Ariel Zetina is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music production, deejaying, and writing. Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean punta, and the queer club scene worldwide. These influences can be heard on 2020’s “MUAs at the End of the World” EP (Femme Culture); and "Marsh" (self released); 2019’s "Organism" (Majía); “Shell” (Head Charge); and 2017’s “Cyst” (Boukan Records). Her DJs sets have been worldwide. She is a resident at the legendary house club Smartbar, co runs the party/mix series Rumors, and is on Discwoman’s roster. She is also a playwright, and has had her plays performed in Chicago, California, NYC, and Baltimore.

Notes on the Mix ///
"(this is a lot of "club era" songs aka 2014ish? I am finding myself revisiting this era a lot and finding new rhythms and melodies in these tracks. A lot of these were in my mixes around that time and this is kind of a refurbished and recontextualization of those sounds. That just sounded heady- it's first and foremost a dance mix. "

TRACKLIST:
Samename-Make it Hot at Nightfall (Nguzunguzu edit) 
Despina- Packing (Phallus)
Alien Rain-Alienated 5B
Kinky-Mirando de Lado
Somepoe-Woodstate
Neana- Agnes (Ni Yana In Ljublijana)
Jordan Nocturne-Hands Up
Fast Eddie- Acid Thunder
KMFH- Flemmenup
Lena Platonos-Lego (Avalon Emerson Version)
NKC-BTD150
Schwefelgelb- Es Zieht Mich (GP2 edit)
Deapmash & Ratio- Stop (Strip Steve Remix)
Altered Natives- 24 Years Old
Chase Icon- I'm Perfect
X-Coast- Track 5 (Party Time)
George Calle and his Savage Disco Orchestra-Pearls (Inaky Garcia vs Havana Hustlers Club Mix)
Tre Mission- Dollar Bill
RYL0- After Midnight
DJ LILMATT-Tattoos on ha Azz
Sha Sha Kimbo- Zattise (Lillia Betz Remix)
SPF666 & Mike G- Warworld (Patrick Brian VIP Mix)
Macy Rodman- Permanent Vacation (Ariel Zetina Remix)

SOCIALS:
@arielzetina
https://www.instagram.com/arielzetina/
https://www.facebook.com/djarielzetina

XOXA BLEND 096 - ARIEL ZETINA

Full annotated tracklist here: https://etoano.com/hodgepodge/hodgepodge_rosekourts/

Eto Ano Pr. a (mostly) monthly mix series showcasing the discoveries of DJ friends during their daily comings & goings through their audio identification apps.

Musician & visual artist Noah Prebish (@noahprebish) illustrates the series cover.

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Rose Kourts is an NYC-based DJ known for her versatility, undeniable command of groove, and infectious energy. Her spirited blend of sounds and styles from across the spectrum of house and techno encourages movement and release. A local mainstay and rising star in the New York dance music scene, Rose Kourts can regularly be found hosting events through her multiple residencies, releasing mixes and radio shows, and lighting up the floor at the city’s most buzzing clubs and underground parties. Within the last year alone she has appeared alongside artists such as Mr. G and Moodymann, Robert Owens, TSHA, TYGAPAW, Lauren Flax, OK Williams, Byron the Aquarius, The Carry Nation, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs; her festival bookings include Dweller 2021 (NYC), Shaker Mountain 2022 (NY), and Slingshot Fest 2022 (NC).

“•••” Tracklist “•••”

(read full annotations at etoano.com/hodgepodge/hodgepodge_rosekourts/)

Jupiter - One O Six

Annie - Songs Remind Me of You (The Swiss Remix Instrumental)

Cajmere - Feelin’ Kinda High (Dub ’94) [feat. Terence FM]

"Where I heard it: Played by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs during his set at Elsewhere Rooftop in August 2021.


Why it stuck out to me: The original is timeless, but I couldn't place which specific version I was hearing and had to get my phone out. This version is soooo good, just a journey of a house track and classic Cajmere.

Associated memories: I've seen TEED play sets at least 4-5 separate times in NYC, but on this particular occasion I actually opened for him which was really special. I was freaking out when he dropped this one and the vocals first hit!"

Mike Ash - Nitric

Tony B & Bobby D - Stomp (Dj Tragic)

Da Sampla - With a Piece of Ice (Mix 2)

Zeta Reticula - [Untitled - A1 EP2]

Neil Landstrumm & Dave Tarrida - Morocco

DJ ESP - You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do (Muscle Relaxer Mix)

DJ Jean - The Dub - Clubber (Mad Mix)

EEBONE - Playbackontheflow (Jensen Interceptor Remix)

2000F & J Kamata - You Don’t Know What Love Is

"Where I heard it: Played either by Escaflowne or Fleet.Dreams during their b2b at IRL Gallery for Sweet Kicks x Sorry Records in March 2022


Why it stuck out to me: I love to rave, but I'm also a softie. Call me a sucker for a funk-infused love letter of a track, but this is one of them. It's woozy, it's sexy, it fills you up and damn when the autotune hits it HITS. A real "who's taking me home" kinda tune.


