For our 40th (!) entry into the PPRZ Podcast series, we have none other than Mina Mills rolling up with a 2 hour vinyl mix chocked full of gritty and soulful midwestern techno of the highest order.

Mina Mills is a Chicago based DJ and producer from Des Moines, Iowa. She plays techno and house music.

Description of mix: This mix was recorded using two Audio-Technica AT-LP120 direct drive turntables, one deck of a Numark Mixdeck Express and a Xone 62 mixer. This is the DJ equipment that I have access to and I've grown to really love it. 

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to Mina's organization of choice: https://givebutter.com/TransChicago

PPRZ Podcast 40 - Mina Mills

My Slowtempo opening Saturday set at Bass Coast Music Festival 2025. We went real deep, heady, meditative, dubby, percussive with IDM flavourings, interwoven with psychedelic euphoria. Thank you for everyone who was there and shared that beautiful moment with me ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧  

Tracklist:
Le Motel - Chàm Islands (feat. Hoàng Tuấn) [Balmat]
Sunju Hargun - The Golden Triangle [Siamese Twins Records]
goo - skullghostalien
Juan Moreno - Exp. Dub 1 (Ambient X) [Móatún 7]
Blazej Malinowski - Hideaway [The Gods Planet]
Al Wootton - Facing The Horses Tail [TRULE]
phil in a maze - Hell or High Water
Sunju Hargun - Pigeon Attack (Shjva ॐ dub) [Siamese Twins Records]
Sunju Hargun & GiGi FM - Lens of Time [Siamese Twins Records]
Blazej Malinowski - Dark Awakenings [The Gods Planet]
Emily Jeanne - Đồ Sơn At Night [quỳnh]
Nic Ford - Cyberd (Jonathan Kusuma Splinter Mix) [Siamese Twins Records]
Kolomensky - The Last Speech [Electric Shapes]
Iza Basia - Formant [Kinesis Recordings]
monosym - Raincell [Oomycota]
shjva - Resorain
Đ.K. - Sequences [WORSHIP]
Maara - Splash On Mi [naff]
Desh - Systole [Secuencias Temporales]
Overturn - Aerials [Indefinite Pitch]
Topdown Dialectic - A4 [peak oil]
shjva - Subatom
Laima Adelaide - l (Atomic Moog Re Interpretation) [Secuencias Temporales]
Desh - El Pasar del Condor [Secuencias Temporales]
noorj - y [Gravity Pleasure]
Igor Dyachenko - Melted Reality [appendix.files]

Light mastering by https://soundcloud.com/michaelred

Live at Bass Coast 2025 - Slowtempo (Saturday opening set)

For entry 42 into the PPRZ podcast series, we welcome DJ Lycra with an hour of driving, sassy beats!

Follow DJ Lycra here:
https://soundcloud.com/djlycra
https://www.instagram.com/djlycra/

DJ Lycra has been a fixture in Chicago's underground for more than a decade. Molded by hundreds of nights out and an untold number of sunrise sets, he is well regarded by heads and dancers alike.  DJ Lycra has held the booth at countless warehouse functions and clubs in Chicago and across the Midwest.

For this mix I eschewed my typical breaks-heavy, anything goes approach in favor of more unfurling, hypnotic grooves across the techno spectrum. The joyful spiral into the void.  

Tracklist:
Ose - Seven Minutes In Heaven
SPF 50 - The Rush
SHFT - Pyro
Pasq - Randy
Gi Gi FM - Virgo Space Acid
Francois X - Bone and Signal
Mark Broom - Real Bad
Dajusch - 30 Seconds
Subjective - Low Fundamental 
Shedbug - Spiralizer
WTCHCRFT - Jack Dough
Steffi - Individuals From All Walks ( Rosati remix)
Lars Huismann - Propulsion
Keepsakes - Bongo Funeral
Twisted - Albion
Mabel - Wolf Bat
Lonefront - 19
Sonic Propaganda - Native
Psybody & Trax Unit - 2S+ ( Trax Unit's Heaven mix)
Freeman 713- Wireframe Method
Cristofeu & Von Riu - Hit
Bandulu - Crisis A Gwarn
Nailbiter - Distance
CucaRafa - Bill
Eoin DJ - Fantasi (Creation mix)
Rove Ranger - Rove Ranger (Surfer)

Enjoy!

PPRZ Podcast 42 - DJ Lycra

Me Ta Physika stage 8-9pm on Friday!
I hope you enjoy!

DJ Hockey - The Great Beyond 2025

T3 - Educación Física

For our 43rd entry into the PPRZ Podcast series we welcome an all vinyl mix of deep heady techno!

Jack McKenzie co-runs the Fixed Rhythms label in Oklahoma City. When DJing, he mostly plays records these days, blending techno, house, acid, deep groovy rolling heady cuts, preferably with a touch of nuttiness. Long blends, some fun cuts, no bullshit or flashiness either. 

Hope you enjoy the mix as much as we do!

