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008 Earl Grey

DJ Earl Grey aka Nik Thorup takes us beyond the dancefloor and into the realm of the cerebral. During his month-long residency at Waxflower, Nik spun a cornucopia of captivating and unique records that always left us hungry for more.

We’re still not sure how Nik managed to intertwine so many polarising genres so effortlessly. Few DJs can stroll from ambient to jazz, from folk to dub, making it sound so organic. Maybe there’s a link to be drawn between this kind of musical curation and some of the more adventurous wine-making processes we’ve come to love at Waxflower. Skin-contact wine often leads to bolder, more intense, and less predictable palates. 

Shady wine-making comparisons aside, it was an honour for us to have Nik play for the whole month. We’ve spent plenty of time listening to his recorded sets, so it was a treat to experience his talent live at Waxflower.

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

008 Dj Earl Grey

Glistening off the turquoise waters of a land afar, @emelexy has pieced together a shimmering listening experience for this beautiful day.

A diverse selection from ambient lounge music to gritty progressive mid-tempo stompers, it has it all.

Kick back and immerse yourself in this adventure.

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WHiTMIX #15 | Emelexy

Nate Antonucci makes his Hope St Radio debut with a warm journey exploring the balearic, jazz infused side of his collection, and of course throwing in some Dub, Garage and Dubstep for good measure.

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Nate Antonucci - Hope Street Radio 30/07/22

Command D Live From Music Room

Rinse FM Podcast - Evan Baggs Garage Hour - 15th August 2014

Deep dub from the Eora/Sydney scene. Command D knows his way around sub bass and this recording is a great showcase of that. Recorded live at a Parallel warehouse party in Eora.
 
If you like what you hear then check out his brand new EP dropping on @purespacefm August 1st, 2024

BSRMIX #151 - Command D (live)

Command D summons the gods of the deep to have us completely submerged in a world of interdimensional dub techno, traversing us through an hour and a half of infinitely looped reflections and subaquatic soundscapes. 

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Q. This certainly feels like one of your most immersive mixes to date, deeply contemplative and full of dreamy dub techno atmospherics. What inspiration did you draw upon, and what type of setting or situation could you imagine it being enjoyed in? 

A. I started to get into this sound when I was putting together my mix for the Moonshoe mix series. I didn’t know what to call it at the time but I found all of those tunes and tied them together with a certain feeling that was really inspiring me then, it was very organic and that is still one of my favourite mixes. You can hear dub elements scattered throughout that whole mix.

As I started incorporating more dub elements into my productions I discovered artists like Stephen Hitchell and Rhythm & Sound that had created a kind of music that was really extremely satisfying for me to listen to, especially considering my developing love for hi-fi and larger sound systems. I incorporated those artists into my FHUO mix which was a much more considered exploration of the style. Looking back on the process of making the mixes and how much I enjoyed them really assures me that the deep and contemplative sound is a big part of who I am.

For this mix I’ve taken inspiration from the MDC series itself which I’ve been listening to for years. I wanted to add little hints of deep house sounds as a nod to the mixes of the past. I personally think mixes like this are the best to listen to when you’re travelling and looking out a window, otherwise maybe sitting at a desk on a rainy day doing some work. I’d like people to listen to this in a time where they won't be distracted by something else or feel the need to skip forward, I’d want people to just throw it on and let it play, drifting in and out of the tracks and their own thoughts.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. My favourite tracks in the mix are Saftig Komposition by Rasmus Hedlund and Sedlec Ossuary by Persuasion. At a base level I love these tracks because they take a more modern approach to a dub techno track with tight production. Going deeper, the thing that really resonates with me is hard to put into words and best left unsaid. I think this kind of music (along with many other kinds) allows the listener to feel emotions that aren't able to be put into words, part of why I love it so much. I find that dub techno specifically can feel sad and happy at the same time like lots of jazz ballads. That to me is a really beautiful sound that kind of encapsulates life in general.

Q. Tell us about the development of your live set, and where things are currently at with it? Do you feel like you’re able to explore different shades of your sound when playing in a live setting?

