Oops have to jam that without the youngsta lol

hey so I'm new to the blog society but finding intriguing is the people I can remotely talk with on other than agenda based manipulation. the music played through the 1st 30 minutes had me wanting to meditate then I started moving without end. thanks

Daisychain's monthly residency on Berlin's Refuge Worldwide radio featuring mixes from series' curator Leesh (@dj_leesh) and past Daisychainers.

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Daisychain Residency >> Refuge Worldwide

Queen selector of drum 'n' bass in Chicago, Toyacoyah (@toyacoyah-brown) brought that classic massive energy to Daisychain two years ago (#121). She's back again, unfurling the bass and the drum sounds for a frenetic mix for this month's installation on Refuge Worldwide.  📡🌐🌼

Toyacoyah is an avid record collector that has been DJing drum n’ bass since the late 90s. While her sets may lean towards the jazzier, soulful side of bass music she can still drop some heavy hitters when necessary. You can catch her throwing down a set with the Proper Chicago crew, streaming alongside the ladies of Siren Project, or having a little fun on her Twitch channel. 

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Toyacoyah - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 012

Juanita's Mix 068 (420 edition) with @DJ-SWISHA

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. I’m a very reserved and private person. Definitely on the “let the music speak for itself” vibe when it comes to my career but I also find myself applying that to every facet of my life the older I get. People are usually surprised when they meet me in person because they assume I’m more “out there”, which is hilarious to me. My real friends know I’m a big clown though haha.

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. That’s honestly hard for me to answer personally. I was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Los Angeles but my first trip to NYC was in 2015. I came here already having a solid year+ of remote collaboration with Kush Jones and got to know a lot of people born and raised here. Since then people also assumed I’m from the Bronx, which I’ll gladly joke around with but I actually moved to there late 2017. For the first year living uptown people didn’t register that I was based in NYC because 98% of people in our music scene have never been to the Bronx. Once I moved to Brooklyn in 2019 it was a pretty aggressive upward trajectory. It’s always wild to remind myself the first time Kush and I played Bossa even was 2019.

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. Recording this mix was a fluid expression of myself, how I listen to and experience music while high. The only prompt I gave myself was “what do I want to listen to on 420?” and I recorded it first try. I never go into DJing anything with a lot or if any preparation. The process of putting my mind to a subject, theme, type of crowd and space in the moment then going off that energy is such a release for me. Once I see the effects of those decisions on my end, I go on autopilot and the consistency of the outcome is secondary in my opinion.

Juanita's 420 Mix: DJ SWISHA

From out vaults! Recorded on 7/23/2022 at Kremwerk. 

Based in Montreal, Martyn Bootyspoon's unique percussive spin on dance music is showcased throughout this set. Many of his tracks have become Routine staples. 

You can find more about his music here:
https://martynbootyspoon.bandcamp.com

Links for tickets and other mixes can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/routineseattle/ 
For those who do not use instagram: https://linktr.ee/routineseattle

Routine Radio 008: Martyn Bootyspoon

Cleveland's Ghost Noises (#090) is back as DJ Geauga Lake (@dj-geauga-lake) with a mix of precarious sounds, experimentally and eclectically electric! 📡🌐🌼

DJ Geauga Lake is the current musical project of Cleveland-based record collector / selector Eric Sarley. Pulling from their love of sampling and musical lineages, their appreciation for warm and psychedelic dance music sound design, and experiences in queer worldbuilding in the DIY, glamour-free creative environment of the Midwest; their approach to DJing and music sharing encourages moments of personal catharsis on the dance floor. Their moniker comes from the beloved and defunct eccentric Northeast Ohio theme park Geauga Lake. They are anti-AI and pro-dessert.

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

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Hailing from the Midwest, STARKA brought us a hefty helping of club in their mix a couple years ago (#128). Want some driving, dark club energy? Their door is open. And this mix will lead you there. 📡🌐🌼

Aspiring Chicago resident STARKA is most musically interested in crafting energizing, genre-spanning dance mixes. They believe that we all deserve spaces to flourish, which for them includes (but also goes way beyond) spaces to dance, commune, and relieve. They want to improve access to these and other life-giving spaces. They weave their passion for music and dance with their care for improving living conditions, particularly in terms of housing, environment, and health.

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Tracklist - https://www.instagram.com/p/CqlNXDgumqf/

STARKA - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 022

Since the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, there have been renewed efforts to shine a light on dance music's roots in Black communities. Still, there's a critical need for more Black-forefronted collectives and programmers—as well as more thoughtfully curated and balanced rosters of talent in clubs and festivals—to keep the origins of electronic music alive. 

