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Season 2 of the Take Me To The Good Life mixes see's resident Francis begin proceedings in the release week of his Don't Stop EP! This mix is 100% London, shining a light on some of the best up and coming talent the City has to offer, as well as some of the established. This mix is a blend of released and unreleased music from the London family and we hope you enjoy!

Season 2: Episode 001: Francis (UK) (100% London Producers)

With his monthly Rinse show, whose influences are as large as the music he puts out, Parisian DJ and producer, Waldman stays true to a techno/house, minimal-influenced aesthetic, which he infuses with ethnic and tribal sounds.
Tune in for Lief Records every 3rd Thursday of the month, from 22h to 00h [CET] on rinse.fr

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Lief Records : Waldman invite Abi - 17 Juin 2021

We are sure you have heard the name Nebula being thrown around in Naarm, and for good reason. Watching them grow from strength to strength has been a treat for us to see. With a mutual love for all things doify, It's enough to say that Cassie and Neurocrank have some exciting things planned for the future xx

Nebula are pushing us into our 10th Cass cast and doing it in a big way. pulling out some of the rudest prog of the last 25 years. strap in!!!

Cass cast 10 - Nebula

Archie Hamilton joins Nick Dansu for the 2nd hour of the Dansu Discs November show. Ahead of some exciting plans for 2022 for Archie Hamilton on Dansu Discs. Label Founder, Nick and Archie got together and showcased their favourite records from both past and present.

Dansu Discs w/ Nick Dansu & Archie Hamilton - November 2021

@d-tiffany

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hello I am Sophie. She/Her. I currently reside in Berlin.

How did you get your DJ name? 

I was checking out old Claire’s merch on the internet from way back when. They use to have tiaras that said Diva Rebecca, Diva Stephanie, Diva Tiffany etc. :3

Favorite musical memory? 

The moment when i played the Stairway To Heaven guitar solo flawlessly

Favorite thing to cook currently? 

left over RISA 

Second pick for your DJ name? 

Doug 

What is your favorite time of day? 

Sunrise

Advice for being productive with music? 

Don’t get caught up. 

What was your first gig? How did it go? 

My first gig was with my first band MT-40 at Honey Lounge in Vancouver. There was about 10 people there (the tru heads)  We forgot to bring a stand for our keyboards and had to steal some stuff from a construction site. After 2 songs our amps stopped working. It was exhilarating !

Do you have any upcoming releases/gigs? 

Heading to North America for January! Can’t wait! <3

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community? 

Authenticity and transparency

D. Tiffany - 69.420˚

V special b3b from NYC w @deepcreep88 and @ameliaholt! Super fun show that aired on Thursday 25th November 2021 on DDR

Dublin Digital Radio w/ Amelia Holt, Deep Creep + Eoin DJ

@iv-dripp

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hello! I’m Ivy (she/ her) and I live in Eora (Sydney), Australia :-) + I have a 2 year old cat called Frankie 

Who/what currently inspires you music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

I’d say that my emotions generally inspire me, as well as different times of the day. I tend to get the most ideas when I’m trying to figure out what music to listen to in a particular setting - like whether I’m walking around the neighbourhood at dusk, at the park on a beautiful day, cooking something really yummy and comforting or if I’m in a bad mood and need to let some angst out haha


Favorite sound of the city? Describe how it makes you feel. 

I don’t know if this is specific to the city but I love the bird calls that magpies make - I can hear them outside my house early in the morning and it makes me feel like I’m on holiday in the country somewhere :-) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYEYc8Ge3nw&ab_channel=crocdoc2 

Dream line-up? 

Sandpit Alias - sundown to sunrise 

Who do you think is the most underrated artist of our time?

Alex G <3  

If you had to describe yourself as flavor, what would it be and why?

Cinnamon - a little spicy but also sweet and delicious ;P

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Such a tough question! If I had to name a few - Nectar, Pure Space and Vibe Positive for always putting endless love and care into their events - from lineup curation to constantly working on how they can make spaces safer, more accessible and representative of Eora/ Sydney’s diverse music community :-) 

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

In 2019 Moopie and Bayu closed a small festival called Echo Flats that was a few hours drive away, they played like 4 - 5 hours of the best, grooviest tech house I’d ever heard until the sun came up - it was a life changing morning :’)

What is your favorite temperature? What kind of music goes well with it? 

Probably something between 25 - 28 degrees celsius with some downtempo RnB :-) 

Any advice to upcoming DJs? 

Practice makes perfect! 
Preparing/ pre-planning your sets - especially when you’re nervous about a gig
Backup your shit (!!!!!!)

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community? 

