The next couple of weeks, we will be asking one artist each week to deliver a mix build around a self-picked theme. Everyone is free to do what and how they feel like, and create something special for themselves and everyone who’s keen to give it a listen too. We hope you enjoy.

In Focus Podcast Series

Our new In Focus mix series have been brought to life during times of isolation. And what’s better than spending your time diving into new music or DJ-sets from artists you admire? That’s what we thought. The next couple of weeks, we will be asking one artist each week to deliver a mix build around a self-picked theme. Everyone is free to do what and how they feel like, and create something special for themselves and everyone who’s keen to give it a listen too. We hope you enjoy.

Who else would be better to kick off with than our dear friend Palms Trax? Not only has Jay been a favourite of ours for years, he has become probably everyone else’s as well. His contribution to In Focus is one we have listened to in one go: a “100% originals, features, edits and remixes by Joaquin Joe Claussell” mix, which resulted in a stirring and spiritual tribute to one of the all-time greats.

Palms Trax: “Over the last couple of years I’ve found his music to have this wonderful effect on a dancefloor where the whole place can feel like it’s levitating, so when lockdown hit I started going through his records at home and found it to be incredibly healing. Hopefully some people out there feel the same way!“.

Dekmantel: In Focus Podcast Series

In Focus 001 - Palms Trax

Last week, we kicked off the brand new series with close family member Palms Trax who did a Joaquin Joe Claussell tribute, and we’re happy Jameszoo jumped on the train as well to do the next. Let's admit it right away: he has absolutely blown our minds by cooking up a 𝟐𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐱 (!) for In Focus. A favourite digger of ours blows his collection wide open to soundtrack a perfect rotation of the earth: "brushing teeth, eating dinner... losing and regaining focus many times." What a champ.

Jameszoo: "For me real focus is too scarce to be able to rely on it. It comes and it goes without me feeling like I have got a firm grip on it. Luckily, I very much enjoy the shift of focus. I enjoy it when focus is there, but also when it becomes fluid again. I remember seeing a 6 hour chunk of Christian Marclays 'The Clock' where fragments of film together with my own (lack of) focus created ever changing new narratives.

During these following 24 hours of music, it will certainly become night and then day again, the earth will rotate once (perfectly), we will brush our teeth and eat dinner, and most likely we will lose and regain focus many times. If anything it will help to bring us to this exact moment one day from now — enjoy."

In Focus 002 - Jameszoo - Part 4

In Focus 002 - Jameszoo - Part 3

In Focus 002 - Jameszoo - Part 2

In Focus 002 - Jameszoo - Part 1

Dutch techno hero Dimi Angélis is presenting an incredible 3 hours of 100% Jeff Mills vinyl on a 2 decks set-up. Hypnotic to blistering, sci-fi to gritty, all sides of Jeff are being on this newest contribution to the series. A must listen for sure, and it includes a tracklist (scroll down!) too.

Dimi: “The mix is recorded during the last ANGLS Locked stream I’ve been doing at my studio every two weeks since we were in lockdown. Most of the time I pick a theme for the show, and after doing one on Regis, Surgeon, The Advent and Luke Slater, it was about time to do a Jeff Mills special.

This got a bit out of hand time-wise though and ended up being 4.5 (!) hours. Mills is so diverse, but in general it’s always deep. After all, this mix is kind of a club night trip. I start the mix like I would do in a club, but only added a bit more ambient and soundscape-stuff to the beginning.I found the original length being a bit too long for a podcast though, so I decided to take that first part - including the more atmosphere-y beginning - off. It’s almost 3 hours full of Mills stuff now, and overall I hope it shows his diversity and what he stands for. Almost everything he has been doing sound-wise comes along within the mix.”

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1. Drama (Upstage Decision) *H&M - Axis
2. Avenger - Axis
3. B2f-7 - Axis
4. Chapter 1. Medium Gray - Axis
5. Gata - Axis
6. Getaway - Axis
7. Untitled (Humana B2) - Axis
8. Scenario - Axis
9. Cyclone - Purpose Maker
10. The Fuzz (Loophole Mix) - Axis
11. Cubango - Purpose Maker
12. Captivater - Purpose Maker
13. Reverting - Axis
14. Leader Rouge - Purpose Maker
15. Untitled Loop (Cycle 30 A2) - Axis
16. La Force - Purpose Maker
17. DNA - Tresor
18. The Extremist (DNA Mix) - Tresor
19. Late Night - Tresor
20. Suspense - Axis
21. Veillées D’Armes (The Trouble We’ve Seen) - Axis
22. Untitled (Very EP B2) - Axis
23. Another Day In The Jungle (Absolute Special) - Axis
24. The Fear As We Know It - Axis
25. Hydra & Synergy - Axis
26. Starless 2 - Axis
27. Growth - Axis
28. Earth - Axis
29. Humana - Axis
30. Vertical - Axis
31. The Flybys (*X-102) - Axis
32. Untitled Loop (Cycle 30 A4) - Axis
33. Our Natural Ability (Highlight Special) - Axis
34. Another Day, Another Jungle (Scenario Special) - Axis
35. A Universal Voice That Speaks To All That Will Listen (Transformation Special) - Axis
36. Touched (Infinite Special) - Axis
37. The (Part 3) - Axis
38. 4 Art - Axis
39. The Rhythm Within - Axis
40. The Signals - Something In The Sky
41. Without A Sound - Something In The Sky
42. Untitled - Something In The Sky
43. i9 - Axis
44. Untitled - Something In The Sky
45. Red Blue - Something In The Sky
46. Untitled - Something In The Sky
47. Interference (Illumination Special) - Axis
48. Deadly Rays (Of A Hot White Sun) - Axis
49. Untitled (Star Chronicles A2) - Tomorrow
50. Robot Replica - Tresor
51. Systematic - Axis
52. Gateway Of Zen - Axis
53. Sweet Scent Of Fear - Tomorrow
54. Untitled (Confidentials 5-8 * A1) - Axis
55. Untitled (Psychosis A2) - Axis
56. Untitled (Confidentials 5-8 * B1) - Axis
57. Untitled (Confidentials 1-4 * A1) - Axis
58. Mosainga (Re-Edit) - Psycho Thrill
59. DJ Hell - Allerseelen (Jeff Mills Remix) - Disko B
60. Medusa - React
61. Berlin - Tresor
62. Step To Enchantment (Stringent) - Axis
63. UFO - Axis
64. Lionrock - Packet Of Peace (The West Side Detroit Mix * Jeff Mills) - Deconstruction
65. Man-Like - Tresor
66. Mutant Theory (*H&M) - Axis
67. Untitled (Confidentials 1-4 * A2) - Axis
68. The Seawolf - World Power Alliance
69. Mimas (*X-102) - Axis
70. Groundzero (The Planet) *X-102 - Axis
71. Curse Of The Gods (*X-103) - Axis
72. Laurent Garnier - Crispy Bacon (Jeff Mills Solid Sleep Mix) - F Communications
73. Man Made - Axis
74. Mass Elliptical Orbits - Axis
75. The Advent - Axis
76. Reversing The Cosmic Theory (Part 1) - Axis
77. Hexigons, Chants and Light - Axis
78. Reversing The Cosmic Theory (Part 2) - Axis

In Focus 003 - Dimi Angélis

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