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On a Saturday afternoon in Rotterdam, that felt more like Autumn than Spring.
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Julia Mira & Mark Knekelhuis - 22/05/2021 - Operator Radio

Recording of Elena Colombi & Mark Knekelhuis' set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

Elena Colombi & Mark Knekelhuis at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

There was one person who immediately came to mind when this series came to live, Mark Knekelhuis. So you might understand how happy we are, that when we asked him, he straight away said yes. Mark recently announced that he will quit his DJ-ing, but luckily will keep on sharing his musical vision through his Label 'Knekelhuis', and now for us as well. 
We asked him to open a bottle of Iago's Marina, a rosé from the central Georgian region of Kartli. The wine is made from Chinuri and Tavkveri by the Iago's wive Marina. When we asked him about the wine, this is what Mark had to say.

"With pleasure I drank this full bottle of Marina by Iago. 
The color is some sort of autumnal dark amber, and the first smell reminded me to the smell of morning dew from autumn leaves, after a rainy day. My first taste seemed a bit plummy, slowly evolving into kind of nutty cognac hints and dark chocolate. It reminds me of the woods, temperature changes and a fireplace. The wine feels elegant to me, but also astringent in a good way. I like that contrast.
That was my starting point to go into the deep and contrast. By tracks that evoke some kind of cold and grounded association. While being just as much heart-warming and full of melancholy.
Last year I visited for the first time Tblissi - to play for Mutant Radio (check them out) and Bassiani. I remember I was so impressed by the people, the colors, the architecture and vibrant atmosphere. A country that has been the intersection of many shifting cultures. The Byzantine, Persian & Ottoman empires left their traces, as well the Arabs & Russia. 
And I learned Georgia is the birthplace of wine, and that they still use the tradional way of making wine. By putting the wine in clay pots that get buried in the ground for fermentation.  
I experienced this wine as complex, with many layers, and I love to believe that I taste a bit of Georgia’s complexity. 
I also discovered crazy good music from Georgia (check CES Records) at Vodcast record store. This mix contains a handful of those tracks. Plus, a favorite from Daan and a bit of Knekelhuis of course."

That's it for this time. Thank you Mark, and thank you Marina for making this incredible wine

Fairly Fermented mix. 604 - Mark Knekelhuis / marina

Recording of the Sunday set by Merel & Mark Knekelhuis. 

Red Light Radio stage at Dekmantel Festival 2018.

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Merel & Mark Knekelhuis for Red Light Radio at Dekmantel Festival 2018

Mark Knekelhuis dj set @ DT CAMP 2018

Enter the world of Knekelhuis. One of the Netherland’s freshest contemporary labels, its offering is vast and varied: 1980s coldwave, modern ambient poetry, synthpop, techno, house, EBM, Punk, Krautrock, and left-field electro all feature. But equally, its founder, the DJ and producer Mark Knekelhuis, has formed the imprint into something remarkably cohesive and crafted, despite its esoteric leanings.

Launched in 2014, Knekelhuis has reissued Dutch wave rarities, as well as championing the likes of Belgian spoken word artist Victor de Roo, experimental, industrial Beijing duo of Zaliva-D and highlighting the modern French synth-pop stylings of Eye.

For this month’s Carhartt WIP Radio show the Knekelhuis head-honcho presents a haunting, multi-faceted journey, featuring both the aforementioned artists and work from the likes of Berlin’s Philipp Otterbach and the mysterious punk-not-punk quartet Jean-Luc. To accompany the mix, we sat down with this month’s host, who told us that a successful label doesn’t always needs a masterplan. Check the full feature at carhartt-wip.com/music.

Tracklist:
1.: Philipp Otterbach - The Weak Song
2.: Patricia Kokett - Mmuo Trance
3.: Victor De Roo - Beland In Bed
4.: Zaliva-D - Faraway
5.: De Ambassade - Zo Hoog Als De Bogen
6.: De Fabriek - Het Terrein
7.: Jean-Luc - Inspiration
8.: Rotterdans - Interference
9.: Parrish Smith - Seven
10.: Jean-Luc - Le Sabbat
11.: Frank Dullaart - Trans Harmonic Dream
12.: Further Reductions - It's Later Than You Think
13.: Zen Paradox - Say Goodby To The Dark Place
14.: EYE - You're So Fine

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music/radio/2019/12/label-feature-knekelhuis

Carhartt WIP Radio December 2019: Knekelhuis Radio Show

Here you go - Mark's Saturday night performance at DT CAMP 2019
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Mark Knekelhuis DJ Set @ DT CAMP 2019

@markknekelhuis is a world explorer who brings a love of live instrumentation to his dance music. The Knekelhuis label boss is a staunchly DIY operator who is also the voice of Volition Immanent, a live act along side Dekmantel regular Parrish Smith. He makes music that manages to be deeply personal but also immediate and arresting and that same style defines his radio shows on Red Light Radio.

His mix for us is an exploration of deeply hypnotic sounds and dreamy breakbeats to slowly but surely wake you up right at the start of the week. Once you’re in the groove, there is space travelling electro and beautifully delicate melodic techno that continues to sooth your soul as you journey through the cosmos and off to a better place.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 279 - Mark Knekelhuis

The dancefloor got cold these last months and while we wait for normality to make a full return we dwell on memories to keep going. Our last pre-Corona party, a sweaty February night in Ankali, seems distant, but we have gone back in time with this fragment of the recording of the amazing mix Mark Knekelhuis gifted us with. 

We witnessed Mark's unparalleled energy at the decks for the first time in a forest in Lithuania, and his visit to Prague immediately became a must-happen. Head honcho of the homonym Knekelhuis, his approach to mixing is the same as his label's sonic architecture: he oscillates between opposite musical poles revealing them as complementary. By combining roughness with sensibility, he opens a window to an understanding of music that doesn't discriminate, reaching a very personal final product that jumps back and forth any tempo and texture. All goes in.

We will be back soon. Have a little taste, sweeten the bitter wait.

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Ankali

Dancefloor Archives 001 — Mark Knekelhuis

Introspective, twisted, tribal, dark and shimmering: Mark https://soundcloud.com/knekelhuis’s contribution to the EDWIN Music Channel holds a special place in the vivid career of the producer and label owner from The Netherlands.

We accompany the mix with an extended interview in which our host Mark Knekelhuis gives us a deep insight into the philosophy of his label, Amsterdam’s struggling music scene, his latest Knekelhuis singings and some news of his own live act Volition Immanent.

If that wasn't enough, EDWIN have teamed up with Knekelhuis to produce a limited edition set of Tees, exclusively available through their Bandcamp.

More info at https://edwin-europe.com/blog/post/mix-94-mark-knekelhuis

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