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softi (@jazz_brown) goes fathoms deep for the podcast series. Big on atmosphere with a serious disregard for genre boundaries, the London-based DJ keeps things engrossing while never loosing sight of a fondness for dub, footwork and depth-charge tribalism.

She’s also cultivated community around @cozi-716789961, a party series and radio show placing emphasis on electronic music’s sensuous potential. Basically, anything softi touches is done in intrepid style. 

Subtly transcendent, timelessly transportive, and like the mix, an upcoming appearance at Draaimolen Festival will undoubtably deliver on that promise.

“I curated a fluid and progressive journey that floats effortlessly through BPMs and genres of the psychedelic sounds of electronic music. I wanted to create a taste of what to expect this year on the dance floor. A sensual, fresh flavour and sound that I want to push throughout my sets. 

Creating an atmosphere, always keeping it deep and expanding consciousness. With a slow but emotive start with smooth ambient and deep tribal techno which expressively leads into experimental bass-heavy IDM, jungle and d&b whilst still keeping a unique, growing spaced-out mood with each track.” – Softi

Draaimolen info & tickets: www.draaimolen.nu

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If-Only Podcast #123: softi

The latest podcast sees Petrola 80 bosses @lyravalenza take a restrained approach while placing specific focus on their local Copenhagen scene.

A collaboration between longstanding friends Jens Konrad and Hjalte Lehman, the LV blueprint transcends genre. It’s day-glo rave ordnance that draws from eurodance, techno and the so-called hardcore continuum – nostalgic and undeniably fwd-facing at once.

Distilling the euphoria of their live sets into 8 distinct tracks, debut full-length ‘Low Gear No Pressure’ spanned everything from blissed ambience to precision-tooled breakbeats and trance-tinged jungle. Dipping into downtempo territory for the first time, it also represented a broadening of their already eclectic palette, and this mix certainly continues in that vein.
 
“Our recent DJ appearances and mixes have been hazy peak-hour sets, so here, we wanted to dive a little deeper and explore slower BPMs and tracks we rarely get the chance to play out, combined with tunes we usually play in the beginning of our sets. It’s also the first time we chose to work with a strict gender balance between the featured artists and producers. And as usual we focused on the booming Copenhagen scene, this time including local artists such as Gavnlig, Muskila, Capitana, DJ Paydar and Mbizo.” – Lyra Valenza

If-Only Podcast #127: Lyra Valenza

@preciousmetalsx founder @therealendgame, AKA “the devil himself”, in the building for the latest podcast.

Co-founding the now-defunct Bala Club to launching Precious Metals, the NTS mainstay is one of London’s foremost underground operators: a prolific producer, DJ and label owner that counts the likes of Kamixlo, Yayoyanoh and Organ Tapes among his closest peers and collaborators. 

Committed to platforming emerging artists, no stone is left unturned in his label’s pursuit of dysfunction and emotive-driven, genre-bending cross-pollination. It’s music that draws from the chaos of the urban complex; intense, visceral, sometimes nocturnal, and, on occasion, violent in the extreme.

And where his own productions straddle the line between severe electronics, drill abstraction and Latinx styles, this mix treads a similar path. 

“The mix is the soundtrack to a inward spiral - propelled towards the blessed chaos of our inner most desires and fears, entwined in sacred rapture.” – ENDGAMƎ

If-Only Podcast #128: ENDGAMƎ

@kincaidofficial

For extended Q&A... please visit our website ------> pipipi.life <---- - 

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Hey,I’m Joe, Kincaid, Producer, Sound Designer and DJ from London. He/Him :) 

What is the last song you listened to before answering this Q&A? 

Pharaoh & Yogg - The Ultra Machine, I’m just listening through my music ahead of a gig next week in Belgium, usually I’ve got some weird floaty sounds on or a very nerdy audiobook on Biology or history haha, this is unusually heavy for my daytime / laptop admin activities.  

3 adjectives that start with the same letter to describe your music… 

Bleepy Bloopy and Brash 

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

Sustainable, realistic opportunities for all, and more support for artists to create without compromising on time / money to survive….I think this is creating a narrower pool of people who can pursue artistry…also for nightlife, music, all creative musical pursuits, to be recognised for their true value, with support schemes set up to help people pursue and thrive in these areas…

Kincaid - 7˚

A mix of tunes I gathered for my set at Silk, @1111_hz's FLINTA lesbian club night at Système back in October. Volume 2 on the way, maybe.

