NUDE218: Keeva G

Keeva G Steps Into The NUDE TECHNO Series

There is a certain kind of techno that does not need much dressing up.

This week, Belfast selector Keeva G joins our NUDE TECHNO series with an hour of raw, driving pressure, built for low ceilings, red lights and rooms that do not have much interest in standing still.

Keeva has been steadily carving out her place in the Irish techno scene, bringing a sound shaped by years spent around the scenes in Amsterdam, London and New York. Her sets sit on the deeper, rougher edge of the genre, pulling from old-school machine funk, hypnotic loops and the kind of forward motion that keeps a floor locked in without shouting for attention.

Her recent mix for Redd Ophis Invites on Aaja Radio was named Mix Of The Week by FOUR FOUR Magazine, and she has already stepped into spaces including Fuinneamh, Emerge, If You Know You Know Festival, M01 in Berlin, Belfast’s Telegraph Building, Banana Block, The Ulster Sports Club and Dublin’s Pawn Shop.

She also joins AOIFE at Tresor New Faces on 24th June, with AOIFE, who has previously featured on our mix series, curating the night at the Berlin institution. She joins AOIFE and Ayolxi, TAUREAN on the night, a strong line-up!

For her NUDE TECHNO session, Keeva keeps things firm from the off. Willy Parker & Houston Stiller’s ‘Snakes & Bones I’, CODE-13’s ‘Portal’, Kr!z’s ‘Level Zero’, Reeko’s ‘Blueshift’ and Dax J’s ‘Reign Of Terror’ all make an appearance, alongside cuts from Yan Cook, Chris McCormack, Phara, Kerrie, Selective Response and a healthy dose of Sunil Sharpe.

Just tough, focused techno from an emerging selector with her head firmly in the right place.

Listen to Keeva G’s NUDE TECHNO mix below.

Sum up this podcast in 10 words…

A driving / bloopy / warpy journey through my favourite shades of techno

What’s your personal favourite track on it?

Dax J – Reign of Terror

What’s the special ingredient in this mix?

The special ingredient is contrast. I’ve never been very good at staying in one lane musically; so true to my usual style, this mix moves through a few different facets of the techno I love.

From hypnotic & bloopy, squelchy acid, haunting atmospheres all the while maintaining a raw & driving energy. Somehow all those different elements manage to coexist while still feeling cohesive to my style.

Tell us about your next EP?

I’m still very much deep in the learning phase. I’m working on some music but trying not to rush the process and instead focus on creating something that feels honest and representative of my sound rather than put out something I don’t feel proud of or for the sake of it.

What have you got coming up?

Next week I’m heading to Cork for a super special intimate festival called Kryptic.

At the end of the month I’ll be making my debut at Tresor in Berlin for New Faces curated by Aoife – a club that has meant so much to me so it’s quite impossible to put into words how much that booking means to me.

Then next month I’ll then be back in Berlin for Nexus at Club M01. An exciting couple of months ahead.

And finally, do you have a special message for our readers?

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy the selection as much as I do 🤍

Tracklist

Willy Parker & Houston Stiller – Snakes & Bones I
CODE-13 – Portal
Secus – Shadows in Silence
Kr!z – Level Zero
Reeko – Blueshift
Dax J – Reign Of Terror
BXTR – Quantic Nightmares (Julieta Kopp Remix)
Yan Cook – Worm
Vxlr – Cavity
Sunil Sharpe – Frisk
Georges Ricci – Rebirth
Sunil Sharpe – Frisk
Chris McCormack – Da Filth
Raub – Shimmerless
Augusto Taito – Bull’s Horns
Phara – Pine Barrens
Selective Response – Distortion Field

Sunil Sharpe – Necks

Kerrie – Waves of Reverie

Strange Connection – Welcome To The DDR (Millimetric Remix)