D-Bahn

Demo version of Downpour, dark electronica from Dead Edit. Made in Logic Pro. 

Downpour - demo

Mysterious TIMES

@taylorbratches

Introduce yourself? Preferred pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

My name is Taylor and my preferred pronouns are they and she. I live in Brooklyn! Fun fact about myself… I used to teach hip hop dance in the early 2000’s. 

How is everything going with you right now?

It’s going pretty well despite the circumstances, which of course are not ideal. Been navigating a lot of personal challenges lately, from a break-up to family drama, but strangely I feel ok, like all is looking up….something in my attitude has shifted

What are you missing from pre-covid life?

Dancing. With people. More than anything.

Any fun goals for winter time?

3rd installment of Dance Floor Epiphanies for Resident Advisor is happening, and I also have an ambient release coming out for the boutique cassette label, Enmossed. And I want to finish my memoir! (maybe it will actually happen this time). 

Who currently inspires you music-wise?
ASC (always). Europa. Ma Sha Ru. May Vary. Abby Echiverri. E.C.C.O. Pugilist. Air Max ‘97. Eris Drew and Octo Octa. Datach’i. H.E.R. Noumen. And I’ve been kind of obsessed with heavy bass music lately like Ternion Sound and TMSV. those lower chakra vibes


4 djs you would want to see on a lineup for the first party post covid asap?

Oh god this is hard. Umm… I’m thinking about the DJs whose sets just tether me to the floor and make me really fucking jump-up-and-down happy:

Erika
Danny Daze
Ben UFO
Eris Drew

What other activities have you dipped into with a break from djing?

Writing and Spiritual Channeling / Energy Work. Deepening into both of those practices.. 
 
Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation & you give me a track (youtube links plz)

** 1 track for the insect world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30stBhRAnmA
OR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZZR49OQ_4


** pool party for the older generation of club kids?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnHXnyLtGhk


** b2b with Claude Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQVO4NRAUI


Favorite weird drug experience?

The very first time I took acid I accidentally took too much and merged with the soul of another human until we no longer could distinguish ourselves from one another. I saw his third eye blinking on his forehead, as real as an actual eye, and then we became telepathic, and then we astral projected as one entity into the godhead. It was cool.

Why do you think it's important to share music?

I believe it’s the most unifying force in the world. It’s the most human language, and gives us access to our emotions in a way that brings joy. And it connects us beyond the mind… it connects us through the body, and through the heart. 

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

Cohesion & Unification. A return to how things used to be, without trying to emulate the past too much. Meaning, a sense of PLUR that permeates not only the dance floor but the social spaces, online and physical.

Taylor Bratches - 111˚F

“No Way Back is a very meaningful event to us and we were humbled at the chance to be a part of it. Playing virtually, it was most important to us to keep the feeling of being in Tangent Gallery in mind. NWB conjures a deeply contemplative mindset that we tried to channel. The quintessential experience for us is leaving our bodies through sound in the Outer Space room — given the controls temporarily, we played with us lying on that floor in mind.” 
— Farplane (sold & Hi-Vis)

video: https://youtu.be/vs6qo1dtDL8

Susumu Yokota - The Art of Contemplation (Lo Recordings)
Robert Turman - F-berg (Cejero/Actual)
Xth Réflexion - 10 (Aught/Chained Library)
Christoph De Babalon - Opium (Digital Hardcore Recordings)
Xth Réflexion - 08 (Aught/Chained Library)
Echium - Adaptive Senses (Sferic)
Vladislav Delay - Six (Detroit Underground)
Low Flung - Oud Clay (Time Dub) (Bandcamp self-released)
Boreal Massif - Weather in August (Pessimist Productions)
Bookworms - nguished (full version) (Bandcamp self-released)
LXV - Tunneling (Bandcamp self-released)
Mura Oka - Log In Oct 13 (Latency)
Best Available Technology - Spectra (Slumdiscs)
Dots - Dense (Ambient Abstract/AtomTM_Audio_Archive)
Mosam Howieson - Spiral 7 (Further Records)
Chaperone - Zen Hangover 1 (Always Human Tapes)
Seraphim Rytm - Andromeda 3 (Bandcamp self-released)
Experimental Audio Research - All Things Being Equal (Dekorder)
Shuttle358 - field (12k)
Aleksi Perälä - Level 12_060 (Colundi)
Emeralds - Planetarium II (Tapeworm Tapes/Bandcamp remastered)
Rrose - Undergrowth (Eaux)
Sendai - Apopads (Editions Mego)
Jon Hassell - Picnic (Ndeya)
Jake Muir - Silent Sailing (Sferic)
Steve Roach - The Future Flows From Here (Projekt)
juneunit - ntr (Jacktone)
Yugen Disciple - First Sighting (YOUTH)
Forest Management - Ripple Effect (Boudoir)
Bellows - E128 Untitled 1 (Entr'acte) 
Donato Dozzy - 12H.12 (Presto!?)

Interdimensional Transmissions Podcast

IT.podcast.s09e09: Farplane at No Way Back Streaming From Beyond 2020

If you've been a livestream regular, you'll almost certainly recognize @boxofbox as the chatroom participant with the encyclopedic memory for track IDs. With a meticulous methodology for seeking out and organizing tracks, this Durham, North Carolina-based DJ and bioengineer brings a taste for the sweaty and psychedelic to the decks. His mix for Spontaneous Affinity is an emotive listen, traversing everything from the euphoric to the pensive.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/029-boxofbox.html

"Given that we’re entering month 9 of the Covid19 pandemic in the US, I wanted to snapshot how it feels for me to be playing/experiencing music at this moment. The goal here was to make a deliberately eclectic mix representative of my moods lately: hopeful, unsettled, wistful, a bit dark, dreaming, playful, melancholic, erratic, with some fleeting moments of tenderness and euphoria.

