Live recordings

aka-Sol @ Bob & Shirley's 5am Shadows 05-21-2022

Gated's second compilation takes inspiration from the path less travelled, the earthen underbelly that binds disparate threads to its wonky centre.

So while the music here is from artists all over the world, each track is grounded in a quirky, off-kilter sound, from the opener by UK hardware house don @perseus-traxx to the closer by Space Agent, the alias of a yet-to-be unveiled techno artist.

In between we get Gated stalwarts @guavid, @polyseme, @acidulant, and @LloydStellar with their takes on the wonk, plus glassy-eyed electro from Austin, USA-based @collinsullivan, unusually banging fare from man of the moment @MOY, and broken techno from the criminally under-appreciated @StacieAnneChu.

There's also the reissued and remastered sub-bass squelcher Beta Carotene by @modifiedsounds, which was originally released in 1998 on UK breaks label Slalom.

Play it loud.

B2 Terrestrial Access Network - Liquid In Motion (Clip)

aka-Sol@Nowadays August NonStop

Going To Meet You - 2222-015

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Big one from our reptilian overlord. On a landmark 50th release for the label, Reptant returns to Kalahari Oyster Cult with a one-two punch of cybernetic machine funk.

The followup to 2019’s ‘Phasic Reflex’ EP, ‘Duality of the Gecko’ picks up where its predecessor left off: 2 tracks demonstrating an innate ability to achieve Detroit-styled deepness without sacrificing dancefloor propulsion.

Curdled sci-fi melodies and neck-snapping rhythm take centre stage across both tracks. Nocturnal, mainframe-tapping biz from one of contemporary electro’s foremost proponents.

OYSTER50

Reptant - Duality Of The Gecko | Kalahari Oyster Cult (OYSTER50)

explanaria

aka-Sol live from The Inn at Dripping 2023

@acaciabaila

aka - Sol at Dripping 2023

Maximalist house from the sibling duo at the forefront of Berlin's new wave. 

Berlin is built on dance music. But of the many DJs who live, work and play there, few represent the evolution in the city's club culture like Tania and Dominik Humeres-Correa, AKA S-candalo. If the city was once governed by the tyranny of minimal, the post-pandemic era has cemented its reputation as the spot for "more-is-more" club soundtracks. It's still house and techno, but the chords are big, the drums are big and the basslines are even bigger. 

Nowadays, S-candalo are firm favourites at hotspots across the German capital, from Panorama Bar to Multisex and Radiant Love (not forgetting La Noche, their own burgeoning party). The duo find rich inspiration in '90s-era Latin house, a sound that takes New York house and incorporates rolling percussion from Latin genres such as samba, popularised on labels like Cutting Records and Strictly Rhythm (there's not one but two records from the latter in this mix). 

RA.956 fittingly lands at the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the US (more on that to come) and it's a resolutely fun affair. The duo's RA Podcast has got drive, sultry vocals and enough bounce to make you want to keep dancing way beyond the 90-minutes, marrying percussion-heavy house and ballroom with trance-inflected Eurodance from the '90s and early 2000s. (Oh, and a Shakira moment.) 

Genres aside, the duo's musical raison d'etre is pleasure. Perhaps the real scandal here is how it took us so long to get them on the series.

@s-candalo @thc_dj @dhc_bln

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RA Podcast

RA.956 S-candalo

Our latest mix welcomes TOMO, the Florence-based producer, DJ, and co-founder of the DE RIO label and event series. Agile, softly eroding soundscapes drift alongside prismatic textures unfolding upon themselves, a compelling showcase of the precise, laser-cut sound associated with the artist and a glimpse at the label's unreleased material, a collective fervor for the long-armed reach into the amplified unknown.

@tomo_sound
@derioflorence

Artwork by Mei Oele - Boser Tritt.

Sure Thing Mix 133: TOMO

Music is important, but even more important is the community that enables moments of wonderful connection, in a beautiful place or space, with beautiful friends both old and new. Albert, based in Brooklyn, New York, is one of those heroes that never requests a spotlight, but is consistently dedicating time and care to contribute to some of the spaces and places that the NYC & Brooklyn house and techno community holds so dear. 

Throwing long standing and much loved parties like Bob & Shirley, working tirelessly behind the scenes at a festival that has garnered global critical acclaim, throwing down all night long at Mansions, or as an always welcome and smiling face on a sun lit dance floor, Albert (Ash) has been continuously refining her DJing craft, and we couldn't be more excited to share a slice of it with you for Doof Spawn 012.

A hypnotic, magnetic journey that we hope you will enjoy as much as we have. 

@bizzbuzz

Here's what Albert had to say about the mix: 

"On the second night of the festival, a usually quiet Nordic forest hums with life. A slow, steady rhythm starts the set, drawing dancers into a hypnotic flow as the misty summer air lingers and the trees sway around them. As the night deepens, the music builds—layered and psychedelic—until it reaches a peak where time blurs and everything feels slightly unreal."

Tracklist: 

KROTONE - Infrared
Konduku - Uzaktaki Işık
Dorisburg - Risome
Feral & Luigi Tozzi - Trip No Trip
Jonsson/Alter - Acapellan
Cousin - Overpass
Sub Accent - Acid75
Evigt Mörker - Krans Av Stjärnor
Deepbass - Tempest
Feral & Luigi Tozzi - Neon
Marco Shuttle - Danza Cinetica
Donato Dozzy & Anna Caragnano - Parola (Rework)
DVS1 - The Five Aggregates
D.Dan - Take It Easy
Bouto + Doory - S.O.'s Wake
IORI - Under The Water
SAWLIN - Keine Kunst
Emil Baghino - Crimea
SPF 50 - Grove Map

Doof Spawn 012: Albert - A Nordic night in the woods

2-part b2b set from our midweek series at @nowadaysnyc 4.17.2025

@como-se-dj
@aele___

como se DJ b2b aka-Sol  live from Dripping @ Nowadays

For our second offering in the Osmosis club series, we present a mix from NYC-based aka-Sol, whose eccentric selections warped minds and undeniably moved bodies in this two hour dance odyssey served up at the Process one year anniversary Osmosis show in April.

@acaciabaila

aka-Sol @ Process 1 yr x Osmosis

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Marrickville, Sydney
Steeplejack 3.04

Ridds

🌀🐸~ Exploring the dream rave space for an imaginary time and place ~ 🐸🌀 

Spawning (mostly) every second Monday.

Curated by:

@soundslikeru
@mattticehurst
@roadkillragu