BSRMIX

10 Years of BSR: Skylab Radio takeover - Kia

Tracklist
A1. 90 Mile Straight (Nullarbor Mix)
A2. Drinking From The Mirage Ft. Nori
A3. Earth Hydrosphere
A4. Feel The Feeling
B1. Body Groove
B2. Spirit Level
B3. Voices From The Bedrock
B4. Welcome To Sporties
The Outback Starts Here (Digital Bonus)
Pyramid Scheme (Digital Bonus)

Butter Sessions bestows the subsequent postscript to Guy Contact's 2019 release Liminal Space with the Perth-based producers first long-player, Drinking from the Mirage. The record lines up eight enchanting configurations, with two digi bonus tracks. The compositions were recorded over the last couple of years in his bedroom studio. He explains, “most of them were recorded in the second half of 2020. I had just quit my full-time job and found myself with much more time and energy to be creative, the majority of the songs came to life during this period.” The album's collection paints warm dreamscapes and expansive textures, an affirmation of Guy Contact further refining his craft. He treads effortlessly between acid-stained techno, dreamy braindance and trancelike downtempo that acutely grip the neural network.

The LP takes off with it’s anchor 90 Mile Straight (Nullarbor Mix), a rhythm driven cruiser that sets the tone for the record. The album's title Drinking From The Mirage follows, a collaboration with Perth artist NORI. Guy Contact comments “Nora is a friend of mine and I hit her up with that song because I thought there was an opportunity to do something together. I knew Nora had a beautiful voice from a previous project of hers.” The track perfectly pairs NORI’s gauzy and ethereal vocals with Guy Contact's distinct pads and elated synthwork. The artist then produces an IDM imprint with the remainder of the A side with Earth Hydrosphere and Feel the Feeling.

On the flipside, the sweaty Body Groove is an ecstatic work of pulsing techno, staying true to its name. Spirit Level features sweeping filters and sharp percussion work whilst Voices from the Bedrock plays with lulling leads and an entrancing melody. The LP ends with the swirling Welcome to Sporties, full of catchy vocal samples and an unceasing, steady tempo. Whether listened to in the club or driving along the Nullarbor Plain, Drinking from the Mirage is a most-welcome invitation into Guy Contact's sonic universe.

It’s been really awesome working with Corey and Maryos on these last two records. I’m really grateful that they gave me the chance to put out my first LP. I really like the slogan “planting seeds in the underground since 2010”. That statement really rings true to me because the guys have really given me a leg up with my music and for that I’d like to say thanks!
- Guy Contact

Drinking From The Mirage

Guy Contact - Drinking From The Mirage (BSR034) snippets

Welcome Sean La’Brooy to the BSRMIX!

So happy to have our dear friend Sean La’Brooy offer us this soothing mix out of the blue from his new home in New York. The co-founder of Analogue Attic Recordings (with Alex Albrecht) has long been pleasing our ears with a unique blend of improvisational jazz inspired ambient recordings and live sessions. All that and more can be heard in this one hour beauty, and if you're not satisfied there check out his brand new album ‘Out Moving Windows’ on Analogue Attic. Enjoy!

https://analogueattic.bandcamp.com/album/out-moving-windows

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BSRMIX #116 - Sean La'Brooy

Welcome Priori to the BSR MIX!

Honoured to have one of our favourite producers on the BSRMIX off the back of his amazing new LP 'Your Own Power'.

Read a full interview with Priori here: https://buttersessions.com/blog/interview-with-priori

BSRMIX #118 - Priori

Local lords Julien Huynh & Will Holden deliver a tranquil live recording in their signature style for BSRMIX #120. Recorded live in their Melbourne based studio in 2021, the session is a proper trip through the hybrid lads growing arsenal of deep and dubby cuts. Expect heart warming basslines, luscious pads, intricate drum patterns and brain tingling soundscapes. Keep an eye and ear out for their next EP dropping on Butter Sessions Records mid 2022!

