Psytech / Prog / Zenon

Here's my closing set from a birthday weekend in the Karoo in March 2021 at the Place of Dreams. The mix starts off with deep and dark progressive or daytime Zenonesque and flows into a psy tech conclusion.

Tracklist
1. Ace Ventura (@schatsi) - Stomping Ground (Smoke Sign Rmx) [ @zenon-records ]
2. @sumiruna - Unravelled feat. Terrafractyl, Smilk and PKA [ @zenon-records ]
3. @amblertunes, @klipsun-music - Moonlight [ @zenon-records ]
4. @fractaleyes - Mushroom Ancestry (@sumiruna Remix) [ @universaltribe-records ]
5. @project-adama - Ancient Secret [ @zenon-records ]
6. @pspiralife - Spirals [ @zenon-records ]
7. @merkabamusic - Dream Shadow [ @zenon-records ]
8. @sensient - Emotive Motive (Lumen & Vis Vires Rmx) [ @zenon-records ]
9. @smilkmusic - Newsteez Feat. Hnymlk & Jesus Presley [ @zenon-records ]
10. @eartheogen - Steak For Fossegrim (@ecoteric Remix) [ @universaltribe-records ]
11. @juelz-wdg - Abyss [ @zenon-records ]
12. @electrypnose - Binary Biscuits [ @digital-structures ]
13. @flembaz - Wild Horse (Part II) [ @blindarc ]
14. @axonmusica - Mammalia [ @bassicrecordings ]
15. @ken-zo-official - No More Mr. Nice Guy [ @techgnosis-records ]
16. @eeemus - Canary In The Coal Mine [ @digital-structures ]
17. @milesfromars - Civilizations [ @digital-structures ]
18. @eeemus - Didge (@myda-music Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
19. @yuli-fershtat - EMF [ @digital-structures ]
20. @axonmusica - Intrinsic [ @techgnosis-records ]
21. @bbiomass, @see-vis-vires, @wighttunes, Dogzai - Catching Wind [ @techgnosis-records ]

SFE Birthday | Canyon Sunday Closing [March 2021] <prog/zenon|psytech> {1.5h}

TT - Techno Set @ Madhatterz - Fractaleyez - Eye Spy F1 Stage 6 - 6-2021 5pm - 6.30pm

DMnT - Planta Sagrada (Original Mix)

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Planet Psy Phy (Original Mix) [Dense Nebula Records]

Here's the recording of the set I played last month at the illustrious Sisyphos in Berlin. This was a 3 hour psychedelic techno journey on their new(ish) open air floor, The Tunnel, Saturday from 3-6pm. What an honour it was to be able to share some of my tunes at such a revered venue - easily my favourite clubbing space in the world!

