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SMOOTH BRAIN SUNDAY - BELOVED.WTF

Fabiola

Inject -> heat / summer 2021 mix

Lorelei blesses us with her October love song with an hour long session of ethereal, abstract, & alternative rock nrg. Lorelei is a Chicago-based producer and DJ, with previous affiliations at legendary local record stores Gramophone and Wild Prairie. 

Her sound is goth, cutting-edge, yet celestial. Lorelei’s smooth brain mix captures this essence as it transcends us through the lightness and darkness of post-punk. Many of you may already know Lorelei making waves across Chicago / the midwest and beyond. A beloved collaborator and dj partner circa 2016 — I’m stoked to feature her on Smooth Brain <3

Tune in every first Sunday of the Month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. For other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

Track List:

Drinking at a Stream - Deux Filles
Jacho’s Story - …The ‘2+2 = 5’
The Holy Hour - Cyrnai
Pocos Locos - Sueño Sueño
Black Market - Snatch
Follow Our Kode - The Creative Technology Consortium
Here Visit - Bruce Gilbert
Pink Rhythm - The Advanced Cookbook of Mr S and K
Wordless Songs - Justine
Spanish Reggae - The Durutti Column
Spinal Column - Stereolab
Promises - Vicious Pink
Lorelei - Cocteau Twins
Birthday - The Sugarcubes

Smooth Brain Sunday 10 wsg Lorelei (October 2023)

Tune in every first Sunday of the Month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. This mix shifts between the abstract sounds of downtempo, IDM, and ethereal soundscapes - emulating a smooth brain session in the cloud.

Track List:
The Dream - Planetary Assault System
Sneakin’ Out The Hospital - Beastie Boys
Safe From Harm (Just A Groove Dub) - Massive Attack
Moonrise Alpha - Palm Skin Productions
Plaistow Flex Out - Squarepusher
Es Ist Nur Der Rauch - Andreas Dorau
Sevillanas pink - Las Ketchup
Sunshower - Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band
Rely (Lackluster Remix) - Korpi Ensemble
Misery train - Suicide
Electric Garden - Conrad Schnitzler
Hypnosis / Hypnose - Gina X Performance
Octopus - Sunfear
I don’t know why I’m crying now - Sunfear
Instrumental No. 2 - My Bloody Valentine
Cut - Seefeel
Seizure - Plaid
A Heart-warming and Beautiful Flower Will Eventually 
Wither Away and Become Dirt - Susumu Yokota

Aired on Nov 05 2023

for other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

Smooth Brain Sunday 11 (Nov 2023)

This mix pushes my practice further than I believe I've ever gone before, folding rock, ambient, spoken word, and percussion into a post-western story of planetary exploration.

Lately, I've caught myself digging deeper into my past as a percussionist and writer. I played drumline (tenors) from 2009-2013, built instruments and wrote songs in a DIY/Stomp-inspired band called Groove (2013-2017), and trained across marimba, steel pan, vibraphone, and timpani. I also wrote a series of seven science fiction books in high school fueled primarily by Avatar the Last Airbender and queer escapism. The series was called Matter, and allowed me to craft worlds, personalities, heartbreak, and outlining (without me really realizing it) the belief that, collectively, the people we put ourselves in relation to help us build the world we want to live in.

Because of this, this set starts with a 1991 rendition on "The Songlines" from the Robert Hohner Perc. Ensemble—from a gift my percussion teacher gave me around 2010 or so. From there, all tracks come from the 21st century (there is good to be found here!), including two new pieces from myself that score an upcoming film I'm making titled Prednisone. The goal is to launch you from land to sky to space, see some planets, find some havens, heal wounds, purge toxins, and return home.     

