Fair Shake - All Aussie mixes

Well here we are again! It’s been a few months now since our last Fair Shake and this one was worth the wait! Miss Gabrielle joins us for Fair Shake 011 showcasing an inspiring blend of local artists. We could talk for a while about this mix but don’t hear it from us, the following is from Gabe herself.

"The mix is heavily dominated by Melbourne artists or remixers. I’ve mixed some personal and political into the groove. I have selected not only tracks I love, but artists I respect, most of whom I can personally vouch for being legends, with several of the tracks still unreleased. Some great women producers on here of course and a couple of blokes too, some of the producers are POC, some white, some queer, some straight, some from north of the yarra some south - thus closing the greatest of all divides! In many ways, I feel like it really represents me and the community around me who I am stoked to celebrate.”

We first met Gabe when she played at one of our parties after being introduced by a friend. Her energy & vibe brought a spark to the dance floor that we were so happy to share. Gabe is a passionate contributor to Melbourne’s music scene, she is a cofounder of Vinyl Vixens, hosts Ibiza in September on Kiss FM and leaves an imprint on her community by mentoring female and gender diverse talent through her DJ Skills programme. Gabe said she was stoked to celebrate her community, and we are grateful we can play a part in helping her do so! 

As always, all music in our Fair Shake mix series has an Australian connection - if you enjoy these tracks, please support the artists in any way you can.

Native Tongue (feat. Pasefika Vitoria Choir) - Mo’Ju [ABC Music / 2018]
Dali - Moontide [Self-Released / 2020]
The Business - Thankyou City [Self-Released / 2015]
Raised in the Savanna (feat. Amadou Suso) - Brotha Asanti [Yo City Records / 2020]
Adrenachrome - SAYKS
Treaty (The Journey Remix) - Gavin Campbell, Yothu Yindi [Razor Recordings / 2016]
Slutmosphere - Mabel [Unreleased]
Atmosphere - JPA [Knee Deep In Sound / 2020]
Zenticle - B-tham, Liam Sieker [Late Night Music / 2021]
Dreamworld Syncrasy - In2stellar, Mike Callendar [WAT Recordings / 2020]
Syzgyzy (Scissor Me) - Jennifer Loveless [Butter Sessions / 2021]
Repression -Viivn [Unreleased]
Float - Chiara Kickdrum [Synth Babes / 2017]
Knights of St Kilda (Jared Marston Remix) - Doorly & Colour Castle [Reptile Dysfunction / 2019]
Operator - Binofski [Revolver Upstairs Records - 2020]
Ascending feat Moana - Donald Leicester & Joey Coco [Nervous Records / 2021]
Bomp (Deltoid Curve remix) - Friendless, Stereo Jones [Be Rich Records / 2020]
Dreams (Club Mix) - Sunshine and Disco Faith Choir [Disco Faith Recordings / 2019]
Rotate the Cylinder - Tiff Cornish [ATN Recordings / 2021]

Fair Shake 011 - Miss Gabrielle

It’s that time again for a new mix, and for Fair Shake 012 we are so incredibly thrilled to welcome Sydney icon Kate Doherty. When we first listened back to this we were moved by the story this mix tells of hope and acceptance, sometimes beguiled by a false future, but often renewed through music and a sense of pride in Australia’s dance tapestry. It seems overwhelmingly fitting that those featured in this mix all come from Australian origins, as we experience the world alongside each other. As spring blooms, sit on the balcony, have a glass of wine in the sun and let Kate turn you into a believer that things are getting better. 

Face the unknown, a spiralling relinquish of power,
Acceptance of our miserly delegation in confinement. 
On our hands patiently, slowly cursing luck, 
we stand out the window and look upon the unflinching earth. 
Here it seems we stay, months weeks and cold hours drag us. 
But there is hope yet in our time, 
A glimmer of forthcoming encroaches, raises the spirit, 
raises a glass and toasts in a renewal of sunshine and bravery. 
Openings appear in the brooding air, prick and you shall pass.  
We are not born to die nor conceived to conceal
and we shall live again. 

