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Dec23

moving through uncertainty

taken from: VA - DSR/AEX015 

digital: https://aex-series.bandcamp.com/album/x-x-delsin-records-x015
vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/6988/various-artists/aex-dsr

Various Artists - DSR/ÆX015

a1. Taupe - Jigsaw
a2. Emeline - The News
a3. Jasper Wolff - Polar
b1. R.O.W.S - 2.5
b2. Annie Hall - T.T.0
b3. Yone-ko - KKLKN

To celebrate the fifteenth release of the ÆX series the Amsterdam label presents a special collaboration with Delsin Records. ÆX started back in 2017 as a white-label offshoot from the Indigo Aera imprint, Jasper Wolff and Maarten Mittendorff had a plan to create a platform with a mix of like-minded unknown, well-known and admired artists. This no-nonsense approach with stamped white labels and uncredited tracks quickly grew up to be one of their most committed projects to date.

Four years later and fourteen releases in, ÆX015 is a special split EP in collaboration with the closely related Delsin Records. Both labels invited three names to present a fresh and dancefloor focussed pack of grooves and moods.

On ÆX's a-side, three familiar faces Taupe, Emeline (also known as the Parisian artist Molly) and label curator Jasper Wolff bring their warm, acidic, bass-heavy grooves in typical fashion. The b-side comes from Delsin who introduces three new artists to the team. R.O.W.S from the Swedish sewer sender crew going in with a miles-deep dub-techno take. From Barcelona, it's Annie Hall with an emotive blend of her crispy electro. At last there's Yone-ko @yone-ko wrapping up the pack with grooving subtle hazy house moods.

Buy @ Delsin Shop

Yone-ko - KKLKN (DSR/AEX015)

A*S*Y*S Classic "Acid Space" 

Has been used for the A*S*Y*S Intro A*S*Y*S performance at Qlimax 2012.
 
Taken from the A*S*Y*S album "Acid Save Your Soul" (Tracid Traxxx 2005).

A*S*Y*S - Acid Space - (Qlimax Intro 2012)

Lostsoundbytes breaks the Brasserie Atlas right away ! Potars at full blast, vibrate between a broken, harsh, dubstep & noise selection. As usual in fact!

Tracklist on https://lyl.live/

Vasteshow w/ Lostsoundbytes (08/03/23)

For this month's Pop Zone, the Bristol-based producer, DJ and vocalist creates "an introverted, immersive journey” filled with “old blues, movie soundtracks and modern classics".

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Pop Zone: Bruce

We are delighted to welcome ADJ back with his new live set with unreleased and forthcoming stuff after his acclaimed DJ set as part of our podcast series.

Which artists has influenced you the most? 

- It's really hard to say one artist who has influenced me the most as I've been playing for nearly 40 years and producing for 30 years so I will name a few of the biggest, not just for the music but the whole ethos.
My first influences in the 80's were people like RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, KRAFTWERK, GEORGE CLINTON, HASHIM, JAMES BROWN, UNKNOWN DJ, CYBOTRON/MODEL 500, a real mixture of funk and electro/hip hop. Then into the 90's definetly MIKE BANKS/UR for his/their whole ethos of faceless artists and djs who were not interested in fame but more about just spreading the sounds of the streets and underground parties.  
And artists like WEE DJS, CARL FINLOW, BITSTREAM/ADAPTA, BEN MILSTEIN, BOLA, PLAID, KHAN/AIR LIQUIDE Crew, PHOENICIA, SI BEGG, ANDREA PARKER.