PPRZ Podcast 43 - Jack McKenzie

Purchase / pre order the digital EP here: https://pprz.bandcamp.com/album/lop-lo-indefinitely-drifting

Purchase the vinyl here: https://elasticstage.com/pprzrecords/releases/indefinitely-drifting-singleep

Lopølo delivers four signature cuts that touch on various moods, all while maintaining a feeling of deepness and familiarity to one another. Whether it be the floating atmosphere of Indefinitely Adrift, the introspective melody in Aloy, or the tougher headiness of Longing For and Cascaded, there is sure to be a spot for one of these tracks in the mix. As suitable for the dance floor as home listening, we hope you enjoy these tunes as much as we did!

A1. Cascaded
A2. Aloy
B1. Indefinitely Adrift
B2. Longing For

Lopølo - Indefinitely Drifting EP Previews

For our 44th entry into the PPRZ Podcast series we welcome MTL based techno artist, esme! Lock into this 2.5 hour journey chocked full of heaters which was recorded live at Expose Noir. 

Tracklist:
2302	Hold-3
Z.I.P.P.O	We Need One Another (Acapella)
Andy Martin	Semantica
Tommy Lewis	untitled (unreleased) 
Deluka, DHÆÜR	Chapter 03 (Deluka remix)
Singular Anomalies	Rings
Decoder	Falling Flat
Formant Value	Funzione I (Valentino Mora Cosmic Trans Rephase)
Mathys Lenne	Vol De Nuit 
Fergus Sweetland	Royal Oil 
Dog on Acid	A dog never forgets
Dorisburg	148
Gustavo Bassani	Kambô 
VHS	Distopia 
Konduku	Ebedi
Psyk	Vortex 
Franz Jäger	Fatal Orange 
Quelza	Origami 
robert gorl 	sexdrops (esme's xtended tool)
Mwamwa, Nunca Olvides	 Hosh
Monolake	Cute Little Aliens 
Adlas	Deadstock 
JakoJako	Äon 
Altinbas	Adda 
Azu Tiwaline	Reptilian Waves (Kangding Ray Remix)
Andy Martin	Lado B
DOLD	Rise And Fall 
Human Safari	Nocturnal Animals 
Franz Jäger	Planetary Lab 2
Jannik Aßfalg	Elixir Of Life 
Cyan85	Astral Stream
GiGi FM	Amadamushies 
Adlas	III Equipped 
Objekt	Needle & Thread 
Steve Rachmad AKA Sterac	Sinosphere 
Shft.rar 	 Regarding 
Deetron	The Human Aspect
Scott Grooves	We Move Echopella
MZR	Sidekick 
VIL & CRAVO	SAMBATUGA
barker	reframing (esme's xtended tool)
OK EG	Inversion 
Gursten	Purp6 
Bandulu	Serial Operations
Maurizio	M04.5A (edit)
Andy Martin	La Creacion De Las Aves 
breakcheck	unreleased
Altinbas	Second Wind (Original)
Skee Mask	Dachtekker 
Dog on Acid	You won't be able to live with this
Rod Modell	Jade
Malin Genie & Frits Wentink	Fuzzy Dunlop 
Kenya Kanazawa	AB (2Lanes A/B refix)
Skudge	The Wind
Malin Genie	Hedonic Setpoint 65 
MZR	Go out it
Oisel	Eco
jonas kopp	Trino
GiGi FM	Tevora
Joel Kinnunen	Granulator
Z.I.P.P.O	We Need One Another (Original)
Sub Basics & Toura	Cause
Batu	Nosema
Efdemin	Decay (E.R.P. Version)
GiGi FM	Maova
Djrum	Mountains, Pt. 1

PPRZ Podcast 44 - esme live at Expose Noir

Our next release comes courtesy of New York based techno artist, Evelyn. 

Presales on Bandcamp: https://pprz.bandcamp.com/album/shade-ethics
Full release date: 11/21/2025

Evelyn explores an increasingly deepened connection with herself removed from the context of the world in her PPRZ debut, Shade Ethics. The tracks span from stretches of dissociation, transcendence, focus and physical impact, solidifying her powerfully ominous sound.

Evelyn - Shade Ethics EP Previews

DJ Hockey loves music that is strange, beautiful, and energetic. By selecting tracks designed to stimulate both your brain and body, his sets slowly unfurl and reveal a kaleidoscope of colours and emotions. He integrates his queer essence into mixes by selecting tracks with bite and sass — whether that be a jacking and energetic percussive loop, sultry low-end energy, or intriguing ear candy. One thing is certain when experiencing a DJ Hockey set: you're going IN! 

With well received releases including his debut vinyl release on Fixed Rhythms, in addition to various digital EP’s on PPRZ and Modelfuture, DJ Hockey is propelling his signature brand of warp speed techno with his productions and is working on more for 2025. 

DJ Hockey started PPRZ records, mix series and with Adam 2 in addition to curating events with the intention to showcase techno from the PNW and beyond. 

@djhockey

Spoiler Room EP64 Adam 2

Adam 2