For my first visit in San Francisco, I had the immense pleasure of playing at Endzeit party in collaboration with Club Moniker & hyper k in a new warehouse space, with an amazing sound system and a great vibe making it a memorable night.
Hope you enjoy it !

Altinbas at Church of Endzeit, San Francisco 04-04-2025

Viennese DJ/Producer Alpha Tracks is best-known as a fleet-footed champion for contemporary neo-trance. Where others to the north of the genre’s beginnings are breathing new life into the musical style, Felix Benedikt holds down the fort in the east, deriving his intrinsic link to its forms from the early millennium record-digging. With releases on imprints like Blue Hour, Ute.Rec., his very own Morbid and newly pressed <AIR WAYS> bristling with scrappy basslines, the shape of his mission is sharp in focus, a revival and reconfiguration of those 90s sounds into something modern and loaded with relevance. Striking parallels with the speed of data in our modern landscape could be made with trance’s newfound acceptance, but for Felix it’s something inherently felt. Logic demands respite, and his palette has changed to suit an equal need for interiority, a slower pace and the psychic realm. Enter Zenaari Mix 017: this latest episode turns down the tempo and strips away the kick of his bellicose basslines for a pure and surrealist patchwork of prophetic sounds. Rapid eye melodies that conjure up a dark side to Alpha Tracks’ moon. Weird and beautiful frequencies from Vienna’s veteran artist.

@alpha-tracks-official

1. The Future Sound of London – Cascade
2. Subdub - Monuments On Earth
3. Donato Dozzy - Personal Rock
4. Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Delusion Fields
5. Biosphere & Deathprod - Journey To The Centre Of The First, Pt.2 
6. Alpha Tracks - December (Nino Stelzl Remix)
7. Richie Hawtin - Concept 1 96 :12 24:00
8. A Strange Wedding - Wormhole Breaker (Patrick Russell Remix) 
9. David Sylvian – Epiphany
10. Biosphere - Ancient Campfire
11. Terre Thaemlitz - Subjective Loss, Day 83
12. MLO - Birds & Flutes
13. Silence - While Angels Sleep
14. Datacide - Data Haiku
15. Aphex Twin - #20
16. Terre Thaemlitz - 2AM on a Silo
17. Labradford - Air Lubricated Free Axis Trainer
18. Biosphere – Shade
19. Plastikman - Cor Ten
20. Plastikman – Consumed
21. nthng - Monk Teknois
22. Eternal Basement - Switch The Things
23. Om - Human Love
24. Biosphere – Hyperborea
25. Carl Craig – Sandstorms
26. nthng - Two People
27. Tetsu Inoue - Magnetic Field
28. Philipp Pettauer - Coming Full Spiral
29. Europa - V

Zenaari Mix 017 - Alpha Tracks

Inspired by his dance floor experiences in Chicago, NYC, and Berlin, Will Tom found his voice in the hypnotic and raw side of techno. He aims to explore the intersection of layered atmosphere and sharp physical drive, chasing a sound that reflects the deep, physical energy of the dance floor. For his WHPK Spotlight, Will hones in on these instincts for 90-minutes of dense, layered techno—balancing tension, momentum, and rhythmic pressure with three decks and a Xone:96.

Having spent his first two years as a DJ developing his sound at WHPK and organizing the Kimbark Fourth State party series, Will is now set to relocate to New York.

@will_tom

Originally mixed live from the WHPK studio for Bang Le' Dex. Recording provided and mastered by Taigo Onez.

Tracklist (artist names):
1. Feisfois (unreleased)
2. Toru Katsuta
3. Oscar Mulero
4. Fvndo
5. Translate
6. Patrik Carrera
7. Pulso (Staffan Linzatti Remix)
8. Peryl & Rødhåd
9. RUMAN
10. RUMAN
11. Setaoc Mass
12. Sejon
13. Gunjack
14. Humana
15. Confusion
16. CSILLA
17. Confusion
18. LUAR
19. Feisfois (unreleased)
20. BILY
21. Oscar Mulero
22. D.Dan
23. Phara
24. Oscar Mulero
25. Oscar Mulero
26. Ruman
27. Oscar Mulero
28. Oscar Mulero
29. Kwartz
30. ZAHN & Z.I.P.P.O
31. Feisfois (unreleased)
32. Dykkon
33. DVS1
34. Yoikol
35. DVS1
36. Justyn Nell
37. Gunjack
38. Z.I.P.P.O

WHPK Spotlight | Will Tom Live for Bang Le' Dex

✧ SC @hypnotic-black-magic
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Hypnotic Black Magic is a Berlin/Lisbon-based techno artist and founder of Art Bei Ton, known for hypnotic sets, gender-balanced lineups, and support for FLINTA* and queer artists. Blending nostalgic and avant-garde influences, she weaves deep techno, ambient, and ritualistic rhythms into immersive dancefloor journeys. This 2h set was recorded live at Future Imperfect x Art Bei Ton in Sydney on Feb 22nd, 2025. Her debut EP drops later this year.

