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For the second instalment of our somewhat irregular mix series, co-owners @drox and @16faces team up for a rare IRL session—recorded while crossing paths in Sydney over the Aussie summer break.

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Recorded live on January 1st, 2025 at The Lord Gladstone, Sydney
Part of Got Music Social Club’s Mercury Strut NYD party.
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This b2b mix unfolds in 30-minute chunks, blending deep, rounded grooves, otherworldly synths, and lush sunny textures—including a few rare vinyl gems to kick off the year. Drox delivers choice house and Detroit deep cuts, while 16 Faces leans into UK garage, bass, and grimey-tinged flavours.

A soulful, summery ride with just the right amount of grit.

It’s a shift from our usual darker, more pensive sound—but a perfectly timed to the Euro summer on the horizon. Hope you enjoy the selections.
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Tracklist:
A Number Of Names - Shari Vari (Mike Grant - Cool People Mix) 
Darren Price - Things Change
Derek Carr - Advance
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Salvation (Ashley Beedle's Heaven & Earth Mix)
Larry Heard & Mr White - The Sun can’t Compare 
Joy Orbison - Donell
Ramsey & Fen - Love Bug (Bump Mix) [feat. Lynsey]
Four Tet - Buchla
Om Unit & Bangura - The Page
Groove Chronicles & DubChild - Be My Friend
Objekt - Chicken Garage
Benny Ill - Fat Larry’s Skank
Breakbeat Era - Bullitproof (MJ Cole Remix)
Skream - Summer Dreams
SP:MC - It’s Over Now
Kerri Chandler - All the Downloads
St Germain –	Alabama Blues (Todd Edwards Mix)
Nuyorican Soul - The Nervous Track (Ballsy Mix)
Nicolette – Single Minded People
De Melero Featuring Monica Green - Night Moves (En El Calor De La Noche Mix)
Walt J - Love Petals
2 Bad Mice - Zero Fifteen
Inner City - Good Life (Bored Lord Edit) 
Kwengface, Joy Orbison & Overmono - Freedom 2
Mia Koden - Hot Take
Mala - Alicia
Peverlist - Roll with the Punches
V.I.V.E.K - U Dub
Joker - Snake Eater
Mala - Miracles (Commodo Remix)

DI Mix Series 002 - Drox & 16 Faces B2B NYD 2025

Agit – As Time Goes (Original Mix) – EABE;
Drama.efx – Dreams n Nightmares (Original Mix) – Nothing But;
Perlen on Acid – Step Into The Future (Original Mix) – Schoenbrunner Perlen;
PRZ – Interaction w/ Unklevon – Mechatronica Music;
ANNABEL STOP IT – LONDON (Extended Mix) – —;
Fran Break – Rave (Original Mix) – Tasty Pepper Records;
Karl Alvar – Sheeps Go Bahh (Reginald Remix) – Platypus Trax;
Dark Vektor – Gente (Original Mix) – Fanzine;
Monophonik, Kohra – Uyire (Original) – Harmony Rec.;
UNDERGROOVER – Eastern Blur (Original Mix) – UKD Records;
Axiomatize – Leviatron (Original Mix) – Electrix Recordings;
SGT – Wizards (Original Mix) – Delphic Iris Records;
Calagad 13 – Egomaniak (Venus Beats) – Cosmic Tribe;
Lily Haz – Infinity Steps (Original) – Flippen Bits;
JottaFrank – Diamonds (Original Mix) – Banana Club;

West Florida Takeover w/dr_anderson 077

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France via Hong Kong artist Romain FX joins the Sound Of Vast roster this October with the ‘Musique De Maison’ EP, including a remix from Monkey Timers.

Romain has been a key innovator in the Hong Kong & Asian music scene for the past 18 years in various different facets, building bridges between cultures and erasing borders through music. He has since taken a step into the world of production and his music has been played by some of the biggest acts in the game such as DJ Harvey, The Black Madonna, Gerd Janson, Horse Meat Disco, Skatebärd, Lauer, Tornado Wallace, Lipelis, Orpheu The Wizard, Kamma & Masalo and many more. Here his musical production story continues with his latest collection of works coming via the esteemed Tokyo imprint, Sound Of Vast.

