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Recording of Angel D'lite B2B ketia, Draaimolen Festival 2023, Day 2.

Angel D'lite B2B ketia at Draaimolen Festival 2023

Recording of DJ Python's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2023.

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DJ Python at Dekmantel Selectors 2023

Mia Koden (@miakoden) first emerged as half of Sicaria Sound but since breaking out alone has established her own musical identity. It draws on her South Sudanese heritage and music from across the African continent and beyond, not least her current surroundings in South London and the city's rich sound system culture. Often operating around the 140BPM mark, she dropped two head-turning tracks ‘Hot Take' and 'I Did’ early last year then debuted on Ilian Tape with a dark and irresistible EP that traverses multiple bass-heavy genres.

Mia does the same with her mix for us this week with, in her words, "bass, percussive, 2step, 140BPM, dubstep, dub, dub techno and breaks" all coming thick and fast at up to 150 beats per minute. It's a breathless 90-minute selection of global body music packed with lively percussion, big on low ends and not afraid to get rhythmically inventive while also dropping in the odd playful vocal from the worlds of grime and r&b. Both technically sound and tastefully assembled, it's a thrilling statement from the vital Koden.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 458 - Mia Koden

Tracklist and interview: https://bit.ly/themix004tsvi

Italian innovator @tsvisions fires through a mix of propulsive club sounds, including unreleased @nervoushorizon material.

"With this mix I wanted to showcase the music I've been making over the past months, forthcoming material from Nervous Horizon, as well as tunes from some of my favourite producers. It’s a snapshot of where my sound is at the moment. I'm quite happy with how this mix has turned out, it used to be quite rare for me to play my own music in mixes, but lately I’ve been really enjoying it!"
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The Mix is our new online mix and interview series, dedicated to the spectrum of electronic music from around the globe, exploring sounds and stories from the early days of rave to the future.

Mixmag has a long history of publishing mixes, from our legendary cover CDs accompanying the print magazine to our worldwide video streams in The Lab. Last year we celebrated 40 years in the game and The Mix now arrives as a fresh outlet to document DJs and the musical movements they represent, showcasing their sound alongside an in-depth interview. The design pays homage to a previous Mixmag logo from the ealy ’90s, nodding to our heritage while using the square and rectangular building blocks to construct an aesthetic that works cohesively with contemporary design elements and digital motion systems.

We’ll still be bringing you the Cover Mix, The Lab and occasional sets in other formats, with The Mix is taking the place of our In Session and Impact features, intending to bring an updated look and vision to our flagship weekly DJ profile and sequencing them into one place, without separation. We hope you enjoy.

The Mix 004: TSVI

In-demand DJ and radio host, producer of sound system shakers for labels like @Timedance and Ilian Tape, promoter and label co-founder at re:lax, Lauren Bush, aka @renildn, has become a seemingly unstoppable force in UK club music through a combination of hard work and self-belief. Alongside a pulse-quickening Recognise mix, she speaks to Jasmine Kent-Smith about formative club experiences, the importance of role models, and the pursuit of authenticity.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-reni-timedance-interview

Tracklist & interview

Recognise: re:ni

Last year, when we wrote that "the best UK garage is coming out of Los Angeles," we were talking about Introspekt. The US DJ, who has since moved to New York, really understands the genre—its appeal, swing and unique, bassy whomp. Listen to any of her tracks, like last year's "Forlorn," and you'll hear someone who produces like she's been making UKG all her life. This is probably partly because she comes from a dubstep background, but either way, if you're looking for new UK garage beats, Introspekt is one of the best going right now.

Her DJing also hits a distinct sweet spot, zeroing in one of the proto-dubstep, dark UK garage days when producers like El-B were making the hottest shit around. Her sound is both retro and forward-looking, as you'll hear on her RA Podcast, which balances vintage Big Apple cuts from Skream & Benga with new-school tunes from Amaliah and Surusinghe. It's not so much a throwback as it is a rejuvenation of an old sound—a new way to look at it and a new way to make it. If hindsight is 20/20, then Introspekt has perfect vision, and mixes like this are the perfect way to educate listeners, make them move and innovate a little in the process.

@sageintrospekt

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/929

RA podcast

RA.929 Introspekt

Building from percussive-led club rollers, high energy left-field sonic explorations and broken beats into deep techno psychedelia and dubstep, this one is a full gas dancefloor-focused workout.

