When Ploy released the 2018 club smash 'Ramos', it was clear he’d hit on a winning formula.

Like the music of his Timedance label mates Batu, Bruce, Lurka et al, this was slick, modern dance music full of know-how and technical trickery – but it was also cheeky, with an infectious energy that gave it head-turning appeal and real staying power.

Ploy's contribution to our Crack Mix series maintains this same energy as well, as it races through themes and styles that influenced his 'Rayhana' EP – out now via his new label Deaf Test. 

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/3dVNj5C
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Crack Mix 430: Ploy

ddwy (10/3/24)

Festimi Podcast 78 - ADRIANA LUCID

A local on the rise, and raising the temperatures with her contribution to our podcast series. Lucía, aka ADRIANA LUCID, swayed our spirits during a set played before Apron Records labelhead Steven Julien at RadioRadio this year. Tougher Detroit slappin’ rhythms and thick melodies were at the center of her sound, mixed with a flair that created a flirtatious energy in the room. In this podcast, she’s doing no different, but does so with slow-jammed old-skool hip-hop, silky soft funk and R&B, a wink to Chicago house, and cheeky vocals that can make you feel aroused, having you fantasize about that person you'd like to spend some time with. A super smooth hour, perfect for a day like today: it's hot.

Lucía: “Festimi invited me to a no-rules, no-pressure musical podcast, saying, 'Just do what you love.' Inspired by a sweet, sexy, and funky daydream while listening to 'Scandalous' by Prince, I created this hour with my LUV S1GN series in mind, calling the mix: ‘Would U Let Me Dress U?’ With LUV S1GN, I’m curating the musical legacy of Prince in a playful, storytelling way by blending his work (including samples, covers, uncredited material, productions, collabs, etc.) with any other music that sets the tone for the story. I allow myself to play without rules and without the pressure of time.”

@adr1ana-luc1d

Festimi Podcast 78 - ADRIANA LUCID

Bristol based Londoner and [Soft Raw](https://linktr.ee/softraw) label owner [Danielle](https://linktr.ee/danielle__dj), takes over for an hour a month, running through a broad spectrum of dance music - from ambient to leftfield, techno, electro & beyond.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/danielle/episodes/danielle-23rd-july-2024

Danielle 230724

Tyrel Williams and Cle Acklin pt2 - 20Jul2024

DJ Rolando - Radio Buena Vida 15.12.24

Baap Boop Beep

Aliens

→ TRACKLIST & DOWNLOAD HERE: http://blrrm.tv/Lvzz1R

Pariah Boiler Room London DJ Set

Objekt: "Here’s the recording of my set from Dekmantel Selectors festival in Tisno, Croatia, summer 2017.

This was definitely a lucky case of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat and there are endless caveats with this recording – I had a terrible cold; I’d lost my earplugs about an hour earlier and this was the first set I’d played without them in about 6 years; the needles kept jumping (long story but kinda my fault) – but somehow the environment, the energy of the crowd and liberal quantities of vodka sent me flying through 2.5 hours of techno, house, electro, IDM, ghettotech, jungle, DnB and all the way back again. You’ll have to excuse the skipping records but otherwise I hope you enjoy the recording as much as I enjoyed playing."

Dekmantel Selectors 2017

Objekt at Dekmantel Selectors 2017

BSS (fka @beesmunt-soundsystem) is Amsterdam born and bred artist, DJ and producer Luigi Vittorio Jansen. Over the last decade plus, formerly as a duo but now a solo concern, BSS established a sound with residencies at key Amsterdam clubs and radio stations plus the Opium Club in Vilnius, and with releases on the likes of Hivern Discs and Honey Soundsystem. The music is always about musical adventure so spans a wide remit from lush downtempo weirdness to tropical electronics via proto house grooves. 
 
The warmth and sensuality of the BSS sounds runs right the way through this week's mix. It slowly builds through ever more expansive synths and long legged drums to wake you from your post weekend slumber. It remains charmingly deep and hypnotic, with sinewy pads, frazzled synths and soft acid motifs all bleeding in and out of the mix to add detail to the trip. It's as mindful as it is subtly physical and leaves you feeling ready for action.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 317 - BSS

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