The Basic Moves Of ... (mixes by friends)

Beginning sometime after midnight and finishing up after sunrise, Jane Fitz and Carl H b2b for the second time closing down Brave! Factory festival, Kiev, August 2019.

Jane Fitz & Carl H b2b at Brave Factory, Kiev, 2019

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19 - 24 June 2024

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Vera at Outro Lado - Waking Life '23

The next episode in our podcast series comes from a globe-trotting Belgian deejay on the rise. Antwerp-born, Berliner for a few years and recently settled down in our favourite city: Brussels. Lola Haro doesn’t need much of an introduction. She has been playing dance floors all over the world from Mexico to London, Milan to Paris, Tbilisi to Bucharest. Over a year ago her own record label and party concept called Small Steps blossomed, a home to delicate, floaty club music of all kinds. 

But Rome wasn’t built in a day: from a very early age, Lola was brought up in a musical nest, surrounded by Antwerp’s “creme de la creme” of the house music scene and calling the legendary record shop Wally’s Groove World her second home during her childhood. Suffice it to say Lola is influenced by the old-school generation of club music fanatics, party gurus and diamond city fashionistas. Standing next to the dj booth as a teenager checking those spinning records, sliding faders and eq knobs and coming of age as a club music observer that smoothly but surely became a world-known dj. 

While Lola has been flying high the last couple of years, playing big stages and festivals, she’s always kept her feet firmly set in the underground. We’ve been friends for some time and we share conversations about common personal questions like the search for identity in music, mental dj health, and the balance between the dance music business and the underground electronic world.

This mix has been in the making for some time and the result is a magnificent deep trip into her musical universe. I’m very glad to share this with you all. Thanks a lot for your effort and time spent recording this mix Lola, I wish you a bright future ahead. One foot in, one foot out, always taking lots of small but important steps.

https://soundcloud.com/lola-haro

The Basic Moves Of ... LOLA HARO

We're very proud to announce the release of S.O.N.S' complete 7-hour vinyl set, which was recorded at 宀 for the February 2024 edition of VG+.

S.O.N.S, real name Tim, is pushing the vinyl format throught his adventurous DJ sets and his record store Junction in Seoul, South Korea. Having settled in the city more than 10 years ago, he has been part of the local electronic music community development and is currently resident DJ of the reknowned Ring club, at the heart of the Itaewon District.With several well received records under different aliases (Dj Jacuzziy, SYO...) and collaborations (Forest Witches, Giorgio Celeste & The Cobra) mostly self released on his own labels, he divides his time between making music in the studio, caring for the customers in the store, and digging compulsively for new yet unearthed music.

Live At 宀

MIX060 - S.O.N.S [Live At VG+] (首爾)

Melina Serser live from Outburst on Saturday afternoon at Houghton 2024.

Recorded at Houghton - Melina Serser (2024)

Jill Krecké aka GURL (https://soundcloud.com/j1ll) is a Luxembourg-born, Brussels-based artist & archivist. We met more than a decade ago on the dancefloor of Fuse Club, Brussels. Ever since, we’ve stayed close music/clubbing friends and swum through different moments in our lives, forever positively connected and supportive. 

Properly balanced and in the pipeline for some years (!!!) now, Gurl’s Basic Moves podcast demonstrates her love for detroity electro, wonky breakbeats and dusty techno. Her passion and skills for mixing and digging up this specific sound of dance music have forged her a steady presence in the electronic music scene of Brussels. Since she started performing as a deejay at the age of 22, she’s became part of various projects (Brüxsel Jardin, C12, Planet), not only as an artist but also as a promoter and safe spacer. 

As a number one supporter and participant of our Beautiful Freaks party, it was a logical choice to ask Jill to join the core team. Multitasking 3-dimensional friends forever. Enjoy the energies & roll out the beats. Gurl in the mix!

The Basic Moves Of … GURL

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Love On The Rocks  - Inner Lakes - 24 Mar 2025

Transmitting from one of Belgium’s most promising electronic dance spaces, the Garage at Horst club. It’s the most intimate room of the club. Ko-designed, ko-invented and ko(be)-built by the deejay behind this live recorded Basic Moves mix: Kuba’97 ! 

Kobe is part of the early generation of Horst alumni. From his early 20ies he has been involved in this world leading and ultra professional hybrid architecture, art, culture and (club) music festival. They are organising a yearly festival in May and a burgeoning club space that operates throughout the rest of the year on the Asiat site just outside of Brussels. Back in 2018 Kobe started together with a crew of music heads and dreamers a nightlife collective called nacht which operated from the socio-cultural spot Stelplaats in Louvain. This being said Kobe is also the head of production at our Beautiful Freaks parties, a fantastic cook, creative DIY handy person, cider maker, pizza master & great human to have around anytime of the day or night. 

Now let’s put some attention to what Kobe loves the most … records! He has been working hard, digging through the fruitful orchard that is dance music (and beyond), to make his own special brew. This live recording is a perfect reflection of what he loves and has discovered over the last couple of years. We hear shreds of deep techno, spaced out minimal, 80s inspired body music workouts, psychedelic oddities, proggy weird b-sides…and more; definitely not the easiest spread to put together. In Kobe’s hands these three and a half hours are a cruizin’ ride, produced in the dj booth he has built and danced-to by the community Brussels has been (re)building over the last decade … with Kuba’97 unquestionably at the heart of it.

https://soundcloud.com/kuba97

The Basic Moves Of … KUBA'97 (live at Garage/Horst Club 2025)

For the first episode of the NUDECAST our resident Random B embarks us on a journey of deep and hypnotic sounds. Different from what you will likely hear him play during club hours, his mix delivers a story of sounds sharing progressive and subtle patterns all throughout, telling a story of emotions kept under control. Genres and eras curated in the mix are varying from early 200s deep house to contemporary tech house.

