Each year, we ask a few artists from the Dekmantel Selectors line-up to deliver a mix in anticipation of the new edition. Who could be a better fit than DJ Python to re-initiate this tradition?

Even before Dulce Compañia, which introduced the Python alias to the world, Brian Piñeyro has been providing a wide array of unique sounds to those who care to listen. To be fair, he makes it hard not to care, and also to describe his ambling, dembow-inspired rhythms as something other than ‘deep reggaeton’. But if Piñeyro has taught us one thing, it is that music is just moods flowing into one another. Sometimes, the mood is a percussive therapy session, and sometimes it warps drone-driven electronica, tingly synths, and steely dancehall.

It is unsurprising that this mix is all about the mood too. A 60-minute journey across genuinely emotive songs and honeyed hymns. In his words, it’s just about “enjoying the time with people around you, whatever shape the people or the time may take”. When listening to this mix, keep in mind DJ Python’s approach to making soup: you can only really do it well if you allow yourself to move beyond the recipe. The only thing left to do is let go and get locked in.

Selectors Podcast 028 - DJ Python

Recording of DJ Python's set at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022.

Lente Kabinet Festival 2022

DJ Python at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022

[Bahamian Moor](https://soundcloud.com/bahamianmoor) will be playing music every month.

https://www.nts.live/shows/bahamian-moor/episodes/bahamian-moor-6th-january-2023

Bahamian Moor - Protect & Survive 070123

Desire paths are formed by repeated deviation from official routes. Artist/producer Laura Groves explores private roads and dreamscapes with a series of mixtapes featuring demos, synth sketches, collaborations, pop classics, field recordings and soundtracks.

https://www.nts.live/shows/desire-paths/episodes/desire-paths-2nd-march-2023

Desire Paths w/ Laura Groves 020323

PP#38 BY GRAND VOYAGE

Download:
https://corenews.me/dj-python-essential-mix-2024-01-20/?utm_source=soundcloud
Tracklist:
https://tracklists.thomaslaupstad.com/dj-python-essential-mix-2024-01-20-tracklist/?utm_source=soundcloud

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DJ Python - Essential Mix 2024-01-20

Minimalist movement on the open fields of sonic harmonicity – by composer and musician Ellen Arkbro, the monthly “Moving places” brings forth new listenings in the in-between of experimental forms of sound and music. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ellen-arkbro/episodes/ellen-arkbro-11th-december-2024

Moving places w/ Ellen Arkbro 111224

Minimalist movement on the open fields of sonic harmonicity – by composer and musician Ellen Arkbro, the monthly “Moving places” brings forth new listenings in the in-between of experimental forms of sound and music. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ellen-arkbro/episodes/ellen-arkbro-5th-february-2025

Moving places w/ Ellen Arkbro 050225

aphex twin - (rhubarb)
max richter - on reflection
nosaj thing - nowhere
roman flugel - planet zorg
clint mansell - life eternal
chilly gonzales - cello gonzales
mark pritchard - beautiful people
johnny jewel - what if
james heather - ruquia
clark - elaine / gabriel theme
angelo badalmenti - laura palmer’s theme
ólafur arnalds & nils frahm - 20:17
nosaj thing - igyc
james heather - biomes
clark - a cutting
frank ocean - godspeed
how to dress well - ocean floor everything
phil france - the swimmer

music for napping & reading

Driving back to London in the middle of the night so you'll arrive in the early morning.

The idea of traveling when no one else does appeals to you. The peaceful journey allows you to focus on some music you've never seemed to find the time to absorb.

Reaching the outskirts of London now, and some African rhythms are slowly blending with an ethereal voice. By the time you are in East London the tempo drops again; the soft and crisp morning light covers the empty streets of Stoke Newington.

As you are parking your car and the field recording of the airplane departing finishes, you think of breakfast.

Mix and image @apres_anora

Après Anora for Esters : 24

laurel's writing mix

Esters invites friends, producers and DJs to create a selection of music that reflects the cafe’s changing dynamic throughout the day.

The series is curated to set an ongoing soundtrack for any given day, allowing for coincidental interactions as well as exchange from one artist to the next. 

Esters is a cafe in Stoke Newington serving the finest in breakfast, coffee and baked goods to a neighbourhood clientele. We view this series as an extension of our ethos and an experiment in the cooperation of flavour, sound and experience.

Find us at 
www.estersn16.com
@estersn16
facebook.com/estersn16

If you’re interested in contributing, then please do get in touch at hello@estersn16.com.
