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Elektro Sessions #2

The iconic 6.5-hour BRET closing from the Funk Assault boys is now ready to be listened to all over again. 
6-hours of non-stop, deadly funky goodness 😈
Just how we like it.

Photo by: @marcgalitski

Funk Assault | Vault Sessions VIII, BRET | 05 FEB 2023

Au tour de 25emeheure de prendre les commandes du plateau de h25paris Live ! Elle a nous délivré un set techno groovy savoureux et entraînant à (ré)écouter d’urgence. 😋

Figure de la scène techno parisienne avec son implication dans les collectifs Organik , Ktkrecords , ou encore Pisica , elle s’est produite il y a tout juste deux semaines au Kilowatt pour l’open-air d’Organik. On a hâte de la retrouver très vite sur d’autres dates !

On a glissé un bref extrait de son interview avec Valery B 🎙️

Full stream disponible sur notre chaîne youtube! 🔴🎥

25EMEHEURE - H25 LiveStream (SPECIAL GROOVE SET)

"You wake up as the sun pierces through the smog-choked sky on your final day on Earth. A bittersweet mix of emotions washes over you. The once-vibrant planet has succumbed to the relentless pursuit of resources by humans and corporate greed. 

Amidst the backdrop of a world ravaged by overmining and overconsumption, you prepare to embark on a journey to a new planet, a distant utopian oasis, that holds the allure of a fresh start and a chance to leave behind the polluted remnants of your past life.

As you wake up in your home adorned with fading memories of better days, you gather your belongings, knowing this is the last time you’ll see the familiar faces of friends and family who can’t join you on this exodus. The weight of leaving heavy over you like a long shadow.

With your heart heavy, you venture out into the bleak landscape of your hometown. The train station, once a bustling hub of life, now feels deserted and desolate. It’s a solemn journey, riding the train one last time to the spaceport, where the gateway to your new world awaits.

When you arrive, a mix of emotions swirls within you. The towering spacecraft looms ahead, a symbol of humanity's last chance for redemption. 

Stepping into the shuttle, you feel the rumble of engines beneath your feet and the pull of gravity releasing its grip. The moment has come. In an instant Earth's familiar surface gives way to the boundless expanse of space, and a final farewell leaves your lips. 

While in concept this mix is very specific, to me it is easily translated into letting go of the past. While that may be painful it is also freeing that your new life lies ahead. Making space for the bittersweet feeling of moving on, making your transition into a new and better self."

@coughmanselects
IG: @coughman.mp3

"I’m coughman. Longtime Wearer of many hats A dj, promoter, prior label runner & project manager but mainly Just a human from Kansas City that loves exploring the highs and lows of the sonic universe."

Tracklist: 
Yamaneko - Suzuka (Morning) 
Fred Firth - Part 1 
Sun electric - R-Gent 
Paradise 3001 - Earth vs Space 
Dcast Dynamics - Drill Down 
Clarence Rise - Totem 
Moderat - Rusty Nails (shakleton remix) 
Oneohtrix point never - Blue Drive
Croms - insivible cities 
Gacha Bakradza - Broken Wing
Porter Brook - Second Shift 
Metrist - Ark Specific 
Yushh - Self Couscous
First Epoque - Sequoia Affinis 
D.K. - Riding for a fall

Distant Signals 031: coughman

Episode #15 of Summoning Mix Series is continued by SEQTA, Berlin Based DJ and Producer, Seqta is fluent with Bangers, exceptionally energetic, he currently hods residency in TES,  has released Tracks on Fantastic Planet VA, and actively performing around the Europe, enjoy.

