Contrary to what the title of this mix suggests, there is not a Sade track in sight, (sorry to disappoint any of you ;) ) I chose the title because it perfectly communicates why and for whom i made this: the anti-Valentine heroes, heroines and gentlethems among us. It is a companion for quiet reflections on love of many kinds. It is separate from any binaries, stereotypes, and of course the looming shadow of the patriarchy that is ever present - especially around a commercial holiday such as Valentine's Day.
   Even though the creation of this holiday and its perpetuation in the media + commerce is problematic in so many ways, as a dj it is my favorite holiday by far - the one that gets me the most inspired to create and share music. My primary currency as a person and artist is emotion - so this is THE time of year that triggers, cuts and sings to me the hardest, deepest, loudest.
   As well as providing an anti-Valentine's companion for the season, this particular selection of tracks exemplifies all of the music I lean on and enjoy when i'm not prepping for a dancefloor-oriented gig: soothing, gentle, filled with caring + positive messages, atmospheric, abstract. Allowing the mind to rest and to wander.
   The final track of this mix is especially important to me - one of my favorite single releases from last year by my friend Niia. Her voice is liquid gold; her songwriting is perfectly human and direct. I listen to idk what to tell my friends every time i take off or land in an airplane, and I have been doing a LOT of traveling recently. The rest of 2024 will be more of the same.
   I'm known for spinning vinyl, but all of the tracks featured in this mix came to me through digital means. Yes, we all hate that streaming-service-that-shall-not-be-named, but we love discovering great new music too. I've trained the algorithm to bring up the most random and obscure shit to me on a regular basis - and of course it still feeds me all the neo soul and b-side grooves that i am a sucker for.
      I hope you all enjoy this mix, and that it serves as a lover to you this season. If you like what you hear, please support the artists featured via their bandcamps wherever possible.

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝒾𝓍 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥 𝒶𝓈 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒟𝒾𝑔𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝒟𝑒𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒶𝒸𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 (𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉𝓈 𝒵𝒾𝒶 & 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝑒)

T R A C K L I S T I N G

I Thought That I Could Get Away With It - Joseph Shabason
Let It Go - Kelela
Bumble_Bee Interlude - TWEAKS
Me VS ME - ELIZA
Pressure - D'sean Jones + Ideeyah
izzitwurkinfoya - Maurice II
Friendly Pressure - Jhelisa
Pour Le Moment - Sol Set
Sustain - Sam Gendel
With You - Jasper Tygner
in god's childlike hands - Lauren Auder
SOS - SZA
Far Away - Kelela
The Gate (Extended Mix) - Caroline Polachek
idk what to tell my friends - Niia

Cover art by me

ＮＯ ＯＲＤＩＮＡＲＹ ＬＯＶＥ ＇２４

A Star For A Star - Niia

Niia-Sideline(Inam Flip)

Here is the latest installment of the Master Kev Mixshow, March 2025 edition! Back to my soulful Shelter NYC roots here, featuring lots of new and upcoming music from Merlin Bobb, Masaki Morii, Mark Francis, Timmy Regisford, Oscar P, Shino Blackk, Robb Ortiz, Louie Vega & Josh Milan, Tommy Bones, Mikki Afflick, Tony Varnardo, Masters At Work, Glenn Underground, Jimpster , Conway Kasey and more. Enjoy :)

Master Kev March 2025 Mixshow

Master Kev’s victory in a mix-off contest in the 1990’s proved that the years of obsessing over the mixes of Merlin Bobb, Timmy Regisford, Tony Humphries and others on radio and in clubs, studying underground dance and beat syncopation and accumulating a killer collection of records finally paid off . And as the number of shows soared, so did Kev’s talent. Soon after, hero Tony Humphries called Kev to ask him to join forces with him on his Yellorange Label. His answer? A triumphant ‘Hell Yeah’.
After spinning in his first WMC in the year 2000 and embarking on several trips to Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and beyond, with Tony Humphries and even solo, his DJ career was officially on the rise. Playing in some of the most prominent clubs in major cities all over the world and playing alongside some of the prominent names in the industry including Louie Vega, Timmy Regisford, David Morales, Danny Krivit, Kerri Chandler and so many more. Also, in 2000 Kev along with founder Marlon D and others helped form the Underground Collective - a collection of DJ’s, performers, musicians..etc created to draw exposure in the dance music industry to major labels and beyond.

