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Monthly curation of four by four, driving, hypnotic, contemporary techno, at the rate of your heartbeat. But genre descriptions as such only gives us a clue, and carry the risk of making us stupid. Music is Music. Period. ~~~ Disclaimer made. Experience. Enjoy! The ENERGY!

#aPulsation #curation - JUNE2022

Spring is here and with it comes a fresh installment in the PAX-Series. For our march edition we have a mix by @samo-rane, a multi disciplined musician based in Berlin.

You might have seen him on line ups at “Art Bei Ton” events, where he is a resident Dj. But Samo Rane does so much more than Djing, he is also an electronic music producer and mastering engineer with a preference for ambient and techno music.

Being based in Berlin was not fully by choice however, in 2016 the Iranian unfortunately had to leave his home country and flee to Berlin, where he has been working and living since then. Samo has been using his musical talents and his work to express his political convictions. He runs a collective record label and podcast “mercyTechno” where he collects donations for artists and refugees and appeals against violence and discrimination in any form. In February he released his EP titled “Aliveness” on the label, again using his music to support refugees. We highly recommend you check it out, it showcases twisted dark sounds and his affinity for sound design and mastering really shines through.

Then onto the mix, it is a crazy 2 hour ride fizzing with energy that sucks you in and won't let you go. It's dark, unrelenting, very hypnotic but with moments of melancholy and euphoria, holding your attention and making you long for those dark nights from before, and those that are yet to come…

PAX-SERIES - VI - Samo Rane

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Rising through the Berlin’s underground is a new force to be reckoned with. Originally from Antwerp and since the past 6 years based in Berlin she delivers the rough sound of Germany's capital, not coming short on groovy and Detroitesque tracks, STEYA packs a serious punch. Her first releases in 2021 on RAW's Third Eye compilation followed by the recent BCCO V/A set the foundation for many more productions to come in the next months and years.

Follow STEYA
SoundCloud: @steya_music
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steya.music
Instagram: www.instagram.com/steya_music

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Global Vibe Radio 309 Feat. STEYA (RAW, IMF)

@JuhoKusti (Deep Space Helsinki / Parabel / Semantica / MindTrip)

Tracklist... http://deathtechno.com/2022/03/29/dtmix221-juho-kusti/
Artist... http://deathtechno.com/artists/juho-kusti/

Juho Kusti is originally from Finland and one half of the highly revered and long running Deep Space Helsinki radio show with good friend Samuli Kemppi. Now living in Berlin, his talents have grown into production having completed some excellent remix credits for the likes of Tripeo for Pfirter’s MindTrip, Aiken for Svreca's Semantica and Jamaica Suk for her Gradient imprint. This exclusive mix sizes up his innate ability to craft distinguishing mind melting experiences comprising of cutting edge and creative aesthetics within the guise of contemporary techno. A true selector and inspirational conductor, expect to be dazzled and fascinated with raw, hypnotic cuts of the highest order. Tracks included by Blawan, Temudo, Operator, Exium & Gayle San, Marcel Dettmann, Lewis Fautzi, Surgeon and many more…

Death Techno /// Mix Series

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DTMIX221 - Juho Kusti [Berlin, GERMANY]

VOLTAGE Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast series, broadcasting both upcoming and well-established artists within the techno scene. Every episode features a lengthy set surrounded by a spoken in- & outro. The full story, including an in-depth interview and handwritten tracklist by each artist, can be found on our website: voltageimprint.com/en/podcast

With her debut release on Coincidence Records in 2018, AADJA will go on to put out a few more projects before scoring an acclaimed 6 track record on Nina Kraviz’s Trip Recordings. ‘Thought Dealer’ hit the scene just last year in 2021, proposing a very relevant collection of tracks high in tempo and in tension. In there, you can hear quite a few worlds - the closer ‘Still Wired’ takes the listener on a nostalgic 160+ bpm acid trance highway, while tracks like ‘Hypomania’ balance it out with a more groovy and tunneling techno that include her own hypnotic vocals and wide filter sweeps and 16th stabs. 

Her career in DJing could only gain traction after a release like that, making her Boiler Room debut in Toronto last year and her 1st Possession in Paris this year in February. With a few more tricks up her sleeve for the coming year, 2022 is looking like her best one yet.

