Dawidu
Hi friends! This week we have the great pleasure to share music mixed by Dawidu. A true musical chameleon, Dawidu delivers house, future jazz, nu disco and synth-pop during the day, and shifts to acid-house, EBM, techno, electro at night.
We hope you enjoy this week's groovy mix with a hint of hip-hop and Yamba's feel-good vibe, and you can expect to hear more of Dawidu on our sandy shores!
As his mind and music never stops, his experiences through living in Paris, London and Bucharest have shaped him to become the founder of @teiubescrecords - the record shop soon became the haunt of movers and shakers such as Nicolas Lutz, Francesco del Garda, Vera, James Dean Brown or Junki, with whom Dawidu shared the decks. He has perfected his skills and expanded his collection through gigs in Berlin, Tbilisi, New-York, Moscow among many others.
What's the idea behind the mix? And which is the track you wanted to play the most?
To craft this mix, the method I used was to narrow down my main “EARTH” playlist that runs on my radio with a BPM range of 100 to 105, first picking a few tracks which slowly then gives me an idea of a red thread to follow all throughout the mix, whilst keeping some variety to it. It’s hard process to describe as it’s a very intuitive one. But I can tell you more about the crafting process.
Then I add up some that I had already put aside knowing I would want them to be featured in one podcast or another, but they fit for that one. Once I have a sufficient amount, I start narrowing down to the essentials a first time. I then on will start define the playing order : I first separate in 3 parts, beginning, middle and end. Then I use the software “Mixed In Key” to try and spot the most harmonious combos (I play tracks that are very dense in vocals and melodies, therefore this software is useful to avoid clashes. It’s mostly quite accurate and reliable, I’ve had good results using it for prepared mixes).
So with this combo of what my ears/gut tell me and the software’s analysis, I have an almost final order that I usually re-check several times (not necessarily mixing them just one after the other works too) and then make final adjustments.
I wanted to play them all the most equally. I really did a lot of narrowing down with that one until I was 100% satisfied with each and every one of them.
What music have you been digging recently that you couldn't play in this mix?
I’m constantly digging a very broad variety of musical genres. But to give you an idea of the range, I’ve been into Bluegrass and early Country music, as well as US and Russian Trap. Whilst I have periods of focusing on a couple genres, I’m still looking for the previous ones I already explored. It’s a never-ending quest really and what animates me the most
Your record store also featured an extensive vintage clothing section - which is your other area of expertise. Where does your creativity (and budget) shifts between these two passions?
Clothing has always been for me a necessary way of expression, and making people react. I found out early on that you can really define and perfect who you are through the exploration and expression of tastes, whether it’d be music or looks. For me selling clothes was then the logic addition to selling records. I combined my vision and aesthetics with Cornelia’s (my partner in the Sapology project), and after 3 years of selling mostly second hand records, we were able to present our first batch of clothes that we dug around the world during our various trips. Budget wise, the clothes really helped funding the turnover of records in the store as on their own, they represent such a low margin of income that it was difficult to have them be the only product sold in the store.
Your record store also featured an extensive vintage clothing section - which is your other area of expertise. Where does your creativity (and budget) shifts between these two passions?
Clothing has always been for me a necessary way of expression, and making people react. I found out early on that you can really define and perfect who you are through the exploration and expression of tastes, whether it’d be music or looks. For me selling clothes was then the logic addition to selling records. I combined my vision and aesthetics with Cornelia’s (my partner in the Sapology project), and after 3 years of selling mostly second hand records, we were able to present our first batch of clothes that we dug around the world during our various trips. Budget wise, the clothes really helped funding the turnover of records in the store as on their own, they represent such a low margin of income that it was difficult to have them be the only product sold in the store.
What are your plans these upcoming weeks/months and what are you most excited for?
The plans I’m the most excited about in the upcoming months are, playing a second time at the Mudd Show in Berlin, then hopefully coming back to Lisbon and taking my music out to the beaches which I couldn’t do last time I was there because of the lockdown, then there are a few small festival in the south of France, including Intrinsic which is the one I’m the most excited about as the first edition is ranked in the top 5 best moments in life.
If you had to pick one album on a desert island what would it be and why?
I would go mental if I had to listen to the same album over and over. I think I would choose to not bring one, and create new albums in my head with the sounds of nature.