Bandcamp

Voodoo Initiations

Mixes November 2018

Podcasts

Mixes

Proudly collaborating with @jamrtbf for a monthly broadcasting of a DJ set recorded at C12, after which the recording can be found on our Soundcloud profile.

Initial Code performed at C12 on January 27th 2024, alongside Peter Van Hoesen live, Emily-Jeanne and Sara Dziri.

Genuinely contemporary selections, acute understanding of sound and performance, as well as consistent event promotion and extensive music journalism, Initial Code’s work in the Belgian techno scene and beyond have been unignorable since 2018.

Experienced for his age already, Initial Code’s DJ sets and live performances have seen him play the most reputed clubs and events in his country as well as debuting in Paris and Berlin both under his own direction and as invitee. This is the fruit of heavy activity in the techno scene since his beginnings as his love for music has been expressed from almost all possible angles.

Behind the decks and in the studio, Initial Code’s sound retains the depth of tunneling, mental techno expressing pace and effect. Contemporary in style, his early influences lie in more hypnotic, psychedelic techno.

C12 x JAM RTBF: Initial Code

Today we welcome Initial Code, who has been a significant presence in the Belgian techno scene since 2018, known for his contemporary sound, insightful performances, and active role in music journalism and event promotion. Regular dj at Fuse, he’s already played at top clubs and events in Belgium, Paris and Berlin. His deep, hypnotic techno sound reflects his early influences and ongoing evolution as an artist. As an audio engineer at Fuse club, founder of the InDepth platform and with an increasing number of gigs and releases, Initial Code continues to make a strong impact on the techno scene.

TRACKLIST
Talismann - Russia
Script - Agonizing Visions
AgainstMe - Circular Pulse
Cirkle - Echoes Of Eternity
Burden - Lord Of Misrule
Iglo - Downfall (Franz Jäger Remix)
Arkvs - Surcharge
Alarico - Carnal Fever
Franz Jäger - Overhead Tool
dxrvo - 2090
Ketch & Alessio Landini - Be Right Back
OECUS - Red Rooms - Vertical Limit
Rosati - Way Out
Antony Doria - Seven Trees
UFO95 & Rødhåd - Lavande 02 [240107.1]
Uväll - Inner Vision
Rethe - Bleach (Ketch Remix)
Blanka - Labyrinth Of Emotions
Juri Heidemann - Sugall
Cirkle - Sonice Surge
Barbosa - Ebass - Nemesia
Ben Reymann - Wired
Vivez - Conducted (Disguised Remix)
Arkvs - Steam
Red Rooms - Transcendency
TWR72 - After
Ignez - Awakening

➤Artist : @initialcode_cd
➤Subscribe :
www.youtube.com/c/ElectronicSubculture
➤Follow us :
www.facebook.com/electronicsubculture
www.instagram.com/electronicsubculture
www.youtube.com/c/ElectronicSubculture
@electronicsubculture

INITIAL CODE / Exclusive Mix for Electronic Subculture

Initial Code @ BRUZZ ~ 11.09.2024

Stone Techno 2024 - Initial Code b2b Downside

For the 32nd episode of the Resilience podcast, we are pleased to present a DJ set by Initial Code.

With contemporary selections, a mastery of sound, and consistent artistic promotion, Initial Code has established himself on the Belgian techno scene and beyond.

His DJ sets and live performances have taken him to Belgium’s top clubs and festivals, as well as to Paris, Berlin, and Rotterdam. Active since his early days, his love for music is expressed in many forms.

His style blends tunnel techno and mental techno, with a lasting hypnotic influence. As a sound engineer at the legendary Fuse and founder of the InDepth label, he refines his sound with precision.

With performances at festivals like Stone Techno, a residency on Gimic, an EP on X/Y/Secret, and a release on the 30 years of Fuse compilation, Initial Code is becoming an essential figure in the techno scene.

@initialcode
https://www.instagram.com/initialcode_cd/

Résilience Podcast 032 - Initial Code

Recorded in Manchester in 2005.  Mix of IDM, Electro, Experimental. 

Part of a series of Old mixes that i will be posting over the coming weeks.  

Emjoy

Maceo Plex (aka Mariel Ito) Cyborg Depths mix 2005

We welcome Italian rising star Enrico Sangiuliano to Tronic! After countless hits on Drumcode, Alleanza, and Unrilis, Enrico decided to send us some music for a release on Tronic. He gave a us a powerful techno track ‘Hook At The Border’ which is sure to rock any floor. If this was not enough we enlisted another one of our favourites, Paride Saraceni, to make two remixes of this track. Paride delivered a peak time festival style remix as well as a deeper yet still powerful version. We are very happy with this release and hope you will hammer this release.

