FAST_CAST

@FASTATWORK is gassed to launch our FAST_CAST mix series with a very special b2b set from residents @DJ_SAMWISE and @JUICYKUTZ, recorded live in January 2022 at FAST AT WORK in Los Angeles.

FAST_CAST 001: Samwise b2b Seyer

@FASTATWORK is proud to welcome fast rising LA-based producer and DJ @ETARI to our FAST_CAST series. She is known for her hypnotic and lush club cuts on labels like @YELLOWISLANDRECORDS and @LOBSTER-THEREMIN, and will perform at our upcoming party alongside @INVT305 and @PILO_ZKULPTOR.

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FAST_CAST 002: Etari

Live recording of Pilo and Carré's b2b set at Fast At Work

FAST_CAST 003: Pilo b2b Carré

Live recording of our resident Seyer (@JUICYKUTZ) at Fast At Work, October 1, 2022.

FAST_CAST 004: Seyer

@fastatwork is thrilled to welcome Miami-grown multidisciplinary duo @INVT305 to our FAST_CAST mix series. The duo specialize in electronic music and fashion design, and their sound represents a compelling fusion of jungle, techno, UKG, dubstep and various forms of Latin bass music, like Dembow, Cumbia, and Reggaeton. This mix has it all, and is an excerpt from INVT's debut LA performance - an exclusive DJ set at Fast At Work on October 1st, 2022.

FAST_CAST 005: INVT

We're excited to welcome someone very near and dear to us (and a FAW alum) to FAST_CAST, SF / Bay Area-grown, Boston-based artist Eugenia (@eugeniadj). Lock into an hour of groove, emotion and phenomenal selections.

Make sure to check out Eugenia's array of incredible mixes, including her HÖR and Boiler Room sets from 2022, plus her genre-non conforming, ambient-inspired mix series series "The Shape of Memory," via experimental label Ghunghru.
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Eugenia cut her teeth playing local clubs and throwing DIY events in the San Francisco and East Bay. Her energetic mixing style can be defined as bright, tender, and a highly dynamic, jumping across many genres of dance music wrapped in a lush atmosphere -- with her signature touch of sass. Eugenia is now based in Boston, where she plays with local queer collective Boudoir. Fresh from her sets at HÖR Berlin, Fast at Work in Los Angeles and Boiler Room in Boston, she continues to blossom further and curate her own sound.

FAST_CAST 006: Eugenia

We're ecstatic to welcome Nowadays resident and one of NY’s brightest stars AYESHA (@aye5ha) to FAST_CAST. Ayesha’s dynamic releases can be found across dance music’s most exciting labels including Fever AM, Kindergarten and Scuffed. This mix is from the second hour of Ayesha's mind-bending set at Fast At Work on March 31 2023. Strap in!

FAST_CAST 007: Ayesha

Excited to bring you this mix from SOS Music boss, Dublab host and overall supremely badass selector TOTTIE. TOTTIE swept into Los Angeles with the express purpose of making a mark within the space of dance music culture, and we can say she's done just that. With TOTTIE it seems instinctual; as a natural reflex, to live and breathe the sounds that she loves. Her label SOS Music (a !K7 imprint) co-founded in 2020 alongside Maddy Maia, is explicitly committed to amplifying the emerging female, non-binary and gender minority talent from across the globe. 

TOTTIE’S musical palette crosses a mix of genres that tap roots in the fundamentals of house, breaks and techno all the way through to UKG.  Having lived in London, Barcelona, and now Los Angeles, TOTTIE has impressively embodied a global movement in the purity of her intention and the honesty of her commitment to the music.

FAST_CAST 008: TOTTIE

Next up we have a mix from one of LA's brightest DJ community members, Max Ellington (@berrmax). Max is an LA-based DJ with roots in Ann Arbor, MI. Through his VPN Radio show, Surrealchemistry, he has embarked on a mission to explore the power of deep and psychadelic dance music. He's also a resident DJ at the New Palm event series. Some words from Max about the mix: 

"I used this mix as an assignment to break out of a lower tempo zone I've been vibing on lately and grab some faster + most importantly weirder records from the shelf. I tried to find a balance between speed and intensity--moves to higher tempos eventually accompanied by pillowy synths and dubby basslines.. the feeling of accelerating towards a soft landing!"

FAST_CAST 009: Max Ellington

Ringing in the next edition of the FAST_CAST mix series is London-via-NYC DJ @john_x. Currently based in East London, John has spent over a decade in both New York and London scenes, supporting artist communities, DJing and throwing grassroots parties. Some words from John about his mix:

“I tend to favor a sound that is equal parts driving, but also emotive and melodic, in nature. In this instance, I pulled together a collection of tracks that I feel have a certain overarching cinematic quality about them, despite stylistic or genre differences.”

FAST_CAST 010: John Xie

Ariana Gray Bé aka @agraybe is a Los Angeles-based, Cleveland-rooted DJ, singer, dancer, and scientist. An ever-evolving music sharer and tastemaker, Ari is currently a @newpalm resident DJ, organizer for Made to Move LA, and host of the quarterly radio show, Cloud Studies: Music for Gazing. She has also performed, produced, and hosted workshops with the Feminist Synth Lab community. With a DJ style based in versatility, Ari loves to create ebbs and flows of energy and emotion through textured groove and sonic expression.

