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Matthew Dekay "Für Die Liebe" Mix March 2014

Here is the exclusive mix I did for the well known Berlin based radio Flux FM to promote our yearly Musik Gewinnt Freunde label showcase at Ritter Butzke, which took place on September 20, 2014.

Dig in!!

Track list:
Arve Henriksen - Poverty And It’s Opposite [Stereo Deluxe]
Ejeca - Together [Needwant]
Doubting Thomas - Delayered [Organic-Music]
Christian Löffler - All Comes feat. Gry [Ki Records]
Matt Star - Chordo [Escapism Musique]
Rampue, Rosa Lux, I’m Not A Band - Wilderness [Dantze]
Mount Kimbie - Made To Stray (DJ Koze Remix) [Warp Records]
E-Klash - Tool Me In [Monog Records]
DZNB - Double Impact (Dan Curtin Remix) [Turquoise Blue Recordings]
John Talabot Feat. Pional - So Will Be Now [Permanent Vacation]
Zoot Woman - Don’t Tear Yourself Apart (Chopstick & Johnjon Instrumental) [Embassy One]
DAHM - Hansi [Kompakt]
Santos, David Gtronic - Poison (Abstract Mix) [Serkal]
Yate - Remora [Propaganda Records]
Jichael Mackson - Gedons [Stock5]

Some of the tracks only come in as short loops, helping for transitions. Don't be confused if you can't really hear some of them. It's all a bit of a mish mash :)

ENJOY!

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Musik Gewinnt Freunde Promo Mix - Flux FM Club Sandwich

The full recording from my all night session at StereoBar in Montreal on the 8th of September for Les Beaux Dimanches. 

Returning home from my first Burning Man experience only a couple of days before, this night was an opportunity to channel and express a uniquely inspired energy. This week in the desert was many things, but more than anything it was an affirmation of the power of art and music. It deepened my gratitude to be participating in that and to have the chance to connect with people through music, especially in places like StereoBar. 

Getting to reunite with many friends with whom I had shared this BM  experience, as well as so many treasured Montreal friends and dancers was really special. It created a type of intimacy and togetherness that only happens when many things line up just right. 

The energy throughout the night was unforgettable.

I hope you enjoy 🙏🖤

Ðexter Crowe All Night Long @ StereoBar | Les Beaux Dimanches [08.09.24]

Hello Hot Dogs! I've waited for this day for over 14 years: mix #100 is live. When I released my first mix in 2010, I titled it [001] instead of [01]. Using three digits was aspirational, a quiet promise to myself that I might one day reach triple digits.

These mixes trace the narrative of my adult life. They've been the thread connecting me with so many of you—some I'll never meet, others who've become close friends (and even roommates—hi Dan, hi James).

Back when I released my first mix in 2010, we were still buying mix CDs for our cars. Soundcloud was just emerging, and I committed to monthly releases to this new platform. I may be overreaching here, but I can’t remember any other DJs presenting conceptual mixes, monthly, as packaged works of art: a conceptual title, description, and artwork. That consistency and novelty helped build a following outside of my local scene, and when my 2012 Robot Heart recording came out, things really took off internationally.

By 2015, the momentum led me to leave my software engineering job for full-time DJing—largely thanks to these Soundcloud mixes. I was purely a DJ then with a nascent Manjumasi label formed with Mark Slee, not releasing my first original track “Peculiar Colors” until 2017.

The landscape in 2024 looks different. As Soundcloud rotted to hell and Spotify rose, the value of mixes has sharply declined. With thousands released daily, they've become ubiquitous. The career path for electronic artists now revolves around original productions and social media presence.

This industry evolution pushed me toward producing my own music, opening up new creative paths I'm grateful for. The social media aspect has felt natural, as it's been an integral part of my project from the start. These last few years, the touring schedule, studio time, and home life as a husband and father slowed me down from my monthly cadence, but each mix still feels like a deep-rooted part of my message to the world, (mostly) through other people's music. 

