HC captain ĀMAN is back with another mix, this time diving headfirst into the deep end of the infinity pool that is bass and breaks. 

"Ever since I started DJing, what I've enjoyed the most is immersing myself in new music and (re)discovering my love for finding new sounds. Electro, and breaks called to me pretty early on, but it wasn't until this summer that I truly began to understand and appreciate the complexity, power and purity of bass music. This mix is an attempt to combine all those sounds to create a moody atmosphere, with a touch of groove and drive."

With his usual favourites Aurora Halal, Sansibar, Kia, Tsepo, Christopher Ledger (among many others) at the forefront of his mind while recording this, ĀMAN also used music and mixes from new finds and favourites Monophonik, Kohra, and The Librarian as references and inspiration. Get stuck in. Hope you enjoy!

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Hyperbolic Chamber #12: Brooding Bass and Breaks with ĀMAN

From her early days in Switzerland’s squat rave scene to becoming a fixture in Europe’s underground club firmament, @ghettonast is shaping a poetically politicised sound that matches the snarl of industrial music with dusty drum play and the smoked-out moodiness of ‘90s downtempo. At the controls for our latest Recognise mix, she demonstrates the rough-hewn versatility of her club sound and speaks to Oli Warwick about the chance encounters that have guided her ever-evolving practice as a solo artist and collaborator

Interview & tracklist:  https://djmag.com/features/recognise-080-nvst

Tracklist & Interview

Recognise 080: NVST

The next Dekmantel mix is a wild melting pot of dark, murky techno grooves by @mattikk. A pillar of the Amsterdam underground, the Garage Noord resident has a long history of DJing in the city and is closely connected to your favorite techno labels. He’s the mind behind Delsin Records' Mantis series, collaborating with artists like Forest Drive West, Konduku, Lemna, and Dino Sabatini.

Drawing on UK sound system culture, his selections always carry an experimental edge, whether diving into deep Italian techno or ambient. Usually, he crafts mixes for immersive listening pleasure, but here he makes a rare turn to the dance floor, inspired by his closing set on the UFO2 stage at last year's Dekmantel Festival. Over an hour of powerful, driving grooves and subtle details, sprinkled with new tunes and some personal favorites that span low-end-heavy electro and broken beats.

Tracklist/
Dasha Rush - 100 Hearts
O.utlier - Evoparation 
Tammo Hesselink - Harbour Launch
R-010 - Exhaust Pipes (Absis Remix)
Amotik - Iktalis
Kon Janson - Unbound Perspective 
Saku Niamh - Unreleased 
Roseen - Separation
Stenny - Hazy Grove
CAIV - Shimmer 
Broken English Club - Ghost
Konduku - Unreleased Remix
Agonis - Unreleased
James Ruskin - Lahaine (O/V/R Remix)  
Konduku - Unreleased
Firn - Rakaposhi
Vand - Futureshock
Gez Varley - Purgę
DJ Slip - Spice
VC-118A -  Unreleased
Carrier - 2 Slow
Kellen303 - Pinehearse
Fret - Stuck

Dekmantel Mix 486 - Mattikk

A clinic in minimal from the elusive Acting Press boss. 

Why do certain sounds cultivate a cult following? Simply put, it's often because they resist easy consumption. PLO Man and his imprint Acting Press lean into this. 

Searching for the Berlin-based DJ and producer, you won’t find much online presence, interviews or conventional PR. What you will find, if you look hard enough, is a catalogue of records and mixes with a kind of tape hiss charm (a spiritual successor to Basic Channel and Chain Reaction, but scuzzier and lighter on its feet).

Founded in 2015, Acting Press once seemed to belong to the short-lived "outsider house" trend, but is now synonymous with a certain strain of modern minimal, one that is analogue, spacious and pointedly opaque. PLO Man's output is equally sparse by design: this week, he joins the RA Podcast with a characteristically elusive style, accompanying the near two-hour mix is a one-answer Q&A that gives almost nothing away.

