WAX PLAY

We're honored to have the one and only, XC-17, as our first guest for our new mix series, WAX PLAY!

For this mix we ask that you donate to XC-17's gofundme to help them stay afloat.

gofundme: https://rb.gy/e9eytn
Follow XC-17: @stephanie-alona-helen

WAX PLAY OO1: XC-17

Drippin hot with Johnny Zoloft's MOOD SWINGS mix for WAX PLAY 002!

Here's a lil description for today's prescription: 
this mix was recorded in early june 2021, a time when covid lockdown restrictions were easing and I was taking my first steps back into the communal world. i met with friends. we talked about quarantine; some parts were different, some were the same. mood swings were a universal constant. in quarantine i cried, i danced, i took depression naps, i experienced beauty, i learned how to be alone, then i forgot, i fell into a hole, i got out, i fell back in, i asked for help. all in the same day, usually. this mix intends to capture the mood swings that many of us experienced when left to our own devices, and ends with a snapshot of the manic fear/joy that many of us are experiencing as we accelerate into a social calendar once again. enjoy the ride <3

Johnny Zoloft wants to remind you that American dance music is rooted in Black music, so if you enjoy the mix please donate to the Afro-American Music Institute: https://bit.ly/3cOxhdP

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WAX PLAY 002: JOHNNY ZOLOFT

Melting wax with AI Markus's SUPER BLOOD FLOWER MOON FUTURECAST mix for WAX PLAY 003!

Here's a lil description from AI: 
This mix is about Circadian rhythms. Exploring joy, making space for sacred rest, returning to the earth, dreaming of other futures. Through an apocalyptic time I’ve found a guiding constant in the change of seasons, budding and shedding of trees, rhythms of emotion. I’ve learned to empathize with myself, to feel each swing and jolt. To be honest about my rough edges, my caverns, my grief. To live openly, softly, without apology. This mix is a daydream about phases of the moon; ritual, routine, comfort, connection, whim, space. It’s about finding queer transcendence on the dance floor. Growing flowers. Communing with friends from afar through music. Curling up under a blanket to tune out the static. Making plans. Canceling plans. Staring into the abyss. As we come together again, we’re relearning how to find identity, and where to set boundaries. We can find strength and community in softness and openness. We can embrace and empathize with our lived experiences, our contradictions.

I hope this mix gives you a bit of space & time to appreciate and love yourself. Can’t wait to see you again on the dance floor someday soon 😊

If you’re in a place to do so, please donate to SisTers PGH (www.sisterspgh.org). Most of our shared cultural experiences and expressions wouldn’t exist without the timeless magic of the Black trans community. Help empower Pittsburgh’s Black trans present and future.

Follow @aimarkus
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Tracklist:
Eric Delay - 1986
Pipholp - Angers
Braga Circuít - 112
Alfredo Romero - Suzie
Teakup - Ice Cream Spork
Fauxchismo - Roll It Back
Ardalan - Fat Larry’s Band - Act Like You Know (Ardalan Edit)
Tristan Arp - Circling Music
ALONA - It Takes
L I L I T H - 8.24.19 / ash
Koeosaeme - Meat Texture
Samira Mendoza - I closed my eyes but couldn’t fall asleep, is that the sun?
AI Markus - unsleep
VECTOR GRAPHICS - CONUS

WAX PLAY 003: AI MARKUS

August is here and things are HEATING UP with Gladstone Deluxe's mix for WAX PLAY 004!

​​Message from Gladstone Deluxe:
This mix was recorded after a long time away from activities and states of mind that make me who I am. Now is a time where I'm slowly beginning to remember and figure out how to not ever forget them again. I also have not recorded a mix in a long time so some of these tunes have been carrying me through the pandemic. Book ended with two of my favorite originals. 

