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X-Mas Mixes (The Definitive Collection)

@keptmale

Introduce yourself? Preferred pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself? 

Hi i’m Gigi — he/his — Austin, TX — I was a childhood ice hockey star

How is everything going with you right now?

I have been fortunate enough to be well.. been using this year off from work to dive into a practice and learn some discipline.

How did you get your dj name?

I got it from my partner, Mimi — she flipped my original g-name into gigi & it stuck. I never liked my birth name much anyway + it’s cute to match.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

ry, tito fuego/mister water wet, charles, bobby, nueen, boundary, jel, purelink, pascäal, ian kim judd, jung dj, shiner, downstairs j, hysterical love project,  perila, oli/px, thurlow joyce+ many more.. so many friends exploring inspiring places these days

If you had to describe yourself as a flower,which one would it be and why? 

Mimi says “frost flowers because they’re ephemeral”

Favorite weird drug/mind altering experience?

Sensory deprivation tank before the rave at Shirley’s Temple (r.i.p.)
What was your first gig? How did it go? 

A show put together by Ben Aqua at an upstairs club on downtown Congress that I don’t recall. I was 18 & had only started making music on ableton a few months prior, and played a live set that mostly consisted of pressing play on a 30 min composed production mix with a little knob twiddling & dj drop triggering. considering that, I’d say it went pretty well

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

I think it’s obvious, but increased representation without tokenism. also, turn away from the dj & look at your fellow dancers.

Any cool releases upcoming for Gi Gi this year? 

I don’t want to speak too soon, but I do have a couple of records in the pipeline with quiet time & index, both of which I’m very excited about. working on some more uptempo material as kept that should be seeing the light of day soon as well.

For extended interview & OG pipipi track game please visit our website ------> pipipi.life <-----------

Gi Gi - 79˚ Cloudy

Chima Hiro's tenderly ecstatic sunrise set from infinity rug at Planeta Manas, Lisbon

tracklist:
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Water Copy
Harold Budd - Bismillahi ’Rrahmani ‘Rrahim
Lamin Fofana - I’m Your Question
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Ever New
John T. Gast - Shanti-Ites
Annelies Monseré - You’re On Your Own
Dolphins Into The Future - Lone Voyager
Popol Vuh - Why Do I Still Sleep 
Singing Dust - Song Of The Reed
Soft Machine - Carol Ann
Midori Takada & Masahiko Satoh - Ancient Palace
In The Beyond - Hunted
Popol Vuh - Ah!
June 11 - Memories
Cosmo Sheldrake - Nightjar
June 11 - A Peaceful Vale
Suzanne Kraft - Renee Sleeping
June 11 - Who Is Still Dreaming?
Laraaji - I Am Ocean
Popol Vuh - Hand In Hand
CV & JAB - Alfred Hitchcock Haze
Alice Coltrane / Turiyasangitananda - Madhura Manohara Giridhari
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - M’bondo (Version)
Gigi Masin - Consequences Of Goodbyes
Laraaji - Ocean Flow Zither
Fatima Al Qadiri - Shanzhai Feat. Helen Feng
CV & JAB - Nub With Three Wraps Of Fabric
Keith Jarrett - Lalene
Max D - Inspo (Ambient Mix)
Lonnie Liston Smith - Warm
Admas - Astaweslehu
Aretha Franklin - Precious Memories

Chima Hiro ~ infinity rug 18.11.22

XMas Mix 2022 - DJ Assam, Johan Kaseta & Gent1e $oul

@napmusick
Owww yes. It took a while but so excited to have NAP aka Daniel Rincon, doing a mix for our series. 
Have you ever heard Daniel - the person with the kindest heart - playing tracks? It’s all about fun, wrapped in an impeccable taste that will take you from Cumbia to Dembow, to the universe of the many dubs and the alternative outskirts of indie. 
Check out his label Isla and projects like Ambien Baby, DOSIS, La Fe and Sin Limites.

Knekelhuis # 106 - NAP

Cozy up and channel your deep winter vibes with this years edition of our long standing "XMas Mix" Series: Joe Davies, Johan Kaseta and Gent1e $oul selecting 2hrs+ of soft guitar music, snowy jazz cuts, deep trip hop and anything considered "wintery" for that matter!

XMas Mix 2023 - Joe Davies, Johan Kaseta & Gent1e $oul

@ameliaholt

Amelia Holt here. One of my favourite human beings that crossed my path the last few years. From the late nights in New York last year, to her Public Records invite, to a b2b night in Radio Radio in Amsterdam. 
This is the recording from an amazing openingset at her own party called Honey Trap, in NYC. Getting into a spectrum of steamy downtempo, triphop & smokey deep dubs in underwater realms.

TASCAM DR-40X

Knekelhuis # 113 - Amelia Holt

As summer gradually comes to a close, we are thrilled to introduce a new guest in our mix series: French artist Thaïs and Paris-based curator of the emotional waves event series. Thaïs shares with us a meditative and colorful mix, brimming with resourceful melodies, percussions, and deep ambiances. Sit back, close your eyes and listen.

@thaispnbng

Conscious Listening Mix Series - 28 - Thaïs

XMas Mix 2024 – Joe Davies, Johan Kaseta, Gent1e $oul

Nie wieder streit und es knistert das Kaminfeuer: Versammelt eure Liebsten, schmeißt den Bratapfel rein und genießt diese festlichen behutsamen Friedensklänge.

All love! - Vin Diesen Voice*

Lehult X-Mas Session w/ Lucky Charmz, DJ Assam & Johan Kaseta

Lehult Xmas Session 2020

Fast Castle is a bass music focussed vinyl and tape label based out of a shed-turned-studio in south Berlin.