NUDECAST 001 - Random B

The Basic Moves Of … islas

Attention music lovers ! This is an ultra ultra special mix, since it is the long-awaited islas Basic Moves podcast. Ailsa Cavers aka islas and I started and ran the record label and club nights together for the first four years. As time takes things and things take time (and life rolls on (and off) and on) our paths have brought us back to sharing friendship, culture, and music again :)

islas also Ailsa is a creative centipede roaming the fields of art, design, music, literature and so much more. Originally from Reading (UK) but relocated to Bordeaux (FR) in the early 2000s where she studied at Ecole Des Beaux Arts before landing in what is now her hometown, Brussels (BE). Together with a bunch of like-minded souls she started the electronic music collective Planet, ran a music pop-up called OP-a with her bff Dana Kuehr…overall islas is a busy, gifted artistic bee that never stings.

Sooo to the music: 2 years in the making, this mix is a story of carefully selected, funny and open-minded club music dug up in the garden of electro house, quirky tech house, Detroit techno, and millennium minimal. All with an islas twist and topped with an English, French and Belgian sauce. Praise the lovely, steezy Ailsa alias islas forever !

https://soundcloud.com/islasaliasailsa

The Basic Moves Of ... islas

Antwerp born, Brussels based DJ Lola Haro burst into the scene in 2018 with a fresh selection of warm sounds and an intuition for creating the right mood. Her love and passion for music and her refreshing authentic approach have gained her a lot of recognition within the Belgian club scene.

Small Steps w/ Lola Haro @ Kiosk Radio 31.07.2025

● Buy Link: www.beatport.com/es/release/aelle/5378332

● Artist: Oxia
● Track: Presence (Original Mix)
● Album: Aelle LP
● Label: Diversions Music
● Catalog: DVMLP02
● Genre: Melodic House & Techno
● Release Date: 10th October 2025
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Following this year’s acclaimed singles ‘Presence’ and ‘Colors of Life’, as well as the upcoming ‘Silk & Fur’ (out September 19), ‘Aelle’ is a masterfully woven collection of tracks that balances the intensity of the dance floor with the intimacy of personal listening. Across twelve tracks, OXIA crafts an evocative sonic palette where melodies and grooves intertwine with moments of emotion, elegance, and timeless beauty.

Speaking about the upcoming album, OXIA commented: “As with my previous albums, I let my creativity run free once again, without setting limits. I wanted to bring together everything I love about electronic music – groove, melodies, emotion, intensity – and blend them with calmer, more reflective tracks”.

‘Aelle’ also highlights OXIA’s collaborative spirit, featuring contributions from long-time friends and creative partners. Faces sees him reunite with label co-founder Nicolas Masseyeff, while ‘Silk & Fur’ and ‘On The Trip’ see him team up with Yannick Baudino. The album also welcomes compelling vocal performances from Hen Wen (Calling The Sun) and Hacène (Silk & Fur).

Musically, the record flows through a rich spectrum: melodic, groove-driven tracks (Nuance, Faces), ethereal pieces laced with emotion (Calling the Sun, Saisons), and moments of deep, poignant melancholy (Aerial). The title track ‘Aelle’ and songs like ‘A Special Day’ and ‘Run’ underline OXIA’s ability to move effortlessly between the club and the heart, creating music with enduring resonance.

With ‘Aelle’, OXIA reaffirms his place at the forefront of electronic music, offering an album that is as captivating on the dance floor as it is profound in personal reflection.
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● Tracklist:
1. On The Trip feat. Yannick Baudino
2. Presence
3. Aerial
4. Calling The Sun feat. Hen Wen
5. Nuance
6. Colors of Life
7. Silk & Fur feat. Hacène
8. Saisons
9. Aelle
10. A Special Day
11. Run
12. Faces feat. Nicolas Masseyeff

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The Basic Moves Of … OSCAR FAIVRE (live at Hoppetosse/The Joint 2025)

The next episode of our mix series is from Oscar Faivre, recorded at the legendary Hoppetosse boat in Berlin during The Joint party back in May 2025. Oscar opened with a long deejay set, setting the vibe for the night. This French-but-now-Berlin-based record lover masters the craftsmanship of a warm-up set like no other. In a world where dance music becomes faster and instantly flashy, Oscar takes the opposite direction, and during that night he took us on a journey into deep, honest house music of all kinds, not shy to play grooves with colours and richly-arranged tracks. 
Oscar is an architect by day; you can hear this in his carefully curated track selection and overall flow of the recording. Teamed up with his friend Eltous, he runs Tunnel, the record label and event. With only two records out, they have defined a modern deep house sound rooted in authenticity and history. Good things take time, and Oscar is in no rush. Let’s take time together and enjoy the ride.

https://soundcloud.com/oscar-in-stereo-space?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0

The Basic Moves Of ... OSCAR FAIVRE (live at Hoppetosse/The Joint 2025)

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The Basic Moves Of ... LOLA HARO

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