"played with a mixing style inseparable from classic Hip-Hop and original House Music DJ's." - Fresh to hear!

In the words of Scott Zacharias, who closed the Outer Space Room at No Way Back, May 25, 2025, Day 2 of Return to the Source at Tangent, Detroit:

“NWB, being more than just the sum of its parts, always reflects my current life state(or lack of) and this year was no different. My friend Zach reminded me of this ultra-special cut by Arthur Russell: “In the Light of the Miracle.” It’s one of those holy grails and this mix (by Danny Krivit & Tony Smith) only existed as unreleased Talking’ Loud promo until a Soul Jazz comp finally issued it properly in 2005. I used to run it occasionally some 20 years ago, but hearing it again left me shook and set the stage for my entire set. And the rest of my life. My partner Ellen and I learned we were pregnant that same weekend.

Completely overwhelmed, I felt like I just wanted to share music for folks like I do in my own living room. Not really as a mix, but an intimate family affair. In the wee hours of the morning when I finally decided to share Russell’s opus, Ellen joined me on stage. We embraced and cried as we saw all our friends dancing in a now sunlit room. 

“I love you and that's all, living in the light.” — Arthur Russell”

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Quick update — Life’s been life-ing, but I thought it might be fun to figure out whatever the hell I was doing last No Way Back. There have been a lot of ID requests so let’s get into it. Big thanks to IT, Jim Gibbons for mastering this mix, and all of the wonderful artists featured. Music is love and love is the message — SZ

PLAYLIST NWB 2025
Susana Baron Superviell - Encontro - 1974-1980  
Steve Tibbetts - The Big Wind - 1982
undersaken - Susano - 2025
Outside - Transmigration - 1998
Larry Bright - Aura Pt. I - 1978
Bill Callahan - Free’s - 2011
Muchos Plus - Love Misunderstood - 1979
The Disciples - Fantasy - 2022
Kulku  - Unterm Himmel - 2022
Fracasto - 3 Spirit - 2024
Pieter Kock  - Siehst Du? - 2025
Rex, Vejoda, Milan - Untitled - 1984 (Courtesy Vladimir Ivković)
Techno Twins - Donald and Julie Go Boating - 1981
Violet Eyes - Listen Over the Ocean (Jascha Hagen Edit) - 1985
Froid Dub - Digital Pond - 2025
Froid Dub - On the Nose - 2025
90° Inclusive - Stone Cold Cat - 1976
TC LK - TLPTK - 2025
Mammo - Variable -2023
Bleaching Agent - Saracen - 2023
IS - Polymultilorezfm - (unreleased)
1991 - Fabric of Space - 2012
Billy MacKenzie - Outernational - 1992
Mirror System - Warn the West - 2015
The Durutti Column - Grace - 1996
Seefeel - Time To Find Me (Alternate Desk Mix) - 1993
Conrad Schnitzler - Tanze im Regen - 1981
Asmus Tietchens - Zeebrügge -1983
A-Tweed x Oltrefuturo - Highlands -2023
Mylène Farmer – On Est Tous Des Imbéciles (Krikor Dub) - 1985
Taichi Master - Bulan - 2004
The Orb vs. Youth - Apple Tree (Abacus Remix) - 2006
Ground - Swallow Groove - 2025
Eric Copeland - Grapes (Larry Gus Remix) - 2015
*WHOOPS MAY HAVE LOST A CUT IN THE FILE SPLICE / CONTINUUM / HAD TO BE THERE
Michael Chapman - New York Ladies - 1973
Bruce Cockburn - Waterwalker Theme (Eccentrics Edit) - 1984
Ground - Ominaeshi - 2025
Tolouse Low Trax - Traction Avant - 2024
Model Home  - Italo  - 2025
In Flagranti - Epic Fail - 2017
Guy Online & Alex Ho - Whimper - 2019
DJ /l/ozaki  - HNR999B2 - 2025
Dr. Graves - Emergency - 1991
Dr. Graves - Gladiators - 1991
Toresch - Tocar - 2017
Pieter Kock - Planet Of The Superapes - 2023
Jascha Hagen - Totem -2023
Jascha Hagen - Deux Oiseaux - 2020
YO.AN - FEATURES - 2017
Sling - Wire - 2025
A.R. Kane  - What's All This Then  - 1989
Sammy Patanegra - Maria (Original trash mix) - 2022
Further Reductions - Another Stranger - 2021
Normal Brain - M-U-S-I-C - 1981
Randell & Schippers - Love Jam (Full Version) - 1991
Arthur Russell - In The Light Of The Miracle (Untitled Mix 1) - 1996
Three Degrees - Maybe (Hot Tracks Mix) - 1970

