The Toi.Toi.Mix Series, as the name suggests, is a platform created with the intent of showcasing sets from the most various types of artists. It does not follow any rules as in respect to which frequency it comes out, dj set or live set or even, sets which we recorded at the Toi.Toi.Events. The rule here is free flow, simply the music and artists I would like to proudly stand for. I come across a lot of talents during my travels and many of those go unnoticed to a wider audience, this is how very naturally, the decision to create this platform came about. Hope you all enjoy the journey. 

Isis Salvaterra

Toi.Toi.Mix Series

...those you keep watching the growth from far. 

I met Pascal back in 2013 when I visited his home town Saarbrucken for an outstanding NYE party. From there I believe I was the first promoter to bring him and Etienne to their first international gig, to play in London, the afterparty of the remarkable event that brought back Steve O'Sullivan alongside Daniel Bell and residents including Nicolas Lutz.   (https://youtu.be/KoDi82Zar2c) 

Still a youngster discovering the joys of the music scene beyond the realms of his native city out to the world, more of Pascal's visits to London followed with a further relocation to Berlin. A regular at CDV, Melliflow parties to Spaced in London and tours reaching as far as Japan, Korea and USA. 

To me an artist is one that takes the external world as influences while never losing the core artistic identity, roots and integrity. Watching Pascal's development from far has been one interesting and gratifying journey. Even at times when periods of silence happened, it always surfaces back with something meaningful to be recognised. This happened when I watched his livestream b2b with Bruno Schmidt for The Mudd Show. (https://fb.watch/4GYprHH4cY/)

Both artists are close to my heart personally as friends, for London times sake but also as badass artists, as always ones I was proud to stand in support of then as I am proud to do now and wouldn't be wrong in saying I can predict a bright future for them. 

...simply because you know when the core is made of realness. 

Pascal recorded this session during the covid lockdown, I find sessions such as these quite revealing as, in the lack of the parties and the scene, one must reflect and exercise an inner exploration as no other input such as the floor is at play. 

Happy Listening! 

Find him on:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pasthq
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pastfb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pasthq/

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 33 - Pascal

Up next on our mix series is a set from our very own Nicolas Lutz. 

We take much pride in having Nicolas in our agency and as our resident,  representing the ethos of our entire project. That is because not only we believe NIcolas is the best representation of what Djing should be about but he is an artist that dares on pushing music boundaries, a quality which is pretty rare in Djs today and it is on that note that we bring you this set. Most of Nicolas' sets have been recorded live as he prefers however this one was recorded at home bringing a side of Nicolas which is not necessarily exposed as often. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

Full Mix Series: http://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 02 - Nicolas Lutz (My own Jupiter / Toi.Toi.Musik)

Matteo Manzini is someone who has played a great part in the London Underground Scene for a while. From the times of promoting Damaged some 12 years ago to current times. 

The reason I asked Matteo for a mix is that I would like to recognise his development over the years which has been nothing but mesmerising.  A full Dj is one that does not stick to one genre of music only but one that is able to contextualise to slot, night, room, soundsystem, city, crowd, rest of line up and so on and Matteo has been achieving that amazingly. 

Happy Listening! 

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @matteomanzini
Facebook: www.facebook.com/matteomanzini
Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteomanzini__/

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 37 by Matteo Manzini

Ben Koops is an avid record digger who I met in an afterparty at a common friend's place.

Ben's range of music was extremely impressive, at the time he wasn't yet playing out so much so I invited him to open Toi Toi at Lion & Lamb for A Guy Called Gerald's live and then to Desyn a few months later. 

Ben has been on a steady route since, playing out in many of London's best underground parties, not to mention the kind and sweet soul he is.

For our series Ben presents a very specific / stripped down set which is totally fitting to our platform. Unlike most who tend to go for presenting a wide range of genres, Ben decided to really put a lens in to specifics. What you get is an elegant / linear set, meticulously constructed, beauty.

Happy Listening!

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @nebspook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.koops.73
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neb.spook/

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik

Toi.Toi.Mix Series 38 by Neb Spook

If you come across an italian in our scene anywhere in the world it wouldn't be uncommon for them to say "I grew up with mixed tapes from Francesco Farfa".  
Holding a somewhat legendary status in his home country italy and beyond Francesco stands as one of these 90s DJs we will forever cherish. I always say that, even when I have my back to the desk and someone of this calibre steps in I think: Professional djing just stepped into that booth, you feel it by the levels - to start with - leading to an enviable and absolutely seamlessly mixing technique to a track selection so well structured it makes your jaw drop.  Whether you see him solo or on b2bs with say, Francesco Del Garda and many others, he would never disappoint 

This is exactly what happened on the May Bank Holiday weekend when Francesco played for Alien Communications. A two hour journey that made us all dance like there was no tomorrow. 

Francesco stands to what I want the representation of the art of Djing to be about, respectfully and humbly. This is very much why I wanted to put this recording out here in the toi toi mix series.  Moments lived in this dancefloor with some of my favourite people: my dear tag team for that weekend (you know who you are), L&L family, Judy Griffiths, Matteo Manzini and of course the dear promoters and crowd from Alien Communications.

Happy Listening!

