Old-skool DnB / Classic breaks ++

Simultaneously one of the most low key, but also one of the sickest DJs in Naarm, I'm so happy to have Nic / nmez ( @incmac ) as part of the Animix series.

Having been involved in organising some of Melbourne's most iconic raves over the last few years, Nic is an integral member of the community. His collection of deep, dub & bassy tunes never fails to impress me. For his Animix is an hour of sexy deep jungle/ dub-steppy heaven ---- a perfect soundtrack to your mini Melbourne lockdown, or hopefully for a sunny spring day if you're listening from the northern hemisphere :-) 

Thanks again for this one Nic! Very happy to be sharing your talent with the Animalia community

Lots of love <3 

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Animix Thirty Four: nmez

upsammy @ DOGMA x Nous'klaer ADE 2021

@adab arrived at a love of electronic music on the dance floor of queer-run techno party In Training in their native Cleveland. Before long, they went on to established themselves as a DJ who plays electric sets of house, techno and club beats as part of a constant quest to "seek the unifying elements in the world and themselves." The Pittsburgh resident and radio regular is now half of Cleveland party Heaven is in You and has an international profile that is only set to grow as they continue to confound expectations with each new set. 

That starts with this week's mix, which is an other-worldly trip into genre-less electronics. Dense and cinematic ambiance and sound design set the opening scene - it's a world of searching synths and shadowy alien life forms in which a skeletal rhythm eventually appears. Deconstructed dub, club and jungle flavour the ensuing grooves which are heads down and dark. They evoke all manner of dystopian futures and make for a brilliantly unconventional ride.

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Dekmantel Podcast 375 - ADAB

@kia-sydney

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns?  1 fun fact about yourself?

Hiii I’m Kia, (people often ask me what my real name is so I thought I’d specify that). Pronouns are she/her. 

Fun fact - my name is a car dealership (Kia Sydney), and people often think that’s a joke too. My Croatian grandfather changed his last name to Sydney when he moved there in the 50s as a means of getting a job in what was a very (and still for the most part is) racist society. 

Biggest musical influence from childhood?

Well when I was going up I played the piano, clarinet and percussion (played the glockenspiel in the school band lol) so that definitely led me to be musically minded from a young age. When I was 13/14 I remember getting into electronic music via big idm producers like aphex twin, four tet and aleksi perala. Because I was into really melodic stuff I think it was the first time I’d heard it done in an electronic way and I remember finding that really exciting. 

Favorite DJ mixing trick? 

Cobblestone jazz - India in me. It’s not particularly easy to mix per say, but it’s an insane 14 minute roller that completely shifts vibe in the middle, so I always play it if I feel like I need a breather or an energy shift in a set.

Write us a haiku about this mix… 

Sounds of travelling
Australia and beyond
People, places, moods

(Sorry that was really hard lol)

If you had to go back in time music wise what era would it be and why?

Early 2000s. So much good tech house. 

If you had to describe yourself as a flower, which one would it be and why?

Sunflower. I flourish in the summertime and I really really hate winter. 

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Vortex <3 (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Bi3dZPdKhT2QCHmC7 )

femme collective consisting of my friends Meg + nenagh, who book the best lineups. We also do a collab party animalia x vortex and the parties always have a really special energy. 

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

More community run clubs and more people who listen and participate in the scene understanding the importance of community in dance music generally.

Kia - 27˚C

Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

upsammy at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL # 8 ꜰʀᴏꜱᴛ [21.12.2022] Winter Solstice Edition

@keptmale

Hi Gi Gi! Recently Gi Gi released this amazing new album on Index Records. This mix is made to accompany that release, and it wholehearted hit some of the same moods textures as on the record.
We came in touch with Gi Gi’s sound through this gorgeous cassette on Quiet Time Tapes, followed by the one on Good Morning Tapes. Check them both. This mix is like the shimmering of the sunshine after a rainy day. Triphop & broken RnB into the periphery of your dreams.

