Katharsis Stories

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Katharsis 005 Pray for Noto

DJ MARIA. Silver Lining EP

Takaaki Itoh_Recording somewhere in Shibuya, Tokyo, Dec 2020.

Katharsis Recordings has just launched a podcast series. The concept of our podcast is spreading the attraction/charms of Japanese scene both locally and globally. We will be out live recordings in Japan. 
It’s an honor to kick-off our 1st podcast with a killer live mix by guest Takaaki Itoh. This mix has been recorded somewhere in Shibuya in 2020. Enjoy his 2h set.
Next podcast by Masafumi Take will be out soon!

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Masafumi Take back with new live mix on Katharsis stories. This mix has been recorded at an open air festival in 2021.

@masafumitake

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A live recording of "Liquid Drop Groove 5th Anniversary the Open Air feat. Katharsis" EDEN " held in Kawaba Village, Gunma Prefecture in July 2021 has been released from the Katharsis podcast series.
We want you to enjoy the fresh DJ mix of the two guys who livened up the floor with emotional development while being aware of the build-up at dusk on the first day of EDEN.

Automated Control (ARUTA + Sryu）
Automated Control is a DJ duo made up of ARUTA and Sryu.
Two young DJs who are active in the techno scene in Tokyo have fused their individuality and have got in various fields. While their set is improvised, it captures the hearts of the audience with inflectional groove and controls the floor freely as the name implies.

2021年7月に群馬県川場村で開催された「Liquid Drop Groove 5th Anniversary the Open Air feat. Katharsis "EDEN"」でのライブ録音がKatharsisのPodcastシリーズから公開された。初日の夕暮れにビルドアップを意識しながら、エモーショナルな展開でフロアを沸かせた2人のフレッシュなミックスを楽しんで欲しい。


Automated Control (ARUTA + Sryu)
東京を拠点とする、ARUTAとSryuによるDJデュオ。
東京のテクノシーンで活躍する若手DJ2人が個性を融合し、これまでも様々な現場で評価を受けてきた。そんな彼らのセットは即興でありながら、抑揚あるグルーヴでオーディエンスの心を掴み、名前の如くフロアを自在にコントロールする。

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DJ MARIA._Recording at secret party in Shibuya, Tokyo, May 2021. 

The concept of Katharsis Stories is spreading the attraction/charms of Japanese scene both locally and globally. We will be out live recordings in Japan.  
4th podcast with a killer live mix by guest DJ MARIA. She is new face from Japanese techno scene. 

DJ MARIA. @maria-fujioka
She started DJ career in 2015 and changed her name to "DJ MARIA." in 2020. She is a DJ active in the techno scene in Japan.
She has a reputation for her style of playing, which is not bound to a single style, but freely incorporates all styles to create a psychedelic sound journey that draws out the energy of sound to the maximum.
She is known for rave-like style of playing Acid/Trance/Psychedelic Techno, but also specializes in House, Downtempo, Tribal, Ambient, World Music, and Ethnic music....
She plays mainly at outdoor raves, festivals and clubs.
In addition, he has mixed for a number of international labels, has appeared on DOMMUNE, and organized the techno party "RELATIVE" in Shibuya, Tokyo from 2017 to 2019. She is still active in many fields, supporting and organizing parties as well as producing music.

DJ MARIA._Katharsis Stories_004 | Katharsis at Mitsuki Shibuya, May 2021

Kannabi_Recording at Dommune in Shibuya, Tokyo, April 2021.

The concept of Katharsis Stories is spreading the attraction/charms of Japanese scene both locally and globally. We will be out live recordings in Japan.
The 5th podcast with a hypnotic mix by Kannabi.

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Claudio_PRC_Recording at VENT Tokyo, 9 July 2022
The concept of Katharsis Stories is spreading the attraction/charms of Japanese scene both locally and globally. We will be out live recordings in Japan.

Photo by eri adachi,  at rural presents “Brass”

Claudio_PRC_Katharsis_Stories_007 | Katharsis at VENT | July 2022

鏡民(Kyomi )
Tokyo based DJ, discovered electronic music in 2019 and started DJing in 2021. Her genre-less selection of experimental tracks ranges from techno, electronic, experimental, and downtempo.

The concept of Katharsis Stories is spreading the attraction/charms of Japanese scene both locally and globally. We will be out live recordings in Japan.

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DJ_YAZI_Katharsis_Stories_009 | at EDEN 2021, Japan | July 2021

For the 10th podcast series, DJ MARIA. @djmaria-jp is back again. The Japanese rising producer, she played flawless mesmeric downtempo set at the Katharsis party on November 2022. Enjoy this live recording set.

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DJ MARIA. has something special to offer and in her sets you can expect lovingly crafted journeys designed to invoke the meditative state felt during audio/sensory experiences, taking you on a psychedelic and sometimes experimental techno adventure playing a unique blend of Techno rhythms laced with Psychedelic elements aiming to create the euphoria felt during Psychedelic Trance whilst playing in a Techno landscape.
 As an organizer she has started Transcendence.  She will bring many modern techno artists in April.

DJ MARIA._Katharsis_Stories_010｜ Downtempo set at Katharsis｜Nov 2022

Lisa Mizuno @lisamizuno 
Lisa Mizuno is a Japanese DJ based in Tokyo. She has been part of techno and psychedelic trance scene all over the world, especially Japan and Europe.
While she dance and feel the moment,Realized the power of music has a great influence on people.
So, she use hypnotic techno music as approaching people’s subconsciousness to try to make their life more easier and fun.
She selects tracks that incorporate experimental elements and conscious of the flow that invites the listener towards to higher journey.
Her sound Inspired by our predecessors from various fields and connect with her philosophy of life.
You can check her conceptual sets that people feel fresh every time.

