Dance music

"Straight ahead", as opposed to "Free" in the playlists, denotes essentially rhythmic considerations.

Sorry, no time for the historics, maybe later.  The tags are faithful.  I'm concentrating on the short tracks.

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Bitter Caress

MIXES

My project - Mixing For a Cause : 

I have ideas, a voice, opinions I want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. I also wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe not only I but everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for.  

I hope these mixes can be my small contribution to raise awareness about causes that are important to me.

MFC PODCASTS

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from BitterCaress. The Montreal-based DJ/producer has been on the rise for the past few years, both behind the decks and as a promoter and running MFC Records, which features some great artists all for humanitarian causes. Coming from a classical music background, she discovered techno when she moved to Montreal and has never looked back, fusing rave ready, high energy sounds with her unique touch. Today we are thrilled to host this great mix to start off the year!

@bittercaress

New Brvtalism No. 314 - BitterCaress

* FULL INTERVIEW: https://boltingbits.com/mixed-by-cmd/

Corina MacDonald aka CMD has been busy recently, releasing two EPs in the last few months of 2021; Precarious Pursuit on Bandcamp and Social Factory Reset with the US label Fixed Rhythms. For Montrealers, her voice might be familiar from CKUT radio where she hosts the program Modular Systems every other Sunday. As a producer and DJ, she has performed at editions of MUTEK, Piknic Electronik, Igloofest, and in many of Montreal’s club nights and venues, where she fuses synth-laden aesthetics of acid, techno, electro, and house music. This mix is representative of some of her musical predispositions, setting the more abstract and ambient up against some techno and electro gems, mixing up the old guard and newcomers alike.

Steve Moore - VII [In The Machine Age]
Archivist - Psion (Claudio PRC Remix) [Sure Thing]
Damon Wild - Amber [Infrastructure New York]
HVL - Stereo Rainbow [HVL]
Annie Hall - Verd Mar [CPU]
Pye Corner Audio - Verberation Lab [Ghost Box]
Bézier - 林百貨 [Honey Soundsystem]
Skulptor - Support Systems [Fokus Global]
Teleself - Nervous System [Power Plant]
Lucita Octans - Qlofruo
Sepehr - Darklord [Klakson]
Lok44 - Volta [TRUST]
Force Placement - Millipede [Private Selection]
Francesca - Screwtape [Pleasure Club]
Plastikman - Helikopter [M_nus]
Escaflowne - Tha Neu Blenda
Jeff Mills - Automatic [Purpose Maker]
Nuel - OK Face [Latency]
K. Hand - The Creator [Tresor]
Grammar of Movement - Sad Juno [Lobster UNDR]
Rebecca Goldberg - Mood Organ [Detroit Underground]
Christina Chatfield - Concatenate II [Mysteries of the Deep]

INTERVIEW

MIXED BY/ CMD

Next up in the Fast Forward Audio Series, we present: BitterCaress

For several years now, BitterCaress has been pursuing her own musical path. Coming from a classical music background and after studying the piano at the conservatory for several years in Paris, she discovered techno in Montreal when she moved there in 2014.

Professional raver and techno events organizer for a while, she had the chance to broaden her musical culture before going behind the decks at the end of 2018.

Her sharp selection reveals a marked taste for heavy bass and uncompromising beats. Her style is best described as ravy and highly energetic as she draws her inspiration from old school techno, mixing ravy and trancy atmospheres with raw and industrial energies. The artist gets highly creative behind the decks with her openness to other genres and her appetite for risks when comes the time to play unexpected guilty pleasures. BitterCaress definitely knows how to make people dance and will slay any dancefloors.

Her journey has just started but she is already well-established in the Montreal local scene with several gigs under her belt notably at Stereo Nightclub or at Piknic Electronik and her residency at one of the scene’s most hyped collective, OCTOV. Playing alongside Jacidorex or Nur Jaber, among talented others, has definitely put her on the techno map. At the end of 2021, she has also begun to make some waves internationally with several podcasts for many renowned SoundCloud channels such as Possession, The Brvtalist or Instruments of Discipline.

BitterCaress also curates the Mixing for a Cause podcast series where she gives the floor to some local and international artists to raise awareness about causes that are meaningful to them.

In the same spirit, since the end of 2020, she is now managing her brand-new solo project called MFC Records. A label established as a way to support newcomers, fresh talents and already established artists from all over the world who would like to support a cause. All proceeds from the releases are going to carefully chosen non-for-profit organizations.

Through this series and that label, she hopes to build awareness and a better future world.

Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/bittercaress/
https://www.facebook.com/bittercaress/
https://www.instagram.com/bittercaress/

Artwork by Melina Stehr

Fast Forward Audio Series #74: BitterCaress

BitterCaress
https://soundcloud.com/bittercaress
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https://facebook.com/bittercaress

RAWCAST130 • BitterCaress

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @djwhattis to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 27 : Whattis - Awareness Angels All Around

Whattis is a Swedish Berlin based DJ who likes her dance floors wet n wild. With a merciless and technical mixing style, she varies between hard techno, hard techno, and multiple hardcore genres. Whattis is also the founder of the ultra-sexy and queer clusterfuck Bleak Narrative, who conducts their mischief in Berlin and Brooklyn.

For this mix, they wanted to talk about awareness within our club culture.

Whattis: “As an organizer, attendee, and observer of parties and events in Berlin - the capital of decadence and debauchery - one is now used to event organizers adding a slur to their event descriptions such as "No racism, no sexism, no queerphobia, no ableism, no discrimination, no hate of any kind". I do not know if it's like this in other cities around the world. In my city, however, it's close to mandatory. A must. You need to put it there to indicate that you will not tolerate this shit at your event.

In the Berlin club culture, there is a higher and higher demand for awareness of awareness. Awareness about consent. Awareness about harm reduction. Awareness about gender identity. Awareness about violence. Awareness about discrimination. I can go on. The result is that the demand for these kinds of statements (such as the one above) is high, and the event promoters supply.

This movement is constructive. And the aim is to neutralize. Utopia is a reality where this is taken for granted. A reality where we do not have to condemn discrimination before pressing play, and the dance floor can exist as an undisturbed room for music and solidarity.

As an organizer, attendee, and observer of parties and events in Berlin, I am questioning how constructive these words are when there are zero strategies in place to actually live up to them. When they are just functional. You-did-what-was-expected-of-you type of thing. When there is no self-reflection behind them. When your operations outside of your club night do not reflect these values. When you tokenize. When you are a slave to profits. When you never question yourself. When you don't recognize your power position. When you refuse to learn from your mistakes. When you constantly defend your code of conduct. When you are unwilling to listen.

How might our clubbing utopia become real? We could start by strategizing and putting meaning behind our beautifully ethical words. 

Ask yourself: For whom am I intending to create a safer space? Why do I (no matter if you are an attendee, an event organizer, or the lightbulb changer at the club) need to put effort into this at all? When you have sorted that out, you can go on by asking yourself if you are actively sharing knowledge about awareness topics and educating your audience through all mediums accessible to you. Are you curating equitable lineups to the extent possible from where you stand? Do you have a door policy that intends to protect the attendees of your events? Do you educate the staff and yourselves on anti-discrimination topics?

Wow! All this sounds very honorable. Self-righteous too. Welcome to the club saint's preaching sesh!

There will never be a perfect answer to any of these questions you might ask yourself. No matter how aware you are, there is no such thing as a 'safe space' in an environment like a nightclub. But there are forces who do everything they can to strive for our utopia. That is why I dedicate this podcast to one of those forces in my city - TS Raver - a grassroots, trans-led team that provides awareness and peer support at parties in Berlin.

Look them up, bish: https://www.instagram.com/ts_raver/”

MFC 27 : Whattis - Awareness Angels All Around

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @nopolicemusic to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 30 : No Police - You are not alone

No Police invites rebellion through art as a fresh face in the Montreal scene. Listening to her hard-hitting and hedonistic track selections definitely hints at her adventurous mind, which highly influences her sound. Her mixing style proves her curiosity for exploring the depths of the techno, acid, breaks and trance genres.
Through over a decade of consuming electronic music, she discovered artists that share a familiar sentiment of art as a means for collaboration. She launched her own podcast with SASS.& called SPACES on La Face B, a web-based radio dedicated to the electronic music scene in Montreal, which has transformed into a live event series under the same name. She has played at some of the most exciting events and venues in the city such as OCTOV in May 2022 and Stereo Afterhours in August 2022 and has been billed with international artists such as Phase Fatale, Trudge, Ctrls and Regal. No Police has made her debut in Toronto this past November and is proud to be making her festival debut at Igloofest Montreal in January 2023.
No Police's democratic take on techno will undeniably leave listeners with a significant impression and wanting to come back for more each time.

For this mix, she wanted to raise awareness about the mental health crisis in Canada.

No Police: “About 1 in 5 Canadians are affected by mental illness each year. This number only includes those who are formally diagnosed; as unfortunately a lot of cases fall through the cracks in our ever-problematic system. The mental health crisis in our country was never adequately addressed, and cries for advancements and better care seem to fall on deaf ears at the government level. 

