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Lilly Palmer live @Bar americas 06/03/2021

This was recorded at Offline at Oppa-la Enoshima in February 2021.

RDC 030 - Haruka

It's getting hot in here with three new perreo cuts from Miami's finest Nick León.

Following a string of self-released EPs and an appearance on NAAFI, Nick León returns to Tra Tra Trax later this week - recalling the first sonic encounters on the radio when they were kids and sampling vocals from some of their childhood idols. He's also invited Henzo, Kelman Duran and Maral to put their spin on the tracks. 

Nick León previously released on Tra Tra Trax last year with a collaborative record alongside Bitter Babe who made her production debut. He’s a prolific producer and sound designer in his own right, known for mixing organic textures with club polyrhythms and sci-fi sound design. One of our favourite producers, Nick is also affiliated with Space Tapes Miami and has worked on records with INVT, Lao, Kaxien, LTAV, PRJCTN and more. 

Based in Colombia, Tra Tra Trax is run by Nyksan, Defuse and Veracco and was launched in July 2020 with an EP from DJ Pai. Since then they have released records from Luca Durán and OCTUBRXLIBRV as well as featured remixes from Florentino, AYA, Ikonika, BADSISTA and more. 

‘Rompediscoteka’ by Nick León is out on the 1st October via Tra Tra Trax - pre-order here: https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/rompediscoteka

@nickleon
@insurgentesco

Premiere: Nick León — Bachetrón [Tra Tra Trax]

alfacenttauri - 07/01/2022

An emotional rollercoaster of a mix comes to us this week from Groovy Groovy boss Akanbi, recorded live and direct from the Nowadays booth deep in the summer of 2021, alongside DJ Voices and EQUISS. These were the early days of our reopening and New York's return to nightlife, after a difficult year of closures due to the pandemic. There was a sense of cautious optimism in the air for some, and exuberant joy for others. Akanbi's set on this night met the dancers where they were, merging a tender emotional tenor and uplifting soulfulness with headier rave moments through his unique sense of pacing, all laced in groove and full of surprises. Here's two hours of a DJ fully immersed in their signature style, a set packed to the brim with bubbling percussion and downtempo interludes. 

Big thanks to all the staff and dancers in the house on this night. Until next time!

Nowadays Live and Direct 013 - Akanbi

@henzotrax @deejayflorentino @manuka_honey

YCO004

Henzo - Finola Anthem (Florentino vs Manuka’s 3Baleteo mix)

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Object Blue with ZVRRA & DJ GIRL - 30 January 2022

For the first Therapy Dog show of the year, I invited Imaginary Friend's DJ Fart in the Club (@2shy2dj) at @refugeworldwide . We had a nice little b2b with lots of fun tracks :)

Therapy Dog #3 w/ DJ Fart in the Club & ophélie @ Refuge Worldwide - 19/01/2022

BUY Dj Fucci - Fauna
https://djfucci.bandcamp.com/album/fauna

Este EP intenta retratar en cada canción de qué manera sería la música que éstos animales podrían desarrollar de acuerdo a su región de origen, la cuales se encuentran extendidas sobre la República Mexicana.

Dj Fucci - Sapo

Taken from SBKT047: DJ Narciso & Endgame - NXE

Release date: 18th February 2022
Artwork: Wang Newone
Design: VXXII
Mixing & Mastering: Raphael Valensi

NXE was born out of an intuitive and emotion led exchange of musical ideas between Endgame and DJ Narciso over the course of a year. Growing out of a shared interest in exploring darkness, melancholy and introspection in dance music, the EP reflects distorted elements of the sounds of their respective home cities in London and Lisbon to create something that is distinctive on its own terms, celebrating the organic cross pollination of sounds of the inner city.

DJ Narciso is part of the new wave of Kuduro artists from Lisbon, Portugal, one of the youngest members of Príncipe helping to redefine the genre. He is also founder of his own collective and production crew ‘ RS (Rinchoa Stress) Produções’ along aside Nuno Beats, DJ Nulo, DJ Lima and Farucox.

