"I know it sounds cliché but I just wanted it to feel like a journey. I worked really hard to try and connect the beginning to the end in a way that felt like it was building gradually, and hopefully I’ve achieved that. I quite like the idea of taking two steps forward in a mix and then one step back, I like the idea of building tension this way with soundscapes and changing tempos. It’s a nice combination of some tunes I’ve heard out this summer as well as some really eery ambient sounds I’ve been collecting :) I think in my notes for what I wanted the mix to be, I’ve written “eery vocals and lush baselines”
Some tracks I’m really loving from it are the “Big Ever - Zoner (Zoned Mix)”, “Emkay - Drop Down” recently released on Craigie Knowes, a track from Memotones album just released on Accidental Meetings (which is beautiful), and an unreleased track from OCB (Casa Voyager) - shout out Driss for always sending me tunes and bigging me up!"
Bio:
"1020 radio and Threads resident + Club Neptune co-founder, Dj wiggles.
After quite a long time on AAJA, I’ve just joined 1020 radio with a new show every third Tuesday of the month.
As well as this, I run club neptune which is a not-for-profit party run by 5 friends. The party was born out of a joint desire to keep dance floors as safe possible, and in one of our bids to keep our events safe, our brand is off social media, and instead we promote via a small but growing WhatsApp group of friends and extended friends. We throw our parties at different unannounced venues each event, and always try and keep them to very DIY spaces. Our next event will be our 1st birthday which is coming up in December, more TBA soon.
I’m also launching a new online platform / web radio series called off limits. The station / concept will consist of bi-weekly (to start with) streams curated by me, but also via a submission system. All sets will be recorded from a DIY space in London, and my aim is to bring upcoming and established artists into the same space to create new communities and connections. I will also be working alongside promoters via collaborations, to try and bring some diversity to Londons line ups. Hopefully through this platform I can help shine the spotlight onto some of these artists and give them the chance to breakthrough into more regular gigs, and a scene which often feels, off limits.
This is due to launch in January, and will hopefully be either monthly or bi-weekly depending on the space :)"
@djwiggles
