We are delighted to welcome none other than Q-BRA (@qbra) to our DETECT mix series.
They have recorded an exclusive one hour mix for us, available to listen to now on our FOLD SoundCloud.

Music, just like any of culture’s facets, has a key thing at its heart: storytelling. Whether they come in the form of a song, a book, a speech, a dance or an opera, the greatest stories have long transcended languages and borders. They impart information, excite our imagination and spur on our creative thoughts. They challenge the status quo as well as ourselves.

Which is why for an artist like Q-BRA, curation is of the utmost importance; every track from the XSM Records co-founder is a necessary character, all playing a particular role in the effortlessly multi-layered narrative. 

The 90s are revisited in this delightful one hour mix from Q-BRA, with old-school Chicago house threading together more contemporary acid, electro and house. It’s this genre-fluid approach that has become Q-BRA’s trademark; for the moment a dance-floor’s storyline begins to wane, so does its audience’s attention and lasting power. And knowing how and when to change before this happens is the mark of a true storyteller. Short storylines connect their four different groups of genres, all wound together with gradual transitions and several surprises along the way. 

After nearly-25 years of performing throughout Istanbul's queer underground, they have deservedly become one of the most recognisable activists in the city. More recently they made the move to London, following it up with performances in the Barbican as well as appearing as a panellist on FOLD Talks.

DETECT [162] - Q-BRA

Old school raver.
Can anyone in the Birmingham area please teach me how to Digi mix! Got the gear, just no idea. 

Beeps and bleeps
Techno
303s
Acid

(also 💯❤️ SIA + SLAYER)

House/Techno/Trance
Los Angeles


Made to Move:
1st Saturdays on Dublab 6pm-8pm
Send your tracks via SC message!
Hit me up to be a guest on the next mix.
For radio promos, and exclusive mixes email: akumenmusic(a)gmail.com


Akumen (he/him) is an LA  producer, DJ, and co-founder of Made to Move, a monthly event and live stream radio show, featuring DJs from Southern California and abroad. Working out of his home studio,  Akumen produces "atmospheric, breaky and lush cuts...to high octane, full-on-rave" tracks that can be found on his Bandcamp. He has released music on local labels, Low Recordings, Juke Bounce WERK, Gyration Stations as well as international label La Bonne Musique. As a DJ, Akumen mostly spins house, breaks, and rhythmic techno for a high energy set.. You can catch him DJing at bars, clubs, warehouses or streaming monthly on dublab.com.

A migrant, activist, curator, selector and deejay who navigates life, death, joy, and sorrow through writing, singing, performing, producing, and mixing sound and rhythm.

They believe in the h(e)aven and power of music as a transformative, borderless, cross- and inter-genre force. 

With all respect, they approach to mixing is guided by harmony, intention, intuition, and most importantly desire.

‘…after all rhythm and sound together are constructive, connective, instinctive, and of course unpredictable as myself-being’

Well known for their genre-fluid DJ sets which, in their words, “welcome everyone to dance together.” In 2023, they were invited to London to perform in the Barbican’s Pit Theatre for Transpose BURN: Pit Party. Since October 2024, they are based in London.

1/3 of XSM Recordings

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

DJ
Vienna

former known as Krise

Gigs:
AxLU Rave in Vienna (26.06.2021)
Semesterclosing-Rave in Vienna (03.07.2021)
Jamann!xÄrger @Rhiz (06.09.2021)
@Ärger Rave 01 in Vienna (14.05.2022)
Ärger im Lichtbogen 1
Ärger im Lichtbogen 2
Zeitschub im USUS am Wasser
Pussy Rave im Werk 
Backrooms im Loop
Modus Pogus im Loop
Pussy Rave im Werk