ADAB is known as a black non binary trans individual who explores sound as a whole. The Pittsburgh based, Chicago born and molded, T4T LUV NRG artist has become known for melding boundaries, often sifting between crates of house, techno, bass music, jungle, broken beat and everything esoteric that exists in between. They've brought this balanced approach to their sets at esteemed parties/festivals like No Way Back, Draaimolen Festival, and Freerotation with no intent to stop anytime soon. Via their involvement with T4T LUV NRG you can often catch them flanked by dear friends behind the decks, conjuring with labelmates Kiernan Laveaux, Russell E.L. Butler (as b2b duo Boyz II Them), Bored Lord, Eris drew and Octo Octa. Equipped with this wide ranging approach and the bonds of chosen family they push against preconceived notions of the craft, continually self overcoming to bring us something with tangible intent...

Notes on the Mix ///

"I came into doing this pride mix with the intent of displaying my own personal joy as a non binary trans person. Every song picked is one that has lifted my spirit in some shape or form and I wanted to give that to my own this pride season. Pride for someone like me is often highlighted by isolation and a lack of desirability, so this mix is a gathering of gems that have battled against those feelings. It's also a collection of tracks that I've been listening to this Pride season in particular. A time that has been elevated by newfound love and a growing sense of finally finding somewhere to belong...enjoy!"

SOCIALS:
@adab
https://ra.co/dj/adab
https://www.instagram.com/ageless_adab/

XOXA BLEND 160 - ADAB

'From eclipse to eclipse, the solar transitions can bring the challenge of change, forced or welcome; this mix is mean to chronicle that journey, and evoke the pain and ecstasy within it.'

(Originally played at the As You Like It 13 Year Anniversary on 10/14/23 for the SutroFM Loft Takeover)

@infinitejess
IG: @edgyatbest

Akasa - One Night In My Life (Nectar Mix)
A Bitch Named Johanna - Love Is My Bass
Luke Alessi & Jordan Brando - Affogato
Ataxia & Mister Joshooa - Mastermind
Nelson Of The East - Ellipsis (Kasper Marott remix)
Demi Riquisimo - Talk To Frank
Jack Pattern - Of Unknown
Paranoid London - MUSIC'S INSANE
DJ Fitness & NAP - Merengue Morado (Endless Dirge Dub)
Sage Introspekt - Walk & Serve
DJ Assault - Bangin' The Beat
DVS1 - Lower Wacker Drive
Maara - Der She Goes
Redshape - Release Me (Base Mix)
SY - 5th Floor
K Wata - What Do U Want? (Henzo's Tough As Fuck Mix)
Krampf - LSD XTC (DJ Gigola & Kev Koko Paranoia Mix)
Variable Frequency Technician - Cross Section (Marc Piñol Remix)
Phortune - Can You Feel The Bass
Demi Riquisimo - Proto Call
X CLUB. - Say No More (Original Mix)
Mark Grusane - The Next Ride

Distant Signals 034: Infinite Jess

"this mix is my love letter to dubstep. i normally try to play as many different styles and genres as possible in my sets, but this time i leaned deep into the 140. over the years it's become objectively my favourite genre to dance to, and whenever i hear it on a big soundsystem i'm always surprised and delighted by the new ways i learn to move my body. there are some darker bits, dreamy moments, silly curveballs, but most importantly lots of grimy abrasive wobbles that you've probably come to associate the genre with."

@kuschelntime
IG: @kuscheln___

Distant Signals 041: Kuscheln

https://soundcloud.com/dee_diggs

Dee Diggs is a DJ and music producer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is unapologetically black, queer, and a lifelong student of the tenets of House Music. She describes herself as a lifelong ‘music-head’ and music lover. She cultivates a dance community of peers and collaborators through her parties named, House of Diggs, usually held at Public Records in Brooklyn.

Live recording from Dee's opening set at Nowadays with Stacey Hotwaxx Hale.

Dee Diggs
"Legacy connections on the dancefloor and in the dj booth inspire me to go deeper than ever before. Usually, I can do this by tapping into a spontaneous element of playfulness that allows me to seek catharsis in the imaginative layering of sound, using intuition to connect the messages within the lyric soup of my selections and braiding them all into a story, a feeling or an atmosphere.

I'm grateful for a recording that captured the pure passionate expression and alignment of this night. I got to play Disco, House, and Soul with and for someone as esteemed as Stacey Hotwaxx Hale! This is the opening set, the opening of a portal where the soul awakens and gets to shake and dance to an ecstatic peak in the night."

Deep South Podcast 141 Dee Diggs

Next up in our mix-series is Agonis, a versatile DJ, live-act, and producer hailing from Basel. As a resident at Elysia and co-founder of amenthia recordings, Agonis plays a pivotal role in shaping the distinctive Basel sound – a dynamic fusion of subtle contemporary techno with a psychedelic twist. 

In this mix, Agonis treats us to a captivating journey spanning an hour of futuristic sounds, braindance and broken beats. Delving into a realm of subtle yet entrancing soundscapes, he masterfully builds tension, layering trippy atmospherics over pulsating rhythms. Dive into the one hour which works just as good at home, under the open sky or as in club sceneries.

