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Ahead of his performance tonight at our OffBeat Summer Closing Party alongside A Love From Outer Space, Ivan Smagghe was Live from our studios in Ibiza, To give you a taste of what to expect!

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Cormac invites DJ City - 03 February 2024

Bside Incoming: Alinka

For our 186th show we take a trip over the Atlantic ocean to Chicago and warmly invite Alinka to showcase some of her favoruite club equipt house and tech records.

"There are at least a few people in this thing determined to keep House Music weird. Chicago’s Alinka is one of them." – Terry Matthew, 5 Magazine.

Alinka is the kind of DJ other DJs will tell you about. She has a unique power on the decks that comes from lifelong passion and time served, with a focused devotion to her first love – house music. Raised on Chicago’s vibrant house sound with toes dipped into Detroit techno, Europe’s more robust approaches to bass music and the myriad of genres coming from cities like Berlin, London, and Paris.

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Moving to Chicago in the late 80's, she fell head over heels for the chart sounds of Madonna and Janet Jackson. Then came house music from local radio shows where you could frequently hear tracks by Chicago legends like Cajmere and DJ Funk, and shows like Sonic Boom helped expose underground music to the masses. By the late ‘90s, music had taken over her life. Teenage Alinka immersed herself in the dance music scene, spending her summers pulling double shifts at a local pool and moonlighting for rave promoters to build up enough cash to buy decks. After a year of skipping class to relentlessly practice her mixing skills, she began her full-time musical pursuit. Working for various club promoters, doing odd jobs passing out flyers and helping with party logistics - anything just to get into clubs underage to see her favorite DJs - all while spending hours digging for tracks at Chicago’s legendary record shop Gramaphone. In 2001, Justin Long recruited her to be the opening resident for his Dotbleep party at Smartbar where she honed her skills for the best part of a decade.

In 2012, an impromptu meeting with former Hercules and Love Affair vocalist, Shaun J. Wright, changed her life forever. Their evolving friendship resulted in what would be the first of many musical collaborations. The pair launched their Twirl parties and label, continually striving to inspire each other both musically and spiritually; the result has been an impressive catalog of material for both of them collaboratively and individually on the likes of The Classic Music Company, Jackathon Jams, Crosstown Rebels, Leftroom, and of course Twirl, where as well as their own material the duo have welcomed renowned artists like Spencer Parker, Virginia, LA-4A, Kim Ann Foxman, and Jason Kendig onto the label.

Recent years have seen Alinka really hit her stride as a producer with successful releases on world-renowned labels like Rekids, Crosstown Rebels, Need Want, Permanent Vacation, Harry Romero’s Bambossa Records, He.She.They, and Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records, which is forthcoming in 2024. She also turned out a standout collection of remixes for labels Me Me Me, Live At Robert Johnson, Lone Romantic, Keinemusik, Get Physical, and Pets Recordings.

Now living in Berlin, Alinka has well and truly found her feet and inspiration. Alinka has used this base to throw down at parties across Europe from Berghain/Panorama Bar to Circoloco, with regular visits back to the US and Kyiv to play at stand out bars. Her evolution continues with the recent relaunch of her Twirl imprint, highlighted by the ‘Day Dreamer’, ‘Sorry For Not Trending’ and ‘Edgewater’ EPs that finely balance Alinka’s future-focused ethos, with an unmistakable, proud passion for her Chicago heritage.

Check out just released Edgewater EP here! - https://alinka.lnk.to/TWIRL032

Enjoy the ride.

Alinka's instagram-https://www.instagram.com/alinkatwirl/
Her soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/aalinkaa
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/alinkatwirl

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Alinka

Love On The Rocks founder and Ostgut Ton artist, PARAMIDA, serves up an hour of blissful sounds that are reminiscent of her residency at Panorama Bar. 

"There is no concept behind this mix. My DJ sets and mixes are always an expression of my emotions. This time I went a bit mental. What you hear is what you get. Happy IWD. The future is ours."

IWD24 - PARAMIDA - fabric podcast

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Love On The Rocks - Massimiliano Pagliara - 21 Mar 2024

Next up in our Let The People In! mixtape series is this year's co-headliner, the incredible Alinka. 

This mix was recorded live at the Palp Festival and gives you an insight into her style... and why she is one of our absolute favourite DJs and producers.

Catch Alinka on Saturday 4th May at this year's Let The People In! street party. You can get tickets on Skiddle > https://skiddle.com/e/38041230

Let the People In! Mixtape #8 - Alinka

Secretsundaze have always pushed that true dance music spirit, be it at their party, through their DJ sets, productions or with their label. Expect trademark roots-infused house, soul, jazz, boogie and more…. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/secret-sundaze/episodes/secret-sundaze-4th-april-2024

Secretsundaze 040424

The warm-up at Radio Vilnius, me and Shubostar guesting before the big Roe Deers dance marathon.

https://radiovilnius.live/
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Skatebård at Radio Vilnius, March 2024

DJ, producer and singer Elias Mazian is a firm fixture of the club circuit in Amsterdam and beyond and he’s joining us for Tapes #126.

His DJ sets are never predictable, with house music forming a base to deviate from into all manner of unexpected sounds, be it jungle, techno or a classic pop song. The former Trouw and De School resident is refreshingly unafraid to share his sensitive side on the emotional journeys that form his DJ sets, productions and radio shows.

Interview & Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/elias-mazian-mix

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Origins Tapes 126 - Elias Mazian

From the suburbs of Detroit to the southern beaches of Tel Aviv, https://soundcloud.com/hilu_tlv - founder of @zazaisland.rec record label, emerged into the underground electronic music scene. Throughout the years, Hilu has built a tight reputation for herself known for her fine, deep selection of music, and keeping the vibe groovy & bangin’ while she’s behind the decks. But we’ll let. the music speak for itself.

About her favorite track: She Loves Me - Spincycle [2002]
“An amazing oldie I found in a recent vinyl dig. I love the feel this tune sets on the dance floor, it's got this deep but banger vibe to it and and the vocal adds a sexy touch”

Hilu...IsBurning #146

Alex Kassian welcomed the first sunrise at Solar Village in 2023, and we can now listen back to his performance. He took Wonderers on a journey that started downtempo and slowly built his set out, marking a new direction for sunrise performances at our beloved venue. Stay tuned for more music to be released soon, but we can’t think of a better way to kick things off than Alex Kassian.

Alex Kassian – Solar Village – Wonderfruit 2023

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Next up: Let The People In!
Saturday 29th April, 1pm - 1am
The Yard, Manchester 

w/ Roman Flugel, Sean Johnston, Supernature, What She Said, Rinny + Residents Muddy Feet, Massey & Marco Giannini

Tickets available exclusively on Skiddle: http://skiddle.com/e/36276087

Let the People In! Mixtape #8 - Alinka

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