Find him on:
Soundcloud: @francescofarfa
Facebook: www.facebook.com/francescofarfaofficial
Instagram: www.instagram.com/francescofarfaofficial/

Bookings: gianna@nt-booking.net

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 39 by Francesco Farfa (Rec Live at Alien Communications 26.05.23)

….and here we present: Lion & Lamb’s Andre King. 

Andre King was a DJ and a producer way before he created the Lion & Lamb. Meeting Rob Mello when he was 20 years old, the pair went on to create the legendary feeling’ events which became the original after-parties for Fabric when it first opened over 20 years ago. He’s gone on to release on labels like westbound and transfusion and played in bands for over a decade, before returning to dance music with the creation of the Lion & Lamb. 

As most of you know this mix series is a very personal affair to me and how connections to the artists came about on a personal, musical and artistically level. In this case it couldn’t get more personal: my deep relationship with Lion & Lamb or as some may call it our “dear local”. 

Taking a project off the ground such as this is no easy task. I had the pleasure of being invited there during the refurbishment phase prior to opening and it seems I never left. I do not exaggerate when I call it my second (if not first) home. From the endless hours spent in there, many of them are spent in Andre’s studio exchanging, making or playing music. 

During these 5+ years I have watched and experienced the growth of Lion & Lamb and with it, the development of Andre as a DJ, producer and musician, therefore I wanted to portray that here by having him do a mix for us. This mix is a consequence of our joint exploration in music and his own over the years. 	Andre’s development as a producer has also been remarkably impressive, going beyond the realms of dance music only. 

I would like to thank him for his hard work to generate all of us the beauty that Lion and Lamb is as well as the long exploration to present this musical journey.

Happy Listening. 

You can find us and Lion & Lamb in Berlin on the 9th September where we jointly bring a very UK line up to Hoppetosse. 

Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2219981331525039
https://ra.co/events/1760328

Soundcloud: @andreking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthelion
Instagram: www.instagram.com//andreandtheking/

Bookings: george@thelionandlamb.net

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Sou

Toi Toi Mix Series 40 by Andre King

Planet Release Podcast has now stopped so we decided to post this here on the Toi Toi Musik page.


Summer is definitely over and we are very happy to start fall - winter season with our upcoming guests. 

In the following episode, we will be discussing the history of Toi Toi Musik with it's founder, heart and soul - Isis Salvaterra! 🙌🙌🙌

During this inspiring conversation we talk about about her beginnings in the scene by starting  organising events and as natural cause of circumstances - founding her own booking agency Toi Toi Musik. Her personal approach to artists, holistic attitude towards  event creation, huge focus to details, obsession about sound quality and trusting the process (and music itself) are the qualities which differentiate her as a booking agent from others in the scene. They also become the trademark of Toi Toi as an agency. 🪢🪢🪢

We also discuss her work as a coach at her own ISCoaching and importance of psychological work in artistic world. 💆‍♀️💆

Enjoy!

Karolina Jakubowska & Lorenzo Chiabotti 
podcast Planet Release

Planet Release Podcast 12 w/ Isis Salvaterra

Dea is one half of the duo ERIS, she has joined our [dys]functional family  as a solo artist just over a year ago and like everyone that joins I ask for a piece of music where I can present them to the world, generally a Dj set so back then I asked her for a mix.

What I love about most of the artists with us, is that they are patient and understated, a feature that in a world of self entitled egos it comes as quite an asset.  I do adore those that take their time, specially to record a set, meaning it is more important to be and feel right about it than it is to rush through it. In a form of contrast to patience, there is Dea’s personality, which is pure  “fire” , you see, artists can have great mixing techniques and great record collections  but what we should be looking for is personality which in her case, she has in abundance.

In a beautiful world of polarising contradictions where patience meets fire Dea has recorded this special set for this special occasion, the Toi Toi takeover at fabric celebrating mine and her birthday, as good as a Sagittarius, as I am as she is, not surprisingly a fire sign.

Join us for celebrations and for now, press play to what is a beautiful journey of a set, patiently structured, fiery music. :)


Soundcloud: @dekitron
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadWornick
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dekitron

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 41 by Dea

1 hour extract from the set recorded at Tune In - Toi Toi at Club Der Visionäre Berlin -  June 2014

Audio Werner is widely and generally primarily known for his productions and live performances however, Djing came first, he has been collecting and mixing vinyl records since the early nineties. For that reason, it is such a rare occasion for him to have a podcast out that we bring him as part of the Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series with a 1 hour extract of a Dj Set recorded at our Toi Toi Summer edition of Audio Werner's monthly residency 'Tune In'  at the adored Club Der Visionaere in Berlin. 

Full Mix Series: http://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 03 - Audio Werner (Hartchef/ Perlon / Minibar)

Ma.to is no stranger in the underground scene. Founder and artist of Outer Place Records – there is a good chance that you’ve already danced to his music productions and you weren’t aware of it. He recently relocated to London from his previous base which was Berlin. 

We welcomed him to our home city with a blast - here is the recording from his set at Fold when we took over the warehouse for an all day long journey in East London.

Ma.to combines elements from the 90s House and Techno in a modern minimalistic sound, which allows you to see the trends of the 90s in the language of contemporary electronic music. No wonder that his perception and radical conception about being a musician was influenced by the classical and intense formation he received since he was six years old.

Moving and living from Rome to Berlin in 2012 formed the character and musical influence of Ma.to's production and selection. Shaping the sound of his events in Hoppetosse and Club Der Visionäre, Outer Place and also leading to the Record Label project involving music from him and artists or friends around the globe.