Tracklist:

Nu Balance - JS [Aftrwrk Records / 2020]
The Slaughtering Eye - Ian Eccles-Smith [Efficient Space / 2018]
Exotic Dirt (Blend 43 Dub) - Low Flung [Butter Sessions / 2018]
Jungle in the City - Roza Ternezi [Planet Euphorique / 2020]
You Go Bah - Dazion [Animals Dancing / 2020]
Night Light - Greville [Mad Habitat Recordings / 2021]
Aquarium Trousers - Tapes [Research Records / 2021]
Sveg+Birds+Trees - Greville [Mad Habitat Recordings / 2019]
Adrifting Voyage (Daniela La Luz remix) - Trinity & Steve Tang [Nightime Drama / 2017]
Huh - DJ Heure [Love Above Records / 2020]
Engineered Ruins - Rings Around Saturn [Voyage Recordings / 2019]
Salvation - Monako [Pure Space / 2020]
Sticky Feet - Reptant [Die Orakel / 2021]
Dope Tool - Oliver Dollar [Refuge Recordings / 2021]
Void If Removed - Guy Contact [Butter Sessions / 2019]
Crew Cut - Sean Thomas [OTIS Recordings / 2018]
Breadcrumbs - Ewan Jansen [Butter Sessions / 2020]
Parachutes - Ben Fester [Paper Cuts / 2021]
A Flash Storm (And Then It Was Gone) - AK SPORTS [Gallery Recordings / 2021]
Sweetness and Light (for life remix) - Itch-E & Scratch-E [Motorik Recordings / 2017]

Artwork: @maggiedashrose (instragram)

Fair Shake 012 - Kate Doherty

From hiatus, Fair Shake has returned to tell the tale of a city’s spirit through the eyes of dear friend, Lazy Suzan. A saviour selector, she sways us with a sermon, lifts us up, beats our celestial heart. This mix is full of discrete grooves and complex rhythm, exploration of the aural and movement towards the light. So on this day of rest, Bless yourself and tune in.

Deity to the dancer,
Bodies in motion
Perscussive psalms, sound escapes
Deep in the recess of rhythm

Artwork by @maggiedashrose (insta)

Fair Shake 013 - Lazy Suzan

In a distant time, the earth revolves as it always did. In this age, bionics curate the masses, searching for stimulation is the motive of the heathens. In the recesses of Melbourne, everything has merged, synchronised and blended together. Hybrid is everything, technology, people, cultures and genres weld. Boroughs exist over and underground, scraping the sky as they drill deeper into the red rock. It is here, under the earth and towards the molten centre, that the psychedelic techno core of BDE’s Fair Shake mix spurns. Crowds form, jettison in from caverns, and writhe to the soundtrack of the times - join them. 

Thrills in nexus,
Get in line, 
Pills for breakfast,
Once upon a time

Artwork @maggierose (instagram)

Fair Shake 014 - BDE

We are stoked to welcome The Remedy Man to Fair Shake 15th edition for his true blue selection sizzle. This mix shares with us his slice of Straya, and takes us on a cruise through our blazoned bushland. One for the road, roll on by the big beat with a route running from the gong to the mountain, beach to fern, sand to snow. Come one come all for a trip down Remedy lane.

Hooly Dooly
What you call this then?
Snag in bread 
Yeah nah yeah

Artwork: Maggiedashrose (insta)

Fair Shake 015 - The Remedy Man

Gday! And welcome to the Fair Shake Express. 3rd Orbit and Softserve in the booth. Now, find space, alight the station, relinquish the body and let them pitch us through arcs of golden chaos.  

Conducting aural scores, they encourage movement instantly, we willing passengers impress without demur. It trains down errant tracks, bouncing along the sleepers, flashing glorious sounds and poking holes in rugged terrain. Powered by steam, it exhales, and shutters the limbs all four corners. 

3rd Orbit & Softserve host The Bleached Re-Cap on Area3000 Radio focusing on driving sounds from Naarm & surrounds, so we were super excited for them to join us and highlight artists and labels solely from the city they reside. So, Arrive in style, plug in and tap off, you’re warm now and right on time.  

Hitchhike on the fantastic
Synaptic elastic
Terrestrial Forms
Outback Galactic 

Artwork: @Maggiedashrose (insta)

Fair Shake 016 - 3rd Orbit & Softserve

New Vitamine FM with a special guest, the third member of the Vitamine duo, best friend and housemate, Yanis on his fresh new alias Yama Sana 🪲

On that one expect some heavy UK garage, prog anthems and cheeky tunes for a very clubby mix 💚

It’s been a long time Yanis wanted to record a mix for the series, and we are very happy to have him on board !

Vitamine FM w/ Yama Sana - Noods Radio (12.06.25)

First edition of our new all-Aus mix series - Fair Shake. Every track has to have an element of the (green) and golden touch - only songs from Aussie producers, labels, musicians or samples. Our own Jiu Si Boi gets us started, with tracks from Roza Terenzi, Morgan Wright & more. Full tracklist on insta @midnightboil. Enjoy!

