Clark Nova's Picks of the Week
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Steve Sonius Mix
Steve Sonius is one of Sydney’s most well respected DJs, from the legendary Sydney Rat parties to a regular DJ around Sydney’s clubs for two decades (I’m guessing, it’s probably more).
He’s also behind the Bad Dog parties which I’ve always had intentions of going to but never do get round to it… I will make it one day, I promise!
Other than that Steve has slowed down the DJing side of things but still manages to make the occasional mix. They’re always great as he’s still ever on the hunt for new music and new sounds even after all this time. I guess that’s what makes him a great DJ.
The most important thing to know about Steve is he’s a great guy that I’m glad to have known through working with him for a few years.
Anyway, he’s done a new mix and it might surprise some. It’s great and well worth an addition to the iPod. Tracklist is available on his Soundcloud page.
Mr sonius' drop 0810 by steve_sonius
Bad Ezzy Mix
From the old (sorry Steve) to the (relatively) new. Bad Ezzy been bouncing around the Sydney scene for a few years or more now, playing on her own and also as part of the Hoops crew.
More recently she’s been part of the United Colours crew who put on occasional parties including getting Kingdom to play at Tone. Kingdom was one of the best DJ sets I’ve seen in years. They also had Solo play more recently… so kudos to the United Colours crew.
Anyway, I had the pleasure of meeting Ezzy through Carly along with her partner Spruce Lee (aka Toni Toni Lee). They're great people and they've managed to put up with me on occasions when morning has turned to day.
Check out the new mix on a tropical, house, party sort of vibe. Again, the tracklist is at the Bad Ezzy Soundcloud page.
Bad Gyal Club Mix by Bad Ezzy
Gentleforce is on the Cover of Wire Magazine
Well, not the cover, but the CD he’s on is! Gentleforce (aka Eli Murray) released his debut album earlier this year through Feral Media and it’s beautiful: lush soundscapes, muted beats and generally just a stunning vibe you can get lost in. It’s received plenty of support including an appearance on Triple J’s Soundlab. If I were to make a comparison I’d go with Pan-American but Gentleforce definitely has his own idiosyncrasies woven through the sound and mood.
He’s been busy having contributed the artwork for the cover of the current issue of Cyclic Defrost magazine as well as an in-depth run through of his favourite album covers. (Cyclic Defrost is a great, locally produced bi-monthly magazine covering electronic and more experimental sounds and you can download full PDF versions of the mag at their website.)
As well, a Gentleforce track has made it on to the Wire Tapper CD for the latest issue of Wire magazine. Great international exposure that’s well deserved and will hopefully lead to some more interest.
You can purchase the Gentlefore album at Bandcamp.
And Some Not So New Mixes
It’s nothing new but worth a mention anyway. Dubspot is an electronic music production school in New York and they get a bunch of great guests in to talk production and it seems many of them also do a guest mix. You can find a whole bunch of mixes and other stuff on the Dubspot featured artists page of their website.
For mine, the mix Lorn (Brainfeeder) did for them is probably one of my favourite mixes of the year and he’s got some great production tips at the end – he keeps it pretty simple and does everything on computer with almost no samples. If you haven’t heard his album you should check it out.
Dubspot Radio Podcast: Ep 2 Lorn (mix set & interview) by Dubspot
Steve Sonius is one of Sydney’s most well respected DJs, from the legendary Sydney Rat parties to a regular DJ around Sydney’s clubs for two decades (I’m guessing, it’s probably more).
He’s also behind the Bad Dog parties which I’ve always had intentions of going to but never do get round to it… I will make it one day, I promise!
Other than that Steve has slowed down the DJing side of things but still manages to make the occasional mix. They’re always great as he’s still ever on the hunt for new music and new sounds even after all this time. I guess that’s what makes him a great DJ.
The most important thing to know about Steve is he’s a great guy that I’m glad to have known through working with him for a few years.
Anyway, he’s done a new mix and it might surprise some. It’s great and well worth an addition to the iPod. Tracklist is available on his Soundcloud page.
Mr sonius' drop 0810 by steve_sonius
Bad Ezzy Mix
From the old (sorry Steve) to the (relatively) new. Bad Ezzy been bouncing around the Sydney scene for a few years or more now, playing on her own and also as part of the Hoops crew.
More recently she’s been part of the United Colours crew who put on occasional parties including getting Kingdom to play at Tone. Kingdom was one of the best DJ sets I’ve seen in years. They also had Solo play more recently… so kudos to the United Colours crew.
Anyway, I had the pleasure of meeting Ezzy through Carly along with her partner Spruce Lee (aka Toni Toni Lee). They're great people and they've managed to put up with me on occasions when morning has turned to day.
Check out the new mix on a tropical, house, party sort of vibe. Again, the tracklist is at the Bad Ezzy Soundcloud page.
Bad Gyal Club Mix by Bad Ezzy
Gentleforce is on the Cover of Wire Magazine
Well, not the cover, but the CD he’s on is! Gentleforce (aka Eli Murray) released his debut album earlier this year through Feral Media and it’s beautiful: lush soundscapes, muted beats and generally just a stunning vibe you can get lost in. It’s received plenty of support including an appearance on Triple J’s Soundlab. If I were to make a comparison I’d go with Pan-American but Gentleforce definitely has his own idiosyncrasies woven through the sound and mood.
He’s been busy having contributed the artwork for the cover of the current issue of Cyclic Defrost magazine as well as an in-depth run through of his favourite album covers. (Cyclic Defrost is a great, locally produced bi-monthly magazine covering electronic and more experimental sounds and you can download full PDF versions of the mag at their website.)
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| Gentleforce Cyclic Defrost #26 cover |
As well, a Gentleforce track has made it on to the Wire Tapper CD for the latest issue of Wire magazine. Great international exposure that’s well deserved and will hopefully lead to some more interest.
You can purchase the Gentlefore album at Bandcamp.
And Some Not So New Mixes
It’s nothing new but worth a mention anyway. Dubspot is an electronic music production school in New York and they get a bunch of great guests in to talk production and it seems many of them also do a guest mix. You can find a whole bunch of mixes and other stuff on the Dubspot featured artists page of their website.
For mine, the mix Lorn (Brainfeeder) did for them is probably one of my favourite mixes of the year and he’s got some great production tips at the end – he keeps it pretty simple and does everything on computer with almost no samples. If you haven’t heard his album you should check it out.
Dubspot Radio Podcast: Ep 2 Lorn (mix set & interview) by Dubspot