Bakk Heia Podcast 004 - FROND

We are very happy to share our latest podcast from one of our favourite DJs - FROND. 

We are a great admirer of FROND's work, both as an DJ across the UK's subterranean/swampy rave scene, and through her precise production style, displayed in her recent People & Places release. We also have v fond memories of her masterful set at Bakk Heia last year, where she gracefully tunnelled through the gears towards collective joyful chaos.

This mix is a reflection of FROND's ability to toe the line between driving body movers, and euphoria inducing tear grabbers. It's a powerful combination, and one that drives straight to the heart. <3

Enjoy this trip friends :)

Bakk Heia Podcast 004 - FROND

ED0039: Inner Zone

While putting this mix together, @elsa-9-9 discovered that her collection could be split into two parts: on one side, the tech and progressive house of the 90s and 00s, and on the other, the newer, deeper techno and bass. In this mix, she brings these two elements together seamlessly, creating a cohesive journey that's both driving and uplifting with moments of depth and darkness.

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Our next mix is gifted to us by an artist from Helsinki and now based in Paris, the lovely Jeku. Recorded a few months ago in the sit down room at Grey Area in Taipei, this set explores the ambient and downtempo side of Jeku's collection - a special three hour meditation made to get lost in. Thank you for this beautiful mix, Jesse <3

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PREMIERE: Matias Chilano - Falling [Movement Recordings]

Hailing from the ever-vibrant underground of Buenos Aires, DJ, producer, and visual artist Apste makes his debut on ICONYC with 909, a razor-sharp, three-track transmission that blends analog punch with digital poise. With a tactile sense of sound design and an instinct for tension-building, 909 is a record that operates at the intersection of precision and emotion, offering a complex portrait of an artist stretching the edges of club music.

The title track, "909", opens with a sense of architectural restraint as hypnotic synth cascades glide against a grid of steely kicks and needlepoint hi-hats, carving out a minimalist space that pulses with latent energy. Gradually, a spectral vocal emerges—distant, half-formed—imbuing the arrangement with an eerie sensuality. As Apste modulates and reshapes the groove, the track ascends into something more cinematic: a luminous act of synthesis where soul and circuitry collide in full, high-definition release.

"In My Head, In My Dreams" takes a more direct route to euphoria. Anchored by a propulsive bassline and splintered vocal treatments, Apste weaves a dense network of arpeggios and rhythmic misdirection, blurring the line between delirium and control. There's a wild elegance to it all, a controlled chaos that drives the track upward until it breaks through into open sky. It's as emotionally charged as it is rhythmically infectious—a potent reminder of the power of well-calibrated pressure.

Rounding out the trip is "Let's Go Back", a high-voltage closing statement that pays homage to the rave continuum while looking unmistakably forward. With its distorted vocal cuts, acid-washed synths, and relentless low-end architecture, the track feels like a transmission from both past and future. A kind of synthetic memory coded for the dancefloor. Simultaneously chaotic and calculated, it's Apste at his most unfiltered.

With 909, Apste delivers a commanding debut—a fully-formed sonic identity that folds movement, emotion, and raw machine-funk into one blistering statement. A future classic in the making.

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Release Date: 11th July 2025
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