Stripped-back, ever-so-slightly sleazy and coated in dust, PLO Man's RA Podcast continues that lineage in style. Opening with the featherlight microhouse of Margaret Dygas, RA.988 unfolds into a carefully curated spectrum of minimal, dub and deep techno. Among familiar names—look out for the blinding Rhythm & Sound and Moodymann blend—are deep cuts and left turns alongside the odd outlier, like lovers' rock pioneer Gregory Isaacs.

Like the best of his forebears, PLO Man wants RA.988 to take time for you to settle in. But once you do, you won’t want to leave. 

@p_el_oh

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/988

RA.988 PLO Man

Kiosk and The Lot Radio proudly team up for a three-day broadcast from the Moon Ra stage at Horst Festival, highlighting the vibrant music scenes of New York and Brussels at one of Europe’s renowned festivals.

https://www.instagram.com/elenacolombi/

www.kioskradio.com
www.thelotradio.com
www.horstartsandmusic.com

Elena Colombi | Kiosk Radio x The Lot Radio at Horst Festival 2025

DJ ZOZI aka @d-tiffany on closing duties in the last Lighthouse of this year’s spring season. Oozzing sass and style, this set develops from deep, hypnotic dancefloor hooks into peak time mind-bending zozi moments. Full of percussive spice throughout with a signature blend of bounce and break for an ultra Lighthouse send off. 

LIVE AT FANDANGO - DJ Zozi

For this set I played on 4 CDJ 3000’s and a V10 mixer, using both of its internal effects processors. For every No Way Back set, and for most sets, I try to prepare new hardware remasters and edits of things that I think would be fascinating recontextualized in this setting. But for NWB, it is even more special, a peak moment, so I try to have new records I’m working on in the studio to test out. For this set that means the hardware mixes I’ve been working on for Torrvo and for Andy Toth can be tested, I’m working on this hardware mixing and remastering tone palate, so I spread that to some edits to give them a whole new power. Playing at No Way Back cannot be put into words, though we try every year, it really is inexplicable without experiencing it. It’s the environment you most want to be in, the space is totally transformed, the sound is dialed in, the audience is so ready, very giving and open, and the feedback you get is incredible. People are up for a ride – we start at the Tangent and end up going to the other side of the universe. Freedom within and without. There’s no place I’d rather be, so I thought I’d share this much sooner than we usually do. Enjoy the ride. 
– BMG @bbmmgg

Pink Floyd – Welcome to the Machine (BMG edit)
Refracted – Beneath The Surface
Torvvo – Carrier (BMG NWB Mix - forthcoming on Interdimensional Transmissions)
Pause – Exode X
Sciahri – Glow
Shed – EMCZ
Amotik – Peela
Erika – Wandering Mountain (Mike Parker Remix)
Translate – Shifted Communications
Dino Sabatini – Peuceus
Feral & Luigi Tozzi – Enigma
PALEMAN – Quarry
D-Leria – Voodoo Magic (Polygonia Remix)
Lory D – Mantrosax 2
Surgeon – Forgotten Gods
Peter Van Hoesen – Definition by Absence
Steve Bicknell – Easing Info Tomorrow
Resonance – Yellow Train (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
The Fantasy – Soft Space (2025 Hardware version) forthcoming
DJ Funk – House The Groove
Ottagone – Ottagone 021
Andy Toth – Mind Lock (forthcoming on Interdimensional Transmissions)
AgainstMe – Into The Dome
Giordano – Electric Stardust
Alex R – z50
808 State – Flow Coma (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
Wee Papa Girls – We Know It (KMS mix) (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)
Aphex Twin – Isopropophlex (BMG Hardware Remaster edit)

IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s14e04: BMG at No Way Back 2025

At the Equation 2025 afterparty, Lydo delivered a mind-bending, unforgettable set that left the crowd reeling—in the best way possible. 