Summoning Podcast #15 - Seqta

New SPANDAU20 Mix incoming!📼 Welcome our next guest, Grace Dahl: based in Amsterdam, with Finnish and Hungarian heritage, the resident at The Vault Sessions is one to watch. Her sets weave a hypnotic blend of powerful Techno, old school nostalgia and hard groove influences. Starting her musical journey at 18, Grace now had a busy 2023 schedule, including appearances at Awakenings, Vault Sessions, FUSE, RSO, and others. 🔊

Venturing into productionin 2020, Grace's track "Vermilion Empire" on Amelie Lens' EXHALE label marked a significant milestone. Her latest releases on Voxnox, Deestricted, IMF, and ANTIDOTE solidify her as a rising star.✨

Her SPANDAU20 mix is a delightful fusion of funky grooves, melodic patterns, vocal cuts and driving Techno beats. Grace's mix is a rollercoaster of surprises: just when you settle into it, an ecstatic female voice sparks a dynamic shift in energy. Further on, some electro elements add an unexpected twist. The journey concludes with a nostalgic touch, as housy chords and vocals bring the set to a satisfying close. Grace Dahl's SPANDAU20 mix is a testament to her skill in crafting a diverse, electrifying experience that captivates from start to finish.🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Grace Dahl

The full recording of Stef's Maschine master-class.
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Date | 21/10/2023
Location | H7 Warehouse, Amsterdam

I N T E R C E L L
Website - www.intercell.events
Events - www.intercell.events/events
Socials & more - www.intercell.events/links

Stef Mendesidis [live] at Intercell x BCCO | ADE 2023

"A utopian,
bright striver, turns their dial,
hears woven, strange sounds.

In resonance they
vibrate to the transmission
and recognize that

every return
implies the journey before:
past adreads present.

Time glimmers ahead,
but also trails their escape,
reaches, pulls backward.

A stubborn relic,
internalized deserving,
haunts like history.

Our listener leaves
their old self behind, shedding,
cutting time's chords;

broken rope rings out:
no person earns punishment
nor deserves reward.

Throw stones at the walls,
striking old sequestration ––
do you hear great music?

Build bridges, not walls,
crossing inherited rifts ––
do you feel deep love?

Thanks for pulling me into the Distant Signals universe :) recorded
with a Xone + DD500. Vocals by @user-76549051
reading Ursula le Guin's The Dispossessed."

@ok-carty
IG: @ok_carty

Distant Signals 083: OK Carty

“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

“Recently, I’ve been really inspired by bass music in the 80-85 (or 160-70) BPM range that shifts between slow and fast registers, opening up space for a deep interior journey and for a driving, percussive dancefloor experience alike. Much music in this space that I’m drawn to has a visceral, haptic, and earthy quality -- body music for mental landscapes. 

The mix is conceived as a journey into a densely foliated forest of ever-shifting dimensions, drawing you deeper and deeper into its cavernous shadows and spectral pockets of light. Dewdrops shiver on pillowy moss ,flanked by the hungry mouths of carnivorous plants; burly vines dangle low and heavy under velvet leaves. Mysterious and heretofore unknown flora abound, beguiling you with their sensuous textures, suffusing the humid air with smells both luxuriant and noxious. Finally you emerge into a softly-hued meadow, your journey into the darkness having brought you closer to a sense of calm.”

@papayaofficial
IG: @papaya.official

DJ Papaya's approach to mixing draws upon downtempo, ambient, leftfield electronics, and bass music to craft surreal and emotionally complex narratives, rich in texture and rooted in the sensibilities of dub. They are a co-founder of the ambient/experimental series Spindrift, with Pontiac Streator and Opheliaxz, as well as the bass music party Chrysalis, with Amylia.

Tracklist:
Carrier - Slow Punctures
Blue - Slow Wave
Officium - Heartlapse ft Yolek
Gi & Trois Quarts Taxi System - Swarm
Chewlie x Fiesta Soundsystem - Savory
Proc Fiskal - A Fragrance
Anta Doma - Temples
Ancestral Voices - Mist of Avalon
Furtive - I Always Try to be This Gentle
Commix - Japanese Electronics (Instra:Mental Moog Remix)
Es.Tereo - Ancestral Path
K Wata - In A Mug on a Rug (Ronan’s Ecophilia Mix)
Trois Quarts Taxi System - Clef
Itoa - Diceman
Mike Parker - Spaceship Galliot
georg-i - Nightlife under the Arclight
Kobayashi Maru - Aesthetics of a Wormhole
traverse - Turpitude
Forest on Stasys - Sideral
Khey Mysterio & Stacktrace - Low Heat
felt. - Life Formed
Jonnnah - U Made Me
Ghjuliu - Sheila

