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

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

Born in Santiago, Chile, and spending years living in Hong Kong and Miami. Haumea has emerged as a true up and coming artist delivering new sounds of experimental organic and hypnotic techno as well as ambient soundscapes. At the core of Haumea’s musical philosophy lies a deep reverence for nature and its intricate rhythms. Art pieces, and animation sound design are also amongst the many other things that inspire Haumea's musical process. He believes that the inherent connection between humanity and the natural world can be translated into evocative soundscapes that resonate with listeners on a profound level. By seamlessly blending organic elements with hypnotic rhythms, Haumea crafts immersive sonic narratives that transport audiences to different realms.

SC : haumea-8
IG : https://www.instagram.com/haumea_ii/

#52 - Haumea - Until the Bones Shatter

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

The sixteenth. An all vinyl mix and the third artist announced for the Out Of Focus 2025 gathering. 

One for getting lost in. Between the dissonance, the mystery and the cacophony, a pulsating energy provides a reliable constant. A mix showcasing the unrelenting yet contemplative shade of deep techno. Steeped in atmosphere and fluttering rhythms, a thoughtful arrangement of tracks selected for their unwavering energy. 

It is with great pleasure that we welcome O3SIDIAN to the Out Of Focus 2025 gathering. Join us in tacchu this September to witness a live Techno masterclass from the Sardinian born, Finland based artist.

SC: @03sidian
IG: https://www.instagram.com/03sidian/
BC: https://03sidian.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist
Lauri Saine - ritual/here at last
Feral - L’aube Rouge
Space Drum Meditation - Water Sirens
D-Leria - Apnea (Anthony Linnell Remix) 
Tauceti - Emeraude
Feral - Riad
Claudio PRC - Manifestazione
Alderaan - Transition
D-Leria - Filterbank
Shoal - Naik
Motion Symmetry - Inferno
Luigi Tozzi - Reptilian
Alexander Kowalski & Rebar - Dawn’s Embrace
Soramimi - Sinewy Glass Fingers

Out Of Focus 016 - 03SIDIAN

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.

pre order 

TAMA - Arc (w/ Remix by Rambadu)

𝙿𝚘𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 ¹³⁹: 𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚜 (@auto-genesis)

We’re very happy to present an hour mix from Autogenesis for the 139th episode of our podcast series!

He released on Art Bei Ton his track ‘Proclomation’ as part of [𝙰𝙱𝚃-𝚅𝙰⁰⁰⁶] back in March of this year. 

For this set, Autogenesis has provided a beautiful cosmic journey through mind melting textures, pulling you through shifting and otherworldly soundscapes.

More info about Autogenesis:
Autogenesis is a staunch advocate for transportive sonic experiences. Fuelled by visions of Posthuman futurism, alien forms, and arcane technogies, Autogenesis' music delicately balances dark atmospheres, glitched intensity, enveloping low frequencies, and psychedelic undertones. 

Whether expressed through one of a kind live performances or an expertly curated journey through the fringes of the digital music ecosystem, envelop yourself in a fresh take on the esoteric edges of electronic dance music.

SC: @autogenesis_ RA: https://ra.co/dj/autogenesis/ 
IG: www.instagram.com/autogenesis_/

Tracklist:
1.	Cydia - Otilam
2.	Bøngvr – Anticipation [Somnia Records]
3.	BLNDR - Movement Strobe 3 [Hypnus Records]
4.	Sciama - Forest of Symbols [Ooda]
5.	Pianeti Sintetici – Coldurano [Hypnus Records]
6.	Giorgio Gigli & Dino Sabatini – Nereus [Outis Music]
7.	Sindh – Swarms [Sindh]
8.	Si’nedd - Nothing is Static [Somnia Records]
9.	Feral – Riad [Hypnus Records]
10.	Hitam - Scarlet Cloak [Rhiza Semar]
11.	Vardae - Layer 1 [Cosmic Wave Records]
12.	Polar Inertia - Deflection V [Northern Electronics]
13.	Neotex – Atonal [Natural High]
14.	Connor Wall - Orbital Momentum [phorum records]
15.	Intellagama – Convoy [Amniote Editions]
16.	Aa Sudd – Skein [Mirror Zone]
17.	Korridor - Binocular Observer (Ness Remix) [Hypnus Records]
18.	Altjira – Serpent [Mirror Zone]
19.	Autogenesis – Proclamation [Art Bei Tone]
20.	AYIM - Source Code [Evolve]
21.	Autogenesis – Vector [techlab.bp]
22.	Noom - We Fell in Love in The Bolt Bridge
23.	VC-118A - Soft Spot [Delsin Records]
24.	Joachim Spieth – Dispersion [Affin]

