Name: Rumors Mix Series 022: MAKEEN by RUMORS in Mixes by R&D members
Duration: 43 min 9 s
Description: @makeensound

These are mixes made by the current members of Research & Development, Makeen and JS Alvarez

Mixes by R&D members

NITA AVIANCE X FUNCTION CLOSING SET 08062022

For mix number 18 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Chicago's @makeensound

Chicago based producer and DJ Makeen is focused on groovy textural techno
with a dark edge. He co-organizes the party series Research & Development
with J.S. Alvarez and founded the parties Spent and Near Dark.

His electronic music obsession began when he started performing live sets
on tables full of gear. With an interest in sound design and synthesis, Makeen
spent the early part of his artistic life composing and performing
experimental music more focused on acoustic instruments. The latest leg of
his journey has brought him back to electronic music with an elevated
passion for dance floor-focused beats.

Mix Description:
I decided to take a playful approach to this mix— playing some lighter and
groovier tracks with an emphasis on trippy sounds and atmospheres. This
mix was recorded with 3 x CDJs and an Allen & Heath Xone 92 mixer. The
focus was on long continuous blends, while shifting between new and
unexpected sonic worlds.

Tracklist:
Oktobr - Sleepdancer
Dj Hyperactive & Jason Patrick - Harrier Env (Original Mix)
BLANKA - Howl
Atonism - Back And Forth
Temudo - P is For Paula
Karo - Uväll
Vladw - Aou Mallku
Augusto Taito - High Trip
Ohm - ASKE
CRAVO - Innerversion
Tsibo - M25
Takt - Groove Chaser
Orbe - Post-Cycle
Toru Ikemoto, bw - Don’t Play 050r
Amotik - Saat
Zisko - State of Rhythm
Seigg - Secondary Options
Planetary Assault Systems - Raww
Speedy & Steve - Rotor
Temudo - Susto
Gaetano Parisio - Klytia

PPRZ Podcast 18 - Makeen

This mix is from a very special at night November 09 2024 at Smartbar with my dear friends Nikki Nair, Madeline and Pen Pals. I was tasked with closing out the evening and was an honor to do so. Thanks to everyone who came out and stayed till the lights came on.  Hope yall enjoy!

Live mix at Smartbar Nov 09 2024 - Dan B Hood

PUMP DOWN 2
Slowing things down again & feeling sexii 🫦

PUMP DOWN 2

We are so lucky to release this mix for our 37th entry, recorded live at SmartBar (Chicago) by our friend and excellent DJ Shanti!

From the artist:
I am so grateful to be able to share this mix with you all through PPRZ! This is a mix that was recorded at Smartbar in Chicago when I opened for Lady Starlight as part of Justin Aulis Long's series, Flowers of Romance. It was a 3-hour long set from 10pm-1am on a Pioneer V10 Mixer with 3-4 CDJ 3000s. 

What I love about opening sets is having the ability to set the tone for the night as people are arriving and making the transition from wherever they came from to the communal embodiment of dancing. The other fascinating element about an opening set is the dramatic contrast between the beginning and end as one first experiences an empty dance floor and sees the gradual process of it growing with energy and feeling even though I can really only see beautiful silhouettes moving in the darkness. I take an opening set to be about the gradual cultivation of energy but also an opportunity for creative tension and exercising restraint for the headliner and rest of the night.

Bio:
Shanti is a Chicago-based DJ who explores philosophical themes of existential angst and ambiguity through surreal, foreboding, and atmospheric soundscapes. Her sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition. 

While she is thoughtful about curating multifaceted energy and emotion within her sets, she also co-curates events such as Otherworldly Ambiguity as Evanti, a conceptual experience centered around the phenomenon of hybridity, occupying the spaces in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a part of Chicago-based DJ collective and label, Research & Development which is a mix series and curator of multifaceted music-centered experiences. 

