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Deon is a Detroit native whose roots stem from the crates of family. Growing up hearing many different styles of music in the household is the inspiration behind his range of selection. Inspired by everything from jazz, funk, & soul, to more modern black dance music forms like hip-hop/r&b, house, techno, & brokenbeat. 

His career in Detroit began as resident DJ & organizer for the monthly hip-hop showcase "Bluecollar Gentleman". 
At the same time Deon started working alongside Theo Parrish & Sound Signature, 
helping organize and promote the Music Gallery party series. 

Spending years consuming & working in Detroit's underground would help inform his own more dancefloor/community oriented event, "Healin' Session" as well as the immersive music and art experience, "Black Music".

Recently, Deon was asked by the legendary Theo Parrish to help him selecting artists that he knows in order to be part of a great compilation, representing the originality and essence of the Detroit's sound.

𝘿𝙅:𝙆𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝, 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙. Release Date 29 October:
https://k7-records.k7store.com/theo-parrish

Short Attention Mix 037 by Deon Jamar

Pablo Arrangoiz, a man of many monikers, has quite a few experimental releases as well as some dance floor treasures under his belt. His work navigates unholy experimental sounds, spooky atmospheric endeavors, clownish takes on Bach’s canons and much more. The Gurner, released under his new alias Baüzer Vep, fits the bill perfectly: it induces you in a dream-like, slightly nightmarish state, but does so with irony and without neglecting grooves.

A4 Billy Drips

ON PRE SALE NOW: https://blackroundtwelve.com/product/various-sub-sonics-vol-1/
TO BE RELEASED 1/9/2023

Surfaced Trax returns for its second chapter with a solid V.A. compilation. "Sub Sonics Vol. 1" offers four dancefloor-ready tracks full of character.

The 'Sub Sonics Vol. 1' features tracks produced by Parallax Deep, Weirdvin aka Edvin Wikner and Kasvo, showcasing their unique character and talent. Parallax Deep does the honours of closing and opening the compilation with style - 'Submerged' (A1) and 'Sediment' (B2) are two exquisitely groovy, deep excursions full of emotive pads, sub-basses and detailed syncopated rhythms and creative sampling, showcasing their very personal definition of deep techno. Weirdvin's 'Morphing' (A2) is a bleepy minimal techno groover aimed at dancefloor hypnotism - swirling melodies, freaky vocal sampling, odd sonic textures - a recipe for a perfectly wacky dancefloor moment. Kasvo's 'Karura' is a finely creative, dub-infused stroll in a deep, dark forest, where nature's very own sounds are sampled as the perfect rhythm and atmosphere tools, relying on a thumping kick and bassline for total immersion.

A1  Parallax Deep ~ Submerged [SFTRAX002] ~ SNIPPET

Paul Weck is a vinyl DJ and promoter based in Weimar with roots in Stuttgart. As the co-founder of the Architecture and Music Collective 'Niemandsland' as well as 'X²', he expresses his spatial understanding of musical spaces in his DJ sets, events, and in a theoretical study called 'MUSIC AS SPACE'.


"During my seven-month internship in Brussels, I encountered two new situations: Firstly, I received my first salary, and secondly, I was surrounded by proper record stores in the city where I lived in. These circumstances led to a consistently empty bank account and loads of records that I couldn't even organize in my music discography because I didn't brought my turntables to Brussels. This mix is one of three in which I process my time and the music I discovered while living in a big city for the first time. 

The track selection in this mix is heavily influenced by the incredible Draaimolen set of "Jasss b2b Blawan," which was released during that time and became my most listened set on SoundCloud. I was trying to recreate those outstanding shifts in genres and rhythms without letting individual tracks dominate the set (or me, lol). 

In the end, what sounds so easy through the hands of Blawan and Jasss obviously wasn't that easy because most of the tracks, especially on vinyl with no loop function, sort of ask for an outstanding position and aren't easy to deal with as tools. I did my best to handle those beauties, and I'm honestly really happy that this is the result. I hope my idea comes through. Enjoy!“

"The card you see in the post was my transportation ticket that took me through the city as well as to my favorite record shops. It's an object that reminds me of my time in Brussels and one that I will keep for good memories."

