GROOVE ROOM #016 | AKA-TONY | SWITZERLAND, ZURICH

Aka-Tony · Hometrainer 2 by Aka-Tony for Eve Lyn

After I have played my slot at GDS.FM (my favourite radio station) for almost 3 years, I invite artists from time to time which I appreciate very much to do so. The premiere comes from Radio Rapha from Berne. Have fun.

GDS.FM - Aka-Tapes - Setblock by Radio Rapha

1. FEATHERED SUN feat. Once Ohara, Well, Christopher Schwarzwalder - Bulbo
2. Mayak - IM U (Original mix)
3. Hoi La - Children (rethinking Arutani)
4. Magic Panda - All The Time (Original Mix)
5. Rigopolar - The End (of Eternity)
6. IMINO - Squeeze Me (Original mix)
7. Pale Orchid (Original mix)
8. Iori, Arutani - Vivienda del Marginado
9. UNDERHER, Just Emma, Hansom Eli - Traveler (Original mix)
10. The feat of Knox Van. Mimi Page - There Is A World Beyond (Extended Mix)
11. Scott Buckley - Ascension (Alvaro Suarez Twist And Edit)
12. Ante Perry - Quarantine (Original)
13. Brosss - I'm interested (Original mix)
14. Active Child - Johnny Belinda (Matthew Dekay Remix)
15. Bross - Sailing (Original Mix)
16. Makebo - Unknown Beauty (Original Mix)
17. B.I.G. - Promise (Original mix)
18. Strange Parents, Maceo Plex - Learn To Fly (Maceos Flight Home Mix)
19. Sex Insects - I Hear The Light (Original Mix)


Connect with the artist: 

https://soundcloud.com/graffanubis

Special Guest Mix. Entropy by Graff Anubis

Last weekend I played for the first time in Friedas Büxe in Zurich. Although the main act - Frida Darko - was absent due to illness, the club was packed. Many thanks to Aramiss and Planet Caravan who played with me. Special thanks to the many dancers and music lovers and the Büxe crew.  Looking forward to coming back at any time. It was a perfect and very emotional experience.

Einer geht noch - Aka-Tony @ Schlummi - Friedas Büxe - Zurich (live)

On the occasion of the premiere of Aka-Tapes Down to Earth at Club Variété, I played the intro. As befits a good host who does not put himself in the foreground. It was quite wonderful. Thank you to the dancers and Club Variété. Thousand thanks also to my fellow performers Maria Theresia von Eberg, Lazy Hazy and Najesh & Artišoko.

Varietäten - Live @ Club Variété Zurich

Jens is a dear music friend with whom I have been in contact for a long time. His fascination for music is second to none. You can hardly find an act in the field of downtempo and organic house that he hasn't already contemplated about. He is also well versed in many other styles.  I really love to to exchange music ideas with someone like him. 

Lately, he's also been making wonderful art, so it's been obvious to me for a while that I'm going to get his artwork for a mix. For this dear Jens, a Jenseblümchen from Zurich with love.

Connect with Jens: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014813598317

Jenseblümchen - Mix 2022

This is a live recording from the second down-to-earth party, organized by aka-tapes in Zurich. 

On the day of this event, which I had prepared for a long time, I was curious whether the audience would appreciate the invited acts as much as I did. Many came, and the mood was magnificent. Thanks for that.

rien ne va plus  - live at variété

Land Of Makebelieve - Mix 2023

Tony loves listening to cheesy, beautiful tracks that get him feeling all the feels. Whenever he hears such fantastic tunes, he can't help but start swaying and moving to the beat, like he's dancing through a field of delicious strawberries - at least in his mind! Enjoy this summer mix of quality tunes, little gems, and sweet temptations.

Strawberry Fields - Mix 2023

So, I've been really into music lately and I set a goal for myself to play at this festival in Zurich named Lethargy. It's always a blast and I get to see a lot of my friends there. Yesterday was kind of nerve-wracking because it felt like a do-or-die moment, but my set ended up going well. The only hiccup was when I accidentally dropped my phone in the lake, but luckily the new models are waterproof. All's well that ends well, right? 

Shoutout to Lethargy and all the fantastic dancers. I can't wait to do it again! 

Many thanks to my friend Eve Lyn for starting the show on this sunny afternoon in Zurich. I couldn't have imagined a cooler DJ to play in front of me.

https://soundcloud.com/lethargyfestival
https://lethargy.ch/

Versenkt  - live at Lethargy 2023

The fourth edition of Down to Earth occurred for the first time at Kauz in Zurich. It brought together what belongs together. Thanks to the dancers and the great DJs and first and foremost, thanks to Kauz. Cheers to another 10.

Thanks for the recording Francesco. 

Mastered by Hannes from https://soundcloud.com/concretejunglecollective

Verkauzt (senza fine)  -  live at Kauz

Please check my other surrender to disco sets here:

https://soundcloud.com/aka_tony/sets/surrender-to-disco?si=aa7c74185682448abbb06ecbdcf741f6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The term "high" in the title indicates that I experience a natural sense of euphoria when playing such classy edits. 

And AI can create some pretty funny covers if one provides the right prompt.

