Jex Opolis dishes out a stellar selection of proggy club cuts for our latest mix instalment. We caught up with the man himself to discuss some important milestones, new music and influences from a packed summer. 

Full interview with Jex here: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/jex-opolis/

https://soundcloud.com/jexopolis

Interview

Oddysee 046 | 'Progressions' by Jex Opolis

Red Laser @TWH 15th Oct 22 Full Live Recording

For my first guest, I invited the Dublin-based seasoned party throwers and purveyors of Italo, Cosmic wizardry @bellafestadublin.

Off the back of their Summer packed with dates across Europe and infamous parties in Ireland, I was lucky enough to see them do what they do best at Berlin's Urban Spree. It was exquisite, and their guest mix is much the same.

@radiorelativa Madrid

RADONDO w/BELLA FESTA - Radio Relativa 04/11/2022

Live recording of my set at Club Blanco's halloween warehouse bash in Bristol before Avalon Emerson & Job Jobse

Live @ Club Blanco, Propyard - Bristol [29.10.22]

https://soundcloud.com/djedenburns
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/greta-motif
🔊 https://youtu.be/WMiFbBuvs8k

Eden Burns is a DJ and producer hailing from the deep south of Aotearoa/New Zealand. As a teenager, he connected with the world of dance music via scuffed tech-house records in dollar bins and a DVD rip of Paris Is Burning. Drawing on these inspirations, his early productions hit a sweet spot between wide-eyed weirdness and club-ready maximalism. His first outings, back then as part of the duo „Sandboards“ on Feel My Bicep and Cold Tonic, soon led him from the Taieri Plains to clubs and stages worldwide. 

Now trading under his own name, Eden’s vividly colourful productions have found a home on Munich’s multi facetted outlet Public Possession. Together they initiated the Big Beat Manifesto series currently standing at Volume IV with number V & VI already lined up for a what will hopefully be a bright 2022 full of dancing and prancing.

Just to make sure it does not get boring he throws in oddball releases like the ambient excursion “Kelly” or remixes for acclaimed labels like “Optimo” and “Beats in Space”. His productions have gained support from Solomun, Jennifer Cardini, Jamie Tiller, Gerd Janson, Avalon Emerson, Adam Port and more. 

Much like the music he makes, Eden’s DJ sets are reverent and wildly fun, the product of an innately curious talent. Whether in the booth at Rinse FM or NTS, or in front of crowds in London, Dunedin, or Japan, Eden has a habit of weaving sets that are rich and unpredictable, interspersing phases of driving momentum with joyful curveballs and blissful reveries — moments that feel like turning the corner on a precipice and suddenly seeing ocean.

Play on YouTube

LAYER #318 | Eden Burns

Live set consisting of entirely new / unreleased / forthcoming tracks and improv jams. Hybrid analog & digital setup consisting of samples triggered via ableton alongside studio hardware, synths, external fx units.

LIVE SET opening for Junior Boys in Vancouver, Canada [1/20/23]

I:CUBE special mix for the "get a room" show on Radio Nova, Paris, 19/2/2023.
Some upcoming unreleased tracks, some classics and rarities, for your listening pleasure.

i:cube special mix for the "get a room" show on radio nova, Paris, 2023

I:CUBE special mix for the "get a room" show on radio nova, Paris, 2023.

Mixes by DJ City and Richii on DJ Citys bi-monthly show Blue Monday on Radio 80000.

Next episode airs may 2023

Blue Monday March 20th w Richii on Radio 80000

Esa is a producer, musician and DJ who has never been one to sit still. He is always working on something exciting and seems to draw strength from collaboration and the creativity of others as much as he does himself. Over the years he has released music on the likes of Highlife, Local Talk, Dekmantel, Bronswood, Endless Flight and many more – his sound evolving based upon his external influences and discoveries of late.

Based in London, he is incredibly well travelled and has worked alongside a number of musicians and bands, seeking to broaden his musical horizons and draw upon the roots of the sound and cultures which have informed his tastes.

As a DJ Esa is well versed, honing his craft on dancefloors in Glasgow where he held his first residency at the infamous Subculture. It is here that this mixtape was recorded, his return to the party earlier this year was a triumphant tour de force showcasing just how far Esa has come as an artist.

This mixtape spans a wide variety of styles and sounds but most importantly is destined to keep you moving and dancing throughout. Sometimes live sets don’t make much sense out of context, yet in this case there is something special captured in the sound which makes you feel like you are right down the front banging that old Sub Club booth.

Esa: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Live recording from Fandango in The Lighthouse, Plötzensee, NYD 2023

The only sunrise closing set during the lighthouse series, Laurel & Thom took us through a powerful musical journey for the first hours of 2023. Filling the morning with joy, they conjured a collective optimism for the year ahead.

LIVE AT FANDANGO - Laurel & Thom

Rinse FM Podcast

Kiara Scuro - 03 June 2023

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

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Esa: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

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