Techno/Electro/The Next

Distant Signals Mix Series

Electronic Sets 2023 (techno etc) Part 3

Aaron Clark

Rinse FM Podcast

DJ Plead - 22 May 2023

"This mix is spooky or dark in tone, but occasionally contrasted with lighter qualities. I used that as a metaphor for the transmission, which I envision coming from a cold stony dark-gray world distant from the sun. But there are these large neon bioluminescent, maybe part-reptile part-fish alien creatures about :)"

@lexcd
IG: @lexiedobell

Lexcd is a fil-am dj living in Pittsburgh. They work in nonprofit development and would love to see increased accessibility to community resources for the underground music scene.

Tracklist:
Mount Kivikko - Jimi Tenor feat Imposter Orchestra (Sahko)
Four Dimensions - Aquadab & MC A (Bokeh)
Insect-Talk (Howes Reduction) - O Yuki Conjugate (Utter)
Awareness - Rolf Laureijs (Prasens Editionen)
Arco (Danceapella) - NY Graffiti (Peace Anthem)
Pressure Test - Destrata (PPRZ)
Anaconda Legs - Bass (Boogie Box)
Lovers (Boom Box Mix) - Modal (Dbh)
Life Through Analogies - Leif (Idle Hands)
Russulas - Tumulus
Fatal - gal (mould audio)
Earth - Arkajo
Spec 4 - Consulate (Pure Space)
Speak Up - Gavnlig (INDEXLIFE)
Indx - Homelander (Unrestricted Purpose)
Miss Unavailable - DJ BIG GUNS 
Adda - Altinbas (Observer Station)
10TIMES - rkeat
Mauna Loa Lows - 400PPM

Distant Signals 020: Lexcd

For the 116th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome @furtivetrax! Furtive is a full-gonzo rave conjurer and relentless creative tinkerer, intractably committed to the rave as a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, underground event organizer, and dancer. 

A veritable product of the contemporary American underground, Furtive cut their teeth as a DJ and DIY event organizer in Washington, DC’s warehouses. Furtive now co-runs an intimate, blossoming off-the-books venue in Philly, and holds a radio residency at Philly scene mainstay Great Circles. Enjoy!

Honcho Podcast Series 116: Furtive

Back with the newest podcast for June and this time, it's a special b2b from RNR's founder, DAIYAH and longtime Berghain resident, Fiedel.

Enjoy this set recorded back at NY's Holo in early 2023. Major thanks to the venue for letting us come by to use the space and mix on its incredible sound system.

Bios Below...

Fiedel:
Contrast. Objection. Antithesis. This is how you might start an attempt to describe the world. A seemingly chaos of shapes and thoughts that don’t belong to each other. An overall image to be found in life and in music. But that’s not Fiedel’s view of the world. Where others make distinctions, he sees connections, where others find emptiness, he finds rooms full of opportunities.

Finding those harmonies, connections and contexts marks out his musical work. The synthesis of apparently opposing music, the interaction and the mix of styles and moods, without loosing the storyline, that makes out the characteristic Fiedel sound.

After the wall came down, the way was open to access a fresh scene, and with it came a whole spectrum of new and old music to discover. In the beginning of the 1990s, he started DJing in public as a regular at the Monday events at Subversiv. Shortly after he began his collaboration with his befriended Errorsmith under the name of MMM. They released several productions and play live shows. Since 2000 he is resident at OstGut and later on at Berghain. ...

You can say one thing about Fiedel: he is no techno or house stereotype pattern, that you can put randomly on a every evening or club. He is lead by his history, the history of the music and the feeling of the moment to build something new and to capture this very moment. Let it be the straight dark techno of today, banging acid of the 80ies or an electro funk record, Fiedel surprises. He undermines and overrides expectations and refrains to limit the music for any reason. He lets the music speak for itself, through himself.

DAIYAH:

DAIYAH, founder of RNR (Rumble N the Ramble) is a dynamic force in the New York techno scene and beyond. Her sets, often described as unexpected, unhinged, and wild, draw inspiration from the harder industrial sounds while blending that with the unbridled genre, experimental. DAIYAH has brought her heavy and fresh sound across multiple cities in North America and Europe. Her party, RNR since its inception has hosted some highly coveted talent and is known for its stellar lineups that provide a consistent vibe all night long.