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

- So as always there are lots of projects ongoing and recent stuff like my Renegade Transmission vinyl ep just released on SERENITY IN KEOS, our latest Pyramid Transmissions releases Alien Transmissions Vol 3 and J FRANK album this month.
I have just finished 2 remixes, one for PAUL HEIROPHANT for release on vinyl and one for Potential Differense due for release digitally and remixed one of my favourite artists in ADRIEN D'ELZIUS recently.
In Jan/Feb 24 the next release on PT will be the long awaited 2nd ADJ/PATHIC release on vinyl and in December I will re release my Bass, Blips and Other Dimensions LP with extra new tracks. This album was released nearly 15 years ago on PIP WILLIAMS' Shameless Toady label. I feel the IDM/Electro sound of the album was a bit out of it's time so I think it's time to let a new generation hear it. There is a whole lot more coming in '24 so keep your ears open and this live set gives a glimpse of some of my recent work, finished and unfinished!

Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?

- I think there are a lot of great artists now, although you have to sort through a ton of generic music to find them. Artists like FLECK ESC, ISOLATED MATERIAL, CTRLS, SIGMA ALGEBRA, LECTRO COD E, J FRANK, ROEL FUNCKEN, SYRTE, BEN PEST, ADRIEN D'ELZIUS, HEXALYNE, GAMMA INTEL, HATCH, ERRORBEAUTY, POLADROID are all doing some really FRESH sounds and there are so many more great new and established artists out there doing amazing, forward thinking stuff. There's lots of labels releasing Dope material like SCIENCE CULT, WOODWORK, ANALOGICAL FORCE, MIND CONTROLLED RECTIFIER, ARKADA, PATTERNED MEDIA, MECHATRONICA our own PYRAMID TRANSMISSIONS to name a few. 

What inspires you now to create music?

- I suppose same as always man, my music is my rebellion to the main stream and the system, a lot of new people in the scene don't understand this yet, back in the day we had to fight to get this music heard, illegal raves, pirate radio stations, getting chased by police just to get this music out there, I still feel that street edge in everything I do.

What set-up do you use when creating music?

- My studio nowadays is a mixture of some of my old analogue loves 808, 303, Teisco 110f monster synth (1979 made by ARP) and some newer pieces like Elektron Digitakt, Analogue Overdrive and Korg Monotron delay. I also use VST's for more synth and sound effects.
I really like to change things up, like some trax will have Digitakt/808 or Battery Drums/Digitakt or 808 and VST Drum synths etc. This way the beats always sound different for each track and the sounds are always fresh (I hope). I think variety is the spice of life, i make many styles and never try to sound like anyone else. That is most important to me, having my own style and sound, no matter what sounds i'm making.

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@adj-808

Strange But Dance Music LIVE #19: ADJ

@grischgrisch

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” a sage modernist poet previously whispered. And here we go, far out and yet so near, the third edition of “Risks Issues Opportunities” brings frontier reverberations scratching at the edges of dance, pop, downbeat, and other trance- portive sectors. Eight fast/slow propelling tracks. Adventurous, full of grandeur, gratifying the dance floor while equally winning the relaxation zones. Pure emotions crafted by newcomers. There is Milan’s Tagliabue, trancing slow and insightful. Or Cologne’s Grischerr, eloquently Tolouse-Low-Traxing. Some go down the slow burning road, where rhythms hang low, and suspense is in full show. Like London’s Frank Rodas, Garnu Depot from Iran, or Xei Ju from the islands of Micronesia, striking all ears with ghostly transcendental percussive science. An autumnally global voyage, which likewise offers industrialized districts by Italian producer Federico Cassetta, Metropolis minimal wave pop by Japanese musician Saeko Killy, or odd swamp funk by Chilean/German duo 7697 Miles. They all show, how far you can go, without losing your distinct flow.
ML

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Grischerr - Wreak Havoc

https://soundcloud.com/tammohesselink Tammo Hesselink debuts on Berlin's Midgar with "Work Work Work", showcasing 5 techno cuts in his distinct stripped-down style. He expertly links the dots within mesmerizing drum grooves, tied together by subtle imperfections. Wonky rhythms layered with loads of sub and razor sharp twitches could be seen as a blueprint for Hesselink's productions. Excellent percussive club tools for playful DJ sets, where tools as we know them could be flat and loopy, in these jams there's a whole lot more to explore.

