Juanita's Mix

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one hour of jungle for the Juanita's NYC mix series
featured on 20 February as RA's mix of the day, 
amen! check out what they had to say --
read more and listen at
https://ra.co/news/76848

thank you for the 'mixes of the month' features
Merry Go Round & Passionweiss
https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/mixes-of-the-month-february-2022/
https://www.passionweiss.com/2022/03/10/slam-on-the-cdj-best-dj-sets-february-2022/

featured as Resident Advisor's Mix Of The Day (20.02.22)

@iamquestionmarc curated SPIRALinggg stream for Bossa Radio featuring sets from @whitehorsesllc head @christynyc and Duct Tapes DJs (@spin-d / @rpsycho-techno)


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https://soundcloud.com/bossanovacivicclub/sets/bossa-radio

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Bossa Radio x SPIRALinggg // quest?onmarq

To round off 2021, we are launching a new series of released titled ‘Risky Business’ which, as an echo to our sister label Riddims Supplies, will showcase a broad selection of hybrid dancehall riddims.

For this first volume, we’re inviting 5 outside producers as well as one of our own :

We’re kicking things off with british producer EYRA, currently living in Barcelona, who was featured on the first Accidental Meetings compilation release just a year ago. 

Realitycheck is also another newcomer to the label, following a stroke of impeccable releases, notably on Global Warming et Electroménager. 

As for Egregore, it is Stacktrace who represents the team, with a dubby track in line with his banger ‘Wicked Sitar’, and his latest productions for ‘Délices du midi’, a new series launched by Kaval.

Then comes Noods Radio resident MISH, recently seen and heard on Bristol’s Pressure Dome.

To complete this roster, we have two Toulouse-based producers. First the mysterious Maquis Son Sistèm, member of Folklore crew with a serious taste for collective transe and chamanic riddims. 

At last, the EP closes on a track by Knurx, already present on our charity compilation in support of  DAL31 and also author of a riddim for the 'Délices du Midi'

https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egru007-risky-business-vol-1

https://soundcloud.com/realitycheck-4

Egregore Collective Team
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/EgregoreTeam/
SOUNDCLOUD : soundcloud.com/egreg-re
INSTAGRAM : instagram.com/egrego.re
BANDCAMP : https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Realitycheck - Ellipsis [Egregore Collective]

Artiste : @stacktracedub
EP : Risky Business vol​.​1
Label : @egreg-re
Sortie : 26/11/2021
Acheter : https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egru007-risky-business-vol-1

Tsugi Premiere : Stacktrace - Heatwave Riddim

EYRA - Hero Zear

@iv-dripp

For extended Q&A + OG pi pi pi track game please visit our website ~~~~~> pipipi.life <~~~~~~~

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

Hello! I’m Ivy (she/ her) and I live in Eora (Sydney), Australia :-) + I have a 2 year old cat called Frankie 

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

I’d say that my emotions generally inspire me, as well as different times of the day. I tend to get the most ideas when I’m trying to figure out what music to listen to in a particular setting - like whether I’m walking around the neighbourhood at dusk, at the park on a beautiful day, cooking something really yummy and comforting or if I’m in a bad mood and need to let some angst out haha


Favorite sound of the city? Describe how it makes you feel. 

I don’t know if this is specific to the city but I love the bird calls that magpies make - I can hear them outside my house early in the morning and it makes me feel like I’m on holiday in the country somewhere :-) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYEYc8Ge3nw&ab_channel=crocdoc2 

Dream line-up? 

Sandpit Alias - sundown to sunrise 

Who do you think is the most underrated artist of our time?

Alex G <3  

If you had to describe yourself as flavor, what would it be and why?

Cinnamon - a little spicy but also sweet and delicious ;P

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Such a tough question! If I had to name a few - Nectar, Pure Space and Vibe Positive for always putting endless love and care into their events - from lineup curation to constantly working on how they can make spaces safer, more accessible and representative of Eora/ Sydney’s diverse music community :-) 

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

In 2019 Moopie and Bayu closed a small festival called Echo Flats that was a few hours drive away, they played like 4 - 5 hours of the best, grooviest tech house I’d ever heard until the sun came up - it was a life changing morning :’)

What is your favorite temperature? What kind of music goes well with it? 

Probably something between 25 - 28 degrees celsius with some downtempo RnB :-) 

Any advice to upcoming DJs? 

Practice makes perfect! 
Preparing/ pre-planning your sets - especially when you’re nervous about a gig
Backup your shit (!!!!!!)

