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Swayzak

23.2 • MIXES •

This time on Air: DJ Vau (Inteam Fam.), Simonn (Inteam Fam.), Atree (Inteam Fam.)

OSTX FM Livestream #018 w/ Atree (Inteam Fam.)

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Tangent - Frisoane (Etzu Mahkayah Remix) (https://tangentro.bandcamp.com/track/tangent-frisoane-etzu-mahkayah-remix)
00:07:20 James Zeiter - JS-02 (https://mcmlxv.bandcamp.com/album/js-02-js-02)
00:14:00 Owain K. - In Between Places (https://mixcult.bandcamp.com/track/owain-k-in-between-places)
00:18:00 DP-6 - Flow (https://www.beatport.com/track/flow-original-mix/8871692)
00:26:30 [blank] - Realization (https://www.beatport.com/track/realization/15392810)
00:35:00 Timosiu - Dance Addict (https://timsane.bandcamp.com/track/dance-addict)
00:39:20 Mathimidori - Asaka (https://echocord.bandcamp.com/track/asaka)
00:46:00 Gradient - Harmonic 04 (https://scale-limited.bandcamp.com/track/harmonic-04)
00:53:55 James Zeiter - Transition (https://rangesdub.bandcamp.com/track/transition)
01:03:10 Ev Darko - We Belong Together (https://www.beatport.com/track/we-belong-together/15451837)
01:08:20 D&S - Unwavering (https://dsmusiccc.bandcamp.com/track/unwavering)
01:14:30 Martin Jarl - (Unreleased)

013 NoSuchThing Invaders From Mars Mix

Swayzak
• 2000 Underground Music: https://2000undergroundmusic.com/swayzak/
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/s_w_z_k
• Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/232-Swayzak
• Bandcamp: https://swayzak.bandcamp.com

dublab in recent years, have started to rerelease old mixes from their back catalogue, search their website https://www.dublab.com/search or below are some standout ones:

• From the vaults: Plug Research (look for the Plug Research newly released old DATs)
https://www.dublab.com/search/from-the-vaults?type=broadcasts

• Safety Scissors — Live Session (07.10.2000)
https://www.dublab.com/archive/safety-scissors-live-session-07-10-00

• Matthew Dear — Live dublab Mix (07.19.2002)
https://www.dublab.com/archive/from-the-vaults-matthew-dear-live-dublab-mix-07-19-02

• Swayzak — Live Set (06.24.2000)
https://www.dublab.com/archive/swayzak-live-set-06-24-00

• Pole — Live at El Rey (10.12.2000)
https://www.dublab.com/archive/pole-live-at-el-rey-10-12-00

• Pole — Live dublab Mix (10.13.2000)
https://www.dublab.com/archive/pole-dublab-dj-session-10-13-00

Swayzak (240 Volts, M_nus, Groovetech Records), dublab.com, 24 June 2000

01. ?
02. Windowshopping by Baby Ford & Zip. Perlon, Germany 1999.
03. ?
04. Karin 1 by Thomas Brinkmann. Enst, Germany 1999.
05. ?
06. M7 by Maurizio. Maurizio, Germany 1997.
07. ?
08. Loverboy by Steve Bug. Poker Flat Recordings, Germany 1999.
09. Synkro by Luomo. Force Tracks, Germany 2000.
10. 808 The Bassqueen by Ricardo Villalobos. Lo-Fi Stereo, Germany 1999.
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12. Move Me by Mood II Swing. Power Music Records, US 1996.
13. Japan Air by Swayzak. Medicine Label, UK 2000.
14. ?
15. Too Distant Images by Theorem Vs Stewart Walker. M_nus, Canada 2000.
16. ?
17. Ruff Way by Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman. Burial Mix, Germany 1997.
18. ?
19. ?
20. Your Silent Face by New Order. Factory, UK 1983.

If you know any of the tracks, send me a message through SoundCloud and I will add them to the list, thanks.

Swayzak (240 Volts, M_nus, Groovetech Records), dublab.com, 24 June 2000

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Radio On Vacation With Mehmet Aslan

Eirwud Mudwasser (@eirwud-mudwasser) recorded live at Platforma Wolff on 20.08.2021

Eirwud Mudwasser at Platforma Wolff • 20.08.2021

Episode 47 flies over to Australia to catch a wild 'Jad & The' who's delivered a sublimely pieced together mix for the CommaCast Series.

With a continuous stream of seriously noteworthy releases on prestigious labels Shall Not Fade, Haws, Banoffee Pies, and more recently his own Beasts Of No Nation, we were very excited to be graced with a mix for our channel. And we are far from disappointed, cheeky and feel good grooves from each track to the next painting a fired up vibe to put a smile on your face.