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Spoil - Flash Break

Asylum Dubs - ???
Nu Birth - Can’t Stop (DJ South Central Dub)
JJ Louis - Insincere
P!nk - There You Go (Sovereign Remix)
D.E.A. Project - My All
Underground Status London - Ruff Organs
Chris Mack - Ghetto Lovin’ Dub
Asylum Dubs - ???
Introspekt - ???
Tuff Culture - Genesis
Introspekt - Ur A Jerk (Vocal Dub)
Ruff Drivers - Don’t Stop (Scott Garcia Remix)
24 Hour Experience - Allnighter
Laidlaw - Sunday Krew (Non Alcoholic Mix)
Todd Edwards - Beckon Call
Tom Paris - L’Enfer Du Paradis
G.O.D feat. Lorraine Lowe - Share My Love

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<3 VALENTINES GARAGE MIX - VOL 10 <3

Active for nearly three decades, Japanese DJ and producer Takaaki Itoh has been carving out a niche truly his own in the realm of deep techno. Pumping out multi-sensory DJ tools for breakfast, Itoh champions a sound highly dynamic yet infused with the kind of minute textural work and layers of modular complexity one can not but marvel at. Punching in with a wild two hours of electro-magnetic hardware funk and entrancingly immersive brainwaves, the Sendai-based wizard elevates us to a whole new world where hi-tech submersion and atmospheric club music reign supreme. A work of art. 

soundcloud.com/takaaki_itoh

Reclaim Your City  

Reclaim Your City 581 | Takaaki Itoh

Swedish producer Seba Ahrenberg has established a reputation as one of the finest purveyors of quality Drum & Bass over a distinguished career that has stretched back over 25 years. With releases on Good Looking Records, Metalheadz, Soul:r, Hospital, Ilian Tape & his own label Secret Operations Seba’s music has retained a timeless appeal. Enjoy!

ITPS104 SEBA

My connection with music is deeply personal. Music has been with me since childhood, before I began studying instruments and composition. It's evolved into something akin to a diary, a collection of records and artists that resonate with my musical ideas and path.

In the past, my biggest challenge was getting comfortable with the audience and getting people to move. Over the past two years, I've become more drawn to fast-paced and vibrant styles. This shift allows me to freely blend elements from different genres, always with an experimental twist that still works on the dance floor.

I only play music that evokes a certain feeling in me. Mixing isn't just about creating smooth transitions; for me, it's more about how the sound elements and rhythms interact between two or three different tracks. The atmosphere of a track is my main focus, both in production and selection. These are all the elements that make up the "back" of the track – drones, noises, and anything that doesn't strictly follow a rhythm.

This concept of sound design and mixing technique is what I especially want to share with my part of this podcast series.

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For this week’s guest, we are pumped to finally welcome the OG, the first Vertebrae resident, XEN CHRON to the series :) 

Xen Chron is Chris Leamy, an absolute mad man of a musician and producer — just two days out from his forthcoming EP release ‘A Fireside Chat’ on Fever AM, one of our all time favorite labels… so be sure to go pre-order that, and enjoy a full hour of some tripped out, otherworldly sounds 👽👽👽

Vertebrae Stretch 008: Xen Chron

From London’s inner suburbs comes this next guest, a through and through veteran of UK techno whose touch has left a lasting mark on the world around him. Steve Bicknell’s early days were spent in the intoxicating worlds of dub, reggae, acid, DIY warehouse parties and pirate radio, an auspicious mix of references that would inspire him to make music of his own. After a string of residencies at the UK’s then most influential parties, he launched his own series with creative collaborator Sheree Rashit: LOST. These legendary gatherings brought together names like Plaid, Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Robert Leiner, Basic Channel, and a wider array of future techno hegemons. This was swiftly succeeded with the duo’s launch of imprint Cosmic Records, whose triumph went on to spawn another three successors: LOST (early provider of Bicknell’s dancefloor sounds), Clubtracks (for Chicago-leaning fare) and ID(entity) (a channel for the work of well established music-makers who wanted to release under a secret alias). A nine-year pause in productions came to a halt in the mid 2010s with Steve’s most recent label, 6dimensions, an exploration in sound and the whole spectrum of human emotion. Finally, 2017 saw Steve team up with Luke Slater and David Sumner under the LSD sobriquet, a force for the creation of ‘lysergic machine music’, heavily danceable stuff (just ask ADE, Dekmantel, Awakenings). With a story as full and enduring as Steve’s there’s much to pull from, and only experience in the flesh could attest to the depth and scope of his musical evolution, but it’s clear that the voice he has honed has only become louder and more refined. It’s a techno that’s fully embodied, a blistering percussive barrage that invokes something profoundly human and fundamental. Bassiani Podcast 217 is just a taste of what Steve has to offer, a window onto a world of sound he’s meticulously crafted for over three decades: masterfully layered and piercing sounds that shimmer and relentlessly rise in lockstep with a formidable 4/4 beat.

