HER 他 Transmission 052:  Sonja

Welcome back to another Transmission broadcasting from the HER 他 Transmission Mix Series, a weekly mix series showcasing incredible artists from around the world. For the 52nd edition, we bring you a mix from DJ, Music writer, editor, experimental synth player and creator of Bibioteka Records, Sonja.

As a DJ, Sonja enjoys to play with and within genres, touching on leftfield techno and deep house. As a musician, commanding her analogue hardware, She creates and explores improvised, alien and fleeting sets that have a mix of deconstructed drone, ambient, club and noise music. Sonja released her first experimental/Modular EP in October 2020, entitled ‘Grounding’
Please enjoy the mix and remember to support, share, and be kind to everyone!
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HER 他 Transmission 052:  Sonja Tracklist
Orli - Rexxar
Adam Pits - Socket Power
Viktor Udvari - Tatar James
Modular & Xzavier Stone - THEIR IN THE WOODS
FYI Chris - Special Names
New World & Qnete - Doughboy
Sirko Muller - Infinity (umlaut on u)
313 Acid Queen - Interstate (75S Microdose)
Torai - Doppler
DJ Cortizone - Cough Syrup
Khristian K - Birdhouse
Jude Brown - Bad For Me
Booca - Venice
Demian - Tesseract
Patricia - Early Stages of Something
Fitz - And Cut
Pillow Queen - Estrel Nights
Gladio - Wild Horses
Fabio Orru - Butterfly Effect (Matt Hieu Remix)
Aces High - Play House

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HER 他 Transmission 052: Sonja

Sonja tells us a little bit about the mix with the track ID below...

"I always want to have fun and throw my desire for silliness and goofing off into my mixes. While I take myself seriously as a DJ, I also acknowledge that a lot of the music I listen to is just about having a good time. Techno transports me into a dark room where I can be myself and experiment and dance and move. Techno is especially dark, and I wanted to approach this mix from a lighter perspective, blending together harsh techno tracks with minimal and looser ones for a mix that veers a little bit left of what's expected.

Tracklist
Kai Patternberg - Umleitung (Original Mix)
1 X 1 X - Rebel & Revolt
Fede Lng - Looking From Above
kLines - Nerve (Rodrick Remix)
Detroit's Filthiest - What Lies Beneath
Blaxad - Shotgun Law
Schacke - Automated Lover
Feral - Crossing
Boston 168 - Jupiter's Moons
The Prophecy - Jam Master (T78 & ROBPM Remix)
DJ GIRL - Untitled
Raito, T78 - Acid People
Kevin Wesp - Verzerrung
J. Tjin - 315 W 33RD
Wagon Christ - Hello
Mang & GRAN - Live4evr
Cleyra - Shafted
Mr. Free - The 4th Room
Britney Spears  - Piece Of Me (Techno Remix)
Trade - Positive Neckline
Farceb - Exoplanet War
Seven Tension - Mind Flayer
88lb. - Delicious
Shacke - Klub Theme
Zach Murray - FIne Balance
Oscar Mulero - Inclination (Original Mix)
Andress Conde - Suicide And Night Of Horror

NoddingHeadsRadio - TrueConnectionFM #2 Sonja

AS PREMIERED ON HATE LAB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ofAmKb1u4&ab_channel=HATELAB

New single coming out called “He Came Back,” from our artist Rafael Khan and his long-time friend and collaborator, Stashole, playing together as RISK.

Both Rafael and Stashole are known in the underground Toronto scene for their harsh, heavy techno sounds and live sets. Rafael Khan is an electronic music producer, DJ, and software engineer based in Toronto. He has a fascination with anything and everything related to music technology, currently driving his own endeavours as both a musician and engineer.

Stashole is a Russian-Canadian producer who's been producing various genres on and off for several years and DJing since around January 2020. Lately, he's been focused on working with dark industrial sounds, and he had a track released on Measure Divide’s Isolate Exp. project earlier in 2020.

Both Rafael and Stashole have extensive work experience with modular synthesizers, often relying on them for their releases. A side project, Okay Synthesizer, is a product born out of necessity, a new module the two of them are working on in a team.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2U9otrY8QEi79JEOOTlg69
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/kr/album/_/1577856034?i=1577856035&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX
TIDAL: https://listen.tidal.com/track/191878420

He Came Back

RISK - He Came Back

BIBLIOTEKA059
Release Date: Dec 12, 2020

Leucrocuta's debut single for Biblioteka Records, "thank you for your time," is an emotional journey into queer love.