Tracklist:
1. @1mt - Weep What We Saw [ @digital-structures ]
2. @k-se-kochen - Lachrymose In Grey (@bbiomass Remix) [ @stoneseed_music ]
3. @aleckat-official, @hynamo - Soulbud [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
4. @luismlive, @timtaste - Dark Matter [ @subios ]
5. @valsecchimusic, @evankotton - Plastic Foundation [ @undergroundafrica ]
6. @aleckat-official - Scritchy [ @techgnosis-records ]
7. @eddy-j-beddaieh - Your Soul Is Mine [ @alulatunes ]
8. @timtaste - Your eyes [ @alulatunes ]
9. @equa, @kamun_music - Holotropic [ @alulatunes ]
10. @lampemusic - Your Future [ @subios ]
11. @timtaste, @affemitph - Montreal Madness (@trilingo Remix) [ @alpakamuzik ]
12. @javiis-491167884 - Reality (@timtaste Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
13. @waveback - Destination Heaven (@officialcain Remix) [ @digital-structures ]
14. @luismlive - Taurus [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
15. @valsecchimusic - Thermopylae (@evankotton remix) [ @teknotribe-records ]
16. @lewis-music-sa - Hidden Places [ @techgnosis-records ]
17. @concrescent, @see-vis-vires - The Frontier (@eeemus The Gate Keeper Remix) [ @stoneseed_music ]
18. @tom-baker-music, @kunisound - The Rabbit Hole [ @alpakamuzik ]
19. @djchrisnord - Carto (@equa Remix) [ @subios ]
20. @luismlive, @myda-music - Brainchild (@axonmusica & @bbiomass Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
21. @eeemus - Dancing with the Devil [ @ibogatech ]
22. @kalkara - Horizon (@aleckat-official Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
23. @milesfromars - Riots in my Head [ @digital-structures ]
24. @aleckat-official, @bbiomass - Meat Computer [ @techgnosis-records ]
25. @luismlive - Mothership [ @alpakamuzik ]
26. @lewis-music-sa - Eyes On Fire (@andertwin Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
27. @maksim-dark - Rhythmer (@lampemusic Remix) [ @alulatunes ]
28. @daana - Little Animals (@trilingo Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
29. @bendtsenrasmus - Power [ @alpakamuzik ]
30. @unknown-concept95 - Close Call [ @alulatunes ]
31. @officialcain, @tomchillam8s - Santosha (@ebonywillisofficial Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
32. @kunisound - Hyperopia [ @techgnosis-records ]
33. @axonmusica - Zygote [ @stoneseed_music ]
34. @jouskatechno - More Edges Than a Marshmallow (@equa Remix) [ @alulatunes ]
35. @javiis-491167884 - Reincarnation (@taavihaapala Remix) [ @soupherb-records ]
36. @john00fleming - We Close Doors (@eeemus's Black Lodge Remix) [ @joof-recordings ]
37. @javiis-491167884 - Ile de Montreal [ @alpakamuzik ]
38. @sebgroovy - Cheeky Game [ @soupherb-records ]
39. @javiis-491167884 - That Time [ @soupherb-records ]
40. @ewakemusic - Leaving The Matrix [ @techgnosis-records ]
41. @calmchor - Bassic Tronic [ @digital-structures ]
42. @hynamo - Kat Man Due [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
43. @monococ, @lewis-music-sa - Metropolis [ @alulatunes ]
44. @aleckat-official - Casual Catastrophe [ @alpakamuzik ]
45. @lampemusic - Dusk Till Dawn [ @alulatunes ]
46. @luismlive - Aeternum [ @alulatunes ]
47. @juelz-wdg - Abyss [ @zenon-records ]
48. @aleckat-official - Burmese Bender [ @techgnosis-records ]

Sisyphos, Berlin | Tunnel [9 July 2022] <psytech> {3h}

Better late than never - here's my recording for the October Habitat last year! This was a closing psytech (with a little dark prog at the end) set 3-5am after @lewis-music-sa. Having opened for him earlier in the year at Echo (https://soundcloud.com/deacon_za/echo-valley-of-dreams-sat-night-26-march-2022) it was nice to flip things around and it allowed me to dive into the darker side of my collection. Taking over from his high energy sound was a fun challenge. It was also one of the biggest (and best crowds) I've played to - which all resulted in probably my favourite psychedelic techno progression thus far. Hope you guys enjoy it!