@agonis-amenthia
@amenthia-recordings

Ute Mix Series #84 | Agonis

Recorded live at Paradox in Durham, NC at The Fruit, we're kicking off our new mix series with an incredible breakbeat hardcore and jungle set from @grrl-music 💥

PARADOX 01: GRRL

DJ @queenplz / Laura Friederich's rave experiences in the 90's included one "dance party" in the unitarian church fellowship hall that she organized during daylight hours which was attended by about 15 people, and a cassette tape her friend gave her called "Laura's Mad, Crazy, Trippy, Ravish, Cool Techno Tape". She did not have access to a car, never snuck out of her house, and did not know anyone that attended actual raves. Teenage Laura would thus be ecstatic to know that not only did she one day get to play her favorite selections from Laura' Mad Crazy Trippy Ravish Cool Techno Tape to a dark room full of sweaty dancing people, but that the set was captured live and is now available for your bedroom listening pleasure (thanks Jess and Sarah!). It's always a joy creating dance party magic with the denizens of this fine town, and she remains eternally grateful for the opportunity.

Recorded live at Paradox in Durham, NC at The Fruit

PARADOX 002 - QUEEN PLZ

For our next mixtape, London based Dyslecta provides this smooth & bass heavy spring time mix which showcases his ability to glide seamlessly between genres whilst exploring the where things join.

@dyslecta

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Leo, He/him , London 

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
I wanted to show my appreciation for dancefloor-focused club music with more an emphasis on bass-heavy styles connecting the links between disparate genres to create a mix that sonically makes sense. I love Mixing genres such as Tech House & Techno whilst also playing Drill and Dubstep, there are links everywhere you just have to find them, the rest will follow.

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?
I think my earliest memories are listening to Hardcore tapes from raves my parents used to go to as well as my dad's pals mixes, my whole childhood has been electronic music. My understanding of the music came from a very wholesome place but being young and  raised in a farming town I was cut off from these scenes. Getting the chance as I've grown older to live in different cities I have jumped at the chance to experience different music scenes whether it has been in  Hull,Newcastle or now London.

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡?
I started producing about 11 years ago now, my process has changed multiple times since then. I don't come from a musical background which has been a blessing and as curse as I have found ways of making music non musically which I feel gives me an edge of approaching my productions from a unique angle. This approach is sometimes very long and frustrating but overall I can make something that sounds fresh and new to my ears and thats what I think electronic music is about at the end of the day. 

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
Openground

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
@cymatic_ldn

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
Easter Sunday Unfold 

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
@hessleaudio at @freerotation 2015

> https://soundcloud.com/hessleaudio/hessle-audio-at-freerotation-2015 <

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
‘Ghetty Green’ by Project Pat 

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝?
A knitted Aardvark from my auntie

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
‘Initiate’ by @headhunter from Jelly Records

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
I reckon it’s a tough choice between playing room 1 at Corsica last November for @materialsuk or last week playing b2b with my good pal @tiborliketrebor in the Steam Room at @foldldn as both hit the spot in different ways for me

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Undulating, simmering, Pumping

kinetic mix 028: Dyslecta "junctures"

"With this mix I tried to consider and channel the feelings of a lonely, dying planet, reaching out into the universe to make contact. This transmission is an expression of yearning, pain, and ultimately, in it's own way - love."

@hunterstarkingsla
IG: @hunterstarkings + @earthlingsradicalaudio
hunterstarkingsrhythms.bandcamp.com

Distant Signals 050: Hunter Starkings

PlayPlay (they/them)

PlayPlay is an energetic voice of the US queer rave underground, combining their penchant for percussion and bass with nostalgic samples & dreamy synths in both their DJ sets & music production. Their sound is inspired by years of clubbing, crate digging and the sounds they grew up dancing to - 90s club anthems, jungle, breakbeat hardcore, industrial, classic house, techno and old school hip-hop. With releases out on labels such as Sorry Records, Worst Behavior and Clasico Records, as well as a slew of self-releases and collaborations, PlayPlay has been slowly and steadily amassing a thumping discography over the years. You can catch them DJing and throwing parties all over Brooklyn, as well as in their hometown, Durham. 

Notes on the Mix ///

"This is a mix of gay n' guilty pleasures - luscious 90s vocal house, 80s hot rod fantasy tracks, a dash of filthy speed garage and of course, lots of percussion. This is exactly what I would like to be dancing to in a spacious corner during peak time."

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TRACKLIST:
DJ Sprinkles - House Music is a Controllable Desire You Can Own
Night Moves - Transdance (New York Disco Mix) 
Bassbin Twins - Two Turntables and a Crate of Skint
Classic Man 93’ - No More Mind Games (Waste No Time Mix)
Jaco Matthews - Snacks (Original Mix)
Cherushii - No Doubt in My Mind
Sylk 130 - The Reason (Sleaze Mix)
Club Asylum - Don’t U Wanna Be (Original Mix)
Marradonna - Outta My Head (I’m Going Out Of My Dirty Dub Remix)
Fear-E presents Breakbeat Energy - Dubplate Special
John Noseda - Used Future (DJ City Remix)
Madre Guída - Battle Beat
Armand Van Helden & DJ Sneak - Psychic Bounty Killaz
Kerry Chandler - Powder (6:23 Again)
Janet Jackson - Got ’Til It’s Gone (Armand Van Helden Bonus Beats)
Charlotte - Skin (Underground Solution Full Vocal Mix)
ODF - Beside Me
Way Out West - Stealth (Way Out West Club Mix)

XOXA BLEND 203 - PlayPlay

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Inquiries/Booking: heyplayplay@gmail.com

inspired by jungle/DnB, breakbeat hardcore, early house, industrial, techno, Baltimore club, and old school hip hop, PlayPlay combines their penchant for percussion and bass with nostalgic sample chops and lush synths in both their DJ sets & original music production.

music out on @sorry-records I @clasicorecs I @fperecs I @worstbehaviorrecs I @delusional_records I and more 

Brooklyn-based

50% of @powerplay1312 and @paradox-mix-series

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