Mixes

The debut ratio featured @xminus1 b2b @abeab for the first hour and half followed by Honesty in Motion. Closing with a rare b2b2b2 featuring all four players. 

Party at Rok Eatery, Feb 13, 2023

Ratio (4 DJs: 3 Hours)

NERVE is a series created to challenge peoples expectations of what's possible with parties and give a platform to artists to take risks. This set was recorded in the basement from 1-3am on Friday October 6th. 

I haven’t released a solo DJ set in a while, this is a special one for me. I hope you enjoy it!

NERVE [DJ SET]

A special spoopy set for you. I was fortunate to be asked to play in the basement of Dearly Beloved in St. Paul. This set heavily samples the movie Rosemary's Baby and minimally samples a few other horror films. The atmosphere of the party and the effort all of the organizers put into it let me play loose and have a great time.

Enjoy the chaos. And hail Satan.

Dearly Beloved [Halloween DJ set]

This installment of Ratio @ ROK (02/02/24) featured heavy talent from Minneapolis (@erlaab, @allenhz, @abeab, and me) and San Diego (@atrevid000). This party fell the day after my birthday and in honor of my big day I wanted to play a driving/groovy/funky set for the floor. 

I had an amazing time playing. Thanks for dancing.

Tracklist:
Voxshot - Genius of Time
U Can Stop (Shonky Remix) - Sonotheque
Startling Reeds (Organ Dub) - Flora FM
Rainbow Sound - Garrett David
Reflections Insturmental - Paradisco
5 Hard - Cuthead
Phantom Lady - Olsvanger
Tell Me What To Do - Mutual Identities
Kino Der Toten - Adam Pits
Ao - Berg Jaar
Karate - Yelle
Echo Park - OLE MIC ODD
Chimera - BufoBufo
Military Industrial Complex - TC80
ICE ONMA WRIST - BALBO
Bad Tabs - K-65
Majestic 12 - Pangaea
Amen Code - Data Theft
Less Ordinary - Longeez

Save Palestine.

Ratio [Birthday DJ Set]

Saturday Night (may 4th) I had the honor of making my debut at the institution that is Jumpsuit. I played from 9-1030 PM. I tried to embody the funk. Black Hart's dancefloor is very special and I am lucky to have had the chance to build it from nothing to grooving.

Tracklist:
Betty Lou - I can't stop (re-master)
Steve Wunder - Easy Going
The Dartaris - Etlsuhg Ibal Lasti
Neno Exporta Som - Deixa a Tristenza
The Rwenzori's - Handsome Bot (E Wara) pt 1&2
Mitote - Cochemea (Xminus1 Edit) 
Afrika Bambaata And Family - Freedom
Other Lands - Avail Yourself
Busy P - This Song (Breakbot Remix)
New York Community Choir - I'll Keep My Light in My Window (12" mix)
Alice Smith - Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulto Remix)
The Lovers - DiscoMania (Caserta's No Mania Edit)
SoulPhiction_Official - Bizzness
Free Magic & Jkriv - Night Braces
Karizma - I Care
Radio Slave - Wild Live (Jamie 3: 26 & Danou P 'DiscoTek' Remix)
Doug Gomez - Eu sei de alguem
DMX Krew - Cold Dub
Crackazat - Monday Jam 10. Baggy
Cultured Pears - Mother Earth (Hoffs Optimistic House Edit)
Bizarre Inc Feat. Yvonne Yanney - Love in Motion
Mike Dunn - Natural High (Mike Dunn Black Glitter Extended Mix)
Soul II Soul - Pleasure Dome (Booker T Dub)

Save Gaza

May 4th Jumpsuit [DJ Set]

Lefse is a scandinavian potato flatbread. It has a mildly sweet taste and I normally prepare it as a dessert by buttering and sprinkling with granulated sugar on one side, rolling it up, and cutting it into finger food sized bites. Preparing and sharing lefse is one of the only Norwegian traditions I do. I make lefse once a year -- either for Thanksgiving or around Christmas. When I make lefse I make large batches. Scratch-made food is a great gift. And though the preparation/frying time increases with the batch size. The not-insignificant cleaning time stays mostly the same.

Cooking tools

- Flat griddle (can use a frying pan on a stovetop too)
- Lefse flipper 
- Rolling pin with rolling pin cover (you can just use a sock and rolling pin)
- A pastry rolling board with cover (it’s really nice to have a spare cover in case the first gets wet)
- Potato ricer
- A big pot (8qts work well)
- Baking sheet
- Mixing Bowl

Ingredients (~40 lefse)

- 5 lbs of potatoes (big russets are the starchiest potatoes and will produce the most workable lefse dough. However, yukon gold tastes better. I like to do a mixture: 3 lb yukon gold + 2 lb russet)
- 1 stick butter
- 3 ¾ cup flower (and a lot of extra flower to keep rolling surfaces coated)
- 2.5 tsp salt
- 5 tsp sugar
- 1 ¼ cup heavy cream

Prepping the potatoes (the night before)

Fill pot with water and salt and heat to a boil. Wash the potatoes. Boil until soft -- use a fork to test(~25 min). Drain water and let the potatoes cool enough to handle (don’t let them fully cool). Skin potatoes and remove all dark/tough growths from the potatoes. Dice the potatoes into chunks small enough for the potato ricer. Rice the potatoes while they are warm into a bowl/pot. Melt 1 stick of butter into the hot riced potatoes (dice the butter and mix it up!)
Transfer hot buttery potatoes to baking sheet and allow to cool on counter (the goal is to get moisture out of the potatoes). Transfer tray to refrigerator overnight uncovered (again we’re drying these things out).

