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One of Berlin's most impactful artists, Silvia Jiménez Alvarez aka JASSS (@jass-29) is a Berlin-based sound artist, producer and DJ born and raised in Asturias in northern Spain, she continually disrupts continually disrupts the conventions of electronic dance music. Rooted in heavy bass, she flawlessly combines elements of techno, electro, DnB, pop samples, tribal rhythms, and folk melodies, developing an offbeat musical language with a mysterious cult film vibe. As a resident member of Berghain's Säule and Herrensauna, her precise control over the nighttime atmosphere is undeniable. Her sensory stimulation is intense, ranging from fast to slow, light to dark, with tightly packed, highly impactful climaxes. The bright metallic sounds draw listeners in irresistibly, leaving them entranced until the set is over.

Her album "A World Of Service," released under Ostgut Ton, sits at the intersection of abstract electronics and baroque industrial pop. Her bold and effortless approach stems from her experiences with mental illness, exploring fragmented and disintegrating sounds and vocals. Through lyrics and music, she deconstructs the self, revealing dimensions of life amidst chaotic forms and tumultuous thoughts, like a dark and lavish drama. Two tracks featured in the highly acclaimed Whities series from the AD 93 label are said to be inspired by her formative years during the rave era. These tracks sound both retro and futuristic, deadly in every second, and effortlessly sweep across major dance floors.

PURE Guest.060 JASSS

For October’s edition of Carhartt WIP Radio, we’re welcoming London producer and songwriter Nathan Jenkins, also known as Bullion (@bullionness). 

Bullion made his debut in 2007 with the release of “Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee,” a mashup project that remixed the music of J Dilla with The Beach Boys. Evolving this sample-led approach, he released the project “You Drive Me to Plastic” in 2011, composed of samples taken from YouTube clips, old vinyls, and incidental recordings.

A string of releases followed across labels including Honest Jon’s, R&S, and Young, before Bullion launched his own imprint DEEK Recordings in 2012, with the release of his 80s-pop-tinged EP “Love Me Oh Please Love Me.”

Alongside his prolific solo projects, Bullion often works with other artists, with credits ranging from Nilüfer Yanya and Sampha to Avalon Emerson and Ben Howard. Bullion’s latest album, “Affection,” highlights this collaborative aspect, featuring contributions from Carly Rae Jepsen, Panda Bear, and Charlotte Adigéry.

For this Carhartt WIP Radio episode, Bullion has created a mix featuring a vibrant blend of his solo work, as well as production for other musicians, and select remixes. 

Alongside the mix is an interview where Bullion discusses the influence of an early Pet Shop Boys album, the art of collaborating with other musicians, and his thoughts on technology’s effect on music. Read the talk via www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music

tracklist:
1. Bullion - Heartrunner
2. Bullion - Affection
3. Thomas Leer - Tight As A Drum (Bullion remix)
4. Bullion - Cinema Down
5. Avalon Emerson - Dreamliner
6. Bullion - Yawn
7. Bullion - We Had A Good Time
8. Ben Howard - Days of Lantana
9. Bullion - World_train ft Charlotte Adigéry
10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Bends
11. Bullion - Rare ft Carly Rae Jepsen
12. Nilüfer Yanya - anotherlife
13. Orlando Weeks - Look Who’s Talking
14. Quinn Christopherson - 2005
15. PYTKO - Silent (Bullion remix)
16. Westerman - Blue Comanche
17. Bullion - Your Father

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/en/journal/music/radio/2024/10/artist-feature-bullion

Carhartt WIP Radio October 2024: Bullion

Recorded live at 宀 in Hong Kong on November 2nd 2024

After we've carefully set up a few traps, and after Vladimir's extended set for Strange Weather back in October, we can surely say mission accomplished and entanglement's achieved

We like to think that calling him uncompromising triggered the sweetest response: a deffiant cruise barely over 80bpm, only (if ever) reaching a 100 two hours in. But we're only trying to get some credit for these five hours of dignified dancefloor shatter

Because make no mistake, it's been an undoubtedly clubbing experience, with music so excessively fictional but without ever resorting to mime, as like in a dancer's body, with decisions in progress on full display (you know that exact moment, usually before a sequence or combination of movements, that one fraction of a second that happens in a dancer's body - a moment of tension, an unintended delay between the decision to execute a move and the actual execution ; it's not really rethinking or being indecisive - it's another instance in the dancer's body, inseparable from them but remembering things differently, it's an instinct, like right before you wake up, that rarely privileged moment, with only outlines of consciousness available ; a dream is still in progress, but there's potential to intervene as a director)

Live At 宀

MIX070 - Vladimir Ivkovic (貝爾格萊德）[Live for Strange Weather]

L'artiste: Elena Sizova (@lectra)
Le mixtape: Stock 066
 L'esthétique: discombobulated and slightly abstract, yet incantatory

La sélection :
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Recorded in Warsaw in January 2025.

Stock 066 par Elena Sizova

Jacques Greene - 08 March 2025

Bird x saavvvaa (01.03.25)

Le son du maquis invite ELISETHERE, originaire de toulouse et basée depuis quelques temps à bruxelles où elle s'applique de manière prolifique à diffuser les basses fréquences.. en radio à kiosk, gimic.. ou en organisant des rassemblements festifs avec séance d'entente, encore dub.. pour cet épisode la dub specialist a concocté une heure de sélection de la face psychédélique du roots & du stepper d'outre monde!

le son du maquis w/ elisethere

aiel is an experimental electronic producer and musician based in Berlin, Germany and born in Crete, Greece. With influences branching though polyrhythmic and left-field contemporary music evolving into immersive storytelling, creating unique sonic realms. Initial member of Transtronica collective (Kampnagel, Hamburg) and founder of Snow Pool, ambient event series based in Berlin, her interest lies on creating unconventional social narratives and settings, while recent residency on stegi.radio explored  diverse themes and music practices. 

@aiel_el

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