Mix mastered by: Umair Chachar

Tracklist:
Part 1:
Lemna - Memories
Lemna - Hallucination 
Voices from the Lake - Mika 
Donato Dozzy - Aquatica
SHXCXCHCXSH - A Sunny Day in Ostrogothia 
Dan B. Hood - Ode to Drome
BMG & Derek Plaslaiko - Ghost Ship 
Rrose - Signs 
Alexskyspirit - The Travelers (Polygonia remix)
Etapp Kyle - Source 
Mike Parker - Heat Inducer 
Love Letters - Morse (BMG mix) 
Club Drippy - Crashed
Ryogo Yamamori- Zw
Marcel Dettman - Rush (Deep Release mix)
Pause - Crater  
SHXCXCHCXSH  - HHHHHHHGGKS 
Part 2:
Rrose - Solaris 
Lonefront - Stera
Modes - M52 
NØRBAK - Luyr 
Allana Letm - Tempos Multiplos (Centrific Remix)
Nubbles - Reflect 2 
Maedon-X - Caged Animal 
Perc - Milk Snatchers Return
Ritaffein - Laiva
Regis - Body Unknown 
Jamaica Suk - Tes Levrés
British Murder Boys - We Will Show You 
Uun - Junkspace 
Kanding Ray - Dark Barker 
Peter Van Hoesen - Vola Flash 
Surgeon - The Golden Sea 
Alexskyspirit- SNCTR2 
Decoder - Falling Flat 
Part 3:
Quelza - Plastic Waves 
Neel - A Thought without Time 
Oscar Mulero - Tormenta 
Regis - The Theme from Street Walker
DASH3D - Neuropulmonar
CRØG - Fire 
Oblivion & Uranya - Bassa Marea 
Sorcery - Dark Scan
GiGi FM - Amadamushies
Neel- Riflesso 
Quelza - We’ll Never Be Friends Again 
J. Blofeld - Uranus 
Cej- Itchy 
Char - Free 
Psyk & Orbe - Tunnel Diode
Surgeon - Convenience Trap Pt.2

Donations if you enjoyed this mix from Shanti's recommended organization: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/ - creating a just and sustainable food system for all through education.

PPRZ Podcast 37 - Shanti live at SmartBar Chicago

ZONA CINCO - MICTLAN - VOL 4

We are thrilled to present this mix by Chicago based JS Alvarez for our 39th entry in the series. Both Adam and I admire what Jeremy contributes to the music scene with their podcast and event series Research & Development.

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that has learned human behavior from living in cities such as Chicago and Miami. He succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike.

He is the founding member of Research & Development which ignited in the iconic Chicago mainstay of Smartbar. The event series has moved on to host community focused events centered on a wide variety of often cutting edge electronic sounds at venues like Podlasie Club, The Whistler and various DIY spaces. R&D also hosts a biweekly podcast 100+ episodes deep ranging from rising talents, hometown heroes and well established DJs and producers from North America and around the world.

He's shared the booth with artists such as DVS1, Veronika Vasicka, D.Dan, Hodge and others. His mixes have been featured on NTS Radio, Mutant Radio and SutroFM among others. Catch him at The Great Beyond this July! 

I was trying to find a very textured sound within the first quarter of the mix. My attempt at some sort of atmospheric sci-fi horror score followed by something a bit more hypnotic. By the end of the mix I wanted those vibes to explode into something highly rhythmic. Something to shatter what came before and get the sweat dripping off the walls. 

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to JS Alvarez' organization of choice:
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/ 
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/donate

PPRZ Podcast 39 - JS Alvarez

WET TSHIRT BASS n TIDDIEZ

“These spaces are sacred." The Brooklyn trio reflect on 12 years of throwing parties that celebrate New York's queer community of colour.

New York nightlife has a truly unique ecosystem. And for the last 12 years, the art collective Papi Juice has been right at the center of it, hosting parties, workshops, artist residencies, performances and exhibitions that affirm and celebrate the lives of queer and trans people of colour.

In this RA Exchange recorded during Pride Weekend in Brooklyn, reviews editor Kiana Mickles sits down with the Papi Juice trio—Mohammed, Adam and Oscar—to talk about intersectionality and how they've maintained their principles and political integrity by continuing to put their community first. The DJs and multimedia artists have been active in leading fundraisers for Black trans organisations and archiving queer nightlife in Brooklyn. They recently received an award from the City Council of New York for their contributions to culture and have partnered with institutions like The Brooklyn Museum, MoMA PS1, El Museo del Barrio, Creative Time, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art.

In this interview, Mohammed, Adam and Oscar reflect on meeting for the first time, navigating New York's cabaret laws, creating a distinct visual identity, learning to work through internal conflict and differences in taste, and working towards a shared vision across many years. Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula


EX.772 Papi Juice

Nita Aviance - Addison Rave

Live @ Zero Chill 2025

Live from the celebration of our Soltura album release party at Nowadays in New York City. All funds from this project go towards The F2L Commissary Relief Fund providing crucial aid and commissary funds to incarcerated QTBIPOC in New York City and State. F2L Network is a community effort working to end the incarceration of Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color who are queer, trans, and Two-Spirit in NY. Through nightlife, music and organizing XCAKES works directly with grassroots organizations providing support to our community members working hard to battle injustices and provide support to those facing state violence.

