Mixes + Radio

"After Ecstasy, the Laundry"

This mix was recorded using digital and vinyl at home in Echo Park, Los Angeles during the height of a lockdown in 2021. It’s very special to me because I challenged myself to explore a downtempo aesthetic in my selections while still applying my usual affinity for solid foundational grooves fused with deep emotional textures. The title of the mix is ‘After Ecstasy, The Laundry’ – originally the title of a book by Western buddhist philosopher Jack Kornfield, the phrase alludes to that feeling after a particularly uplifting and transcendent experience when you are forced to face that all good things must end. With this mix I hoped to encapsulate that feeling but with a light, uplifting, and more positive essence, reflecting my own drive not to focus on the fact that these ecstatic moments have ended, but allowing them to enrich your life and cultivate the future.

Image credit: Center of the Earth by Fay Sciarra, acrylic on canvas

VPN Radio: Surrealchemistry 2/15/22 w/ SAMWISE

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Samwise is an LA-based selector / DJ and eternal raver. Known as A&R for Diplo and the force behind his multifaceted house-focused imprint Higher Ground, he is also co-founder and resident at Fast At Work, a forward thinking party series that champions fast – but not necessarily hard – electronic music. While his sets are diverse and unapologetically raw, his sound cohesively elevates strong foundational grooves with deep emotional textures.

Acid Camp Vol. 139 — Samwise

Sam is resident and runs with the awesome Fast at Work party in LA and is known for playing a wide range of genres and tempo's, as we hear in the 10th space•cast. Sam is one of those DJ's who's tunes and sets reflect their personality - pure vibes from start to finish. Enjoy! 

Check more of Sam out here:
https://soundcloud.com/dj_samwise
https://www.instagram.com/salmon247/
https://www.instagram.com/fastatwork/

space•cast 10 - Samwise

Rising Sun - Dj Mix 20151

For Viscera 107, Niklas Wandt joins the series and we're delighted to have him involved.

"Niklas Wandt is a percussionist, producer, DJ and radio host . He lives in Berlin, where his eclectic approach is heard most regularly in basement club Sameheads -  a lush sonic palette with a hypnotic, heavily percussive drive, from tripped out downtempo and afrofunky cosmic sound (think Rimini 1995) to driving progressive house, trance, warped techno and warm, thumping tech house. Active in music since about 2008, Niklas has played in hiphop, psychedelic rock and free jazz projects and has been part of a number of projects centered around Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf. A wide, open minded range of practices that still feed into his music today - at Salon he forged his musical bond to producer Jan Schulte aka Wolf Müller. The pair released the acclaimed double LP "Instrumentalmusik von der Mitte der World" in 2018 via Growing Bin Records and have taken its music on the road as far as China.

Niklas can be also heard as part of the band Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge and in a duo with veteran producer Sascha Funke (their third duo record just came out via R.A.N.D. Muzik), plus on a string of solo releases for imprints such as Bureau B, Permanent Vacation,Animals Dancing, Warning and Edizioni Mondo. 

As a music journalist, critic and presenter, his features, portraits and reviews can be heard regularly on German public radio stations WDR 3, Deutschlandfunk and SWR 2."

For todays mix let Niklas guide you through the cosmos on this epic voyage. 

@niklaswandtmusik

Niklas Wandt | 107

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Hi! My name is Sam aka Samwise. I’m a selector/DJ, A&R, curator, promoter, and eternal raver. My pronouns are He/Him. I’m currently based in Los Angeles, but spend a considerable amount of time in London as well.

Describe your DJ set up in full detail?

My home setup consists of 2x Technics 1200 MKII turntables (internally grounded) as I like to have the freedom to play both vinyl and digital records, an Allen & Heath XONE 92 mixer (sorry to my V10 bbs but team XONE 100p), and 2x Pioneer XDJ-700 cdjs (I prefer having older CDJs for my home setup because they do nothing for you (technically speaking) and force you to play by ear. Ideal for practicing + warm ups.

3 adjectives that start with the same letter to describe your vibe?

Serendipitous
Sanguine
Sassy

Favorite movie and why? 

Darron Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. I love bold, esoteric, analytical films with a dark and preferably psychological tinge. Aronofsky is the best of the best at this in my view, and this film remains his most poignant work. 


Listen to the moment at 45 min mark in your PI mix… describe how it makes you feel? 

This moment makes me feel solid, rooted, and hopeful. For me, recording mixes is a cathartic and therapeutic process that largely reflects an experience that I’ve gone through. This particular mix is really important to me on a personal level because I recorded it shortly after I uncovered a deeply rooted childhood trauma. The progression of the mix echoes the process of integrating this trauma into my life – in other words, realizing the way this has informed my way of living/behaving and how to move forward with the knowledge that it happened. The 45 min mark is the point at which I am able to shift away from being introspective and somber, and towards a newfound ability to be hopeful and rooted again.

