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as most of you know, i am completely obsessed with tunes and with djing, and since the beginning, i've always been interested in newness. the answer to a complex problem is often very simple in design, and this year has been a search for that.

the potential 'third tune' that comes out of a blend is still the sickest thing to me, that bridge that forms from two tunes where both directions matter as much as each other.

i began to look at 'In The Spirit Of' as a branch, but in Glasgow, i now see it as another fixed point, and i'm very happy to be collaborating with Exit as one of them, the other being Subclub which stays where it is. after a summer of chatting with JJ, i am inspired by their commitments towards actualising ideas, and how he reps that in the way they get done, and using these two points as a bridge to explore and present ideas is the exact kind of application Spirit needs to find something new, which i think is beneficial for these dances in both spaces, and good practice in general - contrast always shows you something you can't already see.

the considerations around the sonics are the same - Exit's system gets new parts bolted on, like a transformer - DiY subs built by Sam McDermott, out of the workshop for the first time, running with Funktion One tops. warm, deep and big, from all angles.

one thing i like about Exit, which im sure a lot of you do too, is the strong community around it and that Charlotte and Rowan aka The Libras are coming into it with us. they've spent enough time working and playing to guide me, this project, and the rest of us, to where it needs to go.

we decided that DJ Plead would be a suitable first guest and i think he has written the Album Of The Year. personally, i can't stop listening to it. it feels like tunes i would take voice recordings of in a taxi, trying to capture some sort of magic that i have no idea what to do with but can't bring myself to pass on. i think he has something special in store so it should be a sick one, on September 12th.

all the tunes i love travel in a particular way, and like them, i want to keep doing this as much as possible, with as many people as possible, keeping the momentum up. by @xivro

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2 months ago

On Saturday 22nd August, polyterror and Stereo bring a flurry of Footwork and 160 to Renfield Lane, with Teklife experimenter and the spearhead of Mall Music Inc, DJ Paypal, leading the charge.

✧ 𝓪 𝓳𝓸𝓵𝓽. 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓫𝔂 𝓪 𝓯𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓱𝓲𝓰𝓱 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓽, 𝓻𝓮𝔀𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓾𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓬𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼, 𝓫𝓮𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓼𝓬𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓴𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓹𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓼 ✧

Paypal pioneers new forms of Footwork and Juke through edits, remixing, bootlegging, and twisting familiar sounds into saturate, synth-heavy, hi-definition and hi-octane releases that have been housed by labels including LuckyMe, Hyperdub, Planet Mu and their own Mall Music Inc.

✴︎ 𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓮-𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓲𝔃𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼, 𝓲𝓷 𝓹𝓾𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓬 𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓪𝓼𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓫𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓪𝓹 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓻𝓱𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓶𝓼, 𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓫𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝓻𝓾𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓾𝓭𝓼 ✴︎

more suprises tba ⋆⟢⋆⟢⋆⟢ ticket link in our bios, early birds up for £6 by @xivro

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2 months ago

last weekend i spent an hour at @kiosk.radio playing music + drinking tea while the sun went down. here are some clips, i’d love if u listened back!

link in bio it’s kinda saltyandsweet kinda club kinda not. i rlly like it, pls lmk if u like it too! music by/from muslimguaze, @___youth__________ @eccorecords @phase_group @prieste5s @gantzzu @big__hands @bintmbareh @idoplumes &&&more

extra lore - i lost my usb in a taxi in scotland, no backup ofc, so thanks to xmas miracle via @bakegla and also @chicha_mw still managed to do the show, ty ly!!!#friendship i<3brussels by @xivro

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a year ago

hey kinda hate local promoter gratitude posting but post eclipse clarity got me feeling like i have smth to say

thanks for coming to @adancecalledspirit and @clubsylkie over the weekend, never did i ever think i’d have it in me to promote 2 parties in one weekend lol x

thanks don’t feel enough, and all i rlly have to say is like, the last few months for me have been defined largely by grief&loss.SO YEAH rn it means the world(and has kept me as solid as feasible) to spend so much time thinking/talking abt music, collaborating, to spend so much time in the club, to get to see ggow from these angles. special to witness u as u are now. i am just rlly glad and lucky to feel most at home in a city that dances hard but hugs u harder <3

having the time energy space and friends to bring lil dreams to life is very special ~ love u @r333cluse @bakegla @chicha_mw @lewislowe_redstonepress @subclub87 @theflyingduckglasgow

i also need to shoutout the artists who shared performances of many varieties, i hope those visiting felt @ home here and those on home turf felt uplifted in the dance :) by @xivro