Cover photo on film by @shmikesss

Tracklist:
1. @k-se-kochen - Monstera (@yuli-fershtat Remix) [ @stoneseed_music ]
2. @carbon, @lampemusic - Just Stay [ @alulatunes ]
3. @unknown-concept95 - Method to the Madness [ @alulatunes ]
4. @dysmorph-1 - Quietus Korero [ @alpakamuzik ]
5. @javiis-491167884 - Ile de Montreal [ @alpakamuzik ]
6. @lampemusic - Your Future [ @subios ]
7. @valsecchimusic - Thermopylae (Evan Kotton remix)[@teknotribe-records]
8. @thesouthzone - Groovy Movie [ @digital-structures ]
9. @javiis-491167884 - Taurus [ @alpakamuzik ]
10. @darkdesignmusic - Caipora (@unknown-concept95 Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
11. @luismlive - Mothership [ @alpakamuzik ]
12. @oryzamusic, @sonicjaymusic - Psychosoma (@mr_red_rohit_lall Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
13. @delix-140650195 - Inertia [ @techgnosis-records ]
14. @timtaste - Think Twice [ @alulatunes ]
15. @itspeku, @sander-jammes-202657499 - Inquisitor [ @subios ]
16. @unknown-concept95 - Close Call [ @alulatunes ]
17. @thesouthzone - Jet Lag [ @techgnosis-records ]
18. @thesouthzone - Mr. Random Guy (@myda-music Remix) [ @alpakamuzik ]
19. @jouskatechno - More Edges Than a Marshmallow (@equa Remix) [ @alulatunes ]
20. @agustin_muller64 - Atomic [ @alulatunes ]
21. @bendtsenrasmus - Scavenger [ @alulatunes ]
22. @breger - In Terms Of [ @phobosrecords ]
23. @sebgroovy - Chili Boy [ @soupherb-records ]
24. @ewakemusic - Leaving The Matrix [ @techgnosis-records ]
25. @javiis-491167884 - That Time [ @soupherb-records ]
26. @jamesmonro - Atomic Dawn (@eeemus's Post-Apocalyptic Remix) [ @joof-recordings ]
27. @flankomusic - Stay Silent [ @alulatunes ]
28. @nocide - Noize [ @alpakamuzik ]
29. @mow-flow - Rumble [ @alpakamuzik ]
30. @samwise1989 - Tigers Eye [ @techgnosis-records ]
31. @kliment - Message from Orion [ @zenon-records ]
32. @musgolino - Kructopango [ @techgnosis-records ]
33. @juelz-wdg - Abyss [ @zenon-records ]
34. @marcoberdon - Libélula [ @techgnosis-records ]
35. @officialcain, @tomchillam8s - Santosha (@andertwin Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]
36. @medjula, @amblertunes - Static Shock [ @alpakamuzik ]
37. @electrypnose - DPsi [ @universaltribe-records ]
38. @kunisound, @scionaugh - Lady Luck [ @universaltribe-records ]
39. @twistedsibling - We Are Being Contacted (@project-adama Remix) [ @weaponrecords ]
40. @merkabamusic - Humanism [ @zenon-records ]
41. @dharanamusic, Orrech - Mandalorians [ @zenon-records ]

Habitat ~ Among Mountains | Closing [1 Oct 2022] <psytech|zenon/prog> {2h}

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Deacon MindCast #5

Continuing on with the re-recordings, here's my set from Pangea 2023! This has been hands down my most talked about set and the most people asking me if there is a recording. Unfortunately, the recordings went missing so I had to attempt to re-create this crazy morning - something I didn't think possible which is why it's taken so long to get up... But, I decided it's time! This was such an epic set to play - closing the mighty Pangea Canyon on the Friday night, 3-5am, after @delamoonmusic rinsed it for the previous 3h! I set the goal to drop a bpm or two on every track, and so this starts out around 125bpm and ends at 104 - something pretty different and I couldn't believe how well it worked / how much of the crowd stayed till the very end (pretty much all of them - thank you legends for dancing and sharing your energy with me <3). Was also quite full circle playing after Dela as we had met on our travels a couple months earlier and Pangea booked us to play next to each other without realising :) 

