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Cozi with Softi b2b Gabriel Finch - 24 May 2023

Australian Kia very quickly rose up through the grimy after-hours rave scene of Melbourne to make her mark on the international stage. Now Berlin-based, her unique grasp of rhythm is rooted in a love of bass, IDM and deeper techno though she is adept at exploring a wide range of moods within those worlds. She has done so at places like ADE and our own festival and extends her good taste to the curation of her Animalia imprint and its ambient sub-label Cirrus as well as her own original tracks on Nous'klaer Audio.

In this week's mix, Kia showcases a colourful and kaleidoscopic take on techno which she says was awakened by an early trip to Japan's famously head Labyrinth festival. It's a hi-fidelity feast of supple rhythms, icy synths and deep space ambiance that unfolds in late-night fashion. The melodies are as delicate as silk, the drums rubbery yet punchy. It's high-paced future music that manages to be as delicate and beautiful as it is dynamic.

Dekmantel Podcast 440 - Kia

CoziMix 08 - softi 

"Back to it with another tasty mix from mind behind Cozi itself, softi!

I felt like writing a big bio of myself was unnecessary so I'm just going to allow you all to get stuck right in to this wild, psychedelic journey of a mix I created... 
I did interview myself below though :)

I kept it specifically deep and hypnotic that I nearly forgot where I was...with blends of my favorite new and old artists out there at the moment.... sounds, textures and emotions I love to feel and play around with, not sticking to just one genre but atmospheric, moving music. Inspired by someone special in mi life <3 

1. How and why did you get into producing / dj’ing?

I started djing/producing properly before Covid where I taught myself, but loved it years before that, having many dj friends and being involved with the culture. It just came naturally and music has always been a part of my life, growing up around parents who also loved the culture. It has just grown from there…

2. Who, What/where was your most coziest gig you've been to or experienced and why?

This is why I started Cozi, to push and promote a more wholesome environment in the underground music scene and push deeper, hypnotic and psychedelic sounds with freedom to express themselves. I love when a promoter, event or festival has thought about every aspect of the dancer’s experience. The whole sensory experience is what we are looking for and makes it more enjoyable for individuals who may struggle with their mental health and like to get lost in the magic of it all. 

3. Do you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert in the industry?

I am definitely both! Maybe more towards the intro but It really depends on the environment. I think our scene can be extremely overwhelming and it’s good to be honest and mindful of everyone we know, you don't know what our friends or acquaintances are experiencing. Supporting one another is the one thing I like to push! 

4. If you had to choose 1 track to vibe out too forever, what would it be?

Bô’vel - check 4 u !!!!!!! 

5. What is your routine when preparing for a gig / production/writing session? Do you have any special remedies/ mental/physical prep/ places to go to? :)

Hahaha I definitely struggle sometimes to be calm and collected before a set. My nerves take over but It has softened over time with experience but I like to be around people that I know can relax me, they always give me pep talks and remind me of how good I actually am haha. With producing I like to go to the gym or exercise before sitting down for hours :) I’m always inspired daily, so I try to create snippets of my ideas and what's in my brain before I forget… I have like 50 tracks I'm sat on because I get inspired to make something else.. haha


Enjoy

Cozi."

CoziMix 08 - softi

softi (@jazz_brown) goes fathoms deep for the podcast series. Big on atmosphere with a serious disregard for genre boundaries, the London-based DJ keeps things engrossing while never loosing sight of a fondness for dub, footwork and depth-charge tribalism.

She’s also cultivated community around @cozi-716789961, a party series and radio show placing emphasis on electronic music’s sensuous potential. Basically, anything softi touches is done in intrepid style. 

Subtly transcendent, timelessly transportive, and like the mix, an upcoming appearance at Draaimolen Festival will undoubtably deliver on that promise.

“I curated a fluid and progressive journey that floats effortlessly through BPMs and genres of the psychedelic sounds of electronic music. I wanted to create a taste of what to expect this year on the dance floor. A sensual, fresh flavour and sound that I want to push throughout my sets. 

Creating an atmosphere, always keeping it deep and expanding consciousness. With a slow but emotive start with smooth ambient and deep tribal techno which expressively leads into experimental bass-heavy IDM, jungle and d&b whilst still keeping a unique, growing spaced-out mood with each track.” – Softi

Draaimolen info & tickets: www.draaimolen.nu

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If-Only Podcast #123: softi

Photo by Justin Aulis Long
https://soundcloud.com/justin-aulis-long
Justin Aulis Long is a sonic sorcerer, urban Homeric poet, and cosmic wanderer that exists within the liminal spaces where light meets dark. Long is the offspring of a gorgon, conceived within a brick and mortar labyrinth while surrounded by the supernatural electronic voices of angelic forces.

