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Serenne - Serendipity Mix

Jane Fitz B2B Konduku at Draaimolen Festival 2023

DJ Spirit [@xxdeejayspiritxx] is the co-founder of Praxis and has been active in the Montreal underground scene since 2017.  Here are few words about the mix...

This hour-long mix was inspired by some recent mixes I’ve been listening to over the last few months. Really into some recordings from the 2000s that are 116bpm-ish early morning sunrise energy, and this has a bit of that essence (A good mix to check out is the Troy Pierce Mix on Dance Shake Swing from Sept 2008, it's on Soundcloud). I decided to rev it up in the latter half but I still think it remains “deep” and keeps rolling along…which is my favourite energy to dance to. Hope you enjoy!

Sparkling 10 | DJ Spirit

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

After five years of activity, Orion Records is proud to present its first various artists release. “Horizon Begins” is a collection of tracks from artists connected to the Orion universe, encountered in clubs and festivals over recent years.

https://kompakt.fm/releases/horizon_begins_1
https://orion01.bandcamp.com/album/horizon-begins-1

VVA Horizon Begins 01

Arkajo LIVE - Live from Butik Festival 2025

Kim Kenis & FBQ live at Klub Dramatik Festival (Sunday 08/06/25)
16:00-18:00, Forest

Photo from the 2024_2025 archive by Ariane Kiks

Kim Kenis & FBQ live 08.06.25

Swiss-Italian producer @matthewdextersound has long been a quiet force within the underground, crafting amazing productions that linger with subtle emotional charge. 

Having released music on labels such as Animals on Psychedelics, La Nota del Diablo, and his own imprint Subplanet, he has established his name as one to watch within the contemporary scene.

For the eighth episode of the HORS-SOL mix series, Dexter delves into the sounds and textures that have shaped his musical sensibility over the years — a one-hour journey moving fluidly between the ethereal and the tactile, the hypnotic and the acid-tinged.

It’s a mix that unfolds with patience and depth, inviting introspection while maintaining an infectious pulse — the kind that lures you in and refuses to let go.

Exclusive mix & full interview now online at www.horssol.net

HORS-SOL.008 — Matthew Dexter

This week’s interpretation of Far Blue comes from Berlin-based DJ and Refuge Worldwide and Kynant Records co-founder Richard Akingbehin.

Known for his dub-influenced sound, he takes a faster, techno-oriented approach here, showing a more driving side of Far Blue. Recorded live this summer at Field Maneuvers Festival, the mix balances between energy and depth. Faster motion, still floating.

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@richard-akingbehin

Instagram.com/farblue_
farblue.bandcamp.com

A Far Blue concept by Richard Akingbehin - 'NBHDFM160825'

JIBES 2 - the adventure continues with the onset of tech humor delight by stereoimagery comes the after draw of real club hits for a smooth listening through for any tech hip audience. JIBES 2 is almost the real filler of stereoimagery. coming from the underground with real house measure these songs delight in dirty and raw with grit of saying they werent the charm of hamilton house musician stereoimagery saying he is just bringing on the booty to believe in. Singles like U FALL or Maybe If We, add to real singer aspect. B Sides My baby & fever are the real grit of rugged and dirty raw that lets acid and jive become one. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com

Kim Kenis & FBQ live 08.06.25

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