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The recent episode features tracks from Bryan Zentz, Vince Watson, The Advent and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 138 w/ Heron

Red Room, Closer #104 Amelia, Milan, IT 24 May 2025

Speedy & Steve - Reddo (Mote-Evolver - MOTE065)
Justin Berkovi - Echoes Of Subversion (MB Elektronics - MBE190)
Dj Dextro - Vacuum Decay (CLR - CLR129)
Mark Broom - Flanger (Beard Man - BMD050)
Chris Liebing - Kaizen (CLR - CLR128)
Goran Kan - Sirens (TuneCore - 859797688959)
Robert Hood - Art Form (M-Plant - MPMD2502)
Ian Pooley - Celtic Cross (Len Faki Remix) (Figure - FIGURE 75.5)
Jackin Trax & Don Rimini - Red Alert (RSPX - RSPX76)
Lewis Fautzi - Modified Experiments (Faut Section - FAUT066)
Toni Alvarez - Groove System (Planet Rhythm Records - SPSERIES009)
Ø [Phase] - Nonphysical (Modwerks - MDWXLP000DD)
Dj Rush - Sex Me All Night Long (Charlie Hall Remix) (Pro-Jex - PROXLP4)
Mark Broom - Dated (RSPX - RSPX73)
Nastia Reigel - If So Then (Falling Ethics - FEX021)
Pres - Mutual Ideas (Kr!z Remix) (Evilgroove Records - EGLP002)
Björn Torwellen - March Of The Transients (Nachtstrom Schallplatten - NST184A)
Justin Berkovi - Rage (MB Elektronics - MBE190)
Risa Taniguchi & Black Asteroid - Gunk (CLR - CLR105)
D.A.F. - Der Mussolini (Turbo Turbo Remix) (CDr)
Burglar Tom - Means To The End (Burglar - BURGLAR003)
Emmon - Machines (Terence Fixmer Remix) (International Deejay Gigolo Records - GIGOLO366)
Steve Bicknell - Easing Into Tomorrow (KR3 Records - KR3016)
The Advent - Passive Aggressive (Truncate Remix) (Truncate - TRUNCATEDGTL44)
Jeff Mills - DNA (Sims JFF Edit) (CDr)
Dj Funk - Happy Feet (Remix) (International House Records - IHR9023-1)
Dj Geto Man - Acid Space (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR398)
Video Dave - Booty People (Wilko Remix) (Pimp Records - PIMP 007)
Dj Geto Man - Acid Space (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR398)
Gary Beck - Lost Angel (Code Records - CODE39)
Lester Fitzpatrick - Manipulation (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKRSS248)
Zoot Woman - Living In A Magazine (Paper Faces Remix) (Wall Of Sound - WALL T 072)
Rosa Damask - Adore You (Dave Clarke Club Solitaire Remix) (Downwards - DNDS1)
The Southern - B2basic (CLR - CLR126)
Pushmann - That Modern Loop (Truncate - TRUNCATEDGTL43)
Steve Bicknell - The Power Pyramids (KR3 Records - KR3016)
Bendik Baksaas - Do Easy (Lewis Fautzi Remix) (Snick Snack - SNACK042)
The Southern - Myself Yourself (Iturnem Music - IT35)
Renato Cohen - Pontapé 2013 Remake (Drumcode - DC108)
Risa Taniguchi - Hypes Come Hypes Go (Mind Medizin Records - MDZN032)
Surgeon - Soul Fire (Tresor - TRESOR373)
Harvey McKay - Addicted (BEK Audio - BEK062)
Bloody Mary - Reality Three (Slam Mix) (Dame Music - DAME050)

Closer 2025 (Exclusive)

Episode 139 includes lots of history again:
Amazing music from Brothers Yard, Petter B, Technasia and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 139 w/ Heron

Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Sarah Sommers (@sarahsommersmusic). Go to bit.ly/47gOIRh for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 471 – Sarah Sommers

As promised, episode 140 is a very special one to me, a tribute to Mr. James Barth and AD aka Cari Lekebusch and Alexi Delano, that i truly admire and respect. Enjoy this careful selected journey.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 140 w/ Heron

A modular exploration from Erik Jabari, captured live at New Faces, June 11, 2025.

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About Tresor Berlin
At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future.

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.

Erik Jabari (Live Modular Set) | Live at Tresor - 11.05.25

Archaic Revival - Minimal Detroit Set

Bloody Mary is an producer, live act, DJ, label owner of Dame-Music, and resident at Tresor Berlin.

This mix brings together some of her favourite tracks from the summer—acid bangers and groovy techno cuts from producers she admires—alongside three of her own. It includes one from her latest EP, another forthcoming on 26 September, and a third signed to a favourite acid label for release on vinyl later this year. The set is all about high energy and raw grooves.

