(very rare) #005: Vix Vapor Rub Takeover - by ash.
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(very rare) #005: Vix Vapor Rub Takeover
my good bud Vix takes over (very rare)
May 29, 2026
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I’ve been on the go most of this month so I tapped my good bud Vix to take over (very rare) for May. Vicky and I first met in Berlin 2018 but quickly realized we had mutual friends in common back in California. We’ve stayed in touch as friends and DJ / dancefloor buds since and I’ve always appreciated her eclectic but cohesive taste that centers “vaporous” vibe, which has certainly rubbed off on me. From groovy dream-pop to synthwave to prog to cheeky electro to techno, this episode is a great distillation of Vix! Vicky provided some insight into the episode and a few of her favorite tracks. Take it away Vix…
This is Vicky aka Vix Vapor Rub - guesting this week on Ash’s new show (very rare) on DubLab!
Ash and I were kinda destined to be friends and collaborators - had tons of mutual friends from the Bay area and LA but oddly met outside CA and the country in Berlin in 2018 on an electronic music hackathon sponsored by Telekom Electronic Beats. What a time. We’ve since bonded over our appreciation for a well curated dancefloor - soundsystem, crowd, and of course, music.
This mix’s non-dance segment is mainly 90s downtempo, lo-fi and vaporwave inspired. You’ll find 2 versions of the 80’s hit “Touch Me,” one of which a young Ryan Gosling can be found dancing to in 1992 in corners of the internet, and the other that I happened upon whilst digging for the set, which coincidentally ended up being a gorgeous electro synthwave cover of that OG track by Waterworld (aka Seb Wildblood) from 2024.
We’ll then get into my signature medium-high octane Vapor-coded dance tracks—blends of hip house, prog, acid, electro and techno. Hope you enjoy and huge thanks to Ash for having me on :)
selectz
One Dove - “White Love”
90s downtempo bliss!
One Dove // White Love | Guitar Paradise Mix (Official Music Video)
Cathy Dennis - “Touch Me (All Night Long)”
An 80s synthpop banger and Ryan Gosling’s claim to dance fame!
Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long)
Waterworld, Seb Wildblood - “Touch Me”
Said gorgeous electro synthwave cover of the above track.
Touch Me
Stacie Fields - Mi Scusi
Electro hip house dancefloor JAM.
Mi Scusi (Extended Mix)
Strath - Chora
Acid proggy house track - a little moody.
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