Ulysse
Originated from Haïti, raised in France and grew up in America. Just like his music, Ulysse’s sound is universally harmonised. Settled in London for the past few years, his goal is to give back to the music scene all the blessings he has received. So when he was asked to make a mix for Oranj, he couldn’t say no….
Pinoy Grooves
Pinoy Grooves (aka Chris Campbell) is a DJ of nearly 2 decades experience playing everything from Funk to Soul, Disco, Latin, House, World Grooves and more...
Moving Still
For this month Jeddah born, Dublin based Moving Still joins us for the December 22 mix series with St. John restaurant. Since being introduced to his edit of the infectious disco floor-filler Sidi Mansour (Moving Still Edit) we've wanted to work with him.
Methods of Mellow
Methods of Mellow began life as a way for Fergus to fill some time during lockdown 0.1 and has since evolved into a record label and monthly Balamii residency. Fergus selects some cosy jams to help us come to terms with those colder temps and darker days, dipping into mellow R&B, warm soul and laidback electronics - crack open a pet nat and mong out by the fire
SUCHI
SUCHI is an Oslo-born, London-bred, and Delhi-influenced DJ and producer based in Manchester. She is part of the South Asian collective, Daytimers and was named as one of the top 25 artists to watch by Mixmag and 12 artists you need to listen to in DJ Mag in 2022. She is also a big natural wine enthusiast and has curated a mix that ventures into warm and deep selections to see the summer off. Expect Italo, Balearic, deep house and even a touch of trance to pair with this month’s delicious case.
404 Eros
The London born and raised duo have been cultivating their eighties/nineties inspired 808 driven, synth-soaked sets since their university days. Conversations about their love of hip and soul bonded them from early on and since reconnecting in LA the dance-floor romantics have been exploring a rich tapestry of sounds from Street Soul, R&B, Boogie, Lover’s Rock, House and Techno and more.
mi:el
If you have so much as a little finger on the pulse of south London’s unfuckwithable club scene, chances are mi-el needs absolutely no introduction. Emerging as co-booker of south Bermondsey institution Venue MOT after her time as one of the driving forces behind the livestream and party series Late Night Shopper, as well as the brains behinds the reliably incredible design for both organisations, mi-el’s impeccable sonic and aesthetic tastes have been instrumental in setting the tone throughout the pandemic and post-plague celebrations. All this following stints in Leeds, where she had her first radio shows on Sable Radio, and Leipzig, where she fell in with the Music Of Color collective, playing on Radio Blau, at the Institut fuer Zukunft and at various queer and BIPOC squat collectives across the city. More recently she has lit up Corsica Studios, Keep Hush, NTS and HÖR Berlin during a whole host of exceptional sessions, regularly appearing alongside her partner-in-crime Allecto.
Josh Caffé
For July '22 we're really excited to have Josh Caffé join us for our mix series. Josh’s mix takes us on a moody meandering through trippy breaks, blended with perfection into slapped back, sultry, ethereal electronic bangers. Jump aboard Josh’s love train and expect a seamless adventure that stops off with Attica Blues, Al Green, Kruder and Dorfmeister and everything in between. It’s immaculate, and a mix that you will want to play over and over, and over again.
Josh has spent the last decade on a breathless trip through the fringes of London’s shifting house and techno continuum. As a DJ, vocalist and activist of British-Ugandan descent, Caffé’s influence has been felt everywhere from institutions such as Dalston Superstore and Adonis to his own Love Child party, curated at Fabric, where Caffé holds an influential residency. Collaborating with international icons of dance music and fashion such as Honey Dijon, he has become an even more visible and respected presence in recent years. Josh's mix coincides with an upcoming album and off the back of two hit singles ‘According To Jacqueline’ and ‘Do You Wanna Take Me Home?’ (remixed by Steffi & Virginia), both effortlessly capture Caffé’s vision of queer liberation and sensuality.
Big thank you to Dawn for organising this mix.
