We probably don't need to say much about the next artist in our beloved down. cast series, as her sound speaks volumes and should be familiar to any downtempo aficionado by now.

Of course, we're talking about @frida-darko, who for years has consistently delivered fantastic and carefully curated sound.

Being a part of the @rebelliondertraumer and @station-endlos-halle crews and having launched her own label project @tipping-point-music in recent months, one can always be curious what this versatile artist has in store for us next.

We're all the more thrilled to have her now as part of our series as well and wish you all a great time with the upcoming mix.
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“𝐷𝑎𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑙. 𝐸𝑠 𝑠𝑐h𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑚 𝑛𝑖𝑐h𝑡𝑠, 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛. 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑐h𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑐h𝑡, 𝑠𝑜 𝑑𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑡, 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐h𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑐h𝑡, 𝑑𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑚 𝑧𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑡. 𝐼𝑐h 𝑧𝑖𝑒h𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑚 𝑆𝑐h𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑚 𝐺𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑐h𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟... 𝑛𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑍𝑢𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙.”

“𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜‐𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 h𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡h𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡h𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡h𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒; 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡h𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝐼 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑡h𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤h𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡h 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.”

― Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit (Frida Edit)

down.cast °76 mit Frida Darko

Crépite. Moments 
15.03.24 @beateuwe
Playtime 23-1:30
Thank you so much @crepitecollective for inviting me and this beautiful event!
Bisous 💜

maaje I Crépite. Moments I Beate Uwe, Berlin I 15.03.24

what to say about this set?
playing what resonates with my heart on this special stage felt a little absurd ♥️ 
thank you @ju_nixe for the warm invite
thank you dancers for diving deeply into the boogie and sharing the time in space
thank you producers for bringing tracks into life that make me feel so much  special thanks to @maluinator and @concretejunglecollective for giving their energy into the rescue action of the recording.
last not least: thank you dearest @beyondcollectiveberlin and loved ones for the all-time support♡
still landing on planet earth and putting all parts of myself together I am excited and happy to share the slightly adjusted recording🛸
(due to an interference in it it‘s not a 100 in sound quality)
i hope you enjoy♡

Fusion: Seebühne | true Ƞɑʈural sundaysound

Wie eine frische Brise ausm Palmengarten wedeln uns heute @ener-stelzenlaeufer konstant stabile Downtempo Vibes in die Ohren.

Von leichtem Südwind - laid back und wohlig warm - bis zu Böhen bei denen einem glatt die Salakfrucht vom Hirnstamm purzelt servieren die beiden liebevoll Sound um sich richtig wegtragen zu lassen - Hauptsache es gefällt! 

Mehr solcher nutritius booster gibt's bei @deep-smooth-podcast und der @faultierdisko

FRUITCAST #79 I éner & stelzenläufer I daydreaming away in a salak-garden

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 thank you & have fun

Stellson & Špii

Stellson & Špii - deep & smooth #146

Heute kredenzen wir euch ne ordentliche Portion downtempo aus der tiefdruckkammer. Mit einer  deep sphärischen Prise gewürzt bummelt der Sound von @renasound und @louwers in unsere hypnotisierten schlummernden Geist und erfüllt uns mit Tanzlust und lässt die Festivalsaison gar nicht mehr so fern erscheinen! <3 

Viel Spaß mit diesem absoluten Gem voller Drive und Groove den Schluchten der Katatonie!

mehr [aïs] gefällig? hier entlang! @ais-111

FRUITCAST #88 I [äis] I two mango maniacs mixing la mota

☀️ moosen & zhart [ at ] Station Endlos X Afterhour Sounds x philia x Sumpfkrüge - 01.05.2025 ☀️

They said they wanted to play a special downtempo set at the wonderful Station Endlos during the sunrise. But the noble intent got lost underway thus opening the gates for a formerly unknown alter ego of Dr. zhart and Dr. moosen- hear for yourselves!

It was a perfect fit and radiated summery festival vibes.

