Patrick Lotilla is an Oakland-based Disc Jockey. He was a programmer for Shortwave, KALX 90.7FM’s dance music speciality show. He co-founded Brouhaha, a party series that ran from 2013 – 2018 which hosted Awesome Tapes From Africa, Beautiful Swimmers, Paul Johnson, Octo Octa, DJ Fett Burger to name a few. He is currently a resident DJ at long-running house and techno party series As You Like It. In 2021, he launched Bop 40 – a youtube channel dedicated to sharing rare records by uploading rips of music previously non-existent on the internet. For this installment, Patrick brings a smooth seamless set expressed through his passion for unearthed gems. Surprising at every turn, No. 21 bears an undercurrent of a warm downtempo pulse dressed with bossa swing beat and indie soul interwoven with rap verses and infectious vocal hooks; gliding us along with his thoughtful approach to the deeper cuts of 80s-90s rare grooves.
CST: Where are you from and where do you live now?
P: I grew up in Paranaque City, Philippines; now, in Oakland, California.
CST: Whats your sign?
P: Cancer.
CST: What is your favorite record/music shop?
P: Hercules, A1, Salt Box, Betino's, Melting Point, Flash Disc Ranch and of course Cone Shape Top.
CST: What is your morning ritual?
P: Start the kettle.
CST: What parties/underground/diy spaces did you go to when you first started partying/discovering music?
P: I lived in Los Angeles before moving to the Bay Area and I spent a good year going to underground raves there almost every weekend when I was first getting into dance music/DJ culture. I didn't really follow any specific promoter or party series and tbh mostly went to events listed on PLURlife haha
CST: What was the first record/music you ever bought?
P: My most significant first purchase was buying the single of "So Much for Love" by Moment of Truth on Salsoul and hearing the instrumental mix by Tom Moulton on the B-side... Been in a relationship with Disco ever since.
CST: What are your other interests besides djing/collecting music?
P: I like playing old video games. Hoping to get some free time so I can dig into Anno 1404 (2009). I also really want to try playing Sid Meier's SimGolf (2002) ever since I watched a playthrough of it.
CST: Favorite part of the day?
P: I am a night owl (O,O)
CST: Do you collect anything else aside from records/music?
P: Jpegs
CST: Where is your favorite place to dance/listen/watch music?
P: Outdoors, in living rooms with friends.
CST: Is there a concept or theme for this mix and if so, can you tell us a little bit more about it?
P: I had the incredible opportunity of meeting the band Hiroshima recently and they were so gracious enough to send me a copy of their latest record "2020" (Thanks Dan & June!) – I enjoyed the entire album but I especially liked the track "Side Street" so I put this mix together with that track in mind. Unsurprisingly, the result is a chill listen with, hopefully, a few delightful twists :) Thanks for listening!
Photo by Rich Lomibao