a journey through a fog so dense you lose track of the hours, familiar forms surfacing, crystalizing for a moment before they are absorbed back into the haze

two special mixes from:

Hi-Vis (Beyond/Below, Chicago)
[59:45-end]
composed in early february 2021 with a gentle prompt of cocooning love energy and deep winter hibernation. conjuring an isolation tank experience...

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Shorn Silk (Iowa City)
[beginning-59:50]
a hypnagogic tape mix of deep cut favorites and original recordings made for headphones in an expansive ambient unfolding...


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mix photo courtesy of Hi-Vis <3

Ep.9: Shorn Silk + Hi-Vis

This week’s 909 mix has been in the works for a while now. We’re gassed to have Colombian producer and DJ Bitter Babe contribute to the series. 

Based in Miami, Bitter Babe has been pushing for Latinx representation in the electronic music scene for the last 9 years. She is a member of ECO, a Colombian platform that promotes the self-management and interdependence of national and regional electronic ecosystems and a member of Latitudes - a space that aims to amplify labels, collectives and artists from the Latin American electronic music scene. Bitter Babe also made her production debut last year on one of our favourite labels, TraTraTrax, alongside her partner in crime Nick León who you have most likely seen featured on the site before. The EP included a futuristic remix from Simo Cell - an absolutely lethal combo of artists. 

Instantly gravitating towards her online mixes (as we still haven’t had the pleasure of her seeing her live yet *sad*), Bitter Babe always keeps you on your toes. Seamlessly weaving through different genres and innovative club music, each set is a lesson, inviting you to learn about the forward-thinking music coming out of LatAm whilst bridging them together with international influences. Her sets are filled with excitement as the powerful percussions and juxtaposing rhythms ripple throughout. We’re juiced up and ready to go! ❤️‍🔥

@bitterbabe

Untitled 909 Podcast 089: Bitter Babe

Juanita's Mix 080 with Sterling Juan Diaz @sterlingjuandiaz

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. As a person who’s not good at talking about himself for sure! Umm, I would say a music fan first and foremost, a sin vergüenza, an optimist, and (most importantly) a lover :)

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. I was born and raised here but would say I’ve been in the NYC music scene since the early 2010’s? (If growing up going to emo shows doesn’t count as the “NYC music scene” lol). I’ve been sneaking into club nights in Brooklyn and Downtown since before I was able to drink legally. 

I started DJing frfr around 2016 tho, a friend asked me to DJ her party and I was embarrassed from mixing on an app on my phone and got a controller. Shoutout Rocio if you see this.

Q. Tell us about this mix. 
A. I put this mix together over the course of the last 2 months? I spent a while meticulously curating the tracklist to settle on a vibe that reflects everything I love about music, while keeping it approachable, and fresh etc. 

In the end I wanted to put together a good range of my current influences, undeniable grooves, and obvious bops through a Juanita's lens. Ultimately tried to not take myself too serious and just have fun TBH. 

I tend to kinda transform my sound based on the context of what I'm doing but this one feels super personal and uniquely me :) Hope you dig it.

Juanita's Mix 080: Sterling Juan Diaz

https://soundcloud.com/hannah_account

Whats your name and where are you from?

I’m Hannah! I DJ & produce as Hannah Account & I’m based in Queens.

Can you tell me a little about the mix?

This mix is loosely based on a set I played last week at The End. I had planned to play dub reggae tracks one at a time echoed out between tracks. When I got to the gig I learned that the mixer for the evening (a Xone 92, which I had never played on) lacked effects. Not having the time to run home & grab a delay pedal, I instead decided to play dance tracks that draw on dub’s heavy bass & drums & eerie atmosphere. Even though I had to figure out the mixer while performing I was still pretty pleased with my track selection & went home wanting to keep exploring this theme. Like dub, this mix makes me think about ghosts & the weight of the present.

What are you most excited about that you’re working on right now?

I think getting to play a whole bunch of my own tracks out at Bossa a couple weeks ago made me catch the producing bug again.  I’m trying to put out a lot more music this year! I’m mostly trying to finish some of the dozens of tracks I have that are somewhere between 25-90% complete before I really dive into new stuff though. I feel like I make tracks in one long session or very slowly over the course of many months with not a whole lot of in-between. 

Any hobbies outside of music?

I love cooking! Like DJing it’s all about combination timing & selection :)

Where can we see you perform next? (Next upcoming gigs)

I’m throwing myself a birthday party on Saturday April 13th at Jade Bar! I’ll be doing the closing set for that I’m also performing the night after on April 14th at The End in The Breaking Capacity breakbeat/jungle/dnb party. If you know me you know those genres are my bread & butter :) No pressure to come see me two nights in a row but I’ll also love you forever if you do!!

Mix 010: Hannah Account

Muna (Ngunnawal, Australia

Since hearing it at my first doof, electronic music has had a chokehold on me I can’t shake. I started DJing to find a way to create that same feeling, and instead have discovered so many new genres that I now love merging together even if it sounds goofy. Music is a developing art to me where nothing can go wrong; it either makes me move or not. All I hope is to make you move, even if you laugh too.

Moonz Radio

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DJ Pitch founder of TT (fka Tobago Tracks) and All Centre scoures the outer-reaches of the internet for an hour on The Lot Radio

http://www.instagram.com/dj_pitch

DJ Pitch @ The Lot Radio 04-12-2024

Twist is a NYC based party and label which pushes bass heavy, breaks forward & UKG adjacent sounds.

http://www.instagram.com/don_ri.wav

TWIST with DON-RI @ The Lot Radio 04-12-2024

GLIMMERMAN 16.4.24

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Chauk - Explosive cocktail

This track called Destruction is my second track release on SoundCloud.
It’s a heavy, high-energy DnB dancefloor tune. A catchy synth, sharp drums and a aggressive drop drives the mood. Turn it up loud and let the chaos take over.

Drustruction

Written, produced and engineered by Q Club

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Record label, events and mix series based in Ngunnawal/ Canberra. 

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