X - Ten Years of Artefacts

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As we say goodbye to a wonderful late Summer in Berlin, we don't feel quite ready yet for the dark and rainy days to come. To keep spirits high, we invited a true master of his craft and one of our favorites to take over this month's episode of our podcast series: Ian Pooley.

Low key, high quality. They're the four words that best sum up Ian Pooley. He has been a part of the underground from almost the moment house music arrived in Europe, and has been helping to shape it ever since. His authentic take on the genre has brought in fresh influences over the years, but never at the expense of his signature sound or in favour of a cheap hit. He’s as well informed as DJs come, so to hear him play is always a thrill.

Pooley cannot remember a time without music. He basically grew up being a DJ and producer. From his earliest days in Mainz, it was the sounds of Chicago and Detroit that turned his ear. Because of that he always played more housey than many of his peers and that soon stood him apart. That same heart and soul that first appealed to him has always defined his music and helped him connect with multiple generations while serving up plenty of essential releases.

His Meridian and Since Then albums were high watermarks for house music full-lengths, while he is one of few artists to remix Daft Punk (1997's 'Burnin') and have the favour returned when the French icons added their own spin to Pooley’s 'Chord Memory'. There have also been remixes of the likes of Jovonn and countless 12"s on a stream of influential labels from Innervisions to Rekids, but mostly he releases on his own Pooledmusic.

What unites his sounds is that they brim with subtle artistry - the mark of someone who has mastered their craft and knows exactly what is needed to make an impact. Never too much, never too little. That was certainly the case with his Silvershower alias, which first offered up stylish, deep and minimal techno on labels like Plus8 in 1996 and then his Montage label after the new millennium. As well as a famous spell of Brazilian-influenced tunes, over the years everything from jazz to soul to Krautrock has coloured his music.

As a widely respected DJ, Pooley has played at a long list of major clubs and festivals from Panoramabar to Glastonbury Festival via multiple tours of North and South America, Asia, Canada, and Australia. He’s a DJ who plays with control. The grooves flow as he fuses early classics with tasteful new tunes, always with a sense of fun honed over thousands of hours. For the first time in 17 years, Pooley is also soon to take a new live show on the road. It will be another window into the ever-essential musical world of Ian Pooley.

We couldn't be more grateful for this wonderful contribution to our podcast series, say thank you to Ian Pooley and hope you enjoy this mix as much as we do!

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Loser Podcast 054 - Ian Pooley

Recorded live at the November 12, 2023 event at the New rooftop (Los Angeles)
Video live set: www.youtube.com/@sundaysessionsla

Sherman C (Selector Records Seattle)
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Sherman C (Selector Records Seattle) / New rooftop / 11.12.23 / Los Angeles

The Quadrasphere 001 - Scavenger

[ A few words from Scavenger ]
"For this opening mix of the Quadrasphere series I wanted to showcase a lot of my more downtempo, ambient and house’ier sounds, stuff you don’t hear from me too often.  I specifically selected tracks that were all under 100bpm. I wanted the mix to have nice lazy laid back feeling, with little unexpected moments and sounds to keep the listener interested. Hopefully this is a mix you’ll come back to again and again"

Tracklist:
Phases of Gravity - Flutter (Greyscale)
Scape One - They Manufacture Humans
Sebastian Mullaert & Dorisburg - That who remembers (Spazio Disponibile)
Waajeed - Memoirs of Hi Tech Jazz feat. Black Nix (Tresor)
Ethyene - No Matter Quoi (Moonrise Hill Material)
Matthias Reiling - Trouble in Memphis (Giegling)
Kettenkarussell - Haller (Giegling)
PST - Enantiodromia (Summer 2020 Mix) (Workshop)
Benjamin Long - Blue Mood
Byron The Aquarius & Ced Hughes - Never Come Down? (Talknoise)
DJ Healer - Bad Dreams
The Phantasy - Skip
STL - He knows the score (Something Records)
DJ Healer - Infected by Devils
Roisin Murphy - What not to do (Moodymann Remix)
Jimpster - Ascension feat. Oliver Night (Freerange Records)
Matthias Reiling - Interlude (Giegling)
Move D - F*ucked in A Heartbeat
Dj Healer - Dunes
The Black Dog - ISA DSA (Dust Science)
DJ Healer - U Make it Real
Nicolai Zagrodnick - Loose Luster (White Label)
Youandewan - 4D Anxiety (AUS Music)
Andres - Illuminate (Mahogani Music)
San Proper & Beesmunt Soundystem - Simcha Riddim (OG Mix) (Church)
French Touch 2 - Movin Up Feat. Ben Muller (Ornaments)
Mood Of Departure - Scan (Ornaments)
Earthen Sea - Gleaming Beach (Figure)
J Dilla - Dillatroit
Fred P - Outro (Airport Beats) (Private Society)
John Beltran - Entardecer (MotorCity Wine Recordings)
Moodymann - Lyk U Used 2 (KDJ)