While engaging in themes of the uncanny and erotic, Long opens thresholds which lead to psychedelic realms during communal dance gatherings. Applications of sonic alchemy during ritual action generate vibrant forces created through collective effervescence, causing a bubbling over of ecstatic energy leading to rapture. During the rite, incantations are expressed through fusing a swarm of aural fragments composed from diverse temperaments by way of a personal and singular technique.Sacred objects (records), selector’s tools (turntables and mixer), body, spirit, harmonic and discordant voices unify and become one - The Soft Machine.

During a ritual performance, phonic collages are created intuitively on sight, sigils are aurally direct with specific intent, and offerings are bestowed before an alter, all charged by an engine of chaos. Time and space unravels while normality ruptures and disintegrates as foundational structures of the status quo are dismantled through intensive executions, founded in the practices surrounding musical selection.

RND 088 - Justin Aulis Long

healing mix

tracklist and download: patreon.com/buttechno

buttechno mix for Incienso

https://soundcloud.com/paraplanradio / https://soundcloud.com/kalivas for https://soundcloud.com/dekatmemwa

https://www.retreatradio.net/deeprelief

Deep Relief by De Kat Memwa #18 w/ Kalivas (24/09/23)

Meet Nikita Akimov aka Sinusoidal — a former resident of TESTFM radio, Yzeech, Blatant — who is next on our list of aspiring Eastern European artists we genuinely admire.

Sinusoidal has a flair for creating slow and moody tunes with a pinch of psychedelia, yet he manages to elevate the intensity to such a level that the end result is nothing short of a sophisticated banger. Apart from producing dancefloor heaters, Nikita is also busy crafting sound design for video games.

We discovered Sinusoidal via his first release on @pinkmanrecords back in 2020. Ever since we heard “Inner Implication”, it has remained a constant in our USBs. The same can be said about his latest album “Moral Decay” which came out earlier this year, again on Pinkman (great job, Patrick).

@sinusoidal-wav

Escape Route Podcast: Sinusoidal

tracklist and download — patreon.com/buttechno

Pavel Milyakov NTS 23 10 2023

Oleksandra Trishyna (Triš) (she/they) is an artist from Kyiv. She explores audio and visual realms in her creative work. At the moment she's looking for new soundscapes in dance music through DJing.

Nuance Podcast 030 - TRIŠ

Recording of Dinamarca's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

TASCAM DR-40X

Dinamarca at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Alicia - 27 December 2023

Broadcasted on Radio Relativa in Madrid on January 3rd, 2024.

For complete tracklist visit:
http://individualactiviti.es
Follow GAZZI here:
https://soundcloud.com/gazzi69

IA Radio Show #224 with GAZZI

Cozi with Softi - 24 January 2024

London based @gabrielfinch takes us on a deep trip for our 24th podcast with an hour of hypnotic and chuggy ethereal delights, all expertly mixed on vinyl. The Juno Records buyer and Next Door Records family member, is a pure digger at heart with a penchant for all things ｐｓｙｃｈｅｄｅｌｉｃ.

We've been digging his output for a while now and we knew this one wouldn't disappoint, lock in for the ride. 

check out our interview with him below. 

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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Gabriel Finch, He/Him, Peckham south london

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
When recording mixes I try to imagine in what setting I'd probably listen to them.  This one was made to fit my evening journeys when the sun has set but there’s still some lingering twilight. I aimed for both old and new records that were mysterious or deep, keeping the tempo low(ish) and the energy measured.


𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?
I grew up with parents that were in musical theater and dance, so I've always been surrounded by a family that enjoys this and encourages participation.  As a kid, courtesy of my dad, I listened to a lot of disco, funk, soul, reggae and rock, which definitely plays some part in what I'm drawn to. I got into various forms of electronic music probably during secondary school and then when university came around I got exposed to a lot more Techno through friends and being a regular partygoer in Leeds.  I had the luxury of finding an amazing group of mates who were all interested in the same thing, which really helped to encourage searching for records and Djing.  We would all mess around playing long b2bs together which really inspired me and developed my sound.  These days, I’m working as a buyer for Juno Records in Camden which has really expanded my knowledge of music and introduced me to so much more.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
There’s so many, but off the top of my head I’d love to go to Ring club in Seoul.

