Shy One live from the Beach Stage at Love International 2022.

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Live from the Adriatic 2022: Shy One

NYC’s Andrew Devlin takes a break from his usual dance floor facilitation to offer us a poolside soundtrack inspired by a recent stay at The Standard hotel in Miami Beach.

Q. Where do things currently sit on @thelevelparty front, and what other projects have you been busily chipping away at?

A. What’s that line? “We’ve been coming to the same party for 12 years now, and in no way is that depressing.” I think we’re nearing 10 now. In any case, the party feels like it’s in a really good place. After doing it more or less solo for a minute, I brought 5 residents on board who I love dearly–Alien D, KFeelz, Nigelthreetimes, No Sir, and Yibing. Everyone has so much range and energy, it’s been special getting the group together.
I’m really excited for our Glen Falls House weekender upstate in July (14-16). We get to take over this little hotel in the woods for a weekend and stretch out. It’s a dream. Big shoutout Josh Houtkin at Good Room for all his work making that a reality.
Past that, we’ve got some shows at our usual spots, Le Bain and Good Room, as well as a couple of day parties at Public Records’ new Nursery and a July 4 BBQ at Mansions. Would really like to bring the group of us to some other cities soon. I dream about heading back to New Orleans, doing Level Miami, Level Mexico City, Ibiza, etc…Anyone reading this wants to get in touch, let’s build ;)
Personally, I run a small sound company here in NYC, so I’m trying to grow that business and maintain my sanity. I’d like to get back into making music soon, even just a few cheeky edits. Start a podcast (I know, I know). And eventually open up a venue. A pub of sorts with good food and music. 

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together?

There is, in fact, a pretty specific one. This mix is dedicated to the pool at the Standard in Miami. I went in January for the first time and recorded this when I got home. The vibe there is so strong. You’re sitting outside, eating the best caprese salad of your life, there’s a 2’ iguana crawling on a palm tree, you’ve got a green juice or a margarita in one hand. Everyone is having a good time and partying in this really respectful way. They’re just sipping on a cocktail or walking to the hot tub or making out in the pool. 
I thought a lot of that had to do with the soundsystem and the music programming–there are speakers everywhere (including underwater) playing at like 6/10 volume. The music is on a sort of soulful r&b/ balearic tip. I was on Shazam all weekend. So this mix is a dedication to that–if someone gave me 80 minutes to DJ the Standard Miami pool, this is what I would play.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment? 

A. Definitely. To run through a couple… ”Wall Street” I discovered reading Dub by Michael Veal. Great book for anyone interested in DJ’ing, soundsystems, production, etc. I got really into Jackie Mittoo reading that, and have been playing that track since. 
The Lauryn Hill track, “Sweetest Thing” I heard in a coffee shop in Amsterdam in 2009, forgot about completely, then recently re-discovered.
“Don’t Break my Heart” is a big song for my wife and me. We both stumbled on it when we started dating at the beginning of 2020. We almost chose it as our first dance at the wedding, but thought the lyrics were a little dark. Anyway, big tune at the house. 
And the last track, the Mike Huckaby remix, is close to my heart. I was lucky enough to meet Mike a few years ago and gave him a ride to his hotel after a gig. He had just played for 3 hours and all he wanted to talk about was my Volkswagen Jetta. He was really such a sweet, warm guy, and this track always makes me think of him. R.I.P. 
Thanks so much for having me on this! Been a huge fan of MDC for a long time, and the radio shows and mix specials got me through lockdown over here. Means a lot to be a part of it. Much love.

MDC.284 Andrew Devlin

Recording of Paquita Gordon's set at Dekmantel Festival 2023.

Paquita Gordon at Dekmantel Festival 2023

A 3 hour mix of Motown, Soul, and Hip Hop recorded live in Brazil
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The Hollies - Draggin' My Heels
The Impressions - We Must Be In Love
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - New York City
Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle
Steve Spacek - Let the Dollar Circulate
Grand Pubah - I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)
DJ Dez - Untitled Beats A
Azymuth - Morning
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me
The Temptations - I Need You
Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Smokey Robinson - More Love
Ebo Taylor, Uhuru-Yenzu - I Need Your Love
Rolando Rasteiro - Ain't No Sunshine
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Afro Cuban Band - Something’s Got To Give
Brothers By Choice - Baby, You Really Got Me Going
Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change A Thing
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
J Dilla - Track 30
Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious (Damn James)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Sade - Paradise
Outkast - Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Pt. 1)
Otis Gayle - I’ll Be Around
Darondo - Didn't I (Florent Rework)
The Rolling Stones - Miss You
Kindness - Swinging Party
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Steely Dan - Go Back Jack Do It Again
Lamont Dozier - Going Back To My Roots
The O’Jays - I Love Music
Paul Pills - Young Americans
The Spinners - It’s A Shame
Dabrye - Tunnel Vision
DJ Dez - Untitled
Post Malone - White Iverson
Big Pun - Still Not A Player
Lumidee - Never Leave You
Diggable Planets - Nickel Bag
Slum Village - Players

Ryan Elliott @ Matiz Bar Sao Paulo

Name: Alice Moxom
Alias: Moxie (@djmoxie)
Pronouns: she/ her
Location: London

Influences: Lee Krasner, Intec Records, Issey Miyake, Colin Stetson

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: NTS

Favorite Quote:
"If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"
- Ru Paul

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
It’s all about the music first and foremost. Play what excites you and remember everyone has their own journey - patience is key.

