AETHER PODCAST

Q&A w/ Sobek

1. Funniest experience at Aether club:

-Last year we had Marcus Worgull at Sobekin series and the lights were not working. I didn't know him - lookin a serious guy - and was worried how this gonna turn out. He arrived and said; no probs, shut everything down and I play in total darkness. Mastervibes.

 2. Who are you? What do you do?

-Hello, I'm Sobek. I make your face melting down when the e starts to hit hard.

 3. Your podcast in one word?

-Essential. 

4. Define the job of a dj:

-Connect and build the energy flow.

5. Funniest compliment you ever got:

-At AETHER I got cash as a tip several times in the morning. Funny or not, each time I had to take it at the end.

6. Whats your biggest inspiration?

-New music and new adventures.

7. How do you pick track names?

Really good question. Sometimes I reflect on the track closely, other times want to express something else through that part. Nowadays I'm checking the top 10 charts and try to give similar names. Maybe is a maybe,

8. 3 worlds to describe yourself:

-more German than a German (srry was 5)

9. Favorite BPM:

100-125

10. 3 most important skills of a producer?

-Willingness to learn and change. Ability to let it go.

11. Best advice for newcomers:

-Pay yourself in. Its much more easier.

12. What would you change in the industry?

-I wouldn't change anything. That's how it is, the rest is complaint kulture.

13. B2B of your dream?

-The basis for a good b2b is about chemistry and the ability to raise the vibe higher and higher. I'm quite picky on that topic and actually not dreaming about others. 

14. If you would be a sound which would it be:

-The sound of silencio.

15. One secret tip for djs:

-Look up to the crowd sometimes. It's worth the effort.
 kulture.

Aether 001 Sobek

A fanatic vinyl collector and a well known name in the nightlife of Budapest, whose collection touches almost every genre from electro and techno to italian hypno.
In the last two decades we could follow his journey during the various acid partys, on the events of Technokunst as well as during Alkotótábor, where his act is always one of the most exciting points of the festival. He is also a rerurning guest in Aether since the summer of 2021.
His captivating diverse playstyle and ability to constantly innovate together with his top technical knowledge made him our obvious choice to ask him to be part of the team and be our new resident DJ in our beloved Aether.

Q&A w/ ATOMIK

Aether 002 ATOMIK

Aether podcast series will include works from artists who are involved in the development of Aether Club and provide the tone of the house for a long time. 
Stay tuned for more!

What about RAX?

They aint old furnitures of the BP nightlife, but you probably have seen these two show up here and there playing loud music. It was some sub-heavy minimal or a mellow house or a cheeky break in the city break! To show off their finest selection of music, these guys spend their salary to buy vinyls and they aint shy to play these just for your ear’s pleasure… They are friends coming from long ago, they are TWO which is the smallest number you can create a TEAM. This is why they can maintain the nightcrawler’s ears: the group that creates community flow with the dancing people on the other side the DJ booth.

Q&A w the RAX? guys

1./ Funniest experience at Aether club:
D: Dancing girls on top of the tables while we were playing!

2./ 3 words to describe yourself:
D: Quiet, calm and core
S: Same 

3./ Music you listened to as a teenager:
D: Dubstep
S: Hip-hop, Rock'n'roll

4./ What’s the last record you bought?
D: Alexander Skancke - Spooky Luke EP
S: Silat Beksi - Curandero EP

5./Track that represents you the most?
D: AKPH - Phasskivan
S: 93 'til infinity

6./ Ability to fly or invisibility?
D: Fly fo sure!
S: same

7./ If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be>
S: Near ocean

8./ What can impress you?
S: Flavours, Sounds, Nature

https://www.instagram.com/rax_b2b/

Aether 003 RAX?

Aether podcast series will include works from artists who are involved in the development of Aether Club and provide the tone of the house for a long time. 
Stay tuned for more!


Take an adventurous journey, from hypnotic techno to groovy stuff with overseas soundscapes, all in the name of quality. Welcome our next guests: Technokunst residents; Mode and Valens.