Nita Aviance| Live @ xCakes 12.12.2024 ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊

POST-WHOLE-REC001-07-23-2025

from ANIMAL on 7.19.25
Tracklist:
Janeluvsu - Literally a Dream (Unreleased)
Benjamin Fröhlich - Changing Energy (Paolo Mosca Remix)
Alan Dixon - Take a Trip (Original Mix)
Boys’ Shorts - Stereo on Acid
Annweiler - Shiny Aura (Ali Berger Remix)
Cab Drivers - Correspondance (Audio Werner Remix)
Kylie Minogue - Where Has the Love Gone? (Roach Motel Remix)
Aurora Halal - Eternal Blue (Wata Igarashi Cruising Remix)
Wallace - Craving (Love Letters Remix)
Kaval - Alarma
Ladytron - Seventeen (Justin Roberston Remix)
Cromby - Freaky Fantasy
Aril Brikha - Groove La Chord
Madonna - Music (Camiel Daamen’s Garage Edit)
Introspekt - Physicality
CHKLTE - Fallen Algorithm
DJ Miss Parker - On a Sick One
Reptant - MS-Plenty
Cyberdine Systems Corp. - Program State (Legowelt Remix)
Shanti Celeste - Ice Cream Deam Boy (Huerta’s 31 Flavors Mix)
Cherelle & Alexander ONeil - Saturday Love (2-Step Remix, Unlisted)
Marius Acke - I Feel So Good
I:Cube - Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Remix)
Armand van Helden - Brooklyn Beats
BRLLNT - 212 EDIT
Ultra Naté - Party Girl (Turn Me Loose) (Satoshi Tomiie Interpretation Extended Mix)
Jordan Nocturne - Musique (Extended Version)
Evelyn Thomas - High Energy (Almighty 12” Definitive Mix)
Epitome of Hype - Ladies With an Attitude (Club Mix)
Client_03 - Image Connector Demonstration
Posthuman - Extender
Nita Aviance - Addison Rave
Maelstrom - Moneres
Mace - Acid Tales Pt. 2
Ayumi Hamasaki - M (Above & Beyond Vocal Mix)
Ozwald - Sex Drum
Perra Inmunda - Ayer Te Vi
Ryan James Ford - Structure of Civilization (Youth Mix)
DJ SWISHERMAN - Pourin Up
Kylie Minogue - Butterfly (Sandstorm Dub)
Fireground - Harbour Walk
Byron Yeates - Hyper Hyper (Kyle Starkey Remix)
Countess Luann - Chic C’est La Vie (L Fontana & G Newman Club Mix)
Donald’s House - Bassian Plain (Alex Kassian Remix)
Omon Breaker - Одержимый
Syntrovert - Seeker (Ping ü!)
Lonyo - Garage Girls (Sunship Radio Edit)
Digitalism - Digitalism in Cairo (Digitalism’s Original Extended Mix)
Romain FX - Flow & Glow (Gospel Mix)
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di) (KLM Vocal Mix)

Zeigler Live at ANIMAL - 7/19/25

A pillar of NYC’s underground and a founding force behind the legendary The Carry Nation, Nita Aviance has shaped the pulse of queer nightlife for over several decades. With sets that blur the line between ritual and rave, her sound is equal parts precision, power, and play—drawing from house, techno, vogue, and the deep lineage of ballroom and ballroom-adjacent spaces she’s helped amplify.

She helped birth the very first Nocturnal Emissions alongside Will Automagic, laying the sonic foundation for what the party has become. For Pride, she returned solo—bringing with her the experience, energy, and edge that’s earned her a place in NYC nightlife history. At peak hour, Mother arrived, stepped into the heat of the room and unleashed a relentless, dreamy monsoon of rhythm, feeding the dreamers of the dance floor one beat at a time and pushing the night into overdrive. Check out more of Nita https://soundcloud.com/djnitamusic

NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS is a trippy mix-mash of house, techno and trance with Latin / tribal influence; a distorted, sound-bending, mind-fuck that will leave you suspended with the vibrations of the night. bit.ly/nocturnalnyc for next events and more info. Live set mastered by @djjohnnyi

Nocturnal Sessions 031: Nita Aviance (LIVE)

Rumors Mix Series 022: MAKEEN

party and mix series since 2014 with a rotating cast of deejays and organizers. paypal.me/rumorschicago

STARRING:
@arielzetina
@misstwinkusa
Dutchesz Gemini

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

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