French Born Ouissam Mokretar was always drawn to Asia, making a home in Hong Kong before finally settling in Hanoi back in 2016. The logic was to find a space that allowed for him to create without the stressors of highly saturated music hubs and their exorbitant rents. His Midas touch transformed a corner of Hong Kong first, moving the goal posts of accepted nightlife culture from the get-go with his founding of record imprints Cliché, and the beloved Homesick and Fragrant Harbour, pushing a custom blend of disco, house and techno that’s made ripples across the city since. He cultivated the fertile soil of Vietnam’s capital next, with new venue Savage (its second iteration taking over the premises of the ex-Angolan embassy), constituent vinyl pit-stop Pond Records and its monthly queer night Snug, as well as local music festival Equation. Single handedly fostering a young community of music lovers is an impressive achievement, and Ouissam makes it look both easy and fun. His sound meanders through poppier house, synth to boogie, Italo to Cantopop. Korean disco, Japanese funk and the sounds of the Phrygian Scale borrowed from a little farther west - an ongoing love letter to his chosen continent. Bassiani Podcast 216 is a colourful blend of feel-good tunes cut from his set at Horoom back in March. Expansive and libertine, his hedonistic sound is a pure joy to dance to, a magnetic energy that’s surely played no small part in building his world as he has.

@ouissamhk

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Bassiani invites Ouissam / Podcast #216

Umbra - Magma Cider Mixtape #2

Name: Amy 
Alias: ttyfal (talk to your fine ass later) (@ttyfal)
Pronouns: she/her 
Location: Brussels, Belgium 

Influences: Casa Voyager; Freetekno culture; fat basslines; bongos, congas & saxophones; my friends 

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Duo Paradiso 

Favorite Quote: “Die Lage ist psi” 

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: Take your time, trust in yourself, be patient. It should be about the music only. 

About the mix: When moving countries this year, I had a bit of an annual crisis about how to balance developing my sound while staying true to my musical identity. During the year, I took a lot of time to dig a bit deeper while staying in the realm of progressive house, landing for the most part in the early 2000s. This mix showcases some of my favourite tracks I found while doing so, now more confident than ever in the music I play. When putting this mix together, it was all about including hidden gems, dancefloor weapons and bold basslines to close out 2024 in a strong way, all the while taking a similar approach to curating a club closing or peak time set.

With this mix ttyfal asks for you to please learn more about and consider donating to:
Polylux e.V. is a solidarity network dedicated to amplifying democratic civil society and counteracting the rise of right-wing forces in East Germany. They enhance the visibility of inclusive spaces to foster brighter futures and protect against right-wing attacks and bureaucratic arbitrariness. This antifascist work in East Germany is crucial, as leftist, queer, and non-white individuals often face significant repression, especially outside of larger cities like Dresden and Leipzig, my hometown. Polylux supports many independent projects and activists, backing them in a nationwide network. They also provide secure, solidarity-based funding to help projects become independent of potentially hostile political influences. (https://www.polylux.network/)

Read more - https://thedaisychain.club/2024/12/31/daisychain-359-ttyfal/

Daisychain

Daisychain 359 - ttyfal

Max Tournay aka https://soundcloud.com/kafim is an established name in the Brussels underground community. He started deejaying techno music as a resident of the infamous Deep In House collective, who later founded C12 club where he was also a resident for several years. 

Max and I used to play regularly together around 2014/2015 as a deep techno dj duo and shared a couple of nice moments behind the booth. Yet, our paths went separate ways. Max’s interest floated away from club music, pulled towards a more wave-y, slowmo, rock-oriented spectrum. He has been a long-time host on Lyl radio, presenting a show called Basses Besognes focussing on psychedelic rock, garage, shoegaze & other guitar sounds. He also co-runs the (party) collective Curly Teeth, a platform for slowed-down forms of left-field club music.

Flash forward to a couple of months ago. Kafim played a long afternoon set at Horst Club’s intimate “Garage” room during the Gayhaze & Cocktail D’amore 2-day take over. On the dance floor, I was completely blown away by the uniqueness of Kafim’s music selection and super-skilled mixing. The energy that day was very special and emotional for me and the question of asking Max to share his mix after that day/night spent together was very logical. Here is the result of an artist rediscovering himself constantly but always counting on the technical skills of his early techno days. 

Another fact: Max came up with the name Basic Moves when Ailsa and I started the project 8 years ago. I’m so happy that our paths have crossed again, and I can give a platform to this live recording.

So cool Kafim provided the tracklist of the whole mix !!!!

