An opening set at the refuge worldwide night at post bar.

Richard Akingbehin @ Post Bar, Helsinki - Oct '22

an excerpt from the middle of a four hour opening set. enjoy.

photo by willem mevis

Richard Akingbehin @ Draaimolen x Sustain Release, Tilburg - May '24

Punk house and techno from a modern Midwest icon.

Every DJ has their own genesis story: a pivotal sound, a formative scene, a defining philosophy. In Kiernan Laveaux's case, her philosophy, rooted in psychedelia and experimentation, sets her apart. Inspired by Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and New Order, she came of age in Cleveland’s acid house and queer party scenes, developing an ethos that constantly pushes dance music’s limits. Her DJ style is scrambled (in the best way), with zany tricks like scratching, creative EQing and modulation.

This approach reflects the Midwest's DIY tradition, where artists thrive in isolation and cultivate a radical disobedience, as seen in contemporaries like Eris Drew and ADAB. As Laveaux recounted in a 2023 interview with GROOVE Magazin, "Titonton Duvante once told me that being a Midwest DJ is about playing music from anywhere and making it sound like a piece of your spirit."

Spanning two and a half hours, Laveaux's RA Podcast showcases this spirit. It’s a testament to her decade-long career, blending tracks from friends and cherished memories into a transcendent mix. It’s "music to shake your hips to and decalcify your pineal gland." (For the curious, the pineal gland helps regulate your circadian rhythm.) RA.963 will make you dance and think in equal measure—a beautiful, restless and resolutely wicked journey through a singular imagination.

@kiernan-laveaux

Read more at ra.co/podcast/963

RA.963 Kiernan Laveaux

Exposé Noir (March 1st, 2025) - Amelia Holt

Full tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-300-barker

Fresh from Stochastic Drift, Barker’s buzzing second album named Bleep Record of the Month alongside an exclusive 12”, Barker sends a mix that really digs deep into the unique sonic methodology he has constructed across his solo career width a suitable breadth for what is also a milestone in the series, Bleep Mix #300.

From Debiasing to Utility to Stochastic Drift, Barker has been reimagining club music without its definitive thump, instead driven by melody and tactile synthesis, and this selection of tracks expands Barker’s soundworld with a host of artists walking a similar path. “For this mix, I picked out some of my favourite uptempo ambient tracks, recorded at home with two decks and a mixer. It’s music I've used in a lot of different contexts, as a DJ and listener, and I hope you enjoy it.”

Though the occasional dancefloor thump makes itself known, such as on Adriana Lopez’ ‘What Lies Behind’, it’s mostly in quaking subs rather than actual four to the floor, providing some ground for this mix’s airy freeform variety to fly over. We have the wooden plunks and seaspray of Afefe Iku’s Kenyan island sound, the wonky gamelan of Tyler Friedman’s maze of bells and chimes, the dense atmosphere of shaker-produced rain and electrical chirps forged deep in the ruins of The Future Sound Of London.

The midsection of this mix contains some magic in particular: the maestro of drumless trance Lorenzo Senni creates motion from pure jagged synth energy on ‘The Power of Failing’, dissolving into the aether of an unreleased Barker track, which further discharges into the kaleidoscopic stutters of Caribou’s ‘Never Come Back’ with jubilant piano chords and vocal clips wrought into a glitchy, swirling maelstrom of Koreless' prickly warmth. Digital Justice’s ‘Theme From It’s All Gone Pearshaped’ follows, a timeless staple for anyone wishing to dabble in melodic motion and synthsmithery, or any DJ set seeking to add some lift without losing momentum, of which this mix is in no short supply.

Bleep Mix #300 - Barker

Intergalactic Gary has been one of our favorite DJs for many years, as his genre transcendence aligns perfectly with IT’s vision. This set was recorded in a very special circumstance, at Tresor 313, May 25, 2024 at the Tangent Gallery on Day 1 of Return to the Source. Originally scheduled for 2 hours, it naturally extended to almost 4 hours, which is the kind of thing that is possible at this party when just the right chemistry happens.

