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Skee Mask is a versatile producer from Munich, who doesn’t want to be identified. He got influenced by a lot of different types of music over the last years, which made his productions pretty various. One of the rising stars of the almighty ILIAN TAPE, you can find a new track of his on the recent "Various Artists - A Decade Ilian Tape" compilation. His mix weaves between various moods and styles, a soild contribution from an unpredictable artist. Enjoy

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@personofinterest

happy PI (3/14) day :~)


here is a lil gift from us 2 u
a whole live mix from the insane 1st pipipi party @ mood ring
brought to you by the true hero angel de la guardia


ahoy ;) enjoy the journey

Angel de la Guardia Live at Mood Ring

@keptmale


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

gigi, texas bred & now

If you could place a dj booth anywhere in the world… where would it be & what would you play? (For instance I would place a dj booth at the bottom of the ocean underneath Antarctica and play trance for all sea life) 

pamukkale, to play a collection of textured and reflective things

Listen to 11:11 in your mix… what color do you see?

a deep hot red


Favorite movie rave scene?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_7u4nYIDuY

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a word and you give me a track!

*punk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKVn_Cn6kVY

*bandage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p1y4nduDtE

*protection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfi0Fsb6lNY

*wasted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOChzPNXuso

*solitude 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcXH2S4WvY

Favorite late night snack? 

rose lassi

Advice to beginning dj’s? 

find an organic angle 

Secret weapon track? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGPb1ymFvkk

DJ Pet Peeves?

never heard of him

Where do you want to be flown out to play in the future?

a romkocsma in budapest

Most interesting scene at the moment? 

vancouver

Favorite b-side?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cRE_0kUud0

Most underrated artist at the moment? 

benny revival / erika de casier

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

less ego, less walls, & less minimal techno 

Best track for getting down ;) ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWcKCt3tkF0

Wet Male Deejay - 21 Degrees of Pleasure

@djs_djs

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

Hi Seanzy S here :) I grew up on the west coast, next to the ocean,  spent a few formative years in Ukraine where I discovered dance music. Currently in Brooklyn but always feel like a child of the cosmos. I spend a lot of time on discogs battling sharks. I still believe in true love.

If you could place a dj booth anywhere in the world… where would it be & what would you play? 

Can it be out of this world? If so, on the moon or some far away planet, I'd let the needle drop and the aliens would reveal themselves like 'yo we gave you this music!' and i'd be like 'oh I knew it the whole time' and they'd be like 'hehe yeea' and we'd get down and groove so hard in space celebrating the wonders of the universe and love and unity.

Listen to 11:11 in your mix… what color do you see?

Oh! def flying through space with this one, it's right between two rather groovy tracks, so like purple, but space purple with black abyss around it.

Favorite movie rave scene?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSg0-r_jqA

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a word and you give me a track

**hyper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=256&v=wp5BY76U3xU  

**silver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=-6pwu8drkKk 

**hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8Tzt6gf7w

**ego
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFbci016VT8

**gate to heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q97p-3b3ih4

Favorite late night snack? 

Mint Cookies & Cream 

Advice to beginning dj’s? 

Be yourself! Make mistakes, make sure to have fun! try vinyl… maybe. 

Secret weapon track? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7XBERYAtbM

DJ Pet Peeves?

Put your phone away.

Where do you want to be flown out to play in the future?

Closer club in Ukraine and beach clubs for sun rises. 

Most interesting scene at the moment? 

Kyiv, Ukraine. NYC is really coming up tho, huge respect!

Favorite b-side?

The ones in this mix. 

Most underrated artist at the moment? 

DJs: Borys, Karine, Bambu from Kyiv.  Akanbi, Primo Pitino, X-Coast in the US, ha. Progressive Future is a really sick label from Kyiv. Cxema is showcasing some of the scene’s brightest talent. 

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

Less social media and more living in the moment on the dance floor. Less of the things around dance music and more actual dance music. More drug education and testing. More inclusivity of all people. More hugging strangers. Less sexualizing people on the dance floor, more consent. Better dance floor etiquette; saying excuse me and thank you. A lot of sound systems leave more to be desired, but I'm optimistic about this shifting.

DJ S - 98 degrees of EZ NRG

@positrack


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

Hi! I’m Stephen. Coming up on 6 years in Brooklyn. I’m from Memphis and did a lot of growing up in Denver. I played the flute for ~8 years until I graduated high school. 

Earliest musical memory?

My dad taking me to out to a coffee shop in Memphis on Saturday nights when I was like 6y/o, there was always a DJ playing weird acid jazz & lounge CDs and I didn’t really understand it but I loved it

If you could place a dj booth anywhere in the world… where would it be & what would you play?

On a warm beach so I can play all my weird balearic records that are just collecting dust bc no one wants to hear that shit in Bushwick.

Favorite decade for music and why?

I love right now because it’s just getting more and more accessible for everyone!

Favorite collective/scene at the moment?

Always had a lot of love for the Spectrum people. Sublimate throws great parties – SmangTWOsia! Also shout-outs to the Unter and Discwoman fams and obvs Bossa Nova!

Listen to 11:11 in your mix… what color do you see?

The concentric pastel rings inside a gobstopper ;)

Favorite movie rave scene?

