NYC local legend and cute animal video connoisseur Beta Librae brings us around the solar system with glitching circuits, tribal rhythms and some straight up funky tracks. Sit back in your saddle and enjoy this eclectic downtempo mix  :  )

Beta Librae

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@loiflan

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hi! My name is Declan (he/him), currently residing in Melbourne/Naarm. I’m trying to learn Hungarian at the moment so I can apply for dual citizenship.


How did you get your DJ name? 

I was at a festival a few years ago and while sitting around the campsite talking shit a few friends started coming up with nicknames for me. They eventually went from Declan > Lecdan > Doiflan > Loifdan. Drop the dan and ‘LOIF’ was born.

Dream line-up?

In no particular order:
Objekt
Livwutang
Roza Terenzi
Dregs (LIVE)
Bambounou
Harold
Aphex Twin (LIVE)
CCL
Polar
DJ Sprinkles
Moopie
DJ Stingray

Second pick for your DJ name?

Probably something with the word ‘Tek’ in it.

What is the theme song of your life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74&ab_channel=TheVerveVEVO

What is your favorite time of day?

4:20

Any advice to upcoming producers/djs?

I think probably the hardest part of getting into either practice is the steep learning curve (especially with producing). What I found most helpful was learning from other people. When I first started playing around with mixing and buying records I was lucky that a large chunk of my mates were all getting into it at the same time. I spent sooooo many days just endlessly mixing with friends and we would constantly share music and ideas and concepts, many of which still inform my style today. I doubt I would’ve stuck with it if it wasn’t for such a passionate and supportive group of people I was lucky to learn with. Similar can be said about producing - I have found collaboration to be endlessly helpful. Every single time I’ve worked with other producers/musicians/mixing engineers etc. I’ve picked up at least one or two techniques or ideas that have been essential in the way I make music going forward. Everyone has a different way of doing things and you can only benefit from getting a wide range of perspectives on how people practice their craft.

Also, don’t be too concerned about buying super fancy top-of-the-line gear - if anything learning on a less than ideal set up can be beneficial going forward. I would probably be a much worse DJ if I hadn’t started mixing records on cheap audio-technica turntables. By the same token, having a limited set up when producing (ie. a shitty laptop, 2 VSTs and a handful of samples) is limiting but allows you to learn the basics without being overwhelmed and will make the transition to more complicated gear and techniques much smoother in the future.

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

There’s a lot that would be good to see but I think more emphasis on safer spaces for dancers, performers and artists are incredibly important. Unfortunately in Naarm unwanted attention, sexual abuse and sometimes violence is a regular occurence in a lot of clubs where promoters and venue owners don’t put the necessary work into making sure this type of behaviour is stamped out. When these safe spaces are created it’s an incredibly powerful feeling knowing you are safe to express yourself and that everyone shares the same level of respect for one another. A new club that just opened in the CBD called Miscellania has done an amazing job in fostering this kind of environment, partly due to the fact that they trained friends to work on the door as security and ensure the right kind of people were coming in. Too bad it was only open for two weeks before we went back into lockdown :’(

LOIF - 6° Of Separation

sybil - pleasure gallery s3 e5

Recording of Merel Rhizoom's set at Dekmantel Festival 2022.

Dekmantel Festival 2022

Merel Rhizoom at Dekmantel Festival 2022

www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/46-third-space

Spectral electronics for liminal spaces.

Theory Therapy 46 is by Naarm-based producer Third Space, who’s recently released a gem of an album on Other Joe's .jpeg artefacts. 

Matt’s mixes are something special; like their albums, they’re always so thoughtfully pieced together and all-encompassing. This one reminds me a lot of Scissor Kick. It features a medley of found sounds, scattered percussion and spectral electronics. We hope you enjoy it, wherever you listen.

@3rd-space

Theory Therapy 46: Third Space

Aired 01 December 2022, live on FBi Radio 94.5fm, Sydney
https://soundcloud.com/commandd

Pure Space :: Command D

One Off w/ Zara (16/02/23)

♡

recording from murmur, 30 december 2022.

artwork by juna horstmans

TASCAM DR-40X

nelly & yopo

Music for Theatre Lobbies #15 comes from Katatonic Silentio. Mariachiara Troianiello, the Milan-based sound artist behind the moniker Katatonic Silentio, works at the crossroads of electronic music, performing arts and sound studies. Both as a live performer and an independent researcher, she seeks to bridge different spheres and approaches to sonic production. Active as a DJ for more than 15 years, her sets adopt multiple forms, fluctuating between an analogue past and a technological, fast-paced future. At times, her sets focus on pure abstraction, consisting of ethereal soundscapes that seek to transcend the tangible through a mix of musique concrète, world, spoken word, ambient or dub. At others, they come across as concrete and club-oriented, crossing techno, broken beats or drum n bass.

Tracklist:

Robert Turman - Flux 2
Elisa Batti & Marko Ivic - Slow Fall
Sun Electric - R-Gent
Thomas Köner - Untitled
Exquisite Corpse - One
Robert Slap - Sands Of Time
SinQ - Durmuble
Communication Tube - Nothing To Do
Lamin Fofana - Resounding Water
Matthijs Kouw & d'incise - Ff_rrrrnit-t-t-trrs

@katatonicsilentio
@stayservice

Katatonic Silentio - Music For Theatres Lobbies 15

an hour and half of deeply moving, wildly tender mix by @syberkid :')

o: how have you been sleeping lately?
s: unpredictably. sometimes i sleep and wake up with the hazy memory of a glorious adventure, other days I wake with the horror of a nightmare clinging to my subconscious, and sometimes I can’t sleep at all...

o: are you a daydreamer or night swimmer?
s: always both ~ swimming in the daydreams, dreaming in the night swims.

o: where do you go to dream?
s: music is my portal to the dreamland. drone for the deepest cerebral dissolution into the realm of the imagination, something more energetic or colourful if I want to fly through the sky.

o: what was the last thing you heard that moved you?
s: the rustling leaves of trees in the wind, and birds calling to each other on a walk this morning.

o: have you ever cried on the dance floor?
s: yes, though not often, I’m more of “cry on the inside” dancer. 
though, the first time i remember actually crying on the dance floor was the first time i heard claro intelecto’s ‘peace of mind’ in 2013 i think… it was in my head for weeks afterwards https://youtu.be/m0-iideGM_k

o: where did you record this mix? 
s: in my living room, with my favourite cedar incense burning (i burn this every time I record a mix, a little ritual which always brings me to the right zone).

o: what drew you to the sounds?
s: you my bb <3 
this mix is my interpretation of all our beautiful sobcore listening sessions in your room after nights out, our shared love of soft emotional music, and how that translates into my sound. it’s sobcore x deep mind music, a journey for deep feelings, philosophical chats, cosy cuddles and imaginal drifting ~

o: what are you looking forward to the most this year?
s: i am most excited for the summer months to finally arrive, so I can once again frolic with friends in nature, listening to music outside 🤸🌲🌞

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ghosts #2 ʂყცıƖ

New explorations in sounds from one of the most esteemed selectors in Europe.

https://www.nts.live/shows/homunkuli/episodes/homunkuli-30th-march-2023

Homunkuli w/ Lena Willikens 300323

space for sound, based in amsterdam.

彡 uploads of fav evenings & monthly outsiders residency on @kioskradio 彡

nelly & yopo

murmur

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