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Atdhe (Vinyl Set) X Club Room Fridays @ HUM STUDIOS 16 September 2022

A short clip from my recent extended set at Ministry of Men cocktail bar in Hanoi back in August '23

Laid Back Groove - LIVE @ Ministry Of Men 18/08/23

Live at Banana Island, Hanoi 01/07/23 - Dom's Dream Charity Fundraiser...

This mix is a live recording from my set at Banana Island, Hanoi. The event was a charity fundraiser carnival and pool party in aid of Blue Dragon Children Foundation. They're a great charity so check them out while you enjoy these tunes!

Cut halfway through is due to some tracks being copyright blocked. Enjoy

LIVE @ Banana Island - Boogie Mix for Dom's Dream 01/07/23

This is a clip from my set at The Birdcage, Hanoi.

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UK Garage Set, LIVE @ Birdcage, Hanoi - 19/08/23

Get ready to immerse yourself in the sonic landscapes of Melbourne-based producer Jules David, as he takes you on a journey through the freshest and most minimal electronic sounds. With a heart full of passion and a creative spark that sets him apart from the rest, Jules David brings his unique perspective to the table with this mix. As a true artist at heart, he pours his soul into every note, beat, and melody, crafting a soundscape that's both intimate and expansive. Jules David's music is a reflection of his warm and generous spirit, inviting listeners to step into his world and experience the beauty of the unknown. So sit back, relax, and let Jules David's music transport you to a place where the boundaries of sound and emotion blur, and the beauty of the human experience shines through.

MBE #51: Jules David •

Archie is a Melbourne based DJ who has been a driving force in the city's underground scene. With a reputation for infectious energy and crowd-dialing, he's a resident fingerprint. His sets blend deep grooves and house blasters, with a dash of Melbourne's indie-dance flair, and his genuine attitude towards his curations have a welcoming touch when he steps behind the desk! We hope you can enjoy this mans art!

MBE #52: Archie •

Marco Borg is a mysterious figure in the underground electronic music scene, based in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he hones in on his craftsmanship. As a lover of the deep tech sound, he weaves together atmospheric textures and hypnotic rhythms to create immersive sonic tapestries. His mix is a 60-minute journey through the darker, more introspective corners of the genre, perfect for those who crave a deeper, more immersive experience.

MBE #53: Marco Borg •

Rising from the South African underground, Thor Rixon has found his home in Berlin’s electronic music community, spreading his unique sound of forward-focused dance music across Europe, with releases on respected House & Techno labels such as Get Physical, Activia Benz, Laut & Luise, and his own labels Vibe Killer & Eko Worldwide.

When he takes the stage, expect energy. He launches a dance floor with an array of analog drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers. Fully improvised live sets that dive deep into intricate and textured soundscapes, which sit on a bed or rolling and pulsing rhythms. This live show and Rixon’s production style has made him a growing force in the global dance music landscape.

His raw and infectious energy has allowed him to perform his live show on the stages of Europe & South Africa’s most notorious festivals and clubs, leaving his mark on Fusion Festival (DE), Garbicz Festival (PL), Lighthouse Festival (HR), Habitat Festival (DE), Watergate (DE), The Great Escape Festival(UK), and Carfax (SA).

Here's an exclusive two hour live recording generously gifted to us by the enigma himself. Lots of love to Thor for sharing a piece of himself with all of us, and our apologies to all of you for the delayed upload... Rabbit been busy ;)

Thor's Live setup for this mix includes Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt, Syntakt & Analog 4 - all going through a RNLA compressor. Recorded April 2024.

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MBE 54

MBE #55: Thor Rixon •

Ronoc [the red] aka Conor White is a 22-year-old producer and DJ hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, who explores many sounds in his eclectic productions, with a common theme of stomach-churning basslines, bouncy breaks, and nostalgic pads. Growing up in Cape Town's melting pot of sounds, he was immersed in the city's vibrant underground scene, where diverse genres and cultures intersect, deeply shaping his approach to music.