Technically it’s TV but I love the Super Hans NYE party from Peep Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TlwsjGB32c
I love how you can hear the party and their reactions to it but never actually see the party.

How do you hydrate at a gig?

I try to hydrate throughout the day beforehand so I can just drink beer while I play

Dream line-up?

Bjørne Torske and LNS

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a color and you give me a track

**Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkeB-J9IlAI
**Red
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1ZelIbUfI
**Orange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6q8v4_teQU
**Mauve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdnbtfVAGLw

Advice to beginning dj’s?

Tap your toes & watch the levels :)

Secret weapon track?  

Gene Farris – Bonus Beats (The One)
OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOrbKSb7MQ

DJ Pet Peeves?

Playing an absurdly long ambient intro when the party is half-packed and people are ready to dance.


Where do you want to be flown out to play in the future?

Mexico City would be a dream, but I’ll play literally anywhere. I never get a chance to leave the city. Please book me
Most underrated artist at the moment?

towLie is super sick. Also Olive T is on her way to big things

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

Stricter real estate regulations so there can be more accessible places to [live and] dance, & more money for artists and workers rather than the investors!

Best track for getting down ;)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMZ23T9VHE
or maybe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAd0btarXo0

Favorite late night snack?

A focaccia bread sandwich that you’ve been waiting to eat *all day * and when you finally get to it, the bread has soaked up all the oils and become the absolute perfect texture.


Where do you see your rave self in 30 years from now?  

Hopefully will have started a commune with some other Djs at that point, where we’ll have grapevines and grow weed and throw wild hootinannies for our friends once in a while.

Posi-track - 80˚

@ssimonowsky

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

I go by Simonowsky, I’m a resident of The Black Lodge in Los Angeles - I am originally from Chicago. Im the tallest DJ on the west coast.

If you could place a dj booth anywhere in the world… where would it be & what would you play?

Up off a road in between Mt. Wilson and Mt. Lowe north of LA in the San Gabriels - Id probably play my most wigged out free party techno and all my spicy dub cuts

Favorite collective/scene at the moment?

The Directory parties also based here in LA, and the In Training crew

Earliest musical memory?

I bought Beastie Boys ‘Hello Nasty’ when I was 9, snapped the CD in half when I took it out of the case - thankfully they let me have a replacement copy (RIP Blockbuster)

Listen to 11:11 in your mix… what color do you see?

A dark orange glow

Favorite movie rave scene?

Gotta be the cave rave from Matrix Reloaded

Favorite decade for music and why?

Based on my record collection, id have to say the 90s - so much great music was being put out 

How do you hydrate at a gig?

Save those drink tickets, but I try to bring a water bottle with me too

Dream line-up?

Claude Young, Eris Drew, Erika, Bill Converse, Jeff Mills, DJ Rush

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track

**trying to impress a crush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyrODg_DsbU

**crying while driving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDieZ4dgQ9Q

**in the shower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aop03iwTsyM

**been up all night and you are watching the sun rise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56c0xwEDHpU

Favorite late night snack?
I'm partial to an ice cream sandwich

Advice to beginning dj’s?

Focus on developing your own practice and work at it, use what tools you have access to and try not to compare yourself to other people. Make an effort to meet and work with like minded people around you.

Secret weapon track?  

The B1 track on Channel One & Radius’ Kompute record

DJ Pet Peeves?

record skips, dj booths shorter than 45 inches and people who take up space on the dance floor but don't dance

Where do you want to be flown out to play in the future?

If I ever get flown out - Bogota or Buenos Aires

Where do you see your rave self in 30 years from now?  

I hope I can still be organizing parties & releasing music 

Most underrated artist at the moment?

Colored Craig aka Urban Soul Brotha #5

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

I would like to see the de-commodification of music, and an emphasis on local community building and organization 

Best track for getting down ;)?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L6KGuTr9TI- my friend James Murray turned me on to this one

Simonowsky - 162˚

@2lanes

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

Hi my name is Joey.  My hometown is Birmingham, MI.  I currently live in Hamtramck, a small city within the city of Detroit. One fun fact is that I never went to Senior Prom!


If you could place a dj booth anywhere in the world… where would it be & what would you play?

On a blimp and I would fly it around blasting beats


Favorite collective/scene at the moment?

Lately ive been even more in love with Detroit and all the artists that live here.... Could write a book on it! But elsewhere I love everything Mdo/Sample Park/Terry Radio/West Mineral/Kansas people are doing - love the sound the aesthetic and the energy.  Seems like cool stuff is going on in Toronto, Montreal, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. Also love the Base Camp Beta podcasts - hearing a lot of great people discuss the contemporary scene/industry/landscape. 


Earliest musical memory?

Singing & dancing to my parents Was Not Was/Sade/Steely Dan records with one of those big bright plastic kiddie microphones.


Favorite mix series?

C- 


Listen to 11:11 in your mix… what color do you see?

Rusty Orange


Favorite movie rave scene?

Matrix Reloaded Cave Rave 


Favorite decade for music and why?

70’s & 95-05.  So much amazing music came out in the 70’s, and then from 95-05 so much amazing music was made by sampling all of that amazing music.


How do you hydrate at a gig?

Drink water, then drink MORE water


Dream b2b?