I went through several folders of stuff I’ve been itching to play, including some recent acquisitions, and landed on the Glacci, the Barker, and the Dadub/Retina.it tracks as the primary ones that would guidepost the flow of the mix. I knew I wanted to have the Barker track near the end, because it's got this sweetness yet it's still kind of thoughtful and longing–a nice, complex mood to leave a listener with during a lockdown.

From there I started seeding a playlist and loosely sorting by 'energy' to connect the feel of the three tracks in a form that I hope is interesting for y'all. I recorded the mix live into Logic via a Xone:96 using 3 XDJ-1000Mk2's and an Eventide H9 (this time just for a little reverb)."

@boxofbox

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #029: boxofbox

This week’s Rhythmic Culture podcast is all about deep grooves and pumping rhythms, as Melbourne’s Toni Yotzi is in charge of what’s happening for 66 minutes. Toni has played a crucial role in developing Perth into a thriving club metropolis, programming Deep Doogs’ sunrise rave, co-hosting Full Frequency on RTR FM and presenting parties for Kenji Takimi, Bell Towers and DJ Nozaki. Now based in Melbourne, she’s established herself as one of the most open minded DJs on the local circuit, immortalised by a legendary Inner Varnika and Golden Plains set's that saw her fearlessly transition from Jon Hassell to italo disco, memphis rap and Bristol bass and UK techno.

In her mix she’s features mostly Australian artists and labels. Feast your ears with cuts from Pugilist, LOIF, Coldpast, Hed Ardennes and many more.

@toniyotzi

Tracklist

RC:043 Toni Yotzi

The club lockdown has elicited a range of reactions from DJs—with some moving toward more ambient-leaning sounds, or finding it much harder to release mixes or sets at all. Bay Area-based DJ likeholywine [@matthew-lindgren] has been one of the DJs continuing to carry the torch for a raucous, queer dancefloor from home, steadily releasing mixes that make us miss the smell of fog and sweat.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/030-likeholywine.html

"I miss the dance floor. Like any citizen of The Club, I’ve had to shift to experiencing dance music from the comfort of my own home/rave cave; it’s definitely not the same, but it opens up new possibilities at the same time. Club music is rooted in heavy beats that get the floor moving, and while we may not be sharing the same space, we now have a unique opportunity to enjoy music with people across the world through streams and chat rooms.

My DJ mantras are “any music can be club music” and “I’m going to play whatever the hell I want,” so adapting how I play for at-home-raving has been a fun challenge. This mix is almost exclusively made up of new releases that have come out post-COVID, because I wanted it to be a pulse check on dance music and how producers are interpreting it with all that’s going on in 2020. I turned the lights down in my studio, turned the sound up way too loud, and transported myself to a booth playing to a dance floor that’s sweaty, packed, and ecstatic."

@matthew-lindgren

Spontaneous Affinity #030: likeholywine

@livwutang  is an affiliate of Tech Startup label and party and formerly of the now-disbanded TUF collective, Seattle's livwutang's DJ sets traverse dubby, bassy sounds with a slick, effervescent flavor and infectious energy.

Nuzi 001 x livwutang

Seattle-based @sharlese's sets combine the contemporary and the nostalgic in a way that feels timeless. A busy contributor to her local music community, she's a resident and Producer of the Afternoon Show and Programming Education Manager at Seattle's KEXP radio station, and currently serves as Vice-Chair on the Seattle Music Commission, as well as organizing events under the banner of coldwave, industrial, EBM, and synth crew False Prophet and underground techno collective Depth. Sharlese's dark, gritty, ravey sets are perfectly suited to the dancefloor, while still feeling informed by the deep digging collector mentality that comes with a long background in radio.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/033-sharlese.html

"I think my entire career was founded on community and it definitely intersects with my individual expression. Without my community there would be no Sharlese. I thrive on the creativity of my friends. I love seeing what they’re doing, watching them, supporting them and I feel honored when they do the same for me.

Seattle is full of talent, bursting at the seams and when I see everyone expressing themselves, it causes me to do what I want to do! I’m pretty lucky to have a radio show where I can play my friends and people I admire on a platform that will hopefully bring more awareness to their work. It’s all connected, without one, there can’t be the other!"

@sharlese

Spontaneous Affinity #033: Sharlese

NOT MASS NYE: FATHER OF TWO (In Training)

“I went into this completely blind, but being surrounded by the nice big speakers and the familiar environs of the club made it easy to find the groove. I hope everyone had a nice new years all things considered, and it was nice to be with friends playing music in any sort of way!” - Father of Two

We rang in 2021 with a marathon 15-hour stream live & direct from the club with Hot Mass residents & friends. Thanks to everyone who tuned in, donated, and for supporting our greater music community through this unprecedented time. We hope to gather with you again soon. Stay safe!

Not Mass streams continue on Thursdays, starting at 7pm: www.twitch.tv/hotmasspgh
Select mixes & live sets: www.soundcloud.com/hot-mass 
IG: @hotmasspgh

MASS CAST 020: Father of Two @ Not Mass NYE

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.

Spontaneous Affinity #030: likeholywine

Spontaneous Affinity

Recent comments

kailyn

Adam Unknown

Adam Unknown

Seance Michael

Related tracks