-Track list-
Primal Code - Annie's Diaries
Voices From The lake - Circe
NFEREE × Mechanist/ Kaspa - Intersum
Alex Oliver - PBL
Notnotice (Minjoon remix) - Replicas
Yuki Matsumura - Private Season
Doltz (Petit Astronaute Remix) - Botan Kujaku
Surt - Nure
Joachim Spieth - Luciferin
Drafted - Baman
Cio D'Or - Permanent Key
Biocym - Gathering Storm
Eamo - Lemurian
Feral - The Caves
Yukari Okamura - Step
Forest On Stasys - Vacuumed Memories
Surt(Aleja Sanchez Remix ) - Liris
Ymir - Ikhet
Kanthor - Kirtana
Laima Adelaide - Mental
Kiki Kudo - Space Planar
Forest on Stasys - Tribal Gathering
I.F.R. - End (Source Of Rain)

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DJ KURI live at Katharsis 7th Anniversary at VENT, Tokyo
July 9th 2022

DJ KURI_Katharsis_Stories_014｜vinyl set at Katharsis 7th Anniversary｜July 2022

NOCO_Katharsis_Stories_018 | at Katharsis, 2023 July

野外レイヴPARAMOUNTを率いるNOCOさんのMIXをアップしました。7月に惜しくもクローズした原宿Galaxyでの録音です。
NOCOさん曰く、当初はディープなセットを想定してたのですが予想以上のフロアの熱気で、それに応えるセットをしてくれました。ぜひフロアの最前列にいる気分でお楽しみください。

NOCO @noco_paramount (PARAMOUNT) 
Since ’95, NOCO has been navigating the people into a state of trance with dance music. She intricately maps out a world that dives deep down into the farthest corners of Techno and Trance. The very essence of NOCO is the one-off experience, never playing the same set twice. Currently, she continues her self-exploration as one of the organizers and resident DJ of the open-air party PARAMOUNT that has been running since 2013.

NOCO_Katharsis_Stories_018 | at Katharsis, 2023 July

01. Yuki Matsumura - Complicate Matters [Katharsis 005]

02. Lårry - Shinkawa Theater [Katharsis 005]

03. Ryo Iwata - Systematic Rain [Katharsis 005]

04. Sabatoj - Estab [Katharsis 005]

05. Kannabi - Kitasenju [Katharsis 005]

Kyomi @user-202919141
Born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Currently based in Tokyo, Kyomi is active as a DJ in various locations across Japan. Her unique taste and sensitivity create for sets that feature an eclectic variety of sounds.

Katharsis_Stories_022 | 鏡民(Kyomi) | DJ set at Mint Ginza | April 2024

Iron 

His output is based on the concept of “Deep Progressive” and has been well received from the opening to the closing set. His output has been well received from the opening to the closing set.
Since 2023, he has been organizing his own deep techno party “Sublimation”.
He invited AKIRAM EN and ATUSHI MAEDA,
He has realized the creation of an adaptive defense environment in which negative energy is output through actions that are valuable to society and people.

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04 DJ MARIA. - Hape

03 DJ MARIA. - Silver Lining (Claudio PRC Remix)

02 DJ MARIA. - Forest

01 DJ MARIA. - Silver Lining

Katharsis_Stories_024 | SO | Progressive set at Mint Ginza | April 2024

Katharsis_Stories_025 | adak7 | Katharsis Open-air at Mint Ginza | Oct 2024

Katharsis_Stories_027_Remi Ohsugi| Katharsis Open-air at Mint Ginza | Oct 2024

Katharsis_Stories_028_DJ Kuu | Katharsis Open-air at Mint Ginza | Oct 2024

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Katharsis_Stories_031_Oshaley | BIAS at Upside Down, Osaka | Sep 2024

Katharsis_Stories_032_SHELLY_at Vent Tokyo | Dec 2024 |

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Katharsis_Stories_034_YMT | at VENT | April 2025

No Katharsis event is complete without adak7, who brings a special genius to the opening slot. 

We're excited to share their dope and mesmerizing 90-minute mix, captured during a performance at a small, cool DJ bar in Asakusabashi. Give it a listen.

Katharsis_Stories_035_adak7 | at Bar BOSON | September 2025

Katharsis_Stories_36_Iron | at Womb | Oct 2025

DJ HI-C @djhi-c-kireek
From achieving an unprecedented five consecutive DMC World Championships with Kireek to exploring the depths of techno, HI-C has seamlessly shifted his artistic axis. 
He now steers the scene as the head of <aum recordings> and a key architect of the <MOMENT> festival in the sacred woods of Nara.

This recording captures his set at BIES on March 14, 2025, for a party hosted by OSHALEY. Responding to a specific request for a "psychedelic and hypnotic" sound—a departure from his usual style—HI-C delivers a masterful two-hour journey that bends time and space.

Katharsis_Stories_037_DJ HI-C | at BIAS | Upside Down, Osaka |  March 2025

Katharsis is a Tokyo based independent Techno Party & Label.
Label Artists: @masafumitake, @kannabi-tokyo

Contact: katharsis@gmail.com

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