FAST_CAST 011: agraybé

Certified rave queen and ultimate life of the party @fun2bjane has entered the chat, and she's delivered a stellar mix for FAST_CAST. Find yourself at one of fun2bjane’s sets and you're bound to genre-bounce in between fun, sassy, upbeat house and techno, climbing to trance and breaks; always incorporating an iconic pop vocal or two. A nod to the nostalgia of early-2000s pop-princesses, fun2bjane is quickly becoming a local staple in the Los Angeles circuit.

A note from fun2bjane:
"this mix is just a few of my favorite things: euphoric NRG, transcendent breakdowns, & driving basslines that will give you no choice but to have fun"

Follow for more fun: www.instagram.com/fun2bjane

FAST_CAST 012: fun2bjane

With deep roots that stretch from ambrosial Kerala to the golden coast of California, CHA CHA’s (@cha-cha-pillai) sound is inspired by purling polyrhythms from cultures beyond the West. Their devotion to tabla, djing, and modular synthesis, guides them through universal sonic spaces.

Mother and sound engineer of Corduroy Garden Soundsystem, CHA CHA organizes hi-fidelity techno-forward experiences in Los Angeles underground. They have worked with crews and curators such as New Palm, Pranks!, Printshop, Vitamin1k, FeM Synth Lab, Acid Camp and United Selector Network.

A note from Cha Cha: 
"With this mix I intend to highlight my everlasting love for cheeky, freaky productions and wormhole bass lines while exploring the mesmerizing technicalities of drum traditions from around the world. I hope to coax the listener into a twisting, off-kilter energetic experience leaving them deep inside my fast, futuristic rhythmic jungle."

FAST_CAST 013: CHA CHA

Ending 2023 with a very special mix from FAW resident, Carré (@carreo). This was recorded live last month in San Francisco for @clubmoniker at Underground SF.

A message from Carré:
"Someone at the party described my set as 'really high energy, intricate rhythms, & fun tangents' and I truly think that's the best way to sum it up. When listened to this recording I could hear just how locked in I was, and I'm so happy that was captured. Grateful to Club Moniker for bringing me to play SF for the first time, they're the best. P.S. there's a couple IDs from me in there :) "

FAST_CAST 014: Carré

Kicking off 2024 with a mix from Los Angeles based DJ / producer John Bryars (@johnbryars). John is recognized for his broad taste and eclectic style, known for pushing boundaries in the pursuit of euphoric, auditory bliss. 

A note from John:
"I'm excited to share this journey, which includes some unreleased tracks off a collaboration EP from myself and Sevyn, coming soon on AL GHARIB (@alllgharibbb). There's also a forthcoming Schacke (@schacke) remix of 'Devotion' by Pilo (@pilo_zkulptor) and myself, coming out on Boysnoize Records."

FAST_CAST 015: John Bryars

Next up we have a proper journey of a mix from NYC-based DJ Reid Golden. Inspired by sci-fi soundscapes and world-building, his DJ sets take you on an intentional ride. While he gravitates towards electro and other psychedelic sounds, he makes it known that all genres are fair game. Formerly of Denver's staple party crew Send/Receive, he now resides in New York City as a devoted patron of the metropolis' chugging club scene.

A quote from Reid about the mix:
"this mix is a pseudo slow burn – a BPM rotary of '90s hip hop, psy-tech, jungle, ambient and more"

FAST_CAST 016: Reid Golden

Introducing Dreamrdreamr to the FAST_CAST universe! With a variety of releases under her belt @dreamrdreamr productions showcase a fusion of early melodic rave and with her own personal nostalgic memories of sound. On the dancefloor, Dreamrdreamr will play with sound in a unique way to create mesmerising blends of genres from House, Breaks, Techno, and Jungle with undertones of dreamlike states and euphoria.

A note from Dreamrdreamr about this stellar mix:
"Keeping in mind the labels ethos of fast not hard I have chosen to move uptempo in the 140-160 range. I have tapped into some of my favourite tracks that I have been listening too recently plus some forthcoming and new selects. Starting on some fiery breaks and bass and transitioning through to some blissful and thought provoking jungle blends, the mix sits in the in-between space of emotions."

FAST_CAST 017: Dreamrdreamr

Next up on FAST_CAST we bring you NENE H (@nenetreat) – enjoy two hours of Nene H's incredible set at Fast At Work. This was recorded live on May 3 2024 at Venue MOT in London. 

Berlin-based Turkish-born DJ NENE H has become a powerhouse of Berlin's evolving underground identity–blazing a trail for SWANA, Muslim, queer, and female representation. Whether she's sprinkling trap into a peak-time techno set, or obliterating Berghain in her bridal gown–just when you think you've boxed Beste in, she throws you a curveball that hits you square in the face.

FAST_CAST 018: Nene H

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RESIDENTS: @CARREO // @DJ_SAMWISE // @MATTSEYER