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Hemka is a Paris-based DJ and producer known for powerful, hypnotic sets and a fast-paced, emotionally charged sound. Her style blends raw percussion with futuristic grooves, creating a distinctive, no-compromise approach to techno. With releases on respected labels and regular appearances across Europe’s top clubs and festivals, she continues to push forward while staying true to her underground roots. Her latest EP on Mutual Rytm marks a bold new chapter—showcasing both technical precision and deep dancefloor intuition.

Recorded at home with her cat as a trusted studio companion, this mix brings together some of her current favorite tracks. It explores a balance of hypnotic tension, shifting grooves, and tempo changes, with subtle vocal touches that add a more organic, human layer. A dynamic ride, crafted with care.

@hemka

TRACK LIST
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Black Hypnotist - Past
Dog on Acid - I am empty (radd remix)
Maōh - Exorcismo
Linear Search - Observatory Clock
Alberta Balsam - Wrenching your mind
Childov - Pan-Room
Knuckle Dragger (West Code Remix)
Augusto Taito - Endless Flow
Linear system - Vagator
Dextro - Element One (Instrumental)
Hemka - Unchanged
Nørbak - Duplo
Mathys Lenne - Natural Born Killers
Fran LF & Fenimore - ADHD
The Unborn Child - Tales of a Broken Heart
Quelza - Gargantua
Cravo - Lambada
Phil Berg - Facial
KUSS & Sicion - Ego Death
LUAR - Hidden Key
Rove Ranger - Stellar Escape

BCCO Mix Series 616: Hemka

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Throughout the years, Detroit-born Berlin-based groove operator and Tresor / Globus resident Eric Cloutier has been honing and refining his palette as both a producer and a DJ. Not one to engage in dogmatic restraint, Cloutier keeps developing his vision through carefully curated selections and an equally impeccable mixing technique. Boasting the variety and precision of his releases for his own imprint Palinoia, the present mix was recorded live at The Chinese Laundry in Sydney last year. Playing the main room open-to-close, Cloutier put together this mix as an evolving story and, much like the crowd of that night which proved highly receptive to the narrative, we hope this one will resonate with you. A most exquisitely complex and deep-diving plunge into Cloutier’s shape-shifting headspace, alternating heavyweight punch and dubbed-out minimalism with swashes of textured membranes and faux-organic, modular-like intricacies, this mix is as elusively impossible to pigeonhole as it proves sophisticated in its design.

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Al Wootton is joined by Priori for 2 hours of psychedelic, minimal dance music. Tracks from Savant, Civilistjavel, Uwalmassa, Donato Dozzy, Morphosis, DJ QU, Montel Palmer and loads more.

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Emerging from France and now based in Berlin, Benabou crafts deeply hypnotic techno shaped by years of crate-digging and a love for ambient atmospheres. Her sets blur the lines between dark, driving grooves and ethereal textures, nodding to influences from jazz, soul, and psychedelic sounds. With releases on labels like Gynoid Audio, Substantiv, Construct Re-Form, and Cosmic Wave, she’s built her own sound that resonates across Europe’s finest dance floors; such as Paris’s Rex Club and Berlin’s Tresor. Off the decks and behind the scenes, Benabou is a skilled mastering engineer and vinyl-cutter, delivering top-tier masters for both vinyl and digital formats. 

This mix is spacious yet relentless. An hour of beautiful chaos.

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Vault Sessions #253 - Benabou

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Cristian Varela is the 443rd guest of our original HATE Podcast series.

This DJ set, recorded live on 4 decks exclusive for HATE, explores the raw and elegant depths of underground techno by Cristian Varela. Blending aggressive rhythms with organic textures, it delivers a powerful journey through refined, driving, and deeply immersive soundscapes.

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Frenzy Podcast 206 - Reka Zalan

Number 206 of our series is brought to you by the one and only Reka Zalan!

Reka Zalan is a Berlin-based Techno DJ and promoter. Her sound shifts between hypnotic depth and percussive drive - always tuned to atmosphere and open to different shades of Techno whilst being particularly drawn to gloomier sonical realms. Grounded yet exploratory, her sets move forward, outward and inward, equally building tension and flow whether digital or on vinyl.

Beyond the booth, she’s strongly embedded in the heart of Berlin’s scene – as a local resident at Tresor, staff member at Hard Wax, part of Coppi collective or former co-host of the ://elements series. 

Enjoy the ride! 

Artwork by Janu Krohm 

FrenzyPodcast #206 - Reka Zalan

Eusebeia - Shifting Perspective [Rebellion Electronics]
Eusebeia - Untitled (Unreleased]
Eusebeia - Above And Beyond (Aisatsaana Remix) [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Tomorrow's World [Rebellion Electronics]
Eusebeia - Dawning [Unreleased]
Eusebeia - Practice What You Preach [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Predetermination [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Materialize [Rebellion Electronics]
Eusebeia - Lost Then Found [Inception Audio]
Eusebeia - Reorientation [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Praxis (Feat. Alegria) [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Safe Haven (Feat. Aisatsaana) [Umai Recordings]
Eusebeia - The Strength + Courage to Persevere [Modern Conveniences]
Eusebeia - Stand Firm [Cymbalize]

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