Coming through with Mantissa Mix 209 is Eoin DJ. A stomping hour perfect to set up your pre drinks for this beautiful week back in the dance. 

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Mantissa Mix 209: Eoin DJ

'Into the Blue' is dedicated to the deep, shimmering, wavey, free-flowing side of dance music.
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Episode 11 aired live on Skylab Radio at 6 pm AEDT 23/10/21
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Skylab Radio - Into The Blue Ep.1 w/ Hannah D

Recording of our set on Skylab Radio on 20/11/21. 2 hours of tech, prog and house to warm up the airwaves for upcoming summer events - the early 00's is now.

Skylab Radio 20/11/21: Neurocrank

NYC legend - DJ G ( @dj-ggggg ) takes over earth doggo this week with a piping hot hour of murky basslines, foggy pads, and minimal steeze.. peak time morning style

Questions for the dog:

--What's the best dance track of all time? 

The Cool Notes - My Tune.
 
--Best party in recent memory?

Nonstop at the end of January. I got there on Sunday at 9am and expected a very chill one because of the snow storm that weekend but the heads were out in force and the atmosphere and the music was incredible throughout the day.

--Peak time style or Early morning style?

The style when early morning is peak time : )

--Where do you think contemporary dance music is heading? What's the next wave? Any labels pushing a sound your attracted to at the moment?

I think that coming out of the pandemic there's a renewed sense of importance being placed on this culture and on real life human connections. This will only boost the interest in both underground and mainstream experiences centered around dance music and deepen its significance for people already participating. I’m very optimistic about what’s to come and I think the future will make fertile grounds for a lot of fun and more experimentation that help to grow what’s already in bloom.

I also see a refocusing on the roots of this culture underway and lot of conversations happening around how to honor the people of color and the queer communities that are responsible for sowing the seeds that have given life to this thing that brings so many people so much joy. I’m excited by the prospect of newly imagined spaces being led by these groups that will foster new movements and ideas to push everything forward. That’s the next wave, I think. 

Additionally, as technology develops I think we’ll see more attempts to push the experience of listening to dance music further into the digital world and I’m confident that in the not too distant future lots of virtual clubs will exist where people will put on a VR headset in their homes and pretend they’re raving. These things are probably already out there but I think in five to ten years we'll see a lot more. If another deadly virus emerges and we’re not able to get it together irl again then I guess I’m down with the tech if it helps keep the culture going. But as immersive as this stuff has the potential to be, it definitely won't match the feeling of being in a room full of mad-for-it ravers lost in the vibe and feeding off one another’s energy. Despite the best efforts of the Silicon Valley types who think they’ve got the read on what’s happening, there won’t ever be an app for that. The mainstream brands and promoters will probably embrace this and I think the underground will be unified in calling bullshit on it. So it'll be win, win.

And on labels that are delivering the goods, there's an overwhelming amount of people absolutely crushing it but I think what the Incienso fam are doing is right up there with some of the best in the world in terms of releasing a range of high quality and sonically diverse music.

--This mix is insane - what inspired you?

Thank you! I was mainly just trying to do something that I thought Earth Dog would be down with so you were def the guiding light. But in the back of my mind when I was choosing tracks I was thinking about the tripped-out, sultry sounds that I heard Luciano and Villalobos play in between CO2 blasts at Space in Miami one Friday afternoon back in December. Thanks for the opportunity to put it together : )


earth dog xxx

Earth Dog Radio 015: DJ G

Vortex Mix ✻ Allure

@Toniyotzi sifted through her collection of 2021 releases to mix for us her dance music favourites of the year. The result is a seamless blend of broken beat techno and bass music, underwritten with that distinctive UK sound she has been known to blast on sound systems across Australia.

Stick around for the interview after the mix, in which we spoke with Toni about her DJing mindset, her musical evolution, the pros and cons of DJing in a smaller town versus a bigger town, and more.

Read more: https://beat.com.au/beats-by-beat-toni-yotzi-offers-a-best-of-2021-mix-for-all-the-parties-that-could-have-been/

Beats by Beat #32: Toni Yotzi Mix and Interview

A pillar of the Melbourne/Naarm music scene, Jennifer Loveless  ( @jenniferloveless ) has been making waves locally and abroad for some time now. Having originally moved to Melbourne via Toronto, she's become known for her diverse, banging and unique productions on labels such as Butter Sessions, Planet Euphorique, Pure Space & Body Verse

Her talent also shines through in a her insanely busy DJ schedule and varying, but equally impressive multitude of mixes.

Her aura is bubbly, playful and unique, but what really shines through is her true passion for her craft.

Thanks again for this one Jenn! <3 

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Animix Seventy Three: Jennifer Loveless

Low Flung ( @lowflung ) is the long-standing project of Sydney based visual artist Danny Wild. Danny has been present in the East coast underground scene for quite some time now, having cemented his place with an incredibly diverse musical outputs, from ambient and dub to tech house.

"Equally influenced by dub’s sense of space and the rolling expanse of the Australian landscape, Danny fuses field recordings and organic instruments with synthesized soundscapes and buoyant digi basslines to create music that offers an uncanny evocation of place and a keen spatial awareness." - Hani Hanbali

Here we are treated to a live, tech house tinged set from Danny's recent visit to Polyrhythm festival in the ACT. 

Thank you so much for this one Danny!

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Animix Eighty One: Low Flung (Live @ Polyrhythm)

State of House (Radio Edit)

Side2 - is the lofi chill down low cheese of acid and tech done by stereoimagery. features the chill and underground vocal style that often hits dank or attitude. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com

Stereoimagery - side 2 (hustle)

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Smile @ me & go 2 FREO.... DE JANEIRO!

Mix 14 by Hame DJ - 'Freo de Janeiro Mix'

@mgmldrm & @nenaghnenagh
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✻ art by Selena Repanis