ABM Mixes

London-based DJ and performance artist Rachael Williams, aka Ambient Babestation Meltdown, compiles an hour of obscure TV samples and leftfield techno, rave and '80s German punk for the Fresh Kicks series

Interview here: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-160-ambient-babestation-meltdown

Fresh Kicks 160: Ambient Babestation Meltdown

Ambient Babestation Meltdown is a DJ, producer and vocalist whose EP with JBS 'Who Goes There' came out on Optimo Music last year and her next EP with Club Glow’s Borai is set to be released on Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint. Behind the decks you can find her playing everything from techno to electroclash via italo and other flavours of outsider dance. A true multi-genre DJ, she loves digging for lost classics and making people viscerally lose their minds on the dance floor.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/ambient-babestation

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Dante Scaglione is taking over the SYNTHICIDE airwaves for 2 hours of all-vinyl new beat, EBM and dark dance.

http://www.instagram.com/synthicidenyc 
http://www.instagram.com/d_a_n_t

SYNTHICIDE with Dante Scaglione @ The Lot Radio 08-06-2023

https://www.nts.live/shows/veronica-vasicka/episodes/veronica-vasicka-8th-august-2023

Minimal Wave w/ Veronica Vasicka 080823

A one year anniversary special of Nick's Netil show with friends and heroes Nathan  & Gary delivering the cross genre goods. Three different styles broken into two forty minute mixes each in an unprecedented four hour demonstration of modern concentration levels. Lots of fun was had, quite a few beers were drunk and hours of great tracks got played. A weird and wonky session for our times - enjoy

Nick Stephens x Nathan Gregory Wilkins x Gary The Tall - Four Hours in the Tin

selezione mps #036 – Sneaker
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Sneaker DJ has released about 50 records of chicago, Italo and synth. His latest record is the upcoming first 12" on Mattoni Pazzi - a remix EP and collaboration with @scannoir : GOTT - Mutatio (https://soundcloud.com/mattonipazzi/sets/mps002-gott-mutatio). 

He shared with us his set from Cosmic Deluxe - a festival for disco diggers and left-of-center live acts; this summer held 50km East of Berlin towards the Polish border. The amazingly intimate and open festival was hosted by the lovely Wahid Paradis (@wahidsolh) and his friends (shout outs!). Cosmic Deluxe is deriving its spirit from Camp Cosmic  since it was invented by Albion in Sweden on the occasion of his birthday. 

"Returning to a Cosmic fest after last year's hiatus left me with one big question - what to play? The 7" collection didn't grow considerably in the last 2 years.
So I picked the records that grew accumulated since I played a darker set - well ... as Dunkeltier in 2016. Not particularly "Cosmic" either. But remarkably psychedelic - not only because of the Timothy Leary citations - and therefore in the Cosmic tradition in a wider sense. It's clashing here and there - the typical friction I accept, I am even seeking for in my sets ever since (or at least since the Disco Train is rolling on Rat Life 1 in 2013). Far from synced, generic patterns the mix is challenging you with disharmonic dubbing, dares to layer badly edited originals (comparable to disco records "without a click") and even entirely different metra. Not mentioning the hard to grasp sunless tunes before I blend into more celestial realms.

I don't offer a tracklist, but I wanna point you on two tunes by the fabulous label Moonwalk X - run by the equally genius and adored DJ turning head by shouting his name Cid Hohner (@cidhohner)."

Artist sites:
@SneakerDJ
sneakerDJ.com
facebook.com/SneakerDJ
instagram.com/Sneaker.DJ
residentadvisor.net/DJ/Sneaker

selezione mps #036 – Sneaker 'Orange Sunshine' @ Cosmic Deluxe

For Viscera 104 we welcome Ambient Babestation Meltdown to the series!

For those that are unaware, Ambient Babestation Meltdown is a producer, DJ and vocalist who has released with the likes of Optimo Music and Ritual Poison, with more poetic productions on the way. Her mixes travel through Techno, Tech House, Electroclash, Hardcore and more giving off relentless energy and we're delighted to have her involved.

In the words of Rachael:

"The mix is inspired by my recent set at Field Maneuvers so anyone who was there might recognise a few bits off it! Really went for a go big or go home festival bangers set traversing across early 2000s tech house slammers, electroclash classics and early '90s hardcore belters. And it's all very music in the spirit of early 90s hardcore haha. Enjoy xx"

@ambient-babestation

Photo Credit - Andy Edwards

https://instagram.com/paranoidandroidphotography/

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Spanish shoegazers Bélver Yin have become the stuff of myth over the years since their debut album Luz Bel back in 1991.

Luz Bel was a quintessentially Mediterranean angle on slow, reverb and echo-laden atmospherics and despite radio play, a lack of distribution led to the album being largely overlooked. Disappearing into folklore and the annals of long-lost music geekery, it wasn't until Efficient Space’s faithful reissue in 2020 that the album finally got the attention it deserved. New album, "Para Mi Madre." is an intimate collection of recordings written by front man Pedro L. Ortega, it serves as a parting gift to his late mother, convincingly sounding like it could have been written back in 1991 to boot!

