Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/3CX7s7R

Play weirder: @livwutang is the DIY-inspired DJ playing at her own speed

"I'd been trying to make a mix that opened with this track by James Bangura for at least 6 or 7 months, but every time I tried to use it for other mixes it wasn't the right fit for one reason or another. I knew that it would set the thematic tone for whichever mix I'd eventually end up using it in, and I was feeling appropriately contemplative when I finally had the presence of mind to record this one. My friend Sami, one of my other favorite artists from DC, had just sent me a demo that he'd made with Sir E.U; it mixed in perfectly and the rest of the mix followed :) The mix overall has a brooding, but speculative tone to it."

Tracklist + Q&A

Impact: livwutang

Name: Shaun J. Wright (@shaunjwright)
Pronouns: They/Them
Location: Chicago

Influences: Cajual Records, Mega Sweat, Muntu Dance Theatre, Janet Jackson, 80’s fashions & aesthetics, bell hooks, ballroom culture

Favorite Quote: “Miss Thing, I don’t say she’s not beautiful but she wasn’t looking beautiful tonight. She doesn’t equal me. Look at her makeup. It’s TERRIBLE!” - The Iconic Queen Mother Crystal Labeija

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Put every bit of yourself into your craft and enjoy each step of the process as much as possible. 

With this mix Shaun J. Wright asks for you to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ Brave Space Alliance (https://bravespacealliance.org/)

Read more at - https://thedaisychain.club/2024/05/29/daisychain-332-shaun-j-wright/

Daisychain

Daisychain 332 - Shaun J. Wright

All Night Long in London (DJ Mix) Dec 2023

Monthly mixes and "Bad behaviour" from the crew behind Berlin's acclaimed Mala Junta parties. Expect throwback trance, souped up '90s basslines and party music of a high tempo flavour. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/mala-junta/episodes/mala-junta-2nd-september-2024

Mala Junta w/ Cora B2B Yazzus 020924

For the 133rd entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome @clubchow! Club Chow is a Baltimore-born, Chicago-based DJ. He's a resident at Steamworks Baths and organizes a few parties including Smooch (Jackhammer), Forbidden Fruitz, and Club Gauche (Smartbar).

Kevin wanted to share a few words about his mix: 'This mix was recorded live for Honcho 12/14/24 @ Hot Mass following a stellar opening set by Clark Price. As it was the last gig of 2024 for me, I ended up playing a lot of tracks that I had the most fun playing out during the year, consisting primarily of newer house and UKG. The beginning changeover and closing are omitted (you had to be there). Hope you enjoy!'

Honcho Podcast Series 133: Club Chow

This DJ set by Mike Servito was recorded somewhere on the astral plane (a filthy Detroit basement) on February 1, 2025, at Ritual Rave, a party celebrating the pagan holiday Imbolc, which signals the start of Spring.

Buckle up and get ready to crank that shit ‘cause you’re in for a wild ride. This set is laced with only the rawest, bitchiest, nastiest, sweatiest, most classic Detroit-basementiest @mikeservito cuts. The rave reviews are in and the critics are hailing it as “A masterpiece of Servito '95. Mike in his highest and most enlightened form. A set so transformative that it effortlessly and masterfully bends the time-space continuum. It's an aural bitchslap like no other. It’s quintessentially pureDetroitmoods."

Ritual Rave is an annual part of Imbolc: https://imbolc.cargo.site/

Know what we're up to at purefastmoods HQ (even before we do): https://purefastmoods.com/get-on-the-list

Mike's set was mastered by @Otodojo.

Mike Servito at Ritual Rave, February 1, 2025, Detroit, MI

SMUT Press is delighted to present the 40th mix in our series by the incredible duo FAFF. 

The energetic DJ and production duo is made up of Elliott and Orny, serving as one of the most exciting acts to have burst onto the scene within the last few years. Residents of Big Dyke Energy (ldn), their unique and exciting style spans across club music genres, and has earned them spots playing at Field Manuevers, UNFOLD, Fabric, Draaimolen festival & Panorama Bar. FAFF’s production talent is also clear with their most recent releases on Planet Euphorique & Hot Haus Recs, they harness dreamlike synths and unique samples to create a genre-bending sound that can be truly said to be their own.

FAFF were the illustrious headliners of our second party ‘Sex Moves Us Together (S.M.U.T)’ back in November, finishing off an incredible day with a vibrant and frankly legendary mix of hard basslines and sexy samples. We are such huge fans of Elliot and Orny and are so happy to share this mix with you. Enjoy!

