Gemischtes

A hyper-accelerated mix from the outer margins of club music courtesy of Finnish artist Emma dj.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2022/01/24/emma-dj-fact-mix/

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Fact Mix 843: Emma dj (Jan '22)

Emma Blake is, musically, something of a nomad. She made her name—Solid Blake—that is, in Copenhagen, where she cofounded the influential Apeiron Crew alongside Mama Snake and Smokey. They were responsible in establishing the city's "fast techno" sound, which blended sleek techno and trance influences into something colourful and retro-futuristic. But Blake's side of things was always more rooted in electro, with a party-starting flair that you might be tempted to pin to her Glaswegian upbringing. (Her first release, <i>Mario</i>, came out on the label of the legendary Glasgow taps-aff basement nightclub La Cheetah.) And she's also spent time in Berlin, so she has those techno bona fides, too.

Another EP, released on Modeselektor's Seilscheibenpfeiler, further fleshed out her electro-techno hybrid sound, also explored in her Historical Repeater project with Danish artist Ctrls. DJing has been her major focus, though—she has an excellent Rinse FM show—and you'll hear a refined approach on her excellent RA Podcast, which is like a club set in miniature, starting out midtempo and rushing towards a heady climax with tracks like Pariah's "Squishy Windows." It's loaded with creative grooves, toothsome textures and the kind of sleek melodies that helped define her stint in Copenhagen since the beginning.

@solid_blake

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/873

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RA.873 Solid Blake

Ashland Mines, AKA Total Freedom, AKA Big Gay Idiot DJ, AKA Bobby Beethoven, is one of the best and most influential DJs of the 21st century. Starting out at pioneering parties like Mustache Mondays and Wildness (which he cofounded with Wu Tsang)—and a regular at GHE20G0TH1K—Mines helped to define the style that would become known, however cringe-inducingly, as experimental club or deconstructed club, directly inspiring fellow visionaries like Arca. 

Like some of the best DJs before him, Mines uses the CDJs as an instrument, but that doesn't mean just fancy tricks and looping. Instead, he artfully throws together clashing sounds—effects, samples, monologues, pop and R&B acapellas, and beats that run the gamut from dancehall to kuduro to breaks and techno. He's not afraid of the grotesquerie of human life and movement (just check out the monologue at the beginning of this mix), and he likes to push buttons. Once he put on a party where dancing wasn't allowed. Some of his sets are intentionally anxiety-inducing, evoking horror movies and modern classical composers like Penderecki, while others are bouncy and ebullient, weaving between genres and tempos like an old-school platformer. The best are both.

On Mines's RA Podcast—a milestone 900th in the series—he shows off this inimitable style, sharpened and reinforced over a decade-and-a-half of playing some of the world's best parties, fashion shows, you name it. He's the kind of DJ who creates his own music as he goes along. He makes you hear old tracks—especially pop music and R&B—in a whole new way. Titled "Cursed Piercing," this is a near-hour of controlled chaos that'll confound you at one moment and deeply move you the next.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/900

RA.900 Bobby Beethoven (FKA Total Freedom)

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Rest Your Brain with  Bruno Schmidt & Adi - 30 Januray 2024

Last year, when we wrote that "the best UK garage is coming out of Los Angeles," we were talking about Introspekt. The US DJ, who has since moved to New York, really understands the genre—its appeal, swing and unique, bassy whomp. Listen to any of her tracks, like last year's "Forlorn," and you'll hear someone who produces like she's been making UKG all her life. This is probably partly because she comes from a dubstep background, but either way, if you're looking for new UK garage beats, Introspekt is one of the best going right now.

Her DJing also hits a distinct sweet spot, zeroing in one of the proto-dubstep, dark UK garage days when producers like El-B were making the hottest shit around. Her sound is both retro and forward-looking, as you'll hear on her RA Podcast, which balances vintage Big Apple cuts from Skream & Benga with new-school tunes from Amaliah and Surusinghe. It's not so much a throwback as it is a rejuvenation of an old sound—a new way to look at it and a new way to make it. If hindsight is 20/20, then Introspekt has perfect vision, and mixes like this are the perfect way to educate listeners, make them move and innovate a little in the process.

@sageintrospekt

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/929

RA.929 Introspekt

This past February, Tesfa Williams released his debut album—over 20 years into his career. Raves Of Future Past distilled decades of experience on London dance floors into a potent and powerful blend of grime, house, rave and techno. Made with an Elektron Digitakt to imitate the rough textures of early '00s UK dance music, the LP is an anachronistic history lesson that throws everything in a blender, imagining what gqom might sound like as an Eski track and giving new life to the short-lived "sublow" sound Williams helped invent with classic tracks like "Invasion," released under his earlier alias DJ Dread D.

