Name: Netil Radio | Blană [27.10.2022] by max unknown in blending beats •
Duration: 1 h 59 min 47 s
Description: Technical grooves and zonked out minimal from Melbourne-based Blană for October's Dancing Life trip.

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Technical grooves and zonked out minimal from Melbourne-based Blană for October's Dancing Life trip.

Netil Radio | Blană [27.10.2022]

Outdommix Series returns with a hidden gem recorded in the heart of Australia. We are thrilled to present BLANĂ's subtle and shadowy minimalistic grooves, designed to guide your mind on a journey of balanced vibes and deep rhythms.

Follow BLANĂ: 

Fb page: https://www.facebook.com/blana.dj
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/blanadj
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blana.dj/

YouTube

OUTDOMMIX #21: BLANĂ

Blană’s the journey.<BiR ep.01>
July.2024

★ @blanadj (DK/AU) IG:@blana.dj
I bumped into her at SCR in Seoul 12.2023
We complimented each other's hairstyles and became friends.When I told her I was going to Melbourne,she said she lived there. Such a coincidence is incredibly rare case....
Since meeting her, she has introduced me to a lot of different music. and She is like the sun that makes everyone happy and to me!
Well then...Enjoy  the her mix journey...

☆What kind of journey did you envision while creating the mix?:
A mix is truly a peek into the artist’s subconscious. Combinations of frequencies over a certain timeframe carefully curated into a journey to move listeners physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In this sonic adventure I present a corner of my library designed to elevate, excelerate but also stop up and reflect. Reflection is key to understanding ourselves and therefore the world around us.

☆artist profile:
Blană is a Danish born artist based in the mists of Melbourne. Passionately sharing deep sonic soundscapes straight from the heart while opening new channels of consciousness for those who listen. 
Heavily inspired by her adventures around the world she sets the mood with dynamic basslines, enchanting rhythms and spellbinding snares. 
In Melbourne Blană has made her mark as a resident at Killing Time Bar on Fridays for OVER. As well as curating the experimental minimal event series: Subterrania. 

★BiR ep.01 @blana.dj (DK/AU)
彼女とは2023年12月にソウルのSCRで偶然出会いました。お互いの髪型を褒め合い仲良くなりました。私がメルボルンに行くと言ったら、まさかの彼女がそこに住んでいることを知り、こんな偶然なことがあるんですね…
彼女と出会ってから、私にたくさんの音楽を教えてくれました。そして、彼女はみんなを幸せにする太陽のような存在で、もちろん私にとってもそうです！
それでは、彼女のミックスの旅をお楽しみください...

☆どのような旅を想像しましたか？:
mixはアーティストの潜在意識を垣間見るものです。
特定の時間内での周波数の組み合わせを注意深く厳選し、聴き手を物理的、感情的、そして精神的に動かす旅へと導きます。
この音の冒険では、私の現在のライブラリー(コレクション)の一角を紹介し、高め、加速しているだけでなく、立ち止まって反省するようにデザインされています。反省は自分自身を理解するため、従って周囲の世界を理解するための鍵です。

☆Artist Profile：Blană (@blana.dj) from Melbourne, Australia
デンマーク出身のBlană（ブラナ）は、メルボルンを中心にアーティスト/DJとして活動しています。彼女の内側から放たれるミニマムで奥深い音の旅により、リスナーを新たな扉へと導きます。ルーマニアとベトナムでの旅で多くの影響を得た、ダイナミックなベースライン、魅惑的なリズム、そして魔法のようなスネアで奥深い雰囲気を作り出します。
メルボルンでは、隔週金曜日にKilling Time Barで開催されるイベント：エクスペリメンタルミニマルイベントシリーズ「Subterrania」を共同キュレーション。OVERの忠実なレジデントとして、メルボルン発祥のコレクティブHindsight Musicと共にプレイしています。

BiR ep.01 : Blană

Our next installment features a deeply soulful artist, and a well recognized figure in the Australian & Vietnamese electronic scene.

Blană is a Danish born artist based in the mists of Melbourne. Passionately sharing deep minimal journeys straight from the heart while opening new channels of consciousness for those who listen. 

Heavily inspired by her adventures throughout Romania and Vietnam she sets the mood with dynamic basslines, enchanting rhythms and spellbinding snares.

In Melbourne Blană has made her mark as the founder of DJ Social Club, hosting inclusive open decks nights at Radio Bar as well as co-curating the experimental minimal event series: Subterrania. She is a faithful resident at Killing Time Bar playing on Fridays with Hindsight Music for OVER.

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bl_ana__/

Stay tuned for our upcoming events here:
www.instagram.com/nctrnl_hanoi/
www.facebook.com/nctrnl.Hanoi/

Follow Blană

Submerged In Sound [019] - Blană

Thrilled to be welcoming NAP aka Daniel Rincón to series, the CDMX based DJ and producer with a unique gift for capturing the wonky, hedonistic feels of the after-hours in his signature extended mix styles. Packed with sleazy twists and turns, there's never a dull moment with NAP at the wheel! Electro-fied highway rollers masterfully sliced and diced for that maximum long haul recharge! @napmusick

Q. What sounds/feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. I wanted to make a driving mix that featured a lot of vocals but in mutated and affected ways. Either as a centerpiece of the tune or via chops and sampling, the vocals carry a lot of the tension and thread of the mix which I wanted to balance across a mix of sleazy and dubby sounds. Perfect for a night drive or an afters with some bffs.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. Blacklight Sleaze (Dyed Soundorom Remix) by Peace Division’. I put it earlier in the mix as it's a bit of a fire starter in getting the mix boiling. This track is also an example of the use of the human voice in a classic but psychedelic/ experimental approach; many voices swirling around atop a sexy driving groove. 

