"Live" sets

In this Coast to Coast episode we bring you a kaleidoscope of what you’d find on a weekend out in Los Angeles. Delivering some unforgettable performances from the city of angels we have Dave Aju, Force Placement, Jeniluv, Juliet Mendoza and LA via SF-based Chuck Gunn.

The Los Angeles underground is deep. There’s something for everyone. Every niche imaginable has an audience, regular venues, local cutting edge artists and promoters pushing the sounds years before they make it across most of the States. We could host a year’s worth of Coast to Coast broadcasts in Los Angeles alone and it’d still be impossible to tell the full story of LA’s underground. We did our best. However, we’d be remiss not to acknowledge our intent to showcase the symbiotic relationship with San Francisco and our sister city to the south.

Coast To Coast: Los Angeles

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Best Set That Reminds You Of The Dance-floor
Remember dancefloors? They're those spaces where humans sweat and freak to a hypnotic beat....We're not crying, you're crying.

Best Sets Of 2020: Set That Reminds You Of The Dance-floor

Ambient Grace 10.19.2024

Tracklist:
Chihei Hatakeyama - Water and Birds
Krescent Carasso - Chora
Stars of the Lid - Anchor States, Pt 2
deku - muse
Factory Floor - Transform 
DJ Pierre - What is House Muzik (Ricardo Villalobos What Is Remix)
Sonic Youth - Providence 
RAVEN - CONTROL
Jan Jelinek - Lady Gaga, you once said in an interview that you...
Jake Muir - Spindle 
FRANCESCA - Noon
Dee Washington - Patrice
Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues
RAVEN - INTRO   
Chihei Hatakeyama - Pier

Artist Statement:
“I am deeply moved by the interaction between the organic and the synthetic, the ever evolving symbiotic relationship between man and machine. The line between where one starts and the other ends has become increasingly blurred. This dynamic is particularly poignant in San Francisco, a city where “Tech” and Art appear at once at odds and in harmony. My set is inspired by and dedicated to the artists who live in that margin and whose work aims to highlight that tenuous relationship between the analog and the digital. This is one of many odes to San Francisco.”

Ambient Grace - 10.19.24

Music that provides space to both reflect internally and release energy externally.

http://www.instagram.com/_chuckgunn

@houseof_chuckg

Chuck Gunn @ The Lot Radio 11-08-2024

Chuck Gunn @ Sunset Campout 2023

QAOTIQ: Stōned Früit & Chuck Gunn

1st hour: ez-f (@erikkzee) / 2nd hour: Chuck Gunn (@houseof_chuckg)

Chuck Gunn with ez-f - 09.06.25

Perhaps it’s a combination of his Haitian roots, his youth spent in St. Croix, and his New York City upbringing: It is evident when he steps behind the turntables or CDJs, where he is at once clearly comfortable and believe it or not, just a tad bit nervous. After more than 20 years in the business, yes, “The Kaizer” still gets butterflies. That’s probably what makes Kai Alce (pronounced al-SAY) such a force: He doesn’t settle down, blend in or go along. That integrity comes through in every gig he’s worked – from his early days at Detroit’s Music Institute when he was just teenager, to the 10-year-long DEEP legacy at MJQ that he co-founded, to the production company, NDATL, that he created in 2008. @kai-alce

Kai Alce | Fault Radio DJ Set in Atlanta (July 26, 2020)

Ash Lauryn is a DJ, Writer, and Radio Host hailing from Detroit, MI who is currently based in Atlanta, GA. Ash specializes in underground dance music, and says most of her influence stems from her roots back home in Detroit. As an active member of the dance music community for over a decade, she hosts her own event series alongside Stefan Ringer called Expressions, and is currently a resident DJ with Atlanta’s Deep South collective. In addition, Ash run’s a blog called “Underground & Black”, that shares the title with her monthly NTS radio show- the blog explores her experiences as a black woman and rising DJ on the dance music scene. Ash also hosts events under the Underground & Black moniker, with the inaugural edition taking place in NYC at Bossa Nova Civic Club, and the second to take place in Detroit during Movement Festival Weekend 2019. @ashlauryn