Toi Toi Mix Series 42 by Ma.to

It would come as no surprise if we said (as we have before) that the Japanese are known for being proper crate diggers, their record shops are like heaven on earth (as their country and people) plus their technique is extremely precise and disciplined, as they are. Our journey through Japan was the highlight of Toi Toi's 5 months world tour, here is a fine piece of it. 

Kabuto is a resident Dj of the Cabaret parties in Japan. For those that remember, Kabuto graced our decks at the afterparty of our Daniel Bell / Steve O'Sullivan party one year ago. It is with great pleasure on our last visit to Japan, following his outstanding set at DOMMUNE﻿ just before Voigtmann,﻿ we asked him to take part on our mix series. Enjoy it. <3
Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/kabuto
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noriaki.kabuto
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kabutooo
RA: http://jp.residentadvisor.net/dj/kabuto

Cabaret Recordings
FB: https://www.facebook.com/cabaret365
SC: https://soundcloud.com/hauznated

Full Mix Series: http://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 05 by Kabuto (Cabaret / Lair - Japan)

This is a live recording from Jigit (Resolute) in NYC, the infamous long party at h0l0. It was the first time this live was performed and it keeps getting better and better, as they do, through each performance, a never ending quest for perfection even though that perfection are the imperfections, the spontaneous improvisations along the way.

Highly regarded as a versatile and talented artist , not only in his home country Chile but the world out. A career spanning 20+ years, his ties to some of the most integral and quality musicians and industry wide individuals easily exposes which side he is on. 

Felipe comes from a pool of artists from a generation that for sure “interacts” with the current one through ways of working, relationships and beyond, but there is one thing they have as s core, a base to it all: their values. Some of these are integrity, care, sharing, educating, learning, being humble, always and forever prioritising music above all things and against all odds. 

With an infinite discography and extensive musical background that spans decades, the head behind labels such as Melcure, HC and Cure music defines his career as a protracted palette of colours. From classical to rock and from indie to new wave, Felipe has dedicated most of his life to developing his perspective on all musical trends, and the last 20 years, focused on exploring electronic sounds and all its sub-genres.

As an inveterate music lover and collector, it is clear to define him as a broad dj with a diverse vision, one that defies any narrowed musical genre specification, it is very wide, that combined with a very personal musical identity, absorbing from each style while generating what we call “the stamp”, the bit that defines one as “an artist”, their unique points. 

Known by his peers as a "full on music maker", there is no doubt about the countless tracks that are part of his sessions nowadays, so much so that in 2024 he launched a brand new live at H0l0 in NYC for a Jigit event. This live recording can be found HERE, it was released on the toi toi mix series, a collective he is very much attached to musically and ideologically. Some of his recent releases have been so sought after that copies were running out of the shelves at shops in no time. 

Many labels and Alter egos define this audio engineer as a complete and open minded producer.

Among his collaborations we can find him as: FAER, AHORA, Acapulco heat, Calcio Club, Bichos raros, Dorian Paic among many others, in addition to his multiple solo projects.

Toi Toi Mix Series 43 by Felipe Valenzuela (live)

Toi Toi Mix Series / Gabriel Rai

This particular mix is very close to my heart for a number of reasons. The primary one is of course, Gabriel. The occasion, being the night of my birthday and the bringing together of two generations at the forefront of my world. Choosing Gabriel to open for Craig Richards.

As you know I have a deep rooted belief in “we need to know where we are coming from to know where we are going”. New and old generations intertwining.

Gabriel is a very unique young talent. He manages to have attritibutes that I only see in matured artists after all these years. Expansive musical knowledge, having the suitability and adaptability to the context at play; be it jazz, electronic or funk. One can feel that in the progression. Introduction, middle, end…

Story telling.

In addition to the artistic competence you have an incredible personality, one that has ambition but also remains humble, never confusing it with self-entitlement, rather …. mutual respect, appreciation and gratitude. Evident to that, he has his own party called Local Moves, born at The lion and Lamb, supporting local artists, enhancing exchange and contributing to the scene he is a part of.

The venue he holds that party residency in now Little Portland Street, also where this set was recorded. LPS is an audiophile space in Central London with a Martion Installation. This venue is very dear to my heart because I programme the Thursday nights there since it opened for nearly 3 years now.

Soundcloud: @gabriel-rai-977642898
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gabriel_rai_

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Full Mix Series: https://soundcloud.com/toitoimusik/sets/toi-toi-mix-series

Isis Salvaterra

Toi Toi Mix Series 44 by Gabriel Rai

It does not come as a surprise that Jan Krueger is taking part in our Mix Series for a number of reasons, he was our first guest resident for our party 5 years ago, an artist that has always been at the top of his craft and an essential part of our identity. However, the occasion is very out of the usual, our event celebration with them as Toi Toi join forces with Hello?Repeat to bring you our biggest event to date. 

We have teamed up to celebrate that Hello?Repeat Records turns 10 years old while Toi.Toi. turns 5 so we thought that, to go along with our OFF-BCN Week event it would be nice to have a mix from our dearest family member.  

By listening to this outstanding mix it gives us the feeling of so much pride that Jan has been our resident since the birth of our party and still holds strong as one of the djs we mostly admire, one that never fails to inspire with so much class and sophistication. 

