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Techno Sets 2024

SC: @metaphys1cal
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For the next contribution to our long-running mix series, DETECT, we welcome @borg_borg.

The producer and DJ from Düsseldorf, Germany moves freely through different styles of electronic music. She particularly focuses in on avant-garde driving techno, dark hypnotic sounds seamlessly blended with deconstructed beats, noise and timeless elements of IDM. 

With her conceptual project duo Fractal Void, BORGBORG creates a mixture of electronic and classical composition sculpted to artificial landscapes and unsettled futuristic elements. A member of About Repetition - a group of artists dedicated to the research of repetition through artistic means - she collaborates with a wide range of other collectives across Europe and is the co-founder of the techno event-series ‘SCHLEIFEN’.

BORGBORG’s DETECT is now available to listen to now on our FOLD SoundCloud - via the link in our bio.

Tracklist:
Skøgen - Crystal Skin
Star Trek . Mind Control
Tanzanfall, Yves Armør - Nocturnal Sunrise
SHXCXCHCXSH - Röd Sol
Ike Dust - Naked Truth
Scalameriya - Crucible
Dax J - Simulated Reality (Terafactory Al Electronics)
Rebecca Delle Piane - Tom’s Revenge
Adriana Lopez - Hidden Motive
Kaiser - And Yet Again
OGMAH - Despite Slavey (Rorganic Remix)
Kander - Separate & Divide (MAKORNIK Remix)
Mickey Nox - Come Into The (Wanton Remix)
SpunOff, Lag - Destination (Lag Remix)
3SBAT - Invocation

DETECT [144] - BORGBORG

staub set

STAUB #117

BORGBORG x Khidi 2024

About Repetition Podcast 002 // BORGBORG

Hello everybody to the second edition of About Repetition Podcast Series, presenting raw hypnotic and energetic techno with a twist of industrial from our artist:

BORGBORG

BORGBORG is a producer and DJ from Düsseldorf, Germany. Moving freely in different styles of electronic music, her focus is avant-garde driving techno and dark hypnotic vibes seamlessly blended with deconstructed beats, noise and timeless elements of IDM. With her conceptual project duo Fractal Void, she creates a mixture of electronic and classical composition sculpted to artificial landscapes and unsettled futuristic elements. Their debut EP „Elemental Collection“ was recently released on the legendary Berlin label Intergalactic Research Institute For Sound. 
She is a founding member of About Repetition and the techno event-series „SCHLEIFEN“.

IG: instagram.com/borgborg___
SC: soundcloud.com/borg_borg
Photo: Chris Dohle Photography
Design: Felix Rabe

About Repetition Podcast 002 // BORGBORG

The producer and DJ from Düsseldorf, Germany BORGBORG moves freely through
different styles of electronic music to match her artistic vision. With a huge love for sperical
soundscapes, avant-garde techno, hypnotic grooves and deconstructed beats, her music
has evolved into a powerful, introspective and yet timeless sound.

Tracklist:
1. Grebenstein - Meet My Needs
2. Scheermann - Multi Trigger
3. Phara - Sensory-C
4. UFO95 - Cogitor
5. Insolate - Trust Kills (Benjamin Damage Remix)
6. Adriana Lopez - Gradual Illusion
7. CSR90 - Protoseñal
8. PWCCA - Incorrect Transit
9. Nørbak - Norma
10. Rødhead - Entering 101 (2023 Edit)
11. Dimi Angelis & Jeroen Search - Divisio
12. Nørbak - Lucized
13. Mystics - Act Of Faith
14. Mystics - Fake Three
15. Shed - Seelower Höhen
16. Richie Culver - Love Like An Abscess (Aho Ssan Remix)


FOLLOW BORGBORG: @borg_borg

OECUS Podcast 421 // BORGBORG

With a huge love for abstract soundscapes, solid techno and deconstructed beats, BORGBORG’s work has evolved into a powerful, introspective, yet timeless sound. Her sets, which span from ambient to rugged patterns to peak-time rhythms, are created to deliver a rich and varied experience.
As part of Fractal Void, she merges electronic and classical composition, shaping artificial landscapes with cinematic, futuristic elements. Their debut EP Elemental Collection was recently released on Intergalactic Research Institute For Sound.
Beyond performances and productions, BORGBORG is also co-founder of the art association About Repetition (Düsseldorf, Germany), a group of artists exploring the concept of repetition through collaborations across Europe.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/borgborg___/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/borg_borg

Tracklist:
Hive - Ultrasonic Sound
Nørbak - Teste
Oscar Mulero - Rotar (Tensal Remix)
Lewis Fautzi - Total Absence
Phil Berg - Psykick
Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd - 200301.1
AESC - Flies on Meat
Faïg - Flag
Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy (GDB) - SAW
The Advent - Format (Flug Remix)
Keith Carnal - Infringement
dc11 - The Fine Art Of Bullshit
Ancient Astronaut Theorists - Alien Brain
Mython - Dorsal Reflex
Atonism - Back And Forth
Ø [Phase] - Intensity Fluctuations (Setaoc Mass Remix)
Mython - Underestimate
BENZA - Killer Whale
Red Rooms - Cypher
Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd - 190319
Stanislav Tolkachev - Be Careful And Nobody Dies

SUBLINE TAPES 030 - BORGBORG

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

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