While the stigma has been fairly well tackled and people are more comfortable coming out and having discussions about their struggles, the pandemic has caused a drastic increase in cases and this reality has been threatening children, youth, seniors, people living in poverty or homelessness, justice involved individuals, women, LGBTQ2S+ groups, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and Black and other racialized communities. It’s clear that the systemic racism, structural poverty, and other inequities in our country are crippling the mental health care system. 

I wanted to dedicate this podcast to those who are suffering in silence. If you’re experiencing a mental health problem or if you are going through a difficult time, your instinct might be to hide away and keep to yourself; but know that isolation will not help you overcome that situation. If you have a friend, you can reach out to in confidence, don’t be shy to ask for support and a helping hand. You can also message me directly; we can go for a walk or a coffee even if we don’t know each other. If you need someone to listen anonymously, visit https://amiquebec.org/listen/ for a list of organizations you can get in touch with. The biggest gift you can give to yourself is taking that first step and getting the help you deserve. Always remember, you are not alone.”

MFC 30 : No Police - You are not alone

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @aurelieschleger to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 31 : Aurelie Schleger - 77 cents for each $1

Originally from the French Alps, to then establish herself in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the early 90s, it is in Montreal that was born her interest in the techno scene and the art of Djing and mixing vinyl records in 2005, by her own. Today, she’s still a big fan of vinyl records!
Self-taught in this field, thanks to her perseverance and her perpetual curiosity, it is in the Montreal nightlife and underground raves since 2006, played under her old alias ‘’Lill Unseen’’ until 2013, she skillfully demonstrates her personality with techno sounds, while being behind the decks. She has explored different styles of electronic music, from Minimal-Techno, Tech-House, Electro-Techno and Hard-Techno to find her comfort zone in Industrial/Hard- Techno/Electro for a few years now, under her full name: Aurelie Schleger.
In 2007, she graduated from the [RAC] Digital Arts College in Montreal and also participated in several musical productions in collaboration with local artists.
Aurelie also works for multiple labels such as Elektrotribe Records (Germany), Black Leather Records (Colombia) and Atomic Soda Records (France).			
In the past few years, she proudly shared the decks with international Djs like: Radio Slave at Piknic Électronik, FLIM, Ancient Methods, Under Black Helmet, Swarm Intelligence, Orphx, Nuitsible and Öspiel.
Traveling between the latest releases and good old classic vinyl from the early 2000s. Aurelie likes to surprise her audience with a mysterious time-traveling and explore your state of mind, to be only one with you, all on board!	

For this mix, she wanted to raise awareness about the gender pay gap.

Aurelie: “Did you know that ‘’International Pay Equity Day’’ is September 18th? This day should also be for the 364 days of the year. Pay equity, this cause that is close to my heart because still, last year in 2022, women earn 77 cents for each dollar men earn for work of equal value, it's relevant and at this rate, it would take 257 years to close this abyss.
And just a little back in the 1880s, women typically played the role of the homemaker and had worked in textile industries and other industries. Then WWI happened, men left their jobs to serve their country and women replaced their jobs. Women filled many jobs that were brought into existence by wartime needs.  As a result, the number of women employed greatly increased in many industries. This was more than 100 years ago.
So, why do some companies still give less value to their female employees and even this before hiring them? Women today leave university with the same degree as their colleagues and for example, even before being hired in the same company, for the same position, woman will earn 9% less from her first day.
In the health system, it is 24% less than men.
Should we do interviews like ''blind dates'' where we don't even know the candidate's first name? No, I believe that the solution is very simple: transparency, no more barriers, no more glass ceiling, employers should take salary transparency measures for all candidates.
I wanted to dedicate this podcast including female vocals and women producers, for every human, workers, and CEO, to close the gender pay gap, asap.
YOU know your value, bottom line.” 

For more info:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/equal-pay-day
https://www.equalpayinternationalcoalition.org/equal-pay/
https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/the-gender-pay-gap/

MFC 31 : Aurelie Schleger - 77 cents for each $1 (Vinyl Mix)

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @biancabadita to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 32 : Bianca Badita - No End in Sight

Romanian-born and Montréal local Bianca Badita, delivers powerful, warehouse-primed techno. Her sounds can be defined as industrially potent and eerily hypnotic.
As the co-founder of SPACES Live Events & host of monthly web radio La Face B, Bianca participates actively in Montreal’s nightlife. Bianca had the opportunity to share the stage with Drumcell, Henning Baer, Overland, Kris Guilty & Montreal local artists.
Her selections lay a foundation that transports her listeners to a dark and cemented energy-filled space. A diverse arrangement of influences and genres ensures that audiences stay attentive and curious towards each of her performances.

For this mix, she wanted to raise awareness about Ukrainian refugees and the fact that war is still ongoing. 

