torie | moon ☾ [darker house/techno/breaks/left-field/garage]

Another exclusive mix from Curiosity 2021 is here! It's a special one for Torie, her full story is below! Stay tuned for weekly Monday mixes from the festival :)

From @yotorieee : FULL TRANSPARENCY: THIS IS REALLY MESSY. But given the story surrounding it, I’ve decided to release it as-is rather than trying to re-record. I was playing on a broken mixer in the middle of the desert (which I didn’t discover until I tried it during my start), battling Mother Nature, and just said f*ck it and embraced it. This was a huge lesson in being humble, and a strong reminder that part of DJing is being able to work with whatever’s thrown at you. 

This was perhaps my most experimental set ever, and arguably the most memorable I’ve played yet. Read the story below, and laugh with me as you listen. 

Cheers to everyone who danced with me. This was an ADVENTURE. 

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As I came onto the decks, I learned from the prior DJ – DJ Spacecamp – that “some of the cues don’t work”. Naturally, I’m like – shit, ok, what am I getting myself into? One of my first mixes is a disaster bc at that moment, I was testing out & learning that ALL FOUR cue buttons were stuck on “ON”. I realize that I can’t cue anything & am gonna be mixing blindly. Panic slightly ensues – but after a few min, I finally find my flow. (Lesson learned: always assume that gear in the elements will break.)

This set is v sentimental to me b/c it was a full-circle moment. At my first Curiosity 5 years ago, this running joke that “Torie hates breaks” started. It has lived on ever since, so I obvi wanted to fuck with everyone by playing breaks / left-field / eclectic sounds I’ve been loving out of the UK and Australia. It was only fitting that amongst this absurdity, I had to bring back the joke that had been such a big part of my growth – both with Inquiry & as an artist. 

As that initial terrible mix happened, I yelled to the crowd: "Don't mind me, just figuring out a broken mixer over here." I was trying to figure out what I could hear and not hear, and it quickly clicked that none of the buttons would do anything. Alas, I’ve decided not to fix it afterwards since this was such a hilariously frustrating moment that was also SO memorable. I played this entire set sans cues – using the screen, very loud headphones (sorry, ears), and my track memory as much as I could. It put my skills to the test, pushed all of my limits, and was so absurd – but so fitting for Curiosity. I’ll own my mistakes here. It was messy, but this is part of what makes you grow as an artist.

An aside: I started with Partiboi69 to follow Spacecamp's absolute flooring incredibleness of a set (real talk: best set of the weekend). PB69 has been a much-loved artist that we discovered over quarantine & has brought a lot of laughter to my friend group, so that silliness was really where I wanted to start my set before I dove into 1.5 hrs of music that I knew would surprise a lot of people. This isn’t a sound that I’ve played out much before, so I was stoked to explore this on such an incredible soundsystem in my favorite place on earth – the desert. 

I left my set so mad at the mixer situation, but eventually realized that at the end of the day, this shit happens. You have to pull thru, do work, and make the best of any given situation. You have to keep moving forward. 

Enjoy the ride.

-Torie

Torie @ Inquiry: Curiosity 2021

I decided to shake things up and start 2022 with something fresh and surprising — playing a breaks / left field set on the Dusty Rhino at It's A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party 2022. It felt like the perfect place to try something new as the history of the Rhino and Cowboys sound has so much breaks in it… it was time for me to explore a new genre. 

I've played on the Rhino for the last few years at BOC and it's always been home & family for me. It meant the world for me to be back here surrounded by so many incredible people and to be reminded how much I love this community. Truly a pleasure. 

This was SO MUCH FUN and I can't wait to bring more breaks into 2022! ENJOY⚡️  

(note: this was re-recorded at home as I think my set was partially clipping from day-of)

Torie - Live on the Dusty Rhino: It's A New Day x Breakfast of Champions [Breakbeat/LeftField]

Here's my opening set from our @desertheartsblack x @inquirycollective party at Public Works in December 2021 - minimal trippy techno grooves to kick off the night. This show was a long time coming as the first date got cancelled because of COVID, so there was lots of energy & excitement about finally getting this fam together and there was sooo much magic in the air. 

I loved this set - some of my favorite techno tunes as of late 🖤 Enjoy! 

Photo by @storiesbysay

Torie - Live at Desert Hearts Black x Inquiry [opening set | Dec 2021]

for our @icarusartcar fundraiser at Monarch SF in April 2022, our resident DJs each chose a friend to b2b with - so i grabbed my east coast sista @itsmekatiemarie & we teamed up for this new duo project we're working on that we've aptly named // chaos theory // 

full transparency, as is par for course: i threw katie into the fire a bit when i told her i'd like to play *very fast techno and sum breaks sitting around 128-145 bpm* & she was also new to the v10 mixer (what a learning curve that damn thing is). the first few track transitions here are messy, no doubt - i was showing her how to use the mixer on the fly, we were getting into our groove, and, well, you know how chaos can go in a packed club w a lot of loud noises. but that's the fun of it, right? 

regardless - once we got into it, we damn went, and we piloted the shit out of that spaceship. 

enjoy some minimal house, techno, acid techno, & breaks + left-field garage soundin' stuff. strap in for a helluva ride cuz this one's a damn adventure with a helluva groove.

xx, 
torie & katie 
aka chaos theory

photo by open fire photography

Chaos Theory •  Torie b2b katiemarie at ICARUS: Dark Matters [techno/breaks]

For the next several weeks, we are excited to be featuring some of our favorite female DJs in our communities. This week, we're thrilled to have Torie—she's an SF favorite, also out of Tahoe and beyond, representing Dusty Rhino, Icarus Car, and more! 