                                                            — Endash, 2023

Tune in every first Sunday of the Month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. For other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

Track List:
The Songlines - Robert Hohner Perc. Ensemble
My Prayer - Mansur Brown
Clouds Race Across the Sky - Joe Satriani
Tricks Me My Mind - Bitchin Bajas and Natural Information Society
Anemometer - Bitchin Bajas and Natural Information Society
Scattering - Steve Gunn & David Moore
Reroute - Endash
Repiseog - Endash
Optical Haze, Pt. 2 - JOHN SELLEKAERS
Parasympathetic - Seconds
Yaupon - Jake Muir
Intro - lan Pooley
The Universe - A Guy Called Gerald
Exist By Hope Alone - Nexcyia
pyramids - Zekkereya El-magharbel
The Unity of the Mind - Valentina Magaletti
LOG 4 - LOG
Colouring Of Pigeons - The Knife, Mt. Sims, and Planningtorock
羽毛能指（Feather Signifier) - Howie Lee
Oakmoss - Bibio

Smooth Brain Sunday 12 wsg Endash (Dec 2023)

January is the start of a new year: a reset, fresh chapter, closing the door on what no longer serves you. A chance to set a timed measure of your goals and set routines to live the best version of yourself. 

This mix depicts the spectrum of feelings and internal conflict over the course of the year that still lingers in your body. Unexpected love, joy, and wonder will come your way. So will disorder, pain, and death. It is not easy to cope with changes - you will sometimes resort back to old ways. Find the balance of accepting this while letting go to be who you want to be. Most importantly, give yourself flowers while you can still smell them!

Tune in every first Sunday of the Month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. For other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

Track List:
Honey - Ultramarine
Soft Landing - Ursula 1000
Lilted Song - Gi Gi
Afterglow - Garbage
Fidelity - The Durutti Column
Autosuggestion - Silent Servant
My Joy - Sixth June
Habitat of ‘o’ Negative - Drexyica
Unit - Logic System
Mockingbird Dream - Patrick Cowley
Flipside - Everything but the Girl
Urbi Et Orbi - Mappa Mundi
I Miss Your Love (dub-Ronic mix) - Petria
U Make Me Feel (Running Water) - Elsi Curry
Celestial V.S.U. - Final Cut
The Angel - Ministry
If You Want To Soar With The Angels - Transient Waves

Smooth Brain Sunday 13 (Jan 2024)

It's luv szn <3 Shout out to all my strong, independent, single girlies that spread love each n every day!! Love is a feeling, state of mind, lifestyle. Sharing this with another person is special and a blessing.

Track List:
Definition of Love - Aaron-Carl
Strangers on a Train - Lovage
That’s The Way Love Is - Dwight Skyes
Love Played A Game - Ann Peebles
Tell Me - Groove Theory
Thinking Of You (Dream Mix) - Maureen Walsh
Your Laugh As My Ringtone - Hysterical Love Project
Anyways - Esthero
Climax (Girl Shit) - Slum Village
Fake Loathe - Blue Iverson
I Don’t Even Know If I Should Call You Baby (Marshall Jefferson Symphony mix) - Soul Family Sensation
Road Of The Lonely Ones - Madlib 
You’ve Gone - Bassline ft Lorraine Chambers
Any Love (Larry Heard Mix) - Massive Attack
Thinking - A.S.O.
quiero sentirme bien - Kali Uchis
By Your Side - Love Spirals Downwards
Angel - Goldie

Aired on Feb 4 2024 on beloved.wtf

Tune in every first Sunday of the month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. For other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

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Smooth Brain Sunday 14 (Feb 2024) - Luv Mix

Our landmark 700th episode in partnership with Detroit’s Blueprint presents the first in a new three-part series exploring the untold history of Detroit techno from the perspective of the women who built it.

The history of Detroit techno is often recounted in waves. First there was the Belleville Three—Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May—closely followed by a second cohort of artists who further developed the sound in the '90s. Names like Carl Craig, Octave One, Robert Hood, Jeff Mills and Mike Banks are among those that have been codified in the official annals of techno history.

But there's another, lesser known story that is seldom told about the women who grew the scene right alongside them. Equally esteemed artists like DJ Minx (the founder of Women On Wax Recordings), K-Hand, DJ Cent, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale and more ran labels, collectives and DJ nights that aren't bestowed with the same credit as those from their male counterparts, and have consequently been lost in the chronicles of time. For the 700th episode of the RA Exchange, we counter correct this gender inequity with the first episode of a three-part series hosted and produced by the all-female Detroit collective and party series Blueprint. 

Alanna Greenlee, Janisa Nelson and Crystal Mioner embark on interviews that illuminate an alternative history of Detroit techno that unfurled alongside these better-documented techno waves, tracing the birth of a woman-led community that put mutual support at its heart and fought to earn respect from their male peers and the scene at large. Listen to the episode in full.

