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Drifting off to mixes while in transit can have such a reflective affect on your mood.

Sydney DJ and FBi Radio Presenter, Johnny Lieu, has pieced together a dubby journey to clear your thoughts and prepare you for the destination ahead.

TRACKLIST

S. Moreira - Human Design (Indi Zone Remix)
Son.sine - Karuna
Arnaldo - Blossom
Rings Around Saturn - Erosion
Shedbug - Recovery
DJ Sprinkles and Mark Fell - Insights
Life Recorder - Inside Feelings
Fred P - Mile High
Hidden Spheres - Your Effect
Casey Tucker - Stratosphere
Brawther - Le Voyage (Module Mix)
Ian Pooley - Feel It

music for... bus rides - Johnny Lieu

It's an absolute pleasure to have Steven Sullivan on the controls this week steering our morning in the right direction. Residing in Sydney, Steven is co-founder of the highly established podcast releasing and party crew known as Chubby. As you will realise through the course of this mix, Steven is thoroughly adept in spinning a diverse range of music, with his passion for the art materialising in his broad collection of vinyl.  Sit back, relax and enjoy every sip of that coffee, things will only get better from here...

music for... mornings - Steven Sullivan (Chubby)

music for... travelling - Matt Ticehurst

Jon Watts is an established DJ and musician currently residing in Melbourne. Over the years he has performed improvised electronics, played jazz guitar in big bands, and DJ'd as apart of the Champain Lyf crew. In his own words: 'This mix came about after recently seeing DJ Sprinkles. I’d never looked and listened into deep house much so took the chance to have a browse thru the music I had to find some tracks that I felt had that sound and had a mix, and this is that mix.’ Checkout Jon’s new weekly mix series (www.wattsdoin.com) and keep your ear peeled for an upcoming release on Sydney’s OTIS Records.

music for... cooking - Jon Watts

@txconnect is a man from the landlocked Lone Star State, Texas, who takes a conscious hands on hardware based approach to electronic music. His rough yet refined productions have earned him cuts on labels such as L.I.E.S. and Dixon Avenue Basement Jams. 

In contrast to the raw analogue house he has come to be known for, this mix delves into a softer sound which encourages your mind to slow down and ease out of the frantic rhythm of day to day life; perfect for the darker times of day.

TRACKLIST
Slowdive - Rutti
Robin Guthrie - Conquering The Romantic
John Beltran - Collage of Dreams
Steve Roach - Structures From Silence
Robert Rich - Concentric
Gaussian Curve - Broken Clouds
Lee Gamble - Girl Drop
Patrick Cowley - Seven Sacred Pools
Software - Julia’s Dream
Dntel - In Which Our Here Frees The Damsel In Distress
Gavin Guthrie - Incidents Of Travel In Yucatan

music for... drifting off to sleep - TX Connect

Gene Tellem is a Montreal based DJ and radio host whose taste we have come to love. Her sound is low slung and dusty, and fruitfully embodies a vibe that can often be hard to pull off without becoming too 'deep' and monotonous. Here she has compiled an absorbing mix of house music with a comfortably introspective atmosphere which is occasionally offset by some cheeky percussive jams. Open wide.

You can follow her here: @genetellem

music for... a daze - Gene Tellem

Aleksa Alaska knows how to effectively communicate a musical vibe through juxtaposition. Her thoroughly refined sound is elegant yet austere, delicate yet dark, draining yet satisfying. The Bucharest based selector has been gaining recognition for her abilities with regular shows on NTS and Rinse FM, as well as a schedule of upcoming gigs around Europe. Lock yourself in for a cinematic listen full of obscure and unknown music.

Check out Aleksa Alaksa's personal descriptions of these tracks here: www.eartoearmusic.com/#/suspicous-uncomfortable-settings/

music for... suspicious & uncomfortable settings - Aleksa Alaska

Palo Santo is a master of anything obscure + made close to the equator. 

Hailing from Hertogenbosch in the south of Holland, Palo regularly crosses oceans to plunder through shelves of disowned records in unsuspecting places. His bag is diverse and at any one minute may contain oddball Brazilian crooners, Turkish Anatolian Psych, 60's Jamaican Soul or African moog virtuosos. 

We asked him to make a mix primarily containing reggae and he has delivered beyond our expectations. Take a listen.

