@violentquandonaime
On the outskirts of the Parisian sprawl, we drift through the evening hush, our steps tracing the edges of a world half-lit.
The air crackles—charged, restless. Somewhere, we hear the city hums, a distant, roaring tide.
And there is this stranger, curious, starry-eyed, looking at us.
We stop, tilt our heads together, a faint smile :

« I scream, you scream ! Everyday is a new *silence*
It was all paradoxical
Fullness in the crisis

Silence is priceless »

helen island - silence is priceless

Knekelhuis Mix Series

@hystericalloveproject

Discovering last year’s Hysterical Love Project’s self-released debut album “Endless Bliss Weekender” was a personal highlight. Resulting in a release on Knekelhuis as Ike Zwanikken at the ‘and felt like...’ compilation. Hysterical Love Project is the project from the love couple Brooklyn & Ike. In which they craftfully compose a refreshing modern take on the slow sensual realm of Triphop, Ambient and hazy shoegaze. 

They will release their first physical album soon on the amazing label Motion Ward. And there is an unreleased upcoming track in here. Bliss.

Knekelhuis # 94 - Hysterical Love Project

...it wasn't really me

SSIEGE - Virgo Oscura

@napmusick
Owww yes. It took a while but so excited to have NAP aka Daniel Rincon, doing a mix for our series. 
Have you ever heard Daniel - the person with the kindest heart - playing tracks? It’s all about fun, wrapped in an impeccable taste that will take you from Cumbia to Dembow, to the universe of the many dubs and the alternative outskirts of indie. 
Check out his label Isla and projects like Ambien Baby, DOSIS, La Fe and Sin Limites.

Knekelhuis # 106 - NAP

@kiernan-laveaux
Kiernan Laveaux comes in here, with her exciting take on what we could call ‘making full use of our mixing gear’. Keeping the spirit alive of Ron Hardy in the few interviews she did, it really makes sense in regards of the mutual playfulness in the art of DJing. 
The character of this mix bright and weird, something that gains feelings of hope and liberation. A trip that pulsates and stretches with loopy looping, that makes it breath & constrict at times. Kiernan guides us so smooth and kindly through many different cosmic passages. Wavy landscapes without losing any of warmth or euphoria.
Kiernan is from Cleveland, an affiliate of the T4T LUV NRG label & a part of Sweet Abyss - where this mix was recorded live, amidst various gay psychedelic vibes. Thanks Kiernan!
....
“This mix is 70 minutes transmitted live & direct from my brain at one of the transgender dance music focused Sweet Abyss events I helped to create in 2023, opening for my lovely friend Tabasheer. Recommended listening on a walk by yourself, in a room with strange lighting, or riding up & down life’s escalators”

Image by @malzof /Jules Malice Art

Knekelhuis # 108 - Kiernan Laveaux

@violentquandonaime

helen island - last liasse
Vinyl/Streaming/Digital
- 21.02.24 -

Ghastly and hallucinatory – Last Liasse is a sign of the times, alternative pop record by Helen Island. Within this debut album, the artist captures the saccharine gaze of digital escapism through characteristic filtered high notes, cut-up genres, and processed vocals. Providing a comprehensive overview of Helen Island’s self-distributed initiatives, with the ethos of the Parisian Simple Music Experience collective, the twelve tracks set a solid musical score that resonates with the age to come.

last laisse

it's so easy

helen island - it's so easy

helen island - no witness

last liasse

helen island - thank you

helen island - alice dj

helen island - the mirror dance

Knekelhuis # 112 - georg-i

@ameliaholt

Amelia Holt here. One of my favourite human beings that crossed my path the last few years. From the late nights in New York last year, to her Public Records invite, to a b2b night in Radio Radio in Amsterdam. 
This is the recording from an amazing openingset at her own party called Honey Trap, in NYC. Getting into a spectrum of steamy downtempo, triphop & smokey deep dubs in underwater realms.

TASCAM DR-40X

Knekelhuis # 113 - Amelia Holt

@reymour
NoLand sounds like a story already experienced. A series of lyrical landscapes infused with deviant pop sonorities.
In the second album on Knekelhuis, Reymour gives us the keys to three years of life's passages through mist and clearings, delving deep into their innermost selves and emotions.
By merging new inspirations with new encounters, they weave and unravel their tale.

NoLand

On a pulse

Reymour - On A Pulse

Time is Away is the London-based duo of Elaine Tierney and Jack Rollo, renowned for their exquisite sound curation that touches on a deep variety of styles.

"turn on arabic radio oscura" is an edit we've been playing for a while, blending the works of Muslimgauze and SSIEGE to create a new contextualisation of both worlds.

We've produced a limited edition of 60 transparent dubplate vinyl records, each with handmade flower design covers.

