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This week on the Ismcast we have ROÜGE.

The Marseille based DJ has made a real name for herself in recent times across the French scene and beyond with her hard hitting club sets alongside some great productions on the mighty RAW label as well as her debut album on Detriti Records.

As expected ROÜGE has delivered just under an hour or full force techno with proper rave influences which will set you up well for whatever the weekend has to offer.

As always be sure to give ROÜGE a follow on her socials.

More info:

SC - @iamrougemusic
Insta - www.instagram.com/rougemusic

Ismcast Presents 161 - ROÜGE

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TMORCAST029 | La Penderie Noire

Live recording at Monasterio showcase in St.Petersburg

Talents from St.Petersburg

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Monasterio Chamber Podcast #184 Sub Imperium

Pelin Vedis
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https://instagram.com/pelin.vds
https://facebook.com/pelinvedis

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RAW
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Bandcamp: https://rawppl.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rawppl
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Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/RAWppl
Spotify: https://bit.ly/RAWspotify
Telegram: https://t.me/rawppl
Website: https://raw-people.com

RAWCAST127 • Pelin Vedis

This week on the Ismcast we have Matriark.

At last Matriark has contributed to the Ismcast and we are very excited. The young Norwegian, now based in Copenhagen, has been making massive contributions to the reborn trance scene in Europe with many fast and powerful euphoric productions as well as playing at some of the best trance events across the continent.

Her set shows a truely tasteful representation of where the electronic music scene has been moving in recent years with a combination of old classics and cutting edge new productions from the Nordics.

As always be sure to give Matriark a follow on her socials.

More info:

SC - @matriarkcph
Insta - www.instagram.com/matriarkcph

Ismcast Presents 167 - Matriark

This week’s DETECT comes courtesy of @skryption. 

4 years after leaving his Argentinian homeland for an internship in Madrid, Skyription, aka Matias Casal, has become a mainstay on lineups - and tracklists - across Spain as one half of the DJ & producer duo, Hypnum.

Now venturing out as a solo artist, his industrial sound blends catchy, trance melodies with strong kickdrums, to build energetic sets that mirror his own infectious energy.

Skyription has recorded an exclusive mix for our DETECT series, which can be heard on our FOLD SoundCloud. Link to this is in our bio.

DETECT [104] - Skryption

@GraceDahl is a Techno DJ and producer from Amsterdam with a mixed heritage of Finnish and Hungarian descent.

The Vault Sessions resident plays a refined selection of styles, with a focus on hypnotic yet powerful Techno that showcases dominant percussion and draws inspiration from both old school and hard groove influences.

Her deep-rooted love and passion for music can be traced back to her parents, who organised electronic music events in Budapest during the 90s. Influenced by her parents’ musically driven upbringing, she ambitiously embarked on her career when she was a mere 18 years young.

Fast forward to present day, Grace is currently at the forefront of the thriving scene in The Netherlands and is swiftly accelerating within international circuit. She has been showcasing her craft at various renowned events around Europe with a jam packed 2023 schedule, playing at the likes of Awakenings, Vault Sessions, FUSE, Sziget Festival, RSO, Rotterdam Rave, FOLD, Soenda Festival, Intercell and adding to that her very first East Asia tour coming end of this year.

It didn’t take her long to take the next step within her career as she head towards her journey into production four years ago, which rapidly led to her track “Vermilion Empire” being released on Amelie Lens’ label, EXHALE in 2020 and her latest tracks being released on Voxnox, Deestricted, IMF and ANTIDOTE.

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Performing at major festivals and nightclubs the world over, Simina Grigoriu has become a staple act for the likes of Deichbrand, BigCityBeats’ World Club Dome, Untold Festival, Love Parade, and more recently, Ushuaia, Ibiza, to name a few. It is therefore no surprise that the techno chief named her label ‘Kuukou’ (Japanese for airport).

