January is mad long. Hello February. We’ve been waiting for you.
Just got back from the gym.
I love running on the treadmill and listening to dnb. It’s so energizing.
Current selection:
Woe is Kiki
Blog is under maintenance.
Please excuse the haphazardness of the menu and the overall look. 😩
DnB & Kiki is a WordPress blog. I have another domain on my account as well.
It’s just my name. My work portfolio is on Wix and I don’t want to pay to connect the domain there, so this morning I started rebuilding my work portfolio on WordPress.
We built our portfolios for an assignment during my master’s and I didn’t have the time to sort out how to do it on WordPress, so I just chose Wix. Wix is quick and easy.
I wasn’t paying attention and clicked DnB & Kiki when I was choosing my theme for the work portfolio, changing DnB & Kiki’s theme instead. 😭😭😭
I think the last time I changed the theme was when I lived in Japan,,, 10 years ago. I couldn’t remember the name of it to change it back.
The only way to get it is to ask WordPress, I talked to their customer care and they said they could revert the site back, but I don’t have a premium account, so technical support isn’t included? They wanted me to pay $149. Um what? I just said no thanks and closed the chat box.
The theme name randomly popped in my head a couple of hours later. But, now I have to go back and customize it and add all the widgets again. *sigh*
I know, I know, champagne problems,
I just don’t feel like doing it at the moment, so just tolerate it for now.
I’m listening to some Craggz & Parallel Forces and sulking.
Taciturn Kiki
Not feeling very chatty today. Just working and listening to some Ivy Lab.
Their Radio 1 mix from this month is so good. 🥰
Tracklist
00:00:00 Satl – Anxious (feat. Brandy Haze)
00:02:38 Ivy Lab – Live On Your Smile
00:04:50 Satl & Artificial Intelligence – Surreal
00:06:41 TeeBee – Saviour
00:08:31 Wingz – Parting 😍
00:10:21 DLR – Money For Nothing
00:12:14 Satl – I Got U
00:13:40 PARTICLE – Fooling
00:15:30 Two Swords – Pushback
00:16:53 Trail – Njs
00:19:11 VELLE – Forest Forgotten
00:20:28 Ivy Lab & Seyaa – Idols Fall
00:22:07 Untrue – One More Tune
00:22:38 Ivy Lab – Snap 101 😍
00:26:33 Anile & Satl – Nothing Makes Sense (Satl’s Everything Makes Sense Mix)
00:28:24 Cleo Sol – Know That You Are Loved (Envy Remix)
Friendship Kiki
Got to hang out with Stunna and Calculon yesterday. Stunna was in town to play Respect. It was so nice to hang with some of my o.g. dnb people.
My dnb crew in LA consists of me, me, and me. If I do go to shows, I just go by myself. It was nice when Pipleline still lived here, cuz he was always down to venture out.
I don’t mind too much. I’m okay with my own company. I like mixing at home by myself and living in my own dnb world. But, I do also love the opportunity to just hang with others and chat about tunes I love or just sit around and listen to tracks. I miss my peoples big time whenever I’m in the mood to do just that.
Hey, I know I am at fault in this scenario. I don’t get that excited about going out and making new friends. I like my dnb people. I have 20+ years of history with my Minneapolis and Chicago crews. I’m an old lady raver. I don’t have the energy to put in the effort I used to at 20.
That being said, I did see Amy out. We were both at Locus in Tulum. She’s quite lovely, has nice friends and also lives in my neighbourhood. We’re supposed to hang. 🥰
Listening to some SirReal. I love me some SirReal. His mixes were the soundtrack to so much of my noughties. Always good vibes.
Tracklist
LSB – Too Late feat. DRS & Tyler Daley
Workforce – Forever (LSB remix)
DJ Marky – Colours of My Mind feat. Pola & Bryson
Calibre – No Stopping
Tokyo Prose & LSB – Three Colour Portrait
BCee – Steam Clean
Motiv – Person I Knew
Unknown Artist – Do 4 Love
Lenzman & Redeyes – Midnight Fantasy
GLXY – Fear Ego
Tokyo Prose – Delicate Steps
Anile – Ceremonial
ST Files & Calibre – Astral Plane
Motiv – All I Want
Zero T – JazzTone VIP feat Steo & [K S R]
GLXY & Halogenix – Unconditional
Sustance – Magnetic
The North Quarter All Starts – Everything Nice
Calibre & ST Files – Grow feat Carmelle Cox
Note – Vespertnie feat Aya Dia
Satl X Artificial Intelligence – Stronger feat Gigi Daai
Satl – Meal Deal
Hugh Hardie – RWTS feat in:Most & Kojo
Surreal & Motiv – Deleted
Satl – Sundress feat Ellis Esco & Milansangar
Calibre – Stunted
Technimatic – Risk Everything feat DRS
London Elektricity – Fast Soul Music feat Liane Carroll (Dogger & Mindstate remix)
Sustance – Sweet Relief feat Pola & Bryson, Duskee & Zara Kershaw
Laundry & Kiki
My turntables are next to the washer and dryer, so sometimes, if I’m in the mood, I’ll mix records while I do laundry.
I love all my old records. I have so many good tracks.
I don’t have any way to record my mixes any more, so the best I could do was write down the tracklist as I mixed and create a YouTube playlist of the mix, if you want to listen.
