Juanita’s Mix 063 with quest?onmarq @iamquestionmarc

Q. How would you describe yourself?

A. a question mark


Q. How long have you been a part of the NYC music scene?

A. long enough. i’ve been living in NY my whole life. i grew up on long island. 
my adventures in that scene going to punk and hardcore shows are another story for another time but, more recently i'd commute for nights out in brooklyn and the city every weekend, often meeting the sunrise on my return trips. 
starting around dubstep days for the programming at webster hall, eventually finding the rave & underground scenes... 
anything happening in industrial or atypical venues in Brooklyn captured my attention. 
i miss parties like lit city rave, #top8 and s!ck magic.. 
memories of going to 285 kent, the wick, steel drums and more spots without names are still pretty vivid. 

around that time i'd also been put onto bossa nova civic club by following lineups which would eventually become a very big part of my own story as i graduated from patron to dj. 
there was recently a fire which has affected the building, its tenants and the team. there's a fund active if you are able to contribute :)
https://www.gofundme.com/f/bossa-nova-civic-club-restoration-staff-fund

i'd like to start organizing my own events soon...


Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.

A. it’s super chill jungle vibes straight thru featuring tracks from 1992 to 2022.
coming from legendary labels that championed this genre such as moving shadow, good looking, limited e edition... and a newer imprint - 8205 recordings which is focused on previously unreleased 90's hardcore and jungle.
it feels like one of my more personal collages of sounds out to date as jungle along with many other forward uk genres were pretty integral to my childhood..
i’d burn cd’s and make curated mini discs for myself to enjoy as a hobby
though my interest in the history and the figures in the scene was far more passive at the time..

this mix gives great context to two recently released productions —
my remix of ‘volshebno stretched’ by anastasia kristensen which is a fusion of jungle, techno and club
and the original self-released ‘elevation’ which draws heavily from atmospheric influence (like ltj) even through its title.

i'd also like to share this review of 'elevation' with you all..
out to DV & MG of Grooves n James for connecting with the track in ways a producer can hope
thanks also for soty shout in 2020 xxxx

https://groovesnjams.com/post/639041674210852864/grooves-n-j-ams-s-o-t-y-2o2o-no


Tracklist:

‘Taurus’ - Jacques Greene [LUCKYME]
‘Smoke A Blunt’ - Diego Hauz [THE LOT RADIO]
‘For The Headstrong’ - Response & Tim Reaper [FUTURERETRO]
‘Volshebno Stretched (quest?onmarq Remix)’ - Anastasia Kristensen [HOUNDSTOOTH]
‘Atlantic Drama’ - Unit 1 [MOVING SHADOW]
‘Taking Over’ - Equinox [8205 RECORDINGS]
‘Cold Acid’ - DJ Mayhem [BASEMENT]
‘Otha Side Of Town’ - CESRV [TIJOLO]
‘Go With The Flow’ - Double X-Posure [DX]
‘Secret Liason’ - Source Direct [GOOD LOOKING]
‘Complexities’ - Source Direct [GOOD LOOKING]
‘Sands Of Time’ - Oblivion [STREET BEATS]
‘The Sun, The Moon + The Truth’ - Eusebeia [WESTERN LORE]
‘Kind Of Love’ - DJ Phantasy [LIQUID WAX]
‘Work The Box’ - Potential Bad Boy [LIMITED E EDITION]
‘The Mad Traveller’ - Secret Squirrel [BOGWOPPA]
‘Destiny’ - Nebula [SCIENTIFIC WAX RETRO]
‘Demons Theme’ - LTJ Bukem [GOOD LOOKING]
‘Nocturnal’ - Blame and Justice [MOVING SHADOW]
‘Elevation’ - quest?onmarq [SELF RELEASED]

Juanita's Mix 063: quest?onmarq

DJ Voices presents Mixtape Club 009, ‘Avoiding Bad Thoughts’ - 90 minutes of escapist dance records, built for long journeys.

Download and read more on the Mixtape Club website: 
www.mixtapeclub.net/dj-voices

Tracklist:
Amandra and Karim - Sqala 4.2 (natural/electronic.system. remix)
HhÉiR - Hang My Hat
Nvs - Avoiding Bad Thoughts
DJ Headshot & Matris - Space Bells
Harry Mariani - Nagchampa
Lowplay - Pulser
Protect Ryan - Liam Features (Boulderhead Remix)
Steve O'Sullivan feat. Ben Buitendijk - Take It
Nathan Kofi - My Heart Will Go On
A Hutchie - Coco (NPNP Dance Mix)
Ayuji - Heliopolis
Maroki - Alfred Stole My Brain
Emissive - Sunset Yellow
Aria Rostami - Bolbol (Sepehr Dark UKG Mix)
Maara - Ultimate Revenge
St. David - Da Love Feeling (Main Mix)
YT8K - DJ DJ
Quelaan - Veleity
Piezo - Unto
Fictional Devices - Asteroid Island
Wavesense - Mirage
C O N T X T - Beneath the Bloom
FFF - World is Closed
DJ Hank - Stay
AGILITÄT - Logopedics

