“My name is Evelyn and I play music as Experimental Housewife. I started collecting music at a very young age and learned how to compile and mix at age 12. I was able to start DJing actively shortly thereafter, proudly during the golden age of progressive house. As I matured, I moved around the map, taking my drive to collect, select, and play music with me. I hosted a radio show for many years, opened for many bands, toured Europe and also played drums and keyboard in post-bands. After all that excitement, I settled back into DJing in a new way and started focusing on solo production. I love blending sounds to create new sounds, taking chances and letting the music speak for itself... and for me. I have a deep love for vinyl, music collecting, and making friends through sound, and I don’t think I’ll ever stop.”
This current edition we are honored to welcome Exhouse, tenderly conducting with exacting precision into a haze filled dream state that swirls in between ambient melodic chambers and cavernous declines of basement dub techno resonance with uplifting bursts of blissful fantasy 90s warehouse memories. A time lapse of a sonic glowing nocturnal flower blooming and shimmering brightly in the middle of a dance floor.
Tracklist:
On!Air!Library! - Ex’s and Ho Oh’s
Monolake - Abundance
Jerod S. Rivera - Cause Im
Labradford - Texas
The Cardigans - The New Cuckoo (Super Stereo Mix)
Sasha - Belfunk
Soul Mekanik - I’ll Call You (Thin Red Man Mix)
Shed - Well Done (030-edit)
Lapien - Searching
Fred P + SMBD - Hybrid
o.utlier - Letat
CST: Where are you from and where do you live now?
E: I’m originally from Houston, but I’ve lived most of my adult years in and out of Missoula, Montana. Sometimes I claim it as my hometown. But "hometown" is a very finite idea, so I try to not use it. Currently my wife and I are in the process of making a long term move to Sonoma County, and we’re really excited!
CST: Introvert or extrovert?
E: Uh, I think I’m an introverted extrovert. Solo time and independence comes first and naturally, but I also love getting down with homies, going on adventures etc., and I was a really outgoing and hyperactive kid. Very extroverted. Then I grew up and started to harden, lol.
CST: What's your sign?
E: I’m a very proud Virgo Sun, Sagittarius Moon and Rising. Mercury and Mars are also in Virgo, thank god.
CST: What is your favorite record/music shop?
E: I have to say that I do really love Vinyl Dreams. Mike and Jess are friends, and there’s always something there in-store waiting to be discovered. Otherwise I would have to say Discogs is my favorite shop, and I have my favorite sellers on there that are like my favorite shops.
CST: What is your morning ritual?
E: Walk the dog, coffee, computer things. Sometimes I do some music browsing first thing and then the harder, more disciplined work later (PhD work), and other times I get strict with myself first thing and read and write before music work. Then I go on a long walk or hike with the dog to transition out of the morning and into the afternoon.
CST: What is your dream lineup for a party and what would you name this party?
E: Sasha and Digweed 10hr contemporary non-EDM vinyl set! I’d love to hear what they’d select if the big industry isn’t involved/watching.
CST: What was the first record/music you ever bought?
E: I am pretty sure it was Tears For Fears Elemental, but if it wasn’t that it would have been TFF’s Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82-92. I got them around the same time back in 1993 when I was a baby.
CST: What are your other interests besides djing/collecting music?
E: I love gardening and husbandry to be honest. I am super fond of birds, ungulates (deer, elk, horse, cow and goat-type animals), whales, and all kinds of creatures. I also love food, hiking/recreating, travel. And I have to say that I do love film. And card games. Where my Rummy people at?
CST: Biggest vice?
E: Discogs research. It’s really bad… I lose sleep to it. But there's other things, too. I always crack for sparkling wine… and good gin.
CST: Do you collect anything else aside from records/music?
E: Books (nonfiction!), rocks, maps, t-shirts I don’t wear.
CST: Is there a concept or theme for this mix and if so, can you tell us about it a little bit more about it?
E: Cat mentioned digging the vibe from a set I played for Fault Radio a couple of years ago, so I wanted to mirror that a little. I also wanted to create a mix that’d be good listening for the shop. In this mix, there is, as usual per my sets, a mixture of contemporary and aged stuff in here, some new stuff I’ve been listening to and some dated stuff I’ve been returning to lately. I started off with some moody and glimmery selections, and that was a good warm up before I started to pick up the pace. All vinyl except for the first two tracks; those releases only exist on CD. There is a personal story that took shape here, too. I don’t clearly know what it is, but it’s there. Let me know if you have thoughts and interpretations on what it is :)
Photo by Mariah Claire Tiffany
I have over 50 mixes available on my Soundcloud. If you like this mix, I'd recommend checking these out too:
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