June 2023

Tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-262--asc

"The Depths Of Space is my debut album for Over/Shadow. This mix is a selection of my own tracks (including one remix) that showcase the 8 tracks from the album, a track from each of my previous Over/Shadow releases, plus a healthy mix of tracks from my own label, Spatial. I've gone for key blends where possible, and I wanted to feature a selection that encompasses everything to me that makes atmospheric jungle/d&b the special genre that it's always been, with a 2023 twist on production techniques. Enjoy" - ASC

Bleep Mix #262 - ASC

We’re delighted to share a 60 minute tantalizer from Francesco Del Garda's closing set from The Beach stage last summer.

This recording has transported us right back to Tisno where Francesco played until sunrise for his long-awaited return to Dimensions. Those that were with us know how special this set was, and now, for the first time those that weren't can also enjoy a slice of the magic.

https://soundcloud.com/francesco-del-garda

Francesco Del Garda - Live at Dimesions 2022

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DEAS - Awakenings Spring Festival 2023

Black Electric is Exit Records head honcho dBridge's invigorating live show.

RA Live - 17.09.22 - dBridge presents Black Electric (Live)  - Waterworks Festival 2022

"To commemorate Inveins’ 100th episode, I wanted to create a journey that honors the story of the series thus far, reflecting on its influence as a long-standing narrative in techno and ambient while staying true to my personal style. To do so I sought out a sense of balance when developing the mix, trying to find a careful harmony between the inspiriting and the meditative, a flow that shifts but never strays, and drawing from producers and labels whose music I consider both contemporary and timeless. 

I hope the recording captures my respect and admiration for the series, bookending one chapter while opening the door to the next."

INVEINS \ Podcast \ 100 \ Aaron J

For Andy, Katrina and Frazer

Music from ..... (not in the right order)

Holovr 
Bola 
Utopia Cloak
BOC
Cahl Sel
Recondite
HVL
Estrato Aurora & Siarem
Eversines
JP Enfant
Orpheus
Anterspace
Fluxwhite
Achterbahn D'Amour
Patricia
Aroy Dee [Cliff Lothar]
Bohm
SixtyOne [Hiver]
Hiver
Derek Carr
Inkipak
Vladimir Gnaetenko
Tim Jackiw
DJ Metatron
Tys

VR May 2023

A Celebration of Soup With Jeffrey & Friends

Tracklist & Q+A: https://bit.ly/3oGUwzu

A classy, diverse mix from @chloecaillet

"My mix for Mixmag is really a journey through different sounds that I love that inspire me. I’ve been buying a lot of records recently, and really diving into lots of different sonorities. So there’s a lot of vinyls, my friends’ edits, but it takes you from one space and brings you somewhere. It’s got a club feeling but also a mix that can be listened to and enjoyed. I think it shows my range of inspiration – there’s my friend’s Afro edit that’s amazing, there’s a more Latin-type ‘90s record, there’s some acid, some house, some funk and then ends on a euphoric piano vibe."

Tracklist

In Session: Chloé Caillet

Feel-good house from Tucson, Arizona.

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_KareemAli

XLR8R Podcast

Tracklist & Download

XLR8R Podcast 802: Kareem Ali

https://www.nts.live/shows/shanticeleste/episodes/shanticeleste-25th-may-2023

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At the age of 16, Shinedoe was already comfortable in the club. The Dutch artist started dancing at parties as a part-time job while studying before finding her way behind the decks. She landed her first big DJ booking at Amsterdam club Paradiso at the tender age of 19 and her first single, "Dilemma," from 2004, quickly became an Ibiza favourite. All of this is to say that she knows how to move a room.

Influenced by Detroit techno pioneers like Robert Hood, Shinedoe's mixes and productions are full of jacking kicks and big-room basslines. Funky, slamming rhythms are her forte and even when she focuses on minimalist tech house or darker sounds, there's always some zest sprinkled in, in the form of electro and breaks.

For her RA Podcast, the Intacto Records and Music That Moves founder offers a variety of powerful techno cuts. There's DJ Godfather's turntablist take, her own acid-tinged mindbenders and a hard, no-nonsense banger from Glasgow duo Slam to conclude. It's the kind of punchy mix that can pull in any kind of dance music fan, techno head or not. 

@shinedoe

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RA podcast

RA.887 Shinedoe

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera 
Check the full tracklist on our website:
https://openlab.fm/news/observatory-056-with-f-on-hakk

This time the Sungate crew has invited  https://soundcloud.com/f-ondj (Alfonso Pomeda)
, one of the most influential cultural activists of the Spanish techno scene. DJ, producer, label and record shop owner, promoter… Sit back and enjoy his DnB set.

Sungate co-founder https://soundcloud.com/hakkmusic then carries on for the second hour of the show with a set that includes 4 tracks from the Sungate catalogue by Deano, Private Press
 Elias Landberg, Deniro , D&S

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Observatory 056 - Sungate [with F-ON & Hakk]

NYC’s Andrew Devlin takes a break from his usual dance floor facilitation to offer us a poolside soundtrack inspired by a recent stay at The Standard hotel in Miami Beach.