Knekelhuis # 99 - Gi Gi

Recorded live in studio from @refugeworldwide, a journey into the darkside of 2-step, garage, and proto-dubstep.

Big up the bad boys, gyals and theys!

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL #9 Cape Fear: A Trip to the Darkside of UKG @refugeworldwide

Sobolik is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work as a producer, DJ, promoter and label curator seeks to open dialogues across cultures and practices of modern club music. Co-heading the London label All Centre alongside Simkin and DJ Pitch, Sobolik has been turning heads with futuristic club cuts on labels such as 3024, CloudCore, Woozy, and early reflex. Sobolik's world is filled with colour and hyperkinetic energy - not fitting in one box, their output reacts to a broad palate of styles across North American and UK club music traditions. In February, they released their third EP, entitled Packet Loss, in a debut collaboration with Kindergarten Records, joining modern bass scene luminaries like Ayesha, Sha Ru, and Stolen Velour at Brooklyn’s preeminent home of chaotic, forward-thinking digital percussion tracks.

"This mix is a live recording of my set at the inaugural Ever Afters Campout held in Saratoga, CA—a 3-day queer rave started in the wake of the legendary Gays Hate Techno retreat. I got to play on a custom soundsystem built by my friend Faited and the Envelope crew, a transfemme collective who throw renegades in the Bay Area. At Ever Afters, I was reminded of the importance of DIY and queer autonomy. I experienced mutual care, intentionality, hard work, interdisciplinary collaboration, queer joy, and real rave energy. For my set, I wanted to continue my exploration of the outer zones in club music tempo, slowing down from 98bpm into half-time 180 territory. I was so honored to play for such an engaged crowd who were down to follow all of the peaks and valleys. The first 30 minutes of the set remain between me and the dancers, and the rest is archived here in its original form."

https://www.instagram.com/e_sobolik/
https://soundcloud.com/tomsobolikmusic

Tracklist @ instagram.com/femmedecks

FemmeDecks 085. x Sobolik [live @ Ever Afters Campout]

For her Crack Mix, upsammy’s architectural and shape-shifting approach to sound is in full force. “This mix is more on the percussive and clubby side of my sound,” she tells us, “focussing on a flow between adventurous rhythms with playful high frequencies, eccentric kicks and ambiguous tones”.

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Crack Mix 499: upsammy

3 hour journey of chug and beyond >:)

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pi pi pi with deep creep, Mary Lake, Amelia Holt and Noff @ The Lot Radio 06-26-2023

1) WAX DOCTOR - OFFSHORE DRIFT
2) THE BALLISTIC BROTHERS - COME ON (SIMON TEMPLAR MIX)
3) WAX DOCTOR- ATMOSPHERIC FUNK
4) WAX DOCTOR - KID CAPRICE
5) WAX DOCTOR - ALL I NEED
6) WAX DOCTOR - NEVER AS GOOD
7) WAX DOCTOR - THE SPECTRUM
8) WAX DOCTOR - HEAT
9) WAX DOCTOR - FINER THINGS
10) MODEL 500 - I WANNA BE THERE (WAX DOCTOR REMIX)
11) UNIT 1 - ATLANTIC DRAMA
12) WAX DOCTOR - THE RISE
13) WAX DOCTOR - COOL BREEZE

Wax Doctor - Tribute Mix - A Brief History

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upsammy's Truancy Volume is her first outing of the year and her first mix in a few months. Off the back of her first live-set and a recent all-nighter, upsammy's Truancy Volume runs at an hour of no-holds-barred drum and bass, tripped-out IDM at 170 and un-ending jungle breaks, a sound reflecting what she might be playing at peak hour - it's spacious, hazy, weird and a masterclass in sound design and intricate drum programming. "I wanted to make a mix that has more energy than the mixes I have online right now. More of a reflection of what I would play in a club, I guess. But at the same time I wanted it to be a bit disorienting and trippy in some parts. The mix contains a lot of tracks that inspire me sound design wise." The tracklist includes tracks by the like of Mark, Nocow and Struktur, as well as ИНФХ's "Limitless Body". On the latter, upsammy explains why she included it: "This track has everything I enjoy in a track. A surprising arrangement, stunning sounds that don’t sound too familiar, a bit of a hectic vibe. The glitchy rythm of those deep chords works so well in combination with the percussive elements."