Enjoy it peeps! 

Those wanting to join celebrations, please follow link below:

RA & TICKETS: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?693318

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/972050686146320/ 

JAN KRUEGER SOUNDCLOUD:
https://soundcloud.com/user4851710

JAN KRUEGER FACEBOOK: 
https://www.facebook.com/jan.krueger.hello.repeat?fref=ts

Thank you all for the support and Jan for this outstanding mix. 
Much love
Isis

Full Mix Series: http://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 07 by Jan Krueger (Hello?Repeat)

Lenny Mailleau, this incredible producer, musician and dj which you may have come across as one half of Zendid. 
Lenny always manages to astonish me with his several projects, also, the scope of them. As a fully trained musician combined with his production and Djing skills,  his output is extremely varied. From doing a live performance on a blend of jazz with electronic or djing at his own parties at CDV or Hoppetosse to way beyond, hence he is one of CDV’s owners’ favourites on the daring musicianship side of things. 

It was in one of his parties in 2024 I came across him playing b2b with Jonas Blanquiere at Hoppetosse. Now, Jonas I had never known of or came across and don’t I love coming across new artists. In the schematics of the b2b I personally was drawn to his more techno driven style as opposed to Lenny which at that moment swerved to a somewhat different vibe, the incredible thing about this though, is that it worked beautifully. 

Jonas is one of this low profile artists but one that is running a lot on the background. An avid selector from the South of France now based in Berlin he is the owner of High End Recordings. A label worth having a listen to even you don’t know of. Quite some incredible musical output there. 

Happy Listening!

Lenny Mailleau 
https://lennymailleau.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lennymailleau/
https://soundcloud.com/lennys-zen 
booking :Luca@roofbooking.com

Jonas Blanquiere
Instagram jonas:  https://www.instagram.com/jonasblanquiere
Facebook jonas:  https://www.facebook.com/share/1YC3HdTzRP
Instagram High Ends:  https://www.instagram.com/highendsrecordings
Facebook High Ends:  https://www.facebook.com/share/15xHEUpDiu

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra
Toi.Toi.Musik
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 45 by Lenny Mailleau & Jonas Blanquiere

Pic by Wafa Love

Following on from his incredible performance at Toi.Toi. last weekend (16.08.15) Isherwood takes part on our Mix Series, the occasion also marks the addition of him to the Toi.Toi.Agency. Welcome to our roster Eddie. 

Full Mix Series: http://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 08 by Isherwood (Imprints / Lize)

It is with enormous pride and pleasure we present the next mix series by our great friend and fellow London promoter, Unai Trotti.

Having watched Unai's development over the years, as someone that moves his scene for being a promoter and label owner, but also and as a consequence, an enormous development on the Djing and production front, has been one gratifying journey and to me, he beautifully summed that up in this one set.

In an era where track ids seem to take over the importance of set construction and creating a journey, Unai presents this impeccably structured set, with such a sophisticated track selection. Once my friend Alexi Delano said: "a 303 needs to be treated like a lady" - I would like to use this as an analogy when describing this set. It makes you dance in a clubby way but it is rich without screaming: structure, understatement and timeless music are the leaders here.

Enjoy the ride peeps.

Thanks Unai.

Isis

Toi.Toi.Musik Mix Series 12 - by Unai Trotti (Cartulis Music)

It is with great pleasure we bring you one of our own to the Toi.Toi.Mix Series: Herodot. 

This set was recorded at the Lion & Lamb in London in December 2017 at Toi.Toi’s monthly outing there.  
This is a 2hrs extract of a 4.5hrs set. 

The Lion & Lamb is London’s CDV equivalent. It is a spot which has become our little hub.  The Pub is equipped with the only Martin Audio soundystem - fitted by Martin Audio - outside of Fabric, a Rane Rotary Mixer carved on wood, decks and Cdjs, it has become a sonic haven for audiophiles. 

This event marked the start of Toi.Toi.’s monthly residency there in collaboration with L&L. Other residencies include Craig Richards’ on Sundays as well as showcasing local and international talent week in week out.  


https://soundcloud.com/herodot
https://www.facebook.com/HerodotMusic/

Herodot’s upcoming gigs are below including a tour over the Americas, from Uruguay to Canada. Catch him if you can! 

20.01.2018 - Redgate Club - Bordeaux FR
27.01.2018-  Legends Festival - Punta Del Este - UY
31.01.2018-  Private Buenos Aires - AR
03.02.2018 - D-Edge - Sao Paulo- BR
10.02.2018 - Passo Fundo - RS - BR 
16.02.2018-  TBC Chile
17.02.2018 - Medellin - Colombia
02.03.2018 - Kairos Festival - Honduras
03.03.2018-  Vao Vao - Lima - Peru 
08.03.2018-  Sonoro - Quito - Ecuador 
09.03.2018 - Pleasure in Mind - Bogota - Colombia 
10.03.2018 - Cyclone - Los Angeles - US
16.03.2018-  Spy Bar Chicago - US
17.03.2018-  TBC San Francisco - US 
18.03.2018-  TBC San Diego- US 
23.03.2018 - WMC Miami TBC - US 
24.03.2018-  Community Links - Boston - US
29.03.2018 - Panther Room - NYC - US
31.03.2018 - Washington DC - US
06.04.2018 - Vancouver - CA 
07.04.2018-   Montreal - CA
13.04.2018 -  Geneva - CH 

Happy Listening! 

