The fifty-second guest of KHIDI’s Podcast series is British producer and DJ, Black Merlin- the solo project of George Thompson. His other aliases and collaborations being Spectral Empire, Kommune, and Karamika. Thompson’s diverse releases are featured across labels such as Pinkman, Boysnoize Records, Omnidisc, and Jealous God - just to name a few. With more than a decade under his belt, Thompson has experimented between multiple electronic genres - jungle, drone minimal wave, retrogressive EBM, and hypnotic dark techno as of recent years.

@black-merlin

KHIDI Podcast NR.52: Black Merlin

Recording of my 8 hour allnighter at Astron Bar, Athens on 23rd September 2022.
Thanks to Kostas & Vaso who have created something very unique.

Extase Urbaine All-Nighter at 'Astron Bar', Athens 23.09.22

The next installment of the MK-ULTRA mix series comes from @Dry_Feel, a covert project based out of Athens with releases on X-IMG, Pildoras Tapes and his own @dystatik label. This mix includes an hour of frenetic and fresh dark electro & techno body music.

His last EP from X-IMG titled "No Privacy" is available here: https://x-img.bandcamp.com/album/no-privacy

Follow the artist:
https://soundcloud.com/dry_feel

MK-ULTRA 12 - DRY_FEEL

Comarobot (@comarobot) is the founder of 'Volnost' (@volnostseoul), a techno club located in Seoul, and experimental, industrial label 'GWI MYEON RECORDS'@gwimyeon_records. He creates the club’s programs with a range of talented local and international artists since 2017 curating a unique dance floor, combining techno and diverse experimental, industrial electronic music styles. Crossing over musical genres, he focuses on directing a stage in which every artist’s pure expression is conveyed without boundaries and works with artists who are in the spotlight all of the world. If you listen to his tracks you can feel the spirit of Volnost & Gwi Myeon Records embracing the boundless potential of electronic music.

IOD PODCAST #068 // COMAROBOT

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Navigate through the realms of shadows and submerge in the depths of unveiled echoes, where darkness meets immersion through a captivating journey of sonic landscapes.


Music by :

Primal Code, Luigi Tozzi, Jamida, Kaf, 9Beats, Danie[l]i, Sanjib, Kaspiann, Doltz, Birds ov Paradise, Forest on Stacys, Doctrina Natura, Fook Yue, Dorisburg, Feral.



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(22.05.24)

unveiled echoes 001 w/ forma oscura (22.05.24)

@user-255620145 aka Olec Mün Live @ SubRadio Bcn / 27.09.24 / 21.00.-21.40

Recorded at RUSC

Live Transmission On Fridays from 7.30 to 9.45 PM

Check out the full audiovisual set here: https://youtube.com/live/GiFTgJ_FQ7U?feature=share

Artwork: @ Antonio (IG: @ aaantonioxyz )

Supported by Suburbia Bcn, Absenta del Raval & RUSC

Olec Mün Live @ SubRadio Bcn / 27.09.24

H3y.mp3 (slowed)

Dedicated to all those who have ridden the trauma train 🖤
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/fYiQFKTn5OU

Trust
noun
Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance.
"trying to gain our clients' trust; taking it on trust that our friend is telling the truth."
The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one.
"violated a public trust."
One in which confidence is placed.
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Once broken, trust is often irreparable...
We place our trust in a corrupt society / government / people / technology
(Thus becoming the guinea pigs of behavioural engineering / manipulation)
We are gaslit
Being lied to is normal
We are programmed to believe that we are weak / not enough
We are taught to seek outside ourselves
We are whittled away / divided / disengaged / enslaved
We choose to give our power away due to fear

We allow this

Ignorance is not an excuse

Rise up
Claim your power
Find / know yourself
Reject the narrative
Pain is power
Don't run from it
You are the creator of your experiences
You need nothing but faith in yourself
In you are all things
All possibilities
Be real
At any cost
The cost of illusion is lament
Be a true and trustworthy human being
The rewards are beyond description
🖤
Do you trust yourself
To live an authentic life? 

Blind Trust

Shanti Kupala

Dark and visceral beats.

Read more: https://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-028-dadub/

@Dadub

Orb Podcast

Orb Podcast 028: Dadub

Accompanying this mix, our in-house journalist, Smoki, posed some questions to Claudio on his approach to warming up a dance-floor. We hope you enjoy what you read and hear.

Claudio PRC is a favourite amongst the entire team at FOLD. As the first DJ playing at the Semantica Records night he set a perfect tone for our dancers and his label compatriots. From listening to this set you can clearly hear the passion Claudio has for his choice of music. We relish the opportunity to allow DJ's like Claudio to comfortably perform exactly the way they want. Accompanying this mix, we posed some questions to Claudio on his approach to warming up a dance-floor. We hope you enjoy what you hear.

Thanks for agreeing to this interview Claudio. Your recent warm up set at FOLD was a masterclass in how to get a deep techno party started. First, I'd love to ask what you thought of FOLD?

When I played for the first time at FOLD I was amazed by the structure. A warehouse which totally represents the true underground spirit in London. Finally, something that the city absolutely needed...for my past experiences! How it was made and managed is very pure, a community completely devoted to our culture. The sound system and its DJ booth is perfectly made and curated, along with the LED wall and lighting system. I always feel comfortable playing there.

How do you prepare your warm up set? Do you mix in a different way when playing at this time?

When I prepare a warm up set I want to start from a primordial sound. Like concrete sounds. In general, field recordings related to a specific experience or a specific place - which in that time - are inspiring me most. Then slowly I like to add synthetic sounds, beat-less, mainly drones with dilated elements, long pads and wrapping atmospheres aimed to create an imaginary life to the room. A frame, an imaginary soundscape. Always slowly, I start to add percussive elements and rhythms, some melodies, trying to reach a point where the groove can come in. The method of mixing is very deep and dilated in space, aimed at creating the right climax

In your opinion, what makes a great warm up set?

The warm up set is the most important part of the party. It’s the beginning of the story of the night, so it leads the night in a specific way. From my point of view the opening set must give to the people the proper welcome in the club. I like warm welcomes, so as a dancer I would love to be hugged by the music with warm and pleasant sounds, to let my ears adapt to the sound system and to be comfortable with the space and with the other dancers. Another very important thing is to be respectful to the artist who is playing after, to leave to him/her a proper key to start his/her performance as best as possible. It’s important to really know who is playing after and to listen to a lot of his/her music!

Tell me about playing to audiences in London, Claudio.

For a couple of years I’ve been playing regularly in London and during this time I was able to build a passionate crowd who constantly come to my gigs because they want to listen to a certain type of music and to have a deeper experience. It's beautiful to see in the last years how deep music has created a common sense of party all over the world! London is undoubtedly part of this scene, it’s a community which is linked to each other and I am very happy for this.

Lastly, I’d like to find out which producers or DJ’s are really exciting you right now?

Thank you so much for giving me the possibility to tell you my point of view on this topic which I love so much. I've been impressed in the last couple of years by my dear friend Luigi Tozzi. He is a young talent but he already has great maturity on all these things we discussed here. Both his productions and his DJ sets are an example of how something should be done properly. If you don’t know, I totally recommend!

Thanks for the taking time to answer these questions Claudio!

FOLD Invites Claudio PRC + Interview

Experimental, techno, noise label based in Berlin.

IOD PODCAST #068 // COMAROBOT

Instruments of Discipline