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A really beautiful party at a really beautiful club with really beautiful people - Precious Hall in Sapporo, Japan. Thank you Occa for this wonderful adventure in Hokkaido. My favourite club gig of 2022. Unforgettable to go deep and wide <3

Jane Fitz at Archiv, Precious Hall, Sapporo, July 2022

Australian Kia very quickly rose up through the grimy after-hours rave scene of Melbourne to make her mark on the international stage. Now Berlin-based, her unique grasp of rhythm is rooted in a love of bass, IDM and deeper techno though she is adept at exploring a wide range of moods within those worlds. She has done so at places like ADE and our own festival and extends her good taste to the curation of her Animalia imprint and its ambient sub-label Cirrus as well as her own original tracks on Nous'klaer Audio.

In this week's mix, Kia showcases a colourful and kaleidoscopic take on techno which she says was awakened by an early trip to Japan's famously head Labyrinth festival. It's a hi-fidelity feast of supple rhythms, icy synths and deep space ambiance that unfolds in late-night fashion. The melodies are as delicate as silk, the drums rubbery yet punchy. It's high-paced future music that manages to be as delicate and beautiful as it is dynamic.

Dekmantel Podcast 440 - Kia

Jennifer Loveless recorded at State of Play, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

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Photo by Illias Teirlinck.

Jennifer Loveless at State of Play

After first crossing paths in the Summer of 2012, Bradley, Edd & Simon finally joined forces on home soil for an unforgettable b3b to close out the annual Wax'o Paradiso Open Air bash at the  Abbotsford Convent.
Quite possibly one of the most epic 3 hours you've ever heard.... just don't fast forward!

Bradley Zero b2b Wax'o Paradiso January 13th 2024

A series of deep blue inversions executed within a leafy coastal glade amongst friends both new and old for the first edition of Aries Rising. Endless love to Mish and the crew for the trust and for a beautifully considered occasion. Xx

Live From Aries Rising '24 [16.03.24]

Reptant @ Outsider 2024

The best festival tucked away in beautifuuuuul Wales .....

softi : Freerotation 2024

Episode 2 of the Sixth Sense mix series brought to you by Peach. This episode by China's Knopha (@knophasound). little blurb, interview, tracklist >>>>>>>>>>thisissixthsense.com<<<<<<<<<<

Sixth Sense 002 - Knopha

Circling back to one of my all time ride or dies, presenting @sandpit_alias for Animix one hundred and seventy one. Feels so good to have him back on this series - he was one of the first appearances which remains a favourite, and this sequel is a perfect reminder of why Aidan in such a vital figure in Naarm/Melbourne's scene. So much integrity, class and intuitive flair, no one does it like him. This instalment is a no nonense, if-you-know-you-know wave of his signature blend of banging house and techno. 

Thanks Aidan <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy One: Sandpit Alias

@ma_rius  @aaronoff Recorded live at Traumburg Festival, July 26, 2024.

ED0040: Marius & Aaron

The in-demand US DJ unfurls dubby, dance floor poetry.

Where does sentimentality fit on the dance floor? For Liv Klutse, AKA livwutang, the answer is everywhere. The New York-based DJ is guided by a deep desire to stir connection, finding themes and points of correspondence across an impressively broad range of sounds, tempos and eras. 

This emotional intuition lends Klutse's sets a depth few others can match. Her selections can seem unpredictable, rooted in an appreciation for feeling over genre—hard and soft sounds are carefully balanced with surrealism and bursts of nostalgia (for instance, the Lazy Dog bootleg edit of Everything But The Girl's "Tracey In My Room"). But as versatile as she is, a few signature traits colour her style, such as a love for dubwise music and rhythms from across the Black diaspora, alongside a refreshingly introspective energy that invites dancers to find moments of meditation—even during peak time. 

A former staffer at our New York office, Klutse has long merited an RA Podcast. Her slow-burning blends and mystical selections have graced near-enough every major festival and club out there, from Dekmantel and Sustain-Release to Nowadays, where she's been a resident since 2022. Despite this cross-continental touring schedule, she still plays plenty of grassroots venues—testament to her days with TUF collective and Orphan Radio in Seattle, as well as her enduring belief in the power of DIY, community-orientated dance music. 

"How did you come down off life?" James Massiah asks at the beginning of RA.975. Across nearly 90 minutes, Klutse's downright beautiful mix seeks answers to this question, reflecting on hedonism in times of political decay. She's in full-on dub mode, moving through meditative bassweight, glitchy house and flat-out weirdo techno with a deftness we've come to expect from one of the most promising, singular voices in dance music right now. She's got there all on her own terms—and we couldn't be prouder.

@livwutang

Read more and find the tracklist ra.co/podcast/975

RA.975 livwutang

ED0039: Inner Zone

The lovely @pascaleproject setting the perfect mood at the Grove stage, during last year's edition of Sustain Release. 9-11pm, 14th September 2024.

<3 <3  

ani/live Sixty Nine: Pascale Project @ Sustain Release Year 10

new electro single 'Decadence' - happy to get this out after a lot of endless tweaking and going back & forth.

produced, mixed, and mastered by Louie Turner

BANDCAMP

Decadence

Z00KEEZ ~ Blazed Flair (Beat Only)

Live from Watchers Holt at Lost Village 2019

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Website 🌲💻🌲 www.lostvillagefestival.com

Live from the Village - Chaos In The CBD

An annual, low impact, community focused dance music festival. 
Project managed by @headnoiz

Reptant @ Outsider 2024

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