DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ

DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ (abbreviated DJSTTDJ) is a London-based electronic duo composed of two anonymous producers, who use the aliases DJ Sabrina and DJ Salem.[3][4] The duo's name and their individual aliases are references to the television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, inspired by a comment on YouTube.[5][6] They released their debut album, Makin' Magick, in 2017. Their main musical influences include plunderphonics musicians and the 2010s UK outsider house scene.[1][2]

DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2017–present
Websitedjsabrinatheteenagedj.com

Influences

DJ Sabrina started making house music in 2014, influenced by the release of Caustic Window by Aphex Twin.[2] The duo were 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, the duo began to incorporate elements of acid house into their music.[1] DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ often samples music and television shows from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.[1][7] DJ Sabrina has stated that her album cover arts are inspired by pixel art of '90s video games.[8]

Career

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, they released Charmed, a three-hour-long album that became "an underground pandemic hit".[4][3] In April 2021, they 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".[8] DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ has since released three further albums in 2021 and 2022.

In addition to their albums and singles, the duo also produces mixtapes, which they call "combinisions", a portmanteau of "combinational composition". They have released three sets of combinisions, each with five to seven mixes.[9] Most combinisions are between 30 and 40 minutes long, but some exceed an hour, and Homeshake is over two hours long.

On August 3, 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.[3]

Discography

Albums
Studio albums
Title Album details[10][11]
Makin' Magick
  • Released: 29 September 2017
  • Formats: Download, cassette
Witchkraft
  • Released: 13 July 2018
  • Formats: Download, cassette
Spellbound!
  • Released: 29 May 2019
  • Formats: Download, cassette
Enchanted
  • Released: 5 December 2019
  • Formats: Download, cassette
Charmed
  • Released: 25 November 2020
  • Formats: Download, cassette, LP
The Other Realm
  • Released: 26 November 2021
  • Formats: Download, cassette, CD
The Makin' Magick II Album
  • Released: 26 November 2021
  • Formats: Download, cassette, CD
Bewitched!
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Formats: Download, cassette, CD, LP
Compilation albums
Title Album details[11]
Remixes
  • Released: 4 December 2020
  • Formats: Download
  • Includes remixes of songs by other artists
Chet Larson: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: 14 September 2021
  • Formats: Download
  • Includes edits of songs from previous albums
Box sets
Title Album details
Pentalogy
  • Released: 27 January 2021
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
  • Includes: Makin' Magick, Witchkraft, Spellbound!, Enchanted, Charmed
Combinisions II
  • Released: 2021
  • Formats: CD
  • Includes: Fuels; Belongings, Beginnings; Dakota Style; Rise 'n' Star; Life Fast Lite; To the Max; Amity Spirit
Combinisions I
  • Released: 26 March 2022
  • Formats: CD
  • Includes: Summer Social, Homeshake, New Atlantic, ShopPop, Of Three, Remixes
Combinisions III
  • Released: 27 March 2022
  • Formats: CD
  • Includes: Centember Soun-; Hours, Hers?; Space 4 Space; Prime Architect; Harbor Park; Exceptional Experience; Pseudo Quest

EPs
EPs
Title Album details[10][11]
Demos
  • Released: 8 January 2020
  • Formats: Download
  • Includes demos of 8 previously released finished tracks
Call You/Under Your Spell
  • Released: 18 July 2022
  • Formats: Download, vinyl
  • Includes 5 tracks from Bewitched!
Bewitched and Beyond
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Formats: Download, vinyl
  • Includes 4 tracks from Bewitched! and 3 non-album tracks
Sabrina's Hits #1
  • Released: 1 March 2023
  • Formats: Download, vinyl
  • Includes 4 tracks from forthcoming ninth album

Singles
Singles
Title Album Release date[11] Notes[11]
"Love Foundation" (Comanavago XTC Remix) Non-album singles 19 March 2021
"Try Not to Be Afraid" 19 April 2021 featuring Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson, and Anyelisax
"It's Magic" 3 June 2021 with Yung Thicc Boi
"Closure" 3 August 2021 featuring Delilah Brao
"Practically Everywhere" 12 November 2021 with 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.[12]
"Dance Now" Sabrina's Hits #1 20 April 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.[13]
"It's Still Me" Sabrina's Hits #1 1 March 2023

Mixtapes
  1. Styled in all caps as FUELS.
  2. Initialism for Sabrina Collectable Trading Cards.

Official remixes
  • Baltra – "Fade Away"
  • Blushed – "Needy"
  • DJ Boring – "Winona"
  • Harrison BDP – "Watching the World Go By"
  • Sandy Hawkins – "Daddy Didn't Want Me to Sing"
  • Mall Grab – "Feel U"
  • Nelly – "Country Grammar"
  • Porter Robinson – "Mirror"
  • Ross From Friends – "Talk to Me, You'll Understand"
  • DJ Seinfeld – "Time Spent Away From You"
  • Spunsugar – "(You Never) Turn Around"
  • Superorganism – "Teenager"
  • The Westerlies – "Saro"

Other credits

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Interview: DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ". The Tape Deck. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Darr, John (16 October 2020). "Interview: How DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Makes Magick". The Fandomentals. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. Capeans, Rodrigo (19 March 2021). "DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ gives a magic touch to lo-fi house". After Música.
  7. Cills, Hazel; Hart, Otis; Flanagan, Andrew; Cruz, Reanna; Tavakoli, Mina (11 December 2021). "The Best Electronic Music of 2021". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on Bandcamp
  11. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on iTunes
  12. @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.
  13. "Princess (100% Proceeds To Charity) by DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  14. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ. "Combinisions". Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  15. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ discography at MusicBrainz
  16. Centember Soun- at Discogs
  17. Space 4 Space at Discogs
  18. @djsabrinatheteenagedj (30 January 2023). "brand-new combinision!". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023 – via Instagram.
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