Follow him here, here and here: SC: @palosantodiscos BLOG: www.palo-santo.be INSTA: goo.gl/jP2HjY

music for... lighting up - Palo Santo

Montreal based DJ & producer Unknown Mobile first pricked our ears with his bubbly, natured infused house music for labels like Normals Welcome and ASL Singles Club. His sound tends to favour mellow mirages over upbeat bangers, however this mix draws from both sides of the table. In his own words, “this mix is for an evening alone, for no one to see, while you clean and sweep your apartment, grooving and moving to the beat”.

music for... dancing while sweeping your floors - Unknown Mobile

Uchi is an experimental electronic musician and noise artist born in Venezuela and based in Amsterdam. Her sound is both gritty and emotional, emanating a sense of disoriented euphoria while creating space for reflection and rumination. She communicates this sophisticated balance through her DJ sets and hardware driven live sets which have come to life in some of Europes most notable clubs such as Panorama Bar, De School and Lux. 

This mix is an introspective journey perfect for disappearing into your own thoughts while crying tears of appreciation. Enjoy. 

Dosed (Uchi & Tin Man) - Diet Coke [Acid Friend]
Bibio - Phantom Brickworks II [Warp]
Christoph De Babalon - High Life (Theme) [Digital Hardcore Recordings]
William Basinski - Disintegration Loop d|p 2.1 [Temporary Residence Limited]
Abul Mogard - Slate-Coloured Storm [Ecstatic]
Mer de Revs II [How To Disappear Completely]
Mer de Revs II [How To Disappear Completely]
Uchi - ??
Slowdive - Changes [Creation Records]
Uchi - ??

music for... disappearing - Uchi

Recorded for the backstreets of the inner west. Tobias (@tobiasdelamerevogel) is a Sydney based DJ and one half of ear to ear. Here he has dusted off some well-loved records to showcase his love of liquid drum n bass, breakbeat and introspective sounds.

music for... jaywalking - Tobias

@escapeartistaus

"Sometimes you find yourself in a bit of a funk (not the good kind). Every now and then you need a little reminder of why you love music so much. This one is dedicated to all of my friends who helped reinspire me over the past few months - especially those who embarked on a special camping trip to Lerderderg. "

music for... reinspiration - Escape Artist

Phubu, AKA RAMZi(@ramzihouti)has put together a spellbinding mix, exploring the depths of her new alter ego ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

music for... michelada sunsets - Phubu (RAMZi)

music for... sitting in the park - Man-Dee (Regelbau)

A once jazz instrumentalist, @djmum's pallet is rhythmically refined. DJ Mum is based in Melbourne, Australia, signed to Bizzaro and one the creatives behind Local Knowledge, a newly found Melbourne based radio show and party. 

In this mix, she introduces experimental aspects of electronic music, bending sound and mathematics together in an exploration of matrices and vector spaces, with a warm, soulful finish.

music for... studying linear algebra - DJ Mum

Conjuring memories of daydreaming in the midsts of suburbia. A new mix from @priori-ties

Some words from Priori: “I grew up in a working class neighbourhood of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Being an only child in the suburbs meant I spent a lot of time daydreaming and contemplating my environment. I was a bit of a melancholic kid so post-punk and ambient music made a lot of sense to me when I discovered them. I stumbled upon an album called Strike by 154 by accident, probably wanting to download something else off of Kazaa. It really changed things for me as a teenager and I still hold it dear. There's a song from it in the mix, along with a bunch of other things that bring up similar feelings for me.”

“As for news:
Alex (Dust-e-1) and I are putting out a new record as ANF on NAFF, should be out April 26th.
Some more collabs and solo things coming out in the summer.”

music for... growing up in the suburbs - Priori

“Influenced by Melbourne and musical experiences with a group of friends. The image of being above the clouds from flight or mountains always came back to me. I’ve been working on some new music that has a bit more energy than my most recent music but still has the laidback pads and melodies I'm drawn too. These tracks should be out in the coming months.”

@djarloski is a Melbourne based producer and DJ and definitely, one to watch - can check his recent ‘hypnosis’ release over at https://djarloski.bandcamp.com/

music for... high altitudes - Dj Arloski

E2E:The mix is different from the high energy you’re known for, is there a particular environment or context you had in mind when putting it together?

