DETECT

Dress to sweat vol.2 💛💫

Detroit Techno DJ Mixes VIII

techno and hard house

Techno Sets

Manson X is an electronic musician and DJ based in South London. He is a resident DJ of techno collective Aria, co-manages the podcast series and events of Decoding The Void alongside Alba Heidari, and runs the experimental electronic music channel Neon Rhythms. He has played in clubs such as Corsica Studios, Five Miles, The Cause, The Egg or LANNA, for parties like DON’T, Jaded or HTBX, and has performed his own music live at events such as Tempting Failure festival. His sound is characterised by dystopian themes, rich low frequencies, rough beats and dark industrial atmospheres.

Follow:
▪️ https://soundcloud.com/manson-i
▪️ www.facebook.com/MansonXexperiments
▪️ www.instagram.com/mass.london/
▪️ www.facebook.com/MASS.LDN

Full Tracklist:
1. UVB – In All Fairness [Analogue]
2. Jasmine Infiniti – NXT2U [Dark Entries]
3. Hemka – Familiar #3 [Balans Records]
4. Robert Hood – Omega: Alive [M-Plant]
5. Charlton – Vulnerable [Mord]
6. Jerm – Headrush [Analogue]
7. Jeff Mills – The Extremist (Retro Mix) [Tresor]
8. TYGAPAW – Soon Come [NAAFI]
9. Sleeparchive – Personnel [Self-released]
10. Hemka – Familiar #1 [Balans Records]
11. Tapefeed – Unshackle [Mord]
12. Umfang – Complete Your Collection [SOS MUSIC]
13. Regis – Careless Pedestrian [Downwards]
14. Femanyst – Had a Man (Darkest Timeline Mix) [Dark Carousel]
15. Millsart – Step To Enchantment (Stringent) [Axis]
16. Paula Temple – Punk Funk [Materials]
17. Scan 7 – ReThinkable Frequencies [Whirlwind Trax]
18. Sev Dah – Daimonic [KSR]
19. Panacea – Storm [Sonic Groove]
20. Adriana Lopez – Sudden Halt [Blocaus Series]
21. D.Dan – Escape From The Echo Chamber [Lobster Theremin]
22. D.Dan – Take it Easy [Lobster Theremin]

MASS Sessions #121 | Manson X

Set recorded live at Fold, RE:SISTANCE, our new residents night, providing a regular opportunity to hear many of our FOLD family in one event, along with artists from our community invited by our residents.

"El sueño de la razón produce monstruos."

mastered by: @V.Manson.

RE:SISTANCE FOLD // Opening Set

1. dj bone - change
2. mark williams - forgotten past
3. dj 3000 - when all else fails
4. aufgang - barock (robert hood remix)
5. e-dancer - the human bond
6. jeff mills - casa
7. system 7 & derrick may - big sky city (above the clouds mix)
8. los hermanos - amazing space
9. perception - collage ears
10. orlando voorn - in da jungle (the plan remix)
11. gerald mitchell and fabrice lig - uncontrollable
12. juan atkins - marz
13. Detroit Grand Pubahs - Acid Dreams (DGP Original Vocoded)
14. thomas barnett - daybreak
15. stephen brown - i am someone
16. underground resistence - reaker
17. Black Jazz Consortium - new horizon
18. octave one - daystar rising
19. Mike Banks And DJ Rolando - atzlan
20. model 500 - no ufo's
21. the aztec mystic - jaguar
22. dj bone - one more tune
23. floorplan - baby baby
24. dj bone - himbot
25. jeff mills - the bells
26. jeff mills - alarms
27. Reese & Santonio - bounce your body to the box
28. galaxy 2 galaxy - jupiter jazz
29. los hermanos - quetzel
30. galaxy 2 galaxy - amazon

Detroit state of mind

Recording of Sterac's set at Dekmantel Festival 2022.

Dekmantel Festival 2022

Sterac at Dekmantel Festival 2022

Bringing our final UNFOLD of 2022 to a close was a four and a half hour long B2B between Voicedrone and James Newmarch.

A rare, marathon set from the pair allowed a different approach to their playing; gradually increasing their tempo, giving more time and space to explore their collections, whilst playing to a main room that stayed at near peak capacity and energy levels throughout. 

This is the live recording.

UNFOLD XLV - Voicedrone B2B James Newmarch (LIVE RECORDING)

UNFOLD NYD 24/24 | Dylan Boden [Live Recording]

Courtesy of the lovely Alba Heidari, recorded live from the 42nd edition of the prestigious Unfold party.