Distant Signals 082: DJ Papaya

"The context:
I am alone. I am found. I died alone. I never thought I’d be found. I am overwhelmed by memories of a dystopian existence on a collapsing planet where evil took over and subsumed good. All of the kindness evaporated and was swallowed by greed. Memories of my past life occlude my consciousness causing confusion between modes of time like a mirage. Is it the past, present, or future? I can no longer tell.

A journey through being:
Confronted by the pain of knowing but trying to exist and embrace being in the world. Did I give up too quickly? Did I fail to change reality? What did I sacrifice in order to function and live a worldly existence like everyone around me? Blinded by hedonism, the collapsing of the mind and soul into the throws of desire left me empty. I gave up. I lost myself. I returned to the comfort of despair. It’s throbbing. To live without hope is to live in despair. Was there a reprieve from it all? Distractions, pleasure, and attachments turned into a vicious cycle of yearning and loss. Accepting impermanence with a half-open heart. It never got better. It just got worse. Functioning with an ever-growing sense of doom. And now I’m here. Alone. All I have are my memories. But existing in confusion from when these memories took place. Introspection with escapism outside of time. The vicious interplay between existence and non-existence. I am left with nothing."

Opening for Rrose at Smartbar, Chicago in June utilizing 4 CDJs and a V10 mixer.

@shantievanti
IG: @shantiism
https://ra.co/dj/shanti
https://youtu.be/QqfMYAyS8bM?si=iwapv-7i2LFIPNlG

Shanti has made textured waves in Chicago’s techno scene with her curation of dark, sinister, and ethereal soundscapes. Music has always been a means of coping with the otherness and hybridity Shanti experienced throughout her life. She has been deeply moved by the transcendent ability of music to express concepts, states of consciousness, and conflicting emotions. Shanti’s sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition and illustrate an intentional trajectory through combining and cultivating surreal, atmospheric, and haunting sounds.

Enamored by the liminal dynamics of sound, she cohosts Otherworldly Ambiguity with Scum.ee –an experience that is centered around the phenomenon of existing in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a member of techno collective Research & Development and hosts a monthly radio show, “Liminal Radio” on WIIT 88.9 FM featuring thoughtful artists at the core of Chicago’s underground music scene. Shanti has had the privilege of warming up and closing out dancefloors for incredibly inspirational artists such as Rrose, DJ Nobu, Ø [Phase], Aurora Halal, Mozhgan, Lady Starlight, Black Light Smoke, Esther Dune, Zenker Brothers, Noncompliant, Xtin, and more. She has had the immense pleasure of conjuring spirits at Chicago’s most beloved clubs such as Smartbar, Smoke & Mirrors, Podlasie Club, and several underground gatherings.

Experiencing music outside of the confines of a club or the underground is extremely important to Shanti as she had initially discovered her favorite artists through online podcasts and radio. The universalizability of podcasts and radio enable music to be experienced by more humans situated in different contexts. This is why she has contributed to many notable online mix series and radio channels. Her mixes have been featured on The Black Lodge Radio, SutroFM, Mutant Radio, PPRZ, Death Decay & Magic, Braid Records, Low Visibility, Dance All Day, and m50’s etc radio among other podcasts and shows. This past year, Shanti has expanded her surreal storytelling beyond Chicago by playing in Amsterdam, LA, Detroit and notable Midwest festivals such as Minnesota’s The Great Beyond and Madison’s Musique Électronique. This Halloween, she will be playing at Chicago’s notoriously dark music festival, Sanctum.