Bianca: “One year ago, Russia launched a large-scale invasion in Ukraine. This situation is still having devastating humanitarian consequences for thousands of families. Your support can help ensure that Ukrainians forced to flee their homes are sheltered and safe. You can help Ukrainians refugees by donating here to the UN Refugee Agency: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/100190/donate/1?locale=en-US “

MFC 32 : Bianca Badita - No End in Sight

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @prettyprivilege to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 33 : Pretty Privilege - Gender Euphoria

Pretty Privilege is a DJ and organizer based in Montreal. She is the founder of microrave, a woman/trans centered mix & party series. Over the past two years, she has risen in prominence within the city’s queer rave scene, and has performed at Homegrown Harvest, Piknic Electronik, and Apres Osheaga, as well as multiple shows in the United States. She has a monthly radio show on n10.as, and has done mixes for Shift Radio, Action Replay Codes, Radio Vacarme, FemmeDecks, and will be on HOR this May.
Her mixing style is extremely dance driven, with sets that heavily incorporate sexy vocal electro, pop-inspired techno, and liquidy afterhours grooves. When she’s not bouncing viciously behind the decks, she’s taking estrogen and trying to be a good person. Her mix for MFC highlights exclusively trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer producers that have caught her attention over the years. It starts, finishes, and is anchored by legendary producer SOPHIE, who remains her number one inspiration.

For this mix, she wanted to raise awareness about endangered Trans Youth in the US. 

Pretty Privilege: “Over many decades (but especially in the last few years), new legislation in the United States and around the world has put the lives of trans people in peril. States like Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, South Dakota, Georgia, and others have introduced or passed hundreds of laws restricting the rights of transgender people, particularly children. Tennessee, for example, recently passed TN HB0001, prohibiting all gender-related care to minors, as well as “enabling minors to identify with or live by” their realized gender identity. Other proposed laws in several states are advocating for the prohibition of transition by adults as well. Although the situation is incredibly bleak, there are several organizations fighting for the rights of transgender youth and adults in affected states. “

Links : 
Campaign for Southern Equality: https://southernequality.org/
ACLU Texas: https://www.aclutx.org/en
Inclusion Tennessee: https://www.inclusiontn.org
Freedom Oklahoma: https://www.freedomoklahoma.org

Tracklist :
Pretty Privilege: “It is my opinion that trans people have a special gift for creating music. This mix is a wild range of techno, trance, house, breakbeats, and pop produced by some of my favourite trans and nonbinary artists.”

SOPHIE - Inside Out (ft. Shygirl)
SABLE - princess diana [lie there and bleed mix]
I. Jordan - WARPER
Bored Lord - Crush On U (Ariel Zetina Remix)
Boy Pussy - Unisex (Jackin' Mix)
TYGAPAW - MYSM
Sobolik - Airplane Mode
TAAHLIAH - 150 Bodies
SOPHIE - UNISIL
BASHKKA - DeFol
Octo Octa - I'm Trying
Bored Lord - Girl U Could Be Down 4
Desire - An Ode to Our Night
DJ Pacifier - Anthems for A Seventeen-Year Old Girl
Alice Longyu Gao - Rich Bitch Juice (Laura Les Remix)
andrea_andrea - UR So Special
SOPHIE - JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE

MFC 33 : Pretty Privilege - Gender Euphoria

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @lockhartsj to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 34 : LOCKHART - Fuck the tories

With playing experience to rival those in the game for decades, a residency in FOLD under her belt, and a famously huge arsenal of explosive tracks, Lockhart is one of the most exciting artists in the UK right now. 

The born-and-raised East Londoner learnt to mix with footwork, breaks and UK techno, but it was experimental club music where Lockhart found her feet and its influence is still seen today in her intense-yet-playful sets. Experiences in Berlin and London exposed her to the darker sounds of dance music, which swayed her own style, and led to her focusing on the raw, heavier side techno that she now plays with great success, although don’t be fooled into thinking this is all you’ll get. Given the chance Lockhart leans into her vast collection with gusto, expertly bending genres around each other to enthrall and entrance the mind.

Her self-assured aura quickly spreads through crowds, instilling a bond of trust that remains throughout her time in the booth. Never far away from her sets is her mischievous grin that accompanies her dark, trance-infused melodies, whilst she toys with the crowd. Lockhart doesn’t play to them - she plays with them. Knowing precisely what actions will get the desired reactions, the crowd are her puppets, and Lockhart is their mistress.

For this mix, she wanted to raise awareness about the current cost-of-living crisis in England and the impact it has on mental health. 

LOCKHART: “For 13 years the UK has suffered at the hands of the Conservative government.  We have seen drastic austerity measures to reduce public spending, leading to cuts to essential services like healthcare, education, and social welfare. These cuts have had a disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, disabled, and low-income families. 

