dark techno

Dirty Epic welcomes the Serbian artist @lag for the fifth episode of our Amplify Series podcast.

A promoter of the underground culture, a DJ and a respected producer - Serbian-born Lag is the on the forefront of the new wave of techno artists.

It is easy to notice from his sound that he did not take the usual route on his musical journey. He grew up on punk, acquired a classical education in music and then quit it all to find himself enchanted by the possibilities of expressing oneself both through DJing and making electronic music. He chose techno to be the host for his creative discharge, while always incorporating a certain dosage of his previous musical life to his current work. Grit, rhythm and attitude are his main tools as he blends them into his music, creating a potent combination which enchants, moves and unifies.

Lag’s DJ performances on the Exit festival’s main DJ stage, and the legendary Tresor club speak volumes of his ability to engage his crowd, and offer an intense sonic experience. Through his DJ sets, as well as through workshops and events he organized and promoted under the umbrella of his organization 29524, Lag put efforts into closing the gap between the “good” and the “known”. Since then his promotional activities have reduced, and his focus moved to delivering extremely functional DJ sets, but also on creating and releasing original music, mostly in the techno genre. After several appearances and releases, predominantly on the Serbian label Teskoba, his remix of Grovskopa’s “Atopic” is released on vinyl by Sect Records. He follows it up with his first EP named “Stutter”, a highly acclaimed release which came out on the notoriously uncompromising Singularity Recordings, and his latest outputs, 12” releases on MORD Records named “Misfit EP” and "Fiend EP", underline the quality and uniqueness of his already recognizable sound.

Lag is set to stay on his current path as his mission, his initial vision, is yet to flicker. His ruthless determination is awe inspiring, and is, along with his musical prowess, the main reason for his rising popularity. Lag is definitely someone to keep an eye on, but more importantly - someone to listen to. After all, as he frequently states, “it’s all about the music”.
Setlist:
Olga+Jozef - Monikin Rizek
Jeff Mills - Medusa
Sedvs & Peel - Close Enough
Cadans - Medicate
Deapmash - Warfare
Steve Stoll - El Dopa
Jeroen Search - Identity Matrix
UK Gold - Confined
User - 002A - C1
Sebastian Kramer - The Force
UK Gold - Amazulu Booty
Volster - Croatian Steel
Staim - Planet Groove
Deapmash - Wrong Meta
Alexander Johansson - Mood Swing
Rumenige - 2005
Truncate - El Sonido
Diabla Diezco - Wenkbrauw
Positive Centre - Rub
Truncate - Reflex (Radio Slave Remix)
Lag - Roler
TWR72 - Beertje
Marco Bruno - Erase (TWR72 Remix)
Lag - Kontrola (Bas Mooy Remix)
Sedvs & Peel - Endurance
? - ?
Lag - Twitch 1
Reeko - Dog Bite
CUB - Seeing From Above
Kastil - Entering (Live Version)
Perc - E Mono
Humano - Death (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)
Christian Wunsch - White Coats (Function Remix)
Tino - Amniote (Lag Remix) (loop)
Mark Broom - Midnight
J.C. - Farewell for Walls

LINKS:
LAG: 
Soundcloud: @lag
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/This.is.Lag
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this.is.lag/
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/commissarlag

DIRTY EPIC:
Website: www.dirty-epic.com
Merch: shopby6am.com/collections/dirty-epic-collection
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DirtyepicLA
Twitter: twitter.com/dirtyepicla 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dirtyepicla/

Amplify Series 005 - Lag

TECH CLUBBERS PODCAST W/ BORIS

Boris is kind of a charismatic, multifunctional weapon in the Berlin club life. 
His musical roots reach back to the mid 80s, when he lived in New York for four years where he absorbed the unique spirit of the seminal club Paradise Garage weekend after weekend. From the Club’s mentor Larry Levan Boris learned to believe in his musical intuition as well as a broad musical spectrum, which nowadays ranges from Disco, Hi-NRG, Post-Punk and (Kraut-) Rock to House and Techno, all of which Boris loves to throw into one set. 
Many years later, Boris became a resident at Panorama Bar’s first incarnation in Berlin, where he was able to build a loyal following by playing long sets lasting until noon.
After the old OstGut/Panorama Bar closed in 2003, Boris played in almost every club in Berlin, but when the follow up club Berghain opened its doors in 2004, he quickly focused on playing out here again. From 2005 till 2010 he had another musical platform, as he was taking care of the label Careless Records as an A&R. As a DJ, he is not exactly keen on refining a certain genre, but rather to push music with a certain twist.

