Music is important, but even more important is the community that enables moments of wonderful connection, in a beautiful place or space, with beautiful friends both old and new. Albert, based in Brooklyn, New York, is one of those heroes that never requests a spotlight, but is consistently dedicating time and care to contribute to some of the spaces and places that the NYC & Brooklyn house and techno community holds so dear. 

Throwing long standing and much loved parties like Bob & Shirley, working tirelessly behind the scenes at a festival that has garnered global critical acclaim, throwing down all night long at Mansions, or as an always welcome and smiling face on a sun lit dance floor, Albert (Ash) has been continuously refining her DJing craft, and we couldn't be more excited to share a slice of it with you for Doof Spawn 012.

A hypnotic, magnetic journey that we hope you will enjoy as much as we have. 

@bizzbuzz

Here's what Albert had to say about the mix: 

"On the second night of the festival, a usually quiet Nordic forest hums with life. A slow, steady rhythm starts the set, drawing dancers into a hypnotic flow as the misty summer air lingers and the trees sway around them. As the night deepens, the music builds—layered and psychedelic—until it reaches a peak where time blurs and everything feels slightly unreal."

Tracklist: 

KROTONE - Infrared
Konduku - Uzaktaki Işık
Dorisburg - Risome
Feral & Luigi Tozzi - Trip No Trip
Jonsson/Alter - Acapellan
Cousin - Overpass
Sub Accent - Acid75
Evigt Mörker - Krans Av Stjärnor
Deepbass - Tempest
Feral & Luigi Tozzi - Neon
Marco Shuttle - Danza Cinetica
Donato Dozzy & Anna Caragnano - Parola (Rework)
DVS1 - The Five Aggregates
D.Dan - Take It Easy
Bouto + Doory - S.O.'s Wake
IORI - Under The Water
SAWLIN - Keine Kunst
Emil Baghino - Crimea
SPF 50 - Grove Map

Doof Spawn 012: Albert - A Nordic night in the woods

Welcoming the lovely Refuge Worldwide co-founder and dub-master @richard-akingbehin to the Animix series this week, with a beautiful journey of minimal house infused with his signature dub styles.

Clear in his DJ'ing, but also his work with @refugeworldwide, and his immaculately curated label, @kynant-records, Richard is an all-round classy selector, and a champion of community. Through his various outputs, his deep & considered knowledge and taste shines. 

Richard always impresses me with the diversity of moods he presents via his DJ'ing, hybrid collaborations with legend Tikiman, b2bs with other legends like livwutang, and his label - a diversity that's always strung together with his incredibly distinctive psychedelic, soothing dub formula. 

Thanks for the mix Richard <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Three: Richard Akingbehin

| MOODSHIFT | w/ Miscmeg | E1

Week's end with pi pi pi curator and The Lot resident deep creep.

deep creep @ Kiosk Radio 04.05.2025

spiralling, naturally is a monthly residency from London-based DJ basic chanel. For this month's edition, basic chanel invites Dj wiggles onto the show for a long-awaited back-to-back following their show together for Dj wiggles' kinetic Netil Radio slot last year - a year ago almost to this date. 

@djwiggles
@netil-radio

netil radio ~ spiralling, naturally 011 w/ basic chanel & dj wiggles (21 05 2025)

meltdown 74 - moss witch

Blitz Live : Richard Akingbehin : 22/03/2025

Richard Akingbehin – the tasteful selector known for his engrossing, soothing soundscapes and the driving force behind Berlin’s Refuge Worldwide and Kynant Records – made his Blitz debut in late March 2025, playing alongside DVS1 and Ogazón. A night shaped by deep cuts, subtle shifts and tactile Techno!

We’re pleased to share a recording of the first half of his opening set – and took the chance to ask Richard a few questions about the night, too: find them in our Blitz Magazine:

https://www.blitz.club/2025/06/11/blitz-live-richard-akingbehin/

Listen to the recording here – and don’t forget to follow Richard to stay updated on his upcoming sets and projects.

https://www.instagram.com/richardakingbehin/
https://soundcloud.com/richard-akingbehin

https://kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/music
https://linktr.ee/refugeworldwide

Blitz Live : Richard Akingbehin : 22/03/2025

For the fourth instalment of Deities, it's my absolute pleasure to announce Cowper as Virelith. A mix infused with cosmic textures and deeply fuelled rhythms, Cowper has curated a listening experience that will draw you in and take you to a place that you never knew you wanted to be. Enjoy <3

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ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇ? 

Virelith 

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏɴᴏᴜɴꜱ?

 He/him 

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴠᴇ?

In the folds of the underworld, where memory goes to be softened. 

ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?

Shadow and balance. 
The beauty of the unsettling. 
Dream logic. 
Lost potential. 

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ? 

Late autumn, when things are *almost* dead but not quite. The world holds its breath. The veil is thinnest then. 

ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ? 

I would unteach the fear of discomfort. Let mortals *feel* without flinching. Let them find peace in contradiction. 

What is a key belief that you have? 

That nothing is ever wholly good or evil. Only honest, or unseen. That true growth begins in the dark, in the unknown. 

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴋᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ? ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙɪɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ꜰᴇᴀʀ?

To be fully known. If I am understood, I can be contained—and I exist only as long as I remain beyond comprehension.

04 - VIRELITH - Cowper

Meditation Timer

FROZEN

GLITCH

🌀🐸~ Exploring the dream rave space for an imaginary time and place ~ 🐸🌀 

Spawning (mostly) every second Monday.

Curated by:

@soundslikeru
@mattticehurst
@roadkillragu