For this mid-winter session, I wanted to do a callback to a winter mix series I used to do called 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' that focused on darker, more melancholy selections. First 30 or 40 minutes or so were pretty deep. In the middle section I moved into more angular sci-fi liquid and eventually into some minimal tech stuff. The middle part into the second hour might have gotten a little nastier than initially intended, but there's some cool tech rollers, some dark dubby rollers, before I smooth it out again towards the end with some liquid rollers. All in all I was pretty happy with how it turned out and I got to play some music in my collection I don't always get to play. Big up if you were there in the chat 🖤

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Liquid Lovers Lounge (EP87|JAN21|2023)

It was nice to be back in the saddle for EP 99 of LLL this week. First hour started out on a somewhat airy atmospheric tip into futuristic "sci fi rollers" and some minimal tech stuff. Moving into the second hour we go from minimal to more driving dancefloor tunes. Spacey electro rave vibes make way for some chopped future jungle kinda stuff at the end. Shoutout to my friends who came through today. See you guys for episode 100 next week. Cheers!

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Liquid Lovers Lounge (EP99|APR29|2023)

We were still in the throes of the pandemic when I launched the LLL series back in March of 2021. I had dipped my toes into the Twitch streaming pool through 2020 as part of the ATL DJ Collective crew but this was the first time I struck out on my own to do my own thing on my own channel. I had no idea where it was gonna end up but I set some parameters for myself. I wanted to avoid playing the same tracks from show to show and I wanted to make sure that every set I played met a minimum standard of quality to where I could throw the recording up on Soundcloud and it would stand up to some of the best mixes I heard from my personal DNB DJ idols. While I feel like in some ways I succeeded in that task, I think I underestimated the amount of work that would go into unearthing fresh new music every week, time spent organizing my Rekordbox playlists, tagging tunes by key and plain familiarizing myself with every new track, finding relationships between old and new tracks, devising a cue point system to alert me on the fly where vocals come in on tracks to avoid clashes. Not to mention, making artwork, posting on socials... The list goes on and on. I wish it were as easy as "just jumping on and playing for 2 hours". It's actually easy to do that, but can you jump on and PLAY WELL for 2 full hours?

With the benefit of hindsight and 100 LLL episodes under my belt I can undoubtedly say this endeavor has made me a better DJ, even with my 30+ years of experience going into this. The bonus level to all of it has been all the cool people I now call my friends, who log on every Saturday to watch me sink or swim every week. All the banter in the chat, tunes we've recommended to each other and bonding we've done over this music we love called drum'nbass. All the producers who've reached out to me and entrusted me with their exclusives. Everyone who's listened and shared on Soundcloud and socials... I appreciate y'all. I don't know for how long I'll keep this going, but for now I can call this experiment an unqualified success. Thanks for the support and much love 🖤

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Liquid Lovers Lounge (EP100|MAY06|2023) *EXTENDED 3 HOUR SET*

Back from taking the week off and I was ready to spread my wings. Again, this session touches on a lot of different sounds. Got some feelgood rollers at the start, kind of atmospheric and soulful, moves into more driving liquid and about halfway into tech-inspired rollers. Dips down into more minimal wobblers during hour two before ramping back up into more soaring dancefloor rave territory towards the end. Sort of all over the place but in my head it made sense kind of lmao. Big up to everyone who came through for the stream. Cheers 🧡

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Liquid Lovers Lounge (EP102|MAY27|2023)

Fixate - Drum and Bass Futurism

Liquid Lovers Lounge livestream on Twitch. 2 hours of liquid rollers + minimal tech + other vibey drum'nbass: www.twitch.tv/drcmachina. Check socials for schedule 

D:RC came up DJing (mostly drum'nbass) in the mid-90s while attending the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. As founding member of the local Phungus, Playtheavy and Sleuth Empire crews he found himself at the center of a burgeoning rave scene, collaborating with friends on dance music events in the Athens/Atlanta areas and beyond.

In 2004 he founded Studio:Machina, a graphic design practice geared towards the music industry. Building on his behind the scenes expertise and keen artistic instincts he's become an in-demand contributor on artistic projects in a variety of media. He's toured the US as member of the Smookie Illson bass music trio, serves as creative director for the Chicago-based Illeven:Eleven Recordings label and functions as brand/art director of several nightlife concepts. 

Behind the decks he currently heavily favors the sounds of DNB, but brief forays into breakbeat, house, UK Garage + Bass and dubstep are not uncommon. Get to know.

I am the original Fixate- Accept no imitations. Supplying the finest in unique blends and selection. I have been a raver for 33 years and a DJ for 31 years. Keep it underground, keep it real, keep it Fixate and keep listening. Still rocking the planet for over three decades and more decades to come, I specialize in Jungle, Jungle Techno, Hardcore, Break-Core, Ragga Jungle, Drum and Bass, Techno, Acid, House, Reggae, Ragga, Soul, Funk, Disco, Jazz, Hip Hop and many more genres as you can see through my mixes and playlists, and remember it's not about how many Soundcloud plays you have on your latest mix you made it's about bringing your own style to the rave... And concrete respect to my family and especially partner in crime Willy Gee with his back against the wall in the corner... Jungle Gangsters for life. and true Jungle Brothers.. born Junglists in 1994 into the future and beyond.

New tracks tagged #tech rollers