Quelza - The Diary Of Borea

Ahead of this weekend’s Bassiani booking, Berghain resident Fadi Mohem delivers a masterful blend of large scale rhythms for Bassiani Podcast 247. Raised in the leafy suburb of Spandau, the native Berliner always had the very best of nightlife within easy reach: exposure to drum ‘n’ bass, Detroit, the dubby incarnations of Basic Channel and IDM meting out references for a personal distillation of sound that saw him go from techno acolyte and sound engineering student to folk mainstay in just a few years. A stint at cult vinyl purveyor Hard Wax and the tutelage and encouragement of Ben Klock (they met in 2016) have permeated his work even further. From his alma mater to Dekmantel and beyond, his is a lexicon comprised of rhythmic loops and heavily stylised snarls that ripple, echo and penetrate the body; a catalyst for mental and physical experience that’s forward-looking and deeply intuitive. This latest one’s a 92 minute compilation of Mohem’s favourite sounds, an avatar for his high-concept sonic palette, assembly line beats from this nonpareil Berlin selector.

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Bassiani invites Fadi Mohem / Podcast #247

Two years after releasing the acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.

"To make this project, I had to dig really deep in terms of what my relationship was to techno; I've been involved with it for a really long time and there's a lot about it I feel dislocated from, so I had to really think hard about what techno is to me. I often get asked "what is techno to you?" but I can't answer that with words; this album is the answer."

From the complex, twisting track Infinite Eye to the caustic Soul Fire, the eight tracks that make up the body of the album are single-take explorations of the vast, hard yet minimal techno Child is synonymous with. 

Neatly dividing the record in two, the emotional centre of the record comes in the form of Dying, a vibrating, beatless piece that with a mantra-like vocal loop steeped in reverberating effects.

Further echoes of dub production appear throughout the record as tracks like Divine Shadow, and Empty Cloud have an almost ever-present mist of reverberation, driven by the appearance of a new delay unit in the equipment list; while much of the philosophy of Crash Recoil's creation is present, the process and the instruments have changed as Child again switches up his approach to studio work.

This insistence on trying novel techniques doesn't preclude returning to old ones, as this use of modern digital machines with live, hands-on takes that are as inspired by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as they are by this year's synthesiser expos.

"For me, it's an interesting experience returning to old techniques again after 30 years. [I'm] always exploring and finding myself back at the beginning. Connecting the present with the past."

This philosophy of 'time travel' is inherent to the music itself as the synchronised loops repeat while the delay and effects branch out, forming unique eddies; distinct quantum moments within the circular whole; the future leaking through the spaces between the sounds. All of the concepts on the album are perfectly communicated through the painting by Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen which suggests the movement of water, sound waves, and the chitinous shells of sea creatures.

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Surgeon - Serpent Void

Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Reka Zalan (@reka-zalan). Go to bit.ly/ZalaPod for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 452 – Reka Zalan

First Kluster Live Record 
Live recording @i-roo Kluster Party 07.02.25 at la Station Gare des Mines 
Picture by Fany Bardin (@fany.brdn)

KLUSTER LIVE @I-RO 07.02 La Station

Proxima welcomes Hasvat Informant. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, the producer and DJ shapes a distinct strain of dark, detail-rich techno—intimate, tactile, and tuned for deep listening. With roots as a sound and light technician, his sets channel the intensity of small clubs and early dance floor memories. 

Hasvat Informant approaches each production through timbre, carving out space for sonic experimentation while bridging local scenes and international floors. Catch him shapeshifting genre on his latest mix.

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Christoph Faust at The Mudd Show

Dainshi, a DJ with South Korean roots, delivers a hypnotic blend of mental, raw, and soulful techno. After several years as a DJ and working behind the scenes in Freiburg and Basel, she has relocated to Berlin. Currently, she is expanding her artistic expression through music production, adding a new dimension to her creative path.

Beyond the DJ booth, she has explored and contributed to various facets of club culture, always committed to fostering meaningful connections on the dancefloor and driven by her belief in the transformative power of community.

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Artwork by Stela Alusi

ORBIT Series #40 - Dainshi

The new episode of our HTXSTHSTX podcast is online - fr.JPLA - DJ, producer and sound architect between technoid textures and intuitive flow. Her music thrives on an arc of tension that unfolds organically: “For this podcast, my approach was to draw a noticeable development through the set - a beginning, a middle section, an end.” With only three fixed tracks as a framework, she leaves room for spontaneous decisions - track by track. fr.JPLA knows how to translate energy and emotion into precisely placed transitions. Her sound moves between deep beats, driving rhythms and atmospheric density. Every selection seems well thought out, but never calculated - always in the moment.

Besides the effort fr.JPLA put into this episode you should check out her Instagram, it’s a pretty lovely journey to follow! 

1 - B1 Ani Mello - He is a Ghost
2 - B2 Giri - Nagini
3 - B2 Planetary Assult System - Grid Livers
4 - A2 Kalter Ende - Jōshahissui
5 - D1 Crime as Service - Unknown Exploits
6 - B1 MAriano DC - Oxide Coated
7 - A1 Lewis Fautzi - Neurohumoral Transmission
8 - A2 Fabian Wegmeth - Sacriface
9 - D2 Juri Heidemann – Roger
10 - A1 SU01 - Margin
11 - A1 Torc - Aquarius Tendencies
12 - A2 Kameliia - Remains Mysteri (Amotik Rmx)
13 - B2 Elmar - Ndirin
14 - A1 Nastia Reigel - Pray
15 -- B1 First Order Approximation – Obsessive Behaviour

HTXSTHSTX Series - fr.JPLA

The 13th recording of the KHIDI Night Cut series features a set from the club’s resident DJ, producer, and live-performer Downwell. He blends EBM and Techno with an experimental edge and is best known for his affiliation with the renowned Persephonic Sirens imprint. Giorgi is also a member of the project Initial Light, further showcasing his artistic versatility

The recording is an excerpt from his closing set at G2 (18.04.25)

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Downwell at G2 (18.04.25)

With this vinyl set, mojo makes his debut at the infamous Tresor Club in Berlin - showcasing a wide spectrum of his collection, carefully selected for the system, the space and the crowd the event attracts. This edition of New Faces was hosted by the community-driven collective scheissmukke. Members of scheissmukke and mojo share a deep friendship driven by their shared passion for music on wax. 

mojo is a versatile DJ from Cologne who seamlessly navigates between techno, progressive, trance, tribal, psy, house & breakbeats, showcasing his skill in creating a cohesive sound aesthetic across genres. 

With a background as a music journalist, mojo has gained a deep understanding of culture, music production, and the interplay between genres and proofs it with dropping tracks like: Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Mix), a track strongly associated with the Tresor legacy. His in-depth research into different subcultures and a constant search for both new and timeless records have deeply shaped his evolving musical taste and ever-growing collection of records.

TRACKLIST:
maybe TBA :) 

mojo Tresor Berlin (vinyl only) | scheissmukke

stripped down jackin’ hypnotic techno kinda vibe

mojo Tresor Berlin (vinyl only) | scheissmukke

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