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

Fruits of my yearly ritual of making a mix for the drive to Honcho Campout

New Edition-Crucial (Dance)
Tony Terry-Forget the Girl
Protect Ryan-Unfinished BTEC (Davis Galvin's Floater)
Seal-Crazy (Do You Know The Way To LA)
Sounds Of Blackness-Optimistic (12" Alright)
Erotic Dissidents-Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat (Instrumental)
Cabaret Voltaire-Here to Go (Live Drum Jacknife)
Guest Band-Ta'kan (rmx)
Flowered Up-Weekender (Audrey Is A Little Bit More Partial)
Monie Love-It's A Shame (My Sister)
Stex-Still Feel The Rain (The Grid)
Janet Jackson-Escapade (Hippiapolis By CJ Mackintosh & David Dorrell)
Konk-Your Life Skull Whip
D.B.S. & The Choice M.C's-Reality (Vocal)
The Orb-Narcotics (Head Crusher) (David Harrow  2)
808 State-Compulsion
Native Red-Fade (Edit)
Funhouse-Hang on in There Baby (house)
Bump-I'm Rushing (The Martian)
Fern Kinney-Love Me Tonite
Tony! Toni! Toné!-Feels Good (Ben Liebrand)
Visnadi-Hunt's Up
Electrot-I Love You (Cubic 22)
Centerfield Assignment-Mi Casa (Mi Garage)
Co Dependents Of Knowledge-The Dark Side
Simon Harris-rock right now
Madonna-Causing A Commotion (Silver Screen)
Willie Colón-Set Fire To Me (Inferno Dub)
Sound Factory-Cuban Gigolo
Cabaret Voltaire-Keep On (Sweet Exorcist)
Yanni-Niki Nana (Red Zone)
Phormix-Εσυ Ζεις Μονο Για Τους Αλλους
Electro Force-Getting High-High Dub
India-The Lover Who Rocks You (All Night) (Rock U Right)
Central Fire-This Is A Shout Going Out (Into The Future)
Thomass Jackson & Theus Mago-Clubby
Directional Force-Forever
Maurice Fulton presents Boof-Feeling the color blue
Def Jef-Etta Droppin' Science on Drums
Eden's Paradise-This is the dance (this is the break)
Precious-Dub Dub-Rob Hanning
Bassix-Everybody Plays the Fool
The Force Of Power (TFP)-That's What It Is
Back To The Future-Kick It (Disco Crew)
Urban Jungle-I'm In Love With You (Club)
Gary's Gang-Keep On Dancin' (Hollywood's 5am Club)
Marc Pharaoh-Watch Your Step
2 Smooth-Move To The Groove (Original U.S.A. Club)
JT Donaldson-Make You Higher (Before I Go)
model 500-the flow (frank de wulf)
Sunscreem-Perfect Motion (Leftfield Remix)
Hysterix-Talk to Me (Sasha's Full Master)
Moonoton-Edit #23
The Dynamic Duo-In the Pocket (Hip House)
Adonte-Dreams (Trance Hypno Dub)
South Street Player-Who Keeps Changing Your Mind
Shi-Take-Perfect Virtue (Full Moon Over Maduri Club)
Playboy-In Da Jungle (Mod Wheel Safari)
Lisa Marie With Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra-Something's Jumpin' In My Shirt (Walk The Body)
Funk Machine-N.O.I.D. (Aria)
Corona-You Gotta Be Movin'
N-Joi-Manic
Session #9-Welcome To The Magic Sessions (Choo-Choo's Deep In Jersey  Part #1)
Sub Sub-Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (On The House)
Lemon8-Lose Control
Golden Girls-Kinetic (Orbital)
father funking-soul groove
4-X. Sample-Once Again 'Back' (Mix 2)
Digital Domain-I Need Relief
G Flame & Mr G-Make Me Hi
SoundSation-Peace + Joy (The Shaker)
Kruze-Please Be Kind (To This Heart Of Mine)
Playboy-A Paco Di Bango's World (Vocal)
double fm-amnesia
Omni A.M.-I On U (3rd Floor Dub)
institution-it's not over
Rhythm On The Loose-Break Of Dawn (Strike)
Autonation-Inside Your Mind
2 For Joy-The Rachel Tune (Gonna Give You My Love)
Serendipity-Do You Feel Me
Clear People-Planet Earth (DJ Jes)
DJ Technics-Cuum On
Pépe-D3S4F10
2 Unlimited-Let The Beat Control Your Body
Sam Goku-Fungi Spin
The Sphinx-What Hope Have I (edit)
E-Type-Are You An E Type?
Linden C-Avenge (Avenge The Acid)
YT8K-DJ DJ
Bailey Ibbs-Jungle Splash
1-800-Dis-N-Dat-Punany (Hula's Club)
Hex Editor-Utena (Prog)
Doc In The Box-Stop That... (Funk D'Void Psychotrance)
Patrick Prins-Indoctrinate
The grip-shades of passion
Lxury-S Undulata
Deepstix Versus Kentish Man-Struck Out
dJJ-Djj Yn Y Ty
Mata Disk-Surrounder
S T I N 9-mi7
Donell Jones-What's Up (Jaymie Silk Jersey tool)
RobbBoss-I Want Your $ (TurboTrap)
Basic Judgement-I Can Make You Harder
Insomnia-Untitled A1 [WF010-Nocturnal Grooves EP]
DJ Phantasys Mate-Edit Vol 1 A
ABC-One Better World (Pickering-Park)