A Filipino-born Vietnamese-American sound artist and resident DJ of BASEMENT NY, Lydo is renowned for dismantling the boundaries of techno and reshaping them into something deeply personal and genre-defying. Whenever they take the decks, expectations dissolve, making room for a thrilling sonic experience that’s as visceral as it is emotionally charged.

Follow Lydo @lydole

Lydo, The Cave [Equation 2025]

DJ set from Communion (with some live bits)

1	Liquid - Dream 2 Science
2	Can You Dance - Kenny 'Jammin' Jason	
3	Psy Vs Psy - Passarani		
4	Numero 4 - Passarani	
5	Wake Up Shake It - Passarani
6	Shoeshine (Original Mix) - Efdemin	
7	Dienstags Disco - RR	
8	Test Drive - Passarani	
9	81.12 - RR	
10	Marcel Dettmann - Suffice To Predict (L.B. Dub Corp Remix)		
11	Scorpion - Dave Angel	
12	A1. Steffi - Yours feat. Virginia (Original Version)	
13	Belly Jolie Movements - Quelza	
14	Don't You Dare - Quelza
15	Atlas Express	 - Quelza	
16	Orange Du Ciel - Quelza	
17	Hunger - Surgeon	
18	Low Key - Quelza			
19	Pensa Poetico	 - Quelza	
20	Stringent - Surgeon	
21	We'll Never Be Friends Again	 - Quelza	
22	Andromeda (Part 2) - ORBE	
23	Falling	- Psyk	
24	The Ballad of Willy Stompers	- Quelza	
25	Voiceprint - Psyk	
26	A1. Hypernova - ORBE	
27	Triple Threat - Surgeon	
28	Unreleased - XXXX					
29	B2. Atonement - Elias Garcia	
30	Toner - Takaaki Itoh	
31	Panic Button - Skee Mask		
32	No matter what you do in life, always keep death by your side - Surgeon	
33        Silhouettes - Rrose 
34	Origami - Quelza			
35	Sleep (Ultra Violet) - Surgeon 
36	Left Hand Path - Commodo x Gantz		
37	Badder	 - Calibre & DRS v Mark Ernestus	
38	What A Dub - Annette Brissett		
39	God Only Knows - The Beach Boys	

Kit List : 3 x CDJ3000, Xone 96, Eventide H9, Boss RE20, 
Elektron Digitakt 2, Elektron Digitone 2, Bass Bot TT-303,
Zoom L6

Centrific Communion 2025

Under the Priori (@priori-ties) moniker, Québecois musician Francis Latreille has established himself as a crucial voice in underground techno — as a producer, DJ, and live artist. Across a sprawling discography that includes four full-length albums, several EPs, and a host of collaborative projects, he has crafted a sound that is richly textured and genre-defying.

Priori’s work spans the full spectrum of techno, from introspective and meditative passages to driving, dancefloor-oriented momentum. His productions blend elements of ambient, dub, IDM, and tech house, navigating fluidly between nature and technology with a signature sense of unresolved tension. Fractal-like rhythms, crystalline textures, and meticulous sound design define his sonic world — intricate, vibrant, and emotionally resonant.

Beyond his solo output, Priori is also an accomplished mixing engineer, having collaborated with artists such as james K, Bambii, Maara, Ex-Terrestrial, Roza Terenzi, and D.Tiffany. As a co-founder of both NAFF and Jump Source Studio, his influence continues to shape the contours of underground electronic music across Canada and Europe.

PURE Guest.087 Priori

Ostgut Ton's Barker welds together recent live performances for this special mix of exclusive material.

For more information head here: https://www.factmag.com/2019/08/07/barker-ostgut-ton-fact-mix/

FACT Mixes

FACT mix 720 - Barker (Aug '19)

Curated and selected by ĀMAN and PixelFilter
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Contact: amansridhar14@gmail.com

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