GiGi Martin


Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track (youtube links)

Walking down an endless spiral staircase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LICyYUJZ9w&frags=pl%2Cwn

b2b with an actual alien from space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=JfqA1xENneE

Rave at your local suburban mall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPwyvZa0AZk

In a green house with your BFF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a32Fcc3SZc


Favorite late night snack? 

Sweet Sapphire Grapes aka Witches Fingers


Advice to beginning dj’s?

Learn the rules then break them. Don’t be so serious. Always be a student. All genres and all bpms are valid and have a time + place. Be yourself. 


Secret weapon track?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NB35dyAjFY


DJ Pet Peeves?

People who stand behind you while Djing when you did not allow them to


Where do you want to be flown out to play in the future?

Toronto or Montreal (bus works too!!), Tblisi, Mexico City 


Where do you see your rave self in 30 years from now?  

Living in a forest compound in northern Michigan - gear/DJ set up in a dome - forest raves.


Most underrated artist at the moment?

RAWAAT 


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

Less hot takes, more deep debates

2Lanes - 102 ˚ of Leather, Sweat & Chrome

@su-baykal

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

I’m Su. I was born in New York but am Turkish and have lived there as well as some other places such as Geneva and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I currently live in New York. 
1 fun fact: I’m a pretty good belly-dancer.

Favorite music collective atm?

SIREN

Favorite mix series?

I’m between Daisychain and BIZAARBAZAAR. 

Listen to 4:44 in your mix… who does this track make you think of?

Spock :)

Favorite decade for music and why?

The future!! Just kidding….I love the 90s, especially the electro made then. 

How do you hydrate at a gig?

Water always! Maybe sparkling water before the gig but NEVER while playing. 

Dream b2b? 

Afrodeutsche or Sentimental Rave

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

**Lost in a storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIoKH32SaIk

**Sunrise in Berlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C4dUOulWq8

**Holiday family dinner when a family member asks “what is techno?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ZpXPbPWcE

**Convincing coworkers you are not an edm dj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXYrXtIqwH0

Advice to beginning dj’s?

Try not to doubt yourself. Ignore people who put a lot of weight on “technical expertise”. Remember that there isn’t one way to DJ, how you want to approach it is up to you! 

Secret weapon track?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jarZE3PZ97E

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year?

Erika at Tangent Gallery in Detroit
It felt like walking through a swamp - slow, heavy, syncopated rhythm. It was a very humid-feeling set. 

Where do you see your rave self in 30 years from now?  

I see myself playing ambient music in my living room and floating around with the lights off. 

Most underrated artist at the moment?

So many but some that come to mind are Bergsonist and Eszaid. 

Favorite DJ trick? 

Not really a trick but I love to switch between 4x4 and syncopated kick patterns like between techno and electro or jungle. It gives room to breath and switches up the energy in the room. 


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

An end to the idea of the White Technically Adept Guardian of Knowledge Western-European Electronic Musician Man. 
Less sacredness of genres, methods of making music and of DJing.
More ways to play and feel safe for POC, non-binary and women-identifying DJs, artists, ravers, music enthusiasts. 
Less gatekeeping, more experimentation.
More financially accessible raves and parties in New York.

Su Baykal - -240 ˚C

@johnbarera

Introduce yourself? Hometown? Where do you currently reside? 

Hi! My name is John, I was born in Massachusetts, in Boston. I currently live in Queens, NY with my fiancée Rochelle and our cats Chris and Cosey. If I can be honest, I’m a tremendous music nerd first and foremost. 

Favorite music collective atm?

There is a crew in Mexico City that is amazing called Ext. They are throwing really fun and free-spirited parties. Volvox and I went to play for them last year for a collaboration with our label. It was a killer party and it left a great impression on me. I gotta say though - the hot mass crew are doing the good work stateside. Any serious music heads who have never been to that space have to make the trip. 

Favorite mix series?

Daisychain, I really admire what Leesh is doing there. Many killer artists contributing and always very thoughtful presentation. 

How do you hydrate at a gig?

With my go to drink, the often misunderstood white wine spritzer. It’s half water! Drink these in the booth and you are good. In general if I’m partying I’m aiming to be drinking a glass of water with every drink so I can stay sharp. 

Dream b2b? 

Wow, great question. I guess I would have to say I would love to play b2b with Tama Sumo at a Panorama Bar for a long, exploratory closing set across many genres. She’s pretty much my favorite DJ in the world. She has good energy. 

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

Eating leftovers while its snowing
https://youtu.be/QUMuDWDVd20

An endless highway drive in the mountains 
https://youtu.be/nybfYilzHXE

First track to begin a sunrise set
https://youtu.be/OmFJcFYCTkM

b2b with an alien from mars
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCif-0vKEhI

Secret weapon track? 
https://youtu.be/VHI04NbN9Fs

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

CCL At Smangtasia festival. It’s hard to describe their style, that’s prob what makes it so good. Been really into Flora FM, CCL, Ciel, the TerraFirm & Is/was labels lately. Musically these are along the lines of colorful steppin’ liquid break house, if that makes ANY sense lol. Good music from good people at the end of the day. 


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

Inclusivity. Creativity. Thinking outside the box. I feel that gatekeeping is one of the biggest problems for our scenes.  Breaking down insular behavior, I think promoters should stop booking the same people over and over while ignoring other quality talents in their midst. Very often I look at the programming of clubs and parties and I’m like oh! you booked XYZ again for the 11th time.. It could be a headliner or an opener I’m referencing - there are so many quality acts out there! In my ideal world more people get a chance to do this stuff that we love. 

