We’re excited to share a mix from our longtime friend and exceptional producer and DJ, Johannes Paluka, better known as Iron Curtis. A staple in Berlin's and Germany's underground music scene for over 15 years, Iron Curtis has released tracks on labels such as Office Recordings, Smallville, Mule, Tamed Musiq, Mirau, and Frank Music. His studio work is incredibly versatile, ranging from soulful house to acid techno and electro. Iron Curtis’ productions are known for their impeccable sound design and deep, heartfelt energy.
This mix from Iron Curtis is house music at its finest—an ideal soundtrack for hot summer days. From classic and vocal to soulful and deep house, Iron Curtis creates a smooth, groovy, and uplifting atmosphere. 


https://soundcloud.com/iron-curtis
https://www.instagram.com/ironcurtismusic/
https://ironcurtismusic.bandcamp.com


Follow us on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/itsdelayed
https://linktr.ee/delayed
https://www.itsdelayed.com
https://www.facebook.com/itsdelayed
https://www.instagram.com/_____delayed
https://www.youtube.com/@_____delayed

Delayed with... Iron Curtis

Digital / Vinyl:
https://milio.bandcamp.com/album/invisible-lands-club-reworks

'Day In The Night' (Aftermix) is a stripped-back and raw house groove. Deft details come in the form of sonorous bell hits, dusty breaks and cooing vocals. It's well-swung, heads-down tackle for intimate back rooms with an alluring sense of late-night soul.

releases March 28, 2025

Buy 12''

Milio - Day in Night (aftermix)

exclusive | Enzo Leep - Take This (feat. MarGonGon) | Miniclic

If the inaugural release of Miniclic Records was the opening sentence of a whispered secret, then “Ultra Girl” is the mischievous smirk that follows, revealing a story deeper and more cryptic than one initially assumed. Spanish producer Enzo Leep unspools a labyrinth of movement, his grooves darting like ephemeral fireflies in the twilight, illuminating the space between beats with spectral glows.

“Take This” with Margongon is where the fever dream intensifies. Blues guitar licks drip like candle wax onto the skeletal framework of minimal percussion, while a spectral voice drifts through the mix—sometimes a whisper, sometimes a wail. It is a meeting of elements that should, by conventional wisdom, remain strangers, yet here they intertwine in a way that feels both intimate and disorienting. The track flirts with dissolution, constantly teetering on the edge of form before retreating back into its woozy trance.

Buy the EP: https://www.yoyaku.io/release/enzo_leep_ultra_girl_mnc002

Artist & label information
Enzo Leep: @enzo-16 // https://www.instagram.com/enzoleep
Miniclic: @miniclic_records // https://www.instagram.com/miniclic_records

Visit & follow Torture the Artist at:
https://torturetheartist.net​
https://facebook.com/torturetheartist​ 
https://soundcloud.com/torture-the-artist
https://instagram.com/torture_the_artist​ 
https://linktr.ee/torture_the_artist
https://youtube.com/torturetheartist​
https://tiktok.com/@torturetheartist

Buy the EP

exclusive | Enzo Leep - Take This (feat. MarGonGon) | Miniclic

Encompassing multiple labels, a record store, distro company, artist agency and event series, @Yoyaku has become a nexus for all things deep and minimal, but is unafraid to branch into new sonic terrains. 

Alongside a mix from its catalogue, Anna Wall meets Benjamin Belaga and Tracy Bakala to learn about how this bastion of the Parisian underground has evolved over the past decade while remaining devoted to vinyl culture, championing artistic integrity, and taking its projects all over the world

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-of-yoyaku

Tracklist & Interview

The Sound Of: Yoyaku, mixed by Benjamin Belaga and Woddd

Broken club, dubbed out sounds, experimental electronics and atonal drifts: Gio’s monthly broadcasts are high contrast assemblages that move at a slow pace. 



                             
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/skyapnea/episodes/skyapnea-9th-june-2025

SKYAPNEA 090625

Thrilled to be welcoming NAP aka Daniel Rincón to series, the CDMX based DJ and producer with a unique gift for capturing the wonky, hedonistic feels of the after-hours in his signature extended mix styles. Packed with sleazy twists and turns, there's never a dull moment with NAP at the wheel! Electro-fied highway rollers masterfully sliced and diced for that maximum long haul recharge! @napmusick

Q. What sounds/feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. I wanted to make a driving mix that featured a lot of vocals but in mutated and affected ways. Either as a centerpiece of the tune or via chops and sampling, the vocals carry a lot of the tension and thread of the mix which I wanted to balance across a mix of sleazy and dubby sounds. Perfect for a night drive or an afters with some bffs.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. Blacklight Sleaze (Dyed Soundorom Remix) by Peace Division’. I put it earlier in the mix as it's a bit of a fire starter in getting the mix boiling. This track is also an example of the use of the human voice in a classic but psychedelic/ experimental approach; many voices swirling around atop a sexy driving groove. 