Fair Shake 001 - Jiu Si Boi

All songs are by Australian artists. A little journey up and down again through a few of the best This great southern land has to offer. 

"In the Daintree,
Or running on red earth, 
A purple inch sky and it’s all light all around, sparkling. 
Ascend into the dream life."

1. Francis Inferno Orchestra - Hygiene Superconscious Records] 2018
2. Loure - Ruminate In Blue [SlothBoogie] 2019
3. Ten Brains - Dunlop (Andy Garvey Remix) [Houses in Motion Recordings] 2020
4. Loods - Three Blocks [Steel City Dance Discs] 2019
5. DJ Plead - Massari and Me [Self Released] 2020
6. Tuesday Brunch - Shame [Fresh Take Records Records] 2020
7. The Carter Bros. - Run [Black Catalogue] 2011
8. Casper Collins - Broken Roots [Unreleased] 2019
9. FSOM - Resist The Beat [Future Sound Of Melbourne] 1992
10. Chromium - Chrome [DanceNet] 1997
11. Casino Times - Rhythm Expander (Dawn Again Remix) [Clandestino] 2019
12. Kllo - Walls To Build (Mall Grab / Jordon Alexander Remix) [Ghostly International] 2016
13. Logic1000 - Love Goes (edit) [Self Released] 2020

*shout out to the Fan-Tailed Cuckoo, The Kookaburra, The Brown Thornbil and The Supeb Lyrebird, thanks for letting use your bird calls.

Artwork by Maggie Rose

Fair Shake 002 - Casper Collins

We are super happy to welcome Casey for our next edition in the Fair Shake mix series. We love this one, it’s fuckin groovy. Casey currently hosts 'Jump To It' on Nomad Radio, throws parties with the Sitting Pretty crew and was kind enough to join us in the tray for our last Sydney roll up. Her energy is infectious, and she’s going to bring a smile to your face here for sure.

"All eyes on you,
And nowhere like it,
Full of pride,
We dance along the shore."

Fair Shake 003 - Casey

Staying parked up in the harbour city for our fourth edition, Subaske takes us under the bridge and into the underground for this spectral journey into Australia after dark. No stranger to the bush, Subaske  channels calls of the outback to serve us an hour of disparate, dub, down under electro tech.  

“Strapped to the table
Neon arms dangle,
decompressed, neuro drilling
One with the machine”

1. Rings Around Saturn - Decompression - [Voyage / 2019]-
2. Schneider & Radecki - Chic - [A Colourful Storm / 2020]
3. Tim Jackiw - Planet Fall - [Red Ember Records / 2019]
4. Ménage - T.O.A - [Animalia / 2020]
5. Subaske - Forza - [unreleased]
6. OK EG - Anther - [Steeplejack / 2020]
7. Sam and Jack Brickel - Resurgence - [Animalia / 2020]
8. Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code -  Kinematics [CPU / 2020]
9. Sleep D - Bugger - [Planet Euphorique / 2020]
10. Klon Dump - Do The Dump - [A Colourful Storm / 2019]
11. Infinite Loops - Persiflage - [Nighttime Drama / 2014] 
12. Cop Envy - Low Air - [Hypercolour / 2019]
13. DJ Logic1000 - Derrière - [Sumac / 2018]
14. Pugilist - Acid Flange - [3024 / 2020]

Fair Shake 004 - Subaske

Sydney, we have such a good time up here that we thought we’d stay a while! Fair Shake 005 has schteve following up from good pal Subaske, pulling us out of the rabbit hole and dropping us directly on the dancefloor. Paying hometown homage, this one is heavy on Sydney talent, with a couple of sneaky internationals who now call Sydney home included and unreleased gems sent from Chubby & Energy Inc. Get the bluey speaker out, crack a cold one and get ready to heave with schteve. 

“Over the hill, 
Under it still,
Out in the harbour 
Against your will”

1. Hugh B & Setwun - Yeah Definitely - [OTIS Records / 2020]
2. Subaske - Moving Between Worlds - [Post Pluto / 2016]
3. Alba - Walk to 159 - [Self-Released / 2016]
4. Vincent Floyd - Meditation (Deep88 Remix) -  [Chubby / Out Soon]
5. Mike Witcombe & Felix Warmuth  - Space Thing - [Analog Cabin / 2017]
6. Human Movement - Help A Brother Out - [Defected / 2018]
7. eden777 - Wait (You Can't Make Your Heart Feel Something It Won't) - [Pharmaceutical Audio / 2017]
8. Flexy Ferg - Sick Fuck - [Self-Released / 2020] 
9. Cop Envy - Rat Break - [Hypercolour Records / 2019]
10. Dan Baartz - Lift Attendant (Original Mix) - [S.A.S.H. / 2020]
11. DJ Boring - Stuck in Russia - [Shall Not Fade / 2018]
12. Adam Strömstedt & Art Alfie  - Drum Off - [Banoffee Pies / 2016]
13. Stand Getz - Energy Inc - [Unreleased]
14. Luen - Solar Bounce - [Self-Released / 2019]
15. Norm De Plume - A Stone Thiing (Original Mix) - [Delusions of Grandeur / 2020]