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

Isis Salvaterra 
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi.Toi.Mix Series 15- by Herodot at The Lion & Lamb 161217

Vince Lemieux is one of these Dj's Dj. Holding one of my top and most admirable mixing techniques, impeccable track selection, this is a guy that can dj anything from Disco to House to Techno and beyond. Since he has now joined the Toi.Toi.Agency I wanted to put a mix out and considering it was at this event we decided to work together I found mostly appropriate to put this recording out. This set completely blew my mind in what was, a very memorable night to us all. 

Get Perlonized is generally held at Panorama Bar but this edition was held in the downstairs floor of Hoppetosse, a room set up with the Martion horns and Bullfrog speakers personally installed by its creator. (more info here: www.residentadvisor.net/features/2312). 

Sammy Dee, Akufen, Zip and Vincent Lemieux guided us through this night, not so hard to see why this event was so memorable,we were in a sonic experience like no other. 

Happy Listening! 

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Musique Risquee: www.facebook.com/Musique-Risquée-124686964324246
Mutek Festival: www.facebook.com/MUTEK/ 
Perlon: www.facebook.com/Perlon-27597802331 
Toi.Toi.Musik: https://www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/ 

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

Get Perlonised Feb 2018

Toi.Toi.Mix Series 16- by Vincent Lemieux at Get Perlonized - Hoppetosse 020218

“We come across a lot of talents during our travels and many of those go unnoticed to a wider audience, this is how very naturally, the decision to create this platform came about”  Toi.Toi.Mix Series

This edition of the Mix Series is a prime example of the statement above. Last May at Sunwaves I came across Dragos Ilici. Taking over from Sammy Dee and handing over to Binh, Dragos represents a cross over from my two worlds. On one side the Perlon / Minimal base and on the other, a regular at the Meliflow parties with the likes of Nicolas Lutz, Binh and Vera to name a few. Romanian with a stop in Scandinavia for 4 years, Dragos' artistic make up stands out among his romanian peers. A dedicated digger, currently working at Misbits record shop in Bucharest and part of the Sunrise roster, he brings a fresh take for the romanian scene. This wide diversity can clearly be heard in his sets, as per this one that was recorded at katchApp, a party in Bucharest's main city park this September.

Next @ Guesthouse w/ Nicolas Lutz & Omar  - 6th October - https://www.facebook.com/events/581826305566535/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dragosilicimusic/
Soundcloud: @ilici
Bookings: petru@sunrise.ro 
Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 18 - by Dragos Ilici at KatchApp 150918

Sammy Dee needs very little introduction, his 20+ years involvement with Perlon and Get Perlonized events are evidence to his legacy who is an example as such that we have as role model. 

One thing I can talk about extensively however is him as a Dj. Sammy possesses an extremely wide taste in music and a record collection that follows that,  crossing over many genres of music. His ability to adapt to day or night sets, early or late slots and so on  is incredibly precise, as seen here at Sunwaves Festival last May. He was handing over to Dragos Ilici who crossed over to Binh. Please note that this set has intro / middle and ending, a feature that should be standard to us all but surprisingly it is not, hence my emphasis on it, it is a beautiful progression and killer structure. 

Sammy was one of my first bookings for the Toi.Toi.Parties and has been a close friend ever since.  I lost my shit during this set at Sunwaves with him and when finding out it was recorded I pestered him to allow me to release it as it has been on 'repeat' ever since. 

My due respect and thankfulness to this amazing soul and artist I truly admire. 

Enjoy it peeps. 

Next @ Get Perlonized @ Club Guesthouse - Bucharest w/ Zip, Margaret Dygas and Maayan Nidam 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1124397027714625/


Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sammydee.ultrastretch/
Soundcloud: @mario-radecki
Bookings: jon@forward-artists.com
Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
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Toi Toi Mix Series 19 - by Sammy Dee at Sunwaves Festival 23 - May 2018

The Toi.Toi.Agency welcomes great talent: Topper.

Topper has been a long friend and fellow artist with those on our roster and myself. Standing within the same ideology as we do as a group, the quality we stand for and above all, the moral code: respect to others and to our music, humbleness, dignity and a sense of togetherness by being part of this amazing unit of friends & music lovers. 

The Club Der Visionaere resident, hosts the infamous Noisy Glance party and together with Daniele Papini he joined Sleep is Commercial a few years back and became one of the djs/producers on which the label's sound in productions and parties is focused on. He is also a resident in all Sleep is Commercial parties in Berlin.

Moving to the infamous Pausenraum studio was the definitive shift into a jam based creative process through a hardware setup, whose outcome has been the foundation of the Dead Rail and Triptease project-labels.

The last couple of years he has also focused a lot on live performance, at first with the Triptease project with his lifelong friends Jacopo and Francesco, soon joined by their buddy Hugo. Together they came up with the idea of Mescaleros, a cutting-edge experiment with different performers joining into the live improv jam of the likes of Ambiq, Cesar Merveille, Ion Ludwig, Daniele Papini, Silent People, Yonatan Levi and Greg Paulus among others.

The Mescaleros project has already been performed in iconic venues such as Club der Visionaere and Hoppetosse in Berlin, Fuse Club in Brussels, Studio 338 and Red Gallery in London etc etc.) and delivered hours(up to 17!) of powerful beats and sparkling musical ideas.

