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Another Monument Festival edition, another legendary closing set. This time from maestro @Marco_Shuttle.

Read more and grab your tickets for 2022: https://mnmt.no/magazine/2021/12/24/monument-festival-2021-marco-shuttle-closing-set/

join us in 2023 ❦

Monument Festival 2021: Marco Shuttle

Southeast Asia is made up of diverse dance music markets that feel strongest when united. A steady stream of cross-border collaborations has come to define the region's underground nightlife, with Bangkok-based Sunju Hargun at the forefront of many of these exchanges. Over the years, he's honed a signature sound of minimal techno, tribal rhythms and deep downtempo while playing in Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. Inspired by the traditional music of these countries, his DJ sets and productions are lush tonal sound baths, with plenty of nature references. Shimmering ambient evokes misty mountain tops while whiffs of Goa trance nod to beach sunrises.

His current project, Siamese Twins Records, is also rooted in pan-Asian connections. A platform to explore old-world chants and ceremonial percussion, the label hosts much of Hargun's own work, including Bollywood-inspired acid made as Mogambo, a production outfit he runs with Jerom Doudet. All these myriad styles are present on Hargun's RA Podcast, an hour-long trip where flickering synths reverberate like gongs before morphing into an amorphous mass of dub techno, jungle noises and meandering modular sequences.

Read more: http://ra.co/podcast/821

RA podcast

RA.821 Sunju Hargun

Group Therapy - Carlo & Selma | HÖR / Apr 5  2022

Marco Shuttle at Floresta - Waking Life '22

With our 15th episode, we welcome another very talented artist to our Herbarium series. It is @alkini, the label head of the fabulous imprint @a-biotic. In his journey, he leads us through many different stages of consciousness, mixing intriguing beatless pieces with hypnotic rhyhthms.

Alkini chose the plant Lavender / Lavandula for this trip. Some words about it from his side:
'Various influences, various hues. 
I wanted to write something that resonates with myself using music that I admire.

Its color being my favorite and its scent never leaving me indifferent, lavender is the plant that brings back the most memories for me. 
It originates from Provence, in the south of France. A familiar place to me.

Originating from the western Mediterranean basin, lavender was already used by the Romans to preserve linen and scent baths. 
In Provence, lavender was employed in the Middle Ages for the production of perfumes and medicines, but it wasn't until the 19th century that its cultivation expanded.'

artwork by @polygonia

Follow Alkini:
https://www.instagram.com/_alkini_/
https://www.instagram.com/a.biotic_/
https://linktr.ee/alkini.abt

Herbarium No 15 - Alkini - Lavandula

Recorded at Wonderfruit Festival on 18.12.23. 

Steering in a slightly up-tempo but still deep'ish pace, This was a closing for the Catch 428 stage that took place on a Monday morning from 3-5:30 AM (right before sunrise). The stage was powered by Void Acoustics "Incubus Edition'- a truly powerful system.

Undoubtedly, catch 428 throughout the weekend was a special adventure that was shared together on the Thai countryside & will be an unforgettable sonic experience engraved in our memories. An extended thanks to Ouissam, Atsushi san, Aki san and the Catch 428 team.

In closing, as DVS1 recently quoted - 'The Soundsystem is the Headliner' :)

Enjoy the TR|P

Sunju Hargun at Wonderfruit 2023 (Catch 428)

New York City-based BRÄLLE is a creative project born out of both fear and necessity. Prior to emerging on the techno scene with 2017’s ‘Dream State’, BRÄLLE had already spent nearly a decade composing albums and relentlessly touring globally in the underground Death Metal and Hardcore scenes. After leaving that world, the insatiable urge to create visceral and emotive productions did not fade, and as a result, BRÄLLE was born. This history has given the producer a unique perspective on the current global scene, highly removed from the cliques and trends that dominate the culture. The sound of BRÄLLE is swarming, psychedelic, and undeniably modern. 

Touch Brälle: @bralletechno
Touch OECUS: www.oecusmusic.com
Artwork: Ava Krohn
www.instagram.com/ava.krohn

OECUS Podcast 386 // BRÄLLE

Joining the Monument ranks is French DJ and Producer Clarence Rise here he provides a tunnelling 2 hour trip of deep and energetic techno expertly blended to captivate the listener.

