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Friendship Kiki

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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

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There’s No Place Like Home Kiki

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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

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Mexico Kiki

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I turned 40 and celebrated my bday in Puerto Vallarta with a bunch of my friends.  I had a brilliant time!  Def a wonderful way to start a new decade of my life.  

Holidays can be tiring af though, with all the traipsing around, gallivanting from here to there and the margaritas flowing, and I came home and passed the eff out.  

Now it’s 2:45 a.m. and I’m wide awake listening to Calculon and pretending to unpack.  Really I’m just lying in bed, hanging out with the internet.  ☺

Ocean Grill Puerto Vallarta.JPG

Tracklist

1. Bcee & Lomax – Midnight Caller
2. Mathematics & Tactile – Rub A Dub
3. Visionary – Gimme Your Love
4. Syncopix & Matt Sauer – Xcellence
5. Zero T & Rohan – User Deadly
6. Sabre – Dojo
7. Ill Logic & Raf – Forever
8. Submorphics – Make It Happen
9. Random Movement & Ben Soundscape – Many Things
10. Calibre – Hi Note
11. Random Movement & Ben Soundcape – Perpetual
12. Mutt & Calculon feat Kevin King – Easy On The Motion
13. Utah Jazz – Runaway
14. St Cal – Losing Ground
15. Technimatic – Vermillion (Random Movement Remix)
16. Sabre – Oxygen

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Kiki Raises The White Flag

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I admit defeat.  Graduate school is officially the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.  I still am enjoying what I’m learning but dang, there’s so much work and it really is becoming a bit overwhelming.  Don’t worry I’m not gonna get all emo.  I’m hanging in there.  I can’t wait til this semester is over though.

Some good dnb shows come up in the Chi so that’s at least something to look forward to.

Always good to see A Sides.  He never disappoints. ❤

The following week Calculon will be back throwing down at Smart Bar.  Love Calculon too.  Will be an awesome distraction to hang out with the dnb homies and listen to some good tunes as finals approach.  If you are in town make sure to come hang out.  You know there are good times to be had!

Tunes:
Break – Tryin
Been loving this one for a minute.  Nice vocal.

Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – More Than You Know

T.E.E.D. – Garden – Calibre Remix
I know sometimes I get a bit Calibre happy on the tunes but this one is so pretty I had to post it.

Today’s Oldie:
Matrix – Can’t Stop – Metro Recordings 2002
Old dnb rocks my world.  Love this tune.

Sevin – 1xtra Guest Mix
I just recently started hearing Sevin tracks.  I’m officially a fan.  Loved this mini guest mix on 1xtra.  You’ve prolly already heard it but I’m posting it anyways. 🙂

Tracklist

01 // Penny Giles — Au Revoir Blackbird! [Good looking]
02 // Imagery — Flying Trapeze [dub]
03 // Sevin — Tonight [Rubik]
04 // Mr Joseph — Wondeful Feelin [Liquid V]
05 // Random Movement — Heard it in my head [Rubik]
06 // Flaco — Northstar [Rubik]
07 // Jaybee — Dry Air [Instinct Audio]
08 // Sevin — Really old computer [Soul Deep]
09 // Penny Giles — Momentary Switch [Dub]
10 // Sevin — Lost in translation [Stepping forward]
11 // Sevin — No Wonder [Prestige]
12 // Sevin — Monday Blues [Soul Deep]
13 // Fugees — Fu-gee-la (DnB Bootleg)

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Partytime Kiki

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I survived summer classes.  Woot.  It was touch and go there for a while.. 😉  There’s 3 weeks before fall semester starts and I’m relishing in that little time to enjoy my summer holidays.  Like I’ve said before, any day where I don’t have to think about whether or not I did my homework or read the numerous pages in my textbook is a lovely one.

In dnb land I’ve become a robot.  LOL.  I was reading so much and doing so much work for school that I would just have a line of mixes that I was playing to keep me sane.  I’m so glad that the days of not being able to find dnb mixes to listen to are over cuz the past couple of weeks would have been pretty rough!  Big ups all the other bloggers out there that help us dnb maniacs find mixes and tunes to download and listen to. ❤

I’m happy to report that there is a wicked dnb event tonight which coincides perfectly with the start of my summer holiday.  Yes!  Tonight I will be enjoying cocktails with my besties and listening to dnb very loudly.  If you live in Chicago, you should be doing the same.  No cover, Caculon, Stunna, Submorphics, Radiata, Midway, Dr. Groo and MC Question Mark.  Can’t really beat that folks.

