With what was mostly a full and fruitful year for us with many beautiful moments, we now turn our eyes forward to what is looking to be a very exciting year for us at Phonica as we walk into our 20th year of being alive. 2022 saw our mix series get even more killer contributions from artists like Paramida, Sally C, Fred P, Eden Burns, Alex Kassian, Erol Alkan and more. 2023's series line up plans to keep moving up and we have opened this years mix season in the capable hands of two of the finest DJ/Producers doing it right now. Bringing nothing but powerful, euphoric and goddess energies it can only be Octo Octa and Eris Drew of T4T Luv NRG. Amazingly celebrated for their strand of psychedelic, rolling progressive, trancey-house and break rhythms we can't think of two better selector's to take on our series. With an excellently curated compilation and mix for our good friends at Fabric last year as well as two banging cassettes on T4T we can't begin to imagine what this year has in-store for Maya and Eris but we have no doubt it's even more on the upward trajectory! Most likely to the heavens and back! We had a chat with Maya and Eris to see what they have been up to lately and little about how they approached the mix.

Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 103: Octo Octa & Eris Drew

This is Part 2 of my Mystery of the Motherbeat series of DJ mixes. I’ve wanted to record this mix for a long time as a follow-up to my 2018 mix by the same name. Both are a fusion of styles used to build a psychedelic hypnotic soundscape for deep listening and personal synchronization with the heart of Motherbeat. No big hands in the air moments to speak of here, just deep mixing and some of the most beautiful records in my collection. My Journal of the Motherbeat Substack explores the selections and intentions behind this 2 hour and 19 minute mix: https://journalofthemotherbeat.substack.com/p/notes-on-a-dj-mix. The track list is below.

1. LaTour - Blue (XX Records, 1992)
2. @geotaguchi - Deep Blue  (Coymix, 2023) 
3. Caldera - 30 Friends (Freude Am Tanzen, 2022)
4. Y.M.C. - Subway (Yoshitoshi Recordings, 1998) 
5. Brian Tanseau - Relativity (Carl Craig Urban Affair Dub, 1993)
6. @satoshi_tomiie - Un Peu (Abstract Architecture, 2023)
7. @edmondsonandon - On & On (Lissoms, 2023) 
8. Cris. P - Lemon (Psy Section, 2021)
9. @dreamcycleuk - All the Things (Idle Hands, 2021) 
10. Yaw Evans - Only Spirit (GD4YA, 2022) 
11. Todd Edwards - Winter Behavior (i Records, 1995)
12. Toka Project - One Day (Filter Flow, 1999)
13. Brian Eno - Fractal Zoom  (Mary’s Birthday Mix) (Opal Records, 1992)
14. Thurlow Joyce - Varial (NAFF, 2023)
15. Hoodwink  - Trip From The Hip (Mute, 1997)
16. The Heavyweight Kru  =  The Drea-mm (Not On Label, 1999)
17. @perkopair - Prang (Numbers, 2023)
18. Way Out West - The Gift (album version) (Deconstruction, 1997)
19. Anunaku @gu_tsvi - Celeste (WHYT, 2023)
20. Head High - Break Away (Power House, 2023)
21. Kenny Dope - Tom Beat (Dopewax, 2005)
22. S.R. - Dosemeter (Ruffset Records, 2022)
23. Knopha - Corundrum (Mood Hut, 2023)
24. Molen - Molecular Machine (Flight Mode, 2023)
25. Satoshi Tomiie - Proody-106 (Phonogramme, 2023)
26. DJ Tonka - Radical Noise (Force Inc., 1995)
27. Ruffneck Revival - My Knight VI (Not on Label, 1999)
28. Ruffneck Revival - My Knight VII (Not on Label, 1999)
29. Transformer 2  - Fruit of Love (Profile, 1992)
30. American Freedom Train - Cab Ride (Soundbird, 1975)
31. Way Out West  - Earth (Deconstruction, 1997)

Eris Drew’s Mystery of the Motherbeat Part 2

Always ahead of the curve, @paramida's @loveontherocks has been injecting prog, trance, Italo and more back into the underground for the past decade, building a loyal following of record buyers and partygoers along the way. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, Henry Ivry learns more.

