Liam Wiliams is a newcomer talent from the outskirts of eastern Berlin, Germany. With this energetic melodic techno mix with a lot of homages to other genres or times, he takes us on a relaxing, yet creatively energetic and very contemporary journey of sounds. In doing so, he perfectly fullfils HSAB's approach to experimenting with techno and electronica, combining it with other genres and soundscapes.

Liam Wilhelm grew up in Berlin, and just started playing up for other people's joy. Despite his relatively late start with the DJing, he already gained lots of experience and positive feedback playing live for an audience in the Berlin cleanparty-scene. Liam himself is a clean addict and practices sober partying, playing and making music. 

Check out other mixes by Liam ☆ @matzi-wilhelm
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THIS IS LIAM WILIAMS AGAINST BORDERS:
We noticed a necessity for a new way of partying and coming together. Since we all went being so isolated during the pandemic and having the chance to come physically together again now, it doesn't seem to make much sense to still isolate ourselves on the dancefloor by the means of drugs, getting so high you don't even realise what is happening around you anymore, and therefore loose your integrity, love and ability to feel real joy.

We know addiction is a serious problem, and since we also have been there want to raise awareness to this. The best times of the Berlin club scene might possibly be over, and they surely left its scars on us. But there's always a way to get back to normal with the help of other people who experienced exactly the same thing. If you feel like you might have a problem with drugs, we encourage you to go to a meeting of your local support group and give yourself the chance to heal. You are Never Alone!

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Welcome to a sonic rollercoaster of vibes!!!

Olya aka @oliotronix has been part of the experimental electronic music scene for a long time. Starting with DJing and hosting 8 bit / eclectic nights in 2006, she later started "Gleeetch" in London 2012 as a counter culture initiative; passion for DJing, performing, exploring various hardware, audio-visual hacking and as a platform for anyone to collab, create and support autonomous noise spaces and learning together. At the moment she lives in Leipzig, doing elaborate live performances with game boys and circuit-bent music toys, interacting with the people in a very distinct and unique way.

This special mix is reflecting issues through the chaotic noise mind: anger against patriarchy and world situation, mixed with personal influences, emotional explorations, daydreaming, melancholia, anxiety, music adventures, romantics and totally stupid vibes.

"Apart from cops ruining parties and sets pretty regularly right now as a part of gentrification, I’m angry about masculinity domination and its toxic behavior in the music industry (and other areas). This has also been so many times my own experience. Ways to get into action concerning these issues are: Support your local Flinta friends! Organize platforms and spaces for them and yourself! And of course inspire everyone to break thru their / your cistem !!! It is not an easy life, but it is important to take a stand!"

Now let the mix speak for itself and gleeetch all Borders punks !!!

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@linoproblemo aka DJ RITALINO has been a long-time supporter and friend of HSAB since day one, which is why we are especially happy to present to you their wonderfully dreamy approach to east-german trance straight outta madgeburg today!!! We absolutely love their take on the genre, and you can really hear the experience Lino has with playing for a truly dedicated audience. Be sure that with this mix those party vibez blast straight into your bedroom! And don't forget to dance and go crazy! ;)

This is the first time we release a mix since we repositioned our political approach towards a more conscious way of partying. Here is what Lino has to say on the subject that matters most to us these days:

Lino: "2 years ago I was abstinent for a long time - the relapses crept in again more often with the re-opening of the clubs because these places, which is generally not reprehensible, are a complete consumption trigger fire. 10 minutes in the venue and you are already confronted with more visibly intoxicated than sober Atz*innen.
From minute 1 I associated techno, trance, etc. with substances and I have to say - I was afraid I wouldn't like this music anymore without getting high. Turns out: after playing my first time sober, I only loved it more.
Electronic music is fulfilling, trippy and an art in itself even without substances - something that encompasses much more than just stuff!
Sober Parties would offer the possibility to enjoy this dance ecstasy without consumption pressure and to consciously perceive sets in their entirety on the floor.
Not that I deny intoxication - not at all - but spaces where music, dance and community are in the foreground - and not randomly banging out with drugs or endless nonsense babbling in the smoking area - I would like to see more of them."