Join our 'Voltage Community' on Facebook or follow our Instagram account (voltage.festival) for all the latest updates.

Next up: Tred

Editorial team: Noah Hocker & Michiel Demeulemeester
Artwork by Phaze Øne
Mastering by Altinbas

VOLTAGE Imprint on Bandcamp: voltageimprint.bandcamp.com
For all news and updates: www.voltageimprint.com

Read the interview

VOLTAGE Podcast 26 - AADJA

Today we happy to introduce you one of the best emerging talent of the new techno scene, his name is ACOR.

ACOR is an upcoming producer and DJ from Serbia. 
His sound is mix of industrial elements with many other influences from different genres of electronic music, which toghether creates a unique techno style. 
He combines hard techno with acid and schranz techno, giving life an unmistakable sound.

Enjoy the ride with ACOR!

You can follow and support the artist on the link below

Soundcloud: 
https://soundcloud.com/acortechno

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/acor_/

Divine Podcast Series - ACOR | 005

VII Circle is a musical project whose roots are into Post Punk and Metal.
There are no boundaries in VII Circle: Techno, Industrial, EBM, Hardcore without compromise

SYNOID BROADCAST 015 // VII CIRCLE

Exos is an artist with loads of experience: he has put out more than twenty vinyl records and four albums since he debuted at age 17. He has described Iceland, and the island’s raw and untouched nature, as the inspiration for the energy of his music. Exos always seem to surprise his listeners with his atmospheric electronics. Fasten your seatbelt for our 10th episode!

Artist channel: https://soundcloud.com/exos

'Electronic music from The Hague and beyond!'

The Crave Mix 010: Exos

Collector of every genre, from jazz to reggae, house to techno, @xelisabeex is fascinated by the sounds of the past as she is by the experimental and quirky waves shaping the future of music.

Moving freely in the flux of unpredictable creativity and constant wide spreading interests, Elisa has been mixing for over 15 years, beginning in her native Sardinia before moving to Milan. Her own productions have been much welcomed by international audiences and artists alike, gaining considerable airplay both on the dancefloor and on the radio. More recently Elisa’s releases have delved into techno and 90s UK rave sounds, with her love for acid driving her exploration.

Elisa Bee has recorded an exclusive mix for our DETECT series.

DETECT [099] - Elisa Bee

Pär Grindvik joins for DifferentSound Podcast #126.

Pär Grindvik has been a central figure in the Swedish electronic scene since the 90s as record store owner, label manager and producer. In his artistic career Pär has released music across a plethora of acclaimed electronic labels, including a string of hits on his own Stockholm LTD imprint as well as Drumcode, with frequent collaborator Hardcell. Pär’s recent output has seen him contribute music to labels such as Semantica, Marbacka, Sinister and Dystopian. Founded in 2002, Stockholm LTD began as an outlet for singles and EPs from Swedish artists with a focus on releasing timeless electronic music. It has since developed into a hallmark for finely crafted electronic music from a range of international artists. Pär continues to serve as one of the most exciting and hardworking contributors to the scene. Every inch of Pär’s work, including labels, artwork, release info and music, is wrapped with heart and emotion, a quality which keeps the sparkle and curiosity alive within the ever changing adaptations of the artistic world.

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SC:@grindvik
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pargrindvik/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pgrindvik/
RA: https://ra.co/dj/pargrindvik/

DifferentSound invites Pär Grindvik / Podcast #126

RL. 063 Jonas Kopp

Nina Kraviz launches her трип (pronounced ‘trip’) label with a double-EP compilation entitled ’The Deviant Octopus’, featuring a pair of brand new productions from Kraviz alongside material from Terrence Dixon, emerging talent Parrish Smith & Bjarki, and veteran producers Exos & Steve Stoll.  

