Managed to break the months-long writer's block I had throughout 2021 (while I was focusing on finishing up the "Pulsers" EP) in the last quarter of that year. Somehow, I managed to whip up more than five tracks I was happy with over the course of the last 10 months. Here's the final result. You probably already know the drill by now. 

Some of these are coming out in some form in the foreseeable future. Most of the tracks in this mix are unreleased for now, though. 

Cover image by Ryan Cantwell. Cover "layout" by yours truly, natch.

Strict Face - Citrus Snaps
Strict Face - Jelly Redback
Strict Face - Getaway Driver
Strict Face - Trickle
Strict Face - Sin Drum
Strict Face - Poison Finish
Strict Face - Liquid Gold
Strict Face - Sixty Peels
Strict Face - Casual Contact
Strict Face - Coin Counter
Strict Face - Deserted (Pa Salieu variant)
Strict Face - Vanity Card
Strict Face - Joint & Swivel
Strict Face - Turbo Calc
Strict Face - Platinum Strength
Strict Face - Ease In
Strict Face - Sunbleach

Thanks for listening.

2022

PRE-SEASONED III

Turbo breaks, percussive techno, and all the usual Baltimore business from Big J this month alongside special guest Dave Quam.

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Big J / JiaLing w/ Dave Quam - March 2023

Greetings to you all from the Kulture Lab crew! We’re excited to be back after taking a little break from social media madness and online life. Today we’ll be getting the ball rolling with our usual Soundcloud invites series and we have a lot more planned moving forward into the year with releases every month, Twitch streams and more. 

Turning the focus back to our next episode, we’re very happy to introduce @rydeenrydeen who has provided an amazing show for our return. Rydeen is a musician, DJ and radio host living and working on unceded Wangal and Gadigal land (aka Sydney, Australia). Ry co-hosts the long-running weekly club music show, “Spin the Bottle" on Sydney community station, FBi Radio. Their work has appeared on Juke Bounce Werk, Balamii Radio, Dublab, triple j and alongside the Australian Chamber Orchestra. 

An impressive portfolio to say the least! We’re extremely lucky to have this opportunity to work with such an interesting artist and we’re ecstatic to get this show up for you all to enjoy. Thank you so much, Rydeen, for taking the time to get this together for us and all the listeners. Much love! 

Tracklist:

@scratchadva - Take It All
Geeneus - Yellowtail VIP
Royal P - Like That Instrumental
@karennyamekg - Feeling Funky
Lil Silva - Get Down
N.B Funky - Riddim Box
Footsteps - Worker
Perempay & Dee - Buss It
Funkystepz - Redemption
Geeneus ft. Ms. Dynamite - Get Low
@illblu - Meltdown
DJ Scholar - Skankers
Donae'o - African Warrior Instrumental
Terror Danjah - Scotch Bonnet
Mr. Mitch - Closing Party	
Amy King ft. Lady Fury - Slow It Down

KL 54: Rydeen

After 11 years, this Saturday will be the last for Spin The Bottle.

But Ry and Johnny are not leaving! We’re moving to Saturday Sunset from June 3, with new co-hosts soon to join too. With a new era we thought it was time to stop the bottle spinning.

Thank you to all the co-hosts that have been with us along the way, starting with Avani Dias and Fearghal Shannon in 2012, then followed by Andy Garvey and then Lauren Hansom – all of whom have gone on to do incredible things post-STB. 

Thank you to each and every guest who has contributed to the show over the years. Artists such as Honey Dijon, Tim Sweeney, Jennifer Loveless, False Witness, DJ Plead, Kuya Neil, Salllvage, DAWS, Lithe, Sepsaay, Bisoux, and so many more in the full archive you can listen to on our SoundCloud page. Through these mixes we’ve tried to document the messy diversity of club/dance music across this city and so called australia: looking at where it is now, where it came from and where it’s going.

Finally, thank you if you’ve ever listened in, texted us, sent music, or engaged with the show – it means the world to the people who host this silly little music show.

