Name: Open Decks Ladies Night @ The Last Drop March 2024 by Danger Jane
Duration: 1 h 26 s
Description: Live recording of my open decks ladies night set at the Drop from midnight to 1am

Imogen is among the growing number of rising selectors drawn towards darker, more punishing shades of techno.

In her Crack Mix, Imogen embarks on a hour-long tour through steely techno and electro.

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Crack Mix 417: IMOGEN

Name: tom
Alias: sobolik (@tomsobolikmusic)
Pronouns: they/them
Location: brooklyn, ny

Influences:
producers who use their DAW to spawn and grow inconceivable organisms, or build and sculpt vast architectures. artists whose music helps you engage with your body with pure openness. artists who make music to excavate things out of themselves. artists who write music that reflects their world (inside or outside) at you. music that carries memories and sensations with me that would be otherwise lost. working musicians who break the borders between practices, cultures, and industries. people who invent new genres by djing, throwing parties, and starting labels. djs who understand how rhythm affects the body. djs who throw away established definitions about music and come up with their own. ravers who throw away their pretensions, exercise care and show love to their peers, and put unbridled energy into the music.

my heroes, friends, and comrades -- SOPHIE, aya, martyn, flying lotus, lychee, t.wan, pent, cades, no sir, CCL, sister zo, uyu, grymynk/peripheral pups crew, ma sha and ru, nic & emma, laced, symposium records crew, ema, ophelie, msjy, dileta, zi!, anabasine, ron like hell, dj voices, dj noir, dj pitch & simkin, alec pace, ari, anna, rahul, joanne, frankie weiner, nick boyd & tony g, dj healthy, dj temporary, akanbi, k wata, big room boogie crew, tristan arp, nopeakhours, escaflowne, karlala, rose kourts, boxofbox, mckenzie wark, kodwo eshun, third self, big j, laenz, lithe, lara david, caterina barbieri, kiernan laveaux, physical therapy, davis galvin, adab, 30000ad, cay horiuchi, total freedom, steve rachmad, ayesha, charles mingus, duke ellington, mica levi, more eaze, ulla, oli xl, j dilla, minor science, peverelist, dj fart in the club, jam city, frank ocean, ...

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects:
trax via Kindergarten, All Centre, early reflex, Woozy, Cloudcore, 3024, Sorry Records, Audio Bambino
parties with the Antidote collective -- Lychee, T.Wan, Nutrition Facts (djs), Glimmer (lighting), Yaya (yoga instruction)
co-running the All Centre label with DJ Pitch and Simkin
in 2022 i ran a party series at Jupiter Disco called Inside Voices. new iterations are in the works, now with No Sir copiloting.

Favorite Quote:
a wise man carrying a comically oversized mug once told me, "this community will give you everything, but eventually you have to give it all back."

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
take the time to think about what you really want to do with your work, and pursue it unapologetically. but as you get more and more from the community, think about what you're doing to pay it back by supporting and uplifting others. try to learn when to make sacrifices in your commitments/presence in the community for your artmaking, homemaking, and personal wellness. try to learn when to do the opposite. show up for your friends and the people who inspire you. it's never the wrong time to take a beat, consider how you're taking up space, and consider the effect you have/could have on the people around you. if you don't get booked too often, always show up early and stay late when you do. whatever you do, hold yourself accountable to push your craft as far as you possibly can - all of us doing that is what keeps the community alive.

With this mix sobolik asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: 
trans people are under an unprecedented attack in the US national/state legislatures. help orgs fighting this legislation in your state, and help orgs that work to help trans people survive and thrive amid a deeply violent social and political reality.
(www.srlp.org)
(www.glitsinc.org)
(www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/trans-nationwide-resources)

Tracklist and more - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/03/14/daisychain-269-sobolik/

Daisychain

Daisychain 269 - Sobolik

Live recording of my open decks ladies night set at the Drop from midnight to 1am

Open Decks Ladies Night @ The Last Drop March 2024

Akanbi is having a huge year, lighting up dance floors with his vibrant sessions that flit through sounds and styles with ease. His set on Thursday evening began with powerful calls for a free Palestine and ended with the buoyant tones of Andruss' "Toma Que Toma."

