NICE! What's the ID on this acid-gem please???? :)

@xdb is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006.
For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar. His debut ‘Jackintosh EP’ and the following ‘Descap EP’ made a splash with heads, but whilst the shimmering dub techno moments were perhaps the most obvious hook, subsequent tracks defied easy categorisation – an early indication that the person behind the music took a broad view of electronic music, caring not for stylistic pigeonholes.
Further releases mapped out more of a defined aesthetic for the label, with XDB’s own work sitting alongside contributions from Atheus and Arne Weinberg. By 2007, Kosta’s music had caught the ear of other outlets; including Francois Kevorkian’s Deep Space Media (a sublabel of Wave Music) licensed ‘Descap’ and ‘Descap live’ for re-release. @brendonmoeller was the A&R at that time and a 4 track EP on Wave Music followed in 2009.
The same year, @p-scott put out the first XDB release on his own @sistrum-recordings, which saw Kosta tailoring his output to a cleaner, more Detroit-inflected sound. In tandem with his production work, XDB the DJ was coming into his own. An avid collector of vinyl since his childhood (Kosta’s collection presently numbers some 10,000 records); he had honed his craft in clubs and on the radio – mixing monthly on his own ‘Case Check’ show. 2008 brought an early highlight – spinning at Japan’s lauded Labyrinth festival alongside the cream of the international deep techno and house scene.
Kosta’s DJ sets draw upon his expansive record collection, playing right across the board of electronic music. He has no shortage of technical skill but it’s his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?’ moments.
It’s on this that Kosta has built his reputation. Tastemakers such as the now-defunct mnml ssgs crew were quick to snap him up for a guest mix in 2009, and several of his online recordings have been picked up for @resident-advisor ‘Mix of the Day’ spot. In 2010, XDB played at the UK’s highly-regarded Freerotation festival – starting a love affair with the event that’s seen him come back every year since. The festival secured Kosta’s place within a fraternity of fellow musicians and DJs who also prefer to let their music do the talking – likeminds who recognise the purity in what they do, and are all the more respected because of it.
That same year, he remixed Detroit heroes Norm Talley - @ormalley and Aaron Carl - @aaroncarl and in 2011 produced releases for the Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Echocord imprints. 2012’s highlight was a split 12” with Kassem Mosse and in 2013 he was reunited with Sistrum Recordings for the ‘Frocks’ record. 2013 also saw the rebirth of Metrolux after a 3 year hiatus, with ‘Edition 2’, an excellent Various Artists release.
When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it’s an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it’s helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike.
Stay Rave with #R13!

#123 | XDB (DE)

Unrush founder Mareena has been very busy since her last in-house contribution to the series. Her collaboration with JakoJako on Muzan Editions stunned listeners with its bright palette and nocturnal nuance, while their contribution to the Tresor Records 30 Years Compilation solidified this collaboration as a project to watch. Both of these releases displayed the refinement of her production skills, where her dedication to modular synthesis has transpired into a palpable passion for discovering new sonic pathways. It's safe to say Mareena is no longer just an adept DJ, but also a versatile producer as well. 

Unrush itself has grown too. With over 60 mixes and 4 compilations released to date, the series has expanded to include a broad family of artists and shows no signs of slowing down. To celebrate these achievements, we are pleased to present Mareena's fourth mix for the series, where she gracefully weaves the past into the future, giving us a glimpse of what is to come.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/mareenaofficial

Mareena on the web: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mareena_bln/
Atlas der Gedanken: https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/atlas-der-gedanken
30 Perlen on Tresor Records: https://tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/album/tresor-30

Unrush Bandcamp: https://unrush.bandcamp.com/
Unrush Hardwax: hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Unrush Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush_/?hl=de

Cover artwork by Irkali Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Tracklist:

001_Intro until about 04:00: 

Field Recordings 
Mareena & JakoJako - Mut zur Wahrheit (accapella)
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2261030
KMRU - Kori

