DETECT

Christmas 2023

MCMLXXXV

techno

Mixes

My Mixx'inn

Tsukuyomi - Session 01

As Above So Below

Rolling techno with no 303's this time.

Bit wobbly in places, but it's Sunday after all so thought I'd share for the post party crew

El-Bruto - Sunday session

Golpe - Bocca club - 18.02.22 - CZ (Hardtechno SET )

The first rendition of many to come. the best of what I'm energetically connected to in these moments and I'm ever so excited to for this to be out.
First up I'm taking your on a journey through 90's prog-trance to heavy acid techno. 
Get lost in the moment

Enjoy x
A

Track list:

The Breeze (We Can See It Mix) - minilogue
Biological Response (Peace Division Chemical Dub) - Blu Peter
The Trade (Lemon 8 Inner Sanctuary Mix) - Case
Magic Carpet (Original Mix) - Stefano Libelle
Polarstern - Der Dritte Raum
Mauna Kea (Volcanic Mix) - Twister
The Code - Force Mass Motion
The Nighttrain (Original Extended Mix) - Kadoc
No Future - Trudge
Medulla - Bad Boombox
Croydon Girl (With Rackitt) - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss
State Of Mind - Force Mass Motion
Positive Reaction - The Apex
For An Angel - Paul Van Dyk

ANEM V1

NDYUKA PODCAST #14

WINTI DANSI 

WINTI is a spiritual belief which lives under the six ndyuka tribes in Surinam. The dancers prepared their bodies with herbs and are therefore able to dance through the fire. While doing the WINTI DANSI, it is possible for the dancer to go into a trance. The WINTI DANSI is only performed on special occasions. 

This mix is recorded with a closing state of mind. Powerful rhythmic tracks which connects me to my KRAKTI (Powerful) culture. Searching for a bit more edge while keeping consistent rhythms. A bit faster than the other NDYUKA podcasts but never fast for the sake of being fast. 

Just like a WINTI DANSI i love it when people not just hear the music but really feel it. To a point where you could close your eyes and connect with the smallest details without any effort.

WINTI DANSI

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)

Anabel Arroyo Closing Unfold XLVIII - Recording set at Fold London. March 2023

SCHACKE @ HÖR BERLIN July 15 2023

Get the full tracklist: https://blrrm.tv/45CNprP

Schacke – live from Boiler Room in Paris.

Schacke | Boiler Room: Paris

An energetic selection of fresh and old school techno from French artist @anethamusic.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/09/04/anetha-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 924: Anetha (Sep '23)

Monthly transmissions from SPFDJ - the Berlin-based Swede known for her high-intensity, occasionally tongue-in-cheek sets melding techno with whatever she sees fit in the moment. Guest mixes from hot up-and-comers across the dance music spectrum give a new flavour to every show. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/spfdj/episodes/spfdj-22nd-september-2023

Unfold Takeover: James Newmarch b2b Voicedrone 210923

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

On this week’s Glitch Podcast, we have Herrensauna resident & co-founder MCMLXXXV showcasing his extensive genre expertise and dancefloor prowess with an electrifying selection.

This podcast is an actual live recording from a gig at Tag in Chengdu, China. @thetruemcmlxxxv says, "The selection is very intuitive as I did not know that the set would be recorded. Which I actually prefer as it kept me playing really just what I liked without having to worry too much about whether I played a track already in a mix. Long story short: this set is pretty much me at the moment. Relentless body. I had the most amazing time playing it and I will always look back at this night in awe. Chinese promoters and club owners face really tough times at the moment imposed on them by the government, especially when the LGBTQIA community is targeted by the police. Hope this one carries their message a bit further."

Tracklist:
Szoliver - Stream
MORELIA - Mouthpiece 
Versus - Dancing With Fire
SERA J - Ritmo
Vril - Thronwagen (Ingwerter 2-Step Edit)
Crystal Energy - Wibeout
Beau Didier - Take 5
Just Jay, Badboombox - Quite A Pickle 
N1610 & Sardine - No Mirror
Offtrack - ETSY
Blake - It’s Dark And We’re Wearing Sunglasses 
MCR-T - FLATLINE 
DJ Babatr - Virus 
BRLLNT - Love Parade (BRLLNT Edit)
DJ Babatr - Frida Kahlo (Ratpor Groove Re - DJ Tool 1
Nick León x Luca Durán - Joga Bola
Kubus, De Sluwe Vos - Trak_1
Kalher - Satisfaction (Sport Mix)
DJ ADHD - 212
Tino Trøster - Bizkit
Sexapil - Pinger 5
MORELIA - Rave Away 
Nova Cheq - Blow Up 
. (the architect) - LET ME HIT IT
Zebulon - Final Lap
Anoy - UH (Analect Remix)
a.metz x Cirkle - Fusion
The Prodigy - No Good (Spy Trance Edit)
Terrorrytmus - FORWARD 
Oxymore & Rose - Limitless 
Neikda - Bad Hobbits
TEOKAD - Rave Master
DJ Physical - Get Busy 
LVGÖ - Breaking My Nose (Mython Remix)
Adrian Mills - Skyline 
Asking - We Are Snakes 
Analect - Put’s Up (Chané Remix)

Glitch Podcast 051 / MCMLXXXV

This week’s DETECT comes courtesy of a very familiar face: Aunty Nora. 