More 24hr licences for venues - less gronks - more tech house

Ivy - 32˚C

DJ RISH - City Moon

Name: Yumiko
Alias: Yumi (@notyumiko)
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Location: New York, NY

Influences: IYDE (Amelia + Sara), livwutang, TBZ, Carlos Souffront, Beau Wanzer, Lord Tusk, Lolina, Mad Professor, Drexciya, Prince, Jamal Moss, Model Home, Chris & Cosey, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Tax Free Records, Brew Records, MIC Records, Future Times, Minimal Wave, Dance Mania, UR, Databass

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: In Your Dirty Ears Newsletter, Random Access Radio

Favorite Quote: “Bam” - Emeril Lagasse

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Don’t gatekeep, don’t rush, find people you’re excited to share music with. Support your peers (listen and share their mixes, buy their music, go to their gigs)! 
The mix I initially prepared for this series I recorded a couple of times -  it felt like I was trying too hard to make something work and it just wasn’t sitting right… but after a night of djing at my friend Amelia Holt’s crib and then watching our friend liivwutang literally tear the club apart, I recorded this session the next day. I wasn’t recording with the intention of using it for anything so there was 0 pressure, I just plugged in my usb and tried to ride the vibes I was blessed with from the night before and something good happened. So record all your sessions and more importantly stay inspired/energized by the work n skills of other djs bc why did we wanna start doing this in the first place? some dj rocked your shit fr.

With this mix Yumi asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ Don’t call the Police - Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911. 
(www.dontcallthepolice.com)
❁ The Electronic Intifada - The Electronic Intifada is an independent online news publication and educational resource focusing on Palestine, its people, politics, culture and place in the world.
(www.electronicintifada.net)

Daisychain

Daisychain 208 - Yumi

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The Necks - Open
Patti Smith & Kevin Shields - Performance I, Pt. 5
Markus Guentner - Regensburg 1
Eivind Aarset - Self Defense
Jon Hassell - Manga Scene
Arve Henriksen - Bird's-Eye-View
Princess Diana of Wales - Still Beach
Eiko Ishibashi - We'll live through the long, long days, and through the longnights (And when our last hour comes we'll go quietly)
Joyul - Backstroke
Lucrecia dalt - Saltación
Higher Intelligence Agency - Orange
JJ + JS - A4
Jon Collin - Two
Hysterical Love Project - Spider Of Knots
Linkwood - Coral
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Since the launch of their much-loved party brand in 2002, Giles Smith and James Priestley – Secretsundaze’s founders and residents – have dedicated their work and output to ecstatic club experiences. 

A record label followed suit, as did their booking agency, long-running NTS radio show and a stack more DJ and production projects undertaken by the pair. Plus, of course, plenty more parties. 2022 marks 20 years of Secretsundaze, with the duo currently working on some exciting anniversary celebrations – but we’ll leave them to reveal those in due course. 

Here, the pair usher in the new year with their first new mix in 18 months. “The mix is direct and club-focused,” they tell Crack Magazine. “All-vinyl, with our typical Detroit and NYC stylings before moving into some more pushy atmospheric, European bizzness.” 

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/3K7KX2o
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Crack Mix 432: Secretsundaze

A very special treat for number seventy two. Presenting a live recording of DJ Camov's set at my favourite party in Naarm, Tech World, last month. Grant soundtracked the sunny February afternoon with a boss selection of the classiest house, tech house and prog records... 

Grant is a Melb deejay icon, having frequented clubs, raves and park parties for the last decade in a chameleon like fashion. He now resides in Copenhagen and also djs under his deep diving trance alias @goasis

So excited to share one this one, one of my favourite club sets as of late!

Thanks again Grant <3 and shouts to Dylan Batelic @papercutslimited for the mastering.

@grantcamov
@goasis

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Animix Seventy Two: DJ Camov (Live @ Techworld)

happy PI day >:)

thank you to everyone who has listened, supported and contributed to the series

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Live recording from 9-21-21 from Bossa Nova Civic Club featuring a night of b2b's >:)

Amelia Holt b2b deep creep
DJ Rhubarb b2b Ian Kim Judd
dreemseed b2b Opheliaxz

pi 2 pi LIVE for PI day >:)

Live recording of my set from Techworld @ Miscellania from 7-10pm on Sunday 13 March 22. Had an absolute blast :') Thank you Miscellania & Techworld crew for bringing us this special party & to all the dancers!!! <3

Hope you enjoy listening xx

Live @ Techworld ♡

@neb-u-la
@neurocrankk

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

H: Hi! My name is Harrison (he/him), and I currently reside in Naarm/Melbourne. 
B: I’m Billy (he/him). We actually met on a dance floor In Naarm, and now live together!

Who/what currently inspires you music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

H: Soccer weirdly inspires me a lot music-wise. It’s a bit hard to explain, but watching endless videos of soccer managers/players definitely makes me DJ/produce in a fun and quirky way, and also makes me not take it too seriously. 