<3 Johnny and Ry @johnnylieu @rydeenrydeen

TRACKLIST

HYPH11E X DJ MISSDEVANA (AMOR SATYR EDIT) - Amor Satyr
JD. REID - INDIAN BOOKSHELF RIDDIM (TONY KELLY)
DMX KREW - Ragga Clash
FLORENTINO - De Calle
KING DOUDOU - Dale Dou
NICK LEON - Rompodiskoteca
PVSSY & ENTRAÑAS - Acertijo
BITTER BABE - Como me miras
ZUTZUT - Jadea
ADANAI MUSIC - Arabian Nights Riddim
HITMAKERCHINX - Fear Dem
EPIC B - Darkness Riddim
KUYA NEIL - Crybaby
DJ LAG - Saka
MXSHI MO - Woza
KAPSULE BOYZ - Newlands Bang
KG & SCRATCHCLART - B2L
DJ PLEAD - Shoulder Pop
CHEB RUNNER & LAZY FLOW - The Ancient Ha
KUYA NEIL & AKASHI FISIINAUA - HALA
DAVE QUAM - Something To Hold On To
DJ BARK LEE - M.O.N.I.C.A
NORA ZION X BURNA - Baby Boy Bootleg
OSSX - Internet Cafe
MAW - IDK (DJ SWISHA Bootleg)
TAH - GODKILLA
KAVAL - Topper Top X DJ Deeon (Kaval Bootleg)
DJ BABA - La Tribu (Baila)
DE SCHUURMAN - Nu Ga Je Dansen
GLIMMERMAN - Sumatra
PANGAEA - Still Flowing Water
INVT - CHONGA CHONGA
LIANO - Put It Down
BLACK RAVE CULTURE - Sub Poppin
STRICT FACE - XT Ring
TWO SHELL - Home (Scam Edit)
DARIAN - Could Tell You More About This (Toro Y Moi remix)
AMOR SATYR - Kika Uma Vez
ARMA - Art of Breaks
ASE MANUAL - Soniferous Instrumental
DJ SWISHA AND OSSX - Bone App The Teeth
MERPH AND MANTISSA - Whip It
BAYANG (THA BUSHRANGER) - NGL (prod. Kuya Neil)
SEVY - Chop It (prod. Utility)

RIP SPIN THE BOTTLE 2012-2023

live recording of my set from the Stasis party in Italy in May
shout out to all the VJs and DJs

@stasistorino

Neana Live @ Stasis (Torino, Italy) 12.05.2023

08/18/23

1. There’s Only - Bastiengoat 
2. Activation Process - Hypna
3. Speakers - Pura Pura 
4. Memory Walk - Sloucho 
5. Subelo Y Bajalo - Invt
6. Sophie Riddim - Casement 
7. Bonk - An Avrin
8. Everybody In The Club - Bastiengoat
9. Glocken - Burna
10. Maneater - Nelly Fertado (Pantile bootleg) 
11. Insatiable - Melba 
12. Nonesense - Bored Lord
13. BS6 - Hyroglifics x Sinistarr
14. Lesgeddit Crunk - Papi x Amen The Producer 
15. Alright - Sonic D 
16. Inhale Exhale - Kray
17. Lost In The Music - Kray x Trophy
18. Ra-Ta-Ta - Nickname 
19. Bedspring Riddim - Chimpo
20. Ash - Amor Satyr x Siu Mata

Cover art by @venom.sss

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Centred around forward-thinking club music and experimental sounds, Mutualism functions as a label, mix series and club night with a focus on inclusivity, exploration and collaboration. 
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@roni_nza's sets gather the influence of the UK scene, techno, bass, ﻿jungle & break; of rave & street party cultures, along with her ﻿strong commitment to the defense of environmental issues, giving birth ﻿to mixes with almost spiritual-like accents.

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Body over mind music. Sounds meant to be felt, then heard. 

Visceral dance music :)

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