Phonica Mix Series 85: DJ Python

@kiernan-laveaux

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hey! Thanks for these thoughtful questions
My pronouns are She/Her or They/Them
I currently reside in Pittsburgh, PA
I eat strawberries whole :)

How did you get your DJ name? 

So one night when I was 18, I was at a Los Crudos show at the venue that a lot of friends and I would later throw parties at in Cleveland (shout out to Martin and any Limp Wrist fans reading this too!). The venue is next door to a terrible gay bar, I went there randomly (weird for me because gay bars are hell on earth 99% of the time) and ended up meeting a group of queens who said they were from the House of Laveaux and that I was their daughter now. They said I needed a name, and the name they chose for me was Kiernan Laveaux. I never saw them again after that night, but a few months later I began to go by the name when I started DJing. It’s become a part of my being in a way I couldn’t have imagined, and also a way of expressing my inner voice in hopes that it reaches the inner voices of others too - and maybe we all start to sing together.  

Who/what currently inspires your music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

Everything is musical & leads back to music for me no matter what, but recently leaning into the fact that I’m the oldest of a handful of young people on the paternal side of my family has been a really inspiring perspective shift of life. The potential of being a supportive & loving older person in the lives of younger people fills me with an infinite amount of joy.

I’ve been discovering more about Jewish heritage of mine that’s been attempted to be erased (as it goes), and in turn learning/reading more about Kabbalisitic thought & ways of being - engaging in magic in my own ways has been expanding my perspective on music/DJing the past several years. 

I’m far from any kind of expert on kabbalah, but the way energy flow & manifestation is written about and practiced within it has been validating to read, in music but as well as the way it feeds back into life. Even just the ability of the word “kabbalah” to translate to “reception”, “tradition”, or “correspondence” <3

Dream line-up?

System of a Down, Nissenenmondai, Cities Aviv, Devo, Mwandishi, The Body, Madam Data, Model Home, Obnox, Neon Phusion, African Head Charge, Cindytalk, Maurice Fulton, Via App, Cyrnai, Rakta, Plack Blague + all the homies DJing for a week straight

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

I’m thankful a lot of meaningful ones come to mind when I think of this - 
the one I always jump to with this question is the first time I saw Titonton Duvante & Bill Converse dj in May 2016, somewhere in Ohio. Both are definitely some of the first people who helped me see how unique & personal you can really be with DJing, Bill’s set that night especially helped show me how deep you can traverse the wormhole. It was just like this completely enveloping & beautiful psychedelic phenomena for me. I don’t remember a lot of the music, but I’ll never forget how it made me feel. Eternally grateful to have any of these experiences in life to help me smile and still feel coursing through my DJing to this day.

Do you have any upcoming releases/gigs?

Lots of ideas swirling in my mind to manifest for the future, but as of right now…

I’m playing in NYC Friday Sept 24 at Nowadays with 
Azu Tiwaline & DJ Voices :)

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

A complete & utter overhaul of the ways we create space, express ourselves, and love one another.

Check out the A/V set to Kiernan Laveaux's 363˚ mix here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFVqE6tdn8&ab_channel=KiernanLaveaux

For extended Q&A + OG pi pi pi game please visit the website ------> pipipi.life <--------

Kiernan Laveaux - 363˚

Recording of Simo Cell's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Dekmantel Selectors 2021 was a much needed musical reunion. After the preceding period of stillness, the catharsis and pure joy of finally being together again has been overwhelming. In the words of Simo Cell: "It's 7pm, and I have 5 missed calls on my phone: 'We're expecting massive rain tonight and we will have to close your stage earlier, is it okay for you to play earlier?' No time to stress and to think about it. I left my place and started my set straight away. From a few people to a packed dancefloor, I built up slowly from 90bpm to 160bpm (you know the drill). Pretty happy about the progression of the set and the rise in intensity. In the end, the crowd turned into a mosh pit on XXXtentacion and I had the best time behind the decks. It's good when things sometimes happen spontaneously like that. And it didn't rain after all."

Simo Cell at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Juanita's mix 54 with James Bangura @jamesbangura

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. I'd say I'm naturally curious and very much a people person. Although, I tend to spread myself thin at times when it comes to socializing haha.

Q. How long have you been a part of the D.C. music scene?
A. I've been part of the D.C. music community the last two years. I'd say these last two years have been the most rewarding. The community here is very open and supportive of each other. You can go to any party or event during the week /weekends and see someone you know. It feels like a big family.

