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Freero 2024

Tristen (AIM) Recorded on The T Room Sessions Live at Prince Charles Nov 22nd 2013

Tristen Recorded on The T Room Sessions

set recorded live at Freerotation festival and featured on Louche Music

all vinyl

Esther Duijn At Freerotation Festival 2014

Hyejin Live at Process 12.24.23 | VISLA FM

Recorded by @solmadj for The Memoir, 2023.
All tracks were written, produced, and mixed by @solmadj.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 Solma - *
03:50 Solma - *
06:57 Solma - *
09:55 Solma - *
14:01 Solma - *
16:37 Solma - Quantum Jumping [Crescent London]
20:20 Solma - (Forthcoming Blue Night Jungle)
22:35 Solma - *
26:42 Solma - (forthcoming Crescent London)
30:52 Solma - *
34:18 Solma - *
36:54 Solma - (Forthcoming Crescent London)
40:10 Solma - *
43:58 Solma - *
48:15 Solma - *
53:50 Solma - *
58:01 Solma - The Key to Killing Your Ego [Virtual Forest]
01:00:29 Solma - Unreleased (forthcoming Polën)

* = Unreleased

Love and light

Page 117: Solma

a prestigious selection of underground sounds by D. tiff

∞ tales from the plush grotto™

NYC fav @dj-healthyy takes over earth dog  with a precise selection of deep minimal & techno <3

big up the masa man

Earth Dog 028: DJ Healthy

This week’s DETECT comes courtesy of Lucas Rojo, aka @r010artist.

Focusing solely on the Live format, the Madrid-based artist and producer dances between uplifting techno, dub and house both in his groove-laden productions and selections. 

A resident of the prestigious Phase Collective, R-010 is regular on their line-ups as well as their discography with his ‘Caleidoscope’ EP being released in March of last year. Whilst back in November, he released his most recent album ‘La ciudad de los muchachos’ on Cabrera, which featured his trademark funk-infused, energetic grooves aplenty.

R-010’s sound identity is in full force for this DETECT mix, recorded LIVE exclusively for FOLD - available to listen to now on our SoundCloud, via the link in our bio.

DETECT [143] - R-010

BREAKA + MIXTRESS 23.1.24

This is Part 2 of my Mystery of the Motherbeat series of DJ mixes. I’ve wanted to record this mix for a long time as a follow-up to my 2018 mix by the same name. Both are a fusion of styles used to build a psychedelic hypnotic soundscape for deep listening and personal synchronization with the heart of Motherbeat. No big hands in the air moments to speak of here, just deep mixing and some of the most beautiful records in my collection. My Journal of the Motherbeat Substack explores the selections and intentions behind this 2 hour and 19 minute mix: https://journalofthemotherbeat.substack.com/p/notes-on-a-dj-mix. The track list is below.

1. LaTour - Blue (XX Records, 1992)
2. @geotaguchi - Deep Blue  (Coymix, 2023) 
3. Caldera - 30 Friends (Freude Am Tanzen, 2022)
4. Y.M.C. - Subway (Yoshitoshi Recordings, 1998) 
5. Brian Tanseau - Relativity (Carl Craig Urban Affair Dub, 1993)
6. @satoshi_tomiie - Un Peu (Abstract Architecture, 2023)
7. @edmondsonandon - On & On (Lissoms, 2023) 
8. Cris. P - Lemon (Psy Section, 2021)
9. @dreamcycleuk - All the Things (Idle Hands, 2021) 
10. Yaw Evans - Only Spirit (GD4YA, 2022) 
11. Todd Edwards - Winter Behavior (i Records, 1995)
12. Toka Project - One Day (Filter Flow, 1999)
13. Brian Eno - Fractal Zoom  (Mary’s Birthday Mix) (Opal Records, 1992)
14. Thurlow Joyce - Varial (NAFF, 2023)
15. Hoodwink  - Trip From The Hip (Mute, 1997)
16. The Heavyweight Kru  =  The Drea-mm (Not On Label, 1999)
17. @perkopair - Prang (Numbers, 2023)
18. Way Out West - The Gift (album version) (Deconstruction, 1997)
19. Anunaku @gu_tsvi - Celeste (WHYT, 2023)
20. Head High - Break Away (Power House, 2023)
21. Kenny Dope - Tom Beat (Dopewax, 2005)
22. S.R. - Dosemeter (Ruffset Records, 2022)
23. Knopha - Corundrum (Mood Hut, 2023)
24. Molen - Molecular Machine (Flight Mode, 2023)
25. Satoshi Tomiie - Proody-106 (Phonogramme, 2023)
26. DJ Tonka - Radical Noise (Force Inc., 1995)
27. Ruffneck Revival - My Knight VI (Not on Label, 1999)
28. Ruffneck Revival - My Knight VII (Not on Label, 1999)
29. Transformer 2  - Fruit of Love (Profile, 1992)
30. American Freedom Train - Cab Ride (Soundbird, 1975)
31. Way Out West  - Earth (Deconstruction, 1997)