Dregs - Swampy
Archive - All Time
Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid
Tricky - Overcome
Terranova - Midnight Melodic (Chase the Blues)
Neneh Cherry - Shot Gun Shack
Massive Attack - Black Milk
Scala - Honey Like
Crustation - Down Down
Martina Topley-Bird - Sandpaper Kisses
Waldeck - Fallen Angel
Bowery Electric - Passages
Portishead - Sheared Times / C’hantal - The Realm (Acapella)
Unkle - Bloodstain
Swandive - Demunication 
Everything but the Girl - Before Today
Aromabar - Winter Pageant
Love Spirals Downwards - Ring

Thirst Tracks Vol. 1

The Lot Radio New York resident and pi pi pi curator deep creep channels a first-class selection for breaks, progressive house and more in this week's Rhythmic Culture podcast.

@deep_creep

RC:136 deep creep

NYC scene figurehead and podcast contributor Ex Wiish keeps things horizontal with a 45-minute exercise in total immersion. 

We're gassed to have the 29 Speedway founder on board for this one. Something of a luminary in the Big Apple scene, the sound artist and composer has grown increasingly experimental with age, culminating in  a widescreen debut for Anthony Naples' Incienso label.

Where that album oscillated between windswept arrangements, lacerating IDM and downbeat styles, his mix taps into the same vein of transcendent, meditative experimentalism. 

“For this mix I wanted to feature tracks by some of the artists who have recently been involved with 29 Speedway on tour alongside music I’ve found inspiring as of late. Picks from Flora Yin Wong, Lauren Duffus, Yolabmi, Eric Frye, bod [包家巷], KMRU, Exael and some other favourites”. – Ex Wiish

If-Only Podcast #129: Ex Wiish

Interview:  https://truantsblog.com/2023/truancy-volume-319-fergus-jones/

Soundcloud: @perkopair

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Juanita's Mix 097 with Ma Sha @masha-ny

Q. How would you describe yourself? 
A. Energy bunny, plant mom, ridgewood lover, b-girl, bass addict 😎

Q. How long have you been a part of the NY music scene?
A. Since 2016 when we threw our first little backyard party in Brooklyn and called it Kindergarten ◡̈ ❀ I feel very grateful and lucky to be surrounded by the most amazing, hardworking and cute people in the scene here :')

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. Tender, vibrant bubbles of energy dancing in the air ⋆｡° recorded while drinking tea with friends on Sunday night ‧₊˚ ⋅ 𓐐𓎩 ‧₊˚ ⋅

Juanita's Mix 097: Ma Sha

Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/917

RA podcast

RA.917 Purelink

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Ciel: Susumu Yokota Special - 12 January 2024

Pacing the Platform 19 w/ upsammy on NTS (30.11.23)

Sculpture-like sound resonate through the space.

Read more: pure-g.co/pure-guest053

SoundCloud: @upsammy

PURE Guest.053 upsammy

Gassed to have arch futurist and @polaarsounds founder @flore on the podcast series.

As the brains behind a label constantly upending expectations and convention, the Lyon native has achieved cult status among discerning music heads. If you haven’t checked the POLAAR output, not to mention Flore’s own productions, you only have yourself to blame. It’s curation without compromise, defined by a voracious appetite for innovation.

Flexing a commitment to reckless abandon and clubwise experimentation, the mix treads a similar path. Bassbin accelerators and hardcore torque in abundance. 

“This mix is a collection of new and old tracks that represent my current mood: a mixture of introspection and excitement. In a few days we are starting the celebration of the 10th anniversary of my POLAAR label with a party at the Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris (one of the biggest we have ever organised).

It proved the perfect occasion to delve back into the archives and it was surprisingly pleasant to see how far we have come. It’s also an opportunity to think about the new creative directions we want to take in the years to come. I've made the selection while working on this, and I think the mix reflects that state of mind.” - Flore

If-Only Podcast #130: Flore

Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

@upsammy

CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

Gauzy bliss-out and pop abstraction to forward-facing dancefloor pressure, @imgonebaby founder Jetty (@mystictearz) delivers the 131st podcast. 

67 engrossing minutes from a real one. Definitely the handiwork for the brains behind a label that trades in the tender, mutant, smudged and sublime.

RIYL: Madjestic Kasual, Slagwerk, Organ Tapes, blastah, TT

“Sometimes I’m catering to the imaginary techno-industrial board of directors… sometimes my eyes are closed and my brain is smooth. This one has been Schwinn and Salt Marsh approved - the true test of pure intent. All glory goes to the producers behind the songs I stitched together.” – Jetty

If-Only Podcast #131: Jetty

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