We kick off the year with an excerpt from our founder Dj wiggles' peak time set at open ground in germany back in December. A wriggly adventure through swampy half time, rolling dnb, peak-time jungle, uk bass & dubstep 🌀

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+ 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞...
I was playing in the smaller room 200 cap room (the annex) with low lighting, a booth shaped like a spaceship & the warmest sound system you can imagine.

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?
This was actually my first 3 hour set, so I knew I wanted to use the time to showcase the different sounds / tempos / styles I love, the challenge is always making it all work together.

My set time was 2.30-5.30am so I sort of saw it as a bit of a warm up and a bit of a peak time and a bit of a closing all in one, so wanted to cover more fun peak time bass-y bits, fast wormholey half time & then some deeper dubstep for the end. This excerpt is from the fast wormholey section. 

+ 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐱 / 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐠?
I used to really plan out my sets but i’ve got a lot better at being less prepared over the past year or so, I now tend to prep for multiple gigs as I go by creating an ‘ideas’ playlist for each gig & dragging tracks into it when i come across them. Then when the gig gets closer to the time I go through the playlist & refine the tracks into themes or speeds.

Having everything broken up into themes really helps me keep some structure / narrative. I like to always have a rough end point / goal to get to, especially for longer or deeper sets such as closing.

With my records I try to do the same thing & pack them in order of when I might play them throughout the night. Trying to get better at taking my records with me as I v much got out of the habit.

+ 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 / 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭?
Yes definitely, I only really get anxious for a gig when I struggle to settle on a theme / vibe. This tends to only happens for gigs where I’m a little unsure of where I fit musically though. If it’s a gig the theme is usually focussed on location / set time - so a deep / dubby warm up or a sexy peak time or maybe a deep & wiggly closing.

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
In the UK, strange brew & the white hotel and laak in the hague oh and outra cena in lisbon actually i’ve heard that’s sick!

+ 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 & 𝐃𝐉 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
A local party would be goodness, they've been putting together consistently sick lines up for a v long time. Djs I'd like to big up - Softi (@jazz_brown) & benk0 (@benkos), they both have a more psychedlic / trippy approach to blending techno & bass / dubstep together which i love.

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
Probably an @ilian-tape night at the cause in December, it was the first time I'd had that kind of experience in a club in london in a long time. But tbh I still might not be over REEF at bergs in november yet, that @djrum closing set….

+ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲?
Long set times, lots of haze, sound system that feels like a duvet, variety of sounds / genres, kind staff and security and the space and freedom to sit down and hang out or explore. I think this sense of freedom is something that missing at a lot of UK clubs.

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
micky pearce - numb nut / socks off

+ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬?
a wiggly wormhole

kinetic live 02: Dj wiggles live at open ground [excerpt] 221223

The ever impressive young dubstep master @beatricemasters dj set from Fata Morgana festival 2023. 

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ani/live Thirty Five: Beatrice M. @ Fata Morgana Festival

@djwiggles

Just a few months back, we stumbled upon Dj wiggles, and it was a delightful find. From pounding bass to creating suspense through eerie ambient field recordings and mind-bending techno/drum & bass, Dj wiggles takes you on unpredictable journeys. You're never quite sure where her musical waves will guide you. 

In this mix, she cleverly constructs a narrative that effortlessly transitions between slow and fast tempos. Creating a blend of percussion, trippy sounds, dub-infused vibes, and captivating vocals.

She shared a few words with us: 

𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 & 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 170 𝘰𝘳 85 𝘣𝘱𝘮. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥. 

𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 85 / 170 𝘣𝘱𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘹, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 (𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳?)  𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 =]



— We certainly did! And are so delighted to circle it back out here!