Q&A with Mode and Valens;

1./ Funniest experience at Aether club:
M:Having friends of the owner dance around in the booth and bring us champagne for no reason. It didn't help with playing records though.
V:The fancy guys dancing in the booth drinking champagne while we were playing.


2./ Music you listened to as a teenager:
M:A lot of 90s Jungle and some very fast electronic music called Breakcore.
V:Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 soundtrack on repeat until I was 14, then mostly drum and bass later.


3./ What’s the last record you bought?
M:It was actually two at the same time: 
Adiel & Tamburi Neri - Arresto Temporaneo EP 
Claudio PRC - Challenger Deep
V:A various artists 12" (SUBT303) featuring Oscar Mulero, Adriana Lopez, Kangding Ray and Desroi.


4./ Track that represents you the most?
M:Hard to pick one, but it would be Instra:Mental - Sakura
V:I think the tune I played the most times from my collection is IVC II by P.e.a.r.l.


5./ Ability to fly or invisibility?
M:Flying of course
V:Invisibility sounds creepy and I'm always running late these days so I'd pick flying to travel faster.


6./ Funniest track request you ever got?
M: -
V:None, luckily.


7./ What is your favourite hobby?
M:Music and sports of any kind.
V:I love to hang out with our doggo and spend unrealistic amount of time in parks playing fetch. Also, traveling.


8./ If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be>
M:Vancouver, the Alps, or somewhere in New Zealand for a while
V:It really depends on the circumstances but one thing is for sure, the older I am the harder I can tolerate winters in Budapest.. so in Europe I would probably pick Spain or a Greek island.


9./ What can impress you?
M:If it is in another person, humour and being open to new experiences.
Otherwise traveling, food, and being in the mountains.
V:I love plain honesty and smart people, if those two can be found in someone I'm already impressed. Also, I love if someone has built something successful from scratch. 


10./ Where do you get your best ideas?
M:Certainly while listening to great music
V:hey usually come during late hours so I think I'm already in bed but can't fall asleep since my brain's working at 110%.


11./ Something you like and everybody else hates?
M:Dad jokes
V:Thrash content on Tiktok and other platforms. 


12./Best advice for newcomers:
M:Take time to dig around in the old stuff, you'll find a lot to like.
V:Don't try to be the "hardest" and the "fastest", those are not the best qualities. Also, warmup is important so if you are playing in that timeframe don't go crazy even if you normally do during your sets.


13./A secret tip for djs?
M:Go out to the floor before you play.
V:Sometimes go and visit record shops even if you play digital. It's a great place for having conversations with like-minded people (and buying a vinyl occasionally does not hurt 🙂. You could also get cool recommendations by others 


14./ Your podcast in one word?
M:Expedition
V:Journey






Technokunst
@technokunst

Mode
SC @subpoint
RA ra.co/dj/mode-hu
IG www.instagram.com/mode_vinyl/
FB www.facebook.com/modevinyl

Valens
SC @valensdj
IG www.instagram.com/iamvalensdj/
FB www.facebook.com/valensdj/

Aether 004 Mode & Valens

My next guest on Yax Invites is Alan Comber aka Gram Negative, a 30+ year veteran of the craft based in Doncaster, UK. 

He began DJing in 1990 playing early house, detroit and UK techno and soon progressed to the techno and hardcore scenes of the early to mid 90s.

After various flirtations with drum & bass and tribal/tech house around the millenium, he went into working hiatus in 2007. Eventually returned to his first love of techno during lockdown in 2020, he is currently operating as the presenter and showrunner of Germ Theory (formerly Global Detroit) on Sine FM 102.6, a weekly radio show bringing the best in new and forthcoming sc-fi and hypnotic techno with top quality guest DJs from around the world every other week. 

Starting in sci-fi terriritory, this mix builds into a relentless 2hrs of of pounding hypnotic grooves, curated from gems that made the show's recent playlists with some forthcoming bangers and personal faves thrown in for good measure. 

Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/germtheory

TRACKLIST:

1	Second Skin - Sense of Purpose - Blueprint
2	Esilum - Elements (Original) - Eclectic Digital Codec  
3	Mode_1 - Cascade - Knotweed Records
4	Mathys Lenne - Energy Never Dies (Original Mix) - ANAOH
5	A.Paul & DJ Dextro - Insipido - Unrilis
6	Variable - See Thru - JFNS
7	Linear System - Calorias - Molecular Recordings  
8	Alex Remter - Ram Cycles (Original Mix) - TUTU
9	Rudy Ripani - Pragmatic (Original Mix) - JAM
10	Roaming Men - The Real OG (Original Mix) - Illegal Alien Records
11	Linear System - Residuos Organicos - Molecular Recordings  
12	Persohna - Untamed (Original) - Assassin Soldier
13	KR!Z - Atlantis - Token
14	Israel Toledo - No Choice (Linear Phase Remix) - Assassin Soldier
15	Mōdem - Ranura - Syncopated
16	A Thousand Details - Thumptik - Selected Records
17	Arkaico - Coagula et Solve (Original Mix) - Eclipse Recordings
18	Ben Bork - Imaginary Chase - Ben Bork
19	Drhamer - Spectrum - Adroit
20	Mesh Convergence - Mistake Made - Signal LTD
21	A.Paul & DJ Dextro - Vessel 52 - Unrilis
22	USAW - Solinga - OECUS
23	Kaiser - Distress Signal (feat. Matrixxman) - K S R
24	Truncate - Microcosm (Original Mix) - ANAOH
25	Obscur - Collective Behaviour - Death Bell Records
26	Keyp - Unilateral Sweep - [R]3volution Uncod3d
27	DJ Dextro - Kelt 9B (Original Mix) - ANAOH
28	Flag - End (Original Mix) - Naked Lunch
29	Kaiser - The Fugitive (feat. Matrixxman) - K S R
30	Offtrack - Master Detune (Doug Cooney Remix) - Undivided
31	Romain Richard - TDF #07 (Original Mix) - Diffuse Reality
32	Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Mucka - Lømsk
33	Jacobworld - Revision - EMERALD
34	Audio Units - G-Type Sequence Star (Original Mix) - Devotion
35	FLAWS - XX 10 A1 - Molecular Recordings
36	Process - Satellite Semitone - Selected Records
37	KR!Z - Atlantis (Oscar Mulero's Deconstruction) - Token

Yax Invites #103 - Gram Negative

Aether podcast series will include works from artists who are involved in the development of Aether Club and provide the tone of the house for a long time. 
Stay tuned for more!

What about Jaffa Surfa?

Serious mixing skills, groovy sound and a slight of oldschool, that’s definitely Jaffa Surfa. His performances are all about creating a flow and tripping into sounds. Obsessed with vinyl, always digging and searching: a true craftsman behind the decks whose true strongest skill is his ability to go beyond mere genres and trends. No matter where he plays, chemistry is always working.
Tune in and welcome our beloved and the 5th guest of Aether podcast series, Jaffa Surfa!

JAFFA SURFA on Soundcloud
@jaffaz

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jaffazzzz/

TASCAM DR-05

Aether 005 Jaffa Surfa

exclusive mix for NovaFuture Blog by Samo Rane (@samo-rane)

Info incl. tracklist:
https://novafuture.blog/2023/08/21/samo-rane-novafuture-blog-mix-august-2023/

NovaFuture Blog: Mix Series

Info incl. tracklist

Samo Rane - NovaFuture Blog Mix August 2023

MINDCAST 116 provides you with a special guest - Viktoria. Based in Berlin Germany, she is an artist full of surprises that you need to check for yourself! Her productions for labels such as Recorded Things, [R]3volution Records, Random Island and more, prove that Viktoria is a techno warrior that knows how to get things done.

