Sharlese's Mix Club

I put together a collection of songs last year as part of World Goth Day for KEXP. This was when the pandemic was hitting super hard and I remember for some reason, I was still feeling super inspired to put this together. Maybe it was from being alone and just sitting on a bank of cool songs and realizing that one of the best feelings ever is listening to good music. 

This isn't anything fancy, it's just a collection of songs that I was really into at the time (still love). So sit back and enjoy :)

World Goth Day is annually celebrated on May 22nd. 

1. Antiflvx - White Light
2. She Past Away - Durdu Dünya
3. Dock Hellis - Rook
4. Profit Prison - Strange Situation
5. Psychic Guilt - Your Dark Lover
6. S Y Z Y G Y X - Play With Fire
7. Webdriver Torso - Web_006
8. Chrome Corpse - Detecting Movement (Extended Dancefloor Mix)
9. Total Chroma - I Dream of Fire
10. Panther Modern - Creep
11. Icy Men - Полупустые автобусы (Uninhabited Buses)
12. Nox Novacula - The Light Below
13. Midwest Nice - Shadow
14. Kalte Nacht - Ghost Dance
15. Ritual Veil - Wolf in the Night
16. Selofan - There Must Be Somebody
17. Bloom Offering - Consent to Death
18. Un Hombre Solo - Aferrado
19. Police Des Moeurs - Éther
20. Profit Prison - Strange Situation
21. Spectres - When Possessed Pray
22. IAMTHESHADOW - Pitchblack
23. Youryoungbody - Casting
24. NNHMN - Black Sun

World Goth Day 2020 Mix

Audio from the video recorded for Intergalactic FM Streaming Festival 2021.

Mastered by @yobkiss
Video by Alex Noelke // IG: marn3n

Video can be found here: https://hotmixes.net/mixes/i/intergalactic.fm/2021.streaming.festival/video/sharlese.mp4


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Sharlese @ Intergalactic FM Streaming Festival 2021

Captivating confidence and quiet sophistication. This is Almond Brown—DJ, producer, remixer, vocalist, consummate professional & wig snatcher. An eclectic mix of sounds, his music is best described as contemporary house with an aggressively distinctly funky resonance. His sets are an exercise in cross genre flexibility and harmony of House, vocal and Disco classics. “I’ve always jumped across genres, even back in Jr. high.  we’d play Cameo “I just want to be” followed by “Jamie’s Crying” Van Halen.  I feel most comfortable being outside of the lines a bit”. 

Born & raised in the PNW, AB  has been djʼing for over 35 years, but considers himself a musician first. He’s equally as comfortable singing, or in the studio writing & producing and has has residencies spanning from the Cuff to Q, while opening for some of the industries most iconic artists.

“As we emerge its vital we create spaces for Black & Brown artists to ensure a legacy of inclusion we can look back on in the next ten years. I’ll always have my hand in the business, and am excited to lend my voice to that effort, and equally excited to partner and offer my creative direction for a new SODO entertainment venue. Out of the darkness, I’m so thankful.

This is a special exclusive mix in celebration of Juneteenth and PRIDE made by Almond Brown for Sharlese's 6-20-21 Expansions show on KEXP radio in Seattle.

Almond Brown Guest Mix for Expansions on KEXP 6-20-21

"Katred spent a decade spinning queer parties and underground music around Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. She co-founded False Prophet, a monthly dark dance night with Sharlese Metcalf. She currently resides in Upstate NY and has been a frequent guest at Blackout Dance Party (Hudson, NY), Catharsis (Troy, NY), and is currently working with Upstate Techno, a collective focused on bringing inclusive, community-oriented dance events to the Upstate/Central NY area.

Katred is a resident with Interference Radio, an East Coast based hard/dark techo-focused DJ channel on Twitch. She also broadcasts post-punk, EBM, darkwave, and techno from her own channel: twitch.com/katred77.”

Listen to Mechanical Breakdown hosted by Sharlese on KEXP, every Monday (Sunday night) from 1-2am. www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Tracklist:
Martial Canterel & Tobias Bernstrup - Shadow Rider
ADULT. - Lost Love 
Third Son - Correctly Misunderstood
De Ambassade  - Jerney
The Bleak Engineers - Absurd (The Bleak Engineers Edit & Cut)
89s† & Petra Fleurr - Masquerade
Years of Denial - Oh Boy
Colm III - Take Me High (Mansion Mix)
Second Planet  - Control
Lassigue Bendthaus  - Velocity Life
Flue  - Fancy Free
Hante. - Wild Animal (Fee Lion Remix)
SPK - Kontakt
Young Marble Giants  - The Final Day

@kate-moore-16

Katred Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

I made this mix for my radio show, Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP. I created this mix as a celebration of Skinny Puppy and the band announcing their final tour and this mix aired on Monday, May 8th, 2023. Skinny Puppy played in Seattle the following day at the Paramount Theater.

This is not everything. SP has a HUGE catalog and at the time, I was only working with an hour show. This is the mix I created out of love for one of the most influential bands in industrial music. 

Skinny Puppy - Uranus Cancelled
Skinny Puppy - Killing Game
Skinny Puppy - Stairs And Flowers
Skinny Puppy - Dig It
Skinny Puppy - Brak Talk
Skinny Puppy - Nature's Revenge
Skinny Puppy - Harsh Stone White
Skinny Puppy - Addiction
Skinny Puppy - Deep Down Trauma Hounds
Skinny Puppy - Dead Lines (400 Blows remix)
Skinny Puppy - Glass Houses
Skinny Puppy - wornin'
Skinny Puppy - Testure
Skinny Puppy - Inquisition
Skinny Puppy - Overdose
Skinny Puppy - Sleeping Beast
Skinny Puppy - Assimilate

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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown, hosted by Sharlese on KEXP 90.3 FM online at www.kexp.org, every Saturday (Friday night) from 1-3am.

