@batenko - Gamma-Ray Bursts
STEP12

Release 28/06/2024
Vinyl Preorder: https://t.ly/fWO1L
Digi Preorder: https://t.ly/JsTUN

Step Ball Chain recruits the French maestro Batenko for a club cut EP, a kiss from the underground laden with tweaked tools exhibiting an already imitable signature sound. The inconspicuous producer based in Marseille reveals a four track feast dipping into corners of forward thinking techno, bass and unexpected dance delight, centered in flirty, freaky mastery. 
Gamma-Ray Bursts delivers delicious locked grooves for late night deviants; obscure vocal fragments fidget over driving basslines, momentary euphoria and a feverish pulsation that is core to the label. 
Dance addicts around the globe may be familiar with this record, your favorite deejays sneaking various tracks into earshot.. Now it’s time for the full unleash! 


Written & Produced by Baptiste Hascoët
Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Dylan Batelic

Batenko - Gamma-Ray Bursts (STEP12)

VSION 02 is the soundtrack to when the club's heartbeat matches yours; the first sip of water while cavernous drums engulf you. Kasra V’s latest offering appeals to the glory days of the tribal side of 90s electronic music: sacred rhythms that echo influences from NYC clubs of past times and the freaky side of abstract dance music, while still retaining a unique flavor from his creative V-sion.

Drawing a direct line from the shadowy corners of late 90s club culture to the avant garde, Kasra’s world building is on full display, calling to mind both the full-bodied spirit of Victor Calderone’s primal grooves and the voodoo beats of Exquisite Corpse.

His most dancefloor oriented work to date, Kasra infused the energy of spontaneous jams into refined and layered sonic alchemy, utilizing vintage gear and pedals to evoke spiritually timeless flavors.

The record is artistically represented by a Pierrot-esque visual, a perfect symbol for the playful psychedelia that is still entrenched in a hedonistic flair.

There’s more time in our ritual dance, take another sip.



Written and produced by Kasra V 
Front cover by Guille Carmona 
Design by Morteza Vaseghi 
Mixed by Thoma Bulwer 
Mastering by Keith Tenniswood @ Curvepusher 
Distribution by Clone 
Words by Sepehr Alimagham

VSION02

VSION02 - Kasra V

Celebrating not just Ryan Elliott’s faith in a vital new generation of producers and DJs, but five years of his own meticulously curated Faith Beat imprint, ‘Have Faith’ is a bold new chapter for the Panorama Bar veteran. Before relocating to Berlin, Elliott cut his teeth spinning Detroit, so he pays it forward on this 34-track compilation, shining a dazzling spotlight on the local scenes and breaking new artists that promise to keep American dance music moving as it lurches towards a new era. When he was based in the US, Elliott realized how distant Europe felt for homegrown artists – not just philosophically, but physically. Two years ago, he set about excavating the US’s underground architecture, pooling contacts and tracks, and urging his wide network of friends to send over their best recommendations. The compilation coalesced organically, and pulls together a diverse canon of producers, offering them the global exposure they urgently need. Eighty percent of the tracks are from up-and-coming US-based artists from the Midwest and beyond, so with the 10th release on his label, Elliott lays down a glimpse of a possible future of underground house and techno that counters the scene’s contemporary Eurocentricity. This music was born in the US, and its evolution might still be in American hands.
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released November 15, 2024

Compiled and Mixed by Ryan Elliott
Compilation and DJ Mix mastered by Simon Hoffmann
Photography Mali Wychodil
Artwork Mali Wychodil
Faith Beat Records 2024 ©️

PREMIERE: Sansibar - D.T.T.

Big Sky, Liquid Sun

Mountain Ash

𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 We are excited to announce Lenxi’s debut album: 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪? The first single —𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩—is out today. The full album will be out on vinyl on June 13. 

The personal 10-track long player balances IDM, indie pop and techno, and was written in and about a period of life where heartbreak and threats reinforced each other, creating an inescapable loop of isolation.

Attempting to regain confidence and hope, a process of dreaming up a fictive emotional escape emerged. Paintings, sketches, voice notes, and a first few synth-lines took shape—laying the groundwork for this very album. In the tail of the storm, the London-born, Amsterdam-based producer and DJ refined her ideas further in places that carried hopeful memories. Places that felt familiar. Revisiting studios in beloved locations from the past—in London and Paris—and seeking for the new—in studios and the Westcoast waters of L.A.- all helped to shape those purest ideas into full songs forming a story that demanded closure.

Lenxi's debut album is a stunning sequence of dreams hinting at hope combined with nostalgia—built on a strong force battling the vulnerability of being alone—and ultimately finding a way out and onto the dance-floor.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁
A1. Love Without Sound
A2. The Abstract Painter And The Cartoonist
A3. Different (audio preview slide #1)
A4. Nothing More Than A Memory (audio preview slide #2)
A5. One Day
B1. Keep On Breathing
B2. Water Connects Us (audio preview slide #3)
B3. Red Haired Clown
B4. Closer/Closure
B5. Did You Get The Dream I Sent You?

The album is pressed on 180g vinyl and comes with a download-card. Special thanks to Anton Pieete and Tom Ruijg for the additional mixing, and to Dirtydms for the great artwork!

