Dirty Epic welcomes the Serbian artist @lag for the fifth episode of our Amplify Series podcast.

A promoter of the underground culture, a DJ and a respected producer - Serbian-born Lag is the on the forefront of the new wave of techno artists.

It is easy to notice from his sound that he did not take the usual route on his musical journey. He grew up on punk, acquired a classical education in music and then quit it all to find himself enchanted by the possibilities of expressing oneself both through DJing and making electronic music. He chose techno to be the host for his creative discharge, while always incorporating a certain dosage of his previous musical life to his current work. Grit, rhythm and attitude are his main tools as he blends them into his music, creating a potent combination which enchants, moves and unifies.

Lag’s DJ performances on the Exit festival’s main DJ stage, and the legendary Tresor club speak volumes of his ability to engage his crowd, and offer an intense sonic experience. Through his DJ sets, as well as through workshops and events he organized and promoted under the umbrella of his organization 29524, Lag put efforts into closing the gap between the “good” and the “known”. Since then his promotional activities have reduced, and his focus moved to delivering extremely functional DJ sets, but also on creating and releasing original music, mostly in the techno genre. After several appearances and releases, predominantly on the Serbian label Teskoba, his remix of Grovskopa’s “Atopic” is released on vinyl by Sect Records. He follows it up with his first EP named “Stutter”, a highly acclaimed release which came out on the notoriously uncompromising Singularity Recordings, and his latest outputs, 12” releases on MORD Records named “Misfit EP” and "Fiend EP", underline the quality and uniqueness of his already recognizable sound.

Lag is set to stay on his current path as his mission, his initial vision, is yet to flicker. His ruthless determination is awe inspiring, and is, along with his musical prowess, the main reason for his rising popularity. Lag is definitely someone to keep an eye on, but more importantly - someone to listen to. After all, as he frequently states, “it’s all about the music”.
Setlist:
Olga+Jozef - Monikin Rizek
Jeff Mills - Medusa
Sedvs & Peel - Close Enough
Cadans - Medicate
Deapmash - Warfare
Steve Stoll - El Dopa
Jeroen Search - Identity Matrix
UK Gold - Confined
User - 002A - C1
Sebastian Kramer - The Force
UK Gold - Amazulu Booty
Volster - Croatian Steel
Staim - Planet Groove
Deapmash - Wrong Meta
Alexander Johansson - Mood Swing
Rumenige - 2005
Truncate - El Sonido
Diabla Diezco - Wenkbrauw
Positive Centre - Rub
Truncate - Reflex (Radio Slave Remix)
Lag - Roler
TWR72 - Beertje
Marco Bruno - Erase (TWR72 Remix)
Lag - Kontrola (Bas Mooy Remix)
Sedvs & Peel - Endurance
? - ?
Lag - Twitch 1
Reeko - Dog Bite
CUB - Seeing From Above
Kastil - Entering (Live Version)
Perc - E Mono
Humano - Death (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)
Christian Wunsch - White Coats (Function Remix)
Tino - Amniote (Lag Remix) (loop)
Mark Broom - Midnight
J.C. - Farewell for Walls

LINKS:
LAG: 
Soundcloud: @lag
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/This.is.Lag
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this.is.lag/
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/commissarlag

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Amplify Series 005 - Lag

DPM 3000's unique blend of Detroit techno and New York deep house is fine-tuned for big rooms. Hear the flex of this humble Midwestern up-and-comer who prefers to let his music and mixing do the talking.

After years spent working tirelessly behind the scenes at labels, distributors, promoters, radio stations, and warming up top clubs, last year saw Disruptive Pattern Material take a step out of the shadows and into his own. The New York born, Michigan raised artist’s stints in Brooklyn and Detroit can be heard in his effortless mixing of American house and techno from past, present, and even the future. As a producer and remixer on the rise his music has been featured by DJ Mag, Blow Up Magazine, BBC Radio 1 and more while top-tier DJs such as Ben Sims, Len Faki, and Eats Everything support his music regularly. 

2021 saw the release of Disruptive Pattern Material's debut EP "Necessary" on Radio Slave’s internationally acclaimed label Rekids with supporting remixes from friends, idols, and mentors Terrence Parker, DJ Bone, and Scan 7. This first outing was quickly followed with Disruptive Pattern Material remixes of Marco Faraone and 2022 saw remixes for labels such as Uncage, Seclusion, and Fat Cat and more as well as the “Foundation” EP for Uncage featuring Detroit hi-tech jazz meets techno heavyweights De’Sean Jones and Jon Dixon. This year the focus is on remixes with four already confirmed for release in 2023.