Mixtape Club

DJ Voices - Avoiding Bad Thoughts

Introducing Toumba - an Amman-based DJ/Producer/Designer who is pushing the boundaries of, and deconstructing Middle Eastern music, specifically, Levantine and Jordanian music. Toumba incorporates traditional sounds with razor-sharp sound design and clever arrangement to produce unique tracks. Garnering attention with his 115 EP on All Centre and his own self released edits and EPs, he also holds down radio residencies with Movements Athens and Maza3ef, and has plenty more new music to come.

About the mix Toumba says, “In this mix, I wanted to highlight the spectrum of music & artists that I've been inspired by lately, and some of the music that I've been making as a result of that. It's a very eclectic and forward-thinking mix which is hard-hitting throughout and takes absolutely no prisoners.”

Tracklist: 
1- Neil Landstrumm - 300 Just to Open the Door Yeh
2 ? - grabba
3 A.k.Adrix - Espuma Nocturna
4 Toumba - Unreleased
5 Dua Saleh - Buzzin
6 Toumba - Unreleased
7 TSVI - Tambo
8 Avernian - Three Faced ft. oldyungmayn
9 Space Afrika - B£E ft. Blackhaine (aya wavefold)
10 Le Dom - Side Quest
11 Kanye West - Black Skinhead [Explicit]
12 D.J.G.O. - 濾過器(ROKAKI)
13 Phelimuncasi - Ngiphupha Izinto (prod NET GALA)
14 1127 - It Never Drops
15 Leese - Sag
16 Azu Tiwaline & Al Wootton - Blue Dub
17 Toumba - Unreleased
18 Toumba - Unreleased
19 Ikävä Pii - Unreleased
20 DJ Roc - Pwerkalator (Original Mix)
21 Danny Scrilla - Sparks 
22 Lithe - Second Pavilion (Galtier Remix)
23 Sam Link - Keep
24 Flore - The Switcher
25 Sirr TMO - Astral Traveling
26 Toumba - Unreleased
27 Jlin - Connect The Dots
28 FED. - Polyethylene (version)

@toumbaa

Untitled 909 117:  Toumba

Happy Pride ya'll. For the 108th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, @kilopatrah-jones   has recorded a special pride mix to honor the community and this month of celebration. This mix is pure joy!!! 

Kilopatrah Jones is a Haitian dj born and raised In Queens, NYC. Kilo weaves house, techno and jungle together to lose or find yourself on the dance floor.They use djing as a way to translate technology from beats to rhythm & grooves to empower the black and brown queer community both locally & around the world! Keep a close eye, Kilopatrah plays tracks to make a dancer out of everyone.

Enjoy!

Honcho Podcast Series 108: Kilopatrah Jones

@sharlese

For extended Q&A please visit our website ~~~~~> pipipi.life <~~~~~~~~

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hello, I’m Sharlese Jul-anetia Metcalf, she/her pronouns. My DJ name is Sharlese and on IG it’s Sh6rl6s6. One fun fact about me is I like to write fan mail. I’ve made many friends this way. I like to tell people that I like their music or their mixes so they feel appreciated. 

Who/what currently inspires you music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

Riding the bus. I ride the bus to and from work, mostly and sometimes I don’t listen to anything, but the natural noises from the bus. Sometimes it gets real wild with situations and other times, it’s just regular busy bus noises. 

Favorite sound in nature? Describe how it makes you feel. 

I love the sound of the wind. Sometimes she starts screaming and I feel like she’s telling me to stop overthinking. I find some comfort in hearing the wind, she’s moving things around and adding some texture to the world. 

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

Watching Pablo Bozzi at the XXX-Floor at Berghain and crying for his entire set. Questioning my life, my contribution as a DJ and my overall purpose and absolutely dying over his set. I kept dancing and I wore sunglasses and kept getting compliments on them. Some people noticed that I was crying and asked me if I was ok, others offered me drinks and the rest complimented me on my sunglasses. This entire situation might sound awkward, but crying felt good and thinking about my life felt necessary and seeing Pablo was essential because I love him. I was alone and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I learned so much that day, about myself and a bit of the club world and I’ll never forget it. I’m still processing and also finding it a bit funny that I was so dramatic. 

