This has been my obsession for longer than I can remember, and I've heard it so much I can't tell whether I'm improving it any more - so time to set it free. It's a thank you to all those great indie bands I've grown up loving - and the best I can do out of the box to mimic those fabulous guitars and fuzz in shoegaze. The more I listen - the louder I think they should be!

Dedicated to Si & Tim

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The second installment of my 2025 monthly tunes project is unsurprisingly called February.

February provides a bit of hope as it's noticeably lighter in the evenings and the promise of spring is there. It's not light enough to go full Balearic, summer is still a long way away.

If my birthday wasn't in the middle, I'd probably not have made this quite as joyful but it is so there's some nice bits as well as some big fat bass.

February

Uniquely Special is a collaborative EP from Liberated Turmoil and Daverage J. Normal, blending dark electronic textures with spoken-word vocals. Drawing from techno, breakbeat, and experimental electronica, these two tracks push the boundaries of rhythm and atmosphere, offering an immersive and introspective experience.

More for Less is a shadowy, pulsing composition where both artists' voices intertwine. Its slow-burning rhythms carry trap influences, yet the warped, distorted textures create an otherworldly tension. The lyrics echo a restless desire—an internal contradiction of wanting less but yearning for more.

The title track, Uniquely Special, takes a lighter yet deeply contemplative turn. Ethereal melodies and atmospheric bass create a vast sonic landscape, mirroring the existential wonder of humanity’s place in the universe. The spoken-word delivery enhances the weight of the words, confronting the paradox of feeling both insignificant and extraordinary.

With these two tracks, Uniquely Special captures the contrast between tension and release, isolation and wonder—embracing the duality of existence through sound.

Uniquely Special

BOOTLEG THURSDAYS

For the past three months Daverage J. Normal and Riigs have been collaborating on a whole heap of music.   

One of the joys in freely collaborating is letting the music take you in the direction it wants to go.  It creates unexpected outcomes and allows for exploring creative ideas that might not have been initially apparent.  A literal case of going with the flow, without judgement, and enjoying the process.  Listen, hopefully dance a bit and even repost if you feel like it.

BRITE9S

BOOTLEG THURSDAY!

For the past three months Daverage J. Normal and Riigs have been collaborating on a whole heap of music.

Leaning into what was current affairs at the time (shizz moves so quick) a snippet of one voice and one opinion captures the "utter b*ll*cks" of that, then, and now, more so perhaps.

This track is in our live set, fast paced drums and driving bass lines, enough to make your head spin and hopefully distract from the general spectacle, or **itshow.  We hope you enjoy, we hope you dance, we hope it makes you feel better, even if only for 3 and half minutes.  Thank you and all the best

DEMON_STRATIVE

Something to get lost in, to reminisce and ruminate, or just to be present with.  Something for the end of the night, to soothe us to slumber.

Time for Sleep

I played in a short and simple melody with chords that I totally loved while I was making an organ patch - though it made me sad, too. I couldn't help but turn it into a full track, with a build up in variations as we get to it. The subtle percussive noises remind me of butterflies in flight.

Nowhere else to land

Welcome back to Draw The Line Radio Show with me, Jacki-E. This is the show that celebrates music made by female and female identifying DJs and Producers. 

Helping me Draw The Line this week it’s Lodzikovsky, born in Warsaw and raised in Wrocław. She's the first Polish techno artist to headline in Cairo and Hurghada in Egypt. Her sets are raw, immersive, and uncompromising merging hypnotic, tribal and deep techno into unforgettable sonic narratives, building deep, long form journeys from the opening kick to the last drop. From Wrocław’s concrete halls to Cairo rooftops and Berlin basements she tells stories meant to be felt, not filtered. 

Links for Lodzikovsky:- 
Soundcloud:- https://soundcloud.com/lodzikovsky
Instagram:-    https://www.instagram.com/lodzikovsky_pl/

In my all female mix in the first hour I’m playing tracks by Marie Vaunt, Nicole Moudaber & Mistress Barbara, Adrianna & Lauren Nicole, Molly Lollen & lots more. 

If you like the tracks we play, please support the artists by buying their music.

It's time to say NO to gender imbalance in dance music. It's time to Draw The Line!!

