CIRCLECAST ≁ Somatic Spirit

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SHIT MIX

This week, we're beyond thrilled to bring you this mind-bender of a mix from our favorite esoteric soundboi, @marcmyst !

He's been a supporter of Inner Circle since day 1 and we feel v grateful to be sharing a rare mix from this man of mystery! Deep, sweaty, sensual dungeon energy, crafted with love. 

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

To put it broadly: narrative and movement.

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

Techy proggy metal/jazz fusion, blackgaze, slowcore, emo, alternative hip-hop. typically the Soundcloud type 🙂

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

Tomfoolery, mischief, and mixed emotions

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

2 Technics, 2 CDJs, practically any mixer besides those of Pioneer, and a slightly dusty but intimate environment.

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

Blake Baxter - When A Thought Becomes U

CIRCLECAST 011 ≁ Marc Myst

***INTERVIEW BELOW // ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS***

A real banger of a mix this week from our friend @symplectic !

Simon is one of those heads who is always finding big new ways to contribute to the scene. Infamous for his high-bpm, quick cuttin' DJ sets, he's also co-founder/resident of the Toulouse-based @moontripasso and co-founder/co-owner for @vaguesrecords. 

All aboard the Frapcore Express 🚂💨

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Quelle forme d'art, autre que la musique, apprécies-tu spécialement ?

Je m'intéresse beaucoup au cinéma et pendant cette dernière année à la maison j’ai pu bien investir le domaine… Mes films préférés étant bien évidemment les deux OSS117. Sinon en fonction de l’humeur je peux regarder de tous les styles même si j’ai quand même un faible pour les scénario inspirés de faits réels. La plus grosse claque récente que j’ai prise étant sur la mini série “When they see us” (“Dans leur regard”) qui raconte (l’histoire vraie) d’une enquête montée de toute pièce accusant délibérement à tort 5 ados noirs d’Harlem pour viol.

Hormis la musique pour danser, vers quels albums, artistes ou styles gravites-tu ?

Depuis l'adolescence, je suis passionné de rap francais. Contrairement à la musique électronique j’écoute très rarement du rap pour "m'ambiancer". Je suis très tourné vers ce qu’on appelle le “rap conscient". Ça peut être du rap avec un engagement politique/social comme on retrouve dans les textes de La Canaille, Medine, Vin’s; ou des textes sombres qui racontent le mal de vivre, comme Furax, Dooz Kawa ou pour moi un des meilleurs niveau écriture, Lucio Bukowski. 

Que tentes-tu de communiquer lorsque tu joues ou produis ta musique ? 

Lorsque j’ai commencé à mixer et que j’ai monté mon asso Moontrip à Toulouse (France), j’ai pris l’habitude de faire les closing des soirées qu’on organisait. En général c’était des sets d’une heure, la dernière heure où on donne tout. Le but étant de clôturer sur un set énervé où tout le monde se déchaîne avant la fin de la soirée (ou le début de l’after). J’aime particulièrement ce genre de set :) 

Décris-nous le DJ booth ou le scénario d'une performance idéale selon toi. 

Une des performances que je rêverai de voir c’est [KRTM] vs Twan en hybrid set !

Un morceau que tu as hâte de faire tourner sur un gros système en contexte post-COVID ?

 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Flymeon Acid Techno Edit)
https://soundcloud.com/flymeonmusic/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train

CIRCLECAST 012 ≁ SYMPLECTIC

***ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS // ENTREVISTA***

Notre ami Savino nous envoie son mix tout droit d’Espagne. Il fait partie de collectifs qui font vibrer la scène madrilène comme @possible-others ou encore les  @chineurs-de-madrid , et organise sa propre soirée du monde intitulée @gastemaus . Savino tend son oreille à tous les styles de musique, et a décidé de préparer un set haut en énergie pour notre répertoire Spirale !

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(Traduction française à suivre)

¿𝐐𝐮é 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚? 
El arte visual combinado con la experimentación sonora me llama mucho la atención y realmente me parecen 2 disciplinas que se complementan a la perfección. De hecho me ha influido mucho el festival LEV de Gijón. Como artistas podría decirte Refik Anadol y Electawu. Por otro lado, y gracias a que estoy experimentándolo ahora, el arte de la agricultura urbana me está haciendo crear una conexión con mis ancestros y además de conectarme de una manera muy pura con nuestra tierra.

¿𝐂𝐮á𝐥 𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮 á𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐨 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞?
Es muy difícil elegir esto porque suelo escuchar muchos géneros diferentes constantemente.  Pero si tuviera que decidir un sonido que me eriza la piel, te diría que el sonido de música celta (Gwendal, Jhetro Tull...) Es un género que he seguido desde pequeño y que me ha llevado a tocar instrumentos como la flauta travesera. Como artista/álbum me quedo con uno de los preferidos de mi colección: Djrum - Portrait With Firewood. 

