"Dancing has always been visceral to me." The DJ and producer talks about bringing movement into her music practice and the role mythology and meditation plays in art and life.

The Italian-French DJ, producer and dancer Giulia Fournier-Mercadante—AKA GiGi FM—has had a varied, multidisciplinary career. Originally a dancer, Fournier-Mercadante received a scholarship for the New York City Ballet and the contemporary dance outfit Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as a teenager. Finding the dancing world difficult to navigate, especially in its approach to body image, she graduated and moved to London to focus on music. It was there that she discovered techno and its capacity to heal. She started hosting a regular show on NTS, getting booked locally and then touring around the world.

Today, Fournier-Mercadante has integrated dance into her productions, which use motion sensors to transform physical movement into MIDI. Her use of her body as her basic instrument has led to a unique, kinetic sound palette that defines all of her tracks. In this Exchange, she unpacks how she's worked with this technique and rediscovered her love of dancing, as well as how spirituality, dream states and astrology inform her life and work. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.726 GiGi FM

Over the coming weeks, we'll be talking to different artists who are co-curating the 2024 edition of the festival. We dive into their creative process and explore their inspirations, all in honest conversations straight from the heart.

We’re very happy to share a new podcast episode, this time with Mama Snake and Martinou who open up about their upcoming and debut b2b set at our Aura next week. 

Though you might notice some contrast in their musical output, their connection to the hypnotic Nordic sound unites them, with both seeking those spine-tingling moments in music. They share personal stories about their close bond with the Draaimolen and Nous'klaer Audio teams, and how the festival's atmosphere will shape their performance. 

There were a few audio glitches, but the conversation was too heartfelt to cut.

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The host of this podcast is Chanel Kadir, Draaimolen’s external PR officer who has been working with the team since 2023. Outside of that, she works across many different creative platforms within the music sphere including editorial-led platforms such as Untitled 909 and wav.world. She's also the co-curator of the F1-focused mix series G-FORCE and host of radio residencies across Netil Radio and Refuge Worldwide.

This podcast is edited and composed by Tilburg music producer Ramses3000, also known as multidisciplinary artist Yannick Verhoeven. Incorporating ambient, jazz, new age and psychedelic music, the classical and digital worlds meet in Yannick's sonic world. He has recently released his new album 'Thalamus' on Intercept Records, for which he spent three months in a monastery with the aim of composing music that helps the listener to relax and process the stimuli of everyday life.

In conversation with Mama Snake & Martinou

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube and futureintelradio.com.

Human Space Machine ╚═ Future Intel X Kinetic ═╗ 05 09 2024

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Human Space Machine - Wildeburg 2024

Recorded live at Above Below 2024, Chiltern Hills, UK.

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of finally visiting Above Below, a magically warm and inspiring festival tucked intimately within the Chilterns which I had heard so much about over years. What I discovered there was a community that immediately felt like home, a weekend full of moments both immaculately deep & breathlessly exuberant, and a true sense of independence and discovery in the spirit of the festival.

Playing in the UK will always be a special honor for me, and I wanted to capture my appreciation for such a pivotal scene while pushing myself in ways that are distinctly my own. This set helped me find more than a few footholds in my own practice and I’m so happy to share the recording, one from a lineup full of friends & inspirations. Hope you enjoy it!

@arn_j
@abovebelowfestival

Artwork by Malte Schumann.

Sure Thing Mix 131: Aaron J

Living, breathing, banging techno from an artist defining the highly-textured new frontier of the sound in 2024.

Lindsey Wang, AKA Polygonia, has an amorphous style you could call organic—or, better yet, harmonious. She interweaves unfamiliar elements with a mercurial touch. Wang can make something completely otherworldly sound totally, well, natural. It's made her a fixture everywhere from Munich's BLITZ to major festivals like Sustain-Release and Draaimolen.

Unsurprisingly, Wang is not one to be pinned down. Be it the sound design-anchored side project Lyder, her own label QEONE, or co-producing an album's worth of experimental percussion alongside jazz drummer Simon Popp, it's fair to say her personal output matches the feverish energy of her mixes. There's multidisciplinary, and then there's Wang: Poly-disciplinary, you might say.

Wang's entry into the RA Podcast series is no different, another stellar emphasis of her artistry. RA.955 is a voyage into wild variations of texture, rhythm and feeling, guided along by the principle of endless metamorphosis. Supple driving grooves meet crinkled surfaces, scuttling hi-hats meet chattering sonics, and good luck keeping hold of a consistent drum pattern for long. Behold a living organism raised by the club and the great outdoors in equal measure.

