publisher/book store/design company Actual Source releases some very tasteful SoundCloud mixes, sometimes with outside contributors. Their French Touch mix is wildly fun. This collab with Nicholas Krgovich mixes K. Leimer and SZA in the middle of it, which made me :) And I’m always into a good film soundtrack.
I prefer to work while listening to music, but I get distracted if there are too many lyrics. As a result, I listen to a lot of electronic music, and SoundCloud (and sometimes Mixcloud) is the best platform to hear a DJ set. I made a few mixes during the pandemic, which you can listen to here. I’m not great at physically mixing records — CDJs are easy enough, but beatmatching on wax is a truly difficult craft I respect! — so I often sample a movie quote or YouTube deep cut to transition between tunes. If you want to hear real DJs, below is a collection of sets, mixes, and a couple radio shows I’ve been hitting as of late. Vibe-wise, they lean towards 303s, Drexciya-era electro, early UK dubstep/bass, and film score gems — in other words, downright slappers left and right.
Love love their mixes on YT and got to see Tinzo + Jojo live from it! honestly all their mixes hit but this one is one of my faves “Funky Minimal House Mix in a New York Basement | sznl“
i have like one friend that knows about this, but pure g is a page that hosts genuinely insane sets: some minimal, some disco-y, some straight brain fry sets. my go-to for having in my ear at work, or finding new DJ material to steal 😈 favorite sets: iglooghost, toma kami, M.E.S.H