Skinny Puppy Appreciation Mix on Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Tracklist:

Taurus - Spielen (Original) 
Cosey Mueller - Constructed 
Curses - Boundless feat. Jennifer Touch (L.F.T. Remix)
Plague Pits - Poetry From The Future 
Das Beat - Paragraph 1
Mala Herba - Dawaj
The Soft Rider - Around Me 
ADULT. - Pressure Suit 
Vacant Heads - Street Toucher
INHALT - Language (Instrumental) 
Hannes Berwing - Nichts ist für immer
Parole e azioni - Fais confiance au soldat allemand
Brenda i Funky - Zapraszamy na pokład
The Serfs - Persona non grata
Ces Cadáveres - Observas los sentimientos de tu fin 
DAS DAS - Leben in Bildschirmen
Werner Karloff - Zukunft
89s† & Petra Flurr - Maschinen 
Charlie - Melodies Bring Memories 
John, Paul, George, Ringo & Richard - Zukunft

BIO
Brazilian-born, Berlin-based DJ, curator, and event promoter Paty Vapor has been active since 2013.

A member of the infamous Brazilian party series BLUM, Berlin-based label Slow Motion Rec. / Wrong Era, and the Not Found night series. Performing regularly at the pinnacle of Berlin’s venues, Panorama Bar, RSO, Renate, Urban Spree, OXI, and Sameheads, among others, solo and as one half of DJ duo Wisdom Tits, her project with Caillou.

Her sets evoke an old-school nostalgia of the ’80s, moving from EBM and Industrial to Synthpunk, Wave and Belgian New Beat. Definitively characterised by vicious kick and snare, thick and angular basslines, space synths and arcane vocals.

Soundcloud: @patyvapor
Instagram: @patyvapor

Listen to Mechanical Breakdown, hosted by Sharlese on KEXP, every Monday (Sunday night) from 1-2am. www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Paty Vapor Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Together in Electric Dreams with Sharlese
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Spend two hours with Sharlese from Seattle, WA in the goth, Italo, wave and synth world.

Sharlese works at the legendary radio station KEXP as a DJ and producer of The Afternoon Show, Expansions, and Mechanical Breakdown as well as the station’s Programming Education Manager where she works closely with youth who are breaking into the radio industry.

In Seattle, Sharlese has a live music party called False Prophet and a dance party called Audiodrome at Pony. She is also a resident of Seattle's underground techno collective, secondnature and additionally serves as a member of the Black Techno Matters collective.

Episode 1: Together In Electric Dreams - Sharlese

TRACKLIST
1. Quadrant Six - Body Mechanic (1982)
2. Newcleus - Computer Age (Push The Button) (1984)
3. Mikki - Love Emergency (1984)
4. The World Class Wreckin Cru - Juice (1985)
5. Return of the Living Acid - Get Funky ! (1992)
6. Industrial - The Future (1992)
7. Kid Unknown - Nightmare (1992)
8. Liquid - Liquid Is Liquid (1992)
9. UR - The Final Frontier (1992)
10. Digital Domain - I Need Relief (1994)
11. Son’Z Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Further Out (Da Far Out Remix) (1991)
12. Josh B - Blame It On The State (1992)

BIO
Hailing from Paris with Bulgarian roots, Karassimeon is obsessed with Disco and EBM, hence his motto “Glitter & Leather”. He has released a string of tracks on Toulouse based label Ritmo Fatale in 2023, delivering his distinctive blend of Cold Wave, EBM and Italo. Beyond the initial support he was granted by Kendal and Pablo Bozzi, his productions are gathering growing support in the scene by the likes of Marie Davidson, Curses, David Carretta, Avalon Emerson and Jennifer Cardini. 2024 will see him expand his production footprint, with releases on labels such as Ritmo Fatale, Pinkman, and Ombra International.

Relentlessly researching new soundscapes in his studio, Karassimeon premiered his live electronic show in November 2023 and will deliver it on tour in 2024. Stay tuned! 
This guest mix features some of his favorite records from early 80s to early 90s, tunes which have inspired him a lot as a producer and as a DJ. 

Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST. www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Karassimeon Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

TRACKLIST
1. Body Party - Theme-Muscles
2. Amarcord - Un Sogno Senza Fine (unreleased)
3. Zombies In Miami, Toltecnica - Close To You (Original Mix)
4. Neurotiker - Ghetto Birds
5. Alex aguayo & Silicodisco - Desire (Louis De Tomaso Remix)
6. Rotciv, Jorkes - You Will Be Mine (ROTCIV Remix)
7. Asymetric 80 - Dance Machines (Fragedis Remix) 
8. Giorgio Moroder - Faster Than The Speed Of Love (Alpha Sect Re-Edit) 
9. Zaatar - Leaving For The Sky
10. Liebknecht - Köln (Original Mix)
11. My Boy Roy - Numbers
12. Kalipo, Local Suicide, Dina Summer - Hide & Seek (Club Edit)
13. Red Woodchuck - Sysex (Original Mix)
14. Blind Vision - Don't Look At Me
15. COMFORT CURE - Rain On The Bar
16. GHOST COP - A Door Left Open


BIO
Zaatar زْعَتر music is the peculiar combination of both her origins : Moroccan and Belgian. 

