A highlight set from this year for me and my USA Debut, the amazing Ayesha invited me to play Nowadays in Brooklyn NYC earlier this year in March. it was an honour to play and a huge mile stone especially in such good company alongside my good friends coco and Ayesha. 

this set really represents the different sides of how my sound has developed over the years. it was amazing opening the club and building the energy, starting with loads of dubbed out uk techno percussiveness and the final hour filled with loads of 2 step, electro, and breaks trying to showcase alot of classic uk sounds to The NY crowd, shouts to everyone who came from the beginning also to Eva, Joey, Sam and Andre and the rest of the crew I met out there, and of course to Nowadays and Ayesha for having me across the pond.

big up hope you all enjoy!

recorded live @ Nowadays, Brooklyn, NYC
18/03/2023

Bluetoof LIVE @ Nowadays NYC 18/03/2023

Mia Koden (@miakoden) first emerged as half of Sicaria Sound but since breaking out alone has established her own musical identity. It draws on her South Sudanese heritage and music from across the African continent and beyond, not least her current surroundings in South London and the city's rich sound system culture. Often operating around the 140BPM mark, she dropped two head-turning tracks ‘Hot Take' and 'I Did’ early last year then debuted on Ilian Tape with a dark and irresistible EP that traverses multiple bass-heavy genres.

Mia does the same with her mix for us this week with, in her words, "bass, percussive, 2step, 140BPM, dubstep, dub, dub techno and breaks" all coming thick and fast at up to 150 beats per minute. It's a breathless 90-minute selection of global body music packed with lively percussion, big on low ends and not afraid to get rhythmically inventive while also dropping in the odd playful vocal from the worlds of grime and r&b. Both technically sound and tastefully assembled, it's a thrilling statement from the vital Koden.

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A debut back-to-back for the books from AliA & Mia Koden—Brussels meets South London meets bass weight, live and direct from RA's stage at Horst Arts & Music 2025.

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