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This is the first Hard Styles Against Borders Mix played by @aliceoutofspace.
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BIG Shoutout to @jimmyvu28, who is creator of two of my favorite tracks in this set and also resident DJ of CLUB 816 BASSMENT in Vancouver, B.C., where I spent one of my most special clubnights ever in the beginning of 2018. 
The vibe of this pure handsup party inspires me until today, and so this mix is dedicated to all the DJs and of course to all the crazy chinese dancers of CLUB 816 BASSMENT. If you ever happen to be in Vancouver you have to check out this club for sure! PUT YA HANDSUP PARTYPEOPLE!!!

Alice's Soundcloud: @aliceoutofspace

01 ://ALICEOUTOFSPACE PLAYS HANDSUP AGAINST BORDERS

This is the third Hard Styles Against Borders Mix played by PARVIZ MANI.

This beautiful newschool trancy-techno mix by Julian aka Parviz Mani very well represents the sound which inspired us to create this project - formerly known as Hardtrance Against Borders - in 2019. The new influence of trance elements, the uncompromisingly hard kick and the fast speed at which the newer techno-styles are played nowadays back then were something completely new and therefore super thrilling to us. 
It is also the soundtrack to the beginning of our friendship, as we first met in a real ecstatic dancing-squat on the griessmuehle main floor. Listen to what has evolved out of it and
-----DIVE INTO THE SOUND – DISSOLVE ALL IDENTITY!

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THIS IS HARDTRANCE AGAINST BORDERS: The fortress Europe and its border regime are causing people's deaths every day. People are forced to leave their homes due to wars, persecution, displacement and ethnic cleansing, while the ones in power are building walls instead of bridges. This culminates in Lesvos, where refugees have to live in inhumane conditions. The camp there is overcrowded and they have to suffer from racist attacks. A few days ago there was a big fire in camp Moria that killed at least one child.
Especially in times of the corona-crisis we need to show solidarity. While most of us can socially isolate and profit from health care, they can not. That’s why we are asking you to donate to medico international if you can. medico international is supporting local projects that aim to provide healthcare. 
Check out their work here: https://www.medico.de

Julians Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/parviz_mani

03 ://PARVIZ MANI PLAYS HARDTRANCE AGAINST BORDERS

This is the fourth Hard Styles Against Borders Mix played by MK-ULTRA.

Even though Alan aka MK-ULTRA comes from the techno area in terms of partying, his taste in music is very diverse – involving classic hardcore sounds as well as jungle, hardstyle, donk and harddance elements. In this mix, he perfectly combines all these sounds to a homogenic but still very unique and catchy mix and so contributes to shape Hardstyles Against Borders' special crossgenre-approach. 

We hope you feel the new vibez and get inspired with us... 
THIS IS CROSSGENRE-HARDDANCE AGAINST BORDERS!
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The fortress Europe and its border regime are causing people's deaths every day. People are forced to leave their homes due to wars, persecution, displacement and ethnic cleansing, while the ones in power are building walls instead of bridges. This culminates in Lesvos, where refugees have to live in inhumane conditions. The camp there is overcrowded and they have to suffer from racist attacks. And while EU-officials are showing us how to wash our hands, there is no running water in the camps and people are simply not able to wash their hands.  Instead of evacuating the camp, the EU-governments rather risk another health crisis. 
Especially in times of the corona-virus we need to show solidarity. While most of us can socially isolate and profit from health care, they can not. That’s why we are asking you to donate to medico international if you can. medico international is supporting local projects that aim to provide healthcare.
Get to know more here: https://www.medico.de/blog/fluechtlinge-als-spielball-17658/

⚑⚑⚑LET'S BASS DOWN THE FORTRESS EUROPE!ⒶⒶⒶ

Alan's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ultracore161

04 ://MK-ULTRA PLAYS CROSSGENRE-HARDDANCE AGAINST BORDERS

With a little delay, but still not a piece less smashing: The fifth Hard Styles Against Borders Mix played by OSTBAM!

A wonderful, straight Gabber-Mix: PURE ENERGY, HIGH-SPEED, OLDSCHOOL POWER, CLASSIC TUNES!!! And, of course, some newskool french neo-gabber on top. ;)

You can feel Agi's aka Ostbams gabber/harcore roots in this mix, since she used to attend a lot of freetek parties when she was young. This is exactly the kind of spirit I want to bring back to people with this project, so I am very happy to have someone with her background play a mix for this series. I am also very happy for the support, since Ostbam is already quite renowned as a DJane, being part of several collectives and hosting parties in Leipzig at Institut fuer Zukunft.