Art Bei Ton Podcast ¹³⁹: Autogenesis

K.O.P. 32 stands out as a singular force, an artist who has meticulously engineered a unique strain of high-powered, minimalist techno infused with the ethereal DNA of trance. As a producer, he has standout releases on labels such as Oslated, Annulled, Mana Abundance, Seismic, and his own Beyond The Bridge label. His live sets have become the stuff of legend, delivering utter dancefloor mayhem and melting minds from Modem’s infamous Swamp stage to Berghain’s Säule.

This mix is a perfect snapshot of K.O.P. 32’s ultra-high fidelity electronics: Lean, propulsive rhythms accelerate with uncompromising force, while shimmering alien melodies pull you deep into a state where the distinction between the dancefloor and the cosmos dissolves into a hyperdrive spiral of sonic hypnosis. Every bit the deep cerebral trip you could wish for. 

Dive in now and experience the full force.

Follow:
https://www.instagram.com/kop32music/
https://soundcloud.com/pyramidofknowledge
https://www.patreon.com/kop32


https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebridgemusic/
https://soundcloud.com/beyond-the-bridge
https://beyondthebridgemusic.bandcamp.com/


MNMT Live : K.O.P. 32

Voal - Jinx 
ISO003

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Voal — Vand and Shoal — reveal five more cuts on their home label ISOTOOP, taken from the pair’s time living together in Utrecht. Whereas the debut EP, ‘Saffron’, dropped the listener into psychedelic aesthetics and atypical rhythmic structures, the sequel ‘Jinx’ has a more crystal-cut vision of club music, made for no less exploratory dancefloors.

Possessing a natural progression almost as fluid as a contiguous live set, with imagination each track can form the basis of the next through the fingerprints of a barely-perceptible ghost leaving a piecemeal narrative impression, an exposure in negative that develops over repeated exposure to the five versatile tracks.

Relative to Saffron’s sidestepping repertoire, this latest EP goes for the jugular with insistent club dynamics from the get-go. Summoning steps on air, a self-contained package of breezy dancefloor initiation and escalation, all-in-one, and from the foothold of this thermal vortex Crosswind ups the drama with storm-hued dynamics and blustery club debris.

The knife of aesthetics is freshly sharpened for the flip: Jinx takes the record out of earthbound atmospheres and deep into sci-fi territory. A jigsawwing bassline seems to drill ever-deeper into an expanding landscape, as it does so uncovering small sonic treasures locked in the bedrock. A mirror to this scene, The Chain digresses with bubbling verve and psychedelic strut, a combo-finishing left hook that simultaneously holds playfulness alongside dour dramatics, a duality shared by vinyl-exclusive closing track Ouah, which blows out the lights with a smirk, and premium hallucinatory dub psychosis.

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W&P by Kenny Dean Kneefel & Viktor van der Riet
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci
Artwork by Angelina Nikolayeva
Words by Freddie Hudson
Pressed by AFG Record Manufacturing
Distributed by Space Cadets Distribution

Voal - Jinx (ISO003)

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leyline____/?hl=fr
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/leyline_disorder

OTON invites Leyline @ GIMIC - 24 October 2025

a journey into an alternate and experimental realm. Meant for listening, concentration and meditation.

Whispers On Elmstraße - mix series# 3

Minimal dark glitch techno: distorted kicks, glitchy textures, and cold female fragments. Four originals, each fractured into alternate corrupted states—packet loss, checksum errors, clock drift, and human-coded anomalies. Built for concrete floors at 4AM.


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