Broadcast 30 is up for your podcasting pleasure. Featuring the intelligent, funny and undeniably talented techno producer The Creatrix. She is known as one half of the experimental duo Felidae with Beast Nest and has collaborated with many other Bay Area based producers like Nine. Now the Creatrix has ventured out of her collaborations to explore her own solo work, showcasing her emotive, sensual and often emotionally soothing techno.

We start with an exclusive mix from the producer, featuring tracks from Robert Hood, Dream 2 Science, No-Tech label head Ciarra Black and the Bay Area’s own Russell E.L. Butler.

After is a segment we like to call “girl gab,” where we navigate through topics like Boiler Room trolls, the problems of marketing women in dance music and how she thinks we can create safer spaces for women, LGBT and those that are non-binary.

We end with a beautiful live set from the Bay Area producer. Enjoy.

 
The Creatrix played:

N.A.D / Flight of the Navigator / Dawn of a New Age / 1990

Sawf / Booma / #001 / 2015

Russell E.L. Butler / Euro Octajunk 7 8 14bounce / Constructions / 2014

Huerco S. / Untitled (trp’s acid cut) / Unreleased / 2015

Dream 2 Science / My Love Turns to Liquid / Dream 2 Science EP / 1990

Resistance D / Cosmic Love / Cosmic Love / 1991

S. Moreira / Shuttle Transmissions (Refracted Acid Shuttle Mix) / From a Cosmic Perspective / 2015

Black Rain / Profusion I / Dark Pool / 2014

Donor/Truss / Ash1 / Ash / 2015

Robert Hood / Internal Empire / Internal Empire / 1994

Ciarra Black / Chemical Burn / Pendulum / 2016

Air Liquide / Unraveling My Curls / The Increased Difficulty of Concentration / 1994

 
Topazu played:

Machine Woman / I Can Mend Your Broken Heart (Kassem Mosse Remix) / Ganau House / 2016

DJ Sprinkles / Sisters, I Don’t Know What This World is Coming To / Mule Musiq / 2009

Hieroglypic Being / The Disco’s of Imhotep

Gas / Pop 4 / Mille Plateaux/ 2000

Ulwhednar / Midvinter 4 / Northern Electronics / 2015

Gas / Zauberberg 7 / Mille Plateaux / 1997

This Saturday I’ve got the mistress of techno, feline divine, The Creatrix, in the Radio Valencia studio with me. Tune in from 4-6pm on Infinite Beat for an exclusive mix, interview and live set featuring a talented, gifted Bay Area producer. We will be talking about her solo techno project, our love of Neko Atsume and how she is crushing undergrounds all over the Bay.

https://soundcloud.com/fanciullagentile/moths-hatching-in-the-engines

Broadcast 29 has now been podcasted for your listening pleasure. A short preview of the new release by Decollage called Registration. Registration is on the new California-based label Idol Patterns. You can download it and order a CD copy on Idol Patterns’ bandcamp. I highly recommend grabbing a copy.

Afterwards is a solo live DJ set inspired by the bold writing of Virginie Depentes and her most popular, controversial work, Baise Moi. Not the best film, but an important one in radical feminist cinema, Baise Moi was a film adaptation of her book of the same title. Directed by her, an ex-prostitute, and porn actress/author Corine Trinh Thi, it is known as a “rape and revenge” film, though it is a far more radical depiction of the genre (which is normally directed by men). The film is an ultra violent, real sex depiction of female aggression as a reaction to the marginalization, sexual abuse and violence at the hands of hyper masculinity.

Topazu played:

Decollage / Shedding / Idol Patterns / 2016

Decollage / Infinity 857 / Idol Patterns / 2016

ADMX-71 / Bound and Broken / L.I.E.S / 2015

Ciarra Black / Mind Pitch / No-Tech / 2015

Adam X / Navigational Shortcut / Sonic Groove / 2012

Boston 168 / Terror Acid / Involve / 2015

Alien Rain / Alienated 3B / Alien Rain / 2013

Daniel Avery / Reception (Perc Remix) / Phantasy Sounds / 2013

Click Click / Rotor Babe / Rough Trade / 1986

Felix Kubin / Atomium Vertigo / Gagarin / 2013

Final Cut / She Destroys (Hilltop Mix) / Full Effect / 1990

Lucy Cliche / Smash / Noise in My Head / 2015

Ancient Methods x Black Egg / Ohne Hande / aufnahme + wiedergabe / 2014

Kirlian Camera / News (Room 506 Edit) / aufnahme + wiedergabe / 2016

Anne Clark / Sleeper in Metropolis / Virgin / 1983

Suicide / Wild in Blue / Wax Trax! / 1988

Chen Yi / Rug / 90% Wasser / 2006

Cha Cha Guitri / Art Negre / Born Bad / 2014

Police Des Moeurs / Premiere Neige / Mannequin / 2015

Parade Ground / Took Advantage / Dark Entries / 2011

Nine Circles / Twinkling Stars / Genetic Music / 2012

*correction: Virginie Despentes collaborator on the film is actually Coralie Trinh Thi, not Corine.

Next Saturday is a solo show inspired by the bold writing of Virginie Depentes and her most popular, controversial work, Baise Moi. Not the best film, but an important one in radical feminist cinema, Baise Moi was a film adaptation of her book of the same title.