@steve-bicknell

Bassiani invites Steve Bicknell / Podcast #217

We've had our eye on this artist for a while now and after his latest release on the very impressive label Fever AM, we couldn't resist getting in touch.
Xen Chron is the most recent alias of DJ & producer Chris Leamy. Chris began DJing under the name SILENI in 1998, as part of the BrandNuBass crew throwing illegal d’n’b basement parties around Boston. Then, releasing leftfield d’n’b during the mid-2000s on labels like Subtle Audio, Offshore, & Planet Mu. This was followed by producing more techno-y and experimental sounds in obscurity for a whole decade, then going public again as Xen Chron around 2017.

Which artists have influenced you the most?

- Photek, Surgeon, Goldie, Derrick May, Danny Breaks, Jeff Mills, Joey Beltram, Cristian Vogel, Kool Keith, Wu-Tang, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Fela Kuti, Frank Zappa, Neil Landstrumm, James Brown

What new projects / releases with your participation are expected in the near future?

- numerous, but i don’t want to say in case they fall through :|

Which artists / labels are more relevant to you now?

Alec Pace, Gyrofield, Loquesea321, Orion, Jdotbalance, Ben Pest, Stanislav Tolkachev, VHS, Faceless Junkies Deluxe, Karenn, Octoptic, Piezo, Rhyw, Ikava Pii, Vladislav Nogin

What inspires you now to create music?

- hearing amazing new music, being jealous of it, and needing to re-create a similar experience myself

What set-up do you use when creating music?

- iMac running Logic with a million plug-ins, plus a Korg Minilogue, an Octatrack, and a midi keyboard

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Strange But Dance Music #172: Xen Chron

Next up on the Groove Podcast is @amotik. For interview and track listing, check bit.ly/AmoPod

GROOVE Podcast 425 – Amotik

Approach 1:

If I had to choose a country whose techno I could only listen to, I would probably choose Spain. Even though the decision would be difficult, as it would mean giving up artists like Shed! There is little techno that is as energetic, dynamic, fierce, and passionate, yet so trippy, inviting, and full of groove as Spanish techno. This is the feeling I want to create and convey with the podcast. It makes sense to broaden the focus a bit and mix in material from the UK – you can just hear the industrial revolution, the fiery spirit it reflects. The overarching theme is therefore Spanish techno music, supplemented with music from different parts of the world that, for me, brings a similar vibe.


Approach 2:

For me, the former Berghain system embodies techno music. I wanted to use music that seemed made for this place. The old F1 sound system combined with the unmistakable reverb downstairs has accompanied and shaped me for the past 16 years. If I were to receive an evening slot today, I would play in this direction. This set is, of course, a condensed version, but I think the essence comes across.

Approach 3:
Hardness doesn't come from BPM! For me, there is little straight 4x4 techno above 140 BPM that has enough room to breathe and enough space to really create groove with low-end and syncopation. This is why I rarely play faster than 138 BPM. I find that between 134 and 138, you can draw out an incredible amount of dynamics and tension. The BPM range in this podcast is between 134 and 136, and I feel that the arc of tension works perfectly.


Approach 4:

You often see short clips on social media where people are mixing with 6-8 turntables. That's why I deliberately decided against a third or fourth CDJ/turntable. I wanted to show that if the music is well-produced and has sufficient dynamic range you can create an incredible amount of tension and flow with just two decks.

In this spirit: Less is more... Isn’t that what techno is all about?

Enjoy, and be kind to each other and yourselves!

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Many of my mixes typically balance club/dancefloor goals with sound design, psychedelia, and atonality. That’s a fairly common stated goal for many DJs I follow as well.

Instead, this mix is pure cerebral sonic indulgence. Tracks were chosen for their complementary textures, matching atonal note sequences, and their ability to keep your head dunked under waves of dense sounds. 
Hopefully, it’s trippy, futuristic, and even a little bit stressful. Any dancefloor utility is a bonus.

The accompanying image should evoke a similar feeling: juicy, dense, and otherworldly.

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Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is @ken-ishii-70drums. For interview and track listing, check bit.ly/IshPod

GROOVE Podcast 430 – Ken Ishii

Take a deep breath and activate the safety valve: this mix is taking you into an intoxicating, murky dance room.

