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Revving up towards wider recognition the past couple of years, South Africa-born / London-based producer Kai van Dongen has been dishing out peak-time bangers one after the other in recent memory, including top-of-the-range floor-destroying weaponry on labels as diverse as Truncate, 1Ø Pills Mate and New York Haunted. All about paced-up rhythmic onslaughts (that’s a euphemism), incisive breaks from hell and jaw-breaking angularity, clearly his blends are not made to be enjoyed with a scone in one hand and a teacup in the other, or else you’ll need some new tableware and shirt pronto. So what’s van Dongen’s style like for real? Fling a brick in the dishwasher and let it froth to death, that's an idea. Or just hop on board his RYC mix and feel the shockwave. Either way you’ll know for sure.

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Reclaim Your City  

Reclaim Your City 567 | Kai van Dongen

Kai van Dongen joins for DifferentSound Podcast #257.

Kai van Dongen is a Producer, DJ, Vocalist & Live Act from Johannesburg, South Africa. 

Based in London for the past 6 years, Kai has built up a prolific discography across labels like Truncate, Enemy, Ei8ht, Second State, Roses Are Red and his own bandcamp imprint - KVD records. 

His productions span across techno, electro, rave and electronica and can be heard at clubs and festivals around the world including spaces like Berghain, Bassiani and Tresor by DJ’s like Luke Slater, Rødhåd, Truncate and Dustin Zahn. 

His mixing style has been described as rhythmic, incisive and angular with track selection leaning toward an anything with soul approach. This has seen him play at Amsterdam Dance Event and release mixes on various podcast series and radio stations over the years on both digital and vinyl media. 

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DifferentSound invites Kai van Dongen / Podcast #257

Born in South Africa, now London-based, Kai Van Dongen is a recently initiated DJ/producer whose transversal sound cuts through typical genre confines and proposes fresh techno with an ambient bent. Born out of the COVID-era, his productions saw daylight around the cusp of 2020’s end with releases on Lobster Theremin sub labels 1Ø PILLS MATE & Cyberdome, Truncate, Ei8ht and Second State. His own KVD imprint now caters to his Bandcamp crowd, providing a direct-to-fan outlet for his raw, unadulterated cuts. Bruising and beat-matched to excellence, his sets have a black hole pulling power that bends beats instead of light, a surprising mix of modulated synths and rumbling bass. For Bassiani Podcast 218, Kai brings together disparate moods into a quick and cohesive whole, both patiently layered and spontaneous in feeling - sparky rhythms that punch their weight and leave no room for doubt: this is big-league techno and Kai Van Dongen is a name you’ll be hearing much more of.

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Bassiani invites Kai van Dongen / Podcast #218

Our 18th instalment is here and we invited Kai van Dongen, a Producer, DJ & Vocalist from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Based in London for the past 7 years, Kai has built up a prolific discography across labels like Truncate, Enemy, Second State, Ei8ht, Roses Are Red and his own bandcamp imprint - KVD records.

His productions span across techno, electro, rave and electronica and can be heard at clubs and festivals around the world including spaces like Berghain, Bassiani and Tresor by DJ’s like Luke Slater, Rødhåd, Truncate and Dustin Zahn.

His mixing style has been described as rhythmic, incisive and angular with track selection leaning toward an anything with soul approach. This has seen him play in cities like Amsterdam, Lisbon, Los Angeles & Phoenix as well as release mixes on various podcast series and radio stations like Bassiani, Reclaim Your City, DifferentSound, TOYTOY & Radio Fritz on both digital and vinyl media.

Polyrtmica no18 - Kai van Dongen

TOYTOY Invites Kai van Dongen 

"Capital Underground, Alex Theatre and 39a GwiGwi Mrwebi. Many nights were spent raving till the early hours of the morning throughout the various TOYTOY venues over the years. A slow and steady approach allowed for a solid subconscious sense of rhythm to be instilled deep within those of us that regularly stayed for the 2am-6am sets, that's when things would get really weird and you could feel the room swaying and breathing as the resident for that night would take us on a journey that would not simply feed our immediate need for a banging 4/4 stripped back Techno track but maybe delivering something that you didn't think would actually fit at that point in time within the evening and allowing yourself to let go, drift into the darkness and go along for the ride.

