Intro Julia

A lesson in rhythm from a former De School resident.

When it comes to minimalist dance music, Ruben Üvez, AKA Konduku, is one of the best in the game right now. With a masterful and ever-shapeshifting understanding of rhythm, the Berlin-based artist crafts sublime dance music with a staunchly leftfield bent. Don't just take our word for it: how many DJs, after all, can claim to have moved De School to a puddle of tears?

Musically, Üvez is hard to pin down. He's often billed as a techno artist, but actually you'll find his sound sits outside of the genre's many conventions. With an outsider's curiosity, he leans into diverse moods, tempos and genres, though one throughline is always how he arranges his drums. Whether it be deep, Nobu-core techno such as 2023's Hayal EP or UK beat science á la Peverelist on 2019's  Gegek, he leads with rhythm across his DJing and production. The end product is a hypnotic, one-of-a-kind sound that hits the body before the brain has time to catch up. In short, it slaps.

As Üvez's RA Podcast demonstrates, he's got a serious knack for crafting and selecting tunes that can  deeply captivate a dance floor. Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, RA.967 is an excursion through a timeless sound, packed with long, layered blends, flick-of-the-wrist transitions, locked grooves and spine-tingling atmospherics. In 2020, we called Ruben Üvez one of techno's brightest new talents. This mix sees him ascending to a seat at the top table.

@kondukukonduku

Read more at ra.co/podcast/967

RA.967 Konduku

Naone @ The Lot Radio 01-11-2025

"the records and music have been around for most of the time. i live with them, they travel with me. we’re close. they’re tools, tools for building. they build relationships between me and strangers, and deepen bonds between me and people who are already close to me. in a space is sound; a physical sound built with a picture and a shape, and the records are the tools that look and sound and feel like a space. i find them in buildings. they keep people together."


Beautiful Freaks w/ PLO Man @ Kiosk Radio 02.08.2025

It's all about old school, warm, dubby, freaky, twisted house! 

https://www.instagram.com/olsvanger
https://www.soundcloud.com/olsvanger



Olsvangèr @ The Lot Radio 08-14-2025

We’re proud to release the recording of a close friend of the crew, recorded live at Cadzand by Sips. Picking up the pace, squished inbetween Luna Ludmila & Reptant, showing us a piece of his mind and record collection.

Enjoy!

Sips - Live at Cadzand 2025

The Belgian-born and Amsterdam-based house gem collector came through for the second Repasse kitchen session and cooked up a set that’s slick, minimal, and full of flavor. 👩🏽‍🍳

From tech to groove, from the pan to the platter! This collab with Repasse is what we mean when we say intimate dancefloor energy. 🌞

JULIA - KITCHEN SESSIONS

“Kiss” is a new single release that channels the raw spirit of oldschool warehouse sounds. A techno driven house cut that thrives on stripped back energy and the atmosphere where sweat and desire hang thick in the air.

The groove pushes forward with a relentless urgency, layering a muscular kick with alarm sounding textures that feel both gritty and hypnotic. There’s a physicality at its core. A sound that invites surrender to the heat of the room and the tension between strangers.

Kyra Khaldi steps in with a remix that takes the original into deeper, more progressive territory. Her rework stretches the groove and lets it breathe, layering subtle melodic elements that build tension without losing the track’s raw drive. The result is a version that feels expansive and hypnotic, offering a refined counterpoint while keeping the heat of the original intact.

Kaap - Kiss (Kyra Khaldi Remix)

The nexts mix comes from a serious pillar of the scene and facilitator of music dispersal. He has support naff for years now by distributing our records and standing behind us as a friend and associate. 

Words from the artist: This hour is a fair snapshot of sounds that hit somewhere deep, stir the chemicals, and remind me (why) I’m still in motion. Respect it, don’t neglect it!

naffcast013 ⦾ Rey Colino ▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။|||| | ✘෴✘

XDB & PLO Man at Waking Life 2025

Naone and Iggy P from Amsterdam serving you some serious proggers for two hours straight! 

https://www.instagram.com/na_one_
https://www.instagram.com/iggyp.ams

https://soundcloud.com/na_one
https://soundcloud.com/iggypiggypiggyp
 

Intro Julia

Julia Weyts

Recent comments

glvingne

laurdema

Related tracks