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Welcome to the final edition of the Midgar Records takeover. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Berlin-based label took over our mix series for the entirety of September, showcasing work from some of the label's closest affiliates including Aa Sudd, Tammo Hesselink and Keplrr. To round things off, we have label founder Severja contributing a mix that highlights his breadth of influences that are also channeled through Midgar Records output. The mix spans across drum & bass, wonked-out techno, trippy percussive rhythms and trance-like soundscapes. The session also ties in nicely with our 200th mix!

Founded in 2014, Severja launched Midgar Records as a label that leaves the trends behind and instead focuses on bringing together a melting pot of artists who are pushing music forward through their modern take on techno that showcases the soundscapes mentioned above. In the label's bio on Soundcloud it says, 'a sound that tells stories as people dance'.  Launching on a very strong foot with the first release by Wata Igarashi, Midgar Records has since gone on to house records from the likes of Ruff Cherry, Von Grall, Forest Drive West, Retina.it, natural/electronic.system., Priori, Agonis, Tammo Hesselink, Polygonia, OK EG and many more. In addition to the releases, Severja has taken the label and its artists around the world with showcases in Krakow, Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin, Barcelona, Medellin, Oslo, and Milan to name a few.

To accompany the final mix in the takeover, we spoke to Severja about how it feels reaching the 10th anniversary of the label, how Midgar has evolved over the years, experiences bringing the label to club spaces, the story behind signing Wata Igarashi for the first record and the inspirations behind the label's curation and art direction.

Read here: https://www.untitled909.com/the-lowdown-midgar-records/

tracklist 
1 unreleased - midgar
2 Monstah - Smogo
3 Biome - Industrial 
4 Circuit 900 - Altitude (Decompression)
5 Mucho Sueño - Mounty Track
6 Kombé - Batian
7 Torso - Nyonga
8 Danimoto - Amor Fati
9 Amarou - Skyfall
10 JC Laurent - Symbiosis
11 Atrice - Being Harvested 
12 SGURVIN - NTNL (Julie Silset & Rudi Valdernes Remix) 
13 explanaria - turbinaria 
14 Tano - Filled With Light 
15 Jesus Jones - Zeroes and Ones (Aphex Twin Reconstruction #2) 

@severja
@midgar_records

Untitled 909 Podcast 200: Severja (Midgar Records Takeover)

These are audio tracks recorded at The Swamp stage, Mo:Dem Festival 2024. Annual demented week took place between 5 - 11 August.

w/ @spacedrummeditation

Space Drum Meditation’s debut album, Four Tusks, is scheduled for release on November 1, 2024.

https://spacedrummeditation.bandcamp.com/

Four Tusks is 12-track journey blends tribal rhythms, atmospheric textures, and electronic elements, interweaving darkness and light. The album un- folds like a ritual, revealing a murky, immersive soundscape shaped by primal beats, ethereal ambience, rumbling thunder, and the whisper of rain, reminiscent of a primeval marshland and drawing one into its depths.The album crafts a mysterious tapestry that feels both ancient and futuristic, resonating with nature's elements.

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SPACE DRUM MEDITATION @ The Swamp | MoDem Festival 2024

Next up in our mix series is Shoal, a Dutch producer and DJ who recently relocated to Prague. Known for his hypnotic, emotionally layered sound, Shoal crafts deep, transportive journeys through trippy textures, modular synthesizers, and rolling rhythms. A core member of the ISOTOOP collective, he’s performed at leading underground spots like De School, Tresor, and Ratherlost. His releases on labels like Tikita, Harmony Recordings, Monument, our own Ute.Rec, and most recently Animalia, continue to expand and refine his unique sonic voice within the scene.

In this mix, Shoal delivers a 1.5-hour live set full of acid-dripping techno, spacey atmospheres, and heads-down minimalism. It’s a slow-burning, carefully building mix that captures the raw live sounds and subtle depth that define his sound. A live-set working just as much the mind as the body.