Her roots started in house music back in 2017 when she achieved two residencies in New York City playing as a duo. In 2019, DAIYAH went solo and took with her an unwavering and growing passion for techno music. Having played all od the major parties and venues in New York while going back and forth to Europe in between, she is known in the community for her captivating sets that roar out to the audience immersing them in space where chaos of the best kind can thrive.
DAIYAH has a knack for creating stories that generate seamless impact and facilitate an unparalleled atmosphere. Through her meticulously curated selections, she illustrates dedication for her craft. Her goal is to search through the most sensual and deepest bowels of the sound to make a space that immerses you in the moment.

Whether its one of her multifaceted sets or her multi-sensory events, you’re in for a journey where sound is celebrated in a way that encourages freedom of expression. DAIYAH is a kindred spirit to the underground and thrives on feeding off the intimacy created with her crowds.


You can catch both Fiedel and DAIYAH this weekend at Basement. DAIYAH will be playing on the 23rd and Fiedel will be playing on the 24th for BOUND’s annual pride party. 

Enjoy!

RNR- DAIYAH b2b Fiedel

For the 118th entry in the Honcho Podcast series, we welcome, @askloveletters! Not only is Maxime a hugely talented DJ and producer, but is also a gem of a human being. Love Letters is more than a moniker for Maxime sees his productions and DJ sets as love letters to the communities who hold space on the dance floor and the marginalized people who laid the foundation. 

This mix is a recording from Honcho in April 2023. all 4 incredible hours of his closing set. Enjoy!

Honcho Podcast Series 118: Love Letters

king oyster

[LIVE]
a sleek contrast between light and dark filling Podlasie's time capsule-like dance floor. first half by jayah and second by Personal. here's the last 2 hours of our 4-hour support for Baltra. hope you enjoy!

jayah and Personal @ Podlasie (support for Baltra) 09.02.23

Transit B3B live at Sole Rehab

Resident Mix Series: 002 Joey Beltram

IBU 600 from Imaginary Friend crew - very special guest mix and refuge debut. check out more bits here: https://soundcloud.com/user-785368649

PLO_radio // drizle.FM - Ep:003 PLO man, IBU 600 - 13.12.23

Post-Millennial Anthems. A mix of classic tracks post-2000

Claro Intelecto - Peace Of Mind
Radiohead - Idioteque
Ray Kajioka - Doramu Kompyuta
Gaetano Parisio - Dub Pistol
Marco Carola - 7th Question
Bryan Zentz - D-Clash
Dirty - Dirty (E-Dancer Remix) Matthew Roberts Edit
Floorplan - Baby Baby
Floorplan - Never Grow Old
Josh Wink & Lil Louis - How's Your Evening So Far?
Samuel L.Session - Flip Mode
Esteban Adame - Short Stop
Octave One - Blackwater (Chase The Blues Instrumental)
Paul Mac - The Groove
Oxia - Troisieme
AFX - VBS.Redlof.B
Lory D - Ghill
Terence Fixmer - Blaster Funk
Vitalic - La Rock 01
Bjarki - I Wanna Go Bang
Nitzer Ebb - Murderous (Phil Kieran Remix)
Electric Deluxe - Electric Deluxe
Adam Beyer - Remainings III (DK Remix 1)
DJ Rush - Get On Up (Berlin Mix)
Midfield General - Coatnoise (Dave Clarke Mix)
DK8 - Murder Was The Bass
British Murder Boys - Father Loves Us
Renato Cohen - Pontape
DJ Deeon - Tear The Club Up!
Secret Cinema - Cartoon Clip
Technasia - Acid Storm
Wyndell Long - Chicago MF
Oscar Mulero - Titan
X-Funk - Voyager
Player - Player Ten A1
Joris Voorn - Incident

PMA Pt.2

808Online w/ andrea_andrea ( @ndrea_andreaaa ). A showcase hosting a variety of experimental club music ranging from slow moving ambient to high energy jungle, including unreleased music and  friends’ productions.