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Track List
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Arthi, Sam Interface : Ruffest
Bloody Mary : Reality Three (909 Mix)
DJ Rush : Djax-Up-Beat (Auralizer vs Dexter W remix)
Harvey McKay : Only 909
Bloody Mary : Warped Circuit (UNRELEASED)
Manglés : Neural Naxus Collapse
Green Velvet : Explorer
Dimi Angélis :  Purgatory
Franz & Shape : Fuzz
Viikatory : Seal Your Camera
Mark Broom : Flanger
Exos :  Infrared
G303 : The Storm
Bloody Mary : Cloud 9 (Vinyl Edit)
Acerbic : Pulsating Vibrating
Drax :  Phosphene
DJ Plant Texture :  Let It Go (Jungle Mix)

BCCO Mix Series 684: Bloody Mary

Run it Red for September 2025 is here!

This one features fresh, recent and unreleased cuts from the likes of Rodhad, Mark Broom, Annie Hall and Joe Milli, some ‘Just for fun’ re-edits of Obscure Shape, Honey Dijon and Confidential Recipe plus an edit of Heiko Laux and Steve Rachmad i did purely for my own sets in 2011/2012 that is soon going to drop on the excellent, Kanzleramt. Much love for the ongoing support and big ups to the labels / artists (full tracklist below!). Sims x 

Hit the charity links if you can, too...

Charity Link: fanlink.tv/Charities
Spotify Playlist: bit.ly/RUNITREDSPOTIFY
Upcoming tour dates: bit.ly/BenSimsBIT

1. Ray Kajioka - Nord Hammer. Frameworks
2. Zarco - Spacetool. PRT WRX
3. Nørbak & Temudo - Rasteira. Hayes
4. Studyman - As U Like the Arpeggio. Metrohm
5. DisX3 - Splinters. Lila
6. PTTRNRCRRNT - Virtual 2. Immaterial.Archives
7. Pyramidal Decode - Fiammata. PHYR
8. Truncate - Lonely Night. Clergy
9. Ikari - Rubber Membrane. Inguma
10. 1morning - Like A Funk Machine. SEVEN
11. Uncertain - Nasty. Rekids
12. Andre Luki - Incorrect Conductor. Arido
13. Dynamic Forces - Driven. Symbolism (Forthcoming)
14. Daryl Stay - Ah Yeah. Ploy
15. Rødhåd - Lift Off. Air Texture
16. PTTRNRCRRNT - Virtual 1. Immaterial.Archives
17. Techflex - Liquidus. Naked Lunch
18. Telegrama - Caldas 02. Milagrosa
19. Fixon - Panama Cut (Truncate Remix). ANOAH
20. Uncertain - Push. Rekids
21. Heiko Laux & Steve Rachmad - The Viking (Ben Sims Edit). Kanzleramt (Forthcoming)
22. Laurel - Initium. Mind Medizin
23. RARÓG - Resilience. Antimodus
24. MMØ - Mutuo. FatGrooves
25. Trismus - Weird Looking Fellah. Hayes
26. Telegrama - Caldas 04. Milagrosa
27. Lando - You and Yours. Face To Face
28. Lando - Freex. Face To Face
29. Ø [Phase] - Change Agent. Modwerks
30. Soulmate - Untitled. Unreleased
31. Lost Loops - Nv99Ps_Rec02_2506. Life
32. Parde Grilon - Insensitive. Registros Siderales
33. Lost Loops - Shjmx_01Vdis_2500. Life
34. Metapattern - Rockets. ANOAH
35. Phyc - O Golpe Do Estelionatário. Unknown
36. Fixon - UFO Wrangler. Hardgroove (Forthcoming)
37. Confidential Recipe - Work It For Luv. Illegal Alien  **
38. Henko ES - Haru. Fonio
39. Makaton - Debris Field. Rodz Konez
40. Aske - Bending Of Time. Primitive State
41. Electric Rescue - Aygo (L'ombre Remix). Skryptom
42. E.D.A.L. - Geistige Bewegung. Arido
43. Tonyy - Gradient. Edit Select
44. Kaan Pirecioglu - Spellbound. Float
45. DisX3 - Freq Mode. Lila
46. Honey Dijon & Channel Tres feat Sadie Walker - Show Me Some Love 
(Shake The Earth Extended Remix). Classic **
47. Mathias Kaden - Freedom (Instrumental). Rekids
48. Daryl Stay - Chroma. Ploy
49. Mark Broom - M-Tallic. Unreleased
50. Joe Milli - Expressions. Livity Sounds
51. Soulmate - Untitled. Unreleased
52. Charlton - Chocolate Haze. Inguma
53. Obscure Shape - Zwei Seiten. Clergy  *Sims JFF Edit
54. Lost Loops - Instr_Antkk3_2501. Life
55. Pyramidal Decode - Eternità. PHYR
56. Deluka - Tribal Waves. No Signal
57. Aske - Occultation. Primitive State
58. DC11 - Someone Who Clearly Doesn't Give A Fuck. Planet Rhythm
59. Trismus - The Gap. Hayes
60. ópax - Bell Dent. Air Texture
61. Petit Beurre - Dedra. Metrohm
62. Juri Heidemann - HLLLLL. Pengan
63. Joe Milli - Look Again. Livity Sounds
64. Annie Hall - Ability To Multitask. Delsin
65. Kosh - Breaksit. Cragie Knowes