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a year ago

from australia to south korea to berlin, we are inviting the wonderful @kiasvs and @djfartintheclub to @adancecalledspirit next month 🗓️

you've seen them laugh, they've made you dance and now we get a chance to bask in The Psychedelic, The Serious, The Absurd Fun, The Childlike Awe, The Cute and The Wholesome 🧶

thank you for all of your support so far, it's such a privilege to be able to do these little dances 🙏🏽

scroll to the next slide for some words and visit my bio for you know what 🍁

🖼️ lovingly designed by @felix_sandvoss taken in Sub Club by @xivro

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a year ago

hi here’s my passport pic + request for u to listen to my latest radio show for @clarastadler on @ehfm_live 🔗🔗 cos it was a good one 🌋

u can hear 👂 a bit of it in this post 🗞️ and swipe 🧽 for the tracklist 🚉 it is gonna be hot 🥵 summer 🏖️ and this show was a little warmup 🏋️ ty for inviting me to ur show moray leisure centre / clara !! we play b2b at kelburn in july and i defos had this in mind :~) link in bio 🏌️🚣‍♀️

anyway playing music at chinaskis in ggow tonite and gut level in sheffield tomorrow w bbs @makaya.ow and @chicha_mw as @polyterror come down if ur fun and if u like @healthym8

nowt much else to say here atm for now so whatsapp if u wanna chat x by @xivro

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a year ago

hi ⋆✴︎ last week @beatricem._bait kindly invited us onto their @rinsefrance show ~ it’s up for playback now, have a listen!

super special show as it was our first time playing together as a b3b, finally making it out of the “central belt dubstep goblins” groupchat and onto the airwaves:”) also a cute way to look back on memories of hosting Beatrice in scotland last year<3

swipe for some snippets and our tracklist ♡ bits of lots of dubstep influences with ethereal and spooky edges, we were talking about glittering caves and snapping turtles when we recorded 🌌

music from faves as innnnnn @_glimmerman_ @ilabrugal @___beaabea___ @smiffmusic @templetoura @ortensio.deafcat @malesa_trescaras @product_toss_ @carre__carre and ofccc @andraedurden amongst many others, hope u like it! there’s a link in my bio for u to enjoy, and sending a big hug and loads of thanks to Beatrice for a cute chance to share music w u all<3333 bisouuuus by @xivro

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2 years ago

✦ full moon in leo tn i wear my heart on my cheek and ask u to listen to my ambient** mix for @_slyn___ via @retreatradio ✦⁺ there is ofc a link in my bio

28 minutes of softish sounds w trance edges tracing some dreams and memories from sky and sea, fraying moments held together by voice notes shared between @r333cluse & i

i am very attached to this one :)

** not a relaxing mix by @xivro

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2 years ago

fuzzy december in the club 🌱 by @xivro

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2 years ago

🌐 LIBRA ESTERLINA WORLD TOUR 🌐 VERY SERIOUS INSTAGRAM POST

we all kno local djs posting their local dates is OUT for 2025 so please make some noise for charlotte and rowan’s GLOBAL WORLD TOUR 2024/25 ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU SOON (the central belt)

extremely massive news for world citizens who love a) music b) fun c) partying

anyway come say hi to us in 2024 and hi to us and myles in 2025

14.12 @loosejointsgla @the_berkeley_suite
21.12 @headset_scotland @mashhouse
01.01 @healthym8 @exitglasgow w @makaya.ow

kissing + crying encouraged at all dj sets. all tickets are on RA 🫦 the links…… are in …….. my bio …….. by @xivro

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2 years ago

finally memorialising unsound simply w one favourite picture 🤍

2 much 2 say otherwise!!!! by @xivro

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2 years ago

˗ˏˋ★hihi, my guestmix for @electromngr is up on the archive ~ an hour of cold, low tones for one of my favourite labels and shows. u kno where to find the link★ ˎˊ˗

! and very cool to share the slot w king softy too !

&guiding sentence~

murmur, shatter, walking on ice, donning armour

friends, would love for u to listen, and i think these sounds go nicely with a step into darkness as the clocks go back ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 1million thanks for a chance to make this and share it w u by @xivro

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