Leading the release is title-cut ‘Musique De Maison’, a five-minute excursion through organic percussion grooves, snaking elongated bass tones, intricately intertwined vintage-leaning synth melodies and an overall cosmic disco aesthetic that reflects Romain’s borderless, cross-cultural sound. ‘Tonal Spices’ follows and ups the energy levels with a sturdy rhythm section, squelchy acid licks, murky bass stabs, Indian vocals and cinematic strings ebbing and flowing throughout.

Monkey Timers take on ‘Musique De Maison’ next with their interpretation extracting the core essence of the original and reshaping it into a dynamically unfurling rework, fusing fragments of the original with expansive delays, heavy reverberations and modulating synth work. The ‘Psych-O-Delic (Live Mix)’ then concludes the release with off-kilter drums running in combination with, as the name would suggest, tripped-out melodies, processed spoken word and warbling synth licks — a nod to Romain’s playful, surrealist edge.

PREMIERE: Romain FX - Tonal Spices

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Tokyo producer Yusuke Iguchi aka RGL makes his long-form debut with Touzan, an album that expands on the soulful, groove-rich sound introduced on his inaugural EPs for Breaker Breaker.

Named after the Kawagoe Tōzan fabric woven by Iguchi’s mother and featured on the artwork, the record weaves together house, hip-hop and jazz-tinged textures into RGL’s most distinctive statement yet - a deeply crafted vision of modern Japanese house music.

PREMIERE: RGL - 9%

Delphic Iris Records Presents SGT — ‘Circuit Riders EP’

Concrete pulses, acid bleeds, and cryptic signals in the static Circuit Riders is a stripped-back, sinister slab of electro from Berlin-based DJ and producer SGT, originally from Chile.

Shaped by Santiago’s raw DIY scenes and sharpened at the controls of Tresor, SGT channels punk energy and cold, mechanical tones into razor-sharp body music.

SGT has fine-tuned his sound on one of the most revered systems in the world. That influence is baked into this record: raw, refined, and built for impact—laced with rubbery sequential funk and precise sound design.

Built using classic gear like the SH-101, Pro-One, and TR-808, this is future-focused electro rooted in Detroit funk, NYC attitude, and analog precision. From the dystopian vocoder drive of Addicted Generation to the haunting static of Hoags Object Field Recording, each cut rides the circuitry with purpose.

Machines, movement, and forward pressure.

Out September 2025 on digital + limited 10” dubplate.

https://delphicirisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/circuit-riders-ep

https://soundcloud.com/delphiciris

PREMIERE: SGT - Addicted Generation - Circuit Riders [Delphic Iris Records]

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Irish-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and sound engineer Sara Miller returns to Permanent Vacation with 'Oceanic Dream', a three-track EP shaped by her signature blend of emotional resonance and dance floor euphoria. The release follows her acclaimed Lunar Theory EP (2023), her vinyl debut Cervo on Cracki Records (2024), and remixes on Permanent Vacation and Live at Robert Johnson (2024).

Miller’s trajectory has been defined not only by her studio output but also by her presence on Europe’s most iconic dance floors, from Panorama Bar and Robert Johnson to Tresor, London’s Phonox, and Barcelona’s Nitsa. In 2024, she was selected for the Detroit-Berlin Residency, spending two months at Submerge, headquarters of Underground Resistance. There she collaborated with Detroit artist Shawescape Renegade on a hardware live show and was immersed in the city’s culture of resilience, community spirit and innovation. The residency left an enduring impression, enriching her creative voice and reinforcing her dedication to sustainable, community-driven artistry.

