Further information: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-176-kucka

If her vivacious electronic R&B LuckyMe debut Wrestling is anything to go by, we wouldn’t have expected LA-based producer KUČKA’s exclusive Bleep mix to be a limitless expanse of ambient splendour. Her mix serves as a comprehensive who’s-who of contemporary practitioners, ranging from flat-out blissful field recordings to the amniotic comfort in ambient electronic music. We begin with Green-House’s ‘Chysis’, a luscious plant nursery of spiralling arpeggios, later echoed in the rainy chimes of Visible Cloaks’ ‘Mask’. There are few beats in sight save for the subtle rhythms of Actress and Zsela’ ‘Angels Pharmacy’ and Khotin’s ‘Your Favourite Building’ in this incredibly rewarding listen.

Bleep Mix 176

Bleep Mix #176 - KUČKA

Juanita's Mix 044 with DJ Voices @latenitesbookclub

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. I can't really separate who I am as a dj from who I am as a person, so:
On my bad days: a loner and disturbed eccentric, alienated and alienating
On better days: untameable free spirit; subscriber to the forever child archetype

Q. How long have you been a part of the NYC music scene?
A. Going on a decade now! I can only hope that when all is said and done, I will have given back at least half as much as it's given to me.

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. This mix is inspired by two experiences: psychedelic walks through Green-Wood Cemetery, and reading about/listening to Andrew Weatherall. They’re united within me, indelibly lodged in the same part of my heart/brain, and mediated through my favorite mode of expression: the dj mix. Similarly, this mix contains two distinct halves that hopefully by the end make sense together as two chapters of the same story.

Source material for this mix is pulled from Andrew Weatherall’s many mixes, production aliases, and record labels; but also songs that I've found on my own that have no connection to AW but still fit the vibe, along with songs connected to recent experiences of auditory hallucinations in the cemetery and biking home on 5th Avenue, depleted but euphoric in the mist. These hallucinations are based on memories of other times I tapped into something greater than myself amongst others (such as dancing the entire length of Powder’s closing set at Sustain Release 2019, if you need an example).

I’m grateful for these two experiences that kept the joy and meaning of life alive within me during an otherwise horrendous pandemic year.

Made with the tripper’s ear, head and heart in mind, there’s subtle and not-so-subtle nods to one’s ideal state while listening to this mix : )

Juanita's Mix 044: DJ Voices

Space Dimension Controller is the moniker of Jack Hamill, it is a moniker which has served him well over many years having released some of the most innovative, unique and exciting electronic music of the past decade.

Originally from Belfast, he has drawn upon inspiration from 80’s funk, neon lights, video games and beyond – blurring the lines between influences to create cutting edge dance music with one foot in the past and a one in the future. He has released arguably some of the best ‘dance’ albums of this generation and has appeared on pivotal labels such as Ninja Tune, Royal Oak and Dekmantel.


 
Whilst some of his music is cinematic by nature, his recent focus has been towards the clubs having been releasing material most prominently through his own recently launch label Tiraquon Records.

This has since been expanded upon with his latest outing coming in the form of an EP for Will Saul’s longstanding AUS Records.

As a DJ you never quite know what to expect from a Space Dimension Controller set – this is perhaps a testament to his vast, sprawling musical knowledge and keen desire to connect the dots between styles and genres.

Space Dimension Controller: The Ransom Note Mix

Rinse FM Podcast

Adam Pits - 13 April 2024

Expert selections all round: encompassing everything you know and love from Eclair Fifi. That's techno, electro, hip-hop, Latin Freestyle, early Warp Records material, and then a bunch of other stuff that's bound to surprise you. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/eclair-fifi/episodes/eclair-fifi-5th-september-2024

Eclair Fifi 050924

Angel D'Lite - 09 October 2024

Bandcamp: evaporatezf.bandcamp.com/album/zfd025-limitation-ep-incl-damnc-dan-goul-remix
‎ 
ZFD025 by Dikka featuring remixes from DAMNC & Dan Goul.
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SoundCloud:
Dikka @isek-3
DAMNC @damnc
Dan Goul @dangoul
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Artist(s):
Dikka instagram.com/dikkamusic
DAMNC instagram.com/damnc__
Dan Goul instagram.com/dan_goul
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Mastering by Andrey Djackonda instagram.com/andreydjackonda
Artwork by Klosing instagram.com/klosing_

Dikka - Limitation EP (Incl. DAMNC & Dan Goul Remix) [ZFD025]

Haysed

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Ben Arsenal & Al Rigz - Haysed

Tali Muss, Mayro - Fantom

Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2020/truancy-volume-269-tim-reaper/

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Truancy Volume 269: Tim Reaper

Holiday special 2020
@the-globule b2b @wonj - www.twitch.tv/do_while

Andrew Deutsch - Snow
Visible Cloaks - Wintergreen
Mike Ladd - Nancy and Carl Go Christmas Shopping
Peter Broderick - A Snowflake
Michel Banabila - Entangled
Richard Pinhas - Greenland
David Edren - Ijskristallen
The Hacker - Electronics Snowflakes
Galaxie 500 - Listen, the Snow is Falling
Blancmange - Holiday Camp
Bark Psychosis - 400 Winters
Eberhard Weber - Quiet Departures
Daniel Lentz - Midnight White
Suzanne Menzel - Winter Comes
The Blue Nile - Christmas
Mikado - Message de Noel
Mac-Talla Nan Craeg - Where the Corries Hold the Snow
Yoshio Suzuki - Dancing Snow
Joe Hisaishi - The Winter Requiem
Mother 1+2 - Winter's Theme
David Wise - In A Snow-Bound Land
nagi - two carp under the ice
Daddy Lizard & Anthony Red Rose - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Pam Hall - Santa Down a Where
Major Irie - Come See Me Christmas
Jah Irie Chorus Featuring Dean Fraser - Sensimillia
Little George - Have A Merry Christmas Baby
Maxine Miller - Christmas Is Coming
Lady Saw - Rich Man for Christmas
Curry Don - Santa a Come
Vybz Kartel - Xxxmas
Lisa Hyper - Pussy Christmas
Mega Banton - 1st Position (Machinedrum Remix)
Alan Vega - No More Christmas Blues
Minako Yoshida - Thanks to You
Kate Bush - Among Angels

Do/While 32 | Holiday Special 2020

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