Stream Nina Kraviz - IMPRV in full here and head to the трип soundcloud page for a taster of the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/triprecordings/sets/trp001-the-deviant-octopus

TRP001 ’The Deviant Octopus" is now available worldwide on vinyl. 
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/the-deviant-octopus/556371-01/
http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/nina-kraviz-steve-stoll-bjar-the-deviant-octopus-lp-trip/126584
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All tracks on ‘The Deviant Octopus’ feature on Nina Kraviz’s DJ Kicks compilation, out 26 January 2015 on !K7 Records.  Pre-order the album at http://geni.us/NinaKravizDJKicks 


Nina Kraviz - IMPRV (The Deviant Octopus EP)

Ellen Allien 4h Dj Set @ Melt Festival Sleepless Floor 17.07.16

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix by Denise Rabe. The German artist has made waves world wide with her razor sharp techno as well as the recent launch of her own imprint, Rabe Records. New Brvtalism No. 157 put her sound in focus and we also present a short Q&A with the artist at: www.thebrvtalist.com/newbrvtalism157 

@deniserabe

Track list:

1. Barbara Ford - Sound of the Siren 
2. The Lotus Eaters - Decanter (Lucy & Rrose)
3. ALPI - Hidden River 
4. Cikrle - Cygnus 
5. Möd3rn - Tressed 
6. Desroi - Eutheria 
7. Alfredo Mazzilli - Icarus 
8. Michael Jablonski - iDroid 
9. Denise Rabe - Another Day 
10. Stephanie Sykes - Sikker
11. Arma - Nervous Touch
12. Exium - Monopoles 
13. Juan Trujillo - Living
14. Selection Natural - Prokaryotic
15. VTSS - Linked Intrepid
16. Denise Rabe - Lucy’s Dream (Nur Jaber Remix)

New Brvtalism No. 157 - Denise Rabe

Paula Temple's Essential Mix for BBC Radio One 2019.

Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3444
The Guardian: https://tinyurl.com/y2kj4vsy
BBC Radio One: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00047zb

Tracklisting:
Planetary Assault Systems - Engage Now (Mote Evolver)
Paula Temple - Raging Noise (Noise Manifesto)
Hioll - Self Encounter 5.0 (Emphatic)
Monolyth - Eclipse First The Rest Nowhere (Mephyst)
Underground Resistance - Kill My Radio Station (UR)
Alexey Volkov - Beats (Self Released)
Regal & Alien Rain - Acid Affair pt.1 (Involve)
Tommy Holohan - Ask For Absolution (Haven)
Paula Temple - Joshua and Goliath (Noise Manifesto)
Jeanne - Through Me You Enter The Abode of Woe (Arts)
Peryl - Du & Ich (Antagonist Field)
Exsiderurgica - Metamorfosi (Blattodea)
Sabotak - Subversion (Tsunami)
Airod - Universe of 90s Techno Parties - Myler Remix (Molekül)
Paula Temple - Gegen (Noise Manifesto)
The Prodigy - Roadblox - Paula Temple Remix (R&S Records)
Atze Ton - Drum School - DJ Dextro Remix (Dreizehn Schallplatten)
Möd3rn - Oscytra (Möd3rn)
DJ Dextro - Algoritmo - Tobias Lueke Remix (Dcrypted)
Sstrom - Drench (Rosten)
Giodarno - Fluido Energetico (Soma)
Outlander - Don't Recall Using Teletransportation (Cluster Node)
Fixon & DJ Saint Pierre - Viper Pepper (Illegal Alien Ltd)
Paula Temple - Raging Earth (Noise Manifesto)
Klamer - Gott Segne Die Säure (Self Released)
Reeko - The Gravedigger And His Bitch (Mental Disorder)
Samuel L Session - B52 - Hioll Remix (Dolma)
Joey Beltram - Setups (Tresor)
RE_P - Hearing Voices Is An Auditory Hallucination (Archetypes)
WNDRLST - Inside Reaktor (Self Released)
Varg & Anna Melina - To The Sea / Hug Me Like You Love Me (Northern Electronics)
PØLI & Lorenzo - Raving In Paris - Insolate Remix (Hex)
Paula Temple - Post-Scarcity Anarchism (Noise Manifesto)
T3TSUO 303 - Battle Royal (Generation Acid)
Envoy - Dark Manoeuvres - Obscure Shape & SHDW Remix (Soma)
Hemka & Moteka - Apogee (Skryptöm)
Endlec - Rotten Nation (Mord)
Mutter - A Vengeful Aspect (Helikon)
Raul Parra - Alien (Soundsite)
Stigmata - Anonoxia (Modular Source)
Peryl - Wir Sind (RND.)
Aert - Presidential Talk (THEABOVE)
Raffaele Attanasio - Lust It Fills The Space (Letters From Jerusalem)
Scalameriya - Proxy (Them)
Sawf - Farania (Vanila)
Jokasti & Nek - Quitting Is For Quitters (KR/LF)
Terence Fixmer & Douglas McCarthy - Destroy (Planete Rouge)
Tommy Four Seven - 2084 (47)
Raul Parra - 139 (Self Released)
Kas:st - Hell On Earth (Flyance)
Giordano - Axis of Rotation - Kastil Remix (Concerns Music)
Aert - Helin Is Loosing It (THEABOVE)
[KRTM] - Soleil (Arts)
Perc - Pivot (Perc Trax)
Cold Dust - Nervehammer - Michael Forshaw Remix (Red Seal)
[KRTM] ft. Thrasher - Placebo (PRSPCT)
Paula Temple - Cages (Noise Manifesto)
Edge of Motion - Phenibut (Edge Of Motion)
WNDRLST - Palais de Tokyo (Self Released)
Paula Temple & Eomac - Kralle (Eotrax)
Clouds - Arkhangelsk Nightmare (Headstrong)
Galaxian - Golden Armaggeddon (Natural Sciences)