Did you get the dream I sent you?

Lenxi - Different

I’m thrilled to share a full remix release from my last EP 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴—bringing together talented friends and artists from the current french electronic scene: @kaytvprod, @therealsagaa, @pont-levis, @kheymysterio, & @bambi-dj

A1. Liquid Sky (KayTV Kykeon Remix) 
A2. Liquid Sky (sa+ga Moaning Remix) 
A3. Magnetism (Drawbridge Forest Mix) 
A4. Chromatic Vision (Khey Mysterio Isoptera Remix) 
A5. Parasite (Bambi Soothing Mix) 

Mastered by Joel Krozer at Six Bit Deep
Artwork : Lucid Labbb

Parasite (Bambi Soothing Mix)

Step into the lush, verdant depths of Shjva's sonic jungle—an enchanted forest pulsing with ultra-absorbing dub techno, glitchy rhythms, and deep, hyper-textured grooves. We’ve been impressed by her incredible releases on People & Places and Warning, among others, and now, her latest EP on our label takes that boundary-pushing energy even further. The rising Ukrainian force is joined by Jeku, who flips the script with a mind-bending trip to Goa mix, catapulting the journey into a dreamlike, transportive realm.

@shjva

Shjva - The Message EP (ND026)

Priori’s hit EP Pareidolia gets a well deserved remix treatment. The relation between Priori and Midgar started early 2023 with the release of his Pareidolia EP, where a remix for Keplrr followed quickly the year after. Now, early 2025, a group of close friends and admired artists were invited to rework the Pareidolia’s originals.

Midgar affiliate Forest Drive West uses the opportunity to present not one but two remixes. Presenting one half-time 85 bpm twist of Hazard and another slow-paced murky techno groover. Originally from Montreal, Maara forms the Canadian connection and she turns Memory Palace into a beautiful bouncy dub-techno floater. Sound experimentalist Notte Infinita takes his turn on Pareidolia’s title track and creates some magnificent eyes-closed drum & bass hypnotism. At last, Amsterdam’s upsammy brings back the light with her iconic playful approach. She flips the steady groove of Glass Shards into a jumpy interplay of rhythms and joy.

Buy 12"

Memory Palace (Maara Remix)

Maara - Asexual Horndog

tripped-out proggy goodness from Gbar taken from his debut album 'Awakened G' on Earth Dog Records. 

@earthdogbk
@gbargbar

Premiere: Gbar - New Methods (Earth Dog Records)

Live recording from my first closing at Badaboum in Paris. 

I played groovy techno, electro, acid tracks, dupstep, trippy bass

Line up : Fasme (Live), DJ Swisha, Vitamine C

Closing Badaboum (03.05.2025) w/ Fasme & DJ SWISHA

Balearic juice for the morning and percussive shot for later. 

Booking : dancitron.booking@gmail.com

Upcoming gigs : 04.09 - Badaboum


2025 :
12.07 - Illegaal, Brussels
11.07 - De Gudde Wellen, Luxembourg
04.07 - Amapola, Gazeran
26.06 - La Java, Paris
21.06 - La Rotonde, Paris
23.05 - La Communale, St Ouen
03.05 - Badaboum, Paris
17.04 - 9B, Paris
12.04 - Ohééé, Chapelle des Carmelites, Toulouse
05.04 - Dérives, Le Mazette (w/ DJ Plead & Kikelomo)
29.03 - Cadence
01.03 - Badaboum
09.02 - Halfpipe Pop Up Store
01.02 - La Gare Le Gore
24.01 - Le Sample, Bagnolet


2024 :

11.06 : Kiosk Radio, Brussels
11.01 : Gimic, Brussels
10.18 : TNP, Amsterdam
09.21 : Slice
08.30 : La Felicita
08.24 : Toulouse
08.27 : Virages, Paris 
07.31 : La Station Gare des Mines, Paris
07.20 : Romaneau Festival, Saint Dizant Du Gua
07.05 : La Douve Blanche, Egreville
06.21 : Fête de La Musique (by Helios), Chez Lili, Le Havre
06.07 : Sun Call (by Soror), Jardin 21 - Paris)
05.31 : Ground Control - Paris
05.24 : Exfoliante - Petit Bain - Paris
04.27 : Pygments Lab - Fluctuart
03.16 : Marcel Reste Assis by La Taquinerie - Le Sample
03.01 : La Rotonde Stalingrad by The Dare Night
02.12 : Sacré Radio w/ Club Roquette
01.12 : La Java w/Bae Party


2023 : 
04.08 :Panic Room w/ Saturation Collective |Paris
04.29 : 9B w/ Collectif Sanguine, Paradis Fiscal, Salam |Paris
06.25 : Les Arches Citoyennes w/Benny Benacid |Paris
07.01 : Le Mazette for - Paris
07.28 : L'Alimentation Générale - Paris w/ Sexe Caniculaire, Leo Man
09.02 : Le Mazette - Paris w/ Dimitri From Paris, Mars010C, Club Roquette, Kabylie Minogue, Les Patates Brave
10.07 : l'appart - Badaboum - Paris
12.17 : Facette - Le Mazette - Paris 

2022 : 
06. Panic Room
23-25.08 : La Felicita Festival | Angers