Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits. When she’s behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records, but she’s also after something bigger, something that’s truly transportive for those on the dancefloor.

Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s beloved Salon des Amateurs. These days, however, she’s based in Amsterdam, where her transportative impulses have been plugged into a variety of outlets with a global reach. On the radio, she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program on NTS. On record, she recently curated the fifth installment of Dekmantel’s acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she’s also been tapped to remix the likes of Lena Platonos, S U R V I V E, rRoxymore, Simian Mobile Disco and Ana Helder, amongst others. On stage, Willikens works with artist Sarah Szczesny on Phantom Kino Ballett, an immersive audio-visual performance art project that defies routine explanation.

Still, it’s in the DJ booth where Willikens continues to make the biggest impact. Whether she’s playing alone or in tandem with fellow sonic explorer and Salon des Amateurs alum Vladimir Ivkovic, Willikens nimbly navigates electronic music’s darkest and most bizarre corners, sampling different temperatures, different moods and a dollop of chaos, just to keep things interesting. And although she herself doesn’t always know the final destination, when Willikens is at the helm, there’s no question that the journey is bound to be thrilling.

Lien SC : https://soundcloud.com/lenawillikens

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Azu Tiwaline invite Lena Willikens - 03 Juillet 2022

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns?  1 fun fact about yourself?

Hiii I’m Kia, (people often ask me what my real name is so I thought I’d specify that). Pronouns are she/her. 

Fun fact - my name is a car dealership (Kia Sydney), and people often think that’s a joke too. My Croatian grandfather changed his last name to Sydney when he moved there in the 50s as a means of getting a job in what was a very (and still for the most part is) racist society. 

Biggest musical influence from childhood?

Well when I was going up I played the piano, clarinet and percussion (played the glockenspiel in the school band lol) so that definitely led me to be musically minded from a young age. When I was 13/14 I remember getting into electronic music via big idm producers like aphex twin, four tet and aleksi perala. Because I was into really melodic stuff I think it was the first time I’d heard it done in an electronic way and I remember finding that really exciting. 

Favorite DJ mixing trick? 

Cobblestone jazz - India in me. It’s not particularly easy to mix per say, but it’s an insane 14 minute roller that completely shifts vibe in the middle, so I always play it if I feel like I need a breather or an energy shift in a set.

Write us a haiku about this mix… 

Sounds of travelling
Australia and beyond
People, places, moods

(Sorry that was really hard lol)

If you had to go back in time music wise what era would it be and why?

Early 2000s. So much good tech house. 

If you had to describe yourself as a flower, which one would it be and why?

Sunflower. I flourish in the summertime and I really really hate winter. 

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Vortex <3 (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Bi3dZPdKhT2QCHmC7 )

femme collective consisting of my friends Meg + nenagh, who book the best lineups. We also do a collab party animalia x vortex and the parties always have a really special energy. 

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

More community run clubs and more people who listen and participate in the scene understanding the importance of community in dance music generally.

Kia - 27˚C

Incredible talent coming out of Basel, Switzerland, Kombé ( @kombe ) for number one hundred & fifteen in the Animix series. With a distinctive deep & idiosyncratic style, Kombé's music tends to be driven by a bassy pulse, pinned together by melodic rhythms,

Kombé is. a resident at Elysia club in Basel & part of the @somatic-rituals crew alongside Mafou & Mukuna.  He has continued on the tip of lush, bassy & dynamic, with releases on @awalkingcontradiction and @subject-to-restrictions

Thanks again for the mix Kombé!

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Animix One Hundred & Fifteen: Kombé

Aired 01 December 2022, live on FBi Radio 94.5fm, Sydney
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The third episode of this years Warming season comes with a mix from Sydney based artist Low Flung. He caught our ears with his forward thinking and explorational musical works of different genres. Lean back and enjoy a warm selection of Downtempo, Dub, Glitch and IDM vibes.

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shjva is a Ukrainian DJ and producer based in Warsaw, where she is also the creator of the Penumbrum label and party series. She also recently dropped an EP with the beloved Brutaż label.
This podcast is a recording of her set from the sweaty Unsound 2022 opening party in 89, beneath Hotel Forum, with shjva combining trance and house, cosmic psychedelia and dub, ambient and downtempo atmospheres.

Unsound Podcast 86: shjva

@nessimmm

Welcome to our 100th episode in our mix serie! Can you believe this? Thanks for listening and discovering with us. 
This mix is by Nessim, and to say the least, a very impressive one. Through residencies on Bethlehem's Radio Alhara & Amsterdam's Echobox Radio, Nessim has cultivated sounds that lean towards the aqueous, percussive, and expansive sides of experimental electronics, breaks, jazz, and ambient.
This mix for Knekelhuis is an ode to experimental dance/electronic music scenes of the 1990s, from Illbient to IDM & breakbeat techno.

Keep listening. Stay curious.

Knekelhuis # 100 - Nessim

An infused mix of eastern rhythms and downtempo over-dubs will slowly drag you into the void of a dystopian reality. @notteinfinita just recorded for us an hour of glitchy psychedelic tunes. All ingredients chosen by the Italian born mastermind, now based in Berlin. Giovanni already released for @oscilla-sound and @indexrecords, where he’s manipulating the hearable spectrum over the frequency limits with synthetic intelligence.

Decadance #012 | Notte Infinita

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave...

https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-17th-april-2023

Elena Colombi w/ Fukinsei 170423

Veteran Hamburg selector Phuong Dan takes over the airwaves in a guest session.

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/phuong-dan-28th-april-2023

Phuong Dan 280423

Mika Oki (@mikaoki1) is an expert in spatial design, whether through the music she makes or the sculpture she creates. The French-Japanese visual artist works with video, sound, and electro-acoustics to create abstract textures and mental imagery that perfectly intersect the worlds of club rhythm and ambient experimentation. In the past she has been behind 24 hour performance pieces involving dancers, performers and poets, has played high concept festivals such as Atonal and Nyege Nyege and recently served up 'As Clean As I Was,' a debut production for a forward looking compilation on Metaphore Industrie.  On top of this, she also opened up the Brussels branch of LYL radio and hosted a fundraiser for the vital community station. 

Her mixes are never less than faultless and this week she crafts one such trip which balances many opposites: heady ambient synth work and rugged drums, busy acid workouts and sparse, bass heavy rhythm tracks, cathartic passages of musical mindfulness with brutal drum assaults. Artists like Pq, Sirio, Low End Activist, Simo Cell, Aphex Twin and Hanz all feature to make for a selection that tugs you in many different directions at once, both physically and emotionally, and for that reason we cannot get enough.

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Dekmantel Podcast 304 - Mika Oki

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