Art by Hex-A-Decimal (Lost Angles)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3AgTIi9hpBYbkJOwiSmZuZ
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/_/1541386489?i=1541386490&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX
TIDAL: https://listen.tidal.com/track/162935393

Leucrocuta - thank you for your time

BIBLIOTEKA061
Jan 1, 2021

First release of the new year. Two artists collide.

Our artist Erin Corbett remixes Leucrocuta's beautiful, emotional single "thank you for your time"

Art by Hex-A-Decimal (Lost Angles)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6kKlkrAjIa6hAYHrgWYHCF
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/_/1545484243?i=1545484244&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX

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Leucrocuta - thank you for your time (Erin Corbett Remix)

BIBLIOTEKA062

Leucrocuta - bacon boi

Art by Hex-A-Decimal (Lost Angles)

The second track off Leucrocuta's upcoming EP.
Release Date: Jan 16, 2021

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0zvky4TVPZcbQkXudinxlZ
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/_/1547543321?i=1547543322&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX
TIDAL: https://listen.tidal.com/track/168362498

www.biblioteka.world

Leucrocuta - bacon boi

Nathan Yell - Wild
BIBLIOTEKA063
The first single from Nathan Yell from his debut EP

Art by Erika Doner

Released Jan 23, 2021
Biblioteka Records

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/78dbkLPkCb8eXWy1W7Ok5p
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/_/1547211452?i=1547211453&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX
TIDAL: https://listen.tidal.com/track/168053534

www.biblioteka.world

Nathan Yell - Wild

Completing the Hot Summer Trash trilogy, we have Leucrocuta's titular track, with incredible 3D art from Hex-A-Decimal(Lost Angles).

Feb 13, 2021
Biblioteka Records
BIBLIOTEKA065

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/56h1Ml0xmanaFX94aTDGtH
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/_/1552593425?i=1552593696&mt=1&app=music&ls=1&at=1000lHKX
TIDAL: https://listen.tidal.com/track/172707141

Hot Summer Trash

Leucrocuta - Hot Summer Trash

Sonja, also known as Sofie Mikhaylova, is a DJ, experimental synth artist, music writer and editor, workshop organizer and facilitator, and creator of independent record label Biblioteka Records. As a DJ, she enjoys playing with genres touching leftfield techno and deep house, and has a monthly residency on Miami-based station Empty Plate Radio. She also curates DJ mix series Sonja and Friends. As a musician, she relies on analogue hardware for improvised, alien, and fleeting modular synthesizer sets that play with, at different times, deconstructed drone, ambient, club, and noise music. In October 2020, she released her first experimental modular/found sounds EP, “Grounding.” In addition to making music, she also curates and teaches workshops on topics ranging from beginner guides to modular synthesis and music production to starting one’s own record label. 

The coming 60 minutes you will be offered an experimental techno mix featuring some recent additions to Sonja's collection and some of her longtime favourites. 
Some words by Sonja: "I had wanted to do just a pure hard techno mix, but, since a lot of these songs wouldn’t really make a ton of sense in the club, and we don’t know when we’ll ever be back in there, I wanted to take this opportunity to mix some of my more unusual techno selections together. This mix is an ode to the most underground of underground parties, of fluctuating songs, to disco lovers, to colourful, dressed up techno fans, to dancers beyond the all black. It’s an ode to dancing in general, moving the body freely, connecting with the music. It’s a combination of darker sounds with elements of joyful freedom. As a DJ, I’ve always felt my role was to move and surprise. The Britney Spears remix at the end of this mix is an air kiss blown to the shameless pop music lovers who are always ready to have fun on the dancefloor, to be non judgemental. The techno scene can be so painfully purist sometimes. It doesn’t have to be so serious. Music can be fun. Let the rhythm show you how to explore and experiment."

nachtdienst / nightshift 30 - Sonja | Toronto (CA)

Biblioteka Records is a Toronto-based independent record label that was established in an east end apartment in 2017 as a way to self-release a project, but evolved into a way to support instrumental, electronic music. With a focus on digital and limited edition cassette releases, we aim to put out only the best and most unique electronic music while continuing to learn and grow as an artist-run and artist-focused label.

Leucrocuta - Hot Summer Trash

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