A. Putting together my first live set was an awesome experience. I got to play it all around Australia from clubs to rainforests. I’ve put the current live set to bed for now and am starting to work on a new one with a slightly different setup. Although it was a challenging experience, I loved making a live set because often when I would dig for tunes to play out I’d think ‘I wish I had a song like this’ and writing a live set meant that I could bring those ideas to life and curate a set exactly how I wanted. I think I’m really starting to settle into ‘my sound’ in production and DJing, but there are creative limitations in both like finding new music or learning new skills. Overcoming technical barriers in production allows me to get closer to my most true form of expression when it comes to what’s coming out the speakers so I’ve been really working on that recently. Hoping the next live set will be bigger and better : )

MDC.302 Command D

I recorded this mix sitting on the carpet of my partner and I's new home, pulling out some old records and enjoying the comfort of our new living room which now also houses my custom green monitors. Sundays to me have a naturally relaxed and positive vibe and it's the same day that I throw my event 'Park Dub'. The music at Park Dub is generally a mixture of electronic dub tracks and more rootsy dub reggae but I usually tell the DJ's playing that 'anything with enough reverb and delay is fine', haha. I tried to capture the spirit of Park Dub in the mix.

Tracklist:

Shebuzz, Akmuo and Heavenchord - Seashell Dreams (Grounded Mix)
Babe Roots - World Struggle (Ambient Dub)
Ghost Dubs - Thin Line
Cofaxx - Move 2
Dubmonger - Archive
Triangle - Mantra Dub
DJ Sports - Untitled (B2 NH6)
Full Bloom - Giesing Underwater
Akko - Rosh Sataan
Frenk Dublin - Erangel
Rasmus Hedlund - Verners Funk
V.I.V.E.K - Galactic Dub
Cousin - Overtime Dub (Feat. Tom G)
Frenk Dublin - Divide & Rule
Babe Roots - Ruff Out Dubwise
Jon & Hugh - Stillness (Rings Around Saturn Dub)
Lightning Head - Studio Don One
Roots Radics - Dangerous Match One
Jah Shaka - Prophet Dub
Ghetto-ology - Dub-ology
Mad Professor - Mother Nature Dub

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Sundays are for... Command D

A mix from extended naff family members Command D and Peanut

In the words of Command D :

Carrying on from some legendary parties before it, the next generation of ravers held 'plur' true to it's og meaning. Young Harry (Peanut) and I had been mixing together and talking about tunes we loved for months leading up to the event. We played in the side room while the morning light slowly poured in, all the homies in the front and gun fingers to the back. Big party mode with some blissy ones, freedom while it lasted, and a fun one to listen back to. Big thanks to everyone who hosted and the dancers!

Recorded on Wangal land.

@commandd @harrisonross

Art by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier as always

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"Starting to warm but then it froze... machine echoes." 

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Command D @ The Lot Radio 11-12-2025

My closing set from this year's rural festival in Japan. AN amazing experience and a real honour to take the reins to close out the main stage just after sunrise. One I won't forget, once again. THANKS RURAL!!! 

Jane Fitz closing set @ Rural 2016 7am-10am

The hugely respected DJ Three revisits the Hallucination catalog with an all-vinyl session. 

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/podcasts/2017/08/podcast-502-dj-three/

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XLR8R Podcast 502: DJ Three

Bass-heavy rhythms from a rising UK name.

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/podcast-557-re-ni

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XLR8R Podcast 557: re:ni

@xdb's glorious Sunday morning set on our Open Air stage.

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Introducing the next instalment in our MNMT Events series. A sublime four hour trip with the amazing Valentino Mora, recorded at Blå in Oslo, Norway. We hope you enjoy.

Read more: https://mnmt.no/blog/2019/10/29/mnmt-events-valentino-mora-bla-oslo/

MNMT Events: Valentino Mora

Bassiani podcast # 68 invites DJ Nobu for an exclusive hour of tripping techno. The Japanese artist is famous for using multiple decks to cast his sonic spells on hypnotized dance floors. In this mix metallic sounds build up beautifully, arranged in his signature style.

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Bassiani invites Dj Nobu / Podcast #68

Four hours recorded at Waking Life Festival 2019, beginning in the late afternoon of a super hot day, moving through sunset and into the night. 

The wind kept blowing the needles off the records and at times the kick was ditstorting but it still takes me back to one of the best days so I wanted to share 🌻

Waking Life 2019 - Outro Lado

UK techno luminary Peverelist delivers three hours of his trademark concussive drive. This set was recorded at Patterns of Perception at ://about blank in Berlin, and was initially released as a Crack Magazine supporters exclusive. 

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Live at Patterns of Perception: Peverelist

Darwin is hustling hard on many levels. She runs the forward thinking party series REEF, her own record label SPE:C and she is trying to make the industry more sustainable. Enjoy!

Interview: http://iliantape.de/ilian-tape-podcast-series-051/

ITPS051 DARWIN

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