Distant Signals 084: Shanti

“First, a sensationless void. “Something’s missing… but what?”

She drifted in brilliance and liquid time—wherever she looked, she saw gelatinous infinity. Light refracted light refracting farther than her eyes could see. Trying to speak, her voice broke into symbols, shards of glass spilling through her teeth..

"ᜉᜇ̢ᜅ᜔ ᜈᜃᜆᜒᜃᜒᜋ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜓ ᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜌᜀᜈ᜔ ..!"

Centuries pass in flickers, suspending time into sago. Identity dissolves completely. Without meaning to, she has become the thing she once carried, minus the electric razor.

3061. A memory tickles her ear: “Sure, longing is painful, but it might be the only thing you can control.” A thousand lives blink at once. “Lounging mice swim freely when full." Pleasure, grief, terror, joy—erupting through her, prickling her skin. “Lo mein, kain na.”

Far off, a glistening hall of mirrors, within mirrors—and at its center, a familiar figure.
She lifts a hand. It answers.”

@agimat_iha
IG: @agimat.iha

Tracklist:
slowfoam – Proof 
黑志路 ft. Héji zhì ma – 黑志路 & Shoeb Ahmad - Associations (ft Zhi)
Altjira – Ybxc
Collapsing Market – Faux coupon
~[d] – Colleoptera
paracusia – Duppy took a hold of my hand
SAM KDC & Flaminia – Bloom
Konduku – Inicii
Lemna – Hide and Seek
Jömunngandr – Root Mender (Zara Remix)
Toki Fuko – Freedom and desire
Radiation Pattern – Casalabate 3.0
o.utlier – Evaporation
Vanta – Intrusive Thoughts
bijū – poison keeper
Tadan – Progenitor
Altjira – Udu Plant
WAPAQ - Bythal Portal Dub
Altjira – Foil
Arpvision – Wet Moss Magick
Capon – Ancient Energy
St. Amp – Outline (Float Mix)
Souzo – Overloaded Bucket
Nothus & Big Hands – Splugen Bass
dg0hn – jbf
Wordcolour – Breathless
Gag Reflex – Ring
Es.tereo – Ultimas Breath
AJO – H0254YhA9Ku
Collapsing Market – Ne parlons pas de ruines
Third Space – Granite Island

Distant Signals 085: IHA

We're thrilled to welcome our good pals Keith MacKenzie & DJ Fixx back for this their third Armory Podcast appearance! Press play. Get down. 

Keith MacKenzie has emerged as one of the driving forces behind the global breakbeat scene, regularly gigging across the US and Europe. Now based in Chicago, Keith spent his formative years in the now legendary Florida rave scene racking up early credits on influential labels like DJ Icey's Zone Records and After Dark before launching his own label. Illeven:Eleven Recordings, now in its 11th year of operations, built a reputation for releasing quality collaborations from a diverse roster of artists (Audiostalkers, Deekline & Ed Solo, Fixx, Infiniti, Bass Kleph, Gigi Barocco, Rico Tubbs, Sporty-O, Sue Cho and Whiskey Pete have all released on the label) making it a Beatport mainstay in the process. Under the informal moniker of KMFX alongside Fixx he's gone on to release internationally on labels like Deekline's Rat Records, as well as Punks, the venerable UK imprint formed by breakbeat stalwarts Stanton Warriors.

In 2012 Keith teamed up with long time creative collaborators Fixx and D:RC to form Smookie Illson, a new bass music alias for studio experiments that fall outside the rather strict umbrella of breakbeat music. After trying their hand at everything from electro house to moombahton (signing their first demos to Potty Mouth Music in the process) they found their footing in the EDM "trap" scene, churning out bootlegs and originals at a brisk pace and gaining steady support from fans and peers alike. Their 2013 bootleg remix of Yo Majesty's 'Club Action' turned into one of the longest-running festival season selections, gaining support year after year from scene favorites like Skrillex & Diplo, Baauer, RL Grime, Brillz, and Loudpvck. 2015 saw Smookie Illson releasing their 'Compound Riddims EP' a highly-rated collab with the UK's Ragga Twins on Play Me Records, as well as releases on Seattle's Simplify Records and Australia's Safari Music.

