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# (very rare) #005: Vix Vapor Rub Takeover

### my good bud Vix takes over (very rare)

[ash.](https://substack.com/@shraf)

May 29, 2026

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**[Tracklist](https://www.dublab.com/archive/vix-vapor-rub-very-rare-05-20-26)**

I’ve been on the go most of this month so I tapped my good bud [Vix](https://www.instagram.com/its._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](https://www.instagram.com/electronicbeats/). 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,](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWVYMwNjnqR/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D) 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)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTKzIJaCJjk)  
**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)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xiwxfxVUZA)  
**Waterworld, Seb Wildblood - “Touch Me”**  
Said gorgeous electro synthwave cover of the above track.

[Touch Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TbZWDvu2EI)  
**Stacie Fields - Mi Scusi**  
Electro hip house dancefloor JAM.

[Mi Scusi (Extended Mix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4t62vaz2cU)  
**Strath - Chora**  
Acid proggy house track - a little moody.

[Chora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBgvDI8EOY)

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