23.8

@finn_johannsen

Soulful selections in the spirit of his 2018 Inner Varnika set, by one of Europe’s finest DJs. 

Our tenth instalment in the Theory Therapy series is extra special as it comes from one of the genuine masters of deejaying: Finn Johannsen. Since first cutting his teeth in the 80s playing on the Rare Soul circuit, the veteran selector has garnered a reputation as one of the most versatile and skilled DJs around. The Kiel-born, Berlin-based selector is also behind the Macro Recordings imprint, which he co-runs with Stefan Goldmann. As well as having worked at Berlin’s Hard Wax, he’s also a well-respected writer among music aficionados, contributing to numerous publications over the years. 

For many Australians though, the Berlin selector is best remembered for his incredible 4-hour closing set at Inner Varnika in 2018. In some respects, his Theory Therapy mix feels like a spiritual sequel to that special evening in Victoria. It possesses the same warm, soulful tip, sounds like virtually no one else, and displays his uncanny ability to effortlessly combine sounds from across the globe into one free-flowing, spellbinding trip. He might make it look easy, but the best usually do. So sink into the vibes and allow the masterful Finn Johannsen to take you there—few do it this well.

Interview & tracklist: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/10-finn-johannsen

Theory Therapy 10: Finn Johannsen

What is the role of white DJ playing the music born from black people? That’s a question that has been sitting with me in the days since the passing of George Floyd and the conversations I’m listening to and taking part of as dance music wrestles with it’s existential future. 

It’s an uncomfortable question but a vital conversation and one I’m going to strive to stay open within and contribute to. For any white DJ who steps up to play this music it’s critical that we do so in an ethical, educated and conscious way.

I was recently asked to record a mix for the online edition of the Celtronic festival, which was celebrating it’s 20th year. I decided to make a mix from music from the black artists whose music I collected and cherished over the years. Celtronic is based in Derry, Ireland where I was born and grew up. It’s an almost exclusively white community and the audience at the festival is fervent and young, so I hope this mix serves to lead a few curious listeners towards a deeper exploration of the roots of dance music. It features excerpts from a talk by Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility at the beginning and end.

Reflect & Seek To Do Something Different - A Mix For Celtronic 2020

Zenker Brothers @ Club Quarantäne

This past February, MEMCO and WCBN organized a Black History Month Symposium featuring a panel of three prolific Detroit-based producers, DJs, and activists. During the conversation, each panelist used their own experience to contextualize the emergence of Detroit techno, the music’s DIY ethos, and the ways in which the music inspires their work today. Introductory comments by MEMCO co-president Jordan Stanton ('19-'20).

Learn more about each artist below:

“Mad” Mike Banks
Mike Banks is a Detroit-based DJ, producer, and founding member of the Underground Resistance (UR). He currently lives in Detroit, Michigan and is a former studio musician, having played with Parliament/Funkadelic among others. He worked in the second half of the 1980s with the collective Members of the House, releasing several 12" singles. In the late '80s he and Jeff Mills formed UR as an uncompromising, independent outlet for music imbued with a critical edge and an often futurist outlook. Together with Mills, Banks built UR into an internationally recognized and respected name. He is also the owner of Submerge Distribution, an independent record label which distributes Detroit-based techno worldwide.

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale
Stacey “Hotwaxx” is a DJ and producer who has been deeply embedded in Detroit’s dance scene since 1989. She was a mainstay on the radio stations in the mid to late 80s, including WLBS, WHYT, WDRQ and WJLB, and won the Motor City Mix contest 10k prize. Stacey has been featured on numerous Internet radio shows and is currently featured on www.deepspaceradio.com. She currently teaches and designs DJ & production classes with Spin Inc, Girls Rock Detroit (GRD) camp, Give A Beat, Seraphine Collective, and Detroit Students of the Arts (DSA). Hotwaxx also formed a live music group, Nyumba Muziki, which has performed at the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, and for the Detroit 300 Conservancy.

Ron Johnson (DJ Jungle 313)
Ron is a native Detroit DJ and educator who recognized a vital need to fill the creative gaps left by the public-school system’s abandonment of an arts curricula. He is committed to empowering disadvantaged youth and at-risk communities with music that inspires. He is the executive director of Spin Inc, a 501(c)(3) organization providing DJ and Music production education for young adults in Detroit. He is also a core organizer of the annual Detroit Electronic Music Camp (DEMC) that takes place during Movement.