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

I’d love to see more musical diversity and openness from DJs, promoters, and attendees alike. I think we made a lot of progress breaking down musical boundaries post-Covid, but we still have a long way towards destroying musical pretentiousness. Dance music is about connection and togetherness in all forms, period!

Samwise - -247˚

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Tottie DUBLAB  Across the Pond w/ Sam Wise (10.25.23)

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Radio On Vacation with DC Salas

Stevie Cox | NTS Mix for Moxie

Recorded live at KuH beginning of June '24 by Herr Dobler
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Herr Dobler — KuH 2024

Andy Green AKA Verdant Recordings is back on Avenue Red Podcast with a nice, eclectic Indian summer mix comprised of 2.5 hours of wayward, grooving house & techno delights.

"I often hit record when settling in for a session just in case it turns out to be a keeper. The mix presented here is one of those recent efforts put together on a warm July Monday night with no real purpose other than to enjoy a mix and some great music. Mostly records & few files on the CDJs, some new, some old and one or two unreleased oddities. I thought the Avenue Red community would appreciate a listen so I passed it over to Alec who kindly obliged. Disclaimer: I have nothing to promote... this is the true underground." Andy Green, September 2024

https://soundcloud.com/verdant-recordings

Note: Picture of Andy's cats in the artwork!

See Also:
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-218-alec-pritchard-b2b-andy-green
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-196-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-122-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-098-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-078-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-062-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-041-verdant-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/1210-mk4-verdant-recordings

Avenue Red Podcast #236 - Verdant Recordings

Undeniably demanding, occasionally straining, but often rewarding and invariably reassuring. In nuce, this is the existential rollercoaster rode by anyone willing to partake in this world of merry music we all strive to keep in motion and feed with emotion for the sole purpose of creating some magic moments that, if not wholly life changing, can be vastly mind altering and deeply heartwarming. However, as far as descriptions go and as honest and earnest as these are, descriptions rarely do justice to the most precious aspects of what is involved here. And this engulfs quite a lot of efforts carried out through manifold fronts that happen to find an outlet in this special space that serves as much more than a place for the meeting of forces, it is a catalyst for possibilities, allowing for the collision of intentions and the fusion of visions. Each episode aims at presenting the results of these encounters, all of them widely varied in terms of the rhythms they include and wildly vivid in the scenes they introduce. So, when we have a guest whose artistic presence is as multifarious as Samwise's, the potential for greatness is enhanced. As a gifted selector, he can be heard sharing his musical knowledge and taste at some of the finest festive initiatives around the globe, as well as helming his own Fast At Work events. His contribution to the series is a mind-opening and world-revealing trip across eclectic and ecstatic soundscapes.

Gop Tun 130 - Samwise

Digging The Collection #2

Closing set at Interzone 
17/12/2024, Berlin
https://www.mixcloud.com/Interzonebln/dj-athome-interzone-07122024-tba/

INTERZONE 17 12 24

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @shady_lady_dj

Tracklist:
1. Seph Martin - Rainy Nights
2. Jakob Mäder - It's Cheesy, But 
3. Midnight Runners - Dream Just Another 
4. Dar Disku - Galbi ft. Aymen Attia
5. Kym Mazelle - Was That All It Was (Def Mix) 
6. Stephanie Mills - All Day All Night 
7. Lisa Fischer - Save Me (Extended Mix) 
8. Mercury - Spiritual 
9. Sonic Funk Foundry - Jazz 2 Funk - Again (Clever & Smart Remix) 
10. Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi - Django (Remix)
11. Lego Edit - Esclavo Moderno
12. Coober Pedy University Band - Kookaburra
13. Safar - Scandalosa feat. LeCloarec (Original Mix)

RRFM • Shady Lady • 14-01-25

The Russian Roulette with Alex iM!X - 22nd January 2025

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If your here for a “powerhouse,” TOTTIE is one such force who has swept into Los Angeles with the express purpose of making a mark within the space of dance music culture. With TOTTIE it seems instinctual; as a natural reflex, to live and breathe the sounds that she loves. And she has swiftly made a mean mark: with her own long-running Dublab show, and in 2020, alongside Maddy Maia, co-founding SOS Music (a !K7 imprint) explicitly commited to amplifying the emerging female, non-binary and gender minority talent from across the globe. With multiple critically acclaimed releases under their belt, and a sold out North America tour SOS Music is proving to be a formidable force in the quest to level the playing field.
TOTTIE’S musical pallette crosses a mix of genres that tap roots in house and disco. Her devoted study of dj sets from the floor and the herstoric impact of the craft and skill shines through in her own technique. Having lived in London, Barcelona, and now Los Angeles, TOTTIE has impressively embodied a global movement in the purity of her intention and the honesty of her commitment to the music.

Tottie DUBLAB Across the Pond w/ Sam Wise (10.25.23)

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