Ash Lauryn | Fault Radio DJ Set in Atlanta (July 26, 2020)

Juana has been a DC staple since 2004. Bored with her humble beginnings as a bedroom DJ spinning pulsating sweaty drug-fueled disco sessions alone in her Northside Chicago efficiency, she relocated to DC where she soon began playing top underground house clubs in DC-- Red, Dragonfly, and DC Sanctuary, and lots of places somewhere down on New York Avenue. Juana began to harken on the sweet, ethereal sounds that haunted her her entire life, making original tracks that would propel her into fame almost immediately. @thatjuana

Juana | Fault Radio DJ Set in Washington DC (August 23, 2020)

Overland is an acidic specialist based in Vancouver, Canada. She has records on naive, Helpful Music and Sweat Equity NYC. Hypnotic and intense techno is her specialty.

Overland | Fault Radio DJ Set in Vancouver, Canada (September 5, 2020)

Jason James aka Force Placement is a DJ/producer from Los Angeles, CA. He is a resident DJ and founding member of The Black Lodge, an LA based event collective and record label that has been pushing mutant strains of underground dance music to the masses since 2015. Known for his versatility as a DJ and live PA artist, Jason’s performances run the gamut from soulful and cerebral house music to mind-bending acid techno. He has released music on 100% Silk, Clave House, Material Image, Tigerbeat6, and Lost Soul Enterprises. @forceplacement

Force Placement | Fault Radio DJ Set in Los Angeles (September 27, 2020)

Jeni grew up in Los Angeles, surrounded by the rich tapestry of the 90s rave scene, which propelled her into the underground of electronic music at the age of 14. In 1997, She made her way up the coast to San Francisco to pursue an art degree. She played disco scenarios of San Francisco for the next decade notably co-founding the party Fistfight, which featured all female line-ups for the clubs and warehouse parties. In 2007, Jeni made her way back down to the city of angels and her contributions to nightlife and underground culture continued. She had a hand in co--founding the now notorious events Dusk, Surround, and Making Shapes.

Jeniluv | Fault Radio DJ Set in Los Angeles (September 27, 2020)

Born In the City of Angels, California. Began her musical journey before she was even born. Daughter of a musically talented family, Juliet would genetically inherit the love of music. Fast forward to the mid 90’s, where Juliet's passion for music & dance, led her to LA's underground house scene. Attending legendary house clubs The Arena and Carnival, to name a few. Juliet quickly became a well known dancer in the LA underground house community. She soon found herself involved as a part of the promotions street team for one of the biggest event producers of it's time, Go Ventures, with their signature events Together as One, The Love Festival, and LA Coliseum’s Monster Massive. It is with this vast knowledge, influence, and drive, that Juliet undoubtedly took to the turntables by storm and never looked back. @julietmendoza

Juliet Mendoza | Fault Radio DJ Set in Los Angeles (September 27, 2020)

Bay Area-born Marc David Barrite aka Dave Aju is a reliable name for fresh and inimitable electronic music, a balancing act of deep knowledge and passion for dance music history of the past, with a fearless, forward-thinking approach to production and performance. A diverse range of influences can be heard in Aju’s unique sound - from an immersive jazz upbringing via his father, a peer of Pharaoh Sanders early on, his dedicated underground hip-hop MC years, dance floor origins at South Bay latino house clubs, techno leanings of the SF rave scene in the 90s, to even contemporary R&B/neo-soul and the outer realms of experimental post-rock and musique concrète, always imbued with a warm, handmade sonic twist and solid sense of rhythm owed to his roots as a dancer. @dave-aju

Dave Aju | Fault Radio DJ Set in Los Angeles (September 27, 2020)

Recent Bay Area transplant by-way of Los Angeles, Chuck Gunn is a resident and co-founder of Joy Tactics, an underground warehouse party founded in LA. His take on house music is influenced by labels like Perlon, Pressure Traxx, and Mosaic. @houseof_chuckg

Chuck Gunn | Fault Radio DJ Set in San Francisco (September 27, 2020)

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