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Euphoric trance delights and proggy house tunes by Love On The Rocks member Alex Kassian. Carrying a firm nod to the early trance and dream house heydays, the Berlin local just clocked in two seriously good releases on Paramida’s label. Doing 90s-inspired, contemporary music the right way. We love to see it. With new material in the pipeline, waiting to be released on Pinchy & Friends, and a new record coming up on his Planet Sundae label, we caught up to hear the latest on developments.

Check out the interview with Alex here: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/alex-kassian/

https://soundcloud.com/alexkassian 
https://soundcloud.com/planetsundae

Interview

Oddysee 024 | 'When We Dance Again' by Alex Kassian

We are happy to present our 4th episode of our residency on @refugeworldwide w/ @alexkassian + his guest @djblasy who recently released his debut album, Quantasoma on Planet Sundae. 

Listen to the album: https://planetsundae.bandcamp.com/album/quantasoma

For more information, please check out refugeworldwide.com and consider supporting them if you can.

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LOTR X Refuge Worldwide 004 | April 23 2021

LOTR artist Alex Kassian on a warm up vibe.

LOTR X Refuge Worldwide | 30 July 2021

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Theo Kottis with Alex Kassian - 30 August 2021

Alex Kassian... IsBurning #89

Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and artist, Alex Kassian has become a firm favourite of ours over here at Phonica over the past couple of years. His sophisticated, lush and organic sounding productions have been picked up by labels such as Paramida’s Love On The Rocks and Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records in recent years. His most recent release, Leave Your Life, was released in 2021 via Pinchy & Friends, and we can safely say it was one of our most-played, and bestselling, records of the year.

Together with Hiroaki OBA, Alex is also one-half of Opal Sunn, who have been operating their own imprint Planet Sundae since 2017, through which they self-released a number of EPs, catching the attention of and support from dance music luminaries such as Andrew Weatherall and DJ Sprinkles.

Check out the full feature & interview over at offtherecord.net

Full Feature

Phonica Mix Series 93: Alex Kassian

LOTR x RWW - Alex Kassian's Ambient Special - 23 Nov 2021

LOTR x RWW - Alex Kassian - 25 Feb 2022

LOTR x RWW - Alex Kassian - 29 Apr 2022

https://soundcloud.com/alexkassian
https://www.instagram.com/alex__kassian/

Radio On Vacation With Alex Kassian

Kasra Vaseghi homes in on leftfield music on a monthly Friday, playing new beat to trance, ambient to Middle Eastern disco and other oddities. The show regularly features guests who are upcoming DJs, local heroes or avid collectors. For archive shows: [Paradise Show](https://www.nts.live/shows/paradiseshow)

https://www.nts.live/shows/kasra-v/episodes/kasra-v-3rd-november-2022

Kasra V w/ Alex Kassian 031122

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HÖR - Love On The Rocks - Alex Kassian - September 19 2022

Alex Kassian's exclusive mix for RDC 2023 podcast:

"For my friends at RDC! This mix is rooted in a colourful spectrum of melodies, essentially capturing a sequence of styles I’d play in the club. There are quite a few records from the golden age and a few current favourites, hopefully shining a positive light to elevate your spirits. See you on the dance floor!"

"このミックスは色んなメロディーを織り交ぜていて、僕がクラブでプレイするスタイルを表現しています。往年のクラシックから現在のお気に入りまで、ポジティブな光を放ちながら皆さんの気分が高まることを願っています。RDCのダンスフロアで会いましょう！"

RDC 055 - Alex Kassian

Alex Kassian welcomed the first sunrise at Solar Village in 2023, and we can now listen back to his performance. He took Wonderers on a journey that started downtempo and slowly built his set out, marking a new direction for sunrise performances at our beloved venue.

Alex Kassian – Solar Village – Wonderfruit 2023

There is a lot to be said about a producer who manages to establish a name amidst a toxically saturated market in the 21st century.

Al Kassian first emerged on the radar as a result of his involvement in the duo Opal Sunn, a live performance project which sees him collaborate with Hiroaki OBA. However, Al Kassian is now emerging as an artist in very much his own right and there are several inclinations which lead to the assumption of future opportunity and success. This year has seen him release two EP's respectively on Planet Sundae and make Love In Public Spaces. Both have been hugely favoured by critics and fellow musicians. We here at Ransom Note have previously featured him on two occasions. Top marks so far... However, we decided that it was time to learn more, to enquire and entice information.

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Al Kassian: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

NTS >> The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show With Al Kassian 03.03.2017

Alongside this exclusive mix for Off The Record, we caught up with Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Alex Kassian to find out a bit more about his past, present and future plans. 

Check the full feature and interview here: bit.ly/introkassian

Introducing: Alex Kassian

art:cast special | Alex Kassian

Better keep an eye on Berlin-based producer Alex Kassian, who is set to jump on Paramida's Love On The Rocks label rooster to release his (label) debut EP. The artist, who some of you might know as one half of Opal Sunn, a project that he runs with Hiroaki OBA, has put out several pieces of work on labels such as Slowciety, Nick Höppner's Touch From A Distance, Lemon Test or Midnight Theme with his partner in crime, while his solo releases can be narrowed down to his Hidden Tropics EP on Utopia. But as initiallly said Alex has quite some solo ambitions and new music in the pipe and making, which will shortly see the light of day. Until then Kassian provides us with a taste of what is yet to come with his art:cast approach, combining more housey and melodic tracks, old and new smoothly together to an ongoing listening pleasure with deeper aspirations. The DJ and producer surely hit the zeitgeist with this as the selected and currated music seems to create a classy almost classic (musical) statement one can hold on to these days.

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art:cast special | Alex Kassian

In the second hour of the show, we're welcoming our old pal @AlexKassian, one half of @OpalSunn, showcasing here his love for organic and soulful compositions with this set of meticulously arranged moods. Beautiful stuff!

Détente Aux Enfers is a monthly show on @Lyl_Radio curated by Nummer.

Détente Aux Enfers 10.06.20 (ft. Alex Kassian & Nummer)

As the year winds to long overdue a halt, we called on local Berlin DJ, Love On The Rocks favourite and all round class act @alexkassian to supply us with one of his finest blends, rewinding to the dawning age of early morning trance hypnotics and big outdoor breaks with splashes of dream house for the tired minds.

We linked up via the Internet to speak about Alex' latest musical endeavours, touching base on the @opalsunn collab and @planetsundae label he shares with likeminded studio head @hiroakioba.

Click here for our chat with Alex: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/alex-kassian

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@alexkassian
@opalsunn

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MDC.258 Alex Kassian

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