Good friend and KEY bossman Freddy K steps up to the plate with the 454th transmission of our Rinse show. Having debuted in the realm of techno music around the same time we did, Freddy naturally bears a similar genotype to that of RYC’s. Traveling back and forth the many roots and shoots of electronic music, his set is an ode to the reigning diversity that binds us as a scene. From trippy grooves set to beam you up to unknown dimensions to full-fledged hard-hitting tools, via unexpected detours across further atmospheric sonics, Freddy has us hanging to each bar’s end like a crime novel head eagerly anticipating his favourite author’s next plot twist.    

soundcloud.com/freddy_k_berlin

Reclaim Your City  

Reclaim Your City 454 | Freddy K

@beste-hira is an adventurous, strong willed and motivated artist based in Amsterdam, with Istanbul as hometown. Music has been a lifelong priority. She started at the Mersin Fine Arts High School Music Department where she studied classical piano and cello. She continued her professional music career at Ondokuz Mayıs University where she has successfully graduated from the Department of Music. Her career as a DJ / producer started soon after and is why she decided to move to Amsterdam.

Her knowledge and experience as an artist has allowed her to grow within Amsterdam's eclectic and never-ending underground scene. Playing alongside collectives such as @orphicamsterdam, @vault-sessions-collective, or for Amsterdam's infamous festival : ADE. In the mix, Beste Hira favors the ethnic, groovy and dark side of Techno, that drives you through the night.

GUEST SERIES : Beste Hira

Live @ Nation Of Gondwana 2022 [Bei Birke]

CLOSERcast proudly presents Temudo, a standout figure in contemporary Techno, premiering his brand new live set, recorded at Disorder @ Liquid Club (October 2024), exclusively on our platform!

Known for blending the soul of Techno with a modern, unorthodox approach, Temudo's music is characterised by gritty, futuristic sounds, with a signature motif resembling a rusty crank pounding into a brick wall. In 2023, Temudo embarked on a new journey into live performance, delivering spontaneous sets that challenge traditional expectations. Each live set is a unique, improvised act where he pushes the boundaries of Ableton to its sonic limits. 

"The main idea is that the music of that recording didn’t exist before the performance itself. It was all created on the flow, one idea after the other, through the control of sequencers, Lfos, arpeggiators and other complex midi processing, as well as virtual synthesizers and sound processors. I would have an idea playing for the audience, and would prepare the next one (by pre listening on the headphones) and would eventually blend both."

https://soundcloud.com/temudo
https://ra.co/dj/temudo
https://www.instagram.com/temudo_hayes/
https://www.facebook.com/temudomusic

CLOSERcast #085 - TEMUDO (live)

Modern hypnotics from a new techno star.

It's a tale as old as time: techno DJ moves to Berlin to chase a dream. Philippa Pacho is part of the latest wave of talent to tread that familiar path. But don't let that fool you. She's one of the classiest artists around—no TikTok gimmicks here.

Pacho's formative years were spent in her native Stockholm, navigating a vibrant DIY party scene that included warehouse raves and illegal parties. She eventually took up a long-standing residency at beloved local club Under Bron and the experience, as she details in this week's Q&A, sharpened her technical skills, teaching her to handle every type of set—whether opening with patience, supporting a headliner or closing with finesse. She also played with countless touring DJs, from Answer Code Request to Antony Parasole, which ultimately inspired her move to Berlin.

That relocation has firmly paid off. It's a testament to Pacho's talent that you'll find her playing pretty much every big club and festival across Europe, from Berghain and Dekmantel to FOLD and Monument (we were exhausted just looking at her upcoming listings on RA). Other recent highlights include closing out Bassiani's tenth birthday, and back-to-backs with Fadi Mohem and Sandrien. 

Pacho's RA Podcast showcases her preference for classy, hypnotic techno, striking a balance between muscle and subtle groove. Her aptitude for what makes dance floors tick is also evident on her two labels—Phorum Records and positivesource (co-run with Blue Hour)—both of which mirror her DJ style, blending intensity with delicate textures. positivesource has released several standout records, including this year's "Psycho" by BLANKA and Phil Berg's "Psyckik" (which you'll hear on this mix). 

Spanning 70 minutes, RA.980 is a window into Pacho's thoroughly modern sound (the oldest track is from 2018). And yet it retains a refined, sweeping quality. Give it a spin and you'll soon twig why she's in demand on dance floors worldwide. 

@philippapacho

Read the interview and find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/980

RA.980 Philippa Pacho

ANTIDOTE

'something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation'

This is the recording of Beste Hira b2b Hashashin during the ANTIDOTE Palestine Fundraiser in TILLATEC on 18.05.25.