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

More 24hr licences for venues - less gronks - more tech house

Ivy - 32˚C

DJ RISH - City Moon

Name: Yumiko
Alias: Yumi (@notyumiko)
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Location: New York, NY

Influences: IYDE (Amelia + Sara), livwutang, TBZ, Carlos Souffront, Beau Wanzer, Lord Tusk, Lolina, Mad Professor, Drexciya, Prince, Jamal Moss, Model Home, Chris & Cosey, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Tax Free Records, Brew Records, MIC Records, Future Times, Minimal Wave, Dance Mania, UR, Databass

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: In Your Dirty Ears Newsletter, Random Access Radio

Favorite Quote: “Bam” - Emeril Lagasse

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Don’t gatekeep, don’t rush, find people you’re excited to share music with. Support your peers (listen and share their mixes, buy their music, go to their gigs)! 
The mix I initially prepared for this series I recorded a couple of times -  it felt like I was trying too hard to make something work and it just wasn’t sitting right… but after a night of djing at my friend Amelia Holt’s crib and then watching our friend liivwutang literally tear the club apart, I recorded this session the next day. I wasn’t recording with the intention of using it for anything so there was 0 pressure, I just plugged in my usb and tried to ride the vibes I was blessed with from the night before and something good happened. So record all your sessions and more importantly stay inspired/energized by the work n skills of other djs bc why did we wanna start doing this in the first place? some dj rocked your shit fr.

With this mix Yumi asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ Don’t call the Police - Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911. 
(www.dontcallthepolice.com)
❁ The Electronic Intifada - The Electronic Intifada is an independent online news publication and educational resource focusing on Palestine, its people, politics, culture and place in the world.
(www.electronicintifada.net)

Daisychain

Daisychain 208 - Yumi

@ultrafog

The Necks - Open
Patti Smith & Kevin Shields - Performance I, Pt. 5
Markus Guentner - Regensburg 1
Eivind Aarset - Self Defense
Jon Hassell - Manga Scene
Arve Henriksen - Bird's-Eye-View
Princess Diana of Wales - Still Beach
Eiko Ishibashi - We'll live through the long, long days, and through the longnights (And when our last hour comes we'll go quietly)
Joyul - Backstroke
Lucrecia dalt - Saltación
Higher Intelligence Agency - Orange
JJ + JS - A4
Jon Collin - Two
Hysterical Love Project - Spider Of Knots
Linkwood - Coral
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Ultrafog 'memai' ⓜⓘⓧ ⓪②⑥

Since the launch of their much-loved party brand in 2002, Giles Smith and James Priestley – Secretsundaze’s founders and residents – have dedicated their work and output to ecstatic club experiences. 

A record label followed suit, as did their booking agency, long-running NTS radio show and a stack more DJ and production projects undertaken by the pair. Plus, of course, plenty more parties. 2022 marks 20 years of Secretsundaze, with the duo currently working on some exciting anniversary celebrations – but we’ll leave them to reveal those in due course. 

Here, the pair usher in the new year with their first new mix in 18 months. “The mix is direct and club-focused,” they tell Crack Magazine. “All-vinyl, with our typical Detroit and NYC stylings before moving into some more pushy atmospheric, European bizzness.” 

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/3K7KX2o
Still Independent. Help us keep it that way: crackmagazine.net/subscriptions

Crack Mix 432: Secretsundaze

A beautiful blend of deep sounds, tech house and breaks for number sixty five, by Italy based DJ & producer @christopher-ledger1. 

With technical skills built on classical composition, Christopher's music is always refined, beautifully emotional and melodic, yet somehow maintaining the perfect groove.

Christopher runs his own label, "C-Series", and has an impressive back-catalogue of deep, techy productions perfect for any dance floor.

Thanks so much for the incredible mix Christopher!

Downloads Enabled

Animix Sixty Five: Christopher Ledger

A luminescent vision from London's o.utlier, whose meticulous and uncommon approach sets the stage for a new year of discovery. A sanguine moment recorded live among friends in Scotland, a scrying of shrouded futures, a promise cast beneath a clairvoyant sky.

@o-utlier

Artwork by Taylor Trostle.

Sure Thing Mix 111: o.utlier

This week's LT Podcast is a special one from our very own Poppy. Outside of co-running Lobster and running her very own POPMUSIK, a vinyl archiving, grading and valuation service, Poppy is also a talent behind the decks, hosting a regular show on Netil Radio and DJing at venues across London. This mix sees Poppy dig into her expansive record collection, spinning a steady groove of house, techno, dub and more. 