Prepping the lefse dough

Hand blend flour, salt, sugar, heavy cream, and sugar with the riced potatoes from the previous night. Prep dough balls -- firmly hand roll dough to balls slightly larger than golf balls. Place on baking sheet and put in the fridge.

Preparing to roll and grill

Heat your griddle to 400-450 F (If you’re in the groove of grilling these things you can turn it up to decrease the cook time). Prepare your rolling surface and rolling pin with a generous coating of flour. The flour will prevent moisture from being transferred from the lefse balls to the rolling surface or to the rolling pin. Be sure to keep these things coated in flour! If wet spots develop on either surface rolling the lefse will become very difficult. You can use a sharp knife to scrape down sticky spots that develop. Follow up with excess flower and the spot and you should be able to recover. 

Rolling and Grilling

Grab a dough ball from the fridge and roll it out on the surface. The goal is pretty thin -- thin enough to almost be transparent. Transfer rolled lefse onto the griddle using the lefse flipper -- gently slide flipper under the middle of the lefse, gently lift up the lefse with the stick, if you experience resistance gently sweep under the lefse with the lefse flipper, place an end of the lefse on to the edge of the griddle and lower ½ of the lefse onto the griddle, then roll the lefse stick transfer the other half of the lefse to the griddle. Allow the lefse to grill on one side (30-60s) (until some light brown marks form). Flip and cook the remaining side for (30-45s)
Transfer cooked lefse to a place to cool before stacking (they can start to stick together if stacked). 

Storage

Fold the cooled lefse sheets in half twice. Stack 3-5 pieces and put into large ziplock bag
Store in refrigerator for short term or store in freezer for long term


Secret Sauce 19 - Xminus1

CODE CURRENT live and in the flesh for Cyber City Disco, we along with the other Djs donated our sets to go toward trans mutual aid and we raised $570! Thank you to everyone who played and supported this show that's meant for the good of the world. 
Xminus1 and I spent a lot of our rehearsals just having a good time mixing and chatting and it's no different whether with words, nods, or pressing play, we're always talking. 

[LIVE] CODE CURRENT (Xminus1 b2b OriTheGhost) for Cyber City Disco 032125

Hitting the breaks hard with a drum machine whiz, a locally-renowned Aquarius, and electro royalty of Seattle, Xminus1. “Intended to capture the many feelings that accompany an all night party: from the anxious energy that exists in transit, to the raw emotions that are exposed after its end,” the DJ and producer chronicles the diverse story we have all encountered at the rave.   

Maintaining a congruous rhythmic basis through-out, the producer applies the larger brushstrokes to a realizable narrative. The synthesizers that deviate from vicious growls, to acidic wallops; phantom perforations, to cherubic and whimsical melodies - all help lend to the finer details of a larger, moving picture. The rapid snares and recurrent amen breaks keep the breakneck pace - like streetlights hurtling past you through the neon-soaked thoroughfares of Neo Tokyo. A tour de force, Xminus1 has constructed a heart-rendering account of an experience so many have shared. And like your favorite party, it’s over before you know it. 

For more, steer your attention to Dessert Alert, and Exchange Bias - two phenomenal projects the Aquarian has his hands in. This one’s very special - so take your time and enjoy.

https://soundcloud.com/xminus1
https://soundcloud.com/dessertalert
https://soundcloud.com/exchange-bias

Cover by Nicola Scutt ---> http://nicolascutt.com/

LCM062

Xminus1

LCM062 - Xminus1

Minneapolis based electro/break enthusiast.

Label head: 
@particlemagazine

Releases on:
@illegal-afters-tracks
@secondnature

Collaboration projects:
@exchange-bias 
@dessertalert

Upcoming events:

Past events:
2024 - Sept 19th - Dutch Discotheque [DJ]
2024 - June 29th - Enigma [DJ]
2024 - May 4th - Jumpsuit [DJ]
2024 - Feb 2nd - Ratio [DJ]
2023 - Oct 6th - NERVE [DJ]
2023 - Sept 15th - Cyber City Disco [DJ]
2023 - July 15th - House Party Season [DJ]
2023 - July 7th - Ratio [DJ]
2023 - Apr 22nd - NERVE [DJ]
2023 - Feb 13th - Ratio [DJ b2b w/ @abeab]
2021 - Aug 21st - The Lodge [DJ b2b w/ @evedefy]
2019 - Aug 15th - The Lodge [Live]
2018 - Oct 31st - Jet Pack 001 [DJ]
2017 - Jan 25th - Free Axis Broadcasting [Live]
2017 - Jan 12th - Kremwerk, SEA [Live]
2016 - Oct 22nd - Timbre Room, SEA [Live]
2016 - May 16th - Monster Planet, Re-bar [Live]