Mogwaa for Bangkok Community Radio - Guest Mix

Mogwaa for Bangkok Community Radio, Guest Mix - 4th March

With 2021’s much loved “Vinland In Space" EP under their belt, the Pakistan/Thailand outfit Jugaar Records crew are back with close friend and collaborator, Bangkok born and bred DOTT, whose “Puppy Luv” EP marks their second release. The opener “What Am I Gonna Do” employs DOTT’s typical swing mechanics in a tough yet breezy jam, perfect for late-night into morning situations.

Follow DOTT
on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/Dott_Th

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on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jugaarrecords
on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jugaar-records/

Buy on Bandcamp

PREMIERE: DOTT - What Am I Gonna Do [Jugaar Records]

Here's my set from the afterparty at Skylight Phuket for Kolour Beachside 2022 - Weekend #2.

Hope you enjoy it!

Kuroten - Kolour Phuket 2022 afterparty at Skylight

Wildealer | Tawfire footwork @ Never Normal 20.05.2022

(07DM016) DOTT - I Can Hear You (Preview)

﹥﹥ PREMIERE from H24 Musique: DOTT - I Can Hear You
◉ Follow H24 Musique: https://soundcloud.com/h24musique
◉ Follow DOTT: https://soundcloud.com/dott_th
◉ Follow Soundroom: www.facebook.com/soundroompodcast

Buy via Bandcamp

PREMIERE: DOTT - I Can Hear You (07DM016)

Playboi Carti - Other Shit (JOSH CHRISTIAN EDIT) OUT ON BANDCAMP

"What type of music do you play?"

Is always a weird question for me to answer because I know no matter what I say, people aren't really going to understand what I really mean without hearing it themselves.

So usually it's a general answer like "house" or "deep house."

So here's the real answer (which I occasionally get into with people who are actually interested in this nerd shit):

I've always thought of DJing in terms of soundscapes and storytelling. 

Now. Storytelling is about going an emotional journey.

If you walked out of the movie theater feeling exactly the same as when you walked in, you’d feel like you wasted your time and money.

We can’t actually know whether we like something or not except for how we feel about it. We process all of reality through the emotional contrasts of our experiences.

Ok I didn’t mean to go that deep. But here’s how it applies:

How does this track make me feel? What vibe or atmosphere does it communicate? And what vibe or atmosphere would it convey in this room, at that time, with that lighting, on that sound system (Funktion-One :p)?

And how can I put these songs together in a way to create a coherent soundscape, an emotional landscape which sets the stage to, hopefully, tell an interesting story?

When I have upcoming gigs, I try to think of what the vibe or atmosphere of that place is going to look like and feel like, and figure out the right story to tell at that specific time and place.

For example: someone might hear a track and say “that would be good for sunset.” 

But which sunset? When and where? Is sunset at the start of the night when people are just arriving? Is it sunset on day 3 of a festival? Are they survivors who have kept going since the night before?

Sunsets are not all the same. Afterparties are not all the same. Opening sets are not all the same. Closing sets are not all the same. Etc etc etc.

Because of these infinite variables, every set is different. 

And every DJ is different. 

Everyone will have their own idea of what the right track at the right time is in all of these scenarios. 

And that’s one reason DJing is so cool:

We all have the same job to do within the same parameters, and something as simple as choosing what songs to play can be elevated into a really beautiful and sophisticated form of creative expression.

With all this in mind, I will then often hear a track and I think "there it is, that's gonna be the vibe for X gig.” 

I think of it sort of like a “keystone” track. I might have one or I might have a few. And I build out a playlist around that general groove. 

Then I might add some extra flavor and throw in some classics or edits or any number of contrasting sound ideas to spice it up… while still staying congruent with the story I am trying to tell.

So "what I play" varies enormously from set to set in terms of energy and flavor, while falling mostly within a spectrum you might call minimal and deep house.

When I first started playing this kind of music, I didn't know what it was called either, so I just called it Bubble Tea.

And I just realized I haven't put out a mix since January. 

Putting out mixes was a big help to me as I was starting out, both in terms of having people hear my music but also in how it helped focus my thinking and selections.

Anyway, here is some jazz freestyle improv from Sunday night.

Track list:
1. Hacking Jazz - Third Attempt / Det Gode Selskab
2. Copa de Brandy - Edifai / Mundo Perro
3. Canediguerra (Prodot Remix) - Carebears / Dreams On Wax
4. Buket - Mihai Pol
5. Triptop land 4 magnetic jazz - Microesfera / Krad Selected
6. Amoreteca - Cesare vs Disorder / Rockets Audio
7. Can You Make It Feel Like Home - Mikhu
8. Magi - Jo.an Julian / Grainy Groove
9. DG2 - Unknown Artist / Sanguina Records
10. Blackbird (Andy Caz Rework) - Nina Simone / Home Made
11. Trampoline - Baban / Seism Productions
12. I Close My Eyes in Order to See - Barac / Cronos

Late Night Jazz Club // LINUS. // July 2022

Wildealer ( Note and Jamsai ) last recorded set for Baba Loop February 2023 . Here is something very special we would like to share with you .  💚

Wildealer @ Baba Loop Morning 25 Feb’23

moonlight rituals. feb 2025.

South African born DJ and producer, Kuroten, has become a household name in his new found home of Bangkok. Constantly evolving, he consistently challenges himself and his followers through his love of music and pushing boundaries. 

Having been a part of the underground scene in Bangkok for the better part of 7 years, he has carved out a unique musical image for himself. Crisp, powerful, hypnotic, groovy, classy and energetic are words that immediately spring to mind when describing his style. With a particular penchant for creating chaos on the dancefloor, his sets are known for their pure and unbridled frenzying effect.

When he’s not furiously producing, you can find him lighting up dancefloors at beloved clubs like Mustache, Safe Room and Glow to name just a few. He has done the same at dancefloors in Kuala Lumpur and Vietnam alike. Outside of a club setting, he regularly appears on outdoor events and festival lineups such as Kolour, Waterzonic, 808 and Wonderfruit. 
   
With releases on labels such as Neverest (TH), Ambious (ZAF), Soul De Anima (MY), Never Is Eternal (ES) and Motek Music (UK); a residency with the team at Grow Room (Part of LNB), and his sights firmly set on his goals, he has defined a crystal clear path for himself for the future.   

DISCOGRAPHY:  
 
2017 / Trekkin / Neverest Records / Thailand / EP  
  
2017 / Homecoming / Lemon Juice Records, Switzerland / EP

2018 / Hush Now feat. Felix Raphael / Neverest Records / Thailand / VA  
 
2019 / Double or Nothing / Soul De Anima / Malaysia / VA 

2019 / DOTT - Somewhat Sombre EP / Never Is Eternal / Spain / Remix

2020 / Talking In Technicolour / Motek Music / UK / EP


For Bookings please contact via email, Facebook or SoundCloud directly.
Email: kurotenmusic@gmail.com

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