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Birth & Kiki

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17 Years of DnB and Kiki. 🥳

I was recently telling a colleague about my Livejournal. Yikes! 🤣
I started blogging in 2001. I joined Livejournal and just yapped endlessly about everything.
I finally got so sick of myself and my cringy early 20s behaviour, that I ended that blog and created this one. At first I decided I wasn’t going to talk about myself and just post my fave mixes and tunes, but eventually, cuz I’m such a blabbermouth, parts of my life started to creep into my posts.
I still don’t update as much as I would like, but I have decided that I do like the fact that this platform exists for me after all these years. 💜

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Regardez Mon Visage Kiki

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I can’t help it. Any time anyone says the word “visage”, I just hear Lauren going “Regardez mon visage ” 🤣

I’m a huge Visages & Monty fan. I really love the way they produce together. That Gen Z phrase fits appropriately for my love for this tune. “I Don’t Want to Go to Heaven has definitely gone platinum in my car.” 😂

I really enjoyed this North Quarter Echobox episode. It was nice to have Greg back and the Mantra mix was 🔥.

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Kiki Works

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I’m here. Been busy with work. Not a valid excuse for not posting, but alas, what can I say?

Listening to some SirReal. Always love his mixes. 🥰

Submorphics, Zar and Aya Dia – Another Level Of Love
LSB – 175
Surreal – Shift
Phil Tangent – Bedouin (Satl Remix)
Anile & DRS – Save Love
Versions – Tonight
Flaco – Tonight
Fonts – L.U.V
Submorphics & Zar – Western Times
Seba – Flow
Seba – Project feat. Sapele
Technimatic – From Within
Flaco – At Last
Surreal – 101
Zero T – Let Me Know feat. MANNY
Kailia – Camomile (Satl Remix)
Flaco – What To Say
Channell – Spaced
Halogenix – Tired
Hibiki – Dark Matter feat. Makoto
LSB & Etherwood – Evermade
Villem – Woe Be Gone
Wagz – Bittersweet
Madcap – Pray (VIP mix)
LSB – Me In Other Forms
Zar & Whitt – Mixed Up
Flaco – Clarity
Imo-Lu – INKY

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Coasting Along Kiki

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Been in LA for seven years and adjusting to LA’s version of the seasons changing still takes some getting used to. The temp has finally dropped and I’m happy to be getting out the jumpers, long sleeves and hoodies. Cozy is my middle name.

I’ve got a lot of work on, but lowkey that’s a spot I enjoy being in. It allows me to just pop in my headphones, zone out, and do my work with no interruptions and listen to whatever I want.

This week I’ve been catching up on The Amen, Brother! Podcast. Love having it on in the background. It’s nice to be able to watch them on YouTube and pretend you’re in the room with them.

I’ve also had the Tyrone TNQ Rinse FM episode on repeat. What a great mix! So many go0d tunes: Mortlock’s Emma’s Dilemma, Alix Perez’s Bloomsbury, Workforce’s Falling Down to name a few. The whole tracklist is just 🔥. I’ve been vibing to it for the past two weeks straight. 🥰

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Fruitful Kiki

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Man, it’s taken forever for me to get back on track. I’ve been chasing my tail since I got back from Sardinia!

I finally had a super productive weekend. My house is clean. Laundry is done. I’m not behind on my work projects. Hallelujah.

Purging my closet to donate some clothes and catching up on some Rinse FM/Kool FM episodes.

Current tune playing:

This Workforce remix of GLXY’s “She Sings for Me” is 🔥.

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SnB & Kiki

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What a week. So so so much fun. My time in Sardinia has come to an end. I had a fab week with great people and great music.

The past 4 years since my dad died haven’t been the greatest. Things finally started to turn around when I got an awesome new job in April. It’s been lovely to go on holiday and just eat great food, listen to the music I enjoy, and spend time with top notch people.

Sun and Bass has been amazing. I met Stefano in Chicago back in 2008 when he was there for a work training. I love that I was finally able to make it to his event, albeit it 16 years later. 😂

Biggest thanks goes to my gal pal Alley Cat. She let me tag along as her plus one and was a stellar raving buddy/roommate for the entire week. Special shouts to Workforce, Skeptical, and Klute. Our little party crew for those first 3 days was elite. Also getting some lady hangz in with Chickaboo was A1 too. I got to party with my LA dnb crew and meet up with some people that I’ve known for ages, but never met in person. Everything was wonderful. 🥰

I don’t want to make this post too long. So many great sets were heard and just good vibes all around. I had a fantastic time and appreciate that I got to join the Sun and Bass massive this year.

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Kiki & Friends

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I’ve lived in LA for 7 years and it’s only this year I started hanging out with LA dnb people. Totally nothing wrong with that. It’s just funny to me that it took me this long.

I belonged to 2 wonderful dnb scenes that I am deeply fond of. My djing/raving years in Minneapolis and Chicago are such a treasure to me and the people that I befriended during that time are my nearest and dearest. I’m 47, don’t really go out that much anymore apart from the odd show here and there, and I am content with the friends that already exist in my life. I mix at home and have a 24 hour dnb playist in my headphones, so it’s really not all that surprising that I hadn’t made any new dnb friends, but… 7 years is a long time. 😂

Anyway, I’m enjoying the switch up. I’m used to living a solo LA dnb life and it’s nice to have some new people to share this 30 year obsession with.

Currently obsessed with this Emma G mix on TNQ’s Echobox Radio show. If you want to listen, it’s the last 30 minutes of this episode. Now we all know I never pass up a TNQ mix, but this one I’m posting solely for the Emma G guest mix. I’ve been listening to it on repeat for the past 4 days. Such a lovely mix with so many good tunes.😍

Enjoy.

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It’s a Wrap Kiki

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And just like that, summer is coming to an end. I feel like it whizzed by! I had fun though. Went to San Diego, just got back from celebrating a friend’s bday in New Orleans. Going to Sun and Bass next month. Can’t complain. 🥰

Been listening to the new Echo Brown EP on TNQ, Galvan Place. So happy Crisp Dollar Thrill is finally out!

Really enjoyed this month’s GLXY episode on Rinse. I know I posted them last time too, but I’m such a huge fan, can’t help it. 😁 Word on the street is they are coming to US. I would be so geeked if they came to LA.

Rinse FM – GLXY August 7, 2024
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Liquid Lovin’ Kiki

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I can’t remember if I said I got a new job or not. Anyway, I no longer teach and it’s quite odd to get back into the environment where summer holiday is not a thing like it is when you are working at a school.

I am enjoying the summer though. Headed to SD this weekend to go hang with some of my faves. I’m looking forward to it!

Working away and listening to this wonderful gift GLXY bestowed upon us. 😍

Rinse FM – GLXY 2010s Liquid Special

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Sunny Kiki

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Summer is a vibe indeed! So many good tunes out right now. Not too much to report. I’m just enjoying the weather, hanging out with friends, and listening to good tunes.

Hope you guys are having a good summer too! Xx

You know all I do is stan TNQ. 😂

I am a huge Satl fan. This whole EP with him and Brandy Haze is soooo good. I can’t lie though, I was hoping “On Site” would be on this EP. I’ve been obsessed with that track for a minute now. I’ll keep waiting for it’s release, but in the meantime the LA Fling EP is 🔥🔥🔥.

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