Check out her other mixes here: https://soundcloud.com/ostbaaam
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THIS IS GABBER AGAINST BORDERS: While the coronavirus leads to a more restricted border policy, refugees living in the camp Moria on Lesvos are still left to their own. On 18th April 2020, 47 children and adolescents landed in Hannover, Germany. The aim is to accommodate 1,600 unaccompanied children throughout the EU. This is a step in the right direction, but not enough! The entire camp on Lesvos must be immediately evacuated before the coronavirus might infect the first refugees. The solidarity towards risk persons may not end at the national borders. We need a European solution, a humanitarian one. 
This is what the social movement “Europa Must Act” demands. They want a comprehensive change in the migration policy. Therefore, they published an open letter to EU leaders, “demanding the immediate decongestion of the Aegean Islands” so that refugees can be fairly relocated. In order to know more about Europe Must Act, click here: http://www.europemustact.org/

05 ://OSTBAM PLAYS GABBER AGAINST BORDERS

This is the 6th HSAB-Mix played by Timur aka DJ CRAK-1 and Joao aka DJ DAUERGEBÄCK. 

Combining a lot of different genres like ghetto house / tech, electro, acid and juke / footwork, this is our first longer mix, but it surely doesn't get boring with the time! 
It opens up a full new range of unusual sounds, while keeping it on a down-to-earth level in terms of the HARD in the styles! You should still feel ready to enjoy some real dirty ghetto house vocals, dry crackling snares, classic 303 soundz... and an perennial atmosphere of RAVING, the one and only thing we are all looking forward to come back at some point!
-----TUNE IN FOR SUM REAL GHETTO FLAVOUR, PARTYPEOPLE!!!

Joao's Soundcloud: @user-djdauer
Timurs Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/g-l-ve
more of Timurs Mixes: https://www.mixcloud.com/crak1/ 

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THIS IS GHETTO / ACID / ELECTRO AGAINST BORDERS: There are various valid reasons to leave their homes for refugees. One reason is seeking protection because of being queer. There are more countries discriminating queers than countries protecting them. The LGBTQ-Community faces exclusion, persecution and death penalty. When some of them arrive in Europe, they mostly have to "prove" their sexuality, which is absolutely inacceptable. Especially in Italy, LGBTQ refugees have been hit incredibly hard by the devastation caused by the pandemic. 
The international organization "All Out" wants to support queers fleeing from persecution. It fights for global LGBTQ-rights and connects with further initiatives. Currently, "All Out" collaborates with "Quore" in order to help LGBT + refugees in Italy. 
For more information, click here: https://go.allout.org/en/a/shelter-italy/?fbclid=IwAR2KRKUO2NHh2ZvVAEqw59vUsiUN_kh9_01F4yXMbB2z_h7FpmlHl_ZOuSI

06 ://DJ CRAK-1 B2B DJ DAUERGEBÄCK: GHETTO / ACID / ELECTRO AGAINST BORDERS

This is the 7th HSAB-Mix played by Liam Kelly aka ACID GUY, founder of BELFAST BASS INVADERS.

BELFAST BASS INVADERS is a podcast series and DJ collective with a very raw and playful spirit, nice cover artworks and - most importantly - ALL THE MUSIC presented there is just pure FIRE! Delivering high-quality sounds BURNING with power, and experimenting with all'o dem crazy genres – just like HSAB!!!
Also Liam Kelly aka ACID GUY is just a very cool guy, and we feel really connected to his approach to music and how he is promoting it!

Therefore it's so wonderful to have him play this smashing piece of Hardtrance-influenced DONK for HSAB here!
Have been waiting for some DONK to spread into the HSAB-sound for some time... and HERE IT IS! If you haven't been familiar with the genre by now, be sure to get addicted to it by listening to this one! Acid Guy also catches some Hardhouse and Hardstyle-sounds... There's even some of the HANDSUP-vibez from our very first Mix in there, too! Wohooo!!! 

---- SO FEEL THE SPECIAL BELFAST-VIBEZ SPREADIN' OVER TO BERLIN, AND N-JOY!!!

