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AlpaKa MuziK is proud to present our 12th edition of AlpaKast, a regular series of mixes and sets from talented producers/Djs from all around the world.

This edition features talented German artist Freddy Hetzinger. She has been a integral part of the dark minimal & psytech scene for quite a long time. Freddy's releases can be heard on labels like Occultech Recordings, Soupherb Records, Zenon Records, Music4Aliens, miniMahlzeit and Mischkonsum Records.
Freddy is always known for her dark, dirty and driving sets.

We're absolutely honored to have this Queen of Darkness on our AlpaKast series with this incredible one hour mix consisting of some of the darkest and grooviest minimal/psychedelic techno <3

FOLLOW THE ARTIST
https://soundcloud.com/freddyhetzinger
https://www.facebook.com/freddyhetzingertechno/
https://www.instagram.com/freddy_hetzinger/

AlpaKast 012 --> Freddy Hetzinger [Germany]

***INTERVIEW BELOW // ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS***

A real banger of a mix this week from our friend @symplectic !

Simon is one of those heads who is always finding big new ways to contribute to the scene. Infamous for his high-bpm, quick cuttin' DJ sets, he's also co-founder/resident of the Toulouse-based @moontripasso and co-founder/co-owner for @vaguesrecords. 

All aboard the Frapcore Express 🚂💨

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Quelle forme d'art, autre que la musique, apprécies-tu spécialement ?

Je m'intéresse beaucoup au cinéma et pendant cette dernière année à la maison j’ai pu bien investir le domaine… Mes films préférés étant bien évidemment les deux OSS117. Sinon en fonction de l’humeur je peux regarder de tous les styles même si j’ai quand même un faible pour les scénario inspirés de faits réels. La plus grosse claque récente que j’ai prise étant sur la mini série “When they see us” (“Dans leur regard”) qui raconte (l’histoire vraie) d’une enquête montée de toute pièce accusant délibérement à tort 5 ados noirs d’Harlem pour viol.

Hormis la musique pour danser, vers quels albums, artistes ou styles gravites-tu ?

Depuis l'adolescence, je suis passionné de rap francais. Contrairement à la musique électronique j’écoute très rarement du rap pour "m'ambiancer". Je suis très tourné vers ce qu’on appelle le “rap conscient". Ça peut être du rap avec un engagement politique/social comme on retrouve dans les textes de La Canaille, Medine, Vin’s; ou des textes sombres qui racontent le mal de vivre, comme Furax, Dooz Kawa ou pour moi un des meilleurs niveau écriture, Lucio Bukowski. 

Que tentes-tu de communiquer lorsque tu joues ou produis ta musique ? 

Lorsque j’ai commencé à mixer et que j’ai monté mon asso Moontrip à Toulouse (France), j’ai pris l’habitude de faire les closing des soirées qu’on organisait. En général c’était des sets d’une heure, la dernière heure où on donne tout. Le but étant de clôturer sur un set énervé où tout le monde se déchaîne avant la fin de la soirée (ou le début de l’after). J’aime particulièrement ce genre de set :) 

Décris-nous le DJ booth ou le scénario d'une performance idéale selon toi. 

Une des performances que je rêverai de voir c’est [KRTM] vs Twan en hybrid set !

Un morceau que tu as hâte de faire tourner sur un gros système en contexte post-COVID ?

 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Flymeon Acid Techno Edit)
https://soundcloud.com/flymeonmusic/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train

CIRCLECAST 012 ≁ SYMPLECTIC

***ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS // ENTREVISTA***

Notre ami Savino nous envoie son mix tout droit d’Espagne. Il fait partie de collectifs qui font vibrer la scène madrilène comme @possible-others ou encore les  @chineurs-de-madrid , et organise sa propre soirée du monde intitulée @gastemaus . Savino tend son oreille à tous les styles de musique, et a décidé de préparer un set haut en énergie pour notre répertoire Spirale !