Eris Drew’s Mystery of the Motherbeat Part 2

Extending a warm welcome to our good friend P.Bud! A wicked producer of swirling deep cuts and the solo brains trust behind the NYC based @aroniarecords, Philip's leanings span the intersecting vibe-sphere of groovy, dubby 90s house, early 00s tech house and prog with subtle deep hypnotic trance nods for the early morning inclined. 

Get set for two-hours of classy digs and exquisite blends from one of the realest out there! 

@p_bud

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. I moved to New York from Berlin a couple years ago and I’ve been so impressed and inspired by the North American scene since coming here. It’s so welcoming, inclusive, and community oriented, and is pushing really interesting music forward. This past festival season in particular was amazing. I attended Sustain Release for the first time and it totally blew my mind. Best Out Of Town, a festival organized by some friends in Canada that I played at, was also just next level. I definitely drew on those musical experiences when putting together this mix. 

I also love digging, so a lot of the records in this mix are ones I picked up in NY record shops–shout out to A1, Human Head, Boom Service, and Academy. I’ve been really into 90s / early 00s tech-house and progressive lately so that’s definitely the throughline in this mix. 

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?

A. In terms of records close to my heart, I’ve been obsessed with The Age Of Love Suite (Neverending Voice Mix) by Unity 3 for a while now, such a beautiful vocal trance track. I also just adore Groove Control by Variable Frequency Technician–when the pads come in it gets me every time. Those are both tracks I’ve had on repeat while cruising through the city on my bike and I’m glad I found places for them in this mix. 

I love making edits of tracks that are almost perfect but just need little tweaks to get them there. For example, Only When I'm Dancing Do I Feel This Disco by The Mighty Dub Cats is cheesy in the best possible way, but the breakdown is just too much so I took it out. Storyteller by Urban Clockers has an amazing groove but the arrangement was lacking so I worked on that. Groove Society - Push Upon It has been stuck in my head nonstop since I found it, but the pitch was drifting too much so I smoothed that out.  

Q. What’s the latest with your label Aronia Records? We’ve been treated to a couple of seriously deep, hypnotic and at times experimental dance records from yourself and the Toronto based producer Emissive in the past couple of years, is this the kind of direction you’ll be looking to explore even further with the label and your own production going forward?

A. Thanks for the kind words! I’ll definitely try to keep things ‘seriously deep’ haha :)

I want to focus on dancefloor material–it’s so rewarding seeing people move to Aronia tracks–but I’d also love for Aronia releases to work in different contexts too. I’ve been very lucky to collaborate with Evan (Emissive) in that regard, whose music ticks both those boxes. Resounding Yes for example is an amazing, hypnotic track that works both on headphones as on the floor. 

I’m lining up some releases for 2024, mainly my own productions so far. I’m always keen to put out other people’s music though, so please send stuff my way if you like our sound! I’d also love to get Aronia more involved in the NY scene, so I’m looking for ways to do that.

I’m partial to vinyl as a format, but it’s so costly and time consuming, and I’d really love to put out more music. So on top of vinyl, maybe there will be some digital only Aronia releases too. Maybe some Bandcamp or Nina Protocol exclusives? We’ll see.