IT.podcast.s14e07: Scott Zacharias at No Way Back 2025

forwards and backwards through bits of a [mostly] electronic music timeline. reverence for BCR. records i’ve played forever and new records i’ve just found. boil it down. one z in drizle. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/drizlefm-w-plo-man/episodes/drizlefm-w-plo-man-16th-october-2025

drizle.FM w/ PLO MAN 161025

14th of November 2025 – Resonance of Dub at forestlimit, Tokyo
https://ra.co/events/2262334

DJ Sotofett (exclusive dubplate only set) + Akii + Viceman + Siva (Live)

2025年のツアーでは、DJ Sotofettは自らカットしたアセテート盤のダブプレート（全て未発表作品）を厳選してプレイします！「Resonance of Dub」というコンセプトを軸に、Disco-Dub、Steppers、Digi-Dub、Dubstep、Lovers Rock、Dub-Technoなど、ダンスフロアにおけるダブ・ミュージックのスペクトラムを探求し、クラシックなHip-HopやオリジナルなHouse MusicのDJ達から連綿と続くミキシング・スタイルでプレイします。

On the 2025 tour DJ Sotofett will strictly play his own self cut acetate dubplates – carrying only his own unreleased productions! The music is centered around his “Resonance of Dub” concept, exploring the dancefloor spectrum of Dub music; Disco-Dub, Steppers, Digi-Dub, Dubstep, Lovers Rock, and Dub-Techno— played with a mixing style inseparable from classic Hip-Hop and original House Music DJ's.

OTHER 2025 JAPAN SHOWS

11/1 KAGEGAWA : Festival Frue
DJ Sotofett exclusive acetate dubplate set
https://ra.co/events/2267382

11/6 OSAKA : Circus
DJ Sotofett all night : Detroit Techno / Electro / Real House Music
https://ra.co/events/2290382

11/8 KANAZAWA : ESŐ
LNS (bass music set) + DJ Sotofett (acetate dubplate set) + Footrocker + Aspara + Leftold
https://ra.co/events/2290982

11/11 OSAKA : Chika-Ikkai
RESONANCE OF DUB: LNS (bass music set) + DJ Sotofett (exclusive acetate dubplate set) + 109taksea + Aspara

11/14 TOKYO : forestlimit
RESONANCE OF DUB: LNS (bass music set) + DJ Sotofett (exclusive acetate dubplate set) + Viceman + Akii + Siva (Live)
https://ra.co/events/2262334

11/16 ENOSHIMA : Oppa-La
LNS (bass music set) + DJ Sotofett (exclusive acetate dubplate set) + Samo + Bee
https://ra.co/events/2290485

Japan tour presented by ßetamax!

Resonance of Dub TOKYO

RESONANCE OF DUB : DJ Sotofett @ forestlimit TOKYO 2024

The latest mix comes from one of the scene’s true pillars and a key conduit between Tokyo and New York’s dance-music communities. DJ Healthy, an old friend of the label and one of our all-time favorite selectors, delivers a set that only strengthens that bond.

Words from the artist :

This is a full live recording from a opening set of Nowadays Nonstop in August.
I was conscious of the texture of sound through the set from dubby, psychedelic to groovy techno/house. Playing at Nowadays is always special and gratefully a lot of people showed up from early hour. I’m glad how it went and to put this out through NAFF mix series. Hope you enjoy!

naffcast014 ⦾ DJ Healthy  ⇄              ◁◁  𝚰𝚰   ▷▷               ↻

For the 57th installment we welcome Berlin-based Courtney Bailey (@courtneyey) who just released her debut album 'In Dream' with us on Second Circle. Interview (excerpt) below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Welcome to the series Courtney. Born in Japan, now living in Germany... Can you tell a bit about your upbringing in Japan and what kind of role music played?