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(Traduction française à suivre)

¿𝐐𝐮é 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚? 
El arte visual combinado con la experimentación sonora me llama mucho la atención y realmente me parecen 2 disciplinas que se complementan a la perfección. De hecho me ha influido mucho el festival LEV de Gijón. Como artistas podría decirte Refik Anadol y Electawu. Por otro lado, y gracias a que estoy experimentándolo ahora, el arte de la agricultura urbana me está haciendo crear una conexión con mis ancestros y además de conectarme de una manera muy pura con nuestra tierra.

¿𝐂𝐮á𝐥 𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮 á𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐨 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞?
Es muy difícil elegir esto porque suelo escuchar muchos géneros diferentes constantemente.  Pero si tuviera que decidir un sonido que me eriza la piel, te diría que el sonido de música celta (Gwendal, Jhetro Tull...) Es un género que he seguido desde pequeño y que me ha llevado a tocar instrumentos como la flauta travesera. Como artista/álbum me quedo con uno de los preferidos de mi colección: Djrum - Portrait With Firewood. 

¿𝐇𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐮 𝐩ú𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯é𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐮 𝐦ú𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐲/𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬?
Vivimos en un mundo saturado de estímulos, de estrés…en el que muchas veces nos olvidamos del valor de las cosas, de dónde venimos y hacia dónde vamos. A través de la música se pueden estimular sensaciones que tenemos aletargadas, que pueden influir positivamente en nuestra manera de afrontar la vida. Siempre que toco intento transmitir algo a la gente que tengo delante. Al final es eso de lo que se trata, pero siempre intento ir más allá para intentar transmitir un viaje musical que vaya más allá de los géneros y el tiempo.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐉 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚 (𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧), 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨.
Si tuviera la oportunidad de hacer una sesión de más de 3h, que es lo que considero para hacer un verdadero viaje, 2 Technics, 3 cdjs y una Formula Sound. Empecé a practicar las mezclas a 3 canales desde hace 3 años y creo que podría llegar a considerarse un pseudo live ya que estás constantemente cogiendo elementos independientes que te interesan a través de las diferentes frecuencias que te permite aislar un mixer.

¿𝐐𝐮é 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦á𝐬 𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢ó𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐮é𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚?
Por suerte ya he podido tocar varias veces en época post pandémica y justo el sábado pasado puse el Special Request - Wallabies y la pista se vino abajo. Es una puta locura de track que tiene una energía brutal, en el que puedes distinguir 2 partes perfectamente diferenciadas que sin duda te van a hacer sudar en la pista.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧ç𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-ByMiAGpjzMZTaN9bFVGMP9DdG-IzY3zVwKVNZ0CuI/edit?usp=sharing 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-ByMiAGpjzMZTaN9bFVGMP9DdG-IzY3zVwKVNZ0CuI/edit?usp=sharing

CIRCLECAST 013 ≁ Savino

@djchoozey
@djchoices

An Inner Circle favourite, Choozey has presented yet another entry into the intricacy and depth of her storytelling abilities. Let yourself be transported into what the artist describes as " an imaginary space partly based in reality and in fantasy." With softening lullaby songs mixed with noisy peaks, and a decent number of wubs, this thoughtfully prepared mix is a great entry into our Somatic Spirit series. 

Thanks so much Destiny! For interested readers, full interview with the artist below:

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What art form(s) do you enjoy aside from music?
D: I enjoy all kinds of art (film, painting, literature, survival etc) but in terms of practice my other main modes of expression are writing, speaking, cartomancy (the Tarot of Marseilles, specifically) and astrology.

What’s your favourite album, artist, or music to listen to that isn’t dance music?
D: All music is dance music - imo - it's just a matter of 'how' or 'if' one dances to it.
This year the albums Anything Can’t Happen by Dorothea Paas and the forthcoming Highs In The Minuses by Charlotte Cornfield are some of my absolute favourite listens.

Is there anything in particular that you try to communicate to your audience through your music and/or performances?
D: I’m usually trying to tell a specific story for each setting and audience I play for. I try to use a wide palette of styles and textures to tell rich stories so I may (hopefully) reach more/different sorts of people. I think, for me, perfect dance floor moments only ever occur through chance and live improvisation; by remaining open to any kind of influence or possibility at any time. And, of course, by playing The Hits - in new contexts.