In every dance community there are loads of musically talented individuals not getting their due. It can be alienating to feel like your putting all your blood, sweat and tears into your music to be denied opportunities. Critically though, there are two sides to this coin : artists, you can’t go around thinking people owe you something. For me that’s super toxic to the scene as well. What we need is a more open forum based around positive cultural exchange.

John Barera - 137˚

@scallywag

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

I’m Zack, from Los Angeles but have lived in New York for the past 12 years. Currently living in Bushwick. 

Dream b2b?

Hmm, Lena Willikens? She keeps me guessing more than just about any dj. Feel like that would cause me to reach even further afield in a context where we have the license to play all these oddly distinct records.

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 
On a rollercoaster about to puke 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYoHwFaJaGU

Eating oysters on a beach 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlQtwotiPvs

Escape room theme song? 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xETW59x98k

Last track before you die… 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31eS2Rtyl7w

Any ritual performed before djing? 

Idk about ritual, but what tends to happen, inevitably, is that I find myself sorting tracks or adding new ones until I realize I was supposed to leave for the gig 15 minutes ago. Have brought my computer to the club many a time as a result.

Advice to beginning dj’s?

Maybe not the best advice universally but… try mixing in your headphones at the club! You’ve probably been taught to have one ear in the room, one ear in the headphones at home, but often monitoring situations are a mess or the bass is overwhelming in the booth and can lead to confusion easily. In these instances, lining up the sharp transients of a snare or hi-hat in your headphones will translate to what the room hears better in my experience.

Secret weapon track? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQmC__0Hzw 

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

Jensen Interceptor at Interzone Festival was full blown mayhem. I feel like he’s gonna get big big a la Helena Hauff within a few years.
Most underrated artist at the moment? So so many right here in Brooklyn! Robert Valera, I’m looking at you. Isabella also mentioned to me she’s moving here soon which is awesome (she’s getting her due to some extent for sure, but still very underrated considering how good she is). As far as guys I’ve followed forever but don’t know personally, Aubrey and Neil Landstrumm have made some of my fave tracks ever and yet have never fully gotten the recognition they deserve in my eyes.

Favorite DJ trick? 

Switching up the kick drums and syncopation a fair amount keeps me entertained. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as taking the bass out and dropping into a new rhythm and having it land right in the pocket. 

Look on your itunes or whatever platform you use to listen to music and what is your most listened to track?
https://fatenkanaan.bandcamp.com/track/wildflowers 
l listened to this pretty obsessively last winter. Also a very underrated musician right here in Brooklyn. 


DJ dream of yours? 

The Long Count Cycle in Japan was definitely a dream come true. We played 3 hours peak time on the main stage of this amazing festival called Rural, on top of a mountain 4 hours NW of Tokyo. It was the biggest vote of confidence we’ve ever received, and my goal is to prove that we are legitimately worthy of a spot like that again.

Scallywag - -455˚

@uv_imp

Introduce yourself? Hometown? Where do you currently reside?

Name’s Ian, grew up mostly in Boston and living in Ridgewood now. 

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)

On a spaceship looking back at the desiccated husk of earth through the rear view...last party in the galaxy...gin drinks... 

Dream b2b? 
Moksha is my #1 inspiration, sadly RIP.  Always chasing the feeling of first hearing their music - goosebumps - by looking for more like it.


Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

*** Just won the lottery but also received a death sentence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIVnVWQW79Y
Classic closing track. The winnings can be divvied amongst my friends and family.

*** Soundtrack for a journey to the bottom of the ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKq7aMgW79E
They were probably going for journey in space but the ocean is the real final frontier.

*** First track to your first born child 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9I1n1YJ_Q
No kids planned...here’s a cute one though...so balearic.

*** 1st track to open a set at boomer convention that meets everyone’s taste in the middle 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrhNumBVKCQ
Are you ready for some chaos? A rhetorical question we should all consider.

Any ritual performed before djing? 

Charging my juul and picking out a t shirt of a metal band to wear.

Describe the weirdest club moment you have experienced?

Thailand for a month in ‘09. The height of fidget, dubstep etc.  Weird parties in scenic locations, the worst Europeans...big fidget revival coming in 2020...

Which current friends in your life inspire you on a day to day basis?

Constantly inspired by friends’ many creative endeavors. Really too many to mention.  In this context, want to shout out my friend Oscar Huang for teaching me cdjs and kindly mastering this mix. 

Advice to beginning djs?

Something of a beginner myself...but aren’t we all in the game of life...make sure you take your time to find music that feels “you” so that you can show people the real you by forcing them to listen to it at high volume.

Secret weapon track? (youtube link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4FgbR9X-s

Simple yet subtle...well-produced...cheeky...mix into anything...could highly recommend the rest of the cd as well.

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen in recent memory? 

Beta Librae debuting her live set last fall.  So intricate and left-field.

Most underrated artist at the moment?

Still catching up on late 90s/early 00s tech-trance, goa, psy, progressive & breaks.  Get back to you in a couple decades!

Favorite DJ trick?