Kobermann - Personal Test
Eat Static - Kothluwalawa
RMP - 3’32 »
Senthulà - Termocanal Sin Retorno
Nada D’Aló - Ten-High Straight
Senthulà - Sub Pàramo
Saafi Brothers - Beautiful Satellite	
Nero Zang - Nassau
Eat Static - Lugubrium Dub
Les Animaux Sauvages - Transsauvages
Bernardino Femminielli - L'amour avec moi (Cosmo Vitelli Dub)
Tagliare  - Forza Gravitazionale 
Tankwart - Lurker
Trenton Chase - Narked
Children Of The Bong - The Veil…
Eat Static - Bony Incus (Mucor Mix)
Spiralmaze - Outlines
Twoonky - To Push
Remotif - The Sunken Place
Signal Theory - Parking The Head
Shit & Cheap - Shadowlands
Hybryds - Envy
Maahrt - Noma (A Strange Wedding remix)
Rockers Hi Fi - Highway
Jacques Satre - Port Chastel
Autumns - Raw Product
Axel Larsen - Dans La Peau D’un Simplist
Iro Aka - Tribe Frequency Oscillator
Jhelisa - There’s Nothing Dub
Autarkic & Hectik - Kippur In Kyoto
Free Range - Psychobunny
Atone - Dubcoffee
Cosmo Vitelli - Die Alraune (feat. Sebastian Lee Philipp)
Ezines - Unspeakable In The AM
Green Beats - Aliens In The Jungle
Morphic Resonance - Into Other Worlds (Stoned Mix)
Nick Mackrory - Side Effect
Nicola Cruz - Piglalião
Laika - Black Cat Bone
Leftfield - Inspection (Check One)
Revolutionary Corps Of Teenage Jesus - Protection Rat
Weber - Dr. Clapper
KonsNix - 70A-1
S.M. - Rug Rug Rug
Credit 00 - Slaves Of War
Renegade Soundwave - Renegade Soundwave (The Leftfield remix)
Zillas on Acid - The Corinthian
Headman feat Vongold - Sometimes (New Hook Remix)
Die Orangen - Der Krautback
53X - Solitude
Rayko - Can't Find My Way
Reda Saiarh - Hunters
Khidja - M&M
CEO of Everything - Rozoviy Buhgalter (live)
Jokios Kultūros - Raw Streets
General P.D.C - Amazon Dub (Beesmunt Soundsystem Version)
Curses - Fortify
Wolf Müller - Hochheide Session
SASM - Democracy (Nik Colk Void Remix)
MR TC - Soundtrack For Strangers
MADMADMAD - GWARN
New Hook - Manipulation (Curses Remix)
Credit 00 - New Tech Swing
Bjork - Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Minimix)

The Basic Moves Of … KAFIM (live at Gay Haze/Cocktail D'amore/Horst Club 2024)

@bonpublic

INTERVIEW: https://deeprhythms.com/guest_mixes/146_bon_public_for_deeprhythms/

Based in Brussels and co-founder of the Magma collective, Bon Public is a music enthusiast, dancefloor addict, and compulsive digger.

01 – Anderson – Need you – DIY001
02 – K Werk – Siren Funk – Hooj Choons
03 – Ability II – Come Baby Ride My Vibe (Luca Lozano + DJ Steve Remix)
04 – Jaisiel – Lost Paradise – Ears on Earth
05 – Ciel & CCL – Tilda’s Goat stare (Priori remix) – naff recordings
06 – Capes & Adult Hits feat. Dick Ensalada – Rush 
07 – Luke Alessi – After five – Life And Death
08 – Voodoos & taboos – Endless game – Duality Trax
09 – Dj Gamba –  Half Robot Half Shremp – Dias de Campo Records
10 – Dead Poets Society – Unhinged Behaviour – Chat Noir
11 – DC Salas – Dreamscape – Correspondant
12 – Jezebell – The Big Time

Guest mix #146 || Bon Public for Deeprhythms

soundcloud : on.soundcloud.com/YTidYsydSLqSdnTT9
instagram : @seb_bonpublic

Bon Public @ GIMIC - 09 April 2025

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels' historic "Parc Royal". More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

DC Salas invites Umbra @ Kiosk Radio 01.09.2025

Bon Public @ The Lot Radio 09-20-2025

Situated in the pulsating center of Brussels' Marolles district, GIMIC is a radio station and a space/bar committed to fostering the lively electronic music culture of the city.
Transmitting sound waves from the heart of Brussels.

soundcloud : on.soundcloud.com/YTidYsydSLqSdnTT9
instagram : @seb_bonpublic

Bon Public @ GIMIC - 30 October 2025

Situated in the pulsating center of Brussels' Marolles district, GIMIC is a radio station and a space/bar committed to fostering the lively electronic music culture of the city.
Transmitting sound waves from the heart of Brussels.
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instagram : https://www.instagram.com/domitillz/?hl=fr

Tustance TakeOver - Joti invites Domi @ GIMIC - 14 November 2025

The second release on Refuge Worldwide’s in-house label is a five-track EP made up of all new collaborations. As part of Beatport Diversity + Parity Fund, we hosted an open call for upcoming artists to make a track in collaboration with five established musicians. The artists got together, in twos, in our production studio at Niemetzstrasse to learn from each other and make the music you hear on this EP.

Artwork by Irene Fernandez Arcas. Mastered by Monibi.

Umbra - Magma Cider Mixtape #2

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