002_Imaginary Softwoods - Asparatus Court Garden Loop
003_Pétra - Lave
004_øjeRum - Through Nothing We Shall Wonder
005_Merrin Karras - The Gate
006_Tomi Chair - Night Mist
007_Daar - Waves Your Back Describes
008_Farron - In QSub
009_Dr. Atmo & Mick Chillage - Airstream
010_Nadia Struiwigh - Dreaming About Rollercoasters (JakoJako Remix, forthcoming)
011_Imaginary Softwoods - Portable Void
012_NIAGARA - Dia 3, Parte 1, Música 3
013_Emily A. Sprague - Star Gazing
014_SKY H1 - Labyrinth
015_The Smoke Clears - Orbit
016_Island People - Vultures & Doves
017_Jake Muir - Reservoir Of Memory
018_Andrew Pekler & Giuseppe Ielasi - Simferopol
019_Grand River - Installation
020_Alveol - Liet
021_Session Restore - Untitled
022_am.tape - Metallic Seaweed
023_Francesco Devincenti - AR80017A

Unrush Bandcamp

062 - Unrushed by Mareena

The fifth episode of our techno series comes from Belgrade's Regen aka Miloš Pavlović.

https://soundcloud.com/milos-pavlovic

Follow us on Soundcloud and don't miss the forthcoming episodes of 200 Techno Series.

200 Techno Series: Episode 5 - Regen (Ilian Tape)

Number 7 of our OYE Podcast Series is coming from a well-known figure in the dub techno music industry. We are very happy to have him delivering a mix for us. Thanks Kenneth Christiansen
for your recording, which includes a lot of new upcoming stuff and some unreleased tracks.

Kenneth is the owner of Echocord Records one of the most relevant dub techno labels, which has recently celebrated 20 years of activity. He is also running the Echocord sublabel Echocord Colour, and the label and project Pattern Repeat with his long-time friend Resoe. 

Since the late 1990s, Kenneth has frequently been spinning at Tresor in Berlin and other popular clubs and festivals all over Europe. His career in the genre dates back to his time spent working in record stores, running clubs and festivals in his hometown Copenhagen. 

Tracklist:

01. FDF - Grau3 - FDF 
02. Ezeph - 7 Senses - Moonshine 
03. Mathimidori - Anata - Echocord 
04. Paul St. Hilaire - In Door - Kynant 
05. Resoe - Memory Line (Regen Version) - Kontakt 
06. Altone - Uplift 
07. Unknown - Copy Of Violet Hologram 
08. Rising Sun Interpretation - Y - FDF 
09. FDF - Omega (Van Bonn Oh Mega Dub) - Freund Der Familie 
10. Unknown - Red Mist 
11. Resoe - Memory Line - Kontakt 
12. Nicolas Barnes - Submerged Grooves - Greyscale 
13. Patrick Gil - Bakon (Luke Hess Rmx)

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kenneth-christiansen
RA: https://ra.co/dj/kennethchristiansen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennethchristiansen/
Bandcamp: https://echocord.bandcamp.com/

OYE Podcast #7 Kenneth Christiansen

A recent Verdant Session [for Electronic Convergence] zoned in on the exquisite and hugely respected label Delsin.  A long time favourite imprint of mine with a respectable chunk of its archive prominent in my own collection.  I could take a day, but here narrowed down to ~2 hours in the mix attempting to represent its diversity of electronic sounds and soulful machine funk.

AV recording here:
 https://www.youtube.com/live/D5UoQgedLfM?si=Wm_wuH3DnQJuApfO

TRACKLIST:

Micronism /Engaging Causeless Mercy
Dimension 5 /Dark City
Sven Weisemann /Nijo
SonSine /An Island
Djinx /Revolver
Redshape /Globe
Chimera  /Hundulu 
Vince Watson /Ethereal 
Trevor Deep Jnr /Stil Raw 
Quince /My Life’s Rhythm
Taho /Forests of Wonder
CiM /Shift
Future Beat Alliance /Lo Tech Jazz 
AreaFortyOne /Nocturnal Passions
2000 and One /It Belongs to Me
Lost Trax /Surface Treated 
Delta Funktionen /Target
Claro Intelecto /Heart [Warehouse Mix]
Conforce /Depth Over Distance
Artefakt /Brain Dripper
Artefakt /Tape Loop [Polar Inertia Remix]
Nthng /Sub Sonar 
Claudio PRC /Ealume
Na Nich /The Black Soil
Sterac /Alastria
Wata Igarashi & Voiski /Regex
Voiski /Blazing star
Vril /Vortekz
Random XS /Give Your Body [Lost Trax Remix] 
Artefakt /Tapestry
In Sync + Pluto /Subway Route

Electronic Convergence - Verdant Session 002 [Delsin]