Over the past 15 years, breakbeat pioneer DJ Fixx has been stocking the shelves of record stores everywhere. Said by many as one of the most innovative and consistent producers in the industry, he continues to deliver some of the most sought after breakbeat tracks available. Making his debut in 1998, Fixx produced over 75 anthems on the classic Kaleidoscope Music label. Many of these timeless tracks are still played frequently today. This was then followed by Fixx's own personal imprint, Bottom-End Records (2004-2008). Managed by Afterdark, the BER trademark produced some of the biggest anthems in the industry, easily claiming the spot of one of the top five best-selling domestic labels in the country. Alongside of Keith MacKenzie, Fixx is currently a leading producer for Keith's illeven:eleven label. Frequent solo installments can be found on ILL, as well as collaborations with Keith under the production duo 'KMFX'. With over 150 12-inch releases, over 300 exclusive digital releases, and twelve massively-distributed CDs under his belt, Fixx has assembled one impressive Discography. All of this resulting in one of the strongest and most loyal followings in the industry.

https://www.facebook.com/keithmackenzieofficial
https://soundcloud.com/keithmackenzie
https://twitter.com/illeveneleven
https://instagram.com/keithmackenzie/

http://www.soundcloud.com/dj_fixx
http://www.instagram/fixxisill
http://www.twitter.com/fixxisill
http://www.soundcloud.com/smookieillson

Artwork by Jem Panufnik

www.armorypodcast.com

Keith MacKenzie & DJ Fixx - Episode 165

Our old pal, Sychosis, is back in The Armory this week. Enjoy!

Sychosis has been in the San Francisco electronic music scene for over a decade. Before this, he toured Europe and North America as a classically trained singer.  He has caught the attention of Breakbeat royalty such as Lady Waks, The Stanton Warriors, Deekline and Marten Horger. He has released on labels like Booty Trax, Atomic Zoo & Fantomas Records. He also writes for various blogs and online magazines including Insomniac (http://www.insomniac.com) & Dani Deahl (http://danideahl.com/category/blog/).

For more information on Sychosis visit: 

https://www.facebook.com/sychosismusic
https://soundcloud.com/sychosis
https://twitter.com/DJSYCHOSIS

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com

Sychosis - Episode 177

It's bay area local Sychosis with his signature style of breaks and bass!
https://soundcloud.com/sychosis
https://twitter.com/DJSYCHOSIS
https://www.facebook.com/sychosismusic

Sychosis_Faultline Sessions 012

Riot Drums – Strange Rollers 
Skin Teeth – Proof Of Ten
Figures Of Eighty – Atlas  (Lepidoptera Mix)
Dexorcist – Centurion
Eusebeia - Journey Onwards – Wheez IE Remix
Borai & Denham Audio – Daisy Dukes
Tessela - Hackney Parrot – Disaffected Bootleg
Skin Teeth – Nebulous – Psylocybin Mix
Fiesta Soundsystem – Stratified
Mark – Fucking Sick Of Myself Since Day One (Hot Desk Mix)
Exium - Expect Nothing – Regis Remix
Pearson Sound - Alien Mode
Mani Festo – Continuum
Tommy Holohan - Subaru Impreza
Asquith – Let Me (Rave Mix)
Disaffected – Clapped
Borai – I Bet U Can't
Summer Of  Love - Mani Festo Remix
Denham Audio – Top Buzz
Hornsey Hardcore – The Wiz VIP – Skin Teeth Edit
Dexorcist – Rage Signal
Krytikal – Stranded – Rawtrachs Remix

Skin Teeth - Quarantine Mix PT. III September 2020 ***FREE DOWNLOAD***

Received transmissions from the outer reaches of an exquisite corpse universe

Distant Signals 031: coughman

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