Describe your perfect DJ booth (or other performance set up), in terms of both the gear and the environment.
D: Toronto’s Best in Town sound system in a field under the moon, stars and morning light.

What track are you most excited to play in your first post-corona live gig?
D: Not sure I know when or what post-corona is but right now it’s a tie between Forbidden Fruit by DJ Pacifier and La Macarena.

Inner Circlecast

CIRCLECAST 014 ≁ Choozey

***INTERVIEW BELOW // ENTREVUE CI-DESSOUS***

Membre fondateur du collectif Kizi Garden, Waner a publié un album en décembre 2020 intitulé 2020 Never Existed. Après ce mix-ci, écoutez notre track coup de coeur, Miss Trance 2021.
L'été est encore loin, mais Waner se charge de nous remonter le morale avec quelques morceaux de deep, soulful house, et de lofi envoûtante.
Marquez la date du 1er février, car Kizi publie L'ouverture d'esprit n'est pas une fracture du crâne, une compilation réunissant Ellxandra, Rig Thrall, Mok T, Djima, Anatohl et plus encore.

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What  art form(s) do you enjoy aside from music? 

- Poetry 
- Graffiti  
- Design
- Digital art

What’s your favourite album, artist, or music to listen to that isn’t dance music?

Ryo Fukui - Sceneries or Cesaria Evora - Cabo Verde 

Is there anything in particular that you try to communicate to your audience through your music and/or performances?

This might sound over heard but what I do and try to communicate is to just enjoy what you do and not to overthink it or stress too much about it, this will lead to a happier life. Who doesn’t want to have fun, to escape one’s day to day? 

Describe your perfect DJ booth (or other performance set up), in terms of both the gear and the environment.

In my utopia, I would say it doesn’t matter the gear or the location, as long as both aren’t unplayable. That being said, the perfect DJ booth is surrounded by dancers/music lovers. The perfect gear is a gear that allows you to do your set without technical complications, other than that I think DJs need to be able to play on almost anything. 

What track are you most excited to play in your first post-corona live gig?

All the tracks of our [recently released] Kizi 404 vinyl.

CIRCLECAST 015 ≁ Waner

☺ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 ☺

A nomadic spirit tracing her ancestry in the frozen Arctic and mountains of Translyvlania,  Claire is one of the most globe-trotting artists Montreal's electronic scene has to offer. In fact, she just recently concluded a wide-ranging summer tour schedule that included musical jaunts in Switzerland, Germany, British Columbia, and the Honduran Bay Islands. From Piknic Electronik to the Techno Parade, and from MUTEK to Club Der Visionaere, Claire’s music is shaking up dancefloors all over the world. 

With several EPs on vinyl and has released on labels Conceptual, Monoclap, Archipel and more. A bit of a gear junkie, Claire has a small but mighty arsenal of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, and drum machines. Something just flows when those machines come alive and for 2022, she is shifting her focus to live performance. She's also been hard at work preparing to launch her own label, Planète Secrète. Stay tuned!

You can follow Claire via the links below:

@clairelabs
https://www.facebook.com/ClaireLabs
https://www.instagram.com/clairelabs

CIRCLECAST 016 ≁ Claire

We welcome Isolated Material to the series for mix #094 and it's an absolute belter!


Originally from France and now Berlin based, Isolated Material has previously released on labels like Brokntoys, Mind Controlled Rectifier and Ukonx Recordings. Although his productions mainly focus on electro, his DJ sets tend to explore a variety genres such as bass music, broken techno and dub.

He recently featured on our 'Imamiah' release with his excellent track, 'Looped Thread'. 

