Next up for the pod!
None other than DJ ojo, an extremely talented producer, DJ and good pal. The mix teeeters the line perfectly between dubbed out enjoyable home listening and slightly more gritty, club leaning tracks, expertly put together. Really nice tackle inside on this, give it a whirl. 
We also caught up with Joe for a little chat, check it below 

AM: Ojo! What have you been up to recently?

Yooo fellas, been rather busy, spinning various plates of music/work/life and trying not to get overwhelmed by all the fun stuff going on and killer music constantly being released! 

AM: How and where did you record the mix? Was there a theme or anything behind it?

Recorded it at home on my gorgeous set-up, shout out to my housemate Jacob @ Simpliply (link below) for building the hottest DJ units going.  I played a mixture of records and digis. 

In terms of theme, I guess I just wanted to try and reflect the kinda stuff that you guys have been promoting and releasing with AM. So it’s full of pretty dubbed out selections, music that walks the line between heavy and light, eerie and comforting, smooth and abrasive. 

AM: you use certain external effects / pedals within your mixing (and this mix) - is this a new thing/used frequently? Do you feel it lets you express yourself more in your djing?

Yep just recently treated myself to a delay unit, after much deliberation I chose the Benidub Digital Echo (link below) which I think sounds ridiculously nice, is easy to use, and also is electronically designed to work with mixers and other gear, rather than just guitars. Big tip!

Definitely helps in a variety of ways, whether you just want a bit of hands on improvisation whilst playing an individual track, or especially when you wanna create an interesting or exciting transition between tracks. Just gotta be careful not to overdo it cos it is very very fun!

AM: You really do have a style within your production already, very intricate/delicate/dubbed - tell us a bit about it and also your set up?

Kind of you to say, I’m definitely getting closer to the kinda sound/feeling that I imagine, although there’s a long way to go still. I work mostly just in Ableton, using a mix of samples, soft synths, and fucked up FX plugins. My ‘process’ (if you can call it that) can probably best be described as chaotic. Need to work on that…

AM: What’s next for you in 2022? Gigs/releases/food/trips/anything

No gigs of my own on the horizon, although I am v much available for booking so promoters HMU ;~) I’m currently working on a couple of new releases, one which will be my debut EP, coming out on a really dope label, if/when I manage to get it finished…

Otherwise I’ll be doing plenty of music tourism round the UK, eating dank food everywhere I go, and gazing out the window of cross-country trains. Got a few festivals booked in, particularly looking forward to Meakusma in Belgium, looks like a lovely mix of fun and experimental sounds. 

Until then, looking forward to having my heart warmed by seeing various talented friends continue to shell it at clubs n festivals! Peace x

https://www.instagram.com/simpli.ply/
https://www.instagram.com/benidub.audio/?hl=en

DJ  ojo - https://www.instagram.com/deejay_ojo/

AM Podcast #68 - DJ ojo

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave...

https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-hannah-pezzack-27th-june-2023

Elena Colombi w/ Hannah Pezzack 270623

Drifting, hanging, holding. Hoping, seeking, searching. And then finding.

Mark Van Hoen's ninth album as Locust is a cosmic whisper, a tender touch, where candid songwriting commingles with the afterimage of trip-hop and jungle. Across eight tracks, spectral melodies dance between languid breakbeats, and a formless murmur drifts through the ether, seeking a common thread.

Layered in strata, "The First Cause" reveals itself anew with each listen. Delicate tones share space with bass weight. Drums crunch, and rhythms cascade. Voices loop and intone, bodiless. What at first seems melancholy, you may later find reoriented—toward promise.

We seek solace in each other, and we seek solace in sound. Kinship isn't easy to come by. When a record offers its kind embrace to us as this one does, without reservation, we should take heed.

Written, performed and produced by Mark Van Hoen
© Touch Music/Fairwood Music UK Ltd
℗ 2023 Mark Van Hoen under exclusive license to Mysteries of the Deep

markvanhoen.com

Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY
Photography by Grant Aaron
Design by Gabriel Benzur
Words by Chris Zaldua

Pressed by: AFG Record Manufacturing
Worldwide Distribution: Space Cadets

© Mysteries of the Deep
MOTDLP017, 2023
mysteriesofthedeep.net

The First Cause

OX-HO

LTD Edition Vinyl LP

MOTDLP017 – Locust | The First Cause - OX-HO

legowelt [17.11.2023]

Dj SURGE + NEBBIERI - LOW FUZZ x MUTANT RADIO [o6] [30.12.2023]

depp blatter is a dj and record collector based in Leipzig, who lost his heart to slow and cheesy chuggers. For all Balearic lovers and beyond, he curates the monthly running show "Stanitzel mit Schlag" on Sphere Radio.

This mix explores UK street soul and everything related to it, from ragga to hip hop. Music that makes you smile and cry at the the same time.

https://soundcloud.com/deppblatter
https://soundcloud.com/stanitzelmitschlag
https://www.instagram.com/depp.blatter

Linger For A Moment Episode 07 - depp blatter 08.01.24

Perko Live From Music Room

Tune in for two hours of UK broken techno, bass and ambient w/ FYI Robyn & birthday boy, Kincaid.

FYI Robyn w/ Kincaid - 25/01/24 - [Voices Radio]

Dawn moods for the early birds, courtesy of Sleepier & Impey aka Spirit Blue.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-spirit-blue/episodes/early-bird-show-spirit-blue-31st-january-2024

The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue & Fauzia 310124

Espacio Perpendicular radio show at 9128.live by Yoshitaka Shirakura (@user-309855222)

In 2023, a new private space opened in Madrid with the goal to become a  meeting point purely for the enjoyment and discovery of underground music. Since 2023, Espacio Perpendicular has broadcasted some of its many meetings and recordings on 9128.live. 2024 sees the second season of the programme.

This Thursday we broadcast this set by Yoshitaka Shirakura recorded some months ago, in September 30th, during a wonderful trip to Japan, the label Astral Industries took over the cosy club Bonobo in Tokyo.

Radio Show #12 - Yoshitaka Shirakura (@Bonobo X Astral Industries, Tokyo)

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