Automatic are a Los Angeles trio carving out a unique lane with their genre-blurring music that blends a love for post-punk, Krautrock, dub reggae, New Wave, synth-pop, and other styles and turns it into an urgent, colorful, and addictive sound. Composed of Izzy Glaudini, Lola Dompé, and Halle Saxon-Gaines, Automatic released their debut full-length album Signals in September 2019 on Stones Throw Records and have recently brought their thrilling live show on tour supporting acts such as Tame Impala, IDLES, and Parquet Courts. Their sophomore album Excess tackles a unique strain of retrofuturist motorik pop and was just released on June 24th.
Describing their mix as "deviant," "angsty," and "releasing," Automatic's Midnight In A Perfect World guest DJ mix provides an insightful glimpse into their deep record collection to share gritty, fuzzy, influential faves that have helped inform their own genre-blurring sound.
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Midnight In A Perfect World | Intro |
| Pylon | Cool |
| Good Sad Happy Bad | Blessed |
| Little Annie | I Think Of You |
| Laetitia Sadier | Un Soir, Un Chien |
| Strawberry Switchblade | Deep Water |
| Drahla | Fictional Decision |
| Colourbox | Tarantula |
| PENDANT | Thorn |
| Air | Alpha Beta Gaga |
| The Cure | Grinding Halt |
| Cindy | 2y & 6m |
| John Cooper Clarke | I Wanna Be Yours |
| The Gun Club | The Breaking Hands |
| X-Ray Spex | I Can't Do Anything |
| Fatal Microbes | Violence Grows |
| LEENALCHI | Tiger is Coming |
| Roger Doyle | Spring Is Coming With a Strawberry in the Mouth |
Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP’s weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ’s, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a Perfect World is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.
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