Toronto's Cindy Li, AKA Ciel, has a knack for balancing warmth and pressure. Her productions and mixes often feel coated in an iridescent gloss, evoking the trippy stylings of '90s UK tech house and the swung drums of classic New York house. In between that, though, there's lots of vigor via sleek electro, rippling trance, barrelling techno and big, bad breakbeats. Her style may lean towards the atmospheric but it's loaded with moxie, giving her the versatility to close out a main room or kick off the afters.

Her fluid movements between bouncy basslines, spiraling synth patterns and weightless house grooves are just one facet of her impressive rise as a DJ and producer. When she's not behind the decks, presenting radio shows or working on the excellent Parallel Minds label she runs alongside other Toronto acts Yohei S and Daniel 58, Li throws herself into community work. Committed to diverse dance floors, affordable housing and overall equality in the music industry, she's a hard worker in the realest sense of the phrase.

Li's RA mix is a treat. Rolling through scintillating drum work, wonky rhythms and dreamy pads, it feels like quintessential Ciel. In her interview below, she described how she enjoys "the challenge of trying to combine and make cohesive all the diverse styles of music I loved in a DJ set." Judging by this mix alone, it's safe to say that Li succeeded.

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RA.832 Ciel

There's an old-school touch to ISAbella's sound. Breakbeats, rolling tech house, progressive house and trance pepper both her studio mixes and her debut EP, transporting listeners to a place of peak '90s indulgence. It's no wonder, then, that vintage rave sounds are a signature tenet of MARICAS, the club night and label that she helped start in 2018.

Her love for the '90s is tangible on her RA Podcast, an emotional journey across breakbeat house, trancey techno and funky electro. First-rate throwbacks such as Canyon's "Move" and "Lightspan Soundwave" by The Shamen exude a carefree euphoria, while heavier cuts like Desert's "Moods (Club Mix)'' intensify the feeling of rapture. Even the contemporary releases, like Bashkka's excellent "C-quence Of Calamities," feel rooted in nostalgia.

MARICAS mixes are usually energetic from the get-go, but ISAbella starts out nice and relaxed this time around. The mix's most striking element is how personal each track feels—a reflection of her intimate relationship with these records. Each one evokes a special poignancy and though these ephemeral selections were largely improvised, ISAbella believes they "show what's going on lately and what's going on forever."

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RA.875 ISAbella

a morning warm up in a sea of mud overlooking Mt Fuji. This was my first set of the day, to be followed a few hours later with a b2b, at the very first edition of Transcendence, a cute and cosy festival in Japan. Big thank you to Takumi Inamoto and DJ Maria for everything.

Jane Fitz live at Transcendence April 2023

@reptant_the_lizard live at floresta

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Reptant live at Floresta - Waking Life '24

Recording of Jane Fitz's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Jane Fitz at Dekmantel Ten

House tunes that drive incredibly deep and move with intention. Plug in, float off. 
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Tracklist:

1. Shed - The Lower Upside Down (Ostgut Ton)
2. SnPLO - Untitled A1 (PIN 3)
3. Adel Akram - Spencers Traum (Nachtdigital)
4. Mr Raoul K - Moment Psychedelik (Gongon Mix) (Boabab Secret)
5. Cloud City - T.H.C. (Luke’s Live Mix) (R.A.N.D. Muzik)
6. Ian Pooley - Don’t You Be Afraid (Force Inc.)
7. D'Julz - X-Calibur (Phonogramme)
8. Melchior Productions Ltd. - The Later Evening… (Perlon)
9. Wax - Untitled A1 (WAX 30003)
10. Bambounou & Priori - Dub Affectif (Bambe)
11. Pangaea - Changing Channels (Hessle Audio)
12. P.L.C. - Shame (Junior Boy‘s Own)
13. Emotive Response - Reflect On The Past (9300 Records)
14. Molen - Médano (Spectral Bounce)
15. Gili - Better Days (OGE)
16. Mark Ambrose - Nightshift (Deeper Mix) (Repeat)
17. Marshall Jefferson Presents Truth - Open Your Eyes (Marshall‘s Elevated Dub) (Big Beat)
18. Mark Ambrose & Alexander Purkart - Sunrising (Force Inc.)
19. Lone - Pulsar (R&S Records)
20. DJ Healer - The Interview (All Possible Worlds)

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Hannah D is a DJ and artist from Meanjin (Brisbane), but has long since been a notable resident of Naarm (Melbourne) — a city with a dedicated electronic music community that sees her as a go-to for progressive sounds. Through both her near universal musical involvement and delicately-blended mixes, Hannah has created a tangible connection around the globe with new age revivalists of the 90s and 00s sound.

Hannah D @ Kiosk Radio 05.07.2025

Downtempo mix by Moopie, Melbourne-based head of A Colourful Storm record label

Moopie - Timeless Series #52

Live recording from deep in the forests of Oregon at the bathhouse stage. Chuggers, Mutant Pop, LSDisco, IDM and Steamwork sounds.

djscreendoor-forestfriends-july2025

LADs Presents: keks

129 BPM Funky 808 Breakbeat Available on Bandcamp @ https://undergrounddancemusic.bandcamp.com/album/essential-breaks-vol-2

RA.832 Ciel

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