2022 - what a year. In many ways this was year one PC. The loss we endured turned into love we shared. This holiday is a memory of all we lost and gained, and I have a small gift for you.

Being a man of tradition I want to wish you all a Merry Troxmas with 12 of my favourite live DJ sets of the year. 

Straight from my personal archive, it’s a real mixture of clubs, festivals and, of course, B2B’s from all around the world. It’s been a whirlwind. Something crazy like 24 hours of music, all available on my Soundcloud. 

So Indulge your ears this holiday season, your favorite funny rave uncle dad loves you very much.

Merry Troxmas to one and all ❤️

ST

TASCAM DR-40X

Seth Troxler b2b Danny Daze @ Space, Miami / 4th December 2022

Bailão Junino Mix

RA.421 PODCAST

I’m happy to share my set from Abracadabra Festival at Ponderosa Ranch, 
Saturday night, 2 - 4 a.m

Held amongst a lush Kahikatea forest, this was such an incredible experience to be playing on a stage that was nestled amongst the trees.

I loved crafting this one, exploring lots of flavours in the deeper kinda varieties...punchy progressive house, indie dance, melodic techno, with a sprinkling of cheeky psychedelic tones…it was an epic musical journey, and an honour to steer the night time vibes..

Massive thank you to the hardworking bees behind @The Busy Movement for having me, and creating such an amazing gathering.
Next Abracadabra is Feb 20 - 23, in 2025. 
Lock it in peeps!

Abracadabra Festival '24 | Sat Night 2 - 4am | Ponderosa Stage

French Kisz - Pink Machine (2005)

Interview: https://truantsblog.com/2025/truancy-volume-348-reni/ 

Soundcloud: @renildn

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re:ni

Truancy Volume 348: re:ni

Injection Box returns with a rhythm-driven exploration from Crespi Drum Syndicate, the collaborative project of @goiz1994 (El Gusano/DJ Fitness) and Jonathan Trujillo (@jonnyfromspace). United by their passion for percussion, the duo crafts a compelling journey that starts with a burning ember and by the end of the set is raging like an inferno.

Featuring tracks from Toulouse Low Trax, Cowboy Rhythmbox, Baby Ford, Cooly G, Elysia Crampton Chuquimia and more, the Miami duo delivers an eclectic, boundary-pushing mix that will reorient your perception of rhythm.

Injection Box 002 // Crespi Drum Syndicate

Info & tracklist: www.radioflouka.com/shows/obskuro-kvadosh-invites-el-mokh-and-shah-03-06-2025

Obskuro: kvadosh invites El Mokh & Shah - 03/06/2025

Recorded live @ Nowadays Nonstop in NYC [04.26-27.25]

Jonny From Space @ Nowadays Nonstop [04.27.25]

Darwin operates in the realm of low-end frequencies, delivering a tripped-out, sub-rattling blend of styles firmly rooted in soundsystem culture.

Her sets move with swampy intensity and hypnotic flow, drawing dancers in while maintaining a quiet versatility. A seasoned crate digger across many genres, she’s as comfortable playing back-to-back with DJ Storm, Mala or Lena Willikens as she is closing out Bassiani or Berghain’s Klubnacht.

Born in Canada, Darwin found her way into dance music after moving to London—first working at fabric in the mid-2000s, then experiencing a bass eureka moment years later at a Swamp81 party. That defining night set the course for her next chapter in Berlin, where she founded her label SPE:C in 2015 to spotlight emerging global talents like Decka, Carré, Axle, Beatrice M., and Tano.
In 2016, she launched REEF at the now-defunct Griessmuehle, a club where she had started a monthly techno-focused DJ residency 2 years earlier that helped develop her signature stripped back, sci-fi-infused sound. The boundary-pushing party brought bass music’s alien energy into the heart of the techno capital, which now calls Berghain home. 

2024 marked a new chapter in Darwin’s evolution with the launch of ABYSS, a Sunday evening soundsystem series centered on the restorative power of low-end frequencies. Blending transcendental dance music with breathwork, meditation and healing practices, the event creates a space where sound connects body and mind. ABYSS has also teamed up with Wuppertal’s acclaimed Open Ground club for an extended weekend takeover, with plans to expand the concept to other cities in the future.

PURE Guest.083 Darwin

just found this on an old hard drive from an all-age 15 years ago.

Danny Daze @ Space Miami (2004)

Hailing from Ireland, JOTA crafts high-energy sonic journeys built on intricate percussion and deep, tactile basslines. Known for weaving percussive textures through everything from broken beat and electro to deep percussive bass and global club sounds, JOTA brings a raw, shape-shifting style that’s rooted in rhythm and driven by instinct.

Bailão Junino Mix

JOTA

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