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2025 Guest mixes - Jess Hands

Joining us for Tapes #138 is London-based DJ, Jess Hands. Having only started DJing in 2023 Jess Hands has already played some of London’s most iconic festivals such as; Risen, Body Movements and Queens Yard as well as supporting the likes of Octo Octa, Jaguar, Aloka, Mollie Collins and many more. 

This year she played 2 international gigs, at the iconic Copenhagen venue Baggen as well as the Way Out West festival in Sweden. She is known for her bass driven mixes, with blends of left-field techno and UK bass and has featured on Keep Hush, Radio 1Xtra, NTS, Rinse, as well as her regular show on London’s Netil Radio.

Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/jess-hands-mix

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Origins Tapes 138 - Jess Hands

Jess Hands - Depth Levels Mix- 007
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Jess Hands - - Depth Levels Mix- 007

a collection of gems from the mind of Eletun Selona

Eletun Selona - before we reach the end (Mix)

The Dekmantel favourite kicks off 2025 in an exploratory mood.

Since her breakout in 2017, Thessa Thorsing has built an enviable CV: a debut release on Nous'klaer Audio, an album on Dekmantel and a residency at former Amsterdam clubbing institution De School. Over these years, she's honed a singular sound, navigating wild variations in tempo and mood that dance along the edges of techno, IDM and drum & bass (we could list many more, but you know the drill).

Her creative arc has seen her delve into ever more abstract concepts, such as 2024's ambient-leaning album, Strange Meridians, exploring the interplay between synthetic and natural textures through drumless experimentations. As she explained in her 2018 RA Breaking Through profile, "I just want to hear the weirdness in the music."

Thorsing's RA Podcast showcases exactly why she's one of the most  consistently adventurous names in dance music. Describing it as "a mix with a narrative," the former landscape architecture student flexes her ability to build sonic environments, beginning in a landscape more akin to a swamp than a club.

Across 90 minutes, she moves through numerous layered terrains, exploring everything from Skee Mask's lucid, beatless techno to the piercing acid of Mike Parker. Unfolding with a restless sense of curiosity, RA.970 captures an artist challenging the boundaries of electronic music, ever upward.

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Kicking off 2025 in the best company as Tokyo-born, Amsterdam-based don Wata Igarashi takes over with a masterclass in pulsating futuristic techno and widescreen sonics. Through a flurry of top-of-the-range releases for the likes of Dekmantel, Kompakt, Figure and his own imprint, WIP, the Japanese producer has been cementing his position as a true innovator of techno music. His unparalleled knack for crafting big-room-ready tunes that engineer a complex cocktail of cutting-edge elegance, modular intuitivity and hi-impact punch has logically made him a much sought-after talent in the scene. Not departing from that polymathic approach, his RYC mix, recorded at the PURE G event at FINAL Taipei on December 7, treats us to a storm of shape-shifting grooves and brutalist fractals of sound. Beware, high voltage.

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Reclaim Your City

Reclaim Your City 625 | Wata Igarashi

Jan Swam's artistry is an ever-evolving journey through the boundless realms of sound. With deep roots in diverse musical traditions, his performances traverse tribal polyrhythms, psychedelic soundscapes, and intricate structures, blending vintage tones with cutting-edge innovation. A regular presence at renowned clubs and festivals like Mo:Dem, Garage Noord, and Paraiso, Jan’s sonic explorations captivate audiences across Europe. As one-half of Convoluted Mental Mirror, he delves into immersive, percussive narratives and innovative A/V projects like Mycelium, reflecting nature's interconnected rhythms. Co-founder of Refractor Festival, Jan curates transformative musical experiences, uniting global artists in harmony with the natural world.

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RADIANCE PODCAST 007 - JAN SWAM

@bipooolar presents the fourth chapter of Tribal Wanderings, a fluid journey through ambient textures, hypnotic tribal  and eerie free-tekno.