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Drawing upon moments of inspiration from the first month of Spring in Berlin, when I found myself going back and forth across the city to dance at beautiful DIY community collective parties in small intimate spaces. This mostly vinyl, mostly mid-90s mix is a tribute to Berlin community spaces at sunrise in Springtime.

spaces006 | Solalex

In "Soft Cells" DJ Chichi is inviting their friends for a little session of non-dance music, laughs and banter. Together with Solalex from Hypersoft, they will guide you through a journey of soft and flowing rhythms. Drawing deep from the affirming vocal samples of ambient, the trance-tinged low frequency bass of downtempo, and excursions left and right into favorites from triphop, avant garde pop, and a few genre-bending surprises in between. Consider this your xcuse to come along with us to the top of the mountain, hypersoftly.

Soft Cells - DJ Chichi & Solalex @refugeworldwide 10|06|23

Stepping into the @noodsradio booth to transmit downtempo cosmic vibrations with organic percussive world influences. Thanks for the invite @bencowper.

Noods Radio | Starseeds w/ Solalex | 21.07.23

INTERVIEW: https://www.deeprhythms.com/guest_mixes/129_solalex_for_deeprhythms.php

Digging early 90s progressive records and genre-curious excursions into all forms of groove, US-born, Berlin-based Solalex (@solalexdj) plays a sound inspired by the queer-futurist revolutionary spirit of underground raves.

I had the pleasure of meeting Jordan in Berlin a few weeks back. The scene really needs more DJ's like him - all about the music, making connections with likemind people and an advocate for the healing powers of dancing. Very glad to have him onboard!

"During the last six months I have found a beautiful community of queer friends and allies, and I’ve never before in my life felt more supported to be my full self. 

The mix explores the feelings during that time period. It’s bursting with euphoria. It’s a club ready fire starter. 

I’ve been saving up 90s and 00s progressive house and trance records to share, along with some cheeky detours. I’ve also included some of my favorite producers making tunes today, including a few unreleased tracks."

Jinje - Big Skies
Marina Trench - Ose (Gerd Janson Remix)
Fio Fa - You Think
2 Boys 1 Girl U - Know Nothing (Original Vocal Mix)
Man/ipulate - Music Call (Certain People´s Early Prog Mix)
Anima - Gonna Show You (Robbie's Speed Garage Mix)
Adam Pits - Unreleased
Maara - Lezzies in a Jacuzzi
Motion Blue - In Motion
Match Box - No License (Bliss Inc Remix)
Tenth Chapter - Wired
Wax - Sun Drums (Nyonga Groove)
Baby Elephant - The Move (Remoove Mix)
Ken Ishii - Iceblink (Beat The Strings Attack Mix)
Ambassadors - Dreamland (Urban Mix)
Aldonna - Divine Time
Love Boutique - I'm Coming Up (Progressive Mix)
Steve Lawler - Andante (Taiko Mix)
Deep Dish with Everything but the Girl - The Future of the Futue (Stay Gold)

deeprhythms guest mixes

Guest mix #129 || Solalex for Deeprhythms

Exploring early 90s progressive sounds and venturing into genre-spanning grooves, @solalexdj, a US native now residing in Berlin, crafts a sound that draws inspiration from the revolutionary spirit of underground raves with a queer-futurist twist. Together with DJ Chichi, Solalex is the creative force behind 'Starseeds' an event series in Berlin set to debut on December 16th at Zur Klappe. 'Starseeds' seamlessly melds cosmic and organic elements within welcoming, queer-friendly spaces, providing an opportunity for people to connect and find healing through the universal language of dance.