Fröhliche Highnachten - Mix 2023

Please check my other surrender to disco sets here:

https://soundcloud.com/aka_tony/sets/surrender-to-disco?si=aa7c74185682448abbb06ecbdcf741f6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Modern Hearts - Mix 2024

Pleasure seeker  - Mix 2024

Please make sure to check out my other surrender to disco sets here https://soundcloud.com/aka_tony/sets/surrender-to-disco?si=067b39931fd5427f89e69a591a70da49&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Your playing days are over -  Mix 2024

It was really awesome for me to play after the festival's founder himself, the Käptn. Big thanks to MRF and all the dancers. Looking forward to catching up with you all again!

https://soundcloud.com/jimmkoerk

Say Käptn - Say wot!   - Aka-Tony @ Meeresrausch Festival 2024

After a special summer that didn't always live up to its name, I found myself heading to a beautiful little island in Lake Zurich. All  thanks to an invite from some great music friends. It was a small, awesome rave, just for some of us. Here are a few tracks I played on the island. They're from me to you.

Danke - https://soundcloud.com/tonfallk8t & Verrückte Kassette

Reif für die Insel  - Mix 2024

For your eyes only  - aka-tony live @ Kauz

Alles nur geklaut  - Mix 2024

Guilty feet  - Mix 2025

OG jams put through the chop shop. We talkin' David Christie gettin’ sidechained, Spice Girls with that low-end growl, Lady Bug flippin’ like it just hit the booth in ’24—funky fossils with a Tony twist.

Stay lifted, keep flippin’ classics, and let the groove do the talkin

Schee's Fräsch - Mix 2025

Live set at Kauz, April 26. Stripped-back grooves, hearts up, all the feels. Big up to the dancers—energy was on point. Danke Kauz, that one hit different. Bin biz verschätzelt!

Verschätzelt  @ Down to Earth, Kauz ZRH - April 2025 (Live)

One for the illusionists, the dreamers, the heartbreakers, and the barefoot two-steppers. A juicy mix bursting with downtempo disco, teary-eyed grooves, unexpected flavours, and all the feels.

Genre-purists beware: This is mango in the rain, velvet in June, tears on the dancefloor.

Play loud. Dance weird. Let the sunshine in.

Fruity Spring  - Mix 2025

berne was pure magic.

sunshine on the ride, a partner in crime by my side.
a stunning venue, lovely crowd, and that full-bodied spring heat.
then: tech failed. three times. no recording made it through.
but the vibe? still burning.

rebuilt the set the next day – from memory, and heart.
big love to the crew, the crowd, and my fellow DJs.
this is what i oughta be.


Thanks, Pascal, for your support, and Cyrill, Löku, and Tommy Boy (love ya)  for everything else.

Bärengraben reconstructed  - Mix 2025

A mix for after-sunset wanderers, where espresso martinis stir feelings, and the ice melts slower when you're not alone

Discotrash  - Mix 2025

The ringing of your laughter
It sounds like a melody
To once-forbidden places
We'll go for a while

A trick of my mind  - 2025

Somewhere between the kick and the delay — at 00:40 hours, 108 BPM — my DJ-MacBook just froze  (I still play on those devices and I most likely always will - although... I am short before investing in some other gear to play a little bit, to be seen). 

Seven seconds of silence. Total blackout.
The crowd didn’t flinch. 
Someone laughed and shouted, “Ma che Tony!”

Next day I opened the session, found the gap, stitched the groove, dusted it clean.

Now it sounds right — tunes I truly feel.

The beauty of a simple editor cut. 

Enjoy and thanks to the wonderful crowd and - always in my heart - Kauz Zürich and crew!

Ma che Tony - Live at Kauz 2025 (Down to Earth)

“Run di funds” is Jamaican Patois for “bring the money, pay up, keep the cash flowing.” It’s the island-cool counterpart to Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money”—same message, different temperature. Where Rihanna hits hard and blunt, run di funds carries the attitude with smooth swagger: confident, unbothered, fully in control. And yes, the set includes a custom edit of “Bitch Better Have My Money”—clean, sharp, and woven in without breaking the flow. This is why!

Run di funds - mix 2025

Merry Christmas 2025. ¡Entra con nosotros al calor!

Rendez-Vous Sur La Costa Del Sol - Mix 2025

Sometimes it just clicks. And that’s when you know.

Strictly Tony  - Mix 2025

Music Lover.

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Hometrainer 2 by Aka-Tony

For the dreamers still awake when the sky starts moving.
Clouds gathering. Rain falling. The night alive with quiet electricity.

Somewhere beneath Zürich, the music rises.

This set was recorded in that moment.

Thanks Kauz

And every time it rains - Live at Kauz (2026)

Downtempo soul, Disco heart!

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Past:
 
Meeresrausch Festival
Hive
Lethargy
Landrave
Kauz
Wunderbox
Slow Club
Kascheme Basel
Lush
Sisyphos
Beate Uwe
Lethargy
Klaus
Variété
Sender
Friedas Büxe
Hotel Bar
Josef Bar
Daniel H Bar
Schatzalp
Schneiderei
Ambossrampe
Kunstraum Walcheturm
Hotel Bar
Seebad Enge
Rundfunk.FM
Wohnzimmerbar
Barfussbar
Campingplatz Lützelau (so schön) 
... and some more ...

Collected podcasts for international podcast series:

https://soundcloud.com/aka_tony/sets/aka-tony-podcasts

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