Hailing from the decaying industrial town of Sisak in Croatia, LE CHOCOLAT NOIR aka LCN has been performing as a DJ and music producer since 2000. With releases on She Lost Kontrol, Helena Hauff's Return To Disorder, Gooiland Elektro, Frigio, Kraftjerkz, Charlois and many more, he is a model unrepresentative aiming for his utopian dream(s). LCN also releases and performs as FIUME (L.I.E.S., Panzerkreuz/Bunker, Cefalù Tourist Information). Born in 2018 with the throbbing sound of Moog DFAM, FIUME is about futurism, Haïtian vodou and African rituals, about love, magic and mysterious occurrences.
LCN is a member of bRAVE collective from Zagreb with previous residency at Zagreb Queer Festival and Ljubljana Elektroliza. Having played at countless events from Brasil and USA to Japan and primarily in Europe, he also performed at Dekmantel Selectors, Dimension and Exit Festivals, as well as at Intergalactic FM Festivals. He is also releasing under alias Honored Matres, is a member of Florence Foster Fan Club with Zarkoff and has been producing/releasing music in the prolific collab with Christian Kroupa since 2021 as BLACK DOT, with the recent EP released on Mechatronica.
For the past ten years, LCN has been selecting and playing a wide range of music in his radio show Disco Panonia on The Hague based Internet radio Intergalactic FM.

Which artists has influenced you the most?

- There are too many, the most prominent ones would be all the acts from the end of 70s, like TG and Clock DVA, Human League, than later Soft Cell and Cybotron. Weird Italo Disco (Crazy Gang) and Esplendor Geometrico, Coil, Bunker/Viewlexx, Invasion Planete and Beta Evers. Lots of known and unknown techno from ’91 and ’92.

 What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?

- Following our EPs released on KRI and Mechatronica, Black Dot EP, our third, is expected in the spring of 2024. This is my project with Christian Kroupa. Recently, I provided vocals for a collaboration with Alavux, this has been released last month and two of my tracks were featured on a VA vinyl compilation on Oraculo, released last month too. There are more collaborations, info on those as the time comes though. I have many LCN and Fiume demos ready and am (patiently) working on having those released.
My priority now is producing music under my Fiume alias for my performance to be staged next year. This is outside the clubbing context and is more gallery/theatre oriented. There will be a self-release in some form coming out of this. In addition, I have been a part of a contemporary dance performance “Striptease” by Dore Brkaric, for which I produced music and we continue developing it. I am getting more involved in the Zagreb and Croatian art scene, I find this interesting. Next week I will work on a sound installation experimenting with glass with one local artist.

Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?

- While there are some labels and artists that I keep following, for example Brokntoys, Nation, Mannequin and Stilleben, I dig for music throughout the Internet (for some reason Boomkat store has been an important source of information where I discovered some super cool artists with cassette releases) and often on Bandcamp. I prefer releases by artists that are trying and succeeding to express themselves in a more personal distinctive way. One example is artist Pö.

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Strange But Dance Music #137: Le Chocolat Noir

Muk (Egle Naujokaityte, Lithuania) is a singer, DJ, radio hostess and avid propagator of unusual, experimental and non-conformist music. In the past she has been part of several musical projects in various parts of the world, and her work has been released on labels such as Bordello A Parigi (NL) and Industrial Coast (UK). Today she is part of the minimal synth duo @grisfuturo, but has also presented work in the field of contemporary and sound art in Lithuania (CAC Vilnius, Malonioji 6). As a dj and selector she stands out for her eclectic sets: she is not only known for her esoteric Fourth World-esque selections, but in more social environments and dancefloors she usually delivers a mix of shadows, psychedelics, synths and machine rhythms, where dark sounds play with light in a industrial-funk sensibility. Muk is also the author of radio shows for Cashmere Radio (The Hidden Reverse, La Casa del Obrero Mundial) in Berlin and LYL Radio (Canary Girl Island) in Lyon. Nowadays she appears on Radio Vilnius with her bimonthly show Musings & Drummings as well as on national Lithuanian radios alternative wing LRT Opus with the show Magiška muzika about the history of XX century alternative music and movements. At the same time he is developing her solo project Musetteandrums and running soundcloud channel Birds for the Mind.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/origamihirn https://soundcloud.com/Birdsforthemind
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/origamihirn/

