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As proud Bari native, Dona Basile has made a home off the beaten path: this might be one key ingredient in his secret mix. Here he ran vinyl destination EXP Records until early last year, providing a stream of exposure to new music that has surely had a hand in his unusual aesthetic. He’s hard to pin down (though KAOS, Ilian Tape and Mannequin have tried), delegating passions across his Dona and DJ Plant Texture aliases. His floral pseudonym ostensibly reserved for everything sample-based, breakbeat and techno. That’s only half true though, his aural experiments are much more nuanced: infused with flavours as varied as techno and jungle, as well as jazz, funk and house, not to mention the hardware tricks he plays to further push his sound. This podcast lays his idiosyncrasies bare, swaying melodies and psychedelic synths escalating into rattling rhythms and frantic and strident big room loops. Bassiani Podcast 174 is a leftfield studio mix from this obscure Italian mastermind.

@dona-sound

BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites DJ Plant Texture / Podcast #174

We are incredibly honoured to welcome powerhouse DJ, producer and visionary founder of the legendary @semantica-records, Svreca. 

For MNMT 384, Svreca proves once again that he is the master of cerebral techno with deep, transcendental intensity unfolding over a powerful 2-hour odyssey.

Strap yourself in, turn the volume high and enjoy the trip. 

Follow:

SC: https://soundcloud.com/semantica-records
BC: https://semanticarecords.bandcamp.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/svreca1999
IG: https://www.instagram.com/svreca/

MNMT 384 : Svreca

To mark the upcoming release "Several Streams of Thought" - Steve Bicknell [@steve-bicknell] new album, due out on May 9th on double vinyl, with a limited edition including a 7-inch, KR3 joins forces with the British producer to deliver a mix that shares the album's title, capturing its spirit and essence.

This journey chronicles Bicknell's decades-long exploration of electronic music, reflecting his deep roots as a collector, DJ, and producer. Drawing from a wide palette of tones and inspirations, it offers a raw and honest snapshot of his constantly evolving sonic identity.

Over the course of 75 minutes, the mix shifts from bright atmospheres to textures of pure power, ultimately entering a dark, low-ceilinged tunnel before reappearing in blinding white, taking a deep breath, and continuing. 

It’s an intricate processing of various dimensions, featuring exclusive unreleased tracks from the 2x12" and 7" editions of the album.

Album Pre-Order via KR3 Bandcamp Account: 
https://kr3stevebicknell.bandcamp.com/album/several-streams-of-thought

Resident Advisor feature on S. Bicknell's new album here: https://it.ra.co/news/82511



MIX TRACKLIST:
Steve Bicknell - The Eye of The Invisible World.1 [Extract]
Jam Breaks - Funky Funky Time [Steve Bicknell • backtotheparty edit]
Liquid Liquid - Lock Groove In & Out
Strafe - Set It Off
Boogie Down - Haven't Been Funked Enough [Steve Bicknell • backtotheparty edit]
Kevin Starke - Jaws
K Alexi - Relax With Chicago PT.2
Lil Louis - Club Lonely [Steve Bicknell • backtotheparty edit]
Pitched Black - When Stars Collide
Steve Bicknell - The Eye of The Invisible World.1 [Extract]
Steve Bicknell - The Concept of Practopia
Steve Bicknell - The Reassurance Ritual
Steve Bicknell -  Scene Two [Extract]

Several Streams of Thought

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Several Streams of Thought Mix by Steve Bicknell

Taking over the RYC waves this week, Tokyo’s finest Mari Sakurai punches in with a helluva 2-hour treat by way of introduction. Working her way in the gap betwixt post-industrial opacity and heavy-duty brutalism, Mari has been slowly but surely making a name for herself with uncompromising sets spanning everything from cool-handed big room pound to mazy abstraction and other bursts of mind-altering sonics from way deep. Known for cutting a path of destruction with every of her mixes, her RYC offering doesn’t depart from such intentions, and we’re invited to a smorgasbord of claustrophobic hi-tech onslaughts and a string of purely exhilarating, apex-seeking momentums. Hi-voltage shockwave due for impact imminently. 

