Saturday night

Alex Kassian... IsBurning #89

Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and artist, Alex Kassian has become a firm favourite of ours over here at Phonica over the past couple of years. His sophisticated, lush and organic sounding productions have been picked up by labels such as Paramida’s Love On The Rocks and Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records in recent years. His most recent release, Leave Your Life, was released in 2021 via Pinchy & Friends, and we can safely say it was one of our most-played, and bestselling, records of the year.

Together with Hiroaki OBA, Alex is also one-half of Opal Sunn, who have been operating their own imprint Planet Sundae since 2017, through which they self-released a number of EPs, catching the attention of and support from dance music luminaries such as Andrew Weatherall and DJ Sprinkles.

Check out the full feature & interview over at offtherecord.net

Full Feature

Phonica Mix Series 93: Alex Kassian

https://soundcloud.com/auralogic
Despite choosing a more private path than the typical artist, Auralogic has been increasingly sought out by promoters who put music first and foremost. She’s become a permanent fixture of Colorado's flourishing underground.

Her ubiquity is well deserved. She has teased out a recognizable thread connecting techno, house, breakbeat, ambient and other left-field tangents of electronic music. To experience the distinctive atmosphere auralogic curates during each of her sets is to understand why, despite her best efforts, she remains in demand. At once analytical and expressive, it doesn’t take long for her to identify the point of resonance between herself and everybody on the dance floor.

Tracklist: 
Sperimentale (Laura BCR Remix)
Wa Wu We - where Colors are the birds
Pangaea - Bear Witness
Al Wootton - Wychwood Dub
Nico - Ventana
Alexis - Refractions
Appleblim - Unfound
Joy Orbison - pinky ring
Djrum - Sex
Shanti Celeste - Make Time
Overmono - Verbosa
Objekt - Theme From Q
Laurel Halo & Hodge - Tru
Lone - Dragonrush
Ploy - Stinky
Anz - Loos In Twos (NRG)
KETTAMA - My Break Sounds Better With You
Pearson Sound - Blanked
Interplanetary Criminal - Darkside
Ramadanman x Joy Orbison - J. Doe Them
Aloka - XTX3
Soundbwoy Killah - Burning
1-800 GIRLS - Slipping

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RND 061 - Auralogic

So happy to share this with u finally and I hope u enjoy this mix as much as I did while playing! From 0 to a Sold Out Kasematten Schlossberg Graz in 1.5 hours, from deep house to classic house tunes. Playing this opening Set was quite a unique experience and ride for me as well :)

Lots of love to my Springfestival Family for this beautiful present! <3

Springfestival Graz 2022 // Opening Set for Fatboy Slim

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/3MGDxou

@ALUNA's In Session mix traverses hypnotic and energised sounds from across the African diaspora, providing us with an entrancing hour of atmospheric amapiano, syncopated rhythms and refined vocals.

Tracklist

In Session: Aluna

An eclectic high energy mix of African dance music with fresh tunes and exclusives by TonicMotion, Dlala Thukzin, Thakzin and more.

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KNVL - October 2022

September

HÖR - Love On The Rocks - Alex Kassian - September 19 2022

An hour mix from KNVL moving through tribal house and amapiano selections. New releases inside from DJ LeSoul and MÖRDA inside.

**For the first time in our 7 year history, we’re asking you, our listeners to help support and build a better Balamii. By subscribing monthly you can contribute to the future of Balamii and help us to continue to nurture our creative community. From as little as £3 a month you'll help cover the cost of generating thousands of hours of great radio and support up and coming artists. As thanks, you’ll receive a code for 20% off our merchandise (code sent 24-48hrs after you subscribe) as well as being the first to hear about our events. Our goal is to develop new features that improve our service and therefore build a better Balamii for our family of artists and listeners.**

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KNVL - November 2022

Feel My Bicep Mixtape 198 by Fantastic Twins
http://www.feelmybicep.com/fmb-mixtape-198-fantastic-twins/

For this week’s episode of the FMB mixtape series, we welcome Julienne Dessagne aka Fantastic Twins; the Berlin-based French artist, producer, live performer and label owner (Microdosing). As usual we fired some questions over to find out a bit about the mix & what she’s been up to recently:

Mainly traveling for my live shows and in between working in the studio on lots of exciting projects – a soundtrack for contemporary dance, adding the last touches to my album, finishing an EP, and a new collaboration with Andrei Rusu (1/2 of the Khidja duo)… amongst other things. 

The mix was recorded in my studio in Berlin. My focus has always been on producing music and performing live shows rather than DJing so I have learnt to find my own way of making mixes which isn’t exactly the standard DJ approach. I use mainly Ableton and some outboard effect units. After selecting the music and digitalising vinyls when needed, I put the tracks in a session and do quite a lot of editing, add some layers of my own recorded material or vocals here and there, process some bits through external effects, etc. My mix is ultimately an instinctive assembling of all that and some happy accidents. The idea behind the mix is hopefully to create emotion for the listeners. I personally don’t enjoy mixes that sound like a straight motorway from start to finish. I much prefer to be taken through highs, lows and unexpected turns. I approach mixes in a very similar way to my live sets. For this particular mix, I liked the idea of starting things on what sounds like the fading end of something else. And building anew from there, in full circle. 

Up next?

Some upcoming live shows this weekend in Paris, Prague, a Mexican tour in December, an endless list of projects to finish in the studio, and I’m also looking forward to diving into the visual / art direction research for my new album which will hopefully be released next year.

FMB Mixtape 198 by Fantastic Twins

Rinse FM Podcast

Crucast with Cajama b2b Michael Sparks & WA-FU - 16 November 2022

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/logic1000-18th-november-2022
Logic1000 splits a guest show with rising Malaysian Irish producer Yuné Pinku, presenting two half hour slots of dancefloor selections...

Logic1000 w/ Yuné Pinku 171122

Lush techno and electronica from the Salford-based crew Cong Burn.

https://www.nts.live/shows/perfume-advert/episodes/perfume-advert-19th-november-2022

Cong Burn w/ L. Pearson 181122

Here's my Fractal forest mix from Shambhala 2022. I hope you enjoy it!

A.Skillz Shambhala Mix 2022

Deep house & techno showcases from one of Detroit's most gifted DJs...

https://www.nts.live/shows/dj-bone/episodes/dj-bone-25th-november-2022

FURTHER w/ Dj Bone & Goldie - 25th November 2022

The Dance Show with Emerald ft. Fracture - 25 November 2022

DÔME i s a large beautiful family summarizing the wide spectrum of electronic music, through the lens of young local artists, as well as a sub-label of Astropolis Records since the summer of 2020. They released a first EP with A-Sim, Unklevon, Théo Muller and Ringard, between deconstructed club music, bold electro & sunny tribal dances.

Catch DÔME every month on rinse.fr.

Rinse Podcast France

Dôme avec Moody - 26 Novembre 2022

Xmas 92' Special with... Geeneus - 25 December 2022

Mega Rave Radio with Klose One, Jay Carder, Oneman, Bluetoof, Smash Hits & Benton - 25 December 2022

Rave-inspired grooves from Oliver Jones.

Download and interview: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_Skream

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XLR8R Podcast 780: Skream

Mix with a bit of all sorts of uplifting tunes to help everyone through the weeks of staying in..turn it up loud and dance around the kitchen !

Saturday night

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