As a result, our NHS is under intense strain, resulting in longer waiting times for appointments, reduced quality of care and constant strikes as workers struggle to get fair pay for the insurmountable workloads they are expected to shoulder. Income inequality in the UK is now at its highest level since the 1960s. We are in the midst of a major housing crisis - with rising rents, soaring house prices, and a shortage of affordable housing. 

This cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on mental health, particularly for those who are already vulnerable or struggling with existing mental health conditions. I myself (and many of my peers) feel this pressure constantly and it can be extremely hard to keep your head above water on any given day, lending every ounce of energy just to make ends meet and not drown in financial despair. At times like this it is so important that we acknowledge the need to seek help, yet our services are failing, and private options are out of reach. Mind offers guidance and solutions on finding support, no matter your situation. 
Link : https://www.mind.org.uk/ “

MFC 34 : LOCKHART - Fuck the tories

Mix exclusif pour Pan M 360.
https://panm360.com/ecoutes-panm360/special-mix-pan-m-360-cmd/

Track list:
Cio D'Or - XXXIII (Semantica)
Israel Vines - Keeping (Extended Instrumental) (Tresor)
Shinedoe - So It Is (Music That Moves)
mort.domed - Purivance (Perimeter Junk)
Zvrra - The Gift of Dexterity
Lindsey Herbert - Atom Cluster (Suara)
Ksenia Kamikaza - Unrest (Different is Different)
Guilt Attendant - Seasonal Recession (PPRZ)
Conceptual - A weird dream a day (Semantica)
Voin Oruwu - Iterance (NECHTO)
Giulia Tess - Monica Vitti (Scarlet Tiger)
Esse Ran & S.Chioini - 2 FRITES 1 COKE (Music Dances Across Borders)
vigliensoni - Telematic Awakening (Chez Kito Kat)
Peder Mannerfelt - Big Ball (Nervous Horizon)
Black One - Electronic Percussion Part One (Force Inc)
Robert Hood - Atomic (M-Plant)
Rubidium - Kitzflapper (Anode)
Rebecca Goldberg - Troit Cent Trois (Detroit Underground)
FBK - The Finisher's Heart (Rekids)
Sean Deason - Inside Out (!K7)
Cari Lekebusch - Transform (H. Productions)
Erika - Star Line Down (Interdimensional Transmissions)
O-Wells - Rhytim (Die Orakel)
Dasha Rush - 100 Hearts (raster-noton)
CITOFONO - Gyrophare

Pan M 360

Mix exclusif pour PanM360

https://soundcloud.com/c-m-d
CMD is Corina MacDonald, a Montreal music producer, DJ, and radio programmer whose DJ sets and live performances fuse synth-laden aesthetics of techno, electro and house music. CMD has released a series of EPs to date that reflect a range of musical influences and preoccupations. Her most recent endeavors include Social Factory Reset (Fixed Rhythms 2021) and Precarious Pursuit (2021), as well as contributions to the Montreal-based fundraising compilations Re:Conceive (2023) and Dances Across Borders (2020, 2022). She has performed at many of Montreal’s iconic electronic music events, such as MUTEK and Piknic Electronik, as well as in underground clubs and parties, and has been billed alongside a variety of international acts including Ben Klock, Plaid, Lauren Flax and Robert Hood. As the host of Modular Systems on CKUT 90.3 FM she presents new music, guest mixes and live performances every other Sunday afternoon.

Tracklist: 
Lonefront - South of Forever (Kajunga Records)
Diffused Signal - Faro (Diffuse Reality)
Blacklauren - Sigi Tolo (Bandcamp)
Autokinetic - Apparition (Bandcamp)
Drolan - Empty (Analog Records)
Decoder - Aboard Century (Science Cult)
Lisa Oakes - Warrior (Symbolism)
Allan Gallego - XX5 [Tomas Kunkel Remix] (Future_Arkive)
Risa Taniguchi - Illusion (kneadedpains)
Muzmin - Yard (Autonome Records)
Lenacid - Melting (Schmer)
Centrific - Meta Ta Physika (Kajunga Records)
Cynthia Spiering - Acid Log (Everyone on Acid)
Jamaica Suk - Escape (Gradient)
Yan Cook - S4 (Artscore)
Denise Rabe - Blame Me (Arkham Audio)
Oliver Dodd - Narvi (Nashville Resistance)
Paula Cazenave - Datura (Symbolism)
Inland vs. Arbitrage - NK 2 Pankow (BCCO)
Ben Ritz - Uncomfortable (Nashville Resistance)
Buzzi - Pan de trigo [DJ ANGELDU$T Remix] (Bandcamp)
Isabel Soto - Elle Rêve (Diffuse Reality)
Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell - Telepathy II (Fax +49-69/450464)
Erika - Wandering Mountain (Interdimensional Transmissions)
Scott Franka & Kaap - Choke (Working Titles)

RND 085 - CMD

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter CLI by CMD (@c-m-d). Cover photo courtesy of Candace Price.