soundcloud.com/marisakurai


Reclaim Your City 641 | Mari Sakurai

Psyk is a key player in Spanish techno, an acclaimed talent with firm emphasis on deep, repetitive loops. He has become synonymous with high-quality, trippy and smart as a tack rhythms. For the last two decades since he started out on Madrid’s clandestine rave beat, he’s developed and advanced a sound to near perfection: raw and technically agile, pelagic echoes from the abyss that have shifted with their changing times. 2011 saw him launch the widely renowned Non Series, a platform releasing the work of similar vein artists like DJ Nobu, Architectural, Neel, Nastia Reigel, Tauceti, Blawan, Luigi Tozzi, Function and Rrose, generating buzz and ardent following. His own releases on labels like Mote Evolver, Semantica and Tresor, intermittent forays on his own label under the alias Maan, as well as his co-project Second Skin (est. 2022) alongside fellow Madrileño Oscar Mulero have been slowly gaining traction in a contemporary music landscape replete with talent. Though the rate of productions is decelerating his touring schedule marches forward at full tilt, adding recent Bassiani dates to those at a list of must-play venues like Fabric, Berghain, Fuse, Tresor and Amsterdam’s shuttered DeSchool. His expert drones and algorithmic beat patterns are in a process of continuing evolution and whatever comes next is sure to be even better than his already outstanding catalogue of work. Bassiani Podcast 258 is an 80-minute expedition into a murky world of Psyk’s design, sweeping and purist techno from this heavyweight selector. 

@psyk

Bassiani invites Psyk / Podcast #258

For the second edition of BASEMENT’s Archives series, we’re sharing this outstanding recording of Nebbieri from the venue’s 6th anniversary party on April 26th, 2025.

Nebbieri is a resident of Bassiani - a club with close ties to BASEMENT - and as such has always shared a special connection with the room. Playing alongside MARRØN and LYDO, Nebbieri delivered a proper journey set. At times, she opens up a portal to spacious, soaring techno, elsewhere submerging the mix in pure filth. The anniversary parties are always standouts, and Nebbieri took the room over the top with this one.

— @nebbieri

ARCHIVES 002 - NEBBIERI

DJ Sodeyama’s been around since the 90s, a Tokyo-based whizz and DJ’s DJ, whose career has offered the type of sound many selectors would envy. It’s incredibly sharp, meandering along its intelligent thread in unexpected and high-minded ways. Since the early noughties he could add producer to his soubriquet too, flexing his minimal muscle with early releases, a steady stream of ensuing ventures further cementing his craft via Korean-based deep techno distributor Artscope, Dynamic Reflection, illegal alien, Daybreak and many more. He’s also explored adjacent genres and ventured into the world of house under his parallel alias The People In Fog. Pretty full plate, but the quality of his sound has suffered nothing for it. His techno is an expert tapestry of interlaced details and lingering moods, injected with raw feeling and undeniable skill. It darts from peak to peak, fusing frequencies riddled with forward-pitched elements and vivid effects, and forges a long-range feeling that abuts the realm of both man and machine. Thick and volatile techno that serves as proof that the genre can keep expanding outwards in fresh and surprising ways. Bassiani Podcast 260 moves the needle further, it's quintessential Sodeyama: vivid climbs and steep descents, warped vocal samples, brave and unbending beats for prime-time raving.

@arparecords

Bassiani invites DJ Sodeyama / Podcast #260

We are very pleased to welcome Broken English Club as our 42nd guest on the Kaos London podcast series.

Oliver Ho as Broken English Club delivers monotone vocals and shards of live instrumentation over slamming beats and bleak synths. The blank-stared, pin-point-focused electronics and layers of noise display post punk influences, dragging together industrial experimentation and pitch-black club techno.