Buy on Beatport

Enrico Sangiuliano - Hook At The Border (Paride Saraceni Remix) [Tronic]

For more info visit: http://www.electronicgroove.com/premieres/lhs-cornea-goldffinch-remix-voight-recordings

https://soundcloud.com/voightrecordings
https://soundcloud.com/goldffinch
https://soundcloud.com/lhsamsterdam

More info

Premiere: LHS - Cornea (Goldffinch Remix)(Voight Recordings)

Hololoop [EarToGround]

Read More on THUMP: http://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/tiga-louder-than-a-bomb-dense-and-pika-remix-listen

@tiga
@denseandpika

Tiga - Louder Than a Bomb (Dense & Pika Remix)

My latest EP on 100 % Pure.

Functional techno with a catchy twist.

Digital: https://www.beatport.com/release/syncopate/1997957
Vinyl: https://www.deejay.de/Andre_Crom_Syncopate_PURE102_Vinyl__262009

Andre Crom - Syncopate - 100 % Pure

Our first guest for our Initiation is Layn.
Layn is a dj/producer born and raised in Brussels. Taking care of a weekly FM radioshow is his first focus. Making you dive into yourself on the dancefloor would be the second.

Selection he made for our Initiate showcase at the very cosy Seventy Eight Records (Maastricht), 
No dubplates or unreleased tracks, just some of his favorite records atm.

Link: 
@Layn59
@78-records

Voodoo Initiation - Layn - 18th of August 2017

Our second Initiations is with our co-founder. 
Hawkan is a member of FTRSND collective. Shaman and sound engineer, he co-founds Initiate with Pattrn, sonøren and Airem in 2015. His universe is a journey between melancholic and voodoo music.

Link:
@hawkan_initiate

All set on mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/Hawkan/ (moving slowly on SC)

Voodoo Initiation - Hawkan - 2nd of September 2017

For our third voodoo Initiation we present Hesh. 

Hesh is a traveller. He spent the last few years between Leeds, Brussels, Berlin and is now based in Maastricht. 
During these formative years he studied electronic music in depth with a special focus on environmental sound.  His musical journey started with house music and drifted away to techno, acousmatic music and soundscapes.  Now part of the FTRSND family and the Initiate team, he keeps on refining his sound which aims to challenge traditional notions of dance-floor music. 
Enjoy unusual dj sets that travel through time and space.

Links:  https://soundcloud.com/hesh-music-1
            https://www.facebook.com/musichesh/

Voodoo Initiation - Hesh - 30th January 2018

A blissful and rousing mix from Italy's Alfredo Mazzilli (Edit Select Records, Weekend Circuit), a young veteran whose driving, multi-dimensional techno and skill behind the decks needs no introduction.

More from Alfredo:
@alfredo-mazzilli

Sure Thing Mix 53: Alfredo Mazzilli

Our fourth Initiation is with our dear Ness.
After playing twice at our parties - once as Ness and once as The Gods Planet (with Claudio PRC) - it's now time for a set where he explores different rhythmic avenues in a voodoo atmosphere.  

Join us here & on FB for more informations about our next initiations.
https://www.facebook.com/initiate.music/ - https://www.ftrsnd.com/

Picture by Andri Haflidason (Initiate - 3rd June 2017 at Fuse)
--
Ness began his electronic music journey in the late 90's and his evolving interest and passion soon encouraged him to start a dj career experimenting with various genres – from trance to pure experimental. With a background in sound engineering and many years of research and fine-tuning, he gradually developed a distinct personal style with a strong focus on atmosphere combined with hypnotic vibes. In 2007 he opened his own record store in his hometown in Sardinia (Italy) and 2 years later he founded his first label - Mono Records.

Currently he is running The Gods Planet - an independent platform established since 2010 with Claudio PRC.

Ness music is defined as an exploration of wide range of deep and hypnotic techno and ambient soundscapes.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ness

Voodoo Initiation - Ness - 04th April 2018

Para esta ocasión contamos con la actuación de Dan Bohler en nuestro último showcase en Jimmy Jazz, podcast en formato Live act, actuación que nos dejó a todos boquiabiertos por la dinámica y energía que desprendió sobre la pista, con este live Dan puso el broche final al que fue el último Showcase de esta temporada.

Bio:

Nace en 2013 como una evolución en la carrera musical de Daniel García, que termina ese mismo año los estudios de sonido en Madrid y Barcelona.