Tracklist:

01. Scan 7 - The Resistance - [Scan Records]
02. Dames Brown (w/ Waajeed) - Glory (Floorplan Remix) - [Defected]
03. Tenzella - Love Strut - [Snatch]
04. DJ Dextro - Free Mind (Gene Richards Jr Raw Cut) - [Uncage]
05. S-File - Double Crisp [GND]
06. Gabriella Vergilov - The Choices We Make (Truncate remix) - [Gama]
07. Kai Van Dongen - M12 Bleep - [Truncate]
08. Subradeon - Break That Pattern - [RSPX]
09. Ackermann - Dream Free (Jancen Remix) - [Virgo]
10. Mount Kimbie (w/ Kai Campos) - City Limits (Robert Hood Remix) - [Warp]
11. Long Island Sound - Ataria (Benjamin Damage Remix) - [Signs Of Space]
12. Deadwalkman - Cmon - [GND]
13. Robert Hood - Low Life - [M-Plant]
14. S-File - Pulled To Bits - [GND]
15. Reeko - Agile Mobvements - [Theory]
16. Filterheadz - Motorcity - [Airborne Black]
17. Pfirter - Focus - [Mindtrip]
18. Ma Haiping - Planet Regis III (Elyas Remix) - [Seclusion]
19. Scan 7 - The Resistance (Underground Resistance Rusted Metal Remix) - [Scan

DISRUPTIVE PATTERN MATERIAL - BLACK OWLS PODCAST 18

Enkō at Outra Cena, This Side, 24/03/2024

For our 93rd edition, we´re happy to have @ddoldd

As a live artist and DJ, Patrik Eriksson's work as Dold often
explores the evolving landscape of dance music with one eye
sharply focused on its truest forms. Hailing from Stockholm,
Eriksson built up his reputation alongside live performance
partner Kuf. The pair set up Arsenik Records in 2015, creating a
vital platform to develop their vision of 21st-century techno on
their own terms.

Syntop Audio 93 - Dold

Faustin live streaming at TOHA Radio, 2024.11.02

Faustin 是一位荷蘭的藝術家和研究者，透過聲音來探索身份與情感的複雜性。

其 DJ  set 融合了打擊樂聲響與富有未來感的元素，同時引發自省、逃避與連結的情緒。雜揉各種曲風， Faustin 擅長在舞池上營造超現實的聆聽體驗，將既深刻又獨特的故事蘊含於每個節拍之中。他時常獲邀在荷蘭的知名酷兒俱樂部演出，包括 SPIELRAUM、POING CLUB、De School、Garage Noord 和目前駐場的 CLUB RAUM。

Faustin is a Dutch/Antillean artist and researcher who uses sound to navigate the complexities of identity and emotion.

His DJ sets blend percussive sounds with a futuristic essence that simultaneously invite introspection, escape, and connection. Faustin effortlessly morphs through genres, sculpting transcendent moments on the dance floor, each infused with a narrative that feels both bound and uniquely crafted for that instant in time. He has been a favourite fixture on the Netherlands' most renowned (queer) dance floors, including SPIELRAUM, POING CLUB, De School, Garage Noord, and CLUB RAUM, where he currently holds a residency.

Faustin @ TOHA Radio 02.11.24

Based in Berlin, Lucas runs the indie label SAMMLER, where he produces his own records in a
pressing plant that he also works at. SAMMLER specializes in techno and exclusively releases
Lucas's own productions under the artist name Scheermann. His tracks regularly find their way into the sets of renowned clubs and festivals such as Berghain, Bassiani, Fusion Festival, and
Awakenings. With his second label, engörn, Lucas has created a platform for house and ambient music that provides his friends with the opportunity to release their work. Engörn’s debut release is set to be celebrated in summer 2024 and is already making waves.

With Lucas´s contribution to our ASHTRAY MONUMENTS installment he presents a 3 hour long mix that was recorded in April 24 as a warm up for Vincent Neumann and sets the mood perfectly. 

Thank you for the music @lucas-scheermann 
Visuals:
www.bareis-nicolaus.com
www.lucas-hesse.de

ASHTRAY MONUMENTS VOL. 41 - Lucas Scheermann

Farkas & Subkutan - live @NoFuture III at Institut fuer Zukunft, 20./21.12.24.

farkas https://on.soundcloud.com/6jhiiH22KikhL7Rj7
IfZ https://on.soundcloud.com/EvKe2AmErijzfMmN6

Farkas & Subkutan live @NoFuture III_20.12.24

ARKYA - SØNAR (Original Mix)

Angenehmer Track für jeden Tag und doch hat die 303 platz zum spielen. 

ACID DOG

Peace of minde

Alessandro Adriani has been championing unusual and unknown synth wave and industrial sounds for a decade now. The Berlin based Italian has done so on his Mannequin Records label as well as on Pinkman and Jealous God and at his bi-monthly party at Säule/Berghain. An inquisitive mind and avid collector whose taste ranges from jazz to Italo to disco, he is a real treasure trove of musical knowledge, as are his DJ sets. 

There’s a real sense of discovery to the mix he has laid down for us. It’s filled with chilly synths and industrial textures that are sometimes manic and wild, at others stripped back and haunting. There’s also twisted techno and macho disco, all stitched together with a sense of style that manages to sounds as much from the 80s as it does some unknown future. Adriani’s world is a timeless world, then, but one you’ll be compelled to return to over and over again.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 180 - Alessandro Adriani

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