Blank Code Podcast

With 20 plus something years in the game, Mike has handled many roles in the industry. From running an artist management agency in the early 2000’s, promoting events, DJ’ing and producing, Mike has done a lot and seen a lot. Mike’s DJ sets are unique with a blend of deep, hypnotic, spaced out and driving style of techno.

In 2017, he launched his label, Northern Parallels. Focusing on deep, trippy, spaced out, hypnotic techno. The label features well respected veteran producers DJ Hyperactive, Dustin Zahn, Myles Serge, Hiroko Yamamura, Ray Kajioka and up and coming producers Jason Patrick, Allana Letm, Lindsey Herbert Joshua Calleja with also providing a home for new faces that are making exceptional music.

Tracklist - 

Oscar Mulero - Disappear Inside [Warm Up]
Metapattern - Cleansing [Mord]
Heliosphere - Photon Belt (Jason Patrick Remix) [Unreleased Northern Parallels]
Linear System - 0724am [Balders Audio]
Skjold.- Path Of Tonality [Soma]
Chris Rubbra - Lost Signal [Prtl Wrx]
Alla - Tristesse [Syncopated]
Singular Anomalies - Parallel FM [Greta]
DJ Hi-C - Yao [Aum]
Hurdslenk - Mayhem (Bailey Ibbs Remix) [Frenzy]
Oscar Mulero - Take The Pleasures From The Serpent [Warm Up]
Heliosphere - Blackhole [Unreleased Northern Parallels]
Michael Ferrell - Subdivisions [Illegal Alien]
Håwgk & Denø - Sapientia [Aesir]
Allana Letm - Tempos Multiplos [Northern Parallels]
Phyxx - Grito al Cielo [Dark Forest]
Mariano DC - Beskar [Enux]
Allan Gallego - Wormhole [Infra]
T.A.M - Sequenz IV [The Acid Mind]
Burden - Strings of Sorrow [Syncopated]
Qwëzall - Static Movement [Krad]
Klint - Kaos Temple [CLR]
Joey Beltram.- Drome [Warp]
Mike Derer - Pecatonica [MS]

Blank Code Podcast 234 - Mike Derer

Welcome to the latest edition of the Blank Code Podcast, Episode 235, featuring a masterful live mix by Craig Gonzalez. Recorded during his performance on the Blank Code Twitch stream, this session is a deep dive into the world of dub techno, showcasing the genre at its finest. Craig crafts a seamless journey, weaving together atmospheric textures and driving rhythms, with standout tracks from renowned artists like Reeko, DB1, and Felix K.

Blank Code Podcast 235 - Craig Gonzalez

Blank Code Podcast 219 – Joe Sousa
On July 17, 2017
Detroit based artist Joe Sousa has been warping into obscurity for quite some time now. This set was recorded live at the Blank Code/System/Communion opening party this past May. Enjoy over an hour of aggressive electronics.

Blank Code Podcast 219 – Joe Sousa

Blank Code Podcast 236 features a live performance by Luis Flores at Mental on Friday January 31st in Mexico City. Flores, a Blank Code recording artist and prominent figure in the techno scene, delivers a dynamic set that showcases his signature style—deep, hypnotic rhythms and textures featuring past and future releases from the Blank Code label. This performance is a testament to his longstanding influence in the genre. Listeners can expect a journey through immersive soundscapes that highlight Flores’ expertise in crafting engaging, dancefloor-ready techno.

For those interested in experiencing this live set, Blank Code Podcast 236 is available for streaming on platforms like SoundCloud, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts.

Blank Code Podcast 236 - Luis Flores Live - Mental - Mexico City 2025

Marteka Fair is a DJ and producer from North Carolina whose work explores rhythm as both structure and sensation. Her background in acoustic percussion informs a deeply-embedded control of time in her sets—favoring nonlinear layering, tonal restraint, and kinetic tension.

Marteka is an active performer in the United States. Her performance resume features direct support sets for forward-listening electronic artists like Rrose, Rødhåd, DVS1, and Bloody Mary, as well as performances at Slingshot Festival and The Great Beyond. In the digital domain, she has recorded and released mixes for HÖR, Refuge Worldwide, and THF Radio, expressing sharp rhythmic architecture and hypnotic intensity through these recordings.

In March 2025, she released a four-track EP titled “Ether” on Berlin-based W133—raw, spacious, and deeply rhythmic, with an emphasis on percussive structure and temporal tension. She is also co-creating Liminal Space, a live concert series with visual artist Fluxxss that merges sound and image into a shared, sensory environment.

Tracklist: Staffan Linzatti – Drawn Towards The Center Singular Anomalies – Intellectual Soul (Original Mix) Flaws – 4000 bc Peter Van Hoesen – Prime Directive Elias Garcia – Ultion Arjun Vagale – XX 19 A2 GIRI – Sartorius – Antiterra Amorphic & Tensal – AT4 - The Sleepwalker Tsott – White Rider Temudo – Da Papps (Mix2) Motion Symmetry – Orbassano Cirkle – Quantum Shift Tapefeed – Levitation Sequence Kellener – Driving Method (Original Mix) Border One – Celestial Observer Jonas Kopp – Red System #1 Conceptual – Thousand Miles Per Hour Gemini Voice Archive – Fast Radio Burst (Original Mix) Vertical Spectrum – ...ci. ...to. Eric Fetcher – Vein Divide – Troposfera Ruman – Surprise On Miles Rostøm – Midnight Melancholia (Original Mix) Kangding Ray – Ypox Anthony Linell – A Sense of Order

Blank Code Podcast 237 - Marteka Fair

Blank Code Podcast 238 featuring a deep, driving mix from Pleasures, a rising force out of Phoenix. Pleasures delivers a set that perfectly balances raw energy with precision. This mix is a journey through pulsing rhythms and shadowy atmospheres—ideal for late-night sessions or setting the tone for your next underground event.

With releases on respected labels like Synthetik Sounds, Crisis of Man, and RAW, Pleasures continues to push the boundaries of modern techno. Episode 238 is a cerebral journey through a curated mix of hypnotic grooves, intricate landscapes and textures. Merging familiar artists with some emerging talents for an hour of immersive listening. Stream it now and get lost in the sound.

Tracklist 
Deshuman - Gonzalo MD
Interstellar Object - Flashe
Velvet - Paul Hauck
Kink - Pris
Spectrum - Flashe
Untitled - Psyk & Orbe
ATS I (Jonas Kopp Remix) - Oisel
Celestial Sphere - Romain Richard
Pelias - Dino Sabatini & Maurizi
The Moon Speaks - Mathys Lenne
Better Left Unsaid - Uun
Semiprime77 - Omnia Vox
Shyd - Hemissi
Broken Stone - Rheak
Wrecking - Rau Kajioka, Heiko Laux
Spektron - Arjun Vagale
Moar - Tarker
Conception - Louis The 4th
Broken Button - Rheak
Wrong Number - Neo
Near The Bar - Sciahri
XX 19 B1 - Arjun Vagale
Panic Attack - Matthieu Benjamin
Sure - Mees Javois