Apasionado del Techno más oscuro y gran conocedor de la música electrónica en general, en poco tiempo se ha convertido en uno de esos frikis de los sintes, secuenciadores y cajas de ritmos, tanto analógicos como digitales, a los que no escapa ninguna novedad ni truco de procesamiento, y ha comenzado a producir su propia música a un ritmo y calidad sorprendentes.

Adopta el nombre de Böhler como recuerdo de una profesión anterior: soldador. Esa era la marca de la máquina con la que trabajó a diario y que tantas cicatrices le dibujó en los brazos. Ahora utiliza otro tipo de tecnología pero el ruido de fondo en su estudio, su nuevo lugar de trabajo, no ha cambiado mucho.

Colaborador habitual de Geométrika FM, además de haber publicado un ep con ellos y otro que pronto verá la luz en Induxtrial Records, en este momento se encuentra inmerso en un nuevo proyecto junto a Mario Blanco aka Adversario. Acaban de lanzar Visector Records, un netlabel de techno, para el que ya ha firmado la primera referencia.

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/D.Bohler.4x4/
https://soundcloud.com/bohler
https://www.clubbingspain.com/artistas/espana/dan-bohler.html

Rebels Podcast #030 - Dan Bohler (Live act @ Jimmy Jazz - 02/06/18)

Out now the One-Hundred Twenty-First "OECUS Podcast".
This show with guest: VON GRALL

French artist based in Paris, Von Grall is an emerging figure at the forefront of French contemporary techno scene. As a DJ Von Grall is full of unique characteristics and energy and as a producer his output has pushed him to the deeper and atmospheric frontier of techno.
Profound, immersive and ritualistic are the keywords summarising Von Gall's aesthetic and style. His each performance is unique while it carries a wide ranges of texture and richness that's truly unrivalled. After releasing a couple of EPs on few quality labels including Semantica Records, Von Grall released his debut LP 'Infinitum' on Horo in February 2018.

Next Podcast will be: JOTON / @joton

Touch VON GRALL: @bvongrall
Touch OECUS WEBSITE: www.oecusmusic.com

OECUS Podcast 121 // VON GRALL

Our fifth initiation is with the great Korridor. 
Live recording of his performance during our Initiate showcase at Fuse in February 2018. No words.

Join us here & on FB for more informations about our next initiations.
www.facebook.com/initiate.music/

Picture by Andri Haflidason (Initiate - 24th February 2018 at Fuse)
--
Fabian Kempe aka Korridor is in the business of creating passages – both for himself and those who come in contact with his music. With highly acclaimed releases on Hypnus Records, Nordanvind and Northern Electronics over the last few years, Korridor has swiftly become a household name in the European electronic music scene. However, Fabian Kempe is by no means a novice. He has been active within the music scene as a producer under various monikers for over 12 years. The paths have been winding but they all lead up to the defined philosophy of Korridor.

Voodoo Initiation - Korridor - 22nd September 2018

Interview [ENG] : www.indepth.be/en/hawkan-keziah-initiate/
Interview [FR] : www.indepth.be/fr/itw-hawkan-keziah/

Biography : 
Hawkan is a shaman and a sound engineer raised in Brussels. He’s a member of FTRSND collective since 2015 and the founder of the community organization called ‘Initiate’ with Pattrn, sonøren and Airem. His musical universe is a journey between rhythmic and ambient soundscapes, melancholic and voodoo techno.

Hawkan Keziah
www.facebook.com/hawkan.initiate/
www.soundcloud.com/hawkan_initiate
www.mixcloud.com/Hawkan/
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/hawkan

InDepth : 
www.indepth.be
www.facebook.com/InDepthBe
www.instagram.com/indepthbelgium

InDepth invites Hawkan Keziah [Initiate]

Listen to the full live set of Shlømo & Keith Carnal during Awakenings ADE hard opening night on October 17, 2018

Upcoming Awakenings events:
 awak.enin.gs/2OISqMF

Facebook: www.facebook.com/awakenings Instagram: www.instagram.com/awakenings 
Twitter: twitter.com/awakenings 
SoundCloud: @awakenings 
Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/awakeningsevent Website: www.awakeningsfestival.nl

Awakenings ADE 2018 | Shlømo & Keith Carnal

Berlin’s consummate soundman takes his blistering technoid live show to St. Petersburg.

Tobias Freund has had a wildly diverse career. From his early days working as an engineer in the Frankfurt studio of Frank Farian to projects such as Metazone, Phobia, Sieg Über Die Sonne and under his own name, Freund has consistently paved his own path through ambient, acid, techno and house, with exceedingly high production values at every stop. Since adopting his Tobias. moniker, he’s gone deeper into a tough house sound, releasing split 12“s (with artists like Shed and Efdemin) on a variety of labels (Ostgut Ton, Wagon Repair and Naïf). In this episode, Tobias. performs an hour-long live set at Gamma Festival in St. Petersburg.