Special guest ~ LexcD

Listen live - 2nd Wednesdays, 5-7PM ET at www.greatcircles.net

808Online w/andrea_andrea & special guest LexcD - 12June2024

@lexcd kicking off The Grove on Thursday evening.

Campout Mix Series: Lexcd

Lexcd is a Pittsburgh based DJ and organizer whose focus in music curation shifts between personal and communal forms of archival, connection, and experimentation. They are currently most interested in creating and supporting spaces/ events that are providing healthier shared sonic experiences and offering alternatives to standard nightlife practices. They have experimented with events at tea shops or saunas, and they have also worked on food-focused art/ sound events pushing for these alternatives. They are associated with Transit, Foodprep, and Bad Sauna's Sounds at the Sauna series. They work in the field of activism/ philanthropy.
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My mix was made intuitively & luckily recorded in one take after I finished working the run-time & track arrangement :) Rather than focusing on specific tracks I wanted to share or any big picture concepts, I focused on a mood & track-to-track flow. I feel that this mix winds up diving into a sort of dreamy hazy nostalgia very reflective of the headspace I was in at the time of making it.

IG: @f00dprep
SC: @lexcd

04 - Lexcd

"Summer of Solstice 3055: 

I’d just returned from a long stint working the orbital docks, preparing to settle back into the life cycle routine that was Valkor Zenith. The last thing I expected was to reconnect with three old friends from my days at the Echo House orphanage. Sora had slipped back from exile on Neoterra Prime. Rion had fled the undercity of Crysalis after a grav-bike race gone bad. And Omrin, who I hadn’t seen or heard of in more than a decade, had shown up out of nowhere as if no time had passed with a stolen data map and a proposition: we’d go find the Dream Beacon.

We’d grown up with the story. A myth, really. Some ancient alien relic buried deep in the sand sea, spoken of in hushed tones in level D bars and back-alley data centres. The promise was simple, if you could reactivate its signal with your own transmission, you’d be granted your most longed-for dreams and unimaginable wealth. No one had ever found it.

I’m still not entirely sure what made us set off and follow Omrin so blindly that summer. Maybe it was grief, maybe hope. Or just that need to move, to do anything but sit still. Each of us were adrift in our own orbit of longing and loss, and somehow, we collided again, drawn together like shards of a broken constellation.

We had left the neon haze of Valkor Zenith behind at sunset, riding the wide stretches of plasma rail to the outer edges as the city lights faded behind us. Nights were lit by twin moons and we passed the time listening to old mixes we’d recorded in our youth, our playlists humming through our comms as we hurtled across other-worldly landscapes at 200mph. In the two months that followed, we would laugh in the ruins of the Oblivion Cradle, party with rogue miners in bioluminescent fungi caverns, feel the cold rush of air as our bikes skimmed the ridges of the Halcyon Scar, be chased by Karn bike gangs through synth-storms, and save a lone settler named Joyce trapped in a dust pocket whilst traversing the Ash Spires. 

As we hurtled towards the promise of the Dream Beacon, I often wondered, was the beacon even real? And if it was, what would I even upload as my transmission? Maybe one of those old mixes we used to make. I’m sure all these questions flickered across all our minds, unspoken. But that summer, deep down, none of it really mattered. I would’ve followed those three anywhere..."

@riccardovillella
@truants
IG: @villella303
truantsblog.com

Distant Signals 077: Villella

“No planning went into this mix. Just one take recorded after reading the prompt. Recorded alone in my studio in Burlington, VT on a quiet night. I tried to not think about beatmatching. I also try to only play music I love, and I think I did that here. I enjoyed myself, which is another important thing I try to do. Here are some moments in my life that I have enjoyed greatly. 
-driving to a 24/7 truck stop diner in a snow storm in the middle of the night and writing thoughts down inbetween sips from the ceramic mug. 
-smoking a cigarette in an outhouse in the morning.
-every party that has disregarded time.
-everytime music has made me smile or gotten me so inspired that I find myself stuck in a repeating loop.”

