https://soundcloud.com/milliamusic
Our 50th mix of the series, comes from a friend to Research & Development. Chicago artist Akeem Asani produces and DJs as Millia. In his latest mix, he delivers an hour of percussive-heavy bass music, with club cuts from his personal vinyl collection.

Be sure to check out the debut tape of his group project Purelink, out 3/18/22 on Chicago based label Lillerne.

RND 050 - Millia

Live from the studio at @refugeworldwide. [22.07.2022]

Beaut image made by Dre Roelandt IG: @Databitch

liquidtime

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL # 7 𝓈𝒾𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒶 𝒹𝑒𝓌 [22.07.2022]

Nowadays Nonstop 29.10.2022

Recording of my closing set live at MOT in London for Accidental Meetings on Nov 5th 22 

Big love to Nosedrip, OKO DJ, Ossia, Robin Stewart & Tribe of Colin and ofc AM & the MOT crew <3

Live at Accidental Meetings (Venue MOT)

Frog Of Earth on pod duties before the Christmas break. 
Known for producing ‘Intelligent frog music’, the Dublin based artist serves up a 40 min mix of Downtempo, ambient/experimental, folk, and hip hop.  
You can catch some of Mel Keane’s intricate and elegant production as an album over on wherethetimegoes. It’s amazing and we fully recommend you take a listen. 
Small interview below too>>

AM: Hey hey! What you been up to recently?

Hello! I've recently relocated to a small town in the midlands of Ireland after spending three years in Portugal. Missing my pals back there but have been absolutely loving the cold weather and living outside of the city. Back in a proper routine of working on music for the first time in years, so finally gonna finish some projects I've been working on for a long time. Also spending a lot of time walking and cycling around. I got a new bike that's like a hybrid between a touring bike and bmx last week, it is truly the dream whip!
 
AM: How and where did you record the mix? Was there any theme etc behind it?

It's all over the place in terms of genre and mood, so I suppose the only theme is just that I really like all of the music in it. Unintentionally, about half of the music in it is made by friends actually, I have only copped that now. 

I spent a few days here just going through the stuff people had sent me, my youtube likes, recent Bandcamp purchases, etc, then just started putting it all together in a session, collage-style. I'll start with maybe 100 tracks and whittle it down. I think about fun/interesting transitions more than a linear trajectory. It probably doesn't sound like it to whoever is listening to it but I spend a pretty absurd amount of time arranging these things haha. I can only manage to make one or two per year. It would be amazing if I could apply this level of concentration to working on my own music.

AM: What have you got planned for 2023? 

Frog-wise, I've got an LP nearly done, which will be out on wherethetimegoes at some point next year. I've also got a single coming out on a great label based in NYC in January, but I'm not sure whether I can openly announce it yet. In any case, I'm excited about that. I have a couple of shows in the UK in Spring too.

Apart from that, around this time last year, a group of us who are loosely affiliated with wherethetimegoes got together for a week in Mayo in the West of Ireland and recorded lots of music over the course of a week. Seán Being has spent the year extracting an LP from the sessions and it's gonna be out soon. 

Life-wise I'm going to spend the next few years learning construction and carpentry with the hope that I can partially escape the laptop prison in the future. Dreaming of building a little house or studio somewhere heavenly. Time will tell.

That's all for now I think, thanks for having me :)

AM Podcast # 75 - Frog Of Earth

i-sha feels through a deeply personal session of emotional resonance and cathartic intensity for this week’s Fact Mix.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/04/03/fact-mix-i-sha/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 902: i-sha (Apr '23)

@jamesk_1

For extended Q&A please visit pi website -----> pipipi.life <-----

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Hi, james k, she/they, ridgewood, NY

What sound would you listen to… if it was the only thing you could listen to 24/7?

purrr

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

Truly no favorites, lots of people doing great things atm! But will shout out to CNC, had a lot of fun playing with them over the years.

If you could transfer all your knowledge from what you do now into something completely different, what would it be and why?

SUgar glider trainer

What is your most recent favorite DJ mix and why?

OK williams’ nowadays nonstop thawed me out of a winter ice block

Any advice to upcoming DJs/producers? 

Listen. Dig deep. Trends don’t last, so define yourself by what you love, and share that with people. 

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

More support to diy spaces, independent bookings, intention, care, respect, love.

James K - 1080˚

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

FYI Robyn b2b Kincaid @ Kiosk Radio 04.05.2023

Radio session recorded in Berlin last week. Shout me for any IDs xo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI8OXUfnKMo

HÖR RADIO 3.5.23

For her Crack Mix, upsammy’s architectural and shape-shifting approach to sound is in full force. “This mix is more on the percussive and clubby side of my sound,” she tells us, “focussing on a flow between adventurous rhythms with playful high frequencies, eccentric kicks and ambiguous tones”.

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/45wnzX3
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Crack Mix 499: upsammy

Artist, producer, label owner and DJ Lee Gamble bringing an oneiric bi-monthly show of current sound and music from his hallucinated musical continuum. Expect anything from Drill to Dream pop, Conceptual Sound and Jazz to bleached out rave memories..

https://www.nts.live/shows/lee-gamble/episodes/lee-gamble-12th-june-2023

LEE GAMBLE 120623

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen

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