In the early 90s, techno hits Japan. Surprised and intrigued, Takaaki Itoh was impressed with this sound. This unique style of beats revealed the gateway to a world of underground music in Japan, something he had never heard before.
Surprise slowly gave way to addiction when Takaaki Itoh heard the sound of such artists like UR, Derrick May, Axis, Hardfloor, Sven Väth, Harthouse, Warp and Rising High. 
Finding out he just couldn't get enough of it, in 1994 Takaaki Itoh began to organise his own techno parties in Norioka Iwate, having success by providing fantastic line ups.

In 1996, he decided that it was time to start making his own tracks, so he went out, purchased the vital instruments and began producing. 
After sending out 3 finished tracks to various labels, Electracom UK made the first contact with him, and followed to release his first track. This moment was something he will never forget, as for the first time in his life he was able to finally release his own record. 
Then several releases followed and he began to appear in DJ charts and magazines all over the world.

Takaaki Itoh's Japanese style of techno is purely unique, underground and nothing that had been heard before in Europe. 
In a couple of years, he became recognized as the most underground and expected japanese Techno DJ.
Takaaki Itoh has now taken the next step and started his own label Wols, whilst keep playing in great venues wolrdwide.

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Recording of my Live Act at Jardim Sonoro, in Lisbon. I used two controllers to control Ableton (108 knobs & 12 buttons) and an Erica Synths Perkons (also processed in Ableton in real time). 95‰ of the synth ideas you hear were created in the moment. No scene launch in ableton whatsoever. Let me know if you find the 5% pre recorded beats :D

It’s a completely raw recording, no level adjustment, no mastering and no editing (yes you can hear a little crash on my computer near the end).

Thank you all the danced with me in this special day :)
Thank you Jardim Sonoro for what you have accomplished. 
❤️

Temudo Live Act @Jardim Sonoro 01/07/2023

Takaaki Itoh is the 352nd guest of our original Hate Podcast series.

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The full 3h recorded set of my debut at the legendary @tresorberlin on October 25, 2023 - invited by @push_femaledjnetwork for the Tresor Berlin New Faces event series.

Isabel Soto @ Tresor Berlin | 25.10.23 (New Faces)

TAKAAKI ITOH for iN podcasts [live cut from iN 6.APR.24]
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Denise Rabe´s experience in the Berlin techno scene as a booker, radio host, promoter and dj since she relocated to German capital drawn by the possibility of a life in music, is reflected in the pragmatic, grounded artist she became and the unique, original voice she’s developed as a producer.

Her approach and work ethic can be seen expressed on every release she’s done under her label, Rabe, where her music is matched with an equal amount of care, thought and work, in the vessels that contain it, within a coherent aesthetic and vision that informs music, artwork and presentation equally.

This has allowed her to recruit the artist who´s work resonates with her sensibility and can be heard in the remixes Rrose, Shxcxchcxsh, Headless Horseman, among others, have done for her releases on her and other labels.

Imprints such as Mutewax, who released her first 12’’ in 2015, ARTS where she quickly became one of the label´s staples and Stroboscopic Artifacts where she published ‘’Manifesto’’ in 2019, are clear reference points that describe her career and its development. 

Rabe’s particular inclination to sparse industrial soundscapes, gothic aesthetics, driven grooves under hooks that hypnotize as much as they distinguish, have propelled her 10 year career across stages all over the US, Asia and Europe, as well as the clubs that represent the apex of techno world wide such as Berghain and Tresor.

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Résilience Podcast 028 - Denise Rabe

@tokenrecords 
Kr!z has been at the forefront of techno for more than a decade. Influenced by the hypnotic and energetic sound helmed by veterans such as Jeff Mills, Steve Rachmad and James Ruskin, he gradually but steadily developed his own identity in the international techno scene. 

After making a name for himself as a skilled DJ with sharp focus and a quick mixing style in home country Belgium and the Netherlands, Kr!z launched Token Records in 2007. It has since been a leading outlet for heady, purist sounds. 

As a DJ, Kr!z takes listeners on journey’s surpassing space and time. Led by deeply hypnotic grooves, syncopated rhythms and widely reverberating atmospheres, his desire to guide the dancefloor into unknown depths can be felt with every note. Intensities build up and collapse under his skillful hands, knowing what each knob twist will result in. Each set feels almost like a mathematical calculation, deciphering the code of collective ecstasy.

Alphabet Podcast 049 - Kr!z

Isabel Soto es una artista nacida y criada en Venezuela que pasó más de una década viviendo en Montreal, donde comenzó su andadura como DJ y productora. Tras mudarse recientemente a Berlín, Isabel ya está empezando a destacar, con actuaciones regulares en el legendario Berghain donde ha tocado cuatro veces desde que se trasladó a la ciudad hace pocos meses. Deseosa de ampliar sus horizontes musicales, se centra con pasión en sus proyectos en solitario, así como en su sello discográfico, NYXII Records.

El estilo de Isabel Soto representa viajes sonoros hipnóticos y profundos, caracterizados por ritmos pulsantes y beats percusivos que crean una experiencia atmosférica. Con una serie de lanzamientos en prestigiosos sellos como Soma, Immaterial.Archives, Inguma, Synergie, Second State, 01366, Duplicity y su propio sello, se ha ganado rápidamente el reconocimiento y el apoyo de figuras clave de todo el mundo, como DVS1 y Kr!z.

En esta oportunidad Isabel nos comparte un set de 2 horas grabado usando únicamente sus propias producciones.

ISABEL SOTO | 19 de 20

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