*Sims JFF Edit
**RB  JFF Edit

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BEN SIMS pres RUN IT RED 125. Sept 2025

It's been a while since I put up a fresh techno mix. To be honest, I was kinda losing interest with all the tracks coming out trying to sound like Funk Assault clones (badly), so took a bit of a step back for a few months. Now the darker months are incoming, it feels like the perfect time for a set of nothing but fast-paced, dancefloor aimed heaters. Mostly new tracks with a few oldies sprinkled in. Enjoy!

Full Tilt

A 1-hour slice from our 2-hour b2b at Spektrum, Stockholm_Aug 2025

Alexi Delano b2b Benjamin Mull - Spektrum - STHLM 29.08.25 - 1hr

New SPND20 Mixtape in the vault: @benales on duty. 📼

Since the late 90s, the French selector has been shaping floors with his signature blend of raw, deep, Detroit-tinged techno. A regular at institutions like Tresor, Rex Club, and Radion, he’s shared booths with heavyweights like DVS1, Surgeon, Steve Bicknell, and James Ruskin. Add to that a producer’s catalogue on labels such as Sino, KEY Vinyl, Construct Re-Form, Clergy, and more - Benales is true to the craft.🔊

For his SPND20 Mixtape, he went fully purist: two Technics SL-1200MK2s, a mixer, and a Zoom H5 - with nothing but records from his personal archive. Expect tracks spanning early 90s gems through 2000s essentials to today’s sharpest cuts. It’s a vinyl-only journey that captures decades of techno in motion, stitched together with the raw energy of the booth and the precision of a craftsman.

A high-pressure, club-ready mix that will leave you craving those endless nights and basement floors. 🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Benales

Tim Xavier - The Unknown 1999 Vinyl Mix A & B sides Mixtape_MMM

Episode 141 includes treasuries again - mainly amazing records from back in the days from Samuel Session.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 141 w/ Heron

Many times, biographies of techno acts start by singing their praise of an extremely early,
extraordinary talent on synthesizers and other electronic devices.

In Heron’s case, things are different. Because Martin Spittel has been shaped musically since his childhood, the influences were as diverse as music can be.

On one side, there was his grandfather, who played various instruments, and to whom young Martin related closest to and whose influence still lasts until today. On the other side there were his cousins who were not much older than himself, enthusiastic about AC/DC, and band members themselves. Over the course of the following years, he explored the diversity of Black, Death and Trash Metal, EBM and Industrial, right up to Detroit Techno.

Ever since then, Heron's environment served as compensation to ferce parties and expanding his musical horizon. This symbiosis from the love of nature and the musical influences from his early childhood are a direct reflection of Heron’s entire life.

Following the scream of the waders (limicoline birds), he moved to picturesque island Norderney in 2003. There, exploring the island’s national park, he decided to live up to his enthusiasm about nature by going to study landscape ecology at the University of Münster. It turned out: The relocation to Münster was the initial spark for his career; the months in Norderney were inspiration for the name of his label “Limikola” which was founded in late 2008 and enjoyed enormous support by both DJs and fans.

After launching his now very successful °Schaltkreis-parties with four friends in mid-2007, everything went quickly: His first own radio show “The Grasshopper Warbler”, contacts to prominent players like Someone Else and Heartthrob, and finally the moment in early 2008 during the season’s opening at Time Warp, when Richie Hawtin played all three tracks from Heron’s Retro EP. It was merely his second EP, released on a netlabel (Minisome), and it became immediately successful. A knightly accolade.

The journey that Heron started lead to his bombshell track “Welcome to the Adventure Club” that charted in the Beatport charts in 2008, and continued with remixes and releases for Synewave, Supdub, Swap, micro.fon, Prosthetic Pressings and Sleaze Records. In 2010, it culminated with a tour across North America during the summer.

Two years later he released his very first EP on the legendary Detroit label KMS Records, owned by Kevin Saunderson, followed by remixes for Drumcomplex, P-Ben and Chris Gekä, one collaboration project with Inner City's Ann Saunderson and his second solo release „Ride The Pride“. Furthermore he made the step into the Soma family by publishing three solo EPs and an EP with Kevin's son Dantiez Saunderson, as well as he started to release on Florian Meindl's FLASH Recordings.

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