If you’re in Melbourne, catch them playing live at Fairfield Amphitheatre. Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/butter-sessions-with-darcy-justice-b2b-sleep-d-hybrid-man-and-yawung

BSRMIX #120 - Hybrid Man (live)

Welcome https://soundcloud.com/no_4mat to the BSRMIX!

For more info check out Jason Liang's interview with the NYC based producer over on our blog Smokers → https://buttersessions.com/blog/interview-no_4mat

BSRMIX #122 - No_4mat

Welcome Noise In My Head to the BSRMIX!

Blessed to have our studio neighbour and long time pal Michael Kucyk finally serve up an audio offering. With a deep and long dedication to the world of left leaning music, the Efficient Space boss and veteran radio host (3RRR, NTS etc) has been a constant source of inspiration and discovery for ourselves and many more. Dive deep, warm up or cool down with his killer 1.5hr session!

Photo by Karl Halliday

BSRMIX #127 - Noise In My Head

Welcome https://soundcloud.com/hld to the BSRMIX!

Recorded live at dj pgz' record launch at Sub Club Melbourne on July 8, these two hours of techy power were the perfect warmup from the Melbourne via Brisbane DJ.  Check it out....big up Hannah D!

BSRMIX #128 - Hannah D

The truest Freaks Of Nature, Sleep D, are following up their hot ‘n’ heavy “F.O.N” series with Vol. 2; rammed start to finish with juiced up club exhilarations - you can’t afford to miss this. 

Australia’s notoriously prolific duo are celebrating all things bass, the 3 tech-tinged party starters are a force to be reckoned with, an official warning of high voltage (and speed). Welcoming back Butter Sessions alumni Ivy Barkakati & Furious Frank, the sun kissed acid anthem Ahora Sí metamorphosizes into a peak-time prog punisher Border Control where sensual whispers weave their way through a slick sexy drum maze, a darker rendition merging past, present and futuristic fantasies. Post Pump elevates tech house to immaculate status, undeniable deep groove unlocked through their signature bump and bounce; a combination of wild A side audio energies finding their home on freaky finale Bass’d In Berlin. Close your eyes, strap in and surrender control, Sleep D once again showcasing what they do best; modern dance from down under.
credits
releases September 30, 2022 

Artwork – Lloyd MST 
Mixing and Mastering – Corey Kikos 
Album notes – Katie Campbell

Freak Of Nature Vol.2

Buy Digital & Wax

Sleep D - Border Control (Ahora Sí) (BSR037)

Naarm alchemists Sleep D’s revelatory new synthetic ‘Electronic Arts’ is ready for circulation. 

Having released 4 EPs of mind-altering club tackle since 2019’s ‘Rebel Force’, the duo overcome second album syndrome, boiling down their chaos with a more developed sense of songwriting. Never banging one drum, ‘Electronic Arts’ mirrors the anything goes mania of their DJ sets, tactfully shifting through different sounds and styles. Tempos intensify and decelerate, at times pushing the threshold to 150 bpm from docile canine dreamscapes to full tilt Space Invaders in AR mind games. 

Largely built on road tested material from their live performances, the album is a tangible Butter Sessions gathering, busting out the gate with Martian rave initiation Planet Waves, Outdoor System’s polyrhythmic beatdown and the Orb-like hero dose affirmations of Sunrise In The Crater (I Exist). While ‘Electronic Arts’ is otherwise a self-dependent effort, Punch Drunk is brewed ever more potent by the hypnagogic vocals and lucid trumpet cycles of former futsal team member YL Hooi. Their unified energy incidentally manifests a profound matrix of ambient techno, motorik, Don Cherry and Everything But the Girl. 

Also touching on apocalyptic doof and minimal, the album is not exclusively peak time with Maryos Syawish and Corey Kikos’ specialty curveballs also playing their part. From Village To Empire finds the duo rooting down in Syawish’s heritage with a tapestry of purposefully deployed Iraqi and Syrian ethnographic samples and field recordings, dubbed within range of Muslimgauze and On-U Sound. As minimal techno finale Textile trails off into footsteps wandering back to base camp with a satisfied exhale, one wonders where Sleep D’s existential pathfinding could possibly take us next? 