About the mix:
I recorded this mix on a beautiful spring afternoon, which at the moment is rare for London as we’ve been deprived of any sun recently! I roughly sketched it out and then pressed play on the first track, beginning the recording as the sun was setting and by the time i finished it was dark outside. I was fully in my own world when recording this and it felt good to take things a bit deeper and have those emotional moments, with tracks such as Roman Flugal’s Lucy, which for me is such a beautiful song and Hollis P Monroe’s ‘I’m Lonely’ which is one of my all time favourite tracks. The mix is a real groover with some trippy moments, it ramps up, but never fully smashes through the front door.

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

❁ Saffron: Saffron are a music tech initiative based here in the UK, but do lots of online courses and have a worldwide following. They were set up with the aim of bridging the gender imbalance in the music industry, specifically for women and non binary people to connect, learn and grow. I recently hosted an evening workshop talking about how i put my radio show together and it was such a brilliant experience. They also have online music production courses, dj courses and more! (www.saffronmusic.co.uk)

❁ Mermaids: Mermaids are a non profit charity set up to support trans, non binary and gender diverse children, young people and their families. I donate to them every month, and i’d love to highlight what amazing work they do. (www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)

Read more and tracklist - https://thedaisychain.club/2024/05/14/daisychain-330-moxie/

Daisychain

Daisychain 330 - Moxie

Amsterdam selector Orpheu The Wizard connects oddball and straight forward jams from different decades and different record shelves in a monthly show.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-12th-july-2024

Orpheu The Wizard - Dub Special 120724

Yes yes! I'm back again. Sorry for taking so long. Life came in the way. This time, live from the Down The Rabbit Hole festival. We were sitting on a couch with some lovely festival-goers across from us who wanted to start their Sunday with beautiful songs. It was super fun to do this with my good friend Luc. Thank you, DTRH, for the invitation. The show is in Dutch since we were in the Netherlands, haha. xoxo

Private Hearts 154 w/ Elias Mazian & Luc Mast Live From DTRH Festival '24

JUSTIN STRAUSS @ The Lot Radio 08-01-2024

Running Hot from South Wales but based in Berlin. With a fresh residency at Hypersoft in Berlin and a lot of fresh upcoming releases. 

Running Hot’s mix slides in like the perfect sunny afterparty it goes for the perfect satifaction, but left us longing for more.
Thanks @runninghotmusic <3

Trackhighlight: 
Smokin’ Beats - Look Who’s Lovin’ Me

This has probably been my record of the year so far. It’s an old record from ‘97 and something that I’ve had in my collection for a long time but it came back into my life at the start of the year when I was looking for some deeper, groovier stuff to play at a gig I was playing. I played it that night and it created such a vibe that I’ve been playing it regularly since then. When I played it at Panorama Bar earlier this year it was a real stand-out moment. I think with the tendency for everyone to play faster and harder music right now this record really stands out with its loose Latin groove and soulful vocals.'

Running Hot...IsBurning #152

On May 25th 2024, to accompany the launch of his Arthur Russell book "Travels Over Feeling" Richard King put together an event at London's Barbican celebrating Arthur's life with an all star musical cast recreating and reimagining his music.

I was thrilled to be invited to play a DJ set in the foyer afterwards. I have been an Arthur Russell devotee for 30 years and decided to play an all Arthur Russell DJ set*. The atmosphere was very special with lots of love transmitting back and forth from the DJ booth to the dancefloor. I really felt a freedom to slowly build it up playing so many of my favourite AR tracks and it was one of my very favourite DJ gis of 2024 so far.


*Full disclosure - there was an additional 30 minutes finale of this set that didn't record where I played non Arthur Russell, disco / disco adjacent records.

JD Twitch - All Arthur Russell DJ set, live at The Barbican, London 25/05/24

nathalie seres at floresta

foto: @fofo.altinell

Nathalie Seres at Floresta - Waking Life '24

plays dance songs at night and pop songs in the morning

• for DJ bookings: sam@klsbookings.com

Private Hearts 
twitch.tv/privateheartsshow

Private Hearts 154 w/ Elias Mazian & Luc Mast Live From DTRH Festival '24

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