Keep up with Torie! 
Soundcloud: @yotorieee
Facebook: facebook.com/yotorieee
Instagram: instagram.com/yotorieee

About this mix Torie sez: 
"It's been two years since my last Ripecast, and I'm thrilled and honored to be back. It's crazy to see how my musical taste has evolved since then – and I'm stoked to be able to share some of my absolute fav tracks I've been digging lately. I've been exploring more of the acid, techno, minimal, & breaks (we love breaks!) worlds, so strap in and get ready for an adventure. Cheers!"

Torie - RIPEcast Exclusive Mix

Late Nite B2b w/ Torie @ Northern Night's Octopus Garden

I was stoked to return to Northern Nights Music Festival for my second year playing – I threw down a Friday night set at the Submerged Sessions stage for an hour of trippy vocals, rolling baselines, house, minimal, techno n' breaks. This was quite fun to hear these tracks blasting out on a proper Danley soundsystem (thanks, Jobi!!) – it's one of my fav sets I've played in awhile. Thanks to everyone who joined 💜

Torie - Live at Northern Nights: Submerged Sessions

This may have been one of my favorite sets I've played... ever. 

Here's my opening set ahead of Overmono at Monarch SF on Friday, Oct 14th. Breaks, UKG, fun things. 

Thanks to everyone who joined me on the dancefloor, to DJ Dials for having me out, to the Monarch team, and to Ty for making the Monarch basement sound the best it's ever been.

This was unreal. Enjoy xx

Torie - Live at Overmono @ Monarch SF - 10.14.2022

Let @yotorieee take you on a journey through house, techno, and breaks from her Saturday night set at Nightlife Savings 2022!

torie @ Nightlife Savings 2022

It's Friday night, the rain has died down and the energy in the club was high. 

Recorded live at Public Works - my first time on the decks at such an amazing venue with a fusion of tech house, bass house and a twist of techno. 

Huge thanks to the Zero Fucks crew for bringing me out - this was a ton of fun to play. Enjoy!

Torie Live at House of Bass - March 2018

A two-hour dive into trippy tribal tech, the depths of deep & tech house, and a soirée of mystifying vocals. This set list was by far one of my favorites to play – I hope it keeps your foot tapping & an ear to the speaker. Enjoy!

Recorded live at Substance Thursdays at The Endup for the Kazbah Friends + Family edition on May 31, 2018.

Torie Live at Substance Kazbah Friends & Family - May 2018

With a global upbringing and roots in San Francisco, Torie’s sound is an eclectic blend of many influences. She interweaves elements of deep and tech house, techno and tribal beats to tell a captivating story of sound and bring newfound life to the dance floor. She’s played alongside Tycho, Justin Martin, Shiba San, Dance Spirit, KMLN, Sabo, Thomas Jack, Justin Jay, Satori, Monolink, Kevin Knapp, PillowTalk, Joeski and more.

As a resident DJ of You’re Welcome, an artist with the Burning Man art car & music collective ICARUS, and a co-founder of the Dance With Haha series, she draws inspiration from the dusty plains of the playa, the dark undergrounds of San Francisco and the interstellar endeavors of the ICARUS car & its motley crew.

FB: https://facebook.com/yotorieee 
SC: https://soundcloud.com/yotorieee

Sonic Cocktails 084 - Torie

Hey, friends. It's been a bit since I've put out a Forms | States, and I'm especially excited to share this one with you. For F|S05, I re-recorded a set I played at a late-night renegade at a thing in the mountains a few weeks back that was SO much fun – playing on a sound system I'd been hoping to test out for months. It's not perfect – never is, and that's the fun of it - but it was damn fun to play and I'm stoked for you to hear it.

This one's got a dark and heavy vibe, with a kick-you-into-high-gear sorta beat and those constantly driving high hats that I love so much. It crosses boundaries from tech house to techno and even a bassier, wobblier dive into some grooves - so strap in and enjoy the ride.

📸: Lexi Lim

Forms | States 05 - Torie

Wow, wow, wow. This was the first time I've had the pleasure of playing the basement at 1015, and what an experience that was. I'm so honored to share a lineup with the mega-talented Maya Jane Coles. Here's an hour of some of my favorite sounds right now: some groovy, darker tech house and dives into a heavier techno side too. I hope it moves you as much as it moved me – enjoy ~ 
 
Much thanks to DJ Dials, 1015 Folsom, Noise Pop and As You Like It for having me out!

*This is a re-recording since I forgot my recorder that night. Thanks to @kool-karlo for the master.

