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In both her productions and DJ sets, Ariel Zetina keeps the vibes high and spirits soaring as she takes listeners on a journey through genres, eras and tempos. 

Her Crack Mix doesn’t stray from this expectation as Zetina lays down peak-time heat from the likes of Nikki Nair, TAAHLIAH and Leonce. “This is a high BPM mix,” she says. “Techno for people who can't get into techno. A smattering of acid, some Chicago shit and some Belizean shit – plus some other surprises. This was such a fun mix to do and I hope everyone feels the energy!”

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Crack Mix 445: Ariel Zetina

Nick León is part of a newer generation of Miami producers who infuse modern-day club music with sounds from around the region, everything from Miami bass to reggaeton. In León's case, his most recent—and most exciting—music has focused on beats inspired by reggaeton and its sub-genre perreo, but with a musical palette that speaks to a love of electronic music from Aphex Twin to Burial to music on labels like NAAFI and TraTraTrax. (This is a predilection he shares with DJ Python, whom León just launched a new party with.) 

It's on the latter label he released the Rompediscoteka EP, one of the canniest genre fusions he's done yet, meant to hark back to the feeling he had when he first discovered reggaeton. (It came with eye-opening remixes from Maral, Kelman Duran and Henzo, producers whose personal-but-global approach mirrors León's own.) He also head a head-turning EP on Future Times, which threw Miami-style electro into the mix, with an ambient touch.

Like his productions, the young Miami DJ's sets can range from slow and low to high and tight, and his RA Podcast captures León in peak-time mode. It's a Latin-spin on everything from techno to tech house to cool-kid club music, with selections from Nico, Simisea, Siete Catorce, Ricardo Villalobos and MM adding up to a vibrant and rhythmically restless hour that soars across genres and scenes.

Read more: https://ra.co/podcast/833

@NICKLEON

RA podcast

RA.833 Nick León

Recording of DJ Python's set at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022.

Lente Kabinet Festival 2022

DJ Python at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022

47.628854, -122.367127

Slippery and devious cuts coalesce with ease, a magnetic pulse emanating from molten layers of aura. @succubass leads us through a slick and chic hour of cleverly bridged oddball gems.

d o w n 2 e a r t h 42 - Succubass

Prescribe yourself a genre-free, highly emotional course of Physical Therapy.

https://www.nts.live/shows/physical-therapy/episodes/physical-therapy-15th-july-2022

Physical Therapy - Ultimate UK Summer Megamix 150722

Name: Ariel Zetina (@arielzetina)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Chicago, IL
 
Influences: the queer Chicago club scene mostly, and all the queer club scenes in other cities that are our own little transnational community. My mom is Belizean so Belizean music is super influential on me. And I love anything with a kickdrum tbh.
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Rumors (@rumorschi), my collective in Chicago that I co-founded and run with an amazing group of other curators-we also run a mix series. I’m also a resident DJ at Smartbar for almost 6 years now, and I run a party at Hideout in Chicago called Ariel’s Party. I’m a part of the roster at Discwoman as well.