Artwork – GGT 
Mixing – Corey Kikos 
Mastering – Nik Kozub 
Album notes – Michael Kucyk

A1 - Planet Waves

Welcoming Alex Albrecht to the BSRMIX series!

A dear friend and collaborator of ours. You might know him as one half of Albrecht La'Brooy and organic label Analogue Attic or as his solo alias Melquíades.
Sit back and get lost in the smooth sounds in this mix, then take another moment to check out his new album "Coles Ridge"
> https://analogueattic.bandcamp.com/album/coles-ridge

BSRMIX #140 - Alex Albrecht

A1. Joint 1
A2. Joint 2
A3. Joint 3
B1. Joint 4
B2. Joint 5
 
Setting the tone in a similarly deep and heady post-rave delirium as RBI’s Disseminate and in-house group Sleep D’s latest album, the spectral dub techno of Unsolicited Joints slips in perfectly to the Butter Sessions 2023 vibe.

Unsolicited…no one asked for these joints, yet here they are. Salvaged from many spontaneous late night jams over the last few years in a darlinghurst studio with only the mood in the room and the spirit of fun as guides. It’s all here really - Convextion-esque Midwest futurism, spiraling pads and woodblock style percussion mixed with the kind of borderless deep house timbres that nod more to Sprinkles, Regelbau and Acido than the watered-down, commercialised monotony. Elements of bleep, golden era 90s progressive house and even dubstep (‘Joint 5’) coalesce to prove a distinct UK influence, though Sydney brothers, Cousin & Ben Fester, combine them with ease.

'Joint 2' manages to at once subtly unfold yet rapidly ascend into peak-time 130 territory, knowingly crafted with the DJ in mind. Meanwhile 'Joint 3' gathers momentum through a shuffling, almost European minimal sort of groove, equally floor friendly but with less of the intensity. The aforementioned bleep tropes poke their head out on the latter half of the opening cut, while across the whole thing is a sense that the Fester's are as voracious listeners as they are talented producers. An exciting collection of tracks that wear their stylistic influences on their sleeve but are deep in the knowledge of those that have come before them.

Unsolicited Joints - Unsolicited Joints (BSR040)

Pleasure

Pleasure (Original Vox Mix) - Jennifer Loveless

BSRMIX #150 by our dear old friend https://soundcloud.com/tornadowallace

All Australian Techno/Prog/Trance artists from 90s/early 2000s. Dedicated to Phil K.

Enjoy!

BSRMIX #150 - Tornado Wallace

Another year, another wizard from the Naarm sound world emerges from the underground with his debut release on Butter Sessions Records. This time, psychedelic specialist Suki has a four-track EP of extra-terrestrial transmissions titled ‘Elevate’. With releases on Shall Not Fade, Holding Hands, Dansu Discs and many other premium labels, Suki’s productions have been sending ravers into transcendental realms and sweaty frenzies on dancefloors all over the globe, and this latest offering is no exception. The four tracks span a range of tempos, moods and energy levels, all with an underlying psychedelic spirit and tongue-in-cheek attitude that is sure to tickle the right side of the brain. It’s pumping, progressive and pure ecstasy for the people!

W&P by Will Howard
Mastered by Corey Kikos
Artwork by Maryos Syawish

Elevate

suki - Elevate (BSD05)

Long-time friend of the label Fader Cap returns to Butter Sessions with a potent four-track EP ‘Blue Pool’. First appearing as Sedgwick on our 10 years of BSR compilation, Fader Cap has since released music on Craigie Knows and his own Straight 2 It Recordings. 

Connecting the dots between progressive house and techno, the four tracks on ‘Blue Pool’ maintain an infectious energy, with pumping drums and plenty of space for contemplative synth work to keep the body moving and brain tingling. The rolling, dub-wise basslines set the foundations for intricate sound design and tripped-out sequences that provide that sweet head high we’re chasing. Let your mind wander as you float away into the blue pool.
credits
releases March 15, 2024 

W&P – Sam Sedgwick 
Artwork – Maryos Syawish 
Mastering – Corey Kikos

Fader Cap - Blue Pool (BSR043)

Drum wizard Nerve aka Joshua Wells treating us to a 30-minute excerpt from a live performance at the experimental underground venue Ochiai Soup in Tokyo, Japan.