Tunes:
The Insiders – Limelight

Today’s Oldie:
Dillinja (Trinity) – Gangsta – Philly Blunt 1995

Nymfo – Dj Broadcast Podcast

Tracklist

01. Friction – Someone (Rockwell Remix) ❤
02. Calibre – All Day
03. Marcus Intalex – Airborne
04. Rido – Core
05. The XX – Shelter (Alix Perez & Khanage Bootleg)
06. Break – Something New
07. Gridlok – Insecticide
08. Nymfo – Resolve
09. Martyn – Wonder Why
10. Marcus Intalex – Stark
11. Calibre – Reno
12. Nymfo & Cern – Proton Pack
13. State Of Mind – Ronald Reagon
14. Pepe Bradock – Deep Burnt Bootleg

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Thoughtful Kiki

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I’m trying to make myself sound like I haven’t been neglecting you.  LOL.  I have thought about writing an entry so many times this month and then life has distracted me and all of a sudden it’s July 26… Dang.

Anyways, better late than never right?

July went by so quick.  There’s only 4 more classes of this second summer session class I’m taking left.  How did that happen?  I swear the class  just started.

I feel like we were complaining about summer taking it’s sweet time and then all of a sudden it just got here and was in full effect.  Lovin it.  I always love Chicago in the summer time.  I say that like it’s over, there’s still more of it left so I’m going to enjoy it while I can.

I feel like I keep repeating myself when I say that there are so many good tunes out but seriously it’s no joke.  A new dnb night has started and I’m looking forward to having a little dance party on a loud ass soundsystem (more details as the date approaches).  I will tell you that Calculon is coming for the August 11th edition though.  Woot.

Tunes:
Serial Killaz – The Licence (Remix)
Great great remix.  Loves it.

I have a list of tunes that I’m digging but unfortunately can’t find good enough samples.  Hopefully I can conjure some up by the next time I post.

Today’s Oldie:
Krome & Time – The Licence – Tearin Vinyl 1995
So so so sick. I posted the remix so I reckon I have to post the original too.  I used to have such a Krome & Time obsession back in my early rave days.  Ganja Man is still one of my ultimate fave tunes, especially the Hype remix because it is so ridiculously awesome.

Makoto – Human Elements 5th Anniversary Mix
You can’t really go wrong with Makoto can you??  I feel bad cuz I don’t post that much and whenever I do I post a plethera of Random Movement mixes.  LOL.  I am aware of the fact that not everyone loves to listen to RM as much as I do, so I figured no one would mind if we did a little switch to Makoto.  Enjoy. 🙂

Tracklist

01. Makoto – Keep Me Down feat. Angela Johnson (Instrumental Mix Edit)
02. Marky & S.P.Y – Touch Me
03. Marky & S.P.Y – Love Affair
04. Lenzman – Lasers
05. Marky & S.P.Y – Ultranova
06. Flaco – Gonna Take Time
07. MC Conrad & Makoto – Golden Girl (Vice Versa Unreleased remix)
08. Level 2 – Last Train
09. Taxman & Original Sin – Together
10. Marky & XRS – Striptease
11. Nu:Tone – Coming Back feat Heidi Vogel
12. Total Science & S.P.Y – Magic Hour
13. Mark System – Hold It feat. Youngman
14. Zero 7 – In The Waiting Line (S.P.Y Remix)
15. Makoto – Tower Of Love feat. Paul Randolph (Intro Reprise)

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Nightmare Kiki

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Starting new things is always scary.  I start my new job today and I was dreaming of getting fired all night.  Lame.  I’m sure it’ll be fine. 😉

How was everyone’s holiday?  Mine was awesome.  Quality fam time.

I came back to a lot of mixes floating around which is always good in my book.

Tunes:
Mikal – This Moment

Today’s Oldie:
Jonny L – Two Of Us – XL Recordings 1996
Old Jonny L is awesome.  This track is dope.

