I've loved UKG and 2-Step since I first heard it, and I always wished there were more tracks that sounded, well.. gayer. So with that in mind I put together this EP.

Hope you enjoy it!
xx Bella Cuts

released October 25, 2023

Mastering: Sebastian Hoffmann
Cover Design: Jen Bell at Studio Analogy

Look At Us Shine EP

DJ Mixes

Some old and new faves :) 

TRACKLIST

1. BINZ (RIC808 DANCE REWORK) - Solange 
2. Reckless (With Your Love) - Azari & III
3. Reckless Riddim - FS Green
4. Caught Out There (Belarbi Remix) - Kelis 
5. 4 You (Maya Jane Coles Remix) - 4Th Measure Men
6. When A Fire Starts To Burn - Disclosure (Shapeless & Golden Leaf Bootleg)
7. Intifada On The Dance Floor - Bashar Murad
8. The bomb - Bucketheads
9. Friendly Pressure - Jhelisa (From Midnight Mix)
10. Birthday (MJ Cole Remix) - SYD, Disclosure, Kehlani
11. One - mOma+Guy
12. Sinnerman - Nina Simone (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)
13. Ripgroove (Original Mix) - Double 99
14. Sweet Harmony (Original Mix) - Liquid

SWEET HARMONY

A live recording of my set at the @room4resistance 5th anniversary at Trauma Bar und Kino in Berlin on November 30th, 2019.

Bella Cuts at 5 Years of Room 4 Resistance

Some dyke pop, disco and amapiano R&B edits for you 💋
I named the mix after the song by Vetta Borne, because I'm obsessed 🙃

If you like what you hear, come catch my set at CubaDupa with Lani the Magnificent: FUQ 8pm til Midnight at San Fran, 171 Cuba St.  Free Entry! ✨
https://www.cubadupa.co.nz/venues-2023/san-fran/

tracklisting:
Amaiphone  —  Jashmir                                                                                                                                        
Sad Girl — Vetta Borne                            
Be Honest — Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy (Philou Louzolo Amapiano Remix)   
Woman — Doja Cat (Rody G Amapiano Remix)                                                                                                                 
Reckless Riddim — FS Green                                                 
Reckless (With Your Love) — Azari & III                                              
Juice — Lizzo 
Lovely — Disco Incorporated (Vocal Good Vibes Mix)                                                                                             
Levitating Lady — Dua Lipa (Ticklish Reboot)                                                                                                  
Girls — Vetta Borne

GIRLS

Built around a vocal sample taken from an interview with Dr. Maya Angelou, “Until Everybody is Free” is a cheeky subversion of diva house: Soft-spoken words with a sassy beat. A smooth swarm of synth sounds hover above raw, syncopated percussion and a rubbery, bouncing bassline, laying the framework for the doctor's orders. With a glossy finish that's unmistakably contemporary, the track nonetheless honors the heyday of house music, a genre inextricably linked to intersectional identities and struggles. 

“The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free”
— Dr. Maya Angelou 

The release of “Until Everybody is Free”, marks the launch of Bella Cuts’ own imprint, @commongrooverecs. Originally composed for the Internationalist Queer Pride in Berlin, the track also serves as theme song for @the-solidarity-index, a new podcast exploring cultural power for collective liberation (out 16.01.2023 on all podcast platforms).

All proceeds from this release go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation
www.drmayaangeloufoundation.org

Released January 9, 2023

Mixing: Philippa McIntyre
Mastering: Philip Röder at Copilco Productions
Artwork: www.studioanalogy.com

Until Everybody Is Free

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couldn't get the woo woo woo woo out of my head and this is the result :)

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White Lotus Renaissance (Bella Cuts Breaks Mix)

A few of my fave soca, dancehall, reggae and calypso tunes. 

I put this mix together in honour of being invited to DJ on the awesome Hineraiona Bigbada BOOM Soundsystem at Newtown Festival on Sunday 5 March 2023.

All my love to Taupuruariki Brightwell for the invite to play on her epic soundsystem, and to Anisha from FEMMEFITNESS for introducing me to many of these artists.

Like what you hear? Follow the artists, go to their shows, buy their merch and music 🤑⁠

TRACKLIST

Rubi Du - Most High
Spice - So Mi Like It
Lady Saw - Mr. Politician
Stefflon Don - 16 Shots
Spice - Like A Man
Koffee - West Indies (Booty Carrell Mesmerize Riddim Blend)
Stefflon Don - Sweet Bounce
JessB feat. Rubi Du - Take It Down
Koffee - Pull Up
Alison Hinds - Parade
Stefflon Don feat. Spice - Clockwork
JessB feat. Rubi Du - Drop Nuts
Alison Hinds - Roll It Gal
J Capri - Boom & Bend Over
Fay-Ann Lyons - Family
Patrice Robers - Soca Therapy
Zoelah - Go Down Low
Denise Belfon - Wining Queen
Destra Garcia - Lucy
Destra Garcia - Family
Destra Garca - Just a Little Bit
Patrice Roberts - Old and Grey
Alison Hinds - Togetherness

Sweet Bounce

I've loved UKG and 2-Step since I first heard it, and I always wished there were more tracks that sounded, well.. gayer. So with that in mind I put together this EP.

Hope you enjoy it!
xx Bella Cuts


released October 25, 2023

Mastering: Sebastian Hoffmann
Cover Design: Jen Bell at Studio Analogy

Nothing Matters

I've loved UKG and 2-Step since I first heard it, and I always wished there were more tracks that sounded, well.. gayer. So with that in mind I put together this EP.

