NikNak
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social
Artist, award-winning turntablist, composer, DJ, nerd 🤓
https://bio.site/niknakdjmusic
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NikNak
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Come see "Parable" on May 1st, the world premiere of my brand new composition, with Chineke Orchestra!
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
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we’re at a reclaim and rebuild moment in music. all these platforms n institutions r done. support independent artists/labels/venues/radio/grassroots projects, say NO to the corporations, put on events n release music together, share equipment n studios, support each others work. WE are the culture.
May 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
we’re at a reclaim and rebuild moment in music. all these platforms n institutions r done. support independent artists/labels/venues/radio/grassroots projects, say NO to the corporations, put on events n release music together, share equipment n studios, support each others work. WE are the culture.
TONIGHT!!! 🌜❤️🌛
Come see "Parable" on May 1st, the world premiere of my brand new composition, with Chineke Orchestra!
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
May 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
TONIGHT!!! 🌜❤️🌛
Come see "Parable" on May 1st, the world premiere of my brand new composition, with Chineke Orchestra!
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
April 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Come see "Parable" on May 1st, the world premiere of my brand new composition, with Chineke Orchestra!
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
Inspired by the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"! 😊✨💐
temple.link/CI2-w0-v6zGr
Thank you so much!!!
I reviewed Deep Time for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, a festival marking 40 yrs since Jean-Michel Basquiat & John Cage showed work at @fruitmarket.bsky.social. Curated by Elaine Mitchener w/ @niknakdjmusic.bsky.social Brìghde Chaimbeul @simoneseales.bsky.social @cathecticpetals.bsky.social & more💥
April 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thank you so much!!!
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Listen again: Weird & Wonderful / 25th March 2025
Playing tracks by Linkwood, Or-la, Pharoah Sanders, Nala Sinephro, Djrum and more.
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/weir...
Playing tracks by Linkwood, Or-la, Pharoah Sanders, Nala Sinephro, Djrum and more.
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/weir...
Weird & Wonderful / 25th March 2025
It's been a while but it feels good to be back, and just in time for Spring! Join NikNak in an exploration of sounds and music, soundtracking the new season as it finally begins warming up. || @niknak...
www.mixcloud.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Listen again: Weird & Wonderful / 25th March 2025
Playing tracks by Linkwood, Or-la, Pharoah Sanders, Nala Sinephro, Djrum and more.
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/weir...
Playing tracks by Linkwood, Or-la, Pharoah Sanders, Nala Sinephro, Djrum and more.
@niknakdjmusic.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/weir...
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i think fascist regimes using AI to ghibli-fy their fascism might be my personal breaking point with the state of the world. the layers of wrong r overwhelming. i despair. in the wise words of porco rosso…
March 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
i think fascist regimes using AI to ghibli-fy their fascism might be my personal breaking point with the state of the world. the layers of wrong r overwhelming. i despair. in the wise words of porco rosso…
Also interesting...
Nightlife “zones” are being planned for Central London due to noise complaints from residents
Nightlife “zones” planned for Central London due to noise complaints from residents
The Westminster After Dark Strategy attempts to balance nightlife business, cultural, and residential needs in a first-of-its-kind plan for London
buff.ly
March 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Also interesting...
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
Bluesky's CEO on the Future of Social Media | SXSW LIVE
YouTube video by SXSW
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
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March 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I really should use this app more.
How is everyone doing? ❤️
How is everyone doing? ❤️
March 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I really should use this app more.
How is everyone doing? ❤️
How is everyone doing? ❤️
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Manchester is getting a new multi-purpose venue, renae, opening this month 🙌
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping and creative working areas
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping and creative working areas
New multi-purpose venue, renae, opens in Manchester this month
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping, and creative working areas
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Manchester is getting a new multi-purpose venue, renae, opening this month 🙌
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping and creative working areas
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping and creative working areas
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“Everyone deserves a chance to be involved in the rave” 💛
Disabled Ravers Network is seeking submissions from disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf artists for a new database
Disabled Ravers Network is seeking submissions from disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf artists for a new database
Disabled Ravers Network seeks submissions for disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf artists for new database
“Why? Because everyone deserves a chance to be involved in the rave.”