(Source: Resident Advisor and Wikipedia)

Graphic design by Jamie Johnson
Audio capture by Cat Marchenko and Kinsey Harvey
Edited by Jordan Stanton

Funded in part by Arts at Michigan and The Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives

Detroit Techno & Resistance: A Black History Month Symposium

Powder lays down a typically blissed-out, steadily mixed set of house, disco and chugging boogie in this excerpt recorded during Love International's beachside Sunrise Sessions.

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RA Live: 2019 - Powder, Love International, Croatia

0 chat on this one, took things in a different direction than the usual, hope you enjoy x

tracklist:

jay glass dubs - shape ft. jasmine
yves tumor - honesty
k-lone - cape cira
konduku - ceviz
roland jones - loyalty w/soudiere
shielding - reserv
ido plumes - which way is up 
azu tiwaline - tessiture
special request - no other way to say it
the primitive painter - disfigured phantasy
em + stav - afterglow
lou karsh - internally vexed
holloway - mfcc
skepta ft lay-z & wizkid - glow in the dark
sam wise - lizzie
rushy - s3 way
sl x pa salieu - hit the block 
roland jones - crunk aint dead remix
k-lone - in the pines

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Heads Radio Show 0030 - Basic Spirit

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21:00-22:00 Bézier LIVE
22:00-23:00 Roza Terenzi

Tornado & Jamie's semi-reg dancefloor jig Basic Spirit returns in all its glory this upcoming Wednesday on Heads Radio --- Joined by a rare live set from Bézier and Roza Terenzi ...

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Roza Terenzi - Heads Radio 0030 - 22.07.2020 - @ Sameheads

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HNYPOT 373: Kamal Naeem’s They Stole The Spices But Not The Flavor Mix

Just in time for Berlin Pride, we bring you a series of recordings from the last Cocktail d'Amore at Griessmuehle. In this, hear Cocktail resident DJ City demonstrate a harder edge, blending stomping techno and house with the party's more cosmic tendencies.

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Live from Cocktail d'Amore: DJ City

Just in time for Berlin Pride, we bring you a series of recordings from the last Cocktail d'Amore at Griessmuehle. In this, LA DJ and Spotlight honcho Chris Cruse moves through the gears from head-down steppers to euphoria-inducing rave pianos and strings.

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Live from Cocktail d'Amore - Chris Cruse

Broadcast on WNYU 89.1FM in New York City on July 28th, 2020.
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Step inside the mind of @patternsofperception's @steve-duncan with the Australian DJ and long time Berlin-based tastemaker treating us to a soothing fusion of chillout techno meditations spun at 33rpm. Now settling into a new life in Helsinki while navigating the pandemic, we chat about where he got his start back in Canberra and Sydney around the turn of the century, and how it lead him to Berlin to start the wonderfully curated Patterns of Perception series alongside five friends in 2016.

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Recording of Young Marco's set at Dekmantel Festival 2018.

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Young Marco (live) at Dekmantel Festival 2018

Previous SUB:SYSTEM guest and frequent front row dance trooper Mr Assister accelerates the pace for our next instalment... navigating us through the deep and murky swamp lands, dodging rattling drums, mutant pads and off kilter atmospherics, with just over an hour of progressive trance and psychedelic techno.

S:S 003 Mr Assister

One of @jossymitsu's skills is her versatility. She was born and raised in Birmingham before moving to London, so has been exposed to, and immersed in, a wide array of scenes. From jungle to 2step, techno to house, rave to leftfield, she has knowledge of it all and never fails to throw it down in electrifying style. Her Rinse FM radio show has proved that over the last few years, and earlier this year the 6 Figure Gang associate made her production debut on Astral Black's Frass FM compilation with the brilliantly bumping 'Whirl.'

That track's cavernous bass and sparse late night atmosphere also characterises this week's mix. It's a selection filled with broken beats and metallic hits that lurch through desolate landscapes. As much as she can nail an absorbing atmosphere, Mitsu also knows just how to raise the levels by banging through flailing jungle, wild rave and blistering techno. But whether the hits are crisp and the kicks taught, swampy synths and low end wobble blast from the speakers or dark and dirty breaks bust out of the mix, this is pure body music that cannot fail to ignite your dancing spirit.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 293 - Jossy Mitsu

From my personal collection comes a set of favorite bass tunes and breakbeat jams mixed, cut 'n' scratched with psychedelic love from my studio in New Hampshire, USA. For this mix I pulled records from many genres, like electro, dub step, hardcore, techno, subwoofer test, house, club, UKG, bassline, & acid. I hope you enjoy these ecstatic jeep beets on long rides into the sunset or a on trip with friends into the Mystery! Please check out & directly support the work of the amazing independent artists featured on the tracklist below. xoxo - Eris 

Equipment: Two (2) Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntables, Ortofon Elliptical Styli, Ecler Nuo 4 DJ Mixer, Sennheiser HD-25 Headphones, Apogee Element 48 (A/D), LogicX (editing & mastering), Waves L3 & SSL plug-ins (mastering), Yamaha HS8 tops & sub (studio); Infinity car stereo & sub (A/B).