She finds her inspiration in the post punk and EBM movement of the late 80’ and early 90’.

Her tracks are therefore built around a gritty and rough baseline that sets the mood for frenetic body dances. Melodies and sounds inherited from her home country - Morocco- completes her soundscape in a way that is her own.

During her DJ sets she invites the public on a captivating journey from light to darkness, an oscillation between joy and melancholy sometimes punctuated by oriental melodies.

Co-founder and resident of the Laisse Tomber Les Filles collective, she works to celebrate women on the decks, freedom and diversity, values that never leave her, especially behind the decks.

She joins the label Ritmo Fatale with the track Abiad Al Layali already considered as an EBM reference.

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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST. www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

@zaatar_music

Zaatar Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Tracklist:

1. Keen K - When the Moon Falls Down
2. Stigma - Arsenic On The Rocks
3. Curses - Dead Last
4. Zaatar - Your Turn To Run
5. Levantine - The Lust For Unsung Dreams
6. Alex Niggemann - Just A Little feat. Jonny Cruz (Gerd Janson Remix)
7. Luca dell'Orso - Multra
8. Vaalha	Odyssey - (Panthera Remix)
9. Mundo D - Bladepunk (Parissior Remix)
10. Austher - Letting Down
11. Out Of The Ordinary - Immer Wenn Er Pillen Nahm (Bizzaro Universe Edit)
12. PRZ - Luv Trk
13. Eleven Pond  - Watching Trees (Black Light Smoke Remix)

BIO
Vladyslav Putistin is a Kyiv based Ukrainian DJ. He started in the late 00's and witnessed the birth of modern local clubs and festivals which forged his energetic distinctive style. 

As a DJ he seamlessly merges EBM, Italo Disco, New Beat, and Trance in admired sets, podcasts, mixes. After the full scale invasion Vladyslav started to produce his own music as a solo artist and as part of a duo with talented Kyiv based artist Lvcerate. 

Their first EP 'Hot Flashes' was released in early 2024 via Sharped Records.

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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

@vladyslavputistin

Vladyslav Putistin Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Track List:

1. La Rolls - Sure Is (24 Tracks Mix)
2. Pressure Drop Featuring Joanna Law - You're Mine (Leftfield's Guv Dub pt​.​2) 
3. Mugwump - Mount (The Hacker Remix)
4. Lokier - Headless
5. Flexi Cowboys - Domination (DayVentura Tighter Belt Edit)
6. Solitary Dancer - Losing Touch
7. Quell - Desdemona
8. East Wall - Ice of Fire
9. Paranoid London  - Start to Fade (with Josh Caffe)

BIO
Stacy Christine's foray into DJing took place under the wing of Joshua James of Music For Dancers (MFD) in 2012. Selecting records and cohosting several parties, it was at MFD that she made a fateful friendship with Chris Bowen of Bears in Space, LA. 

After the unfortunate closure of MFD, Chris Bowen took Stacy Christine on as a protégé, offering her her first DJ gig in 2015 at Bowen and Victor Rodriguez's monthly Friday night party, Cub Scout, a wilderness-themed party at Silver Lake's gay institution, Eagle LA. (read more... via https://ra.co/dj/stacychristine)

@coupdestace
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Stacy Christine Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Track List:

1. VAN LUKAS ORCHESTRA - THE GIRL DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE
2. STANYA - FADING
3. JESUS COULDN'T DRUM - CRACK THE WHIP
4. JOHNSON ENGINEERING CO. - BLOCK MANIA
5. BLACK LIGHT DISTRICT - SUNDIAL
6. 18E OKTOBER - SISTA VERSEN PA DEN SISTA SANGEN
7. ABORTED AT LINE 6 - MAMMUT
8. RICHARD TERMINI PROJECT  - BYTE IT
9. DATA-BANK-A - IS GOD A MONSTER?
10. DZ LECTRIC & ANTHON SHIELD - THE FLESH ORDER
11. EL AVIADOR DRO Y SUS OBREROS ESPECIALIZADOS - 
12. DESTINO CONTRA DIOS
13. WICKED WITCH - UNDER YOUR SPELL
14. POLADROÏD - DANSE MACABRE
15. BOUND BY ENDOGAMY - (LETTRE À) TUTOR
16. ENSAMBLE  - INDUSTRIA DE ODIO
17. VO ESE - RIKE'S BIRTHDAY
18. TWICE A MAN - SORROW
19. MASSIVE STEREO SELLOUT - HOPE
20. KALASHNIKOV - ULTRAVIOLENCIA
21. PORTION CONTROL - DEMO (B5)

BIO
Violet Poison is the proto-EBM/Industrial side-project of Italian producer and dj, Francesco Baudazzi, previously known as Obtane, the techno project he shut down in 2012. 

Violet Poison is inspired by oldschool EBM and synth/wave music from the 80's. Baudazzi also runs different projects under various aliases, some focused on 80's thriller/horror soundtracks and some on US-oriented Italo-disco/freestyle. Baudazzi also is the label head for Veleno Viola that is also a podcast mix series

@violet-poison
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Violet Poison Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

1. Radondo  - Deluge feat. Neu-Romancer
2. International Music System - Dancing Therapy (Franz Scala Rework)
3. Working Mens Club  - Teeth
4. Deserted Island  - Grange (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)
5. Senor Chugger - 75 to the Seafront (Sesto Senso Remix)
6. Kay-Chi & Sharlese - Unknown Memory (Radondo Remix)
7. Neu-Romancer - Neue Romantika  
8. Franz Scala - One Way Love Reworks
9. Radondo - Release
10. Amarcord & Altutt - A New Light (Extended Dance Mix)
11. Qual  - Take Me Higher (Kris Baha Remix)
12. Fat White Family - Bullet Of Dignity

BIO
Radondo connects the dots between Italo Disco, EBM and experimental rock within his productions. Incorporating subtle nods to post-punk and dystopian cinema, the UK-born artist creates a map of his influences, weaving compelling narratives in the process.
 