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Truancy Volume 237: upsammy

For the next meltdown we present local legend, Underground City Loop.
A multi-disciplined musician who holds a deep understanding of a broad spectrum of musical facets, Underground City Loop comes through with a deep bass driven, chuggy, chargey and powerful mix. One half of Melbourne collective Hybrid Man (@hybridmn) - he is no stranger to the scene. 

Underground City Loops recent release 'Circadian Rhythms’ can be found here: https://undergroundcityloop.bandcamp.com/album/circadian-rhythms and is definitely one you need in your locker.

meltdown 20 - underground city loop

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2.2 Intel Core ~
Wire-hooked on electro-thanatoid tick-drift ~ ~

*tick* Vaults of Erowid_ *tick tick* LSD: Dream Emulator
_...Earthcore 1999____
*tick* 331/3 Goa_xplosion c. 16’.
{[[time unspooling]]} }} } } }}}}
All nodes lead to certain A-death..__
THE ULTIMATE FATALITY.

time flips over: collide with it and you travel backwards…
¿¿¿

e̷̜͈̘̯͊͐̒̏͛͝n̶̡̹̻̫̄̀̈́t̷̠̊͒͛̋̇͛̏͊̋ẻ̵̢̘̦̬͉̩̲̯̓͜ͅr̶͚̹̩̃̇̑͗̓͑̊̊̔͜͠ͅ ̸̺̮͋͋̌͆̐͊͝t̷̘͇͈́̋̀͋͒̿̑̈͊̚h̵̢̳͍̮̜͈̜͋̽ẹ̸̮͎̳̘̹̼̮̅̊͐̕͜ ̶̥͚̟͉̜̝̖̲̈́͂̃̎̏̅̀d̵̡͚̱͓͇̺̦̘̐͌̂̒͐̀͘͜r̴̡̨̝̻̣͖͚̿3̶̺͕̰̩̰̠̥͉̹̭̎́͊͋̕3̷͈̙̎̀̾̽͐͒͘͝m̸̰͖̖͛̆͊͛̄̊̂͒͠͠ͅp̶̧̤̬̖̲̭̹͎͌̽̾̓h̴͈̺̭̆̈́̒͛̓̓̍͂a̷̞̠̜̥̗͌̈́̉̄͑̓͌̔z̵̨̛͙̬͓̬̼̗̀̀̽̀͗̓̕3̴̩͇̖̮̩̙͊͐͒͊͑͜͜r̶̨͙̝͈̬̯̜̺̣̄͑͐

“Trance has always been a terraforming project.”
Gated wavelengths, metabolising body-groove gestalt, entheogenic beat-hip-gnosis.
Neurotic rush of vortical tick-blips.
Trance sounds out the dr33m state in nu_time.

𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞
𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕠, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞
𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕔𝕪, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞
𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞
𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞
𝕚𝕟 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕒𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔻𝕣𝟛𝟛𝕞

....Something is about to occur and we know exactly wh3n.

@kia-sydney

TRACKLIST___
Gunnar Haslam - Sobotka Detail
Varg - Mount Analogue
Woob - Later
Qod - Satasya 
Moksha - Thee View
Deniro - 700
Gome - Sound Safari 
Shackleton - Headcleaner
Autechre - Glitch 
Biome - Mystery 
Total Eclipse - Absolute Zero 
Pris - Sulphur City 
Watershell - Aquamtoive (Liqui-dub)
Digitalis - Mutagen
Jeff Pils - Part 71
Oceanic - Live At De School  (Beat Tool)
Eat Static - Interceptor (T-Power Rmx)
Horizontal Phase - Two Stops From The Darkest Side

Kia 🍄 dr33mphaz3r

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