Since its inception in 2016, the authoritative Kuukou Records has gone from strength to strength, with a steady stream of hard-hitting releases from the likes of Hito, Torsten Kanzler, Gallya, Fabio Florido, Dusty Kid, BB Deng, Hollen, Drumcomplex, Alfred Heinrichs, Martin Books, Daniel Boon, Filterheadz, and Lilly Palmer, amongst others. An invaluable platform for both up-and-comers and established talents alike, the imprint was spotlighted in 2021 with the emphatic release of "Techno Monkey Remixed"; a three-part album initiative which brought Simina’s acclaimed original back to international airwaves under the new perspective of her cherry-picked producers.

One of the most dedicated and hard-working characters in the industry, it comes as no surprise that Simina has another cardinal year in store for 2024. Aside from her return to We Are The Brave, the mother of two looks ahead to further releases with her staple home OFF Recordings, as well as a collaboration with Sneaker Pimps’ Kelli Ali and yet more electrifying performances from one of techno’s most dynamic ladies.

Sylvie Miles, Luna Lucci - Girls Can't Produce - Neophilia Records
Devid Dega, Omis (Italy) - Blessed - JAM
Simina Grigoriu - Intuition Authority - OFF Recordings
Simina Grigoriu - Global Soldier - Drumcode Records
[ Wex 10 ] - Hypnotik - Kuukou Records
Sudo, Horatio, Kryoman - Astrum (Simina Grigoriu Remix) - Kuukou Records
Massano - Telepathic - Drumcode Records
Kaspar - Drum Control - Terminal M
Simina Grigoriu - Iron Angel - Kuukou Records
Simina Grigoriu - Confirmation Bias - Tronic
Liquid Soul - Crazy People (Victor Ruiz Remix) - Volta Records
Monika Kruse - Silver Spark - Terminal M
Kamara - Awake State Of Mind - Kuukou Records
GIULIA (IT) - You Are Never Alone - Volta Records
Sisko Electrofanatik - Ketosis - Gain Records
Drumsauw - Escape - Drumcode LTD

Follow Simina Grigoriu
SoundCloud: @simina-grigoriu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/siminagrigoriumusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/siminagrigoriumusic

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SoundCloud: @6amgroup
Website: www.6amgroup.com
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/6amgroup

Global Vibe Radio 405 feat Simina Grigoriu

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)

DJ set recorded for Club Quarantäne broadcast

Randomer Club Quarantäne Set

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

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from LVTL. The alias of Leidy van ‘t Leven, the Colombian-born, Amsterdam based artist is the founder of Tenebrism records and Pechera events. Since discovering techno, her destination has been clear - first by sharing the music behind the decks and now delivering her own productions and starting a label which has been putting out a lot of great material. New Brvtalism No. 243 is an amazing journey through LVTL’s hard hitting, high octane sound and the mix includes loads of upcoming and unreleased material from her label and beyond. www.thebrvtalist.com/newbrvtalism243lvtl/ 

@l_v_t_l

Tracklist:
1. FraKtur - Shuixing (Carcères Records)
2. BRÄLLE -Justified (Måinmise Records)
3. ADM - Breaking The Silence (Pure Conscience)
4. 3T1X - Modular Sounds (Tenebrism Records, unreleased)
5. LVTL - Angel Has Fallen (Tenebrism Records, unreleased)
6. MORSURE - From Ranks ( Tenebrism records, Unreleased)
7. BRÄLLE - Leviathan (Tenebrism Records, unreleased)
8. Achiever - Elders Gods (Tenebrism records, unreleased)
9. KARA - Proces Unit (Tenebrism Records, Unreleased)
10. Lacchesi & Mac Declos Hot Steam (Tenebrism Records, Unreleased)
11. ABSL - Putain (RAW, Unreleased)
12. CLTX - No Regrets (Tenebrism Records, Unreleased)
13. Champas - Cyborg (MORSURE Remix, Dusk Records)
14. LVTL - Survival of the Fittest (BlackPlague)
15. MORSURE - Unknown Matter (Tenebrism Records)
16. LVTL - Beyond The Black Hole (Tenebrism Records, unreleased)
17. LAVEN - All Is Temporary (Tenebrism Records, Unreleased)

New Brvtalism No. 243 - LVTL

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