Sam Leedam
Sam is the Operations Manager of Gladwells (Camberwell) & Greensmiths (Waterloo). He has been working with food and natural wine as well as running events for the last 6 years. In a previous life he was a graphic designer (and occasional selector) working for a number of labels including Farout Recordings, WOOP, Church, Melting Pot Music and Tru Thoughts to name a few. He has since collaborated with a number of winemakers drawing on the symbiotic relationship between art and wine to design labels and posters for events over the years.
Mo'min Swaitat
Over several years, Mo’min Swaitat has amassed an archive of rare tapes and vinyl from Palestine and beyond, spanning field recordings of weddings to revolutionary tracks and synth-heavy 80s funk. Many of these were acquired from a former record label in Jenin in the north of the West Bank. The Majazz Project is a research project borne out of the archive, focused around sampling, remixing and reissuing vintage Palestinian and Arabic cassettes.
Jess Brinham
Jess Brinham is a selector, DJ and foundation FM resident based in South London. She is a keen record collector who uses her vast music knowledge to curate an experience when she puts a mix together. For this month’s instalment, Jess has taken influence from Mexico and Central America, as well as her recent purchases from crate digging adventures, to create a soundscape that fits into a colourful spring playlist.
DJ Lax
The Nook has music at the heart of what they do, with iconic records adorning the walls and curated playlists always banging over the speakers. For this months mix series Gus one of the owners, compiles & mixes a range of tracks from several different genres that all share some kind of Hip Hop & RnB references.
Baron
We met Baron at an afterparty during Amsterdam's infamous Dekmantel festival, it was love at first sight. Colombian-born and South-East London raised Baron aka Luis Sabogal has been cutting his teeth in rave culture for over a decade now, with a plentiful host of experience under his belt. Earning his first stripes as a DIY rave pioneer under the OS community banner, of which he is a co-founder, he has slowly navigated his way through today’s often problematic electronic music scene to formidable success. All of his work, ranging from community focused workshops, night curation and *day-to-day attitude*, are permeated with an intense pride for both his heritage and background, and a longing to be able give something back to both. Expect razor sharp dance cuts, leftfield techno & house, bass and maybe some music from his native Colombia.
Noah Tucker
Noah is a DJ and producer from Hackney, London. Noah has been a part of the Kindred crew since its inception in late 2018 and is part of the Kindred Radio team, broadcasting out of the Kindred shop in Farringdon.
He is also the head of his own label, Ulterior Motives, specialising in all things juke, footwork, jit and ghettotech. Hailing from North London, Noah’s production and DJ styles are heavily rooted in the UK sound but don’t be surprised to hear influences from all over. Noah’s record bag is always as varied as the lineups he appears on – expect anything from UK garage to dubstep to footwork.
Moxie
Moxie, one of our favourite NTS DJs at Oranj, has taken to the decks for our December 2021 wine case. Famously the master of seamlessly fusing anything from classic Chicago house to obscure leftfield breaks, or glittering disco with energetic percussive rollers, entertaining and educating club goers wherever the journey takes her. We’ve managed to secure an intimate side of Moxie’s music collection not usually shared, a selection of tracks that together in Moxie’s words are ‘tunes i love to listen to in my spare time’, that together make up a ‘downtempo mixtape vibe’ and ‘classy a mix for when people are dinking wine’.
Sean OD
Sean OD is a Brazilian-Irish DJ, now based in London. Alongside co-running the party and record label Scenic Route, Sean is also a longstanding resident at The Jazz Cafe, a monthly host on Rinse FM and a regular on the club circuit in London and beyond. For this mix, Sean selects an hour of vinyl from his ever-growing collection.
McGregor
McGregor's mix was made during an art residency run by Blue Shop Cottage in a chateau in France Midi-Pyrenees. The mix is curated using his favourite 5 star tunes from his Apple music collection and recorded using nostalgic programme Audacity, in front of a still life that he lived with for 5 days, and painted whilst it slowly decomposed.
Neldog
Nelson, no known credentials. Mix of songs from all over the world in the form of italo, alternative rock, electronic, disco, synth-pop.
