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Much loved underground community organisation Parry Talks has announced the release of their sophomore, record label, charity compilation, Parry Talks Alumni Volume II. The 4 track compilation comes off the back of an extremely successful debut release which raised $1500 for NSW Aboriginal Legal Service. Now the tracklist has
opened up to Sydney/Eora’s noisy neighbours in Melbourne/Naarm for a charity release with 100% of the revenue being dedicated to Smugglers of Light. This digital only, bandcamp exclusive release features a who's who of the incredible underground scenes, featuring Purient, DAWS, Posture and Glen S.

Opening the compilation is one of Melbourne/ Naarm’s most exciting underground electronic acts, Purient, fresh off her Burning Rose/Pelvis Records  Released EP, ‘Memories’. On this release, she channels an electronic, euphoric inspiration, providing an equal parts eerie and infectious atmospheric spaced out banger. Then follows Velodrome crew member, and Eora dance stalwart, Posture’s electro tinged ‘Madman’. Their track is a glowing, tripped out,percussion fuelled dance floor tool. As it progresses, more and more elements enter the track's mix creating an evocative dance number.

The second half of the record lifts the energy into a full turbo dance zone. Glen S, known widely for is work starting Australia’s  first online nightclub with Room 2 Radio, delivers the perfect contemporary trance banger. Wobbly synths combine with one of the biggest rhythm sections of the year, a ready built track for any warehouse
or open air rave. Closing out the tracklist is one of the country's favourite and most promising DJs and producers,DAWS. She enters the fold with yet another, incredible tripped out house number.

The charity which every cent of the compilation will contribute funds to is Smugglers of Light. The Foundation was created to provide assistance to young indigenous musicians and youth at risk through programs of taking film-makers and musicians to their communities. The charit introduces songwriting and musicianship and
performance skills for First Nations communities, assists n the provision of musical education and training to persons in the area of youth and indigenous music, in order to improve the outreach of musical education and storytelling in Australia, to facilitate musical development and innovation in Australian indigenous communities;
and to encourage performance of contemporary community music.

The debut release featured the likes of Caitlin Medcalf, Body Corp,  Lex Deluxe, AK SPORTS and PZ Specialist. The compilation’s announcement was premiered via Resident Advisor, and received editorial support from the likes of Purple Sneakers, Life Without Andy, Bolting Bits, Finding Figaro, Low End Theorists and more. Lex’s ‘Purple Speckled Gecko’ received airplay and support from Triple J, as well as rotation on FBi Radio and Perth/Boorloo’s RTR FM.

Playing host to a multitude of different guests including Triple One, Sycco, Moktar, Willaris. K, DJ Sarah and many more, the Parry Talks Podcast has garnered a loyal following in the Australian music community and beyond thanks to its genuine connection, commitment to storytelling and diversity in guests. Bedroom producers and local DJs feature in the same season as international stars and rising cultural figureheads, and the same care and intrigue is applied to all who enter the PT arena.

https://parrytalks.bandcamp.com/album/parry-talks-alumni-va-vol-2

Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/cheekbone.mag/

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PREMIERE: DAWS - Give Me A Break [Parry Talks Records]

The sun shone bright outside the window, forcing its way through the gaps in the curtains. This morning ritual was soundtracked by the flock of birds that parked up outside her window each day, joining in chorus to stir her from her slumber. This was her routine wake up call - no shrill alarm clocks or unwelcome visitors, no loud vehicles or beeping horns - just nature doing what it does best. 

Phenomena Records started life in October last year as a platform to explore the fringes of electronic music, particularly unconventional sounds aimed at the dance floor. Their inaugural release brought together rising stars from their stomping ground of Naarm, as well as across the pond in London, to give listeners a taste of what to expect. One of the artists featured was hello Aussie Izzy Locke, who takes care of release number two and the label's first solo outing with For The Birds. Tracing the sounds and elements of electronic music she loves, the four tracks span transcendent breakbeat and glitchy cuts to acid and synth-driven excursions, completed with a remix from DAWS who steers things down a housier route.

PREMIERE: Izzy Locke - For The Birds (DAWS Remix) [Phenomena Records]

https://www.dublab.com/archive/area-3000-dublab-daws-02-20-22

6 DJs from Melbourne-based radio Area 3000 bring the sounds of Melbourne summer to the dublab airwaves as 6 of dublab’s own bring LA winter to Australia.

