I’m so stubborn about my collocation tracks. If I decide you two go together, that’s it. Mates for life. Soz.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a planner. I usually just mix whatever, but once I decide two tracks are an elite combo, I find it hard to not hear them together and I love riding out a long blend.
What’s even funnier is that I have ADHD, so my working memory is shit. I’ll always be like “ooh these two will sound super good together” and get excited about the combo and then I’ll listen to an old mix I made and it’s the same two tunes that I mixed together ages ago. 😁
Current life partners I’ve been mixing a lot are Fox and Satl’s “Revellin'” with Benny L’s “Pulp Fiction” remix.
Working and listening to Satl’s mix from this year’s Sun and Bass. I was there and got to enjoy it in person. Happy I get to listen to it again. 🥰
Had a lovely time at SnB. I love that it’s just a great hols with dnb sprinkled all over. I got to hang with my girl Alley Cat, have some great meals, jaunt around Sardinia, and enjoy heaps of really enjoyable dnb sets. Perfect holiday imo. 🥰
Morning commute shuffle delivering the goods this a.m. 🧡
Loved this month’s Bankbeats installment. Lots of oldies to enjoy.
Tracklist 1. Maysev — Left (Original Mix) 2. Hydro, Fields, Mako (UK) — Suspension (Original Mix) 3. War — Justice (Original Mix) 4. Veak — Pulsating Dub (Original Mix) 5. Umbra — Close Enough (Original Mix) 6. Noppo, Anya Asia — Something Real (Original Mix) 7. Walk\:r — Cherry Blossom (Original Mix) 8. Trail — Midnight Sun (Original Mix) 9. Amoss — Below The Horizon (Original Mix) 10. dRamatic — Cirqus Voltaire (Original Mix) 11. Fox, Zero T — Fantastic (Original Mix) 12. Kublai — Revelation (Original Mix) 13. Marcus Intalex, Mako (UK) — Keep Your Cool (Original Mix) 14. TeeBee — Gun Tune (Original Mix) 15. Amoss, Hugh Hardie — Break (Original Mix) 16. Amoss — The Seventh (Original Mix) 17. Break, SOLAH — Raise Your Hands (Original Mix) 18. Technimatic — The Golden Section (Zero T Remix) 19. Amoss — A Lot To Give (Original Mix) 20. Leks, Speaker Louis — Shella (Original Mix) 21. Circumference — Pyramid (Askel & Elere Remix) 22. ZeroZero — Sand Cave (Original Mix) 23. Conrad Subs — Vintage (Original Mix) 24. Calibre — All Day (Original Mix) 25. 4Hero — Better Place (Marcus Intalex & ST Files Remix) 26. Calibre — Barca (Original Mix) 27. Calibre — Understand (Original Mix) 28. Jaheim — Put That Woman First (Calibre Vocal Remix) 29. Calibre, High Contrast — The Other Side 30. Badmarsh & Shri — Signs (Calibre Mix) 31. Kubiks & Lomax — Get It On 32. Lomax — Avenue feat. Eveson (Original Mix) 33. BCee & Lomax — Changing Faces 34. Kubiks, Lomax — Lost Language (Original Mix) 35. Lomax, Focus — 5 Weeks (Original Mix) 36. Autumn — Cut Away (Lomax Remix) 37. Kubiks, Lomax — Reveal It (Original Mix) 38. Kabuki — Trailblazer (Original Mix) 39. Fracture & Neptune — Sagrada Familia (Original Mix) 40. Redeyes, Peyo — Delight (Original Mix) 41. XRS — Pao Sovado 42. Chino — Jade Sunrise (Original Mix) 43. Cyantific — Good Weather (Original Mix) 44. Danny Byrd — Round And Round (Original Mix) 45. Icicle — That Tune (Original Mix) 46. Logistics — Glitch
I’m here. Toiling my summer away. I am whinging about working through the summer, like it wasn’t me that made the decision to not work in academia anymore.
Instead, I guess I have to just get used to having an end of summer getaway of some sort. I’m tagging along to Sun and Bass again this year, so I am trying to keep my moaning at bay and wait for that trip.
Haven’t really been to many shows as of late. Just spending my time mixing in my bedroom and still listening to heaps of dnb as per usual.
I really enjoyed the Pola & Bryson album. My faves:
The weather’s quite lovely. I’m working at one of the standing desks and taking in the downtown LA views, listening to Klute.
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.
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.
Excited for summer activities… when summer finally makes it’s way here to LA that is. We survived May Gray, just gotta tolerate June Gloom, and we’ll be home free. Took a while to get used to this when I first moved here.
Click here if you are interested in the science behind it or care one iota about why your California friends are always complaining around this time of year. 😂
Headed to hot ass Arizona for my niece’s graduation this weekend. Also managed to get a pretty cheap plane ticket for Sun and Bass this year. The end of 2023 until about 2 months ago was pretty shit for me. I’m happy things seem to be on the up and up lately. 🥰
So loving this one this week. Big up Fox! I’ve had it on repeat at my desk for the past couple of days. 🧡
Hi hi hi hi hi! I’ve been trying to update for a month. I hate it when people make being busy their personality trait, but for realz I’ve been swamped!