All profits will be donated to the Delia Arts Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting children and musicians in Gaza and other conflict areas around the world.

Free Palestine!

Time Is Away - turn on arabic radio oscura (Muslimgauze & SSIEGE)

@reymour

NoLand sounds like a story already experienced. A series of lyrical landscapes infused with deviant pop sonorities.
In the second album on Knekelhuis, Reymour gives us the keys to three years of life's passages through mist and clearings, delving deep into their innermost selves and emotions.
By merging new inspirations with new encounters, they weave and unravel their tale.

Sleepy time

Reymour - Sleepy time

Reymour - He's changing

A l'eternelle

Reymour - A l'éternelle

@xiiisc
Alessio Capovilla released his enchanting album Permanent Rain at the end of 2023 through Knekelhuis. Based in Torino, he co-runs the visionary label Gang of Ducks alongside Sabla—a boundless exploration of mutant techno, avant-jazz, ethereal soundscapes, and folk influences. Among the many gems from the label, Anna Homer's work has become my personal favorite, weaving a spellbinding sonic journey.

Knekelhuis # 114 - XIII

@aroh-dj
A new mix by Aroh DJ, Brussels-based and founder of the stellar Kontakt Group label—"supporting conscious rockstars and disillusioned DJs since 2017."
According to him, it's one of his most dramatic mixes to date, weaving a brooding, atmospheric journey from start to finish.
Oh yes… that build-up—culminating in drops like Earwig and Gorillaz—hits just right.
Recorded in Brussels using 2x XDJ, a Xone 92, and a touch of pedal-driven magic.

Knekelhuis # 116 - Aroh DJ

silence is priceless

INVINCIBL

helen island - INVINCIBL

helen island - hot zone, regular day

@nighttravelonablanketshow
After two years without a solo set, Low Bat returns with a mix full of unexpected discoveries. It kicks off with Macklemore—warped, ‘fucked up,’ processed through the cheapest AI converter to be find online. Along the way, you'll hear Low Bat’s collaboration with Amsterdam-based duo eoobe, an incredible unreleased track by MR TC, a Love-Songs release on Phase Group, and a remix by Michal Turtle of nICco on Estuary Tapes and other stuffsss.

See you next week at San Francisco in Amsterdam—Low Bat will be there with us.

Credit Picture : BASSINÄ

Knekelhuis # 115 - Low Bat

helen island - i know 3 45

helen island - Capital Collectiv

helen island - Forever starts today

helen island - me & who ?

Produced – Pascal Pinkert
Vocals – Pascal Pinkert
Written By – Miriam Bruijning
Mastered By – Ruud Lekx

Released By - Knekelhuis

Wat Voel Je Nou

Geen Genade

B1 - De Ambassade - Geen Genade

Produced – Pascal Pinkert
Vocals – Pascal Pinkert
Written By – Miriam Bruijning
Mastered By – Ruud Lekx

Released By - Knekelhuis / 18th of January
Pre-order: www.bordelloaparigi.com/?p=6468
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/De-Ambassade-Wat-Voel-Je-Nou/release/7890276

A1 - De Ambassade - Wat Voel Je Nou

@deambassade

Proudly presenting our 25th release: De Ambassade - Duistre Kamers

Something was brooding in the furthest outskirts of Amsterdam. The isolated concrete suburbs of the western part of the city constituted the ideal dwelling place for the writing of De Ambassade's debut album Duistre Kamers.

Pascal Pinkert, accompanied by bass player Timothy Francis, searched for new horizons and managed to find them on this next chapter in the evolution of De Ambassade. Icy electronics display a love for NDW, ragas and raves. Beneath the surface lies a deeper Dutch language narrative celebrating free speech and thought, starkly in opposition with a world where alienation and solitude create ever more distance between all beings.

A3 - De Ambassade - Geen Genade

A1 - De Ambassade - Duistre Kamers

We met I Hate Models last year somewhere in the northern suburbs of Paris. We were both playing at different shows that night. After this spontaneous meeting, IHM took us to a pretty raw afterparty, underneath a bridge. It was grimy, the place filled up by forceful techno, lots of naked bodies and heavy boiling temperatures. We discovered a common interest in certain experimental music. Since I Hate Models is mostly playing big room techno events nowadays, we thought it could be an interesting experiment to bring him into a different context, where he’d be able to tell another story. That was last week, at the Red Light Radio studio for the Knekelhuis takeover during Amsterdam Dance Event.

@ihatemodels

I Hate Models - ADE 2019 Red Light Radio - Knekelhuis takeover

Leviosa

A3. Reymour - Je te tiens, Tu me tiens

A4. Reymour - Au Rythme de l'Ennui

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