Pre-order now -> https://hilltowndiscouk.bandcamp.com/album/imamiah



Isolated Material - https://soundcloud.com/isolatedmaterial

HD Mix #094 - Isolated Material

@isolatedmaterial
@dr-siak

Isolated Material - Tracklist
	1.	Dark Matter - Surgeon
	2.	In Between - Eversines
	3.	A Subtle Shift In Air Pressure - Tristan Arp
	4.	No Rabbit No Life - Blawan
	5.	Glyph - Awo Ojiji
	6.	Squall - Batu
	7.	Zone Bruma - Toma Kami
	8.	Bad Apples - Objekt
	9.	Hidden Dimension - Ghost Warrior
	10.	Encrypted - Pugilist
	11.	Thrubreak - Keydell
	12.	Not for Levi - Tammo Hesselink
	13.	Woodpecker - Awo Ojiji
	14.	Nadir - Aniara
	15.	Ripples - James
	16.	Ydont - BFTT
	17.	Modal Resonator - Fingers Of God
	18.	Tardigrade Dub - Pawel's Bar
	19.	Antippen - Konduku
	20.	Swerving Mantis - Mor Elian
	21.	Get Your Priority (Lenson Remix) - Artem Lastname
	22.	We Suspect - Voice Stealer
	23.	Flue (Minor Science Remix) - Dos Attack
	24.	Cold Water - Radial
	25.	Procyon - Vril & Rødhåd

MINDFRAME 014: Isolated Material [DJ] + SIAK PHD [LIVE]

Tracklistings Mixtape #640 (2023.11.29) : Isolated Material

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Originally from Lyon in France and now Berlin based, Isolated Material has previously released on labels like Brokntoys, Mind Controlled Rectifier, 20/20 Vision and Hilltown Disco. Although his productions mainly focus on electro, his DJ sets tend to explore other genres too, such as bass music, broken techno and dub.

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Tracklist :
01. Carrier - Lost on Me
02. Mike Parker - Radar Signal
03. Phase - Spacialize
04. Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1409037
05. Ruff Cherry - The Empath
06. Cycloplex - Alarm Activated
07. Ntel - Swarm (Scanner Mix)
08. Fade - Acrylic
09. Solid Blake - Tissue
10. Tammo Hesselink - Sourced
11. Bitstream - Dragon 32
12. Datassetste - Polyhedron Navigator
13. Jega - Motion Math
14. Ctrls - Transfer
15. Piezo - Cyclic Waves
16. Plebeian - Chess
17. Orlando Voorn - Shockwave
18. Goliath - Vault Of The Adepts (Re-Definition)
19. The Ghost That Walks - Tazers in the Sun
20. dBridge - Direct Reflection
21. Pugilist - Serpentine
22. Piska Power - Pica Pica
23. Konduku - Yukari

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Follow Isolated Material :
Facebook : www.facebook.com/Isolated-Material-288561884969553
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/isolatedmaterial
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/isolatedmaterial

Tracklistings Mixtape #640 (2023.11.29) : Isolated Material

Berlin based DJs/producers and best buddies Isolated Material @isolatedmaterial and Nico come together at THF Radio for an hour-long back-to-back. Listen back to their deep and percussive selection blending tracks from dub to broken techno to bass music. 

THF is a community radio broadcasting from the former Tempelhof Airport. Follow us: @thfradio

THF Presents: Isolated Material  & Nico // 17.03.24

Listen back! For the March edition of the monthly sunday show “Peach Please”  @minipops2k welcomed @isolatedmaterial and Nico for a 2-hour B2B2B voyage, diving deep into murky dub currents and drifting trip-hop tides, surfacing gems from artists like Babe Roots, Hysterical Love Project, Lamb, Heith, FSOL, Cujo and more. Sink in, let it wash over you!
THF is a community radio broadcasting from the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Follow us: @thfradio

