This is the CLR Podcast 448 with a set by Ken Ishii. Enjoy!

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Tracklist CLR Podcast 448 I Ken Ishii

Human Safari - Trap Door [Analytic Trail]
Hertz - 1979 [Sway]
Hertz - Old School [Sway]
KLBR - Thunder Drums [Analytic Trail]
Ken Ishii - Supergravity [Iturnem]
Lucas Aguilera - Convergencia [Unrilis] 
Ron S. - Hissing Fumaroles [Chicago Jaxx]
K.E.N.Y.U. - Devotion [UKR]
Terence Fixmer - Electrostatic 2025 [Planet Rouge]
Coolorblind - A Thousand And One Reasons [Devotion]
Invexis - Nordic Noise [Scrap & Delete]
Collabs 3000 - Strum [Novamute] 
D.J. Grant - Ride My Rhythm [UKR Special Series]
D.J. Grant - Train Tracks 1 [UKR Special Series]
Ken Ishii - Antigravity [Iturnem]
SYM - C’mon Boy [Combine Audio]
Agent Orange DJ - Freaks On The Streets [Tronic]
Gunjack - Devil’s Pawn (Angel Alanis & Maria Goetz Remix) [Slap Jaxx]
Marcelo Demarco - The Concept [Suraw]

CLR Podcast 448 I Ken Ishii

Collabs3000 '2025 EP': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-2025ep
Collabs3000 'Metalism': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-m20

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North America: mariesa@liaisonartists.com
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Italy: alex.ravizza@vivoconcerti.com
MGMT: roland@rlcgmbh.com

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.

DJ Kalin Biography 2020

Kalin hails from the small town of Nova Zagora, Bulgaria. His love affair  with electronic music started more than two decades ago when he got hooked onto this new sound via a cassette tape with tracks from the likes of Snap!, Technotronic, and Culture Beat. During his early years Kalin was involved with the school radio, and helped organize the first electronic music events in his hometown. 

Fast forward to 2008 and you'd find Kalin on the other side of the Atlantic in Philadelphia, USA. He got his first bookings at the Vango nightclub, playing alongside Philadelphia's own Adrock, DJ Nico, Christian James, and Deep C of Tigerhook fame. Gigs at other high-profile venues followed including Lounge OneTwoFive and Z Bar. More recently, Kalin has made regular appearances behind the decks at club Mousai, Front Street Café/Liaison Room, Infusion Lounge, The Barbary and others. When Kalin has made the trip back to Bulgaria he’s played events in Sofia, Plovdiv, and his home town of Nova among others. In July 2017 Kalin had the honor of headlining the Koprinka Open Air festival in the picturesque Rose valley. In the fall of 2018 Kalin was invited to become resident of one of Philly’s top underground techno collectives - Fold Theory.

DJ Kalin indulges in mixing a tasteful blend of raw house, jackin’ tech-house and peak-time techno. His sets are heavily influenced by the technical prowess of DJing legends such as Jeff Mills, Carl Cox and Danny Tenaglia. Among Kalin' favorite labels you'll find Nervous, Stereo, 8Bit, Intec, Tronic, Unity, Transmit, Planet Rhythm - just to name a few. While playing Kalin always strives to create an energetic atmosphere of quality grooves that relentlessly move the dance floor.

RA:
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/djkalin

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kalinthedj/

MixCloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/kalingenchev/

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/kalinthedj

Instagram
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Archive.org mix repository:
https://archive.org/details/@kalin

***older mixes are also archived on my Mixcloud profile

Techno Head. Breakfast anarchist. Cyclist. Making my way over the rolling hills of life. Are we nearly there yet? Digital dj - SonicPulse - it's in the blood.

A Chicago based label with a little FUNK, a touch of JACK and a bit of SOUL

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