Modern rave music from one of Scotland’s most interesting brand-new club manufacturers.
In 2021, Glasgow-born and based manufacturer and DJ TAAHLIAH made an effect with the release of her launching EP, Angelica, a deeply individual collection of tracks that checkedout her identity as a trans, working class individual that grew up in the little Scottish town of Kilmarnock. The seven-track release showcased her alluring mix of tough dance and pop affects, a noise that shows Scotland’s tradition of rave and hardcore, affected in part by the likewise daring pop of artists such as SOPHIE and Purity Ring.
TAAHLIAH’s DJ design is simply as brave as her productions. Rarely dipping listedbelow 140BPM, her sets are a event of contemporary rave music, mixing delighted hardcore modifies of industrial pop tracks with quick paced music from her contemporaries. TAAHLIAH’s Fact Mix is off the wall in the finest possible method, integrating revamps of David Guetta, Azaelia Banks and Rosalía with the blogsite home revival from Doss, a piano home remix of SOPHIE’s ‘Infatuation’ and host of mad club cuts from ÅMRTÜM, Dialog, Himera and TAAHLIAH herself.
“The meaning of play… with a drive for kinetic energy,” is how TAAHLIAH explains the mix. “The prioritisation of motion and glamour, throughout a time when there’s a absence of sunlight.”
Follow TAAHLIAH on Instagram and SoundCloud, and discover her music on Bandcamp. Her newest single, ‘Fuck It’, made in cooperation with Loraine James is offered to buy and stream now.
Next year, TAAHLIAH will be playing 2 amazing live reveals: a partnership with the London Contemporary Orchestra at London’s Southbank Centre on 1 Feb, 2023, and her brand-new live program The Ultimate Angels, at Glasgow’s SWG3 on Feb 18, 2023.
Tracklist:
Skin on Skin — ‘For Tha Shot’
Mikey Barreneche & Z A K — ‘Shots Fired’
Forbid & Coppa — ‘Pose Position’
ROSALIA — ‘CUUUUuuuuuute’ (TIDEWARP TREATMENT)
MK — ’17’ (Bleu Clair Edit)
David Guetta — ‘Titanium’ (ft. SIA) (PZZS Flip)
Darren After — ‘Pretend (Edit)’
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — ‘Unholy’ (Disclosure Remix) [Kim’s Verse]
Moksi – ‘So Fly feet Lil Debbie’ (Mikey Barreneche Bootleg)
Ayesha Erotica – ‘SexyBack x Rockstar x Taboo’ (AARONON Mashup)
Azealia Banks — ‘ATM JAM’ (The Oddword Remix)
Doss — ‘Look task. Rye Rye’ (All Night Mix)
SOPHIE — ‘Infatuation’ (Lichtbogen Dreamin’ Re