Kitty Sarcasm has been a music digger since her early years and a DJ by vocation. In her sets, she mixes various genres of electronic music, skilfully covering genres from Latin America, and Africa through Ghetto House or UK bass and others. She selects tracks over the rigid divisions and tests the limits of musical purists. We invited her for her incredible energy to support the Latin Core event in Prague’s club Fuchs2 with two of the Colombian most sought-after DJs CRRDR and Linapary.
In 2021, a mix by Kitty Sarcasm was awarded and broadcast on the British Radio Reprezent by the London-based Keep Hush community. Her selection was also appreciated by hosts from Polish radio stations RAM and Kapitał. Currently, she’s a co-host of Libacja S.A. events.
You can press play on her DJ mix and dig into our recent interview below ⤵
Tell us more about the Warsaw club scene and also the atmosphere of the city in general. Does it offer a lot of interesting places for you? Is it a big change compared to Wroclaw where you were starting?
I’ve only been living in Warsaw since the beginning of 2024. The city drew me in with its abundance of opportunities, greater openness to self-expression, and the sense of more anonymity as a person of color in monoethnic Poland. Compared to Wrocław, I feel that Warsaw is more open to unconventional musical combinations, and there is a stronger sense of mutual support and willingness to collaborate among the music/art scene creators. In my opinion, Wrocław has become fixated on trying to copy Berlin (or some skewed vision of it), the techno capital, and as a result, it’s not very open to playing music that deviates from that vision. Of course, this might be a controversial opinion, and there is a bass music scene in Wrocław, but it mainly focuses on UK Bass rather than embracing Global Bass Music more broadly. Bookers didn’t really know where to place me or what events to book me for, which is evident by the number of gigs I’ve played in my hometown – about once a quarter, and this year only once.
How do you feel about the audience coming to parties (in Polish cities)? Usually, are you happy with the crowd, do the people get your style of music? [I’m referring to new music from Latin America, more hybrid club genres, experimental rhythms, etc. In Slovakia for example it is really for a small audience so far :]
I feel that the Polish audience is becoming more open to this kind of music, especially in Warsaw and my second favorite city to play in – Cracow. I also feel great playing this kind of selection in Poznań; I had the chance to play at two illegal raves there in the forest and wasn’t sure if it would resonate with the crowd, but I didn’t need to worry. I was met with enthusiasm and curiosity from the audience. However, I remember playing at Ciało Club in Wrocław in 2022, and afterward, in the smoking area and at the bar, I overheard some people saying to each other, „That music on that stage was weird“ hahaha.
More philosophical one >> What does DJing mean to you?
DJing is my way of exploring the world and sharing that with others. In recent years, I’ve noticed that outside of the underground club scene, audiences often expect DJs to play already well-known hits/what they see going viral in videos from big events (whether it’s a trap or electronic party). I remember when I first started going out (back in high school), I would go to parties expecting to hear a lot of new music and discover new artists. So, I make an effort to slip in plenty of fresh tracks and unconventional remixes, and it makes me really happy when people (respectfully) check the CDJs to see what I’m playing or message me later asking about the tracks from the party.
How long did it take you to find your own style and what helped you with this process?
Honestly, I feel like I didn’t spend much time searching for my DJ style or figuring out what I wanted to play. From an early age, thanks to my dad, I was discovering new music on internet forums (I’m that old, haha), and for many years I danced, which involved digging for tracks, but for choreography purposes. Even in my first sets, I was mixing different genres, focusing on music from South America, Africa, and the UK. I quickly learned how to loop and make mashups.
However, it took me a long time to find the confidence to keep playing music from South America and Africa, because people clearly didn’t know it and didn’t know how to dance to it. That’s something that has definitely changed over the past two years (in my opinion, thanks to the general rise of music from these two continents in the global mainstream).
What are your favorite activities outside of music?
I have trouble sticking to one activity, so what I’m saying now, wasn’t true, for example, two years ago when my favorite activities were skateboarding and jogging. Four years ago, it was rollerblading and hiking, and just half a year ago, you could find me at the bouldering wall several times a week. The most consistent pleasure for me is swimming, but even that I do in intervals, with periods of hyperfocus where I swim daily for a quarter of the year, then forget about it for months. Right now, I love going for walks and reading books on a blanket in the park, especially since I’m constantly overstimulated by my job in digital marketing.
Do you have some dreams or goals, you want to try, do or achieve with the music?
I want to find my style in music production. I think I’m closer to defining my sound for the music I sing, but I also really want to carve out my path in creating music to weave into my club sets. Another goal of mine is to play more international gigs, so thank you for the booking – you’re helping me take a step toward that plan, hahaha!
Favorite food!
I love rice with red beans paired with sour pickles. I have a special place in my heart for Indian cuisine, which reminds me of dishes from my father’s country, Guyana, where the food is heavily influenced by Indian cooking. My dad cooked many of those dishes when I lived with my parents, making them my comfort food. But don’t get me wrong – I also love Polish cuisine and am always happy to eat borscht, pierogi, and pickled food in any form!
What can we expect from you at the Latin Core event in Fuchs2? 🤩
Expect the unexpected! But seriously, I guarantee music that makes you want to shake your ass. When I’m curating my selections, the most important thing for me is whether I want to dance to it myself.
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Questions: Krištof Budke / You can follow Kitty Sarcasm on Instagram / SoundCloud / Buy tickets on LATIN CORE event 28.9. at Fuchs2 / Prague 🙂
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