The Berlin-based artist has built a versatile sound within the Italian Dance Wave movement, garnering a swift reputation for his take on the genre. His progressive DJ sets have seen him quickly become a prevalent figure within Berlin's scene, playing regular slots at venues such as Renate and becoming a resident at the revered Slow Motion Records parties. With a steady run of releases on labels such as Wrong Era, Discotexas, Ritmo Fatale and Fucanglong Files, he merges arcane soundscapes with ethereal, analogue synth lines illuminating ever-growing sonic threads. 
 
As a remixer, he has gained recognition for his captivating consistency and support from the greats. He has remixed the likes of Zanias, Justin Strauss, and Moullinex, tying in a fascination with the darker realms of Italo Disco. Radondo creates a compelling atmosphere filled with tantalising nostalgia through forward-thinking production and energetic selections that have lit up dance floors from Vilnius to New York.

@radondo
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Radondo Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Track List

1. The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
2. The Presets - Pretty Little Eyes
3. Boys Noize - XYXY (Original Mix)
4. Water From Your Eyes, The Dare - Out There (The Dare Version)
5. Comfort Cure (Antoni Maiovvi Remix) - Last Thing
6. Taste of Sugar - Golden Shower
7. Kate Stein X INXS (Zanias & Neu-Romancer mashup) - Death Stoked X I Need You Tonight
8. Rework - Werewolf
9. Marcello Giordani - Oh! Superman (Disco Spacer Mix)
10. DECIUS (feat. Lias Saoudi & Maggie the Cat) - Show Me No Tears
11. Cowboy Rhythmbox (Erol Alkan Rework) - Rock Music
12. Moderna (Neu-Romancer Remix) - DIE4U
12. Fischerspooner (D.I.M. Remix) - Danse en France
14. Death in Vegas (Alpha Sect Edit) - Hands Around My Throat (Alpha Sect On-Speed Edit)
15. Alen Skanner - Launch Sequence
16. Curses, Third Culture - Lost & Found (Original Mix)
17. Neu-Romancer - Burning Eyes
19. Kris Baha - grains of time
20. Arabian Panther - Hafla For Our Dead
21. Icehouse (Cassian Remix) - Great Southern Land
22. Miss Kittin & Endrik Schroeder - The Hope
23. Royksopp (Trentemoller Remix) - What Else Is There?
24. Radondo - Dystopia
25. ZANIAS (Neu-Romancer Remix) - Teatree
26. Rrawun Maymuru, Nick Wales - Yolngu (Club Mix)
27. CAN (Pilooski Edit) - Mother Sky
28. Digitalism - Digitalism in Cairo
29. Nitzer Ebb (The Hacker Remix) - Control I'm Here
30. Underworld - Shudder / King Of Snake
31. Ton Globiter - Got No Pressure
32. Cher (Neu-Romancer Edit) - Believe

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BIO
Neu-Romancer is the solo venture of Berlin based, Australian musician, producer & DJ Laura Bailey.

Live, in the booth and within her productions, she entangles sounds of nostalgia and futurism to fuel euphoric moments that transcend time and space on the dance floor.

Beginning musical life as a bassist within numerous psyche rock, punk and indie projects in Australia, she quickly gained acclaim as a songwriter before experiencing the European scene, opening her ears to 80s darkwave and Italo-influenced dance music. 

After releasing her revered 2023 debut EP 'Neue Romantika’, track 3 ‘Superposition’ was selected as KEXP’s song of the day where they wrote it “recalls early Depeche mode classic with its dark, danceable rhythm.” The EP would go on to instill itself as a mainstay within Berlin’s Italo Disco and New Wave revival, sparking off collaborations with the likes of EBM-New-Beat industrial legends Randolph and Mortimer, Fleisch label head Zanias and Slow Motion Records affiliate Radondo.

She further unfolded her unique sound, a blend of 80s darkwave and Italo-influenced dance music, contributing to the Eskimo Recordings compilation ‘Next Wave Acid Punc DEUX’ with her song ‘Burning Eyes’ celebrated as a “Cowbell heavy Hi-NRG romp” by The Electricity Club and “Through it All” for ‘KEYI Magazines charity compilation ‘Sonic Reflections’. As a remixer, she has reimagined tracks from Joon, Local Suicide, Skelesys, Korine and Madd Rodd, releasing on the legendary Italians Do It Better and Greco-German powerhouse Iptamenos Discos. 

She has toured extensively throughout Europe, the UK, Canada and South America, playing bass live for ZANIAS, playing the likes of ‘Grauzone Festival’ in The Hague and ‘Cruel World Festival’ in Pasadena. 

As a DJ, her sets have lit up the world’s most respected clubs, radio shows and festivals, from 'Bite Nite' at 'Berghain’s' 'Panorama Bar' to Berlin’s 'Atonal Festival' at the legendary 'Tresor', 'Fusion Festival', Paris’s ‘La Machine du Moulin Rouge’ and New York’s 'The Lot Radio'. 

