nice! you took this mix to some really fun places @dj_leesh ! love it!!!!

Bringing in Tapes #86 is Violet. In her home city Lisbon, Violet is contributing to her local scene from different angles. She’s co-founder of online radio station Rádio Quântica and also resident at mina – a queer rave in unexpected venues. This work permeates Violet’s work as an artist, as she thoughtfully expresses the political history of dance music through her voice and her music.

As a producer, she has released music on One Eyed Jacks and Love On The Rocks, self-released collaborations with artists likes Elles, DEBONAIR and Nightwave for International Women’s Day, remixed on Cómeme and established her own label – Naive. The first self-released EP on it, “Togetherness” resonated widely, using the sound of familiar breaks and twisting them into new contexts with dub-inspired bass, brass flourishes and dreamy chords. 

Violet incorporates similar sounds from her production process into her DJing, melding breaks, extraterrestrial jacking rhythms, imaginative techno, acid house and more in a way that feels natural and challenging all at once.

Follow Violet —
instagram.com/violetakaviolet
soundcloud.com/violet

Origins Tapes 086 - Violet

Deep Exposure with Russell E.L. Butler, a journey into Deep Listening and the roots of cultural practices around music. This months guest is the incredible DJ Kiernan Laveaux.

Deep Exposure with Russell E.L. Butler and Kiernan Laveaux @ The Lot Radio 02 - 09 - 2023

https://www.instagram.com/_love__letters_
https://www.instagram.com/mikeservito

.Freq with Love Letters and Mike Servito @ The Lot Radio 02-14-2023

smart mix 70: @dj_leesh

recorded live in smartbar, chicago's leesh delivers over 90 minutes of groovey vibes. leesh is perhaps best known for starting up the daisychain podcast back in 2018, a groundbreaking weekly mix series highlighting trans, nonbinary and femme djs around the globe. they can be found djing around chicago, the usa and over the airwaves.

check out leesh's foundation of choice, beagle freedom project, and consider donating: https://bfp.org/

Smart Mix 70: Leesh

A pleasure to be joined my good friend and the superstar Rose Kourts for an afternoon of lovely music

http://www.instagram.com/gregorywawa
http://www.instagram.com/rosekourtd

DJ Wawa b2b Rose Kourts @ The Lot Radio 02-22-2023

DJ Kfeelz's tastes are influenced by her eclectic upbringing in Brooklyn, NY.  As a member of the women and non-binary person of color DJ collective Miss/chief and a Level Party 2023 resident, she plays all over the city, carrying a steady energy of optimism in all her sets.  As a solo artist, she displays an ear for soothing sounds on her Lot Radio show, Swimming. Her DJ sets veer from lush downtempo to hands-in-the-air house moments and surprise Italo bangers. 

Whether it is moving her feet on the dance floor or digging for tunes, she is thankful to continue to be moved by the magic of music. Her intent is to bring joy to the dance floor and share in the love of music with others ✨

Notes on the Mix ///
"I have been listening to a lot of records at home lately as well as digging for new tunes when I have free time. This mix weaves together records I’ve bought in Canada and NYC as well as records that have been given to me. I feel very lucky and grateful to derive immense joy from music; my only goal is to share that stoke with others."

Tracklist:
1. A1 - How to Levitate Oceans
2. A2 - Feel the Melody - The Underground Crew
3. B1 - Yotogi Dry Mix - Shindo Yotogi 
4. A2 - Harmony - Pal Joey 
5. A2 - Where's the Baby - Kerri Chandler 
6. A2 - The Jungle and The Temple - Shafty
7. A2 - Para Los Rumberos (Puente's Vibe Mix)
8.  New Day - Louie Vega Dance Ritual Dub
9.  A1 - I say - Solid Groove
10. A1 -  "Da-Me-Lo" - Original Look version Ralphie Rosario 
11. A 1. N.Y.C. Smile on Me  (Aqueous Mix) - Aqua Regia

SOCIALS:
@kfeelz
https://instagram.com/kfeelzzz
https://ra.co/dj/kfeelz

XOXA BLEND 143 - KFEELZ

Name: Cristian Ybarra
Alias: BYZARRA (@cristian-ybarra-635514574)
Pronouns: They/Them She/Her
Location: Minneapolis, MN

Influences: Radical black & brown creatives / organizers, queer run underground spaces, The occult/paranormal, Late 90’s / early 2000’s pop culture. 

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: 
Acme Collective, Gothess MPLS
(as DIE/ASPORA)

Favorite Quote:
“The most powerful art is to make pain a healing talisman.” - Frida Kahlo

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Don’t dilute yourself / artistry down to fit into spaces that can’t handle or accept you at your full concentrate. 

With this mix BYZARRA asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network: NQTTCN sits at the intersection of the mental health field and movements for social justice. (https://nqttcn.com/en/)
❁ Black Trans Travel Fund: The Black Trans Travel Fund is a grassroots, Black Trans led Collective, providing Black Transgender Women with financial and material resources needed to remove barriers to self-determining and
accessing safer travel options. (https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com)

Tracklist and more - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/04/04/daisychain-272-byzarra/

Daisychain

Daisychain 272 - BYZARRA

this is my friend noel, aka alejandro marenco.
from the dancefloor to the record store, our friendship came to be through music. 

we both share the same love and appreciation for all those swung sounds heavy in bass and percussion. working at the same record shop, we would freak out about records; more often than not we are by the speaker at the same parties; we've shared the booth together; and each set of noel's i have seen has been absolutely the vibe. one of my favorite chicago DJs, to be honest, so i'm excited to share this mix of his with you. 

if you're noel's friend, he will big you up. and that's what raving is really all about. he truly supports the endeavours of his friends whether it's sharing mixes, showing up at the party, or spreading the word about his friends' achievements.

this friendship mix is literally all tracks made by his friends ~ some of them mutual so i’m over here like look at this! 🥹 

noel says: "Friendship to me is…being your authentic self around one another without fear of judgement. It's a connection based on mutual trust, support, respect, and understanding. It's holding space for each other through all of life's twists and turns."

i am grateful to have such a friend (with very killer taste in music nonetheless)!

@alejandro_mrnco

tracklist - https://www.instagram.com/p/CqqQtouOhWe/

Leesh & Friends - Alejandro Marenco

I went to Ibiza in 2008.  This is a mix dedicated to that feeling. The Ibiza feeling.

Uncle Dev - Ibiza 2008

Rinse FM Podcast

rRoxymore with Cay Horiuchi - 05 August 2023

3 different ways of dark dance music made by me and released on SourSoundRecord

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New Science

::welcome home::
✺ the proof is on the dancefloor
✺ celebrating the underground for over 40 years

Smart Mix 70: Leesh

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