Mix [100] was recorded September 7, 2024, at Public Works in San Francisco, the city that "raised me" as a club kid, where I first learned to DJ. This 5-hour set marked my last show in North America before taking an indefinite mental health break from touring. Playing this set was emotional, to the point of tears in the DJ booth, with support pouring in from both new listeners and those who've been there since the beginning. I couldn’t think of a better way to reach 100.

I've also created http://www.atish100.com to house all my mixes and their 1,400+ tracklists in one place, which I'll keep updating as new mixes go up on Soundcloud and YouTube.

This mix marks a meaningful milestone for me. Thank you for making this journey possible. You, and the 1400+ artists and labels I referenced helped create a life I never imagined.

Tracklist

atish - [100] - Atish All Night (Live in SF, 5 hours)

Some words from XLR8R:
"[...] And then there's this podcast. It's one of the most scrumptious, gorgeous sets that XLR8R has run in recent months—which, consider we've hosted mixes from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Audiofly, Dance Spirit, Fort Romeau and Virginia lately, is saying quite a bit. As YokoO explains in the video, the session's emotions run the gamut from joy to sadness, love and loneliness and back again, its soothing passages punctuated with moments of pure drama. In short, it's a musically rich hour of listening pleasure. Our suggestion: Grab a glass of wine (or whatever) and settle in for a while."

XLR8R full feature: http://www.xlr8r.com/podcasts/2015/06/podcast-391-yokoo/

Track list:
01 Kadebostan "Sofia On Stage"
02 Dance Spirit "Beauty And Sadness"
03 Powel - unknown
04 Dorisburg "Emotion"
05 Francis Harris "Of The Field"
06 [subtle transition] Premiesku "Trandafirit"
07 Prompt "Nayara"
08 Luc Angenehm "Anabel"
09 Gorje Hewek & Izhevsky "Calinerie" (ambient edit)
10 Dorisburg "Mima"
11 Gorje Hewek & Izhevski "Calinerie"
12 YokoO "Vali"
13 [subtle transition] Jade featuring Venus "Love Heart"
14 Kiasmos "Looped"
15 Holy Spirits "White Walls"

ENJOY!

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XLR8R Podcast 391 - YokoO

Lucid Dream

Subtract Radio brings you timeless moments by talented DJs from around the globe, as their magic tales unfold at our events.

Subtract Radio Episode 01: @thescumfrog

With over 25 years of experience behind the decks, this man has literally heard and seen it all! Jesse played an extended 6.5 hour set (that's 390 minutes for you Literature majors) at Subtract On The Pier on July 3, 2016. We're happy he allowed us to share the last 5.5 hours of this journey with you!

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Subtract Radio 01: The Scumfrog • 5.5 Hour Set

YokoO returns to the bus in style but this time, Future style. Enjoy!

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YokoO - Robot Heart - Further Future 002

It was an incredibly big honor to have been asked to be a part of the second Further Future event, even more so for the opportunity to play on the revered Robot Heart stage alongside so many DJs and producers I am personally quite fond of. I had so much music that I wanted to share, many styles and directions, so I decided (as I started my set with a homage to one of my very early electronic music inspirations Leftfield) to show a cross-section of the current vibes I like to share with you all, from the ambient intro to the final 124bpm throwback epic ‘Rave Child’ by DJ Metatron. I hope you enjoy the mix and for those who were there I hope you enjoy the flashback. Thank you for listening.


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Kimball Collins - Robot Heart - Further Future 002

To me, Music is about sharing who you are while getting to know your audience  & creating a collaboration of healing, love, & a let go journey together. Through introducing new sounds, energies, & creating a flow that tickles the senses, we bounce off each others vibes & emotions, & take risks into the most beautiful yet trippy dimension your mind will allow, to adventure into another world. Deep, ethereal, soulful, groovy, tribal, dark, uplifting, emotional trippy, tech. Thank you Proton Radio for featuring me as artist of the week. Hope you all enjoy <3

Tara Brooks Proton Radio Artist of The Week 2016

I'm happy to finally release my first extended set with you, recorded at StereoBar in Montreal. StereoBar is a club that's quickly jumped onto my shortlist of favorite venues in the world. Beyond the nailing the club fundamentals (sound system, layout, lighting, staff), they feature the "All Night" series where one DJ plays as opener, headliner, and closer. I love this format since it gives me the opportunity to build the energy from scratch and take the night in any direction without constraints.