Heléna Star
Heléna is one of the most exciting new DJ’s in the UK. A rising ‘Star’ in House and Techno, taking influences from the raw energy of the genres’ roots; as well as soulful, bubbling baselines from across the globe. Star’s larger than life attitude can be felt within everything she does and you can catch her sharing her love of dance music across London, international venues, festivals or on her weekly residency on Foundation FM.
Fervent Moon
Friend of Rita’s, NTS resident Fervent Moon has put together a little mix for your listening pleasure.
Nancy June
Nancy June, is a Balamii Radio resident. Her music took influence from the grass roots genres which emerged from the rave hay-days of the 90s, this mix walks us through both new and old sounds, from Breaks to UKG to Acid House and beyond.
First Circle
First Circle is a Peckham based artist known for hybrid drill styles and looping club edits. on this outing he delved deep into his rekordbox to create a highly tannic selection of Jungle inspired by Bukem, Peshay, and Jazz. a mix for warm evenings with the window down, music heard from passing cars and park speakers.
Noire
Hailing from Bristol via France and now living in London, Rinse FM regular Noire, delivers this month's extra special mix, a dancehall number, made for sunshine and the outdoors.
Makeness
Makeness is the vehicle for Kyle Molleson’s ‘Outer Hebridean’ synth punk project. At least that was the catalyst. Nowadays his material weaves hard and soft sounds from his base in Deptford, SE London.
Zakia Sewell
Zakia Sewell is a broadcaster and DJ from London. She hosts a show called ‘Questing’ every Saturday morning on NTS Radio, playing psychedelic folk, jazz and other cosmic sounds from across the globe, DJs regularly across London and abroad, and presents and produces podcasts and radio documentaries for the likes of BBC Radio 4, the World Service, Tate and Resident Advisor on music, arts and culture.
Mr. Redley
For this mix Mr. Redley aka Louis Redley, melds eclectic rhythms, deep soulful sounds - sharing incredible tunes, from one of North London's finest musical archives.
Daniel John Willis ft. Dynamite MC
The Clove Club founder and all round 'music head' and selector, Daniel John Willis and Dom, (December sommelier) have kindly put the perfect mix of tunes together to be stuck on whilst sipping these 'Winter Warmers'. Sinatra meets Tribe meets The Staple Singers meets you name it... this is the soundtrack to your Christmas Daniel created the backdrop to this mix using his set up of 1 Deck, Kaoss Pad, DJR 400 Mixer and a Dub Siren, a system born out of 2020's 1st lockdown. Just using one deck he samples and grabs snatches of the record playing so he can mix in the next song.Music is of equal importance to Dom, and he is a well known Drum & Bass MC - Dynamite MC. When not waxing lyrical about wine terroir, you'll find him touring the world performing to thousands of people rapping over electric beats with the likes of Roni Size, Krafty Kuts & Shy FX.You’ll find Dom featuring as both Mc and Sommelier with Daniel on their new project ‘Grande Kru Soundsystem’, watch out for their debut mixtape dropping early next year!
Dar Disku
Bristolian based Vish and Mazen grew up less than a mile apart in Bahrain with a shared fascination with discovering new music, the duo quickly bonded over digging for unheard rarities and burning mixtapes to show friends and strangers. Here they supply us a deep dive into some of that special collection. Perfect to listen to when you've got a bottle open from our November Case by curated by sommelier Ary Anbari.
Ed from Balham
Yousif Al-K
Yousif, NTS resident, musician and record digger, has recorded a textured collage from his isolation bunker in Brockley for September's case. Expect eclectic meanderings through mountain streams that have no boundary. This mix should go down nice and smooth with a glass in hand!
Marshmello
Marsha by name and mellow by nature. NTS resident Marshmello takes us on a magical journey inspired by Oranj's first ever curated case released in collaboration with Holly Willcocks, sommelier of Noble Rot. Marsha's musical journey draws upon on her deep repository of soul, jazz, breakbeat, house, electro mixed and blended with a catalogue of deep discoveries. Best listened to whilst sipping something delicious from Holly's case.