Loose Control by Dino Lenny. Been playing this one a lot and I’d like to make mention to it because it hits a lot of the things that I like when playing a peacetime burner; driving arpeggiated Italo style baselines without being too garish, some dramatic silence drops that make you think the track stopped and then the use of the human voice as a melodic element displaced from language. 

Heart Misses - Heart Misses. This one is definitely in the pocket of  sassy/ minimal sleaze tune which encompasses the vibe of many of the other tracks in the mix as per the concept I had. Perhaps this one is also an evolution of my digging from having been really into electroclash growing up and playing a lot of that stuff across my DJ experience. This hits the reference points of that sound I grew up up with but perhaps actualized? More reduced, minimal but still sexy, driving, irreverent and trippy. 

Q. Tell us about the projects you’ve been most immersed in since moving to Mexico City, I know there’s a few!

A. Oh man, lots of collabs since I've been here! All a by product of new friendships and amazing connections I’ve made while being here. Stuff is still percolating and getting finished but Im very excited to put out new collab projects with Primordial Oh, Reedbriefcase and Tristan Arp; whenever the time is right. On the other hand I’ve also put the finishing touches on a collab project with my friend Pablo Arangoiz who I started jams with when he visited Mexico 4 years ago. Since then we’ve been working on a thesis on a specific type of experimental cumbia forward pieces which we’ve spent a lot of time and care on. 

As far as ACA, Phran and I have a lot of things on the pipeline which will hopefully get some releases this year. It's tough to get a lot of the projects we want to do out when we live in different places but we’re damn excited about all of them and aligning on getting a digi release out from Venezuelan Miniteca legend ‘El Mago. We also got some homie comps cooking up and some sassy merch coming up.

On the Ambien Baby tip, Soph and I have been jamming a lot every time we have the chance to but again, not living in the same place makes it a bit hard to wrap stuff up. Still the past year has yielded a lot of sick fire starter jams that hopefully we can zinch up before the end of the year. We also have a collaborative sound piece we made with our friend Florence Scott-Anderton some years ago for a show she had at the ICA some years ago. This one is a very dear collab for all 3 of us and I hope we can get it out before the end of year as well. Lots of stuff coming up and cooking up!

MDC.312 NAP

Iris

“Deep Dive” EP
Chizawa Q

From the sonic depths of Tokyo, Chizawa Q lands on Houstrike with an EP that blends cerebral grooves and raw energy. Deep Dive plunges fearlessly into textures inspired by Ghost in the Shell, pushing techno beyond rhythm, straight into the subconscious. Each track tells its own story: Come With Me emerged during Chizawa’s rhythm experiments, weaving tangled beats with echoes of ’90s big beat. Yellow Storm, on the other hand, feels like a forgotten record spinning under layers of dust and memory, haunting, sun-bleached, and deeply human.

Following his acclaimed Xenoverse LP on the legendary Belgian label R&S Records, and his early success with the single Asia, Chizawa Q continues to explore the emotional edges of techno. Deeply inspired by the Detroit tradition and jazz-infused electronics, his music draws from a rich lineage while carving a voice uniquely his own. The result is a journey as cinematic as it is physical. Techno with soul, for the floor, or for closing your eyes and disappearing.

https://www.houstrike.com/music

Chizawa Q – Deep Dive

Welcome to our July 2025 Mix of the Month Winner, DJ LP

Read the full interview and tracklisting at www.decodedmagazine

Follow at

www.decodedmagazine.com
www.facebook.com/decodedmagazine.com
www.instagram.com.decodedmagazine

Mix of the Month July 2025 Winner - DJ LP

Hessle Audio feat. Ben UFO & Soreab - 04 August 2025

Finnian Whitla - Streamed 21.08.2025

I grew up on the Surf Coast of Victoria. A bunch of older kids in high school started venturing up to Melbourne to frequent the world renowned & vibrant rave scene happening across the city. Parties like Hardware, Every Picture Tells A Story, War Of The Worlds and Two Tribes were happening every other weekend and It was an incredible time for the scene. It wasn't long before we started to hold small raves and parties of our own on the outskirts of Torquay.

I was completely hooked on the rave & DJ culture. I would listen to and study the likes of Ben Sims, Dave Clarke and Jeff Mills mixes from clubs like Fuse and The Liquid Room, learning their mixing techniques and tricks but It was Carl Cox' early FACT Cd's that got me hooked on techno, acid and trance.

After years of renting equipment, I finally saved enough to buy my own turntables. I'd regularly catch the train to Hardware Records in Prahran to buy vinyl, and the journey back to Torquay reading each record label remains one of my fondest memories.

In 2005 I moved to Melbourne and began DJ'ing weekly at venues like Lounge, Eurotrash, 161, Fokus, 2 Floors Up, Seven and Revolver. A move to Hobart in 2009 saw me expand my career as a promoter and festival organisation for nearly 15 years.

Now based on the Gold Coast pursuing my passions of music and building surfboards. Really looking forward to connecting and sharing music here on Soundcloud.

Finnian Whitla - Streamed 21.08.2025

DJ_Finnian Whitla

Recent comments

Binocu

Related tracks