This week, a momentous deep techno traversal from engimatic Ottawa DJ/producer/live performer @ruthgrader. He's also the funder of @mixedsignals-cc, a great platform covering key happenings in the underground electronic music community. 

This set debuts our 'side effects' sub-series, for more cerebral, deep, and downtempo-oriented sounds.

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦(𝐬) 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?

I'm really into photography, either analog and digital and really enjoy exploring empty spaces, outdoors and architecture and document my own moments from weird angles, shapes and textures. I have a professional background in Web Development and Design, so I always found myself seeking for ideas for projects and photography was always one of those ways to find creative forms of expression within myself, and also to get me outside. 

I also have a professional background in Artisan Baking and cooking, with that passion I always found that I was able to express a creative side of myself through food and the art of making it. I find it super important to always find any sort of creative output that will contribute to put our minds in trance and get something out of the box from it. 

What’s your favorite album, artist, or music to listen to that isn’t dance music?

When I was an early teenager, in the late 90s, I got heavily involved in the Punk and Hardcore community in South America (where I'm from) and played in many bands, touring toured all over until I moved to Canada in 2009. I'm still a punk and but that was my world basically, so there are some bands and albums that I still carry with me and listen every day, some older than others. Here's one from Spain:

Ictus - Impervm 12"
https://open.spotify.com/album/3UsbhfBCykXDVDIfUBcFya?si=eYVmY2TMTZC-DkO8cyeLnA

I also got really involved in Hip-hop in the late 90s, specifically in more creative and political related content based artists from South America. There are many but one in specific that really shaped me, I think that you should listen to her:

Anita Tjoux - 1977
https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZhTbUZNobDXuzcYWGzxA3?si=mlKNN5ywQ8iUGbczdpS3yQ

And something I'm listening while writing this, good for zipping coffee on a cold -20 Saturday morning:

Karate - Unsolved LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IowOtKr4g-s

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬?

Inhale, exhale, close your eyes and enjoy your journey because it will never happen again the same way.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐉 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 (𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩), 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

When I started, I was doing live sets using hardware only, either playing shows at bars, DIY spaces or clubs. The settings for those live sets were always different and unexpected because when you do live sets like that, you usually don't have much control of where are you going to set your gear and where exactly are you going to play, sometimes behind the DJ booth, sometimes besides, in the front or even on top of the CDjs. It was until recently that I started DJing and found myself in the DJ booth. Both experiences are different and equality interesting and each night is different from the next one. 

I personally enjoy playing small dark spaces with a couple of probe lights and sweaty walls, at floor level. Not into the big DJ booth on top of the dancers because I should not be the focus, they are. 

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?

Anders Hellberg - Episodes Of The Observed Mind (Knay Remix) (NFEREE)
Jana Sleep - Eco (Hypnus)

Both tracks included in this mix. Support both labels.

CIRCLECAST 004 ≁ Ruth Grader

2023:
Sepahbod Xorshid Single [Apranik Recods, WLF VA Album]
2022:
Narcosis EP [Neu.Gravity]
die Angewandte Festival Jul.1
rrr Club May
rrr Club March
2021:
Snow Sword EP [Neu.Gravity]
Perfect Storm EP (with KI) [Low Noise Productions] 
The State of None singe [K.O.P.I]
In the Name of Drums EP [Neu Gravity] 
2020: 
EKUR EP [Low Noise Productions]
Lapse single [Doomsday - Low Noise Productions]
Mefraq single [Noise.A.Noise]
Deep House Tehran Live Stream, Nov
Drone Day Ottawa, Online Streaming, May
Tasallob live audiovisual set in Seda Project,Tehran, Feb
2019:
Telemaque single [Noise.A.Noise]
Limited Acces Festival, Tehran, Jul
2018:
PourBoy Dec Show - Low Noise Productions
An Aptly Named Saturday Festival, QC, Jul
2017:
Egress (live), The Tea Party, Dec
Friendly Fire, Triple Seven, Gatineau, Nov 
Not Normal Balck Squirrel Books, Oct
Robo Harb, Bar Robo, Oct
CKCU Bizarre Bazaar, Oct
Twisted Transistor, Bar Robo, Oct
Octoberfest, Art House Cafe, Sep
Chinatown Remixed, Sep
Make Me Bad Monthly, Sep
Raicescultura Radio, Madrid, Jun
Clandestine After Party, La Latina, Madrid, Jun
CKCU FM Ottawa, Bizarre Bazaar, Jun 
Drone Day, Gallery 101, May
SAW Video, Elisa Harkins, Fire Queen, Skintone, May
Make Me Bad May Day, May

Inner Circle is a Montreal-based underground dance music collective founded in 2017.

Our values: Community-focus - Movement & Liberation - Artistic diversity - Old school love 

We are:
Diego @diego_111
Max Mira @maxmira / @ossifer
J.P. Métis @jpmetis
Pabloc @pablo-cabezas
Leëf @leefmusique


[Past Events 2020]

Feb 21 - Somatic Spirit w/ Aso Ani & Marc Myst

Jan 10 - Inner Circle x Homegrown Harvest present Martyn & more

[ Past Events 2018/2019 ] 

November 1 - Mainframe - Ciel, Jump Source, anabasine, Lis Dalton, G L O W Z I

Sept 27 - Exposé Noir w/ Paula Temple

Sept 20 - Inner Circle presents: LSDXOXO

September 1 - Exposé Noir w/ Rebekah

Jun 29 - Inner Circle x Mirage present: Florian Kupfer

May 24 - Exposé Noir w/ Function, DJ Nobu, and Dr. Rubinstein

Apr 27 - Rift-02 w. Jack George b2b Luminescu, D. Blavatsky, and Alex Borzych

Apr 12 - Vol. X 000001: Aurora Halal

Mar 23 - Inner Circle presents Jesse Futerman & Lis Dalton

Feb 16 - Reflection w/ Stephanie Sykes Pre-Party

Feb 14 - Graphite Publications: The Lonely Hearts Club

Feb 9 - Aucun Signal w/ Claire 

Dec 1 - Fracture w/ MMSI (Mateo Murphy/Stereo_IMG), Anabasine, Mikael, Mishel Cazes

Nov 17 - Expose Noir 24 hours w/ Slam, Anetha

Oct 13 - Spirale w/ Debbie Doe (Live)

Ruth Grader explores Deep and Hypnotic journeys playing LIVE and DJ sets.

For releases, more music & dates:

www.ruthgrader.com

Bookings/contact:

ruth@ruthgrader.com