Every so often the universe delivers one of those special parties, the ones that stick with you and send shivers down your spine bassline. A few months ago in a brief recess between interstate lockdowns, we had the absolute pleasure of playing the closing set at the Bridge courtyard for our friends at Lovejoy. We woke up at 6am, had a 7/11 coffee and a tequila and headed straight into the rave for a 9am set time(!!!). The pure rapture that ensued thereafter was captured via this recording. We originally weren't going to share it, but as we and our Sydney dance community family are both currently locked down, we thought it would be nice to relive the moment together, from our lounge rooms to yours.

We hope you enjoy <3

xx Wax'o Paradiso

9am - 12pm at Lovejoy

Oldskool street n soul bangers straight outta Ben Fester's astounding toolbox.

@ben-fester

Bazaar 47 || Ben Fester

A moody dance floor mix from the A Colourful Storm founder.

https://ra.co/podcast/795

@moopie

Resident Advisor podcast

RA.795 Moopie

~ 4:45PM to 7PM at Techworld @ Miscellania on the 13th March 2022 ~

Live from Techworld

Welcome DJ Luv You to the BSRMIX!

Proper feeling good vibes recorded live from the first weekend of Strawberry Fields Festival in Tocumwal by https://soundcloud.com/djluvyou of https://soundcloud.com/luna_blessings fame. Enjoy!

www.buttersessions.com

BSRMIX #123 - DJ Luv You

Recording of Rey Colino's set at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022.

Rey Colino at Lente Kabinet Festival 2022

https://www.nts.live/shows/shanticeleste/episodes/shanticeleste-21st-july-2022

Shanti Celeste b2b AMALIAH  210722

As @sleepd, childhood friends Maryos Syawish and Corey Kikos have greatly helped shape Melbourne's underground scene over the last decade. Between them, they have Iraqi and Maltese heritage and put out music on the likes of Incienso, Play On and Cocktail d'Amore Music as well as their own blog/party/label Butter Sessions. Like their expressive live show, it explores "the rave unconscious" so think everything from dreamy pads to driving rhythms, gritty electro to cosmic techno. 

This week's podcast is a superb showcase of their style: a mix that is constantly on the move, building momentum as rhythms go from elastic and bouncy to more driving and sleek. Percussion is perfectly sprinkled in to give extra texture, while nebulous synths add the colour as the pressure builds and builds. This is physical, psychedelic, emotional, trance-inducing electronic music that follows the familiar arc of a well-executed mix but in all new and unfamiliar ways.

Dekmantel Podcast 

Dekmantel Podcast 401 - Sleep D

Freshly moved from Melbourne to London, DAWS is already starting to make her mark in the capital. In her native Australia, she's cemented her name in the underground dance music and queer party scenes with her energetic, joy-filled sets that bridge her love of classic and contemporary house music.

Listening to her bright and punchy selections, you can tell she puts the fun front and centre; there's no room for seriousness and chin stroking round these parts.

This lightness and high-spirited outlook feeds into her own music too. Lockdown was the fuel to shift her focus on to production, and it was during these months where clubs were closed and events cancelled that she found a her voice as a producer and began to gain international recognition doing so. On top of original productions and remixes, which have been released on the likes of Rogue Cuts, Phenomena and Parry Talks, she shared a bunch of personal edits in her charity-focused ADHD series which unearth and rework some of her favourite pop tracks from the early noughties.

Next April will see her share her biggest work to date: a debut EP on Hot Haus Records which is primed for euphoric moments on the dance floor. As she gears up for the release, whilst keeping herself busy in the studio and gracing clubs across the UK and Europe, she pieces together a mix of playful electronics, bright house grooves and vibrant rhythmic excursions to get you through your working day...

DAWS: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Recorded live at Hope St Radio, Thursday 20th of April, 2023. 3-5pm

An introspective mix documenting the current global financial predicament. The music is presented in two halves. The first a glitched downtempo passage in discerning keys and unsettling yet groovy elements mimicking the higher authoritarian systems attempting to autocorrect inflation. In the second half, a switch to a more reassuring and comforting theme to remind all the life will be okay.

Accompanied Food: Foccacia + Casarecce w Broccoli, Anchovy & Pangrattato
Accompanied Drink: 'Bootleg' Grenache/Mouvedre by Little Reddie

Live @ Hope St Radio 20/4/23

Recorded live on the 4th of April, 2015 in country Victoria, Aus.

Live @ Hope St Radio 20/4/23

Luke CVR

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