Belfast Bass Invaders: @belfast-bass-invaders
Check out Acid Guy: @bfastacidguy

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THIS IS CROSSGENRE-DONK AGAINST BORDERS:
After long hesitation, the politicians finally show responsibility. Berlin's senate recently decided on an admission program for 300 refugees who are still on Lesvos. The program is focused on (pregnant) women, children, traumatized, severely ill and old people being at risk due to Corona. 
Another step to humanity, but it is still not sufficient. As well, they are still more than 10.000 refugees who live in Camp Moria. 
We need an European solution. All of them need medical care. Medico International is a human rights organization  holding emergency assistance in crisis situations. The members support 114 projects in 29 countries. For more information: www.medico.de/en/

07 ://ACID GUY PLAYS CROSSGENRE-DONK AGAINST BORDERS

This is the 8th Hard Styles Against Borders Mix played by Laura aka SANGUINICA!

With this mix, we have a whole variety of technoid sounds to present to you, shifting back and forth between a very hypnotic, deep style and the harsher sounds of techno. 

Sanguinica has her roots in the techno scene of Leipzig, more precisely she got to the decks through friends from @nebulakollektiv. She has a very subtle, yet super catchy style of doing the transitions, which shapes her sound and gives it a unique minimalistic intensity. It got me addicted at day one!!!
Of course, she also doesn't forget to put some faster Hardtrance-and Electro-tunes on top. ;)
We really appreciate the intensity she creates with her special style of mixing and feel like this sound of techno is actually the PERFECT VIBE for this summer's FREEOPENAIR-PARTY SPIRIT that we finally got back! :3

---- LET YOURSELF SLIP INTO IT FULLY, AND ENJOY!

More mixes of @sanguinica.

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THIS IS TECHNO AGAINST BORDERS: Cadus is a charitable and independent NGO from Berlin which evolved out of a narrow circle of friends who have their roots in the festival- and subcultural scene. They initiate innovative and sustainable projects focussing on need-based capacity, primarily concerned with supporting people in crisis regions. 
Working directly in war zones of Kurdistan – where people would be left on their own without the help of charitable organizations – for instance by operating (field) hospitals in refugee camps and cities that had been occupied by the IS, they are risking their lives to help the people most in need. 
We really appreciate their work and would like you to have a look at their instagram, where they're keeping you up-to-date with all the work they do in a very positive and constructive way! And of course think about donating, if you can.
https://www.instagram.com/cadus_berlin/

08 ://SANGUINICA PLAYS TECHNO AGAINST BORDERS

ENJOY PURE TECHNO MADNESS. WITH CLASS. 
And some Hard Styles, of course. 

TUNE ALL IN AND FEEL THE CLUB VIBES IN YOUR BEDROOM. CLOSE YOUR EYES. LET YOURSELF SLIP INTO THAT WELL KNOWN FEELING. IT'S STILL HERE. YOU CAN FEEL IT. ALL YOU'VE FELT UNTIL NOW, BACK THEN. IT'S STILL ALL THERE, AND YOU CAN WORK WITH IT.  DO IT!

AND PLEASE, LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING [SKIPPERS FUKK OFF].

@kimvalmount
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THIS IS TECHNO AGAINST BORDERS: Since the COVID-19 breakout in Europe March 2020, 20.000 refugees on Lesvos (Greece) are not allowed to leave Camp Moria. The devastating circumstances have been existing prior to the shutdown. The lacking supply of food and medical care lead to unacceptable conditions. Furthermore, children have no access to education. Even the littlest ones must grow up in such a terrible environment. Until today, the European politicians have not shown the will to change that. An agreement is still missing, and an adequate distribution of refugees being directly concerned by COVID-19 guarantee safety.

In the last months, ships in the Mediterranean were seized, even though it is well-known that refugees from Africa keep risking their lives in order to escape the misery. Until today, countries in Middle and East Europe react very slowly and do not help the Southern countries, such as Spain and Italy, who are currently fighting against the drastic consequences of the pandemic. This shows that despite the pandemic, the refugee crisis continues.

Various humanitarian organizations demand a European solution to the crisis. The border policies in Europe endanger lives of helpless people escaping war. The EU calling itself humanitarian and social betray the own values. While observing the misery in the Mediterranean, in Camp Moria or in the Balkans, Europe attempts to keep on their face of humanity. Despite COVID-19, Europe can manage the refugee crisis as well. But the littlest one, the refugees, cannot escape COVID-19, famine, violence and fear. 

Let's break down the borders, and help the weakest.

10 ://KIM VALMOUNT PLAYS TECHNO AGAINST BORDERS

Lockdown feels kicking in again – time for some HARD STYLES AGAINST BORDERS again!