Follow Viktoria:
https://soundcloud.com/viktoriarebeka1
https://www.instagram.com/viktoria.music1
https://www.facebook.com/Viktoria.Music
https://ra.co/dj/viktoria-de

Follow Hivemind on:
www.hivemindtechno.bandcamp.com
www.formaviva.com/hivemindtechno
www.facebook.com/hivemindtechno
www.instagram.com/hivemindtechno
www.hvmd.eu

Latest HVMD Release:
hivemindtechno.bandcamp.com/album/insolente

MINDCAST 116 by Viktoria

In the new episode of the Bloc Podcast series welcome ML91, Budapest based DJ, co-founder and resident of Synapse. As a well-known face of the city he has played many iconic clubs including Lärm and is bringing the most progressive artists from time to time in AETHER club with Synapse. It is a pleasure to have him, make sure to follow his work if you have missed it before.

ML91:
https://soundcloud.com/ml_91
https://www.instagram.com/ml91.t/

Synapse:
https://soundcloud.com/synapsevent
https://www.instagram.com/synapse_hu/

Cover: www.instagram.com/n.chrstphr/
Artwork: www.instagram.com/hannamigleczi/

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Bloc Podcast 06: ML91

Aether podcast series will include works from artists who are involved in the development of Aether Club and provide the tone of the house for a long time.
Stay tuned for more!

What about Prägnanz?

Prägnanz is a Hungarian DJ and producer who is one of the founder of the Synapse crew. His selections within techno has a broad range, likes to play deeper tones and groovier stuff as well. 
He played at several Budapest-based clubs; among those, his favourite place is Aether, where he  currently serves as the residence of the Synapse series. He (and the whole Synapse group) aims to try 
to invite artists on a wide scale in terms of soundscape, believing, that these kind of artists can have a strong educational impact in the hungarian techno scene.  He had the chance to share the stage with such well-reputated artists like Gaetano Parisio, 
Divide, D-Leria, ASEC and Casual Threatment 

Recently, he started to create music as well, constantly trying to find his own sound.

Follow Prägnanz here:
https://soundcloud.com/pragnanz
https://www.instagram.com/__pragnanz__/

Aether 008 Prägnanz

Spring Rolls - Evasions Sonores
Catalog number : PD026
Release date: November 1st 2023 (CD & digital)

Tracklist :
1. Introduction 
2. Une Texture Inverse 
3. Une Cassure Profonde 
4. Une Nuit Dangereuse 
5. L’Agitation 
6. L’Ombre Du Clocher 
7. Une Etrange Rencontre 
8. Une Route Sans Limite
9. Un Dialogue Aquatique 
10. Le Cri Du Lion 
11. Le Destin 
12. Conclusion

Next LP from Spring Rolls.
Producer and live performer from Paris, France.
Spring Rolls is a modular synth lover. He explores deep, textures and fm sounds with his eurorack system since the end of 2018. 
He released his music on such labels as BAHN Records or Modern Minimal. 
His first LP "Evasions Sonores" is a compilation of twelve tracks. He composed it in order to listen to all tracks as a real trip, diving into his universe. 
Expect some textures, atmospheric landscapes, drone tensions, fm noisy sequences, hypnotic grooves drived by straight and modulated drums.

Follow artist here:
@musicspringrolls
facebook.com/MusicSpringRolls
instagram.com/spring.rolls_
ra.co/dj/springrolls-fr

Follow Postdynamic here
facebook.com/postdynamicrecords
instagram.com/postdynamicrecords
residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=17516

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PD026 // Spring Rolls - Evasions Sonores

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Lost In Ether | Origin Series | Axis Operandi

BIO:
Leader of the Biotechnology music platform and event series, promoting what is cosmic, psychedelic, organic and hypnotic in techno. Co-founder of the Densiflora platform, promoting house, techno and breakbeat with a deep or progressive character. 

