This mix was created by Hyasynth especially for Alex Ruder's show "Midnight in a Perfect World" on KEXP (a Seattle-based, Listener-powered radio station) and it aired on June 14, 2019. Production by Gene Lee. You can also listen to the archived mix on KEXP.org. Thanks for listening!

Midnight in a Perfect World KEXP

<3 came for the music, stayed for the whiskey 

Hyasynth, also known as Karen Baskett, is a Belize-based DJ who fell in love with house music as a club dancer attending raves in college. She learned how to mix records once she moved to Manhattan in 2000, began getting her own gigs and establishing her deep, soulful, disco-influenced sound in NYC clubs, then she moved to Seattle in 2004 where she started an all-female group called Grace Sessions with Erin O’Connor-Drew at See Sound Lounge. 
 
Over the years Hyasynth has been a member of the De La Creme and Bottom Forty crews, she frequently plays Seattle clubs as a special guest with other crews, her mixes have been featured on radio stations such as KEXP, 107.7 theEnd, and 89.5, and she is the newest resident DJ with Flammable Sundays at Chop Suey, the longest running weekly house party on the west coast. 
 
Professionally she recently retired as a performer and dance instructor, so rhythm and musical timing are innate. Now Karen is a Certified Ayurveda, Yoga + Sound Practitioner who uses house music to help in the healing process. She is the founder of the AHA Life Lab, a wellness studio in Placencia, Belize. 

Hyasynth is known for her energetic and passionate performances that are sure to lift your spirits and get you moving! She is invigorated by the sense of community found on a dancefloor and enjoys sharing her favorite music with others. Catch her joyful sets when you can!
 
Follow her on Instagram @Hyasynth.DJ and on Soundcloud; https://on.soundcloud.com/hyasynth

Bringing beats to you from a multitude of producers, collectives and independent artists all around the world. 

Track selections lean heavily toward electronic sounds with a focus on Ethnofusion, Glitch, Dub, House, West Coast Bass, as well as some really chilled, mellow music which some could describe as Ambient.

I just want to shaman epic parties

In 2013, I found house music at Desert Hearts, a festival rooted in the desert of Southern California.  This dusty, kick drum-filled festival was the opening of a new expression.

Now—as a MIND at LARGE resident DJ and 50% of Milk & Honey. You can find me on the West Coast playing an eclectic mix of melodic, deep and tech tracks centered around drums and introspection—an homage to the culture of the SoCal house scene and the desert I still call home.