Follow BORIS here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boris.dolinski
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borisdolinski/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/boris
Contact: kathrin@ostgut.de

Follow TECH CLUBBERS here:
Web: https://www.techclubbers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TechClubbers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techclubbers/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/techclubbers
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/TechClubbersRadio/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechClubbers 
Contact: info@techclubbers.com

Boris - Tech Clubbers Podcast #239

KHIDI's Podcast series sixty-second guest is Lucy aka Luca Mortellaro, quintessential DJ, producer, live-performer, label head of Stroboscopic Artefacts and a historically half of the Lotus Eater and Zeitgeber projects.

The mix is a live cut from their latest DJ gig at KHIDI.

@lucy @stroboscopicartefacts

KHIDI Podcast NR.62: Lucy

First connecting in São Paulo during the winter of 2016, leaders of their respective scenes Volvox and Amanda Mussi quickly forged a friendship that has blossomed throughout the evolution of their respective careers. A true alliance of the North and South American underground scenes, these two artists’ deep mutual admiration and support has naturally evolved into a series of b2b sets that have electrified audiences worldwide. 

Volvox brings her hard-hitting no nonsense perspective to Amanda Mussi’s groovy and percussive vibes. Together the two blew up Mysteryland’s Adonis stage in the summer of 2022 taking dancers on a raucous ride through energizing summer rhythms!

Volvox b2b Amanda Mussi at Mysteryland Adonis Stage 2022

Back with the newest podcast for June and this time, it's a special b2b from RNR's founder, DAIYAH and longtime Berghain resident, Fiedel.

Enjoy this set recorded back at NY's Holo in early 2023. Major thanks to the venue for letting us come by to use the space and mix on its incredible sound system.

Bios Below...

Fiedel:
Contrast. Objection. Antithesis. This is how you might start an attempt to describe the world. A seemingly chaos of shapes and thoughts that don’t belong to each other. An overall image to be found in life and in music. But that’s not Fiedel’s view of the world. Where others make distinctions, he sees connections, where others find emptiness, he finds rooms full of opportunities.

Finding those harmonies, connections and contexts marks out his musical work. The synthesis of apparently opposing music, the interaction and the mix of styles and moods, without loosing the storyline, that makes out the characteristic Fiedel sound.

After the wall came down, the way was open to access a fresh scene, and with it came a whole spectrum of new and old music to discover. In the beginning of the 1990s, he started DJing in public as a regular at the Monday events at Subversiv. Shortly after he began his collaboration with his befriended Errorsmith under the name of MMM. They released several productions and play live shows. Since 2000 he is resident at OstGut and later on at Berghain. ...

You can say one thing about Fiedel: he is no techno or house stereotype pattern, that you can put randomly on a every evening or club. He is lead by his history, the history of the music and the feeling of the moment to build something new and to capture this very moment. Let it be the straight dark techno of today, banging acid of the 80ies or an electro funk record, Fiedel surprises. He undermines and overrides expectations and refrains to limit the music for any reason. He lets the music speak for itself, through himself.

DAIYAH:

DAIYAH, founder of RNR (Rumble N the Ramble) is a dynamic force in the New York techno scene and beyond. Her sets, often described as unexpected, unhinged, and wild, draw inspiration from the harder industrial sounds while blending that with the unbridled genre, experimental. DAIYAH has brought her heavy and fresh sound across multiple cities in North America and Europe. Her party, RNR since its inception has hosted some highly coveted talent and is known for its stellar lineups that provide a consistent vibe all night long.

Her roots started in house music back in 2017 when she achieved two residencies in New York City playing as a duo. In 2019, DAIYAH went solo and took with her an unwavering and growing passion for techno music. Having played all od the major parties and venues in New York while going back and forth to Europe in between, she is known in the community for her captivating sets that roar out to the audience immersing them in space where chaos of the best kind can thrive.
DAIYAH has a knack for creating stories that generate seamless impact and facilitate an unparalleled atmosphere. Through her meticulously curated selections, she illustrates dedication for her craft. Her goal is to search through the most sensual and deepest bowels of the sound to make a space that immerses you in the moment.

Whether its one of her multifaceted sets or her multi-sensory events, you’re in for a journey where sound is celebrated in a way that encourages freedom of expression. DAIYAH is a kindred spirit to the underground and thrives on feeding off the intimacy created with her crowds.


You can catch both Fiedel and DAIYAH this weekend at Basement. DAIYAH will be playing on the 23rd and Fiedel will be playing on the 24th for BOUND’s annual pride party. 