Broken English Club is not only a production alias for Oliver but also a dynamic live show, that encompasses live vocals and electronic drum percussion, performing all over the world in clubs, live venues and art galleries. Recent highlights include, Berlin Atonal, Fabric, Tresor, and Dekmantel Festival.

Kaos London podcast #42 - Broken English Club

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The Induction

Interview + Download + Tracklist:  http://truantsblog.com/2019/truancy-volume-243-wata-igarashi/

Soundcloud: @wata

Wata Igarashi is a force of nature. His impeccably produced records and hypnotic DJ sets straddle a thoroughly menacing and tense atmosphere with that of deeper, more transcendent moments of utter beauty. He is now undoubtedly one of the most gifted and essential voices in modern techno. Evidenced by our most recent run of Truancy Volumes (Batu, Clarke Price & Peter Van Hoesen) all including tracks from Wata in their mixes, his singular yet versatile sound is being rightly appreciated by a diverse group of artists and audiences across the world. From eyes-closed moments on the majestic mountaintop of Rural Festival in his native Japan, to arms-aloft workouts on the dark and hallowed dance floor of No Way Back Detroit, Wata Igarashi deserves your full attention. His newest release, the Kioku EP is Wata's third outing on New York techno institution The Bunker, and is another record from the producer brimming with range and versatility. His technical prowess, psychedelic understanding and spiralling synthesis can be seen in full effect in our 243rd Truancy Volume, which we are so very proud to host. Join us, as we step together into the sublime.

http://truantsblog.com

Wata Igarashi

Truancy Volume 243: Wata Igarashi

Chicago Skyway - Heavens & Angels (Extended Version) - MOSDEEP001
Jake Conlon - Pull Your Neck In - PRTP003
BMB - In Another Country - LTECH002
The 65d Mavericks - Estrangement of the Past (Surgeon mix) - Surface
MPIA3 - Mountains Of Ash - R&S
Milton Bradley - Alien Rain 2B - Alien Rain
Sei A - Hypen - HEK020i
Peverelist & Kowton - Raw Code - Livity Sound
MPIA3 - Roly Poly Babs - R&S
Randomer - Freak Dub - HEK018
WK7 - Higher Power (Hardcore PCK Mix) - PH303
Reeko - Electrical Phenomena - Pole Group
BMB - Dead Sun - LTECH002
Fishermen - Anchor Buoy - Skudge
WK7 - The Avalanche (Original Mix) - PH202
Braiden - Belfry Tower - RH044
Stephen Brown - Fuego - Theory041
Error Ética - Quasar (NX1 Remix) - Psychoskunk
Shadows - Distorted Images (Mike Parker Remix) - AVN006
Karenn - Sailing Solvents - SHEWORKS 004
Truss - Splot - OCS006
Alex Coulton - Bounce - Livity Sound
Paul Mac - Resident Problem
Untold - Breathe (Nautiluss remix) - Hemlock
Tripeo - First Trip (B) - TRIP1
Truss - Beacon (MPIA3 Definition) - OCS006
Paul Mac - Hotel Insomnia - EPM Music
Innerspace Halflife - Wind - MOSDEEP12
TR \ ER - UC - BROS001
Untold - Stop what you're doing (Kowton remix) - Hemlock
Cut Hands - Krokodilo - VFSL102

DJ bookings- http://triangleagency.com/

Surgeon - This is the place where the intellect gets annihilated [DJ mix]

Boiler Room Berlin #022/ Marc Houle, Function, Adam X & Tommy Four Seven

[Broadcasted on 6th March 2013]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

Tommy Four Seven 60 Min Mix Boiler Room Berlin

The first part of Laurent Garnier's magical set on February the 10th 2013.

Trouw Live Podcast Series #7 - Laurent Garnier @ Trouw Op Zondag 10-02-2013

Speedy J All Night Long @ Trouw Amsterdam

Stave - Tower9

CLR podcast 217 Speedy J

UK electronic music performer and recording artist. 
Bookings: michael.matuschek@triangleagency.com

Surgeon - This is the place where the intellect gets annihilated [DJ mix]

Surgeon

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