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Benedikt Frey (Serious Trouble / R-i-O //Berlin)
@freybenedikt

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Benedikt Frey says Yes.

Tomorrow Is Forever on @radioalhara with a paradisiacal power hour from the legend: @donato_dozzy.

📸 Guido Borsó @terraformafestival 2018

#11 Tomorrow Is Forever X Radio Alhara with Donato Dozzy - November 2021

Benedikt Frey (@freybenedikt) has been on a journey of musical adventure and exploration over the last 15 years. He has made everything from deepest house to bottomless dub, UK jungle to irresistible edits of Notorious BIG. Those early forays came on labels like Nous'klaer Audio and Hivern Discs but in the years since the German has looked more to industrial and post-punk for inspiration. His Fastlane album on ESP Institute this summer blended those vibes with his own take on techno and resulted in his most accomplished and singular work yet. 

Now, the Lopasura label head steps up with an extra special two-hour mix that peers into the farthest corners of his sound. It is the sort of all-consuming trip that plays out like a mind movie as it works through serval different chapters - some heady and deep, some direct and unsettling, always with great control. Whether laying down electro, wave, techno or serious bass weight, Benedikt Frey is always taking you somewhere new.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 446 - Benedikt Frey

benedikt frey & chez de milo b2b all night long at the love inn, bristol

Benedikt Frey b2b Chez de Milo @ Club Blanco - The Love Inn, Bristol [18/11/23]

Live from Epicentar 11.11.2023

Jane Fitz, one of rural regulars and a staple of its history, took the stage for two B2B sets on both stages this year.

Jane's choice to share a booth with AKIRAM EN, also a regular at rural, on the first day of the event brought together a large crowd of music lovers for a rare B2B experience that lasted four hours of deep groove sessions from late into the night until dawn. Enjoy this obscure mix set, that the two skilled selectors who have been described as “DJ's  DJ” have produced.

〈rural〉の常連アーティストの1人としてこれまでの歴史を支えてきたJane Fitzが、今年は2度にわたるB2Bセットで両ステージに登壇しました。初日の前夜祭でブースを共にしたのは、同じくこれまで〈rural〉で幾多もの狂乱を巻き起こしてきたAKIRAM EN。Janeからの指名で実現したこの稀有なB2Bに、未知なる音楽体験を求めた多くの愛好家たちが集まり、夜更けから明け方にかけて4時間の深淵なグルーヴセッションが見届けられました。"DJの中のDJ”と形容される熟練のセレクターである両者が産み出した怒涛のオブスキュアミックスセットをお楽しみください。

Jane Fitz & AKIRAM EN at rural 2024

club random (九) [124-126bpm] (house mix)

Friday eve with Dresden

https://www.instagram.com/dresden_dance
https://soundcloud.com/dresden-dance



Dresden @ The Lot Radio 03-14-2025

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recorded @abovebelowfestival 2024

e25.orbit01 - kim kenis

Benedikt Frey for Honey Trap 4.4.2025 @ Sameheads

Per Amžius Ambient @ Radio Vilnius 04.24 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Nic Arizona

1part Marijus Klimaitis
2part Nic Arizona

Per Amžius Ambient 04.24 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Nic Arizona

at small steps / bis.club / brussels / 19.04.25

UNBELIEVABLE good night at KAUZ ! 8h madness ! Where shall we play next? All night Long ONLY ;-> @ghettonast

Benedikt Frey b2b NVST All Night Long @ KAUZ, Zürich 05.24.25

“Kamaloca” – S.C.I. Creations
Kamaloca (kāma-loka) is the “realm of desire” — a dimension where pleasure, longing, and unresolved passions linger. In Buddhist thought, it’s the sensorial world of humans, animals, and gods; in theosophy, it is the astral plane where the soul drifts after death, bound by its own desires. Seen by some as a purgatory and by others as a mirror of karma, Kamaloca is the space between — a threshold where spirit confronts its attachments before ascending or returning.

This track channels that liminal tension: desire vs. release, illusion vs. transcendence. A sonic journey through the shadows of the self, Kamaloca invites you to step into the in-between.

#scicreations #kamaloca #edm #darkvibes #esotericmusic #soundjourney #electronicmusic #realmofdesire #undergroundmusic #conceptualbeats

Kamaloca - S.C.I. Creations



Onyr is the electronic music project of London-based drummer and producer Dave Storey. After making his debut in 2025 with releases on Sweden’s AEDI Records and BEAM Records, he now unveils his first full EP, Hydrus, released on the French label 909 Connection.

Drawing on his deep rhythmic sensibility and expansive musical background, his productions blend an eclectic mix of organic textures, psychedelia, and deep techno into a distinctly polyrhythmic and hypnotic sound. The result is an immersive sonic world that bridges the acoustic and electronic, built on carefully crafted grooves, euphoric atmospheres, and a drive to explore different states of consciousness.