Hope you enjoy it!
xx Bella Cuts
 
released October 25, 2023

Mastering: Sebastian Hoffmann
Cover Design: Jen Bell at Studio Analogy

Waiting

I've loved UKG and 2-Step since I first heard it, and I always wished there were more tracks that sounded, well.. gayer. So with that in mind I put together this EP.

Hope you enjoy it!
xx Bella Cuts
credits
released October 25, 2023

Mastering: Sebastian Hoffmann
Cover Design: Jen Bell at Studio Analogy

Look At Us Shine

Choose Me

This mix is dedicated to the young Gazan girl who in a television interview said (translated from Arabic)  

“I will remain steadfast on my land
Until the last blood drop in my soul
Until my last breath,
Until I lose my breath, getting suffocated and die. 
Then I will be buried in my land. 
Buried under the house plants. 
I want to be planted in my land.”

Long live Gaza. Palestine will be free

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TRACKLIST 
Saul Williams — NOT IN OUR NAME (2024)
Daboor & Shabjdeed — Inn Ann (2021) إن أن 
DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def — Six Days (Remix) (2002)
Invincible — No Compromises (2005)
Shadia Mansour — El Kofeyye Arabeyye (2010)
Revolution MCs — The Revolution Will Not Be Colonised (2008)
Deltron 3030 — Virus (2000)
KRS-One — Sound Of Da Police (1993)
Pharoahe Monch — Welcome to the Terrordome (2007)
Sorah — Palestine Will Be Free (2023)

The Salve 001

This one is dedicated to everyone rising up around the world <3  

Intro: Thawra! (Revolution!) — In an iconic moment of the 2019 Sudanese uprising, Alaa Salah stands on a car roof in Khartoum, reciting a poem by Mohammed Taha Algadal. 
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TRACKLIST

Alsarah & The Nubatones — Men Ana
Olmecha Supreme — Black and Gold
Nina Simone — Revolution pts 1 & 2
Fat Freddy’s Drop — The Raft (7 inch edit)
Curtis Mayfield — Move on Up
Tracy Chapman — Talkin Bout a Revolution
Aretha Franklin — Think
Nneka — The Uncomfortable Truth
Fela Kuti — Colonial Mentality
Gil Scott-Heron — The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

The Salve 002

Collarbone

Special dedications to: Moni, Priscilla, Clare, Skyler, Eva, Carolina, Duo Maravillosa, Ford, Amir, Ipek, Raju, Vinny, Sky, Spoke, Sasha, Atlanta, Ed, Joey, Teresa, Henna and Kiesia <3

Tracklisting: 
Dinamarca x Rihanna - Numb 
Fatima Al Qadiri - Forbidden Island (Bigote slow dembow edit) 
Imaabs - La apuesta 
Gyptian - Faro - Hold U (Hi Tom Edit)
O/W/W/W/L/S - Proper Instrumental
Buraka Som Sistema - Tarraxa Carnaval
Leikeli47 - Miss America (Acapella) 
JSTJR - Panamania (feat. Ma-Less) 
Mykki Blanco - Wavvy 
Endgame - Destiny Riddim 
Dinamarca & KABLAM - GOS
Tropkillaz - Boa Noite (JSTJR Remix) 
Happy Colors - Que Buena Es La Rumba 
Jet Airess - Pelog Lima (S&P Remix)
Le1f (prod. Dubbel Dutch) - Boom 
Dinamarca - Sufrimiento 
CHIPPY NONSTOP - IMA KILL 
Le1f - Hey 
Tinashe X Dubbel Dutch - 2 On X Rare Earth (Flight Mix) 
Ashanti Ton - Only You 
Maluca - Trigger (Brenmar Remix) 

Forbidden Island

A token of my love for all the people who hate Valentine's Day <3

Don't Be My Valentine

SLUT RAVE

dedicated to Salomé <3

including music by:
@kpasausa
@maluca-mala
@tomasadelreal
@badgyalsc
@gnucci
@whippedcreammusic
@zutzut
@svntvmverte

BAD FEMINIST

Tracklist: 

Truth Or Dare (Divoli S'vere Remix) - Kelela
Good Life (FOBA Remix) - Inner City
Night (Doctor Jeep Warehouse Mix) - Benga & Coki
Lose Control (Machinedrum Remix) - Missy Elliot
Boom! There He Is - M.C. Luscious
Scuse Me - Lizzo
Loveee Song feat. Future (Brenmar Club Edit) - Rihanna
Throwback - Dubbel Dutch
Brujas - Princess Nokia
Bodak Yellow (Uproot Andy Remix) - Cardi B
Be Real (WHIPPED CREAM & SBF Edit) - Kid Ink ft. Dej Loaf
Love Potion (LSDXOXO Head Trauma Dub) - BBYMUTHA
Hey Mami (Lil Texas X Whipped Cream Remix) - Fannypack
I'm So F*cking Grateful 4 My Eggs - Leemz
Lovin you - TT The Artist
If Its Lovin (GIRL Bootleg) - Lao
Afterparty - UNIIQU3
Extasis (1993) - Lao
Hurt Me No More (UNIIQU3 Remix) - Jesse and The Wolf
I'll Call U Back - Erykah Badu

LOVE POTION

"Bella Cuts makes you dance on the ruins of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy." — Vaginal Davis

DJ & Producer
Te Whanganui-a-Tara -> Barcelona
@CommonGrooveRecs

Bookings: commongrooverecs@gmail.com
Promos: bellacutsbeats@gmail.com

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