"The band's sonic explorations shift from pastel hues to balearic nostalgia."

@efficientspace

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Bélver Yin - The 'Monday Is OK' Ransom Note Mixtape

Bangers and slammers from all genres with Ambient Babestation Meltdown covering for Eclair Fifi. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/eclair-fifi/episodes/eclair-fifi-2nd-november-2023

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GETME! Guest Mix number one hundred and forty two comes from Ambient Babestation Meltdown, the DJ, producer and vocalist. Her EP with JBS 'Who Goes There' came out on Optimo Music last year and her next EP with Club Glow’s Borai is set to be released on Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint. Behind the decks you can find her playing everything from techno to hardcore via Italo, Electroclash and other flavours of outsider dance. A true multi-genre DJ, she loves digging for lost classics and making people viscerally lose their minds on the dance floor.

Track listing :

1. Faze Action - In The Trees (Carl Craig C1 mix) 
2. Puccio Roelens - Caravan (Panorama Channel edit)
3. Le Dust Sucker - Mandate My Ass 
4. Wind - Luxury (Juan Soto edit)
5. Phonique - The Red Dress (Tiefschwarz remix)
6. Mondee Oliver - Make Me Want You (Club Mix)
7. Artist Unknown - Deviant (DJ Bullsheet remix)
8. Heartthrob - Baby Kate
9. Ambient Babestation Meltdown & Borai - My Heart My Motherboard (unreleased)
10. Junito Perez - The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
11. Moving Still - Haram Odyssey (VIP mix)
12. Quartzlock - No Regrets (Muscular mix)
13. Freeform Five - Perspex Sex (Ewan’s Hi-NRG mix)
14. Rework - You’re So Just Just

GETME! Guest Mix 142 : Ambient Babestation Meltdown

LYL Radio: 16.11.23

Rick Shiver from whom you can expect everything, from Jazz to Dubstep, is keeping us in a realy cosy and warm atmosphere with cuppers and drums.
Let’s go Maestro.


Niemandsland w/ Rick Shiver (22/11/23)

Maurizio Athome is half Dj and half psychologist.
Dj’ing Italo wave and House since early 90’s.
Dj Athome is half member of Front de Cadeaux  with Hugosan.

We Slowly Rot w/ DJ Athome @ Kiosk Radio 12.01.2024

There was one person who immediately came to mind when this series came to live, Mark Knekelhuis. So you might understand how happy we are, that when we asked him, he straight away said yes. Mark recently announced that he will quit his DJ-ing, but luckily will keep on sharing his musical vision through his Label 'Knekelhuis', and now for us as well. 
We asked him to open a bottle of Iago's Marina, a rosé from the central Georgian region of Kartli. The wine is made from Chinuri and Tavkveri by the Iago's wive Marina. When we asked him about the wine, this is what Mark had to say.

"With pleasure I drank this full bottle of Marina by Iago. 
The color is some sort of autumnal dark amber, and the first smell reminded me to the smell of morning dew from autumn leaves, after a rainy day. My first taste seemed a bit plummy, slowly evolving into kind of nutty cognac hints and dark chocolate. It reminds me of the woods, temperature changes and a fireplace. The wine feels elegant to me, but also astringent in a good way. I like that contrast.
That was my starting point to go into the deep and contrast. By tracks that evoke some kind of cold and grounded association. While being just as much heart-warming and full of melancholy.
Last year I visited for the first time Tblissi - to play for Mutant Radio (check them out) and Bassiani. I remember I was so impressed by the people, the colors, the architecture and vibrant atmosphere. A country that has been the intersection of many shifting cultures. The Byzantine, Persian & Ottoman empires left their traces, as well the Arabs & Russia. 
And I learned Georgia is the birthplace of wine, and that they still use the tradional way of making wine. By putting the wine in clay pots that get buried in the ground for fermentation.  
I experienced this wine as complex, with many layers, and I love to believe that I taste a bit of Georgia’s complexity. 
I also discovered crazy good music from Georgia (check CES Records) at Vodcast record store. This mix contains a handful of those tracks. Plus, a favorite from Daan and a bit of Knekelhuis of course."

That's it for this time. Thank you Mark, and thank you Marina for making this incredible wine

Fairly Fermented mix. 604 - Mark Knekelhuis / marina

As a little thank-you, we're dropping a raw recording from the latest Bike Jesus takeover by Raphael Kosmos & Olinstvi. Pure 808/ italo vibe with some timeless favorites, in a 2-hour live back-to-back. 
See you soon between the lights and shadows as Compact Disco & Spati records again x 

Pic by Jakub dolezal

Raphael Kosmos b2b Olinství (Compact Disco X Späti Records Night - 17.2.2024 - Bike Jesus club)

multi genre weirdo dj and producer
music on @optimo-music and @ritualpoison
new ep with @borai 'human material' out on optimo music 12th april 2024
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