🧿 aurora 💎 ra / sol 🪄 babyradium 🧿

hello! been a while, returning slowly from hiatus with a mix airing on @nts_radio as part of their 'joy' supporter series, this saturday night/sunday morning. this mix is a taste of a deep dive i have been taking over the last long while into electronic music history and culture through a lens that combines my experience as both a journalist and a DJ into the role of storyteller... ~ as DJing and dance music culture have been thrust into the mainstream, there is a lot of room to examine and (re)discover the hidden gems of dance floors past, when the ethos of liberation, unity, and joy were at the forefront of the music being made. if there is a style of music that always, always, always sets a dance floor on fire, it's pan-african funk, disco, and psychedelic electronica. while disco, house, and hip hop were being created by african american descendants of slavery survivors in the 70s and 80s, synthesizers were making their way around the world. when african musicians got their hands on these instruments, they combined them with various traditional sounds from across the continent. and thus was born some of the most timeless, soulful music that has ever been made. expressing nothing but resistance through pure, unabashed sonic joy, music from the disco era made in cameroon, nigeria, & south africa is featured in this mix. 11 songs, some that I've listened to hundreds of times. I hope they create the same kind of euphoria for you that they do for me ~ 05/11 or 05/12 depending on your zone: 9pm PST 12am EST 5am BST 1pm JST ps. swipe twice for baby fuzzy jimi hendrix at the beach 🥹

ok, a bit of a story: a few years ago, during peak pandemic, i decided i wanted to start performing live more, with my guitar, and with my voice. easy, right? i've been performing my entire life, first as a dancer and then as a DJ - how much harder can singing be than DJing? well, turns out, as much as i love sharing and mixing tracks for a dance floor and have a deep respect for the roots of that culture, there is no comparison to the level of vulnerability faced singing in front of an audience. and well...i couldn't do it. i'd get choked up, my throat would tighten, and i would often burst into tears. but i kept going. and then i remembered this interesting phenomenon that i came across years ago: the way cows respond to live music when it's played in their vicinity. it's remarkable, and nobody's totally sure why, but they seem to come towards the vibration of the music and actually create an audience. i thought, what if I did a concert for some cows? could i sing in front of them and get over my fear? in early 2021, @activepassiveconcerts , an incredible gulf island-based experimental and ambient festival that is lovingly organized by my friends @fallowtwin and @meteoric.xx , put out a proposal for pandemic-friendly performances. with no expectation, i proposed a concert for cows. they loved the idea, generously sourced some island cows, and helped me set up. it was a great success! although it didn't end up as part of the festival that year, i have a ton of footage, audio and research from the experience. it turned out to be way bigger than me and overcoming my fear of singing, and i am now getting organized to create a documentary. fast forward to a few months ago, i'd admittedly been spending a little too much time on twitter,, but was very fortunate to connect with some folks that found this special interest as interesting as i do. i recently had an awesome chat with amazing brooklyn-based music writer @themollyzone about this ecomusicology project, my creative background, "scene" vs. "community", journalism, art, fighting f*^°ism, and inspiration. link in bio :) (ps. it worked, i can sing in front of people now 🐄) thanks to The Molly Zone<3

2.5 weeks into my 35th year. grateful and surprised that i really made it this far. though i was sure i was gonna have finished the album i've been writing and made some big post about how i have returned to myself and music on my birthday. instead i found myself fighting the urge to hide and continue to erase myself. the last 5 birthdays/years have had a lot of glimmers but have also been very dark. it's taken me all these years to figure out how to start quantifiably talking about the insidious mob bullying and ostracization i experienced in the western canadian dj scene that both damaged my brain (quite literally, it can be seen on MRIs) and caused me to almost lose my life. racist, untrue rumours and a depth of pain and loneliness that i quite literally wish upon no one. i have spent the last long time looping about whether there was any place for me not only in dance music but in the world at large. not actually sure what the purpose of posting this is other than to open up a dialogue with my own self about what it means to survive vs. thrive, and how society's classes can basically be distilled into those two castes. what does it mean to be part of a movement like dance music culture that started with such specific beginnings rooted in anti-oppression? what does it mean to be aligned directly with the energies of those beginnings while also being told you don't belong and that your voice is too loud and that you're a problem and should disappear? still exploring the answers to these questions. all that to say that i am deeply grateful to be present in this reality and although i have been moving like my snail friend here, i am very much alive and moving forward and connecting with small joys daily. thanks to all that have shared moments that facilitate such with me

