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Name: Elena Colombi (@elenacolombi)
Pronouns: she/they
Location: Amsterdam / London
 
Influences: books & films, my folks & my friends!
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Osàre Editions / NTS
 
Favorite Quote: “One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.”
― Simone de Beauvoir
 
Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: stay open, stay curious! Take time to fully master your craft and embrace mistakes and turns along the way.

With this mix Elena asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: Opening Doors London (www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk)

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Glasgow's @fergus_clark has a depth of musical knowledge way beyond his years. He is one-quarter of the 12th Isle label, party and radio collective and digs deep into everything from early techno to musique concrete to obscure exotica. Back in 2017 he released a still essential tape on Tasker's 88T label and a thrilling compilation with JD Twitch, Miracle Steps (Music from the 4th World). Both of these releases are indicative of how Clark puts together music with a sense of storytelling, scene-setting and endless mysticism. 

This week's mix sure does give you a sense of exploration, of journeying through new worlds somewhere in the global south. The music is humid and wet, with tribal vocal chants and digital synths paired with indigenous instrumentation. As you get deeper into the aural jungle, the drums get bigger, proto-house rhythms make you move and you end up at a steamy tropical rave. It is another accomplished and subversive mix from this ever more renowned DJ.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 364 - Fergus Clark

Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits. When she’s behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records, but she’s also after something bigger, something that’s truly transportive for those on the dancefloor.

Born and raised in Germany, Willikens first honed her unique approach during a long residency at Düsseldorf’s beloved Salon des Amateurs. These days, however, she’s based in Amsterdam, where her transportative impulses have been plugged into a variety of outlets with a global reach. On the radio, she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program on NTS. On record, she recently curated the fifth installment of Dekmantel’s acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she’s also been tapped to remix the likes of Lena Platonos, S U R V I V E, rRoxymore, Simian Mobile Disco and Ana Helder, amongst others. On stage, Willikens works with artist Sarah Szczesny on Phantom Kino Ballett, an immersive audio-visual performance art project that defies routine explanation.

Still, it’s in the DJ booth where Willikens continues to make the biggest impact. Whether she’s playing alone or in tandem with fellow sonic explorer and Salon des Amateurs alum Vladimir Ivkovic, Willikens nimbly navigates electronic music’s darkest and most bizarre corners, sampling different temperatures, different moods and a dollop of chaos, just to keep things interesting. And although she herself doesn’t always know the final destination, when Willikens is at the helm, there’s no question that the journey is bound to be thrilling.

Lien SC : https://soundcloud.com/lenawillikens

Rinse France Podcast

Azu Tiwaline invite Lena Willikens - 03 Juillet 2022

Recording of Merel Rhizoom's set at Dekmantel Festival 2022.

Dekmantel Festival 2022

Merel Rhizoom at Dekmantel Festival 2022

Concept04_CarlosSouffront_July2015.mp3

Eclectic selectors Fabiola (Detoit/Miami) and Mike Tansella Jr (Berlin) bring you two hours of cheeky proto acid, electro, and wave.

http://www.instagram.com/jr.miketansella 
http://www.instagram.com/fabi0la

WEIRD SCIENCE with Fabiola and Mike Tansella Jr @ The Lot Radio 01 - 19 - 2023

Nikola Marinkovic is a Belgrade based renaissance man and a true wizard in the world of Offen outsiders. Two hours from a good place.

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Outsiders: Offen Music w/ Nikola Marinkovic @ Kiosk Radio 07.02.2023

@transmigration_records
We have a new mix coming in. This one is by David Fogarty, who runs out of Berlin the label Transmigration, plus sublabel Sacred Stones.
David works for the great recordshop Sound Metaphors and has his residency at Refuge Worldwide radio.
Transmigration released a lot of amazing records the last few years. The Ebi, Hybryds and Projective Vision stuff has been rotating frequently here. This mix is a great representation of that sound.

Knekelhuis # 101 - Transmigration

Phuong – Dan has been a resident at Hamburg’s Golden Pudel club for nearly two decades – it has become a space synonymous with off piste and leftfield dance music acting as a home for exploratory DJ’s to broaden the expectations of dancers.

Phuong – Dan has been a pivotal part of the evolution of the club, hosting his party Gatto Musculoso since 2006.