A magnetic personality from the land down under, Aunty Nora is infamous for bringing a unique blend of cheek and sass to every encounter, which translates perfectly to their music. 

Transitioning effortlessly from the dance floor to the DJ decks, in this DETECT explore the intersection of queer energy and raw underground power. Blurring the lines between Psyched-out thumping Techno, raw 90’s house, and Nu-wave Prog, their style creates a captivating and intoxicating experience. It's a fusion that unfolds as a driven, hypnotic, and sensual journey, turning chaos into a delightful symphony.

DETECT [141] - Aunty Nora

Heyyy here's a little bday treat from me to ya'll.

My UNFOLD opening set from mid December recording is now live.

Enjoy the sexy beats ❣️✨

Aunty Nora UNFOLD Set 13.12.23

Aunty Nora is a magnetic personality from down under, that brings a unique blend of cheek and sass to every encounter. Fluidly moving from dancer to DJ, their personal practice manifests the intersection of queer energy and raw, underground power.

Aunty Nora’s captivating sound spans across psyched-out trance, thumping techno, raw 90’s house, nu-wave prog, hardgroove and Baile Funk.

This mix is a driving, hypnotic, and sensual journey, give it a whirl and just TRY and not be in a good mood. Xxx

Juicy Tunes 022 w/ Aunty Nora

Live vinyl set recorded at Audio Asylum, Clockwork Bristol, 10.3.2007.  Acid and hard techno with tunes from labels like cluster, Routemaster, SP Groove, Stay up Forever, Hydraulix, Apex, Smitten.


El-Bruto live @ Audio Asylum (10.3.2007)

► MCMLXXXV from our first ever broadcast together w/ Herrensauna live from Berlin.

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MCMLXXXV | Boiler Room x Herrensauna

My first DJ gig of 2019 meant a lot to me as I had the honour of playing at Kantine am Berghain for a very special birthday event!

What an amazing weekend!

Kantine am Berghain Set, Berlin - 9-2-2019

Speedy J @ Berghain nov 2012

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

Benji303 is a UK based Acid/Techno DJ & Producer, you can catch him regularly performing DJ and live sets all over Europe - whether it be a club night, festival or a free party.

Constant hard work in the studio for over a decade has resulted in an influx of releases coming out on vinyl and digital on labels such as Stay Up Forever, Cluster, RAW, Acid Test, Flatlife, 303 Alliance, Hive, Avinit, Interstate One, Stompin' Ground, Dirty Sound and Chase Yer Tail, to name a few.

His tracks have been played and supported by the likes of Freddy Fresh, Chris Liberator, Mark EG, The Geezer, Pet Duo, Aaron Liberator and many more.
Benji also runs his own vinyl label 303 Alliance which is going from strength to strength and is fast approaching double figures.

He also runs a second sub label called Alliance Digital. Finally, a new project is in the pipeline for the near future called ‘Sonic Iration’ - a Dub & Reggae infused Acid Techno label (with Jah Scoop AKA The Geezer).

Tracklisting

1 - Benji303 & Lee S. - The Sound Of Pounding Techno - Voodoo Projects
2 - Benji303 - Go Faster - Unsigned 
3 - Benji303 & Lee S. - Anywhere Else - Skuxx
4 - Benji303 - Techno Revolution - Unsigned
5 - Benji303 - A, F What Is B? - Thump Out Traxx
6 - Benji303 & Al Mac - Rust Bucket - Retribution Audio
7 - Benji303 - The Beating Soul - Unsigned
8 - Benji303 & Ganez The Terrible - Dance! - Unsigned
9 - Benji303 & Lee S. - The Only Good System - 303 Alliance
10 - Benji303 & The Geezer - 303 Alliance Anthem - 303 Alliance
11 - Benji303 - Acid Pioneers - Stay Up Forever 
12 - Benji303 FT. Tiddles - You Make Me Feel Stronger - Stay Up Forever 

https://soundcloud.com/benji303
https://303alliance.bandcamp.com
https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/303alliance
https://www.discogs.com/artist/2549088-Benji303
http://www.909london.com/benji303
https://www.facebook.com/303alliance
https://www.facebook.com/djbenji303

Benji303 - Pound it! Show #24

This live set showcases the more Techno influenced side of our productions, with some Acid thrown in for good measure!

01. Underthreat (Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss Remix) - Dave The Drummer and Chris Liberator - Hydraulix
02. The Cult - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Neuroshocked
03. Clash - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Polymeric
04. Snowblind - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - 99.9
05. Degree Of Violence (Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss Remix) - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss vs Mark EG & Chrissi - 99.9
06. Tempest - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - 99.9
07. Applejam - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Hive
08. True Colour Of Techno - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Maximum Minimum
09. Wibble - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Hive
10. Knuckle Duster - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Cluster909
11. Down Underground - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss with DVS - Forthcoming
12. Scum Like Us Like Acid - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Corrosive
13. One Dimensional - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Cluster
14. The Time Has Come... - Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Teknic

Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Live Set April 2013

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