Mary Anne Hobbs was such an incredible influence. Her clear passion for the music on her show was infectious.

That's exactly what happened to me when I saw Philippa for the first time :)

Formerly known as Inhalt Der Nacht, Berlin’s Christoph Faust has been tightening and repurposing his craft around the crucial idea that techno should revive that all-engulfing primitive pulse that powered its initial stages and bring the dance floors back to that deep, entrancing state of mind that makes the crowd mutate into one boiling mass of energy whose course nothing can alter. From droney meanders to hi-velocity breaks, via stretches of melodic uplift and murky, sense-awakening immersion, Faust knows how to steer into the deep waters of soul-healing introspection and beat-driven escapism.

Soundcloud: @christophfaust1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christoph__faust
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christophfaustbln

RP.068 Christoph Faust

Mala Junta rabble rousers DJ Tool and D.Dan are up next for Zenaari Mix 010, but leave your biases at the door because this isn’t their usual high-speed mischief. In the vein of Zenaari’s hallmark off-kilter electronics the Berlin based pair are here instead to take you on a journey within. This one’s less for warehouse raving, more for solo spiritual contemplation: an invitation to probe the subconscious and transcend material experience. It’s a thorough exploration of their ambient predilections that range from featherlight textures to faded melodies that lilt like waves on a metaphysical shore. This liminal collage of gentle lullabies and acoustic murmurs is soft and a touch plaintive, but warm and loving all the same. Invoking everything from glitchy IDM to ballads that bend towards the strange and pineal, a technicolor dream sequence conjured up by this offbeat techno double-act.

@dj-tool
@ddan-sounds

Zenaari Mix 010 - Dj Tool & D.Dan

Mix 006. This one is really special to me as it represents a sound I’ve been searching for as a DJ/producer/listener for a while. Too often in techno these days, the term “dark” gets mixed up with the word “hard.” In my eyes, they mean something very different. This mix represents my vision for the dark, driving techno I love to play and listen to. “Dark” techno, for me, accesses the full range of human emotion. Austerity and mechanized coldness mixed with fleeting moments of yearning and beauty. Not just grooves, but tracks with great melodies that suggest more beneath the surface. Put another way—dark, driving techno done right is layered and subtle, something that rewards you the more you listen. 

I’ve included a broad mix of tracks I’ve been feeling from across the decades. Thanks for listening. Link to the full mix in my bio. 

-Holden

90s Techno Redux - Mix 006

The 188th guest for our podcast is Parisian-based Toscan Haas, member and resident at one of our favorite crews Spectrum Waves.

This almost two hour long recording is filled with textures, driving and rolling basslines and the occasional deep dark melody. A clear focus on minimalism can be heard throughout, giving an introspective feel to the set.

Tune in for #188

Vault Sessions #188 - Toscan Haas

Introducing Thoms Traxx, a prominent figure in the Dutch techno scene. In Amsterdam, he’s made a name for himself, having played at renowned venues like De School, Radion, Lofi, and festivals, such as Awakenings and Milkshake.
Thoms is a central figure in the Orphic rave organization, curating events and building a close-knit community at the forefront of Amsterdam’s underground movement.
Both as an artist and a personality, he has been captivating dancers, bookers, and music professionals across both established and new generations.
Fueled by an insatiable curiosity and unwavering vigor, Thoms Traxx stands as an ever-evolving force in the music scene.
follow the artist:
Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/thomstraxx
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thomstraxx/

Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/joshua.wsm/

THOMS TRAXX

Rote Sonne invites Thoms Traxx | Podcast 125

Philippa Pacho's "anything is possible" story is someone who started out as a party goer at her favorite clubs and festivals, and now she's playing at them regularly. Blue Hour is a classy, highly credible producer with a diverse catalog spanning the Techno and Bass spectrum. Together, they formed 'positivesource,' a record label focused on delivering a wide range of Techno-heavy party tunes. Tune in for their own personal stories, opinions on long emotional DJ sets, and what inspires them today.

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Train Wrecks Podcast ft. Dustin Zahn

Train Wrecks #062 - Philippa Pacho & Blue Hour

Duplicity 112 | @carlotta-jacobi

We are super excited to present the 112th episode from Leipzig based Institut fuer Zukunft and Connwax resident @carlotta-jacobi!

As usual turn up the volume and enjoy the ride!
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@carlotta-jacobi

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https://www.instagram.com/carlottajacobi/

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Duplicity 112 | Carlotta Jacobi

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Podcast artwork by Carla Warneboldt

BINÄR PODCAST 030 // OPH

France’s proliferation of techno talent is hard to contest these days, but Mathys Lenne’s here in case you had any doubts. The DJ/producer also goes by The Scan, and makes up half of Classic Blue, pushing forward a steely vision of the genre that’s both shrewd and quick as a whippet. Alongside projects on HAYES, his beats have shown up too as vinyl EP on Blue Hour’s eponymous record label as well as a debut LP on Dutch powerhouse MORD (2023). It’s a hard hitting genus of techno that borrows from the layered and cognitive approach employed by forebears Efdemin and Float Records label boss TWR72. He’s been busy, and found a powerful voice he spends night after night bringing to dancefloors and headphones alike. For Bassiani Podcast 206, the francophone techno envoy weaves a complex mesh of warped kicks that doesn’t let up for a second, a building tension only someone with faculties as sharp as his could successfully maintain. If this is the first time you’ve heard his name you’d be wise to take note, with an ear like his, little can stop him.

@mathys_lenne

Bassiani invites Mathys Lenne / Podcast #206

Sam Coates took to techno like a diligent pupil, falling in love with the genre through labels like CLR in the late '00s. It didn't take long for the student to surpass his proverbial teachers. Almost immediately, the Manchester native was putting out pitch-perfect, functional techno records with everything intricately balanced. The requisite move to Berlin only sealed his fate as a future techno luminary, and by now, based in Kyiv, he's one of techno's most reliable, yet exciting, workhorses. Setaoc Mass records (and those on his label, SK_eleven) are minimalist but colossal, deceptively simple but not easy to pull off. 

We've praised him in these pages for his "sense of economy—how to get the hardest impact out of just a few elements," and that's the idea behind his RA Podcast as well. Put together from records old and new, and intricately layered, Coates's mix is like a time-travelling wormhole connecting disparate eras from techno, and highlighting the genre's most timeless attributes: mechanistic rhythms, careful pacing, rudimentary melodies made out of the strangest sounds and, of course, the power of the bass drop. It's hard to imagine anything that sounds more capital-T techno than this mix, which is a high compliment. It's easy to hear why his records and DJ sets are only more in demand from techno heads across the geographical and generational spectrum.

@setaoc_mass

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RA.931 Setaoc Mass

The 91st episode of our Syntop Audio series is hosted by V:SONNTAG.

@vsonntag, the Leipzig-based DJ, started DJing techno back in 2019.
With a mix of driving beats, infectious grooves, and hypnotic minimal rhythms, her sets keep the energy flowing.

She's graced stages at well known clubs like Tresor, Rote Sonne, About Blank, and Institut für Zukunft, both locally and abroad in England, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Spain.

Being part of the Nebula collective, V:SONNTAG not only spins tunes but also plays a role in organizing events and managing a podcast series. Since the beginning of this year, she has been running the series „ Focus: “ to promote the visibility of FLINTA* artists.

Train Wrecks #062 - Philippa Pacho & Blue Hour

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