Currently based in Vancouver, BC, Adam 2 (@adamtwo) is a DJ, producer, organizer, and perhaps above all, a devotee of the dancefloor. They are the kind of person who's likely to have a meet-cute story with a surprising number of your friends from everywhere in the world (we met over a popsicle in the front row of No Way Back once upon a time). They bring the same spirit of community and giving they bring to the dancefloor to their engagement with the music community, most recently through their label @pprzrecords with DJ Hockey and their Afrofuturism is NOW mix series.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/045-adam-2

"So for mixes usually, I’ll find a few songs which have a common narrative/story. Then with that narrative in mind, I'll think about what the start and the end of the story sound like and do I have songs which I can use for the start and the end. I’ll usually then split the mix into 2-3 parts (3 parts for a recorded mix, 2 parts for a live performance) and each part will have the same shared theme but different energy levels.

For this one, I had a few electro tracks which weren’t really based on phrases, but were long and evolving, so I could mix them as textures kinda like how I would mix techno. There is a mix of electro/bass/techno throughout, however I purposely tried to avoid songs with 4x4 kick patterns.

In terms of a narrative I envisioned a soundtrack to a science fiction movie, recounting a story of a journey gone wrong, and elements known (science) vs. elements unknown (religion/ritual). It is always interesting to reflect on when a mix was recorded and how it reflects that period of time; for me it reflects a period of Winter, an ongoing pandemic and a bleak view of the future. I wouldn’t be able to record the same mix now because I am in such a different place emotionally and musically compared to a few months ago.

It was honestly so fascinating while writing the interview for this mix series to realize I’d come full circle and I was playing electro again but in a new way, after discovering it years ago and leaving it behind after getting so tired of it."

@adamtwo / @pprzrecords / @afrofuturismisnow

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #045: Adam 2

Rose Knapp (‡Starving Poet§) is an experimental poet & sound artist. She is a transfemme androgyne. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Artistically self taught, she creates chaotic, radiant, fragmented, fractal fusions of musique concrète, electronica, techno, sound poetry, & sound art.

She has LP's & EP's released with D.M.T. Records, Far East Sound, Always Human Tapes, Aa3 Corp & others.

the baptist 𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖇 𝖗𝖆𝖙 

bookings:
auntee.joan143@gmail.com

bassy breaky proggy techy

head rodent at 'Klub Ferret'
resident at 'Madre'

AW/OA is dedicated to all voices from the spectrum of electronic musics. 

Demos, mixes & inquiries: https://linktr.ee/isaacLinder

design by Entrancer | all illustrations are courtesy lindersculpture.com

www.spontaneous.zone
monthly mix + interview series
annual zine
sometimes events

✨✨✨

newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/9865c8be5d69/spontaneous

year two zine + comp:
https://spontaneousaffinity.bandcamp.com/merch/spontaneous-affinity-year-2-zine-plus-compilation

✨✨✨

by @lycheefrut

✨✨✨

SPONTANEOUS AFFINITY is about the communal nature of the dancefloor. It's about communication and feedback. Spontaneous Affinity isn't for the isolated bedroom producer, although we love them, too—it is for those of us who understand music and dance as one of the most powerful sources of personal growth and interpersonal empathy, who are driven by the need to support and elevate one another, and as a result experience the evolution of our creative and connective selves.

Spontaneous Affinity isn't about ego, knowledge, paraphernalia, or exclusivity of any kind. It's about PURE SENSATION. It's about losing track of yourself and merging with a moment. It's about temporary autonomous zones and ephemeral connections. It's about forgetting to Shazam that track or fix your hair. It's about the hours far past dawn when everyone left on the dancefloor has laid their soul bare but still looks beautiful under the harshness of sunlight.

Spontaneous Affinity is NOT A UTOPIAN VISION. It's about understanding how to let go. How to let go of a person. How to let go of a place. How to break a routine even if it hurts. How to appreciate a feeling that can't last forever as if it were eternal, and how to appreciate challenging moments—and challenging sounds—as catalysts for growth.

dj /producer and scatterbrain from melbourne

I have two tracks released on Gynoid Audio (home also to Elektrax, Darknet, Translucent, AndroidMuziq): Aporia and Sequential Habitats. 

<a href="http://www.beatport.com/track/aporia-original-mix/3409069">Aporia</a>
<a href="http://www.beatport.com/track/sequential-habitats-original-mix/3600413">Sequential Habitats</a>

Still to start my 'allThoseShapes' label

Have almost completed the SAE audio engineering Diploma, and have Scored the short film "Interupted" (2008) for Kim Taylor, recorded audio for the films: "A Moment in Chaos" (Brendan Krotz 2009), "Herbert The Hoarding Hermit" (Anthony Littlechild 2009) "Broken Cart" (Amir Rezaei 2009) and "Late Bloomer" which featured in the 2010 Tropfest.

I have played clubs like Wrangle, Morebass, LAB, MTC, Teriyaki, Nano, Zokk...

My ambition is to DJ / play live on Monday at the market stage at Rainbow Serpent

web:
<a href="http://www.beatport.com/artist/toby-fairbank/233149">Beatport</a>
<a href="http://allthoseshapes.com/music/toby-fairbank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allThoseShapes music</a>
email:
<a href="mailto:toby@allthoseshapes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">toby@allthoseshapes.com</a>