Music for 'walks, hikes, and the like' from Macho City resident and The Fantasy member Scott Zacharias.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/11/17/diggers-directory-scott-zacharias/

Diggers Directory: Scott Zacharias

"Good thoughts bring forth good fruit" (George Clinton, 1974)
Surprising connections between different selections, ear-pleasing explorations crossing global borders, timeless decades and different foundations.
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"I recorded this mix on a cozy evening with my favourite bottle of red & some nice mood lighting after a lovely trip back from Vinly-Vanguard in east London. A record shop run by 2 jazz enthusiasts with a fine taste for wax. Funnily enough 90% of tracks in this mix I discovered there over the years. Hope ya enjoy these spaced-out Jazzadelic flutey dub mellow grooves in good fruit style!  Peace x" - Kyle Toole

@kyletoole

Good Fruit 20 I Kyle Toole

Captured live at Club Digital @ OHM
6.07.2024 
excuse the dust

Closing Club Digital @OHM 6.07.2024

here’s another three hours of low-slung colourful weirdness for our third edition !

strap in and float downstream with us as we step into kyle’s world, where he traverses through the more abstract corners of his collection <3

sunday downtime 003 - kyle toole

Command D summons the gods of the deep to have us completely submerged in a world of interdimensional dub techno, traversing us through an hour and a half of infinitely looped reflections and subaquatic soundscapes. 

@commandd

Q. This certainly feels like one of your most immersive mixes to date, deeply contemplative and full of dreamy dub techno atmospherics. What inspiration did you draw upon, and what type of setting or situation could you imagine it being enjoyed in? 

A. I started to get into this sound when I was putting together my mix for the Moonshoe mix series. I didn’t know what to call it at the time but I found all of those tunes and tied them together with a certain feeling that was really inspiring me then, it was very organic and that is still one of my favourite mixes. You can hear dub elements scattered throughout that whole mix.

As I started incorporating more dub elements into my productions I discovered artists like Stephen Hitchell and Rhythm & Sound that had created a kind of music that was really extremely satisfying for me to listen to, especially considering my developing love for hi-fi and larger sound systems. I incorporated those artists into my FHUO mix which was a much more considered exploration of the style. Looking back on the process of making the mixes and how much I enjoyed them really assures me that the deep and contemplative sound is a big part of who I am.

For this mix I’ve taken inspiration from the MDC series itself which I’ve been listening to for years. I wanted to add little hints of deep house sounds as a nod to the mixes of the past. I personally think mixes like this are the best to listen to when you’re travelling and looking out a window, otherwise maybe sitting at a desk on a rainy day doing some work. I’d like people to listen to this in a time where they won't be distracted by something else or feel the need to skip forward, I’d want people to just throw it on and let it play, drifting in and out of the tracks and their own thoughts.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. My favourite tracks in the mix are Saftig Komposition by Rasmus Hedlund and Sedlec Ossuary by Persuasion. At a base level I love these tracks because they take a more modern approach to a dub techno track with tight production. Going deeper, the thing that really resonates with me is hard to put into words and best left unsaid. I think this kind of music (along with many other kinds) allows the listener to feel emotions that aren't able to be put into words, part of why I love it so much. I find that dub techno specifically can feel sad and happy at the same time like lots of jazz ballads. That to me is a really beautiful sound that kind of encapsulates life in general.

Q. Tell us about the development of your live set, and where things are currently at with it? Do you feel like you’re able to explore different shades of your sound when playing in a live setting?

A. Putting together my first live set was an awesome experience. I got to play it all around Australia from clubs to rainforests. I’ve put the current live set to bed for now and am starting to work on a new one with a slightly different setup. Although it was a challenging experience, I loved making a live set because often when I would dig for tunes to play out I’d think ‘I wish I had a song like this’ and writing a live set meant that I could bring those ideas to life and curate a set exactly how I wanted. I think I’m really starting to settle into ‘my sound’ in production and DJing, but there are creative limitations in both like finding new music or learning new skills. Overcoming technical barriers in production allows me to get closer to my most true form of expression when it comes to what’s coming out the speakers so I’ve been really working on that recently. Hoping the next live set will be bigger and better : )

MDC.302 Command D

day and night, the gold is melting into stars in the alchemy chamber of Young Gaina @morelized

SpeLL: YOUNG GAINA

Recorded on May 24th from 5-7am. Such a privilege to play during this beautiful sunrise in Chimay, surrounded by like-minded people.

Live at Chimay 25

I met Meg through a mix she did for Trushmix, where I enjoyed her sound as well as her selection of records. So after that I started listening to her shows for Balamii Radio where I found a lot of music that made me feel a lot <3.

So I decided to invite her to the mix series and here she is with a new mix for Esencia with some of her favorite 90's and 00's records she found in her favorite stores in London and Brighton.

@megpaine

www.discoesencia.com

Esencia 096 - Meg Paine

Trushmix 243 presents Soos, out Mexico City! The Sunday Sunday resident DJ steps to make a two and two minutes mix. A session filled with balearic, street soul and house. 
Concentration on the mid late eighties to early nineties. A great summer breeze selection to enjoy on the beach at while home, or on a way to a late night of joy!

As always music from the top!

Enjoy!



Trushmix 243 - Soos

For our next instalment we draw from our own fertile waters. This time with a two hour recording from Bakk Heia resident and label partner schuttle. 

Schuttle has been a resident DJ and sporadic guest of the Bakk Heia parties since their inception. In fact he played our very first party in TWH nearly 10 years ago, at a time when the sky lights were yet to be covered and day light would filter unashamedly over the dancers as the sun rose. It came to our attention that since that set, schuttle hadn’t set forth on a solo flight, so it seemed high time for him to spread his tentacles over the closing hours. 

Through this mix schuttle channels the seething energy that is only possible during those final hours. The part timers have left, the room is totally locked in and the allure of chaos is strong. As such, it invites the dancer to delve a little deeper, perfectly navigating the dark into light. Often hypnotic and tunnelling, sometimes euphoric, sometimes explosive, but always directly from the heart. It was a truly beautiful experience to witness such a concise and coherent artistic expression from someone who understands, on a fundamental level, the power these hours can have, and what they mean to us. 

As the lights came on at 7am, there was palpable outpouring of love. The closing moments evoke that beautiful feeling of returning somewhere familiar. Wrapped together in euphoric joy.

Bakk Heia Podcast 005 - schuttle (Live from Bakk Heia @ TWH)

Immerse yourself in a world where smoke-stained trip-hop meets the heartbeat of modern hip-hop and the velvet glow of soul and R&B. This album drifts between dim-lit alleyways, neon reflections, and midnight drives, blending hypnotic rhythms with warm, human storytelling. Each track is built from deep grooves, atmospheric textures, and vocals that slide between confessions and swagger. It’s music for the thinkers, the wanderers, and the ones who come alive after dark. Press play, sink in, and let the pulse pull you somewhere new.

I Want To Be

The In Sound From Way Out 

Residents: @aaronl_dj ≈ @original-hp ≈ @miazs-1 ≈ @peachystw ≈ @rosie-ama-cain ≈

Diggers Directory: Scott Zacharias

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