@burlingtonelectronicdepartment
IG: @roost.world
Burlingtonelectronicdepartment.bandcamp.com

Distant Signals 078: Roost.World

“Geologist’s Erotic Log, Stardate 6969:

A lithophile—if literal and not biological or geochemical—is a lover of rocks as opposed to a scholar of them. I was shocked to find mineral sentience on a planet that had been mined for centuries. I wonder how many were lost to our ignorance.

They made themselves known while I was surveying a new shaft, a desirous, violent penetration. It was a delicate return of touch, skin against stone; my fragility tantalizingly clarified by their solidity. Although I pulled away, nearly ran away, I was rapt. A vibratory intensity held me, invited me deeper into their earth-dark interior with fingers traced along a precious fault line. In absent sight, I became haptic expanse, relishing my tongue against water-polished smooth and bloody, igneous scrape on inner thighs. They were pleasured too, I both flesh stalagmite and cavern. I came, a quiver; they came, a quake. As quickly they were gone into the indurate expanse at which I could only chip away. Perhaps a taste of our own medicine.”

@ezri_dax
IG: @ezri_dax

ezri_dax selects compassionate speed to bring you into transwarp; psychedelic rhythms to meld minds; high camp to tug the heartstrings; and always keeps it spacey on the 1s & 2s.

Tracklist:
1. Chris and Cosey, “Re-Education Through Labour”
2.  Fever Ray, “This Country Makes it Hard to Fuck (Björk Remix)
3. Raja Kirik, “ACT II. Budhal Gumuruh”
4. Octopic, “Eremita”
5. Nihiloxia, “Bwola (BFTT’s Swamped Edit)”
6. Vilaan, “How to Heal”
7. Jek, “Body”
8. Krumelur with Minimal Criminal, “Climbing Coconut Tree Backwards”
9. mögela, “Katten Lotus”
10. Sindh, “Liquefaction”
11. Rxex, “ATS IND”
12. Egg Meat, “Georgel”
13. Nebuchadnezzar, “eatmacand”
14. Orieta Chrem x Selvagia, “Puñete”
15. Muskila, “QAAR B”
16. Evelyn, “Pregunta”
3 / 3
17. sard, “defused”
18. Zvrra, “Alluvial”
19. Dåsar, “Doabey”
20. Xen Chron, “1L4U”
21. RM Estali, “Reboot”
22. Emelexy, “Raaro”
23. Seta Loto, “5MeODMT”

Distant Signals 079: ezri_dax

"this transmission is a calibration device

i found it in the springtime under a shower of pink blossoms
my spirit, an ooze seeping out onto the floor
in this state of sub-being, words passed through untethered—
unintelligible, and touch was void

the device sent rippling waves through the air,
arranging it into mutating forms
they traveled inward and rebounded, inverting inside and out
wisps of feeling newly embodied pushed boldly from every pore

i watched as the shapes of people grew unimaginably
the glimmering swells were interspersed with pearls
which gradually came loose and fell
unlocked, my innermost madness unfurled into a spiraled conch

as the day darkened, the sounds became grim and hoarse
emotions scraped against each other with serrated edges
disintegrating madness into a fine lunar silt
voices came flooding, and in unison whispered: trust"

@enereph
IG: @_enereph
https://gravitypleasure.bandcamp.com/album/water-bodies
https://soundsofnaga.bandcamp.com/album/immortal-mirth

enereph fell through at least three dream worlds looking for sounds to send their nervous mind spinning.

Tracklist:
Mown - An Endless Sweet Sweet Storm
A Strange Wedding - Wormhole Breaker
Simone Bauer - Ego Hacker
Ettore Rigadello - Ooteca
Biocym - Vanishing Point
Souzo - A175 Levit8
Beatrice M. - Crossing the Rubicon
Circular Square - L - 80BN (Soa420 Remix)
Ettore Rigadello - Keratin
Smogo - Submit To The Forest
Khey Mysterio - Basalte feat. Under/Standing
AJO - Kawanone (La Serpiente Remix)
RM Estali - Pitfalls
Prieste5s - Golden Hour
SNKLS - Stir
Sytrjv - Vexomorphis
Nathan Ho - Immodality
Herbalistek - Sentium
Otik - Lightyear Dub
dBridge - Filtered Scenes
Laraaji - Universe
perila - Fallin Into Space
Aisha Vaughan - Campfires
Comechelet & ϙue - Forbidden Love