Paula Temple - Essential Mix 2019 - BBC Radio One

For our new bi-weekly series Detect, we are shining a light on our favourite artists who are all on their own unstoppable rise in the industry, profiling their musical career, upcoming projects and more alongside accompanying mixes for those frequent indoor weekday breaks away from the home office.

Kicking off the recommendations we have the rebellious duo Blasha and Allat, who have hit their own stride since the catalyst of their Meat Free parties and other projects based in and around Manchester since 2013. It’s been a flourishing subsistence since then, with their punitive brand of techno, breaks and electro generating copious waves of influence despite the competition in their busy city. A demanding calendar has ensured that their sound is never out of attention, with bookings everywhere from Printworks and Dimensions to Freerotation and Headroom validating their capability in tackling large or little crowds with a discerning ease, balanced awareness and stable reputation. 

With FOLD, the pair have always been a guaranteed choice for the booth, operating a sweeping and comprehensive appearance back our extended MORD takeover in February, as well as closing our Room 2 space with a driving, guttural set at the RA twenty four/seven coup just before last Christmas. This mix, recorded at FOLD during the MORD party, flaunts a carnival of absurd and thrashing records right from the bottomless void of the twosome’s record bags.  With an impressible proficiency at interchanging moods and genres with little effort, Blasha and Allat lecture to crowds with a tongue that takes no prisoners.

DETECT [001] - Blasha & Allatt (Mord x FOLD)

Our very own @voicedrone is the next artist stepping into the limelight for DETECT. Lasha Jorjoliani is an often-unreadable enigma, lending much of his time to his studio, curating line-ups and sharpening his performances in the booth. Although an undeniable figurehead of the scene, Voicedrone is by no means explicitly tied to co-founding FOLD. Before our inception, Lasha travelled his own personal journey into the scene, hailing originally from Georgia and arriving in the U.K. solo to pursue a music career he built his reputation through sheer will. In 2016 he established his label Imprfct., which along with his ever-expanding network and dedicated grind within London directed his path towards creating and curating parties. 

Four years on, Lasha is in an indestructible one-way lane, having developed a graphic, dynamic sound that we come together to experience. At his core is a passion to create and nurture community; this purpose is channelled into every event he plays - here at home, in Europe and beyond. Playing at influential venues and parties included his beloved HTBX London has preserved his significance in the underground scene and his constant admiration from the FOLD family, and his closing set from our Unstream two weeks ago was testament to this. Broadcasting live from his own home, Lasha took us through the best reasons why UNFOLD is what it is now.

The phrase “leading by example” may be somewhat overused, but in the case of Voicedrone, such a statement is entirely appropriate.

DETECT [002] - Voicedrone (Unstream001)

When you think of Natural Selection, Michael Silmon is one of the people you have to thank for its existence. As one of the founders of the collective, Natural Selection is now in its tenth year, returning frequently to Canning Town with killer lineups after having migrated south with Silmon from Newcastle where it was formed in 2010. On the many occasions that we’ve invited Natural Selection to host nights at FOLD, the result has always been an incredible marriage between sounds, our threads woven together to create a blazing tapestry of sonics that seek to pay homage to the legends and veterans of the scene. 

