If you haven't heard of Nikki Nair at this point, we'd invite you to come out from under that rock you're living in. But jokes aside, the last 12 months have been the Atlanta producer's year. He's toured seemingly endlessly, has found his way into a number of local scenes and has put out records for labels like Dirtybird, Lobster Theremin and Scuffed Recordings. If that weren't enough, he's also been putting out an illuminating series of monthly singles on his Bandcamp that show off both his restless muse and his seeming ability to both perfect and put his own stamp on any sub-genre or style he tries.

People usually use some form of the word "bass" to describe Nikki Nair, because of the way his music flits between dubstep, drum & bass, electro and more. One moment he's making staggering hip-hop instrumentals that would have fit right into the old LA beat scene, the next minute he's making pneumatic techno or uptempo stuff that would fit right in one Juke Bounce Werk. 

His voracious appetite for new sounds comes across on his RA Podcast, which is a sprawling two-hours-plus of genre hopping and careful mixing, hopping from mood to mood like a 2-D video game platformer. It starts off perhaps a little slower than you'd expect, but weaves through countless Nikki Nair tracks, older selections from Wolfgang Voigt and Drexciya and mind-melting club tracks from newer producers including DJ ADHD, Despina, Limewax and more. If you want to know what the hippest, most inventive dance music sounds like, bridging continents and oceans, this mix is it.

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RA.848 Nikki Nair

“A bit hyperactive, and a mix of the old and new” from Kode9 on SonarMix 019, which finds common ground between Chicago footwork, classic UK jungle and mutant club hybrids. A warm up for his back-to-back set with SHERELLE at Sónar by Night.

Tracklist:
DJ Rashad - Juke Appeal
Moderat - Neon Rats (SHERELLE’S Sleepless in Philadelphia Remix)
DJ Manny - Express Lane
DJ Taye - Foolin
Hyph1EE - Barnacles (Kode9 Remix)
DJ Babatr - Las Lomas (Kode9 Remix)
EQ Why - Under Pressure
Ikonika x 45Diboss - Love Di Gal Dem
DJ Marfox - Un Bes Bai
DJ Paypal - Slim Trak VIP
Phil - GO Down Deh VIP
DJ Paypal - Xylo 
K-Rai - Badbwao VIP
DJ Manny - 2AM
Heavee - Make It Work
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares
DJ Manny - Skipped a Beat
DJ Chap - Ritual Union
Cuenique - Rage
DJ Manny - Acid Works
Hank - NFL
Hudson Mohawke - Behold
Philip D Kick - Orbit
Black Rave Culture - Sub Poppin
Cold Storage - Messij (Kode9 Remix)
DJ Manny - Funky Chop
Serre & Snugs - If I Could Bring You Back
LCY - What It Could Be
DJ MC - Do It Again
DJ Manny - Rebo (Juked Out)
Kode9 - Infirmary
Please - Orbital
Eram - You Shot Me Down
EQ Why - Juke Everything
SHERELLE - Jungle Teknah
Tim Reaper - The Cosmic Connection
Rufige Kru - Terminator
Dev/Null - Dark Fours (Tim Reaper + Dwarde Remix)
DJ MC - Turn on Some Music
Quixosis - Burundanger 2 (Flore Remix)
Kelela - Washed Away x Photek - Complex (DJ Stefan Refix)

SonarMix 019: Kode9

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Hessle Audio feat. Nick León - 18 September 2023

subcast is born, an incantation of adventurous sonic alchemy behind radiant subs. The inimitable Razrbark kicks things off. Strap in for a chemistry-altering ride.
@razrbark's interview below--->

ℚ: ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕖 ℝ𝕒𝕫𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕗𝕖𝕨 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤?

A: Live edge, live wire

Q: Describe the story behind Razrbark's Specific Heat.

A: Specific Heat measures how resistant (or not) substances are to temperature changes, specifically how much energy is needed to raise the temperature of something by one degree. This concept from chemistry has always stuck with me and is something I thought of after listening to the finished product of this mix/let's be real I just think it sounds cool.

When I first started prepping for this mix, I went in a very different direction and had a rough draft, but it felt tedious, trying to force ideas and tracks in a way that required a lot of energy with little output. Sometimes, things pour out of you and sometimes, they don't. 

One day, a very exciting booking came through (spoiler alert: it was Honcho @ Hot Mass). With the adrenaline rush of the booking, I immediately started mixing tracks from the extremes of my USB, and everything flowed really easily. I decided to hit record, and it came together in a way that felt much more organic. I also unearthed many tracks I had forgotten about that were collecting cobwebs on my stick but that I always loved.

Anyway, all this to say, just like in chemistry, sometimes you need the right conditions for a reaction to truly take off~~~

Q: What is your ideal dancefloor (fictional or real).

The Bronze.

Q: When is the last track that made subs glow for you?

A: Two specific tracks come to mind:
https://snappedankles.bandcamp.com/track/come-play-the-trees-crooked-ankles-2
To me this is the perfect track. I played it at Hot Mass in Pittsburgh sometime after 6am a bit slower than this. I love how it has so much raw power behind it. Big chug NRG. I've always loved this song from the same band. It has a very Iggy Pop/Plastic Bertrand sensibility to it, but I've never been able to play it on a dance floor, so I was happy when I found this edit that is a bit more dance floor friendly and still has the rock/dance vibe that I feel is a hallmark of my sound.

Another track:
I just played this song towards the end of my set at Afterlife in Seattle this weekend. The bass was so intense my drink literally bounced across a table and fell to the floor. I'd say the subs were glowing hard.
https://normalpleasure.bandcamp.com/track/heart-palpitations-on-the-m1

Q: What track/artist was a musical game-changer for you?

A: Föllakzoid. It's psych rock, it's techno, it's everything. Each time I've seen them play, it's world-building and expansive. 

Q: If this mix was a book or a movie what would it be? 

A: It would be in Walk Hard Part 2, when Dewey goes through his drum and bass era.

subcast #1 ✹ Razrbark's Specific Heat

(Full recording) inspired by the Sea of Clouds in Alishan National Park (Taiwan)

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL #14 Sea of Clouds @refugeworldwide

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as usual i planned to continue this one or refine it or whatever but i lost interest.
hey i think its p good >:D 

sampled paramore and shinobi ninja <3

[ im not sure where the 3d bug pic is from but i think its so special ]

long n crunchy like a centipede

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