Back&forth Podcast Series

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

Next up in our mix series is Shoal, a Dutch producer and DJ who recently relocated to Prague. Known for his hypnotic, emotionally layered sound, Shoal crafts deep, transportive journeys through trippy textures, modular synthesizers, and rolling rhythms. A core member of the ISOTOOP collective, he’s performed at leading underground spots like De School, Tresor, and Ratherlost. His releases on labels like Tikita, Harmony Recordings, Monument, our own Ute.Rec, and most recently Animalia, continue to expand and refine his unique sonic voice within the scene.

In this mix, Shoal delivers a 1.5-hour live set full of acid-dripping techno, spacey atmospheres, and heads-down minimalism. It’s a slow-burning, carefully building mix that captures the raw live sounds and subtle depth that define his sound. A live-set working just as much the mind as the body.

@shoall

Ute Mix Series #105 | Shoal (live)

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

79번째 벌트 팟캐스트는 앱스트랙 테크노의 경계를 넘어 강한 음향적 색채의 리듬과 텍스처로 댄스 플로어에 활력을 불어넣는 스웨덴 듀오 SHXCXCHCXSH의 80분 세트와 함께 합니다. 

“테크노, 아방가르드 같은 비현실적인 용어의 경계를 넘나드는 SHXCXCHCXSH는 지난 10년간 드라마틱함 보다는 음악적이고 음향적인 기교를 쌓아왔다. 숭배와 도피 모두에서 벗어난 이들의 음악은 살아 있고자 하는 원초적인 충동을 구현하며, 정반대의 매력을 지닌 이들의 공연은 댄스 플로어의 핵심을 해체하여 소비자가 추구하고 즐기는 모든 것을 끊임없이 파괴하고 다시 창조한다.”

https://soundcloud.com/shxcxchcxsh
https://www.instagram.com/hsxchcxcxhs/

The 79th episode of vurt podcast features an 80-minute set from SHXCXCHCXSH, the Swedish duo who pushes the boundaries of abstract techno, of sonic rhythms and textures and what they can do to a dancefloor.

"While borderlining the loupe of impractical terms, such as techno or avantgarde, the Swedish duo has for the past decade built a reputation for their sonic finess rather than clear dramaturgy.
Away from idolatry and escapism their music embodies a primitive urge to be alive.
Opposites attract and within that framework their performance continues to be a four leafed clover in contemporary club environments worldwide. By deconstructing the core of tomorrows dance floors SHXCXCHCXSH continually manage to create and destroy everything the consumer seek and enjoy. Where context is nothing impression is everything and the beholder remains in center."

vurt podcast 79 - SHXCXCHCXSH

Jin Synth is a music producer from Taiwan who moved to the UK in 2021 and currently lives in London. During her school years, she studied classical music before progressing to folk guitar and electric bass. Over the last decade, she has concentrated on synthesisers, modular systems, and the in-depth study of music plugins. In 2024, Jin was invited to host DAW workshops at the University of the Arts London. 
Though her DJ mix is techno based, she frequently incorporates experimental sound elements as well as subtle touches of warmth and gentleness into her set. 


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NR Sound Mix 082 Jin Synth

Extremly sweet memory of my set at Unfold at Fold, London on 22.06.25 in the Steam room. Thanks to all the dancers for this crazy energy, I had the best time & super happy to share this recording 𓆩♡𓆪

Ina Kacz at Unfold, London - 22.06.25

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

The sixteenth episode of our podcast series welcomes Yerevan-based DJ Lychee, resident at Diaries and stardust, with a 75-minute studio recorded mix.

A key figure in Yerevan's scene, Lychee brings honest passion and authenticity to her sound, blending her love for the golden age of trance with raw driving basslines, crisp drums and swampy textures. 
Her music has been a part of experiences in Copenhagen's Den Anden Side, France's Macadam and Berlin's Mala Junta and SYNOID.

Lychee:
SC: @lychee_lychee
IG: www.instagram.com/lych.e.e/

Artwork by @kazmir00

Back&forth Podcast 16: Lychee

Live recording at the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live every Thursday and Friday on YouTube and futureintelradio.com. For more info, visit our website.

Mirella Kroes ╚═ Future Intel x PODD ═╗ 21 08 2025

Reaching the Arc.
A point of transition.
Stepping into an attracted future —

Below the guid Line,
Charged by the Earth.
Above the Bluish Silver Sky,

Leaving the past behind the Arc,
heading towards unknown.

releases October 10, 2025

Written, produced, and mixed by Marko Mrdja.
Remix by Rambadu.
Artwork by Maris Prieditis.
Mastered by Mattias Fridell.

