Love the smooth vibes of this track, perfect for a late-night drive.

Folks, it's hard to contain the excitement we have to be able to sit down with one of our personal favorites and veterans in the game the one and only Jessica "Fortune" Fenner based out of Milwaukee, WI for this second episode of House Talk & Pallet Jazz.

We uncover some of the most mind-blowing stories and experiences of her life that you would never believe as we sat here trying to keep our mouth from hitting the floor time after time but WOW!

A dedicated force in the midwest music industry, with over 20 years DJing, coordinating electronic music events, promoting, talent buying, mentoring, and most recently launching an agency under her company, Apart. Fortune is widely recognized and respected as a key player through out the region.

Growing up in England, her favorite moments were epic family parties with live music, dancing and 200 or so happy people. Playing multiple instruments, early years were also influenced by local Bristol artists like Massive Attack and Roni Size. Then rave culture erupted. Steve Silk Hurley’s Jack Your Body was the #1 selling record in the country, The Prodigy and Carl Cox became household names, and she was hooked. By 16 she was involved with rave promoters Transition.

At 19 Fortune landed in California with $140 and a suitcase. No dance music, “The Chronic” bumped out of cars and clubs, East battled West and she embraced her hip-hop education. Returning to UK a year later a new genre was sweeping the nation – jungle. She absorbed DJs blowing up the clubs: Grooverider, Sasha, LTJ Bukem.

Six months on she arrived in Milwaukee. A fixture in the emerging club scene, she took up djing, quickly landing underground hip-hop residencies and developed a style that includes her house, techno and broken beat influences. Fortune played noted establishments across the States, including San Francisco’s  The EndUp; Detroit’s TV Lounge; Minneapolis’s First Ave, and is a regular at Chicago’s legendary Smart Bar. She’s played the Canary Islands, Spain, and headlined in the city that influenced her so much, Bristol. Festivals include multiple appearances at Spring Awakening, Summerfest, Even Furthur, Wavefront and Winter Warmer. 

A testament to her range, she’s been booked as direct support for a diverse array of top tier artists, notably Adam X, Audiojack, Claude VonStroke, Colette, Cassy, Catz & Dogz, Danny Daze, Derrick Carter, Gaiser, Gene Farris, Green Velvet, Honey Dijon, J.Phlip, Joey Beltram, Justin Martin, Kate Simko, Kaskade, Kenny Glasgow, Kid Sister, KiNK, Kool Keith, Lahrs Behernroth, LP Giobbi, Pan Pot, Superjane, Will Clarke.

By ’09 recession had shut down Milwaukee music. Determined to keep house and techno present, Fortune shifted focus to her promotions company, producing non-stop events, the only area woman to make independent electronic music promotions a full time profession. Discontent with skewed industry dynamics, she implemented the Apart internship, produced panels and workshops to foster visibility and equity, transitioned Apart Artists from collective to an agency representing 14 diversely talented djs/producers, and is a vocal advocate for increased safety in the WI music space. 

Fortune’s mission: Facilitate well being through music, whether as a dj, promoter, mentor or agent. 

We hope you enjoy this very special edition and in depth view at what we can say is such an iconic soul and pillar of the industry we love and adore so much.

Check out her Soundcloud page at https://soundcloud.com/fortunemke
and enjoy her full catalog of incredible and timeless mixes!

Enjoy! <3

,My Boy Elroy & Bop City

House Talk & Pallet Jazz Ep. 2 With Special Guest "Fortune"

The Janitor plays Vinyl on the Mainstage Predawn Saturday Morning at the Friends and Family Fall Classic Campout 2022.   Late Night spooky techno mixed from newly pressed vinyl records from all over the World under the Lights of Radiant Atmospheres

The Janitor at FnF Fall Classic 2022 - Main Stage Vinyl Set

Recorded 100% live on October 19th, 2022. Never any edits.

This is a new and updated version of the mix first posted here, 10 years ago to the day: https://soundcloud.com/djcira/sleepwalking

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For my 10 year Soundcloud anniversary I decided to revisit the very first mix I posted, both as an exercise in craft and well, I just wanted to do these tracks justice. The original mix represents the first output after a long transition from vinyl to digital DJing. What resulted is adorable, but it's not exactly the mix I had in my head at the time, nor now. Let's put the past decade of learnings to use!

What's changed?

