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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

Juanita's Mix 096 with Kia @kia-sydney

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. easily distracted, busy bee, passionate, nomadic, pensive.. :)

Q. What was your last memorable club night in NYC?
A. nowadays nonstop in may was epic.. that room is honestly the dream in the right context. the lighting and sound is so on point and the energy during my set time was so infectious (I played 3.30-6am before the legend PLO man). also special shout-out to groovy groovy which i played in july :) DIY parties are always extra special when done right

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. this is a very honest/ sombre personal diary I’ve been compiling all year. it’s almost for me the musical embodiment of an infinite plane ride.. watching the sun rise and then set and then rise again. also an ode to all the new & old people that were in my life this year.

this year brought lots of purgatory moments, lots of solo transit.. times of isolation and change, also new friends, positive growth, and people coming into my life… so I guess it’s supposed to represent the ups and downs, change and the journey,

I was struggling to finish the mix and it was sitting at 80% complete for the last little while but I feel like the current situation in Palestine </3 really inspired the missing pieces of the mix. for me, I use music and storytelling as an outlet for frustration and emotion generally. lots of old classics in this and pensive moments.. hope the listeners can feel some of that emotion through listening too..

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Juanita's Mix 096: Kia

Pacing the Platform 21 w/ upsammy on NTS (21.03.24)

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Twitching synths and disembodied soliloquies pulsate patiently through aka-Sol’s mix. An invitation to pause and ponder — grooving towards an expansive serenity.

@acaciabaila

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Pacing the Platform 25 w/ upsammy on NTS (31.10.24)

Recorded live from @RefugeWorldwide - this show inspired by Mist, all things deep, atmospheric and spacious, with some warmth and soul -- dub techno, deep house, dub-wise tracks.

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL #12 Mist @refugeworldwide

@miseryconfusion at Hemlock Nights on Saturday morning.

'For a long time, I felt uncertain about what to play at Honcho for Hemlock Nights. It wasn’t until my friend Kayla (Seelene) asked, “So, you’re just going to play the Bobby afters classics, right?” that I began to break through the doubt. While this set includes a lot of new music for me, I took comfort in the tracks I often share with friends at home. My goal was to create a more intimate and personal space to introduce myself to a new audience.'

Tracklist:
Vladimir Ussachevsky - Wireless Fantasy
Kincaid - Falls Down
Five Rituals - Pungi
Polygonia & Popp - Onyx
Stereometrix - Alligators
Frank Rodas - Forest Dance
Pearson Sound - Blanked
The Horn - The Hunt
Isolated Material - Root Cause
Gladstone Deluxe - Errant Core
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di) (Afterlife Chillout Remix)
X Prod - B & F
Moisk - Deoxyribose
Electro Force - Getting High
Nelly - Hot In Herre (Excursions Mix)
Hazed - Disconnected (Long Distance Mix)
Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows
Ghost - The Club
SND & RTN - 3SR
KW Griff & DJ Booman - Who's In the House
Cool Tiger - I Feel You
Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight
Simic - Orbetello
Limp Bizkit - My Way (Los Bastoneros Edit)
OSSX - INTERNET CAFE
Heavy D & The Boyz - You Aint Heard Nuttin Yet (Instrumental)
Itsu Ono - B-Boy Rave For the Aging Hipster
Farley Funkin' Keith - Jackin The Bass
Kate Bush - Running Up THat Hill (Infusion Mix)
Steve “Silk” Hurley - It’s Percussion (Dub Mix)
Gat Decor - Passion (D. Emerson 12" Edit)
Mappa Mundi - Sexafari
Syclops - NR 17
Daft Punk - Veridis Quo
Jane Dowe & Terre Thaemlitz - DT (5:03)

Campout Mix Series: 'nohup'

Pacing the Platform 26 w/ upsammy on NTS (20.02.25)

Purelink invites Millia & Eden Aurelius ahead of their Nowadays set in April 

https://www.instagram.com/eden.aurelius
https://www.instagram.com/akeemythedreamy



Purelink invites Millia b2b Eden Aurelius @ The Lot Radio 03-18-2025

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this ep sounds wet and glacial with a hint of reflections of the sun in water ngl

pouring up

Here's the recording of my DJ set from the Hessle Audio 10th Birthday celebration at Bussey Building on 13th October. I took it real slow to offer a contrast to Objekt and Call Super absolutely shelling it upstairs! Going so slow was particularly fun and it was an honour to play on such a huge bill of artists. So, thanks to the Hessles and Hydra for having me and bigups to all that came, danced and cheered - it shall definitely be a special night to remember in years to come!

Tracklist:
Lutto Lento - Living Hell [Where To Now?]
Metrist - Talk All You Like, I Haven't Got Leaves [Dubplate]
Cera Khin - Ants Don't Have Lungs [Lazy Tapes] 
Rider Shafique - Lion Sleep [Forthcoming]
Thomas Gandey - Experiment One Variation Three [Planet E]
Simo Cell - Feel Di Kouala Vybz [Forthcoming Livity Sound]
Om Unit & Sam Binga - Electric Riddim [Exit Records]
33.10.3402 - III33 [ESP Institute]
Kowton - More Games (MM​/​KM More Names remix)[Livity Sound]*
Mosca - Fever Version [Forthcoming]
Frank Bretschneider - super.trigger [Raster-Noton]
The Durian Brothers - Oni Baba [Kontra-Musik]
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Lurka - Full Clip [Hotline Recordings]
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Untold - Stereo Freeze [R&S Records]*
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Ninos Du Brasil - Algo ou Alguém Entre as Árvores [Hospital Recordings]
Tapes - Persian Pulse Width [Jahtari]
Lily - Memory Jacket [DBA Dubs]
Szare - Weird Sister [Frozen Border]*
Joe - Claptrap [Hessle Audio]*
John T. Ghast - wygdn_bashmenttk9 [Blackest Ever Black]
Miss Red - Lock Of The Dance [Sounds Of The Universe]
Naum Gabo ‎– Sleep C'mon [Rubadub]
Jam City - Direct Drums [Night Slugs]
Rrose - Wet Silk Will [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
Actress - The Kettle Men [Honest Jon's]
Kelela - LMK [Warp Records]
Trus'Me - The Unexplained [Prime Numbers]

*played at 33 rather than 45

Bruce @ Bussey Building LDN - Hessle 10th Birthday 13/10/17

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Pacing the Platform 21 w/ upsammy on NTS (21.03.24)

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