"Oceanic Dream" channels this duality: introspective yet euphoric, grounded yet transcendent. Opener “Odyssey” carries the spirit of 90s progressive house into a dreamlike state with its gliding synths, shuffling groove and euphoric vocal samples tracing a hypnotic arc between movement and reflection. “Don’t Stop” takes the energy higher, with a bubbling acid line and soaring synths that push the track toward its zenith, a moment built for the peak of the night. Closing cut “World In You” shifts into a groovier register, where chunky bass, swinging percussion and deep chords combine with sparkling melodies; a nod to the legacy of classic deep house, mellow yet uplifting, its vocal sample proudly declaring “house music” as both homage and affirmation.

With Oceanic Dream, Sara Miller offers her most distilled vision yet: music suspended between dream and drive, equally resonant in reflection and on the dancefloor. It is a release that reflects Miller’s evolution, marking her clearest statement yet in her journey with Permanent Vacation.

PREMIERE: Sara Miller - Don't Stop

Nancy June B2B Amy Kisnorbo - 02 November 2025

got many requests for this one from a few years back, italy, pic with my love from scilly recently...need sun...relentlessly raining in uk...mixed down on the zahl, think theres better mixes, will upload if i find em,

Zahl am1  live track 1c f760m1 unfinshd

Zahl am1  live track 1

Tracklist:

Maelstrom - Archaea
SGT - Body Control
Imogen, Ben Pest - Captain Crunch VIP
Fear-E - Blood Sport
Umwelt - Future Darkness (2014 Vision)
Eoism - Spectral Dominance
Neurovision - Driving To Burgertown
Illektrolab - Nasty Bits
Facets - Never
Axiomatize - Leviatron
Koloah - Snapper
Random Alias - Supra
SOD-90 - Rust Fountain
Locked Club - Doschitai
Brenecki - Melting Point
pdqb - Flossbite (Galaxian Artefacts Remix)
Serge Geyzel - Flash

"Elektro Tonight 53" Basement Issue (November 2025)

Ⓞ Techno/Bass and Experimental DIY Vinyl Label 
based in Berlin++Sydney 

DIX301 - @sgtrax - Circuit Riders EP - Out Now


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Distributed by @dbh-music
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Events:::
👁️ 16 Faces B2b Drox NYD '25 - Lord Gladestone
👁️ Sydney Hexameter Warehouse Party - 🤐 
👁️ London Launch Party 17/8/23 - @planetwaxuk
👁️ Berlin Launch Instore 2/9/23 - @kimchirecordz

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Release Catalog :::

DIX301 - SGT ... Coming soon 👁️ ✨

DIX201 - Insomniast - First Light EP
DIX101 - 16 Faces X Larkhall Paul - Behind the Violet Veil EP 
DI002 -  Drox - Hexameter EP
DI001B - The Moat (Critical Automator's Reflux Mix) 
DI001 - Alpha Delta - The Moat Remixes 
DIW001 - Whitelabel Series Volume 1
ORIGINS - 16 Faces & DJ Lost - Origins Pt I, II, III
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In the ethereal realm of the void there existed The Delphic Iris, a being of otherworldly power and boundless knowledge. The Iris was said to possess the ability to see into the future and hear unique and strange sounds from times and dimensions beyond our grasp. 

Legend has it that with a specific alignment of space and time, and with the mastering of secret ritual practices, The Delphic Iris can be conjured by mortal musicians to ignite and inspire their souls. 
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History's stark warnings tells us that summoning The Delphic Iris is fraught with danger and risks the possible collapse of our universe, for the Iris is an unstable and powerful being. However, The Delphic Iris' visions are often too tempting to resist much like a Siren's song.  

In recent years, electronic musicians Drox and 16 Faces came across the existence of the Delphic Iris through secret texts found in "the Book of Tidder" and were able to command its power for short periods of time, and so “Delphic Iris Records” was born.  

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Fortune has been kind to Drox and 16 Faces so far, despite the obvious risks of summoning the entity. We do not know why this is exactly, as the ceremonies are still to this day shrouded in mystery. What we do know is that we too are lucky, because now we can hear a small glimpse of what The Delphic Iris sees.

  It is up for debate as to whether The Delphic Iris’s intentions are good or evil, so listen with caution and may these sounds consume you, for the future of music looks promising, at least for now ….