Follow Jad & The here:
Soundcloud: @jad-lee
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jadnthe
Bandcamp: https://jadnthe.bandcamp.com/
BONN:  https://soundcloud.com/beatsofnonationradio

CommaCast 047: Jad & The

Tracklist & Q&A: https://bit.ly/3ip983e

@dreamcastmoe music for the soul effortlessly blends genres and BPMs

"I wanted to capture what it was like to see me live. I set Jayda up, made sure she felt good getting up on stage – sang the last song to the crowd. I wanted something that was a look into what it is to hang out with me when I’m performing live – everybody has a good time, everybody feels safe and loved, you know what I’m saying?"

More exclusive music

Impact: dreamcastmoe

We first caught wind of maya q earlier this year though her sophomore release for London imprint All Centre. Anyone with a penchant for hot footing it to a takeaway after a late night booze up will have had a chuckle at the title of the first track. Merrily, I hastened to the chicken shoppe / beno (soft) marked maya's second outing on the well-respected label, following 2021's I just wanna. 

Both EPs, along with the releases' predecessor on Scuffed Recordings, showcase her experimental approach to creating swung rhythms, low end frequencies and syncopated drum patterns inspired by jungle, UK bass, breaks and UKG, but with her own unique melodic and playful touch.

When maya isn't making music, she DJing as part of the Co-Select crew alongside the likes of TSUNIMAN, Airali and Will Hofbauer, the latter of whom released her most recent musical outing, break rev, on his Third Place imprint.

We got her on board for a mix that threads together the music she loves from poppy electronics to ethereal jungle, liquid DnB and playful vox-soaked rhythms.

maya q: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

SPND20 Mixtape by DJ ANGELDU$T

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Ksenia Kamikaza. The Riga born DJ & producer is also the founder of Under Festival + Platz Für Tanz promo group and is one of the main forces of the rave movement in Latvia. Going beyond her home country she's played globally from Dommune Tokyo to Fabric London. Our mix today showcases her diverse sound from techno to dark disco, IDM and beyond. 

If you're in Riga be sure to catch the next Debosch at Church on December 9th along with The Brvtalist + Might Be Twins. https://ra.co/events/1604300

https://soundcloud.com/ksenia_kamikaza

New Brvtalism No. 356 Ksenia Kamikaza

Happy 2023 yall: Feelin good to be back home again and on the grid after a deep proper unplug.. so much so I finally laid down a lil mix for the long overdue Greasy Listening 009 entry.

A fitting # of fave cuts from the past year that fit the EG/GL stee to a tee, many of which are LA Love reps (including some hopeful words from our newly-elected mayor Karen Bass) with top-tier tracks made and released by friends n fam, also from the Bay, the D, Chi and beyond. May it help uplift your New Year spirit. Love, Peace, & Elbow Grease to all!

01. Sault - Love Will Free Your Mind
02. Brandon Coleman - Lucid Dreaming 
03. Cahl Sel - February
04. Kevin Reynolds - River Front
05. ZOiD - Space Station Dexaphonic
06. Portable - I Feel Stronger Now (Patrice Scott Remix)
07. Don Carlos & S-Tone - Music All Night 
08. Darone Sassounian - Prerequisite #4
09. DJ M-TRAXXX - Liquid Love 
10. Mayor Karen Bass - Acceptance speech excerpt
11. Vienna - Tell Me (DA EDIT)
12. Garret David - Work For Love
13. Masha Mar - Extended Release
14. Soul Of Hex - Heliocentrico
15. Lovebirds -Straightfromtheheart_(DA EDIT)
16. DISCOSXXX - Sadistic 9 (DX3EDIT)
17. Benedek - Better Dayz
18. Santiago Salazar - The Queen
19. Greg Foat - Psychosynthesis Part 1
20. Gifted & Blessed - Yamajando
21. Rekee - Never As It Seems
22. Javonntte - I’m The One
23. Dave Aju - Spacio Tempo (Domingo Dub)

(PSA: most tracks are available on the artist/labels’ Bandcamp pages, DJs please support producers!)

Greasy Listening : Episode 009

Swayzak (11/2/23)

Mehmet Aslan has always been a dab hand and blending the old with the new. A childhood spent soaking up Turkish sounds (thanks to his parents) first ignited his love for music, and by his teenage years he'd become obsessed with collecting records, digging deep into the infinite realms of house and techno.

But when he began producing, he found a way of merging these two formative styles. Many of you will remember his early outings for labels like Hamam House and Huntley + Palmers which saw him either editing old Turkish records into club ready rhythms or injecting his own productions with influences from his roots.

These qualities have continued too permeate his releases since. As well as music for his own co-run Fleeting Wax label, he's shared EPs for Planisphere, Dischi Autunno and Huntley + Palmers' Highlife offshoot which showcase his deep and psychedelic approach to making electronic music.