@shoall

Ute Mix Series #105 | Shoal (live)

✧ New hyperseason cues up with a re-emerging @aasudd recording, salvaged from the mists of an original Barking (Gareth Psaltis) stream. What was once a fleeting transmission now resurfaces in hyperdigital memory; fog‑laden, elusive, hanging just out of reach yet caught before it dissolved for good. A reissue as vault‑like relic, setting the tone for the next hypercade ✧

✧ Aired 04.09.2025 on @lyl_radio ✧

www.lyl.live

Hyperterranean #031 with Aa Sudd

Recording of Spekki Webu & Woody92's set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Spekki Webu & Woody92 at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

This month we are thrilled to welcome Thai-American, Brooklyn-based DJ, composer, and producer Apok to this series :) 

Apok continually strives to weave together a tapestry sounds in his compositions - combining his penchant for cinematic storytelling, deep bass, hypnotic techno, percussive club rhythms and simmering sound design. 

Fresh off his latest EP “Ore” released earlier this year on label Club Dub (@club__dub)which he co-runs, Apok plays a monthly radio residency at Newtown Radio and has graced the decks at clubs such as Mood Ring and Hell Phone.

For A—Z, Apok delivers a shape-shifting session of cinematic, dub-soaked techno. Across its runtime, the mix drifts through fogged-out club abstractions and hypnotic, slow-burn momentum; deconstructing and rebuilding rhythm in unexpected forms. It's a reflection of Apok’s meticulous sound craft and narrative instinct as a producer, grounding experimental impulses in body-moving rhythms.

Apok – 10/15/25

A leading figure in Taiwan’s underground techno scene for over a decade, described by Resident Advisor as one of the world’s greatest techno DJs. This mix was recorded live at Tresor Klubnacht this August, his weightless form of techno glows with a natural energy, moving with aerodynamic precision.

@Diskonnected is the creative mastermind, and the principal DJ of the well-known Smoke Machine collective. Formerly a resident at Taipei’s legendary Korner, he now holds residencies at its successor Pawnshop, and at Hong Kong’s renowned 宀 Mihn.

Throughout his decade-long career, Diskonnected has been the foundational person developing, shaping, and sculpting the Smoke Machine sound and is the musical nucleus of Taiwan’s Organik Festival, one of the world’s most respected techno gatherings. A musical chameleon, he adapts his sound to each environment, generating boundless energy on the dance floor, he has toured widely across Asia, Europe, and the USA, and has played has played at prestigious clubs such as Berghain, Tresor and Nowadays.

PURE Guest.095 Diskonnected

In the space where sound is stripped to its essential form, new worlds emerge. For our latest podcast, we welcome Hitam, an artist who operates as a true sonic architect, sculpting sound from its most granular elements. His work masterfully bridges the worlds of deep techno and avant-garde experimentalism, finding profound power not in overwhelming force, but in restrained intensity. The Amsterdam based producer’s ultra finessed sounds have been released on the likes of Hayes, Somov, SYXT as well a string of exceptional recent releases on his own Rhiza Semar label. As a DJ he serves as a resident at the infamous Eerste Communie parties, as well as playing legendary institutions like Tresor, Bassiani, De School and more. 

“For this mix I wanted to trace a descent through shifting temporal layers; beginning in a state of suspension, slowly moving into trance-inducing motion before dissolving again into the subterranean. It travels from fluid, hypnotic rhythm into zones of disorientation and release; a process of acceleration, collapse, and renewal. Recorded as a continuous narrative rather than a set, it mirrors my current pull toward a landscape where ancient ritual and submerged hypnosis blend into an organic accelerated pulse where momentum and meditation intertwine beneath the surface.”

Forget relentless peaks, this is techno that demands deep immersion, challenging yet deeply rewarding, a deep trip of tension and release on a microscopic level. A tale of masterfully executed cerebral hypnosis, told across two chapters of disintegration through terrains that feel simultaneously ancient and futuristic. A dialogue between soil and circuitry, pulse and void.  

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https://www.instagram.com/hitam.ec

https://soundcloud.com/rhiza-semar
https://www.instagram.com/rhizasemar.audio/
https://rhizasemar.bandcamp.com/music

MNMT 490 : Hitam

Recorded live at The Seed during Mo:Dem Festival 2025 — a space devoted to emerging frequencies and the future of psychedelic sound.

