Longtime label friend James Lotion is a Dutch transplant living in Copenhagen. As part of the queer and trans DJ collective SWEAT, they hosts parties and events with focus on uplifting queer and trans artists and creating safer dance floors at club nights in Copenhagen and Malmö.
In their own words:
‘’I feel very inspired and empowered by artists that use their music as a platform for their activism, and decided to highlight some of their work in this mix.
There is a lot to tell about many of these artists, but here is a (very) short intro to three artists that are particularly dear to me.’’
DJ Hvad (Danish for What) is a well-known experimental artist from Copenhagen who o.a. uses his music and performances to speak out against racism and the anti-immigration policies of the Danish government.
Terre Thaemlitz is an ambient artist/composer that focuses on themes of gender and sexual identity, sex work and the HIV crisis. I highly recommend checking out her work and writings on comatonse.com
Utra-Red and is a LA-based group that explores urban social relations o.a. through sound recordings. Their song N30, which I included in this mix, is fx. composed exclusively from site recordings made during street protests against the World Trade Organization Third Ministerial Conference in Seattle in 1999.
Enjoy this ace selection and stay flexible!
XR
@james-lotion
@etandetsted
TRACKLIST:
Sussan Deyhim – Desert Equations (for Brion Gysin)
Moritz von Oswald Trio – Dark
Georgia – Aoesdawas
Emra Grid – Fifteen Day Triology
Terre Thaemlitz – She’s Hard
DJ Hvad & Pan Daijing – Zhao Hua
Legowelt - オカルト志向犯罪 -ノルウェーのレイヴ Okaruto shikō hanzai(Occult Orientated Crime - Norwegian Raven)
Zoë Mc Pherson - String Figures 1 ~ sabotage story (unknot opening)
Pan Daijing – Phenomenon
Vector Trancer – Rest for the Wicked
Död – Sin City
Bergsonist – Control over the System
Xiorro - Keep Moving Forward
IVVVO – Consumed
Ultra-red – N30
Oceanic – Sea If You Can Hear
