2025

With fall around the corner, we look to Sold (@soldchicago) to take us through the feeling of trying to feel again. It’s time to decompress, grab some tea, take a seat, and ride the wave.

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We paired Sold's mix with a work by Frank Bowling titled “Head”. Bowling’s work in abstract expressionism and color field painting resemble a similar mastery in handling and composing dramatic saturation using raw form.  

For the interview, tracklist, and more, read on our Substack: https://moods.substack.com/p/moods-61-sold

For more on Frank Bowling: 
Frank’s Site - https://frankbowling.com/
And the piece Head (1974)- https://www.wikiart.org/en/frank-bowling/head-1974

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Moods 61: Sold

@scottzacharias closed down Hemlock Nights on Friday evening.

Campout Mix Series: Scott Zacharias

Eazy-breezy dancefloor eclecticism from the DC wonder duo... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/beautiful-swimmers/episodes/beautiful-swimmers-6th-december-2024

Beautiful Swimmers 061224

“It started a few days ago…any speaker you approach starts playing grainy, barely audible dance tunes. Sound bars, bluetooth and car speakers—you tried turning them off, synching and un-synching, unplugging them, and nothing has stopped the music. At first it was easy to brush off, but it’s too frequent to not take it personally. Yesterday you walked back and forth under the grocery store speaker twenty times, and each time you did, the music was there.

Now you’re lying in bed and it's happening again. This time out of your phone speaker. You pick up your phone and a prompt arrives: BEAM ME UP? There are two buttons under the question: “Yes” and “Yes.” After a sigh and a passing moment of fear, you pick a “Yes.”

Like in a movie, everything is suddenly white and you’re floating up. As you rise, the music gets louder and more defined, you’re approaching the source—and then, a moment of clarity: this is a space rave you’ve always hoped for.

You find yourself on a dancefloor in what might be a space station and the vibe is everything you need. The beings you find yourself dancing with, whoever they might be and wherever they might be from, are your community now. They’ve all gathered here to find the same thing you have: a rave utopia you had only dreamt of. “

@litedrama
IG: @lite.drama

Lite Drama is a DJ taking deep dives into contemporary dance music. Drawn to percussive oddballs and bass driven moments while leaning into house, prog, club and rave. A long time member of Portland’s dance music community, Lite Drama co-hosts the bi-weekly radio show Mixed Feelings on Freeform Portland and is a member of the UwU Collective as a DJ and organizer.


Tracklist
Sputnik One - Dry Run [N-Face]
LWS - Steady On [can you feel the sun]
Fibre Optixx - Rapture [KANN]
DJ JM - Winted [Nervous Horizon]
Salo Cin - Oko [Flippen Discs]
SUCHI - Ghungroo [!K7]
Plaintiff - Polycule [Unreleased]
Wigs - Eternal Sun [Goddezz]
Zombies in Miami - The Rhythm [Creatures Of The Night]
Soul Space - Seduccion Fvnk [Creatures Of The Night]
Aiden Francis- Shake Up [Goddezz]
MYKI - AAA [Tofistock]
Etari - Lulu Limon [Punctuality]
Seedless - Motion Warp [Mindmap]
DJ Spit - Heavy Breathing [Nehza]
A For Alpha - Dark Bongos (I Believe) [HARDLINE]
Escaflowne - Sweet Luv [Self-released]
caru - NVR FELT [Self-released]
Zaltsman - Reacting [Borne Fruits]
Yaleesa Hall - Cleanse [EXERSOUND]
Mr. E - Ear to Ear [Promise]

Distant Signals 073: Lite Drama

Beige @ The Lot Radio 02-08-2025

Chainletter - The Ever Afters Campout 2024 - Yurt

Clark Price - The Ever Afters Campout 2024 - Heart Lodge

“Hey whatsup i’m Bert.. i'm a sometimes organizer/ artist in the bay area DIY radical art communities. Been a fan of dance music since the first waves of Oakland warehouse raves and have been collecting and playing records since across a wide musical spectrum. 


I made a poll a few days ago about what sort of mix I should record and 90’s early 2000’s electronica won :p..so not typical of music I dj out, more of like a snapshot of sounds I liked when I first was getting into raving along with some newer stuff that calls back to that time/has some nostalgic quality.”

FLUX AETERNA 062: OBSTAC

30 mins of this set is missing due to a recording mishap. remember to check out the whole playlist. to relive the entire night full of amazing music 
https://on.soundcloud.com/i6Nw96DsY34oSgtK9

Pender Street Steppers - Weirdos Bush Rave Vol 3

༄.° twisted techhh for your listening pleasure 

https://www.instagram.com/deep_creep



pi pi pi with deep creep @ The Lot Radio 06-30-2025

A 6 hour b2b beginning to end with Justin Strauss (@justin-strauss) at Earthly Delights. One of my favorite nights this year <3

Justin Strauss b2b Amelia Holt @ Earthly Delights (08/01/25)

https://www.instagram.com/_love__letters_


.Freq with Love Letters @ The Lot Radio 08-26-2025

ALL YOU WANT

Out now on all music platforms.
(Original Mix available on SoundClound & YouTube only).

Need Your Tension (Original Mix)

Lasa - Always Open (Original Mix)

Interview + Download:  http://truantsblog.com/2019/truancy-volume-251-kiernan-laveaux/

Soundcloud: @kiernan-laveaux

“She is rearranging molecules in the air” was how Shane aka. Kiernan Laveaux‘s mixing style was once described to us by her In Training co-founder, Father of Two. Anyone who has been lucky to catch one of her mesmerising sets over the years across North America, in Berlin, or more recently during a tour in Europe this spring, will know exactly how accurate that description is. Kiernan Laveaux is one of the founding members of In Training, a queer party and collective which made its roots in Cleveland, Ohio in 2014. Over the course of a few years, by throwing their own parties in their small, industralised city In Training became part of the fabric of North America’s queer dance music underground. Shane is now based in Pittsburgh and, alongside In Training, holds strong links to the collectives & event series of Heaven is in You and Motherbeat, as well as other parties and groups based around the globe . One thing you become acutely aware of when listening to Shane play, or to her mixes, is that an intrinsic part of what she does is to create a narrative with the music that she plays.

Read more: http://truantsblog.com/2019/truancy-volume-251-kiernan-laveaux/#ixzz6mZxlcrkE

http://truantsblog.com

Kiernan Laveaux

Truancy Volume 251: Kiernan Laveaux

The Ever Afters Campout is a three day celebration of queer electronic and dance music in rural Northern California. The third year of the campout will take place from May 1st-4th, 2025 at Saratoga Springs Retreat Center in Upper Lake, CA.

Oakland based DJ transporting thru portals of sound since 2017 ☻ Formerly Jessica S

Clark Price - The Ever Afters Campout 2024 - Heart Lodge

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