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/DeadRail/
Soundcloud: @topper 
Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com
Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 20 by Topper

Hello all, 

Alex Troubetzkoy is someone I met upon my arrival to Bucharest. Being one of the few foreigners living in the city (him arriving 1 year before me) we instantly clicked on sharing experiences.  Born in Paris with such a charming French accent in English he went from becoming a friend to slowly showing the artist behind this young and passionate person and, to say the least, this has been an interesting journey. 

Alex studied modern jazz and from playing in bands and as a fully skilled musician he ended up in a rave and like most of us, fell in love with our music, it wasn't long before he started making and playing electronic dance music, when playing guitar in bands was replaced by analog machines and investing patiently in a studio set up for "grown-ups" at the tender age of 23. 

One thing about the current younger generation is that everything is immediate and disposable but Alex's case is different. Due to his major contact with high culture as a musician at such a young age, be it in jazz, classical, rock or funk music, he understands and fully respects music to the highest standards of quality, and, with that said, with dance music it couldn't have been different. Eyes and ears full of curiosity, like a sponge on the never-ending search for learning, for knowledge and development. 

This is the new generation I would like to support so I proudly present you Alex and this amazing set. 

Next @ The Toi.Toi.Agency presents Cap & Alex Troubetzkoy @ Lion & Lamb - London
https://www.facebook.com/events/324530318179688/

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AlexTroubetzkoy/
Soundcloud: @Alextroubetzkoy 
Bookings: m@toitoimusik.com
Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 21 by Alex Troubetzkoy

This recording is an extract from the Twilight set of Dubtil at Club Guesthouse. The party is an invite only event series at the club. Dubtil closed the night which saw guests such as Cezar, Edward, Vlada, SIT, among others, this is the first 2hrs extract of a 6hrs set at my dear home club. 

Having been there for this night and this closing set, I chose to put it out on the Toi Toi Mix Series not only because Dubtil has become part of our agency roster, in fact, it is because of things like this he is but also because this represents the milestone of my exploration in Romania. 

Charged with a reputation I always disliked, of being ‘flat and boring’ some Romanian artists have been unfairly judged and Dubtil is the primary example of that, he showed me here that this country has a pool of talents which are yet to be uncovered and oh boy, how enlightening to see them surface. Following on from the legacy that made him grow as an artist he shows here true djing by what djing should stand for. An extremely well structure and diverse peak time set which broke me in a 1000 pieces in positive surprise when being on his dance floor, elegantly 'ballsy'.  

This comes to reassure that my belief in the talents in this country is real, that for these past 10 months I have been here I continue to be shocked when these boys become a surprise box of amazing music research, killer mixing and structure, leading of course, to the highest standard of Djing, anything but flat or boring but rather enlightening and energising, full of personality and character, just what I want to see on dance floors​ hence why I stand proudly by it. ​



Thank you Dubtil for showing me this and for reassuring my faith in this country which I chose as my home. 

Watch this space, there is a lot more from​ where​ this came from! 

Next at: 
17.05 - Craiova
19.05 - Stump in London
24.05- Rex in Paris w/ ToFu & Ion Ludwig
26.05- Guesthouse at Hoppetosse w/ Rhadoo & Maayan Nidam - Berlin 
01.06 - Dincolo Sunrise Party - Vama Veche RO 
13.06 - Toi.Toi.9 Years Birthday Off-BCN Week 2019

Facebook Page: ​www.facebook.com/Dubtil/
Soundcloud: @​dubtil
Bookings: ​i@toitoimusik.com
Artist Page: https://www.toitoimusik.co.uk/dubtil
Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 22 by Dubtil at Twilight at Club Guesthouse - 230319

This new generation that never fails to amuse me….. 

I met Dorus (Doris Nicholas) when I went to Amsterdam while touring with one of my artists in 2018. 

I was brought into the Bret for their Tribe party while Doris was playing and his stage presence, mixing technique and track selection instantly caught my attention. Such elegance, precision and track selection in someone so young would never pass my eye and ears without being noticed. On a chat after his set I find out his age, something that makes me even prouder, so much in someone so young. You see, some things they are either are or not. Not every DJ is an artist as artistry is a talent, here I discovered a true artist, one I know will have a beautiful musical journey ahead of him. 

Further along our conversation I realise how much of an impact Jeff Mills and techno has on Dorus’ influences  which then indirectly explains the mixing style I spotted and such elegance. Being a techno head from early days and having Jeff and Rob Hood as my main school led this convo to last very long, one that has not stopped (and unlikely will ever stop) so more than one year later, here we are…. 

I invited Dorus to play my Toi Toi event at Guesthouse and he delivered the result of this techno (endless) conversation. Elegant, heady, linear, hypnotic [minimal] techno, a recording we then decided to put out here for you all to listen. This is a very conceptual and well structured piece of my favourite genre, techno and likes. Among the artists I work with / represent / love I can only name the queen Dygas who touches this line with such consistency so to see such a young artist branch out to it for me, was a great discovery. 

Another impressive aspect of this is that this is not to say Dorus is a techno dj, he is equally a great dj in other genres too, so this in itself breaks the idea that a DJ only plays one genre of music but rather explores all in a beautifully structured and genuine way. 