We had Intergalactic Gary on directly after the Model 500 live show in the Gallery, the room was already on fire. When he came on he totally captivated the room, the energy was palpable as he effortlessly went from all sorts of variants of techno and house and the raw essence of what makes them – from Italo disco to early Chicago and forms of electro, culminating in his effortless presentation of the timeless sublime jam “Amenity” by Link, a peak experience for everyone present. This kind of perspective on music is really elucidating and liberating, and made for one of the most memorable sets of the weekend – delivered by a true cult hero. 


IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s14e03: Intergalactic Gary

For this set I played on 4 CDJ 3000’s and a V10 mixer, using both of its internal effects processors. For every No Way Back set, and for most sets, I try to prepare new hardware remasters and edits of things that I think would be fascinating recontextualized in this setting. But for NWB, it is even more special, a peak moment, so I try to have new records I’m working on in the studio to test out. For this set that means the hardware mixes I’ve been working on for Torrvo and for Andy Toth can be tested, I’m working on this hardware mixing and remastering tone palate, so I spread that to some edits to give them a whole new power. Playing at No Way Back cannot be put into words, though we try every year, it really is inexplicable without experiencing it. It’s the environment you most want to be in, the space is totally transformed, the sound is dialed in, the audience is so ready, very giving and open, and the feedback you get is incredible. People are up for a ride – we start at the Tangent and end up going to the other side of the universe. Freedom within and without. There’s no place I’d rather be, so I thought I’d share this much sooner than we usually do. Enjoy the ride. 
– BMG @bbmmgg

Pink Floyd – Welcome to the Machine (BMG edit)
Refracted – Beneath The Surface
Torvvo – Carrier (BMG NWB Mix - forthcoming on Interdimensional Transmissions)
Pause – Exode X
Sciahri – Glow
Shed – EMCZ
Amotik – Peela
Erika – Wandering Mountain (Mike Parker Remix)
Translate – Shifted Communications
Dino Sabatini – Peuceus
Feral & Luigi Tozzi – Enigma
PALEMAN – Quarry
D-Leria – Voodoo Magic (Polygonia Remix)
Lory D – Mantrosax 2
Surgeon – Forgotten Gods
Peter Van Hoesen – Definition by Absence
Steve Bicknell – Easing Info Tomorrow
Resonance – Yellow Train (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
The Fantasy – Soft Space (2025 Hardware version) forthcoming
DJ Funk – House The Groove
Ottagone – Ottagone 021
Andy Toth – Mind Lock (forthcoming on Interdimensional Transmissions)
AgainstMe – Into The Dome
Giordano – Electric Stardust
Alex R – z50
808 State – Flow Coma (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
Wee Papa Girls – We Know It (KMS mix) (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
Aphex Twin – Isopropophlex (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)

IT.podcast.s14e04: BMG at No Way Back 2025

Nevermind

Roboto

Transmission 001: Sunju Hargun 

FOLD, London
March 08, 2025
02:00 - 04:00 

 Welcome to the Transmissions mix series, featuring sets recorded at our parties at FOLD. 

For our opening mix, we’re delighted to share a recent Steam Room session with the Bangkok-based selector and producer Sunju Hargun. 

For two hours, he delivered a masterclass of immersive, deep and psychedelic techno. And true to style, the set is a seamless flow of intricate rhythms and subtly shifting textures, shadowy grooves and pulsating basslines.  

This mix was mastered in the Area52 Studio. 