In Poppy's Words:
This mix allowed me to reach for old and new music that I have in my record collection. The fresh UK sounds that are the in between dance floor bits along side heavier four to the floor jams. Hope you enjoy x

Follow Poppy:
www.instagram.com/poppyebsworth
www.instagram.com/popmusik__
www.soundcloud.com/poppy-ebsworth

Tracklist:
Floorbangers - B2
Chaos in the CBD - Ascension Island
Tristan Arp - Tentacular 
K-Lone - Zissou 
Peach - Galaxy Girl
Orion - Global Channel
Skudge - Svek
James Bangura - What happened to us all
Pearson Sound - Freeze Cyle 
Vogue. Ballroom - Popsikal Ha! 
INVT & TIDUR - Cielo Y Terra
Rhyw - Bao Cecile
Bergonist - Space Race 
Arkajo 3 - Truth 
Arad - State of Her Boat 
Anunaku - Boom Move 
Caprithy Channel 3
Blawan - Blixa
Mercy System - Levitate
Nikki Nair - Urquoise 
Wen - Zero In
Mani Festo - Cheatin
Ike - Stone Diviner

LT Podcast 207 // Poppy

Milles Nuances de Minuit - Yasmine Des Astres (Janvier 2022)

Name: Beth
Alias: Bethan (@bethan_l)
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: London

Influences: Ornography, my friends & family, the queer community, the 90s & early 2000s era, vintage CD compilations & the artwork, my Sony Walkman portable CD player, my iPod Classic (that no longer works 💔), the dancefloor & the afters, colours, nature.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Balamii Radio / Threads Radio / Dalston Superstore / Bodycon

Favourite quote: "One of them ones"

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Try not to compare yourself to others, collaborate, uplift each other, and dig deep!

With this mix Bethan asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ We Exist (London) 
We Exist is a trans* led organisation that wants to provide more spaces for trans* people to platform their work, their ideas and discuss issues affecting the community.
This exists through taking up space in the city of London through pop up cafes, art spaces, exhibitions and more.
The ultimate aim of all the work we do will be to provide directly available funds for trans* people who need it to pay for healthcare needs in the face of ongoing failings from the current government and health service.
(www.weexist.co.uk/healthcare)
❁ The Brain Tumour Charity
The Brain Tumour Charity is the world's leading brain tumour charity, moving further, faster to help everyone affected by a brain tumour or brain cancer.
(www.thebraintumourcharity.org/get-involved/donate)

Daisychain 210 - Bethan

Off The Record Mix Series 28: Athens Of The North

as i was moving ahead occasionally i saw brief loss of beauty

fx samples from tekken 3 are used a lot during the mix
some personnal drum compositions are included
and a lot of collages

kassia - rouh ayahbib
angelo badalamenti - mulholland drive
boris - resonance
angelo badalamenti & david lynch - diner
angelo badalementi - rita walks/sunset boulevard/aunt ruth
sophie - cum (remix)
arvo pärt - silouans song
taos amrouche - procession de l'oncle mahmoud
ryuichi sakamoto - solari
excerpt from the movie 'Looking for Muhyiddin' directed by Nacer Khemir
toyama kazuhiko - decisive battle (HEIHACHI vs KAZUYA)
toyama kazuhiko - truth
dean blunt & inga copeland - energy god [drum sample]
ryuichi sakamoto - zure
dean blunt - dash snow
dean blunt & inga copeland - tape 3 mix weds
dean blunt & inga copeland - luna vachon
tekken oav movie excerpt
untitled tekken theme
kazumoto endo - itabashi girl
arca - async (remix)
dean blunt & inga copeland - blinder (one nation)
ryuichi sakamoto - life, life
dean blunt & inga copeland - amir (voc mix)

LOST DESIRES & MEMORIES (Ma3azef Radio)

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

Juanita's Mix 096 with Kia @kia-sydney

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. easily distracted, busy bee, passionate, nomadic, pensive.. :)

Q. What was your last memorable club night in NYC?
A. nowadays nonstop in may was epic.. that room is honestly the dream in the right context. the lighting and sound is so on point and the energy during my set time was so infectious (I played 3.30-6am before the legend PLO man). also special shout-out to groovy groovy which i played in july :) DIY parties are always extra special when done right

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. this is a very honest/ sombre personal diary I’ve been compiling all year. it’s almost for me the musical embodiment of an infinite plane ride.. watching the sun rise and then set and then rise again. also an ode to all the new & old people that were in my life this year.

this year brought lots of purgatory moments, lots of solo transit.. times of isolation and change, also new friends, positive growth, and people coming into my life… so I guess it’s supposed to represent the ups and downs, change and the journey,

I was struggling to finish the mix and it was sitting at 80% complete for the last little while but I feel like the current situation in Palestine </3 really inspired the missing pieces of the mix. for me, I use music and storytelling as an outlet for frustration and emotion generally. lots of old classics in this and pensive moments.. hope the listeners can feel some of that emotion through listening too..

