DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Website | djsabrinatheteenagedj |
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ (abbreviated DJSTTDJ) is a pseudonymous London-based electronic producer.[3][4] Her name is a reference to the television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, inspired by a comment on YouTube.[5][6] She released her debut album, Makin' Magick, in 2017. Her main musical influences include plunderphonics musicians and the 2010s UK outsider house scene.[1][2]
DJ Sabrina collaborated with her sibling Salem on Makin' Magick, which led to Salem being credited as a member of a duo with Sabrina by some media outlets.[4] "[T]he bio has always mentioned Sabrina and Salem, but I like the idea of it being a mystery," the artist has stated.[7] At the time of the release of Destiny, DJ Sabrina was being credited as working on projects by herself.[8]
Influences[edit]
DJ Sabrina started making house music in 2014, influenced by the release of Caustic Window by Aphex Twin.[2] She was first exposed to the UK outsider house scene from DJ Seinfeld in 2016 through the music blog aggregator Hype Machine.[2] DJ Sabrina has cited albums such as the Avalanches' Since I Left You and Daft Punk's Homework as major influences.[2][5] Starting with Enchanted, she began to incorporate elements of acid house into her music.[1] DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ often samples music and television shows from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.[1][9] DJ Sabrina has stated that her album cover arts are inspired by pixel art of '90s video games.[10]
Career[edit]
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ debuted in 2017 with the release of a two-hour-long album, Makin' Magick. Three more albums followed in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, she released Charmed, a three-hour-long album that became "an underground pandemic hit".[3][4] In April 2021, she released the single "Try Not to Be Afraid" in collaboration with musicians Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson, and Anyela Gómez, which was described as "highly nostalgic".[10] DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ has since released four further albums in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
In addition to her albums and singles, she also produces mixtapes, which she call "combinisions", a portmanteau of "combinational composition". She has released three sets of combinisions, each with five to seven mixes.[11] Most combinisions are between 30 and 40 minutes long, but some exceed an hour, and Homeshake is over two hours long.
On 3 August 2022, the 1975 released "Happiness", the second single from their album Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which was written by DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ with band members Matty Healy and George Daniel.[4]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Album details[12][13] |
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| Makin' Magick |
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| Witchkraft |
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| Spellbound! |
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| Enchanted |
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| Charmed |
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| The Other Realm |
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| The Makin' Magick II Album |
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| Bewitched! |
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| Destiny |
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| Title | Album details[13] |
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| Remixes |
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| Chet Larson: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Destextrinum |
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| Destiny (Drumless Edition) |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Pentalogy |
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| Combinisions II |
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| Combinisions I |
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| Combinisions III |
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EPs[edit]
| Title | EP details[12][13] |
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| Demos |
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| Call You/Under Your Spell |
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| Bewitched and Beyond |
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| Sabrina's Hits #1 |
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| Something New/Doubts |
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| Anything Lost (Can Be Found Again) |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Album | Release date[13] | Notes[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Try Not to Be Afraid" | Non-album singles | 19 April 2021 | featuring Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson, and Anyelisax |
| "It's Magic" | 3 June 2021 | featuring Yung Thicc Boi | |
| "Closure" | 3 August 2021 | featuring Delilah Brao | |
| "Practically Everywhere" | 12 November 2021 | featuring Nameless Warning | |
| "Call You" | Bewitched! | 20 April 2022 | |
| "Under Your Spell" | 24 April 2022 | ||
| "Choices" | Spellbound! | 8 July 2022 | Reissued as a charity single to benefit NARAL Pro-Choice America following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.[14] |
| "Dance Now" | Destiny | 31 October 2022 | |