¿𝐇𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐮 𝐩ú𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯é𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐮 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐲/𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬?
Vivimos en un mundo saturado de estímulos, de estrés…en el que muchas veces nos olvidamos del valor de las cosas, de dónde venimos y hacia dónde vamos. A través de la música se pueden estimular sensaciones que tenemos aletargadas, que pueden influir positivamente en nuestra manera de afrontar la vida. Siempre que toco intento transmitir algo a la gente que tengo delante. Al final es eso de lo que se trata, pero siempre intento ir más allá para intentar transmitir un viaje musical que vaya más allá de los géneros y el tiempo.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐉 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚 (𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧), 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨.
Si tuviera la oportunidad de hacer una sesión de más de 3h, que es lo que considero para hacer un verdadero viaje, 2 Technics, 3 cdjs y una Formula Sound. Empecé a practicar las mezclas a 3 canales desde hace 3 años y creo que podría llegar a considerarse un pseudo live ya que estás constantemente cogiendo elementos independientes que te interesan a través de las diferentes frecuencias que te permite aislar un mixer.

¿𝐐𝐮é 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦á𝐬 𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢ó𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐮é𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚?
Por suerte ya he podido tocar varias veces en época post pandémica y justo el sábado pasado puse el Special Request - Wallabies y la pista se vino abajo. Es una puta locura de track que tiene una energía brutal, en el que puedes distinguir 2 partes perfectamente diferenciadas que sin duda te van a hacer sudar en la pista.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧ç𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-ByMiAGpjzMZTaN9bFVGMP9DdG-IzY3zVwKVNZ0CuI/edit?usp=sharing 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-ByMiAGpjzMZTaN9bFVGMP9DdG-IzY3zVwKVNZ0CuI/edit?usp=sharing

CIRCLECAST 013 ≁ Savino

@djchoozey
@djchoices

An Inner Circle favourite, Choozey has presented yet another entry into the intricacy and depth of her storytelling abilities. Let yourself be transported into what the artist describes as " an imaginary space partly based in reality and in fantasy." With softening lullaby songs mixed with noisy peaks, and a decent number of wubs, this thoughtfully prepared mix is a great entry into our Somatic Spirit series. 

Thanks so much Destiny! For interested readers, full interview with the artist below:

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What art form(s) do you enjoy aside from music?
D: I enjoy all kinds of art (film, painting, literature, survival etc) but in terms of practice my other main modes of expression are writing, speaking, cartomancy (the Tarot of Marseilles, specifically) and astrology.

What’s your favourite album, artist, or music to listen to that isn’t dance music?
D: All music is dance music - imo - it's just a matter of 'how' or 'if' one dances to it.
This year the albums Anything Can’t Happen by Dorothea Paas and the forthcoming Highs In The Minuses by Charlotte Cornfield are some of my absolute favourite listens.

Is there anything in particular that you try to communicate to your audience through your music and/or performances?
D: I’m usually trying to tell a specific story for each setting and audience I play for. I try to use a wide palette of styles and textures to tell rich stories so I may (hopefully) reach more/different sorts of people. I think, for me, perfect dance floor moments only ever occur through chance and live improvisation; by remaining open to any kind of influence or possibility at any time. And, of course, by playing The Hits - in new contexts.

Describe your perfect DJ booth (or other performance set up), in terms of both the gear and the environment.
D: Toronto’s Best in Town sound system in a field under the moon, stars and morning light.

What track are you most excited to play in your first post-corona live gig?
D: Not sure I know when or what post-corona is but right now it’s a tie between Forbidden Fruit by DJ Pacifier and La Macarena.

Inner Circlecast

CIRCLECAST 014 ≁ Choozey

***INTERVIEW BELOW // ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS***

Membre fondateur du collectif Kizi Garden, Waner a publié un album en décembre 2020 intitulé 2020 Never Existed. Après ce mix-ci, écoutez notre track coup de coeur, Miss Trance 2021.
L'été est encore loin, mais Waner se charge de nous remonter le morale avec quelques morceaux de deep, soulful house, et de lofi envoûtante.
Marquez la date du 1er février, car Kizi publie L'ouverture d'esprit n'est pas une fracture du crâne, une compilation réunissant Ellxandra, Rig Thrall, Mok T, Djima, Anatohl et plus encore.

