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Happy New Year one and all! We hope you’ll agree there could be no better way to start it off than with a second mix from the one and only Ben UFO. Think of this as side-b to last week’s side-a as, says Ben, “I went about this in the same way I would go about making a tape: two distinct but related ideas that I think work better on their own than if I'd tried to jam them together somehow.” It is another standout selection that showcases the Hessle Audio co-founder’s dual skills as both a tireless digger but also a technically skilled and accomplished DJ. 

Where side-a was an often heady affair with plenty of open space for you to get lost in, side-b plots a more high pressure and intense trajectory. It’s the peak of the trip that really gets you on your toes as it hurries through slamming grooves and a whole history of electronic music. The kick drums come on thick and fast throughout. Some feel blissed-out and dreamy, others feel dark and menacing. There are nods to the funky dread of hardcore, slither of electro and swing of UK garage along the way, and every new drop helps colour the mix and ensure it is anything but a linear and predictable affair. Once again mixing crate-digging smarts with a rare dance floor dynamism, these two Dekmantel mixes are the sound of Ben UFO at his best.

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Dekmantel Podcast 154B - Ben UFO

Lone - Earth Trip (Unreleased)
Gabriola - Spirit Mirror (Nu Mix)(Unreleased / Magicwire)
Ex Terrestrial - Portal Vision (Kalimba Mix) (unreleased)
The Future Sound of London - Stolen Documents (Virgin)
Dream 2 Science - My Love Turns to Liquid (Original Mix) (Power Move Records)
Lone - From A Past Life (R&S Records)
Gnork - Tokyo Breaks (Unreleased / Magicwire)
Lone - Minds Eye Melody (R&S Records)
Joe - Tail Lift (Hessle Audio)
Maniqin - Slide6 (Nail Shop)
Earls Booom!!! - Thank You (Booom!!! Edits)
Scan 7 - The Resistance (Tresor)
Lone - Crush Mood (R&S Records)
DJ Haus - Hey, Now Wait a Minute (Unknown to the Unknown)
Rise Productions - Rise (Hilltop Records)
Lone - Temples (R&S Records)
Addis Posse - Let the Warriors Dance (??? Edit) (Unreleased)
Trevino - Derelict (Nakedlunch)
Posatronix - Shake It (Direct Beat)
Lone - Hyper Seconds (R&S Records)
Directional Force - Parameter (R&S Records)
Autechre - Cavity Job (Hardcore Records)
Special Request - Brainstorm (Houndstooth)
X-static - Free (Production House)
THC - Surreal (Twisted Records)
Lone - Pineapple Crush (Manchester Warehouse Vip) (Magicwire / Cheap Thrills)
Kaotic Chemistry - Drumtrip (Moving Shadow)
Johnny L - Hurt U So (Yo!Yo! Records)
Millie and Andrea - Ever Since You Came Down (Daphne)
SW. - Reminder (Burridim Mix by Dj Sotofett)

LONE - BBC RADIO ONE ESSENTIAL MIX

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DJ Python with Sleepy G and DJ Freez - 13th June 2018

DVS1 came up as a raver in the Midwest, throwing techno parties for over 20 years and getting up to mischief, often next to huge stacks of speakers that still influence him to this day. He is now well-established as a vital DJ and resident at Berghain and Panorama Bar. 

This mix is something special and a side of DVS1 normally not heard or recorded! A true digger and passionate record collector running the eclectic Mistress Recordings and the more pure techno label HUSH. Here he crosses into house territory for a special dekmantel mix. 

Of the podcast we have here, he says, “This mix is two hours of a four hour rare “house” set recorded LIVE in Sept 2017 at an undisclosed location. I make it a point not to release many mixes and while most people know and follow me for my techno sets, this mix is for those who dig a little deeper and appreciate it all… Enjoy!" There is still a real sense of pace to the mix as it glides effortlessly though flurries of percussion into vocal numbers, cosmic curveballs and piano laced anthems. It’s a fascinating insight into a whole other side of one of techno’s foremost talents.

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