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Midnight in a Perfect World

KEXP's weekly guest DJ mix show is a multi-genre program featuring eclectic sets by a rotating cast of local, national, and international DJs and artists. Every late Sunday night at midnight, a guest DJ outside of KEXP's on-air talent will take you on an hour-long journey through their record collection to showcase their unique sonic vision of a Midnight In A Perfect World.
 
Check out the archives of previous exclusive mixes here, and check out the upcoming schedule below:

 

 

 

MAY 2024 SCHEDULE

May 5th: Demonslayer

Demonslayer is the alias of Vietnamese-American visual artist, creative director, curator, DJ, and music producer Dan Nguyen. Born and raised in Southern California and Saigon, Vietnam, the multi-disciplinary artist grew up immersing himself in the arts. With murals and exhibitions all over the world and multiple festival appearances under his belt including Coachella and Sonar, Dan continues to blaze trails globally through his work. 

photo by David Sullivan

 

May 12th: Rachel Vick

Rachel Vick is a Seattle-based, Cleveland-born DJ, songwriter, and vocalist currently making waves on the local scene. As a multi-faceted artist, she's known to perform her own music on stage as well as set the tempo for a party behind the decks as a DJ. She has released music on Popgang Records and Seattle-based imprints Late Night Munchies, Uniting Souls, and Feral One Recordings, and has set the tone opening up for artists such as Soichi Terada, Black Loops, Chez Damier, Jaques Greene, Ardalan, and Kettama. 

May 19th: Andy Bell of Ride

Andy Bell is a legendary Welsh musician best known as a founding member of the influential band Ride. With an illustrious career dating back to the late 1980s, Andy has worn many different hats outside of Ride. He was a founding member of the bands Hurricane #1 and Beady Eye, played in Oasis as their bassist from 1999 to 2009, released solo albums and collaborative works under his own name as well as his alter-ego GLOK, and is a current member of the band Mantra of the Cosmos. Earlier this year, Ride released with their critically-acclaimed seventh studio album Interplay and announced an onslaught of tour dates in support of the record, including a stop at Seattle's Showbox at the Market on May 25th.

May 26th: Clarissa Connelly

Scotland-born, Denmark-raised singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Clarissa Connelly creates mystical, theatrical, transportive art-pop music that's a dream-like synthesis of Nordic folk song, Celtic myth, medieval grimoires, modern pop music, as well as experimental composition and studio practices. Her third album World of Work was released back on April 12th and the record marked her debut for revered UK label Warp Records