Fair Shake 005 - schteve

Currently Melbourne based, Val York relocated from Sydney a month before the first lockdown and we are stoked to share her captivating Fair Shake mix. Val is a BAG resident and co-founder of ēteru podcast and It seems fitting for this to arrive soon after confirmation of Melbourne’s lockdown extending. Her mix is a spectre of sound, a lateral incision of electronic music from this southern land, musing on the state in which we at present reside. 

We are forbidden by law to meet and dance. We are confined; dictated to stay in one known place as a uniform deed. As you roll on in this motion, confront yourself to stop to listen. Close your eyes, consider your current state of being, your existence as you pose it to yourself. A familiar space cannot be unfamiliar. To know is to numb, we must accept to distract. 

“I walk around the earth in circles,
I arrive back at the start, I start again from where I finished, 
I end again where I started. 
I walk around my earth in circles.”

Track List: 

1. The Flimsy - Integers - (ENDE Records / 2016) 
2. ŁoŁ - Mum Jokes (hurt the child) - (Khao Records / 2019)
3. Bleeding Kumari - Still Life With Idiot and Crystal Ball - (Self-Released / 2020)
4. Netic - Soil -(wif / 2012)
5. Ian Andrews - Departure - (Fallt / 2002)
6. D.O.O.M - Ka (Original Mix) - (Android Muziq / 2013)
7. Simon Mann - Lakes Edge - (Hypnotic Room / 2018)
8. CLUB SOUND WITCHES - BDTD 227 Track 1 - (Self-Released / 2016)
9. The Flimsy - omnisssant - (ENDE Records / 2016) 
10. Twotone - HUMANIKIN - (Self-Released - 2002) 
11. Ian Andrews - Recursive Toupee - (Fallt / 2002)
12. lefthandsoundsystem - long (Original Mix) - (Hypnotic Room / 2017)
13. Anklepants - Baby clone Two (the date with bait) - (Qwerty Records / 2019)
14. Protyv - Mystical - (Nerang Recordings / 2016)
15. 0F.digital - plains_monolith  - (Self-Released / 2017)

Fair Shake 006 - Val York

DJ Rick is the moniker of our good friend and fellow Melburnian Pat Domanski.  Here, he sends his love from his current base in Amsterdam with Fair Shake 007.  
This is an intimate journey, beginning in the living room and ending with a sound system. Esoteric, tribal and ayahuasca soaked rhythms from north of the NT, that build into an island party. 
The records DJ rick has used have been dug deep from all corners of Australia. The music here is that which is so rarely celebrated. A truly unique and special mix of sounds.

1. Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke - Forest Veil – [4AD / 1998] 
2. John Watermann - They are in There – [Nightshift Records / 1989] 
3. Airileke - Will – [Wantok Musik / 2012] 
4. Airileke feat. Markjam Galut - Wanchef – [Wantok Musik / 2011] 
5. Paul Mac & Kayupulau - Bird Of Paradise [Wantok Musik / 2011] 
6. Peyote Sound System - Born African – [Tanty Records / 2004] 
7. Agency Dub Collective - Had Enough – [Foreigndub / 2008] 
8. Beam Up - Zweimal Steppers – [ZamZam Sounds / 2014] 
9. Blunted Stylus - Theme from Screech – [Hydrofunk Records / 2004] 
10. Mildlife - Vapour – [Inertia / 2020] 
11. Sampology feat. Tiana Khasi - Thicker Than Water – [Soul Has No Tempo / 2016] 
12. Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Gots Style? – [Wax Museum Records / 2019] 
13. The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra - No Passport – [Hope Street Recordings / 2018] 
14. Beam Up – Gerrup - [ZamZam Sounds / 2014] 
15. Wicked Beat Sound System - Stay With Me 'til Dawn – [Mushroom / 1999]

Fair Shake 007 - DJ Rick

As the cracks in the wall open up in Melbourne and we get the jumper cables out to reboot, Yi Lum opens us up to the  otherside with Fair Shake 008. She flies the flag for each of us, peeling us from our devices to guide us on how to engage again. Venturing out after endless months in these four walls she peeks through the keyhole, takes a step or two outside, checks the coast is clear then breaks out at pace to burn up the bitumen. This is a tough mix, built from steel, but the tough get going and there’s hope for the future. 