| "All I Can Feel" | 24 December 2022 | ||
| "Brave" | 18 January 2023 | ||
| "Princess" | The Makin' Magick II Album | 17 February 2023 | Reissued as a charity single to benefit Mermaids following the murder of Brianna Ghey.[15] |
| "It's Still Me" | Destiny | 1 March 2023 | |
| "Something New" | 24 March 2023 | ||
| "Doubts" | 14 April 2023 | ||
| "(Livin' in a) Barbie's Paradise" | Non-album singles | 17 September 2023 | Includes the B-side "Fine". |
| "Say What You Mean" | 31 October 2023 | ||
| "Honey" | Destiny | 30 November 2023 | Includes the B-side "Change Your Ways". |
| "Stronger Together" | Non-album singles | 8 December 2023 | |
| "Anything Lost (Can Be Found Again)" | 3 January 2024 | ||
| "Come Find Out" | 19 April 2024 | ||
| "In My Eyes" | 19 April 2024 |
Mixtapes[edit]
- Summer Social (25 August 2017)
- Homeshake (1 November 2017)
- New Atlantic (29 November 2017)
- ShopPop (20 December 2018)
- Of Three (2020)
- Fuels[a] (3 November 2020)
- Belongings, Beginnings (6 October 2020)[16]
- Dakota Style (8 February 2021)
- Rise 'n' Star (6 March 2021)
- Life Fast Lite (27 March 2021)
- To the Max (14 April 2021)
- Amity Spirit (17 October 2021)[17]
- Centember Soun- (23 December 2021)[18]
- Hours, Hers? (27 March 2022)[16]
- Space 4 Space (10 February 2022)[19]
- Prime Architect (1 March 2022)
- Harbor Park (22 March 2022)
- Exceptional Experience (22 April 2022)
- Pseudo Quest (22 April 2022)[16]
- S.C.T.C.[b] (31 January 2023)[20]
- Not Too Serious (18 October 2023)[21]
- That All Sound The Same (1 March 2024)[22]
- Yacht Club Crew Gathering (14 April 2024)[23]
Official remixes[edit]
- DJ Boring – "Winona"
- DJ Seinfeld – "Time Spent Away From You"
- Ross From Friends – "Talk to Me, You'll Understand"
- Nelly – "Country Grammar"
- Mall Grab – "Feel U"
- Harrison BDP – "Watching the World Go By"
- Baltra – "Fade Away"
- Blushed – "Needy"
- Spunsugar – "(You Never) Turn Around"
- The Westerlies – "Saro"
- Porter Robinson – "Mirror"
- Sandy Hawkins – "Daddy Didn't Want Me to Sing"
- Superorganism – "Teenager"
- Small Black – "Despicable Dogs"
- Small Black – "Bad Lover"
Other credits[edit]
- The 1975 – "Happiness" – co-writers
- Courting – "We Look Good Together (Big Words)" – co-writers/keyboards
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Garcia, Amaya (17 March 2021). "A Beginner's Guide to DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ's Nostalgic Dance Music". Bandcamp Daily. Bandcamp. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Interview: DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ". The Tape Deck. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (4 January 2023). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ: the cheeky dance producer who's been mistaken for Aphex Twin". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Hatler, Chris (19 August 2022). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ is casting a spell on listeners with '90s nostalgia". Alternative Press Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b Darr, John (16 October 2020). "Interview: How DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Makes Magick". The Fandomentals. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Capeans, Rodrigo (19 March 2021). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ gives a magic touch to lo-fi house". After Música.
- ^ "Interview: DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ — Small World City — Issue 02". Small World City. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Lindert, Hattie (20 September 2023). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ: Destiny Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Cills, Hazel; Hart, Otis; Flanagan, Andrew; Cruz, Reanna; Tavakoli, Mina (11 December 2021). "The Best Electronic Music of 2021". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b Rose, Mitchell (28 April 2021). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ shares highly nostalgic house single "Try Not to Be Afraid" [Q&A]". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Terry, Alexa (27 March 2022). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ captures sonic magic through Combinision I & III". KXLU. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on Bandcamp
- ^ a b c d e DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on iTunes
- ^ @djsabrinatheteenagedj (8 July 2022). "Re-released Choices (from Spellbound!) as a single on streaming and 100% proceeds go to NARAL Pro-Choice America". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Princess (100% Proceeds To Charity) by DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ. "Combinisions". Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ discography at MusicBrainz
- ^ Centember Soun- at Discogs
- ^ Space 4 Space at Discogs
- ^ @djsabrinatheteenagedj (30 January 2023). "brand-new combinision!". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ's Not Too Serious - 18th October 2023". Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Mixcloud.
- ^ "DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ's That All Sound The Same - 1 March 2024". Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via SoundCloud.
- ^ "DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ's Yacht Club Crew Gathering - 14 April 2024". Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via SoundCloud.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on Bandcamp
- DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ discography at Discogs
- DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ discography at MusicBrainz