Favorite Quote: 
"Pink Dawn, Aurora Pink, Misty Pink, Fresh Pink, Natural Pink, Country Pink, Dusty Pink, Pussywillow Pink, Pink Heather, Pink Peony, Sunflower Pink, Plum Pink, Peach of a Pink, Raspberry Pink, Watermelon Pink, Pink Lemonade, Bikini Pink, Buoy Buoy Pink, Sea Shell Pink, Pebble Pink, Pink Piper, Acapulco Pink, Tahiti Beach Pink, Sunny Pink, Hot Pink, Sizzling Pink, Skinnydip Pink, Flesh Pink, Transparent Pink, Breezy Pink, Sheer Shiver Pink, Polar Bare Pink, Pink Frost, Frosty Pink, Frost Me Pink, Frosted Pink, Sugarpuff Pink, Ice Cream Pink, Lickety Pink, Pink Melba, Pink Whip, Pinkermint, Sweet Young Pink, Little Girl Pink, Fragile Pink, Fainting Pink, Helpless Pink, Tiny Timid Pink, Wink of Pink, Shadow of Pink, Tint of Pink, Shimmer of Pink, Flicker of Pink, Pink Flash, E.S. Pink, Person-to-Person Pink, City Pink, Penny Lane Pink, Pink Paisley, London Luv Pink, Pretty Pink, Pastel Pink, Pinking Sheer, Pink Piqué, Pink Silk, Plush Pink, Lush Iced Pink, Brandied Pink, Sheer Pink Champagne, Candlelight Pink, Fluffy Moth Pink, Softsilver Pink, Pinkyring, Turn Pale Pink, A Little Pink, Pinker, Pinkety Pink, Heart of Pink, Hug that Pink, Passionate Pink, Snuggle Pink, Pink-Glo!, Happy-Go-Pink, Daredevil Pink, By Jupiter Pink, Stark Raving Pink, Viva La
Pink."
-DAVID TRINIDAD 'Gloss of the Past'
(www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50569/gloss-of-the-past)

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
I think the goal in deejaying and producing should be to deejay like no one else, produce like no one else, and take your time. And put the work in! 

With this mix Ariel Zetina asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
JASMYN - LGBTQ center for youth in my hometown Jacksonville, FL
(www.jasmyn.org)

Tracklist -

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Debut BASEMENT set for Ron and Ryan's party "Wrecked"

3 hours of vinyl. Raw and funky.... Just how i like it.

Devoye at WRECKED

Juanita's Mix 080 with Sterling Juan Diaz @sterlingjuandiaz

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. As a person who’s not good at talking about himself for sure! Umm, I would say a music fan first and foremost, a sin vergüenza, an optimist, and (most importantly) a lover :)

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. I was born and raised here but would say I’ve been in the NYC music scene since the early 2010’s? (If growing up going to emo shows doesn’t count as the “NYC music scene” lol). I’ve been sneaking into club nights in Brooklyn and Downtown since before I was able to drink legally. 

I started DJing frfr around 2016 tho, a friend asked me to DJ her party and I was embarrassed from mixing on an app on my phone and got a controller. Shoutout Rocio if you see this.

Q. Tell us about this mix. 
A. I put this mix together over the course of the last 2 months? I spent a while meticulously curating the tracklist to settle on a vibe that reflects everything I love about music, while keeping it approachable, and fresh etc. 

In the end I wanted to put together a good range of my current influences, undeniable grooves, and obvious bops through a Juanita's lens. Ultimately tried to not take myself too serious and just have fun TBH. 

I tend to kinda transform my sound based on the context of what I'm doing but this one feels super personal and uniquely me :) Hope you dig it.

Juanita's Mix 080: Sterling Juan Diaz

Prescribe yourself a genre-free, highly emotional course of Physical Therapy.

https://www.nts.live/shows/physical-therapy/episodes/physical-therapy-2nd-december-2022

Physical Therapy - Live From Nowadays 021222

taken from my opening set for ring flip @ bossa on 02.01.2023

big love to everyone who came through and anyone who listens <3

eros @ bossa nova civic club (02.01.2023)

At Unsound 2022, Bored Lord from LA and Ariel Zetina from Chicago - each other's biggest fans - teamed up for their first-ever European b2b set. The two artists masterfully fused together queer club sounds with '90s hardcore breaks, trance, and house, resulting in a hard-hitting combo that kept the audience on their toes throughout. Once again we hit the record button, and the ripping result is Unsound Podcast 89!

📸 @multipolar

Unsound Podcast 89: Bored Lord b2b Ariel Zetina

Daisychain is a movement to showcase power, beauty, and strength of DJs and artists. Like the sequencing of electrical equipment, Daisychain will connect and develop a symbiotic network of trans, nonbinary people and femmes - from all backgrounds. DJs and artists from these realms of identity will continue to find their strength in sound by showcasing their art for a weekly guest mix series. 

Contact/Submissions: Leesh - daisychain.network606@gmail.com

Based in Chicago, IL

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