Since the sublow days, however, Williams has become a torchbearer for UK house music and African diasporic sounds like Afro house and gqom in London. He's put out soulful hits like "Heartbeat"—recently reissued by Local Action—and released a steady stream of dance records for PMR and Strictly Rhythm. He's what you might call a jack of all trades, except for that he's actually a master of them all.

His RA Podcast charts his musical journey in reverse chronological order, starting with smooth, African-influenced sounds and winding through grime and dubstep, eventually landing at jungle. He threads a needle through diverse genres (and eras), and posits that the traditional UK hardcore continuum is a bigger spectrum than you might think, with gqom's heave and amapiano's log drum equally important in the musical equation. It's nearly two hours of UK dance music past and present, from a DJ who has lived it all.

@twilliamsmusic

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/935

RA.935 T.Williams

mobilegirl is a DJ and producer based in Berlin. Her style behind the booth focuses on creating a highly energetic dance floor that allows for emotionality, for softer moments but also attention-demanding breaks and shifts. An equally fun and challenging combination that gained her traction very early on in her career and established her as an artist to watch in experimental club music – bringing about tours across Europe, East Asia and North America and a spot on the roster of DISCWOMAN. 
Reflecting her general curiosity mobilegirl's inspirations draw from a broad pool that intentionally make her rather difficult to categorise. However, she has made a name for herself through club edits of R&B classics; a predilection for which draws through all of her work. Another influence, not less apparent, are video game scores. Her fascination with the repetitive and soothing effect of music in RPGs accordingly set the foundation for her debut EP "Poise" released in 2017 - a string of tracks that at that time seemed untypically mellow but were created in an effort to decelerate and invite the listener to do the same. This project turned mobilegirl's inspiration into praxis. It opened up the doors for her to shift her focus towards scores of films, art installations and fashion shows the years after, while remaining a force on the dance floor. 

"The entire mix is a nest for POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Hardly Ever Smile (Without You) to sit right in the middle."

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Bobby Beethoven b2b CRYSTALLMESS at Draaimolen Festival 2024

A mix beamed in from the future by singeli's young star.

If singeli has a new era, DJ Travella is its leading light. At just 23 years old, the Tanzanian producer is pushing the genre into fast, frenetic and unmistakably futuristic territory. And while there aren't too many entries in the RA Podcast's 20-year history where you can say, "this has no parallel whatsoever," RA.984 shatters that assumption in style.

Singeli emerged from Dar es Salaam's underground in the early '00s, forged from limited resources and unlimited creativity. Producers looped and sped up taarab instrumentals using basic software like Virtual DJ, creating a sound that was chaotic, witty and lightning fast. With support from local studios like Sisso and Pamoja, singeli took root as the breakneck pulse of Tanzanian youth culture.

Travella—real name Hamadi Hassani—came up outside that infrastructure. He began producing music aged ten, self-taught and internet-savvy. By 2022, he was touring Europe with Kampala-based collective Nyege Nyege and gaining global attention for a distinct style he's dubbed "cyber-singeli." 

Like gabber, hardcore and jungle before it, singeli is unapologetically go hard or go home. It's unique and utterly infectious. After all, what could possibly connect pop provocateur Arca to the late president of Tanzania? Not much—except singeli. 

Travella's RA Podcast is a white-knuckle ride through this blistering sonic universe. It's wild and joyful yet controlled—a window into one of the most exciting young minds in global club music.

@user-643479850

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/984.

RA.984 DJ Travella

Dinamarca is a Stockholm-based producer, DJ, and Staycore co-owner. Blending 90s-2000s Trance with Latin and Caribbean rhythms, his Himnos EP (2017) gained global DJ support, launching his international career. Since then, he has also released ”soñao” and worked with artists such AKRIILA and Meth Math. 

Botanique w/ Dinamarca @ Kiosk Radio 18.04.2025

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b4 with SELENE @ The Lot Radio 05-29-2025

o•rbyss aims to help soothe the queer spectrum and focus on the well-being of the community. Queer DJs are invited to submit a mix to showcase an alternative side to their music library outside of a rave and take us on a meditative journey. ✨

Notes on the mix:

Recorded at the o•rbyss queer ambient sauna session at Sauna Social Club in Peckham. Premiering a stunning ambient DJ set featuring unreleased productions.

