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Melbourne's Andras Fox produced one of our favourite records of this year to date, "Embassy Cafe", released on the Dopeness Galore label. In addition he records for fellow Melbourne DJ / Producer Michael Ozone's Home Loan Records. 

LN-CC Store Mix 030 - Andras Fox

Recorded Live at The Do-Over Tokyo on October 13th, 2013.

The Do-Over has taken place every Sunday afternoon during the summer in Los Angeles, California since 2005. We also like to travel around the world to other fine cities when the sun is shining.

For more info on The Do-Over: www.thedoover.net
For more from Force Of Nature: http://forceofnature.jp/

Force Of Nature at The Do-Over Tokyo (October 13, 2013)

https://www.nts.live/shows/bumpin-on-sunset/episodes/bumpin--on-sunset-21st-january-2022

Bumpin' On Sunset 210122

Recorded from 1-3pm at Inner Varnika on Saturday 16th April 2022, on Djargurdwurrung land.

Photo by @thomasjpg

Inner Varnika 2022

Malibu is a French electronic musician whose work sails between ambient and ethereal music. Forever inspired by soft reverbed vocals and melodious chord progressions, Malibu’s music is an immersive nostalgic journey in a sea of synthetic strings and choirs.

https://www.nts.live/shows/malibu/episodes/malibu-22nd-december-2022

United In Flames w/ Malibu & Sport DJ 22122

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave...

https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-w-goldie-4th-january-2023

Elena Colombi w/ Goldie 040123

"I recorded this mix on my latest Berlin trip while I was on tour. I wanted this mix to reflect on themes of longing, loss, love, and desire. I’ve recently undergone a lot of personal changes in my life, from relationships and friendships evolving to traveling quite a lot and being away from home. It’s kind of meant to be a hybrid of a playlist/mix I suppose. For me, these songs evoke a certain nostalgia, sadness, and catharsis. But hopefully some hope and joy as well. Lots of vocals and classics like Madonna, as well as some other better-known tracks. I wanted it to be a nice listening experience that's thematic more so than anything else. Could be nice to listen to while you’re at home, out for a drive, cleaning, or just want something non-abrasive to listen to."

Welcome to Lezzie Town, a mix by Montreal based producer and DJ Maara-Louisa Dunbar, more epicly known as our favourite sapphic mixtress: @maara

Full interview here 🔮 https://www.hueandsaturation.net/blog/2023/maara 🔮

Hue & Saturation Mix #050: Maara

Recorded from 1-3pm at the final (!?) Inner Varnika on Suit Sunday the 9th April 2023, on Djargurdwurrung land.

Big gratitude to the homies @midnighttenderness for all the help with ripping records and @grevillegreville for hot edits!

Photo by @charliehawks

Inner Varnika 2023

Bridging the generation gap right here, the Druffalo Hit Squad lends a helping hand with a heads up call to the hopes and dreams of boys and girls anywhere, anytime, anyplace. You might feel disillusioned, disenchanted, shattered, heartbroken, isolated, ignored, left over, left out, misunderstood, mistreated, underestimated, unwanted and unloved. We’ve been there. We suffered. We nearly dropped. But we draw conclusions. And we reached out. And we set in motion. And we found what we were looking for. This is for the survivors…

2008-12-18 Druffmix 25 – Shoulder Pads To Lean On

Melting Point 15 mix by Siba - Red Light Radio live July 2014

Part of every Ocean

A live recording from the Fairfield Ampitheatre on the 14th October 2023. 
Thanks to Adriana and Finding Figaro for hosting a lovely party and thanks to all the dancers for getting down.

Spasta Open Air @ Fairfield Ampitheatre

Mixed by Hugo Rose. Recorded digitally in Naarm/Melbourne, January 2024.

An Hour of Bob Dylan Covers: Volume 1

Asha Franco b2b Selena Live @Natural Order 2024

Like the Wind, Like the Stars - Vol. 1 - Dragon Ball
Rain Down (Purelink's Say Less Mix) - a.s.o. 
Spiritual High (State of Independence), Part II - Mood Swings feat. Chrissie Hynde
You Make Me Feel So Good - Ruddy Thomas, Susan Cadogan
Grace - The Durutti Column 
Seasons (Radio Edit) - Fuemana
Keep Your House In Disorder - Ghia
Natural Thing - Innocence
Timequakes - The Starseeds
Passion - Taffy
Morning Light - Perishing Thought
Home Boy - Sea Bee
My Oasis (Dance Club Version) - The Countach feat. Rosenda
Sign Your Name [Lee "Scratch" Perry Remix] - Terence Trent D'Arby
Hotel Des Savanes (Instrumental) - Voyage De Charme
Joy and Pain (Dance Version) - Donna Allen
Loveroom - Frank Harris & Maria Marquez
Ever So Lonely (Remix) - Monsoon
Time to Get Wize - Strange Cargo
Hold On To Your Dreams - Jah Wobble & The Edge
Three - Massive Attack
Your Love's a Voodoo - Conrad Waldron
Can't Love You Tonight - Gwen Guthrie
That's Green - Goiz
Today's Your Lucky Day (Dub Version) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
L'Amour Pour Bouclier - Elaine Kibaro
Power (Radio Edit) - Terrance T
Never Gonna Give You Up (Jura Soundsystem Special Version) - Shiva
Afternoon at Bärenquell - Loket