This is the extract of his first 2 hours of his set. 

I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do, on REPEAT. 

Facebook Page: ​www.facebook.com/dorisnicholas024/
Soundcloud: @dorisnicholas024
Bookings: mantas@solsticeamsterdam.com

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

TASCAM SD-20M

Toi Toi Mix Series 23 by Doris Nicholas at Toi Toi at Club Guesthouse - 130419

"Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn it into something creative and constructive. That’s something that’s built into the fiber of every human being. And I think that’s why people can respond to it. They feel the freedom in it. And the attributes of jazz are also admirable. It’s about dialogue. It’s about sharing. And teamwork. It’s in the moment, and it's nonjudgmental."
–Herbie Hancock

1. Freddie Hubbard - Summertime
2. Freddie Hubbard - The 7th Day
3. Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments
4. Oliver Nelson - Yearnin'
5. Roy Haynes - Moonray
6. Roy Haynes, Booker Ervin - Dorian
7. Roy Haynes, Booker Ervin - Honeydew
8. Duke Pearson - Wahoo
9. Duke Pearson - ESP (Extrasensory Perception)
10. Grant Green - My Favorite Things
11. Grant Green - Bedouin
12. Herbie Mann - Comin' Home Baby
13. Bobby Hutcherson - Verse
14. Bobby Hutcherson - Una Muy Bonita
15. Herbie Hancock - Triangle
16. Herbie Hancock - Mimosa [Alternate Take]
17. Herbie Hancock - Empty Pockets
18. Herbie Hancock - The Maze
19. Thelonious Monk - Bright Mississippi
20. Thelonious Monk - Bye-Ya
21. Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot
22. Lee Morgan - Gary's Notebook
23. Lee Morgan - Boy, What A Night
24. Hank Mobley - The Morning After
25. McCoy Tyner - Three Flowers
26. McCoy Tyner - Five Spot After Dark
27. Miles Davis - Pfrancing
28. Miles Davis - Teo
29. Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come [Alternate Take]
30. Bill Evans, Herbie Mann - Nirvana

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This is about one of those friends that not only is a great dj, a true music lover, obsessed with photography and politics but always happen to be at a particular place in most of your life-changing sets and shares the same joy, goosebumps and transcends at every beat, bassline, every drop and every mix with you (#nofilter - haha). 

Clovis is one of those people, the type who would sit in a room with me for endless hours listening to a set and sharing that "bass face" of pain....

.....needless to say our music exchange goes beyond dance music. Clovis has been recording some jazz sets lately, ones I listen to all the time. With them and our musical exchange in mind, I asked him if he would record us one of those sets for the mix series and here we have it, the first of this series to step out of electronic sounds and bring us into more organic sounds. 

Thanks Clovis for this amazing set, tracklist and quote by Herbie.

Facebook Page: ​www.facebook.com/clovisdj
Soundcloud: @clovis

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
i@toitoimusik.com
Toi.Toi.Musik 
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 24 by Clovis - Jazz Mix Vol. 3 (Summer 2019)

Darween is part of the collective Automatic Writing in Paris together with Jacan & Guillermo Jamas which in turn are the representation of emerging artists in the Parisian scene. 

One could say that my relationship with them started as merely professional but it is surely deeper than that. Having facilitated bookings to their events caught my attention as, like me, they too have a great diversity in their musical taste, they go from Nicolas Lutz to Ion Ludwig to Akufen, an identity which is totally in line with ours at Toi Toi. 

With that said, it is with pleasure that we offer our platform and welcome Darween to present us with this amazing set. 

Next at:  20.03.20 - Fonda Mental - Santiago Chile 

Bookings: booking.atwt@gmail.com 

Facebook Page www.facebook.com/darweendj
Soundcloud: @darween

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi.Toi. Mix Series 26 by Darween

It is with great pride and gratification we announce that Triptease is joining our roster.   In order to celebrate the occasion we decided to put out their recording from Perfect Sundays x Yoyaku night at Hoppetosse last December.

Triptease is a cutting edge musical experiment performed by Topper, Jacopo, Francesco and Hugo, conceived in Turin and then transplanted in Berlin in the mid 2000s. Triptease live is a vision born on one of those inspired morning hours, opening up new ways of looking at the world. 

The idea behind their live performance stands for the best traditions of electronic music itself. They blend together polyrhythmic grooves and harmonic atmospheres in an uninterrupted flow of sound layers. Their live performance recreates the dynamics of studio improvisation where synths, guitars, samplers and drum machines interweave together endlessly.

Triptease performed live at iconic venues such as Club der Visionaere and Hoppetosse in Berlin, Fuse in Brussels, Mutabor in Moscow, Studio 338 and Red Gallery in London amongst others delivering hours of everchanging beats and sparkling musical ideas.

Many musicians and producers - to name a few Claudio Puntin, Cesar Merveille, Yonatan Levi, Greg Paulus, Ion Ludwig, Samuel Roher and Daniele Papini -  have joined their improv project through the years and contributed to the experimentation.

From this perspective, their live set crosses over between music and technology, with its power to form networks and scenes that are a catalyst for creation and transformation in the form of live and studio performances.

Their debut album “Mescaleros” will be out on Visionquest in 2020.

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Facebook Page www.facebook.com/triptease.live/
Soundcloud: @triptease_live

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening!