Hailing from Glasgow, TAAHLIAH came to music production quickly after starting to DJ. Driven by her dissatisfaction with the music she was hearing at parties, she started creating her own edits; layering warped vocals and morphing mainstream pop tunes into experimental club-ready anthems. Her original productions took centre-stage with the release of her EP Angelica and album Gramarye which explore identity, transformation, and resilience through innovative production and vocals. She is also known for her electrifying DJ sets that span avant-garde club sounds. TAAHLIAH is a defining voice in electronic music and club culture and conveys universal messages of power, acceptance, bravery, and euphoria.

o•rbyss - TAAHLIAH

Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/rave-reparations/episodes/rave-reparations-13th-june-2025

Rave Reparations w/ Sausha + Lacra 130625

Mix: @boltcore
Master: @thisistido
Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/uzi.psd/

Free DL: https://hypeddit.com/boltcore/weakness
Bandcamp: https://boltcore.bandcamp.com/track/weakness

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Weakness

@pony-pride @djworkingclass

A polygon is a flat, two-dimensional shape with three or more straight sides. Low-polygon graphics were defined by the hardware limitations of the 1996's playstation era, which resulted in blocky, low-resolution visuals that were still considered groundbreaking for their time. DJ working class, this time, wobbles and warps the floors and walls of a loading map. A square sun rising above a bricked environment. The sound renders in simplified geometry. A perfect cubic meltdown.

Tracklist:

Relaxer’s In Softening Air

Marina Lima’s Ela e Eu

Elysia Crampton’s Opal feat. Rabbit

Norrit’s B.D.L.W

Akufen’s The Dragonfly Who Thought He Was A Mockingbird

Ben Aqua’s 4C1D

Avril Lavigne’s I’m With you

Gaiser’s Some Slip

Breach’s Jack

Maya Jane Coles’ Everything feat. Karin Park (Breach Remix)

Poolboy92’s Laze-E (2uitter Remix)

Cory Blaine’s Car Jack

Shopkeeper’s Run It Back

Réelle’s Lilith

Dom Dolla’s Girl$ (Kleptoe Remix)

Akufen’s Quebec Nightclub

JPLS’s Combination 03

Foster The People’s Pumped Up Kicks

Jerry Martin’s Mall Rat

DJ Smallz 732’s Can You Beat This Up feat. Liddlenique

Syredu’s Você Ta Sentando

Paul Woolford’s Mind Over Matter

Userliahf’s I Think Life Is

Call Super’s Chiseler's Rush feat. Parris

Tina Moore’s Never Gonna Let You Go

Sein’s My Humps Love Parade

Yx2’s 2ON

DJ Bake’s Girl

Sebem’s É Que Está a Dar

Heartz4’s Some Do Fine

Rüfüs Du Sol’s Innerbloom (What So Not Remix)

Calvin Harris’ Feel So Close

Addison Rae’s Headphones On

Dubbel Dutch’s BBBHHH

SBTRKT’s The Light (T.NO Remix)

Arca’s Kissheart feat. Machinedrum

Kate Bush’s This Woman’s Work

Apu Nanu’s Sepia Rainbow

Tough Love ep02 — DJ working class: low-polygon

Everyone at fabric is devastated about Andrew Weatherall’s passing, and our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends at this difficult time. When the news broke on Monday, we spent most of the day thinking of the best way to commemorate Weatherall’s chapter in our story, but as soon as we put fabric 19 on our office speakers, we felt like sharing it with our community made the most sense. 

For the next week, the full mix will be available to stream here. Back when we were working on releasing this album, Weatherall left us with the following words, which sum up his approach as an artist better than we ever could. We are proud to be able to share one piece of his enduring legacy. He will forever shine like a star. 

“It's only in the last five years that I've considered myself a DJ, ‘cos when I first started, I just played records. I thought of it as a job, but I never thought of it as a career. When you start thinking career, you start thinking ‘Game plans’, and ‘I've gotta be at a certain stage’, and ‘Oh, why am I still doing this’ if, you know, ‘My career should be here’. Call me an underachiever. I think if you start thinking of it as a career, you start thinking you've gotta be here at a certain time, then you start taking shortcuts and start making the wrong kind of decisions. For a long time I put myself down and said it wasn't a proper job. But it is.” – Andrew Weatherall

Read our full tribute via our blog: fabricldn.co/remembering-andrew-weatherall

RA.900 Bobby Beethoven (FKA Total Freedom)

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