Founder of Elsi, @lucacarluccio kicks off the podcast series with 60 minutes of hip-hop and electronic rhythms. 

Full tracklist available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4NCFnxINheV4wjfjndeX6Z?si=19b7f4e2bd3242bb

ELSICAST 001 - Luca Carluccio

Ikra aka @triqi030 is a Berlin-based DJ, member of the BLVSH collective and co-founder of the mix series Paradisco. Her sound ranges from all shades of house, electro, and occasionally techno.

Full tracklist available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cm8v2hMGi6NOSwEuYPssJ?si=baf5c25e12e74f81

ELSICAST 002 - TRIQI

Oscar N. Atanga (aka @oscar_ona) is a Berlin-based DJ and producer who draws influence from his Mancunian up bringing and Cameroonian roots. Known for his expensive musical knowledge, Oscar holds a residency on @refugeworldwide and is a crucial member of the @blackartistdatabase team. 

Full tracklist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zQIo7GI46IXY1nlvkRafo?si=5aac2405db964e6c

ELSICAST 003 - O.N.A

@23v1n & @ferrarirot are the founders of the Berlin-based party and drag collective @dimenzionedanza. Behind the decks, they showcase an alternative attitude to house music, flavoured with hard-hitting grooves and seductive, speedy bass-lines.

ELSICAST 004 - evin b2b ferrari rot

Ahead of our party with him at Aeden this Friday, Ruf Dug talks through the styles and sounds that have shaped him as an artist. The Manchester-via-Ibiza producer DJ and label boss takes us on a journey stretching across soundtracks, street-soul and balearic, and discusses why the records mean so much to him and how this is reflected in his work.

ELSICAST 005 - Ruf Dug @ Refuge Worldwide

The Elsicast series continues with rising selector @m_orphena who will be heating up the dancefloor for you on Sept 10th. We invited her over to our studio to play and chat about 10 tracks that define her as an artist.

morphena is an Argentinian born, Berlin based DJ, vocalist and music producer. Art, music and films were always her ways to connect with the world. She studied Film in Buenos Aires but she decided to move to Berlin to find her sound and to pursue her need of making music. As soon as she arrived she found community and meaning in club culture, and she was trained by the No Shade collective in DJing and by the Open Music Lab in music production. Despite two years of pandemic she has been growing and molding her sound, aiming to make uplifting sonic trips that make you both dance and feel.

ELSICAST 006 - morphena

Tam Tam AKA Lewis D-t is a Dj / Mix Engineer, originally from Bradford in the UK and now based in Berlin.

Tam Tam shares with us an uplifting blend of decedent dance-floor gems presented in their signature downtempo style.
A Perfect soundtrack for an open air boogie in the height of Berlin summer - enjoy listening ❤️

ELSICAST 007 - TAM TAM

While eclecticism starts to become a commonly word to describe DJs, just a few celebrate its meaning, and Stella Zekri (@stella-zekri-ouiddir) is certainly one of them. Her distinctive approach states DJing as art; an expressive, vivid language, that goes along with her sense of complete freedom. 

For our Elsicast episode, Stella brings the 10 tracks that define her as an artist. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Cortex - Troupeau Bleu
Randy Crawford - Happy feets
Stella - Pourquoi
Manu Dibango - Echos Beti
Loose Ends - Watching you (U.S. 12” mix)
Rita Mitsouko - Marcia Baila
Newcleus - Teknology
Mondee Oliver - Stay Close (renegade Philly dub )
Model Citizen - the Right to Dance & Learn
Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K - Hey Yoh, Here we go (mellow western mix)

ELSICAST 008 - Stella Zekri

We're excited to share our next edition of Elsicast with @khadijasound.

Khadija is a Berlin based artist whose sound is boundless, blending countless cultural and creative impulses to create an emotionally captivating whole. She sat down with Henry Weekes to talk about her experiences within the music industry and what music means to her.

