On Rotation Mix Series

Next up for the mix series, a familiar face for our long-term followers. Owen was one of our founders with Chris back in 2014, in the early days of the 212 bar. After leaving Leeds for London, he's kept the platter spinning, serving up a spicy hour & a half of genre spanning dance floor orientated ENERGY!
@lateshiftlaureate

Rotation 028: Owen Spalding

Strap yourselves in for a cosmic journey from Solar Suite. 
@solarsuite

His EP 'Slingshot' featuring Roza Terenzi is out this Friday on Vinyl & Digital: https://onrotationmusic.com/

Rotation 029: Solar Suite

We are delighted to announce that we have @loramipsum as our next podcast host. After seeing her play in Cardiff and listening through her recorded mixes we can safely say that she is one big talent for the future. With a brilliant ear for party bangers and a raw dedication to deep digging we have no doubt that she will be a star over the coming years. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for this sick DJ. Enjoy the mix!

Rotation 030: Lora Mipsum

The next mix in our series comes from one of our favourite under-the-radar selectors in the UK, @joesansom. We first became aware of Joe after he wowed us with amazing sets at Cosmic Roots and Wire, as well as from the gems he regularly uploads to his Youtube channel.

This mix shows the scope and depth of his taste, exemplifying everything we love at On Ro - forward thinking but rooted in the past, showcasing long-forgotten tracks alongside the newest releases without anything sounding out of place.

With a taste and maturity in sound far beyond his years and a real ear for psychedelic groovy sounds, Joe is definitely one to keep an eye on!

Rotation 031: Joe Sansom

Rotation 032 comes from a long time friend of On Ro: FROND 
@fr0nd

As well as being a fantastic DJ, she is the co-creator of Pollination, a London based not-for-profit focusing on providing a platform for diverse positive social change through music. 

In this mix, she takes us on a masterfully crafted tour through a variety of psychedelic styles, from deep techno to breaks, trance and beyond. 

Check out Pollination's recent album raising funds to fight the Nationality & Borders bill here: pollination-uk.bandcamp.com/
pollination-uk

Rotation 032: FROND

Our next mix comes from another one of our Bristol pals, Joe aka @Remotif.

We were absolutely blown away by his set at space lab a few months ago before our residents Space Cadets and instantly knew we had to get him on the mix series. Not only a fantastic DJ in his own right, Joe is a seriously skilled producer with a string of great releases to his name.

In this mix he expertly moves between breaks, techno, trance and more - enjoy!

Rotation 033: Remotif

Our next mix comes from someone we've been dying to have on here - one of our absolute favourite producers and DJs @caim-records ! 

As one of the mainstays in the Amsterdam scene, Mark has been putting out some incredibly classy records on his own imprint, drawing inspiration from deep house, electro, techno and the incredible talent pool of his peers such as Eversines, RDS and Human Space Machine. 

As well as his productions, he is an incredibly deep digger with the skills to match, flawlessly weaving together gems from across the musical spectrum of the last 20 years. As you know, this is exactly what we like here at On Ro so we're more than happy to present this fantastic mix from a true DJ's DJ.

Rotation 034: Caim

It's been a while since our last entry in the mix series, but we're back with a bang with this one from Berlin's DJ TEETH 💥

As head honcho of the Hypersoft party series, Santi has been responsible for bringing some of our favourite artists such as Bliss Inc, Jane Fitz, Carl H and Solar Suite together under one roof for his legendary extended monthly parties.

Not only that, his bouncy, dynamic sets have been making waves thanks to his innate sense of fun and deep collection. It's a pleasure to present this all-vinyl mix from him bridging the gap between a diverse smorgasbord of different psychedelic sounds. Thanks Santi!

Rotation 035: DJ TEETH

@whambolam

Bolam is someone who has been on our radar for some time. Hailing from the Shetland Islands and now based in Malmö, he has been making waves in the local scene, as well as picking up a lot of traction with his own music and Earworm podcast series. 

Having released tracks with our good friends Holding Hands as well as 2 EPs on Space Dust, his varied and technical production style sits somewhere between breaks, trance and tech house. As well as his skills as a producer, he's a fantastic DJ with a commitment to digging deep - this mix is testament to that!

