X&YS005 | NIGHT.GOD by X&Y

Today X&Y brings you a soulful hard-hitting techno mix by the very talented @xnightgodx

Tell us about your mix, how would you describe it?

When choosing tracks for my mixes I always try to find something that sounds unique and stands out in the crowd. And when I am putting a mix together, I always imagine a character and I am trying to express what that character feels through the tracks that I play. This mix should take you through a spectre of emotions which makes it really fun to listen to in my opinion. When I pick my tracks I want hard hitting kicks, dark atmosphere, but not too freaky, and emotional synths as the cherry on top of .

I’ve read that you’re originally from Russia, but have lived in different countries, how’d you make your way to Melbourne, and what did you think of the Music scene here compared to other places you’ve lived?

I have travelled and lived in parts of Asia , New Zealand and other states in Australia but I must say nowhere has been as exciting , fun and fluid as Melbourne. I just love the culture here so much. You hear about Berlin , UK , France being the Mecca for the electronic music scene, particularly Techno, however we have everything it takes right here in Melbourne to become the number one scene in the world! We just have to keep grinding. There is a lot of talent in Melbourne that still needs to be discovered.

You’ve also been running your own fashion brand Ecstatic, selling streetwear jewellery, how does techno music and the culture feed into your other creative work?

This is a great question! Ecstatic was originally inspired by the techno music and club culture in Melbourne. That’s another thing I love so much about the Melbourne club scene, is the way people dress. It inspired my own style which later on evolved into a desire to create jewellery.

Which Track or Artist currently inspires you?
Frank Ocean is the artist that really inspired me to create music.
I don’t really know which track inspires me, but lately I’ve been listening to Venom by Ghostemane a lot.

You also recently produced and released a killer track called “Love”, more in the Lo-Fi House genre, are you looking to release more material later in the year?

It’s cool that you asked, because I have two lo-fi tracks that I Am planning to release later this week. I am glad you enjoyed Love, thank you! I feel like lo-fi house is the genre where I am able to fully express my emotions and show a deeper side of my personality. Whenever I am producing a techno track, I always get carried away and end up making it sound too emotional and it becomes a totally different genre.