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@hexeditor
With less than a handful of releases under his belt, it’s hard to wrap your head around just how refined Hex Editor’s sound is. Debuting with the captivating ‘Tuesday’ on local label Psy-Section, Hex Editor has crafted his own luxurious brand of transcendental progressive house and trance. Hex Editor’s tracks encapsulate a sense of the light at the end of the tunnel - they glow with luscious immersive pads, near-funky basslines, carefully placed gated vocals and drip with all the finishing touches that elevate a good song to being great. Depth is expertly contrast to vibrant, soaring melodies which create an overall euphoric and joyus energy. Today, Hex Editor celebrates the release of his EP ‘Blush’ on London's GODDEZZ label, a beautifully packaged CD release featuring remixes from SUMORAI, Sakura Tsuruta, SEO JOHN and Omformer as well as a track coming out on Barcelona’s Nebulae. Hex Editor joined me as the first post-pandemic restrictions, in-person Passing Notes guest to join me at the new studios on April 1st 2022.

Hex Editor - PN 159

39! From good pal and avid WHOMPer - ANNX 🙂 

@anna-rose-wirth has made a bit of a name for herself over the last year or so, throwing her epic WHOMP parties across London, with all profits going to amazing charities, primarily those supporting disadvantaged children in Nepal, by giving them the chance to seek an education.

Besides being a brilliant promoter, ANNX is also a pretty wicked  DJ herself. ANNX’s distinctly hazey, sexy sound, recently tore down the lovely Above Below festival and we’re delighted that after gawping throughout that set she allowed us to share the recording. Plug IN 💋 

Wallace

People & Places 039: ANNX

Kicking off the 5th season of Harmony podcast series! Just as at the beginning, the goal is to progressively introduce sounds that we dig and talents associated with our label & beyond. 

For this edition, Steffen Bennemann took a turn. Steffen is a DJ & producer from Germany that is well known among our partygoers. Besides that, he is a former curator of the favourite Nachtdigital festival & co-founder of Holger.

As he said himself, “I made a mix using material by one of my favourites - the whole mix is music by just one person. Don’t want to spoil the fun upfront, but I'm sure you'll recognize who I'm talking about."

@steffenbennemann

Enjoy the dive!

Harmony Rec. podcast | Steffen Bennemann

When it comes to the sound of modern-day techno—fast, melodic and polyglot, working in genres like trance and gabber—it's hard to find an artist more clearly representative than Anetha. The French DJ encompasses all these influences with style, landing on a lithe sound that's both heavy and nimble, earning her a first residency at Paris party Blocaus (and, currently, Awakenings and Fuse, among others) and appearances on labels like Work Them and Oaks.

What really sets Anetha apart, though, is her commitment to developing and uplifting the artists around her. She launched her own label, Mama Told Ya, in 2019 with a unique and heartwarming concept: each release would highlight an artist, often young or new to the game, and feature one collaboration with Anetha herself. It's a move that turns the usual label-artist dynamic on its head, making each new record a fully-fledged collaboration, and lending her own gravitas to the artist she features. And a year later she started an agency—or what she calls a "creative engine"—to help those artists in a more holistic way.

Her RA Podcast is a perfect way to start 2023: with energy and verve, and a perfect balance of light and dark. This is techno at its most creative, dark and discombobulated beats cut through with glowing vocal samples from some of the most recognizable songs of the past five years. If you wanted to explain to someone what techno sounds like in 2023, you'd do well to start here.

@anethamusic

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/865

RA podcast

RA.865 Anetha

Body Language 08.04.23 - DJ FUCKOFF B2B Camilla Rae

Berlin can be a little crowded – that’s why it’s always exciting to see a DJ move through the ranks and cement their place amidst the melting pot.

ābnamā has been building a reputation – playing at parties around the city, some well known and others for those in the know.

Appearances at the likes of Buttons, Cocktail d’Amore and Body Language have helped to cement an identity as a fierce, fast paced selector with a unique style. It was at Body Language that this mix was recorded, a wild two hours of vinyl only madness which we can only imagine blew the roof off.

ābnamā is also involved in the running of queer party DUMP and formerly Climax. Originally from Tehran and now based in the German capital – we anticipate that you might be seeing a lot more from ābnamā over the coming years and judging by this mixtape… if you do you better dress to sweat.

ābnamā: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

LIVE RECORDING: Bennet @ Body Language 12.08.23 

Bennet made their Body Language debut on 12.08, serving up an all-vinyl masterclass in the Queer and joyful roots of rave! 

Picture this: it’s 5:30 in the morning and you’re on a sexy, sweaty Body Language dancefloor. The crowd is a sea of smiles, and the dancefloor is literally dripping from the heat of the moment as Bennet traverses through oldskool house, early progressive house and trance, breaks, and early rave hymns. 

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Rooted in Hannover’s local scene, Bennet is part of the DJ-collective soft spot, co-founded the party series Buttercup and holds a residency at Weltspiele.

Bennet started mixing their favorite vinyls during lockdown, seeking for affects and energetic repercussions of the imaginative dance floor. Going all across the board, they always recur to the dancefloor’s utopian notions of togetherness and unity and political dimensions of the body.

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SC : https://soundcloud.com/bennet_bb
IG : bennet__0

Body Language 12.08.23 - Bennet

LIVE RECORDING : Mat Fink @ Body Language 14.10.2023

This is a relentless techno adventure that brings the old and new together, paying homage to the queer black and Latino communities that gave rise to this music while introducing some new names from todays scene, artists like Devoye, e-Talking, 131bpm, Vitling, and Mat’s own unreleased music.

The mix is a connected story of energy for the body and mind that leaves you in a higher frequency when the music stops.

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@matfink is a Berlin based DJ, producer, and vinyl collector known for his versatile and pumping sets. With roots in the U.S. and Germany, he’s influenced by musicians and styles across every genre and views the artform of DJing as a pathway to bring all communities together through love.

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SC : @matfink
IG : matfinkflow

Body Language 14.10.2023 - Mat Fink

"A big inspiration for this set was the queer UK club scene of the mid 90’s, with labels like Sharp Recordings and Higher State Records.
It's an excerpt of my garden closing at Body Language (at Re:mise in Berlin) back in August 2023.
It is very high energy - 90’s restless belters only - so it will be perfect for a little dance at home, or working out for example."


Body Language resident, @bpm131bpm has played their first all vinyl-only closing garden set in the club, and it’s brilliant. Luckily, it’s been recorded for us to immortalise online for everyone who was unlucky enough not to be present at its incarnation.

Full interview here https://www.hueandsaturation.net/blog/2023/131bpm <3

Body Language 12.08.23 - Bennet

Body Language Berlin