Summer may be over, but we're not quite ready to let go yet. In this Francachela episode, we revisit a highlight of the Love International Festival - our beloved Sunrise Sessions.

Last year, DJ Aficionado brought Test Pressing’s head honcho, Apiento, to give us a taste of the magic. Now, after another unforgettable visit to the generous Croatian inlet, we're back with an insider's perspective from a Sunrise Sessions regular - Chez de Milo. Creator of the Club Blanco party series and host of Magic Carpet Ride on Noods Radio, he is poised to transport us back to a blissful Tisno sunrise.
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www.instagram.com/chezdemilo/
www.instagram.com/aficionico/

REFUGE WORLDWIDE
www.refugeworldwide.com/artists/dj-aficionado
www.instagram.com/refugeworldwide/?hl=de

Refuge Worldwide - Francachela (Love International's Sunrise Sessions Special) w/ Chez de Milo

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Uk based artist Intertoto is our next guest, exploring the textures of dub techno, deep house, and ambient techno. 
He is parts of the last comp of the label, with his track Isostar, which will be release soon

LYL Radio. Oct 24

Second End w/ Intertoto (19.10.24)

Best Buy Soundsystem - indica k
Aux - Onda estacionaria
Best Available Technology - Tidelines
Sagat - DN2
Rhythm Doctor - Blue skank (Edit)
Inkasso - Grossstadt Dschungel
NUG - Hull
TKB - Nodding Wasp 1
DJ Frog and SnP 500 - Cali
Takahiro Mukai - #541
Klofink - Inland
OnyxZones - Scrap 14
V/Z - Scan To Switch
Ghost Dubs - Hot Wired
Howard Thomas - Tie Up
Khang & Elias - Curious Wo Was
Ekoplekz - Frampton Kotterell

Mondo Fluxo - Episode 35 - January 25

Human Pitch is a New York City-based record label focused on fostering artists creating experimental music and art. Human Pitch was founded by multimedia artist Tristan Arp (Erin Rioux) and Simisea (Brandon Sanchez). Their biweekly Lot Radio residency collages dance, experimental and ambient music with global innovators in bass, afrobeat, dub, dembow, reggaeton, psych, and beyond, featuring original productions and special guests.

https://www.instagram.com/humanpitch
http://www.humanpitch.fm
https://soundcloud.com/humanpitch

Human Pitch with Simisea: Piano Special @ The Lot Radio 01-26-2025

Lock in for a monthly transmission of leftfield sonics from Josh Da Costa live from LA.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/confusing-mix/episodes/confusing-mix-31st-january-2025

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Episode 2 comes from San Francisco-based DJ and curator DJ Tips, a key figure behind the event series and label Club Moniker. Known for his hazy, rhythmic layers and explorations of left-field experimental dance music, DJ Tips also serves as a resident for Hyper K, a monthly radio show and event series on SutroFM. This mix delivers a lush, psychedelic dreamscape of atmospheric techno, acid, and industrial, reflecting his signature sound.

https://soundcloud.com/tips_tk

https://www.instagram.com/tips.tk_/
https://www.instagram.com/club.moniker/

Full tracklist and interview -> https://blog.silvaelectronics.net/774520160438648832/se-podcast-2-dj-tips

Excerpt:

"Tell us about the mix you've recorded for us."

I recorded this in my living room with a xone92 and 3 xdj's. I mainly focused on atmospheric techno with a few acid and industrial elements. The only intent was to build toward a few higher energy tracks with a smooth, moving, and playful groove. Everything else came together nicely on the fly.
The theme of this mix is my usual MO: a hazy, psychedelic, and mysterious dreamscape within lush, natural terrain (forest, mountains, etc.) I also wanted to evoke recently gained confidence playing on bigger sound systems and gigs out of my hometown.

"Can you walk us through your creative process when approaching a new mix?" 

I spend a lot of time browsing bandcamp via labels, and then I listen to my bookmarks while commuting. I've only recently started using rekordbox to organize tracks. I group them together based on key detect with some attention to genre, energy level, and rhythm. That's about it. The rest was improvisational. I enjoy layering with 3+ decks on the spot when I catch phrases that speak to me.

“Layering with 3 decks on the spot is quite a skill. How do you decide which tracks to layer, and how does this element help shape your sound?”

I prepare based on how I feel about a collection of tracks in an environment. I have a lot of important feelings for music paired with scenery in the Bay Area. Moving through landscapes and interiors while listening to tracks leaves impressions of details like tone, intensity, rhythm, phrasing, etc.
Sometimes certain details stick with me, which leads me to tracks that have commonalities (or polarities depending on how chaotic I feel). I add a few tracks for tonal/rhythmic bridging, which leaves me with a body of elements and phrases for flexible layering. At a certain point, I just try to have fun juggling with whatever I bring to the decks. Looping helps ground me when I’m completely aimless.

“Could you tell us more about your involvement with Club Moniker? How did you connect with the crew, and what excites you most about working with them as an event series and label?”

I started Club Moniker a few years ago with a group of friends that I admire musically. We have a wide range of tastes which leads to unpredictable hilarity. We’re very much a “what if” kind of a crew which is exciting to me. That’s probably why we don’t have a distinct association with genre because we’re interested in many forms of expression. Obviously this leads to many tribulations, but I like the fact that it’s hard for us to conform to something indefinitely. The event series and label is a reflection of that.

“What are your upcoming projects or collaborations?”
A few shows coming up in San Francisco, incl:
2/8 - Squish x Club Moniker - livwutang all night @ UGSF
2/22 - Club Moniker x Hyper K - Piezo @ Yerba Buena

SE Podcast 2: DJ Tips

diet clinic presents weaponise your sound.

an ever evolving entity.

weaponise your sound is a label with a focus on elevating female djs/ artist and supporters of. 

it is a reflection of our environment, sexuality and psyche. 

audio timestamped memories.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/diet-clinic/episodes/diet-clinic-3rd-february-2025

Weaponise your sound w/ Diet Clinic 030225

It’s a Cole world 

https://www.instagram.com/colevelev
https://www.instagram.com/__lisas___

https://www.soundcloud.com/vcodisco

LISAS b2b Cole Evelev @ The Lot Radio 04-22-2025

Maya Kalev paints varied soundscapes in her monthly Emotional Landscapes show, running through a selection of wide and varied ambient music including fourth world, kosmische, dream pop and minimalist compositions... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/emotional-landscape/episodes/emotional-landscape-28th-april-2025

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Berlin-based artist Pavel Milyakov aka Buttechno joins us for an hour a month. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/buttechno/episodes/buttechno-5th-may-2025

PAVEL MILYAKOV w/ DJ JVS 050525

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