'Reflecting on the injustice of war, I began the mix with a few tracks that I first discovered digging Ukrainian techno labels at the time of the invasion. Recorded during the solar eclipse - which coincided with the bombardment of Gaza - the mix begins in darkness and evolves into a hypnotic humanist meditation. Mid-way through, the transformative symbol of the eclipse is represented by hi-NRG progressive with solar references in the track titles. The mix ends with a hopeful dream of another world to be possible. Thank you to Bliss Inc. and the guys at Hâws and space·lab for the unreleased bits'

Graphics & identity by Gabriella Brown

SOLACE SPACE 013 ✼ SOLALEX

THF Presents: Cowper & Solalex December '23

Time to step back, regenerate, and focus on an artistic achievement that speaks to me and makes sense to you.
Delighted to welcome Thaïs and Solalex back! Talented, curious, passionate, and hard-working DJs. On the one hand, an atmospheric hour, taking its time to set things down. Both hazy and captivating, deep dubstep and d&b rhythms set the tone. Sunnier fields gradually open up, allowing percussion, dub pads and sober harmonies to emerge.
On the other hand, a smoothly paced mix that meticulously explores various forms of electronic music from downtempo to liquid, before venturing into more unrestrained territory with progressive house, goa techno and trance.

@solalexdj
National Taichung Theater (Taichung) x Dushanbe Tea (USA)

Tdt #34 - Solalex

Nr. 20 is a spicy party recipe 🌶️ 
Solalex took his groovy Y2K tribal tech records and some new stuff out for us and they make a hot mix, which we love!

Digging early 90s progressive records and genre-curious excursions into all forms of groove, Solalex plays a sound inspired by the queer-futurist revolutionary spirit of underground raves. An advocate for the healing power of dance, Solalex blends cosmic, emotional, progressive trance with new age, world influence, organic instrumentation and percussion to cosmically align dancers with the stars and the earth. 

As a gemini and a bisexual man, he experiments with dualities by blurring the lines between genres to shine a light on #bivisibility in the scene and create space for all to dance freely.

US-born, Berlin-based Solalex co-hosts Starseeds with DJ Chichi, a party melding cosmic and earthly rhythms in queer friendly spaces in Berlin. On May 5th, Starseeds will host a Sunday afternoon party at Fitzroy in collaboration with London’s Fast & Bi-Furious collective, featuring Pjenné and Hanaby along with the residents of each collective.  

@solalexdj
@starseedsberlin

Tracklist
Ritmo Rivals - Believe Me (Dance Floor Demolition Mix) [Planet Four Communications - 1994]
Critical Phase - Phase One (Futureshock Remix) [Fuju - 2001]
Lookin' At (Original Mix) - Samuele De Santis [Rewind Ltd - 1994]
Onionz, Master D, Halo, Tony Presents 6400 Crew - Mango Drum [Siesta Music - 2000]
Peace Division - Wherever the Drums Take Me [Junior London - 2003]
Alex Santer - Hello (Original Mix) [Twisted - 2006]
Lucid - Stone Fly (NY 10011) [Floorwax - 1995]
Burns & Tubbs - ON&ON (ft Nathan Haines) (Bullet Train Mix) [Public Possession - 2024]
LUXE - Dance Enchantress (FAFF Remix) [Goddezz - 2024]
Kay Cee - As Good As You (ketia's Sunrise Edit) [Radiant Records - 2023]
mpeg - Botanist (Bliss Inc. Remix) [Hâws - unreleased]
Suchi - Ghungroo [!K7 Records - 2024]
Jamida - Lots of Love [Harmony Rec. - unreleased]
Velvet Girl - Walking In Sunshine (Original Mix) [Green Martian - 2000]
King Unique - Sugarhigh [Junior London - 2002]
The XX - On Hold (Jamie xx Remix) [Young Turks - 2017]

VisionsCast 020 with Solalex

To celebrate the Vernal Equinox -- when the Earth is tilted neither towards or away from the Sun -- Solalex gathered a selection of Ambient, New Age, Shoegaze, Art Pop, and a touch of traditional Iranian and Celtic music for the Persian holiday Nowruz and the Pagan holiday Ostara in appreciation of Spring and its symbolism around the world.

This show originally aired on Cashmere Radio. 
https://cashmereradio.com/episode/cashmere-guest-mixes-equinox-w-solalex/

Cashmere Guest Mixes: Equinox w/ Solalex

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