Associated memories: This came at the end of a really great collaborative party and when this one dropped it got us all melty in the fog."

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"I'd describe this mix as a sweet and rather spicy trip down memory lane. You'll hear an eclectic sampling of the kinds of electronic sounds I am most drawn to - crunchy electro, stomping house and acid, funky dubs, hypnotic grooves, cheeky vocals, dynamic percussives, and sexy synths. Some tracks are forever imprinted in my mind as part of a special night out; others are highlights within some of my all-time favorite mixes; and yet others I heard at random and just had to get my phone out. More than one took me months (sometimes years!) to correctly ID!" - Rose Kourts

ETOANO Pr. HodgePodge Mix 007: Rose Kourts

Nick Boyd (@nickboydnyc) is a dancefloor staple in NYC, and there's good reason for his omnipresence: everything he does, he explains, is centered around the dancefloor and the dancers who spend time there. Whether he's running @sorry-records, DJing at beloved local haunts like The Lot Radio, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and Nowadays (where this mix was recorded), or giving advice to friends, his ethos always comes back to the dancefloor. Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community. 

This is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series with Sorry Records.

Read the interview + see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/047-nick-boyd

Mix mastered by @drvmmy.

"This mix is a recording of my first time playing at Nowadays, a club that has been incredibly influential and important to my life and my friends' lives. When I first started deejaying, my only goals really were to play on The Lot Radio and play Nowadays.

When they asked me, I was very surprised, legit like fall on my bathroom floor crying type situation 😂 😭. I’m a sappy nerd and had loads of nerves but I was lucky to be able to do it for the first time alongside my friend and collaborator Khadijah/DJ Delish and also have the time to just completely over-prepare for like three months ahead of time.

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do with the space, both extensively over the years keeping a running “Nowadays Wishlist” playlist and in the three months leading up to the party. I eventually came to the conclusion that I wanted to tell a story with what I played, in the tradition dictated by the New York dancefloor. A story about myself and my friends and the scene here as I’ve seen it both good and bad. A story about the Nowadays dancefloor itself and what that space means to me, but in turn also what dance music spaces and community mean period; how they function and the double-edged sword of trying to be good when it comes to those things.

I also wanted to play tracks by my friends that I knew were going to be there. The people I love who I dance alongside there frequently. I wanted to play tracks that were silly too! Tried to give a sense of levity to a pretty emotional thing. I mean, I got into dance music in large part because of the work that Justin (Carter) and Eamon (Harkin) had done through Mister Sunday into Nowadays, and I'd been going to the space since before it was open indoors. I’m there most every week and have put a lot on that floor…

In the weeks following, I finally got myself to listen to it. At first, I was like, there's so many bits in here where I remember not being able to hear myself or hear the cue. It's my first time playing in a big loud club besides like, Bossa. I considered making all these edits to it…

But then kinda just got to the point where I was like — look at the process of the mix, the ethos behind it… it's more about letting go and natural joy and glee than it is about anything else. So I decided to share it unedited, except for a little audio sample I added at the beginning that I didn't get on the recording. There’s a lot of other very concrete lyrical content included — always with purpose and intention but not always lyrics that I believe in personally."

@nickboydnyc / @sorry-records

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #047: Nick Boyd

pi pi pi with deep creep @ The Lot Radio 07 - 25 - 2022

Texture Detroit @ The Lot Radio 2022 - 10 - 21

@Kuschelntime

Taking up the controller for the next in our SMUT mix series is the incredibly talented Kuscheln. The moniker of Matt Mockford, Kuscheln is the second Canadian to appear on our series and is a multi-talented producer (check out his track ‘Speed Bump’ as featured on Kaptcha’s compilation Xenolith 1.0 release) and DJ who runs Klub Ferret, a Toronto based queer party.  He has made his name playing places such as Phile, Por Detroit and Bossa Nova Civic Club and recently played at Promise Cherry Beach and has even appeared on our friends Ema’s show for Dublin Digital Radio. Matt’s extensive range of influences is reflected in this mix.  Here fusing UK techno, bass and breakbeat with some edits added in for good measure (particularly the iconic Donna Lewis closing), we couldn’t be more delighted to share this ethereal hypnotic mix with you. Big love to Kuscheln for putting this together.

008 - KUSCHELN

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

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube, Facebook and futureintelradio.com.

Ojoo Gyal & Narathip ╚═ Future Intel X Dekmantel Future Intel 3 Year Anniversary ═╗ 02 02 2023

Getting Out of Hand

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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.

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.