This time from @tris-extraenergy, 1/2 of @shady-lines.

TRIS is a young promising talent from Potsdam near Berlin, delivering a very contemporary and energetic mix bursting with HIGHSPEED GROOVES, HARDHOUSE, FREEFORM – and some wonderfully cheesy 90s trance vibes, perfectly shaping HSAB's sound further on.

TRIS is running his own label @extra-energy with his best friend @dev030. Definitely check out their first compilation - all pure high speed bangers with a vision for the future and so much more to come! 
As soon as things have gotten back to normal, Tris and his partner are planing to do label parties in Berlin.
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THIS IS TRIS AGAINST BORDERS: David Vilentchik did a real nice Interview with humanitarian empowernment organization Cadus e.V. for Hardstyles Against Borders! They are talking about how Cadus evolved out of a small circle of friends from the party- and festival-scene to an organisation working for humanitarian empowernment in crisis regions, the difficulties of dealing with european border policies AND (this is my favorite part) about how it might be possible to connect hedonistic party culture with humanitarian and/or political engagement. 🏴💚
Check it out on Youtube and take some time for listening into it - you won't regret it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJ-mEBA1jI

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Glitchgirl. Spanish music artist. Over 100 Shows in 5 years.

Glitchgirl is punk and rave, but punk and rave are not just music. Giving a total fuck about conventions of mixing or genre and undermining notions of what music is, Glitchgirl creates a very unusual and addictive piece of music for HSAB.
»I'm very serious music producer but performances sometimes I go crazy. Part of my identity of art is sounding fucking up hard in big things but then genius moments ... played for 5000 people in Girona and fucked up hard as part of the show but not on purpose. People loved it.«

As many genres as you can think of. Shamelessly jumping from one to the other in extreme ways. 
Exploring things in a certain kind of speed that can't be described but must be heard. 
Listen several times, it never gets boring.

Glitchgirl Official: @xwindows95x 
Bandcamp: https://glitchgirl.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glitchgirlofficial/
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THIS IS GLITCHGIRL AGAINST BORDERS: Moria is not the only place of shame in Europe. In Velika Kladuša, a town at the Bosnian-Croatian border, about 7,000 refugees are currently stuck. 1,500 of them live outdoors. The others live in ruins or in building shells. Men, women and children cross rivers and minefields to reach Croatia, an EU member state. If they are caught by the police, they will have to expect push backs. This often happens under police violence. However, this behavior is against the European Convention on Human Rights which states that anyone seeking protection from human rights violations has the right to seek asylum. This shows again that humanity has a low value in Europe. Instead, other interests are pursued, to the suffering of the weakest.
Source: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/28947/snow-increases-hardship-for-migrants-in-bosnia

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PODCAST SERIES FROM BERLIN UNITING UPCOMING AND UNDERGROUND MUSIC ACTS OF THE NEW ERA AND HARDER SPHERES IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

 ☆ ☆ ☆ THE PROJECT IS DISCONTINUED AS OF NOV 2023. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT FROM DEC 2019 UNTIL TODAY  ☆ ☆ ☆


HARD STYLES AGAINST BORDERS CREATES A BRIDGE BETWEEN ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND POLITICS. WE DO NOT ONLY WANT TO CELEBRATE PURE HEDONISM - THAT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT IN OUR TIMES.

WE ARE IN A PHASE OF TRANSITION INTO A NEW ERA. IN OUR EYES, THIS REQUIRES US TO GO NEW WAYS.

THE TIME IS RIPE FOR THIS CHANGE TOWARDS A MORE CONSCIOUS WAY OF PARTYING. THIS IS A NEW APPROACH FOR THE BERLIN CLUB SCENE. WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER EXISTED BEFORE IN BERLIN CLUB LIFE. A NEW WAY OR FORM OF EXPERIENCING MUSIC AND DANCE TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE OF EXPRESSION AND A NEW FIELD OF EXPERIMENTATION. WE WANT TO CREATE A NICHE FOR PEOPLE WHO LONG FOR EXACTLY THAT AND ARE READY TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

OUR APPROACH IS RADICAL, BUT WE SEE THIS AS A NECESSARY STEP ON THE WAY TO A FORWARD-LOOKING CLUB CULTURE. 

@aliceoutofspace is head of HSAB.

Don't forget to check our Instagram!

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