For a few days each summer, deep in the Amsterdamse Bos on the outskirts of Holland’s capital, you’ll find a restless pack of ravers rushing from one stage to the next in pursuit of the freshest new sounds. That’s half thanks to Casper Tielrooij, who swapped the Hague for Amsterdam and started his Dekmantel parties back in 2007. Two years later those became a label and by 2013 a festival. Now in their tenth year, the forest festivities show no signs of slowing momentum, due in part to an exceptional and quality mix of genre-agnostic rhythms. Tielrooij finds creative freedom for his patchwork of influences through Dekmantel Soundsystem: and here they are. Bassiani Podcast 167 is a groovy and undulating exploration in sound recorded live at the club's Dekmantel showcase, one that clicks, klangs and wobbles, a synth-packed and searing-hot mix courtesy of Casper’s covetable record collection.

@dkmntl

Bassiani invites Casper Tielrooij / Podcast #167

Recorded at Turmbühne stage
Fusion Festival, Lärz, Germany
2025.06.29 

Olga Korol b2b Per Hammar at Turmbühne, Fusion Festival 2025.06.29

150825 Miasoid podcast #4

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

A new set from the Before The Curfew series, performed by Recid and Vitalii Shevchenko at Backyard Opening on 03.05.2025, is now available on our SoundCloud.

The residents dedicated this set to their long-standing love for the Detroit sound that bridges techno and house; it runs for a symbolic 313 minutes.

Before the Curfew is a series of music podcasts that emerged in 2022 after the reopening of the club following the liberation of the Kyiv region. All recordings presented in this series take place before midnight before the curfew begins. Before the Curfew offers a vibrant snapshot of the Ukrainian music scene amidst challenging times, celebrating resilience, creativity, and unity through music.
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Новий сет із серії «Before The Curfew», зіграний Recid та Vitalii Shevchenko на Backyard Opening 03.05.2025, вже доступний у нас на SoundCloud.

Резиденти присвятили цей сет давній любові до детройтського звучання між техно та гаусом; його тривалість — символічні 313 хвилин.

Before the Curfew — це серія музичних подкастів, що з'явилася у 2022 році після відкриття клубу та визволення Київщини. Усі записи, представлені в цій серії, проводяться до півночі, перед початком комендантської години. Before the Curfew — це відображення сучасної української музичної сцени в умовах викликів, що стоять перед нею.

Artistsʼ SoundCloud @recid @hou8gn9ocoux

BEFORE THE CURFEW ㉕ RECID B2B VITALII SHEVCHENKO

Germany-based Natalie Robinson is a champion for soulful house, weaving together the threads of her American/Ghanaian upbringing with her clubland one and bringing her identity as a young queer artist to the fore. In seven short years, she’s gone from apprentice to high-flying selector, firing up crowds at some of Berlin’s most esteemed cultural spaces and leaving a trail of sweaty dancefloors in her wake. Through her many bookings, a narrative line has emerged in her work, a dialogue with the energy on any given night but also with herself, in which she constantly strives to stay authentic and true to her roots. It’s a kind of reverence to the music that made her too: “when I weave in tribal percussion or gospel-inspired vocals, I’m paying homage to the communal spirit that shaped house from the beginning.” And so it goes on, Bassiani Podcast 277 carries that flame onward. This one’s an hour-long number with all of her usual bells and whistles, a smooth and joyful exploration of house, r’n’b breaks and other syncretic moods, groove-fuelled tunes with a spring in their step. An upbeat manifestation of resistance and full-throttle number from a maturing voice on the Berlin scene.

@natalie-robinsonx


Bassiani invites Natalie Robinson / Podcast #277

NYC bred + Berlin-based Rachel Noon is a DJ who embodies pure resilience and unwavering commitment to community. Defined by a captivating singular vision and a technically-deft skill set, she has made her mark as being intentional, unpredictable, and ever-evolving. Rachel Noon seems to effortlessly shape dancefloors and communities with precision and care and is an uncompromising presence both behind the decks and on the dancefloor. A true dancefloor devotee, Noon has been hailed "equal parts DJ and rave spirit."

Track Highlight:
I love all the tracks on this mix, but I’m choosing “Relax A Little” by Code Talkers (Chris Fortier 40oz Remix) because she was a little bitch to mix—but very, very worth it. There are these unexpected spooky chime stabs with gorgeous delay that completely change the tone of the track. Plus, there’s a mischievous vocal element—I imagine the character behind it as the sonic equivalent of Aubrey Plaza giving side-eye.

Rachel Noon ...IsBurning #177

skyra is one of the local artists who has put Georgia's underground scene firmly on the map. His regular appearances at Tbilisi's cult Bassiani club have been key to that, and in August, he will showcase exactly what he's all about when he plays live for us at Selectors with Hamatsuki: deep but driving house music that's bathed in lush melodics but never short on low-end power. Next year, he has plenty of music coming up, including a release on Unforeseen with Hamatsuki.

To get you in the mood for all that is to come, he has laid down a one-hour live showcase that layers up smooth, supple, seductive drums with dreamy pads and neon melodies. The whole set glows with a late-night warmth and finds a perfect balance between beauty and beat-driven hypnosis.

Dekmantel Mix 499 - skyra (live)

lately so much new life situation are coming into my life - moving to Kyiv, creating a family with my partner and a bunch of other stuff which made it timewise difficult to put some tracks together but with working on the laptop and headphones I somehow transferred some of these new emotions into 6 tracks. The track names and the music speaks for itself so no long story here, just listen.

01 She Is On Her Way
02 The Traveller
03 Berlin Kyiv Express
04 Arriving In Podil
05 Brighter Days
06 Rain



02 Christoph Faust - The Traveller (Original Mix)

Unreleased version (sans announcements) of "The Great Gigolo Swindle" recorded live at WCBN-FM Ann Arbor in 2000.

Gigolo Mix (Unreleased EFX mix)

This is the set I played at Dekmantel Selectors festival in 2019. I closed out the evening, following sets by Mad Miran, Khidja and OKO DJ.

I'm really missing the dancefloor right now, so it was fun for me to relive a memory this joyful. I hope you guys enjoy it too.

Dekmantel Selectors 2019 (Closing set)

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02 Christoph Faust - The Traveller (Original Mix)

Christoph Faust

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