A journey from Te Pō into Te Ao Mārama, weaving together sounds of Te Ao Tawhito with Te Ao Hurihuri. Mauri ora!

Ngā mihi nui ki a Richard Nunns, ko Hirini Melbourne, rāua ko Horomona Horo.

Te Ao Tawhito Mix

Daggers begun his journey as a performing DJ in early 2013 playing for uni parties and commercial crowds. However it wouldn't be until September of the same year when he got his first bass music gig with Ruckus; this marked Daggers' entry into the bass music scene and his first opportunity to share the music that speaks to his heart, namely Dubstep. 

From here Daggers continued down the path of becoming a venerable bass music DJ and in the time between now and then has featured on radio stations Joy FM, Kiss Dance music radio, and PBS. As well as dabbling in running his own local nights, Daggers has been heavily involved with a number of Melbourne crews over the years such as Ruckus, Dark Riddims, Delight, and Twisted Audio, and has been a guest DJ playing for many others. He's hosted a regular internet radio show on TRNSMT which featured himself joined by Melbourne bass locals, and, has supported Headline DJs such as: Truth, The Upbeats, Hamdi, Sub Focus, Spoonbill, and Compa just to name a few. He's also been invited to take bass music out of the club and out to the bush to play festivals such as Earthcore, Subspace, and more recently Sub-Terra, from which this mix was derived

This 2 hour exploration of the sound of Dubstep aims to showcase Daggers' diverse sonic pallet of the genre, and the styles of 140 that have come to be associated with his sets. This aural exposition of a Decade of Daggers not only exists to show off Daggers' selection and mixing prowess, but also bring to the forefront some of his own cannonisation of Dubstep's past, present and future.

With over ten years of crate digging, performing, and community building under his belt. Daggers has gone from a humble selector to one of Melbourne's standout bass music curators.

Sub-Terra Re-Experienced; A Decade of Daggers

Darliverinse 2023 (arvi set)

Mix recorded from my performance Thursday evening at Future Forest 2023 
  
For me, music and performance has always been about encouraging people to look outside of themselves, to engage in community, and to recognize the importance of solidarity across race, class, gender .. across borders. 

The mic was not included in this recording, so I am including below the words that I spoke at the beginning of my set. These words came from a place of wanting attendees to start off the festival rooted in respect for place.  For many years I have been an advocate for harm reduction and community care, but respect for the earth is tied into respect for humanity. 

It's all related though, can't you see? The genocide we are currently witnessing in Palestine is an assault against people, culture, and land. We live in a globalized society -- the money we spend, the culture we create, the actions we take, they all have influence around the world.  Many people want their art disconnected from 'politics'.  To me, to be silent, is the most political statement you can make right now. 

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I want to unofficially welcome you to the forest, where pleasure and play and a weekend of joy are before us.  
But I also want to welcome you to this forest, where the birds and the trees and the river and the breeze have been here long before us. 

We are nestled and nurtured by this ecosystem
the branches shelter you
the roots carry you
the river soothes you
will this sway the things that you do?

step softly, tread lightly
I encourage you to allow yourself to feel spritely
and to be aware of the ways you leave your impact here
on the river bank, on the soil, on this place we hold so dear

and maybe you will begin to allow yourself to be impacted
can you feel the river running through your veins?
can you hear the whisper of the leaves summoning you?
will this sway the things that you do? 

because this forest is not yours or mine
it has been bought and sold but it's roots are far too old
for these capitalist schemes
I want to challenge you to dream new dreams

dream. new. dreams.
where care and nurturance are built into the seams
dreams with tendrils that sprawl through time and space
into your daily lives, where they are etched on your face

don't let these few days be the pinnacle of it all
can you hear the rallying call?
in a world so bent on destruction
what can we build?
what can we create?
we can't leave the end of this story just up to fate
because who keeps us safe? 
we do. 
and that includes our forest kin too

Future Forest - 2023

hibernation, slowness, feeling.  

over the past year I found myself being pulled to sounds that meandered into my lungs.  Across bpms and genres, it wasn't about the style but rather about the feeling.   I ended up playing some lounge sets and markets and art jams, and this vibe kept appearing.  

these are some fav tunes from those times.  A longer mix is incoming with more of this theme, but here is this little miniature for now.

slow it down - mini mix

2024 Fest Application

Written for DRS new mixtape ' Everything must go'

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Welcome to “Everything Must Go!”

We thought it was time to send a letter of intent back to 2024 as that was the year everything changed?

This Mixtape is a self portrait
Painted by many hands
And should be firstly listened to in its entirety in numerical order

We thank everyone involved in this project however big or small your input it wouldn’t be the same without you

Lastly pls don’t forget love and compassion for your fellow human and extra terrestrial

Without love we are and we have NOTHING!!

Enjoy

Love and light

Del DRS

Xx

DRS & SAFIRE & DOGGER - MADNESS

For our first mix of the year, we have Calgary-based Drum & Bass DJ and promoter, Swayze, who truly embodies the collective and cultural spirit of the genre. Representing Sub Chakra, a collective engaged in spreading soundsystem culture, Swayze is an incredibly important cog of Calgary's thriving Drum & Bass scene.

When asked to deliver a mix for Unchained, Swayze dug deep into his influences that originally got him to love the genre.