Немецкий музыкант Тобиас Фройнд более известный как Tobias. - настоящий ветеран мировой техно-сцены и его лайв в рамках афтепати Gamma_PRO в ночь с пятницы на субботу стал лучшим открытием фестиваля.

 90х под псевдонимом Pink Elln Фройнд часто играл вместе с другом и давним коллаборатором Atom™, а диск с их выступлением “Elektroniikkaa 1&2 / Electronique” даже считается одной из первых техно лайв-записей в мире. Уве Шмидт и Тобиас до сих пор поддерживают эту традицию, с завидным постоянством встречаясь на одной сцене. К созданию своего первого альбома под именем tobias. музыкант подошел со значительным багажом опыта: за плечами у Фройнда уже была пара десятков других релизов и более 20 лет работы звукорежиссером. Тобиас занимался сведением для Нины Кравиц и Function, а также был сопродюсером нескольких релизов Ellen Allien. На лейбле Фройнда Non Standard Productions выходят почти все релизы его совместного с Максом Лодербауером проекта NSI, выступление которого также состоялось в рамках Gamma Festival. 

Каждый трек Тобиаса рождается через спонтанные эксперименты и, словно взбунтовавшийся против всего мира подросток, отказывается строго следовать канонам того или иного жанра. Структурированные техно-биты дебютника “Leaning Over Backwards” свободно прогуливаются по территории легкого хауса, а ключевые моменты прошлогоднего “Eyes In The Center”то и дело ударяются в бесконечные циклы импровизации. Приятного музыкального путешествия.

m_division podcast 014 : Tobias [live] @ Gamma Festival 2018

No boundaries for genres or styles, but characterized by a distinctive taste. Ben Buitendijk takes the listener on a journey, a balance between music for the dancefloor and music for the mind. His sets and his productions are usually defined by the deeper side of the spectrum of techno.

https://www.facebook.com/benbuiben/

twitter.com/slamdjs
facebook.com/Slam.soma
slam-djs.com 
Subscribe on Spotify: http://bit.ly/SlamRadioOnSpotify
Subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/slam-radio/id584845850

Slam Radio is produced at http://www.glowcast.co.uk 
For syndication or radio queries, email conor@somarecords.com and contact@syndicast.co.uk

Ben Buitendijk

#SlamRadio - 318 - Ben Buitendijk

Our sixth initiation is with the Brussels based Initial Code.

Initial Code offers an hybrid musical approach that stands out in a world of uniform four the floor techno. Melding ambient, complexe atmospheres, intricate rythms and an industrial sonic universe. Each of his dj sets represent a carefully narrated story of emotions based on an unique code, inspired of the dna. 

@InitialCode

Join us here & on FB for more informations about our next initiations.
www.facebook.com/initiate.music/

Voodoo Initiation - Initial Code - 7th November 2018

Illegal Alien showcases their sound for the latest MNMT Label Showcase, mixed by DJ Saint Pierre, with an atmospheric, experimental and broken techno set not made for the dance floor, but for home listening. Enjoy.

Read the interview with the label boss; Ricardo Garduno on our magazine online: https://mnmt.no/blog/mnmt-label-showcase-illegal-alien-records/

Interview

MNMT Label Showcase: Illegal Alien Records

Brussels based DJ, producer and label owner A. Brehme offers you a deep and beautiful techno mix, harnessing telluric currents that flow deep under a hypnotic pulse. 

www.facebook.com/aabrehme
www.instagram.com/a._brehme
https://soundcloud.com/abrehme

@CharlottedeWitteMusic presents KNTXT.
Saturday evening at 23h on @StudioBrussel.
www.facebook.com/KNTXTmusic
www.instagram.com/kntxtmusic
www.twitter.com/KNTXTmusic

Charlotte de Witte presents KNTXT: A. Brehme (25.05.2019)

Wacher livestream @ KitKatClub Berlin 19.04.2020 Nachspiel

Initiate concept is born from a passion for boundary pushing electronic music. We want to move away from trends of instant gratification to explore club music and its intersections with other forms of musical expression.
 
The sound we wish to share with you makes us dance, pause, reflect and meditate. It takes us away and transports us.
 
What drives us is the exploration of fine tuned sounds that come together to create holistic pieces of music, inducing various states of consciousness.
 
Initiate provides a wholesome space for self-reflection, for bonding with others and for musical discoveries that will challenge your ears and dance moves alike!
 
For info contact: initiate.concept@gmail.com