Longest you've stayed up and why?

Three days because I was at Movement in Detroit and I didn’t want to miss one thing so I went for it and it was all worth it.  

What is your most recent favorite DJ mix and why?

Lobster Theremin Podcast 212 // DJ HEARTSTRING - https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin/lt-podcast-212-dj-heartstring

Pure, fucking, ravepop, happiness! 

Dream DJ gig?

XXX-Floor at Berghain or Dekmantel :) 

What was your first gig? How did it go? 

My first gig was at a space called Electric Tea Garden in Seattle. I played witch house, minimal synth and cold wave. They were a bunch of tracks I found on a blog site at the lowest of the low quality. I was trying to mix it, but I had no idea what I was doing. Someone actually came up to me and asked if I was a new DJ and I felt so embarrassed. Overall I give myself an A+ for cool tracks and knowledge, D- for the quality of the tracks and C- for not knowing how to handle the situation and an E+ for feeling embarrassed. 

Any advice to upcoming DJs?

Do it because you love it and you don’t have to say yes to everything and you don’t have to be at every after-party to get a gig. 

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

More headlining slots featuring black and trans women and the termination of hierarchical name positioning on event flyers.

Sharlese - 333˚

Next up we have Yumi! 
Everything we've heard from the NY-based selector has been banging, so we were gassd when they were keen for the pod. The mix keeps to their standard, just over an hour of left-of-centre club sonics, built expertly. Real nice tackle throughout, big ups to Yumi. 
We also caught up for a little chat, which you can check out below > 

AM: Yo! What you been up to recently? 

You know… I’ve been chilling. Grilling with friends, watching the homies play out, just big group hangs when I’m not working. 

AM: How and where did you record the mix? Was there any theme etc behind it? 

I recorded this mix with a pioneer djm-450, two xdj-700s, and my iPhone using the pioneer djm recorder app to record it. That app rocks. I recorded this at my apartment in ridgewood during the day when I probably should’ve been working. I really love going from 90 down to 160… so many crazy tunes in that area. So I started off with some tracks I knew I wanted to play and then let Jesus take the wheel. 

AM: Tell us a bit about IYDE, you run it with a couple others ye? 

In Your Dirty Ears is a monthly newsletter I do with my close friends and former colleagues Amelia Holt and Sara Casella. We were always sending each other bandcamp links and Amelia had the idea to do a newsletter and we were deep in the pandemic and I was like okay why not. Selfishly It’s been really great because it makes me very regimented about checking the hundreds of bandcamp emails in my inbox. But it’s been really nice to hear that ppl enjoy it. Ultimately if ppl r buying music and supporting artists because they checked out the newsletter I’m happy. 

AM: Whats next for ya this year? 

Looking forward to some fun gigs this summer. this weekend gonna be playing fourth world (a showcase of local nyc djs and live acts) at knockdown center with Amelia and Sasha (deep creep). It’s been really really fun to mix with them. I love them. Also amelia and I are going to be in Europe the last half of august playing some shows. But I’m honestly just super hype to see Aba Shanti-I in London.

AM Podcast #72 - Yumi

Massive Love to @clubnightclub / everyone playing on the night and all the noise makers ;0)

JON K - Live at Sugar Hill NY

@jubamusicldn ties together sounds and rhythms from the African diaspora and beyond in a mix that mirrors her ideal club night.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2022/10/10/juba-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 878: Juba (Oct '22)

Campout is an experience that we meticulously curate from start to finish; finding an artist that can connect the dots and close the festival is never an easy task. When asking artists to play, we always encourage them to stay through the festival in its entirety. This is the best way to truly understand what the festival is and what the community brings. 

This brings us to @ciel_dj, who we view as one of the most talented and hardworking DJ/producers in dance music. She's put in the work with her own music but also with her community in Toronto. We fully trusted her to step up and give us all proper send off. From slamming house to funky tech house rollers, Ciel gifted the crowd the energy to make it across the finish line. The ending track, 'Right Here' by SWV was damn near perfection.

Campout Mix Series: Ciel

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/rxycmix
Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/rxymmix

"As a DJ, I have been more and more interested to play more percussive based tracks, giving me more freedom to navigate genres. But recently, I have got the chance to muscle up my game a bit more on some techno dancefloors, and I really enjoy playing with this kind of energy. So this podcast is a bit a reflection of these experiences. The track selection contains some unreleased tracks of mine and others."

Tracklist

The Cover Mix: rRoxymore

The closing set of our birthday celebrations in New York City saw Ciel go toe-to-toe with DJ Voices for an exceptional journey through skippy house, techno and UKG.

@ciel_dj
@latenitesbookclub

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