Frolic+Detour
Joy Ride Series
JOY RIDE is a mix series that tears through the past, present and future of club music, building narratives through sound. When I spin, I’m creating stories, making decisions on the fly, using everything I’ve learned about writing, as well as a lifetime of attentive listening. It is one of the most immersive and efficient forms of storytelling I have worked in to date, while also opening up intriguing opportunities for collaboration.
JOY RIDE is a mix series that tears through the past, present and future of club music, building narratives through sound. When I spin, I’m creating stories, making decisions on the fly, using everything I’ve learned about writing, as well as a lifetime of attentive listening. It is one of the most immersive and efficient forms of storytelling I have worked in to date, while also opening up intriguing opportunities for collaboration.
Four to the Floor
As a stand-in brief when making DJ mixes I use a set of cards that were created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt in 1975.
I draw 4 cards at random, paying special attention to relationships, overlaps and polarities contained in the ‘instructions’, finding inspiration in these tensions just as I do with a commercial brief.
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All mixes created live in Berlin and Nevada (USA) by Frolic+Detour (Stef Macbeth and John Stephenson) for The Night Trains.
Cover Design, Stef Macbeth
Cover Design, Stef Macbeth