With what was mostly a full and fruitful year for us with many beautiful moments, we now turn our eyes forward to what is looking to be a very exciting year for us at Phonica as we walk into our 20th year of being alive. 2022 saw our mix series get even more killer contributions from artists like Paramida, Sally C, Fred P, Eden Burns, Alex Kassian, Erol Alkan and more. 2023's series line up plans to keep moving up and we have opened this years mix season in the capable hands of two of the finest DJ/Producers doing it right now. Bringing nothing but powerful, euphoric and goddess energies it can only be Octo Octa and Eris Drew of T4T Luv NRG. Amazingly celebrated for their strand of psychedelic, rolling progressive, trancey-house and break rhythms we can't think of two better selector's to take on our series. With an excellently curated compilation and mix for our good friends at Fabric last year as well as two banging cassettes on T4T we can't begin to imagine what this year has in-store for Maya and Eris but we have no doubt it's even more on the upward trajectory! Most likely to the heavens and back! We had a chat with Maya and Eris to see what they have been up to lately and little about how they approached the mix.

Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 103: Octo Octa & Eris Drew

Episode 3 of the Sixth Sense mix series brought to you by Peach. This episode by Ukranian artist Katia Curie (@katia-curie). little blurb, interview, tracklist >>>>>>>>>>thisissixthsense.com<<<<<<<<<<

Sixth Sense 003 - Katia Curie

@yamour030

Yamour resident at our good friends of Blitz Club (we can’t wait until Cruise x IsBurning next week!) and one of the thriving forces behind Good2U Festival. Yamour played at our Yellow House marathon during ADE and now she’s back with an IsBurning mix. An neverending house groove for the mind & the body banging in subtleness! 

Trackhighlight Chez Damier & Makèz - „Do It“ (Adeen Records)
An uplifting deep house tune with organic percussions, a thick and bouncy bassline, buttery chords and a fun acid melody that comes in mid-track. I love the two funky disco breaks, definitely a highlight for me.
I bought this record in Japan, while I was on tour in Asia and it immediately became a staple in my record bag. 
The EP is a collaboration between Adeen and legendary Chicago label Balance. All four tracks are produced by Chez Damier and Makéz, plus a smoky remix by Mr G.

Thanks Yamour!<3 

Yamour...IsBurning #166

John Talabot @ MakingTime 2024

Lake Haze live at Floresta - Waking Life '24

Live recording from Backcountry Wine Taproom, Portland Oregon.  Giegling records showcase.

As a fan of the label, here are some of my favorite selections that I have collected on vinyl since 2012.

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Natural Process

LWE Podcast 113  Rod Modell

►  At long last, DMX Krew making his long overdue Boiler Room debut.
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DMX Krew | Boiler Room x Present Perfect Festival

PLEASE READ BELOW THE TRACKLIST!

01. Elias - Imagination [#07]
02. Jeremy - B2 [#10]
03. Robi Uppin - Fade [#06]
04. Da Kine - Sunshower [#02]
05. Da Kine - Ganja Mist pt.2 [#05]
06. Drain Pipe - Low Life [#04]
07. Ronin - Coming Over To You [#09]
08. Da Kine - Mellow Tip [#02]
09. Da Kine - Samoa [#05]
10. Monsoon - Night Cap [#03]
11. Jeremy - Where the Heart Is [#08]
12. Elias - Dub Soda [#07]
13. Jeremy - Sensitive pt.2 [#08]
14. Elias - Explain [#01]
15. Elias - Selce Nights [#07]

This is a long-overdue homage to one of the best house labels ever conceived. At only ten releases long, and almost entirely created by both The Timewriter and Terry Lee Brown Jr., Driftwood hit the mark every single time with some of the smoothest deep house around. 

It took me quite a while to complete the series, not to mention a good amount of money, but the hunt was worth every penny. I've owned the entire series for about six years now, but just now am finally getting around to compiling a mix of only driftwood tracks. 

Total respect goes to the Driftwood label, Jean F. Cochois AKA The Timewriter, Norman Feller AKA Terry Lee Brown Jr., Hakan Lidbo, Robi Uppin, and Jonathan Axelsson. Special thanks goes to my friend Travis Wolf for originally pointing this label out to me back in 2002 and for kicking off an obsessed passion for this Imprint.

Enjoy...

Eric Cloutier - Driftwood Records Mix

Recording of John Talabot's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival

John Talabot at Dekmantel Festival 2019

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