The recording features both new productions and revisited works performed and improvised live at 170 bpm. Typically fresh and elaborate rhythmic explorations of bass music, d’n’b, dubstep etc from the powerhouse producer!

Recorded live at Ochiai Soup, Tokyo Japan May 14, 2023. Available now on cassette + digital as separate tracks and the full recording. 

Written & produced by Joshua Wells
Artwork by @msyawish 
Mastered by @coreykikos

Buy Tape or Digi

Nerve - Tiger Mask (BSRC01)

Deep dub from the Eora/Sydney scene. Command D knows his way around sub bass and this recording is a great showcase of that. Recorded live at a Parallel warehouse party in Eora.
 
If you like what you hear then check out his brand new EP dropping on @purespacefm August 1st, 2024

BSRMIX #151 - Command D (live)

1. Pleasure (Bambounou Here to Please Remix)
2. Pleasure (Indubm-3ntal Mix)
3. Pleasure (tINI Booty Remix)
4. Pleasure (Sleep D Remix)

Jennifer Loveless's 2023 anthem 'Pleasure' gets twisted with three dynamic reworks and a dub mix, taking the original vision into new sonic territory. 

Parisian DJ / producer extraordinaire Bambounou pumps out a jackin' version to fire things up. Next up, the Lisbon-based veteran tINI gives a nod to old-school electro in a fresh bass-heavy offering. The EP is rounded off with an Indubm-3ntal mix by Loveless and label bosses Sleep D venturing into dubbed out techno territory, layering deep, atmospheric textures over hypnotic beats. Together, these remixes take the original to new heights, bringing pure pleasure to the deepest and darkest dancefloors.

Credits:
Mastering by Corey Kikos 
Artwork by M. Syawish

Pleasure (Re-Mixed)

Jennifer Loveless - Pleasure (Re-Mixed) <Bambounou + tINI + Sleep D> (BSR044)

Ngunnawal orginator, now Eora based kuta is a firm DJ, radio host and producer rooted in an affection for the art of deep digging and sound history.  Experienced in the forms of storytelling through sound; the emphasis on ebb n flow leads to attentive listening. Filling forms of sound through atmospheric textures the use of space and a seemingly never ending array in the record bag, intimacy and knowledge come together in force. This BSRMIX is a collection of 90’- 00’s electronica in the various forms of dub and trip hop compiled of rare labels, local specialés and forgotten tales in a moody 3+ hour session.

BSRMIX #152 - KUTA

Long time friend of ours Moopie of A Colourful Storm fame steps up to the BSRMIX for the first time.

BSRMIX#153 - Moopie

Our set from our New Year’s Eve party with Animals Dancing.
11:30pm 31.12.2023 > 01:00am 01.01.2024.
Lot’s of fun stuff and classics in there to mark the occasion. Not for the chin strokers!
We hope you enjoy. - Sleep D

BSRMIX#154 - Sleep D (Live on NYE 2023)

First BSRMIX of 2025, brought to you by one of our favorite selectors at the moment — none other than Kate Miller. Recorded live at our party at Miscellania on 22.12.2024, this mix is a deep, explorative journey through a range of genres, tempos and emotions…buckle up!

BSRMIX #155 - Kate Miller

From the EP 'Come Round' — out on Feb 7th, 2025

Butter Sessions' 63rd release 'Come Round' is a pulsating journey that spans so-called Australia's east and west coasts, connected by heavyweight producers DJ PGZ and Yikes. The respective Naarm & Boorloo-based DJs' artistry culminates in a seven-track EP — a treasure trove of underground club gems that blend techno, bass and breakbeat in a robust collaboration, including two-cross remixes. 

