LIVE REC

We're stoked to drop the dope set by @fabio-konair, killing it with a vinyl-only DJ set recorded on a sunny summer day in the mystical maze of Berlin's rave scene. His mix of bold acid melodies, downtempo techno, tastefully selected house jams, and high-energy breaks had everyone on their feet. Enjoy!

Vision 006 w/ Yuzo Iwata (Berlin Secret Location 2023)

Yuzo Iwata, a composer and DJ born in Saitama, Japan, via Sapporo, and currently based in Berlin, has sent us his live recorded at "BSR Label Nacht @ OHM, Berlin" on 13 July 2023, held by Butter Sessions the label released his album "Kaizu".
This is a vinyl-only opening set gradually making a distinctive and psychedelic whirlpool with acid house, rave and Japanese proto-techno things selected and mixed thoughtfully as a deep digger also a record buyer in Berlin.You will know you can not miss his next play in Europe, Berlin and Japan after this mix. 
Thank you Yuzo!
@fabio-konair

DREAMING 026 : Yuzo Iwata - Butter Sessions at OHM Berlin 13 July 2023

Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary live recording Club Ost (Berlin)

Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary : Yuzo Iwata (closing set)

Our favorite Yuzo Iwata's third appearance on DREAMING MIX is the one recorded live at MOLDIVE held at club NOON, Osaka in January 2024. His era-spanning and boundary-breaking selection with psychedelic scent topped and heavy funkiness infused makes this set very complex and wild. Let's click the play button, and embark on a journey together. We assure of your late-night space-out experience.

@fabio-konair

DREAMING 033 : Yuzo Iwata - MOLDIVE @NOON 13 Jan 2024

As we welcome the beginning of 2025 and another year of music, we're excited to announce that we’ll be releasing a few recordings from our favorite parties of 2024.

Looking back at the past year, we were privileged to host an incredible crew of friends from all over the world.

Having roots in Japan and Cuba, Yuzo Iwata has been a prominent figure in the music scene. Since 2011, he has been organizing the “FLOPPY” party at Precious Hall in Sapporo. In 2016, he relocated to Berlin and in 2018, released his debut EP, “Kiteki,” on Pluie/Noir. In 2022, And he released his debut album, “Kaizu,” through Butter Sessions in Melbourne. His music paints on this album an imaginary story reminiscent of traveling the world’s islands by boat, offering an exotic and borderless array of sounds with various electronic rhythms, earning recognition by various music media.

In Berlin, Yuzo Iwata has worked at the record shop Sound Metaphors, curating a diverse record collection with a core of psychedelia. He has also played at various venues across the city including Säule at Berghain, Globus at Tresor, Ohm, Club Ost, Renate, About Blank, Club Der Visionaere, Hoppetosse, among others. His DJ selections span a wide range of genres, incorporating funky basslines, and providing a minimal physicality and blissful touch while delivering dynamic music experiences. His music invites listeners to dance while evoking various landscapes and emotions, leading them on a warm and immersive musical journey.

One memory that often comes up in conversation is Yuzo’s set at Evening Breeze last July. His two-hour mix was a masterclass in deep groove, funk, and psychedelia. While it might not have been the obvious choice for a transit party, the payoff was immeasurable as we experienced an impressive display of experience, knowledge, and skill.

Join us as we revisit this core memory and look forward to an even more exciting year ahead!

#transitrecords #trEveningBreeze

Yuzo Iwata at Evening Breeze - 07.24.24

Yuzo Iwata returns to Dreaming Mix. His fourth appearance was recorded live at the MOLDIVE party held in January 2025. Based on complex and diverse percussive beats, psychedelic elements and acid stabs intertwine, gradually rising in altitude and taking off into space. Enjoy the trip.
@fabio-konair

DREAMING 048 : Yuzo Iwata - MOLDIVE @NOON 31 Jan 2025

Pluie/Noir Podcast 067 - Live Series
"Liquid Planet"

Sound Mixed and Compiled live by @fabio-konair
Visual Interpretation by Hirofumi Abe
Video by Max Binski

Pluie/Noir Podcast is a bi-monthly audio-visual episode representing our work as an artist collective. Each episode will feature a one hour collage/mix by one of our producers/djs and a poster triptych by one of our designers.
We interviewed both artists and dropped some questions about their vision:

/YUZO

1.Hi Fabio, welcome to the p/n family. How are you?
Hi there, I am pretty good. Thanks ! I am honored to be able to join this great project. Thank you very much for your welcome.

