Live from the Dance Floor

Buttons resident @jacob-meehan 
Opening intro featuring Precious Brady-Davis

Recorded live Oct 3, 2021 in Berlin on Tag der Clubkultur, a day inaugurated last year by the city's Club Commission, in the height of the pandemic, as a way to draw attention to the importance of nightlife artists & spaces, and a way to disperse some much needed grant money.   We so appreciate living in a city that values our importance, creating initiatives like this.  

October 3rd is Germany's reunification day.  The reunification of east and west brought together a generation that was able to start healing themselves to the fresh soundtrack of electronic music.  We are proud to call this place our home, as it is still a magnetic place that draws many from all over the globe, pilgrims of the mother beat.

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Radio Buttons #106 - Jacob Meehan

SIFON (he/they)
@sifon_greg

“This mix is the ultimate expression of what I like to dance to. It’s kinda vintage and camp but also trippy with cute sound design elements on sexy grooves, a 1h dance fantasy. It includes records I’ve been collecting from the last 10 years from Barcelona, Berlin, London, NYC, new and old stuff and also one of my favourites from my label. I’ve put a lot of love into it as I especially like my transitions to be euphoric, to create a momentum. I hope you enjoy and I’m so grateful to have it with the Maricas family.”

Tracklist
Paradise 3001 - Spiral Trippin
Beneath - The Passage
Jennifer Loveless - Syzygy (Scissor Me) 
Flørist, Nathan Melja - Wonderland (Flørist version)
Cassy - CBM
DJ Savage - Excuses
Mr. G - Sometimes I Cry
Tapestry of Sound - Wasp Of A Woman
Bass Bumpers - Runnin (Matiz / AC 16 Mix)
Bang – You're The One (The Journey)
Schacke - Role Modeling
X-Coast - Mu Tai Feat DJ RaDa
Peyote Dreams - State Of Mind (Slack Mix) Alex Kassian’s Dream State
Frankie Bones - I Am Ready
Kyle Pound - The Struggle

MARICAS - SIFON 042

Music in praise of the Moon
Mix series hosted by Stathis (@stathisvt) and Luigi Di Venere (@luigidivenere)
28th Episode by Rakans (@rakans)
Artwork by Thodoris Dimitropoulos

Moon Gazing 028 by Rakans

Kiernan Laveaux - Live at Sole Rehab 7 YR anniversary

Live recording from a 3-hour set I played in Seattle for @researchsea. Big thanks to @ncarr0ll for capturing this night, to @samshin-1 and @sisgirlpgh for playing with me, and to @jasoncode for the lighting ambiance.

T.Wan Live @ Research (Seattle 1.20.23)

Amsterdam selector Orpheu The Wizard connects oddball and straight forward jams from different decades and different record shelves in a monthly two hour show.

https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-3rd-march-2023

Orpheu The Wizard w/ BertBert 030323

A Berlin fave, Buttons resident @akirahawks_hm





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Radio Buttons #122 - Akirahawks

Live at Battle Hymn (Brooklyn), Aug 2023

Live recording from Fandango on the Beach, Plötzensee, 6th June 2023

Next up on our live mix series is @jacob-meehan who played the perfect house loaded beachside set on one of our sunnier Tuesday’s this summer. Jacob is part of the organising team behind Whole Festival and Buttons - events that inspire us with their purpose, care, and attention to detail. It’s no surprise the same traits and dancefloor mileage shine in Jacob’s set.

LIVE AT FANDANGO - Jacob Meehan

JACOB MEEHAN

This was maybe my fourth time ever playing techno, and it felt incredible to be given the trust to close the main room at Zero Chill, NYC's hottest rave. After nearly 20 years of DJing—mostly known for house, sometimes ambient—it was a thrill to stretch into a harder, faster prime-time slot for a massive, raging warehouse crowd. Pride 2025 called for a disco-flavored last hour to honor our origins and ancestors.

I’ve never had so many people DM me after a set, and it’s got me inspired to keep exploring this direction in the techno landscape.

Special thanks to my dears Dirty Daddy Don and Physical Therapy for lacing me with some tracks for the night. It takes a village.

