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Bass Bass und nochmal bass

DJing for the whole night is a real treat.
It was great to see you all celebrating life on the dancefloor again.

Huge love and thanks to the wonderful people who came and danced, I felt so much love coming back at me. Thank You!

All Night Long DJ set at Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 13th August 2021

This broadcast was dedicated to the Kimochi Sound label (@m50), as well as the release of my new (at that time) album “Туманность”. (https://kimochi.bandcamp.com/album/-)

Radio 107.1 FM. Autumn 2015

2015-10-29 Shine Grooves Live @ 107.1 Fm (Kimochi Mix)

Recording of the "Impulse" program, which aired on 107.1 FM radio waves from 2012 to 2017. Favorite studio, special night magic

2017-06-03 Shine Grooves Live @ 107.1 Fm

live mix on radio real 103.4 fm. summer 2012

2012-07-20 Shine Grooves live mix@radio 103.4 fm

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D.K. / Suzanne Kraft : Fade : D.K. / S.K. : Melody As Truth
Loscil : Gallium : Untitled
Ulf Lohmann : Untitled : Before : Kompakt
Roméo Poirier : Impression Couleurs : Living Room : Living Room
Dettinger : Untitled : Oasis : Kompakt
Wax Paper Cup : Message : Natureselect: The Beat Compilation : Not On Label (Wax Paper Cup Self-released)
Prefuse 73 : Untitled : Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives : Warp Records
Aphex Twin : hat2b 2012b : Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 EP : Warp Records
Bernd Friedmann : Zen'aku : Zen'aku : Nonplace
De Leon : Untitled : De Leon : Mana
Allen Wootton : Grounding : Callers Spring : Trule
Dreamlogicc : With Bells In Their Hair Suggesting An Innocence Not Deserving Of Their Character : Enervation : Kimochi
Echologist : M13 + DPO : Storming Heaven : Prologue
Bleaching Agent : Ivlap : Field Records - Collection : Field Records
Relaxer : Agony : Coconut Grove : Avenue 66
Richie Hawtin : (R)Edit #1 (Freek'd) : DE9 | Closer To The (R)Edit : NovaMute
Ceephax Acid Crew : Arterial Acid Part IV : Bainted Smile EP : Breakin' Records
Rrose x Bob Ostertag : Pointilism (Variation One) : Motormouth Variations : Sandwell District
Wladimir M : Disappointment (Vocal) : Evil / Planet E (Skee Mask Remix) : Delsin
Milena Kreigs : Live 2 : Live at Tresor New Faces Night : Sequel
Activated : Activation Key : Activation Key : Confused House
Prism : Black Or Color : Fallen Angel : Sublime Records
dgoHn : Fml22 : Monega EP : Analogical Force
Nether : Moon Dub : Moon Dub : Space Cadets
Nazar : Retaliation : Guerrilla : Hyperdub
FFWD▸▸ : Meteor Storm : FFWD : Inter-Modo
Ena : Bubble Chamber : Bubble Chamber : Patience Records / Nullpunkt
MATstudio : The Land Through Which We Pass : MATstudio1 : Melody As Truth
Neina : Exitraction : Formed Verse : Mille Plateaux
Rafael Anton Irisarri : Waking Expectations : Daydreaming : Miasmah
Deep Nalström : Cosmic Pools : Naissance Aux Mondes Invisibles : SLOW LIFE

Broadcast and recorded live @ tabi club on Wax 'N' Cats via Twitch.tv

r.ss @ Counterbalance (2024.05.12)

Mixmag In Session: Dax J

Full feature - http://www.mixmag.net/feature/in-session-dax-j/

“Techno is a genre known for its dark and powerful sound, but even in a sphere dedicated to no-holds-barred production, Dax J’s tracks stand out as particularly robust and intense.

Take ‘The Wonk’, from his most recent EP ‘The Invisible Man’, which lays down a tough low-end that ploughs forward with relentless energy. A frantic outer texture sounds like an accordion made out of titanium alloy, quivering in-and-out to disorientating effect. It’s a face-melting cut that that bends the mind of any dancefloor that hears it. Last month he took dancers in Berghain through to Monday afternoon with a 10-hour closing set which was undoubtedly transcendental.

The producer is based in Europe’s techno capital Berlin nowadays, but travelling back to his teen years spent listening to d’n’b and jungle while growing up in London provides insight into his vigorous approach to production.

Dax took up DJing aged 15 as a hobby that soon turned into an obsession. He would gather with friends on school playgrounds to listen to Kool FM radio recordings on their walkmens, until he could no longer confine his passion to break times and would skip lessons to shop for vinyl at Black Market Records in Soho.

Looking for an outlet to publicly air the wax he was buying by the shedload, he came into contact with one of the founders of the Time FM pirate radio station and pestered him with phone calls for a month until he was offered a show. It was hardly a prime slot – the 6-8am Saturday graveyard shift – but he accepted with enthusiasm and set his alarm early every weekend for months to broadcast his sets.

His next pirate stint was on Origin FM, which he held down for four years and in that time began to release music under the name Dangerous, with records arriving through outlets such as Mickey Finns’ Urban Takeover label and his own Xplicit Sound. But while studying Music Technology at university he began to fall out of love with the d’n’b scene, finding the move towards jump-up sounds to be at odds with the rawness and darkness of the music he fell in love with.

Musically disillusioned after graduating, he decided to spend the summer in Ibiza and it was there that he was introduced to techno. Dax was blown away by the spectacle of the clubs and the new music he was hearing, describing his response to Stray Landings as “this music is like drum 'n' bass but slower, I love it!” He returned to producing invigorated with a new direction to follow, yet he didn’t completely forego his roots and regularly works old breaks and the classic amen sound into his techno exploits, making for some of the most high-octane records going.

Dax J’s contribution to the genre since has been massive, co-founding the EarToGround label and going solo with his Monnom Black imprint, curating and contributing to a stacked release schedule that never falters in quality. His work ethic is so strong that he even sets up a micro studio on planes on the way to gigs.

2015 saw the release of debut full-length ‘Shade Of Black’ which was awarded Album of the Month in Mixmag and showcased an artist with an assured vision and uncompromising attitude. It’s a mindset that he carries over to his DJ sets that are characterised by rigid rhythms and forays into pulsating acid. Check out his slamming In Session mix below for a prime example.”

Words - Patrick Hinton, Mixmag


r.ss @ Counterbalance (2024.05.12)

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