Setting cue points...playing 2 tracks at the same time ;)

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

Getting my first boombox in 4th grade and putting in long hours listening to the radio waiting to hit record on the tape deck the moment a song I liked started.

Hobbies outside of music?

Love consuming media of all types...love to travel and try new kinds of food.

DJ dream of yours?

Play the perfect tune at the right moment and bring down the house.

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

More dancing, more bathrooms in clubs.

UV Imp - 66˚

@ameliaholt

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

Hi! I am Amelia Holt. I am from a small town in Mexico called Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas. I have been living in NY for six years and currently reside in Greenpoint. 

A fun fact about me is I love watching erotic thrillers films.

Favorite music collective atm?

I recently visited Brussels and I am really loving the Club De Tour parties organized by Louis Vogue and Soumaya. The space is wide; it feels like an abandoned parking garage. The lineup was beautifully mixed with a few familiar names but mostly new, so I enjoyed the feel and discovery aspect of the party. 

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)

Space: So, I have been dreaming about partying in a public library (“biblio-tech”). The space should be active during the day as a regular library and then after closing would transform into an experimental /visual/ dance space. Anyone who wants to enter biblio-tech can by using their public library card ;) 

Drinks: Anything alcoholic infused with herbs and teas to make it “healthier”  - plus the kombucha from Magik City.

Smell: It will smell like culture and history in the making ;-P 

Dream b2b? 
Miss Jay b2b Shy Eyez b2b Amelia Holt

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

*** climbing up an endless staircase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wah8bIvVkIY&list=LLcaMPIps3hK_Qm-1mAU-Azw&index=23&t=0s

*** prom but make it 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmFhtngzmRs&list=LLcaMPIps3hK_Qm-1mAU-Azw&index=98&t=0s

*** b2b with David Guetta 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRvGZffXhfk&list=LLcaMPIps3hK_Qm-1mAU-Azw&index=27

*** shopping mall apocalypse in the suburbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxiNJgATCVI

Advice to beginning djs?

Do the happy hours! Both Bossa Nova Civic Club and Jupiter Disco have great happy hours and it's a good place to practice getting your hands on equipment. 
Also, go into a rabbit hole of music discovery on YouTube. I find so much music just by clicking the next recommended track. 

Secret weapon track? 

Currently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHuJ8Z6EDaA

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

2020 has barely begun but the DJ set that blew me away was Miss Jay. She knows how to read a crowd and mix dance with hip hop selections.

Most underrated artist at the moment?

Alien D - he just released a beautiful EP Sunday Painting, go check it out!

What is your prediction on the next music genre re-vamp 2020?

TRIP HOP please! 

Favorite DJ trick?

I usually like to start my sets again in the middle of a current set, so I love throwing in a Machine Woman track. Any of them work, but this is the one I like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5KR4TtyI

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

This has happened a few times, but perhaps the most inspiring time was at the Lost Soul x Sublimate boat party back in 2018. It was such an amazing location, a secret maze to get on the abandoned boat. The lineup was beautiful and the vibe, PLUS the sound of submerged vivid techno. I hope someone does something like that again. 

DJ dream of yours?

I want to build a DJ/ artist network that facilitates bookings and information between cities; a flow for people who don’t have agents and don’t know how to get booked.

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

More funds and support from the established institutions that allow djs/ promoters to throw residencies & one off parties. It is not easy to sustain a musical lifestyle in New York, so I am hoping there is a positive change in that.

Amelia Holt - ∞˚

@sofialakis

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

My name is Sofia Lakis, I grew up as a military brat so I don’t really have much of a hometown, but Columbia, South Carolina comes pretty close, which is where I lived before finding a home in Richmond, VA five years ago.  

Fun fact: I play in a couple of heavy bands called .gif from god and Listless (bass and guitar respectively). Both bands have six members and share three between them.

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)

Intimate settings filled by dancing, uninhibited bodies. Preferably the faint aroma of a joint rather than spilled beer. I want the Dionysian mystery, the ecstatic orgia rave. 

Dream b2b? 

akua, Endlec, LSDXOXO are some of my favs rn and I feel like they’d be really fun to play off of. 

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

** Sunrise in Berlin during the summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_jCTm4vRs

** 1 track to help your future self understand where you are today in music

https://lotionmultinationalcorporation.bandcamp.com/track/cut-the-wires

** b2b with Moby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyGHg8dYW0

** 1 way ticket to Mars with all your best friends

https://alienravemusic.bandcamp.com/track/letus-alien-abduction-kinko-remix

Advice to beginning djs?

Playing shows is the best practice for playing shows. Practicing in your comfort zone can only get you so far. In my few years experience, the ability to adapt and react in the moment is just as valuable as being prepared prior to performing. 

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

GABBERBITCH69 at Behavior in Richmond. Super clean transitions for such fast and nasty selections. It was my first time seeing them. The whole room was moving, it was irresistible.

Most underrated artist at the moment?

Machine Girl deserves more acclaim, they’re the cutting edge of transgressive and aggressive electronic-noise-punk-whatever, in my opinion. It’s exciting. 

What is your prediction on the next music genre re-vamp 2020?

Gabber, breakcore, hardcore techno are on the rise. Acid. Heavy bands getting into The Prodigy worship… It's great.

Favorite DJ trick?

