Next up on Carhartt WIP Radio is DJ and label owner @paramida. Since moving from Frankfurt to the German capital in 2010, she has garnered a reputation for DJ sets that combine elements of rough proto-house, energetic techno, trippy trance, kicking new beat and  dreamy Italo house.

Paramida’s multifaceted approach to DJing is rooted in her love of crate-digging, a passion further fueled by working for the record store Oye, before going on to launch her own series of parties, and subsequently a record label, named @loveontherocks, in 2014. The label is, in her words, an “experiment in musical exploration, embracing artists both known and unknown, music both old and new.”  
 
So far, it has released music by renowned artists like @massimilianopagliara, @fantastic-man, and Italian edit specialist DJ Steve. The label’s “Supergau” compilation series, meanwhile, features work by nascent artists, such as @ivanberko from New York City and @warehousepreservation from Los Angeles, while it has also released several reissues, including obscure gems from 1980s German synth-pop trio Romie Singh. 

It is this diversity of sound that has helped Paramida establish herself her own unique niche, playing to crowds throughout Europe, as well as Vietnam, South Korea and Brazil. Closer to home, and on the back of a residency at Offenbach’s mythic Robert Johnson club, she also began a new residency at Berlin’s infamous Panorama Bar shortly before the pandemic struck in early 2020. At a time when dancefloors lay empty and silent, Paramida has continued to keep herself busy through her monthly @rinsefm radio show, two new shows at Berlin’s @refugeworldwide platform, and a show on Frankfurt’s @eosfrankfurt. 

For Carhartt WIP Radio Paramida found some time to create a well-balanced Love On The Rocks mix that features older classics from producers like @telephones from Norway or the Detroit electronic musician @shariflaffrey as well more recent material by Berlin-based producers like @longhairlive and @alexkassian.

As always, we talked to our host about her label’s philosophy and her first steps as a DJ, as well as a few quickfire questions. Check the interview at www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music

track list:
 
1.: Alex KASSIAN - Chopstick Romance
2.: Elles x Violet - A life lived in fear is half lived
3.: Telephones - Lotusland (Sunset Mix)
4.: Fantastic Man - Fountain Gate
5.: Ghost Vision - Shakuhachi
6.: Longhair - The Forbidden Dance
7.: Sharif Laffrey - Acid Book
8.: Romie Singh - Cry Freedom
9.: Zombies In Miami - Snake Language
10.: Sharif Laffrey - Pony Jam

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music/radio//2021/06/label-feature-paramida-love-on-the-rocks

Carhartt WIP Radio June 2021: Paramida - Love On The Rocks Radio Show

Name: Paramida (@paramida)
Location: Berlin
 
Influences: J.Lo and Jeff Mills
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Panorama Bar, Robert Johnson, Rinse FM resident, Love On The Rocks label owner
 
Favorite Quote: In moments of doubt always ask yourself what would Mariah do?
 
Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Don’t listen to anybody.
 
With this mix Paramida asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: 
PETA (www.peta.org)

Daisychain

Daisychain 184 - Paramida

Our mate from day dot @stevehuerta takes to the wheels for episode 22, on his birthday no less. For the keen eared listener there's a few newies off his next @leizuremusic, the label he launched 3 years ago. Big ups Diesel.

GHOSTCAST 022 - HUERTA

YOUSUKE YUKIMATSU | Boiler Room: Tokyo

Liquid Earth contributes to Off-Kilter with a club mix recorded live at Carousel in Sydney. Driving and propulsive, this submission moves through jackin tech house, melodic and warpy techno with moments of acid-tinged electro. 

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The singular brand of house music that Taylor Freels produces as Liquid Earth is uniquely transatlantic, infusing the rhythmic sensibilities of London and Berlin with the sun-soaked serenity of his native California. Part '80s sleaze, part '90s deepness, part '00s wiggle, Freels makes dance music cocktails that pop like a twist of lime hitting seltzer. Melodic, crisp, and always refreshing, each track by the California-native is singularly recognisable as he refashions vintage sounds for the clubs of tomorrow.

Under his most recent alias, Liquid Earth, Freels has been pushing, as Resident Advisor put it, "tech house with a twist." His state-of-the-art analog grooves emerged from the ether fully formed in 2019 with some of the deepest basslines and crunchiest melodies out there. Freels' squigly take on contemporary house and techno always comes primed with a dose of California sunshine. 

Carrying on the legacy of storied California predecessors like Halo and Hipp-E, he's been swivelling heads and moving bodies with releases on labels at the vanguard of the underground, like Kalahari Oyster Cult and Is/Was sub label TerraFirm, collaborations with Tornado Wallace as Dinnervisions, and a remix of his starry-eyed, "Scope Zone" by Youandewan landed him notoriety among the scenesters alike. 

More than just a producer, Freels knows how to pack a punch behind the decks, moving from classic West Coast Breaks to UK tech house with aplomb and mastery. His bookings and podcasts have been piling up like hot cakes with best-in-class mixes for the likes of Honey Soundsystem, Butter Side Up and Faciendo and DJ appearances from Dimensions Festival to Panorama Bar.

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@liquidearthmusic

OK033 - Liquid Earth

Original set by Michael Bibi.
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Michael Bibi DJ Set Live From NYC Block Party 2025

JOHN SUMMIT - Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2025 (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST IN DESCRIPTION)
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
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SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

JOHN SUMMIT - Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2025

House #1

Minimal/Deep Tech #1

He totally knocked the socks off our Christmas bash last month. He was also the only person on Hoppetosse to pack a fancy dress item - a Jaws mask.

Top tunes & top craic, our type of fella. Welcome to the club Mr Michael Madly.

GHOSTCAST 006 - TRULY MADLY

Draugai mane vadina arba mysticu arba opiuminiu

Minimal/Deep Tech #1

RAULIS