With a desire to interlink the metaphysical with the physical, Neu-Romancer is undoubtedly one to watch. 

@neu_romancer
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Neu-Romancer Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Track List

1. Slavik Dzyga - Tender & Savage
2. Djedjotronic - Running Man
3. Lennart - Stuck In Time
4. Cohn - Margiela in The Streets
5. Sian, Bobby Nourmand, David LeSal - Control (Skelesys Remix)
6. Fantastic Man - Bioxy
7. Elliot Litrowski - Highway To Holler
8. Sleek Teeth - Gone (Kris Baha Remix)
9. Alpha Sect - La Reve Éveillé
10. Vladyslav Putistin & Lvcerate - Ghosts of the Past (Vaälha Remix)
11. Lavion - Into The Stars
12. Packim - Acid Cocktail
13. Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts (KMITL Edit)

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BIO
Arvin T is a New York based DJ/Producer, as well as Liaison for France-based record label Ritmo Fatale. 

Having grown up in a household that loved to play anything from Iranian disco, new wave, hip hop, and more; Arvin established roots hopping from Detroit to Chicago, and now living in Brooklyn. A lover of seamless genre-exploration, he regularly performs at clubs such as Basement, Paragon, and Gabriela. 

He has two releases, respectively on E-missions recording and Return to Forever labels. 

@arvin_t
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Arvin T. Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

1. Las Eras - Telefono
2. Zaatar - Abiad Al Layali
3. Cate Hortl - Hurt You
4. Randolph & Mortimer - Solta No Caos (ft Avenoar)
5. Brixx  - Metamorphosis (ft Black Dahlia)
6. Dildox - Mutation (Healng Remix)
7. KRSSV - Reyerta
8. Facets - Power Structure
9. Boy Harsher - Machina (ft. Ms. BOAN) Soft Crash Remix)
10. Werther Effect - Bakteria (Aurelia Dinamita & Gallo Hermético 11. Remix)
12. Cavalry Stone - Relentless Lashes
13. Black Dahlia - Semantic Satiation
14. Kris Baha + Jensen Interceptor - Out There On the Ice
15. Reka X Imperial Black Unit - Arrasadora Utopia
16. TAPIIA - Raveolution
17. MRD - Superwoman ft Sticky Icky
18. The Chica - El Ritmo de la Noche
19. Arachnida - Ruina

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BIO
Hot Goth GF is a queer event organizer, radio show host, and DJ dedicated to highlighting femme and queer artists in punk, goth, darkwave, and all dark genres. Since starting out in late 2021 she has produced sold out shows in SF and Oakland, creating spaces for QTBIPOC goths to be their freakiest selves. 
Check out  hotgothgfradio.com and @hotgothgfradio on Instagram for all things dark and moody in the Bay Area.

@hotgothgfradio
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Hot Goth GF Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

1. Human League - Darkness
2. Ghecko - Firelight
3. Moses - Our Revolution (We Just)
4. Joy Peters - Don't Lose Your Heart Tonight
5. Image - Hot Stuff
6. Garland - Heartbeat
7. Control D - Vision In The Mirror
8. Ministry - Jealousy
9. Roy - Shooting Star
10. Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant
11. Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone)
12. Axodry - You (Razormaid Mix)
13. Michael Prince - Dance Your Love Away

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BIO
Starborough has been involved in the Westcoast Sound of Holland scene around Cybernetic Broadcasting System and IntergalacticFM for almost 20 years, organising parties, hosting radioshows and running the now defunct Radio Galaxia channel for IntergalacticFM. With his broad selection of classic house, electro and disco tracks he rocked dancefloors throughout the Netherlands. He played online for various online stations and podcasts, but most importantly: IntergalacticFM. Starborough’s carefully constructed deejaysets combine the swing of soul and funk with the mechanical push of house and electro, with some Italian melancholy thrown in for good measure.

@https://soundcloud.com/starborough-1
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Starborough Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

False Prophet & Actual Pain present Regis: Live EBM (85 - 89) set at Kremwerk 2/8/15

False Prophet & Actual Pain present Regis: Live EBM (85 - 89)set at Kremwerk 2/8/15

1. Baroque Bordello - Today
2. Malaria! - You You
3. Eleven Pond - Watching Trees (The Bleak Engineers Reconstruction) 
4. No More - Suicide Commando (I-Robots Reconstruction)
5. Secession - Touch (Part 3)
6. The Twins - Face To Face - Heart To Heart 
7. Mount Sims - Lights O
8. Penetration - Basic Penetration
9. The Bleak Engineers - Halloween Theme
10. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
11. Tommi Stumpff & Silvia - Ch Bin Nicht Die
12. Warum Joe - Ralph Und Karl
13. Perspects - Parts
14. Alan Vega - Jukebox Babe
15. Duet Emmo - First Person

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BIO
The Bleak Engineers coldwave duo consists of Moralez and Zombierella (half of horror punk band Messer Chups). Both artists have been working on the music scene for more than twenty years. They debuted on Six Tonnes De Chair Records 5 years ago with a «New Frontiers» LP that mixed electronic sounds with live bass and guitar. An album followed on Mosaique Records in 2019, but one of their earliest tracks “Unconscious”, which was released along with a video, has remained unreleased. It’s the title of their second 12’’ LP that came out on Rotation Mécanique in 2021. 

