but we need to fill up space  2000. None survived.
A roughly triangular archipelago, 100 km off of Australia's eastern coast, is known as Bravo's Corner to locals; though there appears to be no known origins of the name, nor any scientific explanation as to why the area has an unusually large number of planes and boats disappear while travelling through. 
From intelligence we’ve gathered through our sources in foreign covert agencies, and various sexy, big-titted spies, we believe his clothing is custom-tailored in Florence. His turntables crafted from fine metals and porcelains in Israel. His needles folded and forged by legendary Masamune swordsmiths in Japan.  
The subject was last spotted in Nova Scotia, Canada. His intent within that isolated province remain unknown, but it appears he has been crafting new materials...building. Unsettling though it may be, Bravo appears to be preparing for some event yet to occur. 
With this rough history in mind, it is of the utmost international security that all projects worked on by Joey Bravo remain strictly beyond top secret. Gentlemen, as far as the world is concerned, DJ Joey Bravo does not exist. For all our sakes, let's hope it stays that way.
 

xxx and xxx,
 xxx xxx xxx, xxx, xxx
Office of the Exterior Weapons, National Security Agency
Washington, D.C.


A sort of '90s industrial/experimental techno vibe to it.

Amplified with Nick Nonsense June 2024

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