MDC.292 P.Bud

Anyone who has experienced a Mark Broom techno session will know full well that as well as bean famous for deploying the harder persuasions of his adopted genre he also has a way to maintain an energy and vibrancy that can drive a room at any portion of a night. Even in the final hours when energy reserves are typically spent, he is pretty damn apt at locking in listeners to any dancefloor he has charge of. An integral part of the UK's techno story Broom began his journey in the early 90's inspired by the emerging sound of Chicago and Detroit, he then went onto lend his own take to the style going onto release across some of the world's most respected imprints, Mo'wax, Warp, R&S included, over the last two decades and becoming a firm part of his home land's pioneering scene. Earning the respect of those that first inspired him, Broom has also spent this year alongside Robert Hood as part of his 20 Years of M Plant tour - a compatriot he will be joining in Room Two this November. In anticipation of this huge Detroit - UK hook up Broom has recorded an exclusive promo mix to show us what he's filling his sets with at the moment the perfect anticipation builder for the night ahead...

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Tickets: found.ee/fabric0811

Mark Broom - fabric Promo Mix

Leif Knowles is a rare talent. And if you trace the contours of our shared history, you’ll notice that, yep, we’ve been supporting him since day one - when the then fledgling producer was getting noticed with his minimal output before later making deeper, house cuts for the likes of BL and the Fear of Flying imprint. As a business, we fully appreciate that artist exist to develop and evolve to explore new regions of musicality and that’s exactly what Leif did himself last year when he released his debut album, Dinas Oleu. Described by online music portal, LWE, as an album that "entrains the listener into Leif’s distinct sonic world systematically", it saw the Welsh producer take a step away from the dancefloor persuasion and present a more atmospheric approach to his productions. 

Aside from co-running the vinyl only UntilMyHeartStops label, Knowles - who is also a core member of the much beloved Freerotation festival - represents a deeper understanding of the four four, something that, much like us, the Hessle Audo crew fully salute him for. So it came as no surprise when the collective invited him to join them for their full club takeover on Friday 5th December alongside a slew of other special guests. What did come as welcome surprise however, was the fact that Leif graciously handed in an exclusive mix that so fantastically explored the contents of his record box…

Tickets and Info: http://found.ee/FABRICLIVE0512

Leif - FABRICLIVE x Hessle Audio Mix

REC 21 w/ Nosedrip

The REC series compiles outstanding performances recorded in the club throughout the year, highlighting artists representing our love for electronic music.

The more we listen to Nosedrip’s last Room 01 adventure, the more we fall in love with it. Part of his all-nighter at Fuse and with a constant air of reflective and introspective touches, the Belgian leftfield treasure is doing justice to his reputation of never being predictable.

From vocals to etheric percussions, set-backed oddballs, or acid and Arabic sound textures, the Stroom.tv founder is drawing a resourceful example of his musical DNA. A spiritual ascension, guided by Ziggy Devriendt’s intuitions for two hours long.

▪️ Soundcloud: @ziggy-devriendt
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/nosedrip
▪️ Discogs: discogs.com/artist/5887285-Nosedrip
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/nosedrip
▪️ Facebook: facebook.com/Nosedrip

Nosedrip — Recorded live at Fuse Brussels (19/01/24)

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"My reference point for this mix is Berghain" - October

01.	Silent Servant - Lust Abandon (Jealous God)
02.	Snow Bone - Mystic Vision (Lobster Theremin)
03.	Dj Qu - Be Free (Hardknock Shaker Dub) (Strength)
04.	Roman Lindau - Sub Suggestion (Fachwerk)
05.	Silent Servant - Doom Deferred (The Blood Of Our King)
06.	Jeroen Search - Python (A&S)
07.	Sahko No 2
08.	Gesloten Cirkel - Submit X (Murder Capitol)
09.	Mmm - Sync 7
10.	Unknown - Unknown 
11.	Suburban Knight - Infra Red Spectrum (Underground Resistance)
12.	Robert Hood - Resurrection (M-Plant)
13.	Dopplereffekt - Rocket Science
14.	Prince Of Denmark - Cut 2 (Giegling)
15.	Marco Shuttle And Donatto Dozzy - Volo 1 (Eerie)
16.	Nsi - Tear (Nsi) 
17.	Levon Vincent - Stereo Systems (Novel Sound)
18.	Sandwell District - Speed And Sound (Sandwell District)
19.	Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Version)

