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To dance is to reach for a word that doesn't exist,
To sing the heartsong of a thousand generations,
To feel the meaning of a moment in time.
- Beth Jones

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Sebastian Mullaert (aka Minilogue) - Dance thru Shadowed Structures Mix

For the first hour we have a blistering techno set from myself across my multi channel hybrid setup. My mix features new music from Benjamin Damage, Spekki Webu, Setaoc Mass and Arthur Robert. 

In the second hour we have a special live DJ set by Toru Ikemoto from Toyko Japan. Toru has had multiple techno releases on labels such as NECHTO, Cocoon Recordings, Plus Records and Suara. He graces us this month will an exclusive mix comprised of all his own productions, 18 tracks in total!

Russell Doctrove Tracklisting

gregor tresher - calling
avant - prototype 3
setaoc mass - ducati pole
augusto taito - puma
marsch - decipher
jsprv35 - meskylo
toru ikemoto - %%86 (marcal remix)
ryogo yamamori - critical mach number
kameliia - at the edge
benjamin damage - infinite machine
setaco mass - diversion
marco faraone - why
kameliia - floating
arthur robert - penultimate
arthur robert - affluent
kameliia - apart
rkay - 3am on the night tube

Toru Ikemoto Guest Mix Tracklisting

1. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 132
2. Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play 087
3. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 104
4. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 126
5. Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play 084
6. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 081
7. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 119
8. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 137
9. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 135
10. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 130
11. Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play 112
12. Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play 141
13. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 105
14. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 049r
15. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 043
16. Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play 082
17. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 127
18. Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 117

angry child 014 w/ Toru Ikemoto

Live Recording from our 5h set at Wall To Wall Club Festival @RSO_Berlin
@TILT-label takeover OPAN floor

Sunday morning 4—9h am

N.R.M 
@https://soundcloud.com/n0rem 
https://www.instagram.com/fukkkkoff/

HAMY
https://soundcloud.com/hamy303
https://www.instagram.com/hamyyyx/

HAMY b2b N.R.M 5HRS I WALL TO WALL x TILT @RSO.BERLIN 19.08.23

G.R.M.C.K @ Unfold LXVIII NYE Opening Set

My guest mix & interview about all things Techno for Below Ground.
Enjoy ....... >

Below Ground Featuring Ben Long

Art Bei Ton Podcast 111: Andrea Zapata
(@andreazapata)

For our 111th podcast, we're happy to invite  the great artist from Peru: Andrea Zapata!

We were happy to have her play at our event in Medellin last February, in collaboration with the legendary Colombian promoter Freedom Medellin, as well as the amazing Japanese event series Liquid Drop groove.

Dive into her hypnotic techno podcast, a journey supported by positive energies with bright melodies and organic sounds.

More info about Andrea Zapata:

Andrea Zapata is a producer and DJ based in Lima, Perú. She develops in the deep and hypnotic techno genres as well as experimental and their subgenres. 

She always offers an unpredictable ride with a fairly linear rhythm with quirky sounds that create a hypnotic atmosphere along with very subtle changes that manage to bring the listener into a deep journey. She finds inspiration in her feelings and every time she leaves her daily life and manages to have contact with nature.  

Andrea has released an EP ‘Intuitium’ for KVLTÖ Records and has been part of various artists releases in records such as Lindeluft, Orbitando, Indefinite Pitch, Accent Records, Aurora Mistica, and Dorian.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/andreazapata
IG: https://www.instagram.com/andreazapata______/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/AZandreazapataa
RA: https://ra.co/dj/andreazapata

Art Bei Ton Podcast 111: Andrea Zapata

76번째 vurt podcast는 네덜란드의 라이브 테크노 듀오 Artefakt의 113분 라이브 세트와 함께 합니다. 이 세트는 지난 2023년 field records의 15주년을 기념하여 열린 'Floating World’ 레이블 투어 중 도쿄 Spread에서 6월 2일에 녹음된 라이브 실황 세트입니다. (도쿄 이벤트는 Liminal Dreams가 공동주최 하였습니다.)

The 76th vurt podcast features a 113-minute live set from Artefakt, the live techno duo from the Netherlands. 
This set by Artefakt was recorded live at Spread in Tokyo, on the 2nd of June 2023. This night was part of the Field Records ‘Floating World’ label tour celebrating their 15 year anniversary. The Tokyo events were co-organised by the Liminal Dreams collective.

https://soundcloud.com/artefakt-official
https://www.instagram.com/artefaktofficial/

세계적으로 잘 알려진 네덜란드의 라이브 테크노 듀오 Artefakt는 닉 라피엔(Nick Lapien)과 로빈 쿡(Robin Koek)의 최면적이고 주술적인 음악에 대한 공통된 애정을 기반으로 시작되었다. 듀오는 폭넓은 프레임-워크(frame-work)를 통해 음악이 연주되는 동안 소리의 질감과 톤을 미세하게 변화시켜 인간의 뇌가 몰입하고 호흡할 수 있는 최적의 분위기를 조성한다. 최근에는 즉흥적인 방식을 기반으로 정교하게 큐레이팅된 콜라보레이션 시리즈 De Stijl를 선보이며 창작의 경계를 확장하고 있다. Artefakt는 유럽, 북미, 아시아 전역에서 라이브 공연을 펼쳐왔으며, 아날로그 감성이 짙은 이들의 무대는 아름다운 선율과 깊은 감성의 테크노를 좋아하는 팬이라면 절대로 놓쳐서는 안될 최고의 공연이다.