The Quadrasphere 001 - Scavenger

Hideouscast 20 is from truelove. resident Elliot Holt, and was recorded live at The Imaginarium in Leeds.

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Hideouscast 20 - Elliot Holt

Marcolino - an Italian DJ, founder of “Ultrasuoni Records Roma” and “Loud Enough” label. The residency at the legendary “Goa Club Rome” with “Goaultrabeat” parties had made him reputable, flexile and one without a second selector of The Eternal City. 
Famous Italian DJs, underground talents and travelers - all these people meet at “Ultrasuoni” to grab a new record

https://www.instagram.com/marcolinoultrasuoni/

REJOICED x 20ft Radio: The Takeover w/ Marcolino (Ultrasuoni Records, Loud Enough, Goa Club Rome)

Today we want to share »Hauki«, the new mini-album by @sasse_blackheadstudios, with you. Finland's secret weapon in Berlin makes indeed a »Vorstoss In Die Tiefe« aka »foray into the depths« as the opener indicates. A foray to where the »Hauki« lives and catches his prey - what a lovely yet dangerous tune. »Book Of Alex« is more on the dreamy side of house music whereas »Manhattan« evokes car rides through a rainy New York night. But it doesn't take long until the »Sunrise In Mellenhof« - a very trippy sunrise that is. But Sasse wouldn't be Sasse if he wouldn't be able to throw in a downbeat tune like »JP-4« to surprise you, the loyal listener. Now all you gotta do is listen. Listen deep.

Artwork by studiomizuiro.

Book Of Alex

Sasse - Book Of Alex - Snippet

https://ffm.to/theluck

New Zealand producer @HarryCharles follows up his sophomore album MOVEMENT with the new track 'The Luck', which marks a shift towards a more energetic and uplifting direction.

‘The Luck’ blends hook-laden melodies and bright synth layers with a driving deep house groove. It’s a clear evolution from the downtempo, organic moods of MOVEMENT, and signals a bold new chapter for Harry’s sound.

The Luck

Elemental Vol. 1 moves through earth, air, fire, and water not as metaphors but as emotional states. The songs drift like weather systems, mixing tenderness with atmosphere - acoustic guitars and field-warm vocals meeting the pulse of understated techno rhythms. The production is deliberately porous: wood and wire breathing alongside soft synths and spectral drum-machine traces. It's an "acoustic techno" album in the sense that rhythm and resonance share the same dirt. The songs carry the physical textures of wind in rafters, gravel underfoot, or rain on a roof, yet they shimmer with digital light. This meeting of folk intimacy and electronic timbres gives the album its peculiar gravity - part back-porch confession, part after-hours heartbeat.

Lyrically, Elemental Vol. 1 abandons conventional pop architecture. Instead of verse–chorus–bridge repetition, each piece unfolds as a field poem - free-form, continuous, and responsive to its own inner weather. The writing treats structure as tide rather than grid: refrains return when they need to, not when they're told to. This openness lets the language breathe in sync with the natural imagery that drives it - storms, light, stone, silence - and invites listeners to inhabit the songs as evolving spaces rather than predictable forms. Across the various mixes of its six song poems - We Learn the Sky, Don't Sightsee This Heart, Be a Storm in Me, Til the Heat Is Gone, You Happen Like Weather, and Wild Gifts - the album traces the cycles of intimacy and impermanence, finding in their motion the same quiet power that turns seasons, wheels, and hearts.

Wild Gifts (IV)

fakepoet

Eliaz steps up for our next Mass mix with a steamy trip into his world of spirited, sci-fi influenced beats.

Peek into the mind of the Slovenian powerhouse in this 70 minute blend, featuring a number of unreleased productions, alongside influential records from his collection ⚡️

@eliazg

MASS | 32 - Eliaz

We are a Leeds based label, mix series and blog.
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Hideouscast 20 - Elliot Holt

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