Tracklist:
Amina Cyu - Miracles Dwell In The Invisible (Ensamble Records)
galcid - Border (Detroit Underground)
Fever Loop - Fever Loop (Ancient Robot)
Anthony Rother - Cirklon Vally (Fax +49-69/450464)
Julia Bondar - 10th Floor (Unknown Pleasures Records)
Vita (Victoria Lukas) - The Ending (Frustrated Funk)
Analog Tara - Sensory Memory (zeromoon)
Espen T. Hangård - 240
Mue - Naica (Halocline Trance)
Qeei - Alarma 2 (Infinite Machine)
n9oc - Q (Die Orakel)
Motoko & Myers - Gaze Brace (Students of Decay)
Annie Martin - untitled (relaxation: songs for city dwellers)
A'Bear - Ignition unite
Lone Dancer - Maelcum's Ship (Multidim Records)
John Surman - Perranporth (ECM Records)
Silvia Kastel - Holobiont Copy (Cover of Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Water Copy")
Yuri Urano - Newq
Raica - Slep_Non (Further Records)
DAAT - 33 (Detuned Transmissions)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - fullmoon (S U R V I  V E Version) (Commmons)
France Jobin + Richard Chartier - DUO.1 (mAtter (3))
Strategy - Noise Tape Emax (Geographic North)
Citofono - 0103 (Le Son 666)
Jo Johnson - Orbit (Mysteries of the Deep)

Mysteries of the Deep CLI - CMD

Here’s the live recording of my set at Piknic Electronik Montreal 2025, marking my fifth year in a row playing at this beloved event.

This time, the challenge was once again a bit different: a short 1-hour slot, playing right before Enrico Sangiuliano, whose big room techno sound is quite different from mine. I still wanted to stay true to my style, while keeping things slightly more accessible to the Enrico and Piknic crowd than some of my usual sets. Despite the cold and rainy weather, I was set on bringing happy, uplifting energy to the dancefloor.

Expect a colorful and energetic ride, blending techno with trancy vibes and acid melodies. Whether you were dancing in the rain that day or discovering this for the first time, I hope this set brings you a little boost of joy.

Tracklist below:
Naboklage – Sleeping Beauty
satin – Give Me A Galbich 
Vincent Cambier – Killjoy
Jardinage – Erase
MZA – Fire Starter (Schacke Remix) 
MRD – Etnas
LEN0X – xxpart
Faster Horses – Shadowmoss
MORELIA – Tunnelvision
Asquith – Set The Trap
Anetha – Whistleblower 
Etienne Nogues – Meridional Latitude
Portex – Can I trust You
KI/KI – 5 Mins Of Acid
SAMOH – Lone Planetary Space Travel 
Ajak – The Rhythm
Dj Ibon & Vilde Tuv – Mineral Hool

BitterCaress @ Piknic Electronik Montreal - May 19th 2025

Meltdown

Sacha Ketterlin, the creative mind behind Intumi, presents the fifth Intumi Podcast under his alias Berghson.

Born in Switzerland and raised in France, he has been living in Berlin since 2008. Classically trained in piano, he is now known for his absorptive, richly textured electronic sounds. Strongly influenced by techno and rave culture, he went on to dive deeply in the electronic music scene. Under his alias Berghson he released on labels such as Minihard, Sui Generiz and Frequenz5. Playing live since more than a decade, he knows what matters the most in the club, and delivers deep basslines and straight beats. 


@berghson
https://fb.me/berghson.berlin
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/berghson

@intumi
https://fb.me/intumi.records
https://intumi-records.com

Intumi Podcast 005 - Berghson

Clear Eclipse

Enter the acid space - Project Masow 2020 promo mix

For this episode and for the followings, I wanted to give the floor to some artists I admire and respect a lot. I believe everyone has ideas, a voice, opinions they want to fight for. I believe we can aspire for a better future world through music. Today, I have invited @c-m-d to record a Mixing for a Cause podcast.

MFC 8 : CMD – A world without police 

CMD (@c-m-d) aka Cyan (@cyan-dj) is a Montreal DJ and producer whose live performances and DJ sets reveal a veteran talent for creating aesthetic links between various styles.
Her commitment to finding and sharing new music is reflected in her radio show modular systems on CKUT 90.3 FM and her guest mixes for various podcasts.

As a producer she has releases on Jacktone, Low Noise Productions, and Fur Trade. The talented musician DJs widely and has shared bills with artists like Nina Kraviz, Robert Hood, Kevin Saunderson, Lotus Eater, Gunnar Haslam, Avalon Emerson among others. 

