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Now, NIKS is a name that you might already be familiar with, and, quite frankly, if you aren't, we're not really sure where you've been over the last year (well, hopefully your house)...

The South-East London-based DJ and radio host is one of the minds behind Black Bandcamp, a platform founded last year as a space to showcase, promote and support Black artists across the world. What began as a crowd-sourced spreadsheet quickly snowballed into a unified website and a global initiative which is continuing to grow and develop as we type.

But beyond NIKS' incredible work behind the scenes, she's also been causing quite the stir behind the decks too. Inspired by deeper, rhythmic strains of electronic music; sounds with percussive and melodic hooks, her sets and mixes —which have most recently come via Discwoman and Lobster Theremin— explore sounds that transcend the body and the mind, moving beyond thoughts and feelings. 

On top of cooking up lots of new, exciting plans for Black Bandcamp, which will be shared very soon, there's plenty coming up in the world of NIKS too, starting right now with her 'Ransom Note' mix... Get your loose clothing at the ready — this is one for the dance.

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NIKS: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

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Brooklyn label Loveless Records returns with the best and brightest in club, techno and beyond with special guests Cosmos (Miami) and Sheepshead (Newtype Rhythms)

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Loveless w/ Cosmos and Sheepshead @ The Lot Radio 06 - 23 - 2021

Bringing in number 213 for the series is Montreal based Gene Tellem!

"Thank you to Mantissa for inviting me on the series! This is a small collection of tunes that lit me up in the past few months. I got new music coming soon to you, but we got time for a dance in the meantime. "

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Mantissa Mix 213: Gene Tellem

@loramipsum

Delighted to welcome Lora Mipsum for vol. 59. Katie is a talented selector, co-founder of club night @soba_ldn and a regular on the global radio and London club circuit. She’s made online appearances everwhere from @balamii, @hawsmusic and @on-rotation-music to our very own local broadcaster @area3000. Those familiar with Katie’s work knows she’s a big advocate for Aus music overseas and an expert when it comes to all things proggy and deep. For melt, she’s put together an excellent chuggathon filled with diverse, tasty aural delights. Thanks heaps Katie <3 <3

Artwork by Andi O'Connor

melt mix vol. 59 - Lora Mipsum

https://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/moxie-10th-august-2022

Moxie w/ Harrison bdp - 100822

Bella Bella (Ddha Qabra Remix) - One Half Of Bent

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Trushmix 83 back in the groove! This time with special guest, P Relief straight outta Altadena, California. From the sunny side of the west coast comes a vibey positive house mix straight for your brain. In the car on your way home in the endless traffic, if you pull out the power from the sound system at a party or just getting ready for a HOUSE party! This is the mix. 
We welcome P Relief! 
 
If you're in Berlin this weekend make sure to catch P Relief live and direct behind the decks with good buddy PLO Man at Sameheads in the basement as usual.

Enjoy and party hard!

Trushmix 83 - P Relief

Recording of OKO DJ's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2019.

Dekmantel Selectors 2019

OKO DJ at Dekmantel Selectors 2019

To celebrate the release of our exclusive @craigie-knowes T-shirt for Bleep Advent, they have provided us with a guest mix. Check out their advent day here: bleep.com/advent-2019-day-5

“We recorded this mix at 6am before heading down for a gig in Bristol. Similar to our DJ sets in a club, it's not really one genre it's just a collection of stuff we enjoy dancing & listening to. Records we've been listening to that week and older ones that pop into our heads at intervals during the week leading up to recording the mix. We start off with some house records focussing on the percussive side of things then moving into some spacey electro & slightly harder stuff. This was a lot of fun to record and felt really smooth in terms of the progression of tempo and energy. We hope people enjoy it wherever or however they listen to it.”

Bleep Mix #87 - Craigie Knowes

Doxa - Y2K 20th Anniversary Mix

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Smile @ me & go 2 FREO.... DE JANEIRO!

Mix 14 by Hame DJ - 'Freo de Janeiro Mix'

@vani_t

Introduce yourself? Hello hello hellooooo
Preferred pronouns? she/her
Where do you currently reside? just outside Belfast very recently

How is everything going with you right now?

How much time you got? ;P I'm going through change and constant flux, learning every day and staying present amongst the uncertainty.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

My Climax babes Lucy X (@lucyecstasy) and Abnama(@abnama) inspire me all the time, sharing music with them stimulates me a lot and makes me feel really connected to sound and why I love it and they connect me to myself. Then when we bring it all together, fusion & magic! We are constantly morphing in sound too.  I first started mixing on Lucy X’s decks and she inspired me to keep exploring them. Her ear, craft, and authenticity blow me away every time. I am inspired by Tommie True, my friend and collaborator (Satoena & spit service) Tommie shares powerful messages through voice and sound and I can’t wait to play live with her. stay tuned for more spit service!!

I really love what Berkley and Jonathan are doing, I love couple duos.

I am inspired and excited by what's coming out of  Ruin, a necessary and empowering femme voice in these times.

Noff Weezy (@noffweezy) is a mad phreak for sound and I am really inspired by her drive and obsession with it.

Sophie Sweetland (@-tiffany)is a big inspo to me, has helped me trust myself a lot, and always inspired by what she creates. She can go everywhere and isn’t defined by one thing. she gives many people the opportunity to explore through sound .. shares her resources and is a massive inpso to everyone around her. Girl daddy of the dance community I think.

my oozey friend Special Guest DJ (@specialguest-dj), the records he puts out and creates are filled with such depth and experimentation. he is mad for lifting up friends and providing opportunity too. 


4 djs you would want to see on a lineup for the first party post covid asap?

Lucy X, Abnama , Yoni, The neighbourhood character,


What other activities have you dipped into with a break from djing?

I like to read a lot. I spend time thinking about histories, mythologies.. and try to express my adoration of all of these through music. 

I’ve taken a bit of a career change and I'm now a care worker checking in and looking after the most vulnerable in the communities over here which feels very grounding and keeps me grateful and appreciative of what I have around me. it’s challenging work but I love to challenge myself and see what comes out of this in the future. 



Let’s play a pipipi game… I give you a situation & you give me a track 

Victorian masquerade ball but make it future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=sFoPM2qi9Lk&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=mrgee007



Lost in the pyramids at sunrise 

can i choose an album!!

https://www.discogs.com/Richard-H-Kirk-The-Number-Of-Magic/release/30559

DJ battle with david guetta

hehe ;)

https://mindmap.bandcamp.com/track/plastic-fantasy

Why do you think it's important to share music?

It's a way to connect, some sounds trigger something in us, and when that little thing makes someone else feel the same way it's cool. we can express how we’re feeling through sharing music. And inspire each other, challenge each other with the discovery of different sounds. and keep pushing it together, that's why I love working with lucy x and abnama through climax, they challenge me and we like to push each other with our differences and similarities in sound too..and to keep rocking not stopping with that.. you share yourself by sharing music. sometimes no communication needed when u share music together.

For the rest of the interview check out our website -----> http://pipipi.life/mix/33/ <-----

Vani-T - 33˚

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

Essential Mix 1997-01-12 - Doc Martin

Quality underground mixes from Norway and the world. Est 2011

Trushmix 83 - P Relief

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