Bass like the Korg M1 organ sound's degenerate cousin leaving moldy footprints on the linoleum. I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

Crown Ruler Mix #24 - Zjoso

In the first live recorded DJ set of the series, @Tribqu founder @Zjoso reminds us what it’s like to groove on a Summer’s day in January, when the energy is high and worries low. Laughter rolls in the background of this mainly vinyl mix as Zach blends his signature concoction of house, soul and disco, commanding the dance-floor with ease. So tune in and remember what it was like to be sun-kissed as Zach prepares to bring his tunes and spirit up north for his EU/UK tour. 

Big ups to Finding Figaro and Rhythm Section for hosting Zjoso alongside heads Bradley Zero, DJ JNETT and Sophie McAlister at Collingwood Children’s Farm. 

Mastered by Midnight Tenderness 

Illustration by Ben Keynes

This mix was recorded on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge their Elders past, present and emerging and recognise their efforts in the ongoing resistance against colonialism. Sovereignty has never been ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

Crown Ruler Mix #24 - Zjoso

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Zjoso Live From Music Room

Gayance's Crack Mix, shared ahead her debut album 'Mascarade' – which lands on 3 March via London’s Rhythm Section – expertly embodies the Montreal-born, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer's approach to her own output. So get stuck into a set of "soulful, heavy bass-infused party ambience paired with some natural red wine" that entices from the outset and refuses to let up.

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Crack Mix 487: Gayance

This month, Nick Cobby brings a balearic infused selection, recorded poolside from Bahidora Festival in Mexico. Expect a dreamy journey of downtempo and floaty electronica, perfect to relax and re-energise.


Tracklist:

Erik Wøllo - Ody At Sea
Nightmares On Wax - Nights Introlude
Erik Wøllo - Native Dance
Ambient Warrior - Oceanic Dub
Massonix - Just A LIttle Bit More (Electro Instrumental Mix)
Apiento - Things You Do For Love
Sandals - Nothing (Hard Hands Ritual)
Fila Brazillia - Hush Hush
Amaringo - Manto De Fuego (Cloak of Fire)
Ian Eccles-Smith - The Slaughtering Eye
Residentes Balearicos - Pitiusas First
Sexo y Fantasia - Sexo y Fantasia Theme (Alexander Arpeggio Remix)
Guy Contact - Maya Bay
Neutron 9000 - Sentinel (Tropical Love Forest Mix)
JAI - Primero De House
Azura - Theme From Azura (Dream Version)
Eon - B Cool #1 (8AM Mix)
Third Eye - Behold The Angel Of Frequency
Electribe 101 - Tell Me When the Fever Ended (Raggamix)
F.O.E - In My Jungle
Aksel & Aino - Dreamwaver
Essa 3 - Glass Roots
Mirror Boys - See The Music 4am
Guy Contact - Sounds from the Echosystem
Seb Wildblood - Floor Science
Synaptic Voyager - Gateway To Infinity
T.P.O - Hiroshi s Dub (Joe Claussell Dance Tracks Life Version)
Alex - Le Turbo Personnel (Motorbass Edit)


Music this month from:

@sebwildblood
@nightmares-on-wax
@stevecobby
@erikwollo
@massonix
@apiento
@ian-eccles-smith
@guycontact

Field Trips - Bahidora Balearic

pi pi pi EP debut with Oscar Huang, pre-orders out 3.14 on bandcamp π π π

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Oscar Huang @ The Lot Radio 03-12-2023

Prog and tech business from k2k on Moments this month.

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Moments w/ k2k - March 2023

Taking his cue from seminal mix albums of days gone by, Glenn Astro is back with a compilation of original productions from a cast of fictional artists on Nothing Is Real, releasing May 4. 

Across 13 tracks, the Tartelet mainstay celebrates the thrill of discovery which came as standard listening to new entries in series’ like X-Mix and DJ Kicks, moving between head-nodding downtempo, ambient techno, broken beat and all manner of chill-out room delights. You might be left wishing artists such as DJ 1999, Mental Trance and Eye Soul8r had actual discographies to go and explore, but as Astro himself is keen to point out, “nothing is real.” 

Astro has never been shy to embrace classic tropes and tones in his past albums for Tartelet, Apollo and Ninja Tune, but he’s drawing on a different set of influences for this album and embracing the flexibility afforded by using imagined aliases for varied production styles. 

“I had the idea to do a mixtape, preferably with unknown dance tracks that also reflect that whole 90s/early 00s vibe,” Astro explains. “Instead of digging for some records that haven’t been sourced yet or trying to find those ‘forgotten’ treasures, I made the tracks myself. That way I had full control over BPMs, feel and the whole arrangement of tracks. I thought of a few alter egos and started producing the tracks in the order that I intended to play them in a mix. In the end a whole compilation of tracks emerged.” 

While the concept might suggest you’re going to hear a lot of over-familiar sounds, don’t be fooled. Astro is inspired and inquisitive, channeling the experimental spirit of the 90s and early 00s when electronic music was still continually being redefined in all kinds of micro-scenes. In many cases, Astro’s productions slip into the cracks between genres rather than specifically mimicking a style. 

In the run up to its release on May 4, the album will be framed by four key single releases which embody the omnivorous attitude Astro brings to the album. As Crystalline Reality, he explores classic breakbeat in detail, fusing it with starry eyed ambient techno synthesis in an unlikely but wholly convincing combination. Eye Soul8r’s ‘Autumn Subs’ injects ambient synth work in a Fax Records style with a rolling drum funk calling back to the trip hop era. ‘Steppers Worldwide, Unite!’ by The Foundation lands somewhere between pitched down breakbeat hardcore and dubstep, echoing the seldom-mentioned breakstep sound but injecting it with a subtle touch of dub techno. Brain Liquor’s ‘Jaque?’ revels in beatless, Detroit-informed machine funk, laces in some wriggling 303 squelch and gives everything a generous dubbing, but hold tight for the plot twist. 

Even if the reference points are detectable, the end result is a curious blend as indebted to ambiguity as the overall concept of the compilation. Like the spine-tingling sensation of hitting play and awaiting the waves of unknown sonics on one of those seminal mixes, you never know exactly what you’re going to get as you take the trip through Nothing Is Real. 

“In terms of dance music, the 90s and early 2000s are pretty much the blueprint for everything that I’ve later on made myself,” Astro admits. “At the same time, I don’t want to be overly nostalgic about it. We often look at those times, specifically the Y2K years, as being a lot simpler, realer, more honest, which in some cases might even be true. Simultaneously, it's insanely naive. Everything plastic isn’t necessarily futuristic, you know?” 

Nothing is Real drops May 4th on vinyl and digital. 

All tracks written and produced by Glenn Astro

Nothing Is Real V.A. - DJ MIX - Mixed by Glenn Astro

Recorded during Happy Hour at Mansions on September 23rd, 2023.

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TASCAM DR-05X

Wine Bar Music with etiquette

Latest Butter Mix comes via Route 8 of This Is Our Time fame. Live excerpt from a set at the famous Larm club in Budapest.

Enjoy!

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Butter Mix #89 - Route 8

Trushmix 161 on the roll! This time Coral D in the mix! A newcomer in our  mix series, and he delivers a smashing one hour and fifty minute free flowing dub session. Quality vibe all the way, perfect for the slow day mood this summer!

Highly enjoyable listening!

Music from the top!


Music from the top!

Nothing Is Real V.A. - DJ MIX - Mixed by Glenn Astro

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