Loose Control by Dino Lenny. Been playing this one a lot and I’d like to make mention to it because it hits a lot of the things that I like when playing a peacetime burner; driving arpeggiated Italo style baselines without being too garish, some dramatic silence drops that make you think the track stopped and then the use of the human voice as a melodic element displaced from language. 

Heart Misses - Heart Misses. This one is definitely in the pocket of  sassy/ minimal sleaze tune which encompasses the vibe of many of the other tracks in the mix as per the concept I had. Perhaps this one is also an evolution of my digging from having been really into electroclash growing up and playing a lot of that stuff across my DJ experience. This hits the reference points of that sound I grew up up with but perhaps actualized? More reduced, minimal but still sexy, driving, irreverent and trippy. 

Q. Tell us about the projects you’ve been most immersed in since moving to Mexico City, I know there’s a few!

A. Oh man, lots of collabs since I've been here! All a by product of new friendships and amazing connections I’ve made while being here. Stuff is still percolating and getting finished but Im very excited to put out new collab projects with Primordial Oh, Reedbriefcase and Tristan Arp; whenever the time is right. On the other hand I’ve also put the finishing touches on a collab project with my friend Pablo Arangoiz who I started jams with when he visited Mexico 4 years ago. Since then we’ve been working on a thesis on a specific type of experimental cumbia forward pieces which we’ve spent a lot of time and care on. 

As far as ACA, Phran and I have a lot of things on the pipeline which will hopefully get some releases this year. It's tough to get a lot of the projects we want to do out when we live in different places but we’re damn excited about all of them and aligning on getting a digi release out from Venezuelan Miniteca legend ‘El Mago. We also got some homie comps cooking up and some sassy merch coming up.

On the Ambien Baby tip, Soph and I have been jamming a lot every time we have the chance to but again, not living in the same place makes it a bit hard to wrap stuff up. Still the past year has yielded a lot of sick fire starter jams that hopefully we can zinch up before the end of the year. We also have a collaborative sound piece we made with our friend Florence Scott-Anderton some years ago for a show she had at the ICA some years ago. This one is a very dear collab for all 3 of us and I hope we can get it out before the end of year as well. Lots of stuff coming up and cooking up!

MDC.312 NAP

(127m005s)

Gillan’s contribution to Chrysalism is a gentle invitation into grounded listening. Opening with organic, rooted selections, the mix holds a softness that cushions its raw edges. Drums form the backbone throughout - at once guiding, centring, and releasing.

Over its course, ambient textures weave with touches of jazz, dub, and ritualistic percussion. The closing shift towards the electronic and ethereal feels like a natural release: a step out from the ritual grove into a lighter, more open space. It’s a journey that highlights Gillan’s ability to move fluidly across genres, while maintaining a deep sense of cohesion.

Chrysalism 011 // Gillan

Our tenth installment of the podcast was an unforeseen and unplanned one. Often, the unforeseen, unexpected, and unplanned are unsettling, but in this case, they brought an unbelievable musical journey. We want to welcome Manfredas from our 10th installment. A bespoke selector with a musical knowledge that would fill several musical libraries, he kindly extended his Saigonese soiree and filled our Sunday session with great joy. Expect a mix that meanders, accelerates, and wanes, all over the course of 90 minutes. An unimaginable journey between genres, tempos, musical styles, and directions, showcasing the versatility of Manfredas.

Manfredas - NLDMIX 010

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

sumor 2025 | submerge | bex landale & max unknown

Blanǎ delivers on what can only be referred to as an excellent mix. I mean really. Minimal without boring, sonically playful without overbearing, it's a selectors-delight of weird tech house, deep techno, dubby minimal, and so on. Whether via Baby Ford or Van Bonn, its an invitation of sorts, into a diggers mind.


Blanǎ @ Panini (05.09.2025)

Welcoming Blană for Acetic Selects 018. A sound artist, producer, DJ based in Odense, Denmark. The past 6 years she has been a driving force in the Australasian underground scene, calling Naarm her home away from home. Unfortunately for us she has moved back to Denmark but together with Tejavu she hosts the experimental radio show ‘sketchbook’ on Area 3000. Listen closely, this mix focusses on the adventure of listening deeply and delving into the details.  

sc: @blanadj
ig: @bl_ana__

Blană - Acetic Selects 018 [minimal, micro house]

Richard Akingbehin @ Sustain-Release, New York - Sept '25

sumor 2025 | max unknown | friday

@kia-sydney & @livwutang
Photo: Carla Lubrano Di Sbaraglione & Raphaël Chêne

Kia & livwutang at pe:rsona 2025

Artist: Haris
Title: Fourtrack EP
Label: Shimmy
Cat No: SHIMMY001
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 

A1. Supadrug
A2. Supadrug (Underground Mix)
B1. Touch Me
B2. Touch Me (Underground Mix)

The ‘Haris – Fourtrack EP’ marks the debut release from Shimmy, a new reissue label with a sharp ear for overlooked gems. Originally released 25 years ago and long coveted on Discogs, this sought-after EP finally returns to the shelves, breathing new life into a classic of the tech house underground.

Haris made his mark in the late ’90s and early 2000s with releases on iconic labels like Oblong and his own imprint, Laus Records, collaborating with scene heavyweight, Terry Francis. Renowned for his mastery of rolling, groove-led tech house, Haris crafted a sound that remains timeless and endlessly playable.

Each of the four tracks delivers a distinct flavour for different dancefloor moments, offering real depth and versatility across the EP. Expect snappy tribal percussion, eerie synths, haunting vocals and deep, driving basslines - all the essential ingredients for a late-night shimmy.

Netil Radio | Blană [27.10.2022]

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