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Everyone deserves a chance to be involved in the rave” 💛
Disabled Ravers Network is seeking submissions from disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf artists for a new database
Disabled Ravers Network is seeking submissions from disabled, neurodivergent and Deaf artists for a new database
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If people aren’t replying with the phrase ’your mum’ to Elons ‘what do you do all day at work?’ email we really are doomed as a species
February 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
If people aren’t replying with the phrase ’your mum’ to Elons ‘what do you do all day at work?’ email we really are doomed as a species
This week, I'm playing Leeds at Wharf Chambers on Friday, and tomorrow (Wednesday evening) in Huddersfield! For more info on both dates, hit the Temple link in my bio! 🙏🏿✨
February 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This week, I'm playing Leeds at Wharf Chambers on Friday, and tomorrow (Wednesday evening) in Huddersfield! For more info on both dates, hit the Temple link in my bio! 🙏🏿✨
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Stormie
Thank you everyone for voting on which color scheme to go with :)
Thank you everyone for voting on which color scheme to go with :)
February 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Stormie
Thank you everyone for voting on which color scheme to go with :)
Thank you everyone for voting on which color scheme to go with :)
I also recently chatted with Paul Hanford on the Lost and Sound podcast.
It was a lot of fun and if you're after something to listen to today, please check this out if it sparks interest.
It was a lovely conversation, enjoy! :D
www.buzzsprout.com/190475/episodes/16595914
It was a lot of fun and if you're after something to listen to today, please check this out if it sparks interest.
It was a lovely conversation, enjoy! :D
www.buzzsprout.com/190475/episodes/16595914
NikNak - Lost And Sound
Turntablist, composer, and sonic explorer NikNak joins Lost and Sound to talk about pushing DJing into new dimensions. From layering ambient textures to weaving intricate narratives through sound, she...
www.buzzsprout.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I also recently chatted with Paul Hanford on the Lost and Sound podcast.
It was a lot of fun and if you're after something to listen to today, please check this out if it sparks interest.
It was a lovely conversation, enjoy! :D
www.buzzsprout.com/190475/episodes/16595914
It was a lot of fun and if you're after something to listen to today, please check this out if it sparks interest.
It was a lovely conversation, enjoy! :D
www.buzzsprout.com/190475/episodes/16595914
I'll be doing an ambient set with Gayance at the National Gallery in London on Feb 28th!
More info via the Temple link in my bio!
Big thanks to @beatportdj.bsky.social for inviting me down to play! ✨
More info via the Temple link in my bio!
Big thanks to @beatportdj.bsky.social for inviting me down to play! ✨
February 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'll be doing an ambient set with Gayance at the National Gallery in London on Feb 28th!
More info via the Temple link in my bio!
Big thanks to @beatportdj.bsky.social for inviting me down to play! ✨
More info via the Temple link in my bio!
Big thanks to @beatportdj.bsky.social for inviting me down to play! ✨
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‘Ignorance, allied with power,
is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.’
— James Baldwin
is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.’
— James Baldwin
November 13, 2024 at 8:25 PM
‘Ignorance, allied with power,
is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.’
— James Baldwin
is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.’
— James Baldwin
I should fucking think so
DJs are considered "skilled workers" according to the UK's post-Brexit Visa rules
"DJ" among professions included in UK's skilled worker visa list
The inclusion of DJs as "middle-skilled workers" was reportedly introduced following the UK's departure from the EU in 2021
mixmag.net
February 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I should fucking think so
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Halsey leaps to the defence of Chappell Roan - and calls out Hollywood Reporter for "boot licking behaviour..."
“If you want to profit off of someone else’s art; that artist should have the basic living means to feel safe enough to create that art”.
www.clashmusic.com/news/halsey-...
“If you want to profit off of someone else’s art; that artist should have the basic living means to feel safe enough to create that art”.
www.clashmusic.com/news/halsey-...
February 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Halsey leaps to the defence of Chappell Roan - and calls out Hollywood Reporter for "boot licking behaviour..."
“If you want to profit off of someone else’s art; that artist should have the basic living means to feel safe enough to create that art”.
www.clashmusic.com/news/halsey-...
“If you want to profit off of someone else’s art; that artist should have the basic living means to feel safe enough to create that art”.
www.clashmusic.com/news/halsey-...
NGL, this looks amazing!
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Dir: Matt Shakman
Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn.
Dir: Matt Shakman
Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn.
February 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
NGL, this looks amazing!
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