Can't believe the Animix series is already at number forty! and what a way to celebrate with this iconic mix from Philadelphia based @opheliaxz. The talented DJ & producer weaves an emotional, perfectly erratic and rhythmically exciting journey, filled with everything from ambient and downtempo to wiggly dnb & jungle tunes. 

A scroll through Kelsey's Soundcloud reveals her knack for heavenly sounds, with a bunch of beautiful original tracks - including a track on this recent @lillerne tapes compilation - https://lillernetapes.bandcamp.com/album/lillerne-122-fundraiser-compilation

On this mix, Kelsey wrote "i wanted to showcase bass textured music in a different context, kind of a slow roller type of way with a few sneaky bits in between tracks.i have been fortunate to start traveling and playing out again and nobody here in the states dives into bass, dnb, dubstep stuff  often so i felt it really important to show off the textured bits and how it can be fun and versatile."

Love it so much, and hope you do too!

Thanks again Kelsey

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Animix Forty: Opheliaxz

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MTL based legend - Priori ( @priori-ties ) takes over earth doggo this month w a wicked fast mix of dnb // jungle and intelligent break beats... headphones in and heads down!!

Earth Dog Radio 017: Priori

@tadhgggg

Recorded at House of Plants 

11.06.2022

0.02. kinesis by tadhg

@kia-sydney

For extended Q&A & OG track game, please visit our website ~~~~~~> pipipi.life <~~~~~~~~~~

Introduce yourself? Pronouns?  1 fun fact about yourself?

Hiii I’m Kia, (people often ask me what my real name is so I thought I’d specify that). Pronouns are she/her. 

Fun fact - my name is a car dealership (Kia Sydney), and people often think that’s a joke too. My Croatian grandfather changed his last name to Sydney when he moved there in the 50s as a means of getting a job in what was a very (and still for the most part is) racist society. 

Biggest musical influence from childhood?

Well when I was going up I played the piano, clarinet and percussion (played the glockenspiel in the school band lol) so that definitely led me to be musically minded from a young age. When I was 13/14 I remember getting into electronic music via big idm producers like aphex twin, four tet and aleksi perala. Because I was into really melodic stuff I think it was the first time I’d heard it done in an electronic way and I remember finding that really exciting. 

Favorite DJ mixing trick? 

Cobblestone jazz - India in me. It’s not particularly easy to mix per say, but it’s an insane 14 minute roller that completely shifts vibe in the middle, so I always play it if I feel like I need a breather or an energy shift in a set.

Write us a haiku about this mix… 

Sounds of travelling
Australia and beyond
People, places, moods

(Sorry that was really hard lol)

If you had to go back in time music wise what era would it be and why?

Early 2000s. So much good tech house. 

If you had to describe yourself as a flower, which one would it be and why?

Sunflower. I flourish in the summertime and I really really hate winter. 

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

Vortex <3 (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Bi3dZPdKhT2QCHmC7 )

femme collective consisting of my friends Meg + nenagh, who book the best lineups. We also do a collab party animalia x vortex and the parties always have a really special energy. 

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

More community run clubs and more people who listen and participate in the scene understanding the importance of community in dance music generally.

Kia - 27˚C

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millú - pleasure gallery s3 e9

Vortex on Skylab E5

Moonshoe Selects 00025 - DJ Paramat

a stunning escapade absorbing deep electronics and opiated ambient

by @kochvivian

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Naarm's https://soundcloud.com/billusmoon wields a genuinely impressive narrative craft. 

Their recent productions, on Animalia and soon on Pollinate, cement billus as the chillest of the ill. Jazzy, flowy, layered and organic, their detailed ear for swirling percussion nestles between the human and generated. Look out for the full release on Pollinate on May 25: https://pollinate.bandcamp.com/album/dust-in-bloom. 

Their mixes often navigate fragile territory and never fail to ground me in their overwhelming positivity and sensitive nudge towards brightness and joy. Often they'll wind through lofted moments of bewilderment, plunge earthward, before settling, gently, in a glowing appreciation for whimsy. 

However, for this mix and in their words - and much more aptly put - they just wanted to jam a bunch of chill into it. 

In the haze of a billus-induced kick-back, you may retreat into yourself and emerge - sometimes soft-skinned and sensitive - but with bright eyes. This one is no different, with a tilt towards warmth and reflection, conceived in the afterglow of the recent Worm Turns festival.

Chime 23: billus

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label and mix series by @byronyeates

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