022 Chimp

James Keys, also known by aliases 'Chimp' and 'Jim's Paradise' blows us the perfect breeze of world music to take our free-sails into the sunset, safely to new lands. A variety of easy-moving genres well blended here is a testament to his versatility and creativity on the wheels. No motion sickness on this vessel. Upside down, boy ya turn me!

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

022 Chimp

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

Music is an anchor in life, useable in any if not every scenario to shift or change your current mood. It's something that you have complete control of (unless you’re in someone else’s car), this control, I find is somewhat taken for granted every now and then and I think in this strange time of our lives it's very important to take control of what you can. Speaking of control, it's something our next guest has mastered, A Naarm favourite Bex. 

Hard work, dedication, and a belief in one's self are the holy trinity to the path of evolution, All of these factors Bex has mastered. Through years and years of commitment to her craft, Bex has steeled herself amongst her peers and their dance floors, forever increasing her orbit and her listeners inside of it. Encompassing the pure aesthetics of Dj’ing (an understanding of rhythm and how people react to it), she has cemented herself as a staple DJ all across Naarm as well pushing the same ethos with her own party series “Spincycle” (HOT TIP!!). She’s here to stay and it fills me with confidence for the future. 

The mix itself beautifully encompasses the very thing I’ve set out to explore, the other side. For someone who is consistently filling dance floors, you can tell Bex has done herself justice in reaching into her musical peripherals and wholeheartedly enjoyed doing it. Ecstatic trips into euphoria electronica, A consistent theme explored in its whole, done masterfully. Computer-generated soul at its finest, using BPM as a narrative tool, she takes us on a trip through her own mind, leaving no stone unturned. After countless play-throughs, I still find little details that excite me, her technical skills on full display for the world to see. A perfect summary of Bex herself. Enjoy it every way you can. 

Her words >>>> "when I was making the mix I was kind of thinking it was like a bit of a love story. It has lots of songs that have been prominent in my past relationships and lots of songs about love and with love in the title. It’s a bit of a story of the history of love (and heartbreak)"

Her sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/becarmstrongmusic

FHUO # 74 // Bex

Very pleased to be immortalising Hannah D's set from 19:30 - 21:30 at Moniker.

Visualise it: The sun has just gone home for the day, the lights have fired up and the funktions have just shifted into fourth. You're with your mates, layers aplenty, well fed and ready for the night. Hannah's on? Life's good.

Pic by @thomasjpg

@hld

Live at Moniker - Hannah D

Chill Out 3000 w. Meg 4x4 'Body scan' - 1 March 2023

Chillout 3000 w. Meg 4x4 'Overflowing Love' - 29 March 2023

Chillout 3000 w. Meg 4x4 'Compassion Meditation' - 26 April 2023

Needing very little introduction, our next guest is one of the most inspiring and talented artists in Naarm - and one of our close friends - Bex (@becarmstrongmusic). 

An artist in the truest sense of the word, Bex is a DJ, producer and visual artist. She is the founder of the online platform Space Cast (@spacecast-melbourne) - a project which facilities an art and music exchange that supports local artists financially through the sale of print. She's also the co-founder of the Spincycle parties alongside Robbie (@terrytec), and Send/Return with Hannah D (@hld) which showcases two djs playing back-to-back, all night long.

We're so grateful to put out this mix, which sees Bec channel psychedelic moods while maintaining a tough, tekky vibe which is synonymous with her sound. 

Thanks again Bec for this beauty of a mix <3

Rotations 30: Bex

Chillout 3000 w. Meg 4x4 'Feel the Gratitude' - 30 June 2023

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

The unofficial mayor of Naarm aka Dawn Again brings us a gift from above, a three hour stopover filled to the brim with the deepest of chill core cuts and mind-bending principles. The literal embodiment of the soundtrack to spring. This is made for the sun. Slip, slop, slurrrrrp. Xo 

his sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/dawn-again

FHUO # 89 // Dawn Again

Another Thought w. Cash - 14 March 2024

Waiting For The Rain To Stop [Soundbath Recording no.1]

Ambient -- House -- Bass 
Naarm/ Melbourne based

Hailing from the UK and bringing with her a taste for diverse and genre-bending music from across the world and ages, MEG 4X4 delivers vibrant and memorable sets across Naarm dancefloors and airwaves alike.

Waiting For The Rain To Stop [Soundbath Recording no.1]

MEG 4X4

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