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. When I was putting together this mix, I really sat down and reflected on what the NYC ecosystem meant to me as a whole. I reflected on those years going back and forth between small town Alabama, Newark, Harlem, and the Bronx and what those places looked and felt like while I was growing up. I not only reflected on moments of happiness but also on moments of sadness as well. I wanted to take the listener through these emotions and have them take a peek into how I see the city as an outsider but also as a native.

Tracklist:
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Movment 6
Rhucle – A3. Tasogare
The Caretaker – E3 – Hidden Sea Buried Deep
The Caretaker – C4 - Glimpses of hope in trying times
Graintable – Tidewater
Joseph Shabason – I Thought That I Could Get Away with it
Mazoulew – Retrospective
Joy Orbison – Glorious Amateurs
Ross From Friends – The Daisy
Lone – Hidden By Horizons feat. Morgan Diet
Dauwd – Could It Be
Huerco S. – Ragtime U.S.A. (Warning)
Jasper Tygner- ME!
Domenique Dumont – People On Sunday
Dauwd – Theory of Colours
Kara-Lis Coverdale – Grafts

Juanita's Mix 054: James Bangura

Bored Lord - saying it could even make it happen

https://www.nts.live/shows/nts-x-ax-armani-exchange-91-forward/episodes/ccl-15th-october-2021

91 Forward: CCL - 151021

Buzzing to have a Josey Rebelle tape out there! Big thanks to Josey! : )
Catch Josey at TTT @ Strange Brew Bristol 3th December!!!
Also all night long @ The Pickle Factory London 17th December!!!

TTT MIX

TTT CLOTHING

Josey Rebelle – TTT Mixtape

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/physical-therapy-28th-november-2021

Sad disco & cosmic soul sounds from Allergy Season boss Physical Therapy.

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@andrewakanbi and I opening up the main stage 7-9 friday evening, it was special <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 see u all at camp next year

ronan + akanbi (live at sustain-release year 7)

Rounding off the year, Philadelphia-based DJ and producer Opheliaxz rolls with the punches on this weighty session.

We first came across Opheliaxz through her contribution to 3 X L's mix series earlier this year and have been digging through her rich catalogue of mixes ever since for platforms such as Honey Soundsystem, Tobago Tracks, Animalia and Aire Libre to name a few. During quarantine last year, Opheliaxz was exploring more ambient leaning mixes, leaning in with the mood of the times. Now she's showcasing her love for sounds that fall within the realm of bass music, specifically aiming to show a different side of dubstep to the American audience where it can be misrepresented. She approaches the mixes with playfulness, piecing together juxtaposing moods and textures, manipulating the records to fit within her colourful world. 

In her own words, Kelsey says, “my inspiration for this mix was finding the balance between soft and tough within bass genres. I really enjoy bass music as a whole and wanted to play with the texture of drums between multiple styles and wonky right and wrong bpms. I've for a long time been scared of playing the genre out because of the learning curve but have been an avid listener for many years, so it's been a nice flip from the more ambient and experimental styles I was doing throughout 2020 quarantine. I think Dubstep, in general, is misunderstood here in the states and has a bad rap. There's a lot of room to play with the drops between dubstep tracks and I wanted to take full advantage of showing the listener the soundscaping possibilities. The goal was to make this mix surreal and dreamy without losing a listener's interest. I would say bass music is on the rise in the states but audience-wise, not many understand how to vibe out to it in a large club setting, my hope is to continue hearing more of new and old styles out in dance spaces in New York and beyond because it's an exceptionally brilliant broad genre that's worthy of continuing to shine bright.”

@opheliaxz

Tracklist
Klaus - Qua
Teffa - The right dub
Siu Mata - In the shadows
Atrice - Q
Zygos - Malenka
Pinch - Midnight Oil
Nihiloxica - Bwola (BFTT’s Swamp Edit)
El Alfa El Jefe - Uzi (Siu Mata edit)
Daniel 58 - If it’s Dead Now, When Was it Alive?
Sobolik - Luna
Sully - Sun
Dawsha FM ( Hassan Abou Alam Remix)
Qant - Education
FyuJon - Donnan
Atrice - Cont.Piuu
Lack - Constant
Queniv - Unfold
Juanny Depp - Holliwood Florida
Scatta - Somebody

Untitled 909 Podcast 098: Opheliaxz

June 18 
Kansas City

2weedy, kemper10k, lilic, mister water wet, panphilia, pil, purelink, sleepdial

Bored Lord - saying it could even make it happen

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