BESTE HIRA SOUNDCLOUD: @beste-hira 
BESTE HIRA INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/bestehira/ 
BESTE HIRA BANDCAMP: www.bestehira.bandcamp.com/music 
BESTE HIRA RA: nl.ra.co/dj/bestehira

HASHASHIN SOUNDCLOUD: @hashashin_kawasaki 
HASHASHIN RA: nl.ra.co/dj/hashashin 
HASHASHIN INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/hashash_in/


BESTE HIRA b2b HASHASHIN | ANTIDOTE, TILLATEC | 18.05.25

The Lady Machine is back for another round of Podcast fun for Bassiani Podcast 266. Born in Rio, based in Berlin, Camila Milieme developed an ear for techno at a young age, attending Brazil’s Galaktika parties and picking up tracks from radio show Novas Tendencias before landing her first gig at the fresh age of 21, and at the famed Bunker 94 in São Paulo no less. Following studies in music production in the UK, she eventually landed in Berlin and channeled everything into a dual career as DJ/producer. Her vinyl sets were, are, contagious and brimming with rapid-fire basslines, relying heavily on the type of techno à la Detroit that has been so foundational to the genre without aging a day. These ones she’s published on Mote Evolver, half of Unterwegs with musicmate Decka and resident at free-spirited Berlin party series Pornceptual. A successful crowd-DJ alliance is no easy task, but twenty years of experience have sharpened her instinct for sound and the people she’s playing it to. Driving techno that lurches along on a razor edge, slamming rhythms that vibrate through the body, the magical and unquantifiable substance that allows the very best raves to coalesce. Whatever it is she has it in spades and this latest instalment proves it. This recent number’s a cut from her live set at Bassiani in mid April; rampant grooves and low-end layers picked, welded together and distorted by this singular Brazilian talent, and mastered by @neptunemastering. The Lady Machine’s chopped-up beats are a techno purist’s dream, this newest arrival makes it reality.

@theladymachine

Bassiani invites The Lady Machine / Podcast #266

Co-founder of Manchester’s infamous Rhythm Theory parties, A.Morgan lands his inaugural mix for RYC, showcasing both the breadth of his style and clinicality of his mixing skillset. Fresh off the release of his five-tracker, ‘Hyper Tension’, Morgan onboards the series with two hours of no-nonsense floor-destroying wares, stripped-down 4x4 aerobatics and epic-sized buildups. Muscular and mind-expanding, brace yourself for a set at the junction of proper hi-tech grit and heavily verbed-out grooves, merging the finest of classic 909-fuelled pound with atmospheric abandon and tape-delayed psychedelia. Blast this one out loud, all windows opened and woofers set to eleven.

soundcloud.com/a_morgan

Reclaim Your City 651 | A.Morgan

Artistas: @smkdro & @stepan-gusak-1
Sello: @parallelromance305

Dro y Stepan Gusak abren su nuevo EP en Parallel Romance con “Alligator Alley”, un corte diseñado para la zona más física del techno actual. El track se construye sobre un low-end continuo y muy controlado, líneas rítmicas en avance constante y un uso inteligente de la tensión que evita los picos artificiales. Todo está orientado al peak-time, pero con una mezcla limpia y una ingeniería que prioriza claridad sobre saturación.

El groove, marcado por percusiones secas y modulaciones sutiles, mantiene un pulso hipnótico que funciona igual de bien en un club oscuro que en sets de gran formato. Sin buscar complejidad innecesaria, “Alligator Alley” es un ejemplo claro de cómo un track directo puede ganar fuerza a través de la estructura, la dinámica y la precisión en cada capa.

Una referencia sólida de Parallel Romance, y una muestra del lenguaje rítmico que Dro y Gusak siguen consolidando: techno funcional, musculado y sin distracciones.

PREMIERE: Dro & Stepan Gusak – Alligator Alley - Parallel Romance

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II. November!

Bootleg of original track:

Reinier Zonneveld 
"things we might have said"

135bpm  //  Techno

Mix by Stefan Anders


___________________
Lyrics:

I'm in that moment
One foot on the edge, the other in the air
My balance, is it here or is it there?
I want what I want
Between my heart and my head, I know it isn't fair
Oh, how I suffer
My body needs and my soul doesn't care
Don't touch that button
You're locked in right now to Defected in the house
Oh, is it showing?
I could take or leave my heart a deep breath
All without knowing
If I'm alive or if I'm dead
Body to body
Do I make it real or leave it in my head?
Which one is sweeter?
When I look behind at things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
I shake my head
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Yo, DJ, give me a fat beat
I'm in that moment
One foot on the edge, the other in the air
My balance, is it here or is it there?
I want what I want
Between my heart and my head, I know it isn't fair
Oh, how I suffer
My body needs and my soul doesn't care
You want it now?

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