Sharlese's Mix Club

Nothing to see here, just me messing around with an attempt at an "ambient" mix. 

This is also a response to Pareidolia's excellent mix on Spontaneous Affinity which you can find here: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/2kdAZ

Yoga, quiet time, relaxation.

Tracklist:
Pauline Anna Strom – Gardens at Midnight
E Sagglia – For the Butterfly
Metra Vestlud – UFO vs Inhabitants of Planet Earth
30drop – Time for Listening
Visible Cloaks – Wheel
Hiver – Mindgames
An Gella – Xina
Claire – Cross Water
Plastic Ivy – Spots of Time
New Atlantis – U
Frank Bretschneider - abtasten_halten C
UMFANG – Terminal feat. Erika Ceruzzi
BFTT – 75623372 2
Bloke – Floating World
Pink Sky – A Safe Warm Space at the End of the World

Space is an Important Place by Sharlese Metcalf

Sharlese is a Seattle based DJ/Artist who was one of the founding members of False Prophet. A Coldwave, Industrial, Minimal Synth crew that grew out of Audiodrome, a monthly DJ night, hosted by Sharlese Metcalf and Kate Moore at Capitol Hill’s iconic Pony in 2013, Sharlese is also part of a weekly hour program, Mechanical Breakdown, on KEXP exploring the many different styles of various wave and synth genres, including, new beat, Italo, post-punk, EBM and more.. 

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/77Fkx

WAVcast 21 // Sharlese

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


Support Intergalactic FM at https://www.intergalactic.fm/

Sharlese @ Intergalactic FM Streaming Festival 2021

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Sharlese. A  longtime DJ and promoter in Seattle, WA, she is known for her knowledge of EBM, various synth and wave genres, post-punk and industrial. She hosts live music shows like False Prophet which features synth and wave acts as well as a monthly dance party called Audiodrome. She is also a resident of techno crews Depth Seattle and CLANG. 

DJing EBM and Techno  for over a decade, Sharlese can be seen in spinning in clubs and can be heard on KEXP 90.3 FM in Seattle where she hosts two radio shows, Mechanical Breakdown, every Monday morning from 1-2am and as a rotating host on Expansions, every third Sunday of the month. We are thrilled to host this killer set which weaves in and out of body, wave, industrial and more and puts her sounds and prowess on full display.

@sharlese

New Brvtalism No. 303 - Sharlese

@sharlese took us under her wing and lit up The Grove on Friday night. Slinky techno, industrial,  and synthed out bangers

Campout Series: Sharlese

@sharlese

For extended Q&A please visit our website ~~~~~> pipipi.life <~~~~~~~~

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hello, I’m Sharlese Jul-anetia Metcalf, she/her pronouns. My DJ name is Sharlese and on IG it’s Sh6rl6s6. One fun fact about me is I like to write fan mail. I’ve made many friends this way. I like to tell people that I like their music or their mixes so they feel appreciated. 

Who/what currently inspires you music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

Riding the bus. I ride the bus to and from work, mostly and sometimes I don’t listen to anything, but the natural noises from the bus. Sometimes it gets real wild with situations and other times, it’s just regular busy bus noises. 

Favorite sound in nature? Describe how it makes you feel. 

I love the sound of the wind. Sometimes she starts screaming and I feel like she’s telling me to stop overthinking. I find some comfort in hearing the wind, she’s moving things around and adding some texture to the world. 

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

Watching Pablo Bozzi at the XXX-Floor at Berghain and crying for his entire set. Questioning my life, my contribution as a DJ and my overall purpose and absolutely dying over his set. I kept dancing and I wore sunglasses and kept getting compliments on them. Some people noticed that I was crying and asked me if I was ok, others offered me drinks and the rest complimented me on my sunglasses. This entire situation might sound awkward, but crying felt good and thinking about my life felt necessary and seeing Pablo was essential because I love him. I was alone and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I learned so much that day, about myself and a bit of the club world and I’ll never forget it. I’m still processing and also finding it a bit funny that I was so dramatic. 

Longest you've stayed up and why?

Three days because I was at Movement in Detroit and I didn’t want to miss one thing so I went for it and it was all worth it.  

What is your most recent favorite DJ mix and why?

Lobster Theremin Podcast 212 // DJ HEARTSTRING - https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin/lt-podcast-212-dj-heartstring

Pure, fucking, ravepop, happiness! 

Dream DJ gig?

XXX-Floor at Berghain or Dekmantel :) 

What was your first gig? How did it go? 

My first gig was at a space called Electric Tea Garden in Seattle. I played witch house, minimal synth and cold wave. They were a bunch of tracks I found on a blog site at the lowest of the low quality. I was trying to mix it, but I had no idea what I was doing. Someone actually came up to me and asked if I was a new DJ and I felt so embarrassed. Overall I give myself an A+ for cool tracks and knowledge, D- for the quality of the tracks and C- for not knowing how to handle the situation and an E+ for feeling embarrassed. 

Any advice to upcoming DJs?

Do it because you love it and you don’t have to say yes to everything and you don’t have to be at every after-party to get a gig. 

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

More headlining slots featuring black and trans women and the termination of hierarchical name positioning on event flyers.