The opening cut 'Solidarity System' by Gunai/Kurnai & Yorta Yorta artist DJ PGZ instantly sets the EP's tone, marking its territory on both club floors and outdoor raves. Anchored by pulsating 4x4 kicks, the track builds with flashes of melodic techno flourishes and a wub-laden bassline, which flows seamlessly into his second track 'Energy Monstera'. In this follow-up, the garage-style wub continues, underscored by bass-music staples like siren samples and vocal calls, while maintaining his dark techno style. Wongutha artist Yikes' 'Off to Work Edit' intensifies the bass with ample saturation, introducing a triplet-infused rhythm and acid-synth line into his flip. 

'Ouss Ouss' stands out as the EP's defining collaboration, capturing the synergy between DJ PGZ and Yikes in their only direct team-up on the record. A deep, commanding vocal anchors the beat, while an irresistible descending synth-line pulls us into a hypnotic groove. Breakbeat accents weave in and out, creating a push-pull effect that both teases and satisfies — a subtle nod to both artists' love for broken percussive textures in this mostly tech-head release. 

'Sidestep' offers a first taste of Yikes' solo work, where he again hones in on a distorted bassline to drive the track forward. Reverberated melodic elements and effects in the background provide a layered soundscape, with subtle shifts propelling the groove into a trance-like rhythm — perfect for entrancing a dancefloor. In 'Check Out That', Yikes features the same iconic sample as 'Solidarity System', cementing the east-west sonic connection. The track's bubbling acid-line injects excitement into the mix, evolving the landscape while honouring its dance-first roots. 

DJ PGZ's 'Rewind Yourself Mix' flips 'Check That Out' with deep bass and acid-synths — by now this EP's unmistakable calling card —, accompanied by subdued, filtered drum programming that hints at the closing chapter of the EP. As the track unfolds, noisy synth pads weave throughout, before the track echoes out to a reflective farewell.

An impressive feat from two genre-gliding master producers of their craft! 
credits


Mixed & Mastered by Corey Kikos 
Artwork by Tapemind & Maryos Syawish 
Words by Margarita Bassova

Ouss Ouss - DJ PGZ & Yikes (Snippet)

Here it is! Roza Terenzi in the Butter Mix sharing her debut live set recorded at Inner Varnika 2018! One hour of killer bleep infused, trance inducing bangers from the Perth > Melbourne transplant. If you dig this make sure to check her recent records on Good Company, Kalahari Oyster Cult and Planet Euphorique, her own newly christened label with D.Tiffany. Big ups one to one of the rising stars of the Aussie underground!

Butter Mix #66 - Roza Terenzi (Live from Inner Varnika 2018)

Pre-order vinyl / digital: https://buttersessions.bandcamp.com/album/shark-tempo-paranoia-on-tap

Sleep D & Roza Terenzi split sides and take control of next Butter Sessions 12". Expect advanced electronics with a retro-futurist blend.

Label veterans Sleep D crank the dial to 11 and spit out a banging electro mutant that was concieved at Melbounre Electronic Sound Studio early in 2018. Vintage synths are imagined in a new light on 'Shark Tempo' and met with fast-paced klangin drums and a relentlessly hypnotic bass sequence. 

Flip the disc to feel the bass bin shaking sounds of Melbourne via Perth transplant Roza Terenzi that has been making plenty of noise lately. Debuting on the label with a rude, zonked out rave house beast that is 'Paranoia On Tap'. Heard first at her debut live set at Inner Varnika festival early in 2018.

Pre-order

B1. Roza Terenzi - Paranoia On Tap

The first mix of the year is here. A real treat by Nagoya based digger and party host Tankaka Disco! As a resident DJ at multiple parties like CISCO and GARDEN at the famous Mago club in Nagoya, Tanaka has perfected his selections and style of deep house, techno, Detroit and Chicago flavours. We had the pleasure of seeing Tanaka play a couple times on our last Japan tour, a real treat!
www.soundcloud.com/tanakadisco

Butter Mix #77 - Tanaka Disco

A1 from the upcoming EP!