Unknown Album

Juanita's Mix 096: Kia

Juanita's Mix 097 with Ma Sha @masha-ny

Q. How would you describe yourself? 
A. Energy bunny, plant mom, ridgewood lover, b-girl, bass addict 😎

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. Since 2016 when we threw our first little backyard party in Brooklyn and called it Kindergarten ◡̈ ❀ I feel very grateful and lucky to be surrounded by the most amazing, hardworking and cute people in the scene here :')

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. Tender, vibrant bubbles of energy dancing in the air ⋆｡° recorded while drinking tea with friends on Sunday night ‧₊˚ ⋅ 𓐐𓎩 ‧₊˚ ⋅

Juanita's Mix 097: Ma Sha

Juanita's Mix 098 with Escaflowne @escaflowne-iii

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. I'm just a big nerd. A Music nerd first and foremost.

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. Since 2019

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. This mix centered around playing slower stuff that I Love to play, but rarely get a chance to in a live/club setting. Lots of trip hop, downtempo stuff, trax played 30-60 bpms slower and etc...

Juanita's Mix 098: Escaflowne

Juanita's Mix 099 with Jan Woo @jawnethon

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. Im a lover of mushrooms, plants, rocks, animals (and also, all their medicines), animism, yoga, farmers markets, poetry, resistance, mutual education, land back, shamxnism/transformation, tribal music, folk music, all music and cats. I like making lists and they're usually too long lol

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?  
A. Ive been in NYC for 16 years 🙈 I used to do events for years and stopped due to exhaustion (and probably inexperience). Thinking of getting back into it in a fuck capitalism kinda way due to recent events 

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. I randomly started this playlist like a year ago with Matthew Herbert "Nine Seeds of Navdanya", Donato Dozzy "AA Side - Original Mix", Xcor "Translation" and Lucy "Meetings with Remarkable Entities" and added a track+ every month or so.  I tend to start journey mix ideas with four or five tracks that give vibe, and go from there. Id say most of these tracks live in the pan shamxnistic "techno" folder in my brain, but also give me "angelic", "enlightenment", and "animism".

Juanita's Mix 099: Jan Woo

Juanita's Mix 100 with Ciel @ciel_dj

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. a music maker with too much sincerity and a passion for sampling, film, and leftist politics

Q. What drew you to the music scene in the beginning and where do you hope to see it in the future?
A. Looking back at my life, I think everything from my birth led me on this path towards music. It was my first love. But as an only child, my experience with music growing up was always very solitary. I yearned to be part of a community radio station with Iikeminded music nerds, and it was working for a radio station eventually during my undergraduate that brought me toward DJing and rave culture. Back then I never thought I could do this full time, but once I got the chance to make a living doing this, I realized the scene was far from perfect, in fact it's very exploitative. I hope in the future we can find a way to fairly compensate music makers for the incredible gift of music they bestow upon the world, without becoming beholden to corrupt corporate & military interests. Artists can be hyper individualistic and self-interested, and I hope we can get better at looking out for each other instead of just our own paycheques.

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. I wanted to present a different side of myself to international audiences on such a wonderful mix platform. Perhaps people outside of my home city of Toronto are less familiar with my downtempo sets, but it's been a significant part of my wheelhouse for years, and have gained even wider affection from me since I started doing a downtempo party in Toronto last year. Like I always say, 80-100bpm is the most natural tempo for extended human body movements. I also liked the idea of doing a mix that doesn't build in a predictable way, instead it waxes and wanes like the natural rhythm of life. So many of my favourite mixes build and release tension in a way that's very satisfying to listen to, the sounds intensify to a frenzy before disintegrating into nothingness. I wanted to play with that rise and fall and mix downtempo and dub with double time d&b in a non-linear way that is evocative of our most precious memories and tells stories we've only seen in dreams. Downtempo and dub also seemed like the perfect genres to play in the 100th mix for Juanita's, and in the lead up to my fav April holiday. :) I hope the listeners enjoy it.

Juanita's Mix 100: Ciel

Special guest mix from New York's very own AQUTIE, recorded live from the LA studio.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/aqutie-11th-june-2024

AQUTIE 110624

1hr of unrelenting sounds from  @iamquestionmarc

Juanita's Mix 063: quest?onmarq

JUANITA'S NYC