IG & Soundcloud: @gladstonedeluxe 

Tracklist:
Gladstone Deluxe - Rump (Forthcoming on MISC Records)
Two Shell - Soft Core
Malin Genie - Corpse Grinder
Mézigue - Le Son à 1000 Balles (Meg)
Jonny Rebok - Ghost Town Riddim
Feral - Ultraviolet Radiation
Detroit’s Filthiest - Hot Cheetos
Jimmy Batt - Rainbow Road
Leo Pol - The Luuve Juice
Reptant - Liquid Acrobatics
Kaidi Tatham - Freddie Can’t Run Away
Nektar Agu - Espectro Disonante
Guti - Like That
Chronic - Frequency Bazard
Sweely - Security (Get the fuck out)
Dam Funk - Shine
O’Flynn - Mesablanca
London Modular Alliance - Nebulous Thoughts
Steevio - Gwyrddu
Gladstone Deluxe - Driftin’ Away

WAX PLAY 004: GLADSTONE DELUXE

This month’s WAX PLAY features a 3hr mix from Encaustic co-founder Tabula Recta. Their selections build in tempo and intensity as the set progresses, paralleling the increase in stress, anxiety, and unrest we’ve experienced throughout the course of the pandemic. Here’s their message to you:

“
Let’s trauma bond through the soundscape of my escapist fever dream. 

I want to use this space to highlight that black & queer artists are not only the pioneers of electronic music expression, but essential to the vitality of arts / culture across all domains. To recognize this, I ask that you donate to the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective. 

The BTFA Collective aims to create an empowering community among Black trans and non-binary femmes and to address the systemic barriers that support their erasure. Founded in 2019 by Jordyn Jay, BTFA has created an uplifting, joyous space for Black trans women and non-binary femme artists to showcase their talent, advance their artistic careers, and explore the possibilities of their own creativity.

Donate Here:
https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTAxMzkx 
“

WAX PLAY 005: TABULA RECTA

For WAX PLAY 006, 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐦'𝐬 𝘍𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘓𝘋𝘙𝘌𝘕 mix has us running HOT as the nights grow colder. Igniting the crisp autumn air with heavy rhythms and EBM, she keeps us dancing til the warmth of the sun breaches the horizon. 

Check out what she has to say about it:

"
This mix goes out to all my fellow fall children. There is something extra potent and special about the pure darkness that comes during fall nights that radiates within us. I definitely brought my Sag fire to the table and hope this sparks the fire within you.

My dream for this mix was to synergize hard techno with the post-punk industrial music from which it's derived. I've thrown a track or two into my sets over the years but this is the first time I've pushed myself to this level of mixing them. It's an audio experiment that tested out my ears and my feet, but I had so much fun when I pressed record that I kept going and going. I could've easily done two more hours if my dog didn't need to go out :p

I'll never forget the moment just over a decade ago when my friends first introduced me to techno. "𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰? 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭." Yep. "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘬." Yep. "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰?" This began my complete love affair with the genre, starting with minimal, which has since blossomed through layers of progressive, melodic, business, and hard techno. The energy and controlled chaos of industrial on both sides of the spectrum has always held a big place in my little cyborg heart and I was thrilled to express myself through it here. It is aggressive, cathartic, and powerful and I hope I captured that throughout.

xx,
AXM
https://soundcloud.com/aleah-axiom
"

//Tracks //
Pneuma 1 / Noir
Bravery (Interface Remix) / Assemblage 23
Lower (Original Mix) / Ken Ishii, Alberto Ruiz
Gunman (Neumix) / Funker Vogt
I Wanna Say (Ingrid IT Remix) / Marck D
Hard Technology / SAM
Pivot (Original Mix) / Perc
Zakajen (Original Mix) / UVB
City Of Darkness / Funker Vogt
One Step Ahead (Original Mix) / Florian Meindl
Cages / Paula Temple
Schadenfreude / Aesthetic Perfection
Carbon Black / Slam & Perc
Hunt / Stef Mendesidis
Cracker / ohGr
The Drag Train / Planetary Assault Systems
Necromancer / Rebekah
Fade To Black / Apoptygma Berzerk
Healing Ritual Of Tribal (Original Mix) / Remco Beekwilder
Pulse Wave / Dax J
Hard and Dirty / Modulate
Schism / Slam & Perc
The Convent Burns / Alien Vampires
Increase (Pär Grindvik Remix) / Sylvie Maziarz
State Of Pressure (Original Mix) / Lewis Fautzi
Mother Hunger / Die Sektor
Believe In Yourself (Original Mix) / Kozlov
Viable Entity / Rudosa
Conveyor / Slam & 999999999
Timewave : Zero / Grendel
The Incal / Florian Meindl
Taste The Rope / Oscar Mulero
Collapse / Assemblage 23

WAX PLAY 006: AXIOM

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