At the root of Nick Lapien and Robin Koek’s Artefakt project is a shared love for melancholic, hypnotic voodoo music. Their sound is pensive with deep, rich textures; long track lengths—often six-minutes-plus—give the duo an expansive framework in which to make small changes of texture and tone, creating cerebral, balanced atmospheres that absorb and engage. “Sometimes we just take a short element, like the sound of a falling drop of water, and from this recording we extract the rhythm and use it as a starting point,” they say. “It’s a very organic way of creating new material.” 
After a period of self-reflection, the Dutch duo returned in 2019 to launch a label with a new EP. De Stijl serves as a platform for their musical explorations and those of their close friends. The imprint’s inaugural EP,  Far and Wide, a lesson in dancefloor-ready techno that prioritises mood and melancholy, preceded Monsoon, Artefakt’s second album, this time on Svreca’s mighty Semantica Records. Across eight tracks, the duo evidenced an intrinsic understanding of rhythmic structures, confirming their status as one of the most singular and emotionally evocative acts in contemporary techno. 
As a live act, Lapien and Koek have performed all across Europe, North America, and Asia, their analog-heavy set a must-see for fans of melodic and deeply emotive techno. Drawing on their shared love for collecting records, they also perform as DJs, crafting long, hypnotic narratives laced with exclusive material and records from the expensive collections, old and new. 
Having first crosses paths at university, Lapien and Koek began making music together in 2012. Lapien, whose infectious, swinging house cuts have featured on Rekids, Soul People Music, and DVS1’s Mistress, was just beginning his career as a solo artist; while Koek, who designs his own artistic systems and teaches at dBs Music Berlin, had just earned a Master of Arts from Utrecht's School of Arts, specializing in Sound Design and Composition. After releasing two EPs on the legendary Dutch imprint Delsin Records, in 2017 Koek and Lapien presented their debut album, Kinship, cementing their nuanced, atmospheric style while showcasing its breadth. It was the first big step in their ongoing pursuit to adopt techno as an art-form rather than a genre.

vurt podcast 76 - Artefakt Live (Recorded Spread Tokyo)

Bllack Rose Joins Darkelementsofc Guestmix Series #070 

Bllack Rose, DJ and producer, stands out for her autenticity and sonic excellence. With a solid education from some of Brazil's top electronic music institutions, she has secured her place on the most prominent stages of the national underground scene. In 2024, Bllack Rose reached new heights by releasing 5 EPs that were met with entusiastic reception from both critics and fans. One of her major milestones was securing 2nd place in the Top 100 Techno (Raw/Deep/Hypnotic) on Beatport with the EP Space Grooves, solidifying her presence on the global stage.


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DEOFC 070 | BLLACK ROSE

As 2025 unfolds and we move towards our first show of the year with Ignez, joined by our good friends Undisclosed (@undisclosedaus) and New School (@newschool.aus), we also mark the return of HYPNO Sounds, with a special collab edition. 

For this episode, we present a mix that perfectly embodies the spirit of the event — an immersive soundtrack rich with depth, tension, and flow.

Crafted by a boundary-pushing Australian artist, the mix explores the raw textures of hypnotic techno while carrying a sense of grace throughout. With nods to the mid-2010s of techno (a forgotten goldmine of hypnotic techno), this mix flings you into orbit with an impeccable assortment of 1AM hazy dance-floor, heads-down goodness (you know what I mean...) 

About the artist: 

Their devotion to a particular sound and approach has driven their ability to grow rapidly since entering the scene just a few years ago, and it is this obsession that will continue to allow them to blossom. They're an artist to watch by all accounts, and whether it’s DJing or producing, they will always be emerging as an essential feature of Australia.

Enjoy the mix
x

HYPNO SOUNDS — Collab Edition

M^RC is a techno DJ from Berlin crafting hypnotic and driving sets that fuse deep rhythms with tribal grooves and melodic textures. Influenced by the raw energy of artists like Amotik and Luke Slater, he balances groove and atmosphere, creating layered journeys that move both mind and body. This mix reflects his current inspirations—an exploration of contrast, depth, and intensity

010 - M^RC - Frequency Escapes

A true driving force both within and beyond the South-American techno ecosystem, Zisko graces us with two hours of clinically laid down big-room punch and genre-unbound, off-kilter rhythms on steroid. Championing a sound both highly intense and surgically precise, the Argentinian DJ and producer has us surfing a rogue wave of frenzied analogue funk, sci-fi-informed industrial pound and proto-electroid impulsions. Not one for the faint-hearted, Zisko’s mix is galloping techno at its most eruptively driving and merciless, bound for heavy-duty, mid-set apexes and hi-impact mosh pits down the basement. Total smasher beware, this one’s cut from the heaviest alloy.

soundcloud.com/ziskomusic

Below Ground Featuring Ben Long

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