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

- Poetry 
- Graffiti  
- Design
- Digital art

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

Ryo Fukui - Sceneries or Cesaria Evora - Cabo Verde 

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

This might sound over heard but what I do and try to communicate is to just enjoy what you do and not to overthink it or stress too much about it, this will lead to a happier life. Who doesn’t want to have fun, to escape one’s day to day? 

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

In my utopia, I would say it doesn’t matter the gear or the location, as long as both aren’t unplayable. That being said, the perfect DJ booth is surrounded by dancers/music lovers. The perfect gear is a gear that allows you to do your set without technical complications, other than that I think DJs need to be able to play on almost anything. 

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

All the tracks of our [recently released] Kizi 404 vinyl.

CIRCLECAST 015 ≁ Waner

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King Krule - Easy Easy (20syl Remix)

☺ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 ☺

A nomadic spirit tracing her ancestry in the frozen Arctic and mountains of Translyvlania,  Claire is one of the most globe-trotting artists Montreal's electronic scene has to offer. In fact, she just recently concluded a wide-ranging summer tour schedule that included musical jaunts in Switzerland, Germany, British Columbia, and the Honduran Bay Islands. From Piknic Electronik to the Techno Parade, and from MUTEK to Club Der Visionaere, Claire’s music is shaking up dancefloors all over the world. 

With several EPs on vinyl and has released on labels Conceptual, Monoclap, Archipel and more. A bit of a gear junkie, Claire has a small but mighty arsenal of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, and drum machines. Something just flows when those machines come alive and for 2022, she is shifting her focus to live performance. She's also been hard at work preparing to launch her own label, Planète Secrète. Stay tuned!

You can follow Claire via the links below:

@clairelabs
https://www.facebook.com/ClaireLabs
https://www.instagram.com/clairelabs

CIRCLECAST 016 ≁ Claire

۞SUICIDIO۞

Soft Electro 2.0

bon, si t'etais pas là, yavait un battle nommé e-mortal à Montréal. j'ai mixé et voilà un petit recap musical sur quelques beats que j'ai joué durant le jam. heehee.

"gouminstyle" : from the word goumin in haitian creole means to fight (se battre). word used in montreal when you looking to fight or confront an enemy. "gouminstyle" is the style of electro when you want to confront your opponent, synonym as "vertifight", "battlemode" or "1000%"... 

vasy on fait un 2min ici même. 

Shoutout to my homeboy Elvis Gratton, le OG du canadian style in the beginning of the mix.

bisous les loulous

#jeantalon

E-MORTAL : on ma dit tu connais pas le gouminstyle

GESAFFELSTEIN - SET - Zeta

REDWALL - AGONY

galahad in goosedown (fiat iustitia et pereat mundus) 
produced by scallops hotel & steel tipped dove
off upcoming 4th milo LP 
budding ornithologists are weary of tired analogies 
miloraps.com

galahad in goosedown (fiat iustitia et pereat mundus) (prod. scallops hotel & steel tipped dove)

Am I

From the forthcoming [redacted],
a collaborative effort btwn
Hemlock Ernst & Kenny Segal

Back at the House

Hemlock Ernst - Down (prod. Kenny Segal)

☻ 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙒 / 𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙐𝙀 𝘾𝙄-𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙎 ☻

For our third installment, we bring you a no-frills, sub-shaking mix from Montreal DJ-producer @skinnybones!

CIRCLECAST is a series of recordings from friends, artists, DJs, and performers from our surrounding community, intended to inspire connections and rave memories. Like our live events, our podcast is separated into various series, each representing a different style/aesthetic. This mix falls under Somatic Spirit, our more vibey/eclectic offering. 

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

I love visual arts. I’m a graphic designer by day, and the perfect union between sound and images that are record sleeves pushed me into that career path.

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿, 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀-𝘁𝘂 ?

J’ai un appétit musical assez omnivore, et je vais accrocher sur des trucs assez différents. Mais je dirais que le free-jazz est une musique qui ne cesserait de me nourrir. Alice Coltrane, Leroy Jenkins, Muhal Richard Abrams, Art Ensemble, Sun Ra et Pharaoh Sanders sont des musiciens et compositeurs que j’affectionne particulièrement.

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

With music, I try to install a sense of abandon and, if I’m lucky, communion. I am a pretty cerebral person, so I really crave being pulled back into my body. If the music is right, I eventually transcend my body and enmesh myself with others in an even larger organism.

𝗗𝗲́𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀-𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗝 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲́𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗱'𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲́𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗶.

Il fait noir, il y a deux tables tournantes bien calibrées, je suis près des gens, je porte un t-shirt avec “no requests” ou “dont ask me 4 shit” ou quelque chose du genre.

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

Timo Maas’s Dooms Night remix!

CIRCLECAST 003 ≁ Skinnybones

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)