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This pre-recorded mix was aired on 95bFM radio Saturday night 12.03.22. International Women's day falls on the 8th of March. I love this selection so I'm archiving it on here for your listening pleasure! Full of familiar, well appreciated sounds. A great hype soundtrack.

'DJ Carlotta has thoughtfully curated a mix in correlation with International Woman’s day. A distinct feminine feel. Embracing all that is womanly. The next two hours she has dedicated to our wahine toa. Her selection is purely lady artists or tracks with a complete embrace of the feminal.'

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY MIX (CARLOTTA 4 95bFM)

Steppin’ out with their first VA release since the label’s inception in 1995, Worldship Music follows up the release of underground sensation Roberta’s The Brooklyn Ave Sessions with Herald Traccs Vol. 1. The record is a (mostly) LA based affair, starting with Jam’s Theme, a clever flip of a classic from veteran producer and former Underground Resistance member Santiago Salazar. Next up is En Echo, a deep and dubby affair from Echo Park’s Kelvin K, a seminal figure in SF’s early 00’s house scene. Label owners Teflon Dons open the B side with a tough, deep garage cut that would have likely set the UK garage scene on fire. Unfinished since '98, the Dons thankfully revisited this lost classic for some finishing touches. Rounding out the release is the mysterious Westcoast Goddess, whose First Tear emotes a melancholy beauty reminiscent of Hanna’s early work. Heading strong into their 26th year, underground house music is here to stay with Worldship. Look out for volume 2, the hunger continues…

B1. Teflon Dons - Movements In The Opium Den Act III (Reston's Flat)

Effective listening w/ DJ Jazz Cigarette - June 25th 2023

Eclectic record selections and guest chats with Parisian crate digger, producer, & DJ Onra.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/live-from-the-108-w-onra/episodes/onra-2nd-aug-2019

Onra & Fitz Ambro$e - g-funk and west coast special 020819

Track By Benjamin Shepherd, Taylor Graves and Aaron Haggerty

Cronus

Karl Lumont & Barry Helafonte - Lita

Lil B The Basedgod - Up To Bat - [Official Instrumental] (Produced By Marvin Cruz)

* Read more:  https://boltingbits.com/ike-kiwami-formed-indexrecords/
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LX6gRkgE4A4
* Pre-order: https://indexrecords.bandcamp.com/album/index-007

If I am being honest, there isn't a whole lot that I know about INDEX:Records. Apparently, they are a record label that was started in 2017 and consists of artists from Manchester, Berlin, and Auckland. Self-described as "confusing af," INDEX:Records are clearly a group that doesn't take themselves too seriously. However, the level of in which they give absolutely no fucks should be commended. I honestly haven't laughed this hard researching a label in quite some time. For god's sake, their about page reads:

"The future is Cyborg Orgy. We, with machines, are penetrating and generating. We metabolise our instruments, giving them life and personifying them for our own devices. It is the conscious touch which has the ability to awaken the complexities of these mechanisms and arouse their own personalities."

How can you not fall in love with these guys? In all seriousness though, label heads Con + Mos actually release some highly original and experimental music. Their seventh record, which comes out today, features new music from Berlin producer Ike Zwanikken, simply known as "Ike." Featuring two original compositions and a remix by GOD69, the lads seem to be putting all that robot fucking they're doing to good use. A great example of this is Ike's "Kiwami Formed," which you can listen to above. Although elements of the song are quite futuristic and mechanical in nature, the tune still manages to exude a level of sexiness that's undeniably human. Take into account it's break-dancing assortment of electro wobbles and energetic drum patterns, it's only a matter of time before "Kiwami Formed" will have you up, dancing, and all hot and bothered.

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