Tracklist:

Kaval - Babaï - Egregore
Sputnik One - Teef - Well Street Records
Sylvere - Work My Body - Monkeytown Records
Dansa -Bog - Redstone Press
Piezo - Limbo - Ansia
Ma Sha - Psyspi - Nervous Horizon
Foreign Material - The 13 Zigguraths Of Kadath - The Gods Planet
Sister Zo - Pump - Egregore
DJ MM -  Tompocalypse - Even The Strong
Sub Basics - unreleased
GiGi FM - Amadmushies - Sea-rène
DJ HYPERCUBED - Storm Approach - Cloud Core
Rizla Ops - Physiker - Voitax
ESPOSITO - Framing Void - SP:EC
NVST (Hellisnotamyth Version) - Tiny Mistakes Feeling Hot - SSPB / Seilscheibenpfeiler
SIM - Fire Spray - SP:EC
Bluetoof - T's Dunya - Infa Red
Tapestry Of Sound - Whip It Up - Step Ball Chain
Mabel - Double Take - Step Ball Chain
Hive Mind - FALSE PERSONA - Unknown Variable
Goth-Trad - Psychic Power - Back To Chill
Somah & Nova - Heart Sprint - Scrub A Dub
Inner Echo - Devotion - forthcoming

Dub Athlete closing set for Materials at Corsica Studios, London

Rinse FM Podcast

Wisdom Teeth: K-LONE & Facta - 06 April 2024

Made By Mia Koden Vol. 2 ~ my 2nd 100% unreleased productions mix, built on FL Studio 💘 Previews of all never heard before tunes! And I would love your help to choose 3 of them to be on my next EP ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[VOTING NOW CLOSED] Just have a listen to the mix & fill out this (very quick) voting form to pick your favourite 3 tracks: https://rb.gy/r7tyqf

The most voted tracks will make up a 3 track EP: https://miakoden.bandcamp.com/album/34u 

Big love as always from my end! Any support for my previous release[s] has never ever gone unappreciated. Here’s to sharing another step in this crazy lil music production journey with ya ⚡️

👩🏽‍💻 Written, produced & mixed by MK
💸 Mastered by @jamiu_music
🎨 Artwork by MK

MBMK02 TRACKLIST
1. Wait A Minute [00:23 - 04:27]
2. Trigger Thinker [04:27 - 08:37]
3. F.T.S. [08:37 - 11.40]
4. Break The Bank [11.40 - 15.25]
5. A-killa Rift [15.26 - 18.12]
6. Inna Fear [18.12 - 22.16]
7. Baile De Blues [22.16 - 25.58]
8. Real2Me [25.58 - 28.53]
9. Curtains Closed [28.53 - 31.36]

'34U' EP

Made By Mia Koden Vol. 2 - 34U

Next up, @thodenmcr provides a sensual selection of ambient sounds, calling on atmospheric blends to bring through an array of flavors and styles.

TRACK LIST:
Lapalux - Oblivion
Olson - The Holy Face of Luca
Naemi - Milas (2016 mix)
Ben Bondy & Pontiac Streator - Writhe in Solitude 
Mistareez - Pure Acne
Helm - Body Rushes
Sid Quirk - Out of…
AYA - Tha ghost life 2k19
Chevel - Always Yours
Oli XL - Orchid Itch
Ingrate - The Enigma
BFTT - (in)finite scroll
RV - Time Three (ft. PS & Skwengface)
WA?STE x Sonny Digital - 50 On My Eternal Ocean
Unknown T - Fresh Home
Minor Science - Second Language (Tender Phonemes)
Etch - No Paradise
Maes - Chieftain
Olson - Lotus Born

In conversation with Thodén:

 - Describe the style and energy of the mix, where did you want to take it and how do you envisage it being played and received by the audience?

"The mix is, as with most, a culmination of styles I'm into at the moment. I tried to mix easy listening with more energetic music and take it through one to the other. I compiled a lot of old and new stuff that popped out to me without any preconditions as to their fluidity. It jumps around as a result, from mostly ambient in the beginning to a lot of fun stuff in the end without sticking to a specific formula. Mixes are more interesting that way I think"

- What sorts of music are you enjoying at the moment? 

"Most electronic music I listen to at the moment is whilst I'm doing these mixes, but it's coming back bit by bit. I'm enjoying a lot more non-'dance' stuff at the moment, most likely a result of the present circumstance. Been getting into ambient bits from labels like experiences ltd. and appendix.files. Recently did an album for Electromenager which took some inspiration from that"

 - Anything we need to keep an eye out for in the coming months?

"Got a V.A. release coming up with Pseudonym, other than that I'm just taking it slow for the moment; I just moved to Copenhagen to start my masters and that's been pretty busy so I'm trying to balance my time"

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