Draw The Line Radio Show is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

Track list
1st hour mixed by Jacki-E
1.   Rebuke – Erase ft Greta Bech (original mix) Era promo to be released 1st August 2025.
2.   Mary’s Land – Dark Sun (original mix) Of Us Records.
3.   TH;EN, Gioli & Assia – Give You My Love (original mix) Resurrection.
4.   Sian, Dark Heart, David LeSal – Blacklight (original mix) Octopus Recordings promo to be released 1st August 2025.
5.   Nicole Moudaber, Castion – Get Back (original mix) Mood Collective.
6.   Rebuke, Karin Park – Teardrops (original mix) Era promo to be released 1st August 2025.
7.   Drunken Kong – Music For Your Soul (original mix) Truesoul.
8.   Pretty Pink – Backstage (original mix) Deep Woods.
9.   Adrianna, Lauren Nicole – Ascension (original mix) We Are The Brave.
10. Mistress Barbara, Nicole Moudaber – Nuit Noire (Wehbba remix) Itunem Music promo to be released 8th August 2025.
11. Monika Kruse – Flashback 98 (original mix) Terminal M.
12. Scoop – Drop It (Charlotte de Witte rework) Epoque.
13. Jacki-E – Unsettled (original mix) Technological Records.
14. Angel Alanis, Maria Goetz – DP4 (original mix) Biotech Recordings.
15. Marie Vaunt – Kurayami (original mix) Hilomatik.
16. Molly Lollen – Summer of ‘22 (original mix) R7MO.
17. Ida Engberg – Radiate (original mix) DCLTD.
18. Jacki-E, CHX – Dirty Chords (original mix) Industrial Echo Records.
19. Lisa Oakes – Phoenix (A Paul remix) Naked Lunch.

2nd hour
Lodzikovsky - An exclusive guest mix for Draw The Line Radio Show.
Track list:-
1.	Richie Hawtin, Jackmaster - Bang The Box (Slam remix) Soma Records.
2.	Bart Skils, Heerhorst – YKSI (extended mix) Factory 93.
3.	Charlotte De Witte – The Realm (original mix) KNTXT
4.	Jay Norris, Gerard H - Dance Pressure (original mix) Reload Black.
5.	Jay Norris – Acid Heart (original mix) Rave Plus.
6.	Reig (FR) – Jeena (original mix) Labo T.
7.	Kaufmann (DE) – Poolboi (original mix) Senso Sounds
8.	Layton Giordani – Dragon Fly (original mix) Drumcode.
9.	NotMyType - Now Is The Future (original mix) Legal Black.
10.	Sisko Electrofanatik – Syntagma (original mix) Gain Records.
11.	Space 92 – Orbit Motion (original mix) Takeoff.
12.	Space 92, Charles D – The Bouncer (original mix) Drumcode.
13.	The YellowHeads, Marie Vaunt – Fracture (extended mix) Kurai Records.

#2 DTL Extra 26-07-2025 with guest mix in 2nd hr by Lodzikovsky

This is my mix for Sebastiaan Hooft's The Midnight Project, first published on that channel in July 2025.
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https://www.sebastiaanhooft.com/the-midnight-project/
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This is Sebastiaan's description of my mix:-

Opening with Gonzalo F's 'Coherence' the mix builds fast with the Unlighted remix of 'Sonar' by Frank Leder & the explosive energy of 'Control' by Charles D USA There are big moments from Adam Beyer Joyhauser & Charlotte de Witte balanced with the emotion of 'Touch Me by Sarah de Warren & Sandma & the stunning closer by Mha iri & Marie Vaunt
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This mix a statement, full of edge, purpose & soul.
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Thanks so much to Sebastiaan for hosting my mix again on The Midnight Project.

Track list:-

1.   Gonzalo F – Coherence (original mix) Invicta.
2.   Nico Banfi, Yanacone – Cyber Code (Unlighted remix) Kosmos.
3.   Jay Russo – Stop Go (original mix) Jay Russo.
4.   Frank Leder – Sonar (original mix) Shodan Records.
5.   Bart Skils, Heerhorst – YKSI (original mix) Factory 93 Records.
6.   Diego Amaro – Move It (original mix)
7.   Joyhauser – Elements (Kos:mo remix) Terminal M.
8.   Charles D – Control (original mix) Drumcode.
9.   Adam Beyer – The Distance Between Us (original mix) Drumcode.
10. Drunken Kong – Music For Your Soul (original mix) Truesoul.
11. Nico Banfi, Yannacone – Night Machine (Soolver remix) Kosmos.
12. Pretty Pink – Backstage (original mix) Deep Woods Music.
13. Monika Kruse – Flashback 98 (original mix) Terminal M.
14. Pleasurekraft, Shay de Castro – Unclose Me (original mix) Kraftek.
15. Sarah de Warren, Sandma – Touch Me (original mix) Set About.
16. Adrianna – Back To You (original mix) Relationtuff Music.
17. Charlotte de Witte – No Division ft XSalt (original mix) KNTXT.
18. Ida Engberg – Radiate (original mix) Drumcode.
19. Mha Iri, Marie Vaunt – Out of Time (original mix) Kurai Records.

Jacki-E Mix for The Midnight Project June 2025

Daverage and Riigs have been collaborating on a whole heap of music. The music has unfurled in a myriad of different ways and directions with the focus being the joy of collaborating, creating and now performing these tunes. We can’t just sit on them though and have decided to release one a week for as long as we want to. Listen, hopefully dance a bit and even repost if you feel like it.

Dust is a different view, or angle, of how writing can pull you in any direction it sees fit.  Whether it follows the original intent is another question entirely.  Built from resampling, and a bit more resampling, and a glam synth feature, this track has a hint of vinyl, if only an illusion.
Please enjoy, and feel good about the day.

February

Prang

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