Mastered from vinyl by Eris for Ultra Bass. Podcast cover design by João Ervedosa. Photo by neris_k of Eris live in the mix with Make Me London at MOT Unit 18. 

Tracklist (not including scratches & drops):

1.	D.J. Essentials Inc. – Grace in Your Face (Acapella Anonymous 1996) [excerpt]
2.	E-Unity – Unknown Graffito (Intramuros 2018)
3.	Basic Rhythm – Get Up (Planet Mu 2019)
4.	Bassbin Twins – B-Boy’s Take Control (2004)
5.	Walton – Rolla (Illian Tape 2019)
6.	D. Tiffany – Feel U (Planet Euphorique 2018)
7.	Tom Joyce – Aquaplaning (Ninja Tools 2017)
8.	Ebb – Surface Tension (Subtle 2019)
9.	Wink – Hypnotizing (Nervous 1996)
10.	Roxy Breaks – The Funk is On (303 1996)
11.	Phone Traxx – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Eris No More Nice Girls Overdub*) (Phone 2019)
12.	The Sounds of Silence – S.O.S. Theme/I Got the Rythm* (Inner City Records, Co. 1993)
13.	Tessela – Hackney Parrot (Poly Kicks 2013)
14.	Edge DJ – FL IT (Edge Records 1992)
15.	Edge DJ – CLR SKY (Edge Records 1992) 
16.	D. Tiffany – Spirit Alien (Word & Sound 2018)
17.	E-Unity – Everlasting Legacy (FTD Records 2018)
18.	Trixx-sentials – South of Acid (ESP-Sun 1996)
19.	Hebbe – Tumble (System Music 2019)
20.	Bassbin Loops – Superstar Loops (1998)

ECSTATIC BASS TRANSMISSION 1

a freak, her ass, & me. life was bliss.

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Jay Simon - Dublab Mixx

Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2020/truancy-volume-268-kia/

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Truancy Volume 268: Kia

This recording was originally posted to our Patreon archive back in June. Once a month we'll share a mix from that archive. It's our first Live And Direct since we had to close our doors due to the pressures of the pandemic. We hope you enjoy and if you'd like to access the full archive and support us as we fight for survival you can do so through www.patreon.com/nowadaysnyc.

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When Lakuti came through for our Nowadays Nonstop Halloween party last year she delivered one of the most memorable moments of our entire year - a stunning three hour set that started at 9am and seamlessly crossed genres rooted in her deeply uplifting, spirited and soulful approach to dance music. 

Unfortunately, our normally trusty Tascam recorder couldn't handle the heat on that occasion and failed on us, meaning the spectacular sounds from that morning existed only in the moment.

Fast-forward six months and thanks to COVID-19 the only dance floor we can safely gather on is the digital one so we reached out to the Uzuri boss in the hope of being able to recreate the magic of that morning last Halloween and helping us shine us a light in super dark times.

Across the two hours in this mix she's done exactly that with a beautiful blend of feel-good boogie, delightful disco and sultry, sun-kissed deep house perfect for the balmy evenings of a New York City summer. Huge love to Lerato for being down to put this together for us and help keep us going <3

Nowadays Live And Direct 009 - Lakuti

The White Hotel P13 X Timedance 5 years party Feb 2020 w Loraine James + Batu 

Before COVID 19 dominated our lives it used to be socially acceptable (encouraged?) for a couple hundred people to be sweating on top of each other at 6 a.m on a Salford industrial estate, how times have changed.

At the start of the year after a couple months of touring i felt like i had managed to build up a specific aesthetic with my djing that this club set captured pretty well. Those closing hours of the party are often the ones I feel most comfortable in and The White Hotel is probably the best venue in the country, these factors combined made this show my favorite of 2020 (all 3 months of it) 

We managed to get the first couple hours of my set recorded so here is an excerpt from the evening.

Rough and ready with bags of energy, I hope u enjoy it as much as i did, much love to the stamina cru for staying with me.

Sam

23.8

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