Considered as an artist with an impeccably tight reputation, the bulk of October's output exhumes an enigmatic strain of techno that's currently being pumped through the veins of the underground community. His releases been housed by the likes of Fred P's Soul People Music, BRSTL and Will Saul's Aus Music camp – whilst Smith’s kept himself busy operating TANSTAAFL (There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch) alongside John Osborn. Lately though, it's his stint with the superlative Swedish outfit, Skudge that’s been garnering him the most kudos, releasing both the upstanding Empires EP and, perhaps most notably, this year's Gate 2 Yesterday on Skudge's self-titled imprint. Revealing that he’ll also be releasing his debut album via Skudge, Smith promises that he’ll stray away from his usual material and showcase a body of work that explains “what he’s really about.”

October - EE353 - Electronic Explorations (Warehouse Sessions 014)

I haven't been back at Freero since 2018, so this is a very welcome home for me and a reunion of family and new friends!
Blessings to Steevio & SuzyBee! and the entire Freerotation team!
Love you all!
Ed Jus-Ed That is...

TASCAM DR-40X

JUS-ED FREEROTATION 2024

My contribution to this year's festival, following on from a magic set by MaryLou before Steevio & Suzy B, Shackleton and Batu closed out another unforgettable Sunday night in room 1. 
A true privilege to be a part of it.

Joe Ellis Freerotation 2024

DJ set of my own productions and remixes played at Freerotation Festival 2024.

Tracklist:
01. (unreleased)
02. (unreleased)
03. "Helix" (Live Jams October '21 - Bandcamp Exclusive EP)
04. (unreleased)
05. (unreleased)
06. (unreleased)
07. "Neon Pink Grid" (Lesser Lights Of The Bardo EP - Minibar)
08. (unreleased)
09. (unreleased)
10. (unreleased)
11. Rich T "That Feeling" (Tom Ellis Remix) - Trendy Mullet
12. "Short Lived" (Coming soon on Lyssna Recordings)
13. Samuel Padden "Ergo" (Tom Ellis Remix)
14. (old remix i did for someone but i don't remember who!?)
15. (unreleased)
16. "Possible Location" Lyssna Recordings
17. "Take Me To The Ball" Lyssna Recordings
18. (unreleased)
19. (unreleased)
20. Soulstatejazz - (unreleased work in progress)

Tom Ellis @ Freerotation 2024

The best festival tucked away in beautifuuuuul Wales .....

softi : Freerotation 2024

After listening to many Freerotation recordings over the years, it feels a bit surreal to share this one. I had such a great time meeting the freero community. Very special to feel the positive vibe and patience to build something new.

Bas Dobbelaer - Freerotation 2024

ROOM 2 - SATURDAY 20 til 22 🐊🐊🐊

Thanks to Suzybee & Steevio, the volunteers, the dancers, the musicians, Théo & Ugo, the Friends of Fictions, Alex & very special thanks to @iambruce for mastering the recording :)

Hug to @r4r_luz who sadly couldn't make it this year and was supposed to play before me.

Shorter context: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NI2bwMVcu/

Longer context: https://nonogigsta.substack.com/p/1ec95196-66ba-45d9-91d0-3b1031fc5c42

Freerotation 2024 : The House Of Crocodiles Part 2 (Live Recording)

"i dance, it's what i do" 
NO DMS PLS USE EMAIL

07.11 - Listen x Fuse x Breaxx, Brussels 🇧🇪
08.11 - Amigo, Ghent 🇧🇪
16.11 - Arkaoda, Berlin 🇩🇪
21.11 - Kwia, Berlin 🇩🇪
23.11 - Ohm, Berlin 🇩🇪

2026

30.01 - TBC, Paris 🇫🇷

27.02 - TBA, Prag 🇨🇿

08/09.05 - TBA 🇩🇪

03.07 - TBA 🇫🇷
10/12.07 - TBA 🇬🇧

neither @gigsta-uk nor @gigsta-694895819

Freerotation 2024 : The House Of Crocodiles Part 2 (Live Recording)

Nono Gigsta