Tender Buttons is @akash-bansal; a multidisciplinary writer, filmmaker, DJ and programmer based between Toronto and Montreal.
 
Over the past 8 years they have hosted radio residencies on the Lot Radio, n10as, TRP and CHRY. Since 2016, they have co-hosted Pillow Talk, a quarterly experimental dance music event that seeks to build new artists communities through multi-sensory dance parties. They previously worked for esteemed label Séance Centre and helped book Toronto’s favorite listening room– The Little Jerry.
 
Currently they are working on a screenplay about labour and the feeling of being alive. Say hi: akashbansal10@gmail.com

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Live mix aired on n10.as on July 8, 2022

Mix 046 for n10.as - Tender Buttons

VH: Hi Franz aka @franjazzco, welcome aboard. What have you been up to lately? 

F: Hey! Thanks for having me, it's an honor. Hm, pretty much the usual - working during the week, having a ball on the weekends, spending more money on records than I probably should, take care of my cats..

VH: How are you connected to the Viennese music scene?

F: I'd say pretty good, this town and its people have treated me well! I moved here from the countryside in 2003 and since then I've had the opportunity to participate in a few projects and collectives. The most recent is a DJ and event crew called Service, which I run with four friends. In general, I think this town holds incredible creative potential. There are so many people out there who I like to call friends and companions and who are just great at what they do - be it DJing, composing and producing music, organizing events, running venues, labels, or record stores - just everything that makes up a vibrant music scene!

VH: On the streets of Vienna, they say you're a great digger. What does that mean for you?

F: If so, I’ll take it as a compliment, and a very charming one at that! In fact, I've probably been obsessed with discovering new music all my life. I think this has its roots in my childhood, when I had a hard time falling asleep at my designated bedtime (I've always been a night person, it’s probably genetic), and the only thing I could do at night to avoid getting caught was to listen to the radio I had in my room on headphones, with the lights off. I think I felt the presenters were my friends, accompanying me through the dark and lonely nights, introducing me to all kinds of new music - basically more or less what I do myself today as a DJ, or at least try to.

VH: Tell us about your crew in Vienna "Service". As a presenter yourself, what do you look for in a show?

F: By now the crew consists of fellow DJs and friends Bambi, Gianni, @steinwald13, @mellolololo and me - a great combination, as everyone has their own skills and talents to contribute, and they're just some of the sweetest people around. We've started six years ago with an open-air party at a beautiful venue just outside the city, right next to the Danube, and we’ve been doing it every year since. We also host regular nights at Celeste, a nice little club with a very intimate atmosphere and strong sense for community that has massively supported us and our work throughout the years, as well as floor hostings at various locations across town and a monthly show on @resradio. Hm, what do I look for in a show? Bottom line, a good and easy time, an environment where I can feel welcome and safe enough to let go and enjoy a little escapism from the burdens of everyday life.

VH: Do you have any plans, wishes, or anything else for the near future that you might want to share?

F: I have a few gigs coming up before the end of the year that I'm definitely looking forward to, and right now I have two more mixes to finish.

VH: Thanks a very much for your contribution. You said at the beginning that you have been struggling to finish another mix. Do you find that a difficult task?

F: While I really appreciate these opportunities to play music to an audience that I might not otherwise reach and use tracks that might not fit in a live setting, it's a toxic mix of overthinking and procrastination that makes it hard to actually finish. Honestly, I'd like to record mixes more regularly, as there are still too many records gathering dust in my shelf that deserve to be heard. 

VH: How would you describe the mix you created for us?

F: I decided to take a chance and dig into the downtempo and chill-out areas of my music collection. Some memories of the golden Vienna downtempo days of the late 90ies and early 2000s, but also some uplifting, melodic Balearic vibes that, no matter the genre or tempo, I can hardly keep my hands off. I hope everyone who hears it enjoys, and thanks again for the opportunity!

VH MIX 010 Franjazzco

Live recording of Radio Betonska Basta, December 2nd, 2022.

Most track IDs are given in the mix, feel free to reach out if not.

Love

Betonska Basta Radio #17 w/ Iggy P (Melancholy Dub/Post-Punk)

B2B with London's mighty enigma & king of all cats - Josh Corbett.