Sharlese - 333˚

Seventy-first guest of KHIDI’s podcast series is - Sharlese, host of Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, resident of Depth Seattle collective and co-founder of False Prophet and DJ crew CLANG

@sharlese

KHIDI Podcast NR.71: Sharlese

The Space Between Spaces with Ron Like Hell & Sharlese @ The Lot Radio 11 - 03 - 2022

A treat for you…November's Wrecked guest, @sharlese delivered an amazing mix for her BASEMENT debut. We are all so pleased to share the entirety of her set with this latest upload to our soundcloud. Enjoy and thank you Sharlese!!!

Sharlese at WRECKED November 5 2022

Seattle's Goth-industrial power-force, Sharlese joins Together Alone with Medellin's EBM king of the dark and demonic techno multi-sphere, Filmmaker as well with the mega fire.

Rinse France Podcast

Together Alone avec Sharlese & Filmmaker - 13 Mai 2023

We are pleased to present to you our 5th podcast by Seattle based, charming @sharlese whose set you will be able to hear at BITE NITE at Berghain/Panorama Bar on Friday, September 15th.

BITECAST005 w/ Sharlese

Very proud to present an amazing set by the legend who is Sharlese!

A DJ who lives in Seattle, WA and works at KEXP 90.3 FM. There, she is the Producer of The Afternoon Show and Programming Education Manager and can be heard weekly as the host of Mechanical Breakdown. She runs a party called False Prophet with a monthly dance night called Audiodrome at Pony that streams on Intergalactic FM. She is a resident of the PNW techno crew secondnature and the Seattle club Massive.
 
Socials:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/sharlese_m/
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/sharlese
Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP - https://www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Feincast XXXII: Sharlese

@sharlese
A jammin mix from our dear friend up in Seattle, Sharlese.

Bed of Roses Podcast Series

Bed of Roses Podcast XXXIX - Sharlese

For April's 2019 transmission of In Training on Radio Quantica, we have a mindbending guest mix of synthwave, techno, wireframe beats and hi-definition designer electronics from DJ/promoter/educator/advocate Sharlese. Sharlese is one of the minds behind TUF in Seattle, a collective dedicated to forward-thinking electronic music and creating an inclusive space for marginalized individuals. She also calls on her experience at legendary terrestrial radio institution KEXP as both a selector and facilitator. We're pumped to have her play for you!

DJ Father of Two kicks things off with 30 minutes of new and recent beats from friends and inspirations alike.

Make sure to look our for part 2, where we will delve into Sharlese's mind and hear about her journey in a longform interview. Thanks for locking in!

In Training on Radio Quantica w/ Sharlese (TUF, Seattle)

Part 2 with Sharlese from TUF Seattle is finally here! She joins us in the second hour for an awesome conversation about the PacNW scene, Detroit Movement Weekend 2019, her past, her present, and her future. You're with Father of Two for the first hour as he fires up good old VDJ to showcase some chunky new tunes from the likes of Otik, BFTT, NKC, K-Lone and more, alongside some dubplates from homies like DZ from Tram Planet and MarceauxMarceaux.

Thanks for locking in! See you next month.

In Training @ Radio Quantica w/ Sharlese (part 2, June '19)

Set recorded live at the 2019 TUF 'til Dawn party on Friday, 8/2 | 12:30 - 2:00 AM

TUF 'til Dawn 2019 line-up: livwutang, Sharlese, rRoxymore, Josey Rebelle, Russell E.L. Butler, Myla.

TASCAM DR-44WL

Sharlese | TUF 'til Dawn 2019 Set

Name: Sharlese Metcalf
Alias: Sharlese (@sharlese)
Pronouns: She / her / hers 
Location: Seattle, WA

Influences: My talented friends, my job, Seattle educators, creatives and the entire Seattle music scene, and my mom. 

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: TUF / Studio 4/4 / Depth / False Prophet / Audiodrome (my residency) 

Favorite Quote: “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey 

Advice for the DJs, artists and producers of our community: Your strength exists and is greater than you realize. Always be strong, push forward and never give up.

Daisychain

Daisychain 100 - Sharlese

Honey Soundsystem Potcast

HNYPOT 353: Sharlese Metcalf's Fourteen Eye Lace Up Mix

Seattle-based @sharlese's sets combine the contemporary and the nostalgic in a way that feels timeless. A busy contributor to her local music community, she's a resident and Producer of the Afternoon Show and Programming Education Manager at Seattle's KEXP radio station, and currently serves as Vice-Chair on the Seattle Music Commission, as well as organizing events under the banner of coldwave, industrial, EBM, and synth crew False Prophet and underground techno collective Depth. Sharlese's dark, gritty, ravey sets are perfectly suited to the dancefloor, while still feeling informed by the deep digging collector mentality that comes with a long background in radio.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/033-sharlese.html

"I think my entire career was founded on community and it definitely intersects with my individual expression. Without my community there would be no Sharlese. I thrive on the creativity of my friends. I love seeing what they’re doing, watching them, supporting them and I feel honored when they do the same for me.

Seattle is full of talent, bursting at the seams and when I see everyone expressing themselves, it causes me to do what I want to do! I’m pretty lucky to have a radio show where I can play my friends and people I admire on a platform that will hopefully bring more awareness to their work. It’s all connected, without one, there can’t be the other!"

@sharlese

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #033: Sharlese

Special guest slot on The Space Between Spaces hosted by Ron Like Hell on The Lot Radio.

Aired on 01-28-21.

@thelotradio
@ronlikehell

The Space Between Spaces on The Lot Radio w/ Sharlese

KEXP \\ secondnature \\ FALSE PROPHET \\ AUDIODROME every second Saturday of the month of Pony (Seattle) and streaming live on Intergalactic FM. 

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