But more importantly, I get to play for one of the most enthusiastic, supportive crowds that I've ever encountered. The energy from this night was the strongest I've felt in quite some time, certainly my best gig of the last year. Almost everything I threw out there worked, which actually makes me think that I might not have worked hard enough. There are many more sonic landscapes I'd love to explore, so hopefully I can come back again soon and we can take another journey in that special room...

Recorded October 1, 2016
Special thanks to Kora for scrambling to record my set at the last minute!

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atish - [063] - october 2016 - live at stereobar, montreal

Recently, the moment felt right to revisit my slinky series, mixes that are slower, drawn out, stretched. A bit different than my usual material, this one is heady and abstract, delving into some dub influences and even a touch of breaks. The title reflects a sense of tension throughout, tracks that are trying to take us some place. But as is the existential condition, we can't really know where.

(00:00) Christian Löffler - Athlete [Ki, 2016]
(06:42) Pablo Bolivar - Cleaning the Sky [Seven Villas, 2016]
(14:18) Letou - Tiero [BP Digital, 2016]
(22:23) Mr. Deka - Behind Closed Doors [Fantastic Friends, 2016]
(28:42) Markel - Little Helper 247-3 [Little Helpers, 2016]
(29:38) Dakar - I've Got That Feeling (Dance Spirit's Breakbeat Dub) [Get Physical, 2016]
(37:10) Jullian Gomes feat. Lazarusman - The System [Atjazz Record Collective, 2016]
(43:29) Cucumbers - Oriole [Panda Groove, 2016]
(49:56) Evren Furtuna - A Part of the Cosmos [Plastic City, 2016]

Slinky 7: Existension

Mark Slee - Slinky 7: Existension [October 2016]

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Atish (https://soundcloud.com/atish) presents Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr.134

Unsere Nr. 134 kommt heute von einem amerikanischen Künstler, der mich seit 3 Jahren ununterbrochen musikalisch begleitet. Ich erinnere mich noch sehr gut an seine damalige Bunring Man Aufnahme… Sie haute mich schlichtweg um. Seitdem komme ich nicht mehr um Ihn herum. 

Die Rede ist von „Atish“, einem ehrlichen und unkomplizierten Künstler, der keinen geradlinigen Weg ging. Anfangs noch Programmierer für Facebook, entschied er sich vor knapp 10 Jahren selber Musik zu mixen, wie seine unzähligen Mixe belegen. Anders als viele andere Künstler, die gerne ihre so genannte ‚peinliche‘ Anfangszeit verheimlichen möchten, sind bei Ihm tatsächlich noch alle Mixe zum Anhören verfügbar. Dass er damals wie heute seinem Sound gleich geblieben ist, spricht umso mehr für diesen sympathischen Menschen. 

Sein Coming Out hatte er 2012, als er auf dem Robot Heart art-car spielte. Seitdem ging es steil bergauf. Tokio, New York, Istanbul, Berlin,…um nur einige Stationen seines vollgepackten Kalenders zu nennen.

Aber auch in seiner Wahlstadt San Francisco treibt er weiterhin sein Unwesen. Und wie!!! Neben dem etwas anderen Clubformat mit dem Namen ‚Late night tonight!‘, einer Mischung aus Talk-Show und Club Party, gründete er auch das Label ‚Manjumasi‘. 
Und wäre dies nicht schon genug, feilt er in jeder freien Minute an kommenden Releases und Remixen. Tendenz steigend. Sowohl in Qualität, als auch in Quantität. Wir sind gespannt.