Beat juggling on vinyl is a skill I do not possess but I find mystifying. I keep it simple on a digital set up myself, lots of looping during transitions, long blends bordering on mash-ups, stacking effects and filters to make fadeouts more organic. 

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

I was 11 when Daft Punk came out with “Discovery” and they were blasting MTV and Toonami hard with their videos and that’s definitely when I fell in love with “dance music” specifically. Going to my first small time punk show in high school sparked my desire to perform music, and gave me the thought that it was something I could pursue. 

DJ dream of yours?

I’d love to play overseas, particularly Crete in the spring or summer. I’d really like to work with Discwoman collective in some capacity in the future. 

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

More DIY, underground venues and parties, more accessibility in terms of equipment and venues, more young queer people involved in DJing and facilitating their own spaces. Less commercialization, less commodification, less ego, less elitism.

Sofia Lakis - 6000˚ C

@aliberger

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

I’m from Princeton NJ, I live in Pittsburgh and I’ve been cutting my own hair since August 2012.

What is your most played track?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKh6htCQXbw

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)

It’s in someone’s big living room, only a few lights, no fancy stuff but someone is running the lights all night. Nag champa incense, big hifi sound system (loud but not too loud), it’s free to get in and there is nothing for sale!!

Dream b2b? 

DJ Sprinkles b2b Native Racket, 6 hour set. I’d melt

Ideal booth set up? 

A Xone96 or maybe that goofy new 6-channel Pioneer, 3x1200s, 3xCDJs, a delay pedal, a reverb, Bozure isolator and a 909 & 727 because why not??

Guilty pleasure track?

I feel like this has big Disney energy but I love this tune so much 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUKqhIL7M6o

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation and you give me a track 

** Up for 4 days in a row and need a track to fall asleep to…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH7fLwEgSMc

** On the way to Burning man with a coworker for your sabbatical…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBcFHswNmDQ

** DJing a quinceanera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Exxu8lsGYE

** Lost in a mall in the 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S4gxnzu_IE 

Advice to beginning djs?

Be kind, patient & don’t judge (yourself or others), practice every day even if it’s just one blend after work, learn what everything does on the gear even if you don’t think you need it

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

Bill Converse at Redux in Buffalo. 5 hours of funky techno madness on the ground floor of a house that was heaving from the bass and the dancers. 

Most underrated artist at the moment?

So many but here are 3 from Detroit--Wet Dog, DJ PIA & Nicole Misha.

What is your prediction on the next music genre re-vamp 2020?

If I say Chicago house & muzic box jams are gonna be cool again will it happen?

Fav club drink? 

Water

Describe what you would want your rider to look like as a DJ all star playing Ibiza…

Kind of like a buffet spread of roasted & grilled vegetables, cauliflower, zucchini, Murasaki sweet potatoes… also gonna need flights & hotels for my friends of course

Favorite DJ trick?

If you mix out 2/4/8 bars too early, start backspinning/baby scratching the other record, preferably into the echo fx. Then you’re not just waiting for something to happen, you’re building tension! Shoutout Scott Zacharias who I saw doing this

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

Music really snuck up on me over a few years but around 5 or 6am one day in summer 2009, after my senior year of high school, being up all night in my parents’ basement by myself, softly spiraling out in anxiety over my friendships, not really knowing what feelings were or how to deal with having them, I made a loop with some chords and a bassline that didn’t make me feel better but made it feel ok that the moment was happening. That feeling really stuck with me.

DJ dream of yours?

Running & playing at a 100-200 person space that is totally legal and somehow independent of the need to make money :)

Ideal b2b partners in crime?

When Davis Galvin and I play together we definitely get away with a variety of crimes

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

More love, patience & compassion for every human being involved full stop!

Ali Berger - 85˚

@maxcleo

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

I’m Dre, I’m from Kansas and I live in Philly. 

What is your most played track?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teFsHLBOFfo

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)
 
Low lighting and friendly faces


Dream b2b? 

Tough one… I suppose if talent, time period, and worthiness aren’t a factor then I would say someone like Larry Levan or Frankie Knuckles just to watch them work. 


Ideal booth set up? 

Anything with a working play/cue button 

Guilty pleasure track?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCoF1Y0L7bs

Mentor in djing?

Universal Cave. They are buddies of mine in Philly. They have great taste and play like every style of music you could imagine. Love those dudes <3

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation & you give me a track 

** Relaxing at the bottom of the sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVsMRElP0U

** 5 pina coladas in…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCHRCTHUb9U

**1 track to sum up 2020 to your co workers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNIZofPB8ZM

** Burning Man but make it fashion

Lol wait I thought Burning Man WAS fashion now 
 
Advice to beginning djs?

Patience

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

Popped into Nowadays at like 5 am a few weeks back and caught Analog Soul playing after Stingray which was a ton of fun, but other than that I’ve been on a winter rave hiatus. Now that we are all quarantined I am questioning that decision ;)

Most underrated artist at the moment?

Underrated is a weird term for me because I feel like everyone gets shine in their own way, but some artists/djs I really enjoy here in Philly that aren’t HUGE are Ulla, Dj Love, Sweater, Pontiac Streator, and Dj Delish but that’s just to name a few. Seeing great locals is just part of living here. 

What is your prediction on the next music genre re-vamp 2020?

Idk but I really like Trip Hop right now.