Release Day has arrived. All proceeds are of course going to @gaza_skate_team !! Large up to everyone involved on 'SOLIDARIDUBS II' Phrex babyradium nightmanager Runaaki² franki* SKECH Queen Chubby BURNINGBUSH Sumgii ADS1 Broady Zi-CKA in the Head Jaap Redize It takes a village & I'm eternally grateful to everyone who donates their labour & creativity for these fundraiser compilations. 🧡🐸🤎 Special thanks also to @ouf_kilter @deathtrap_productions @nasif_808 @main.objective & @hi.jackcolquhoun

Tr ack. 2 >> Oo. 'babyradium - can't take it with you' Another beautiful ambient atmospheric meets bass work-out type tune from the Turtle Island crew. Was super-psyched when Ra said they'd make a track from scratch for 'SOLIDARIDUBS II' 🥰 Gameplay taken from Glider PRO, one of the platformers pre-loaded in the computer lab at primary school on those ol' skool fluoro & white coloured cube-shaped Macintosh desktops. ALL PROCEEDS for the compilations going to @gaza_skate_team

thursday evening at @casadelpopolo2 , providing a variety of dub and other sonic psychedelia to warm you with @_neonlichter 🧊 join us

small pieces of my heart left in japan 🫶🏼

it's my last week in japan this trip, and tomorrow is going to be a really really special night ✨ two years ago, i met veteran DJ @babeefunk1702 in osaka and we became instant friends - united through love for soulful genres of dance music and CATS! she took me to @monday_channel and introduced me to @djkkatsu . i had been on hiatus from DJing for a while at this point, and not sure if there was a place for me in this culture, but the history of dance music was a focal point for me and something i had been researching deeply the last decade. realizing how these DJs cared about the history of house music culture inspired me to keep going - i wouldn't be a DJ at all anymore if it wasn't for that experience. since then, she was inspired to visit canada and came to stay with me in montreal in summer 2024 and met some of my dear friends and played with them. i had planned to organize an event, but after getting COVID twice and going through some difficult times that left me mentally exhausted, i couldn't focus on DJing or socializing. now i am back in osaka and feeling more like myself than ever, so to play this event which will also include a selection of some of osaka's finest street dancers is a special moment MONDAY CHANNEL streams on twitch, so please tune in if you happen to be awake in canada { PST/(6a)/MST(7a)/EST(9a)} or wherever you are. and to my many new friends in osaka, I'd love to see you if you can make it 🫶🏼 この旅で日本に滞在する最後の週で、明日は本当に特別な夜になりそうです✨ 2年前、大阪でベテランDJの @babeefunk1702 に会い、すぐに友達になりました。ソウルフルなダンスミュージックのジャンルとCATSへの愛で結ばれました！彼女は私を@monday_channel に連れて行って、@djkkatsu を紹介してくれました。その頃、私はしばらくDJを休止していて、この文化の中に自分の居場所があるかどうか確信が持てませんでしたが、ダンスミュージックの歴史は私にとって焦点であり、ここ10年間深く研究していたものでした。これらのDJがハウスミュージック文化の歴史をどれほど大切にしているかに気づいたことが、私を突き動かし、この経験がなかったら私はもうDJをしていなかったでしょう。それ以来、彼女はカナダを訪れることに刺激を受け、2024年の夏にモントリオールで私と一緒に過ごし、私の親しい友人の何人かに会い、一緒に演奏しました。イベントを企画するつもりでしたが、2度もコロナに感染し、精神的に疲れ果ててしまうような辛い時期を経験した後、DJや交流に集中することができませんでした。今は大阪に戻ってきて、これまで以上に自分らしく感じています。大阪の最高のストリートダンサーたちも出演するこのイベントで演奏できることは特別な瞬間です。:) MONDAY CHANNEL は Twitch で配信されますので、カナダ { PST/(6a)/MST(7a)/EST(9a)} またはどこにいても起きていたら、ぜひ視聴してください。大阪の新しい友達の皆さん、もし来られるならぜひ会いたいと思っています 🫶🏼

2025.12.16 GATE-crossover "babyradium" from Canada @atomicnumber88 Entry2000(1D) 19:00-23:30 19:00-20:00 Horse @keita_6682 20:00-20:50 宇宙平和音頭 @uchu._.peace 20:50-21:40 Kinari @ikinarii_350 21:40-22:30 75 @dj_75_jp 22:30-23:30 babyradium @atomicnumber88 babyradium is a multi-disciplinary audio/visual artist, DJ, and researcher currently living in Montreal, Canada. Growing up as a classically trained rhythmic gymnast and dancer, ra was inspired to create music for movement from a young age, and now has over 20 years of experience as a self-taught musician and producer, and over a decade as DJ. In addition to their artistic practice under several aliases, ra is also a music journalist and has spent the last decade exploring an inquiry into the history of global underground dance music, DJ and club cultures. Currently, ra is building a multi-versal educational, radio and event platform focusing on the roots of contemporary electronic music culture through lenses of Afrofuturism. Deep-dive exploration into the originating roots of electronic music as a liberation movement that has turned into a global-phenomenon is the quintessence of ra’s praxis. Currently, ra’s focus is split between curatorial projects spun from their dedication to the dance floor & DJing as a form of community resistance against oppression, and creating new works.

