Stunninf been listening to this mix in repeat 💥

After one half of Giant Swan fell ill, it was left to Robin Stewart to steer the ship solo from behind the decks. Needless to say, he excelled, treating SonarLab's crowd to an hour of gnarly, funky techno.

@giantswan
@sonarfestival

RA Live - 17.06.22 - Robin Stewart (Giant Swan), Sónar, Barcelona

@rhyw's take on electronic music is full throttle and high definition. The Welsh-Greek DJ and producer co-runs the Fever Am label with Mor Elian, where he releases alien club sounds with sci-fi details, industrial textures, cyborg vocals and syncopated beats. His densely detailed output has also come on the likes of Avian and Seilscheibenpfeiler where it goes from minimal to broken beat to electro, but always with plenty of sonic surprises. His "desire to sound different" has really come to the fore since his live Cassegrain project alongside Hüseyin Evirgen went on pause, and he proved that most recently with a new EP on Blawan and Pariah’s Voam label. 

All of this play out over a kinetic 65-minute mix served up for us this week. It's a lithe and lively workout with sleek sound designs and a future feel from start to finish. Each track brims with exquisite detail while the contrast of heavy drums and light-emitting synths brings a real sense of space. The whole thing adds up to artful body music with natural emotional intelligence.

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Dekmantel Podcast 406 - Rhyw

The Montréal producer charges through muscular electro, hard techno and full-bodied EBM on this thrilling addition to the Crack Mix series. Buckle up!

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Crack Mix 471: Marie Davidson

Recorded live @hoerberlin for @kontinuum_productions showcase, April 30 2022

video:
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HÖR RADIO — Kontinuum — LYDO 4.30.22

Debut BASEMENT set for Ron and Ryan's party "Wrecked"

3 hours of vinyl. Raw and funky.... Just how i like it.

Devoye at WRECKED

Name: Katie Rex (@katierexofficial)
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: NYC
 
Influences: 
Xiu Xiu, Tekkonkinkreet, Grace Jones, Nirvana, Paula Temple, Lydia Lunch, Anohni
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: 
BOUND, Basement, Le Bain
 
Favorite Quote: 
“When we separate music from life we get art.” — John Cage

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: 
Condition yourself to make bold creative choices by stepping out of your comfort zone as much as possible. You’ll learn that, more often than not, it yields amazing results.

With this mix Katie Rex asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: The Sex Workers Project (https://swp.urbanjustice.org/)

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Daisychain 255 - Katie Rex

BASEMENT is proud to announce Lydo as one of our first residents. They are one of the club's most regular bookings, and with good reason. Lydo's poise, focus and versatility have cemented their position as one of the most exciting talents in NY today. They evocatively describe their sound as “a minimal trip through an underwater forest. It can be sharp and it can be soft.” They're kicking off the residency with a mix of driving, determined techno.

— @lydole

BASEMENT 001 - Lydo

A journey at light speed through the universe of Akua, focusing on old school techno from the ’90s and early 2000s.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2023/01/10/akua-fact-mix/

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Fact Mix 890: Akua (Jan '23)

@matas0
Live from the STUDIO at Basement NY
FIST: Ryan James Ford / Bapari / Word of Command / DJ Clone / MCR-T / Sister Zo / Matas

FIST Live ~ Matas ~ 02.10.23

There are DJs, then there are DJs who capture—and live—a moment in dance music's evolution. Born in Los Angeles, but based in New York for the better half of a decade, Akua has established herself as the latter, an important voice in the North American techno scene. Akua's DJing practice is fueled by her research in the '90s techno music archive, with a special interest in the history and roots of techno within America. 

Akua's sets are raw extensions of the foundations laid by the pioneers of '90s U.S. techno. Most prominently, the work and influence of DJs like Jeff Mills, Claude Young and Jay Denham can all be heard across her mixes, as well as the spirit of Underground Resistance. Her interest in fast-paced techno comes from these traditions as well as own individualist streak—while there's no shortage of DJs who play high-BPM techno, you won't hear anyone else play it quite like she does.

Her old-school meets new-school sound has catapulted her from the New York underground into the European techno circuit, where recent gigs have seen her perform at dance music institutions like Berghain and Dekmantel. Akua's RA Podcast is her in full-throttle mode, featuring all the stripped-down, hypnotic groove of early techno aside rushes of searing acid, carefully speeding up until closing at a healthy sprint.

@akua_dj

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/878

Fact Mix 890: Akua (Jan '23)

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