Location & Event: Station Endlos / Halle (https://www.instagram.com/p/DHlhpRxI_bb/)

<<<INTERVIEW>>>

✔️ In your opinion, what makes a good afterhour?
Mo: Sunday is my favorite day! For me, the party doesn't really start until the afterhour. I've often thought about how it's possible to skip the first part of the party and start the afterhour straight away, but a good afterhour also needs a shared journey beforehand. And downtempo, of course! 😍
Justus: What moosen says! Long live the Sunday dance 🥰 a fascia roll, coffee & cake, dance massages and, above all, healing slow & light sounds.

✔️ What thoughts would you like to share with us about your mix?
Justus: Mo & I have added elements to a few tracks that move us even more and add our own flavor. Who can hear where we added something?

✔️ How did you feel about the gig?
Mo: Wow, I can only say THANK YOU! Philia's first party at Station Endlos with wonderful support from Afterhour Sounds and the Sumpfkrug Crew was great fun! Opening the doors from Orient to the outside that morning and letting the sunlight in was wonderful. It was a really special moment for me to fill this beautiful place with music and to do it together with Justus.
Justus: Leading the people out of the club into the day in the morning with rays of sunshine on the floor and in this place with so much attention to detail... and then together with Mo, that was just a really delicious match on so many levels 😋


<<<<TRACKLIST>>>>
Friends of Hannes - Surgite [soon on MONADA]
Schattenspiel - Auftritt des Peitschenanglers (Fabian Krooss Remix)
DAVÍ - Boarding Call (Hraach Remix) [zhart & moosen Edit]
gingembre - Something Ancient
Saraabb - Droob
Mula (FR) - SK8ER (Kon Faber Kickflip Remix)
Beat Laudan - Evocator
Sainte Vie - High Seas
Intus - Filthy [soon on KRUG Records]
Luca Gudermann - Burning Man
Just Emma & Gokan - You Dont Know Me
Jonas Fasching - You Sleep, I drive
Joe Carl - Grand Tides
Laaar - Reborn (Faul & Spaeth Remix)
Nebu Mitte - Aether [zhart & moosen Edit]
Friends of Hannes - Flut
OIBAF&WALLEN, Moodayz, Areeas - Aeternum (Several Definitions Remix)
Ben Marek - Enlight [zhart & moosen Edit]
B4TO - Malingula (zhart's Acid Reinterpretation)
I'm Mady - Leichte Turbulenzen (Nilpferdmann Remix)
Manucho - Uni
LVND - Long Awaited [unreleased]
Sanoi & Paule - Butter Bei die Fische [unreleased / zhart & moosen Edit]
Dad of the Year - There's No Rule (Thea & Schtu remix)
MONVOL - After The Flight
Seyde - Endless
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🖼 by Jim aka J.WOCKENFUSS (@jwockenfuss)
✍️ by arkadiusz. aka arkadiusz.the.dariusz (@arkadiusz-dmytrow)

__LINKS___________
✘ moosen (philia / Leipzig // Germany)
https://on.soundcloud.com/iLH9QAEFVunEWNcNA
https://www.instagram.com/mo_moosen?igsh=MXhmc3pjODc1bjJxNw==
philia: https://soundcloud.com/philia-116839171 

✘ zhart ( BeYond  Collective/ Berlin // Germany)
https://on.soundcloud.com/fXYBZ1DfJgroW3zT6
https://www.instagram.com/zhart.music?igsh=Zm94aW02ZHQ1dXhw
BeYond: https://soundcloud.com/beyondcollectiveberlin


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moosen & zhart [ at ] Station Endlos X Afterhour Sounds x philia x Sumpfkrüge

Here is the recording of the liveset I played at cosy festival last Sunday! I am so happy I decided to hit record on this occasion, which I rarely do with live sets, but I had the feeling, like this one could be special and it was! It was such a huge joy to close this stage for the festival with the cutest crowd ever. I just felt a calm and warm joy with everyone happily wobbling to the downtempo flow, like everyone is taking deep happy breaths. It was exactly that deeply heartfelt energy I am missing on dance floors these days so often. So I am mega happy to have captured it and am able to share this with you guys. Its some old tunes, some new tunes, I hope you like it never the less <3


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