Coming through with a festive throw down, it's our pleasure to share mix 256 for our series from Quest, the final for 2021.

With a reputation for delivering the unexpected, Quest brings the heat with a futuristic selection of unearthed, genre-bending gems – we hope you enjoy this as much as we have!

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DIM256 - Quest

Treat your ears to 1 hour of power, with Harry McCanna, recorded live at our epic 20-hour New Year’s spectacle. This marathon is etched in our memory forever. 

Press play to find out why.
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DOWN THE HATCH 002 - Harry McCanna | FuturePast x Shelter 31-12-2022

Quest is one of those new school selectors who have taken the art of crate digging to an all-new level. Italian-born, Berlin-based but having spent time in London working at the legendary Vinyl Pimp, he has long been mining the depths of everything from UKG to outré techno, Italian hip hop to long-lost house. Importantly, he uses those sounds to tell his own stories, often with an air of mystery and intrigue that plays out like an adventure into the unknown. 

Many mixes follow a traditional arc of increasing energy levels but in this week's podcast, Quest plays with those expectations to build up and then pull back, threading together minimal rhythms then raw and crunchy wave sounds. Twisted electronics lead into celestial acid and the smooth and seductive sits next to the dark and edgy. It's a low-key, low-lit selection that draws from mutant strains of house, techno and electro that are both futurist and dystopian. Quest might be his moniker, but it is also a perfect description of his mission.

Dekmantel Podcast 436 - Quest

As the fresh episode we would like to introduce the transylvanian talent Kvrk, who brings serious skills on his heavy equipment in this live set recorded at Aether Club, Budapest.

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Quest's RA Podcast starts slowly, with a thrum of synths that feels like watching a rocket take off in slow motion. Before you know it, you're in outer space, floating through zero gravity with waves of synths and gentle breakbeats. The Italian DJ is a premiere selector in the world of digging for rare records, but his outré taste shouldn't be confused with willful obscurity. He's a beloved DJ partly because of his approachability. There's a serene, early '90s feel to RA.915 that's reminiscent of some of the earliest and best ambient techno.

When he's not DJing, Quest runs the label La Nota Del Diablo. He's only put out two records, including this year's Red Tears EP from his dear friend (and fellow esteemed DJ) Christian AB, which RA's Henry Ivry described as "a careful balance of late-night tension and early morning twilight." That's not a bad way to describe Quest's RA Podcast—if it's not a soundtrack for an astral journey, then it's perfect for an afterhours, for when the laid-back vibes come to a simmer for one last stretch of dancing.

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Po:ti @ Ozora 2023 | Pumpui

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Po:ti @ Ozora 2023 | Pumpui

At just 25, Mianda dives deep into the electronic music scene as an eager newcomer. He's all set to make his debut at the club on March 23, laying down the warm-up before GEF takes the stage.

Get to know him better: https://www.clubguesthouse.ro/blog/386~gh-exclusive-mix-mianda

GH Exclusive Mix: Mianda

Having cut his teeth in Italy and having lived in London working at the record shop “ Vinyl PImp “ , now relocated in Berlin Quest class 1992 has developed a reputation amongst underground circles as a dedicated digger and sublime selector. Influenced by underground Italian Hip-Hop Marco boasts a vast collection of unearthed genre-bending gems, ranging across the electronic spectrum from outré techno to UKG whippers.
Playing parties across the globe such as Club der Visionaere Berlin, Closer in Kiev, Art of dark London, Outwatch New york ,Reset Boston

FLV - 011 - QUEST (YAY / BERLIN)

A little journey through my record stack's universe.

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Here's a treat for you: over three hours of vinyl only low-slung techno, electro and more, served up by two of the best DJs in the game.

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