KM: I wanted to make something different for you as I feel like the mixes on your site tell a story, and this is something I aim to do with my mixes (unless it's a full on club mix where I just want to make people dance). 
A theme, image or idea helps me direct the development of the mix. Sometimes when I am at home and want to relax, I watch train rides from the driver's perspective (my favourite is the Oslo to Bergen video), this has inspired a few of my previous mixes. 

Lately, I've started watching diving and submarine videos. I put on music while I watch the bubbles rise and fish come into focus and try to find something that accompanies these images. So this mix is inspired by that. Plunging underwater, diving deeper and exploring the ocean floor. I'm definitely inspired by artists like Valentino Mora, Dorisburg and basically, anyone who has played at Organik Festival in Taiwan - they have such great bookings. Also, Johanna Knutsson who plays and makes the most beautiful, understated dub techno. 

I'm always impressed by techno DJs who don't feel pressure to play anything too obvious but rather confidently lull the audience into a trance state with layers of lush textures. I'm not really a techno DJ, I usually play anything with breaks, and this mix actually isn't actually so straight-forward either, but it's definitely inspired by that idea and I love staying open to all genres and finding openings to understanding and exploring them.

E2E: Any news or projects you’re working on at the moment?

KM: My partner and I who do the Oscillate events at about blank in Berlin started a label, Oscillate Tracks, last year and our third release with Johanna Knutsson and Karen Gwyer is coming out in August! I'm absolutely in love with all the tracks and can't wait to share them with everyone.

I also just got a studio and have been focussing on production but I'm not in any rush to get anything out, just learning and experimenting at this stage which is really fun.

music for... subaquatic travel - Kate Miller

@earlgreyradio

E2E: Did your move to Melbourne influence the mix? 

A little bit, yes. I have been feeling particularly nostalgic lately and that probably came through in the selections. Last week, I drove from Glebe to Brunswick in a 12 seater bus with my cat Romeo. We listened to this mix together to see how it sounded on the road. Unfortunately, Romeo did not like it and he did not like much that day. 

E2E: Were there any environments or contexts that you had in mind when putting this mix together? 

As the title of your mix series suggests, music can be a wonderful accompaniment to activities. When I have watched a film that has really affected me I’ll often listen to the soundtrack for weeks after and sometimes make my own imaginary soundtrack of songs that fit with the world of the film. While I was reading Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Border Trilogy’, I wanted to find ways to stay in the novel when I wasn’t reading it. The novels are set at the southwest border of the United States and the characters spend a majority of the novels riding on horseback, often alone and usually on a quest to avenge a loss. I found myself preoccupied imagining the sort of music the characters and their horses could be listening to, riding under lonesome skies, contemplating their place in the world. 

I don’t expect that much of your audience owns or has access to a horse. Still, I hope some of them can enjoy these songs on journeys of their own. 

E2E: Any news or projects coming up with Best Effort, Ken Oath Records or Rimbombo?

Nothing is planned on the release front and my bank account implies that maybe it’s time for a bit of a break. Best Effort Dance Parties will continue every few months at Freda’s and I’m looking forward to some summer parties in Sydney with my Rimbombo buds Adi and James at the end of the year.

music for... horse and rider - DJ Earl Grey

E2E: Any particular environment or context you had in mind when recording this mix?

Myles Mac: Elaborating on the theme, I've been living down on the Mornington Peninsula for the last year or so which is home to some of Australia's coolest birdlife, recently prompting me and my girlfriend to go buy some binoculars and join the fray as amateur birdwatchers. Just from my place here, you can often see some pretty funky birds like the brightly coloured Eastern Rosellas and Rainbow Lorikeets, and we also get the odd visit from a cheeky Laughing Kookaburra looking for a quick bath. There's even a family of Wedge-tailed Eagles that circle around above. I'm sure one day they'll discover some pretty cool birds in outer space too, and I think this could be a nice soundtrack for all the interplanetary birdwatchers out there.

E2E: Any new projects you're working on or milestones with MDC? 

Myles Mac: MDC is into its 10th year now which is a bit of a trip! Just hope to continue sharing memorable listening journeys from all over the place but would like to focus a bit more on emerging locals as there are some incredible DJs down here that don't always get the recognition they should.

Will also be collaborating on a few tasty club shows with the Slow Burn crew next year which I'm quite excited about.

music for... birdwatching in outer space - Myles Mac

musical storytelling with context and environment in mind

by @oli-is-wright & @tobiasdelamerevogel

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