Live Recordings and Mixes

Skull Session is my new project devoted to the lysergic and lazy sides of jazz, downtempo, soul, funk, and more. Originally aired on the infinite refractions currents.fm show March 19, 2021.

Olin presents: Skull Session Vol. 1

"This mix was one of those "I feel like DJing by myself right now on this Saturday afternoon" kinda situations - which is today spontaneous and freewheeling without much of a plan other than what I wanted to hear in the moment. I try and record basically any time I DJ so 1) I can listen back and get to know my music better, 2) think about ways I can improve and, 3) I have the lightning captured in a bottle if any sparks do indeed fly. Stylewise, I would say the magic word for this mix is "momentum". Some tracks are a little housier, some are more locked to the techno grid, but I think they all propel you through time to the next beat (and the next, and the next). Hope you enjoy!"

𝑮𝑶𝑩𝑪𝑨𝑺𝑻006 - 𝑶𝑳𝑰𝑵 - 𝑴𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑼𝑴 𝑴𝑰𝑿

[sic]nal / 28 May / Olin

third episode of my radio show on etikett radio.

featuring @olin playing b2b with me for 2 hours. we had a blast playing house and disco edits – groovy, soulful, Chicago flavors.

live broadcast on 2021-11-27

video stream:
twitch.tv/etikett_radio
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avast selection 03: Olin

Posting up the first hour and a half (thanks, shitty recorder) of my 6.5 hour set at Tresor/Globus' "Aurora Bar", which is envisioned as a sorta chill out vibey space that can serve as a respite from the more chaotic dancefloors.

This starts with ambient, goes into some deep artsy house and techno, some downtempo, some digidub, and some other stuff. Enjoy!

Edited

Live at Aurora Bar - 1 March 2023

Kansan by birth, Chicagoan by honor, Berliner by chance. Olin has devoted most of their waking life to the
transformative power of The Rave. With several releases on labels such as Argot, Discovery, Nervous,
Night Owl Diner, Detour, and Sound of Berlin, Olin has cast a wide net with their productions, which range
from deep techno to italo disco. Their label, Boundary Monument, aims to capture the various intersections
of their sundry taste. Their DJ sets offer a peculiar pulse and are often expansive uninhibited affairs. Now
Berlin-based, they are a current Refuge Radio resident and are a former longtime resident and booker of
legendary Chicago institution, smartbar.

We Listen w/ Olin

TASCAM DR-40

STAUB #106

An excerpt from our 4.5 hour set at the magnificent Globus in Berlin in June 2023. Also, our first b2b in public in who knows how long. 10 years maybe?

Olin b2b Jaq Attaque - Live At Globus, Berlin June 3, 2023

A portion of my closing set after the unfollowable Jamal Moss at Globus.

Live @ Globus - Nov 11 2023

Another (re)opening set from the "beach" of Sisyphos in Berlin that spans dub techno to vocal house remixes of pop tunes.

Had some light feedback issues on one of the turntables, so excuse that :)

Live At Sisyphos Strand - 07 July 2024

My opening set for the Wintergarten. Starts deep and groovy, gets a lil jackin' then closes out with some party jams.

Live @ Sisyphos Wintergarten - 20 June 2025

2 hours of spacey electro, house slammers, and breakbeat jammers from resident Olin and pal Leo Leal.

Olin b2b Leo Leal - July 13, 2019

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ML524: Olin

Was feeling a bit homesick so I played some tunes that reminded me of Chicago.

June 10, 2020: bumped the levels up a bit on this so now it shouldn't be quite so quiet! Play it loud as the booty gods intended.

Hör Radio 04.01.2020 - Ghetto House(ish) Special

Played some gloopy afternoon acid groovers w/ a splash of double time dnb tempo jammers on @hoerberlin.

Olin - HÖR Radio - July 7 2020 (87 special)

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Originally, this 3 part series was meant to come out June 1st, but in light of the murder of George Floyd and the collective righteous anger in pursuit of justice and an end to the cancer that is policing, all of us involved felt it was necessary to put it aside.

Taking a step back, being thoughtful about your actions, and critically analyzing what you are doing - and why - is really important to us. To be clear: Black erasure in dance music is horribly real and requires deep examination and decisive action. In relation to the wider world, we believe that the emancipation of Black people is the crest of a revolutionary wave for a better world. Without humanity restoring the personhood that Black people have been stripped of and denied, we will never build a better world.

Personally, as “artists” we struggle with the rabidly individualistic self-promotion culture that is deeply entrenched in the dance music “scene”. Production fetishization, Rise-&-Grind culture, and Techno as a shallow signifier to be worn by white colonizers are all part of the same issues. Anti-capitalism without intersectionality is class reductionist and intersectionality without anti-capitalism is (neo)liberal defanged identity politics. Both of these are tools of oppression too, so let’s miscegenate our political ideologies. You cannot fight capitalism with “woke” capitalism. Shifting the balance and power of capital is important - for now - but it is only just that: morphing the shape and color of a gruesome and irredeemable system. Much like the police, the system and industry that brought you “woke” capitalism cannot be redeemed or reformed.

But constant suffering is also not the answer. Nor is remaining silent. The failure of the Boomer “New Left” was olive-drab-sour-dour-no-fun-misery-politics. The newer never-ending circular firing squad and permanent state of self-criticism do not lead to full emancipation, either. We are looking for a movement, a culture, a community, a heaving mass. Of accomplices. Armed With Joy. So, after 6 weeks of putting it off, we decided to try to share a little joy, but also to make sure we added a spoonful of medicine to help the sugar go down.

Black Lives Matter. All Cops Are Bastards. Fuck the police, no more prisons. Eliminate the carceral state. We are all racist, and we must all listen, learn, struggle and strive to be better. So, see you in the streets. Be safe, take care of each other, watch your backs, never talk to the police and please don't give your heart to a world system based on exploitation of the luckless, give your heart to US!

-Pablo (Beaner), Jason (Olin), Tano (might be nice), & Aaron (Acid Camp)

Part 1 hosted by Beaner at @beaner
Part 2 hosted by Might Be Nice including VIDEO PREMIERE at mightbenice.org
Part 3 hosted by Acid Camp at @acidcamp

Acid Camp Vol. 127 — Beaner & Olin (6 Hours of Whole Wheat Flour Nuclear Power: Pt. 3)

The idea behind this was to play dnb tempo things that largely did away with the classic breakbeat samples in favor drum machines on a more techno vibe.

Hör Radio - Feb 2 - 165bpm breaks minus the breaks

Former @smartbarchicago resident, now @tresorberlin + @refugeworldwide resident; they/them pls

Just doing my best over here.

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