- The gear. Original mix was recorded on Traktor 2 with a VCI-100, updated mix is on a Pioneer setup.
- The transitions. I kept the original spirit of the mixes as much as possible, many mix points are the same, others are not. Generally speaking, transitions are a lot longer, smoother, and any phrasing issues were "corrected". EQ blends are of course completely different, who knows what I did back then.
- That's about it. Tracklist is identical and I tried to recreate the setup I had at the time by disabling key lock/master tempo and not using any FX (ok ok there may be a teensy echo on the last 20 secs).

What was the experience like?

- Humbling. I thought highly of my skills back in 2012, but there are many things that I would call mistakes today that I would never keep in a studio mix.
- Hard work. In order to backwards engineer the mix points, I had to listen to the original over and over again (did I mention humbling?) and recreate everything in Rekordbox. I for sure used loop functionality in the original mix so this was tricky at times.
- Surprising. I didn't let tracks breathe nearly as much as I do now. Back then, I mixed hard and fast. This had the effect of making my mixes more exciting and creative, despite not sounding as smooth. I miss that raw energy and obvious sound of two tracks in the mix together.
- Nostalgic. I didn't anticipate how much it would make me reflect on my life in 2012. Hearing those tracks over and over and performing the mix many times again, it was almost like traveling back in time.

I wouldn't normally recommend going back to recreate old mixes, but given the right context and the right tracks, I can now see what a rewarding experience it can be. In the day to day, progression can be difficult to see -- sometimes you need a healthy dive into your past work to understand how far you've come.

The 2022 version is definitely the same mix...but it's also very different. I'm very happy with the result, this is the mix I intended to make. Enjoy!

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1) Jesse Rose - Never Ending [Dubsided, 2009]
2) Ekkohaus - Midnight Shuffle [Brut!, 2009]
3) Kerrier District - Kiss My Bass [Soundofspeed, 2011]
4) Body & Soul ft. Eeva - Body & Soul (Matthias Meyer & Patlac Tool dub) [Noir Music, 2011]
5) Chris Carrier - Quadrilette [Robsoul, 2010]
6) Maxxi Soundsystem - There's No Love [Needwant, 2011]
7) Steve Bug - You Make Me Feel (version 1) [Poker Flat, 2002]
8) Maceo Plex - Falling [Crosstown Rebels, 2011]
9) Fred Everything & Olivier Desmet - Tonight [Amenti, 2009]
10) Agnes - Who Cares! [Eklo, 2009]
11) Soul Minority - Come Back 4 More [PackUpAndDance, 2009]
12) Photek - Sleepwalking (FaltyDL remix) [Photek Productions, 2011]
13) Pawas - Mac Dub (Chris Lattner remix) [Fear of Flying, 2009]
14) Phreek Plus One - Bikini [Compost, 2007]
15) Greenskeepers - Get It [Classic Music, 2004]

You've Been Sleepwalkin' - The 10 Year Anniversary Edition

Thanks for listening.  Track-list below for all the trainspotters ;)
Thanks to all the artists below for making amazing tunes!

Pablo Bolivar - Reflect (Original Mix)
Florian Kruze, Julian Wasserm - Marajo (Original Mix)
Helly Larson - Floating in Space (Remastered)
Brickman - Reborn (Nadja Lind remix)
Updwellings - Slow Lane (Original Mix)
R Plus, Amelia Fox - Hold on to Your Heart (Eli and Fur's Club Mix)
Brickman - Seashore (Original Mix)
Bonobo - Rosewood (Original Mix)
Helly Larson - Waiting (Original Mix)
Klartraum - Universe (Brickman Remix)
Michael Manahan - Trestle Ripple feat. Olivia De La Cruz (Nathan Clement Remix)
Helly Larson - Drunm and Space (Original Mix)
Mikey Lion - Burn With Me (Extended Mix)
Alexander Koning - The Ticket Lady Rocks (Original Mix)
Monkey Safari - Parallel Lines feat  Monsoonsiren (Avidus Remix)
Max Cooper - Perpetual Motion (Original Mix)
Helly Larson, Riccicomoto - Moving Dub (Deep Spelle Remix)
Logic 1000 - Like My Way (Original Mix)
The Fog - Been a Long Time (Original Mix)

Simpa - Living Room Vibes.WAV

Elle Fast is a dance floor loiterer/supporter/promoter who very much enjoys the deep connections enabled through music.