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/sound-love-rocks-paramida

The Sound Of: Love On The Rocks, mixed by Paramida

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/TheMix043EDOO

For 2024’s final instalment of The Mix, @eris-drew & @octoocta provide an hour of Motherbeat-infused ecstacy

"We wanted to do a proper, 128 BPM house mix. Our very ecstatic, house energy mix. It’s going to be just over an hour, because we want it to be in that radiant space for the entire time and play some of our older favourites, as well as newer favourites from our record bag over this past year. We’re not like ‘track of the week’ DJs, when we love something, it’s getting played over the span of a few years, sometimes even 10 years."

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 043: Eris Drew & Octo Octa

Six hours recorded at one of my favourite clubs in the world, between the hours of 6am and 12pm. 
I absolutely loved doing this - taking the party deeper and deeper into after hours, and bringing everyone back to consciousness again in the second half. 
I LOVE NYC!

Ben UFO - Six Hours At Nowadays Nonstop 2024

ISAbella and Gabrielle taking over the lot for an hour of sexy lesbian house 

https://www.instagram.com/bellasalmonella 
https://www.instagram.com/gabriellekwarteng

https://www.soundcloud.com/bellasalmonella
https://soundcloud.com/gabriellekwarteng

ISAbella b2b Gabrielle Kwarteng @ The Lot Radio 02-08-2025

Raw rhythms, soulful energy & underground gems.

https://www.instagram.com/davidelimelech
https://soundcloud.com/david_elimelech 


David Elimelech @ The Lot Radio 03-03-2025

Josh Caffé welcomes us to paradise on SonarMix 063, a luxurious two-hour session of “deep, sexy and genre-bending” club music. Ahead of a pair of live shows at Sónar this year - you can catch him in Lisbon in April, and then in Barcelona this June - the multi-talented artist works up a sweat with this deeply seductive session. 


@josh-caffe



Tracklist
Aaron Carl - For The Money
DreamrDreamr - Escape Into
Sidetrax - Off Track (On The Right Trax mix 3)
Terrence Dixon - Return Of The Speaker People Kaustos Sudden Aphasia mix
Vulvareen & 1905 - Get Your Head Bust
Huey Mnemonic - Technician 3 (Max Watts Remix)
Skee Mask - A14 Vs Cb
Liano & P2P - Baile Duro
Malin Genie - Skump
DECIUS - So, So Strong
DJ Split - Agogo 4424
WTCHCRFT - 1 4 U
Eden_Burns - Xoh_dub
Dede - Actress - Typewriter World (DEDECUT)
MoMA Ready - SOUL DIVIDE
G-Emerald - 2-Dance
Vromo - Burn Up
Leftfield - Double Flash
CalvoMusic, DJ Glo 410 - Ga$ton Rasta feat. DJ Glo 410
Josh Steers - 100 PROOF
MCR-T - Top Shotta
Parris x Untold - Lip Locked
Marcus Mixx - Looked Down Upon By Rehabbed Butterflies (Multi Journeys In The Fog Mixx)
Materie - Landscapes Kaval Remix
Retromigration - YB
The Groove Room - Drift
DJ Bruce Lee - Jack Trak 1
Regal86 - Temperature (Hot mix)
James Ruskin - Mutate And Survive (James Ruskin Version)
G Flame - Da Wallz
G Flame - OGH
Soft Pink Truth - Soft on Crime

SonarMix 063: Josh Caffé

Marie Montexier is a vinyl-only DJ known for her elegant, genre-blending sets that move seamlessly between house, techno, and experimental sounds. With standout performances at clubs like Berghain and Fabric and festivals like Love International and Awakenings, she’s earned a global reputation. Her label, Paryìa, reflects her bold, forward-thinking vision, making her a distinctive force in contemporary electronic music.



