Portal Episode 37 with two hours of music mixed by myself.

Music is able to lift you into other dimensions, so come with me through this portal and immerse into the depths of my record collection.

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Portal Episode 37 by Markus Suckut

The fast paced, hypnotic, layered, and relatively modern techno set you hear in this recording was played for the closing of the first edition of Skin at Club Atelier Amsterdam on 27/03/2022

Skin is a fresh new organisation that seeks to widen the scope of sounds during a club experience, instead of zooming in on a niche.

Follow them here:
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https://www.facebook.com/skineventsamsterdam

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////About this set / long read / nerd talk////
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I wanted to do something different for this night, so I experimented with a new approach to my preparation, organising playlists with tracks by what kind of sound design and moods they contain, and putting them within folders that indicated the general intensity in order to slowly ramp up the tension. This groundwork allowed me to prepare an arc for a deep set where I could make long layered mixes while maintaining the groove, speed and improvisation I consider to be recognizable features of when I DJ in a club.

Although this set also sustains a steady groove and flow, it is still a departure from my usual, more instinctive way of playing, where I tend to switch more impulsively between styles and themes, mixing tracks that have pronounced rhythmic elements with tracks that have very memorable basslines and hooks, especially from earlier decades, call it old school, 90s, 00s, retro or outdated if you want. I do this in order to keep a sense of playfulness and unpredictability going (fu n）with selections that have a distinct character.

This set was more about consistency, atmosphere and subtle transitions. The aim was to have the music slowly progress over the course of the set but without it becoming a static affair. This is why I completely avoid looping tracks, as I want their sounds to continuously evolve, and the phrasing in their structure to be continuously accentuated throughout the mix. 

It might not sound quite like what you would expect from a Comrade Winston DJ set, but I actually had a lot of fun constantly keeping two tracks in the mix while preparing for the third to take over, slowly stacking upon the current mood instead of rapidly switching between different ones. Prefering not to rely on the element of surprise but rather slowly reach a boiling point and to enjoy the ride.

Recorded with a Xone92 and 3x CDJ2000s

Let me know what you think.
X Comrade

Techno Set / Skin @ Club Atelier / 27/03/2022

Jason Healey at Kompound Sommer Weekender 2023

LIVE at KICK @ DTM 26.4.2024

My next guest on Yax Invites is SRS.

Motivated by the desire to make people move, SRS is a New Zealand-born DJ and one part of Sydney-based HYPNO, and The Lab parties. Traversing sounds from groove to gritty hard techno, SRS aims to take people on a sound journey where human and machine become one.

https://soundcloud.com/srsdj

Yax Invites #178 - SRS

Downtown Boy

Buy link: https://t4frecords.bandcamp.com

Title: Renacer 2.0
Artist: Kernel Panic (AR)
Label: T4F Records
Catalog: MOS002
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Format: Digital 
Mastering: Frontmant Management

Artist Links
https://on.soundcloud.com/j1r7gsjkI2X93V0tOJ
https://www.instagram.com/kernel.panic_ar


Label Links
soundcloud.com/t4frecords
instagram.com/t4frecords
https://t4frecords.bandcamp.com

PREMIERE: Kernel Panic - Renacer 2.0 [MOS002]

cuppa tea

This is the record of my set in Tresor. Thanks to @estherduijn for inviting me over to this magic place (x)! It was a wonderful night, with lots of good vibes and I felt so connected to the crowd. 

Maybe people are wondering who I am and what I do with all these different music styles.. but in the end, it doesn't really matter and it is OK to find yourself in all these different styles :-). Hopefully you will recognize my taste and catch the story within each set and I hope you enjoy it!

Nadia Struiwigh - TRESOR - New Faces

█ audio: Lewis Fautzi
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█ visuals: ACID THERMAL
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► FREE DOWNLOAD
► w/ LIVE VISUALS: youtu.be/6qFp3zWUKxE

Tracklist:
Elyas – Dead Planets 8
Judas – ID5
Magna Pia – Ys Ura
Refracted - Meta Sublunar
Simbiose - Stimulated Responses
P.U.L.S.A.R- J1 - (Lucas Freire Remix)
Lewis Fautzi – Knives
Tensal-Darkonia
Shlomo – The Other Side 808 Intuition(ShlomoRework)
Lewis Fautzi - Geometric Destination
Vertical Spectrum - Telekinetic Structure
SeleccionNatural - Random_Mutations
Lewis Fautzi - Modern Humans 
Wrong Assessment – Radial Ascetic
Lewis Fautzi - The Brain Revolution

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