Tracklist:
1. @sammylegs, @houseofmalley - Telescope [ @digital-structures ]
2. @ebonywillisofficial - Fractals (@mythhelia Remix) [ @recoverycollective ]
3. @sandokan-music, @asafoneshot - Undetermined Sequencers (@scionaugh Remix) [ @alpakamuzik ]
4. @bandoaus, @dardi_music - MALOO [ @techgnosis-records ]
5. @astropleasure - Hypnotic State [ @alpakamuzik ]
6. @tom-baker-music - Act Natural (Extended Mix) [ @stoneseed_music ]
7. @rainbird-3 - First Contact [ @stoneseed_music ]
8. @emorine - Sailing [ @cold-groove ]
9. @gabi2b, @yuli-fershtat - Malli Mi Mass [ @digital-structures ]
10. @amokastrolab - Turbulence [ @nctrnrecords ]
11. @monkymanmusic, @pshiuu - Morning Haze (@bawabmusic & @farn-berlin remix) [ @we-kuyen ]
12. @temple-tears - Bubble Gum (@flave-live & @urem Remix) [ @underyourskinrecords ]
13. @nullmusik - Queens [ @akasharecordsmx ]
14. @sammylegs - Mad Psyentist [ @digital-structures ]
15. @flave-live, @ouhana - Milkyways of Skin (@riyoon Revision). [ @katahaifisch ]
16. @ioriemusic, @ouhana - Vitamin V [ @serafinaudio ]
17. @at_ric - Wonky (@sydkasd Remix) [ @downvienna ]
18. @bepo_wachsalon - Superclean (@urem Remix) [ @serafinaudio ]
19. @gagahungary, @Mateo! - Brink [ @darkfacerecordings ]
20. @nullmusik - Caterpillar [ @akasharecordsmx ]
21. @frida-darko, @at_ric, @katahaifisch - Canvas [ @katahaifisch ]
22. @bassaramusic - Delayla (@deepandi Remix) [ @downvienna ]
23. @bassaramusic - Let Go [ @downvienna ]
24. @noahunold - Blue Socks [ @downvienna ]
25. @soerioesqrios - Diaspora [ @downvienna ]
26. @milesfromars - Riots in my Head [ @digital-structures ]
27. @urem - Matekater [ @katahaifisch ]
28. @temple-tears - La Folie (@at_ric Remix) [ @crepitecollective ]
29. @air_horse_one - That is Faction [ @sumpfkruege ]
30. @danielhokum - Plastic [ @akasharecordsmx ]
31. @fabiyond - Revision Des Ursprungs (@pshiuu Remix) [ @downvienna ]
32. @theaehthea, @schtu, @thea-schtu - move on [ @lautundluise ]

Pangea Festival ~ The Canyon | Closing [21 Oct 2023] <psytech/downtempo>

So, what started out as a bit of a joke resulted in this set! I had already been booked to curate the Sunday at Root Fest last year, but Mr. Zazoo (aka @connor-moolman-242064641) asked me to also play as a part of his Melodic Movement takeover on the Friday night and since the promoter didn't want the same name twice on the timetable I joked to put my name backwards... Little did I know this was done and the next day I see "Nocaed" on the artist announcement 🥲

Since this was a night, peak time set I decided to do something new and play a little harder/faster than I usually do - focusing primarily on the more Dark Prog / Zenonesque side of my collection (130-140bpm) - something I rarely get an opportunity to do on a festival stage. What resulted was a mix of a couple newer tracks, but mainly a ton of older tracks that I've been wanting to play for a dancefloor for a very long time... And woah - what a fun night/experience this was! As much as I have a deep passion for downtempo/slower grooving, this is the music that made me start the Deacon alias and is my original love. I hope you enjoy the progression!

Tracklist:
1. @drstrangefunk - Pihkal [ @alpakamuzik ]
2. @automtatesh - Mycotoxin [ @frisson-records ]
3. @scionaugh, @unstablefable - The Grind [ @alpakamuzik ]
4. Myad (@brandonvazquez) - Cleanse [ @techgnosis-records ]
5. @musgolino - Kructopango [ @techgnosis-records ]
6. @spoonhead - Scoria [ @stoneseed_music ]
7. @slip-hypnotic - Machine Gun [ @zenon-records ]
8. @we-love-bass - Krystal Kalimba (@flembaz Remix) [ @blindarc ]
9. @joonmack - Oxytocin [ @alpakamuzik ]
10. @basstopainconverter - Full Spectrum Dominance (@triforce remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
11. @kunisound, @scionaugh - Spiritual Snake Oil [ @universaltribe-records ]
12. @merkabamusic - Intergration [ @zenon-records ]
13. @scionaugh, @hypnoticpeafowl - Memorically [ @universaltribe-records ]
14. @betelgeuseprogg, @kliment - Plastic Fairie [ @zenon-records ]
15. @drstrangefunk, @amortalist - Nama Fuckin Ste [ @zenon-records ]
16. @ryanosaurusmusic - Groovy Like a Freight Train [ @zenon-records ]
17. @dharanamusic, @Orrech - Mandalorians [ @zenon-records ]
18. @ryanosaurusmusic, @scionaugh - Unpleasant Noise [ @universaltribe-records ]
19. @sumiruna - Synaesthetic Synthesis [ @zenon-records ]