@refugeworldwide @eyeshavebabes

Jank Incorporated & Josh Corbett | 020

On February 6th, two earthquakes took the lives of over 40,000 and counting Turkish, Syrian and Kurdish people, and displaced millions more, in what is one of the most devastating natural disasters of the 21st century. The effects of this disaster will be felt for years to come, and we as an international community need to raise money however we can to help, and also need to keep the crisis visible in global news.

On Sunday, February 19th, we hosted a fundraiser event over two floors at arkaoda Berlin, in collaboration with Root Radio, Radio Alhara and Resident Advisor. It was be a chance for people from the affected communities to meet and mourn together, to listen to some DJs from these regions play downtempo sets, to buy some donated artworks and crafts and, most importantly, to raise money. 

Together, we raised 12,000€ which was split equally between three reliable organisations: AHBAP who focus on Turkey, The White Helmets focusing on Syria and Heyva Sor focusing on Kurdish people.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Fundraiser - Müge & Irem Tanriverdi

full broadcast

http://m50.net/playlists/2023.01.17.html

@aka_r-ss...
no setlist

@m50...
Ilo : Humid : [untitled] : Uni:form
Vertical Cat : In Love : In Love : Achingly Responsive
Benjamin Brunn : For DK : East To West : Wake Up
Legowelt : Eternal Flux : Anaconda Flow : Hypercolour
Vertical Cat : Timpani Acid : Acid Reflux : Achingly Responsive
Legowelt : Nuisance Lover : Pimpshifter : Bunker
EOD : Buying Kicks : EAP : EOD
KiNK : E 79 : Rachel : Ovum
RX-101 : 7-b7 : Transmission : Suction

@aka_r-ss...
no setlist

@m50...
ITPDWIP : Waters Of Styx (Jeremiah R Remix) : Letting Go : Get The Balance Right
Lloyd Stellar : Lost In The Omega Nebula : Nightwalker : Diffuse Reality
Jimmy Edgar : Hush (Kyle's Detroit Retro Metro Remix) : Hush : Glass Table
Even Drones : Vanilla Cryonic : Ethics : Freund Der Familie
Lee Gamble : Kimenatics : Chain Kinematics : UIQ
Leif : Snowfall : Cloud Hidden : Sudden Drop
Arovane : Icol Diston : Icol Diston : din

streamed live at
Wax n Cats, CHI
Blast Radio, NYC

r.ss + m50 @ Counterbalance 2023.01.17

https://prettysneaky.bandcamp.com/album/pretty-sneaky

"Osterinsel" - Pretty Sneaky - 13/05/2023

Dawn moods for the early birds, courtesy of Sleepier & Impey aka Spirit Blue.

https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-spirit-blue/episodes/early-bird-show-spirit-blue-31st-may-2023

The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue 310523

August's Outsiders installment by Invisible City, inviting aftabhours, Toronto based reluctant DJ, avid party host and vibe merchant. For this episode, she describes her mix as “a little bubbly and a little wet,” with a suggestion to “imagine yourself on a canoe ride inside a Super Nintendo in the morning, accompanied by birds, horses, roosters and Brian Eno”

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
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Outsiders: Invisible City w/ aftabhours @ Kiosk Radio 21.08.2023

"OK so I have been struggling for a while with describing the aesthetic that this mix is communicating. The placeholder for me has been post-balearic which is fine in my own internal vocabulary because I know what I mean but fuck me in the outer world it’s even more abstract a concept than the bloody B-word itself.

I’m coming at this from a few angles; Ibiza, obviously, but also Manchester, and that moody cyberpunk place where dub echoes fade into city smog. Gigs at the Salon Des Amateurs showed me the direct link between Baldelli’s cosmic tapes and all the wonky punky drums that spill out of Düsseldorf these days and I want to push the Balearic lineage that way.

But what to call it? It came to me this morning as I was washing the dishes listening to Klaus Weiss - it’s the BALEARIC-INDUSTRIAL-COMPLEX. Ur new favourite sound." Ruf Dug.

Ruf Dug

Emma Stevenson - good morning freqs

1/2 of @paceyourselfrecords - https://paceyourself.bandcamp.com/releases 

↻ On air: 

-Jank Incorporated on Refuge Worldwide, DE.
- Pace Yourself on Skylab Radio, AUS.

Pace & luv,
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Jank Incorporated & Josh Corbett | 020

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