Fav club drink? 

Tequila. 

Describe what you would want your rider to look like as a DJ all star playing Ibiza… 

High Life and a bag of cutie mandarins. 

Favorite DJ trick?

I don’t have many tricks honestly, but I do love finding the weirdest/perfect time to play Fleetwood Mac.

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

First moment is hard to pin down but I do remember being 4 years old or so and always asking my dad to put on old classics like Marvin, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, etc. Had a huge Spice Girls moment at one point and I def look back on that as some super early dance music love lol

DJ dream of yours?

For someone to invent something that prevents you from pulling out the usb that’s playing the fucking track . 

Any advice about what to do with free time during this moment of social distancing? 

Work on things that make you feel good. For me making tracks and finding diy projects around the house are really helping right now. 

Venmo or contact info to support a local club who is undergoing hardship

There is an underground spot here called Dustbunny that is so so important to so many Philly dancers and they deserve all the love right now. Venmo is @dustbunny666 <3

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

Just that all the DIY venues across the states and beyond can keep their rent paid long enough to put this covid shit behind us. Small venues have a hard enough time keeping the doors open without throwing a pandemic into the mix, and they are so so important to any kind scene or culture or whatever you wanna call it. We can’t lose them.

DJ Dre - 570˚

@djxmantis

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

very small danish village. berlin. i eat my snacks with chopsticks.

Describe the vibe of your ideal party? Space? Smell? Drinks? Anything you can think of ;)

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1361184453941195

Dream b2b? 

i am too caught up in narrating my set that b2b makes me nervous.

Ideal booth set up? 

2x ipod nano 3rd gen, 1x aux cable.

Guilty pleasure track?
maybe i like anime themes a bit too much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4iVxzvTRFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6NcoEm8rE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8LfTCDIdEg

i also made a remix of this fanfic anthem that i am too embarrassed to upload.

Why do you think it's important to DJ? And/of why have you chosen to become a DJ? How long do you think you will keep it up?

to make up for the lack of fun and surprising music at parties. personally to soothe my ocd categorizing music and to justify hoarding tracks. a good dj set is like a public service.

Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation & you give me a track 

**Losing your virginity in 2040

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX44mI5beG4

**Washing your anxiety ridden cat 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE7DueL2QWA

** Track to make your roommate leave you alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBBv1_m_Tc

**1st track to celebrate the end of quarantine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7PQgfOhxmI (loud be careful)

Describe the best dj/live set you have seen this year? 

debby friday. lorem. caroline polachek or was that last year?

Most underrated artist at the moment?

ana caprix 😌 

What is your prediction on the next music genre re-vamp 2020?

vocals even more pitched. even more shattered glass. best shattered glass is on kate bush “babooshka”. or even better on “mother stands for comfort”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESRpQurzJsg

Describe the vibe of your first DJ set?

playing on an ironing board placed on a shopping cart in a tunnel for drunk teens.

Describe what you would want your rider to look like as a DJ all star playing Ibiza…

just plane tickets for all my friends. google “ku club ibiza” and check out the dj on the platform over the pool.

Describe the first moment where you had an epiphany about your love for music?

being a kid playing mars volta on my guitar instead of going to school. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE1hX2Kkf9k

Any advice about what to do with free time during this moment of social distancing?

be weary of the establishment. new models podcast.

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?
could be less immersive and more entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j29QbK6vRw

Advice to beginning djs?

do something trashy it tends to get done faster and come out more genuine.

Venmo or contact info to support a local club who is undergoing hardship...

https://www.startnext.com/save-acud-macht-neu
don’t forget to support each other.

Dj Mantis - 12-15˚ C ...Comforting Trance Mix

@unsignedrecordingartist
@exfoliant1


Introducing pi2pi--- an offshoot that focuses on the beautiful wonders of the b2b experience.

First up we have Ura b2b exfoliant. Along with the b2b both artists with interview each other in the pipipi style ; ) 

Introduce yourself... Hometown? Where do you reside?

Ura- im ura - born in vancouver, currently living in montreal

Exfoliant- Salut Salut - Devon here. I am a photographer slash artist - Regretably not at the same time most of the time. I've mostly just been a lustful visitor to the music scene. I play out sometimes (depending on who rarely lets me...) I've had a radio show on n10.as for around 3 years. I grew up in the countryside with a cow field as my front lawn. Living in Montreal right now - maybe not for too long but I highly doubt a major shift in any plates anytime soon. 

Let's play a pipipi game-- 1 dj gives the other a situation the other dj respond back track form.

Exfoliant: if you were lying in a canoe - mist rolling towards you (think SR canoe expeditions)
Ura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnxoEn6b0IY&list=LL0lOv6-6C98KizjAMLkMsHw&index=17&t=233s

Ura:  do you know the perfect song to listen to when you walk home in the rain?
Exfoliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4IJzaSBVfA

Exfoliant: The return journey of a road trip right as you pull up back home
Ura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmIvCyHShw&list=LL0lOv6-6C98KizjAMLkMsHw&index=22&t=0s

Ura: last time you cried?
Exfoliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpfVUZm4C2o

Exfoliant: Tickling
Ura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blpe_sGnnP4&list=LL0lOv6-6C98KizjAMLkMsHw&index=79&t=0s

Ura: can you give a detailed description of your swag/drip?
Exfoliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_v89iyRlkw&t=469s @6:00

Exfoliant: Think canned tuna (URA won't stand for Rio Mare)
Ura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFe8TBhLeQQ&list=LL0lOv6-6C98KizjAMLkMsHw&index=72&t=4s

Ura:  one question you would like to ask God?
Exfoliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzjNB8M1ivA&li

Exfoliant: Your birth
Ura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wrsZog8qXg&list=LL0lOv6-6C98KizjAMLkMsHw&index=37&t=0s

Ura: write me a poem.
Exfoliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOJqXCeiIs4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBf9WGvqeLE

Play at the same time!

pipipi: Wow, that was sick.