040 - FAFF

Tripped-out excursions through percussive club music with the Nowadays resident.

Ayesha Chugh, AKA Ayesha, makes club music that activates the body. The Brooklyn-based artist has spent the last few years carving out a distinct lane in modern club music. Her fusion of dubstep, techno and essential '90s rave elements into dynamite club tools that test and support dancers in equal measure. This time though, for her RA Podcast, Chugh purposefully tilts in a "more colorful wonky direction."

Since first turning heads with releases on labels like Fever AM and Kindergarten Records, she’s continued to refine a sound that feels both playful and punishing, marked by writhing basslines, rumbling drums and an innate ability to make bodies move. Her productions capture a kind of kinetic precision—tracks that are slippery yet forceful, balancing psychedelic textures with dubstep-like physicality and club-focused power. As Andrew Ryce wrote of her debut, Rhythm is Memory, her skill is "full of textures that wrap around the otherwise thudding, sub-heavy kick drums." After a serious accident in 2024 stopped her in her tracks, this year marks a full return to global touring with a new vantage point on life and the sound she seeks to push.

RA.983, clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, finds Chugh flexing that club muscle once again. Offering a tour through global club music both old and new, it's based around a set at her home base Nowadays this February. It's a patient but relentless ride: from deep, tunneling psytrance, progressive techno and slippery electro before really turning on the gas at the half mark, moving into slanted UK techno territory.

As she explains in the Q&A, it's a carefully curated selection of tracks that probes "what we perceive as tasteful." It's a mix that speaks to her deep knowledge of dance music’s lineage—and her intuitive ability to push it forward.

@aye5ha
Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/983

RA.983 Ayesha

(lip) service edt. 2 THC b2b DJ AYA

The latest Off-Kilter audio submission is a dive into Or:la’s expansive vision of sound - a downtempo mix of slung drums, abstract electronics and heady vocals. As an artist, Or:la navigates effortlessly through many channels of electronic expression. Here, she revisits music from her influential past with a mix that is deep, meandering and rich with texture - nailing the brief with pin-point precision - and transporting us into a dream like state.

In her own words:
 "I kept to the ‘off-kilter' brief for this one and wanted to put together a mix you can just zone out to, with less of the twists and energy shifts I usually go for in my DJ sets. A lot of the tracks mean something personal to me like the Holger Czukay one at the very end, which I first heard at uni around 2012 while watching Morvern Callar in a film studies class - the whole soundtrack really stuck with me and ended up playing a big part in me drifting away from visual arts and getting into music."

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Throughout Or:la's journey as an artist, the Derry-born producer and DJ has carved out her own niche and consistently strived to escape categorisation gaining her a BBC Radio 1 Residency, an Essential mix, and DJ Mag's ‘Best DJ’ award. From running DIY parties in abandoned shops whilst studying in Liverpool, to securing some of the best club residencies around the world, Or:la's story is organic and authentic.

Staying true to her explorative propensity, Or:la 's debut album arrived via Fabric Originals in 2024 and is a testament to her ability to fluidly traverse tempos and energies. Or:la takes a similarly chameleonic approach to her DJ sets - although there's an impalpable emphasis on melody, rhythm and texture, you never really know what you might get other than a preference to follow mood over genre. Orlagh Dooley's DIY mentality extends far beyond the DJ booth - as the boss of former Deep Sea Frequency and her current label, Céad, she nurtures a community of diverse artists who share her passion for less categorizable dance music including NIKS, Primrose, Blu Terra and FAFF. The label's releases emphasize quality and creativity across a wide sonic spectrum. Since her debut EP 'UK Lonely' on Hotflush Recordings in 2017, Dooley has collaborated on a broad range of remixes, from David Holmes/Killing Eve's "Unloved" to dance floor-focused labels like Spray and Woozy. Or:la continues to run her queer-focused event series ‘La Potion', which celebrates and shines a spotlight on queer creatives. Now based back in the UK, Orlagh Dooley remains integral to the clubbing scene as a promoter and community builder, pouring her heart and soul into the place where she found her musical voice.

@orla_cd

OK037 - Or:la

Protocol 305 Variables

Twisted (Wake Variable)

aka D33 aka Danny From Miami - Break Dancing since 98' - DJing since 99' 

Management: 
mgmt@omnidisc.co

Booking: 
(N & S AMERICA) ryan@liaisonartists.com......... (EUROPE) marcus@lb-agency.net ..........

Twisted (Wake Variable)

Danny Daze