Dive deeper into the world of Sunju here: 
https://soundcloud.com/sunjuhargun
https://soundcloud.com/siamesetwinsrecords

Transmission 001: Sunju Hargun

MADNESS (extended)

house, love, trance, armania, mix, remix, techno, organ, armin van buuren, classic, music, revival, hd, robbie rivera presents: heavy soul, dj, you, retro, robbie rivera, hq, feat., progressive, club, the, dayenna, 1997, only, armin, (bodybangers, anna, sweet, grace, hodor, (club, take control (short edit), take control, liviu, alive, house dat shit, want, videogame, games, amiga, game, video, freaking, evita koné, not gonna wait, (extended, edit), your, hard, (vegas, mix), party, scrip, ne!tan, flip, da, syke'n, sugarstarr, demo, bop, (radio, kuba, wtf!, remix), ticket, ride, (waveshock, sequence, cracktro, ray brown trio, ars, wynton marsalis, rave, gil scott heron, george clinton, the rock star chronicles, nova, marvin gaye, harry connick jr., betty carter, sy smith, karriem riggins, new music 2023, da bang, liselotte östblom, leona berlin, joshua redman, dianne reeves, diana krall, interviewing the legends, ray shasho, wanna, hurt, i, me, why, gimmick, menu, dont, real touch concept - chunks of funk, tracy blue, in love with you, jazz, r&b, open studio jazz, drummer, gregory hutchinson interview, in love with you (original), fix to fax, mov01008, gamedemo, van, inhouse, it's not over, ravebase, and the world, rdh, revival dance hits, full, original, choon, francis, soul, dj johan, unpaved roads, unpaved roads 005, progressive house, drums of life, for, save, our, not, old school, tune, armin van buuren (musical artist), turn me on, im2all, azrbegan, but, feat, 100, track, 18, &, |retro|, temazo, vocal, extended, song, new, best, organ|, remember, hit, tech house, progressive trance, the nuts mix, nuts, house music (musical genre), buuren, right, alright, factory, shoeshine, allright, 90s nostalgia, club music, latin house, central, seven, god, house beats, electronic dance music, dance music, dj mix, el guitaro spanish love, shine, shoe, classics, vinyl, records, technics, problem boy, olav basoski, johan cyber, johan groenewegen, house music, turntable, sl1200, electronic, high quality, high definition, the shoeshine factory, dance, disc jockey (profession), armin van buuren (disc jockey), let, trance music (musical genre), of #house #love #trance #armania #mix #remix #techno #organ #arminvanbuuren #classic #music #revival #hd #robbieriverapresentsheavysoul #dj #you #retro #robbierivera #hq #feat #progressive #club #the #dayenna #1997 #only #armin #bodybangers #anna #sweet #grace #hodor #takecontrolshortedit #takecontrol #liviu #alive #housedatshit #want #videogame #games #amiga #game #video #freaking #evitakoné #notgonnawait #extended #edit #your #hard #vegas #party #scrip #netan #flip #da #syken #sugarstarr #demo #bop #radio #kuba #wtf #ticket #ride #waveshock #sequence #cracktro #raybrowntrio #ars #wyntonmarsalis #rave #gilscottheron #georgeclinton #therockstarchronicles #nova #marvingaye #harryconnickjr #bettycarter #sysmith #karriemriggins #newmusic2023 #dabang #liselotteöstblom #leonaberlin #joshuaredman #diannereeves #dianakrall #interviewingthelegends #rayshasho #wanna #hurt #i #me #why #gimmick #menu #dont #realtouchconceptchunksoffunk #tracyblue #inlovewithyou #jazz #rb #openstudiojazz #drummer #gregoryhutchinsoninterview #inlovewithyouoriginal #fixtofax #mov01008 #gamedemo #van #inhouse #itsnotover #ravebase #andtheworld #rdh #revivaldancehits #full #original #choon #francis #soul #djjohan #unpavedroads #unpavedroads005 #progressivehouse #drumsoflife #for #save #our #not #oldschool #tune #arminvanbuurenmusicalartist #turnmeon #im2all #azrbegan #but #100 #track #18 # #temazo #vocal #song #new #best #remember #hit #techhouse #progressivetrance #thenutsmix #nuts #housemusicmusicalgenre #buuren #right #alright #factory #shoeshine #allright #90snostalgia #clubmusic #latinhouse #central #seven #god #housebeats #electronicdancemusic #dancemusic #djmix #elguitarospanishlove #shine #shoe #classics #vinyl #records #technics #problemboy #olavbasoski #johancyber #johangroenewegen #housemusic #turntable #sl1200 #electronic 

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