Name: Introspectivity w/ variable_self (28/04/21) by Vandelay Radio
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Description: Join variable_self for a show where anything goes as long as it’s got that feeling.

Episode 29 of DRIFT sees a return to Edinburgh with a dive into some of J Wax’s favourite chilled and non-club tracks. As a member of Palidrone (a collective which also includes previous DRIFT guests Dansa and Provost), he has been involved in some face melting nights, bringing legendary artists such as DJ Stingray and Errorsmith to the capital to play to sold out crowds. Despite clubs being closed, you can still keep up to date with the Palidrone crew’s output thanks to their slot on local station EH-FM where they play everything from house and garage to breakneck jungle and hardcore. J Wax has also been busy on the production front, with his recent vinyl release ‘Blink’ selling out on Scottish label Kouncil Kuts. Featuring 5 serious electro tracks which are sure to be club staples in the summer, the EP also includes a collaboration with up and coming artist SAAH as well as the J Wax and DeeJay Bloom classic, FourFifty, pressed on wax for the first time!

This mix gives an insight into J Wax’s home listening favourites - a farsight from the pace and energy of his usual breaky electro sets; this mix contains a relaxed and eclectic blend of tracks perfectly suited to a summer’s afternoon. Featuring everything from Memphis Horrorcore and deep, enthralling breaks to head-nod-inducing house and techno, it provides a 40 min break from reality which is sure to brighten your day.

Links:
J Wax Soundcloud -> @jwaxmusic
Support J Wax by purchasing the Blink EP on Bandcamp ---> https://kouncilcuts.bandcamp.com/album/blink-ep
J Wax on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/j_wax_/
Palidrone on EH-FM ---> https://www.ehfm.live/residents/palidrone

---The DRIFT mix series---

Monthly series aiming to provide a chance for DJs to craft a mix which twists and turns through genres not usually heard in a typical club setting. It has the goal of providing a break from fast-paced and hard-hitting tracks and allowing creativity and experimentation in both track selection and mixing. It features mixes from guest DJs from around Edinburgh and beyond.

DRIFT 029: J Wax

Our Local Selection stops off in Dublin today, as we feature a mix from young Dublin based DJ and producer, Mathew Day aka Taking Names.

Back in Feburary, we featured a premiere from an artist who at the time, was somewhat unknown to us, Taking Names. From his early days of playing piano and discovering the likes of Kraftwerk, The Sisters of Mercy and Depeche Mode through his father’s record collection, his passion for electronic music began.

Over a few emails back and forth, Matthew spoke passionately about how his taste in music evolved to encompass electronic sounds from across the spectrum of electro, house, techno and bass music. Inspired by the wealth of talent in Ireland and abroad, his influences include Desert Sound Colony, Pepe, 96 Back and Long Island Sound to name a few. 

After we premiered his track 'Deep Blue', we knew we wanted to hear a mix of his tastes and style, so approached him to record a mix for our series. A few weeks later, this mix landed in our inbox and as you can see, the tracklist is special.

Tracklist:
Matt Lund - IO (Unreleased)
Taking Names - Inside Out (Unreleased)
DJ Haus - Machine Learning (Interplanetary Criminal Remix)
SPF - Now We’re Cookin’
Zed Bias - Neighbourhood (El-B Remix)
El-B - El’s Groove
Koreless - MTI
Mount Kimbie - Blind Night Errand
Stones Taro - Jazz (Pépe’s Sekkazusetsu Re-Glide)
Adam Pits - Gazza
OCB - Brussels Electronic
Private Caller - You
Tessela - Hackney Parrot (Disaffected Bootleg)
Pugilist - Blue Planet
Tom Place - Concrete Dub
Iota & Menage - Kissed By the Spiral
Wiley - From The Outside (Special Request Remix)

"For this mix I wanted to showcase some of the tracks that I found myself going back to time and time again over the last year with some unreleased bits from myself and friends thrown in for good measure.

I tried to cover as many different genres and moods as I could with genres ranging from electro, garage, breakbeat, post dubstep and more. Tracks from artists such as; El-B, Mount Kimbie, OCB, Koreless and Pugilist to name a few".

So this is it, for the next hour Taking Names is your Wednesday afternoon soundtrack.

