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Benedikt Frey (Serious Trouble / R-i-O //Berlin)
@freybenedikt

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Benedikt Frey says Yes.

Eclectic two hour tour-de-force via the man behind Rat Life Records, Credit 00. Follow this mix with conviction resting on the knowledge that Credit 00 knows his stuff — expect a diverse range of top tier records, weaving together rare synth-wave, new wave industrial, art punk and unrecognised classics.

DUMMY MIX 013: Credit 00

Benedikt Frey — KuH 2023

Benedikt Frey (@freybenedikt) has been on a journey of musical adventure and exploration over the last 15 years. He has made everything from deepest house to bottomless dub, UK jungle to irresistible edits of Notorious BIG. Those early forays came on labels like Nous'klaer Audio and Hivern Discs but in the years since the German has looked more to industrial and post-punk for inspiration. His Fastlane album on ESP Institute this summer blended those vibes with his own take on techno and resulted in his most accomplished and singular work yet. 

Now, the Lopasura label head steps up with an extra special two-hour mix that peers into the farthest corners of his sound. It is the sort of all-consuming trip that plays out like a mind movie as it works through serval different chapters - some heady and deep, some direct and unsettling, always with great control. Whether laying down electro, wave, techno or serious bass weight, Benedikt Frey is always taking you somewhere new.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 446 - Benedikt Frey

Co-Label Owner of Avec Plaisir, full blood Selector and good friend since more than a decade now @hendrik_stein gifted us with a 3 hour deep dive and answered some questions about his musical socialization & his youth. have the full read on our website.

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INTERVIEW

RIOCAST14 Hendrik Stein - Guten Flug Baby

Out there...in the perimeter with GK Machine [15.02.25]

Timothy J. Fairplay is back with the first edition of Dungeon Module of 2025. This month
including new music by Tony Price, Krikor, Mark Grusane, DJ Sotofett, Shokh, Donato Dozzy,
Bill Converse and lots more. Plus as always some new music by Timothy himself.

Timothy J. Fairplay pres. Dungeon Module [12.03.25]

Benedikt Frey for Honey Trap 4.4.2025 @ Sameheads

miqstape 03: LVRIN

Here is the first in what I'm hoping will be a regularly recorded mid-afternoon, unplanned mix series alongside my brother from a Spanish mother @raul_rs. And maybe even the odd solo outing too.

But for this first effort we go b2b keeping things below 90bpm as we dip, dive and chug our way through an afternoon, proving to no one but ourselves that "everything sounds better when you slow it down". So unbuckle your seat belt, grab yourself a spanner and prepare to bypass the compressor because the next 2.5 hours we'll be dropping out of light speed with "those weirdos you sometimes see at a festival", Raul and SBat. I've got a bad feeling about this...

Raul and the SBat - Hyperdrive Malfunction

Welcome two kind gentlemen with classy selection recorded at Масниця (Masnytsia), Garden stage.

Oleksandr Kudriavtsev (aka Gapon) b2b Sergiy Yatsenko in the 17th DD mix.

DD 017: Gapon & Sergiy Yatsenko

Originally broadcast on www.intergalactic.fm on 8th June 2025. Presented by Funsize Jonny live from North Shields, UK.

Tracklisting:

1. Machines at last - The Colony
2. ⁠Fahrenheit - Fahrenheit #1
3. Void - Transvision
4. ⁠Conrad & George Schnitzer - The Shark Eats Ice
5. ⁠The Toy Shop - Exploit My Sexuality
6. ⁠Portion Control - Death by Venom (Ricochet mix)
7. ⁠Graf + zyx - Track 7
8. ⁠Victrola - Luca’s Theme
9. ⁠Echopause - Silent Sky
10. ⁠Modern Art - Fatal Crash Immersed The Start (Bass Mix)
11. ⁠Berserk in a Hayfield - Optical
12. ⁠Glamor Cult - A Farewell to Arms
13. ⁠Die Werkpiloten - New Arrangements
14. ⁠Tara Cross - I’m Going Away
15. ⁠Stratis - Technotown
16. ⁠Greg Horn - You’re in Control
17. ⁠Experimental Products - Clear Image
18. ⁠Craig Sibley - You see Art, I see Clay
19. ⁠Techniques Berlin - My Suburban Playground (Extended Remix)
20. ⁠Story Structure - Hollowmen
21. ⁠Le Lulu’s - Look Don’t Touch
22. ⁠Art Fact - Tell Me Why
23. ⁠Art Interface - Secretaries From Heaven
24. ⁠Der Ewige Musikant - Kleine Seele Springst Im Tanze
25. ⁠P1/E - 49 Second Romance (Romance Disco Mix)
26. ⁠Psyche - The Brain Collapses (Dance Mix)
27. ⁠Rational Youth - Coboloid Race
28. ⁠Data-Bank A - Shape of Love
29. ⁠The Normal - Warm Leatherette
30. ⁠Vigilance State - First Class


