Next up in the Fast Forward Audio Series, we present: Paàl

Paàl is one of Voitax’s founders, an avid vinyl collector and tireless DJ. Those who have experienced his sets will know his uncanny ability to adapt and move with the crowd. This is an artist who is comfortable drawing out long transitions between deeper movements, as he is rapidly cutting between high-energy, dancefloor bombs. At peak moments, tracks are mixed within minutes and somehow, before you know it, a whole variety of rhythmic electronics has been transformed into drum machine workouts, while not limiting himself to any genre. This is his relentless sound: wild and boundless – one that is also showcased with flair in his studio productions.

Following on from a string of remixes and V/A appearances, his debut EP, ‘Fitz Roy’ was released on Voitax in 2018 – featuring complex sound design, metallic broken beats and frenzied, peak-time dancefloor tracks. The EP was widely supported globally.

Two years later, comes his second solo six-track EP, 'Soothing Songs For A Cultured Affair' on Midnight Shift Records. Awashed with a palate of dark and broken sounds, yet with touches of warmth and humor, it burrows deep into the mind of the artist. Paàl’s penchant for thunderous, rumbling low ends sets the precedent for the EP, with glimpses of the artist’s knack for melodies and harmonies.

As you could guess from his ever-growing analog studio setup, Paàl’s has an undying passion for hardware – drum machines, synths and pedals tracked through a mixing desk, raw and unedited. Imperfections intrinsic to this process are essential to him – warm, organic and, at times, lo-fi and grainy.
His first DJ gigs were at DIY raves held in air hangars and derelict structures left over from the fallout of the DDR. Having quickly garnered a name for himself, and fuelled by a relentless drive, Paàl and his friends Christoph, Martin, and Marcus turned their attention towards setting up a record label they called Voitax Records – and the rest, as they say, is history. The label has since become synonymous with off-kilter electronics, attested by its global support.

Establishing himself as a meticulous selector, Paàl eclectic vinyl-only DJ sets span multiple tempos and genres and have seen him touring Asia, South America and Europe, including a stint in the seminal Berlin institution, Berghain. Expect to hear more from this talent.

Enjoy!

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Fast Forward Audio Series #68: Paàl

Morgan Elder rolled through with a bag of hard hitting techno and acid house in the first hour, followed by a guest mix from Manchester-based resident of 01366 Collective: Twelve Seven.

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Morgan Elder w/ Twelve Seven - August 2022

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Interview & Portrait with @annazwerk coming up on tissuemagazine.com

MISS M.E's Album

Mixtape 97 by Anna Z

A steaming mix from Night Rice ahead of our December party in Plymouth.

Tracklist -

01. Genex - Mira [Akronym Collective]
02. USAW - Headache Bao [OECUS]
03. Claas Herrmann - Shady Prospects [Suara]
04. Rene Wise - Cosmo [Enemy Records]
05. Procombo - The Know [Rekids]
06. Marcal - ABL1 [Symbolism]
07. Isaiah - Keep Warm (edit) [Isaiah]
08. Matrixxman x Setaoc Mass - Species Unknown [SK Eleven]
09. Undivulged (Hyden Remix) - Bliep Bliep [Influenced Records]
10. Uvall - Bermuda [OECUS]
11. Rene Wise - Knock Motion [Blueprint Records]
12. Vinicius Honorio & Andre Salata (Maccari Remix) - Back2Back [Liberta Records]
13. Dimi Angelis - Warp Drive [ANGLS]
14. Dani Duran (ES) - Deep Road [Aesir Records]
15. RNGD - 40 [Children of Tomorrow Records]
16. Son Error - Change of Character [Akronym Collective]
17. Mehen - HoxA-8B1 Skin Confessions (Straight Binary Version) [Mehen]
18. A-STS & Nicolas Vogler - Dazzling Lights [MALOR Records]
19. Pakard - Moon Rhythm [TNR MEDIA]
20. Alberto Tolo - Workout 6 [E-HRZN Records]
21. Toru Ikemoto - Sleek88 [Room Trax]
22. Juri Heidemann (Kashpitzky Remix) - Haras [Quartz Rec]
23. Mikro & Ray - On The Clock [DifferentSound]
24. Tobhias Guerrero - Law of Segregation [PRX Records]
25. Ritzi Lee - Control [MORD]
26. Nebulaee - Amnesiac (dubversion) [ELBEREC]
27. Mikrotakt - Ikigai [PRX Records]
28. Bidoben - L'Ere du Fragment [Enemy Records]
29. Are:Gone - Above Us [ANAOH]
30. Pfirter, Oliver Rosemann - Delta 3 [MindTrip]

TRUK 017 - NIGHT RICE

Elements Podcast 046

Jerical "Flesh EP" (Construct Re-Form)

Metapattern follows up his contribution to the Charged Particles Volume 2 compilation with his debut EP on Southern Lights, Undulations. The release features searing, bass-heavy cuts such as the title track Undulations and Confluence, whilst Assembly takes you back to the early hours of long-abandoned warehouse parties before closing with the ambient techno and drone textures of Quantum Behaviour.

Credits:
Mastering & Lacquer Cut by Tim Xavier at Manmade Mastering, Berlin
Artwork by Craig McWhinney
Distribution by Zwart Goud, Amsterdam
℗ & © Southern Lights Recordings 2023

Undulations

Bandcamp

Metapattern - Undulations [SL013]

Reflection

Artist: Kid93
Label: CLUBWRK @clubwrk
Track: Warehouse Funk
Format: Digital
Genre: #Electronic
Style: #Techno #HardGroove #UKG

Kid93 - Warehouse Funk [CLUBWRK]

The first Melodic Techno compilation by Segment Music

05 - Mark M - Magnetised (Original MiX)

This is not a biography where we tell you who she warmed up for, or played with - This is where we tell you that Aya, the Singaporean-based Yokohama native stands out on her own.

Constantly working hard as a performing DJ, the results have seen her performing for promoters/venues such as Osaka Techno Mafia and club JOULE in Japan, Modulus KL and Less Is More in Malaysia, UNDERRADAR in Indonesia, and Arcan Saigon and Warehouse Hanoi in Vietnam. She's also a regular fixture for the Thugshop collective in Singapore, who owns Headquarters, MDLR and TUFF Club.

Her style uniquely crosses the realms of club music - energetic, uplifting, empowering techno, digressing with some cheeky and fun surprises in between. Her classical music background allows her to effortlessly adapt to any crowd, channeling their story into her storytelling. This is evident in her acclaimed HÖR radio set in Berlin, where she blended tracks from Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi, and her Boiler Room set, seamlessly incorporating traditional Japanese Gagaku.

Recently, she joined the renowned Midnight Shift label, earned a feature in Vogue as a trailblazing female DJ, and was spotlighted by Mixmag Asia as an artist to watch in 2024.