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MBE #54: Ronoc •

The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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“I’ve been in Vietnam for just over 2 years now, and the best part of that has been spent with a burning desire to find old, dance floor friendly tracks from the country. For various reasons this search has been tiresome and fruitless. Vietnamese pop music trends have been geared towards ballads since the country’s re-unification in 1975, and the decades after where electronic music was being birthed in cocaine filled clubs across the world, Vietnam was battling hyper-inflation in the aftermath of a bloody war.
About 2 weeks ago, however, browsing the shelves of a pokey little basement CD shop in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district I picked up a medley CD from a record label called Asia Entertainment Inc (I bought the CD because I saw La Isla Bonita mis-spelled on the back cover). Taking the CD home to listen I was taken aback. Digging a little deeper I found the label was based, not in the metropolises of Hanoi or HCMC, but at an address in Westminster, California - the heart of Little Saigon, the largest collection of Vietnamese expatriates in the USA. 
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks digging through Vietnamese music websites, listening through old cassettes, sifting through medleys, in search of the best tracks from this niche. The tracks are bilingual, made by Vietnamese, for Vietnamese, in the USA and around the world.
With this mix I want to highlight this genre to music lovers. It’s a sound I never knew existed, a sound my Vietnamese girlfriend had never heard, and I don’t want that to be the case. These tracks are fun.”

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Tracklist

Jeannie Mai - Khi Em Đi (You Can Win If You Want)
Lê Toàn - Hold Me Tight (Tonight)
Thái Thảo - Come Back To Me (Vietnam 80’s Version)
Kiểu Nga - Strangers By Night
Như Mai - Tình Nồng Say (Sando)
Thuý Vi - Cuộc Tình Bay Xa (One Night Is Not Enough)
Linda Trang Đài - Jump In My Car
Linda Trang Đài - Baby Don’t Break My Heart
Thuý Vi - Khi Em Cần Anh (I Need A Man)
Như Mai - Nhạc Tình Cha Cha
Ngọc Lan - Khi Ta Bên Nhau (Two Of Hearts)
Tuyết Nhung - Venus
Ngọc Tuyết - Shy Shy Sugarman
Jeannie Mai - Nếu Dối Gian Cho Nhau (Don’t Tell Me No Lies)
Thái Thảo - Tình Yếu

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MBE #11: Atdhe - De La Petit Saigon

The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a 1 hour mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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“For me, 'ZYX' IS Italo Disco, as well as creating the term 'Italo Disco', ZYX were instrumental in pioneering the genre and bringing it to the world stage during the 80's, and more importantly continuing to champion the genre ever since with their Italo Disco compilation CD's which were sold well into the 21st Century. As an Italo lover, it's very exciting to see a huge resurgence of new and original Italo Disco influenced productions in Dark Disco, Indie Dance and Chug, so this mix is for me a kind of tribute to the label which kept the magic alive.

"I've always been drawn to 'that 80's sound' ever since childhood when I'd listen to my father, who is a bit of maestro on the keys, playing Jean-Michel Jarre tracks on his keyboards, but it was only in the past few years that I've rediscovered the sound I loved as a child through ZYX. Spotify Radio fatefully decided one day to play the Galactica Remix of Mike Mareen's ‘Dancing in the Dark’ while I was showering. I immediately leapt out to find out who was providing these luscious sounds, playfulness and energy and with a bit of digging this record led me to the 'I Love ZYX Italo Disco Collection (2002)' which opened up a whole world of Italo artists and labels for me to dig through.

"The idea for this mix, as I've said, was a bit of a 'paean' to the label which introduced me to the genre which I most love and which hugely influences my music, my productions and my life. I wanted to be true and respectful to the records in terms of how they were intended, so I decided to keep things relatively slow (105-120 bpm) and fully embraced the original versions of most of the tracks I played, including those beautifully cheesy vocals in broken English that typify the genre, I've also tried to incorporate as many of the elements and sounds which define Italo, so look out for plenty of arpeggiated basslines, playful, defined & cheesy leads and luscious, cosmic Juno chords featuring artists such as Patrick Colby, Hugh Bullen & Koto. Hope you enjoy!”

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MBE #12: Bingo Wode - De La ZYX Music

The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a 1 hour mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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“I’ve chosen to record a mix to reflect the iconic South African Gumba/Synth Pop sound of the 80s and 90s. The term derives from ‘gumba gumba’ and later became ‘gumba fire’, referring to the boom of speakers during parties in South African townships. Not only do I adore of this style of music but I think it’s important to step out of what you know and to research, celebrate and appreciate music from across the globe.

In essence it’s a window into different cultures and times, and more often than not it’s a great way to grow and expand your taste, while gaining insight into new and interesting scenes that deserve more recognition. The fact South Africa was able to produce such great music during a time as suppressive and horrible as apartheid is a real credit to their people.