I've been living in London for nearly 3 years now and wanted to showcase a mix of music from a group of artists that I am really passionate about as well as including a couple unreleased and recently released bits from myself. The goal was to try and merge what I remember from my time on the TOYTOY dancefloor with the experiences and music that I have grown to love this side of the world and in doing so present a more rounded mix for the TOYTOY listeners.

Thanks for tuning in.  😊
If you dig the tracks, please consider heading over to the artists Bandcamp page and support them directly." - @kai_van_dongen

Tracklist:
1. DJ Dolfin Snare 808 Machine - It Was Yesterday [TAJR]
takeawayjazzrecords.bandcamp.com/track/it…esterday
2. Truncate - Timbre [Blueprint Records]
blueprintrecords.bandcamp.com/track/timbre
3. object blue - __unfoolish [Self Released]
objectblue.bandcamp.com/track/unfoolish
4. Anatoly Zorin - Control (Drvg Cvltvre's Rotterdam 1991 Mix) [NYH]
newyorkhaunted.bandcamp.com/track/nyh19…am-1991-mix
5. Black Lake - Emergent Behaviour [Unreleased]
6. Kai van Dongen - Siabasin [BLK DRP]
7. Rose Bonica - Pressure Cooker [Wet Dreams Recordings]
rosebonica.bandcamp.com/track/pressure-cooker-2
8. Asquith - Let Me (Thunder Mix) [Asquith]
asquith.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-thunder-mix
9. Kai van Dongen - Command [Unreleased]
10. Kaiser - Bring Me So High [KSR]
kaiserksr.bandcamp.com/track/bring-me-so-high
11. Violet - Never L8 [Naive]
naivetrax.bandcamp.com/track/violet-never-l8
12. Ben Sims - Free Jack [Lobster Theremin]
lobstertheremin.bandcamp.com/track/ben-…-free-jack
13. Kai van Dongen - Running Red At 12 Bit [Unreleased]
14. Ryan James Ford - Guzzi [Repitch Recordings]
ryanjamesford.bandcamp.com/track/guzzi
15. Sophia Saze - Dreams [Self Released]
sophiasaze.bandcamp.com/track/dreams
16. Deano - Seek [Knowledge Imprint]
knowledgeimprint.bandcamp.com/track/seek…iginal-mix
17. Kai van Dongen - Lost Count [Roses Are Red Records]
kaivandongen.bandcamp.com/track/lost-count
18. Anastasia Kristensen - Maxima [Houndstooth] 
anastasiakristensen.bandcamp.com/track/maxima
19. Minimal Violence - Virus Prophecy [Technicolour Records]
minimalviolence.bandcamp.com/track/virus-prophecy
20. Kai van Dongen & FRNGE - Where's My DX7? [Unreleased]
21. Kai van Dongen - Flutter [trau-ma]
trau-ma.bandcamp.com/track/kai-van-…r-original-mix
22. Truncate - Missing (Kai van Dongen Remix) [Truncate]
truncate.bandcamp.com/track/missing-…n-dongen-remix
23. Mor Elian - Move Like Atoms [Fever AM]
feveram.bandcamp.com/track/move-like-atoms
24. 2 Pisceans - Didn't Take Long [Graded Records]
graded.bandcamp.com/track/didnt-take-long-2
25. Seru - Falling (Kai van Dongen Remix) [I Suppose Ja]
isupposeja.bandcamp.com/track/falling…-dongen-remix
26. FRNGE - Roilerbroom [Swak Catalog]
swakcatalog1.bandcamp.com/track/roilerbroom
27. Kai van Dongen - Dolphin Therapy [Unreleased]

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