2.You recently moved to Berlin! why did you move and how’s Berlin treating you so far?
Yes, I moved this January to Berlin from Sapporo, which is a deeply snowy North Island in Japan. My favorite & truly special club Precious Hall is actually in Sapporo, and I have seen great the music scene there be created by the club and the crowd, in symbiosis. I was organizing a party called “FLOPPY” at Precious Hall, sharing good times and my life with my close friends there. However, I was dreaming about moving to Berlin for some years now, which for me is a indeed a special city full of music and art. I didn’t want to regret never have tried moving to Berlin, so that’s I moved with my wife. 
There are lot of DJs here, and everyone is talented and challenging each other for creating and sharing music. I am feeling a huge pressure, but I've got many exciting things from the city already, and I think all people get a fair chance. It polishes off my own skills I think.  There is a free and easy atmosphere, I feel relaxed in here and it seems like the ideal environment to be creative. 

3.What do you do besides dj’ing and producing music?
I was teaching Karate when I was in Japan. Because my grandfather and my father are Karate teachers as well, I grew up and practiced every day at my home dojo when I was child. I had students all generations, from kids to adults. I would like to teach Karate in Berlin in the near future.  I am also working in a Ramen restaurant called “Takumi Nine”, it's a very cozy place with very tasty Sapporo ramen in berlin. Highly recommended ?

4.You had your debut at CdV with pluie/noir last month, and you also have a track on the upcoming pluie/noir compilation. Will this be your kick-off for new releases?
Yes, I will never forget I was part of Pluie/Noir's 4th anniversary party, and it was great moment in my life as well.  It was an amazing night indeed, from beginning to end. Congratulations again !
I am also very excited to join this upcoming compilation, the other artists are great too and I have conviction this compilation will definitely be great. I'm looking forward to the release. My other upcoming releases are one track in a compilation, and a solo EP.  Other labels are interested in my music, and I wish to release all my best works, so I am still focusing on producing new music and improving my skills.  It's incredibly fun to produce music at the moment, I think it's the perfect time to do that for me. 

5.What are your future plans?
I will DJ again at CDV on the 10th July. The party is called "Vinyl Society" which hosted by DeWalta and Luc Ringeisen. And I will play with Fumiya Tanaka. I am a bit nervous because Fumiya-san is one of the DJs I respect the most for a long time now. But I'm preparing myself with time so I can do a good performance.
Actually I haven't been getting that many gigs since I moved to Berlin in January,  but I think there is no need to haste. I'm taking it step by step, and enjoying other parties and meeting other likeminded people. I hope  to build trust amongst people I admire, and confidence in my work.  So right now, I'm living and breathing Berlin, my goal is I to play worldwide in a near future.
With love! ARIGATO.

Links:
www.soundcloud.com/fabio-konair
www.facebook.com/abhrfm

Pluie/Noir Podcast 067 -  'Liquid Planet' by Yuzo Iwata

The 6th live mix is from Yuzo Iwata.

Recorded during our magical 4 years of Rotate event on June 9th at Club der Visionaere in Berlin.
Yuzo played the closing set in the morning hours from 6 till 10 am and this cut is from the last 2 hours of his set. 

We are honoured to share this recording with you and hope you enjoy this set as much as we did that special morning, where everyone was smiling, dancing & sharing the love for music.

@https://soundcloud.com/fabio-konair

Design Max Binski

Yuzo Iwata •  Rotate Live Mix 006 @ Club der Visionaere - 4 years of Rotate

In recent times we have seen a wave of hugely talented disc jockeys emerge from Japan...

Yuzo Iwata is from Sapporo and has been working prominently in the city as a promoter behind his party, FLOPPY. As a disc jockey he is superbly talented, taking an eclectic approach to his sets which often meander between style and genre. He also makes use of field recordings and plays experimentally from the perspective of telling a story through his own musical representation. 

Now based in Berlin, he spends his days working in second hand record shops and producing his own music which has so far been released on the likes of Pluie/Noir and Rotate. He has forthcoming music soon to be released on SJ Tequila's record label Shot of T which lurks around the corner. 

This mix was recorded live as part of an opening set at Precious Hall in Sapporo at his own FLOPPY party - it is recorded entirely on vinyl with the exception of one unreleased track and some overlaid field recordings. 

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Yuzo Iwata: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Recorded at 28 Sep 2019, Wonderland in Trippy Seoul.

Artwork_ MAKI(https://soundcloud.com/makifromunderground )

Live Recording at Wonderland in Trippy Seoul

DJ / Producer

KAIZU LP on Butter Sessions
https://buttersessions.com/products/bsr035-yuzo-iwata-kaizu-lp

Open Port Club Mix series
https://soundcloud.com/openportclub

contact
fabio.konair@gmail(dot)com