Endgame is producer and Dj from London, co-founder of radical club collective Bala Club, and founder of his own label and NTS radio show Precious Metals, releasing his distinctive heart-on-sleeve’ club constructions on labels such as Hyperdub, PTP, and Planet Mu.

DJ Narciso & Endgame - Nightbreed

I LOVE: DUBSTEP tickets are now LIVE🚨
20 DJs, 4 MCs, 7 hours, 3 rooms
11th March. 11PM - 6AM. Fabric
Ticket: rinse.fm/ilovedubstep

Violet with Assafrão  - 19 February 2022

@dj_leesh on this sonic memory:


Fragmentation and Union on the Search for Utopia


It is not Utopia that we strive for. It is not reaching a “destination”, as Utopia is no place. It is the search for Utopia. Upon the water, the boat floats. We are in charge of the sails, and we decide which direction we move toward. On this journey, no one said it would be easy. Choppy waters and going forward into the unknown darkness of night. Yet, the stars shine, as does the moon. And from above, there is light. And when hours pass and the sunlight breaks, it simply illuminates. Simultaneously this light casts shadows on the placid watery plane. We need both on this search ~ both night and day. Symbiosis leads to quantum leaps. On this search for no place, memories arise, and with them we move ahead in awareness. Memories fragmented and fractal, morphing and merging and changing with the tides. They gather along the way into a collection of dark and shiny pieces of us. Some we choose to keep. Some we choose to free. We honor them all, for without them we would not be here, right now. On the boat. On this search. Shaping new memories as we float. The Utopian heartbeat thumps to the rhythm of just one sound. Do you hear it? Love is calling.

ghunghru 058 // Leesh / The Shape of Memory

Kiernan Laveaux on guesties this month with a mix that traverses through a broody and moody selection so effortlessly, showing why she’s one of our favourite DJs and a must see this summer! 

Full interview >>>
https://soundcloud.com/pressuredome/pressure-dome-w-kiernan-laveaux-full-interview

Hr 1 - Yushh + Interview
Hr 2 - Kiernan Laveaux Guest Mix

@kiernan-laveaux | @yushh

>>> Live from Zoggs 😎 <<<

📢 Every 3rd Thursday 7-9pm 📢

Noods | Pressure Dome w/Kiernan Laveaux | 17.03.2022

Its evolving past our comprehension.. forever adapting to its environment... 

An entity outside known science and comprehension is now the center of our existence. Acceptance is the only course of action. Further research serves no point.

Last sample taken: 03:02 27.03.5200 by Head researcher Mikkel Rev 
with assistance : PeachLyfe, POK.32, Ekkel, Repulsive Force

Written & produced by: Mikkel Haraldstad
Mastering: Nik Kozub
Artwork: Teo Bachs

Mikkel Rev - Anestesi

Pride month comes to a close but queer joy lives on forever. Daisychain’s Leesh (@dj_leesh) celebrates bubblegum energy with a mixtape-esque collection of bass and pop, capturing many of the feelings that can come with being a deeply emotional queer. This month's installation of Refuge Worldwide is for all the QTs. 📡🌐🌼

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

Leesh - Refuge Worldwide x Daisychain | 014

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Lilly Palmer May ´22

JI - MART Grand Opening With Yaeji

We’re talking pure XTC NRG. Daisychain's Leesh (@dj_leesh) harnesses 2 full hours of raving for this DIREKT installation via Copenhagen’s SOUNDBOKS mix series collab with Refuge Worldwide. 📡🌐🌼

Refuge Worldwide is a Berlin-based independent, community radio station working in solidarity with grassroots and non-profit organizations.
refugeworldwide.com @refugeworldwide

@soundboksofficial

Refuge Worldwide x SOUNDBOKS

Leesh - Refuge Worldwide x SOUNDBOKS x Daisychain | 015

https://soundcloud.com/dj_leesh
https://soundcloud.com/daisychain_podcast
Chicago's Leesh lives for the Rave. Rooted by the beautiful moments of community and camaraderie on the dancefloors and behind the decks, they created Daisychain at the very start of 2018. The weekly mix series sheds light on the sonic energy from trans and nonbinary folks and women from around the world. Inspired by new beginnings, prismatic light, daisies and the power of genuine connection ~ Daisychain sprouted to life and has only continued to grow. Leesh hosts a monthly Daisychain residency on Berlin's Refuge Worldwide radio station. You can also find them in the Bay Area from time to time as a resident of Squish.