Both albums have high ratings on discogs and are hard to get today on vinyl. They are in no hurry and have chosen the path of an independent vision of New Wave, DIY, Flexipop and 80’s minimal synths. Although synthesisers grew into great knob-covered beasts there are still plenty of bands like The Bleak Engineers that are thankfully in thrall to the early synth sounds. They have a new album «The Mystical Dream» coming out this autumn in November 2024.

About Mix: 
This mix is like a point of attraction for their musical desires and dreams brings together the unconscious, but very beautiful and expressive. Here music from different years and languages acquires an attractive meaning in an unobtrusive audio form. Enjoy!

@thebleakengineers
@mqrotationrecords
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The Bleak Engineers Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Mix was created in loving memory of Amanda, known to many as Suzan Flag.

Mix was also created a feature on Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP for the 2024 Ombra Music Festival happening 06.12 - 08.12. More info at https://ombrafestival.com

Track List

1. Xmal Deutschland - Die Wolken
2. Bézier - Valencia
3. The Scaners  - Abduction Remix
4. Yoshi - Gorli Morning Heroes
5. L.F.T. (feat. Rosaceae) - Narcissist
6. Savage Grounds - Deutsche Liebe
7. Charlou / Pleonexia - Wrong Direction
8. DAS DAS  - Traumkabine
9. Doppler Effect  - I Don't Have What I Really Want (Dub)
10. Vampire Vegan - Perimtre Quotidien
11. Bound by Endogamy - Cogs
12. Ventre De Biche - Flics à ton Rythme
13. RUHR - INDIVIDUALITÄT
14. eat-girls - Para los Pies Cansados
15. Nitsujj (Feat. Stephen) - Social Unrest
16. CEL  (Felix Kubin and Hubert Zemler - Elektrybalt
17. Zona Utopica Garantita  - Les Temps Modernes
18. Djedjotronic - Circus
19. ALF - Fallo Empático
20. Elektrokohle - I Wanna Cry
21. Genesis P-Orridge & Psychic Tv - Decoder Part 5
22. Boy Harsher - Intro 

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BIO
Wisdom Tits is the Berlin-based project by Caillou, French-German DJ, curator and one half of MILK ME, alongside Paty Vapor, Brazilian DJ, curator, part of Wrong Era, Slow Motion Records, and resident at the Berlin based club Sameheads. Together they run their party series focused on highlighting Minimal Synth, Synthpunk, Post Punk and No Wave.

Their research is focused on dark electronics and old-school sounds with an avant-garde touch. A blend of percussive drums, powerful basslines, synthetic melodies and immersive vocals, connecting the past with the future. Shifting constantly between low and high BPM, they infect the dance floor with their selection.

@patyvapor
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Wisdom Tits Guest Mix as part of Ombra Music Festival for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Sharlese b2b David Vunk on Operator Radio 1-10-25

Track List:

Skinny Puppy - Deep Down Trauma Hounds (Remix)

Haruomi Hosono - Platonic

Soma Holiday - Shake Your Molecules (Dub)

Signal Aout 42 - Pleasure and Crime (Instrumental)

Arbeid Adelt - Death Disco (Todd Terje Edit)

Device Control - Most People

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)

Section 25 - Looking From a Hilltop (Megamix)

Herbie Hancock - Rockit

Crazy Gang - Telephone Computer (Edit)

Gay Marvine - Im Yr Money

Funky Family - Funky Is On (Original Mix 1984)

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BIO
Nick Carroll is a Seattle-based DJ and promoter, and the co-founder of both secondnature and Research, two innovative ventures that are shaping the city’s underground electronic music scene. Driven by a deep passion for exploring and pushing creative sounds, he plays an integral role in the direction of both projects. Beyond his work with secondnature and Research, Nick is also a resident DJ at Audiodrome, a popular event series that takes place on the second Saturday of each month at Pony. Known for his eclectic blend of genres, his sets have earned him a reputation as a key figure in the vibrant Seattle music community.

@soundcloud.com/ncarr0ll
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Nick Carroll Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Track List:

Cham-pang - Bella V
Ike Yard - Night After Night
DIN - Oil
Das Ding - Take Me Away
Pre Fix - Underneathica
CHBB - Trigger Up Up!
Karger Traum - Das Ende
Blake Baxter - Does Not Compute
Silent Em - My Versions of Hell
Stephan Eicher Spielt Noise Boys - MiniMiniMiniMiniJupe
MOEV - Rotting Geraniums
Severed Head - Lamborghini
Nyrabakiga - Cor Corora
Zwischenfall - Sandy Eyes
KAO4S - 80 MPH

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BIO
Anticipation is the solo project and DJ name of Chris Daresta, who also co-runs DKA Records based in Atlanta. In addition to his solo work, Chris is part of the bands Domestic Exile and Pyramid Club. Recently, he's done remixes for Feudal and Comfort Cure. As a teenager, he was deeply influenced by Fugazi and Dischord Records, and he strives to bring that DIY, politically conscious spirit to his work in synth-pop, EBM, post-punk, and goth music. His all-time favorite album is Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants.

@soundcloud.com/dka-records
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Anticipation Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Michael Brook – Earth Floor
Calibre – Strange Are The Days
F.S.O.L. – Lifecycle
Hallucinator – Phebes
Klein Volk – Herfsttijloos
Jon Hassell – Fearless
Luke Wyatt – The Music You Hear At Sea World And Never Forget
FOQL – Devine Horseman
Musiccargo – La Era
Es - Universaali Totuus
Potter Natalizia Zen – Part 2
Marco Simioni and Mattia Saviolo – Yugen
Dreems - Meltdown / Recovery
Grens – Het Gesprek
FOQL – ShhhShh
Es - Sateenkaarisuudelma III
Harold Budd - Ice Floes In Eden
John Carroll Kirby - End Credits Theme
Narwal - Track 4

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BIO
Inspired by I-f in the late 90ies Ian Martin started to follow the path of underground quality music. Always finding his own sound within the alternative sonic spectrum. His DJ career started as a resident at the Rotterdam Bootleg DJ cafe, where underground freaks came together.

