@motion-ward

Introduce yourself?

Hi there ~ I’m Jesse. I live in LA, run a label called Motion Ward, walk dogs, love food, make music with my friend John, DJ from time to time, and love my friends and family. Music is a way of developing emotional closeness with people for me :) 

Where did this gig take place?

This gig took place in Turin, which is in northern Italy right next to the Alps. The venue was a DIY space run by Misto Mame Collective and affiliates. About 9 people pay for the space to be able to operate monthly, and the feeling of community there is really strong and sweet. It was a highlight for me on this recent tour I did. Also really loved the people ❤️

What did you drink as you played?

I had one beer and water lol, and at the very end someone brought me a glass of red wine :) Was trying to minimize the amount I was drinking so I didn’t have to go pee, but eventually I had to loop a track and bolt to the bathroom :X (can you spot the moment?) 

Favorite moment in the mix?

Probably when it starts to escalate after the first few tracks ~ it reminds me of when the energy that night palpably shifted and felt like the dance floor was turning into an amoeba 🦠

pi/live: JS in Turin 11-24-2023

Time to check in with a lynch-pin of Glasgow’s vibrant DIY scene as Dip Friso weaves through 50 minutes of twisted dub mutations, itchy beat experiments and skewered dancehall versions for our latest mix.

TP535 Dip Friso

Social Anxiety.  Techno, drum & bass, trance, ambient, and beyond with Vicenta [ vicente-zamarripa-249572766 ] 

Listen live - 4th Fridays, 6-8PM ET on www.greatcircles.net

Special Guest - ADAB

Social Anxiety w/ Vicenta B2B ADAB - 28March2025

Afro.fem’s breakbeat and house productions, their Universal Wi-fi show on Great Circles, and sets at events from Sonidero to Le Freaq scratch just the surface of the Philly-based musician’s archive. Their Moods mix takes us deeper—through pivotal moments of sonic discovery from friends sharing tunes to the beloved dubstepforum.com. Move through their deep house, grime, dubstep and more below.


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We’ve paired afro.fem’s mix with a work from 1975 by Stan Douglas from the Disco Angola collection titled “Kung Fu Fighting.”

Follow afro.fem here: @afrofem69

For the interview, tracklist, and more on the artist head to our Substack: https://substack.com/@moods

Moods 80: afro.fem

Though we like to think we set a high bar for record fanaticism, here at Groove Trackers we occasionally encounter a DJ who surpasses even our standard, a true vinyl lunatic. And so it is with Very J. 

Sure, he’s a veteran of NYC institutions Turntable Lab (RIP) and A1 Records. Sure, he now runs Duty Free, the mobile shop currently posted up at Hifi purveyor Silence Please. And sure, he’s a fixture at too many exclusive NYC clubs to list. But did you know this dude listens to FREE??? 

Get crazy with J tonight – baby, it’s all right now.

Very J (GT019)

PAM, previously host of beloved NTS show Okonkole Y Trompa, joins you for a dawn chorus every Thursday. Traversing obscure rarities, globetrotting vintage pop and beyond. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-w-pam/episodes/early-bird-show-w-pam-1st-may-2025

The Early Bird Show w/ PAM & DJ Python 240425

Midday sonic meanderings—an hour of gentle genre-hopping and freeform play. 

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No Intimate @ The Lot Radio 04-26-2025

Explorations in everything from krautrock and dub to jungle and techno once a month.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/occo/episodes/occo-20th-may-2025

Circle Packing w/ Occo 200525

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For Sentimental Flashback 7 Lena Willikens selected songs mainly produced in the 70's from different countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Angola, Congo and Benin. Thanks to labels like Soundway, Strut, Honest Jon's, Analog Africa, Oriki Music and many more, she got to know this beautiful and hard to find music. 
www.musicacomeme.com


1  Blo - It´s Gonna Be A Good Day

2  Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Koutoulie

3  Rob - Make it Fast, Make It Slow

4  African Brothers Band - Kyeremirekuku

5  Hedzoleh - Kaa Ye Oyai

6  Amadou Balake - Doro Magni

7  Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats - Ezuku Buzo

8  Moussa Doumbia - Mokholou

9  Super Djata Band - Sosso

10  Ferreira Do Nascimento - Macongo Me Chiquita

11  Spiritual Singers - Kimia

12  Discafric Band - Houiou Djin Nan Zon Aklumon

13  Pax Nicholas & The Nettey Family - Ataa Unokpa

Radio Cómeme - Sentimental Flashback 7 by Lena Willikens

Further Information: https://bleep.com/features/Bleep-Mix-139-Peverelist-Livity-Sound-Label-Mix

Producer, DJ and all-round Bristolian legend Peverelist takes us deep into the thicket of his Livity Sound label on this Bleep mix. Across just over an hour here Peverelist spins tracks released either via Livity or its sub-label Ytivil Dnuos. This homogenous approach means that the mix as a whole is suffused with the atmospheric, slightly fourth-world sensibility that characterises the Livity brand, yet still remains danceable from start to finish. Forest Drive West, Bakongo, Kouslin and DJ Plead are among those who have their percussive leftfield techno productions blended together by Peverelist’s hand here. Expect bassweight, dubby textures and drums galore.

Bleep Mix #139 - Peverelist - Livity Sound Label Mix

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Circle Packing w/ Occo 200525

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