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We are yet again approaching the end of another year filled with Awkwardly mixes and it's safe to say we're ending it on a bang. Montreal native @diletamtl is an artist we've had our eyes and ears focused on for a good while now. Always spreading positivity on Soundcloud through their curious and encouraging comments, it felt natural we connected and reached out for a contribution to our series eventually. The result of this is everything we had hoped for and more, a genre defying, all moods and flavours encompassing mix that is as eerie as it is cheerful, intense as it is gentle. We hope you enjoy this wonderful stimulation of all senses as much as us. Profitez bien, les potes!

Awkwardly Cast 042 / Dileta

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Violet with Gag Reflex - 19 March 2022

Resident @turtle-nex invites special guest @como-se-dj for a sun-kissed surprise of downtempo selections. Join Missed Connections every 2nd Sunday of the month at 18:00 EST on @n10-as .

05/2022 - MC radio @ n10.as - Turtle Nex & como se DJ

'Lara David (aka chekov) unfurls the wobbly world of Table Jelly Dishes, a new home for hyperkinetic techno and punchdrunk pop'

Table Jelly w/ Lara David 14/05/22

Chillout 3000 w. 黑芝麻 - 18 May 2022

Mixed live on @hoerberlin for @kontinuum_productions

https://soundcloud.com/kontinuum_productions

the video:
https://youtu.be/lNUAcBha_-A

Gag Reflex on Hör for Kontinuum

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube, Facebook and futureintelradio.com.

Marijn S ╚═ Future Intel ═╗13 10 2022

Recording of Spice Jams Vol. 7 featuring 30000AD and Apt Complex

Spice Jams Vol. 7 feat. Apt Complex

Rinse FM Podcast

Scuffed Recordings with Marshall Applewhite, Young Muscle & Gag Reflex - 30 December 2022

Kohwi B2b Olimpia

Special guest !! Kamohelo est le vocaliste du groupe Off The Meds.

@temet-music is a creative platform run by Simo Cell and based somewhere between Paris and Nantes. The label highlights the avant-garde of the French electronic scene and develops collaborations through different artistic disciplines.e always full of surprises.

Catch TemeT every 1st Sunday one out of 2 months, from 19h to 20h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

TEMƎT with Simo Cell invite Kamohelo - 12 Mars 2023

All Purpose w/ DJ Paramat feat. Plaskas - 16.03.23

Gag Reflex's moniker is an apt embodiment of her musical output. It's propulsive; pushing you forward then pulling you back, dragging you under then spitting you out.

It's down to the intriguing spread of influences that fuel the US-born, Berlin-based producer and DJ's work. While there's nods to percussive noughties techno, classic rave and early UK dubstep in there, you'll hear echoes of her formative love of punk bands like Crass and The KLF bubbling underneath the surface too.

As a DJ she's made quite the name for herself in the US, holding residencies in Portland and San Francisco, as well as her former home of Seattle, where she ran transfeminist club night BLOOM: a space to inspire connection, catharsis and experimentation within the local scene and beyond.

The connections that she's made have led to releases on international labels like Scuffed Recordings, Violet's naivety sub-label and, most recently, on the former's newly minted sister label Angel with her Lush EP, which drops on 21st April.

In the lead up to the release she takes the controls of this week's Shine A Light On mix with a blend of murky, percussive and weighty sonics for the heads down and the hands up crew...

Gag Reflex: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Name: Odessa Swan
Alias: DJ Gag Reflex (@djgagreflex)
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Influences: The bitches who always find a way to survive.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: TUF/BLOOM (@tufseattle)

Favorite Quote: "the tyrant must die"

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Keep many good advisors close.

This is a live set from her party, Bloom.

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Daisychain 058 - DJ Gag Reflex

Originally released on Reel Toque (https://www.discogs.com/label/526235-Reel-Torque) in 2014

REEL TORQUE VOL 8

Gag Reflex is like a dream. No, better, cause dreams aren't absolutely perfect and don't smell nice. So yeah, she's like... heaven personified! Hyper talented (like, hyper hyper); funny af, v v kind, extremely cute, brave.. the list goes on. this seattle bb works hard for her community, not only by being a lovely friend but also by throwing her transfeminist bloom nights and DJing like a hurricane of perfection for the benefit of the realest ravers and misfits. i've been lucky enough to hang out with her and some of her lovely crew in seattle and felt right at home with them. oh lawd i also smoked some weed there that knocked me out but Odessa was right my by side in the club while i snored with my mouth open, protecting me from outside threats lol! anyway - if you haven't yet, you should listen to her naivety EP 'The Fae' and her track on the naive comp cause you'll get an idea of how much of an incredible artist wer're talking about here (more things to come!). this naivetape is a prime example of why she is so good, mixing raucous rave inspiration with elegant techno, acid of the highest order, electro and some delicious club weirdness for good measure. i just.... i just wished we lived in the same city. but at least i'm lucky enough that we exist at the same time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that's my consolation prize.
@djgagreflex

naivetape #58 - Gag Reflex

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. 

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