At this juncture, 
The sun does not bring respite. 
The dark that we once held is not what we are left. 
Until we beat again. 

1. Low Flung - Omnispore - [Paper-Cuts / 2020] 
2. Logic1000 - The River is Tight - [Sumac / 2018]
3. Pugilist - Psilocybin - [self-released / 2020]
4. Sleep D - Twin Turbo - [Incienso / 2019]
5. Dazion - Blood Moon - [Animals Dancing / 2020] 
6. Tornado Wallace - Atoms - [Optimo Music / 2020]
7. Jon Jones - Gungurru - [Southern Exposure Records / 2020] 
8. Iota - Noxi - [Pure Space / 2020]
9. DJ Life - Lightning Ridge - [Potatoheadz / 2020] 
10. Rudolf C - Geistly - [Salt Mines / 2019] 
11. Sam Brickel - Tone Control - [Steeplejack / 2020] 
12. OK EG - Cell - [Steeplejack / 2020] 
13. Sam Brickel - All I know - [Steeplejack / 2020] 
14. The Lord’s Garden - Compassion - [ACML / 1996]

Fair Shake 008 - Yi Lum

Hallelujah! The sun is out, the vibes are high and dance floors exist again. It’s a great feeling to be outside once more, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate then welcoming Max Matthews from Balearic State for Fair Shake 009. Here, Max takes us on a celestial journey, wrapping us in golden rays and dipping our heads under the heavens for some Australiana aurals. Have a listen to this and keep eyes peeled in the next 24 hours for a lil Balearic x Boil cross over… 

Tornado Wallace - Don’t Hold Back  - [Instruments Of Rapture / 2012]
 Donald’s House - Soma - [Touch From A Distance / 2018]
Midnight Tenderness - Refresco - [Ken Oath Records / 20`8]
Eden777 - Wait (You Can’t Make Your Heart Feel Something It Won’t) - [Pharmaceutical Audio / 2017]
Escape Artist - Another World - [Kalahari Oyster Cult / 2020]
Rodskeez - Such A Beautiful Day - [Vapour Recordings / 2012]
DJ Life - Butterfly - [Potatoheadz Records / 2020]
Furious Frank - Hey Freako! - Paper-Cuts / 2019]
Fantastic Man - Out Of My World - [Superconscious Records / 2019]
Andras - River Red - [Beats In Space Records / 2020]
11. Tornado Wallace - Voices [Running Back / 2017]

Artwork: maggierose

Fair Shake 009 - Max Matthews

Rainbow Serpent dedication mix! As one of the most magical doofs of the year is forced into an unfortunate consecutive hiatus; we felt it was only right to pay homage to this Australian institution by inviting a local psyhead into the series. We are absolutely ecstatic to welcome host of tuna fat podcast and higher recordings honcho Skwid for our 10th Fair Shake mix. 
 
On what would have been a special Mad Monday, Skwid showcases the higher recordings suite and helps us fantasise about being back barefoot in the dust.

Psytrance is an often overlooked subculture of dance music, however it is undoubtedly a significant aspect of Australian electronic music culture. If you haven’t helped yourself to a melt at the Main Stage under the Tesla Coil then it’s something that needs to be on that bucket list! 

As always, All tracks in the Fair Shake mix series have an Australian connection - celebrate what we create. 

1. Wild – The Sphere – [Higher Recordings / 2020]
2. Lumen – Caimen – [Higher Recordings / 2017]
3. Kromagon – Heavin Lohic (Zone Tempest Remix) – [Higher Recordings /2020]
4. Skwid - Untitled - [Unreleased]
5. Zone Tempest – Ancient Origins (Skwid Remix) – [Higher Recordings / 2019]
6. Skwid – Earthsong (Prisma Remix) – [Higher Recordings / 2020]
7. Zone Tempest – Technologies – [Higher Recordings / 2020]
8. Wild – Mental Physics – [Unknown]
9. Particle – Open Your 3rd _____ - [Higher Recordings / 2020]
10. Zazen – 8 Million Bit - [Higher Recordings  2020]
11. Imperfect Circle – Seven Eight - [Higher Recordings / 2017]
12. Skwid & San and Tac – Oleti Champignon Poulet – [Higher Recordings / 2019]
13. Particle – Granule – [Higher Recordings/ 2020]

Fair Shake 010 - Skwid

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Fair Shake - All Aussie mixes

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