"Being a part of this scene is already a political act." The longtime DJ discusses politics in dance music and Ex-Yugoslavia's dynamic anti-establishment creative culture.

Tijana Todorovic (AKA Tijana T) proudly hails from the Ex-Yugoslavian capital Belgrade. The Serbian city, alongside the territories now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia, were once under singular socialist rule that Tijana describes as a "utopian time" that fostered intense creativity and counter-cultural art and music. A liberal communist republic that didn't operate under the influence of the USSR, as many Eastern European countries did at that time, Yugoslavia gave birth to a dynamic, anti-establishment performance culture rooted in new wave, feminism and everything non-mainstream.

In her RA Exchange with senior producer Chloe Lula, Tijana reflects on how growing up in this environment irrevocably shaped her values and taste in music, as well as how the civil war—and Yugoslavia's subsequent fall—defined the period of intense fear and poverty that followed. In Serbia, techno and nightclubs became an energetic force for young people seeking solace, community and sociopolitical change. Tijana went on to work as a TV and radio journalist that fought vehemently against the war, and to break out as an artist beyond the Ex-Yugoslavian territory. She talks about her unlikely trajectory, her view on the intrinsic connection between politics in dance music, underdeveloped music markets, sobriety and more. Listen to the episode in full.

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Confesiones by Girltoy #1 brought to you by Madrid’s #1 mischief-maker, Distort.
From melodic goodness to bleep techno kicks, get into this top-tier mix from one of our besties and fave djs ever, full-time bad boy and core member of Silencio Locx. In his own words, a sonic confession of his new hedonistic ways 🫴🪩🎶 Te queremos, Brunito

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Confesiones by Girltoy #1 - Distort

Originals, edits, bootlegs, and reworks from 2023 to present. 
100% Unreleased.

Tracklist:
1. virtue_signal - Grounding Presence
2. virtue_signal - Tlielexian Order 
3. virtue_signal - Storm Song
4. virtue_signal - Getchu
5. virtue_signal - Disassembly
6. virtue_signal - Self-Care Lobotomy
7. ID - ID [V_S Remix]
8. virtue_signal - Breathe Deep Tool
9. virtue_signal - Rumbl
10. virtue_signal - Dark In Here
11. Inner City - Till We Meet Again [V_S 2-STEPPER]
12. virtue_signal - Cosmic Wanderer
13. KiNK - ID [V_S Rework]
14. Moonchild - V.O.A.T. [V_S 2-STEPPER]
15. virtue_signal - Rogue Agent Tool
16. Runa Laila - Suno Suno [V_S TWEAKMIX]

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No Sleep (103)

"Oh No Not Another Dubstep DJ Playing House Music by PINCH" 30 minute version

The iDEAL signee turns in an eclectic mix of wiggy electro, growling halfstep, breaksy IDM and boom-bap house. More info here: http://crackm.ag/2Bayt6J

Crack Mix 175 - JASSS

Tracklist: https://mixmag.net/feature/the-cover-mix-objekt

“For my Mixmag cover mix I just wanted to give readers an idea of some of the things I’ve been playing out in my sets recently. With only an hour or so to play with I decided not to go too crazy with the BPM ranges or polyrhythmic excursions of other recent mixes of mine, but I still wanted to thread together my usual broad range of styles while keeping it relatively accessible and party-friendly overall – at least by my standards. It’s mostly new(ish) material with a couple of older records thrown in, weaving its way through techno, breakbeat, electro, deconstructed club, garage and acid – a good example of what I might play in the first hour of a longer set, perhaps, before potentially venturing further into faster electro or IDM or jungle or slowing it way down later on.” @keinobjekt

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The Cover Mix: Objekt

Darwin's In Session Mix presents all the kaleidoscopic facets of her sets, beginning with multidimensional matrix-like space sounds and slowly moving into her groove of deep UK garage before floating into break beats and infectious dancefloor cuts. 

Water bubble textures and acidic noises make an appearance before she ends with jacking footwork beats, setting you in the middle of the jungle.

Here she showcases an array of sonic explorations, a focus that has made her one of the key guiding forces in the underground scene today.

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In Session: Darwin

Name: Duck Groves
Alias: DJ Duck Trash (@ducktrash)
Pronouns: they/them or she/her
Location: Indianapolis, IN
 
Influences: Drexciya, Roza Terenzi, Juana, Miss Twink USA, Mica Levi, Noncompliant, Acemoma, Bjork
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Club Plex (Indianapolis), Rumors (Chicago)
 
Favorite Quote: “Love is an action, never simply a feeling.” - bell hooks
 
Advice for the DJs, artists and producers of our community: Don’t let the straight white men (or anyone whatsoever) in the scene convince you that you are less-than or unintelligent. You know your craft, you’ve put in the work, you’ve honed your taste, and usually they talk down to you just to make themselves feel more intelligent anyway. Don’t let it get to you<3 Also, get better at mixing by spinning records with other people--DJing is a social artform and the decks are meant to be shared!!!

With this mix please learn more about and consider donating to: 
- Donate to the GoFundMe to seek justice for Dreasjon “Sean” Reed, a black man murdered in May by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. (https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-dreasjon-sean-reed) 
- G.L.I.T.S. provides numerous types of support to transgender sex workers (https://www.glitsinc.org/)

Tracklist - http://bit.ly/DJDuckTrashTrax

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Daisychain 136 - DJ Duck Trash

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