MUDBRAIN

@roo.dj_ is a DJ we hold in high regard here at Mudbrain, we’ve known her for the best part of 7 years and it’s been great to watch her on her journey. We can’t wait to see what she brings next Friday. We asked her some questions below about what’s in her bag atm, swipe through to have a listen.

A record that never leaves your bag

Tropical Moon - Love Is a Mystery (1990)

A brilliant all round EP, this one is always in my bag. In particular, I love to play ‘Jungle House’ which is on the more dark and moody flip side of the record which features delicious percussive rolls and haunting cries to bring out dancers’ animalistic sides on the floor.  

A recent favourite dig you’ve picked up:

View Finder - View Finder EP (1995)

What’s DJing all about? For me it’s taking people on a journey. I picked this one up a couple of months back and ‘Throw Back’ on the A side is what I would call the antithesis of the ‘instant gratification’ people have come to expect on the dancefloor. It teases you with its sultry acid lines and percussive elements which rise and fall across the track. Definitely a track to really get in the zone with.  

Opening Track

Knew Family - Carried Away (1992)

I’ve been on opening duties for a lot of great names in the past year such as Bradley Zero and Giles Smith which (I like to think) has helped me to understand how to set up a dancefloor. I usually start with downtempo around the 100 bpm mark and slowly build up the tempo across the set. I think ‘Carried Away’ is a perfect track to play early in the set, although I do swiftly take it out before the ravey stabs occur 5 minutes in! Youtube uploads tend to play it at 45rpm but I prefer the original.