RA Live - Akanbi - Horst Arts & Music 2024, Belgium

Beaabea @ FOLD w/ Steel City & Year0001 (8/11/24)

For episode thirty we welcome one of the midwest's finest, Kitty Spit! We've quietly admired Kitty's interesting and left field selections for some time now and are thrilled to be releasing this journey of a mix! 

If one was tasked with finding the beauty in accelerationism and to embody that idea in a sonic palette that you can dance to, they might come up with something very similar to this mix. Ethereal and haunting breaths from sources above and below the absolutely serious techno rhythms contained within.

Kitty Spit's process:
I made this mix using a Xone 92 and three XDJs. My approach and mixing style are pretty simple—I mostly just EQ and avoid using filters or effects. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how to describe my style because it feels new and different every time I touch the decks. What guides me most is my philosophy about dance music—what it means to me—and I let that shape my mixes. So, I’ll dive into that a bit to give you a better sense of what I’m aiming for when I create.

I have a couple of rules for myself when it comes to mixing, but they’re not set in stone or that serious. One of them is: once a track is on, it’s on—no re-cueing. Just bring it in. I try not to impose too many rules on my relationship with dance music because rules can create unnecessary limitations. Dance music doesn’t fit in a box; it’s not supposed to be any one way, which is one of the most special and beautiful things about it. I approach it as something magical that teaches me something new every time I engage with it. I don’t want to box myself in by thinking, “If I don’t do XYZ, I’m doing it wrong.” Being a bit lawless helps me feel good about what I’m doing.

Overall, I think DJing should be fun. Sure, take the craft seriously and always aim to do your best, but it’s not that serious. If it ever starts to feel like work or a chore, it’s no longer fun. I think there’s a tendency to put DJing on a pedestal, especially when we present ourselves publicly. People expect perfection, but that’s not realistic. I try not to obsess over making my mixes flawless. I practice at home all the time, and I still mess up. So, I expect little hiccups when I play, and it’s not the end of the world. Things happen—maybe I heard something differently in my headphones, or a track’s tempo shifted unexpectedly. I embrace those imperfections and roll with them. You make it work.. There’s always a way to recover, so just keep moving.
I think for many DJs, mixing is a visceral, emotional experience. It’s the feelings—the moments on the dance floor—that stick with you. You might not remember every track from a set, but you’ll remember how it made you feel, who you were with, and even the strangers you connected with, if only for that night. That’s part of what makes dance music so special. When I build my sets, I focus on creating a journey where each track evokes a feeling, and every transition is one emotion playing off the last one and pouring into the next. I feel like this may be DJing in a nutshell, but I achieve this by being patient, building tension, and releasing the tension when it feels right—a simple but effective formula that works for me. (:

If you were moved by this mix, consider donating to Kitty Spit's cause of choice: All Kids Need Music
https://allkidsneedmusic.academy/#:~:text=For%20children%20in%20difficult%20circumstances,foster%20homes%20they%20live%20in.

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trakklist:

Olan Monk - Rose of Jericho
Psyk - Vortex
Horacio Cruz - El Brome
BLANKA - You Can’t See It
Alexey Dunchyk - Last Voyager
Quelza - Funny, Not Really
Mani Festo - Machine
Peder Mannerfelt - Scouse
Schwefelgelb - Open World Game
Uvall, Rødhad - Kinva 04 (240207)
Not a Headliner - La Caida
ivcor - Footwork (Rill Remix)
D.Dan - Rising
Modig - Latissimus (Blawan Remix)
UFO95 & Rødhad - LAVANDE 01 (240107.2)
Uncrat - Lind (Pure Kaos Version)
Aphex Twin - Falling Free (Tommy Holohan Edit)
SHXCXCHCXSH - FFUFFUFU
Lugh - Hot Mess

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Garage/UK Bass Mix 5/28

just trying to have a good time, you know?

Open Decks Ladies Night @ The Last Drop March 2024

Danger Jane

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