Follow :

https://soundcloud.com/clarencerise
https://www.facebook.com/ClarenceRise/
https://clarencerise.com/

MNMT 404 : Clarence Rise

GRRLSSS! - Melocoton (Février 2024)

For the fourth episode of our podcast series, we are presenting a two-hour excerpt from Bassil b2b Miyako's four-hour opening set, recorded live at THEØFFICE on our third event in May 2024.
From ambient/experimental works to deep and driving sounds, this excerpt gives a taste of the special night we all shared together.

@bassilmusic
@eusoualto536805237

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 04: Bassil b2b Miyako

For the eleventh episode of our podcast series, we are presenting a 60-minute studio recorded mix by Moksha.

Based in Paris and resident at Macadam club in Nantes, Moksha is an electronic music seeker. Master of a universe compared to none other, he weaves his dark aesthetic and tribal rhythm into an intense power. His DJ performances are characterized by a wide experience of the musical spectrum and as an invitation to a ceremonial approach of the dance floor.

Moksha:
SC: @mokshaandrogyne
IG: www.instagram.com/m_o_k_s_h_a_666

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 11: Moksha

The twelfth episode of our podcast series welcomes RedPing, with a 90-minute studio recorded mix.

Based in Yerevan, RedPing is a relentless explorer of electronic soundscapes and a dramatic storyteller. With a signature blend of hypnotic energy and raw intensity, he crafts a sonic journey where deep, driving rhythms meet charged atmospheres. A selector with an instinct for the unexpected, RedPing guides the night with a profound connection to the heartbeat of the scene.

RedPing:
SC: @reeedping
IG: www.instagram.com/redping.pcm

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 12: RedPing

For the thirteenth episode of our podcast series, we are presenting a 90-minute studio recorded mix by Kim Kenis.

Natural consequence is a key phrase for Brussels-born DJ Kim Kenis.  Raised by a drummer, it’s no coincidence that she easily stays in time as she strings together gems from along the genre spectrum. Known and loved as someone who pretty much can’t stop dancing once she starts, it was only a matter of time before she channeled this endurance behind the decks.  Whether sending stargazers into the ether with her ambient selections or getting hearts and bass thumping on the dancefloor with her minimalistic techno sets, Kim brings a bewitching tenderness to her DJ-ing that quickly caught the attention of the Belgian scene.

With the tenacity of a historian deep in an archive, she’s had a near-prolific output of thoughtful, studied radio mixes since 2019 (Refuge Worldwide FM, WAV, Radio Sofa) and an interesting club & festival schedule (Waking Life, Horst Arts & Music, Paradise City, Listen! Festival, Funke, …).

Kim Kenis:
SC: @kimkenis
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kimkenis_

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 13: Kim Kenis

The fourteenth episode of our podcast series welcomes Paris-based DJ Maemm, co-founder of the collective "La Taquinerie" and a resident DJ at the Parisian club La Gare, Le Gore on Thursdays, with a 60-minute studio recorded mix.

Maemm shapes her sets with various atmospheres, aiming to create immersive journeys rooted in narrative.
Influenced by a hypnotic techno style with sometimes psychedelic overtones, she also draws inspiration from ambient music and more experimental genres. Her passion for exploring new sounds allows her to enrich her musical universe and remain in constant evolution. 
She has shared the stage with renowned artists such as DJ Nobu, GiGi FM, Zadig, or Kerrie and has recently performed at legendary Berghain.

Maemm:
SC: @mmaemm
IG: www.instagram.com/maemm___

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 14: Maemm

For the fifteenth episode of our podcast series, we are presenting a 75-minute studio recorded mix by hsnbr.

John Harutyunyan, aka hsnbr, is a producer and DJ crafting deep, hypnotic, and psychedelic soundscapes rooted in groove and subtle motion. His music is driven by atmosphere — textured, immersive, and slow-burning — inviting both introspection and dancefloor connection. With releases on Back&forth and Crescent London, hsnbr continues to shape a distinct sonic narrative that moves between shadow and light. This mix captures that vision: patient, trippy, and grounded.

hsnbr:
SC: @hsnbr
IG: www.instagram.com/hsnbr.uncertainty

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 15: hsnbr

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