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TAMA - Arc (w/ Remix by Rambadu)

Next up in our mix series is Atsushi Maeda - a cornerstone of Japan’s underground scene and one of the minds behind ‘rural festival’ and ‘428.soundwave’ in Thailand. With over a decade of dedication to deep, immersive techno, Atsushi has shaped not only dancefloors but the cultural landscape surrounding them, both in Tokyo and across the globe. Whether in Tokyo’s intimate clubs or on international stages, his sets are marked by precision, patience, and a mind-expanding musical narrative.

This mix is a live recording from rural 2025, capturing Atsushi in his right element: outdoors, surrounded by nature, guiding a devoted crowd into uncharted sonic terrain. Nestled between Erika and Oscar Mulero, starting at midnight, Atsushi weaved a dense and precise tapestry of hypnotic peak time techno. Focused yet expansive, it’s a set that embodies the Rural spirit.

@rural_jp

Ute Mix Series #111 | Atsushi Maeda

On this month’s episode, GiGi FM welcomes Paris artist @mmaemm ~ delivering a hypnotic, psychedelic journey that echoes October’s Aries full moon ~ fire meeting stardust, movement turning toward light.
This mix is also a glimpse of what’s to come on October 17, when GiGi curates a night at FVTVR Paris with Maemm, D-Leria (live), Krz from Token Records, and GiGi herself.
Artwork by https://mete.fyi/

NTS RADIO GiGi FM PRESENTS MAEMM 08.10.2025

"It was one of those nights. The hot, heavy and thick air was sticking to my skin. The daylight wouldn’t fade that day, and the whole city was baked. The scorched asphalt stayed warm long into the night. I didn’t want to go anywhere. A tired Friday. I made myself a kombucha with vodka and cola. The ice melted immediately. I grabbed my hip bag and stepped into the dark.

I felt a bit nauseous the moment I hit the street. Excited, I don’t even know why. The night soaked into my t-shirt; I had it under my nails. I let the night pull me willingly, I let go of the reins.

Mu’taism started his set and it was like sliding into old slippers that just wouldn’t stop moving. The vibrating, marsh-like humidity was tangible throughout the whole club. I slowly plunged in so I could keep hearing those voices coming from a strange dimension inside my belly. A few last breaths before the black water surface closes over my head, and I dissolve."

@mutaism

Words by Sebastian Sticzay
Artwork by Jakub Klimeš
Extract from Amphibian x Ankali (15.8.2025)

Ankali #052 – Mu'taism [extract]

In the space where sound is stripped to its essential form, new worlds emerge. For our latest podcast, we welcome Hitam, an artist who operates as a true sonic architect, sculpting sound from its most granular elements. His work masterfully bridges the worlds of deep techno and avant-garde experimentalism, finding profound power not in overwhelming force, but in restrained intensity. The Amsterdam based producer’s ultra finessed sounds have been released on the likes of Hayes, Somov, SYXT as well a string of exceptional recent releases on his own Rhiza Semar label. As a DJ he serves as a resident at the infamous Eerste Communie parties, as well as playing legendary institutions like Tresor, Bassiani, De School and more. 

“For this mix I wanted to trace a descent through shifting temporal layers; beginning in a state of suspension, slowly moving into trance-inducing motion before dissolving again into the subterranean. It travels from fluid, hypnotic rhythm into zones of disorientation and release; a process of acceleration, collapse, and renewal. Recorded as a continuous narrative rather than a set, it mirrors my current pull toward a landscape where ancient ritual and submerged hypnosis blend into an organic accelerated pulse where momentum and meditation intertwine beneath the surface.”

Forget relentless peaks, this is techno that demands deep immersion, challenging yet deeply rewarding, a deep trip of tension and release on a microscopic level. A tale of masterfully executed cerebral hypnosis, told across two chapters of disintegration through terrains that feel simultaneously ancient and futuristic. A dialogue between soil and circuitry, pulse and void.  

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/hitam-electronix
https://www.instagram.com/hitam.ec

https://soundcloud.com/rhiza-semar
https://www.instagram.com/rhizasemar.audio/
https://rhizasemar.bandcamp.com/music

MNMT 490 : Hitam

Ahead of our two-year anniversary event this Friday, we are presenting a 60-minute studio-recorded mix by our founder and curator Yhii, that aims to capture the essence of Back&forth, with its constant ebbs and flows. A stripped-back reflection of motion, repetition, and quiet persistence.

Yhii:
SC: @yhii
IG: www.instagram.com/yhii_cloistral/

Back&forth Podcast 17: Yhii

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