Furious Frank returns to Butter Sessions with 'Ahora Sí'. The fully fledged house anthem is the result of a cross-continental collaboration with Barcelona based vocalist and producer Ivy Barkakati. 

We're treated to four versions of 'Ahora Sí', all tested and ready for the dance floor and those special moments! Kicking it off, Frank delivers his "Original Acid Mix". A deep, squelchy lurker with nods to late 80's and 90's house music, peaking with thick piano chords and Barkakati's deep Spanish vocals. On the 'Sunrise' mix, the piano and chords become the focus and set the mood for an uplifting journey, bolstered by the raw thump and jack of the drum machines. 

The flip side see's Barcelona based "IVAN" emerge with their version. The duo made up of Ivy Barkakati and Phran of Klasse Wrecks fame slow things down a touch, mangle the chords and inject the rhythm with flattering top-drawer percussion. Vancouver native D. Tiffany rounds the EP off with sub-heavy bass drops, hi-tek rhythms, euphoric vocal slithers and more stingin' acidic vibes. 

Pure and infectious house music for real people!

A1. Ahora Sí (Original Mix)

Furious Frank returns to Butter Sessions with 'Ahora Sí'. The fully fledged house anthem is the result of a cross-continental collaboration with Barcelona based vocalist and producer Ivy Barkakati.

We're treated to four versions of 'Ahora Sí', all tested and ready for the dance floor and those special moments! Kicking it off, Frank delivers his "Original Acid Mix". A deep, squelchy lurker with nods to late 80's and 90's house music, peaking with thick piano chords and Barkakati's deep Spanish vocals. On the 'Sunrise' mix, the piano and chords become the focus and set the mood for an uplifting journey, bolstered by the raw thump and jack of the drum machines.

The flip side see's Barcelona based "IVAN" emerge with their version. The duo made up of Ivy Barkakati and Phran of Klasse Wrecks fame slow things down a touch, mangle the chords and inject the rhythm with flattering top-drawer percussion. Vancouver native D. Tiffany rounds the EP off with sub-heavy bass drops, hi-tek rhythms, euphoric vocal slithers and more stingin' acidic vibes.

Pure and infectious house music for real people!

B2. Ahora Sí (D. Tiffany Mix)

For Butter Mix #84 we welcome Perth based https://soundcloud.com/guycontact , the newest addition to the label who has put together this mix to accompany the release of his 'Liminal Space' EP 

→ https://buttersessions.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-space

Contact guides us through an ever evolving universe of alien house that’s punctuated with moody acid licks and subtle new age sounds. An apt reflection of Contact’s new EP this mix is perfectly balanced, moments of serene, introspective beauty are juxtaposed with deep, driving bass lines. It’s an expansive, psychedelic mix which gently lifts you into the stratosphere before throwing on the after burners to launch you into uncharted territory.

Buckle up, and enjoy the ride through the Liminal Space.

For Live / DJ bookings of Guy Contact: cchute@live.com

Butter Mix #84 - Guy Contact

Pre-order: https://buttersessions.bandcamp.com/album/xxx

Our first release for 2020 showcases the by-product of Roza Terenzi’s signature sound fused with Furious Frank’s acid fanaticism. Through Current Obsession, the Butter Sessions regulars let loose a trio of unbridled dance floor mutants with a remix from Reptant to complete the circuit.

“Drop Down” sets the bar high, its glimmering acid wriggles and bass emissions indicate rough waters ahead - before the track breaks out into a deep, pulsating club cut. Following up is “Flipp It”, a real stomper whose rude combination of glitchy electronics and raw, pumping percussion make way for a euphoric 303 ride into the stratosphere. On the flip, Reverse It overloads the motherboard with shimmering arpeggios and frenetic acid lines coalescing to create a hard, penetrating cut primed for the small hours.

After dangerous levels of exposure to the high voltage current, Melbourne local Reptant emerges with one of his trademark Lizard Tech Remixes. Boasting crunchy drum work and whirling synths, the reptilian rework conjures up a smoking hot groove that’ll push the party into overdrive.

BSR027 - Current Obsession - XXX (Feat. Reptant Remix)

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