tracklist

1. Alex Schultz - Intro [PRX RECORDS]
2. Kohra & Midnight Traffic - Aqua Terra [Mana Abundance]
3. Kontinum - Mutzen [Initiate Records]
4. Loek Frey - Pace [OQAD]
5. Innerworld - Pluteus Nigrovirdis [Mana Abundance]
6. Max Duret - Infiltration [FLUX]
7. Solma - Rolling Silk [DE RIO]
8. Trillosta - Hypnosis [silencer]
9. Jörmungandr - Root Mender (Zara Remix) [Pure Space]
10. Kaisei - Motion [area127]
11. Surt - Slick [VEHEMENCE]
12. IRA - Circe [MUSA]
13. Aveen - Recoiled [elysium]
14. Vent des Forêts - Horizon Clair [Guardian Records]
15. Abo Abo - Reptilation1 [DE RIO]
16. Ettore Rigadello - Batomál [FLUX]
17. Tadan - Beautiful, Yet Unforgiving [area127]
18. ASC - S100 [Samurai Music]
19. 矯激 [ Radical ] - Hallucinogenic Zeitoun [The Radical]
20. Biocym - Yellow Anaconda [Common Ancestors]
21. Kyoshi - Beyond [Guardian Records]
22. Egregore - Partial Truth System Decay (Tit for Tat Mix)
[Synthetic Pleasures]
23. Spekki Webu - Infinite Path Of Life [DE RIO]
24. Rick Insonne - No Talk [area127]
25. DJ Hauge - Omission [DE RIO]
26. Nicolas Rifo - Systems [Intelligence UFO]
27. LOIF - Get Me Off This Ride!! [Steeplejack]
28. Alpha Tracks - February-2025 [Alpha Tracks]
29. Laes - deep down in tha bog [silencer]
30. Komet99 - Saturn [FLUX]
31. DJ Hauge & Mully - Acerbic Edge [In Orbit]
32. Jörmungandr - 16 Sulawesi Water Skink [DE RIO]
33. Drawbridge - Go Fast In The Jungle [area127]
34. Transki - Laika [DE RIO]
35. K.O.P. 32 - Hymns [METAPHORE INDUSTRIE]
36. LOIF - Ektoplazm [Steeplejack]
37. Ryft - Zaubermachen [Art Bei Ton]
38. Apocsys - Swiri [HYPERWAVES]
39. Floating Machine & Inerte - Ravina [Art Bei Ton]
40. Einox - Departed [Turbine Music]
41. Aphex Twin - Lichen (1136 Mix) [Wisp Remix]

✧

✧ Flux Mix Series 034︱Hypnotic Black Magic

There’s a rhythm to how the festival unfolds. Thursday opens slowly, almost like a breath in. By Friday night, the pulse is stronger, but not too heavy. Monument festival had settled into its rhythm, and Kia and Polygonia stepped into the wooden dj-booth together.

The forest floor was vibrating, the crowd fully present. Their set matched the moment—playful, warm, and alive. It felt like Friday was always meant to sound like this. Varden became their playground.

This was more than a strong back-to-back. Two years earlier, they met here, both playing solo, both part of the Monument line-up for the first time. This night marked an anniversary of their friendship. From solo artists to close friends, now creating something special together.

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/kia-sydney
https://www.instagram.com/kiasvs/

https://soundcloud.com/polygonia
https://www.instagram.com/_polygonia_/


Monument Festival 2024 : Kia b2b Polygonia

It’s back to the Norwegian woods with Mikkel Rev for Bassiani Podcast 259. Alongside Oprofessionel he moonlights as Omformer, and co-spearheads the Oslo-based UTE collective, famous for offering mystical forest raves, memorable club nights and their take-home recordings via digital/vinyl outlet UTE.REC (and sub-label Translusid). Trance is the main thrust, but an updated and savvy manifestation of it that’s more than suited to 2025, furnishing its breakneck rhythms with the experimental slant of its IDM and ambient forebears. It’s an elevated approach to a known genre, and perhaps at the bleeding edge of its future potential, keeping sound and woodland birthplace tethered crucial to its mission. As well as a number of EPs out on his homespun label, he’s apt to explore the fringes of his sound and export its singular voice across the map: intelligent trance with a strong emotional charge. This latest instalment keeps that promise with Mikkel on top form, an hour of cathartic beats recorded live at Bassiani: supernatural and stylish fare for sylvan nighttime gatherings.

@mikkel-rev

Bassiani invites Mikkel Rev [live] / Podcast #259

M66 is a Bay Area DJ and SutroFM resident. They host Nascent Attraction every first Saturday of the month from 6-8pm PST on SutroFM.net.

"This mix is about joy, movement, and your sweaty ass."

FLUX AETRNA 072: M66

Hailing from Northern California and currently residing in San Francisco, MILANA converges elements of freetek, psytrance, IDM, and deep techno to create her own sonic identity. Her psychedelic soundscapes evoke feelings of melancholy and euphoria, deeply exploring the splintered edges between light and dark.

Follow the artist: @milsonline

techlab.bp podcast - MILANA

Waves of pulsing, layered techno from the revered Mala Junta resident.

If the electronic music industry is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over what makes for true techno, then D.Dan is one of the underground's great modern emissaries.

A figurehead from the new guard of DJs to arise in the '20s, the Berlin-based artist and Mala Junta resident is an ambassador for a sound that is strongly anchored in the classic roots of techno. His productions, like his mixes, are revved-up takes on the hypnotic wormholes that defined dance floors last decade, but with a fresh (and high BPM) millennial twist. 

Originally from Seattle, D.Dan became enamoured with the spectral stylings of psych rock and shoegaze in adolescence. It's not difficult to see how the cosmic tapestry of bands like Cocteau Twins became a blueprint for the entrancing music he's gone on to make as an adult. His releases on Mutant Future and summerpup are latticeworks of loops and layered percussion, custom-tooled for lost hours on the dance floor and drawn-out mixes behind the decks. 

This approach directly extends into his DJ practice, where he pairs song selections from contemporaries that mirror his own reduced, controlled approach to techno. RA.994 is a Grade A display of contemporary four-to-the-floor from flagbearers like Roll Dann and Marcal.

And like D.Dan's standalone records, his RA Podcast finds room for sweetness—the intermittent peal of an open clap, the steady ripening of a chord—while ultimately emphasising the beauty of function and form over flair.

@ddan-sounds

Find the full interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/994

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