feeling more like myself than i have ever in my whole life. the last 5 years were extremely hard, but in the last few months my world began opening up again. i kicked my 17-year long THC addiction, started a band, reconnected with my family after the longest time i have ever spent away, and reunited with linda (my guitar). i wake up filled with gratitude and an increasing need to dedicate all of my energy to decolonizing and return to centre. lately, i am reveling in the fact that if it weren't for the people in my life who have been patient with me, accepted me where i was at, and showed me grace, i never would have made it to this point. here's a collection of really special moments from the last year as i embark on a new adventure as my deepest self. thank you.

Wa◉は、Chiniruが2018年にCIRCUS Osaka でスタートさせた、Techno・House を軸とするクラブパーティ。 コロナ禍により一時中断を余儀なくされたものの、世界中のDJやアーティストと繋がる ストリーミングパーティ として進化し、これまでに 30回以上の国際的セッション を重ねてきた。 そして 2023年1月、Manchineel 主催のもと新たな拠点 Club Daphnia から再始動。より多くのオーディエンスへとそのエネルギーを届けている。これまでに数々の著名ゲストを迎え、Vol.23/24 では Northern Lighthouse（Italy） や Kim Avey（Ibiza） が出演するなど、国境を越えた交流 にも力を注いでいる。 Wa◉ は、厳選されたDJやアーティストによる サウンド・アート・フード・ファッション が交錯する空間を創り出し、 “発想”“閃き”“刺激”、そしてその輪の中にある“癒し”を大切にしながら、常に追求と進化を続ける クリエイティブなパーティ である。 そして 2025年の最終章・第4弾として、 Manchineel × SUGIURUMN「PAPAGENO」リリースパーティ を開催。 最高のDJ陣とともに、その熱量をフロアへと解き放つ。 Wa◉ — a party founded in 2018 by Chiniru at CIRCUS Osaka, rooted in techno, house, and club sounds — was temporarily paused during the pandemic. It evolved into a streaming party, connecting DJs and artists from across the globe, and held over 30 international sessions. In January 2023, Manchineel took the helm to relaunch Wa◉ from its new home base, Club Daphnia, reaching an even wider audience. Since then, the party has hosted a lineup of remarkable guests; notably welcoming Northern Lighthouse (Italy) and Kim Avey (Ibiza) for Vol.23 and Vol.24 — expanding its vision beyond borders. Wa◉ continues to push boundaries through a vibrant fusion of sound, art, food, and fashion, driven by a carefully curated selection of outstanding DJs and artists. It is a creative movement that thrives on imagination, inspiration, intensity, and the sense of healing found within that circle. The fourth and final chapter of 2025 marks a special edition — Wa◉ × Manchineel × SUGIURUMN — “PAPAGENO” Release Party, celebrating with an exceptional lineup of DJs who embody the spirit of the dance floor. 2025.12.13(SAT) Wa◉ vol.25 @party__wa 15:00-22:00 DOOR ¥3000 | WEB ¥2500  BEFORE 4PM ¥1500 STUDENTS ¥1500 (with student ID) 15:00-15:55 青猫 @saori_storage 15:55-16:45 Ryukou @ryu__kou 16:45-17:35 蒼空 @ao_chan0012 17:35-18:30 ra / sol from Canada @atomicnumber88 18:30-19:30 JUDO @juudddooow 19:30-20:30 Manchineel @manchineel__chiniru @manchineel__kazushi 20:30-22:00 SUGIURUMN @sugiurumn FOOD リノクレープ @lino_crepe24 VENUE daphnia 大阪市住之江区北加賀屋５-５-１ 音ビル 1階 1F Oto Bldg., 5-5-1 Kitakagaya, Suminoe-ku, Osaka

Come to Drom Taberna on August 7th, 10PM-2AM while we raise funds for esims for those in Gaza. Featuring Xicada, KERUB, BIP and Babyradium from Montreal. As Jews and artists of Jewish descent we stand against the continued displacement and ethnic cleansing perpetrated in our name. We invite you to come and dance and give tzedekah - proceeds and donations will be sent to eSIMs for Gaza as well as the Sameer Project. If there is any financial barriers for attending please reach out Link for tickets in bio - there will be some available at the door. Thursday August 7th @dromtaberna Starts at 10:00