i’m transported to a discotheque in Saigon in 1970

Ashland Mines, AKA Total Freedom, AKA Big Gay Idiot DJ, AKA Bobby Beethoven, is one of the best and most influential DJs of the 21st century. Starting out at pioneering parties like Mustache Mondays and Wildness (which he cofounded with Wu Tsang)—and a regular at GHE20G0TH1K—Mines helped to define the style that would become known, however cringe-inducingly, as experimental club or deconstructed club, directly inspiring fellow visionaries like Arca. 

Like some of the best DJs before him, Mines uses the CDJs as an instrument, but that doesn't mean just fancy tricks and looping. Instead, he artfully throws together clashing sounds—effects, samples, monologues, pop and R&B acapellas, and beats that run the gamut from dancehall to kuduro to breaks and techno. He's not afraid of the grotesquerie of human life and movement (just check out the monologue at the beginning of this mix), and he likes to push buttons. Once he put on a party where dancing wasn't allowed. Some of his sets are intentionally anxiety-inducing, evoking horror movies and modern classical composers like Penderecki, while others are bouncy and ebullient, weaving between genres and tempos like an old-school platformer. The best are both.

On Mines's RA Podcast—a milestone 900th in the series—he shows off this inimitable style, sharpened and reinforced over a decade-and-a-half of playing some of the world's best parties, fashion shows, you name it. He's the kind of DJ who creates his own music as he goes along. He makes you hear old tracks—especially pop music and R&B—in a whole new way. Titled "Cursed Piercing," this is a near-hour of controlled chaos that'll confound you at one moment and deeply move you the next.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/900

RA podcast

RA.900 Bobby Beethoven (FKA Total Freedom)

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/mobilegirl-15th-february-2024

Tracklist:

Ouri - Boucles
Arca - Manners
Entrañas - Fisura
Destiny’s Child  - Through With Love (mobilegirl edit)
Toma Kami - Mzecal
DJ Pitch - Genelle
Suda - Inner Monologue
Ca$h Bandicoot - N.C.
bambinodj - Stick Shift (pt II)
Firaas Beats ft (Kareem Lotfy) - AVG
DJ Manny - I Can Luv U
M.I.A. - Capslock (mobilegirl edit)
Koji Kondo - Great Fairy Fountain (Pakun Jaran Jersey Flip)
Toma Kami - Ritmo Actual
Amor Satyr - Quer Dancar
Disaffected - Can’t Compare
OSSX - Blast Baile
Lemon D - Going Gets Tough
Kelela x Janet Jackson - Would You Mind Sorbet (mobilegirl edit)
Soichi Terada - Shiko Stepper Rumblin
DJ Swisha  - Mind Went Blank (RIP Screw)
Tirzah -  Gladly (mobilegirl edit)
Rye Rye - Art School Boys
Low Jack - Grqss 29
Shay - Ich liebe dich
Kaval - Free Doggos
DJ Alfredo - Kumbia Retro
Adam F - Circles
Jurango - Before Meander
Akash91 - Dahi Caught Out Here
Dj Cirofox - Moments
Tinashe - Talk To Me Nice A Capella 
DJ Playero - Beat #14
Neana - Crop Top Drums
Eris Drew - Hold Me Synthapella
Wisin Y Yandel - Pampam Instrumental
Ikonika - Kicks Count
Ultra Naté - Free
Dj Narciso & Endgame - Sem Limites (Severin Glance Remix)

NTS - mobilegirl 15th February 2024

Bobby Beethoven b2b CRYSTALLMESS at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Swedish/Chilean DJ & Producer Dinamarca playing dreamy perreo - ethereal reggaeton.

https://www.instagram.com/dinamarca117 

Dinamarca @ The Lot Radio 05-08-2025

Mexican record label, Naafi, settle in at NTS for a showcase of the weirdest experimentations in club culture that have bubbled to the surface of Soundcloud. Dazed rhythms converging into Jersey stutters, and tumblr-era trap for two straight hours on a Monday. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/naafi/episodes/naafi-23rd-may-2025

CDMX Tapes w/ PACHUCO & DJ PEGASO 230525

Bianca Oblivion kicks off the show with her latest single 'Move It' out on Clasico Records' 'Superclásico Vol. 2' compilation. High octane guest mix from Hainafromchina, a Shanghai & Vancouver based DJ, producer, and multimedia artist and co-founder of the QTBIPOC-centred party Normie Corp. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/club-aerobics/episodes/club-aerobics-3rd-july-2025

Club Aerobics w/ Bianca Oblivion & Hainafromchina 030725

Traversing East and South East Asian contemporary music with Ho Chi Minh City crew Rắn Cạp Đuôi. 
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ran-cap-duoi/episodes/ran-cap-duoi-24th-july-2025

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DINAMARCA LIVE AT PAPI JUICE NONSTOP MAY 2025

V2 Makina bases By Karu Uptime & El Zulo Music

Zulo therapy - Karu Uptime & Mateterri

Hey Guys Check out my new Original Titled 'Infinity'
Hope you guys like this Banger!

Cosmic No1ze - Infinity (Original Mix)

DisrespecteK - Mental Dissonance 

« Dans la forêt des bruits dissonant semblait m’appeler et ils m’amenèrent dans un endroit sombre et froid où seul la musique pouvait me réconforté. »

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Mental Dissonance

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