Das von Ihm eingespielte Set ist eine herrlich ‚afterhoureske‘ Reise ins Dickicht der melodischen und verträumten elektronischen Musik. Das sich Atish für dieses Set etwas ganz besonderes einfallen lassen hat ist unüberhörbar. Ich war beim ersten Hören des Sets tatsächlich komplett geflasht, hatte ich doch etwas anderes erwartet. Aber diese Überraschungsmomente, die unsere Reihe und die jeweiligen musikalischen Interpretationen immer wieder mit sich bringen, hauen mich, nein uns, immer wieder um. Darauf darf man auch ein wenig Stolz sein. Vor allem wenn man am Ende ein ganz außergewöhnliches Set erhält. So auch hier. Schnallt euch an… Ich kann mich nur wiederholen, aber es erwartet euch eine Reise durch verspielte, sehr deepe und hypnothische Felder, wie gemacht für eine tanzbare Afterhour sind. Das gabs bei uns schon lange nicht mehr….seid gespannt.

Wir danken Dir vielmals für dieses besondere Set Atish. Umwerfend und überraschend gut. Wenn Unikat, dann Hier. Chapeu.

Wir sind entzückt.

[Text: arkadiusz.]


✘ Atish (San Francisco/United States Of America)

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atish presents Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr. 134

What can we say about our next guest - a legend. Today we host @pablo-bolivar

Pablo Bolivar has been releasing quality productions for well over a decade, making his name known around the underground world. 
The man behind Seven Villas and Avantroots, Pablo has been delivering tantalizing, hypnotic grooves on dancefloors around the globe.

What an honor it is to have this veteran on Husa Sounds, blessing us with a 3hr set. This is an adventure in melody, harmony, and groove. Take a trip with us into driving basslines and hypnotic grooves.


Enjoy <3


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HS 130 | Pablo Bolivar

You are listening to Beau Sebastian on the Favela Stage at Lightning in a Bottle 2018.

Connect with Beau Sebastian online
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beausebastian
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Beau Sebastian at LIB 2018

Christian @ Members Only Rooftop (Brooklyn, September 2018)

Atish plays from the soul with a smile on his face. His charm flows as freely as his grooves, and his infectious personality is poured into every performance. The links he makes are not just musical but personal, too, as he communicates the highs and lows of life through his sounds. As an unmistakably warm person, he has quickly built up a dedicated fan base that feeds off his passion and energy. The Atish experience is about more than just dancing - it's about connection.

There is an intimacy and elegance to the music Atish plays whether it's deep house, Romanian minimal, artful techno, or emotive progressive house. Melody unites it all - whimsical keys and curious synth patterns that stir a wide range of emotions and get lodged deep in the memory. For Atish, the challenge is to lead an audience into unexpected new worlds: they won't know how they got there but will be delighted when they arrive. It's a subtle skill he has mastered
while never taking himself too seriously.

His own productions have come on cultured labels like Anjunadeep, Satya, and Stil Vor Talent. The Manjumasi Music label he co-founded with Mark Slee in 2016 deals in house with real heart and musicality. The aim is simply to work with artists whose music they admire; to give a leg up to those who deserve it, then watch them grow, whether with his label or elsewhere.

He is similarly open-minded and candid on social media and recently wrote some software to analyze a year's worth of playlists before discussing the results. He's also keen to demystify the often shadowy and secretive world of DJing and production and open it up to all, which is why he started his own unique party series, Late Night Tonite. Each event started with a sit-down interview with the guest and a conversation about the creative arts before the dancing began.
That now dormant concept led Atish to start his own mentorship program during the Covid lockdowns. He continues it to this day, with students enjoying one-on-one coaching, feedback, and advice sessions in which he shares what he has learned about all aspects of the industry.

In truth, this career chose him rather than the other way around: as a long-time and obsessive music collector, he was happy enough to play on the side around his software engineering day job. But he was making such a mark on the parties he played that word got out and the bookings kept on coming. He decided to throw himself into music rather than live to regret the missed opportunity and hasn't looked back since.

Atish has forged his own path and proven that DJs need not hide behind the music. Instead, Atish is right there to share the moments with you.

Contact:
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