Nowadays Ian Martin is a seasoned artist and DJ in the underground electronic music scene. His DJ sets create exhilarating combinations and musical and apocalyptic madness. From acid to electro and techno, he always presents the pearls of the genres. As an artist he has more than 25 releases on his track record on labels like Bunker, Strange Life, Pinkman, New York Haunted, Minimal Rome and many others.

Always eclectic, ranging from electro, minimal wave, techno and dark ambient and drones. Melancholic at times. His weekly show SEER on the epochal Intergalactic FM has brought kaleidoscopic music into the scene. Also he has residencies at Operator and Mutant.

Being full of contradictions (sophisticated yet raw, apocalyptic yet divine/celestial), his sets guarantee originality, stormy and melodic mania. Music for the Universe!

@https://soundcloud.com/seer-music
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Ian Martin Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Sharlese, the Seattle-based DJ and radio host, thrives on the unexpected. The complexities and intricacies built within one of her sets start a dialogue between genres: from electro to EBM,Italo to techno, her vocabulary is vast but always dark. Sharlese’s DJing creates elegant moments in time in which to fall in love, to cry, to feel. Dance floors all over the world—including IFM in the Netherlands, Tresor West in Dortmund, Panorama Bar and Merge in New York City—have experienced her moody sets that ricochet between a seductive beat and uplifting synth patterns. Additionally, her DJ mixes for prestigious podcasts such as pi pi pi, Feinstoff, KIHDI and BITE have further shown her ability to invoke movement from the most unpredictable array of genres made for the sweaty dance floor.
Most of all, Sharlese’s respect and knowledge for music is deep, and it shows. She’s been working at the prestigious KEXP radio station for 17 years and is now a producer for The Afternoon Show, the Programming Education Manager, and is the host of Mechanical Breakdown, a show that emphasizes off-the-cuff underground and boundary-pushing music. Her club DJ career began in 2012 as a resident of Seattle’s industrial wave event, Second Sight; this experience, alongside hosting shows at Electric Tea Garden, built the foundation for her monthly party, Audiodrome, at the historic Pony. Held on the second Saturday of the month, Audiodrome is a collective that focuses on a variety of styles including Italo, wave, synth, electro and techno—all while streaming live via Intergalactic.fm. False Prophet, Sharlese’s live event series, has been nurturing emerging and celebrated artists
such as Josh Cheon, ADUL T., Nuovo Testamento, Kontravoid, Kris Baha, Franz Scala and Spike Hellis for nearly a decade in Seattle. Additionally, her residencies with the PNW techno collective, secondnature and at Massive Club located in Capitol Hill in Seattle and ROAM Recordings, Problèmes d’amour party in San Francisco further attest to her dedication to her craft and unwavering pursuit to make bodies dance.

Tehran Night #476 Sharlese

Sharlese @sharlese is a Seattle DJ and KEXP host blending electro, EBM, Italo, and techno. She’s played at venues like Nowadays, Tresor West, and Panorama Bar and has appeared on podcasts like pi pi pi and The Brvtalist. With 17 years at KEXP, she produces The Afternoon Show and hosts Mechanical Breakdown. Sharlese also runs and curates Audiodrome and False Prophet and holds residencies at secondnature in Seattle and ROAM Recordings’ Problemes d'amour in SF.  

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0:00 Interview
17:53 DJ set

Playlist-
1. GAZZI - Pèrdua
2. Anoraak - Gang (The Populists Remix)
3. MayDay - No Solution
4. Tucan Discos - TMF (Edit)
5. Andi - Not Leaving Without Jerry
6. Kiko, S.Deschezeaux - Video Clash
7. Years of Denial - Lover's Crime (The Hacker Remix)
8. Radio Void - F.R.E.S.H
9. Terribly Measured - Since I Fell For The Snare (Lunatic Music Edit)
10. Kay-Chi - White Flash
11. Marinelli - El Forastero (Alan Skanner Remix)
12. Fisherman - Paradise
13. Unsighted - Dead End
14. Radondo - Virtue
15. Vladyslav Putistin & Lvcerate - Danza Industriale (Lennart Remix)
16. Love Letters - CMB
17. Captain Mustache - Everything (Instrumental)

Bedroom Riot Podcast #6 Sharlese - Interview + DJ set

Drifting through the cosmos, caught between stardust and the unknowable, I find comfort in the pulse of 160 BPM — a heartbeat synced to the chaos and wonder of the universe. The infinite pulls me in, reminding me that curiosity is the only constant.



https://www.instagram.com/sharlese_m/


Milk Me Session w/ Sharlese [24.03.25]

Francisco & Cosmo - Too Much Love
Donna Allen - Serious
Freeez - IOU
Koto - Visitors
Mark Shreeve - Legion (Razor Mix)
Rochelle - Love Me Tonight
Christopher Just - House
The Maghreban	M25 (ft King Kashmere) - M25
Detroit's Filthiest - Treat Me Right (Instrumental)
Mule Driver - Caved String
Felix Da Housecat - Marine Mood
The Maghreban - Horse
Christopher Just - House 2
Cristian Vogel - Bite N Scratch
LA Williams - Terminal Velocity
Andy Romano - Sayonara Robot
Mystic Bill - U Won't See Me
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Metro Area - Art Of Hot
Revolting Cocks - Dirt

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BIO
Moot grew up in the North West of England,  and has been collecting music and DJing for over 30 years. He has played at various festivals in Germany and The Netherlands, as well as gigs in Manchester, Glasgow, London and his hometown of Chester. His style is fast paced and varied, and his sets often flip between multiple genres. Showcasing his love for all styles of electronic music.