Immerse yourself in the sounds of Mo:Dem Festival 
with @feral_music

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FERAL @ The Seed | MoDem Festival 2025

The first-ever live recording from an elusive icon of dubby electronic music.

Lore is an underrated quality. Neuroscientists have mapped that music elicits similar feelings in the brain to when we satiate cravings, but what about the psychological impulse that drives listeners of a certain disposition toward everything they don't know?

It's tricky to put your finger on, but artists able to conjure intrigue without overhawking the backstory can really cut through—just ask SAULT, [ar:pi:ar] or Gerald Donald. Then there are those who don't try whatsoever. These are the ones who stay in mind the most.

In 2001, a striking 12" called Ship-Scope emerged through Chain Reaction, credited to Shinichi Atobe, with no other info available. Okay, mulled fans, this is probably a cat-and-mouse game dreamed up by someone on a label with a fine line in foggy obfuscation. Vainqueur on a wind-up? Another Moritz 'n Mark alias?

But no: Atobe was real, and really had posted a demo to Hard Wax. It was that simple. Then he went back to his day job—until, after 13 years of silence, an even better follow-up emerged.

From the near-perfect Butterfly Effect onwards, Atobe has built up one of the most revered catalogues in underground circles. A steady clip of elegant, transportive dub techno and deep electronics has arrived on Demdike Stare's DDS, complimented by the launch of his own label, plastic & sounds, earlier in summer 2025.

Atobe has also made strides into the public domain, DJing intermittently, as well as performing live for the first time in 2023, gracing WWW at the tender age of 52. It's that debut 2023 show heard on RA.1009: a hypnotic yet comparatively pumping set full of Atobe staples, as well as material you won't find anywhere else.

Contact with the big man, as you might anticipate, is glacial: since we first reached out, the RA Mix has changed name, look and rolled over into its second millennium. Still, patience pays off. This is a one-off we're stoked to run. – Gabriel Szatan

@shinichiatobe

Find the interview at https://ra.co/podcast/1028

RA.1009 Shinichi Atobe

“This set was recorded live 5-7pm, Saturday evening at Pe:rsona, 2025. The seemingly last dry-ish stretch and set of wild (weather) weekend, sunshowers made way for glistening droplets to  sparkle through the shade sails and lay foundation for me to weave between deeper percussive cuts and shiny crystalline daytime techno.”

Pjenné is a Naarm/Melbourne-based DJ, radio broadcaster, curator and label manager. Her musical identity is shaped by the expansive, psychedelic soundscapes of the southern bush, an influence that permeates her trance-inducing, progressive, and hypnotic selections.

Pjenné’s sets are characterised by deep-digging selections and an impeccable narrative craft, both of which are on full display in this masterfully executed recording. Tune in now for two hours of deep, lush afternoon techno daydreams.

Available now on our SoundCloud, YouTube channels or wherever you get your podcasts.

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MNMT Recordings : Pjenné —  Pe:rsona 2025

VC-118A Live set recorded on Saturday, 20th of September 2025 at BOSC - A short story by Paral·lel in Gualba, Spain.

VC-118A Live @ BOSC 2025

𝙿𝚘𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 ¹⁴⁰: 𝚂𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚖
(@solarythm_deeptech_side)

We’re very happy to present our next entry, a one hour recording from Solarythm for the 140th episode of our podcast series! 

Following his recent label release on Art Bei Ton, 'Vestigia Mentis,' Solarythm has crafted a cerebral set that gradually expands into trippy, atmospheric textures, inviting you along on a deep and evolving sonic journey. 

More info about Solarythm:
Born in Nantes, Jérémie has been exploring electronic music for over ten years. He started out in the psytrance scene with a live project featuring forest and organic sounds, before gradually broadening his spectrum to include deeper, more cerebral, progressive and techno textures. Whether DJing or performing live, his selections always retain a trance-like, hypnotic and immersive quality.  A lover of the dancefloor, Jérémie refuses to be confined to one style. He advocates a free and hybrid approach, building bridges between genres to create sensitive and immersive sound journeys, where storytelling takes centre stage.