Calculon sent me the link to this one.  It was my treadmill soundtrack this morning.  Good Mix. 🙂
Calculon – Rubik Podcast 7

Tracklist

01) Naibu – Yunmee – Santorin
02) Caine and Atmospherix – Hustlin’ Dayz – Rubik
03) Mutt and Calculon feat Kevin King – Easy on the Motion – Rubik
04) Calculon feat Kelly Dean – Premonition (Stunna Remix) – Rubik
05) ATP and Dave Owen – Way Back When – Rubik
06) Alicia Keys – Unthinkable (Lenzman Remix)
07) Die – Ghetto Bizness – Clear Skys
08) Bladerunner – Back to the Jungle – Critical
09) Break – Time after Time – Symmetry
10) Survival – Why
11) Heavy1 – The Deep Note
12) Synkro – Vacant – Smokin Sessions
13) Pawn feat Calculon – Escapism
14) Heavy1 – Asianova – Rubik
15) Austin Speed – Stardust
16) Martyn – Vancouver – 3024
17) Submorphics – Can’t Understand – Westbay
18) Home Video – Every Love That Ever Was (Bachelors of Science Remix)

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Candied Yam Kiki

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Happy Thanksgiving!  Stuff your face.  I plan to. 🙂

Calculon – Rubik Podcast S003
I listened to this yesterday, good stuff.

Tracklist

01 Kubiks and Lomax – Find a way (Rubik)
02 Calculon – Crushed (Fokuz)
03 Dave Shichman and Dave Owen – Untitled (Unsigned)
04 Atmospherix – Deep Thoughts (Rubik forthcoming)
05 Alix Perez – Fade Away (Shogun)
06 Calculon – Road Less Traveled (Fokuz)
07 Bcee and Lomax – Get up Get down (Nu Directions)
08 Andy Sim and Calculon – Evening Shadows (forthcoming Funk Star)
09 Flaco – I’m Thinking of You (Unsigned)
10 Glen E Ston – Above the Clouds (forthcoming IM LTD)
11 Random Movement and Mixmaster Doc – Follow Your Own Path, Dig My Own Grave (Unsigned)
12 Stunna – Pain (Phuzion)
13 Spectrasoul – How Strange (Shogun LTD)
14 ATP and Calculon – The Coriolis Effect (forthcoming Funk Star)
15 Mutt ft Kevin King – Thinking (Unsigned)
16 Zezo and 2 Cents – Summer Jam (Calculon Remix) (Unsigned)

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Kiki is 33

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I’ve had a pretty awesome week.  It’s my bday tomorrow.  I’m having a nice dinner with some friends.

The partying continues for the moment though.  It’s funny that I never go out and I’ve pretty much been out all this week.  Last night Calculon was still here so we went to Smart Bar and saw 12th Planet.  He killed it.  I was super into his set.  Smart Bar again tonight.  LTJ woot.  Submorphics is opening.  Woot squared.  I would have to give this week a 10/10… ha that also happens to be my date of birth.  Groan.  Yes I’m corny.

Enjoy your weekend folks.

Subterra – EOC Promo Mix

Tracklist

01. Noisia ft Joe Seven – Hand Gestures – Vision
02. Ulteria Motive & Judda – Harbor – Subtitles
03. Jubei & dBridge – Patience – Metalheadz
04. Alix Perez – State 808 – Shogun Audio
05. S.P.Y – Xenomorph – Dub
06. Noisia & Icicle – Driftwood – Shogun Audio
07. Ulteria Motive & Judda – Vanishing Point – Subtitles
08. Jubei – Entrapment – Metalheadz
09. Spectrasoul – Buried – 31 Records
10. Sunchase – Varka – Xtinction Agenda
11. Kiat & HLZ – Badfellaz – 31 Records
12. Logistics – Murderation – Hospital
13. Spectrasoul – Suppression – Subtitles
14. Electrosoul System – Attention – Kos:Mos
15. June Miller & Syntax – Sleep – Dub
16. Subterra & Dekko – Undertow – Dub
17. Break & Silent Witness – Dog soldier – DNAudio
18. HLZ – Lowalk – 31 Records
19. Enei – Zues – Dub
20. Spectrasoul – Wedgehead – Critical
21. Oak – Tsunami – Tamp3Cords
22. Commix & Icicle – Ultra Clean – Dub
23. Total Science & S.P.Y – Venus Prime – Dub
24. Icicle – Cause – Shogun Audio
25. Noisia – My World – Ram
26. Lomax – Don’t Go East – Dub
27. S.P.Y – Asbo – Soul:R
28. Noisia – Deception – Ram
29. Break – Re Tech – Symmetry