@soundcloud.com/moot-741358614
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Moot Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Sharlese LIVE at Zero Chill (NYC) Womannial Edition

Nos - Ocean 33
Lost Trax - And/Or
Dawl - Total Annihilation
Electro Nation - Machine Made
mmWave - Signal
Jacksonville - Orienne
SFV Acid - FEE
Star-kid, Gamma Intel & 543ff - Three City Firm
No Moon - Wasp City
P1nkf1re - Couch Pinkmix
Obergman - Pyroclastic Flow
DMX Krew - Tunnel Beneath Precinct 11
Böhm - Tranquility

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BIO
Chloe Harris aka Raica is a DJ and music producer who has gained a substantial following through her original tracks posted on SoundCloud. She began producing music in 1998, initially focusing on progressive house, but in 2012, she transitioned to experimental synth music, marking a significant shift in her creative direction. Known for her eclectic and evolving sound, Raica’s work blends atmospheric synths with intricate compositions, earning her a respected place in the electronic music community. In addition to her production career, she is a co-head and co-owner of the Discogs store and label Further Records. A native of Seattle, her work is deeply influenced by her connection to the Pacific Northwest music scene.

@chloeharris
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Chloe Harris Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Wave and Synth bangers by Sharlese.

https://www.instagram.com/sharlese_m

Sharlese @ The Lot Radio 05-02-2025

Les Marquises - Des Nuits
Einstürzende Neubauten - Sehnsucht (Zitternd)
The Residents - Safety Is A Cootie Wootie
Force De Frappe - Ere Nucleaire
Love Is Colder Than Death - Town E.
Simon Grab - Metanoia
Love Is Colder Than Death - Chorn
Clock Dva - The Hacker 
A Split - Second – Mambo Witch (Experimental Version)
Richard H. Kirk – Short Wave
Xeno & Oaklander - Actor’s Foil
Children Of The Night - I
Frustration - Insane
Void Vision - One
David Bowie - I’m Deranged (Lost Highway OST) 
Champagne Dub - Sink 

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BIO
Bianco Negativo is an Italian duo project established in 2019 by Davide Pestillo and Claudio Cuccovillo. They have been building their discography over the last years with releases on labels such as their own Marguerite Records, Warsaw-based Syntetyk and Glasgow-based Lunacy. The Milanese duo lies between dark synth-wave and EBM, but their second label, Tocca il Futuro, showcases their affinity for the eclectic and runs a radio show at Rinse France and LYL Radio.

@bianconegativo
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Bianco Negativo Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Nicolini - Sopratutto
Beau Wanzer - The Grim Whim
Larionov - Space Threat (Original Mix)
Ultradyne - Rising Tide
E-bony - Desert Ufo
Cosmic Force - Miami is the Place to Be
Pluto Junkies - Space Ghost
Univac - Segunda Creación
Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor - HRL6
The Exaltics Ft. Egyptian Lover - I Want You 
Franz & Shape v Tengrams - Quantum Drift (Original Mix)
Human Rebellion - Alien Radio
Robodrum - Syntezatory
Fabio Vinuesa - Analog Activity              
Djedjotronic - Phoneme
Rove Ranger - Asche

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BIO

VOLPEVOLPE (Sabine Voskuil) is a Utrecht-based DJ known for her relentless energy, sharp selection, and electrifying fusion of haunting Electro, pulsing EBM, snappy Acid, and textured, synth-heavy soundscapes. Rooted in a genuine passion for the West Coast underground scene, her sets bring a bold, refreshing perspective that feels both nostalgic and futuristic. Rather than simply playing tracks, VOLPEVOLPE constructs analogue-driven sonic journeys that create an immersive experience and captivate dancers from start to finish. You may have caught her performing at the notorious Intergalactic FM Festival, or through club concepts like Freaky Dancing, Machine Cult, and even Amsterdam dance event, where she delivered electrifying sets and high-impact performances that left a lasting impression. Outside the booth, she curates "Inside The Vortex" on Operator Radio, where she highlights her razor-sharp selections alongside personal backstories about her favourite underground producers and advocates for equality within electronic music. With growing momentum, a reputation for uncompromising track selection, and a presence that radiates authenticity, VOLPEVOLPE is a name to watch in the electronic music circuit.

@volpevolpe-sabine
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

VOLPEVOLPE Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Sharlese is a Seattle DJ and KEXP host blending electro, EBM, Italo, and techno. She’s played at venues like Nowadays, Tresor West, and Panorama Bar and has appeared on podcasts like pi pi pi and The Brvtalist. With 17 years at KEXP, she produces The Afternoon Show and hosts Mechanical Breakdown. Sharlese also runs and curates Audiodrome and False Prophet and holds residencies at secondnature in Seattle and ROAM Recordings’ Problemes d'amour in SF.

KEXP Inquiries (Mechanical Breakdown & Expansions): sharlese@kexp.org
For North American, LATAM and EU Bookings please reach out to info@houseofillfame.agency

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