DJ Mag Fresh Kicks

Rotterdam’s @suze_ijo is part of a new generation of house DJs who play with deep, funky and spiritual intention. Alongside a “sweet mix with a hopeful message”, she speaks to Ria Hylton about her musical journey so far

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-205-suze-ijo

Fresh Kicks 205:  Suze Ijó

Sydney’s @mincyaus records a high-voltage mix of garage, techno, breaks and footwork for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Ben Murphy about her make-it-up-as-you-go-along approach to production

Interview:

Fresh Kicks 206: Mincy

Dominican-American DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist @toribiomusic records a freewheeling mix of jazzy house, soulful edits and percussive heaters from New York’s Public Records for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Nisa Khan about illuminating Latin music’s legacy, and channelling his church upbringing's communal energy in his sets.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-207-toribio

Tracklist & interview

Fresh Kicks 207: Toribio

Further information and tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-279--airhead

Coming off the back of performing on and producing tracks for James Blake’s new album Playing Robots Into Heaven, @Airhead is back with his first proper release since 2018 returning to Untold's Hemlock imprint. A more than welcome return, Lightness is Rob McAndrew's atmospheric and crisp take on drum & bass, celebrated by a selection for Bleep, “a mix of some beautiful music at 170bpm”. It features an array of adjacent productions and inspirations kicking off with masters of the form, Sam KDC and ASC setting the tone perfectly for the following hour of oneiric breaks.

Bleep Mix #279 - Airhead

KS Present: 3024 Takeover / Martyn

With a mix of minimal thumpers, trippy techno and deep, driving acid, Manchester’s @lydiaaletha steps up for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Claire Francis about the formative influence of multi-genre festivals like Dimensions, her CITRIC party and more

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-207-aletha

Fresh Kicks 207: Aletha

In-demand DJ and radio host, producer of sound system shakers for labels like @Timedance and Ilian Tape, promoter and label co-founder at re:lax, Lauren Bush, aka @renildn, has become a seemingly unstoppable force in UK club music through a combination of hard work and self-belief. Alongside a pulse-quickening Recognise mix, she speaks to Jasmine Kent-Smith about formative club experiences, the importance of role models, and the pursuit of authenticity.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-reni-timedance-interview

Recognise: re:ni

Rinse FM Podcast

DJ Plead presents Jon Watts - 20 March 2024

Following cracking releases on Nervous Horizon and 3024, London-based Ehua draws for the drums on her GuduMix 🍊

In Ehua's words: "My contribution to the Gudu Mix Series is a 'percs and breaks' inspired mix. I wanted to create an organic progression from percussive techno to more deconstructed rhythms by blending club textures with a raw - almost orchestral - feel, where the first and last track share a similar vibe but sit at opposite ends of the sonic spectrum."

Tracklist:
Thys & Nikki Nair - Circle of Fifth IV
Byron The Aquarius - Work That Girl (Tribal mix)
Wile Out - Kitado
Martini - Lounge Lizard (Pino Peña remix)
Ehua - Piume
Deetron presents Soulmate - Tribe One
Toupaz - Shatter
Hrdvsion - Captivated Heart (SHE Spells Doom remix)
NIKS - Mimi’s Woo
LWS - Snips
DJ Kolt - VUGUVUGUU
LAO - Carcamo
XL Regular - Store Duties
Guava - 140 Drums
TX4 - 20 Q Vertical
Basic Rhythm - Help me
JSPHYNX - King Cobra (JSPHYNX remix)
Marco Zenker - High Larry
Kahter - Draceana

GuduMixes

GuduMix 032: Ehua

Rinse FM Podcasts

C to the Power Of X with Bake and Gazzi - 25 March 2024

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/themix007bm

Paris-based bass devotee @beatricemasters lures us across a tightrope walk of a mix

"This mix is a recording from La Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris for Positive Education Festival's event in January 2024. I was opening for Flowdan, Toma Kami and Bianca Oblivion, and was never happier to be doing a warmup, as the festival's crowd is super open to more experimental music. Therefore, I felt free to explore my favourite mood which resembles me the most: building a narrative from about 120 BPM to 140 BPM, navigating between psychedelic, syncopated techno and minimal deep dubstep. At the peak of the set, when the room started to full up, I deliberately took the energy down a notch with heavy contemplative dubs. The set felt like walking on a tightrope, balancing intensity and murkiness, bass and techno, playing with tension. It was one of the best times I ever had DJing."

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 007: Beatrice M.

Moving effortlessly through a range of tempos and flavours, the NYC-based, Lagos-raised DJ @andrewakanbi demonstrates his party-starting sound with a live recording from New Year’s Day at @nowadaysnyc, and speaks to Michael McKinney about the evolution of his GROOVY GROOVY events, and taking the dancefloor somewhere new with his anything-goes approach

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-208-akanbi-interview-nowadays

Interview

Fresh Kicks 208: Akanbi

Powerful ritualistic sonics.

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_NKISI

XLR8R Podcast

Tracklist & Download

XLR8R Podcast 847 - NKISI

Pressure-filled, heady jungle and breaks are the order of the day in our latest Crack mix, courtesy of London’s Lukid (real name Luke Blair). One for the skankers.

Check out the tracklist on crackaudio: https://crackm.ag/3wc8EEE
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Crack Mix 571: Lukid

Simon Aussel is known for a particularly wild DJing style and leftfield bassy bangers, and it's his curious and playful approach to clubland that's won him loyal fans over the years. Whether photographing drink tokens from gigs or creating an 8-bit version of his debut album on a Game Boy cartridge, he seems to approach every endeavour with childlike joy and wonder—rare qualities in an industry that can leave so many jaded.

The Nantes-born, Paris-based artist's love of club culture, digging and world-building has set him on a blazing path in club music. He's released an exceptionally wide range of music, including a Memphis rap tape for Trilogy Tapes, dubstep-trap-jazz hybrids with Egyptian singer Abdullah Miniawy and deadly hard drum for Livity Sound. His mixes, meanwhile, are fast becoming DJ lore thanks to his knack for connecting seemingly opposed genres like new wave and fast techno. Look no further than his now-infamous Dekmantel Selectors set from 2021 or a marathon back-to-back with Skee Mask in 2022. 

As the French DJ gets more comfortable with story-telling, he's getting more personal and focusing on deeper, slower sounds. That's evident on this RA Podcast—six months in the works—which incorporates woozy downtempo, weighty dub and bleepy beats. Of course, in the chaotic middle section there's plenty of huge basslines, plus old-school electro, acidic techno and even a bouncy edit of the Montell Jordan classic "This Is How We Do It." Showcasing his quirks, influences and growth, this is Simo Cell in prime time.

@simocell

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/934

RA podcast

RA.934 Simo Cell

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