Name: upsammy at Dekmantel Selectors 2024 by dekmantel
Duration: 1 h 31 min 21 s
Description: Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

one of the best recordings/mixes I've ever heard, absolutely mind bending

@livwutang at praia

foto: anetaurbonaite

livwutang at Praia - Waking Life '24

Words by Ceci (@ccl-url): 

"Special thanks to Steevio & Suzybee & all the volunteers, workers & dancers 💙

This is my recording from Friday night Room 2, 12:30-2am, my first time being at the mythical Free Rotation. Playing one of the first sets & seeing the room, decor and the big bad subs of Room 2, years of fantastical lore and reality melded, I wanted to keep it sexy, wonky, trippy— imagining a psychic electric swamp and how one would levitate thru it... to the sky. No bpm trickery this time. Out to the heavenly bodies of the universe! ;)

Mastered by Wordcolour"


i <3

ani/live Fifty Six: CCL @ Freerotation

upsammy at Praia - Waking Life '24

Punk house and techno from a modern Midwest icon.

Every DJ has their own genesis story: a pivotal sound, a formative scene, a defining philosophy. In Kiernan Laveaux's case, her philosophy, rooted in psychedelia and experimentation, sets her apart. Inspired by Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and New Order, she came of age in Cleveland’s acid house and queer party scenes, developing an ethos that constantly pushes dance music’s limits. Her DJ style is scrambled (in the best way), with zany tricks like scratching, creative EQing and modulation.

This approach reflects the Midwest's DIY tradition, where artists thrive in isolation and cultivate a radical disobedience, as seen in contemporaries like Eris Drew and ADAB. As Laveaux recounted in a 2023 interview with GROOVE Magazin, "Titonton Duvante once told me that being a Midwest DJ is about playing music from anywhere and making it sound like a piece of your spirit."

Spanning two and a half hours, Laveaux's RA Podcast showcases this spirit. It’s a testament to her decade-long career, blending tracks from friends and cherished memories into a transcendent mix. It’s "music to shake your hips to and decalcify your pineal gland." (For the curious, the pineal gland helps regulate your circadian rhythm.) RA.963 will make you dance and think in equal measure—a beautiful, restless and resolutely wicked journey through a singular imagination.

@kiernan-laveaux

Read more at ra.co/podcast/963

RA.963 Kiernan Laveaux

my live set from sustain release year 10 at the grove friday night. this was one of the wyldest vibes ive experienced while playing live and i hope you can feel the feral energy within and enjoy <3

xx

Sepehr (live) @ Sustain Release Year 10

Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

upsammy at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Recording of Piezo's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Piezo at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Kaleidoscopic psychedelia from one of Australia's finest.

While it might feel early to call bets on DJs of the decade, Kia Sydney, best known as Kia, is undoubtedly one of them. The Animalia founder began in Naarm's (Melbourne) underground scene in the mid-2010s, crediting a trip to the influential deep techno Japanese festival, Labyrinth, as the inspiration behind her sound.

Deep techno might not cut it as a descriptor for Sydney's sound, though. Hypnotic ribbons of steely techno mix with atmospherics and nimble grooves, drawing from IDM, dub and tech house, sharing as much with DJ Nobu and Donato Dozzy (try to find the track that overlaps with Dozzy's own RA Podcast) as well as modern practitioners like Priori and Beatrice M.

This distinctly Australian scuttling psychedelia has made Kia one of the most sought-after underground DJs globally. Her brainchild, Animalia, showcases a plurality of sounds and scenes, serving as living proof of the fruitful shift of the 2020s: less serious, perhaps, but with a sense of open-minded worldliness that offers a far more promising vision of what dance music can be and achieve.

Sydney's rare talent lies in forging connections, bringing people, sounds and ideas together with a distinct playfulness. Her RA Podcast showcases this alchemy in abundance, weaving classics like Monolake and Enya with peers such as OK EG, Cousin and Command D.

As she told us in her 2023 Breaking Through profile, "people tell me I have quite a distinctive sound but I can't tell so much because I hear so many different versions of it." RA.973 serves as confirmation that Kia's style is, to say the least, the mark of a generational talent.
 
@kia-sydney @animalia-label  @cirruslabel

Read more at ra.co/podcast/973

RA.973 Kia

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Remix von den  Kruder & Dorfmeister Edits: 
Alex Reeze – Jazz Master 

Percussion: Pipe Synthesizer.
Synthesizer: Elektron Digitone.
Kickdrums und Samples: Elektron Digitakt.
Struktur: Breakbeat-orientiert, experimentell, angelehnt an die K&D Sessions.

Alex Reese - Jazz Master (K&D Sessions - Daniel Steinfels Edit)

We are thrilled to announce that today the LES label launches our new musical journey – Volume 1, consisting of 10 DnB tracks. This compilation gathers works by true adherents of the drum and bass genre, ready to transport you into the atmosphere of an authentic forest rave. After all, only they know what a forest rave is really like.

For your attention:

1. Aznok – Rich  
2. Gilas – The Sirens' Ballad  
3. yanekcore – Tunnel Vision  
4. Walder – Atlantis  
5. Xtec, Phame, Slayt – Gauntlet  
6. Gilas, Niko Mate – Drums in my head  
7. Qrawlly – Talk to Me Freeze  
8. IDK Crew – Frenzy Farm  
9. Brosky – Pulsing Machine  
10. Hygienic Product – Horses

Each composition creates its own unique atmosphere – from deep, hypnotic beats to bright, dynamic rhythms – making this compilation the perfect soundtrack for an unforgettable night out. This is the start of a powerful musical story, with each volume set to reveal new facets and emotions of the drum and bass genre.

Les
SC — @lespromo
IG —https://www.instagram.com/les.sounds/

Qrawlly - Talk to me freeze

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