Thank you

Isis Salvaterra
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 28 by Triptease

Who would have thought that 7 years from the first time he stepped into his first Toi Toi we would be having him as a guest for the mix series, welcome Nicky.  

Nicky's first party was Toi Toi's 3 years birthday where I had Craig Richards, Zip and Ben UFO all as secret guests. Quite a historical event. Watching this youngster's journey from then until now, one can only feel proud, his patience, care and dedication / hard work. 

Possessed with the biggest charisma, Nicky is a true and honest person, features that truly and directly reflect on him as an artist and the respect towards his craft, what you see is what you get, no faking, no pretending. His residency at the Lion & Lamb with the Outransa parties are evident to that, they have a nice community, a true pool of followers, just doing their thing, as it should be. 

Nicky reinstates my hope in the world of 'emerging new talents', most think that Djing starts or finishes on the decks and it is way beyond that too. 

The result for this series, an extremely elegant and carefully crafted set, thank you Nicky. 

Bookings: outransa@gmail.com

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/outransa
Soundcloud: @nicky_macha

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening!

Thank you

Isis Salvaterra
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 30 by Nicky Macha

Mike is one of those artists that I don't even know where to start to write about him, it is such an extensive history and one I have so much respect and admiration for. 

Definitely a Dj's Dj, owner of an enviable and unique mixing technique and pretty much an encyclopedia of music, Mike's first time coming to Europe from Canada to play he was as young as 21... as the story goes, he even ends up meeting Florian from Kraftwerk... read on. 

The mix series is very personally dear to me and I like telling stories which connect me to this amazing friends and artists. Sitting at one of the many afterparties with Mike, I asked about the first times coming to Europe and he drops me this story which is amazing! 

Mike  was touring with Jeff Milligan for his second tour in Europe... he was only 21, he was getting picked up at the train station in Dusseldorf with Jeff and the promoter from the Original Ego club (not the one that Solomun would make in Hamburg later) was like "where is Mike??" and he was standing there like.. "I'm Mike".. and she was like really!?   laughing and saying that he was the youngest DJ they ever booked and the youngest person to come in the club! 
Mike was already of course  a little intimidated by the high brow of these Germans, then he was meeting Robert Henke who was in charge of the sound system and then to top things up (as if this wasn't enough to intimidate this kid) - while playing he was introduced to Florian Schnider from Kraftwerk and was, inevitably star struck.. , meanwhile Milligan was laughing at him for how much he was gushing!

"I still like that faceless ideal of the early ’90s. Techno is meant to be faceless. That was part of the magic, and that’s part of what made it better than pop music—it was something different, something beyond that." 
(https://xlr8r.com/features/mike-shannon-for-me-techno-has-always-been-a-faceless-thing/)

Mike has granted the decks at Toi Toi several times, but one of these times it was very dear to me. Him and Lutz for me were (still are) two of my absolute favourites (same generations, the golden 90s, as special as each other in my book) and I had both for my birthday weekend which had a Toi Toi on the Friday, we celebrated Ricardo 10 years at fabric Saturday and on Sunday, we joined forces and got a loft afterparty until Monday! 

So many memories... 

Thank you Mike for all of the above, for being such the great friend you have always been and the badass artist you are, as a dj and producer. Happy Anniversary for the 20 years of Cynosure, this label which gave us so many classics and gems we will keep for life. 

Bookings: i@toitoimusik.com

Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/djmikeshannon/
Soundcloud: @djmikeshannon
Instagram: @mikeshannon303
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/label/10648-Cynosure
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/8055-Mike-Shannon

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series
Toi.Toi.Musik: www.facebook.com/toitoimusik/

Happy Listening you all!

Stay safe and hope this current situation is solved sooner than later.

Thank you

Isis Salvaterra
i@toitoimusik.com
www.toitoimusik.com

Toi Toi Mix Series 31 - Mike Shannon

Hello all, 

Merry Xmas everyone! We thought about giving you a Christmas set and we chose one of our own and a very special recording from this summer. 

The setting was an usual one but under unusual circumstances. Think the Sunwaves beach stage but then think Covid and social distancing. This was a 3 days party under conditions so unnatural to us all. He did the very last set on Sunday and we have,  between organisers, crowd and artists, managed to stick together and via braving through conditions imposed, acquired what was, a remarkable ending. 

He started at night into the dawn and his set followed that exact mood, beautifully structured with such diversity that it gave us all that breath of fresh air and that no matter what happens, we will always find ways to togetherness and dancing. 

Personally for me, this was my last set with them before I left Romania to come back home to London, closing then a beautiful and amazing chapter of my journey in this country that taught me so much and one I love dearly. This artist whom I manage for so many years gave me a sent off carried with pride and fulfilment, from a hard working, constantly evolving artist and person, and for such, one that managed to unify this floor in ways this crisis sometimes leads us to think otherwise. If anything, this is a little reminder that no one will ever stop us dancing and believing. 

Thank you Herodot, thank you Sunrise for braving through this, thank you Romania. 

Merry Xmas and a very Happy New Year to all! 

Now, its time to dance! 

Enjoy it

* this is a 2,5hrs extract from a 4 hrs set.

Pic by Clovis

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series

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Toi.Toi.Musik
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Toi Toi Mix Series 32 - Xmas Special - Herodot (at Dor Mare - Mamaia - July 20)

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