BEST 2025 mixes

Journeys

Every so often the universe delivers one of those special parties, the ones that stick with you and send shivers down your spine bassline. A few months ago in a brief recess between interstate lockdowns, we had the absolute pleasure of playing the closing set at the Bridge courtyard for our friends at Lovejoy. We woke up at 6am, had a 7/11 coffee and a tequila and headed straight into the rave for a 9am set time(!!!). The pure rapture that ensued thereafter was captured via this recording. We originally weren't going to share it, but as we and our Sydney dance community family are both currently locked down, we thought it would be nice to relive the moment together, from our lounge rooms to yours.

We hope you enjoy <3

xx Wax'o Paradiso

9am - 12pm at Lovejoy

another spontaneous mix, this time a bit more upbeat

I've been enjoying this sorta music as a dancer a lot, so thought id give it a go recording some of my favourite electronic/garage/ breakbeat tracks

mix cover by Rieley (insta: rieley.art)

Bouncy Warmup

Love is the message in the latest episode from local legend @djluvyou! Playing like a personal ode to the dancefloor, the mix is overflowing with heavenly deep house classics and hints of early 90s prog and trance to get you feeling all the feels and ready to sweat! 

Some words on the mix with DJ Luv You:

Q. I noticed that you included a bunch of songs with lyrics about love throughout the mix which I’m guessing was no accident! Tell us a bit more about the theme you had in mind here, and what kind of feelings you were hoping to evoke?

A. I’ve always been attracted to the more joyful side of dance music and I think it just kinda happened in digging for records, as one does looking for a certain aesthetic of a label sticker or a particular artist. For me, the word ‘love’ just always seems catch my attention. I wanted to focus on that energy for this mix, something quite emotional and nostalgic while still maintaining that movement and euphoria about it that you just can’t help but move to!"

Q. What other inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together? Is there a particular sound, time period in dance music history or a memory of yours that connects all the different elements in one way or another? 

A. I wanted to create a bit of an origin story for myself. This 90s era of sound has really become an obsession and identity, it feels like the perfect link for me between the two other worlds of dance music that I love; The rare groove housey side and the new wave proggy electronic and trance influenced sound. You’ll find hints of both here in this mix.

I also just wanted to put as many of my favourite records into this mix for my own listening pleasure. When you're doing something for yourself first and foremost there’s a pureness to the way things flow together. This recording was just one of those improvised moments using a really lovely Condesa mixer and enjoying myself fully.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, and if so what’s the story behind them?

I feel like I rarely play a set without this record making an appearance haha, "When You Love Someone" by Daphne. Its versatility seems to fit any mood or space for me. Allowing me to move from disco into something more contemporary or as an emotive breath towards the end of a hot and heavy electronicy set.

Q. And finally, I see you’re on your way over to Europe at the end of the month. What do you have coming up over there that you’d like to tell us about?

A. Yes, super excited to be heading over till October for my first international tour, opening up with Kala Festival in Albania. Then a run of club shows and more summer festivals across France, Germany, Netherlands, UK and Bulgaria. Looking forward to skipping winter and enjoying the sun with what feels like every other naarm dj ;)

MDC.282 DJ Luv You

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Flight Mode - Vio PRG & MAZE - 28 Feb 2024

Thx to @kioskradio for having me, and to the artists for the music >

1.  Save Us (The Jam) - The Black Science Orchestra [Junior Boys Own]
2. Le Grand Blonde (Emi Koto Edit) - Amazonia [Ears On Earth]
3. The Dragon (Original Mix) - Liquid People, Africanism [Yellow Productions]
4. Just Music - Jex Opolis [Jex Opolis]
5. The Love Theme - Alex Kassian & Running Hot [Love On The Rocks]
6. Unreleased 👀 - Maze [Permanent Vacation]
7. Paradise - The Trip [Tessellate]
8. Get You Some How - C.a.p. & Family [Discomagic Records]
9. Stop (Dubmix EOE Edit) - Bassline [Ears On Earth]
10. Fade Out (Moody Strings Mix) - 小泉今日子 [Victor]
11. Getting' Out - S.L.D. [Mighty Quinn Records]

Maze @ Kiosk Radio 08.06.2024

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MAZE - 14 July 2024

Live recording of the Sound Metaphors Boat Party at Love International 2024 with Palms Trax and Castro & Nemo.

Palms Trax b2b Sound Metaphors DJs at Love International Festival 2024

Maze has just released her second EP, a new record via the longstanding Permanent Vacation label. Her musical outlook is broad, her DJ sets tend to sit within the realm of House but have been known to extend into deeper, more progressive sounds when the mood is right.

She isn’t focussed on euphoric drops or massive moments and is far more interested in telling a tale which will soundtrack an evening spent on the dancefloor or in the darker corner of a club with a friend or two.

This mix demonstrates a well rounded understanding of the fundamentals of House music – pairing the more intrinsically head down experiences alongside highs and emotional release via the rise in tempo and sound.

For her it’s in “those subtle moments when everything comes together that you really remember.”

We reckon you’ll like this.

Maze: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Berlin-based DJ Maze takes over this week's Crack Mix with a house summer warmer for bleary-eyed mornings locked in on the dance floor. 

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Crack Mix 605: Maze

Big thanks to Hopkins Creek for letting me take it home for this years amazing festival <3 <3 <3

Image credit Dave Smiley :)

Tornado Wallace @ Hopkins Creek 24.11.2019

rock it to the rhythm of a groovy beat

Permanent Vacation / Turnland / Neptune Discs

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2025
18 Oct TBA, Paris
26 Sept TBA, Berlin
7 Sept TBA, Berlin
6 Sept TBA, Halle
30 Aug TBA, Berlin
24 Aug Body Movements Festival, London
02 Aug Adonis, London
01 Aug HST @ Nature One Festival, Hasselbach
12 Jul Queerpool, Hamburg
26 Jun Maceos, Block 9, Glastonbury Festival
25 Jun NYC Downlow, Block 9, Glastonbury Festival
31 May Sweat Festival, Stuttgart
17 May Permanent Vacation @ ELSE, Berlin
29 Mar NAR, Utrecht
21 Feb Ephigenia, São Paulo
31 Jan Permanent Vacation @ Panorama Bar, Berlin

2024
30 Nov False Idols at Drumsheds, London
23 Nov Cosmic Circuit Berlin
16 Nov Horse Meat Disco, Berlin
09 Nov Pyramid, Berlin
22 Sep Panorama Bar, Berlin
25 Aug Body Movements Festival, London
23 Aug He.She.They. at Lost Village, UK
20 Aug He.She.They. at Amnesia, Ibiza
03 Aug Passion Beat at ELSE, Berlin
28 Jul Horsemeatdisco CSD at Prince Charles, Berlin
19 Jul OXI, Berlin
29 Jun Maceos, Block 9, Glastonbury
28 Jun Meat Rack, Block 9, Glastonbury
27 Jun He.She.They. at The Park, Glastonbury
07 Jun Barrio, Brussels
18 May Higher Ground, Lisbon
17 May Homodrop @ Panorama Bar, Berlin
06 Apr Adonis at The Cause, London
02 Feb Body Movements Festival, UK

Maze @ Kiosk Radio 08.06.2024

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