Taking Names
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SC: @takingnamesss

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Local Selection 127: Taking Names

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S&B's @emma-jane-g chats to 'Dublin's least boring DJ', SOHOTSOSPICY for our In Conversation series 003.
@sohotsospicy aka Aoife, is an Irish DJ and producer, co-runner of Thrust Collective and radio host of Play Nice on Dublin Digital Radio. 
We chat about all things SO hot and SO spicy like how Aoife got into DJing and Radio, her musical influences, production collaborations and releases, being a confident HOT young woman! & more.
We felt super empowered by her energy in this podcast! We won't say much more...have a listen! 
<3 
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sohotsospicy/
Release: https://talamhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sodarksospicy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sohotsospicy
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sohotsospicy

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Hot on the heels of his doom-electro release on CYBERDOME, Italian producer D3070 readies his Lobster Theremin debut with five lairy cuts of end-of-the-world techno and electro.



‘Orbital’ is a simple, no frills track; uncompromising in-your-face energy meets melting acidic basslines on a 4x4 rhythm, before the noise breaks on ‘Space Invader’ and a mutated electro-step emerges out from a dark alleyway covered in slime. 



Dubstep/footwork blends increase the velocity on ‘You Got Me’; new territory for the emerging producer and one that we can’t wait to see him explore more - before we come crashing back into the horror with a cut of downright frightening sound design on ‘Darkness’, it’s dusty lo-fi rhythm marching on fourth and into the fiery gates.



‘Artemis’ provides room to breathe as we awaken from our nightmare, getting our head above water before floating towards a kaleidoscope of tangled emotion.

https://lobstertheremin.com/album/space-invader

https://soundcloud.com/d3070
https://www.instagram.com/d3070music/
https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin

PREMIERE: D3070 - Orbital [Lobster Theremin]

Cuando la pandilla de residentes ahoritas se junta para ofrecer fiesta, es seguro que hay buen ambiente en la pista. El 14 de agosto pasado, @dulce_dd y @carlosfillippo representaron la casa en el X con musiquita deliciosa. Ese día, Videoclub celebró la reunión de un oído sensible y otro más agresivo en el preámbulo del toque de @djmeibi y @parisssmilton

¡Sofás a la pared que hay baile en casa!

Mas Ruido

Dulce B2B Fillippo en +ruido[radio]_ 30.09.21

https://dezwilliams-woodwork.bandcamp.com/album/consuming-shadow

'Consuming Shadow' concludes a year-long series of explosive EPs from Dez Williams. A broad realm has been established through the 29 tracks it contains, with this final instalment pushing the outer edges and re-establishing the depth and artistry Dez offers with each set.

'See-eye-hey' treads mostly in electro territory, with windup synths and newsreel vocal chop in effect, opening into a wide open cinematic blast section. The stylized snappy breakbeat fills and drum patterns wedge their way under an amp-boosted polyrhythmic acid sequence, setting up an all-in section that feels like a destination at the height of tension.

'Coiled spring' captures a raw, edgy beast of a jam. An absurd collection of wandering synths exploring a cyclical pattern, only to be repeatedly boxed in by heavy breathing drum fx and jacking breaks. Abstract stuff but no nonsense here.

Electro techno with a detroit bent and a bleep slant converges in 'hashing past' but nothing about this track sounds misplaced or outdated. Electro evolution still stretches toward future jazz and this number definitely wears its intellect proudly and to great effect.

A deeply modulated sync bass synth runs the show in 'take you for granted'. The slippery leads and low end are balanced by dry, punchy breaks. Layers of melodic themes weave and braid their way through a dynamic arrangement that wraps in a concise, stripped down outro.

The title track 'consuming shadow' is an ethereal drone through tense pads, infinite space and lost noise artefacts. Thick with tone but utterly desolate in mood, it evokes a sense of submission to detached and dystopian visions.

Ending with the deepest, most emotive track has become the convention in this series. So here we sign off with 'silvios joint', a pensive piece with classic elements and elegant composition. The lush backdrop of sliding strings, regal bass bumps and steady supporting rhythm track hold it down for continuous melodic variations in the top synth line. This is a gorgeous final statement that both asks and answers for itself.

Woodwork Recordings: www.woodworkrecordings.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings
Soundcloud: @woodworkrecordings

Dez Williams: dezwilliams-woodwork.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dezwilliamsmusic
Soundcloud: @dez-williams
Elektronik Religion: dezwilliams.bandcamp.com

consuming shadow

PREMIERE: Dez Williams - silvios joint [Woodwork Recordings]

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