“Nocaed” @ Root Festival | Friday Night [2 Aug 2024] <psytech/zenon> {1h30}

Track I did on iPad Logic during some bad weather days in Frehel, Britanny -  Finished @ Home with Logic + Synth Access

Breton

The Goa trance scene has always been a constellation of diverse streams – old-school analog purists, modern psychedelic explorers, new age hybrids, forest dreamers, and full-on freaks.

Yet on the dancefloor, those divisions melt. Beats speak. Minds sync. Bodies move as one.

This is the spirit behind Transmission – a visionary compilation curated by Absolute Hypnotics, and fully performed by some of the most respected, genre-defining artists in the global Goa trance community.

Each track in Completed by Absolute Hypnotics is a reinterpretation of our original music – filtered, transformed and reborn through the artistic lens of a different master producer.

It’s not a remix album – it’s a collaborative reimagining.
Every artist brings their unique sound, their history, their tribal code –
while staying rooted in the shared source.

Transmission is more than just a compilation – it’s a sonic statement.
It’s a deliberate attempt to bridge the fragmented streams of Goa trance,
and to present them united – just as they truly are when experienced on the dancefloor.

From retro analog warmth, to new school layers and hybrid psychedelic textures – this release covers the entire frequency spectrum of Goa.

Each track is a message, a transmission, a unique signature of sound –
but together, they form a singular pulse, a journey, a story about connection.

Let the past, present, and future of Goa trance merge into one.
Let the tribe feel the signal.
Let the Transmission begin.


Too Much Data - United As One

Trouble

This a part of my Dj set @ Ometeotl Festival  

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Ruls dj Set @ Ometeotl Festival

A preview from Initial Conditions, out 13th June on Zenon Records.

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Artwork by Zeazy -https://www.facebook.com/ZEAZY-100469210022031/

Mastered by TRK - https://www.trkmastering.co.uk/

Ambler & Medjula - Madness In The Method (Preview)

Protesting through music and dance for positive shifts in the nature of society - that's what the electronic music party scene has always stood for. A peaceful rebellion to show the world that we want change, expressed through music and our endless dance towards a life more in tune with the planet, and the natural beat of humanity's unwavering Rebel Heart.

Boundless - Rebel Heart (Original mix)- Out March 30th!

DM-Theory techno set recorded for Burning Man 2020 virtual festival

DM-Theory @Burning Man Virtual Stream 02-09-20

Driven by a passion for discovering music; deacon has built a formidable collection spanning from downtempo through psychedelic techno to a deep progressive all containing a homogeneous groovy energy and impeccable sound design. Currently signed to @techgnosisrecords, he carefully selects tracks to create an eccentric narrative tailored to each event and lineup with one purpose: to introduce new sounds that bridge division and bring connection through sound and movement.

Full bio:
Driven foremost by a passion for discovering new music; Matthew Deacon has built a treasure chest of audible gold and has been sharing these gems with dancefloors for over a decade now.

A varying palate for sound led to the discovery of psychedelic techno in 2017 and prompted a rebrand under his namesake with a more focused sound. Hooked by the layers, depth, vast variety of sounds and intrinsic musical nature the genre presented led to the emergence of the soundscape we know as Deacon.

As time progressed he started discovering more music, artists and labels representing these similar characteristics; at a higher tempo there was deep/dark progressive, a lighter side of Zenonesque, and slowing things down with a reinterpretation of downtempo, akin to pitched down techno. And whilst these can be considered three distinct genres, they all hold a similar energy; with deep basslines, organic elements and impeccable production, and Deacon enjoys navigating between them. Carefully selecting tracks to create an eccentric narrative tailored to the event and lineup with one purpose: to bridge division and bring connection through sound and movement.

Bookings/contact: deacon.za@gmail.com

SFE Birthday | Canyon Sunday Closing [March 2021] <prog/zenon|psytech> {1.5h}

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