Description
Eris Drew sat down with us at Bikini Waxx Records in Berlin for a deep, intimate and unhurried conversation exploring many of the life stories that feed into her 30+ year career and consequently into her all-vinyl DJ-Kicks mix.
Watch as the High Priestess of the Motherbeat revisits Chicago in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, the local rave movements as well as her first, transformative encounter with the Motherbeat. Eris also speaks candidly about raving as a space for creative and gender expression, her deep commitment to vinyl culture and eventually the poignant, bittersweet process of crafting her mix using emotionally charged records that have travelled the world with her.
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Filmed at Bikini Waxx Records in Berlin.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Early memories
04:01 Chicago's scene at the time
10:21 Becoming a raver & encountering the Motherbeat
15:00 Creative & Gender Expression through raving
21:44 Vinyl culture & commitment to playing records
26:52 The meaning in records and sets
32:22 The role of DJ-Kicks & the special approach to her mix
38:50 On the Exclusives on the mix
43:01 Bittersweetness of her DJ-Kicks