Rotation 036: Bolam

Our next mix comes from the supremely talented Lithuanian producer and DJ @pletnev. Having made some of our favourite club tracks of the last few years both under his own alias and as part of his collaborative project @moiskmoisk, it was a no-brainer to get him on the podcast. 

This mix is made solely with records from between 1992-98, enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/pletnev
https://www.instagram.com/pletnevdj/

Rotation 037: Pletnev

Inspired by cities and dancefloors where she's lived and explored, @annx-anna-whomp selects sounds from dance-centric genres from trance, prog, psy, deep-techno, electro, tech house through to dubstep and drum and bass. With driving psy-rhythms and seductive hypnotic beats, her selections reflect her extensive music knowledge and unique sound. 
 

ANNX has appeared on line-ups in the UK and France including Gloria @ Macadam, Down to Earth @ The Love Inn, Above Below Festival and many more with her unique sensual sound has gained visibility in the underground trance scene and beyond. 
 

In 2021, she founded and now co-runs WHOMP with Lora Mipsum, a charity-led dance party in London raising money to sponsor disadvantaged children to go to school in Nepal. She also hosts a bi-monthly radio show on Narr Radio exploring the 'Sound of Whomp' showing the variety of her eclectic taste. In 2022, she founded MAGICK with Amphybian, a series of two spell-binding psychedelic parties, hosing Jane Fitz, Spekki Webu, Garçon and Different Shades.

Label Links
https://onrotationmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/onrotationmusic
https://www.instagram.com/on.rotation.music
https://soundcloud.com/on-rotation-music

Rotation 038: ANNX

Ahead of their EP Overgrown Echos (Out Dec 08) we have a special recording of Hybrid Man LIVE @ Globus Berlin 30/08/23. Serious business. 

Vinyl & Digital 
>> https://onrotation.bandcamp.com/album/overgrown-echos <<


Label Links
https://onrotationmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/onrotationmusic
https://www.instagram.com/on.rotation.music
https://soundcloud.com/on-rotation-music

Vinyl & Digital

Rotation 039: Hybrid Man Live @ Globus, Berlin

DJ Merlín is an Electronic music producer based in Amsterdam. As an alumnus of composition and sound design, he has been sculpting a style that can be characterized as hybrid and animalistic. This style aims to stir up a wilder and darker side of the dancefloor, creating a sonic ambience of experimental yet accessible rhythms and riffs.

Next to being an artist, DJ Merlín is the programmer of Amsterdam collective Kraft.und.licht . Whether it's deep in the Amsterdam forest or in the hull of an old freight ship, they bring together the right ingredients of audience and artists.

"A hybrid mix that contains new music, my most precious vinyl gems, and some unreleased tunes of myself."

Label Links
https://onrotationmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/onrotationmusic
https://www.instagram.com/on.rotation.music
https://soundcloud.com/on-rotation-music

Rotation 040: DJ Merlin

@the-oblong are known for their impressive collection of hard to find records, as showcased on their YouTube channel of the same name. London based, when not digging they spend their time in the studio producing or running north London party Splitloop. The next entry in our mix series is a selection of some of their favourite prog house, trance and breaks records, recorded entirely on two technics 1210s.

Label Links
https://onrotationmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/onrotationmusic
https://www.instagram.com/on.rotation.music
https://soundcloud.com/on-rotation-music

Rotation 041: The Oblong

Tony Neptune is a multi-media persona created by the Leeds-based artist and producer Sam Jefferies who, inspired by the narrative and musical legacies of early Detroit techno culture, aims to tell a complete story for the senses through a combination of image, sound and text. @tonyneptune68

The next entry in our mix series is a mix of about 40ish tunes - from hard hitting electro to booty to ghetto house and trippy idm - all put together on 3 turntables in Neptune’s rough and ready style.

Check out his latest EP here > https://twelvecomets.bandcamp.com/album/the-watchers-in-the-trees

Rotation 042: Tony Neptune

‘In this mix I wanted to present my vision on ‘progressive’ both old and new, straight and broken beat with the tracks from my youth & modern trance-house acid vibes’ - @ademantine

Adam Antine is a dj, musician, promoter & vinyl label owner who’s been putting out releases for the past two decades with releases on Pleasure Garden, Future Form, J00F, Baroque, Proton, Highway. Later, as a member of the Sonnen Blumen Kerne project he released four vinyl records on Nara Records, Hypnologic, Techfui, and more recently made a number of releases on Holding Hands, Otake, Simple Things, Mixcult & R&S records. 