As a DJ his sound is diverse, drawing upon a wild array of influences and nuances as he seeks to create abstract experiences through music.

Working on a project by project basis, with a particular focus on artistic integrity, Phuong – Dan has become one of the most interesting artists working in this space. As the founder of dispari, a multi disciplinary record label and platform he has released music and works by the likes of Gavsborg, Cloud Management, Anatolian Weapons, Hector Zazou, Laurie Anderson, Florian Bräunlich and Sven-Åke Johansson.

This mixtape is a wild trip, spanning a variety of sounds.

Phuong - Dan: The Ransom Note Mix

Cosmo Vitelli & DJ Sundae head up the monthly hour-long slot for No Weapon Is Absolute, direct from Paris...

https://www.nts.live/shows/no-weapon-is-absolute/episodes/no-weapon-is-absolute-5th-april-2023

No Weapon Is Absolute w/ Interstellar Funk 050423

for the 2nd chapter from the definitive days 
of house music,Traxx plays from the early 80s, 90s 
and today from vintage and out of print bootlegs 
and record labels housetime, precision,basement 
and street sounds to productions from carlos berrios, 
the latin rascals, bobby konders, edward get down crosby, the williesden brothers and a secret alias known 
as genius at work with new material from Modern Analysis and Deep Concentration and musical blueprints of Chicago and New York’s timeless heroes we admire, honor and inspired by their education with this 2 hour 
and 48 minute selection.

we hope this will give people the chance to listen 
to music many may have never heard on this side of sound that provides a provocative and thoughtful 
musical workout in your mind..

this musical timeline is literally all over the rhythm 
🎵 scales ⚖️ with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console…effects box and cd players.
****more chapters to come in due time****

{Traxx} Presents- The Definitive Articles of House Music Chapter 2

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave... 
https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-4th-september-2023

Elena Colombi live at Strange Weather (Singapore) 040923

DJ, producer and NTS resident Elena Colombi is next up in Tate Etc.'s MixTate series. Responding to Jannis Kounellis' Bells, they weld a quietly unsettling mix of sounds and words, including some releases from their label, Osàre! Editions.

For full tracklist and an accompanying text written by Elena Colombi for issue 61 of Tate Etc. magazine visit: tate.org.uk/art/artworks/kounellis-bells-ar00071/mixtate-elena-colombi-jannis-kounellis

MixTate: Elena Colombi on Jannis Kounellis

Italian label-head, radio host and DJ Elena Colombi has been holding it down on platforms like NTS and stages like Dekmantel for close to up to a decade. Their ear for the out there crossings of experimental, industrial and techno sounds is truly next to none. Not only does this show their skills on how to blend these styles to accuracy world wide but reflects on the music they pick for their excellent Osàre! Editions imprint since 2019. We are very excited to have Elena on the Off The Record series with a live recording of them at UBU club. A power hour of acid, bleep and techno sounds. For full interview hit the link above!

READ INTERVIEW HERE

Off The Record Mix Series 46: Elena Colombi

Elena Colombi likes the weird and wonderful things in music. Her show on NTS proves that, skipping as it does from techno to EBM, post punk to industrial and wave music with an always inquisitive ear. An under-the-radar regular at some choice parties around London for years, she is sure to break out into the wider consciousness in 2017, and we hope that this new podcast from her goes some way to assisting with that, because she is a selector well worth sharing. 

Filled with frosted industrial landscapes, muffled drums and plenty of metallic surfaces, Colombi’s mix finds light in darkness and human emotions in abstract sounds. It’s a fully realized sonic world that could be old, could be new, but is never less than wholly absorbing and uniquely odd.

Dekmantel Podcast 107 - Elena Colombi

► Distinctive selector Elena Colombi getting our Dekmantel 2018 marathon off to a heady start. 
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Elena Colombi | Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival 2018

Daddy at @osare-editions
Monthly on NTS Radio
Bookings : avril@futura-artists.com

Daisychain is a movement to showcase power, beauty, and strength of DJs and artists. Like the sequencing of electrical equipment, Daisychain will connect and develop a symbiotic network of trans, nonbinary people and femmes - from all backgrounds. DJs and artists from these realms of identity will continue to find their strength in sound by showcasing their art for a weekly guest mix series. 

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