Name: Erika
Alias: erika (@erikadotnet)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Detroit

Influences: trees, rust, storms, geometry, life, oscillators (natural and human-made), water, stars

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: 
Interdimensional Transmissions
Ectomorph
Circle of Live
In Bloom

Favorite Quote: 
"The only lasting truth is change"  
— Lauren Olamina

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: 
Be who you are. 

With this mix erika asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: It's right around the time of Andrew Smith's birthday, so today I point to ~ NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness (www.nami.org)

Tracklist - https://bit.ly/erikaTrax

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Lychee (@lycheefrut) & I had a lovely time joining May's Nowadays Nonstop with an extended back-to-back, and I'm glad we're able to revisit the moment.

We wanted this set to be as fun as possible while distinctly ourselves, and I love that you can hear a bit of both of us in the recording, dancing side-by-side in one of our favorite venues and building steadily toward a euphoria of our own.

Recorded live at Nowadays (@nowadaysnyc), 28 May 2022, 10PM - 2AM. With much love & thanks to the Nowadays staff and all the dancers. Illustration by Sofia Hjortberg.

Lychee & Aaron J - Live at Nowadays, May '22

For the hundredth chapter of the Patterns of Perception mix series, we're delighted to feature the one and only @flxk1. To all of our listeners, we want to say a huge thank you for your support over the past 6+ years! We truly appreciate you all <3 

Read our interview with Felix here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-felix-k

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As a DJ, producer and label head, Felix K’s singular perspective and approach has been an ongoing source of inspiration across the scene since the early 00's. From seminal work on his own array of imprints to key performances at events around the world (including an unforgettable set at a Patterns of Perception party in 2019), Felix’s vision has been, and continues to be, both influential and indelible.

For Patterns of Perception 100, Felix drew upon his vast knowledge (and record collection) to compile an ambitious four-hour mix which traces the spirit and lineage of both fundamental and contemporary sounds across the wider breakbeat/UK scene.
Beginning the journey with foundational dub, Felix layers modern counterpoints of breaks, jungle and dnb, in the process highlighting connections, overlaps and inspirations that have taken place across years, generations and eras.
The result is almost encyclopaedic in its depth and scope, but with an approachable energy that channels the warmth of mixtape culture. It is a  fascinating and compelling undertaking from a true head, with a presence that feels both fresh and timeless.

Links:
https://soundcloud.com/flxk1
https://www.instagram.com/flxk1_/
https://www.facebook.com/flxk1/
https://twitter.com/flxk1_
https://ra.co/dj/felixk
https://flxk1.bandcamp.com/
https://nullpunkt-records.bandcamp.com/

Read our interview

Patterns of Perception 100 - Felix K

As we edge nearer to our 100th mix, we seek to Berlin for textural techno melodies from dutch producer and DJ Konduku aka Ruben Üvez. Having graced some of our favorite labels like Donato Dozzy's Spazio Disponibile, Nous'Klaer, Delsin, Midgar and more, Üvez has become a maestro in layering UK techno stylings with a European flavour, finding that perfect balance between space and drums. 
His wisdom in also finding tracks of this style have become an integral part of his DJ sets being incorporated beautifully to the point of losing yourself even in the more relentless parts. A journey to say the least that very few can put you on, displaying Üvez's approach that could be comparable to that of modern greats like Batu and Donato Dozzy. And that is what Konduku has done here on Phonica 99. Recorded live from a Midgar party in Berlin recently that transports you to that time and moment so alluringly, we have a chat to Üvez more about the concept and where his head was at during this set.

Phonica Mix Series 99: Konduku

Forest Drive West's DJ set at Monument Festival last year was an unforgettable experience, featuring a mesmerizing blend of mid-tempo rollers, tribal sounds, and seamless transitions between drum n bass and techno that kept the crowd dancing in the light rain of the Sunday afternoon.
 
His masterful mixing skills were on full display, showcasing why he is one of the most innovative artists in the scene.

Have you secured your ticket for this years edition yet? Glamping Lavvos are finally available as well. Check https://festival.mnmt.no/

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Monument Festival 2022: Forest Drive West

Here is Batu’s set from Tresor 313, the opening night of Return to the Source on Saturday May 28, 2022. This year was a legendary year in every way, so we celebrate the relaunch of our podcast series with this equally epic set from Batu, closing the main room directly after Underground Resistance’s world debut of their Wavejumpers project.

@batuuk

Interdimensional Transmissions Podcast

IT.podcast.s11e17: Batu at Tresor 313

The recording of my set at Paral·lel Festival 2022 🌲⛰🧡 @parallelfestival

I was on 12.30-14.30 on Saturday afternoon. When I started playing, grey hazy clouds were still drifting across the panorama from Friday night’s storm, and by the end of my set, the sun was shining down on all of us.

This set meant a great deal to me, and being gifted the task of drifting from ambient expansion into trippy rhythms, coaxing everyone up off the floor and into movement, was such a dream.

Hope you enjoy this memory from an amazing weekend in those magical mountains 🧚✴️

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Sybil @ Paral·lel 2022

Thrilled to host one of my current favourites & major inspirations, the insanely talented @polygonia for number #120. An ever-impressive force,  Polygonia known for her driving, organic & eclectic productions & beautifully deep, percussive dj style.

I was lucky enough to see Linni play live at Monument festival in Norway last year and was blown away.. her ability to seamlessly fuse psychedelic melodies, driving basslines & unique percussive rifts, all in a somehow soothing yet driving manner, is truely a work of art. 

Thanks so much for the mix Linni! <3 

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Animix One Hundred & Twenty: Polygonia

Emma Blake is, musically, something of a nomad. She made her name—Solid Blake—that is, in Copenhagen, where she cofounded the influential Apeiron Crew alongside Mama Snake and Smokey. They were responsible in establishing the city's "fast techno" sound, which blended sleek techno and trance influences into something colourful and retro-futuristic. But Blake's side of things was always more rooted in electro, with a party-starting flair that you might be tempted to pin to her Glaswegian upbringing. (Her first release, <i>Mario</i>, came out on the label of the legendary Glasgow taps-aff basement nightclub La Cheetah.) And she's also spent time in Berlin, so she has those techno bona fides, too.

Another EP, released on Modeselektor's Seilscheibenpfeiler, further fleshed out her electro-techno hybrid sound, also explored in her Historical Repeater project with Danish artist Ctrls. DJing has been her major focus, though—she has an excellent Rinse FM show—and you'll hear a refined approach on her excellent RA Podcast, which is like a club set in miniature, starting out midtempo and rushing towards a heady climax with tracks like Pariah's "Squishy Windows." It's loaded with creative grooves, toothsome textures and the kind of sleek melodies that helped define her stint in Copenhagen since the beginning.

@solid_blake

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/873

RA podcast

RA.873 Solid Blake

https://soundcloud.com/peter-kuschnereit
https://soundcloud.com/finn_johannsen

Artwork by Alex Solman

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2023-03-11 Live At Der Pudel Ist Eine Power (DJ Pete, Finn Johannsen), Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg

tammo hesselink closing dj set @ animalia's last event of the 22/23 summer, at miscellania from 10.30-1.

<3

@tammohesselink

ani/live Thirteen: Tammo Hesselink @ Animalia

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