Meanwhile, Michael’s performing alias, Kodah, is doing equally as well. Brought up upon a diet of hardcore and gabber which was prevalent in Newcastle when he was a teen, Michael satiated this interest initially by collecting tapes from the raves that were running at that time. This inspiration from collectives such as Rezerection and Judgement Day became the primary creative motivations in discovering his musical vocation, and went on to seek how to develop this, eventually entrenching himself deep within the experimental, warped allure of techno and electro. A common face at UNFOLD, his most recent set at our 6th instalment back in November was unforgettable, reminding our community of why we took him on as a resident at FOLD; he is an artist with true knowledge, passion, and appreciation for the past.

For this DETECT accompanying mix, Michael recorded a very special hour of towering, alien selections from his own home in isolation. Keep your ears peeled in particular for the closing track; as he put it himself when he sent this over, this mix was the precursor to an exquisitely Good Day, and he hopes that the message speaks for itself, and that it precedes only positivity to those who listen to it.

DETECT [003] - Kodah (Natural Selection)

Despite there being just four years between her arrival onto the scene and the present day, McKenzie Simone has explored a broad groundwork of music and locations before discovering that her true home lay nestled deep within Eurasia. Kickstarting her career in Dubai, the 25-year-old American native has since settled into her current home of Tbilisi, Georgia, her attachment to the underground circuit earning her both a familial reputation and regular bookings across the city in venues such as Khidi and Drama. Her appreciation for a culture that finally celebrated and encouraged individuality and free expression was the motive for her permanent move there following a short visit prior, and in July 2019, McKenzie risked everything she knew by choosing to call this new place home. Her gamble was rewarded and she is now a true rising star of the city, subscribing to a fresh approach on techno within the tangle of bustling clubs that scatter the streets at night. 

For this next instalment of DETECT, we were lucky enough to present a love-letter to the scene from McKenzie in the form of an exclusive mix that she recorded from home for us. Acidic, wild and full of focused determination, this hour-and-fifteen of selections is a punchy statement on the confident direction that McKenzie has with her career, and a declaration of the devotion she has for the city of Tbilisi.

DETECT [004] - McKenzie Simone

@S_RUSTON has been the perpetrator of a mean set of accomplishments throughout her career. Since landing in Berlin in 2010, Sophie has focused on building up the scene she found and felt at home in; imparting her musical know-how to ongoing residencies with femme collective Lecken and at Wilde Renate, plus nurturing an array of queer parties in the capital. Before then, Sophie was shaped by the Bristol drum and bass/jungle scene in the early noughties, eventually reassigning this energy into her ensuing move between countries and from her 170 roots into the turbulent rave sound that she is now known for. 

Notwithstanding her finesse behind the decks, Sophie has also produced an admired discography, moving between bassy cuts and hefty drumwork with her releases on labels such as Suspension, as well as heading imprint One4Ho. Her unorthodox approach to production and mixing has been a bubbling recipe for success. Since FOLD launched she’s been a habitual presence, most recently stepping up to our centralised booth for UNFOLD in January, and also playing side to side with Voicedrone in Autumn last year for a fusion between European exports with UVB heading up the night.

For this exclusive mix for our DETECT series, Sophie bestowed upon us her notorious selections in an uproar of a mix, presenting to us the noble reasons why everyone craves a second helping when she appears - and how sometimes, in the uninhibited situations she attends, more is more.

DETECT [005] - S Ruston

Anfisa Letyago - Deep Water (Original Mix)[N:S:DA Records]

FOLD is an artist-led, community-driven nightclub and arts space. Positioned at the forefront of electronic music, audio-visual performance, and live streaming. FOLD prides itself on striving to be a safe space for our predominantly queer techno community.

Resident Bookings: Gemma@fold.london


FOLD RESIDENTS: 

Voicedrone - https://soundcloud.com/voicedrone
Anabel Arroyo - https://soundcloud.com/anabelarroyo.
Andromeda - https://soundcloud.com/andromedaldn
Gareth Wild - https://soundcloud.com/eartoground
James Newmarch - https://soundcloud.com/jamesnewmarch
Alba Heidari - https://soundcloud.com/lemmiwinks
Lockhart - https://soundcloud.com/lockhartsj
Riva - https://soundcloud.com/riva999