Torie – Live at Maya Jane Coles, February 2020

Dive into an hour and a half of deep melodies, trippy sounds and even a little bit of tribal beats with me. The @inquiry-records Ladies Night livestream was an incredible experience and I'm so grateful to be continually surrounded by such an inspirational group of friends. This set was quite a journey, and I loved being able to share it with you.

Watch the full livestream video on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/600058344?collection=xy5fmqtiCBZw6g

Photo & Edit by Liz Hagearty

Torie – Live At Inquiry Ladies Night [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

Four incredible years of our @inquiry-records family! We celebrated with a livestream of all Inquiry artists, all night long – and I was privileged to bring in the darkness of the night with a dark n' trippy set filled with some proper evening tuneage. A bit of minimal, a bit of tech house, some tribal vibes, a bit of techno... enjoy! 

Watch the full video stream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torie.rich1/videos/10223388791097345/

Photo + edit by Liz Hagearty

Torie – Live at Inquiry 4-Year Anniversary [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

If you've known me personally or musically at all, you probably know my deep love for @desert-hearts-records. This community has played a huge impact on my musical development and is truly a second home to me. I've been hoping to play a DH event for awhile now, and had the incredible opportunity to open up their livestream for our @inquiry-records takeover in September.

Dive into 1.5 hours of.. well.. a bit of all of my favorite things. Deep and minimal, trippy and tribal, jackin' tech house, old school, groovy and melodic – an adventure through some of the sounds I'm loving right now. Enjoy 💓

Torie – Live at Desert Hearts x Inquiry DHtv Takeover

Every year, our @inquiry-records family throws a desert renegade-style festival with a small group of friends out in the Mojave – we call it Curiosity. This year, since we couldn't gather in person, we threw a virtual version instead – and called it "Spuriosity". 

Here's my set – a journey through darker sounds, from deep house and minimal sounds to heavier basslines, trippy techno, and a bit of everything in-between. Close your eyes, take a listen, and imagine it's 3am on a dusty dancefloor in the middle of the desert with me... 

Photo by Haley Busch

Torie - Live at Inquiry: Spuriosity 2020

Huge thanks to @deckrekord & @ilayda_ @marienyx for having me on the livestream for Disco Coven – an all-ladies night of epically dark proportions to celebrate Friday the 13th 🔮🖤

Here's two hours of darker tribal, minimal tech & techno grooves. Step into the Disco Coven lair, imagine we're back on a dark dancefloor, & enjoy 💫

Torie - Live at DECKREKORD Disco Coven [Friday the 13th]

I was SO stoked to join @understatedla for their 4-year anniversary celebration – it's been a minute since I streamed last, & their 3-year anni party was one of the last IRL parties I played before COVID hit. 

I've been saving some gems for this one, & it's quite a wild ride through genres – disco, house, tribal, techno, & some much-loved samples and nods to artists I love. Tune in, take the ride. Enjoy!

Torie - Live at Understated 4 Year Anniversary

• dj ⋆ event curator ⋆ magic maker ⋆ groovez 🔮
• house - techno - minimal - breaks - dnb
• san diego | san francisco | bouncin' around

• things n' stuff with @icarus_art_car @inquiry-records @dusty-rhino-1 @yourewelcome-sf @dancewithhaha

• bookings: richardson.torie@gmail.com
• livestreams: twitch.tv/yotorieee

~ tldr: i'm eclectic. breaks, techno, deep house, drum and bass, minimal, you name it. fast & dark, soft and slow. it all comes down to whatever makes us move. just pick the time & place, the vibe will come ~ 

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With a global upbringing, roots in San Francisco, & a current base in San Diego, Torie’s sound is eclectic to say the least. She interweaves elements of house, minimal, dark & driving techno, breaks, soulful vocals, soft melodies – & every now and then, some drum & bass – all to tell a story through sound. She believes in the power of groove, and plays with one goal in mind: to bring newfound life to the dancefloor.

As a core lead of Inquiry Collective, artist with Burning Man art cars ICARUS and Dusty Rhino, a resident DJ of You’re Welcome, and a co-founder of Dance With Haha, she draws inspiration from the dusty plains of the playa, the curious explorations of the Mojave desert, the underground dancefloors of SF, & the interstellar endeavors of ICARUS & its motley crew.

She has performed with KiNK, Superflu, Justin Martin, Overmono, Maya Jane Coles, Anja Schneider, Tale of Us, Patrice Baumel, Marbs, Mikey Lion, Porky and Evan Casey of Desert Hearts, Rinzen, Dance Spirit, Eskuche, Marques Wyatt, Tycho, KMLN, Sabo, Justin Jay, Hoj, Kevin Knapp, Shiba San, Joeski and more. You may have seen her with renowned crews like Space Cowboys, Distrikt, and Desert Hearts, or on the festival circuit – including Outside Lands, EDC Las Vegas, Northern Nights Music Festival, Desert Hearts Festival, The Untz Festival, Umbrella Weekend, and Outside in Equinox. 

+ Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/yotorieee 
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torie | moon ☾ [darker house/techno/breaks/left-field/garage]

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