@polygonia

Read more at ra.co/podcast/955

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RA.955 Polygonia

Recording of Konduku & Mattikk's set at Dekmantel Ten

Pre-register for Dekmantel Festival 2025 here: bit.ly/4fyWKXc

Konduku & Mattikk at Dekmantel Ten

@kimskii
We’re kicking off our countdown to our 24-hour ADE marathon at Houthavens with a podcast by Clarisa Kimskii, Brooklyn-based DJ and producer. With her label L.A.G and her residency at Brooklyn-based queerparty Merge,  
With a very unique approach to genre. Made a feel good mix with tracks that are heavily influenced by House along with some expressive vocals. While maintaining the psychedelic and driving sounds she pushes.

Track Highlight:

"Get Up On This" by Isaiah is a track that I've played out several times and it's gotten huge responses on a variety of dancefloors. I've played it for both serious Techno crowds and more multi-genre -mixed ones. The result has been the same, Pure Joy and tons of dancing. I love that it feels like a House cut but is written at 140 BPM.

Clarisa Kimskii...IsBurning #155

Here’s an ambient show from Martin Gilleshøj, exploring spooky, trippy and trancy atmospheres.

https://www.instagram.com/martingilleshoej/

Martin Gilleshøj @ Drift Radio 05-09-24

Marco Shuttle's dj set recorded live on Sunday, 11th of August 2024 at Paral·lel Festival, Port del Comte, Spain.

Marco Shuttle @ Paral·lel 2024

Stranded FM | 12 October 2024

I am a music craver playing ‘90s & ‘00s | bookings: jannahderoos@quicknet.nl
+Stranded FM resident dj

upcoming:
21.11.2024 Radio Hinter, Amsterdam
23.11.2024 Nacht Ruis, Utrecht 
29.11.2024 Sissi's, Amsterdam
30.11.2024 Studio Slijperij b2b Baustelle, Amsterdam
07.12.2024 Stranded FM
15.12.2024 ZEAL, Rotterdam
19.12.2024 nachbar, Amsterdam
20.12.2024 Perron, Rotterdam
21.12.2024 De Unie, Tilburg

past:
30.10.2024 PRC Mad Wednesday Intergalactic FM (vinyl-only)
26.10.2024 PIP Halloween
12.10.2024 AMEN x WORM Rotterdam
15.09.2024 b2b Vuur, NAR Utrecht 
14.09.2024 Yellow House Amsterdam
31.08.2024 Onder De Radar Festival, Enschede
17.08.2024 feedthevoid, Cult=us Rotterdam
17.07.2024 Valkhof Festival, Nijmegen
13.07.2024 RIOT x SAC Festival, Paradigm Groningen
13.07.2024 SAC Festival, Paradigm Groningen
14.06.2024 Kalahari Oyster Cult, KABUL à GoGo, Utrecht
18.05.2024 TBA, Aachen [Germany]
15.05.2024 Bumbu, Waterkant Den Haag
10.05.2024 Intergalactic FM Festival
09.05.2024 w/Lenson, Schwüng, Rotterdam
27.04.2024 Kroonjuweel, Rotterdam
26.04.2024 w/Annebel, Mesh, Nijmegen
20.04.2024 Kroonjuweel pre-party, Keilecafe Rotterdam
10.04.2024 Pinkman Intergalactic FM takeover
31.03.2024 IsBurning
- listening set w/Yòp, 10 Years…IsBurning, Multipla
- house set w/36framez, 10 Years…IsBurning, Multipla
29.03.2024 Keilecafe Season Opening, Rotterdam 
23.03.2024 OOST (closing), Groningen
10.03.2024 w/Tala Drum Corps, KODA, Schiedam
08.03.2024 w/arrocha, PIP The Hague
02.03.2024 Yellow House, Amsterdam
24.02.2024 Nooit Gewoon (vinyl), Schiedam
10.02.2024 Spacebar, Enschede
03.02.2024 PIP The Hague
27.01.2024 Time is the new space, Rotterdam
01.01.2024 Bitter, Rotterdam

highlights 2023
23.12.2023 Perron, Rotterdam 
11.11.2023 Le Guess Who?, Kapitaal, Utrecht
14.10.2023 Het Complot (vinyl, closing), EKKO, Utrecht
27.05.2023 United Identities, EKKO Utrecht
19.05.2023 Intergalactic FM Festival
04.02.2023 Etmaal, Tivoli Utrecht

highlights 2022 
WAS., EKKO, Tivoli Utrecht, Uncloud Festival, By The Creek x Stranded FM, PIP The Hague, The Grey Space in the Middle, Clone instore w/ Baustelle, Club Atelier

Stranded FM | 12 October 2024

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