Hypnotic Groove Mix #436 - MUK

Mike Tansella Jr. DJ set @ DT CAMP 2023

We continue the GF series this week with one of the pillars of the Dutch electro scene, none other than DJ Overdose. Hailing from The Hague and based in Rotterdam, his story starts in the eighties. His vision was to create a vibe “where the subs are devastating and the beats are raw". He underpins his work with booming Miami bass and draws on his love for 80s hip-hop to conjure up his signature style. He's etched his mark on deeply loved and respected labels such as L.I.E.S., Creme Organization, Bordello A Parigi, Pinkman, Viewlexx, Murder Capital, his own RotterHague, and many others. Famously dexterous in the booth, DJ Overdose has well-honed skills that make him able to tear up a larger stage or connect with a more intimate crowd. He graces this series with a two-and-a-half-hour live recording at the Down The Rabbit Hole festival. Lock in!'

@jayoverdose

Galactic Funk Podcast 133 - DJ Overdose

@subjectlayne's hypnotic morphing of space and time, recorded last year @sameheads.

Next Mechatronica in Berlin on December 2nd, more info soon.

Live recordings archive:
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/mechatronica-live-recordings

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Chupacabras - IFM Slo-Mo Halloween Mix 2023

Privacy serves up a fresh selection of electro, breaks and more including plenty of soon-to-be released goodies.

https://soundcloud.com/privacyprivacy

Dreams of Neon

Privacy – Neon Transmission 0017

Er mag es zu spielen, zu spielen.
Verwirrt und schaudernd blickt man drein.
Mehr Schatten als Licht vertiefend,
Wiederholung Ausdruck verleih'n.

Achtung! Achtung! Der Wagen, der rollt.
Die Angst ist da, man sieht den Grund.
Richtung Schlund, das Innen kehrt's heraus.
Die Schienen führen knapp vorbei. Applaus! Applaus!

lyrics written by David Koch while having the mix on his mind*

@shokh
www.discogs.com/artist/1091724-Shokh
www.instagram.com/__s_h_o_k_h__/

Phormix Podcast #244 ● Shokh

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Cyber is a vinyl-only DJ based in Vilnius, with over 20 years of experience in techno and electro. Starting with hardtechno music, he gained recognition through underground parties in his hometown. Now a part of the Digital Tsunami team, DJ Cyber continues to push boundaries and captivate audiences with his exceptional mixing skills and deep knowledge of electronic music.

ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΑΚΗ ΑΠΑΤΗ - monthly show looting electronic music bits and pieces taken from Athenian streets. Podcasts and selections from FERMA operators along with label-affiliated local and international heroes.

https://www.instagram.com/cyberadj/
https://soundcloud.com/cyberadj

https://www.instagram.com/rompheamusic/
https://soundcloud.com/rompheamusic

ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΑΚΗ ΑΠΑΤΗ 022 w/ Romphea invites Cyber (20.01.24)

Marguerite Records invites Mechatronica with Aura Nox B2B Milan Hermess & Mejle on Rinse France !

Rinse France Podcast

Marguerite Records invites Mechatronica with Aura Nox B2B Milan Hermess & Mejle - 02 Février 2024

With its grimy cyberpunk aesthetic, Berlin label @mechatronicamusic's innovative electro releases have found fans in the likes of DJ Stingray 313 and Helena Hauff. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, co-founder Casper Mejlholm, aka @mejle, tells Ben Murphy how experimentation and rule-breaking are at the heart of its success.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-mechatronica-electro-interview-casper-mejlholm

Tracklist & interview

The Sound Of: Mechatronica

Vinyls, digital EPs, merch: 
https://mechatronica.bandcamp.com

Releases: soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/albums

Press, bookings, label nights:
casper@mechatronicamusic.com

Podcasts: 
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/mechatronicast

Radio shows: 
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/mechatronica-radio

Live recordings: 
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/mechatronica-live-recordings

Newsletter: 
eepurl.com/b7q9hL

Mechatronica is a record label and music collective driven by passion for the connection between humans, mechanics and electronics. We release music, play music and hold club night residencies across Berlin since 2012.

We are:
@mejle  @daribone  @milanhermess @electrodon

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