www.wakinglife.pt
19 - 24 June 2024

📸 antoine grenez

Anthony Naples at Floresta - Waking Life '23

British-Nigerian-born, Berlin-based Richard Akingbehin (@richard-akingbehin) is behind many crucial projects in electronic music, and most of them revolve around his exploration of deep and dubby sounds. Not only is he a co-founder of the excellent Refuge Worldwide radio station, but he also runs the experimental label Kynant Record and has some key residencies when not headlining other cult clubs around the world. His label recently released the first new album from dub techno don Tikiman in almost 20 years and this summer the pair will be playing together again as part of a mini tour. 

Ahead of joining us at Dekmantel Selectors later this year, Richard recorded this week's mix for us in the Refuge Worldwide studio with the aim of showcasing what he is playing in the clubs at the moment. It takes in his signature blend of dub techno styles with music from the likes of Parallel 9, Tikiman, Dialog and Delano Smith. It's spacious and unhurried but slowly ramps up the pressure to get you on your toes and vibing to his ever-warm, supple and minimal rhythms.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 457 - Richard Akingbehin

@hld

Hannah D is a DJ and artist originating from Meanjin (Brisbane), now residing in Naarm (Melbourne) — a city with a dedicated electronic music community that sees her as a go-to for progressive sounds. Through both her music and delicately-blended mixes, Hannah has created a tangible connection around the globe with new age revivalists of the 90s and 00s sound. Aside from her own personal artistry, Hannah heads up TSBU (The Space Between Us), the successful Australian label which has a local focus on proto sounds within the progressive tech space. The TSBU discography already includes a variety of releases from Mabel, Al Dente, Gallery B, and more. 2023 has seen Hannah exceed the high expectations that are associated with her name, with a debut European tour and further additions to the ever-growing TSBU label catalogue - as well as more stellar events under both her ‘Luna Blessings’ (with DJ Luv You) and ‘Send/Return’ (with Bex) event brands. Chocked full of highlights, the first of many ‘business’ trips to Europe included a 5-hour b3b (alongside fellow Weaver artists Mabel & suki) for a sold-out warehouse event in Lyon, debut performances online and in-person in Berlin, Copenhagen and London, and a lasting impression that already has multiple northern hemisphere outfits requesting a return in 2024. She now has her sights firmly set on providing Australian audiences with further exhibitions of her sonic output - a sound that draws inspiration from both the people and places that surround her. Expect Hannah to continue going from strength-to-strength, bringing her euphoric tones to you and your friends wherever you may have the pleasure of encountering her enigmatic DJ sets.

Hannah D @ coppi 13.06.2024

Pintai Mix 004 - Marie Lung

Ben Kaczor’s entrancing music resonates within the emotional spectrum, exploring the delicate
balance between light and shadow with boldness and sensitivity. Navigating through the sonic landscapes of Dial Records and Elysia Basel with elements of stirring elegance, he is renowned for a compelling blend of atmospheric techno, vibrant house and cinematic soundscapes. His compositions inspire opportunities for both introspective reflection and creative expression alike.

Small Steps w/ Ben Kaczor @ Kiosk Radio 17.04.2025

at small steps / bis.club / brussels / 19.04.25

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Recorded at Berlin • May 2025

Thank you @priebe

e25.orbit05 • philipp priebe

We asked friends of Stólar: What kind of music lives inside the Cantilever Desk and Seat Chair by Ben Swildens? 
It looks like a chair.
Feels like a gesture.
Drawn in steel, held in balance —
once a desk in a Paris showroom,
now a memory with weight and rhythm.

Listen to KIM KENIS' answer - our friend from Belgium explores the spirit of this special chair in a manner, no one else could. 

@kimkenis
@epicycle-series
www.instagram.com/kimkenis_/ 


www.instagram.com/stolarrecords/
https://stolar.bandcamp.com


Records For Chairs - The Cantilever Desk and Seat Chair |||🪑🪑🪑

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The Cantilever Desk and Seat Chair ||| Soundtrack by KIM KENIS

july 6th, 2025

threeish hours of some of the most beautiful music ever made, to our ears anyways. plus some of the trippiest. played during a summer squall in montreal.

lots of luv to giegling & expose noir for having us, and to tin man & aphex & jump source & boards of ca & boof & scott grooves & traumprinz & sideral & andras & viola klein & whodat & oni ahyun & many more for the music.

alina + guthrie (live at giegling)

Traumprinz - Live At Planet Uterus

ripp(ed)

Mix / Master / Music  : mattkarmil@gmail.com

Bicep / Mall Grab / Laurence Guy / Kornel Kovacs / Love Remain / Underworld / Laura Misch / Amor Muere / Dj Heartstring

Working in Stereo and Dolby Atmos

ripp(ed)

Matt Karmil