This mix is from DAWS:
DAWS is a favourite for bringing refreshing local and international sounds together as a DJ, and emerging as a salient producer of energetic and intoxicating dance music.
Hailing from the West Coast, DAWS is a true firestarter and crucial fixture in the Australian party and club scene.

Her experience behind the decks has seen her play as part of local lineups for the major festivals as well all the hottest underground dance floors across Melbourne. Her recent guest mixes include Rinse FM, FBI Radio, and Area 3000.

A DAWS set weaves between genres, full of high energy tracks, queer anthems, atypical drum patterns and nostalgic 90’s dance floor fillers.

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Area 3000 is a community online radio station in Melbourne broadcasting underground music and industry conversations. Showcasing a diverse range of genres, soundscapes and music, Area 3000 celebrates its local progressive dance and movement scene. As a platform we aim to highlight artists and local talents by providing a space for them to share their sounds and curations with the wider community.

dublab.com

dublab +  Area 3000 — DAWS (02.20.22)

here's my set from Pitch 2022!!! Thanks for everyone who came out the Resident Advisor stage and partied with me on the friday!

what a way to warm up ヽ(´▽`)/

DAWS - Pitch Music & Arts 11.03.22

"The main inspiration for this mix came after a string of sunset to sunrise euphoric and heartfelt dancefloor moments at this years’ Love International festival in Croatia. I was lucky enough to go with my partner and some dear friends, one of whom (Pete) started a WhatsApp group to link all the queer people in attendance at the festival together overe the course of the week. Pete introduced and united some pretty special people, and the new friends we made quickly became to feel like old friends, feeling a love and sense of belonging like we’d already known each other for a lifetime.

This mix has a number of tracks that have similar energies to the feelings we experienced during the festival - calm yet uplifting to dance near the ocean in the heat of the day, vocals that expel you back into reality, and a general overarching feeling of love and celebration for all the people we are yet to and have already created life changing relationships with, and nostalgic for the memories we are still creating."

A familiar and prominent figure in Naarm dance and queer scene, @dawsdj has recently relocated to the UK and is proceeding to rip it up all over the EU just like we expected her to - prolifically. 

We catch up with her before she heads offon tour in Canada. Full link to interview here >> https://www.hueandsaturation.net/blog/2022/daws <<<

Hue & Saturation Mix #038: DAWS

B4D GY4L - FI3BR3 (DAWS ADHD Edit)

Ultra Feeling

Ultra Feeling (Vocal Mix)

Happy 500 subs on bandcamp! A gift from us to celebrate :)
thank you @dawsdj

~ FREE DL~ Gay Up Your Life (DAWS ADHD Edit)

-DAWS-
A staple of Naarm/Melbourne’s electronic music scene, DAWS is a favourite for bringing local and international sounds together as a DJ, and a producer of refreshing and intoxicating dance music.

DAWS is acclaimed for outstanding sets that highlight her finest talents, signalling an intimacy with the dancefloor along with a rich knowledge for dance music. With a devotion for classic and modern house music in her warmer sets during the daytime, she also drives her own distinctive sound at night through weaving in percussive gems, club edits, and high-energy techno. 

In Australia, she’s played the most prolific queer and underground electronic music parties including Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Beyond the Valley, Gaytimes, and Pitch Music and Arts. DAWS has had incredible sets as alongside international icons such as Octo Octa, Bambounou, Or:La, Carista, DJ Boring, and CC Disco. 2022 saw her introduction to Europe, gathering support from fans in clubs such as Corsica, Koko and Night Tales in London, as well as making new fans as an addition to ADE festival in Amsterdam. 


As a producer, DAWS has gained international attention for her original releases with support on NTS, Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1, Dublab, along with clips of her tracks being played across some of the hottest festival sets of the summer. Her debut EP was released in both physical and digital forms on UK-based house music mainstay Hot Haus Records in May 2023. The four track EP exudes euphoric feeling and energy to weave across dancefloors regardless of night or day, and is a glimpse of her impending impact and influence as a producer.

She also solidified her talent as a producer and DJ when she experimented with new sounds to produce her side project ADHD edits; a number of vibrant club ready edits and remixes of her favourite pop songs which all raised money for local charities. Since the release of her originals and edits, DAWS has continued to cultivate her sound and grow as an artist. 

