This is the CLR Podcast 435 with a 2 hours long set by Kai van Dongen, recorded live at the Techno Snobs Phoenix Truncate Takeover on the 26th of April 2025. Enjoy!

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Track list CLR Podcast 435 I Kai von Dongen

Ø [Phase] - Suspended Animation (Stroke C) [Token]
Kangding Ray - IPSO [ARA]
Jon Hester - Sirens [Rekids]
Dave Wincent - 18g Salt [Modularz]
The Lady Machine - Vigilance [Unterwegs]
Nørbak - Res Extensa [HAYES]
Phara - Falling Forward [Phaaar]
Deas - Fear [CLR]
Kai van Dongen - We Will Chat [Ei8ht]
Kai van Dongen - Mind Detect [Truncate]
Kangding Ray - Doppler Shift [Figure]
Kai van Dongen - Panic [Truncate]
Kai van Dongen - Acid Wave [Second State]
Tadeo, Jon Hester - Matching Claps [Participation]
Dave Wincent - Death Row [Soma]
Dustin Zahn - The Organ Trail [Token]
Nina Kraviz - Stranno Neobjatno [Trip]
Ø [Phase] - Plot Twist [Modwerks]
Exos & Jon Hester - Range [Participation]
Kai van Dongen - Cycle Rate [KVD]
Oscar Mulero - Self Determination [Northallsen]
Zahn & Z.I.P.P.O - The Spiral Path [Enemy]
Aöcram - Illusions of Reflections [Mord]
Kai van Dongen & FRNGE - Where's My DX7 [KVD]
Alan Fitzpatrick - Love Siren (Kai van Dongen Remix) [Unreleased]
Kai van Dongen - Vortex [Second State]
Kai van Dongen - Breaking Up Inside [Truncate]
Jon Hester - Scrape [RSPX]
Augusto Taito - Severo [Mord]
Lewis Fautzi - Murder The Limits [Mord]

CLR Podcast 435 I Kai van Dongen

Jojia is a minimal DJ  in evolution, born in 2002 in southern Italy.

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Chris Liebing is synonymous with techno. His legacy is long assured, but his craft never stops evolving. Whether as label head, podcast curator, DJ or producer, he continues to challenge himself and his audience to explore new realms in the electronic world. And often ahead of the curve, too, from the early, hard-edged and loopy 90s sound which is back en vogue today, through his more stripped-back turn of the millennium minimalism and onto the cinematic atmospheres and broader alternative electronica of his latest albums on Mute. It's no stretch to say, then, that Chris Liebing's story is closely connected to the story of techno itself. 

Liebing is considered a global techno ambassador, but his ambitious album projects and direct club tracks excite and innovate as much as any new school star. A proudly forward-thinking attitude ensures that is the case as his DJ tools and studio setup constantly evolve. He continues to be an early adopter of emerging technology, too, just as he was with vinyl controllers, Traktor and when leading the way with full hybrid/live DJing. 

These days, Liebing incorporates an ever wider sphere of sound into his own work. After an eight-year break from full lengths, 2018's Burn Slow on Mute was a creative rebirth that received critical acclaim and confounded all expectations. It was a melancholic mediation on gothic moods, looming apocalyptic landscapes and optimistic broken-beat techno that drew from his childhood love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and the New Romantic movement. 

Remixes for Depeche Mode and Goldfrapp followed alongside a collaborative single with Charlotte De Witte, and 2021 brought a second album on Mute, Another Day. It found Liebing exploring all new ways of expressing both his euphoric and melodic side, all with high-grade technical skill and meticulous sonic craft with a range of collaborators from Miles Cooper Seaton to Polly Scattergood. This exceptional form continued into 2023 as he returned to the club with his Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP on CLR, a passionate and politically charged call to the dance floor that joined Liebing and Luke Slater’s remix of Depeche Mode’s iconic ‘Ghosts Again’ in the first half of the year. 

Born in Giessen and active ever since the 1990s, Liebing has always platformed the talent around him as much as himself: a long time before they were commonplace, he famously helmed his own CLR podcast. For many years, it was the scene's most influential series, with a who's who of international pioneers at the helm. After that came the equally important AM/FM radio show, but now following a hiatus, the CLR podcast is back and pushing a fresh techno agenda, as is his iconic label of the same name.

In its first chapter, CLR stood for Chris Liebing Records, then Create Learn Realize, and now Create Learn Repeat - a subtle evolution that is at the heart of everything Liebing does. The label will always be synonymous with exciting techno and is now back hosting parties and festival stages. 

Though his music is underpinned by pulsating menace and a stomping sense of drama, Liebing himself is friendly with a famous smile. It is the music that motivates him and the freedom that comes with increased experience. These days there are no limits, no expectations, but a continued love for the art and craft of techno that is taking him down all new creative pathways.

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2wice Shye is an electronic music production duo from Johannesburg, South Africa, consisting of JonT Schoeman and Cameron Last. With over a decade of production experience, they focus on crafting immersive, evolving techno, blending playful percussion, hypnotic synth leads, and deep, driving basslines to tell a story through sound.

In the studio, JonT and Cameron work together to shape the 2wice Shye sound, sometimes collaborating in real time and other times bouncing stems back and forth. While they produce as a duo, JonT performs solo live techno sets pushing creativity to the limit with his setup. He no longer DJs in the traditional sense; the closest he gets is incorporating a few stems from existing tracks, choosing instead to sculpt every set live, ensuring a unique and dynamic performance each time.

Their music is deeply personal never forced creativly (since leaving a major), always heartfelt. While some tracks are available on SoundCloud, more of their releases can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms. 

Contact 2wiceShye@gmail.com