Our final mix of 2023 comes from Earth Dog Records founder, Jek @earthdogbk - an hour of sludgy, swampy prog & rave fuelled trance made for  his favourite place to dance, the great outdoors. 

Big love to Jek for the contribution and rounding off a great year of submissions! <3

+ 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Jack / he/him / NYC

+ 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
The concept of this mix is biome rave. Each arch/section is based on different outdoor environments where I imagine a perfect dancefloor.

I also wanted to include a few unfinished productions I’ve been working on, It was a challenge but also fun to fully customize tracks to fit into the mix. 

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
I never made it to De School, but always wanted to go.

+ 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
Nowadays Nonstop 

+ 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐉 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
Thats tough, so many good selectors in NY. Probably @dj-healthyy, @matas0 & @tinyt-bone. Extremely deep taste and very skilled behind the decks.

+ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲?
Stacks under a forest canopy surrounded by my best friends.

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧?
Best people, Diverse music, Community 

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
@janefitz @ Garage Noord Dec 2019

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
@priori-ties - Your Own Power 

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝?
Grow your own glow in the dark crystal kit 

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
DJ Jacuzzi - Tracks From the Swimming Pool. The US postal office actually lost it and I had to spend a month going to different offices around the city to finally get it. 

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐉 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝?
This year at least it was Eric Cloutier (@cloutier) at @wakinglifeportugal

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?
My set at Basement Studio in dec 2022. It was my first time playing there and the energy was extremely twisted thanks to my friends. 

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 / 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 / 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲?
Aurora Halal (@itsallhalal)and @ronlikehell playing Nowadays nonstop post-@sustain-release-nyc 2022 sticks out to me. 

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?
It’s actually in this mix - Thunderprayer, Bhasmantem >> Land of Druk, Space Drum Meditation. Proper psychedelic techno into dubby sludge.

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧?
The forest

+ 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐱?
@guy-j - The Trees, The Sea, and The Sun

> https://soundcloud.com/naalmon/guy-j-the-trees-the-sea-the-sun <

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐩?
Bob Marley 
@donato-dozzy
Digitalis

+ 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Waterfall of Hi-Hats

kinetic mix 021: Jek "where i'd want to dance"

The time has come to start reminiscing about the musical moments of Refractor 2024. 

At 2 pm, @servei delighted us with a set of trance, progressive trance, and house at around 130 BPM, where he made the perfect mix between new and old tunes. Also he took the opportunity to play tracks from the EP he just released on Organic Signs' label a few weeks ago.

Artwork: @aaantonio

Servei at Refractor 2024

Known for bending genres, DJ Ayran mixes breakbeat, jungle, Baltimore club, juke, and garage into an unpredictable, high-energy experience. His intuitive transitions keep the rhythm alive, with vocal-driven tracks that will make you move.

Tune in for a dynamic, genre-defying mix that will have you shaking your body from start to finish.

decompression session 005: DJ Ayran

wubwub #3 [7.2.25-Ankali, Prague]

Tobias. Doltz. - Versus - Delsin Records - 160dsr

buy digital: https://tobiasfreund.bandcamp.com/album/versus
buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9105/tobias-doltz/versus

a1. Fukaeri
a2. Phoon
a3. The Increasing Past
a4. Tela
b1. Gyeon
b2. We Are Not Alone
b3. Konstrukt
b4. Areal 14

Folding the ambient techno tradition into neatly arranged packets of rhythm and space, Delsin proudly presents a striking new collaboration from Tobias. and Doltz. A project developed from a chance encounter, Versus combines classic synth and drum machine configurations with needlepoint sound design to create a quintessential electronica listening experience.

Tobias. is the lead alias from Tobias Freund (@tobias-freund), the celebrated German techno pioneer who has been actively exploring new territories in electronic music production since the early 1980s. As Doltz (@doltzdeep), Shun Watanabe has quickly developed his own impressive artistic stamp in the field of leftfield techno and ambient since debuting in 2020. After seeing Doltz perform a live set at Eden Festival 2024 in Japan, Freund instantly invited him to collaborate. After the success of the first collaboration, they went on to develop five of the tracks on Versus together, while Jiawen Wang performed additional vocals on 'We Are Not Alone'.

Versus is an album that balances variety and consistency across its finely sequenced run time, maintaining a focus on pointillist, exploratory rhythm from crisp drum machines and twitchy digitalia alike, all backed up by richly rendered atmospherics from gaseous pads to icy drones. It's a warm and inviting sound world, but also fearlessly futuristic, speaking to both Freund's decades of refinement and the startling clarity of Doltz's vision.

Tobias. Doltz. - Versus (160DSR)

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_flora.music_/
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/flora_dj

FLORA @ GIMIC - 11 April 2025

Edits | May 14, 2025

Filthy bass, filthy blends, stank face material from start to finish with Roko (he/him) from Leipzig.

It may be tough to sit still for this one - don‘t fight it and let roko take you for a spin. You‘re going to fall in love with this versatile vinyl mix (alliteration not intended).

TRACKLIST
1.	Cheval – VAE VICIS 006
2.	Martin Buttrich – four:32
3.	Faupetit – TRSR 001
4.	A Made Up Sound – 50WEAPONS 020
5.	Laksa – IT 062
6.	Harba – RLX 003
7.	Skee Mask – ISS 008
8.	Roza Terenzi & D.Tiffany – DR 004
9.	Qphoriq – DREA 021
10.	Drumskull – HOO 16
11.	Metrist – Timedance 027
12.	Kasra – 31RS 058
13.	Various – griduk 010
14.	1905 – FCR 024
15.	Mantra – ITX 032
16.	Endemic Void – word 12001
17.	Rowpieces - EXPRESS 014

Pancake 020 - Roko

lucidity w/ fuchsia ft: finedining

beams vol. 1 brings together extended friends and family for the label's first compilation release. it explores the full spectrum of beam-adjacent sounds, combining swampy mnml and tek haus; zenonesque refractions; fast-slow warpers; and contemporary progtranse iterations. more than anything, these are artists we have connected with as humans, whether in london, on travels further afield, or through digital mediations.
credits
releases July 18, 2025 

Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut. 
Artwork by Victoria Martínez. 
Type by DAYS. 
Compiled by Mr Assister.

beams vol. 1

Release date: 25/07/25
Available Here: https://common-ancestors.bandcamp.com/album/raptagog
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Through this four track EP New Zealand born and Copenhagen based artist raptAGOG takes us to the space where the land meets the water. Delivering us through a thick low lying mist and into the deep murky waters we discover a land of ghostly, hypnotic production that is wholly unique, mystifying, and dangerously alluring. Allow the hair to stand up on your neck and succumb to this four part paranormal experience. 
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1 - Estuary
2 - Shelter
3 - Shore
4 - Downstream
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Thank you for being here with us.
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https://soundcloud.com/fred-small
https://www.instagram.com/raptagog/
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All tracks written & produced by Fred Small [raptAGOG]
Mastering by Joe Buchanan.
Artwork by AK-One. 
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raptAGOG - Shore - Clips [CA015]

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