Credits:
Produced by Blueprint
Hosts: Alanna Greenlee, Janisa Nelson, Crystal Mioner
Guests: DJ Minx and DJ Cent
Writer/Researcher: Crystal Mioner
Technical Production: Janisa Nelson
Consultant: John Collins
Consultant: Conor Anderson

EX.700 Detroit's Blueprint: Episode 1

“I was thinking about how I feel new during the spring season. Spring brings about conjures of youth, of color, and different scents, sounds, and textures in natural surroundings. I wanted to offer a dynamic mix of ambient tracks, experimental, and music from the 12th century Europe which have all brought me much joy over the years. I offer the mix with the intent that listeners find rejuvenation and something of hope and newness during their spring season.” 

-- Föor

Track List: 
The Ephemeris Season - ALIO DIE ~
Radiance Revealed - ALIO DIE ~
Elevation - Erik Wøllo
The Women Of Lachaise - Patrick O’Hearn
Beata Viscera II - Apollo5
Luna Moth - Jon Hopkins
The View From the Balcony - alucidnation
Wind of Wishes - Ashan
Melt - MLO
Autumna Falls (Longer Season) - Richard Bone

Aired on March 3 2024 on beloved.wtf

Tune in every first Sunday of the month on beloved.wtf at 11 AM CST for an hour long smooth brain session. For other Beloved Radio show archives, check out their Mixcloud page: www.mixcloud.com/belovedwtf/

Smooth Brain Sunday 15 wsg Föor

A live set recorded on May 10th at San Francisco's F8 nightclub for Direct to Earth's final Thursday party, Direct to Orbit. Featuring tracks from Adriana Lopez, S Olbricht, Ben Klock, Taraval, and more.

Find out more about Direct to Earth here:
https://soundcloud.com/direct-to-earth

SOUND COALITIONS / Episode 15: Christopher Foor live from Direct to Earth's Inner Orbit 12

Christopher Foor's set recorded from Rec Room Electronic's takeover at Lookout Bar in San Francisco. Christopher Foor started Rec Room Electronic with business partner Lonni Punani. Their intention to bring quality house, techno, minimal, and disco is felt by the fun and inclusive environment each party creates. They're proud to focus on booking LGBTQ, female, people of color, and/or artists with disabilities for their events. 

For Chris' Lookout take over, he pulled heavily from Baroque Records and utilized progressive/trance tracks intermixed with techno and house to create waves of energy that turned this gay bar up*. Keep an eye out for future Rec Room Electronic events in San Francisco and Miami.

SOUND COALITIONS / Episode 18: Christopher Foor Live from Lookout Bar SF

Dark Matter Transmission This Week features a Guest Mix by Miami Local DJ Christopher Foor. Christopher focuses on music that blurs the line between Progressive, Techno, House, Ambient, & Experimental Genres.

DLTA DIVISION- Dark Matter Transmission- Christopher Foor Studio Set, Miami

Central American born Silent Servant has performed worldwide in clubs from LA, Berlin to Osaka. A chance meeting with Karl O'Conner in 1999 would establish a friendship that would open the door to the Sandwell District label in 2006. Silent Servant's sound is a reinterpretation of early '80s post-punk electronics, paired with the deep, metallic sounds of Basic Channel and Downwards.

Silent Servant - Live at Honey Soundsystem [4-21-13]

https://soundcloud.com/user-874511641

Christopher Foor is a DJ and event producer based out of Miami, Florida by way of San Francisco. He has been DJing for six years, and finds his sound residing somewhere between techno, ambient, experimental, and progressive genres.  He is a cis queer male that started his musical journey playing the piano for 11 years as a child, and found influence through Enya, Drum & Bass, Janet Jackson, and various minimal/experimental artists.  These  influences can still be felt through his mixture of dynamic tracks crafted with care by their respective producers, and mixed by Christopher via vinyl and digital sources. 
	Currently, Christopher is working to construct a party in Miami that serves as a safe place for all LGBTQ, all genders, all races to feel represented and and express themselves through dance and music. He is also working on productions in the ambient genre and experimental techno as well.

Deep South Podcast 064 - Christopher Foor

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Smooth Brain Sunday 15 wsg Föor

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