Distant Signals 080: enereph

“You head down from the installation into the glacier, breath fogging the air. You hear echoes of splintering icicles reverb back to you from under a frozen lake. Deep unseen movements in the dark vibrate the walls as you go deeper into the ice. Underneath the loudspeakers of the installation above, you hear whispers and distant murmurs below.

You follow the whispers, turn to page 56.
You go back to the installation, turn to page 89.”

@s_h_o_p_p_i_n_g
IG: @sandelephants

Tracklist:
1. Burner - BunZer0
2. Soundcheck - Ekcent
3. Cracked Plates - Korzi
4. Kalo - Mulholland
5. Tension - Saule
6. Look After The Dead - Mosca
7. Adelia - Honeydrip
8. Filtered Contact - Slow83
9. Archos Gmini - Danny Goliger
10. Humo - Andrae Durden
11. Movements - Mia Koden
12. TAB3 - Průvan
13. Second Room - R4NS0M
14. Agora - Hiroma Keo
15. Layer 03 - No Sir
16. Grill Party - SPLT
17. Crunch - K-Lone
18. Melting Ladies - Roza Terenzi & D. Diffany
19. Should Be Looking - Arina Krondeva
20. Melt! (Coby Sey Rework) - Kelly Lee Owens

Distant Signals 081: shopping

Antonio Vázquez's performance recorded at the Parallel festival 2017. 

Check out https://mnmt.no/festivals/parallel-2017/ for the full story, beautiful photos, and more exclusive recordings.

read the full story

MNMT Mix: Antonio Vázquez — Parallel Festival 2017

Roberto Clementi Swarm [Soma519d]

Taken from Roberto Clementi’s EP Plebiscite on made of CONCRETE, out March 1.

Pre-order: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/roberto-clementi-plebiscite-ep/719088-01/

@made-of-concrete
@robertoclementi

Plebiscite EP

More exclusive music

Premiere: Roberto Clementi - Evocate

My set from the 2019 edition of Parallel Festival.
Playtime 17h - 20h

Another special moment that I will treasure in my memory forever.
Sun turned to rain but you wouldn't stop dancing and for this I am very grateful.

A1.   DJ SETS

Refracted @ Parallel Festival 2019

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Reactivated is the label’s fifth vinyl reference. For this work @art21club has had the participation of six artists: Hd Substance (Spain), Filip Xavi (Serbia), Romain Richard (France), Pedro Pina (Spain), Kalter Ende (Spain), and dietriangle (Italy).

Reactivated is a dancefloor focused dark mental techno LP that features hypnotic sounds created with both modular and analog synthesizers giving it the right warmth of sound.

It is a work that invites us to reflect on the current pandemic we are going through and invites us to continue fighting and enjoying life.

"As I didn’t worry about being born, I didn’t worry about dying." – Federico García Lorca

It will be launched in addition to the usual stores in 12" vinyl, exclusively in the Bandcamp of the label with a special LTD that includes: Vinyl + T-shirt + mask and pack 6 stickers.

A1 – HD Substance – Accidental Dignity
A2 – Filip Xavi – Roboshin
A3 – Romain Richard – Electric Motion
B1 – Pedro Pina – ASP08
B2 – Kalter Ende – Spryzen
B3 – dietriangle – Entrance to Exit

Mastering – Eternal Midnight Mastering Studio
Mastering ASP08 – Laboratorios Substancia
Mastering Spryzen – Reborn Mastering
Cover Art – Archer C Hostettler
Produced & Desing – ART21

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SoundCloud: @hd-substance
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hdsubstance

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Reactivated

Premiere: HD Substance "Accidental Dignity" - ART21

Received transmissions from the outer reaches of an exquisite corpse universe

Distant Signals 020: Lexcd

DISTANT SIGNALS