boxofbox - 'oh, hey there little one' mix

DoWhile With Wonja & DJML | September 10, 2022

Mor Elian B2b Dj Voices B2b Ayesha @The Lot Radio 10 - 11 - 2022

@boxofbox

For extended Q&A & OG track game... please visit our website ------> pipipi.life <----------

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Hi, I’m john(athan)/box [they/he], an artist/scientist/engineer originally from Seattle, currently hailing from Durham, NC, USA.

What sound would you listen to… if it was the only thing you could listen to 24/7?

A binaural recording of a tiger purring, taken from inside their mouth while they were sleeping.

Describe in detail your favorite place to sit & listen to music.

It’s not a specific place, but I like a sturdy wooden bench in a park-like area, early afternoon, overcast, cool but not cold, shabby, lush grass, beautiful old trees, and lots of people bustling about.

When you are in the crowd… where do you like to stand and why?

Wherever the central most a/c vent downdrafts, to balance getting a nice solid stereo image & not overheating.

Last track you would want to hear before crying?

Spring - No Time (For Crying) 12” Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cN2Q2gPvWk

Sure, a bit on the nose, but it means my tears won’t be totally sorrowful.

Favorite BPM and why?

As a dancer, the 140<->70 BPM two-speeds-at-once zone because I like options for my energy expenditure.

As a DJ, 135 BPM feels pretty nice right now, not exactly sure why though.

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

I’m a broken record on this, but more universal connection/activation/support off the dance floor.

boxofbox - 273.1600 K at 611.657 Pa

Nothing In Moderation with DJ Voices @ The Lot Radio 01 - 04 - 2023

Significant Other dropping in to soothe those Monday blues with some fractured club sonics.

http://www.instagram.com/significantutha

Significant Other @ The Lot Radio 01 - 23 - 2023

@aliendan

New resident Alien D steps up for a spacey Level mix to guide you into spring. Warm, slippery grooves abound.

Alien D - Anodyne Haze

aka-Sol (@acaciabaila) is an Ecuadorian DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Through their Acacia Baila label, they're also a connector: they've released their own tracks and collaborations alongside releases from their friends and community, as well as thrown events at spaces like Mansions and their involvement in the Dripping event series and festival. As a DJ, their sets are genre-defying and psychedelic, bridging the gap between heady, trippy sounds and groove and percussion that go straight to the body. Their mix for us is deftly controlled chaos — a fresh, freaky take on 'fast' that's as floating and expansive as it is frenetic.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/052-aka-sol

"I wanted to create a mix exploring the 150-160 bpm pocket. I feel like I have only landed in playing around these tempos a few times while DJing live, and had definitely not recorded a mix up there before. I was itching to submerge into it after a crucial year in my DJ career, where I have widely expanded the limitations of the things I feel comfortable playing.

It’s been refreshing to understand more and more that I am not an artist/DJ that could be defined by a music genre, but rather by the sensibility in which I lace the different styles and sounds I use to create narratives when constructing my sets. Another important challenge I presented to myself for recording this mix was the curiosity of understanding what kind of tunes I would select and blend for this as a non DnB nor hard techno DJ. I feel like by going through this challenge, I have opened a world of possibilities that I can’t wait to incorporate when playing out there.

In terms of feelings explored, I would say that expansiveness of the body and the mind are a recurrent element in my practice and it was very present in this mix too. I wanted to build something that could feel both complex yet fluid. Entering into deeper introspections while feeling your body being pulled in all possible directions at once until the point of surrendering into a floating state of slow movements is the only possible solution to cope with the amount of information being received.

In terms of gear, I used 2 Pioneer XDJ-700s and a Pioneer DJM 450 mixer. For the recording I use a Zoom H6 recorder."

@acaciabaila

Spontaneous Affinity #052: aka-Sol

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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.

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