Zero Chill NYC - Main Room Closing - Pride 2025

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Vengaboys - We like to party (Larkinn remix) *FREE DL*

FREE DL: Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (JIPX2 Edit)

originally from rural Illinois, Jacob Meehan crystallized his deep relationship with music during his 15 year tenure in Chicago - spending time producing parties, he became a pivotal booster in America's burgeoning queer scene back in the early 2010’s 

his DJ style is an eclectic blend of machine and soul that transcends and captivates, and since moving to Berlin in 2016, he's become one of the driving forces as a curator behind two major events much beloved by the queer community: Buttons and WHOLE Festival

tune in for 90 minutes of Jacob's eclectic groove from Queen! at smartbar

Smartmix 85: Jacob Meehan

BONN - Bad This ( unreleased )

We’re heading back to the States for our next mix from New Jersey native Ali Berger. The acid themed mix celebrates the release of SPACEGH0ST’s debut EP on New York label Sorry Records where Ali provides a classy deep house rework on the original acid house rollercoaster. This hour-long special still features all the pizzazz of a typical Ali Berger mix, expect slinky melodies and big vocal moments. 

Now residing in Pittsburgh, Ali Berger has become an integral voice in North America’s current wave of artists. He has released on labels such as Spectral Sound, Firm Tracks, FCR, Southern Belle Recordings and his own Trackland imprint. There’s also the brilliant collaborative EP with Davis Galvin under the Hits Only moniker on Is/Was.  

'Space Coaster' by SPACEGH0ST is out now via Sorry Records - buy here: https://spaceghost.bandcamp.com/album/sr34-space-coaster-w-ali-bergers-house-coaster

Tracklist: 
Agent X - Urban Paradise [Shockwave]
Wamdue Project - Neburu Electric Storm [Strictly Rhythm]
DJ Henry Hall - Finite Mathematics [Emotive]
The Element - It Takes The Physical (The Rhythmixed Dub Rub) [Nervous]
Ali Berger - The M 6 Motion [Trackland]
Random Noise Generation - Used To Luv U [430 West]
Armando - Downfall [Trax]
House Syndicate - 10:40 [Breaking Bones]
Royal House - I Can't Quite Understand (Louie's Dub) [Warlock]
Huey Mnemonic - Respect My House (I-94 Mix) [Haus of Altr]
Party Crashers - Come And Get It [Acacia]
Lost Entity - Bring That Back (One More Time) [Nu Groove]
Pink Skull - Videoklash [Pink Skull]
DJ Girl - Cuica [DJ Girl]
DJ Milton - Housefly [Dance Mania]
Jordan Zawideh - 612 madness [Jordan Zawideh]
Ali Berger - MUSIC POWER [Trackland]
Jordan Zawideh - House Me Acapella [Jordan Zawideh]
Ali Berger - U Don't Understand My Science [Trackland]
Steve Poindexter - Maniac (Original 1988 Extended Acid Replay Version) [Mathematics]
Skee W. - Get That Down Pat (Britandre) [Dance Baby]

@aliberger
@sorry-records

Untitled 909 Podcast 051: Ali Berger

Chicago ---> Berlin
From Chicago, Jacob Meehan has made a name for himself over the last fifteen years as both a musical purveyor & vibe creator. Since moving to Berlin in 2016, he’s left his mark with two projects beloved by the queer community: @radio-buttons & @wholefestival . The last few years he’s delved into music production and leading ambient focused yoga nidra guided meditation sessions.

Past appearances include:
Adonis (London)
Basement (NYC)
Bunker (NYC)
Carry Nation (NYC)
Cocktail d'Amore (Berlin)
Club Toilet (Detroit)
Contact (Tokyo)
Equation Festival (Vietnam)
Honcho Campout (USA)
Honey Soundsystem (SF)
Horse Meat Disco (Berlin)
Listen Festival (Brussels)
Panorama Bar (Berlin)
Savage (Hanoi)
Signal (LA)
Smart Bar (Chicago)
Tresor (Berlin)
Unter (NYC)
Unknwn (Manila)
Wrecked (NYC)
Zero Chill (NYC)

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