This accustomed artist to world-renowned events such as Piknic Electronik, Igloofest or Mutek Festival is one of the pillars of the Montreal techno scene.

Today in her Mixing for a Cause mix, CMD wanted to express her feelings regarding police abolition. 

CMD : “Calls to defund and dismantle city police departments are gaining momentum in response to recent violence perpetuated by police and the racist legacy of policing in Canada and the US. Alternatives to police and prisons have been advanced for decades by the abolition movement, particularly through the work of Black feminist scholars and activists like Angela Davis, Beth Richie, Mariame Kaba, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robyn Maynard and many others. I have been learning about the history of this movement and its aims, and the wider history of policing as a form of state violence used against Black and Indigenous peoples. I want to encourage everyone to resist the law and order narratives we've been fed for decades to imagine a world without police, and to support abolitionist organizers and actions.”

In Montreal and Quebec:
2020 SPVM Budget — Call For Action — DEFUND NOW:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1k2vusPXGiutTtdHXEQBCCJ_9pGPi6BKjEbJfRmfrs-s/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1gWwP33xgW2eTsNW92zhPrquDns0RyHwEbr78NDf4G7Ga0XI_e81VuBrM
Letter to Francois Legault and all MNAs in QC re. Systemic Racism in Québec: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eSvsiplNs3FC4zs8nUWoycp3KOzkYUCbvgIBW6sGCZA/edit

Some other resources:
Critical Resistance http://criticalresistance.org/
Black Lives Matter - Defund the Police https://defundthepolice.org/
INCITE! https://incite-national.org/
For a World Without Police http://aworldwithoutpolice.org/
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present  https://robynmaynard.com/policing-black-lives/

Here is CMD’s MFC tracklist: 

Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1512110 (Clone Basement Series)
IVVY - Body Image Issues (Jungle Gym Records)
Blacklauren - Shelter in Place (Bandcamp)
Forest On Stasys - In Search Of Balance (Kizen)
Bambounou - Weak Emotions (Indigo Aera)
Mike Parker - Voiceprint- Voice Two - Remastered (Bandcamp)
Jasmine Infiniti - BE READY (New World Dysorder World Wide)
Claude Young - Samba (Djax Up Beats)
Robert Hood - Solid Thought (Dekmantel)
Jamaica Suk - Around The Vines - Cassegrain Remix (Gradient)
DJ T-1000 - Ne Plus Ultra (Pure Sonik)
Miles Atmospheric - Grace (Atmospheric Existence Recordings)
Sandwell District - Double Day (SD)
FBK - Gate Closing (Rekids)
Anastasia Kristensen - Maxima (Houndstooth)

MFC 8 : CMD – A world without police

Tracklist:                               
 1. Notnotice - Tempel på kanten av skogen 
2. Korridor - Array [Kynant Records]
3. Hogeko - Towami [951Beat]
4. Ryogo Yamamori - Rose [951Beat]
5. Michał Wolski - Osmosis [End of Perception]
6. Translate - Proximity Calculations [Methodical]
7. Worg - La Cena Delle Ceneri (OPL Remix) [Cicular Limited]
8. Anthony Linell - Watchtowers/ Frontex [Northern Electronics]
9. Oscar Mulero - Assigned Task [Semantica]
10. N:CK - Descending Loop [Concrete Records]
11. -2 - Ajuste [Corpus Black]
12. Notzing - Stream of Consciousness [AWRY]
13. LADA (Dasha Rush & Lars Hemmerling) - Kalter [Kynant Records]
14. Korridor - Fundamental [Northern Electronics]
15. Yóhan - TRK005 [Artscope]

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We start off the week with this special Guest Mix from Konnektivitat, a techno, industrial, and ambient music producer from Italy, owner of Koma Recording and co-founder of Pure Signal Events.

A bearer of darkness and uncompromising techno, Konnektivitat’s (aka William Luzzi) career began after studying sound design and music production in Florence. After the youth road in experimental rock / metal bands as a keyboardist/singer, Luzzi immersed himself in the club culture improving his knowledge about modular synthesizers and analog gears, started to play techno in underground parties. After a bad car accident where he lost a dear person, the coma and mental illness followed up took him to refuse everything/everyone going deep in dark composition places and experimental studies.

At the beginning of 2014, after the getting up of the label Koma Recording, Konnektivitat’s released his first concept album plus an EP, both results of ‘some trips halfway betwen life and death’.

After various videoart/music events in Florence he started to work to production of a lot of music. All this recorded material helped him growing up his personal musical approach. Now, finally after illness, in 2020 he is ready to put out his and other fellow producers' material. The first release ‘Immaterial’ will be only a starting point.