With significant organic support developing in the prairies and Western Canada, Elle brings infectious rhythms to whatever dance party she's captaining. A firm believer that music should hit you in both heart and lower body, her sets weave through assorted shades of house, techno, and breaks, often held together by a thick bassline and/or generous helping of machine funk.

Current projects and affiliations include music for bathtubs, a monthly mix series focusing on chill/leftfield sounds; and pan-tone, a DIY collective of hardware and live techno enthusiasts.

Tracklist:
Diamond - Sobolik [All Centre]
quiéremehoy - Jonny From Space [JFS Records]
Aerosol - LWS [Redstone Press]
Ender - Al Wootton [Livity Sound]
Earth Mover - Sister Zo [3024]
Sidewinder - Destrata [eatmybeat]
Nosedive (Ectomorph Remix) - Israel Vines [Interdimensional Transmissions]
Justa - Blawan [Ternesc]
Muscle Memory - Destrata [PPRZ]
The Hairy Otter - Steffi & Sepehr [Klakson]
Mysterians - Ruff Cherry [Midgar Records]
Backrooms - Atrice [Ilian Tape]
Ill Too - Max Ulis [Earuhaveit]
Handd - Bambounou [Lavibe]
Liquefy Interference - CCL x Flora FM [Planet Euphorique]
Get Me Out Of Here - Reptant [Steeplejack Records]
Tranquil Lust Mommy - Maara [NAFF Recordings]


Elle Fast Socials:
https://soundcloud.com/elle-fast
https://www.instagram.com/elle.fast/
https://www.facebook.com/ellefastmusic

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OBSKRRD 165 // Elle Fast

"Powerful selections and end-to-end energy define Esette's 2022 Cantina set. Launch into your weekend with this Bass Coast veteran's iconic sound."

Basscoast Set List
1 Primitive Future feat. Tonee Green (Future-a-pella)	
2 Pezzner - Sunrising (Doza Remix) 
3 Heartbeat (Extended Mix), Jonas Rathsman, Heartbeat	
4 Over Night (Original Mix), Inland Knights, Sleep Train	
5 Flight Pattern (Original Mix), Urulu, Mushroom Valve	
6 Vaporized (Original Mix)	Chris Carrier, Dan Ghenacia	
7 Shake What Your Momma Gave Ya (Original Mix), DJ Deeon
8 KEVIN YOST - ITS GETTING BIGGER - GUIDANCE		
9 Bis Co (Original Mix), Jay Bliss, Markus Homm, Mihai Popoviciu	
10 The Spirit (Original Mix), Gene Farris	
11 Timbales (Original Mix), Ped One, Timbales	
12 Lovely Flight (Original Mix), Didier Sinclair, Lovely Flight	
13 Mango's in Season (Original Mix), Mr. G	
14 Sexy (Drummed Out Mix), EMan, Doc Link, Lorie Caval	
15 French Kiss, Lil Louis & The World	
16 Jingo Bhan (Original Mix), Ricky Erre
17 Romanthony Trust Ghost Mix, Isis Update			
18 Bronx Metro (Original Mix), James Bangura	
19 Roots (DJ Tennis Remix), Loco Dice	
20 Sequestrian Lifestyle, Doza
21 Your Kissing (feat. Elisabeth Troy) (Extended Mix)

Bass Coast 2022 Esette [Download]

132 BPM Techno / Deep House / Breakbeat / Macarena

2023

Squelchy - A Series of Tubes

I had so much fun doing Springtime Realnesspart 1 I had to do a part 2.
Proper springtime breakbeat extravaganza!

SPRING REALNESS

SPRING REALNESS PART 2

The Blacklight Special - Sethstyles

You are listening to "In The LaB" presented by The Do LaB. This episode features Adam Freeland on the Do LaB Stage at Coachella 2015.

Visit The Do LaB's website: www.thedolab.com

Connect with Adam Freeland online:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adamfreeland
Facebook: facebook.com/adamfreeland?_rdr
Twitter: twitter.com/adam_freeland

Woogie Weekend Warmup Mix - Adam Freeland at Coachella 2015

Hawke Yoga DJ Set

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Airing on Sunday nights from 10pm until 1am on KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara, CA.

Primarily focusing on the underbelly of the House and Techno scene, the show also highlights alternative electronic genres that are otherwise unavailable on mainstream media outlets.

The Blacklight Special - Sethstyles

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