We're super happy to host this absolute powerhouse mix from Atlanta-based DJ and producer Nikki Nair. Settle into an hour of playfully blended high-energy selections, exploring textures and rhythms all along the techno spectrum.

Keep your eyes peeled for Nikki Nair's soon-to-be-announced EP for Lobster Theremin dropping later this year 💫

In Nikki Nair's words:
I wanted to make a techno mix for this. I guess in my mind it is very much a techno set.. though old style techno is apparent at the end.

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@nikki-nair
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Tracklist:
1.  Mr. Mitch - In the Hills
2.  Farsight - Renegade
3.  Leonce - Axial
4.  James Bangura - The Diffuser
5.  Olin - 132 acid break 2
6.  Heidi Sabertooth - This Time I’ll Quit You for Good
7.  DZee - S37
8.  Ste Roberts - Dominated until 5am
9.  Dez Williams - unusual behavior
10. Justin Jay & Claude VonStroke - Poison
11. Breaka & Frazer Ray - The Loudest Woiioii Ever
12. Violet - Psyche (Eris Drew Remix)
13. Private Caller - You
14. Iglooghost - Sylph Fossil
15. Nikki - Pop Music
16. Joey - L.N.T.
17. CRT- Threshold
18. De-Bons-en-Pierre - A Very Bad Meal
19. Peder Mannerfelt - A Queen
20. Chippy Nonstop - Straight to Hell
21. Max Watts - Funksionslust
22. Alex Peace - From Inside the Speaker (DJ Bam Bam mix)
23. Chris Leibing & Andre Walter - B1 (Stigmata 03)
24. DJ Overnite - Try Again
25. People of Cactus - Traky (People of Cactus mix)
26. Sentient - Time to Kick Ass

LT Podcast 176 // Nikki Nair

https://soundcloud.com/nikki-nair

Hailing from the southeastern
U.S., producer and DJ Nikki Nair has, in a short time,
distinguished himself as a bold voice in the landscape of hybridized dance music. Having released four EPs in 2019 and four more in 2020, his productions have found homes on cult labels like Pretty Weird Records and Gobstopper. His work traverses genres, often fusing electro, breaks and UK bass sentiments. Despite the essential grittiness of his sound, Nair’s commitment to craft is undeniable. In fact, some of the game’s most respected artists (Four Tet, Batu, Ben UFO) have taken notice and hyped many of his tracks.
Nikki Nair’s technique as a DJ is just as impressive as his production ability. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Nair is an expert in cross
genre blending. His sets are somatic, textured
and dynamic, braiding acidic electro, ghettotech, broken rhythms, experimental disco and bass music with dexterous ease. Nair’s sound and vision is fresh and forward thinking, pointed to move and mesmerize peak time floors.

Deep South podcast - 070  -  Nikki Nair

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A 100% production mix from @nikki-nair, whose unpredictable music drags you through a genre wormhole.

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/3kRIe2P

Tracklist + Q&A

Impact: Nikki Nair

Cameron Mesirow, AKA Glasser, has made her first ever solo mix exclusively for DIS which showcases the eclecticism that inspired her latest project, Interiors.

Hiroshima - Ren (Glasser edit)
Van Rivers - Arp Song
Brainticket - Robotika (Glasser edit)
Buffy Sainte-Marie / Ø - Poppies (For Mr Allerton)/ Atomit
Cocteau Twins - Seekers Who Are Lovers
Bobby McFerrin - He Ran All The Way (Glasser edit)
Claude Debussy, Hubert Laws - Syrinx (Glasser edit)
Horizontal Ground - Ghosts on Acid (Glasser edit)
Bamboo Massage - Pointy Teeth Anarchists (Glasser edit)
Akiko Kiyama / Hiroshi Yoshimura - The Misidia Monarchy (JPLS remix) / Creek (Glasser edit)
Tim Story - Monkey Builderizer (Glasser edit)
Adam Johnson - Four Squares
Peptalk - Endall

Glasser - L'otion

This RA Podcast is a celebration of all things Moodymann, and by extension, Detroit. The long-time DJ and producer Dez Andrés calls Moodymann his "big brother," and here pays tribute to the true expanse of Kenny Dixon Jr's music, from core house cuts to rambling funk jams to remixes of artists like Dua Lipa and Solomun, which really hammers home how important Moodymann is on dance music from across the world and across genres.