Of course it would be way better mixed instead of stand alone videos, but the selection was still dope, even if I do say so myself. 😂
My solo rave was a vibe I tell you. Enjoy the trip down memory lane. I sure did. 🥰
Tracklist
Dj SS – England
Dom & Roland – Homicide
Roni Size – It’s Jazzy (Felix Road Mix)
MAW feat. India – To Be in Love (Carlito & Addiction Full Vocal Mix)
Total Science – Badger Eyes
Laroque – Bad Girls
Q Project – Tears
Submorphics - Make it Happen
DKay – Black Magic
Brooklyn – Someone (Naibu Remix)
Ror-Shak – A Forest (Disturbulence Remix)
Commix – Hung Up
Total Science – 3 Sugars
Shy FX & T Power feat. Di and Skibadee – Don’t Wanna Know
2024 Kiki
2024. 🥰
2023 was … I don’t really have the words. It wasn’t good. It wasn’t bad. It was just there.
I had a lovely holiday season. I spent a lot of time with my family and I really enjoyed it. I’m ready to start my new year with purpose and excited for whatever is to come.
Having a chill morning.
I really enjoyed this mix with Emma G going b2b with Satl from November.
Hope you guys have a great start to the year too.
Better Late Than Never Kiki
Super duper late, but anyway, yes, I went to the TNQ night at Amsterdam Dance Event last month.
I had so much fun! It was great to see Greg, and Flight was there as well. I hadn’t seen her in ages. It was nice to catch up.
Me and my old lady raver bones lasted the whole night! Great sets all around.
I was in London to wrap up the last of my dad’s estate situation. It was nice to get a mini break from the sadness and go rave and hang out with friends and listen to great tunes. 🥰
Also got to check out Kool FM while I was in London. Me and Kathy went to keep Alicia company during her show. As a long time jungle raver, getting to go hang at Kool FM was pretty dope. Alicia had a great set as always and I kept say to the ladies how fun it was just to sit in a room, hang out with friends and listening to dnb really loudly. I mean I do that on my own all the time, but it was nice to do it with my friends. 😊
I love having the Kool FM/Rinse FM app. I listen to great mixes constantly. Not sharing a mix today, but I am currently obsessed with these 2 tunes and have had them on repeat for like 4 days. I had definitely heard both of them before on some other mixes, but didn’t know who they were by. I hyper-fixate like nobody’s business. I’ll write down which mix I heard a tune on and the minute count so I can keep going back to trainspot it until I know who it’s by. 😂
Love me some Echo Brown.
This is track is soooo good.
Headed to New Jersey this weekend. Going to spend Thanksgiving with my brother and my whole family is going to be there. That hasn’t happened in a while. I’m super excited about it. Happy Turkey Day to those of you that celebrate. 🦃🦃🦃
There’s No Place Like Home Kiki
Headed back to the US this week. It’s been a long ass month.
I went to Amsterdam to hang with Submorphics for The North Quarter night at Melkweg and it did not disappoint! I’ll do a post about it later.
Currently doing some work and enjoying the tunes on rotation in my playlist, so I figured I’d share.
So happy this one finally came out! I’ve loved this tune since I first heard it on an Alix Perez Rinse FM mix back in January ’22!
Love this vocal 🥰
My girl Alicia (Alley Cat) posted something about Everything But the Girl Blame dnb remixes the other day and it made me nostalgic, so I had to throw the J Majik VIP back into rotation. My vinyl got worn out! I was obsessed with this track I tell you. 😂
Been on an En:vy kick for a minute now.
Meant to share this one last month, but as you can obviously see I’ve been rubbish at posting. Too busy gallivanting to and fro. The homies Calculon and Stunna really brought it with this one. This is the vibe I’m always trying to be at. It makes me think of multicoloured cocktails, turquoise blue water, and sand. Booking the next ticket STAT!
Xx
Jetsetter Kiki
I’m going to Europe next week. I saw a TikTok about people complaining about Americans saying Europe instead of their specific destinations. I have multiple destinations on the continent, hence the catchall “Europe”. Anyway, mainly informing you to let you know that my ridiculous hamster wheel life will slow down and I will be back to writing long chatty entries. 😂
Obsessed with this tune at the moment.
Transition Kiki
I’m here. New shit afoot. Hopefully will have time to write soon. Xx
Current tuneage = Old Klute. 🥰
Summer and Kiki
I saw some of my friends already posting back to school pics of their kids. Didn’t summer just start? 🤔
I have so much to catch you up on, but alas not enough time.
Let me just get my ducks in a row and then I’ll spill.
Currently vibing to Zero T & DLR. What a great tune!
Mutt & Kiki
I was so happy to see this! Love me some Mutt. 🥰
Tracklist
Sean Roman (Mutt) & Kelmo – Right Vibes – 9d5Dance
Mutt – River Jordan – Dub
NewJeans – Super Shy (Jomari Bootleg)
Free Nationals – Beauty and Essex (Kelmo Bootleg)
Mutt – Worrisome – Dub
Lenzman & Redeyes – Midnight Fantasy – Five Alley Records Dub
Dillinja – Friday
Drake – Controlla (Mutt Bootleg)
Chanell & 2b.Frankl – Where We Go – Five Alley Records Dub
DJ Roots – Sorriso De Flor
Lomax – Verrazano
Outlook – Blues Inside
Mutt – Kennedy Dub – Dub
Redeyes – by u 1.8 – Dub
Mutt – Conversations
Ill Logic & Raf – Could It Be
DnB & Kiki 