We heard so many positive things about the event as a whole and are thankful to Alba for sharing this insight into the energy and atmosphere created at Fold.

Having seen her refreshing live streams for HOR and Fold. And later finally in the club for 4x4Deviation and FrixXxion at the White Hotel it was a must to have her on the series.

Alba Heidari (Live At Unfold XLII)

Tracklisting:
Kenny Larkin – Chasers [Rush Hour]
Samuel L Session – Velvet (Direct Me) [SLS]
Quelza – Songe [Palinoia]
Chlär – Early Morning Acceleration [Mutual Rytm]
Annē – Motif [Hardgroove]
Jeff Mills – Alarms [Purpose Maker]
Cravo – Ghouse [Hayes]
The Lady Machine – Resilience [Token]
Sterac – Liteon [Tresor]
Deniro – Vaquita [Token]
OFF / GRID – In Order to Dance [DifferentSound]
Truncate – First Phase [Truncate]
Mist Gasp – Melting Shoes [MORD]
Alarico – The Ballad of Lisa [Mutual Rytm]
David Mijatovic – Differential [Secession Records]
Pushmann – Huecha [Hardgroove]
Schwefelgelb – Einer Macht Den Twist (Öspiel remix) [n-PLEX]

Techno Mix Jan 23

Manson X - Techno Set January 2023

We are super excited to share with you all the recording from our Tech Couture founder's Bessie-Mae & DJ OT’s set at Unfold 24/24 NYD <3 

What an incredible experience that was… 2 hours of ridiculously iconic behaviour, give it a listen and relive the moment !!

UNFOLD 24/24 NYD | Bessie-Mae & DJ OT

Two weeks on from UNFOLD 24/24 our main room is still recovering from @7XINS' blistering set.

Deep into the 24 hours, just as the sun began to rise, we were treated to the sheer power of our resident’s modular setup that left us all shaking to the core, spellbound by what we had just heard. 

Today, we can bring you this full live recording.

UNFOLD 24/24 - 7XINS LIVE (LIVE RECORDING)

Recording on april 21 from the studio in Montreal

More mixes at http://youneedahearttolive.com/

say hello talktodoo@gmail.com

DJ Spence 421

London based DJ and electronic musician, Manson X has been immersed in London’s techno landscape for well over a decade, both on and off the dance-floor. 

A local player driven by a strong love for the music and community, the Spanish artist has taken part and collaborated with many prominent collectives, events and radio stations across the city, benefiting all with his vast experience and expertise.

Behind the decks, his own DJ sets are characterised by relentless energy, hypnotic dissonant sounds and gritty textures, as you will hear in the following DETECT, recorded exclusively for FOLD.

DETECT [136] - Manson X

Anabel Arroyo - Recorded Set at FOLD x Mala Junta @foldlondon 02.09.2023 / 6:30-8:30am

Classic techno, electro and acid from D.I.E. aka Detroit In Effect, live from the London studio. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/detroit-in-effect-26th-november-2023

Detroit In Effect 261123

A new set from the Before The Curfew series, performed by Setaoc Mass at Ground Floor on January 27th, is now available on our SoundCloud. 

Setaoc Mass, a Manchester-born DJ, producer, and curator of his imprint SK_Eleven, has spent the past decade actively involved in preserving the techno legacy while nurturing its evolution as well. Amid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Setaoc Mass relocated to Kyiv.

Before the Curfew is a series of music podcasts that emerged in 2022 after the reopening of the club following the liberation of Kyiv. All recordings presented in this series take place before midnight, before the curfew begins. Before the Curfew offers a vibrant snapshot of the Ukrainian music scene amidst challenging times, celebrating resilience, creativity, and unity through music.
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Новий сет із серії «Before The Curfew», зіграний Setaoc Mass на Ground Floor 27-го січня, вже доступний у нас на SoundCloud. 

Setaoc Mass — манчестерський диджей, продюсер і куратор власного лейблу «SK_Eleven». Протягом останньої декади він бере активну участь у поширенні та збереженні традицій техно, а також сприянні розвитку цього жанру. Під час повномасштабного вторгнення в Україну Setaoc Mass переїхав до Києва.

Before the Curfew — це серія музичних подкастів, що з'явилася у 2022 році після відкриття клубу та визволення Київщини. Усі записи, представлені у цій серії, проводяться до півночі, перед початком комендантської години. Before the Curfew — це відображення сучасної української музичної сцени в умовах викликів, що стоять перед нею.

BEFORE THE CURFEW ⑱ SETAOC MASS

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

Aria Streamings part 2 - Manson X

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