Andrés himself is also a legend. Active in Detroit since the '90s, he's a dance music Renaissance man, known for incredible hip-hop beats, disco and house, including massive hits like "New 4 U," one of the last decade's biggest dance music hits and RA's favourite track of 2012. His archive of records and mixes are essential listening for any house music or hip-hop fan, and he represents that distinct blend of influences and genres that defines Detroit—the same thing you can hear in this all-Moodymann mix.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/893

RA podcast

RA.893 Andrés (ft. Moodymann)

With their Wisdom Teeth label, British artists Facta and K-LONE are at the vanguard of a sound that mixes New Age-inspired ambient music with loopy tech house and the staggered swing of Bristol techno. Now split between the West Country hotspot and Brighton, the duo have perfected a balance of carefully considered long-players and wicked club EPs, making Wisdom Teeth one of the most essential labels anywhere in the UK right now.

As DJs, their sound leans more towards the clubbier end of Wisdom Teeth—and don't sleep on K-LONE's lovely other labels, Sweet 'n' Tasty (for garage) and Wych (dubstep-ish)—but they've got a slightly softer, slow-and-steady approach than many of their peers from their spiritual home of Bristol. It's clubby, but it's more hypnotic and loopy than loud and banging. The duo jump through a fair amount of sounds—and you'll still get some bass wobbles—touching on tracks from Genius Of Time, Martinez Brothers, Jan Driver, Polygonia and more, bridging not only genres but local scenes and continents. There's a measured and steady touch to the way they DJ, like musicians who know the instruments like the back of their hand, and as always, it's a pure pleasure to hear them put tracks together like only they can.

@facta @k-lone93 @wisdomteeth-uk

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/908

RA.908 Facta & K-LONE

Dr Banana is a name that commands a lot of respect in certain corners of the dance music world. The man has his Ph.D in record digging—not literally, mind you, but play along—and key to his success is the sense of fun, joy and ecstasy he brings to his DJing. UK garage historian? Sure. Blinding DJ? Definitely. He likes to play records you've never heard before, records that not only make you dance but might remind you of some of your favourite, formative records of yore.

The UK artist started out with a fashion line and some records and ended up an influential label boss, collector and DJ. He made his name with skippy, retro UK garage—sometimes from new producers and sometimes unearthed from the archives—and nicely coincided with the genre's explosion in popularity. Since then, he's highlighted everything from old-school German garage to new-school producers like K-LONE. His DJ sets have only become more adventurous and, crucially, even more bumping. Jungle, R&B, tech house, you name it. His RA Podcast zeroes in on a vintage-sounding, rollicking kind of house music, full of seismic disco basslines and quirky vocal samples. It's as celebratory as it is mysterious.

Once, Dr Banana was a not so well-kept secret for the heads—the kids in Berlin and London who were starting to realize the similarities between UK garage, minimal and tech house. Now, he's for everyone, and starting to earn the wider recognition he deserves.

@dr-banana

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/916

RA.916 Dr Banana

Mix by Octo Octa:
https://soundcloud.com/octoocta
Art by Brandon Locher: 
http://www.brandon-locher.com/

Tracklist:
Aaron"Fit"Siegel Feat L'Renee - Tonite (Detroit Mix)
The Deep - Love Your Brother
Ele Ferrer- I'll Make U Happy Baby (x-tended club mix)
I:Cube - Piano In Paradise
Levon Vincent - Late Night Jam
DJ Dozia - Pop Culture (Original Mix)
Kresy - Do You Enjoy
Ralphi Rosario feat. Xavier Gold - You Used To Hold Me
High Powered Boys - Udon (Julio Bashmore Sax Dub)
Cajmere feat. Dajae - Brighter Days (Underground Goodies Mix)

GhostlyCast #56: Octo Octa - Get In My Room

silly festival bangers in a sunny place with a beautiful crowd. thank you Pitch!

Pitch Music & Arts Festival, Melbourne - March 2018

Hiroko Yamamura recorded @ Spybar Chicago 

Bookings - http://www.demandartists.com/

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