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"After Ecstasy, the Laundry"

This mix was recorded using digital and vinyl at home in Echo Park, Los Angeles during the height of a lockdown in 2021. It’s very special to me because I challenged myself to explore a downtempo aesthetic in my selections while still applying my usual affinity for solid foundational grooves fused with deep emotional textures. The title of the mix is ‘After Ecstasy, The Laundry’ – originally the title of a book by Western buddhist philosopher Jack Kornfield, the phrase alludes to that feeling after a particularly uplifting and transcendent experience when you are forced to face that all good things must end. With this mix I hoped to encapsulate that feeling but with a light, uplifting, and more positive essence, reflecting my own drive not to focus on the fact that these ecstatic moments have ended, but allowing them to enrich your life and cultivate the future.

Image credit: Center of the Earth by Fay Sciarra, acrylic on canvas

VPN Radio: Surrealchemistry 2/15/22 w/ SAMWISE

@secondcousins

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Ello, I’m Jackson. Pronouns are He/Him. Residing in Eora/Sydney

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

Water and light mostly 

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

Too many faves. Some heavy hitters off the top are Umami/Echo Flats/Heavenly/Community Chest. They are %100 in it for the experience. Community Chest is a joint force crew of about 7 great crews from Sydney – It’s kinda like when the power rangers come together to make that big robot fighter guy

What was your best moment at the supermarket?

They were playing Bill Withers in a Woollies once and it got me

What is your most recent favorite DJ mix and why?

Max D – Indie Rock on C- was maybe the last one that got me good. Max D only plays by Max D’s rules

Any advice to upcoming DJs/producers? 

Enjoy your life & be kind to others

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

More love and respect, always

Cousin - 8˚

Follow @dj_samwise

Samwise is an LA-based selector / DJ and eternal raver. Known as A&R for Diplo and the force behind his multifaceted house-focused imprint Higher Ground, he is also co-founder and resident at Fast At Work, a forward thinking party series that champions fast – but not necessarily hard – electronic music. While his sets are diverse and unapologetically raw, his sound cohesively elevates strong foundational grooves with deep emotional textures.

Acid Camp Vol. 139 — Samwise

Sam is resident and runs with the awesome Fast at Work party in LA and is known for playing a wide range of genres and tempo's, as we hear in the 10th space•cast. Sam is one of those DJ's who's tunes and sets reflect their personality - pure vibes from start to finish. Enjoy! 

Check more of Sam out here:
https://soundcloud.com/dj_samwise
https://www.instagram.com/salmon247/
https://www.instagram.com/fastatwork/

space•cast 10 - Samwise

@caldera-caldera
@warningberlin

BC: https://warningberlin.bandcamp.com/album/warious1

We are proudly presenting our first digital compilation WARIOUS1 featuring a ton of talent and a dangerous amount of banging tunes! 

We have worked unremittingly to bring together a large number of artists, creating a healthy blend of long-time companions and fresh connections. Our aim is reflect the diversity of sound that we
also love to hear at our parties while giving a platform to exciting newcomers next to established artists.

pi pi pi premiere: Caldera - 5th Cave Shuffle (Warning)

Pre-order link: https://dreamingvinyl.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-vinyl-compilation-01

@dreamingvinyl is kicking off its relaunch by celebrating nine exciting electronic dance tracks for their V/A charity release. 

First off the bat, @soundsofluxe's 'Ripple Effect' (Swirl Surge Mix) combines shimmering synths with low-end pressure and tribal percussion.

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Premiere: LUXE 'Ripple Effect' (Swirl & Surge Mix)

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PREMIERE: Owners Of Time - The Beginning Of The End (Original Mix) [Beatfreak]

@dj_samwise

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Hi! My name is Sam aka Samwise. I’m a selector/DJ, A&R, curator, promoter, and eternal raver. My pronouns are He/Him. I’m currently based in Los Angeles, but spend a considerable amount of time in London as well.

Describe your DJ set up in full detail?

My home setup consists of 2x Technics 1200 MKII turntables (internally grounded) as I like to have the freedom to play both vinyl and digital records, an Allen & Heath XONE 92 mixer (sorry to my V10 bbs but team XONE 100p), and 2x Pioneer XDJ-700 cdjs (I prefer having older CDJs for my home setup because they do nothing for you (technically speaking) and force you to play by ear. Ideal for practicing + warm ups.

