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. 💜
Just got back from a week in Vegas for a work conference. Great conference, Vegas… meh.
I’ve never been before and everyone kept being like “That’s crazy that you’ve never been!” I don’t think it’s that crazy. I already knew it wasn’t my vibe. Everything that people do for fun there is so not my ministry as they say. No shade to anyone whose ministry it is. It’s just crazy expensive and the majority of activities are not what interests me, so I wouldn’t pay money to go there.
Also, I can’t believe we ever used to be able to smoke indoors. We stayed at the MGM Grand and it just smelled like stale smoke when there wasn’t actually smoke just wafting through the air.
Conference 10/10. Vegas 5/10. I ate at some amazing restaurants, that’s where the 5 points come from. 😂 The food was awesome. Looooved Nomad Library Restaurant.
I got back on Friday at like 10pm and scurried to go see GLXY at System Error. I didn’t stay for Halogenix. I am a Halogenix fan, but I’ve seen him heaps before and was knackered. I’m happy I went. Smashing set. So many good tunes. Fun times were had.
Back and just doing some life maintenance and listening to tunes. I think it was on The Amen Brother! podcast the other day someone brought up Bassbin Recordings, which immediately made me think of one of my fave Random Movement tunes “Stars in the Dark”. Love me some Random Movement.
Currently listening to:
Tracklist:
Lenzman & Redeyes – High & Low (Zero T remix) Flaco – Light Speed Satl & Brandy Haze – Unfortunate Artificial Intelligence & Lenzman – Drowning (GLXY remix) Satl & Brandy Haze – Anxious Redeyes – Patience (feat Karis Jade) Workforce & Tyler Daley – Falling Down SoulMotion & Phil Tangent – Only You Sustance & Salo – Out The Storm Zero T – Don’t Know Technimatic – Lakota feat. A Little Sound (LSB remix) Alix Perez – In Your Eyes Satl – Night Out feat. Ellis Esco & Milansangar Archangel – Nobody Else Redeyes – Get A Hold Alix Perez – False Promises Alix Perez – Kauri feat. Visages ZAR – Primavera Fox & Satl – Revellin’ Intelligent Manners & Malaky – Get Funky Note – What We Talk About… feat. Saint Harmony ZAR & DRS – Partial Harmony
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 Click photo to listen.
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. 😍
The weather is heating up and it’s finally sunny and gorgeous out. Happy Summer Solstice! 😍
Currently loving:
One of my favourite Whitney Houston songs is “Heartbreak Hotel” with Faith Evans and Kelly Price. The way Reuben sings the chorus is similar to the cadence of the chorus in “Heartbreak Hotel” and I love it! I really enjoy his tunes. I played Subtle to death too when it came out. 🥰
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!
I put this on the telly while working on a thesis chapter and spent the whole time peeking up from laptop wishing I could have been there. 😂 The vibe looks amazing and the tunes are dope.
I used to love it when it would snow on your WordPress blog. What happened to that? Is it only with certain themes. 🤔
Headed to Wisconsin on Thursday for Christmas. Gonna hang out with my gorgeous mum and get my dose of cold weather, winter coats and scarves. Very much looking forward to it. 🥰
Monty’s Hit the Lights albumcame out and I’m happy to see all the tracks that I’ve been hearing on mixes and couldn’t ID.
Listening to Lenzman and Submorphics as I get some admin tasks for work out of the way, so I can spend this dreary rainy LA day lying in bed watching copious amounts of telly.
I’ve been seeing everyone posting holiday pics, and I’m extra jelly. You would think I didn’t spend a month on holiday already. 😂 Maybe I need to go on holiday at the beginning, and end of the summer? Anyways, I’m going away on Thursday for a long weekend. I get to see some of my besties, so that makes up for not being rich enough to go on a second fancy holiday. 😊
This GLXY mix is 🔥🔥🔥
Tracklist 1. Fatima – Mind 2. Henry Wu – Just Negotiate 3. Terrance Martin – Mama D/Leimert Park 4. Anti Lilly & Phoniks – Blue in Green 5. $hun – Nikes On My Feet 6. Q-Tip – Let’s Ride 7. ID – ID 8. Calibre – Turn Around 9. GLXY – Butterfly Effect feat. Hugh Hardie & Visionobi 10. Submorphics – Post Modern Soul 11. Lenzman – Through My Eyes 12. Mutt – The Goods 13. Random Movement – Little Treasure 14. Chase & Status – Take U There 15. Phil Tangent – Clouded Remembrance 16. Ivy Lab x Alix Perez – No One Else 17. Technimatic – Daydreamer 18. Calibre & Marky – Amen Tune 19. Ivy Lab x Alix Perez – Arkestra 20. LSB – The Optimist 21. Satl – Lovin’ U 22. ID – ID 23. DRS & Calibre – This Ain’t Love 24. Calibre – Up In Smoke 25. Mako, Villem & Mcleod – Inner Revolution 26. Etherwood – We’re Nothing Without Love (Ivy Lab Remix) 27. Lenzman & Redeyes – High & Low 28. Redeyes – 808 Girls 29. Flaco, Glen E Ston & Dave Owen – I Wanna Show You 30. Breakage – Roller 31. Koherent – Minimal Clap 32. ID – ID 33. Ulterior Motive & SPMC – The Wobbler 34. Alix Perez & Zero T – Enemy of Reason
Got a lot of ish to organize these days. Pretty much just listening to mixes, and trying to stay in the zone. 😌
P.S. If you couldn’t get enough of the homie Calculon in Stunna’s Greenroom, and are dying for more stuff, click the link below to check out his new release! 😊
DnB & Kiki 