Tracklist:
Work Hard (db1 rmx) - Babe Roots
Music Mission  - Babe Roots
Relevant movement remix - Nit Yardman
Kingston Riddim (Sato Interpretation) - Mathimidori 
I’m I a Dub (Dubplate mix) - Restless Mashaits
Long Life - Prince Far I & The Arabs
Bass Adds Bass - Family Fodder
Diamond (Kamikaze Space Programme Dub) - Assi
Where the wood is the Water is not - Holy Tongue
Talk of Da Town - Tutu Ta
Little Brother - Future Sound of London
Layer Breeze (Asphalt Layer Remix) - Orca Silent
Elastic - Phase II -- Opal Sunn
New Light (Dub) - Spooky
Gone - David Holmes
Smoking Japanese Babe - Future Sound of London
Gigante - Malesa
Crooked - Spectre
Drome - Hinterland, Kassler Kessel
Trans Fatty Acid - Lamb
Peeeeel -Echo Party
Babu’s Kitchen - Anubian Lights
You In Reverse - Heith
Bug Powder Dust (Dub) - Bomb The Bass
Here To Haunt You - Perfume Tree
Black Baby - Kruder & Dorfmeister
Dub Angel - Snooze, DJ Cam, Dominique Dalcan
Going Under - Rockers Hi-Fi
Break Charmer - Cujo
Atom (Dub Massacre 2) - Dual tone
Higher Dub - Smith & Mighty
Boyracer - Hysterical Love Project
Blunted - Sonar Base
Blindfold - Curve

Peach Please #11 w/ Riin, Isolated Material & Nico // 23.03.25

Leezwa b2b Produsserka dj set recorded on Weird Nights 5/11/20 at Flacon

Leezwa b2b Produsserka Weird Nights 5.11.20

☻ 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙒 / 𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙐𝙀 𝘾𝙄-𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙎 ☻

Inner Circle are proud to present our new project CIRCLECAST. 

CIRCLECAST is a series of recordings from friends, artists, DJs, and performers from our surrounding community, intended to inspire connection and memories for the raves that we were able to host and attend regularly before this year. Our plan is to have a mix series, guest interviews, livestreams, and more.  

For our first instalment to welcome in the 2021 new year, we bring you this slammin' techno journey from Montreal DJ-producer s.talbot (@d_nrgy).

Like our live events, which seek to represent the diversity happening in today's underground dance music, our mix series is separated by the names of the events we would host pre-covid, with different genres and styles represented in each one. This mix falls under RIFT, our more techno / industrial-focused offering. 

We'll be posting mixes once to twice a month, usually with a mini interview (French, English, Bilingual) exploring the creative mind of the featured artist. Big thank you to s.talbot for letting us into his world -- have a look below!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺(𝘀) 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰?

Birdsong! 

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿, 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀-𝘁𝘂 ?

J’ai eu la chance de découvrir la techno et l’ambient au cours de raves – ce qui m’a vraiment inculqué que les deux styles, ambient et techno, existent sur 2 faces distinctes d’une même dimension. L’intensité de leurs énergies sont extrêmement rapprochées, et partagent des destinations semblables, pour moi. 

Dans ce sens, je suis extrêmement attiré par la discographie de zoviet-france, groupe proto- ambient des années 80/90. Une musique faite maison, non-linéaire, qui représente l’expérience d’un moment - difficilement descriptible. 

(Shouting at the Ground; Mohnomishe; Vienna 1990) 

𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀?

Most of the dance tracks I play, I have listened to over and over again alone - which often has the effect of transporting my mind to a strobe flashing, time deprived space of uninterrupted dance. And when I get that feeling, it’s usually a good sign that it’s the kind of track I’ll want to share. This feeling usually revolves around perceptions of freedom and connection with the people around me.

𝗗é𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀-𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗝 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰é𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗱'𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗱é𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗶.

Je pense que la disposition idéale se situe dans le retrait de la présence visuelle de la personne performante (sauf si cette présence est artistiquement requise). Un arrangement qui permet une meilleure concentration (ou une absence de déconcentration) relative à la source physique du son. Ça, je pense, c’est une manière de tirer le maximum de l’expérience. Je le perçois d’une manière similaire à éteindre un écran pour écouter une production. En enlevant le support visuel, on active des capacités auditives sur lesquelles on ne peut pas se concentrer lorsque nos yeux sont occupés à surveiller la source superficielle du son. Sans cette déconcentration, l’esprit est plus libre pour comprendre, cerner, aller plus loin dans ce qui est audible. On se perd moins dans des détails qui ne comptent pas, ultimement. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗴?