Enjoy!

RNR- DAIYAH b2b Fiedel

In search for where the wild things are, Under Black Helmet and label boss Mørbeck have teamed up for the 12th release on Code Is Law. Sailing into the night on side A, Mørbeck delivers two trippy techno cuts, while Under Black Helmet is misbehaving on side B.

Release Date:
Vinyl: 12.12.2016

Digital (19.12.2016)

Artist: Moerbeck, Under Black Helmet, WYAD

EP Name: Where The Wild Things Are

Label: Code Is Law
Labelcode: codeislaw012


Tracklist:

A1: Moerbeck feat. WYAD - Travel in Mind
A2: Moerbeck - Where the Wild Things Are

B1: Under Black Helmet - Staring Into Yellow Eyes
B2: Under Black Helmet - Misbehavior

Mørbeck, Under Black Helmet, WYAD - Where The Wild Things Are (codeislaw012)

Tracklist (in construction) : http://tracklistings.forum.st/t47406-2017-05-26-helena-hauff-vs-umwelt-nuits-sonores-2017-lyon-france
Mixcloud : https://www.mixcloud.com/tracklistings/helena-hauff-vs-umwelt-nuits-sonores-2017-20170526-lyon-france

Helena Hauff (fanpage) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/helena.hauff.fanpage

Source : http://concert.arte.tv/fr/helena-hauff-vs-umwelt-nuits-sonores

Helena Hauff et Umwelt se connaissent bien. La hambourgeoise est en effet l’une des signatures du label Rave or Die dont le fondateur n’est autre que…  Umwelt. Il faut dire que les deux producteurs ont tout pour s’entendre. Ils partagent en effet un goût prononcé pour une techno brute, sombre et glaciale.

Autre point commun, Helena Hauff et Umwelt sont chacun à la tête d’un ou plusieurs labels : Return to Disorder pour elle, New Flesh, Shelter, Fundata et donc Rave or Die pour lui. Une manière pour ces deux jusqu’au-boutistes d’éviter les concessions, d’évoluer au rythme de leurs envies dans les méandres de l’underground. Entre noirceur et complicité, ce versus franco-allemand s’annonce donc sous les meilleurs auspices !

Links : 
Helena Hauff : http://helena-hauff.com
Umwelt : https://soundcloud.com/umwelt-music
Nuits Sonores : http://www.nuits-sonores.com

Tracklist (in construction) :
00. Wata Igarashi - Void [Semantica Records]
01. Devilfish - Live 1999 (Side A) [Bush]
02. Privacy - Apex Predator [Lobster Theremin]
03. Transparent Sound - No Call From New York (Original Acid Mix) [Electrix Recordings]
04. Ozone Layer - Planetary Deterioration (Anthony Rother 1999 Remix) [International Deejay Gigolo Records]
05. ID
06. Bytecon - Robots Ready For Mars [Satamile Records NYC]
07. ID
08. BS-1 - The Only Exit [Marguerita Recordings]
09. ID
10. Larry McCormick - Escape [Datapunk]
11. The Dexorcist - 3rd Wave Axion [Control Tower]
12. Adam Beyer - Remainings III (DK Remix 1) [Drumcode]
13. Thomas P. Heckmann - Himmel & Hoelle [Trope Recordings]
14. ID
15. Sem - Hybrid [Electron Industries]
16. ID
17. The Advent - Only Power [Electrix Recordings]
18. Umwelt - Days Of Dissent [Boidae]
19. w1b0 - Utopia Planitia [Bass Agenda Recordings]
20. Umwelt - Hooverrun [Rave Or Die]
21. Tuning Circuits - No Compassion (No Compassion Version) [Totally Freaked Out Power Electronics]
22. Chris McCormack - TOMIK [Embryo Records]
23. EDMX - What The ... [Shipwrec]
24. Umwelt - Slave To The Rave [Rave Or Die]
25. Da GobliNN - Da Magik (D'Marc Cantu Rework) [Land of Dance Records]
26. ID
27. ID
28. ID
29. Mescalinum United ‎– We Have Arrived 2002 (Remixed By Miro) [Acardipane Records]
30. Unit Moebius - Penetrator [Bunker]
31. Shokh ‎– The Man [Omnidisc]
32. Cassegrain - Trappist (The Mover Remix) [Arcing Seas]
33. Drexciya - Hydro Cubes [Rephlex]
34. dynArec - Double Postpone [Solar One Music]
35. ID
36. Redshift - Glide [Surface Effect]
37. Fallen Angel - The Walls Are Alive [Rave Frontier]
38. Space Trax - Deduction [Stealth Records]
39. Hyde - Dominator [Monotone]

Helena Hauff vs Umwelt @ Nuits Sonores 2017 (2017.05.26 - Lyon, France)

The Skin EP.
Available via Bandcamp: https://timtama.bandcamp.com/album/the-skin

Release date: June 3rd 2017.
Released independently.