In comes Brooklyn’s dweller festival, founded in 2019 by Discwoman's Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson, which aims to highlight exclusively Black talent from across the globe. This year’s edition featured a live RA Exchange with Nigerian-British selector OK Williams, who spoke to RA music critic Kiana Mickles about some of the deep-rooted inequities that continue to bar Black artists from contributing to the contemporary dance music landscape. They also discuss Williams’ ascent on the global stage—beginning from her Early Bird residency at NTS and full-fledged touring career post-pandemic—and her first forays into production. This is a lively discussion that includes questions from the audience. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.652 dweller festival with OK Williams

DJ Pitch presents the warped world of their TT label every month, with new and exclusive music from the bleeding edges of the internet and beyond: indefinable club mutations, zeitgeist-collapsing pop edits, & sounds as yet undiscovered.

https://www.nts.live/shows/tt/episodes/tt-17th-march-2023

TT w/ Maya Vika & Mi-El 170323

This mix stays at 160 bpm throughout, and highlights many of my favorite elements of dance music — lots of fast, syncopated drums and breaks paired with lush ambient pads, fun vocal samples, and crispy sparkly textures. The mix contains a lot of footwork and jungle, but also includes some speedy acid techno, house, bass, and IDM tracks.

Mengze (fka dj doge mli) is a Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, and party organizer. They love playing a wide range of music, but especially love to keep it at 160. Their party, sweethearts club, celebrates the QTBIPOC community and aims to be a kind and nurturing space. One day there will be popsicles for everyone at the party.

https://soundcloud.com/mengzemusic
https://www.instagram.com/mengze__/

Tracklist: instagram.com/femmedecks

FemmeDecks 082. x Mengze

Back at it again, a live recording from Leesh (@dj_leesh) at Daisychain's 5 Years of Rave anniversary celebration tour, this time at JAMS in Madison, Wisconsin. An hour and a half of pure ecstatic Rave energy, heavy in the bass and bright in the melodies. 📡🌐🌼

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Tracklist - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/06/01/daisychain-x-refuge-worldwide-leesh/

Leesh - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 023

livestream radio recording of my set with Bored Lord
on Lower Grand Radio
5.22.23
all vinyl set

Bored Lord b2b Soeneido - Lower Grand Radio (5.22.23)

NYC's Blazer Sound System bring the heat once a month.

https://www.nts.live/shows/blazer-sound-system/episodes/blazer-sound-system-16th-june-2023

Blazer Sound System 150623

A promotional mix of MoMA Ready's full length LP HEADLOCK available now on bandcamp and soon to be on all DSPs

PUTTING THE GAME INA CHOKEHOLD.
Music for smoking dj's and clubs. Use with caution.
You're Welcome.

-MoMA/ Dior Stevens

Cover Photo By Sam Mckenna

HEADLOCK

MoMA Ready : HEADLOCK The Mix

Take Care w/ Greer - 09.07.23

Leesh (@dj_leesh) comes hard and fast. In this live recording from a party at The Hideout in Chicago, expect speedy break-heavy trance-laden crushed up distortion, bumping in bass and nostalgic rave pingbacks.

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Tracklist - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/07/26/daisychain-x-refuge-worldwide-leesh-2/

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Baltimore’s Kir (@itiskir) and recent Daisychainer (#292) guests on this month's installation of the Daisychain residency for Refuge Worldwide, playing some of their favorite minimal, electro, and shuffly cuts alongside original productions. It's a dream cloud floating through the textures both smooth and softly gritty. This special edition is the first of the residency performed live from Refuge Worldwide HQ at Oona Bar in Neukölln📡🌐🌼

A raver first and born by the California beachside, Kir began making music at a young age; first pop, and eventually, electronic, all inspired by the ocean. After relocating to Arizona for high school, where they witnessed their first desert raves and were introduced to genres like hardstyle and happy hardcore, their eyes turned to underground production styles and DJing. It wasn’t until they moved to Chicago to study music that they began collecting records and investing in gear, and it was truly post-pandemic that Kir had the opportunity to first share their original, tropical-inspired music with the world. Their hardware sets contain compositions performed live on two vintage Korg Electribes (MX), energetically mixing techno with their gritty, old-school, breaks-centric rave productions in a fashion similar to DJing. With a deep love for shuffled beats and syncopated rhythms, Kir’s DJ sets span a similar range, and explore the bounds of minimal, UKG, electro, breakbeat techno, and drum & bass.

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Tracklist - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/08/30/daisychain-x-refuge-worldwide-kir/

Kir - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 025

lots of diff stuff in this mix without that feeling/sounding to contrived hopefully, lot's of stuff across electronic music past 15-20yrs --- ideal for cruisin' --- starts off around the 130 mark ends at 150ish on all vinyl and acetate - hope you lot enjoy + stay furious <3

https://www.nts.live/shows/on-the-road-2023/episodes/on-the-road-2023-cruisin-w-furious-styles-27th-august-2023

CRUISIN' W/ FURIOUS STYLES 270823

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

Toyacoyah - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 012

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