3 adjectives that start with the same letter to describe your vibe?

Serendipitous
Sanguine
Sassy

Favorite movie and why? 

Darron Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. I love bold, esoteric, analytical films with a dark and preferably psychological tinge. Aronofsky is the best of the best at this in my view, and this film remains his most poignant work. 


Listen to the moment at 45 min mark in your PI mix… describe how it makes you feel? 

This moment makes me feel solid, rooted, and hopeful. For me, recording mixes is a cathartic and therapeutic process that largely reflects an experience that I’ve gone through. This particular mix is really important to me on a personal level because I recorded it shortly after I uncovered a deeply rooted childhood trauma. The progression of the mix echoes the process of integrating this trauma into my life – in other words, realizing the way this has informed my way of living/behaving and how to move forward with the knowledge that it happened. The 45 min mark is the point at which I am able to shift away from being introspective and somber, and towards a newfound ability to be hopeful and rooted again.

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

I’d love to see more musical diversity and openness from DJs, promoters, and attendees alike. I think we made a lot of progress breaking down musical boundaries post-Covid, but we still have a long way towards destroying musical pretentiousness. Dance music is about connection and togetherness in all forms, period!

Samwise - -247˚

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 631

Laima Adelaide - Far

V/A - Approaching The Illusion
[ABT-VA001 | Art Bei Ton]

Produced by Laima Adelaide
Mastered by Giovanni Conti at Artefacts Mastering
Artwork by Elcid VS

Released by Art Bei Ton from Berlin, Germany
Release Date: January 16, 2024

Following their 5th anniversary, the Berlin-based event series Art Bei Ton is kicking off its label with a first VA release ‘Approaching The Illusion’ featuring 7 tracks from Ambient to Hypnotic and Deep Techno.

The goal is to promote diverse international artists involved with our community and curate a sound reflecting different sides of our scene.

Opening the VA with a dark and ritualistic Ambient track composed by the Sardinian artist TVS, the journey follows a shamanic path by touching some euclidean rhythmics with the downtempo beat from our Art Bei Ton resident Mown.

Approaching a hypnotic dimension with Laima Adelaide’s unique atmospheric production, the VA follows up with a psychedelic tune from the Leipzig-based artist Vanta.

The collaboration between Feph and Mr. Tron offers another aspect of the hypnotic sound, with some more driving and uplifting vibes.

Wrapping up this first release, the Berlin-based artist Andrea Cossu brings us to an unusually long and trippy journey through some mental whispering voices. The Indian producer Synister (IN) takes the listener into a dark and dystopian momentum through a powerful Deep Techno groove.

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Approaching The Illusion

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@mikemidnight

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Mike Midnight - -2˚

@hystericalloveproject

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Hysterical Love Project - 31˚C

Undeniably demanding, occasionally straining, but often rewarding and invariably reassuring. In nuce, this is the existential rollercoaster rode by anyone willing to partake in this world of merry music we all strive to keep in motion and feed with emotion for the sole purpose of creating some magic moments that, if not wholly life changing, can be vastly mind altering and deeply heartwarming. However, as far as descriptions go and as honest and earnest as these are, descriptions rarely do justice to the most precious aspects of what is involved here. And this engulfs quite a lot of efforts carried out through manifold fronts that happen to find an outlet in this special space that serves as much more than a place for the meeting of forces, it is a catalyst for possibilities, allowing for the collision of intentions and the fusion of visions. Each episode aims at presenting the results of these encounters, all of them widely varied in terms of the rhythms they include and wildly vivid in the scenes they introduce. So, when we have a guest whose artistic presence is as multifarious as Samwise's, the potential for greatness is enhanced. As a gifted selector, he can be heard sharing his musical knowledge and taste at some of the finest festive initiatives around the globe, as well as helming his own Fast At Work events. His contribution to the series is a mind-opening and world-revealing trip across eclectic and ecstatic soundscapes.

Gop Tun 130 - Samwise

@adobeprincess

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adobeprincess - -9˚C

@2shy2dj

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DJ Fart in the Club - 12.7˚

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