Artwork stock image by: http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/

The Skin III : Sometimes I Reminisce

B1. TWO SIDED AGENCY - NOSTALGIA FOR LOST FUTURES

Not much to say about this one, have been playing it all over, maybe the best track I’ve ever made. I guess it has so much inside, it's full of power and things to say, dedicated to someone very special and to a moment in my life. It can touch anybody out there with similar experiences, however, it is always achieving its purpose.
BASSIANI RECORDS

Move in Circles, Walk on Lines

Tracklist:

A1 I Hate Models - Requiem Of Desolation
B1 Umwelt - Requiem Of Haunted Warehouse

Available in coloured vinyl 10" and digital

Composed by I Hate Models and Umwelt 
Designed by Nexus 6 
Mastered by Mathis Kolkoz
Edited by RAVE OR DIE, New Flesh Records sublabel

A1. I Hate Models - Requiem Of Desolation

A huge thanks to @cemdukkha for this astonishing mix, topping things off very nicely after Eris Drew and before DVS1. Truly a night to remember, and thank you to everyone who came and partied! 

You can read CEM's full interview regarding his approach to this mix, how he got into DJing, and where he sees things moving into 2019:
http://thisismeatfree.com/interviews/meat-free-interviews-cem-2hr-live-mix-included

Meat Free with CEM, DVS1 & Eris Drew

CEM 05.10.18 [2hr live mix] @The White Hotel, Manchester

One-Hundred-Sixty-Fourth Hate exclusive podcast with Cressida

Download available.

Follow Cressida here:
https://soundcloud.com/cressida
https://www.instagram.com/cressidaboi/
https://www.facebook.com/cressida1
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/cressida
Bookings: antoine@nomadebooking.com

Photograph by:
https://www.instagram.com/kasiazacharko/

Follow HATE here:
www.facebook.com/hatecollective/
www.instagram.com/hate_collective/

Cressida - HATE Podcast 164

Reclaim Your City 364 | CEM (Berlin)

A resident jockey and driving force of the lauded Herrensauna parties, Vienna-born Berlin-based CEM breezes in RYC's series with a special mix delivery recorded at the almighty Tresor on 29th December. A ruffneck merger of punishing 4x4 stirrers and rugged acid dynamics, doused with dashes of ankle-snapping breaks and post-industrial atmospherics, this is techno at its most wildly enjoyable; quintessentially raw, versatile and wholeheartedly banging. Crack the whip and shudder.

Soundcloud: bit.ly/CEM_SC
Instagram: bit.ly/CEM_IG
Facebook: bit.ly/CEM_FCB
Resident Advisor: bit.ly/CEM_RA

Reclaim Your City

Reclaim Your City 364 | CEM

American Phase Fatale is one of the residents responsible for defining the current Berghain sound. As well as regular DJ sets in the Berlin techno dungeon, his latest album, 'Scanning Backwards' — which was released on in-house label Ostgut Ton last month — was made with the cavernous club in mind. Just like his arresting DJ sets take influence from post punk, EBM and industrial, the album also looks outside techno's usual borders: snippets of speech, "brain-penetrating instrumentation" and plenty of raw textures all inform its grooves and make for a hugely visceral listen.

On this week's mix, he serves up an uncompromising set of angular rhythms, doom laden synths and fizzing techno that is perfect for the darkest dance floors out there. Importantly, there are still nuances along the way despite the pumping machismo of it all. They keep you on the edge of your seat as the dystopian drama unfolds and all consuming bleakness draws you ever deeper into a world devoid of human life forms. It's beautiful brutality from start to finish.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 268 - Phase Fatale

Last minute back to back set we did at Life Festival after British Airways forgot to bring Karenn's gear over on their flight. Apologies for the sharp cut off at end of recording, sound guy turned it straight off. Thought we'd get one more :)

Recorded by 2FM in the Red Bull Music Tent at Life Festival Ireland (24/5/13)


Blawan b2b Sunil Sharpe @ Life Festival 2013

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@Blasha-Allatt

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CEM 05.10.18 [2hr live mix] @The White Hotel, Manchester

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