This episode of the RA Exchange originally ran in 2022.

Shanti Celeste is one of those artists whose personality matches her DJ style. Her fun-loving nature and breezy demeanour always light up a room, as do her vibrant sets that span sunny house music, slow-burning disco and emotive techno—just revisit her RA podcast for a reminder. Fresh off her Hessle Audio debut, the London-based artist sat down with Martha Pazienti-Caidan for an honest chat about track selection, bad gigs and her approach to production.

During DJ sets, the Peach Discs co-founder doesn’t like to focus on genres. Instead, "I think about, like, building and releasing tension and making sure that I stay in a specific energy level," she explained. "Whereas before, I think I knew the energy I wanted to bring, but I didn't know how to do that cause I was just thinking about everything in terms of genre."

Reaching this holistic stage, however, took time. It was a process of acquiring knowledge and experience but also confidence, she described, adding how she previously had "really bad imposter syndrome." Learning to recognise that certain factors might be outside an artist’s control is essential to self-realisation, she continued. Recounting her experience of playing big festival stages, she noted the importance of "learning what side of yourself to channel" rather than compromise on music.

For more details on her experience playing with fellow women DJs, her lockdown romance and recording her vocals, listen to the discussion in full.

EX.662 Shanti Celeste

Live recording of my 2nd room performance at the Kajunga World stage for a midwest festival in July 2024.

RIYL 90s Jungle, IDM, Aphex Twin, ACID

This set was influenced by a Grant Wilson-Claridge (half of Rephlex Records) dj set for an early 2000s Rephlex label tour. Grant closed the night with ragga jungle and AFX Acid Jungle.

This is my attempt at connecting the dots across current Jungle styles in a mostly deep zone from 3XL to Future Retro / Tim Reaper to Sully and experimental regions between before the AFX drill n bass rinse out finish.

This set idea has been stewing in my brain for 20 years. Mad props to Kajunga Records for giving me a platform and live audience to make this happen!

Djscreendoor - Live - At - KajungaWorld2024

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

quỳnh w/ Emily Jeanne b2b Jasmín @ Kiosk Radio 21.08.2024

Recorded September 15 2024 @ Piknic Electronik

Picture by William W.

Setlist:

E Wata - U D S2S
Gent1e $oul & Cubemod - Recurve Bow
Naked Geometry - Ophiocordyceps
LWS - Seriously Soda
Mata Disk - Space Brings Us Together
KW - Paste
sobolik - pleating (hemmed mix)
Rhyw - Drool
Caribou - Honey
Delay Grounds - Everything I Ever Made
Rox - Subito
Mor Elian - Nepo Nepo
Seta Loto - SiO2
Al Wootton - Sancode
Xen Chron - Casual Deal
Joe Polar - CHAMA
Jetty - Sunny's
Carré - Type AB
Mia Koden - Up (Run That)
Product Toss - Bile
INVT, K-LONE - Muévela
PLUS ONE - Sweaty
Martyn - Vancouver (Rhyw's SKG Mix)
Danny Goliger - Calibrate
Destrata - Snap
Nico - Santo Tambor
Dual Monitor - Altern8
syz - dddanz
Waxtek - Kammy (SDS MAX 2011 MIX)
Charli XCX - 360 (Tom VR Edit)

laced @ Piknic Electronik 2024

London-based DJ Imogen takes on the NTS airwaves, bouncing between fuzzy electro and punishing techno. 

 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/imogen/episodes/imogen-nvst-22nd-january-2025

Wigs w/ NVST 220125

Kaifeng based DJ & producer Yu Su cooks up an hour of warm meanderings once a month.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/yu-su/episodes/yu-su-4th-february-2025

Yu Su 040225

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All Nerve with No Sir @ The Lot Radio 02-17-2025

Welcome to the radio show where early-risers catch their earworms. Every second Monday of the month, @seymoour explores the sound of the 1960s, 1970s and everything related. Stop hitting snooze and press play on the soundtrack of your morning.

Catching Worms w/ Ella 10.02.25

Happy 303 day!! Join the celebration of Acid with nothing but the classic Roland TB-303 sound.

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Mau's Acid Machine - 3rd March 2025

Nautiluss - Snakes & Ledgers Feat Matthew Progress

Moods welcomes livwutang to the family (@livwutang), a Seattle-based DJ and organizer known for their work with TUF Seattle and blistering, acidic sets. liv takes us downtempo for these long and humid summer nights. For the full tracklist and interview, head to our archive here: https://moods.substack.com/p/moods-27-livwutang

This mix was curated by Crystal Gause. Moods is community-curated and community-supported. By helping us out, you're helping pay for artist commissions, curator fees, merchandise, and materials for parties. Give us a buck, four, or twenty a month here:
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Tracklist:

Blue Iverson - Jenna’s Interlude
Space Afrika - oh baby
KeiyaA - I Want My Things!
Pink Siifu - step out (prod. deleon)
Dean Blunt - Punk
Shabazz Palaces -  Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)
Shawty Pimp - Play No Playa (feat. Reddog)
De La Soul - Dog Eat Dog
Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie) 
Slum Village - Ooo Wee
Da Brat - Funkdafied 
Cibo Matto - Sunday Part I
Sade - Flow
Zhane - Sending My Love
Erykah Badu - Green Eyes
To Zion - Lauryn Hill

We've paired their work with Sable Elyse Smith, an emerging visual artist based in NYC whose work prods, pricks, and picks apart masculinity and its failure to show up for women, nonbinary, and trans folk. It's a pair we've been waiting to make happen on Moods for quite sometime. To learn more about Sable Elyse Smith, head here: http://sableelysesmith.com/

Nautiluss - Snakes & Ledgers Feat Matthew Progress

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