The first Gumba track I heard was ‘stages’ by Don Laka, which has gained much deserved recognition after its success featuring on Hunee’s “Hunchin’ All Night’ put out by Rush Hour. It was actually a friend of mine (Diogo/Caldo Verde) who is a selector in Portugal who first showed me the track and the ‘Gumba Fire’ compilation album while I was working there a couple years back. 

The contribution of black artists to the music industry is so significant I can’t even begin to try to explain it. This is a drop in the ocean, but I think the (mostly) black south African artists that built this genre deserve more recognition, especially in the UK, maybe this can help…”

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Tracklist:
Listen to Me – Peter Maringa 
Smile – Satari
I don’t wanna leave Africa – Thembi Mtshali
Wayawaya – Zoom
One hot night – Margino
Taxi dube station – Little Lenny
Mphemphe – Jazino
Iseqedakoma – Vumani
Gorilla Man – Condry Ziqubu
Shaka Bundu – Penny Penny
Sikhathele – The New Boyfriends 
Professor 3 – Professor Rhythm 
Indaba Kabani – Kamuzu
I wanna Be myself – Don Laka 
Cost of living (too high) – William Mthethwa
Spotlight – Ruben Beewa 
You can Do it – Chess
I Love you More – Image 
Azali – Sammy Masamba 
Hlabalaza – The Bees
Stages – Don Laka

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MBE #16: Josh FB - De La Gumba d’Afrique du Sud

The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a 1 hour mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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"Magical, Mystical, Mexico with flaws and beauties. The land were Dalí didn't want to go back alleging no country could be more surreal than his paintings.

In the last decades the techno and disco scene has been flourishing across the country giving birth to amazing musical projects. A 1-hour mix is definitely not enough to show all the great tunes we have always loved to play from our fellow compatriots, nonetheless here it is - I hope you like the mood on this one. Cheers from MX" 

Tracklist:

1. El Rey Nicio - Juan Soto
2. Let Me Tell You - The Funk District
3. El Hilo Negro - San Juan Project (Dan Solo Remix)
4. Chove Chuva - Tony Disco
5. Magic Bassline - Hotmood
6. Stuck On The Line - The Funk District
7. Tokyo Boogie - Monseiur Van Pratt
8. Move Into The Night - Hotmood
9. Disco Nu - Pato Watson (Tony Disco Remix)
10. Protesis - Fausto & Roliva
11. Paris - Bufi & La Royale
12. Night Out - Tayrell
13. Goodbye - Wet Baes

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MBE #19: Tony Disco - De La Mexico

After a bit of a delay from our 13th mix (been a busy few weeks and you can't get Gabe to do owt around his birthday), we're hyped to be bringing you number 14 from our extremely talented mate Atdhe.
We first met him a few years back when him and Gabe started a lil disco party in Sheffield called Stepping Out. Some 20 parties later he upped and vanished over to Vietnam, where he currently resides and runs a small record shop.
A supremely talented producer with an incredible ear, his submission was never gonna be anything short of sublime. So sit back, relax, and enjoy as he dips and dives through jazz, funk, soul, synth-pop, brazilian electro, and a number of other styles that inform his sets. Keep your ears peeled for the wild Hong Kong cover of Madonna around the 20min mark...

Tracklist:
Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Breeze
Blyk Tchutchi, Loy D’Tchutchi - Mandamento de Deus
Macho - Mucho Macho (Mark Grusane Edit)
Kongas - Tattoo Woman (Edit)
Bích Hà - Biển trời vẫn Kợi (La Isla Bonita)
Claude Jacquin - Boue
Serge Gainsbourg - You’re Under Arrest
Grupo Controle Digital - A Festa é Nossa
Toshiki Kadomatsu - Summer Babe
Sabela - Africa
Dip in the Pool - A Seeker
Bích Hà - Tình sầu Brother Louie
Jeannie Mai - Khi em đi (You Can Win If You Want)
Toshiki Kadomatsu - Lucky Lady Feel So Good

Transmissions From Space No.14 | Atdhe

𝗠𝗕𝗘. Founded and engineered in Asia.

Blasting electronic transmissions from South East Asia and beyond with productions, mixes, and events. We aim to shine some light on the music scene and give talents a platform to share their creativity. We have our club side (MBE) and kitchen groovers (SLOWLY) to reach each corner. Enjoy!

MBE #11: Atdhe - De La Petit Saigon

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