One of the best mixes I've had the pleasure of listening to, thank you Gerd Janson, Krystal Klear and Dekmantal!

From the archives: Gerd Janson B2B Demuja @ Djoon, November 2019!

Gerd Janson B2B Demuja (November 2019) @ Djoon

Recording from nitsa night on december 17th 2021

John Talabot dj set @Nitsa (17Dec21)

Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and artist, Alex Kassian has become a firm favourite of ours over here at Phonica over the past couple of years. His sophisticated, lush and organic sounding productions have been picked up by labels such as Paramida’s Love On The Rocks and Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records in recent years. His most recent release, Leave Your Life, was released in 2021 via Pinchy & Friends, and we can safely say it was one of our most-played, and bestselling, records of the year.

Together with Hiroaki OBA, Alex is also one-half of Opal Sunn, who have been operating their own imprint Planet Sundae since 2017, through which they self-released a number of EPs, catching the attention of and support from dance music luminaries such as Andrew Weatherall and DJ Sprinkles.

Check out the full feature & interview over at offtherecord.net

Full Feature

Phonica Mix Series 93: Alex Kassian

Kamma & Masalo at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Kamma & Masalo at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

My whole set from Multisex a few weeks ago. It was also my birthday , i had an amazing time ! I played a lot of vinyl from back in the day....enjoy !

Ian Pooley at Multisex

Immerse yourself in Gerd Janson's signature blend of house and techno, captured in the vibrant atmosphere of one of Zagreb's most exciting venues. This extended set showcases Janson's masterful track selection and mixing skills, taking listeners on a sonic adventure through the night that brings the energy of Peti Kupe straight to your ears.

Puls Kluba #013 - Gerd Janson (Live @ Peti Kupe, Zagreb)

Recorded at Radio Radio, Westergas, Amsterdam. 
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Photo by Clara Monacelli.

Skatebård at Radio Radio, Amsterdam

The sun-kissed portion of my Mister Sunday takeover at Nowadays on a perfect day in New York City. 

@mistersaturdaynight @nowadaysnyc

Palms Trax at Mister Sunday 22.o9.24

🌊 Underwater Peruvian Coast
by Aton & the Resonants
(Official Album Presentation – English)

From the depths of the Pacific mists, a new sonic vessel emerges:
Underwater Peruvian Coast.

This is not a collection of songs.
It is a breathing ritual — a submerged memory woven in pulse, mist, and ancestral vibration.

Each track carries the breath of the sea meeting the Andes.
Each bass line exhales like the landó rhythms lost in the ocean fog.
Each percussion hit is not meant for dancing — but for remembering.

Born in the E minor resonance, infused with Afro-Peruvian ghosts, and textured by the underwater trip-hop spirit, this album invites the body not to move outwardly, but to move inward.
To breathe with hips.
To listen through the skin.
To awaken memory not as nostalgia — but as vibration.

You will hear no sharpness here.
Only warm bass, seeds of percussion, wind carrying forgotten songs, and a heartbeat submerged in the mist.

Grooves evolve like underwater currents — unseen but undeniable.
Textures whisper like ancient water spirits — real but ungraspable.

Each beat is a threshold.
Each silence, a tide.
Each bass pulse, a whisper from deep earth and deeper waters.

Underwater Peruvian Coast is not a soundtrack for the surface world.
It is a portal for those who still feel the tides inside their ribs.

It was designed for twilight listening.
For barefoot breathing.
For bodies who still remember that water and earth are not separate things — but phases of the same dreaming.

Let yourself drift without needing to swim.
Let yourself breathe without needing to rush.

This is an offering.
A ritual.
A slow remembering.

Created and channeled with reverence by:
Aton & the Resonants
under the pulse of Enano Bendito Records.

🌀 Activation Phrase:
"The body is dreaming water.
The mist sings to me.
I float in the rhythm of the submerged earth."

🌊 Underwater Peruvian Coast
por Aton & the Resonants
(Presentación Oficial del Álbum – Español)

Desde las profundidades de la niebla pacífica, emerge un nuevo navío sonoro:
Underwater Peruvian Coast.

Esto no es una colección de canciones.
Es un ritual que respira — una memoria sumergida entre pulso, bruma y vibración ancestral.

Cada track lleva el aliento del mar encontrándose con los Andes.
Cada línea de bajo exhala como ritmos de landó perdidos en la niebla oceánica.
Cada golpe de percusión no busca hacerte bailar — sino recordarte.

Nacido en la resonancia de Mi menor, impregnado de ecos afroperuanos y texturizado por el espíritu del underwater trip-hop, este álbum invita al cuerpo no a moverse hacia afuera, sino hacia adentro.
A respirar con las caderas.
A escuchar a través de la piel.
A despertar la memoria no como nostalgia — sino como vibración viva.

Aquí no encontrarás asperezas.
Sólo graves cálidos, semillas de percusión, vientos que cargan canciones olvidadas, y un latido sumergido en la bruma.

Los grooves evolucionan como corrientes submarinas — invisibles pero innegables.
Las texturas susurran como espíritus acuáticos ancestrales — reales aunque inatrapables.

Cada golpe es un umbral.
Cada silencio, una marea.
Cada pulso de bajo, un susurro de la tierra profunda y de aguas aún más profundas.

Underwater Peruvian Coast no es una banda sonora para el mundo superficial.
Es un portal para quienes aún sienten las mareas latiendo dentro de sus costillas.

Diseñado para escucharse al anochecer.
Para respirar descalzo.
Para cuerpos que recuerdan que el agua y la tierra no son cosas separadas, sino fases de un mismo sueño.

Déjate llevar sin necesidad de nadar.
Déjate respirar sin necesidad de apurarte.

Esto es una ofrenda.
Un ritual.
Un lento recordar.

Creado y canalizado con reverencia por:
Aton & the Resonants
bajo el pulso de Enano Bendito Records.

🌀 Frase de activación:
"El cuerpo es agua que sueña.
La niebla me canta.
Floto en el ritmo de la tierra sumergida."

Every silence shapes my spine

Gerd Janson is the influential label boss, journalist, DJ and producer behind the Running Back imprint an doesn't need any introduction nowadays. With a fine ear for unearthing new artists and developing them on his label, Gerd has a very busy schedule and puts out a dizzying amount of music from ambient to disco, house to techno. As a DJ, he has no identifiable style but is a master of many and is someone who can play to just about any crowd and make them move. As if that wasn't enough, as one half of Tuff City Kids he kicks out the club-ready jams that keep kids dancing. 

Back on New Year’s Eve 2015, he played back-to-back with Irishman Krystal Klear, who is at the heart of the modern house scene in his hometown Manchester. His fresh take on a classic sound has seen him win plenty of favour with the youth of the day, as well as getting him signed to Kerri Chandler’s MadTech label. Only active for six years, he has already become a regular on the global circuit and now heads up his own Cold Tonic label as well as hosting an influential show on Rinse FM. With a great sense of humour that always permeates his music, former Hoya: Hoya resident Krystal Klear has a passion for a wide range of sounds. 

Our latest mix is taken from the five hour b2b the pair played that NYE. As such it really found them stretching their legs and playing across the board. From slow disco to playful r&b grooves, 80s synths to classic house, it is a truly playful set that is chock full of jams, all carefully mixed into one explosive and loved-up whole. 

Dekmantel Podcast 062 - Gerd Janson X Krystal Klear

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