The in-demand US DJ unfurls dubby, dance floor poetry.

Where does sentimentality fit on the dance floor? For Liv Klutse, AKA livwutang, the answer is everywhere. The New York-based DJ is guided by a deep desire to stir connection, finding themes and points of correspondence across an impressively broad range of sounds, tempos and eras. 

This emotional intuition lends Klutse's sets a depth few others can match. Her selections can seem unpredictable, rooted in an appreciation for feeling over genre—hard and soft sounds are carefully balanced with surrealism and bursts of nostalgia (for instance, the Lazy Dog bootleg edit of Everything But The Girl's "Tracey In My Room"). But as versatile as she is, a few signature traits colour her style, such as a love for dubwise music and rhythms from across the Black diaspora, alongside a refreshingly introspective energy that invites dancers to find moments of meditation—even during peak time. 

A former staffer at our New York office, Klutse has long merited an RA Podcast. Her slow-burning blends and mystical selections have graced near-enough every major festival and club out there, from Dekmantel and Sustain-Release to Nowadays, where she's been a resident since 2022. Despite this cross-continental touring schedule, she still plays plenty of grassroots venues—testament to her days with TUF collective and Orphan Radio in Seattle, as well as her enduring belief in the power of DIY, community-orientated dance music. 

"How did you come down off life?" James Massiah asks at the beginning of RA.975. Across nearly 90 minutes, Klutse's downright beautiful mix seeks answers to this question, reflecting on hedonism in times of political decay. She's in full-on dub mode, moving through meditative bassweight, glitchy house and flat-out weirdo techno with a deftness we've come to expect from one of the most promising, singular voices in dance music right now. She's got there all on her own terms—and we couldn't be prouder.

@livwutang

Read more and find the tracklist ra.co/podcast/975

RA.975 livwutang

My set (with crowd noise) from the Grove Saturday Night 1-3am, after Djrum, before Identified Patient. 

Out to all the sexy witches of the forest, thank you to everytone there + entire crew @sustain-release-nyc :)

<3 Mastered by the best @wordcolour

CCL @ Sustain-Release Year Ten

I’m sharing my set from @nowadaysnyc from February, closing out the Sunday evening of the Nonstop party after Ayesha's crazy set. This was one of my favourite moments DJing ever I think. Pure synergy in one of my favourite places to play in the world.

The first track is something new from me, keep your eyes peeled more info soon. 👀

Theres a load of genre hopping over the four hours but everything felt quite natural and seamless, taking things from peak time bass music down to a soft house music landing with a few twists and turns along the way.

Beautiful and affirming moment dancefloor moments are not to be taken for granted! Much love to everyone who danced.

Batu @ Nowadays Nonstop - NYC [16th Feb 2025]

Universal and electric, flowing with liquid and environmental sounds. Latin rhythms collide with broken fragments, building a crescendo of sensuality and velocity. Intriguing vocals ride over rolling grooves, acid tones, and techno kicks, creating irresistible bursts of energy.

Kia’s meditative cosmic aura meets Bitter Babe’s rhythmic fire in a tribal, sassy mix that moves, pulses, and evolves. Layered textures, ancestral grooves, and veteran bass carry the set through ravishing hours of sound.

Kia b2b Bitter Babe - Climate of Fear x Sustain Release - June '25

I found a big box of CDs on the sidewalk that someone was getting rid of. The box was full of classic Downtempo & Trip Hop! So naturally, I had to record a mix! I hope you enjoy! Enjoyed best in transit or on a walk! or with tea or coffee in a cafe! or with a spliff, you know what i mean!

CD MIX TRACK LIST

Brian Eno - A Different Kind of Blue
Zero 7 - Destiny
Wax poetics - Angels ft Norah Jones
Wamdue Project - In the back of your mind
Zero 7 - Likufanele
Wamdue Project - In A Circle
Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line
Archive - Old Artist
Afterlife - Dub In Ya Mind (Beach Club Mix)
Isabelle Antenna - Nothing To Lose
Fantastic Plastic Machine - Honolulu, Calcutta
Groove Armada - Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)
Sara McLachlan - Dirty Little Secret (Thievery Corporation)
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (Fila Brazilla Remix #1)
Fantastic Plastic Machine - The Girl Next Door
Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid
Beyond The Clouds - Beach Sequence 

CROSSWALKS : 100% CD MIX (Downtempo, Trip Hop)

✨🤲✨ Here’s a set recording at one of the last of a festival-filled summer: @sustain-release-nyc

No set theme/mood, just a journey thru a bunch of tunes I really do love and hoped people would enjoy; but to quote my girl @livwutang, it was rooted in a love for Black music (this mix cover was taken by her during the set <3). Stitching together threads of dubstep, jazz, house, breaks, garage, hip hop, dub, etc.

At some points this kinda feels more like a beat tape with selector style mixing + no long blends. A lil fusion of tired/nervous/letting the tunes shine

Thank you @itsallhalal + the rest of the team for the opportunity to close The Gym on Fri night and for looking after me. And ofc out to the amazingly welcoming dancers inside ❤️

MK closing set @ Sustain-Release Festival [NY, Sept '25]

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/batucovmix
Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/mixmagbatu

A sonic wormhole of a mix from our cover star @batuuk, marking 10 years of his essential @timedance imprint.

"The mix is a journey from the centre of the earth's core outwards into space. Stopping off at a space lounge before we come back to Mars to relax on deckchairs by the big Ikea."

Read the cover feature

The Cover Mix: Batu

Peverelist b2b Pinch at Draaimolen Festival 2025

CCL b2b Yushh at Draaimolen Festival 2025

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NR-PSY-001 - 10_End of the journey (No Return)

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