2025

With fall around the corner, we look to Sold (@soldchicago) to take us through the feeling of trying to feel again. It’s time to decompress, grab some tea, take a seat, and ride the wave.

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We paired Sold's mix with a work by Frank Bowling titled “Head”. Bowling’s work in abstract expressionism and color field painting resemble a similar mastery in handling and composing dramatic saturation using raw form.  

For the interview, tracklist, and more, read on our Substack: https://moods.substack.com/p/moods-61-sold

For more on Frank Bowling: 
Frank’s Site - https://frankbowling.com/
And the piece Head (1974)- https://www.wikiart.org/en/frank-bowling/head-1974

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Moods 61: Sold

“It started a few days ago…any speaker you approach starts playing grainy, barely audible dance tunes. Sound bars, bluetooth and car speakers—you tried turning them off, synching and un-synching, unplugging them, and nothing has stopped the music. At first it was easy to brush off, but it’s too frequent to not take it personally. Yesterday you walked back and forth under the grocery store speaker twenty times, and each time you did, the music was there.

Now you’re lying in bed and it's happening again. This time out of your phone speaker. You pick up your phone and a prompt arrives: BEAM ME UP? There are two buttons under the question: “Yes” and “Yes.” After a sigh and a passing moment of fear, you pick a “Yes.”

Like in a movie, everything is suddenly white and you’re floating up. As you rise, the music gets louder and more defined, you’re approaching the source—and then, a moment of clarity: this is a space rave you’ve always hoped for.

You find yourself on a dancefloor in what might be a space station and the vibe is everything you need. The beings you find yourself dancing with, whoever they might be and wherever they might be from, are your community now. They’ve all gathered here to find the same thing you have: a rave utopia you had only dreamt of. “

@litedrama
IG: @lite.drama

Lite Drama is a DJ taking deep dives into contemporary dance music. Drawn to percussive oddballs and bass driven moments while leaning into house, prog, club and rave. A long time member of Portland’s dance music community, Lite Drama co-hosts the bi-weekly radio show Mixed Feelings on Freeform Portland and is a member of the UwU Collective as a DJ and organizer.


Tracklist
Sputnik One - Dry Run [N-Face]
LWS - Steady On [can you feel the sun]
Fibre Optixx - Rapture [KANN]
DJ JM - Winted [Nervous Horizon]
Salo Cin - Oko [Flippen Discs]
SUCHI - Ghungroo [!K7]
Plaintiff - Polycule [Unreleased]
Wigs - Eternal Sun [Goddezz]
Zombies in Miami - The Rhythm [Creatures Of The Night]
Soul Space - Seduccion Fvnk [Creatures Of The Night]
Aiden Francis- Shake Up [Goddezz]
MYKI - AAA [Tofistock]
Etari - Lulu Limon [Punctuality]
Seedless - Motion Warp [Mindmap]
DJ Spit - Heavy Breathing [Nehza]
A For Alpha - Dark Bongos (I Believe) [HARDLINE]
Escaflowne - Sweet Luv [Self-released]
caru - NVR FELT [Self-released]
Zaltsman - Reacting [Borne Fruits]
Yaleesa Hall - Cleanse [EXERSOUND]
Mr. E - Ear to Ear [Promise]

Distant Signals 073: Lite Drama

This one was one of my favorite shows to date. 

This one was for my SL,UT girls. Closing out THE SHOP at FERVOR RETURNS with mix of booty-shaking bass, driving techno, some hypnotic peaks, and finishes off with calming melodies.

Was a good way to kick off 2025

Closing Up The Shop [1/24/25 @ FERVOR RETURNS]

Recording from my 2-4am set in the Yurt at the Ever Afters Campout 2024. Followed my impulses through mecha stompers, ambient rollers, demented half-time, riotous breaks, deconstructed pop and video game samples. Big up freaks for staying locked in during every twist and turn 😈

@ever-afters

fallen matter @ Ever Afters 2024

Beige @ The Lot Radio 02-08-2025

Chainletter - The Ever Afters Campout 2024 - Yurt

Clark Price - The Ever Afters Campout 2024 - Heart Lodge

“Hey whatsup i’m Bert.. i'm a sometimes organizer/ artist in the bay area DIY radical art communities. Been a fan of dance music since the first waves of Oakland warehouse raves and have been collecting and playing records since across a wide musical spectrum. 


I made a poll a few days ago about what sort of mix I should record and 90’s early 2000’s electronica won :p..so not typical of music I dj out, more of like a snapshot of sounds I liked when I first was getting into raving along with some newer stuff that calls back to that time/has some nostalgic quality.”

FLUX AETERNA 062: OBSTAC

FLUX AETERNA 071: BORED LORD

• DTW FM #168 •

Hosted by:

Marcoweibel
@marcoweibel
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Mawkus
@mawkus

Show #168 • Special guest @kush_jones

#WeMove

Spotify Handle : dtw.lnk.to/DTWitall
Every Saturday 
12PM - 2PM EST 
Broadcasting via The Lot Radio 
(www.thelotradio.com)
@thelotradio

Tracklist / Info.

Darker Than Wax FM #168 ft. Kush Jones • 4th May 2019

a 22min live set recorded at the true indigo studio in San Francisco, CA~ 
all songs produced by IDHAZ
"the delight" ambient version available on bandcamp
"so good" unreleased
"on & on" unreleased
"super mario" unreleased
video by rose cherami available on youtube

"the delight" live set

Oakland based DJ transporting thru portals of sound since 2017 ☻ Formerly Jessica S

2025

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