Enjoy! x

ELSICAST 009 - Khadija

Our next guest(s) on the Elsicast series is the Berlin-based Lonely Arts Collective. They will host an art installation designed specifically for our 1st anniversary on Saturday 10th September at Æden. Listen to the podcast to discover the musical taste of the members, and what can we expect from their installation!

ELSICAST 010 - Lonely Arts Collective

Textures, rhythms and electrifying synth lines come together, immersing the audience in a hypnotic journey through sound. @airaboimusic is Aitor Rabell, at his most uninhibited, intimate and emotional. Born in Valencia and now based in Berlin, where he’s developed and expanded his sound, drawing on ambient and experimental as much as leftfield electronica and IDM. He runs his own label B.I.V. -  where he released his debut EP Endless Field - but also has releases on Barcelona stalwarts Lapsus or Modern Obscure Music (both from Barcelona), as well as in Berlin's R.I.O. If you’re looking to imagine what he might play on a Saturday afternoon at Sónar, best to look towards his mixes for LYL Radio or Red Light Radio: moving from the spaces occupied by his own productions into more dancefloor-friendly moods.

ELSICAST 011 - Airaboi

Composer, writer, DJ, Bristol-born and London-based, @calswingler steps up for the next Elsicast ahead of his Elsi debut in two weeks. An hour of his signature off-kilter, after-hours records. Weaving pitched-down Bristol dubstep, dark choral, brooding techno, and wonky house.

ELSICAST 012 - Cal Swingler

Katiusha's sets have a dazzling range and dynamic energy, flying through heavy rollers, psychedelic trips, and the frenetic sound of hardcore, jungle, bassline and dubstep.

Ahead of her set next weekend, Katiusha sat down with our Henry for a conversation about her favorite records, musical roots, and love of clouds.

ELSICAST 013 - Katiusha

Christa Belle is our guest on this new episode of Elsicast, and what a great one this is!! Enjoy :)

@christa-belle once chose radio DJ as her future job at a first grade assembly. Former child and now Berlin resident, she hosts Bubble World - a monthly show on Refuge Worldwide radio. Beyond interviewing some of dance music's underground heroes, her practice involves teaching music, exploring sound, playing in bands, and not knowing when to leave the party.

ELSICAST 014 - Christa Belle

Both residents at Body Language, the closing queen and the dancefloor troublemaker are uniting for another B2B (@cami_lutz @bpm131bpm)

This is a one hour extract from their high-energy closing set at Æden <3

Enjoy!

Camilla Rae b2b 131bpm @ ELSI (11.03.23)

Ahead of his set at Elsi this weekend, we invited Andrea Dama to bring the records that best showcase his well-known eclectic selection. 

It was such a nice and fun conversation about musical backgrounds, the past years spent between Italy and Berlin, future projects, and more.

Thanks @andreadama for joining us! 
"Embrace the mess" and enjoy the show ;)

ELSICAST 015 - Andrea Dama @ Refuge Worldwide

Less than a week before we land our first party at OHM with the !K7 crew <3

Joining us behind the booth is the one of the core-founders of Femme Bass Mafia, @mariemidori  

A solid actor in the Berlin-scene since 2014, Marie's skills include creative mixes, an eclectic musical taste spanning bass, techno, breakbeat, and the ability of recording mixes that don't represent what she's gonna play at the club. 

Enjoy!

ELSICAST 016 - Marie Midori

Balearic legend @leo-mas steps up delivering a masterful mix ahead of his set this Saturday at Arkaoda. 

Leo Mas is one of those artists who you cannot miss whenever he is in town. Throughout his long-span career, starting in Ibiza as the resident DJ of Amnesia together with Alfredo, he has performed at festivals and clubs across the world and has released music on essential labels like UMD, Hearbeat, DFC to only name a few.

We are so excited to have him joining us and we can't wait to hear what tracks he will pick from his over 30.000 records collection. 

You're in for a treat!

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