While working with Tony Humphries at Yellorange from 1999 - 2004, Kev had many ‘Net Shows’ on the site along with Tony Humphries and the other Yellorange DJ’s that were updated once a month. Then in 2004, Kev started a weekly radio show on CyberJamz Radio (cyberjamz.com).  The show has grown more and more each year, with many producers giving Kev the upfront heat and unreleased jams. Also, many labels send Kev promo’s in hopes that those tracks/songs will be played on his very highly listened to radio show.  With the amount of weekly hits in the archives it was no wonder they would think of Kev to help promote the new music.These days u can find the Master Kev Mixshows on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/master-kev) which are updated frequently.

In 2006 Kev partnered up with long time friend and former Yellorange/Underground Collective DJ partner David ‘Vibes’ Tobon and keyboard wizard John Crockett to form MKDV.  They produced their first track together titled ‘Twisted’ which gained a lot of early support from the biggest names in the dance music industry and was a very popular release on DJ Spen's imprint Code Red as well as Defected Records and even being licensed by the one and only Carl Cox for his mix compilation that was released on Defected Records.  They also worked on original tracks for Tony Records and remixes for Louie Vega’s imprint Vega Records remixing Sara Devine’s ‘Special’ as well as remixes for Mel Cheren’s and Kevin Hedge’s (Blaze) West End Records.  In 2007 Kev partnered up with good friend Scott Wozniak to produce more tracks for Code Red & Defected titled ‘String Thing’ and ‘Uncooked’ .. ‘String Thing’ became the number 1 download on Defected and Traxsources website for weeks .. They also did some remixes on Stevie Wonder’s ‘My Cherie Amour’ and Joe Cocker’s ‘You Are So Beautiful’ (high in demand since the 2007 WMC) which were never released to this date.  Later that year Kev also partnered up with Abicah Soul and worked on original tracks and remixes as well. One of those tracks ‘Kora’ was released on Iwanni Records from Toronto.

With an abundance of traveling and playing in major clubs as well as major clubs back home in NYC such as Cielo, Santos, Sullivan Room..etc..work and the frequently updated podcast shows on Podomatic & Soundcloud, Kev was once again back in the studio this time with very talented Tony Loreto from Italy forming the MKTL brand. They have been working together a lot throughout 2009-2013. They have done remixes for Tortured Soul ,Arnold Jarvis, Kenny Bobien, Peven Everett, Underground Collective,Michelle Weeks, Boddhi Satva's Offering Label, DJ Spen's 'Code Red' label, Louie and Anane Vega for Vega Records and scores of others.

Resident ~ @Gabriela-nyc

DJ, producer, booker, organizer, educator ~
4AM NYC has been an integral part of the New York Underground music scene for over a decade.
They've held down residencies at some of the city's finest venues, including Good Room, Public Records, Le Bain, + now at Eli Escobar's new spot in Brooklyn, Gabriela.

Bringing an All-or-Nothing/No-Regrets type of energy to the decks, every single set of theirs is unbound by genre, dedicated to the dance floor, + ruled by a furious & vivid emotional spectrum. Whether it’s via heart-wrenching soul, finger-snapping house, euphoric + demonic techno, or unclassifiable future classics straight out of left-field -their delivery is always uncompromising + energizing, passionate + sincere.

Last year they released original music for the first time with Brooklyn-based label Air Texture via IYKYK -a compilation that they co-curated with their biz partner VARSHA -highlighting 19 different femme + nonbinary producers from across the globe.

Summer 2025 sees them launching a brand new monthly party in Detroit:
N I G H T S C A P E
~a midweek lowkey glamor night for the gwerls n gays, laced w their signature multi-genre sonic seductions...

/// Accept no Imitations \\\


Booking inquiries:
4amnycmusic at gmail dot com

New tracks tagged #NIIA