Celestial Vibration

Bethlehem

Next up for the pod!
None other than DJ ojo, an extremely talented producer, DJ and good pal. The mix teeeters the line perfectly between dubbed out enjoyable home listening and slightly more gritty, club leaning tracks, expertly put together. Really nice tackle inside on this, give it a whirl. 
We also caught up with Joe for a little chat, check it below 

AM: Ojo! What have you been up to recently?

Yooo fellas, been rather busy, spinning various plates of music/work/life and trying not to get overwhelmed by all the fun stuff going on and killer music constantly being released! 

AM: How and where did you record the mix? Was there a theme or anything behind it?

Recorded it at home on my gorgeous set-up, shout out to my housemate Jacob @ Simpliply (link below) for building the hottest DJ units going.  I played a mixture of records and digis. 

In terms of theme, I guess I just wanted to try and reflect the kinda stuff that you guys have been promoting and releasing with AM. So it’s full of pretty dubbed out selections, music that walks the line between heavy and light, eerie and comforting, smooth and abrasive. 

AM: you use certain external effects / pedals within your mixing (and this mix) - is this a new thing/used frequently? Do you feel it lets you express yourself more in your djing?

Yep just recently treated myself to a delay unit, after much deliberation I chose the Benidub Digital Echo (link below) which I think sounds ridiculously nice, is easy to use, and also is electronically designed to work with mixers and other gear, rather than just guitars. Big tip!

Definitely helps in a variety of ways, whether you just want a bit of hands on improvisation whilst playing an individual track, or especially when you wanna create an interesting or exciting transition between tracks. Just gotta be careful not to overdo it cos it is very very fun!

AM: You really do have a style within your production already, very intricate/delicate/dubbed - tell us a bit about it and also your set up?

Kind of you to say, I’m definitely getting closer to the kinda sound/feeling that I imagine, although there’s a long way to go still. I work mostly just in Ableton, using a mix of samples, soft synths, and fucked up FX plugins. My ‘process’ (if you can call it that) can probably best be described as chaotic. Need to work on that…

AM: What’s next for you in 2022? Gigs/releases/food/trips/anything

No gigs of my own on the horizon, although I am v much available for booking so promoters HMU ;~) I’m currently working on a couple of new releases, one which will be my debut EP, coming out on a really dope label, if/when I manage to get it finished…

Otherwise I’ll be doing plenty of music tourism round the UK, eating dank food everywhere I go, and gazing out the window of cross-country trains. Got a few festivals booked in, particularly looking forward to Meakusma in Belgium, looks like a lovely mix of fun and experimental sounds. 

Until then, looking forward to having my heart warmed by seeing various talented friends continue to shell it at clubs n festivals! Peace x

https://www.instagram.com/simpli.ply/
https://www.instagram.com/benidub.audio/?hl=en

DJ  ojo - https://www.instagram.com/deejay_ojo/

AM Podcast #68 - DJ ojo

Opening set for K-lone & Facta with @benj_schmidt8 for @Dunj

Benj & Natalie Lawrence @ Dunj - 07.10.23

Recording of my live performance at Karmakoma in Belgrade at the end of 2023.

Cover image is a detail from the weekend's poster by Floating Bastard.

Live at Karmakoma 30/12/2023

Marouchka is a youtube gatherer who loves fiding and sharing the lost post punk, new wave and electro wonders, mixed with some teenage melancholy and industrial brutality. 


Marouchka @ Kiosk Radio 26.01.2024

Ritmo Santanero is an all-vinyl cumbia DJ Crew based out of Santa Ana, CA consisting of DJ’s Rigo Suave, Gary Ventura, LX Ramirez, and Kevin Hernandez. The revered cumbia connoisseurs locally dubbed “Los Reyes Cumbieros” are each seasoned vinyl collectors in their own right. Their highly-curated selection ranges from porros, gaitas, rebajadas, to rare tracks and beloved classics - all on 45s.

Ritmo Santanero stands out as an artistic contender in the Southern California sonidero scene as the trio expands out of Santa Ana and into Long Beach, and Los Angeles - bringing the best all-vinyl cumbia night to a town near you. Spinning a mix of cumbia genres from of all corners of the world, Ritmo Santanero is reviving the once-dormant sonidero culture of the 90’s, yet deviating from the announcement-heavy tradition by letting the music do the talking.
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/ritmo-santanero/episodes/ritmo-santanero-30th-january-2024

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An exploration through the cold galwegians musical landscapes.


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STEP DAW ( Into The Deep / FR )

instagram.com/stepdaw
instagram.com/collectif.intothedeep

Step Daw는 크루 'INTO THE DEEP'의 창립자로, 2011년 Arthur Lastmann과 함께 시작하여 2012년 이후 파리 언더그라운드 전자 음악 씬의 혁신에 핵심적인 역할을 해왔다. Djoon을 시작으로 Badaboum의 레지던시를 거쳤으며, Concrete, 6B, La Machine, Batofar, Wanderlust와 같은 파리를 대표하는 클럽과 공간에서 프로모터로 활동하며 다양한 아티스트들과 협업하였다. 대표적으로 Hunee, Palms Trax, Antal, Larry Heard, Jane Fitz, Lena Willikens, Gilles Peterson, Joey Negro 등을 꼽을 수 있다.

2015년 부터는 현대 전자 음악에 특화된 'Into The Deep Records’ 레코드 레이블을 운영, 이 후 2019년에 서브 레이블 'Into The Deep Treasury’를 창립하여 전 세계 곳곳 에서 음악을 발굴하고 재발매하는데 전념하였다.

2018년에는 프랑스 낭트에서 ‘Bubble Jam' 콜렉티브를 창립하여 우리가 흔히 클럽으로 생각하지 않는 의외의 장소에서 소규모 파티를 기획하는 프로젝트를 진행하였다. 그는 2021년 ’Abstrack' 의 크루 및 레코드 레이블에 합류하여 현재까지도 활발한 활동을 이어오고 있다.

STEP DAW ( Into The Deep / FR )

Founder of the crew INTO THE DEEP in 2011 with Arthur Lastmann, they played a key role in the renewal of Paris underground electronic scene as a promoter in most clubs and music venues since 2012. Helding a residency at Djoon first, then Badaboum, he has been around most of the clubs in Paris (Concrete, 6B, La Machine, Batofar, Wanderlust) and shared the decks with the likes of Hunee, Palms Trax, Antal, Larry Heard, Jane Fitz, Lena Willikens, Gilles Peterson or Joey Negro.

Step Daw also started “Into The Deep records” in 2015, a record label specialized in contemporary electronic music. 2019 have seen the creation of Into The Deep Treasury, sub-label dedicated to reissues of music from around the globe.

During 2018, Step Daw moved to Nantes, France and founded the Bubble Jam collective to offer intimate parties in atypical places outside the club circuit. Step Daw also joined the Abstrack crew & record label in 2021.

YOUTUBE

2024 - 02 - 02 Stepdaw (Fr) - SCR Guestmix

A sort of jazz big band suite in 4 parts…
The first features Tenor Saxophone, 2nd Brass section, 3rd Soprano Saxophone and 4th Trumpet

#187 Jungle Suite

Listen to "Ground" by NiN taken from "Shadow" out on September 7th via TSUM Records

Bandcamp: 
https://tsum.bandcamp.com

Links:
NiN
https://soundcloud.com/ninonearth 
https://instagram.com/ninonearth 
TSUM Records
https://soundcloud.com/tsumstrammenklang
https://instagram.com/tsum_records

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