Skylab Radio: Honey Pot E4

Mix with our guest @yollks on @lyl_radio 4/5/24
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Artwork @flegmajoe

ROOM**22 Yollks

Recorded live on Wiradjuri land, NSW
@mgmldrm

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Photo credit: Rhys Davis @sonwhu

Miscmeg at Soma Festival 2024

@tirumiksu is a DJ based in Naarm / Melbourne.

Sparkling 04 | Miki

Name: Alicia Greco
Alias: Leesh (@dj_leesh)
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Chicago

Influences: Flowers, prisms, the sun and moon and stars and planets, addiction and recovery, kung fu, interconnection, acceptance, love.
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Daisychain

Favorite Quote: “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” 

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
You are good enough. Your voice is important. Do not let anyone put you beneath them, and if they try to - use your FORWARD ENERGY. When the punches get more intense, relax harder. Breathe. Keep going. You’ll get stuck sometimes, and then you’ll keep going. Things will change, and you will keep going. 

There is not something deeply broken inside of you. We all have parts of us that are hurt and need healing, but the core of you is not broken. The core of you is beautiful and whole. And that beauty can be found. Listen to your inner voice, speak kindly to yourself. Healing is not linear. When you feel the urge to isolate, reach out. It is OKAY to ask for help. Learn what form of self-care works for you at any given moment. You deserve to love and be loved.

Imposter syndrome happens to all of us. But all of those minutes you spend questioning your sound, your message, your decisions, your selection, your transitions - all of those minutes you spend questioning and judging YOU - enough time will pass and you’ll look back or listen back and you’ll be proud of who you are and what you made. The mistakes that felt blinding will fade. You’re still going to sweat about it, just try not to sweat too much because it will keep you from enjoying the moment. You are not a machine! You are a human! 

Fuck the system. Use that DIY energy to create the space you long for but don’t go it alone. Find others, build something, do it together. Play the game if you wish, but remember you also don’t have to. You can forge your own path, one that’s less trodden. It will be hard and you will have doubts but if you keep going, you will find authenticity. It’s never too late.

Know yourself. Learn to love yourself. 

About the mix: In all of these years, I myself have never made a Daisychain mix. Now, here it is. Talk about daunting pressure! But with these ideas of time, transition and change, I did a retrospective to create this concept: my sonic journey through Daisychain. I went back and listened to all of my old mixes to select tracks that were of utmost significance to me during this span of time. I wrote down 125 tracks on 125 post-its that took over the walls of my dining room. I somehow narrowed it down. [Continued on website]

With this mix Leesh asks for you to please learn more about and consider donating to:

❁ Dogs Matter: An organization that provides temporary foster service for folks going into rehab for alcoholism and addiction. (https://www.dogsmatter2.org/)

❁ FreeFrom: This LA-based organization was created to help survivors of domestic violence achieve financial security and help to dismantle the systemic economic structures that perpetuate the violence. As a survivor myself, this organization is doing something incredible and I truly believe in it.(https://www.freefrom.org/)

❁ Beagle Freedom Project: Beagles are the most used dogs for experimental testing due to their kind and trusting nature and temperament. BFP rescues and rehomes beagles from these labs to provide for them a better, safer life. If you know me, you know Yahtzee. He's the rescued beagle baby angel of my life. Rescue the beagles! (https://bfp.org/)

Read more - https://thedaisychain.club/2025/01/16/daisychain-360-leesh/

A goodbye (for now) letter - https://thedaisychain.club/2025/01/16/a-letter-an-end-a-new-beginning/

Daisychain

Daisychain 360 - Leesh

72번째 vurt podcast는 스웨덴 스톡홀름을 중심으로 활동하고 있는 테크노 아티스트 Jessie Granqvist의 68분 세트와 함께 합니다.

