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Collocation Kiki

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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. 🥰

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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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2025

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Happy New Year? I started this draft at the beginning of January when I got back from family hols, and then got taken out by the flu! I was so sick for 3 weeks and it was still January when I finally got better. What a long ass month!

Haven’t been to any dnb shows yet this year, but did get to go see my old Minneapolis homie DVS1 and he did not disappoint. I don’t really know that much about techno, but I always enjoyed Zak’s sets from our old Minneapolis raving days. Actually stayed out and raved til the wee hours of the morning. Who am I? 😂

Anyway, welcome to February. Should probs write heaps more and update with newer ish, but I’ve just decided to finish the draft and leave it at that.

I don’t mind saying that Baby Grey is deffo one of my top fave tracks. Every time it comes on in a mix, I get so geeked. It’s just a really great tune and I don’t ever get sick of it.

Come on, let’s keep it real. We all know how I feel about TNQ tunes. Loved this Minor Forms release.

Enjoyed this B2B with Monty and Trail. So many good tunes!

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Fox & Kiki

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I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week.
I love getting to hang out with my family. I’m very much looking forward to a little r&r.
My work has been so busy. It’ll be nice to just laze around with the fam, watch TV and stuff my face.

This isn’t a long post. I really just wanted to write about Fox’s Woi to the World EP.
I thought I wrote about it already, but I didn’t and I’m obsessed.
I’ve had the tracks on repeat for the past 2 weeks.
Last week it was all about Revellin’ and this week I guess it’s all about ICU. I’ve listened to that track like 5 times today already. Great EP. 🔥🔥🔥

Fox – Woi to the World

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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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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
Click photo to listen.

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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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Summer Kickoff Kiki

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Work is busy, but it’s good and I’m enjoying it.

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. 🧡

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Spring Forward Kiki

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Daylight savings starts tomorrow? You got somewhere to be 2024?

Bruh. Super duper excited for this show!! We all know my love for Toulousian dnb knows no end. Geeked for Halogenix too. Seeing him at Station 1640 was one of my favourite sets ever.

Been listening to this Styke mix. I really enjoyed his set when I was in Amsterdam for the TNQ night. 🥰

Tracklist:

1. Styke – ID
2. dBridge – Since We’ve Been Apart
3. Satl & Eijer ft. Brandy Haze – Call Me
4. Tatora – FWM
5. Styke – Stride
6. Alix Perez – SWRV
7. Hiraeth – Rowdy
8. Anile – Juno’s Position
9. ID – ID
10. Styke – ID
11. Tatora – PR8LMZ
12. Channell – Peppermint
13. Alix Perez – Floating
14. Note – Cold Nights
15. SpectraSoul – How Strange
16. Calibre ft. DRS – City Life
17. Halogenix – Embold
18. Styke – Leaving
19. Javano – Love Too Much
20. Tatora & Perspective Shift – Retrospective Clarity
21. Styke – ID
22. Halogenix – Ivory
23. Zero T – This Condition
24. Roygreen & Protone – Handcracked
25. Anile – Riggers
26. Total Science – Killa
27. Tyrone – Untitled Matrix
28. Khruangbin – First Class (Halogenix Edit)
29. Styke – ID
30. Sub Focus – Close (Ivy Lab Remix)
31. Calibre & Zero T – One Word
32. Alix Perez, Rockwell & SpectraSoul ft. Anthony Moriah – Montpellier
33. Satl – Don’t Even Ask
34. Styke – Bad Times
35. Redeyes – Keith Sweat
36. Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘Til Infinity (switch/case Bootleg)

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Better Late Than Never Kiki

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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. 🦃🦃🦃

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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