To complete the EP, STUPR made a tribal and dubby interpretation of Rainmaker, and R.2614 remixed Swirl, adding his unique occult touch to the release.

Hydrus introduces Onyr as an artist with a clear and compelling sonic identity.

Release date: October 10th, 2025

Tracklist:
1. Onyr - Hydrus
2. Onyr - Swirl
3. Onyr - Rainmaker (feat. James Allsopp)
4. Onyr - Rainmaker (feat. James Allsopp) (STUPR Remix)
5. Onyr - Swirl (R.2614 Remix)

Bandcamp pre-order: https://909connection.bandcamp.com/album/hydrus

Mastering by Perception Mastering
Artwork by Nicolas Dauban and Dave Storey.


Pre-order !

[909CNT014] Onyr - Hydrus (preview)

LAYER #187 mixed by Benedikt Frey
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@freybenedikt (@initinit, @serioustrouble, @lopasura) - a man who you should be familiar with already, who is also half of the very successful project INIT, and has been making waves around us for a long time - starting with fantastic releases of his own - including albums and remixes, and ending with mysterious labels of his Serious Trouble and LOPASURA, and more than excellent releases on them. We're very excited to welcome Benedikt Frey to our LAYERS!
https://facebook.com/freybenedikt
https://soundcloud.com/freybenedikt/
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Art design by Mindaugas Gavrilovas.
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LAYERS

LAYER #187 | Benedikt Frey

+ @riolabel @initinit

Benedikt Frey is many. Or just one? He is a composer. An arranger. A DJ. A ghost producer. A fan. He plays in bands like INIT, or Dolphins or KEYS +++ produced the last two albums for Chris Imler. Downbeat in experimental dub zones. The goat for Edits and remixes. When house was his nation, he used to listen to pen names like Suedmilch or Venedikt Reyf. He still likes the music formed under their umbrella, but today his tomorrow is not echoed in yesterday. His sound signature moved on. Into the open. He founded labels like R.i.O. or Serious Trouble. 

He lives in Berlin. Physically. In mind Benedikt Frey is at many places. Traveling far thru his home studio that is a flat a studio a flat an instrument a record collection a flat a studio. Everywhere gear, vinyl, tapes, instruments, rooms for spontaneous sonic notions, these moments, when a sudden strike of stimulation falls. He is inspired a lot. For music to dance. Music for films. Music for live shows. Music for dancing glows. Techno, house, downbeat, ambient, jungle, electronics outside the norms. Those transportive ones. Jamming with others. Jamming with his mind. In Berlin Wedding, North of the town, where the lights dimmed low, neighbors share the flow, and a small river runs slow.  As a DJ he plays here, there, everywhere. Big clubs, small shacks, festivals, gatherings. From fast to 90 BPM - as he feels. 

For himself. For the crowd. In the spur. He still remembers his club kid days. Going to dance with friends. Down there in Offenbach. Doing the Robert Johnson. Collective emotions for a better tomorrow. These he still seeks. In his music. His shows. His collaborations. You can book him for a party. For enlightenment. For ecstasy or introspective perspectives. Dancing slow, whilst pirouetting a high-pitched show. 

Since more than a decade. His own music is out there, too. Bringing his spirits in sound. On his own labels. On international imprints like ESP Institute, Hivern Discs, Craigie Knowes, or Emotional Response. Solo works. Driving ones. Slow drills. Teased during his DJ dates around the planet. 

The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still. Can’t kick that feeling when it hits. Benedikt Frey. In dreams. In streams. In music. Emotions. Situations. At night. In those flashy lights, when it bites.

24.5. b2b with NVST, Kauz Zürich
10.05. Säälchen, Berlin
26.04. Zentralwäscherei, Zürich
25.04. b2b Philipp Otterbach, Arkaoda, Berlin
04.04. Sameheads, Berlin
13.03. Säule, Berlin
22.02. Kegelbahn, Luzern
21.02. Fribourg, CH

---- BYE24

17.12. Kiosk Radio,  Bxl
15.12. Curly Teeth b2b w. NVST, Bxl
30.11. Panorama Bar, Berlin
16.11. La Culottee, Paris
19.10. LAF, Pforzhyme
05.10. Sameheads, Berlin
28.09. Buka, Milan
21.09. Chemiefabrik, Zürich
14.09. Ausland, Berlin
16.08. Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
21.07. Am Bach Festival, Lucerne
05.07. Kappa Futur Festival, Turin
14.06. Masters, Zagreb
18.05. Outracena, Lisbon
27.04. Arkaoda, Berlin
24.02. Macadam, Nantes
26.01. Sameheads, Berlin

Live from Epicentar 11.11.2023

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