Mexico-city based @tristanarp blurred the lines between the synthetic and the organic on his second full-length, Sculpturegardening. Released on Wisdom Teeth just last week, the Human Pitch label boss approached the album as a gardener might approach a landscape: using his array of machines and modular synths he let the music write itself. It's resulted in an album that bristles with glitches, ambient pads, downtempo drums, digital perc and micro-house details that succeeds in its mission to blend the made with the played. 

With this week's podcast, Tristan - who is also a member of Asa Tone with Melati Malay and Kaazi - aimed to show off all his sides as a producer, listener and DJ. While his album goes beyond the dance floor, here he mixes those styles with what he would play in a club. "Slippery rhythms, levitating environments and everything between these orbits," as he describes it. There are lots of edits, often many tracks are layered up at once and the whole thing plays out with many an unpredictable twist and turn. It's as adventurous and asymmetrical as you would expect from this always innovative artist.

Tracklist

Dekmantel Podcast 356 - Tristan Arp

Juanita's Mix 83 with NAP @napmusick

Q. How would you describe yourself?
A. Colombo-Canadian male, 33 yrs old, 5’11 ft, 170 lbs.

Q. How long have you been a part of the Mexico City music scene?
A. I’ve only been here since last March and feel that I’m just starting to get to know the city in general. The positive energy that I’ve felt from everyone from the techno to the cumbia scenes here is what has made me want to stay and get to know the city and country more. I’ve also been lucky enough to meet people like DJ Guccichotas, Joyce Musicolor, Jasmanic, Irma Ruiseñor and the EXT crew who have all welcomed me into their scenes and shown me so much love and support. 

Q. Tell us a little bit about this mix.
A. This mix was recorded in the 15th floor of Torre Zacatecas in Tlatelolco, Mexico, after having just moved into a new apartment. We had cdjs for the weekend after my roommate had rented them for her birthday so I took a shot at recording something with Juanita's in mind and it was honestly one of the most natural and fun sessions.

Juanita's Mix 083: NAP

Clandestine record label, The Trilogy Tapes, tear up the NTS studios once a month, ripping through the grittiest and muddiest tracks. No words on this one, just tunes. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-trilogy-tapes/episodes/the-trilogy-tapes-16th-september-2024

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DJ PEANUT & PIGEON STEVE 17.9.24

Tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-287-sarah-davachi

Coinciding with her tenth Late Music LP, Sarah Davachi sends us a centuries-spanning selection of music with her mix for Bleep. As with her similarly eclectic NTS show Le Jardin, these tracks feed into Davachi’s wide repertoire of compositions and performances, be the long-form explorations of enchanting lute plucks and bleeding string drones, or enrapturing opera and lush, intertwining braids of baroque-styled folk-rock melodies. Highlights include the mesmerising vortex of swirling brass and electronics from Terry Riley, the “ancient church singing” of Ukrainian Sretenye Ensemble that completely stops you in your tracks, and the labyrinthine guitar licks of Frank Zappa. 

“This mix represents my current listening space, and a lot of the music that informed The Head as Form'd in the Crier's Choir. Longform minimalist explorations take the forefront alongside an array of choral music, both early and modern.” - @sarahdavachi

Bleep Mix #287 - Sarah Davachi

DJ PYTHON 1.10.24

A sticky-dripping sonic web of sound. 

https://www.instagram.com/ameliaholt

Honey Trap with Amelia Holt @ The Lot Radio 10-03-2024

BEIGE (they/them)

BEIGE by name but definitely not by nature, this Detroit-based DJ specializes in multi-hued, carefully considered and highly danceable sets. Whether they’re playing smooth R&B and downtempo soul, crunchy electro, cheeky disco edits or oddball tech house, the only constant in their sets is quality. As likely to play a huge hit as to introduce you to your new favorite track, BEIGE occupies an important niche between their stuffier and less imaginative peers. Armed with a healthy disrespect for genre and convention and a discerning but unpretentious music collection, BEIGE aims to please, but more commonly thrills, delights, and inspires. 

Notes on the Mix ///

"This mix is a recording of a peak-time set I played around this time last year, in the Tangent Gallery Ballroom in Detroit at Samhain XXIII, a collaboration between Interdimensional Transmissions and T4TLUVNRG. My set time was between a long, very masterful warmup by Sold, and the ecstatic closing magic of Eris Drew b2b Octo Octa, the atmosphere was pretty Halloween-adjacent (lots of people wearing costumes, including me as Harley Quinn lol) and open, and for whatever reason it was one of those nights where the stars aligned in such a way that I was able to reach down somewhere inside and pull out a really wide-ranging, high-energy, cathartic performance which I kind of surprised myself with. It was towards the end of what had been a super hard year for me personally, but this was the best and most fun I'd had playing in a long, long time and there's truly something for everyone in there--acid, deep house, breaks, hardcore, diva vocals, swirly bell techno, ballads, jungle, and a handful of obligatory Beige pop moments that had a whole room full of Very Serious Real Music Appreciators and Good Taste-Havers absolutely *screaming*. Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I did!"

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Recorded & Mastered by Jim Gibbons

XOXA BLEND 228 - BEIGE

In the studio with the legends @djbabyleo and @relaxerelaxer

Fine Homebuilding 06: Baby Leo b2b Relaxer

Composition, Guitar, Bass by Deimos
Drums by Vythe
Vocals by Hellkite
Mixed and Mastered by The Razor Crypt (Vythe)

Album Artwork by @BloodSoakedNib (Logan Hamilton)
Logo by Moonroot Logos
Album Title Lettering by @NumbxHand (Simone Collette)
Layout by Cesar Eidrian

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Traxx 7 hour journey of Happy Rockerfella at Bossa Nova 4 Confused House Part 1

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