If you had to go back in time music wise what era would it be and why?

B: Early 2000s, i feel like half my library of music is from this period. If only 3-5y/o me knew what I was living through :( 

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

H: Techworld. A monthly party in Naarm, whilst only starting this year, every one of their parties has been some of the best memories I have ever made on a dance floor. To me, the vibe and music played at techworld embodies what a party should be, fun!

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

B: Was very surreal hearing Born Slippy at 6am on an Edinburgh dance floor a day after watching trainspotting for the first time. It was actually one of my first experiences going out to a dance event, I remember thinking I would love to do this all the time.


What would you like to see in the future for the dance community? 

H&B: More inclusivity and diversity in dance communities. We’d particularly like to see venues and promoters do more to make everyone feel welcome and safe at dance events. Everyone should be able to have as much fun as possible without having their nights ruined by others. We’ve had many instances where people’s shitty behaviour on a dance floor has ruined the experience of going out for many of our friends

Nebula - 88˚C

"It's really a collection of our favourite tech house and prog house at the moment. We all have soo much fun living together, and hoped to capture that feeling in the mix :)"

@neurocrankk

Mantissa Mix 248: Neurocrank

Number #101 hosted by local Melbourne/Naarm trio @neurocrankk with a groovy mix in their signature style - crisp, chuggy early 2000s minimal & tech-house blended to perfection. The collective is made up of cutie pie trio Chris, Harrison & Billy (@allurein / @al-den-te / @neb-u-la) and together they DJ & throw semi-regular parties in various Naarm venues. Harrison & Billy also DJ together as @neb-u-la.

The crew are some of the best young minimal deejays in the city and have exciting prospects ahead - Harrison (@al-den-te) has also recently released  a banging EP on Hannah D's label @thespacebetweenus - check it here! https://soundcloud.com/thespacebetweenus/tsbu06-al-dente-corner-taken-quickly-ep-w-maara-remix-previews

Thanks for the mix guys!

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Animix One Hundred & One: Neurocrank

Out Now: https://neurocrank.bandcamp.com/album/dome-of-the-robot

An in-house ep to put the Neurocrank label in motion, courtesy of Harrison Sewards, al dente (@al-den-te). 

Signature drones and haunting vocals meet playful melodies in a more slinked out, but recognisably Harrison style of house. Adorned with characteristically unpredictable yet precise percussion, the ep finds its way into a space as ominous as it is infectious. 

To top it off is a remix from the one and only Ulo S (@reptant_the_lizard), marking the first release under the more tech-house leaning Reptant alias. This deep dub of Hey Crontis brings a euphoric end to the ep, hands up, shoulders still bopping to a bassline undeniably done by the lizard.
credits

Artist: al dente (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia) 
Title: Dome Of The Robot 
Artwork & Design by Liam Richards (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia) 
Mastered by Klon Dump (Berlin, Germany) 
Mixed by Harrison Sewards (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)

Released February 2, 2024

al dente - Dome Of The Robot (NCRANK01)

Having upped this one to our Soundcloud late on Friday afternoon, it dropped just in time for the eagle eyed follower’s weekend enjoyment but it was just shy of the time required to present it proper, right here on this blog. So when we arrived to the office this Monday morning it was pretty neat to see the sentiments of respect and appreciation its weekend listeners have offered the mix’s creator, Eddie Richards, which we think does a neat service to the position he holds as an artist today. 'Evil' Eddie Richards is a proper Godfather figure to London's house scene and he remains a key player as resident at Nathan Coles and Terry Francis's celebrated Wiggle party. Owner of the recently reactivated imprint, Storm, Eddie also partners with Terry Francis for their regular Room Three takeover, Demo; a night of four four blended music created to showcase who they both see as the next wave of talent on the rise. 

The next Demo event is set to take place this coming Saturday night with Moon Harbour protégé, Sable Sheep  set to join them on the floor. So, seeing as we're also huge appreciators of what Richards does we thought it well timed to ask him to produce his own fabric x Demo Mix to hear what he’s filling his sets with at this point in time as well as some of the latest productions his has in store for release on Storm...

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Made in promotion of Demo with Terry Francis, Eddie Richards and Sable Sheep taking place in RM3 on 13/12/2014.