스웨덴 전자음악 레이블 Northern Electronics의 소속 아티스트로서 지난 10여년간 스톡홀름 테크노 씬의 주요 인물로 활동해온 Jessie는 깊은 음악적 문화에 대한 연결성을 지닌 놀랍고 다재다능한 DJ이다. 그녀는 언제나 진보적인 비전과 사운드의 아름다움을 포용하여 깊은 최면적 여행을 선사한다. 수년 동안 최고의 테크노 및 일렉트로닉 음악 아티스트들과 함께 연주해온 그녀는 조지아의 Khidi나 베를린의 Tresor 같은 클럽의 단골손님이며, 스톡홀름 씬에서 수년간 레퍼런스 아티스트 중 한 명으로 활약하고 있다.

https://soundcloud.com/jessiegranqvist
https://www.instagram.com/jessiegranqvist/

Staple figure of the Swedish scene for more than a decade, Jessie is a remarkable and versatile DJ with a deep musical culture and a true connection to the sound, always embracing progression and beauty in sound to provide truly hypnotising journeys. Having played with many of the best techno and electronic music artists of our scene over the years, she is a regular at clubs like Khidi in Georgia or Tresor in Berlin alongside being one of the reference artists in the Stockholm scene for many years.

vurt podcast 72 - Jessie Granqvist

Our own @raleigh-harmony hadn’t done a solo closing on Harmony since 2017, we were keen on putting him to the test again after such a break.
By the time he started, @ankali has already been fully engaged after the energetic, self-confident performances from Dash, Zeynep, D. Tiffany, and Ayu’s cutting-edge live set that we posted a couple weeks ago.
Throughout the night—which maintained a steady progressive, adequately trancey vibe—Raleigh added a slight mental twist to it before everyone headed off to join their loved ones around the Christmas tree.

Enjoy the first two hours of the recording and await his forthcoming EP on Harmony Rec in the spring.

Harmony Rec.ordings | Raleigh @ Ankali label night "closing set" [extract]

Ahead of Amniote Editions’ 5 year anniversary night at Bassiani on the 6th of December (cancelled due to street protests) comes a very special mix from Munich’s finest, BASHKKA. Derived from the Turkish word for ‘different’ (she has roots there), the name reflects a no f*cks given approach to sound and culture that draws people toward her like moth to flame. From formative days in New York City where she started taking inspiration from its wealth of queer histories, she carved an insubordinate sound that’s crossed the Atlantic and set up shop in her native Germany, where her liberating tunes have found common cause with such venues as Blitz Club, Panorama Bar and Amsterdam’s Raum just a hop and a skip across the border. The aim is to reclaim spaces, assert the existence of marginalised groups (SWANA people like herself for one), amplify their narratives and create moments’ where ‘individual heartbeats merge into one motherbeat’. Further to those activist visions, her debut EP Maktub (2023) was a five-track banger and labour of love that synthesised Kurdish vocal samples with runaway beats. The reference to overlooked perspectives and elusive spark found at the intersection of culture and sound is the driving force, and something that’s felt in the gut when she plays. It’s a much needed energy in turbulent times, a reminder that you can save the world and have fun doing it. For Bassiani Podcast 242, BASHKKA brings her inimitable rhythms to the fore of the counter-cultural struggle: brazen and rave-ready, a two-hour trip to the future, slamming beats from a true icon.

@bashkka

Bassiani invites BASHKKA / Podcast #242

International, Dutch and Amsterdam Legend Tom Trago with this weeks IsBurning mix. 

Two decades into his winding voyage through music, culture and creativity, a producer, DJ, label owner, collaborator, remixer, radio host and DJ’s DJ who is renowned not only for his impressive productivity, but also the genuine depth and variety of his work. Tom’s last performance is still fresh in our memories it was a 4hour  b2b  with our own Carlos, both good friends, and they seamlessly shifted through techno/house and disco and keeping everyone one their toes. 


Highlighted track: Josh Wink - Used to be

“This song is quite new, but captures the essence of a sexy acid house record. In a timeless way. The vocals always make me wander through my mind, and makes me reflect on my past life. For some reason it really triggers quite some emotions with me”.

Tom Trago... IsBurning #161

Warm Up for Flo Dill [NTS] @ Cam's Kiosk Sunday Feb 23 2025

Siba's last mix. Rest in peace my dearest love, I miss you everyday x

Last Letter - Siba

Good and longtime friend and frequently collaborator is back again on Trushmix, for our 162 installment. Telephones! Now a familiar contributor to our ever growing list of great mixes. And as usual Telephones delivers 100%!

This time, an over three hour mix, bit slower in pace, packed with great jams!. A vibe mix par du style! Deep balearic, early nineties hip hop  street soul, hip house, old-school house music and UK sounds from end of the eighties and early nineties.

Perfectly crafted mix for this time of year, when the summer still is hotter than hot, and when the music can take us to the place we as DJ's and party people all love!
The good kind of party with the right vibes!

Enjoy! 
Music from the top!

Warm Up for Flo Dill [NTS] @ Cam's Kiosk Sunday Feb 23 2025

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