Holy Ghost – Hand of God (Live in Amsterdam).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTEGDlJEm_k

CIRCLECAST 001 ≁ s.talbot

🔥 ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ: ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛꜱ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ 🔥

For our sixth installment of Circlecast, Berlin-based @isolatedmaterial hits us with this absolute slammer of a mix. Overflowing with phat breaks and heavy electro artillery, it's a fast-paced rocket-fueled journey from start to finish. 

Peep some wise words from the man in our mini-interview below!

[This mix falls under 𝕽𝖎𝖋𝖙, our sub-series focused on the heavier/darker tones of electronic music]

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦(𝐬) 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?

Besides music I'm mostly into visual arts like photography, collages or generative art.

One artist that I really like is the experimental filmmaker Pedro Maia, who really pushes the boundaries of medium, particularly in his use of analog film.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?

Lately I've been really enjoying Sway EP by YSI.  It's a 4 tracker that spans across multiple moods and genres (ambient, indie rock, EBM...) but still feels very coherent as a whole. The production work on it is amazing, I especially love the processing on the different guitar parts in the title track. 

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬?

Generally when it comes to production, I try to make a point of not overthinking every step I take in order to avoid over-producing something, although this is something I still struggle with a bit.

I take a slighly different approach when it comes to DJing however, where I really try to "narrate a story" for the listener. When building a tracklist, I try to make sure the set has various sections with different moods, genres or BPMs which I then assemble together in a way that hopefully doesn't feel too contrived.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐉 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 (𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩), 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

I like to be able to play both digital and vinyl in a set, so I guess having 2 CDJs as well as 2 turntables would be ideal (or just 2 turntables with time-coded vinyls, which is what I have at home). Mixer wise, I prefer to keep it fairly straight forward - a 2-channel mixer with EQ and filter is definitely enough for me.

I think it's important to be able to make the most of what I have available, and I find that a simple setup like this really forces me to get creative. That being said, I'd love to experiment in the future with more with effects and maybe 3 deck mixing.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?

Hard to say given all the amazing stuff I discovered during the lockdown, but I would have to go with Never Crash by Maelstrom.

CIRCLECAST 006 ≁ Isolated Material

Inner Circle is a Montreal-based underground dance music collective founded in 2017.

Our values: Community-focus - Movement & Liberation - Artistic diversity - Old school love 

We are:
Diego @diego_111
Max Mira @maxmira / @ossifer
J.P. Métis @jpmetis
Pabloc @pablo-cabezas
Leëf @leefmusique


[Past Events 2020]

Feb 21 - Somatic Spirit w/ Aso Ani & Marc Myst

Jan 10 - Inner Circle x Homegrown Harvest present Martyn & more

[ Past Events 2018/2019 ] 

November 1 - Mainframe - Ciel, Jump Source, anabasine, Lis Dalton, G L O W Z I

Sept 27 - Exposé Noir w/ Paula Temple

Sept 20 - Inner Circle presents: LSDXOXO

September 1 - Exposé Noir w/ Rebekah

Jun 29 - Inner Circle x Mirage present: Florian Kupfer

May 24 - Exposé Noir w/ Function, DJ Nobu, and Dr. Rubinstein

Apr 27 - Rift-02 w. Jack George b2b Luminescu, D. Blavatsky, and Alex Borzych

Apr 12 - Vol. X 000001: Aurora Halal

Mar 23 - Inner Circle presents Jesse Futerman & Lis Dalton

Feb 16 - Reflection w/ Stephanie Sykes Pre-Party

Feb 14 - Graphite Publications: The Lonely Hearts Club

Feb 9 - Aucun Signal w/ Claire 

Dec 1 - Fracture w/ MMSI (Mateo Murphy/Stereo_IMG), Anabasine, Mikael, Mishel Cazes

Nov 17 - Expose Noir 24 hours w/ Slam, Anetha

Oct 13 - Spirale w/ Debbie Doe (Live)