Q. Where do things currently sit on @thelevelparty front, and what other projects have you been busily chipping away at?

A. What’s that line? “We’ve been coming to the same party for 12 years now, and in no way is that depressing.” I think we’re nearing 10 now. In any case, the party feels like it’s in a really good place. After doing it more or less solo for a minute, I brought 5 residents on board who I love dearly–Alien D, KFeelz, Nigelthreetimes, No Sir, and Yibing. Everyone has so much range and energy, it’s been special getting the group together.
I’m really excited for our Glen Falls House weekender upstate in July (14-16). We get to take over this little hotel in the woods for a weekend and stretch out. It’s a dream. Big shoutout Josh Houtkin at Good Room for all his work making that a reality.
Past that, we’ve got some shows at our usual spots, Le Bain and Good Room, as well as a couple of day parties at Public Records’ new Nursery and a July 4 BBQ at Mansions. Would really like to bring the group of us to some other cities soon. I dream about heading back to New Orleans, doing Level Miami, Level Mexico City, Ibiza, etc…Anyone reading this wants to get in touch, let’s build ;)
Personally, I run a small sound company here in NYC, so I’m trying to grow that business and maintain my sanity. I’d like to get back into making music soon, even just a few cheeky edits. Start a podcast (I know, I know). And eventually open up a venue. A pub of sorts with good food and music. 

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together?

There is, in fact, a pretty specific one. This mix is dedicated to the pool at the Standard in Miami. I went in January for the first time and recorded this when I got home. The vibe there is so strong. You’re sitting outside, eating the best caprese salad of your life, there’s a 2’ iguana crawling on a palm tree, you’ve got a green juice or a margarita in one hand. Everyone is having a good time and partying in this really respectful way. They’re just sipping on a cocktail or walking to the hot tub or making out in the pool. 
I thought a lot of that had to do with the soundsystem and the music programming–there are speakers everywhere (including underwater) playing at like 6/10 volume. The music is on a sort of soulful r&b/ balearic tip. I was on Shazam all weekend. So this mix is a dedication to that–if someone gave me 80 minutes to DJ the Standard Miami pool, this is what I would play.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment? 

A. Definitely. To run through a couple… ”Wall Street” I discovered reading Dub by Michael Veal. Great book for anyone interested in DJ’ing, soundsystems, production, etc. I got really into Jackie Mittoo reading that, and have been playing that track since. 
The Lauryn Hill track, “Sweetest Thing” I heard in a coffee shop in Amsterdam in 2009, forgot about completely, then recently re-discovered.
“Don’t Break my Heart” is a big song for my wife and me. We both stumbled on it when we started dating at the beginning of 2020. We almost chose it as our first dance at the wedding, but thought the lyrics were a little dark. Anyway, big tune at the house. 
And the last track, the Mike Huckaby remix, is close to my heart. I was lucky enough to meet Mike a few years ago and gave him a ride to his hotel after a gig. He had just played for 3 hours and all he wanted to talk about was my Volkswagen Jetta. He was really such a sweet, warm guy, and this track always makes me think of him. R.I.P. 
Thanks so much for having me on this! Been a huge fan of MDC for a long time, and the radio shows and mix specials got me through lockdown over here. Means a lot to be a part of it. Much love.

MDC.284 Andrew Devlin

LA-based Canadian artist Jessy Lanza has brought dance and pop music together and elevated both art forms in the process. At the heart of her work are her own sensual vocals. They bring human warmth and emotion to vibrant and uptempo grooves and result in music that is both energetic and accessible yet personal and honest. Next to critically acclaimed studio albums for Hyperdub, she has made a fine entry into the DJ-kicks mix series and toured solo from Asia to Australia. Europe to North America. Her latest album is her broadcast and boldest yet - Love Hallucination features work from producers such as Pearson Sound, Jacques Greene, Tensnake, Paul White, and Jeremy Greenspan and conforms Lanza to be out in a class of her own. 

Lanza brings her feel-good vibes to the podcast series this week, not least with a couple of her own exclusive new cuts as well as one mysterious known gem early on. They add up to a perfect representation of her sound - the first half is a feel-good mix of retro-future boogie, glossy 80s r&b, party-starting funk bombs and many more irresistible moments of pure heat from Brenda and The Big Dudes, Debbe and The Code and Gino Soccio. Things then turn more towards the dance floor with deep house from Frankie Knuckles, bass-heavy rhythms from Addison Groove and a piano banger from Mall Grab. It's just the sort of happy, sunny mix you will be coming back to all summer long.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 434 - Jessy Lanza

Rinse FM Podcast

Ciel with unknown - untitled - 05 June 2023

A masterful psychedelic techno trip.

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_Rrose

XLR8R Podcast 803 - Rrose

MJK is a London based DJ and resident on Rinse FM. Regularly playing b2b with Oblig and Neffa-T. His musical taste bridges the gap between grime, dubstep and techno. This mix was recorded with 3 decks. Enjoy!

ITPS094 MJK

This week's mix is 2 hours of heaters from one of Scotland’s finest labels and DJ duos, Craigie Knowes ☄️

It’s a real pleasure to have the lads as part of the series ahead of their much anticipated stage take-over at Dimensions this summer.

DIM289 - Craigie Knowes

Fixtures at your favourite parties, Hannah Holland and Josh Caffé step up to the controls across this vibey archive mix from the Block9 treasure chest. Shared here for Crack Mix 500.

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Crack Mix 500: Hannah Holland & Josh Caffé (Block9 takeover)

To the NYC Downlow we go with Block9’s own GIDEÖN for a sweat-soaked session recorded at the iconic pop-up club in 2010.

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Crack Mix 500: GIDEÖN (Block9 takeover)

A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased here for Crack Mix 500.

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June 2023

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