What do y'all wish to see in the future for the dance community?

Ura- https://bohemiantrhapsody.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/d6187-dj-blown__26388.png?w=474&h=315

Exfoliant-  Montreal... I hate to disappoint anybody that has been pushing things here. But there's been a hard decline of available DIY spaces that can be available and sustained to push interesting artists instead of solely breaking the cost envelope. I'm hoping after all of this there will be some extreme urge to push and find new venues (myself included). Get Montreal running with enough spaces that people won't necessarily ~need~ to move way.  

3. Link to a club or diy space that needs help during this time.-- 
Ura- montreal doesn't have any good clubs or diy spaces at the moment, the only good raves in montreal are the greenhouse parties. shoutout greenhouse crew

Exfoliant- I feel if anybody in Montreal seeing this might be pissed but... there's not much. There have been groups and people that have truly kept the city alive. Some of these groups and individuals have hosted the best dance experiences for me...
https://soundcloud.com/lagommtl lagom crew
Greenhouse aka - dj Frog, Sentenna, dj Spence, Excaliber  - No longer in action but truly missed
https://pandemicartifact.bandcamp.com/ Montreal compilation of artists during the quarrr
https://larama.ca/ best record store
BOCCARA back in the days
820 Plaza really had some life changing nights

˚pi2pi˚ ft. Ura b2b exfoliant

AceMo - live on c- TV

Qui est Skee Mask, sur Tsugi : https://www.tsugi.fr/podcast-602-skee-mask/

Tsugi Podcast 602 : Skee Mask

@vani_t

Introduce yourself? Hello hello hellooooo
Preferred pronouns? she/her
Where do you currently reside? just outside Belfast very recently

How is everything going with you right now?

How much time you got? ;P I'm going through change and constant flux, learning every day and staying present amongst the uncertainty.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

My Climax babes Lucy X (@lucyecstasy) and Abnama(@abnama) inspire me all the time, sharing music with them stimulates me a lot and makes me feel really connected to sound and why I love it and they connect me to myself. Then when we bring it all together, fusion & magic! We are constantly morphing in sound too.  I first started mixing on Lucy X’s decks and she inspired me to keep exploring them. Her ear, craft, and authenticity blow me away every time. I am inspired by Tommie True, my friend and collaborator (Satoena & spit service) Tommie shares powerful messages through voice and sound and I can’t wait to play live with her. stay tuned for more spit service!!

I really love what Berkley and Jonathan are doing, I love couple duos.

I am inspired and excited by what's coming out of  Ruin, a necessary and empowering femme voice in these times.

Noff Weezy (@noffweezy) is a mad phreak for sound and I am really inspired by her drive and obsession with it.

Sophie Sweetland (@-tiffany)is a big inspo to me, has helped me trust myself a lot, and always inspired by what she creates. She can go everywhere and isn’t defined by one thing. she gives many people the opportunity to explore through sound .. shares her resources and is a massive inpso to everyone around her. Girl daddy of the dance community I think.

my oozey friend Special Guest DJ (@specialguest-dj), the records he puts out and creates are filled with such depth and experimentation. he is mad for lifting up friends and providing opportunity too. 


4 djs you would want to see on a lineup for the first party post covid asap?

Lucy X, Abnama , Yoni, The neighbourhood character,


What other activities have you dipped into with a break from djing?

I like to read a lot. I spend time thinking about histories, mythologies.. and try to express my adoration of all of these through music. 

I’ve taken a bit of a career change and I'm now a care worker checking in and looking after the most vulnerable in the communities over here which feels very grounding and keeps me grateful and appreciative of what I have around me. it’s challenging work but I love to challenge myself and see what comes out of this in the future. 



Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation & you give me a track 

Victorian masquerade ball but make it future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=sFoPM2qi9Lk&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=mrgee007



Lost in the pyramids at sunrise 

can i choose an album!!

https://www.discogs.com/Richard-H-Kirk-The-Number-Of-Magic/release/30559

DJ battle with david guetta

hehe ;)

https://mindmap.bandcamp.com/track/plastic-fantasy

Why do you think it's important to share music?

It's a way to connect, some sounds trigger something in us, and when that little thing makes someone else feel the same way it's cool. we can express how we’re feeling through sharing music. And inspire each other, challenge each other with the discovery of different sounds. and keep pushing it together, that's why I love working with lucy x and abnama through climax, they challenge me and we like to push each other with our differences and similarities in sound too..and to keep rocking not stopping with that.. you share yourself by sharing music. sometimes no communication needed when u share music together.

For the rest of the interview check out our website -----> http://pipipi.life/mix/33/ <-----

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