Though it's a decade since his first release came out, it wasn't until recently that he shared his first ever album. Sun Is Parallel is a rich and diverse body of work that, unsurprisingly, takes in many different influences and journeys across different tempos. As always, there's a hypnotic quality that brings everything together but across its 11-track duration you'll hear mid-tempo acid jams sitting next to folkloric electronica and cinematic soundscapes unfurling into hazy grooves. 

Following the release, we asked him to put a mix together for us. Over an hour it coasts from off-kilter funk and synth-pop through to oddball rhythms, best enjoyed - as Mehmet suggests - whilst running through a Mexican canyon with the cartel hot on your tail...

Mehmet Aslan: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

In The Mix - The finest DJs from across the globe - and from every end of the genre spectrum – doing what they do best, sharing the music they love.

Swiss-Turkish, Berlin-based producer and DJ Mehmet Aslan explores the far reaches of the Swiss post-punk, experimental and electronic scenes on his new compilation Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990.  “It was like a wild laboratory for all forms of new and strange sounds,” he says.  In celebration of its release, Mehmet has created an exclusive mix for Juno Daily featuring some of the album’s highlights and a few other choice gems thrown in for good measure.

In The MIx: DJ Mehmet Aslan

https://refugeworldwide.com/radio/mehmet-aslan-residency-07-nov-2023
@refugeworldwide

Refuge Worldwide | 07 November 2023 | Residency

In business with Swayzak, even after 20 years... great feel.

Swayzak
• 2000 Underground Music: https://2000undergroundmusic.com/swayzak/
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/s_w_z_k
• Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/232-Swayzak
• Bandcamp: https://swayzak.bandcamp.com

Swayzak (240 Volts, Studio !K7, M_nus) on Hoxton FM, 12th October 2017, 9–11pm

1. Scent by Substance (Peter Kuschnereit). Chain Reaction, Germany 1997.
2. ?
3. Interlace Jitter by Sven Weisemann. Mojuba, Germany 2016.
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. Bounce To The Beat by Sound Design. D:vision Records, Italy 1994.
9. ?
10. Don't Know What You're Missin' (Mona Tech Mix) by Jillian Mendez. Bigshot Records, US 1989.
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. ?
15. ?
16. Desire by 69 (Carl Craig). Planet E, Belgium 1994.
17. ?
18. ?
19. ?
20. ?
21. Singing A War by Richard Davis. A Clean Cut, Germany 2017.
22. ?
23. Channel B by Mono Junk. Styrax Leaves, Germany 2006.

If you know any of the tracks, send me a message through Soundcloud and I will add them to the list, thanks.

Swayzak (240 Volts, Studio !K7, M_nus) on Hoxton FM, 12th October 2017, 9–11pm

Mix for @thevinylfactory in 2018
Article:
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/discovering-80s-swiss-new-wave-synth-pop-rarities-with-mehmet-aslan/

Vinyl Factory: Discovering ’80s Swiss new wave & synth-pop rarities

Swayzak
• 2000 Underground Music: https://2000undergroundmusic.com/swayzak/
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/s_w_z_k
• Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/232-Swayzak
• Bandcamp: https://swayzak.bandcamp.com

Swayzak, BTTB (Back To The Basics, D-041), 24-02-2004

• BTTB Intro no. 2 by Funky Fresh Few. BTTB: Back To The Basics, Germany 1999.
• Illegal by Swayzak and Benjamin Zephaniah. Medicine Label, UK 2000.
• Night Images (Swayzak Late Mid-Afternoon Mix) by Larry Heard. Mecca Recordings, UK 1998.
• Fukumachi by Swayzak. Swayzak Recordings, UK 1997.
• Speedboat by Swayzak. Swayzak Recordings, UK 1997.
• French Dub by Swayzak. Pagan, UK 1998.
• Din by Swayzak. Swayzak Recordings, UK 2000.
• I Dance Alone (Connecticut Ron’s Return To Saigon Mix) by Swayzak and Carl A. Finlow. !K7 Records, Germany 2002.
• In The Car Crash by Swayzak and Headgear (Konrad Black, March21). !K7 Records, Germany 2002.
• Warm Leatherette by The Normal. Mute, Germany 1988.
• X-Session by Swayzak.
• People Of The Book (Just Say No Remix) by Systemwide. Select Cuts, US 2003.
• BTTB Theme Again (Outro) by Beyond There. BTTB: Back To The Basics, Germany 1999.

Mix webpage: http://www.vinylizer.net/bttb/inhalt200402.htm#BTTBX309.

BTTB-Documentation

Swayzak, BTTB (Back To The Basics, D-041), 24-02-2004

Claiming the show myself this month, to advertise a take on contemporary Ambient and Electronics that's been highly seductive to me these past years. Hope you enjoy <3

A take on contemporary Electronics and Ambient _ TSS on Red Light Radio #42

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