Directed by her, an ex-prostitute, and porn actress/author Coralie Trinh Thi, it is known as a “rape and revenge” film, though it is a far more radical depiction of the genre which is normally directed by men. The film is an ultra violent, real sex depiction of female aggression as a reaction to the marginalization, sexual abuse and violence at the hands of hyper masculinity.

xo Topazu

Broadcast 28 is up for your listening pleasure. Starting with a short feature on Opal Tapes’ new release by Oakland’s own Russell E.L. Butler. Titled “The First Step,” Butler has taken a leap from the literary, thoughtful introspection of “God is Change” and walks fearless strides with his new EP. Highly recommended.

After is a brief interview with Dimentia. He is a great hardware-based producer in the Bay Area and has been a huge part of the esoteric Katabatik collective, an institution that has been bringing the most evocative in experimental electronic music. Dimentia and the Katabatik collective have been curating and cultivating the Bay Area’s thriving underground for well over fifteen years and it is an honor to be able to share their story in the studio. After is a DJ set featuring his love of local artists (Cube, Identity Theft), his own productions and artists that have been an inspiration for him and Katabatik. Enjoy.

 
Topazu played:

Russell E.L. Butler / Without Fear / 2016

Gas / Gas 4 / 2008

Gas / Gas 5 / 2008

Dimentia played:

Coil / Further Back and Faster / 1991

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundchaft / Der Räuber Und Der Prinz / 1981

Crash Course in Science / Flying Turns / 1981

Cube / Safe Word / 2016

Drvg Cvltvre / Million Dollar Blocks / 2016

Identity Theft / Targeted Individuals / 2014

Dimentia / New Flesh / Unreleased

Dimentia / Circuit Breakr / 2016

Aux 88 / Man or Machine / 1996

Herr Mueller / Das Schwarze Loch / 2009

Luke Eargoggle & Das Muster / Stärke / 2016

Rubicks Cube

Faceless Mind / Timeless Message / 2009

U.K.V. / Number / 2009

Chris and Cosey / Morning / 1985

Maska Genetik / Ocean / 2004

November Növelet / Misanthropy / 1999

Schwefelgelb / In Gelbtönen / 2013

This Saturday Dimentia will be in the studio. He is a great hardware-based producer in the Bay Area and has been a huge part of the esoteric Katabatik collective, an institution that has been bringing the most evocative in experimental electronic music. Tune in from 4-6pm!

The splendid and talented Amber Cox joins me in the studio this weekend on Infinite Beat. Tune in from 4-6pm Saturday to learn more about her solo project and her collaborations in Slumber and her new project with Bryan Gibbs. After is a DJ set fit for a goddess.

xoxo,

Topazu

Broadcast 26 is now up for your podcasting pleasure. Starting with snippets of the new Lavender cassette release on Jacktone Records, Horizons Beneath the Surface. As an extension of his last release, Mystique Youth, “Horizons” dives deep into the witching hour, after a wild night of ecstasy and just before sunrise cleanses you of the night’s debauchery. It is a stunning release that is highly recommended.

This broadcast is a feature on Bryan Gibbs, who is a producer, sound engineer and DJ extraordinaire. His work has touched so many people both locally and beyond. From SF institution The Com#, Inhalt (Dark Entries) and playing for years as a respected DJ, Gibbs is moving towards the future with his own solo productions and collaborations with another gifted producer Amber Cox.

This exclusive mix from Gibbs highlights not only his complex meticulousness in production but also his love of merging the dance floor vibe with a darker, almost mystic quality. Enjoy.

Topazu played:

Lavender / Ephemeres / 2016

Lavender / Gentle Giant / 2016

Lavender / Cortege Funebre / 2016

Bryan Gibbs played:

No tracklist

Bryan Gibbs is my next guest this week on Infinite Beat. He is an amazing DJ, producer and sound engineer who has a fantastic release coming out soon. Tune in to Radio Valencia today from 4-6pm. He’s got a killer set for you.

Broadcast 25 has now been podcasted for your pleasure. Featuring Its Own Infinite Flower, a San Francisco-based producer who is one third of the infamous Hostile Ambient Takeover collective with C.L.A.W.S and Solar. His talent and knowledge of music truly is as his name, infinite. Enjoy.

Topazu played:

Puce Mary / No Memory / 2016 *note: due to audio difficulties, this track was removed from the podcast.

Tim Hecker / Ravedeath, 1972 / 2011

Its Own Infinite Flower played:

E.E. Cummings / Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand

Popul Vuh / Mantra / 1978

Jean-Luc Ponty / Eulogy For Oscar Romero/Nostalgia / 1983

Porter Ricks / Nautical Zone / 1996

Round Five / Na Fe Throw Version / 1999

Drew McDowall Convulse / 2015

Conrad Schnitzler & Borngraber & Struver / Con-Struct 5 / 2011

Its Own Infinite Flower / More Impressions of These Weaker Ghosts / Unreleased

Pentangle / Cruel Sister / 1970

Earth / Site Specific Carnivorous Occurrence / 2006

Louise Huebner / Introduction – Gods / 1969

Kit ‘n’ C.L.A.W.S. /Vieil Océan, Ô Grand Célibataire / Unreleased

Dark Comedy / Plankton / 1997

Its Own Infinite Flower / The Empress & Her Somnambulist / Unreleased

The C*re / A Chain Of Flowers (Empress Ice Black Metal Disco edit)

Its Own Infinite Flower / By Starlight / Unreleased