Magic Waves Live Show 08 - 06 - 25

UNBELIEVABLE good night at KAUZ ! 8h madness ! Where shall we play next? All night Long ONLY ;-> @ghettonast

Benedikt Frey b2b NVST All Night Long @ KAUZ, Zürich 05.24.25

pO-Ra-nEk Wielbię Cię Dzięki

Benedikt Frey (Creme / ESP Institute) mix for Berceuse Heroique

LAYER #187 mixed by Benedikt Frey
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@freybenedikt (@initinit, @serioustrouble, @lopasura) - a man who you should be familiar with already, who is also half of the very successful project INIT, and has been making waves around us for a long time - starting with fantastic releases of his own - including albums and remixes, and ending with mysterious labels of his Serious Trouble and LOPASURA, and more than excellent releases on them. We're very excited to welcome Benedikt Frey to our LAYERS!
https://facebook.com/freybenedikt
https://soundcloud.com/freybenedikt/
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Art design by Mindaugas Gavrilovas.
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TRACKLIST:

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LAYERS

LAYER #187 | Benedikt Frey

ΚΕΜΑΛ / Berceuse Heroique / Ancient Monarchy
Contact: tgizmo187@gmail.com
Distribution: Honest Jon's Records
Bookings:
tgizmo187@gmail.com 


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Benedikt Frey is many. Or just one? He is a composer. An arranger. A DJ. A ghost producer. A fan. He plays in bands like INIT, or Dolphins or KEYS +++ produced the last two albums for Chris Imler. Downbeat in experimental dub zones. The goat for Edits and remixes. When house was his nation, he used to listen to pen names like Suedmilch or Venedikt Reyf. He still likes the music formed under their umbrella, but today his tomorrow is not echoed in yesterday. His sound signature moved on. Into the open. He founded labels like R.i.O. or Serious Trouble. 

He lives in Berlin. Physically. In mind Benedikt Frey is at many places. Traveling far thru his home studio that is a flat a studio a flat an instrument a record collection a flat a studio. Everywhere gear, vinyl, tapes, instruments, rooms for spontaneous sonic notions, these moments, when a sudden strike of stimulation falls. He is inspired a lot. For music to dance. Music for films. Music for live shows. Music for dancing glows. Techno, house, downbeat, ambient, jungle, electronics outside the norms. Those transportive ones. Jamming with others. Jamming with his mind. In Berlin Wedding, North of the town, where the lights dimmed low, neighbors share the flow, and a small river runs slow.  As a DJ he plays here, there, everywhere. Big clubs, small shacks, festivals, gatherings. From fast to 90 BPM - as he feels. 

For himself. For the crowd. In the spur. He still remembers his club kid days. Going to dance with friends. Down there in Offenbach. Doing the Robert Johnson. Collective emotions for a better tomorrow. These he still seeks. In his music. His shows. His collaborations. You can book him for a party. For enlightenment. For ecstasy or introspective perspectives. Dancing slow, whilst pirouetting a high-pitched show. 

Since more than a decade. His own music is out there, too. Bringing his spirits in sound. On his own labels. On international imprints like ESP Institute, Hivern Discs, Craigie Knowes, or Emotional Response. Solo works. Driving ones. Slow drills. Teased during his DJ dates around the planet. 

The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still. Can’t kick that feeling when it hits. Benedikt Frey. In dreams. In streams. In music. Emotions. Situations. At night. In those flashy lights, when it bites.

24.5. b2b with NVST, Kauz Zürich
10.05. Säälchen, Berlin
26.04. Zentralwäscherei, Zürich
25.04. b2b Philipp Otterbach, Arkaoda, Berlin
04.04. Sameheads, Berlin
13.03. Säule, Berlin
22.02. Kegelbahn, Luzern
21.02. Fribourg, CH

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17.12. Kiosk Radio,  Bxl
15.12. Curly Teeth b2b w. NVST, Bxl
30.11. Panorama Bar, Berlin
16.11. La Culottee, Paris
19.10. LAF, Pforzhyme
05.10. Sameheads, Berlin
28.09. Buka, Milan
21.09. Chemiefabrik, Zürich
14.09. Ausland, Berlin
16.08. Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
21.07. Am Bach Festival, Lucerne
05.07. Kappa Futur Festival, Turin
14.06. Masters, Zagreb
18.05. Outracena, Lisbon
27.04. Arkaoda, Berlin
24.02. Macadam, Nantes
26.01. Sameheads, Berlin

Benedikt Frey (Creme / ESP Institute) mix for Berceuse Heroique

Berceuse Heroique

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