RADIO D59B presents THE NIGHT BEFORE #36


01 Aspetuck - Zoom Deck 02 543ff - Scheveningen
03 Molly - No Excuse
04 Gonno - Arabica 05 Tom VR & Louf - Southpaw 06 Bas Dobbelaer - Afterglow 07 Shine Grooves - Metamorphosis
08 Priori presents RED - Landfill  09 Ike - Rose Quartz 10 Tibia - Opia  11 Azu Tiwaline - Amen Dub 12 Ex-Terrestrial - Blue Smoke 13 Alfred Czital & Vand - Wuwuwu 14 Tammo Hesselink - Etseled 15 VC-118A - Replace Image 16 Barker - Golden Hammer 17 Polygonia - Otro Mundo 18 Viul & Benoît Pioulard - Catalune 19 Gacha Bakradze - Boredom 20 Lord of the Isles - My Noise is Nothing (feat. Ellen Renton)  
compiled by Gilles Wasserman  release date: August 29, 2023

https://linktr.ee/gilleswasserman

RADIO.D59B / THE NIGHT BEFORE #36 w/ Gilles Wasserman

*(repost)* 

Mix I did back in 2012 for the infamous @fear-of-flying-recordings UK

Huge gratitude to Jay & Ben... I've done so many releases on their label, incl. my first solo album and a lot of crew stuff.

...and yes for the v-lovers out there, it's a vinyl only mix.

Ivano Tetelepta - Mix For Fear Of Flying (2012)

For the third instalment of Mosaic Mix Series , Dutch producer and DJ,  Ben Buitendijk delivers 80+ minutes of hypnotic deep techno .

Following his well received releases on Mosaic, Fear of Flying , Field Records and OGUN Records Ben has been taking his love of all things techno on the road and Dj'd alongside heavyweights such as Truss, Blawan and Function.

Enjoy!

For further info :
https://www.facebook.com/benbuiben
Bookings (Worldwide): ophelie@lumiereslanuit.com 
Bookings (Netherlands) :bookings@eshurecords.com

Mosaic Mix Series 003 - Ben Buitendijk

For the Short Attention Mix 017 we have David Lieske aka Carsten Jost, the co-owner of the prestigious label Dial Records. Living back in Berlin and celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dial Records, David will be on tour during 2020 a long side his label partner Lawrence and a lot of others Dial artists.

Extended dj set for our Mix Series, almost two hours of Carsten Jost selection.

Short Attention Mix 017 by Carsten Jost

Here's my set from @worldwide-fm's broadcast on April 10th, 2020. 

01. Earth Trax - Denial [Shall Not Fade]
02. Northworks - Friends for a Day [Savour the Moment]
03. Orbital - Semi Detached [FFRR]
04. Unjin - Dragonfly [End of Perception]
05. Agonis - Spacejam (Valentino Mora Deep Blue Rephase) [Amenthia Recordings]
06. Forest Drive West - The Base [Midgar Recordings]
07. Malvito - Origin [Syncrophone]
08. Konduku - Uzaktaki Işık [Nous’klaer Audio]
09. Daniel Avery - Diminuendo (Patrick Russell Remix) [Phantasy Sound]
10. Valentino Mora + Yoshitake Expe - Trans Format Eurotica (Underwater Rephase) [IDO]
11. Avancera - Who Is Princess Zorldo? [Mountain Explosion Device]
12. Queniv - Redesign [De Lichting]
13. Jocelyn Abell + Roger Gerressen - Probability One [Irenic]
14. Shades of Orion - Did You Ever Retire a Human… [FAX +49-69/450464]

https://worldwidefm.net/show/global-roots-radio-thris-tian-5/

Eric Cloutier - Worldwide FM Mix

Bringing in Mix number 170 in our series is the brilliant, Swedish Malmö-based https://soundcloud.com/martinou3000

In his own words his mix based around "sounds centered around the theme and notion that dancing outside in the woods is the optimal past-time. accompanied by wind and chirps from my place of rest on a warm day.”

Enjoy :)

Mantissa Mix 170: Martinou

200 Records was founded as a Techno label for vinyl and digital releases by Kai Sasse and Dirk Middeldorf in Cologne, Germany at the beginning of 2009. 200 Records releases music for the club and defines itself as an open-minded label striving to provide a platform for both established and new artists. They are putting an emphasis on connecting with their artists musically and personally. The motivation behind starting this label is Kai’s and Dirk’s love for electronic music; the will to contribute a piece to its development – to give back – and last but not least, due to their close friendship, the desire to create something new together.

200 Techno Series: Episode 5 - Regen (Ilian Tape)

200 Records

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