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
Next Door Records

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐣 / 𝐝𝐣’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
I fear missing someone out

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
Subsystem rave on the weekend was pretty sick!

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
@janefitz's live at transcendence, but by the time this interview is out it will have been @playvlada's dekmantel mix.

> https://soundcloud.com/janefitz/jane-fitz-live-at-transcendence?in=janefitz/sets/live-dj-set-recordings-1 <

> https://soundcloud.com/dkmntl/dekmantel-podcast-453-vlada <


𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
The Gurdjieff Ensemble & Levon Eskenian - Zartir

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝?
Got given some oat milk today, buzzing.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
Morphem - Bringers of the dawn

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
Making this mix :D

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
Eeesh, it’s a bit jumbled at the minute but I keep some records I've played recently in the living room and then storage is in my room where I attempt to categorize by genre and mood.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧?
I haven't partied in many but I always enjoy Berlin

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Mysterious, Psychedelic & Deep

kinetic mix 024: Gabriel Finch "strange light"

tracklist & download: patreon.com/buttechno

pavel milyakov NTS 12 02 2024

Full tracklist here: https://www.nts.live/shows/james-k/episodes/james-k-16th-february-2024

James K - Trip Lick - NTS February 2024

Ahead of playing at our event at the Carpet Shop this Friday, London based Cozi founder and Rinse FM resident ⒮⒪⒡⒯⒤ delights us with our next mixtape, a 2 hour journey through the sonics, narrating her dreams through a mix of ethereal textures and low end frequencies ~~~

This is one for the dreamers ☁️☁️☁️

@jazz_brown
@cozi-716789961

🌀 𝖢𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖥𝗋𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗌𝖽𝖾 𝖩𝖺𝗌𝗆í𝗇, 𝖣𝗃 𝗐𝗂𝗀𝗀𝗅𝖾𝗌 & 𝖲𝖾𝖻 𝖧. - https://ra.co/events/1839402 🌀

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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Jazz Brown and I live in Camberwell/Peckham London. I was born in Luton but moved to Ireland when I was young with my family :)

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
It came from my relationship with dreaming. We don't realize that we spend half our lives unconscious, dreaming, growing and the majority of us don't actually remember our dreams. I do!!! I remember them so well that I feel like they are another life for me, another world nip into creating but sometimes having no control over. I wake up daily confused or affected in some sort of way whether that is positive or negative. I believe they speak to us or remind us of another force out there, accessing that part of our brain and the universe we are longing for. Mixes or sets are quite like dreams, going on a transcendent journey unsure of what to expect. The weird subconscious worries we latch onto or deep desires in us and that’s what I wanted to create with this, a two hour mix inspired by those intricate and bitter sweet emotions starting slow with parts of chaos in there. It’s all connected ~~~

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?
I grew up in a very musical household. Both my parents and family were music heads. They were very young when they had me so I grew up in a young adults home with their friends and our family around :) My dad especially, being Jamaican, was a huge lover of dancehall, bashment, jungle & Rnb. My Mum introduced me to pop, triphop and rnb and I was surrounded by cds, records and videos, having a small collection of my own when I was like 7/8, I still collect Cds today. I remember my parents used to have small gatherings at our house when I was a kid and invite friends and family around and there would be loud music playing through huge sound system speakers in the backroom…. I was so involved and curious and it stuck with me! As a DJ and producer I now look for that nostalgic feeling and emotion in music. I like sensual rhythms and deep groovy kicks and drums, kind of like in rnb or dancehall. I think because of how eclectic my musical childhood was has given me more of an open minded outlook when playing or listening to music. I like all genres and usually play a mixture of them creating my own sound with a few tracks from different genre families. 

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
I opened the basement in De school which was MAD, the crowd from start to finish were here for it. Laak in Den Hag was also something else but also @ankali, Prague was defo my fave!! The energy in that club and the party and people were just amazing, I wanna go back!

> https://soundcloud.com/ankali/ankali-32-softi-extract <

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?
Anything by @andy-martin haha I think i play his music in all my sets! lol big love to him :)

𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐱?
@stone_xo [live at @terra-obscura-london] - i was there for the whole set and it was insane! Hes perfect!

> https://soundcloud.com/terra-obscura-london/stone-live-at-terra-obscura <

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Nostalgic, mysterious, transcendent 

full interview: https://allmovingobjects.substack.com/p/kinetic-mix-025-softi-bittersweet

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