DAWS is one of dance music’s most exciting upcoming talents, a passionate contributor to the electronic music production scene, and a DJ worth getting up for.
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ナーム／メルボルンのエレクトロニック・ミュージック・シーンの定番であるDAWSは、DJとして、また爽やかで夢中にさせるダンス・ミュージックのプロデューサーとして、地元と海外のサウンドを融合させることで人気を博している。

DAWSは、ダンスミュージックに対する豊富な知識とともに、ダンスフロアとの親密さを示しながら、彼女の最高の才能を際立たせる卓越したセットで高く評価されている。昼間は温かみのあるセットでクラシックやモダン・ハウス・ミュージックに傾倒し、夜はパーカッシブな珠玉のクラブ・エディットやハイエナジーなテクノを織り交ぜた独自のサウンドを展開する。

オーストラリアでは、Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras、Beyond the Valley、Gaytimes、Pitch Music and Artsなど、最もクィアでアンダーグラウンドなエレクトロニック・ミュージック・パーティでプレイしてきた。DAWSは、Octo Octa、Bambounou、Or:la、Carista、DJ Boring、CC:Discoといった国際的なアイコンと並んで素晴らしいセットを披露してきた。2022年、彼女はヨーロッパに紹介され、ロンドンのCorsica、Koko、Night Talesなどのクラブでファンの支持を集め、アムステルダムのADEフェスティバルにも参加し、新たなファンを獲得した。

プロデューサーとしてのDAWSは、NTS、Rinse FM、BBC Radio 1、Dublabでのサポートや、この夏最もホットなフェスティバルのセットで彼女のトラックがプレイされるなど、オリジナル・リリースで国際的な注目を集めている。彼女のデビューEPは、2023年5月にUKを拠点とするハウス・ミュージックの雄、Hot Haus Recordsからフィジカルとデジタルの両方でリリースされた。この4曲入りEPは、昼夜を問わずダンスフロアを紡ぎ出す多幸感とエネルギーを醸し出しており、プロデューサーとしての彼女の迫り来る反響と影響力を垣間見ることができる。

また、サイド・プロジェクトであるADHD editsを制作するために新しいサウンドを試したことで、彼女のプロデューサー、DJとしての才能は確固たるものとなった。オリジナルとエディットをリリースして以来、DAWSはサウンドを磨き続け、アーティストとして成長してきた。

DAWSは、ダンス・ミュージック界で最もエキサイティングな新鋭の一人であり、エレクトロニック・ミュージックのプロダクション・シーンへの情熱的な貢献者であり、立ち上がる価値のあるDJである。

038 DAWS (Melbourne)

Eternity, Forever.
Free Palestine.
Cease Fire Yesterday.

~streamed live from the bathroom on october 4 2023~

DAWS - October 4 2023

ADHD Edits Volume 005

Paris Hilton - Nuffin (DAWS ADHD Paradise Mix)

Triple J asked me to contribute to their iconic summer mix series so I thought I'd combine all my favourite / most played tracks into one short/sweet mix. 

i can't help but smile thinking of all the memories of this summer as 2023 comes to close - seeing so many friends, dancefloors smiling, and of course the sun rising over the annual boorloo beach rave. This mix is a quick recording to capture some of the feeling of the last few weeks, as well as some of my standout tracks for the year.

I hope you like it!

Thank you to Kailyn for having me, and to you for a wonderful 2023 :)

summer mix 23

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DAWS - Do That Stuff 2 Me (wynter flip)

Re-Leaf Radio EP012: DAWS

Sapphic Sound System DAWS - E4 - Skylab Radio

PALET in Red • DAWS

ADHD Unlimited is back with edits for charity! All profits go to Black Rainbow Australia
Featuring:
~ ysanne @ysanneysanne
~ Paperkraft @pprkrft
~ DAWS @dawsdj

guess (DAWS lezzitup edit)

naarm based @dawsdj guides us through a dreamy blend of warm, sun-kissed grooves and cheeky rhythms - summer flirtation in sonic form

trip to phantasy #9 DAWS

TRIPLE J MIXUP

thank u @andygarveyandygarvey for having us and ofc @jenniferloveless <3 day drinking / boat party vibes

TRIPLE J MIX UP - DAWS B2B JENNIFER LOVELESS

Live At Daydreams

With the second drop of volume 2, we are happy to welcome DAWS (@dawsdj) into the Rogue Cuts discog with her track Deficit Planet. Deficit Planet is a pulsating and deep house cut that entices movement, driven by the massive bassline and wild clap rhythms. DAWS herself is a long time friend and performer with Rogue Cuts, and we're delighted to bring in some of the finest local talent for this release.

Written and produced by @dawsdj
Mixed and mastered by @reclusebeats

DAWS - Deficit Planet

~~uplifting energies~~
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