Advance tickets/info: http://found.ee/fabric1312

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Tracklisting:
1.Eddie Richards – Dream2 (Radio Slave Remix)
2.Point G & The Martinez Brothers feat. Filsonik – What’s The Point
3.Burnski – The Hours
4.Maximiljan – All The Way
5.Hercules, Love Affair, Krystle Warren – My Offence (Brawther’s Mean Dub)
6.Eddie Richards – iMove (Original Mix) Remastered & Re-edited
7.Trevino  -  Mezmerise
8.Frag Maddin  -  Red Eye (Original Mix)
9.Eddie Richards  -  Oyea (Sable Sheep Remix)
10.Mihai Popoviciu – Trading Signals
11.Maya Jane Coles – I Would Fly (Original Mix)
12. Jose De Divina, Tania, Vulcano, AudioHell – Barlume (Original Mix)
13.Butch – Delusion (Original Mix)


Eddie Richards - fabric x Demo Mix

Plunge into unexplored sonics with Paris-based Australian artist al dente as he unveils his debut EP on Pure Space titled ‘multiform’.

Across the release al dente assembles a hypnotic merger of eerie atmospheres and playful rhythms, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in a world that is both deeply mysterious and unexpectedly fun.

Kicking off the EP is "the temptation," a subtly bass fueled cut that casts murky textures across mesmitic delayed melodies with a pitched vocal sample holding the journey steady. It's instantly captivating and sets the tone of the release for a journey into deeply satisfying electronix.

Transitioning seamlessly into "multiform," al dente unleashes a torrent of slippery beats and twisted synths. Playful in spirit, the track balances its propelling bassline with a crispy four to the floor beat - perfect for warming the floor or a freaky late night adventure.

Flipping the switch, al dente ups the pace on “overnight”. With sharp, skippy rhythms and glitchy nuances the track melts together proto-electro with a modern production sheen. The vocal samples a Croatian soccer commentator, a nod to his family's Croatian heritage and continuation of the playful nrg throughout the EP.

Completing the release comes Melbourne-based producer White Fluff’s remix of “overnight”. Injecting the track with his signature blend of psychedelic sound, the remix feels stripped back yet purposeful, adding a new sonic pallet to the release. It's a reimagining that ensures that the EP leaves a lasting impression long after the final beat fades away. 
credits

Tracklist: 
01. al dente - the temptation
02. al dente - multiform
03. al dente - overnight
04. al dente - overnight (White Fluff Remix)

Releases May 31, 2024

PS018
Written, produced, mixed and arranged: Harrison Sewards / https://soundcloud.com/al-den-te
Remix: Kel Langley / https://soundcloud.com/white-fluff
Mastering: Wayne Sunderland @ Suture
Artwork: sammy__yee
Format: Digital

PS018 - al dente - multiform

Techy interludes, squelchy bounce and breaky surprises all define @al-den-te's unique signature sound. Aussie born, France based, al dente has been making a name for himself through carefully curated releases on @neurocrankk, @thespacebetweenus and of most recent @purespacefm.
 
“I’m always listening to lots of different types of mixes and productions, especially from the 2000-2010 period, which definitely inspire my own mixes and productions a lot. There seems to always be a specific sound or moment in an old mix or track I find, which then inspires me to produce or dig for that vibe.”
 
“I have a few gigs and releases planned over the next few months, which I’m so so excited for! It definitely feels surreal to be playing outside of Australia for the first time. I have also been feeling very inspired production wise, making as much music as possible, including some new tracks which are in this mix :) ”

Thank you Harrison!

Osmura w/ al dente 14

With the perfect fusion of Animalia’s wide realm of styles and foundations, comes up & coming Australian producer al dente, with a  minimal, modern take on peak-time bangers. Clean cut and futuristic, with a hint of early 2000’s minimal influence,  the al dente sound represents a fresh new wave of club-rollers whilst encompassing Animalia’s signature deep sound. 

Animalia would like to acknowledge that all tracks were produced on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri peoples, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

A1: No Subtitles 
A2: Synthetic 
B1: The Serious Cousin 
 B2: Visjnan

@al-den-te

Release date: 3rd September 2024

Artist: al dente (Harrison Sewards, Melbourne, Aus/ Paris, France) Title: The Serious Cousin  
Format: 12” 
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Laurent Wians (Berlin, Germany) 
Mastered by Mark Smith aka Klon Dump (Berlin, Germany)

The Serious Cousin

al dente - The Serious Cousin (ANIMA14)

let’s return to the warmth of summer with al dente’s set at our party in the garden of the sample. Vibrant memories, blending sunny and danceable sounds, highlighted by touches of trance, creating an irresistible energy.  

★ links ★
@al-den-te

live 05 ★ al dente @ minuteuf 25.08.24

Recorded Live on 1st September 2012 at a special party for friends to celebrate the life of Ashok Kumar Anand

For Ashok

A live 5+ hour special  of the Neurocrank deejays going b3b at Musica del gaso on the 6th February 2021. A collection of our favourites riddled across the night. Allure b2b Nebula, enjoy :)

@neb-u-la
@allurein

Neurocrank @Musica Del Gaso

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