"This mix was created with a few things in mind for myself, for one keeping it true to the sounds I love and the ones that originally got me into drum & bass. The softer lighter sounds but with those heavy rollers also."

1)    Blu Mar Ten – Somewhere (Ft. Ange Genyte)
2)    Tenchinmatic – Night Vision
3)    Silence Groove – Who Will Love You
4)    Technimatic – Remember You
5)    Phase – Listen
6)    SOLR – Kupalo
7)    Artificial Intelligence – Waiting For
8)    Alibi & MC Fats – Rise Up
9)    GLXY & [ K S R ]
10) Kanine – Figure It out
11) Disrupta – Like The Sun
12) Dawn Wall – Lemon Dogs
13) No Patterns – Misty Skies
14) IMANU – Noir (Bop Remix)
15) Disrupta – Together
16) Satl & Kasper – Sky Turns Black (Ft. Lurch)
17) Platinum Breaks Ft. Eden – Everything (Bladerunner Vocal Mix)
18) Sub:liminal & Humanature – Around The World (Phaction Remix)
19) Artificial Intelligence – Desperado
20) Marcus Intalex & Calibre – Lobeat
21) Heymac – Cloudbreaker
22) Kings Of The Rollers – Tisno
23) CELO – Transcend 
24) Mitekiss & Ruth Royal – YKOM
25) Voltage – Losing
26) NV 33, Jamezy – Euphoria 
27) Bert H & Becca Jane Grey – Destruct
28) BCee – Fantazia
29) Seba – So Beautiful
30) Gray, A Little Sound – Twilight
31) Malaky & Satl – All By Myself
32) Destinys Child – Say My Name (KR Dub Bootleg)
33) CLB & Sara Sukkha – Running Back To You

Follow Swayze on Instagram: @swayzednb

Unchained Mix Series 066 - Swayze

This mix is an energetic, percussive and vivid journey of UKGarage and 140 Grime. It includes the work of many current and notable artists that resonate with DJ Dwell's own approach and style. 

Track List
Boylan - Intro
Benton - Saxon Fire
GroovyD - KeepMovin’On
Sir Spyro - Topper Top (DJ Bark Lee Cut)
ZeroFG - Godzilla Dub
Bodhi - Flip
Cocktail Party Effect - Racka
PROZAK - Ruff Dub
YGG - Strikers (Bakey Edit)
SP:MC - Big Request
RWB - Ice Rink
Frazer Ray - NYC (Raymix)
Y U QT - Sprinter Dub
Yosh - We Rewind
Novelist x Mumdance - 1 Sec (Bushbaby Bootleg)
Fork and Knife - Sindhu Sesh Remix (Instrumental)
Callum Asa (ft. 140) - Drips (Zenker Brothers Remix)
Dave - Verdansk (Gaszia Edit)
Wodda - Extortionate
Sempra - Busy
Modeselektor feat. Folio - Wealth (Sarah Farina Remix)
Darkai - Danger
Cameo Blush - Clearcutter

About DJ Dwell
Sandeep aka DJ Dwell is a versatile turntablist and emerging music producer from Bangalore, India. His unique skill sets are not bound by genre, tempo or era but rather by a unique style for blending within a wider spectrum of music showcasing the art of turntablism at its finest and always bringing something new with a touch of old skool to the table.

Connect With DJ Dwell
Instagram: www.instagram.com/djdwellofficial/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/djdwellofficial/

4NC¥ Radio 138 - Noise Control - DJ Dwell

I had the honour of playing after Monty and closing down the night for the SUBculture Sat 10 year anniversary at Red Room.
Starting fairly high energy and getting a bit deeper and soulful as it progressed.
Tracklist:
OaT - Inertia
Corrupted Mind - Rinse Out
Calculon & Spikey Tee - Gully Goat
GEST - Superstructure
A-Audio & Unkoded - Dip Out
Rift - Black Spirit
Octavate - Ultimatum
Echo 1 - Extraterrestrial
Revan & Creatures - Nova
Emily Makis & Dux N Bass - My Type ft. Dread MC & T-Man
ALIX PEREZ - Lunar Eclipse Ft. Strategy (Alix Perez Remix)
Geostatic - Numb
Jonah K - Passenger (Original Mix)
QZB & Charli Brix - Overdrive
Samath - Vogon Poetry
RMS & Aaron Payne - Find Myself
Hydro - NDE ft. War
OaT - Bittersweet
Mikal & RIOT present Tech Noir - Bamboo
Midik - Clones (Jonah K Remix)
BEATMOOL - Shatter
BEATMOOL - Liberation
Andy Pain - Meknosenian
Phrase - Borderline
Kasra/Catching Cairo - Codeine
Emplicit - Meraki
Ginger Giant feat. Laladee - Home
Prof - High Priced Shoes

live @

Willisist live at SUBculture Saturdays, Monty Apr 20 2024

Rinse FM

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Wheel & Deal Takeover: Bay Sine (San Francisco) featuring N-Type, AxH & more - 14th December 2017

korvidae (formerly known as Nausikaa) flies in the darkness carrying sounds from the underground.  Their wings beat with low end bass, deep dubstep & DnB, weaving in RnB and Hip Hop influences.   A settler currently living in Mi'kmaki, they are inspired by outlaws and rebels across the globe.

slow it down - mini mix

korvidae

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