I'm still missing playing in the shadows of the club for dark birds, so this is the ecstatic feeling I’ve been trying to recreate as an outlet—a kind of obsessive intensity, blending bipolar techno, spilling dangerous bass and contagious percussion.
I hope you wig out unscathed.

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Nr. 49 mit einem krämerlichen Geburtstagsspecial. Der Vortänzer des ganzen Schmierentheaters heisst Xen Chron und kommt aus den USA. Danach, unter starken Ausfluss nachdem der Einfluss beendet wurde: Ulf Kramer. Wie lang sein Geburtstagsständer öhm Ständchen wird weiß niemand so genau...länger als deiner alle mal....🙈 Auf deutsch es wird Gottschalk mäßig schamlos überzogen.
https://xenchron.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/cleamy

Gruss und Kuss
Julius Leopold Ullrich

Wir Rinder vom Bahnhofsklo 049 with Xen Chron & Ulf Kramer

This set was recorded earlier this month on March 8

Zitto at Reflector Club  (08.03.2025)

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neue medizin @ GIMIC - 22 March 2025

first hour - SILENI

Bokeh - Burst Contour
Willis Anne - Spati Systen
Relapse - Two Worlds Colliding…
A. Fruit & Itoa - Slow Teleport
Second Storey - Avia Kultura
Halber Ball - Rift 3
Glass - Hybrid Thinking
Lechuga Zafiro - Ayida Weddo (DJ Haram Remix)
Nora Drum - Rek
Tymotica - Surphase (Tinkah Dreamix)
Dr-um - Chiari Malformations
Hooverian Blur - Cut and Dried
Moocha - Paradigm Shift
Sputnik One - Blaze
Fetus - Hyakki
Heritage - The Revelation (Fiesta Soundsystem remix)
Esoteric - Untitled
Velaluna - Jugos
Martsman - Ago
Capiuz - Last One Before I Go
Little Snake - If U Don’t Knoh (VIP)
Homemade Weapons - Red Herring
Jem One - The Hardcore (featuring SR)
Early Grey - After They Turn the Rigs Off
Vladislav Nogin - Всем ясно
Pieter K - Nexus
Nora - To Pronta
Zed Bias - Doenca Tropical
C Mantle - Aab-tmicayl. Corerct
Xen Chron - Untitled Guitar

second hour - POLSKA

Aphex Twin - Mt St Michel mix + St Michels Mount
Squarepusher - Vortrack (Fracture remix)
Cyantific - All Points West
Cyantific - Little Green Men
Mykra - Operative
Facs - Crytix
Squarepusher - Journey to Reedham
Aphex Twin - 4
Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher
Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
Sault - T.H.
Little Simz - Offense 

SILENI + POLSKA - SKEPTIC TANK 7-6-2025

RAY KEITH-VIBEALITE - REMIXER & PRODUCER 1995 (JUNGLIST)

Track list: http://hyponik.com/mixes/hyp-247-west-norwood-cassette-library/

WNCL Records is a label operating out of South London run by West Norwood Cassette Library aka Bob Bhamra - an underrated producer and DJ we’ve long been an admirer of. Since Bob inaugurated the imprint with his ‘What It Is’ 12″ back in 2010 the label has gone on to release a steady stream of top quality music from the likes of Canadian recluse Kevin McPhee, the don Don Froth and cave-dwelling Techno talent J.Tijn. Bob doesn’t have a particularly strict criteria when it comes to choosing the music he releases, he simply has to like it. In the years before WNCL he put out some mid 90s House trax as The Bob Bhamra Project, a bit of late 90s Drum and Bass with Plastic Soul, a few Ambient-y releases at the turn of the millenium with Data 70 and one-off sound projects as No.1 Astronaut.

Continuing with their fifth birthday celebrations Bob had originally planned to do a WNCL Recordings only mix to celebrate the label’s 5th anniversary but, when he realised that November 2015 also marks the death of Roger ‘Wildchild’ Mackenzie, he decided to turn in a tribute mix to his productions. As Bob says himself, “2015 is the 5th anniversary of WNCL Recordings. Alas, 2015 also marks 20 years since the sad passing of legendary UK House producer, Roger “Wildchild” Mackenzie. For my Hyponik mix, I wanted to pay tribute to the underground hero whose music has been a constant influence on West Norwood Cassette Library and the WNCL label.” RIP.

Hyp 247: West Norwood Cassette Library (Wildchild Tribute)

Recorded live on 9th September 2017 @ the Moat (88 - 92 releases)

Randall  - Outlook Live Series 2017

Exploring the spectrum of possibilities.

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Augmented Research