His selection is best defined by the projects he is behind. In terms of techno-oriented version, he seeks to bridge the gap between a hipnotic, minimalist sound, motoric grooves and broken or tribal beats. In the more house-oriented version, he seeks a balance between deep depth and ecstatic atmospheres. 
Tranceiness is the common denominator of both musical versions, which allows them to be combined as required. He has performed at signature events such as Up to date festival, the Institute, Las Festival and Crescent London. He has shared the stage with artists such as DJ Nobu, Steffi, Edit Select, Valentino Mora, Alfred Czital, Shlomo, Justine Perry and Setaoc Mass.

explore more:
https://soundcloud.com/axis_operandi
https://www.facebook.com/axisoperandi/
https://instagram.com/daniel_axis_b/
https://www.facebook.com/Biotechnologia1/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/axisoperandi

Lost In Ether | Origin Series | Axis Operandi

Doctor Chaff, el talentoso DJ oriundo de Vilalba, España, ha experimentado un ascenso meteórico en su carrera musical. Su viaje comenzó en los años 2018 y 2019, cuando se sumergió en la escena musical, tomando inspiración del "Chapter 1" de Oxygeno, un respetado DJ de su ciudad natal. Desde entonces, su evolución musical ha sido notable. 

 Iniciando su trayectoria, Doctor Chaff se aventuró en los géneros del minimal y el house, explorando los sutiles matices y ritmos que caracterizan estas corrientes. Sin embargo, su búsqueda constante de nuevos horizontes musicales lo llevó a experimentar con el hardtek, donde canalizó su energía en ritmos acelerados y enérgicos. 

 El punto de inflexión en su carrera se produjo cuando se sumergió en el raw, hypnotic y dark techno, géneros que resonaron profundamente en su sensibilidad musical. Este cambio lo llevó a continuar con su búsqueda de sonidos intensos y atmosféricos que brindaran una experiencia auditiva única a su audiencia.

 En 2022, Doctor Chaff tuvo la oportunidad de pinchar en el Black Club, un influyente club en Santiago de Compostela. Estas actuaciones marcaron sus primeros gigs y le permitieron mostrar su talento ante una audiencia apasionada. Además, también fui invitado a pinchar en la Sala Pantalan para Go! events, consolidando su presencia en la escena local. 

 Uno de los momentos más notables de su carrera fue compartir cabina con Insolate, DJ de renombre internacional. Esta experiencia no solo validó su talento, sino que también le brindó una valiosa oportunidad de aprendizaje y crecimiento en la industria de la música electrónica. Actualmente, Doctor Chaff reside en la efervescente Ámsterdam, un epicentro mundial de la música electrónica.

 Su dedicación constante a explorar los rincones más profundos del techno y su éxito en la escena local y más allá lo posicionan como un DJ en ascenso, prometiendo ofrecer experiencias sonoras memorables a su audiencia en todo el mundo. Su evolución musical y su pasión por la música electrónica lo convierten en una figura emocionante y prometedora en la escena actual.

https://www.instagram.com/chafa_rika/


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TRACKLIST 
Oxygeno - Electrified
Kaiser - Nothing (Regis Remix)
Irazu - Pentastar
Oxygeno - As de corazones
Desroi - Gauze Covers Flaw
Oxygeno - Panic Attack
Dynamic Forces - Mistress
D I N - Akuatikkoppler
Alexander Kowalski - Synaptic Sirens (Ricardo Garduno Remix)
YANT - Encode the stick
YANT - Inner circle
SHDW & Obscure Shape - Blick des Bösens (Exium Version)
Dynamic Forces - Limbo
Orti - Fuck U All (Hurtado Remix)
Exium, Dynamic Forces - The Modern Predator
Dynamic Forces - Old Bite
Hurtado - Natural Born Killer
VSK - Codici e Figuri
Hurtado - Eyes of Love
YANT - No One
RLK18 -Ashwa
Alarico - Corpo Lies
Tensal - KB1
Kwartz - Frontline
Jheal Bashta - Still (Exium Remix)
Oxygeno - Condenados

Archaic Podcast 491 - Chafa

CHASING THE GROOVE

MaDe On EaRtH 02-08-2025

90s style 

EnJoY......

Time Traveler

B1 - THE BIRDMAN

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