C12 w/ Marie Montexier @ Kiosk Radio 26.04.2025

I’m releasing some older songs that still hold a special place in my heart. I wrote this song a while back during a season of heartbreak, and although I no longer resonate with these lyrics, I hope they remind anyone going through a similar experience that you’re not alone. Trust that it not only gets easier, but so much better than you could've imagined... 🥰💖

Now I’m with someone who treats me with so much love and gentleness, and I’m grateful every day for him and all the magic our relationship embodies. Thank you to @pausedpilot // @wickedubrecords for being everything you are, treating me like royalty, and helping me mix and master this track. I love you. 🖤

✨𝓛𝓮𝓽'𝓼 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓬𝓽✨

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𝓐𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼, 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓭. 🙏

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LYRICS:

Yeah, I still think of you
Do you think of me too?
I wish that I could call you
Cuz I’ve been dying to speak my truth
Yeah, I still think of you
Do you think of me too?
I wish that I could call you
Nobody’s ever loved me like you do

I got lost in the dark
I couldn’t find my way
That’s when you walked away
Had broken my own heart
You were never to blame
I would’ve done the same
I got lost in the dark
I couldn’t find my way
That’s when you walked away
Had broken my own heart
You were never to blame
I would’ve done the same

Yeah, I still think of you
Do you think of me too? (Do you, do you?)
I wish that I could call you
Cuz I’ve been dying to speak my truth (Do you, do you?)
Yeah, I still think of you
Do you think of me too? (Do you, do you?)
I wish that I could call you
Nobody’s ever loved me like you do (Do you, do you?)

Mii-Mii - Think Of You (SLOWED DOWN)

I recorded this mix in 2018 for the Her Damit festival and titled it the Mystery of the Motherbeat. I was hungry to tour Europe for the first time and agreed to do a mix and play the festival on a shoestring budget. Her Damit went into bankruptcy later that year, failing to pay artists and others for their work.  They also let their Soundcloud account expire, losing all the mixes they commissioned for the series. 

I am re-releasing this mix under its original name. Its real name. It is one of my deepest mixes. It is filled with the love and hope for the future that I put into it. It was recorded a week before I went to visit Maya and Brooke for the first time in March of 2018, exactly two years ago. That visit would change my life.  

Metronome - Voyage to the Bottom of the Bass (WBR Records 1991) 
Visions of Rhythm - Power of Purchase (Klasse Wrecks 2017)
Christian Tiger School - If You Want To (Original Version) (Lissoms 2018)
DJ Python - Cuál (Incienso 2017) 
Pseudopolis - Tracer (Redstone Press 2017)
Bassbin Twins III - untitled (Bassbin Records 1995)
Nitro Delux feat Silk - Hypno House (Deep Dub) (Cutting Records 1990)
Christian Tiger School - If You Want To (Edmondson Version) (Lissoms 2018)
Friends of Mathew - Out There (Raw mix) (Pulse-8 Records 1991)
DJ bwin - Mit Bonus... (First Second Label 2017)
Glas Rm - Fully Dipped (Wells Street  2017)
Ben Cohen - Entrance (from “Lesser Mysteries”) (Brokntoys 2018)
DJ Psychiatre - Trust Issues (Gasp 2017)
Hawke - 3 Moods in a Gurple Parden (Hardkiss Music 1993)
Dream Cycle - Paradise State (Sneaker Social Club 2017)
Human Movement - I Need (12 inch mix) (Of Leisure 2017)
Waterpark - Data Orb (Deep Blue 2016)
Environments - Ultimate Thunderstorm (Syntonic Research, Inc. 1979)

Eris Drew’s Mystery of the Motherbeat Part 1 (formerly Her Damit)

High Priestess of the Motherbeat. Vinyl slinging since 1994. Dissolve boundaries and models. Unlock your body. Find each other.
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