This is my last semester of this second masters. I’ll be done in May. Even though it’s been running me ragged, I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve learned so much and the program really has been wonderful. Great instructors and excellent guidance throughout. I’m working on my thesis and final instructional product. I complain about this often, but I really would love an extra 3 hours in the day. It would make my life so much easier!
A lot happening with my dad’s estate… still. That’s all I’ll say for now. There are so many good tunes to discuss, I don’t want to make this post too depressing.💕
The best news to report – I’m going to Tulum for the Locus event!! I can’t remember if I posted about it before or not.
A little backstory. I’ve been trying to go to Sun and Bass forever, and I do mean forever. I met Stefano back in like 2006 or so when he was in Illinois for a work training. He was stuck out in the middle of nowhere, so A-Sides hit me up and was like – Yo rescue him! LOL. Me and Stunna showed him a good time over that weekend and he was like “Come to this event I do in Sardinia!” and I was like “I’m coming!!!” — I never went. 😂
Stunna went though, and like everyone who goes, talked about how amazing it is and how I have to go. I’ve enviously streamed the mixes and scrolled through everyone’s pics every year. As much of a dnb fan as I am, I just can’t drop that much money on a dnb holiday. From this side of the pond, it’s pretty pricey and I travel enough to know how the dollars start racking up. With flight, accommodations and spending money, it’s just never been feasible for me.
The idea of enjoying my fave music in a beautiful location and having a proper hols at the same time gets more and more enticing as I age. I loved deejaying when I did it, but it honestly was never a huge aspiration of mine. I fell into it, enjoyed it while I did it and kept it moving. Through and through, I’ve always just been a massive fan of the music and just want to listen, dance and feel the bass in my chest.
Anyway, last year Submorphics told me about some event they were doing in Tulum. He was playing. It sounded like fun, but was too short notice for me to sort myself out. I’ve been to Tulum before and really loved it. So I promised myself, if they did it again the next year, I would most def go.
I made this plan for myself. It wasn’t a secret or anything, I just didn’t advertise it since I didn’t care if anyone I knew was going or not. It’s a graduation present from me to me. Then everything started to unfold serendipitously. My friend Alley Cat is playing. My old dnb homies from Chicago, Dan and Lisa, are going. A bunch of other people I know are going too. I’m excited!
It’s going to be an enjoyable event. I am so burnt out from work and school. The break can’t come soon enough!
This post is entirely too long. I’ll write a couple more.
December, man. Once Thanksgiving hits, the holiday season just speeds away from you. I’m spending Xmas in California this year, and am totes looking forward to it. I haven’t spent Christmas with that side of my family in years.
We got our first snowfall finally. I always like to take a picture of it, because after the first one, it’s just a brown, gross, crunchy and slushy annoyance.
So many mix choices today! I’ll start with this Total Science, while I go work out and then see where the rest of the day takes me.
Tracklist
Serum, Paul T & Edward Oberon – Take my Breath Away – V Recordings Break – Overdub – Symmetry Recordings Bcee & SPY – Is Anybody Out There (The Vanguard Project Remix) – Spearhead Records Special Forces – Freeway – Metalheadz Total Science, Digital & Spirit – Rumble – CIA Vs Phantom Audio Total Science – Turn Around – CIA Records Break – Strictly Entertainment VIP – Playaz Recordings Break – The Flux – Symmetry Recordings Total Science & Mako – A Simple Truth – Utopia Nu-Tone – Missing link – Hospital Records Total Science & Break – Big Time Winners – CIA Records 😍 Total Science & DLR – Too Close For Comfort – CIA Records Alix Perez – Down The Line – Shogun Audio Commix – Daggers Dub – ?? Commix – How You Gonna Feel – Metalheadz Onemind – Pull Up – Metalheadz Gremlinz & Overlook – Horns 2014 – ?? Riya ft Total Science, Frank H Carter III & Maverick Soul – Confessions (Break Remix) – Spearhead Records Voltage – Jazz Tickles VIP – ?? Break – Free Your Mind (Remix) – Symmetry Recordings Uncle 22 & Navigator – Choose One (Serum Remix) – Mac 11 Break & Total Science – Betamax – Symmetry Recordings Dillinja – All Aboard VIP – Unreleased
I stopped doing my livejournal blog in 2008. I decided that I was always “all in my feelings” in those blog posts and real talk…, nobody could possibly care that much about my thoughts.
I took a year off and then started this one. I made the decision to blab A LOT less about my life and just talk about how much I love drum n bass. I figured that would make me only mildly annoying.
I was just telling Kate that between my livejournal and my wordpress, I have now been blogging for 14 years. That’s crazy.
I’m celebrating this 7th bday with this wonderful Total Science mix that they did for the Sun & Bass Podcast.
Oh Sun & Bass pretty please, don’t stop being in existence before I actually manage to be able to go. 😛
DnB & Kiki 