some recordings from KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021

2021

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by @schnitz-dir-deinen-weg

Schnitz

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by @lukas-siegele

Lowki

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by @luedj

LueDJ

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by @ghsttwn

Ghosttown

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by ManaModem

ManaModem

recorded at KLEIN UND HAARIG festival 2021
mixed by @niklas-kothe-345294347

Niklas DK

@secondcousins

For the extended  Q&A plus OG pi pi pi track game... please visit our website -------> pipipi.life <---------

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 

Ello, I’m Jackson. Pronouns are He/Him. Residing in Eora/Sydney

Who/what currently inspires you music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

Water and light mostly 

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Too many faves. Some heavy hitters off the top are Umami/Echo Flats/Heavenly/Community Chest. They are %100 in it for the experience. Community Chest is a joint force crew of about 7 great crews from Sydney – It’s kinda like when the power rangers come together to make that big robot fighter guy

What was your best moment at the supermarket?

They were playing Bill Withers in a Woollies once and it got me

What is your most recent favorite DJ mix and why?

Max D – Indie Rock on C- was maybe the last one that got me good. Max D only plays by Max D’s rules

Any advice to upcoming DJs/producers? 

Enjoy your life & be kind to others

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

More love and respect, always

Cousin - 8˚

Kuba'97
soundcloud : @kuba97
instagram : www.instagram.com/kubakubakuba97/

STDJ
soundcloud : @stdjbreakfast
instagram :www.instagram.com/stdjbreakfast/

Holobiont w/ Kuba'97 & STDJ @ GIMIC - 05 December 2024

meltdown 69 - dawn again

An episode that feels well overdue yet thoroughly worth the wait! A titan of the Naarm underground music scene, Pjenné has been a kindred spirit and longtime pal since the early days of MDC, and it's no surprise that her contribution is packed full of gloriously deep and immersive feels, bassy and driving in parts and light as a feather in others, speaking to a palette that has been meticulously explored and continues to evolve along with her incredible weekly radio show on PBS, Passing Notes. 

@pjenne

Q. What sounds of feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. For this mix, I wanted to channel the energy and sounds that I associate with Melbourne Deepcast rather than drawing on the darker side of my sound palette that has been at the fore of my radio and club sets of late. MDC means so many things to me, but there’s definitely an energetic, grooviness that comes to mind and this is what inspired the mix. Although the mix does showcase parts of me (heavily atmospheric, emotive and a few downtempo tracks for good measure), I’d say this is more of a mix for you. :) I imagine this mix being listened to outside, on a sunny day, but when you might also need a little extra pep in your step. 

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. The first that came to mind is a track by Sean Cusick and Medway (Jesse Skeens) - It is an incredibly beautiful and emotive breakbeat track from 2002 on Saw recordings, there’s just something about how the vocals and the pads wash over you - although its upbeat there's also a sombreness to it and I just think its the whole package. 

Towards the end of the mix there’s also a very very classic ambient trance number, Lazer Worshippers by Damon Wild & Tim Taylor from 1993 - Not the most deeply dug track but it's a classic for a reason.

Q. You have been lovingly broadcasting your weekly radio show Passing Notes on PBS for six years running, which is a serious achievement! Tell us what you did for your sixth anniversary on International Women's Day, and what keeps you inspired to broadcast the show week in week out?

A. It’s been a wild ride that’s for sure! I really appreciate that International Women’s Day marks each yearly anniversary of Passing Notes - it reminds me to stop and reflect on each year as an achievement that I would probably otherwise forget in the chaos of life. This year I enlisted the help of Syrian DJ and Harmony Rec affiliate Zeynep, who provided an excellent, playful and sassy celebratory guest mix. 

As for my inspiration to keep going, I’d say that I draw from the collective power of electronic artists locally as well as internationally. There’s just so much good music to share, and Passing Notes enables me to provide a crucial connection between ‘underground’ electronic music and the wider music community. I'm also inspired by live radio as a format - it provides a sanctuary for me from the highly curated nature of music today and allows me to be more playful in the way that I explore different sounds. To me it is a place free of judgement.

MDC.308 Pjenné

We are all children of the sun, the same sun, and we feel its warmth on our skin.
The same warmth that has fed the olive trees for centuries—the immortal tree that would endure, if not uprooted.

And the older we get, the more uprootings we witness.
And you may be told that even what you see with your own eyes, did not really happen so, even when it happens in the plain light of day.
And sometimes, we try to scream, or sing,
but the world fails to listen.

So we write,
we express ourselves.
We turn to the sun,
offering our words like prayers,
not to persuade, not to explain,
but simply to exist.

It may seem futile, but what are words if not seeds—scattered, carried by the wind,
feeding what has been torn from the earth,
so that perhaps, one day,
like seeds, we can regrow
what was cut down, buried, and burned.

"Look at the fruit as it sweetens and ripens.
There are indeed signs in that for a people who have faith."
—Al-Qur’ān 6:99

2 hours of musicopoetic lamentation with contributions by Adelaida, Asifeh, Bassem Breish, Drew McDowall, Drumloop, fatalism, Faten Kanaan, Fatma Al Jabari, Firas Shehadeh, Israa Shalaby, Jad Atoui, Jude Sajdi, Kareem Lotfy, Luke Elliott, Mayss, Nadine Makarem, Nicolás Jaar & Rama Alcoutlabi.

artwork by Ilham Shahrour

Letters To The Sun - Waking Life & Dreaming Live - Radio Alhara

Wrapping up live from Berlin – David Fogarty takes us home with the final set of today’s Tecnologías Elementales Takeover.

David Fogarty [14.05.25]

Luce Clandestina from Turin joining our RIOCAST series
read the interview at -- > https://riolabel.com/riocasts

RIOCAST16 Luce Clandestina - That's Where I Got Lost

OOW still going strong! Next up from our Berlin studio: Rabih Beaini, rolling in with his own transportation.

Rabih Beaini [06.06.25]

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

Episode 4 of Mainstream–Downstream (主流–下流) on TESTFM Radio. The mix was recorded by Berlin-based records nerd JMO.

"The mix is sort of a concept mix. I wanted to do something that is really slow with an organic flow. I also wanted to have a climax to make it feel like a journey — that’s what I like most about these sorts of music :)
So I searched through my collection and decided to go for 89 BPM and took a bunch of 90‘s Downtempo, Ambient, Goa Chill Out and IDM tunes…" ~ JMO.

~~~

Curated by Chaotic Discord, founder of the Tsarskoe Selo label, the series explores an honest, unconventional, and boundary-challenging approach to music curation.

@jmo-msc
@mainstreamdownstream
we are on telegram:
t.me/mainstreamdownstream1
t.me/testfmradio

Mainstream-downstream (主流-下流) w/ JMO

🌲 09.07. — 12.07.26 🌲
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Independent and off-centre music experience in nature
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Organised by Bunte Platte e.V

Niklas DK

KuH Festival

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