Stephanie Hewett (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist working within the mediums of movement and sound. She experiments with different sonic frequencies to uncover ancestral vestiges in the body. Hewett DJs and produces electronic music under the moniker, Madre Guía. She holds an MFA in Dance and uses both music and movement to access creative resistance and paths towards liberation through spiritual, physical, and sonic defense.
Excited for this installment, as we close the summer with nothing short of unapologetic pure energy delivered by Oakland’s Madre Guía. Bouncing in between wobbly bass lines and rippling percussive textures is a ride through humid tropical futurist clubscapes; from hard hitting 2 step into reggaeton/dancehall rhythms, with interjections of soulful jazzy house moments reminiscent of chosen club family style backyard parties. Sub woofer recommended.
TRACKLIST
Undenied - BOMBSNAX
Miss Fatty Riddim - Max Wallin'
Nitevision (feat Pamputtae) - BAMBII
Don't Disturb The Jungle - Kaval
_matarnos - Kelman Duran
Raisa - Kelman Duran
Torcida Tool - Pedro da Linha
Para la Flaca que le gusta el Sex (Flaca Edit) - Estrada, Flaca
Evil Reg - TSVI
Afrique - Karen Nyame
Obatala - Oludaré
Pedra Preta - Teto Petro
BINZ (RIC808 DANCE REWORK)
Lawdaa Mercy - Ase Manual
Unravel In The Designated Zone - Anz
Recital - Index
No sittin in the afty - AMEN the Producer
Ga$ton Rasta - CalvoMusic feat. DJ Glo 410
Na onda da babylon - badsista
Megatron - Marlon Branco & SLAIM3
vai luv u - DJMC
Bantu Zen - Slikback
Bate Mais - Teto Preto
Anti War Dub - Mala
Jungle Machine - 6BloccCST: Where are you from and where do you live now?
MG: I’m from the Bronx, New York (Lenape land) and currently based in East Oakland, CA (Ohlone-Chochenyo land)
CST: What is your sign?
MG: Pisces sun, Aries moon, Gemini rising
CST: What is your morning ritual?
MG: Coffee
CST: What parties/underground/diy spaces did you go to when you first started partying/discovering music?
MG: Oakland renegades, Noctuary
CST: What was the first record/music you ever bought?
MG: It was a huge haul at Rasputin in Hayward, CA so can’t name the “one” record but that haul was definitely special :)
CST: What are you reading right now?
MG: Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture by Anaïs Duplan
CST: What are your other interests besides djing/collecting music?
MG: I’m also a dancer, choreographer, performer, and producer.
CST: Happiest moment?
MG: So many!!! But top two right now are finishing my EP and my first time at Movement.
CST: Where is your favorite place to dance/listen/watch music?
MG: There is this very special outdoor dance studio space (with a proper sound system) a couple of hours north of SF that I’ve worked in a few times. I really enjoy being out there in nature and making/hearing music + moving my body with friends.
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?
MG: I started working on this mix shortly after spending a lot of time in solitude and so it feels very uninhibited, which I always aim for, but that can sometimes get sabotaged by this pressure I put on myself to sound a certain way. It’s something I’m working on. So yeah this mix is just that, me letting go of imagined expectations and just doing me.
Photos by Rich Lomibao