For our 4th addition of CoziMix we welcome the intuitive and talented DJ, Gabriel Finch @gabrielfinch . Born and bread in London, Gabriel started his journey in Leeds for many years building a strong reputation and collection of records which inspired him to create a community around him. From this he was able to really dive into music finding his love in trance, techno, electro and beyond. His ability to dig and find unique records expresses his passions and knowledge for these styles. His collection is something only music heads would dream of. Working for Juno Records, Rinse FM and being a part of the Next Door Records family, Gabriel is no stranger to underground electronic scene. We are so excited to have him curate an all vinyl mix for us with fundamental thought from his own selection of rare records. Expect an extensive, levitating journey into a world of immersive, hypnotic sounds and peak level vibrance.

Interview..........

1. How and why did you get into producing / dj’ing?

I’ve grown up with a lot of music in my family.  My parents were artists within musical theatre and dance. So I was exposed to a lot of different types of music and rhythm.  I got into electronic music around starting at secondary school through my older sister who liked DnB.  And then I discovered house, UKG and started finding more and more tracks. And then eventually I thought it would be fun to try and mix them together so started doing that just before I started university.  And then yeah got into techno at uni I found the sounds I loved the most through going to clubs and listening to the djs.  I remember watching the big names do all night long vinyl sets and was just blown away, so I just had to try and learn myself.  On the producing side that came later when I left university so I’m still working on that part, no tracks out yet. 

2. Who, What/where was your most coziest gig you've been to or experienced and why?

At dimensions festival couple years back a group of us lay down and listened melina serser play an amazing set of ambient, psychedelic downtempo whilst we all ate figs.  Was pretty cosy to me and a nice memory.

3.Are you an introvert or extrovert in the industry?

I’m a bit of both I’d say.  I really love being alone but I’m also not antisocial and love meeting new people.  I just find social activities quite draining so I need time to recharge and be alone.  But djing is great because you can be at the party and enjoy yourself playing music for people without having to say anything hahah. 

4. If you had to choose 1 track to vibe out too forever, what would it be?

Difficult question! Depends what vibe you’d want to be on forever. I wouldn’t want to be sad but a lot of my favourites are quite melancholic.  I’m going to say Marius Cultier - Nathalie which is a heartfelt beautiful song.

5. What is your routine when preparing for a gig / production/writing session? do you have any special remedies/ mental prep/ places to go to? :)

My gig prep can be a bit manic because it always ends up taking hours packing my record bag.  I need to asses what sort of vibe I’m going to go for and look through my racks to see what I fancy pulling out.  Then I just stage my bag in order of vibe and mood which can take ages to narrow down.  In terms of production my approach changes all the time but I’m not sure if that’s because I’m still learning a lot or if I get bored doing the same thing.  Who knows, but sometimes I start with just fiddling and making weird noises on reaktor or wave table until something pops out that’s cool.  It’s also fun to use my tascam and record different noises and see what you can make with it in ableton.

Cozi x

CoziMix 04 - Gabriel Finch

London based @gabrielfinch takes us on a deep trip for our 24th podcast with an hour of hypnotic and chuggy ethereal delights, all expertly mixed on vinyl. The Juno Records buyer and Next Door Records family member, is a pure digger at heart with a penchant for all things ｐｓｙｃｈｅｄｅｌｉｃ.

We've been digging his output for a while now and we knew this one wouldn't disappoint, lock in for the ride. 

check out our interview with him below. 

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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Gabriel Finch, He/Him, Peckham south london

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
When recording mixes I try to imagine in what setting I'd probably listen to them.  This one was made to fit my evening journeys when the sun has set but there’s still some lingering twilight. I aimed for both old and new records that were mysterious or deep, keeping the tempo low(ish) and the energy measured.


𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?
I grew up with parents that were in musical theater and dance, so I've always been surrounded by a family that enjoys this and encourages participation.  As a kid, courtesy of my dad, I listened to a lot of disco, funk, soul, reggae and rock, which definitely plays some part in what I'm drawn to. I got into various forms of electronic music probably during secondary school and then when university came around I got exposed to a lot more Techno through friends and being a regular partygoer in Leeds.  I had the luxury of finding an amazing group of mates who were all interested in the same thing, which really helped to encourage searching for records and Djing.  We would all mess around playing long b2bs together which really inspired me and developed my sound.  These days, I’m working as a buyer for Juno Records in Camden which has really expanded my knowledge of music and introduced me to so much more.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
There’s so many, but off the top of my head I’d love to go to Ring club in Seoul.

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
Next Door Records

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐣 / 𝐝𝐣’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
I fear missing someone out

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
Subsystem rave on the weekend was pretty sick!

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
@janefitz's live at transcendence, but by the time this interview is out it will have been @playvlada's dekmantel mix.

> https://soundcloud.com/janefitz/jane-fitz-live-at-transcendence?in=janefitz/sets/live-dj-set-recordings-1 <

> https://soundcloud.com/dkmntl/dekmantel-podcast-453-vlada <


𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
The Gurdjieff Ensemble & Levon Eskenian - Zartir

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝?
Got given some oat milk today, buzzing.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
Morphem - Bringers of the dawn

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
Making this mix :D

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
Eeesh, it’s a bit jumbled at the minute but I keep some records I've played recently in the living room and then storage is in my room where I attempt to categorize by genre and mood.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧?
I haven't partied in many but I always enjoy Berlin

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Mysterious, Psychedelic & Deep

kinetic mix 024: Gabriel Finch "strange light"

Tread A Measure is proud to welcome Stereometrix for the first instalment on the label. Fall EP is a deep trip through a cosmic dreamscape, filled with psychedelic, evolving synth lines that bridge a gap between home and club listening. Sombre yet tranquil, mysterious yet nostalgic. The melodies and rhythms evoke a palette of emotions that differ with each track, but undoubtably sit together in a mood unique to Stereometrix.

Originally from Belarus, Stereometrix relocated to Warsaw in 2020, where he now runs the label and party series Penumbrum alongside Shjva, which aims to promote and build a community of likeminded artists.

We are over the moon to have Stereometrix kick start the label and look forward to hearing more from the artist in the future.

Artwork: Amy Newberry

Stereometrix - Fall EP

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By https://soundcloud.com/gabrielfinch

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