And when Leesh isn't speaker freaking until the daylight comes, they can always be found emotionally exploring, bouncing and rolling through the many pools of sound. Sharing, caring, DIY.

RND 063 - Leesh

https://soundcloud.com/dstrange-estmort
D. Strange is a techno archivist and textural obsessive based in Chicago, IL. With music released on Tram Planet, Tresor and his own imprint LO·TEK·NO COMM. he continues to explore the loose but ultimately magnetic thread between club music and left-field electronics.

RND 070 - D. Strange

Zolita's live recording from Happy Hell! 

SC: @blownoutbussy
IG: https://instagram.com/blownoutbussy

Photo by Asha Rahaylia

Zolita @ Happy Hell 08-19-2022

veri peri : necro-disko 🩸bloodbath (friday the 13th) mix

diet clinic presents weaponise your sound.

an ever evolving entity.

weaponise your sound is a label with a focus on elevating female djs/ artist and supporters of. 

it is a reflection of our environment, sexuality and psyche. 

audio timestamped memories.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/diet-clinic/episodes/diet-clinic-29th-april-2024

Weaponise Your Sound w/ Leesh: View From The Centerline 290424

@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

ST012

Bermuda Brigade - Water World

Copenhagen-based DJ and producer Ingrate is ready with his debut EP ‘With A System In Mind’ out 14th of February via Copenhagen label Anyines.

Buy here: https://anyines.bandcamp.com/album/with-a-system-in-mind

Having previously roamed the club scene as Kid Antoine, this EP kicks off the moniker Ingrate, presenting a more mysterious and playful world of sonics; radcool speaker stack music, designed “with a system in mind”. The four tracks of the EP continue in the path of the only Ingrate release so far - 2018’s “Crypto Poser/The Enigma" out via Oli XL’s W-I (now Bloom) label. But it’s as if Ingrate is bringing an even quirkier funk to the club this time. Like a 2020 version of Mr. Oizo, if only a little sexier.

The connection to friend and collaborator Oli XL is clear in the sonics of the EP. Both of them masters of teasing the club - making you smile on the dancefloor. Touching on the the banalities and clichés of club music while still seeking new sound territories, the record is a slight tongue-in-cheek, but optimistic take on the dance music scene of the coming decade. Play it in the club, if you dare.

‘Imp’ takes point with it’s babbling percussion, hammering it’s beliefs firmly in steel against a backdrop of falling, redemptive pads. The jealous, hollow sounding cymbal voices of ‘Deceived’ counterpoint their own thoughts of despair. ‘Hoax’ is a sleight of hand spectacle; a svengali trick deck is conjured up and away again, as at the hand of a deception artist in the middle of a thick smoke screen. In the midst of it all, the listener’s only trustworthy companion becomes a mischievous “catch me if you can" synth; teasing, but still leading them, on their way through this world of mirages. 
The EP’s grand finale is ‘Yourself’ - a funhouse of the mind, full of blinding strobes, distorting mirrors and winking figures.

The world is strange, buckle up for the ride.

All music and visual art by Ingrate ---> @iiingrate
ANY14, Anyines, 2020.

With A System In Mind

Ingrate - Yourself

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TB Premiere: Lilly Palmer - Amnesie [Drumcode]

This week we welcome https://soundcloud.com/lilly_palmer for our fiftieth podcast. Featuring music from Yan Cook, Joyhauser and Alan Fitzpatrick. Full tracklist coming soon. 

Lilly Palmer’s ‘Amnesie’ features on A-Sides Vol.10 on Drumcode: https://drumcode.ffm.to/dc235

Lilly Palmer plays Drumcode Festival Malta 2021 from Sep 16-19: www.pollen.co/x/drumcode-2021

Lilly Palmer - Techno Cave Podcast 050

AnyAct [Tram Planet Records Day]

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
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

RND 063 - Leesh

Research & Development Mix Series