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o•rbyss aims to help soothe the queer spectrum and focus on the well-being of the community. Queer DJs are invited to submit a mix to showcase an alternative side to their music library outside of a rave and take us on a meditative journey. ✨

Notes on the mix:
“The starting point of this sonic and travelling mix was to blend several records I’ve been collecting. The intro features an interlude by my friend, Swedish folk musician Sara Parkman, where the strings of her violin sound like whispers from the deep forests. Combined with my all-time favourites, Boards of Canada, The Köln Concert, and another true friend and inspiration, Nevadeelay, with her charismatic soundscapes, the mix unfolds through textures and subliminal messages that bounce between atmospheres, like a transition from forest to ocean. The wise voice of Toni Morrison, along with another sampled voice, guides this mixed and spiritual sound journey.”

From Caracas to Berlin to Copenhagen, they’ve been shaking dance floors with a groove that hits like a slap on the ass—and yes, you’ll beg for another. A core member of Berlin’s SWEAT collective and co-daddy of Copenhagen’s Bash is Back, Dgeral is building spaces that are unapologetically trans-forward, deeply queer, and always hot. Dgeral’s sound is a steamy blend of old-school house, techno, and Latin percussion—equal parts sex, sweat, and soul.

o•rbyss - Dgeral

Alias: James Lotion @james-lotion
Pronouns: He / Him
Location: Berlin
Collective: SWEAT @sweatrave
Residency: Den Anden Side Copenhagen
About the mix: An important theme in my life is allowing myself to take my time to get into things, so I can be fully present and enjoy myself. I try to carry this into my DJ sets and wanted to use two full hours to slowly build up the energy, starting at 118 bpm and working my way up to 131 bpm.

Listening to electronic music is therapeutic for me, and when I am DJing I feel the music with every fiber of my body; it allows me to disappear into another world. I think that because house music is rooted in resistance, liberation, and self-expression, it has a unique ability to bring you closer to yourself and create unity. I felt this strongly at Bashkka’s 10 a.m. closing set at Power Dance Club earlier this
year. She brought the energy way down at a moment when the party usually becomes messy, and it created a grounded and caring energy on the dancefloor.

In this mix I journey through the sounds that I love the most: weird, playful, deep,
sexy, and groovy.

#tracklist
01. Koop — Relaxin At Club F**n (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias Version) [Compost Records, 2003]
02. Eden Burns — Slow Thing [Public Possession, 2025]
03. Subb-an & Tuccillo — Day Motion (Tucci Tool) [One Records, 2013]
04. Coral D — What Love Is [Tears, 2021]
05. B.Love — Movement Feeling [20/20 Vision Recordings, 2025]
06. Simply Red — Something Got Me Started (Esmovee's Late Night Mix) [Warner Music UK Ltd, 2008]
07. Menta Sauce — The Rhythm [Jus'mirage, 2025]
08. Elias — Dub Soda [Plastic City FX, 2020]
09. Janeret — Gap [Hâws, 2025]
10. Ilya Schulz — November [Farmat, 2023]
11. Terry Lee Brown Junior — Downtown Life [Plastic City, 2000]
12. Simoncino — Let The Warriors Dance [Crème Organisation, 2020]
13. Sleep D — Textile [Butter Sessions, 2023]
14. Eden Burns — Trick [Public Possession, 2025]
15. Wallace — Red Velvet [On Loop, 2024]
16. Seal — Killer (William Orbit Remix) [Sire Records, 1991]
17. Evanz D – Higher Love (Original Stomp mix) [Stereo Cool, 2006]
18. 131bpm — Purple Zone [Homodrop, 2025]
19. Subb-an — Hypnotise Me [Ashique Subhan, 2025]
20. Spooky — Schmoodub [Spooky, 1993]
21. Dylan Forbes — Qualobec [GODDEZZ, 2024]
22. François K. ft. Freddie Turner — Hypnodelic [Wave Music, 2006]
23. Dj Steaw — Seascape [Nu Groove Records, 2024]
24. Zaltsman — Run To [Peach Discs, 2025]
25. Jose de Divina, Tania Vulcano & Evanz D — Criminal Groove [Stomp Recordings, 2011]
26. B.Love — Soda Junior [20/20 Vision Recordings, 2025]
27. Jamie Principle — Baby Wants To Ride (Rubb Sound System Remix) [S&S Records Inc., 2014]
28. Beat Pharmacy — Don't Bodda Me (Vocal) [Deep Space Media, 2005]
29. Stef de Haan — MASQUERADE. [Stef de Haan, 2025]
30. Nobel — Flutest [Merge labels, 2016]
31. Marie Malarie — Let Us Piss In Peace [Homodrop, 2025]

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