In 2019 he holds the qualification ‘Composition Technician for Media’ studying Music For Films at the School Of Music in Fiesole. After this he worked for various soundtrack composers helping them also to compose the soundtrack for a film. He worked for a period at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Audio Technician broadcasting/recording some great performances for the radio and the TV. In the same year with some fellows started up the Pure Signal Events Management team in Florence IT. With this project they are trying to create a new electronic underground music scene setting up well studied parties with quality international artists, installations and visual shows. He played alongside Domenico Crisci, Bas Mooy, VSK, Headless Horseman and many others.

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SoundCloud: @konnektivitat
Facebook: www.facebook.com/konnektivitat
RA: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/konnektivitat
Twitter: www.twitter.com/konnektivitat

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6AM Guest Mix: Konnektivitat

J.A.D.E invites @invernonrevni

Tracklist:
01 - Wind Atlas - En La Cruz (Blind Delon Remix)
02 - David Vunk - Do You Need A Fix
03 - Jensen Interceptor - Mother
04 - MRD - Save Me Another Time
05 - Kendal - Corpo Meccanico (feat. Lapse Of Reason)
06 - Black Sun Dreamer - Comfort
07 - Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor - Rotorwerks
08 - Xarah Dion - Dysphorie (SARIN Remix)
09 - Boy Harsher - Tears
10 - Franz & Shape - Lump (Gesaffelstein Remix)
11 - TERR - Energy Sync (Club Mix)
12 - Linea Aspera - Event Horizon
13 - Chinaski & Curses - Forever (Chinaski Für Immer Mix)
14 - Pablo Bozzi - Last Vision
15 - Cabaret Nocturne - Voodoo Spunk
16 - Krystal Klear - Neutron Dance
17 - Laurent Voulzy - Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde (Endrik Schroeder Edit)

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𝘑.𝘈.𝘋.𝘌 Podcast Series: INVERИO

For our 16th episode, we are ecstatic to have our first Montreal-based artist join in on the series. @c-m-d is a Montreal-based DJ, producer and host of the program Modular Systems on CKUT 90.3 FM. 

This mix starts off with some futuristic, heavy-hitting electro cuts with more techno and acid blended in as the mix goes on.  At the end we have a smooth landing that makes you just wanna hit that back button to listen to the whole thing again. 

Track List:

Ikonika (@ikonika) - Bodied - Roller Mix (@dontbeafraid)
Black Cadmium (@user-335638398) - Get That Booty (@vaultwax)
D. Strange (@dstrange-estmort) - Antiscan (Lo Tek No 
     Communications)
M Parent (@m-parent) - Get In (@acidcamp)
Low Tape (@low-tape) - Reality Zone (@nerangrecordings)
Nikki Nair (@nikki-nair) - The Analyst (@prettyweirdrecords)
Urban Tribe - Micro Manager (@planetedetroit)
London Modular Alliance (@london-modular-alliance) - Same 
      Repeated Cycles (@internationalblack)
K-1 - Time Travel (Puzzlebox Records)
J Shaw - Lines Of Galactic Bass (@shawescaperenegade)
Naeem - Aquarelle (@argotmusic)
Rebecca Goldberg (@rebeccagoldberg) - Juliet Alpha Hotel 
      (@detroitunderground)
Miss Elke K. - Danger (Dance Drugstore)
Lady Maru (@dj-lady-maru) - Acid Carpet (Acid Boiler Coalition 
      @user-5075733)
Liquid Asset (@liquid-asset) - In Laboratory (@schmer_records)
K-1 - Time Travel - Acapella (Puzzlebox Records)
Overland (@jodieoverland)  - Emotional Propaganda - Original Mix 
       (@cin-cin-303122974)
Titonton Duvante (@tduvante) - Boudoir (Starbaby)
Ali Berger (@aliberger) - Voices (@spectral)
M.R.E.U.X. (@mreux) - Shabo (@blumoogmusic)
Torvvo - Solution (@lateralsys)
Altstadt Echo (@altstadt-echo) - Ersatz (Eye Teeth)
Lone Dancer (@lonedancer) - Virus (Multidim)
Loraine James (@lorainejames) - Hmm (Bandcamp)

CMD: FRiends and Family Ep. 16

🍋 BitterCaress (she/her)

French artist, DJ, producer, label manager, and events curator (@mfcrecords), currently based in Montreal and relocating to Madrid in November 2025.
Bookings : bittercaress@gmail.com

🍋 Mixing For a Cause (the serie is currently paused)

I curate the Mixing for a Cause podcast series where I give the floor to some local and international artists to raise awareness about causes that are meaningful to them. Through this series and that music, I hope to build awareness and a better future world.