SC: @solarythm_deeptech_side RA: https://ra.co/dj/solarythm
IG: https://www.instagram.com/solarythm_music/

[𝙰𝙱𝚃-𝙴𝙿⁰⁰⁴]: Solarythm - Vestigia Mentis https://artbeiton.bandcamp.com/album/solarythm-vestigia-mentis

Art Bei Ton Podcast ¹⁴⁰: Solarythm

We're excited to present @ZaraOlsen with a live recording at @mostrabcn; traversing immersive clouds of pads and shimmers infused with a wide range of rhythms guiding you through the stunning trip. Get to know her through the Q&A here below. Thank you Zara!

[Photo: Maika / Mastering: Other Joe]

𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵?
This set was recorded at Mostra Festival in April – a beautiful four-day experimental music festival in the heart of Barcelona, and my first Europe show of the year! I had the opportunity to bridge the gap between Ena’s incredible live ambient set and Timnah & Mario (Hybrid)’s deep techno set.

I themed my set around spiralling synths, beginning the journey with broken beats and moving through half-time into 170 BPM, while maintaining a sense of hypnotic groove throughout. 

The crowd and energy in the room were magnetic – they were with me every step of the way. It was such a beautiful experience and definitely a highlight of my year. Huge thanks to the amazing team at Mostra!! :)

𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺?
Hello :) I’m Zara and I’m originally from so-called Australia, but I’ve been living in London since April.

I’m finishing up my last EU/UK gigs for the year this week, and then I’m sooo excited to head to Japan and Korea for a mini tour – still pinching myself that I get to play there!

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨/𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨?
I’ve been DJing for about seven years and producing for around five.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦/𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰?
XLB by Pearson Sound completely rewired my brain and pulled me into the subterranean world.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺?
They Feel, They Know by SHIVARASA.
I first heard it during a yoga class while I was recovering from a back injury that made daily life difficult and it really stayed with me. It reminded me of the value of stillness and the beauty of inner peace - especially as the weather turns colder and the state of the world feels increasingly bleak.

𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵?
So many… but festivals like Waking Life, Monument, Parallel, and Organik really inspire me for their beautiful locations and community-focused approach. For clubs, I’ve always dreamed of playing at Bassiani, Club Raum, Ankali, and Oil.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘱?
Again, so many!! I have so many artists I admire, so let’s say the dream lineup would be a festival in nature taking place over a couple of days :D

Donato Dozzy, Mama Snake, Timnah, OK Williams, Objekt, Woody92, Sybil, A Strange Wedding (live), Ema, Hysterical Love Project (live), Livwutang, James K (live), Konduku, Polygonia (live), Marco Shuttle b2b Jane Fitz, CCL, Djrum, Temple Rat (live), Upsammy, Harold, Tangerine, Kia and garçon - the list could go on haha, too many to name!

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘑𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴?
The dance floor is your greatest teacher, community your strongest ally, and fear of failure your greatest enemy.

If you’re able to, get out, dance, and soak in as much diverse music as you can. I’ve learned so much from watching how people respond to certain moments and from the energy of the room itself. I take inspiration from different elements within tracks and from how I feel and move when I hear certain sounds.

Being in clubs or music spaces also helps cultivate a sense of community. By genuinely supporting artists, collectives, and venues, we can help the underground not just survive but thrive. And most importantly, the dance floor is the best place to meet like-minded people – some of my closest friends are those I met through a shared love of music <3

Nous'klaer Radio #41 - Zara (Live at Mostra 2025)

Moving in different directions – October on Skylab Radio

tracklist: www.lowendtheorists.com/radio-shows/skylab-e39
skylab radio: https://skylab-radio.com/shows/theory-therapy-e39

Skylab - Theory Therapy E39

DJ and producer based in Brooklyn. 

Co-Host of Club Dub Radio at Newtown Radio e/o Sundays 12-2pm.

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