This is a real journey through the years!

Rotation 043: Adam Antine

@nomoontrax

Our next mix comes from a returning guest and a key part of the On Ro extended family, No Moon. Alongside iconic releases for Mechatronica, Craigie Knowes and Salt Mines, he has recently launched his own label, releasing club slammers on the No Moon Mean Series and warm house, IDM and ambient on the No Moon Cute Series. He's a fantastic DJ and someone we're always happy to run into, and we're very pleased to be able to present you this live recording. Some words from the man himself:

I'm very pleased to be able to share with you the recording from my set at Tag, Chengdu. I was meant to play for 3 hours but the recording ends abruptly at quite a high moment due to the club getting shut down by the police. Needless to say that was quite a memorable experience in itself and I also expected not to get a copy of the recording after that happened. But yeah such an honor to play there, and really happy to have the recording to remember it with as well.

Some background, I recently got the opportunity to travel around China and play in a bunch of different cities. The trip was pretty intense playing in 9 clubs in 3 weeks, which is also a very big difference to the amount I have been typically playing in the last couple of years. One of the things I've always considered important in DJ sets is improvising and not just playing something pre-prepared, but when you only play a couple of times a year this becomes really difficult. So yeah it was really great to have enough gigs in a short time to try and play like this again. Tag was the 6th show of 9 so by this point in the trip I felt really comfortable. The recording is full of new and old classics, blends and little snippets I'd worked out over the course of the tour, and even a rare instance of me playing a No Moon track. I hope you enjoy listening to it.

Rotation 044: No Moon Live @ Tag - Chengdu, China

It's been a rollercoaster year for us here at On Ro HQ. The year began with us losing our resident Alex T to meningitis and a global lockdown, and there were many points where we considered throwing the towel in for good. On reflection, we realised that this would be the last thing Alex would want us to do, and in his honour, On Rotation is set to come back firing on all cylinders. 

The first course of action we took was to appoint a new resident, Adam Pits. Adam has been a close friend of On Ro since we took on his production partner Lisene as a resident back in 2018 and had already been involved behind the scenes at our events for a while so this decision made perfect sense and happened so organically we didn't even plan it. This mix shows off his characteristic blend of trancey sounds with a bass-heavy, UK aesthetic and is the perfect way to welcome him into the fold. This is the first mix in our restart of the podcast series so if you sent one of us or Alex a mix previously, please get in touch so we can get the ball rolling again!

We already have a LOT of exciting projects planned for 2021 and beyond and can't wait to share the next evolution of On Rotation with you soon! Watch this space :)

Rotation 025: Adam Pits

The next edition of our mix series comes from a close friend of ours, Nick Kagame. We've known Nick for a few years now, and have spent a lot of time hanging out with him in his native Manchester. As part of the Dust Off crew, Nick has been bringing his unique flair and refined taste to parties across the north, with our most recent memory being the b2b2b2b2b2b2b (shout out to Chris and Quiche) at Eastern Bloc for our Christmas party in 2019. 

Not only a dab hand on the decks, Nick is also one of the soundest guys we know so we're very excited to finally be hosting something of his after saying we'd do it for the longest time! Dig in and enjoy.

Rotation 026: Nick Kagame

Next up in our mix series is one we've had in the works for a while and comes from Chicago-based @nishkosheh, (aka. Alyssa Beers).

Alyssa is one of many bright stars in the burgeoning US dance scene, regularly appearing alongside names such as Kiernan Laveaux, Russell EL Butler and the Hot Mass crew - a scene known for genre-bending, tempo switching sets with an underlying sense of freaky late night exploration. Here they pivot between housey grooves, psychedelic chuggers and post punk without missing a beat. 

In their own words - "more than most, this mix marks this specific moment in time. i've got some new friends who've become major influences on my taste and don't know fully how much they push me, and i can see that coming through for sure. it's definitely a swirl of fast and slow. i love to  jam all kinds of tracks together, in this case i think it worked out but my biggest hope is that in the end you can tell that i'm having fun." 

Enjoy!

Rotation 027: Nishkosheh

@chris_ianson | @liseneuk | @adampits 

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