Candy Mountain head honchos provide the final Candy Mountain podcast of 2023. 

Recorded at @fabric 11-02-2023 during @lovechildldn.
Artwork by @Shcuro

Candy Mountain Podcast #003: Steffi x Virginia (Live at fabric 11-02-2023)

Panaroma Bar resident and longtime IsBurning regular https://soundcloud.com/massimilianopagliara has been based in Berlin for several years where he's been one of the main forces behind recombining the city's hardboiled techno scene with an often overlooked sensibility for the soft and the tender. Call it underground disco passion.

For his entry to our podcast series he serves up a tantalizing techno set and has this to say about his favorite track in it:
“Megatrance by Voiski is one of my all time favorite tracks and I drop this almost every time when I play a techno set. Like the title suggests, this track has a huge trance - psychedelic vibe to it, that can take you to another dimension.”

Live at ToyToy Club, 3.11.23

Massimiliano Pagliara... IsBurning #137

A true pioneer of the after-hours scene, Ogazón blends together a selection of hedonistic bliss and pure dancefloor pleasure in a method that has become synonymous with her style. 

"I am honoured to contribute to fabric’s mix series on World Women's Day, highlighting that while today is special, the celebration of women's achievements and contributions should be embraced every single day."

IWD24 - Ogazón - fabric podcast

01/01/2024 Monday De Nieuw Makam Het Muzieklokaal.

I had the honor of being a resident at De School from the beginning till the end. This was the last Makam set in De School after a break of a few years, Makam Is back from holiday and I am excited to continue where we left off..

Makam @ De School - Amsterdam - De Nieuw - 01/01/2024

An influential figure in electronic music, Steffi delivers a mix that captures her genre-blending style, balancing hypnotic rhythms and deep basslines. 

Known for her work with labels like Ostgut Ton, Klakson, and Candy Mountain, Steffi crafts an immersive sonic journey.

She joins us at the club on 9th November.

Tickets: https://ra.co/events/1963068

048 - Steffi - fabric podcast

The 10 year celebration continues with a hybrid live recorded set from German dab hand Vril. Much of his work, like the metaphysical and culturally seminal substance from which he took the name, is heavy on duality, hard and gentle, vibrating with machinelike power and shot through with a raw and often tender emotion. It’s a calculation that has yielded some of the most unforgettable sounds of recent times, 2018’s heavy-hitting Anima Mundi or last year’s Animist have lost none of their soul-stirring resonance, and his purist techno reaches far beyond his published work. Live and in flow state, he carries just as strong a charge, a frothing, fulgurant techno that invokes awe and measures in colossal proportions. Leave aside collabs with Rødhåd and Sebastian Mullaert for Circle of Live, though the magic’s there too. It’s an arcane and ghostly sound that burrows into the soul and leaves its mark, and in his scores of fans and 51 toured countries, it has. For Bassiani Podcast 237 the haunting power of his work finds form in 92 minutes of visceral techno that rolls from crystalline form to brooding storm. The sound of a new world dawning just beyond our current horizon.

@vril_01

Bassiani invites .VRIL [hybrid live] / Podcast #237

digged deep in my library for some older and newer tracks I have been enjoying - and hope you do too!

KARINA SCHNEIDER — 02

Breaking in our waves with a special two-hour round of genre-busting floor hoodoo, here comes Luxemburg-via-Germany’s one and only Ogazón. Nimbly walking the tightrope between sensuous house folds and more rugged, up-for-the-jugular techno on a deep, dubby tip, Ogazón treats us to a high-end vinyl workout flush with immersive, cinematic motion and proper low-slung club-oriented extrapolations. The result is a mix that swings the pendulum between sheer blazing functionality and an escapist mindset, sparking off the inextinguible will to go out and rave your night away from the daily hassle, and you can trust Ogazón for she certainly knows how to teleport dancers to a whole cozier, comely dimension in the twinkling of an eye. Merry Xmas to all!

soundcloud.com/ogazon

Reclaim Your City

Reclaim Your City 623 | Ogazón

Luxembourg’s Ogazón (of Nathalie Ogazón Faber) followed her studies to the Netherlands and fell deep down the rabbit hole of Amsterdam nightlife, Trouw she recounts as transformative. Enough so that she followed that thread starting in the mid 2010s as neophyte DJ before upping sticks for Berlin a few years later. There, her passion for digging and upbeat outlook landed her in Ryan Elliot’s sights, a partnership that’s taken B2B form on more than a few occasions and led to further work with fellow blue chipper Marcel Dettmann (she signed to his agency in 2023). These days Ogazón’s sound is spreading to the pace of its rapid tempo, and her schedule’s all the more punishing for it. Dekmantel, Awakenings, DGTL, Berghain, Robert Johnson, the list gets longer. Refusing trivial categorisations, her work pivots between groovy house and austere techno, bringing together various influences (the ambient inclinations of Sofia Coppola she also cites) and keeping her vision broad. For Bassiani Podcast 241 she errs on the side of techno, delivering a profound two-hour mix that marches unrepentantly forward, zipping from ascetic track to track and building an atmosphere thick with subtle detail. This is deep, utilitarian techno for unsettled times and Ogazón leads the way.

@ogazon

Bassiani invites Ogazón / Podcast #241

artist: @antigone
recorded on the 15th of february 2025
length: 07h35min20s

Antigone - the last dance (All Night Long) @ essaim, Paris / 15feb2025

DVS1 came up as a raver in the Midwest, throwing techno parties for over 20 years and getting up to mischief, often next to huge stacks of speakers that still influence him to this day. He is now well-established as a vital DJ and resident at Berghain and Panorama Bar. 

This mix is something special and a side of DVS1 normally not heard or recorded! A true digger and passionate record collector running the eclectic Mistress Recordings and the more pure techno label HUSH. Here he crosses into house territory for a special dekmantel mix. 

Of the podcast we have here, he says, “This mix is two hours of a four hour rare “house” set recorded LIVE in Sept 2017 at an undisclosed location. I make it a point not to release many mixes and while most people know and follow me for my techno sets, this mix is for those who dig a little deeper and appreciate it all… Enjoy!" There is still a real sense of pace to the mix as it glides effortlessly though flurries of percussion into vocal numbers, cosmic curveballs and piano laced anthems. It’s a fascinating insight into a whole other side of one of techno’s foremost talents.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 186 - DVS1

Hailing from Berlin and now based in Amsterdam, Karina Schneider has been immersed in music since her earliest memories. Growing up in a family with strong ties to the electronic music scene, Karina developed a profound love for the sounds that continue to inspire her journey as a DJ.

Her style seamlessly bounces between the hypnotic pulses of techno and the infectious grooves of house, reflecting her versatility and deep passion for the art of mixing. With an ear for detail and a love for storytelling, Karina’s sets transport listeners into immersive soundscapes that are both dynamic and captivating.

A true lover of music, Karina’s mission is to connect with audiences on the dance floor, delivering sets that celebrate electronic music’s rich diversity and its ability to unite people.

bookings: phil@kromantiagency.com

instagram.com/karinasndr
https://ra.co/dj/karinaschneider