We proudly present our next entry @ryan-elliott with juicy banging techno and sexy flashes of house.

SPND20 Mixtape by Ryan Elliott

Candy Mountain head honchos provide the final Candy Mountain podcast of 2023. 

Recorded at @fabric 11-02-2023 during @lovechildldn.
Artwork by @Shcuro

Candy Mountain Podcast #003: Steffi x Virginia (Live at fabric 11-02-2023)

Coucou dear Nachtiville friends and family, long time no see, huh?! Well, we were busy winding down the festival, neatly tucking our sweet, sweet memories of you into storage alongside the countless power cables and light installations. 

To help you freshen up your memories of this outstanding 2nd edition, this week sees the start of our weekly Nachtipod series with live recordings from your favourite DJ's. We kick things off with Aurora Halal @itsallhalal, who played a fantastic closing set at THE TANGLE Sunday night. Enjoy!

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Aurora Halal // Nachtipod // Nachtiville 2024 (The Tangle)

Dive into a two-hour voyage curated by Eric Cloutier, weaving through ambient, downtempo, droney Techno, trippy rollers, warm dub - a compilation of rare selections for an unparalleled auditory journey.

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Ogazón with Eric Cloutier - 19 April 2024

Recording of Steffi's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Steffi at Dekmantel Ten

Echoes hum, bodies moving.
This is true spirit of Breakfast Club, unfolding.


Ogazón: "This set felt like a homecoming — warm, familiar, and charged with energy. The familiar faces and unwavering support are something I don’t experience anywhere else, and that drives me to perform at my absolute best. But the real magic? Locking into an effortless groove from the very start while playing alongside a legend like Marcel. That was the cherry on top: a true highlight I won’t be forgetting anytime soon."

Marcel Dettmann: "Playing at Breakfast Club in the early morning is always a unique experience — the people there are musically open, ready for experimentation, and come with a certain expectation: they want to be taken on a journey. What made this set special was the combination of Ogazón and me. I think we had a great feel for the moment, for the groove and the tension. The energy was electrifying."

Marcel Dettmann b2b Ogazón - BFC ADE 2024: RADION Saturday

El pasado 3 de enero Mr Wakanda, jefe de Luv Bar y Mau Mau Underground, organizó una noche "Tuff Luv" en el Laut de Poble Sec. 
Él y yo hicimos B2B antes y después del headliner de la noche, el capo de Clone Records y Clone Distribution en Rotterdam: Serge. 
El holandés se marcó un set memorable, de lo mejor que he escuchado últimamente. Empezó con Chicago house, a destacar el clásico "Drowning In A Sea Of House" de Laurent X y otros de Paranoid London, Mike Dunn o Mr Lee para pasar al electro con Dynarec, PRZ, Privacy... acabar con acid techno de Ten Lardell y cerrar con el "Emotinium" de Roy Of The Ravers. 

Pese a estar temerosos de cómo iría la noche por ser el 3 de enero y el hecho de que Serge pinchase de 2 a 4, a las 2 de la noche ya había ambientazo en la pista y acabó siendo una noche para el recuerdo.

Para acompañar este mix he hecho esta mini entrevista a Serge:

-When did you discover house music, and when did you start DJing?
-That must have been around 1986-87. I was listening to a lot of radio while doing homework, and I heard some really cool new dance music on a couple of shows. It was so different that I wanted to know more about it! It started with hip-hop, R&B, disco, and electro, but at the time, those sounds were mixed with house, wave, and early acid and techno. It was so powerful.

-When was the Clone label founded? What was your idea at the time? 
-In 1992. I was making music with a couple of friends and wanted to get it out into the world and play it myself (vinyl was the only way to play your music in a club). I decided to do it myself, just like the early house and techno labels that inspired me. I also wanted to keep creative freedom and experiment.

-If you had to recommend three essential Clone releases to someone who doesn't know the label, what would they be?
-I can’t answer that question because everyone has their own way into music. It’s personal for everyone, and I can only answer this question if I know someone’s preferences. Some people think Larry Heard’s music isn’t "party" enough and prefer trance. What can you do in such a case? 😊

I recommend spending time scrolling through the catalog and enjoying the pleasure of discovering music you’ve never heard before, all by yourself.

-How do you discover new talent for Clone Records?
-People in my network might recommend someone, I listen to demos, I discover new artists via social media, I hear a great new record by a producer I didn’t know, I connect at parties, or I meet people in the store.

-What advice would you give to someone who wants to start their own record label?
-Haha, don’t do it! 😆
It’s going to suck up a lot of your time, and there’s a fair chance it will make you poor.

But seriously… just do whatever you want to do. Don’t listen to others—just see where it takes you.

-Three gigs from your career at a club or festival that you remember as the best.
The Colundi party at Tapeley Mansion in Devon.
A party in an underwater aquarium, two meters below sea level, in 1992 in Zeeland (all the fish died at the end of the event from the heavy bass 😅).
An illegal acid party in an abandoned fortress, where I did a live set with my old O.R.X. project around 1996.
And, of course, the Acid Planet parties at De Blauwe Aanslag.


RHYTHM CONTROL BARCELONA MIXES 010: SERGE - CLONE RECORDS

@gigi-fm at Floresta

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GiGi FM at Floresta - Waking Life '24

[Live] @ Multisex, April 25

Here at AIR, we kicked off festival season in with Sonar Lisboa, the little sister to the famed Barcelona festival, which took place in early April this year and featured acts like Max Cooper, Jennifer Cardini, Juliana Huxtable, and this month’s esteemed guest, @MarcelDettmann.

A techno veteran whose name is synonymous with big room sound, Marcel recently debuted a new live set, his first ever foray into live performance, the result of a pandemic spent toiling away in the studio and crafting his landmark album Fear of Programming, which formed the foundation for his live act. At Sonar Lisboa, he presented a new version of his project, which he calls My Own Shadow, a mix of his own productions, field recordings, vocal elements, and on the fly craftsmanship.

Marcel and I sat down together in Lisbon to discuss his new live set and the creativity behind it, and how his musical and personal life is shifting over years. A big thanks to the team at Sonar Lisboa for the invite to this year’s edition!

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MUSIC:

"Linux" - Marcel Dettmann (2013)
"Water" - Marcel Dettmann ft. Ryan Elliott (2024)
"Fear of Programming" - Marcel Dettmann (2024)

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Created in 2017, AIR aims to be something different in the wide world of music journalism. Tired of the usual promotional fluff, host Emma Robertson invites artists, DJs, and musicians to get deep on one topic that inspires them — everything from nature, to film, to spirituality — in the hope that it inspires you, too.

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