Kin;Aesthetic (Stephen)

A few musical bits, pieces, mixes and links…

DJ set as part of the King Lagoon’ launch in Brighton, first half by Hive Mind’s Marc Teare and second half by me.

Managed to catch up with another Not-A-Best-Of mix, some 2017 favourites brought together in a vinyl mix... going out on Innov8 on Sunday 18th March, and up on Mixcloud, when I get the chance to write some stuff about those tracks... All Filtered Li… — Managed to catch up with another Not-A-Best-Of mix, some 2017 favourites brought together in a vinyl mix... going out on Innov8 on Sunday 18th March, and up on Mixcloud, when I get the chance to write some stuff about those tracks... All Filtered Listening broadcasts archived and streaming over here.

A handful of remixes for others...

Twelve random records I picked up and thoroughly enjoyed during 2016... You can hear and read a run through of my selection over here:

Back around 2009 I was doing the We Change The Frequency; nights (archive of tracklistings and recordings to follow sometime!) at the Open House pub in Brighton, and one Sunday evening a lady approached while I was quietly selecting. She complemented the music and atmosphere and said she felt it all had quite a kinaesthetic feel. It was an unusal and intriguing way of putting it, and it stuck with me. I had failed to settle on a 'DJ name' for years prior, so not long after that I began using the name 'Kin;Aesthetic' when DJing and putting on events in Brighton.

Later in 2013 when I decided to start the label, Kin-Aesthetic Recordings felt like the obvious choice, particularly because I loved the 3-way meaning (kin / aesthetic / kinaesthetic) and how it neatly captured something of the multi-layered motivations and intentions behind the endeavour.

In hindsight, the naming similarity between artist (Kin;Aesthetic) and label name (Kin-Aesthetic Recordings) didn't, and doesn't necessarily help with clarity or distinction... Still, as the two are inextricably linked and weighted with commitment and purpose, both stubbornly remain!

(Stephen) Kin;Aesthetic, 2017.