If you’re in London in the coming months make sure to check out her event on March 1st at The Carpet Shop with Jasmín, Softi, Dj wiggles & Seb H.  - ra.co/events/1839402

Tentacular 16 ~  Dj wiggles

Priori @ The Lot Radio 02-02-2024

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Baraka invite Kafim & Clyde Arcalis - 22 Février 2024

_selector(s) // セレクタ
>[ Neska ]<

_bio // 伝記
Neska digs deep to craft sets that enchant and surprise. The Basque-born DJ and producer with roots in classical, jazz and punk music, masterfully blends genres to create captivating musical experiences. Currently based in Amsterdam, the rising Spanish star has held it down at major festivals like Sónar and Primavera Sound, while also holding a residency at Human Club Razzmatazz. Out of the booth, she curates fauna & flora, a cutting-edge multidisciplinary event merging electronic music and art installations.

_thought process // 思考プロセス
“Dub infused diary of laser sounds and wiggly thoughts. Some of these tracks hold a very special meaning to me and have relentlessly accompanied me during the last months. This mix is the purest representation of my sound right now. It has a silver, grey tone to it, just like Amsterdam's sky in winter. Starting with a heartbeat and followed by a breath, it flows into atmospheric dub, house and techno territory, ending on a more abstract note, swinging between half tempo, assonant notes and arrhythmic patterns. It also features tracks by amazing Spanish late 90s artists such as Vanguard and Prozack which I recently discovered and I'm obsessed with.”

_upcoming // 来たる
24.03.02 |:  Dabadaba, San Sebastian
24.03.08 |:  fauna & flora x 4 girls 1 deck, Barcelona (El Pumarejo)
24.03.14 |:  Bar Theo, Amsterdam
24.03.28 |:  Future Intel, The Hague
24.03.29 |:  Radio Radio, Amsterdam 
24.03.30 |:  Kraft und Licht x Future Intel, The Hague (PIP) 

_link // 接続
>[ https://soundcloud.com/youngneska ]<

_tracklist // トラックリスト
Xenia Reaper - Continuation Shape
Special Guest DJ - Panoramic Deep Love Story
Mech - Skipping Ice
Juan Rivas  - En Tu Nuca (Vanguard Remix)
Matt Star - Keep On Groovin
Nathan Kofi - Reyoh
Ebende - Elevate
Motor - Eyeland (Janet)
Command D - Stat Point
Prozack - 2VC
Silvania - Mar Amar (Vanguard Remix)
Styward - Dub Cowboys
Megalon - Warloki
Malin Genie - Verlangen
Kin Teal - Hasonmás
Piezo - oh man, there was a lot of tiny weird animals
Pépe - unreleased
Azari - AQATETRA
Leese - Spin
Donato Dozzy - Messy Kafka World
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2410204
upsammy - Patterning
Jonny from Space - Dream Reality
Xenia Reaper - DREH03
Oscar Huang - Temporary's Snooze

DUSK299 By Neska

Enter the sublime world of Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Gnatenko's music. Ahead of his Animalia release (due out very soon), is a studio-recorded live set of 100% original material. The artist has become prolific and known for his beautifully sublime, emotional trance-tinged music.

Unique and entrancing music filled with depth, groove & elements of surprise.

Thank you for this set Volodymyr! @gnatenko

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Animix One Hundred & Fifty Two: Volodymyr Gnatenko

Rising British DJ/Producer and as of recent cat mom to suki, Softi curates us a transcendant journey: 

“With this mix I wanted to create my usual slow burning set of hypnotic weirdness filled with deep bassy psychedelic sounds and rhythms. Trance, deep techno, electro with some dub influenced uk bits in there too”.

@jazz_brown

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NERVE (RES, A Colourful Storm, Steeplejack) is the guise of Naarm-based electronic general practitioner Joshua Wells. As a DJ, producer and live artist NERVE makes and performs a limitless brand of techno that explores notions of drum and bass, breaks, noise, electro, dark ambient, and industrial. NERVE’s live sets are undeniably body music, steely textures punctuated by drum and bass inflicted rhythm workouts capable of whipping any crowd into a frenzy.

NERVE joined me live for 260 of Passing Notes with this guest mix of incredibly hot and heavy drum and bass.

NERVE - PN 260

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