CB: I grew up in a small chill seaside city about an hour away from Tokyo by local train. When I was young, skateboarding and surfing was always around. So when I was 17, I got into skateboarding and used to hang out with friends at a local skate shop. That shop had turntables and a mixer, and the owner often played records. l thought that was cool and started to get more into house music playing with the mixer. Then I started to go more parties in Tokyo! And I started organizing parties and started DJing. I really love DJing,  I’d even mix on a DJ app on my phone while riding the train to Tokyo for work, haha. My parents also love all kinds of music, and when I was little, they used to take me to little beach parties during the summer. Sometimes I would jump in and sing at live shows there! 

MFM: Your voice plays an essential role in your songs, mostly singing in Japanese. How did that start and what is the writing and recording process like?

CB: The music from this album came together after I first listened to Dream Dolphin. I was instantly drawn into the dark but hopeful and deep sound. After that I couldn’t stop making music!  I was also inspired by other Japanese new age artists from the ’90s, like Poison Girl Friend, Nav Katze etc. I come up with the lyrics at the same time as making the track or make the track first and then fit the words to it. All the vocals on this album were recorded with my MacBook’s built-in mic. My younger brother joined for one track, and we actually recorded the voice from the phone through computer mic.

MFM: How do you go about writing music in general and where do you get your inspiration from? 

CB: I don’t have a studio, so I work from home. I don’t really have a routine. I am always having new experiences in Berlin and also doing lots of travel. And also enjoying the party scene a little bit haha. So every day feels different! I am glad that I have moments of high productivity and inspiration during these interesting times!

MFM Mix 057: Courtney Bailey

2-5am at Nowadays for the Animalia Nonstop alongside K Wata, Konduku, livwutang, Pariah, Deep Creep, and DJ Fart In The Club. Was using the Condesa rotary mixer so please excuse a slight indulgence of low freq cuts. Much love 2 all x peace

Command D @ Nowadays Nonstop 08/11/2025

The people say 30 is big, tho its feeling just right to be carried by this special live recording of Angus Mills’ set from Soma Festival 2026 - A weekend in the bush that will forever sit close to the Moonshoe heart.

The unruly clash another beloved VIC bush gathering, Hopkins Creek, meant I couldn’t make it to this year’s edition of Soma.. But am deeply grateful to be transported into the hills of Wiradjuri Country through this recording. 

Lifted, bouncy rhythms weave in and out of deeper, dreamy introspections - laced with weight that you can almost hear echoing off the hills around the Soma shades. Hopefully those who weren’t there can also feel a little of the magic through this… and that those who were, can be taken straight back . More Angus on Moonshoe ~ out very soon !

Moonshoe Selects 00030 - Angus Mills @ Soma Festival

Frank Locrasto – Amazonia
Discodor – Orange
Guerrinha – Madrugadas
Jeremy Dower – Now Look What You've Done!
Eric Hilton – Arteries
Lorenzo Morresi & Le Isole – Allegro Funerario
Chris Coco & George Solar – Como El Sol
Neighbourly – Sogno Perfetto
Spick & Span - Resto Da Minha Vida
Perishing Thirst – How Can I Love U
Silver Skylarks – C'est Goodnight
Professor Creepshow – Find ~ Blazing Sand
LeVirya & Broey. – Nocturn
Molly Lewis – Silhouette
Finn Rees & Sholto – Bluebell
Bobby Hughes Combination – Olympic Girls
Lorenzo Morresi & Le Isole – Beta Erotica
Astrobal – La Faune Pélagique
Manual - Drowned In Light
Jonny Nash - Moon Seed
Enno Velthuys - A Flock Of Seagulls 
Slow Riffs - Mutual Dreaming
Niagara - Dia 2, Parte 1, Musica 5
Bobby Would - Caput Mortuum
International Music System - 405 North

artwork by Hiroto Ise
instagram.com/iseneehihinee

cosxmes 2025mix

Live from Sound Metaphors in Berlin.
✌︎㋡ watch full video here : https://youtu.be/NI931bw6eew

Courtney Bailey is a DJ, producer, and party organiser from Japan, now based in Berlin.She founded the underground rave NOCOMPLY in Shinkiba and gained internationalattention with her 2023 debut EP Soleil on Hole and Holland.In 2025, she released I Wanna Feel You on Australian label Animals Dancing â€” a hazy,acid-infused EP featuring her bilingual vocals and experimental sound.As a DJ, she has played at renowned venues including Panorama Bar in Berlin, Womb inTokyo, Klymax in Bali, and Fuji Rock Festival, with regular appearances across Europeand Asia.

Courtney Bailey  | Sound Metaphors TV - January 12 / 2026

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