Release : 8th December 2023
Mastering by Neel at Enisslab in Rome
Pressed by AFG Manufacturing in Rome
Distributed by Ready Made
Artwork & Design by Severja

Work Work Work

Buy 12"

Tammo Hesselink - Work Work Work [snippets]

Six hours of mix action at Intergalactic FM's Panama Racing Club in The Hague. Video: https://youtu.be/WQcNsYJxkpk?si=u_fIVIVxZ6NDWR4p

*The Mothership*
www.Intergalactic.FM

Bertram - Pinkman @ Panama Racing Club - 18.10.23

Blank Mind presents three sublime versions of Big Hands’ ‘Girde Maye / Astere’ from Tammo Hesselink, Notte Infinita and Paperclip Minimiser - originally released on the Ossario EP in 2021.

@big-hands-1 @notteinfinita @tammohesselink @john-howes

https://bighandsbighands.bandcamp.com/album/girde-maye-astere-remixes

Big Hands - Girde Maye / Astere Remixes (Notte Infinita, Tammo Hesselink & Paperclip Minimiser)

MIST008 - Various Artists - Fountain of Reason
Release Date: October 29, 2024 (12” & Digital)
Buy: https://surethingrec.bandcamp.com/album/fountain-of-reason

A1. Vardae - Pahlevan
A2. Kick21 - Bright Interface
A3. Porter Brook - Three Things You Can Watch Forever
B1. Ayū - Light & Reflection
B2. Atàvic - Subconscious
B3. Tammo Hesselink & DYL - Accent Award
B4. Plebeian – Gowanus

Sure Thing continues its label excursion into unwound, blurred-edge territory with Fountain of Reason, a 12” compilation of kaleidoscopic, tempo-spanning tracks aimed squarely at the far reaches of the dance floor.

Mastered by Neel at Enisslab
Artwork by Sofia Hjortberg

MIST008 - V/A - Fountain of Reason

Tammo Hesselink - Mantis 16 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS16

buy digital: https://tammohesselink.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-16
buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9162/tammo-hesselink/mantis-16

a1. Harbour Launch
b1. Vronabe
b2. Gossamer

A second appearance of Tammo Hesselink (@tammohesselink) on the Mantis series. Fusing the spatial effects treatments of dub with the metallic clang of industrial percussion and the stark negative space of minimal, Tammo Hesselink's sonic practice continues to create compelling, complex forms. His exacting style toys with atmospheric processing and mechanised motifs in place of traditional melodic elements, unearthing nuanced expression from timbre and rhythm while delivering firm structures for advanced soundsystem immersion.

BUY @ Delsin Shop

Tammo Hesselink - Mantis 16 (DSR/MTS16)

Introducing Cosmin TRG x DYL (Tammo Hesselink Remix) - Manevra 02. 

Four futuristic 'manevre' (Romanian for 'manoeuvres') from Cosmin TRG and DYL, moving fluidly between tempos and atmospheres. Cosmin TRG, known for crafting some of the underground's most innovative sounds a decade ago, teams up here for the first time with fellow Romanian DYL. Manevra 2 is shifted expertly by Tammo Hesselink — his remix adds more prominent drums, lurching loops, and a menacing dystopian energy.
Human Lessons premieres Tammo Hesselink's remix from the Cosmin TRG x DYL release "Manevra 02.　

Artist: 
Tammo Hesselink: @tammohesselink 
Cosmin TRG: @trg  
DYL: @dyl170

IG: 
Tammo Hesselink: https://www.instagram.com/tammo8000/ 
Cosmin TRG: https://www.instagram.com/cosmin___nicolae/ 
DYL: https://www.instagram.com/dyldnb/

Label :@detach-recordings
IG: https://www.instagram.com/detach_recordings/
Release date: 23. 6 (digital)
Vinyl release: (TBC)

HL Premiere : Cosmin TRG x DYL - Manevra 02 (Tammo Hesselink Remix) [Detach Recorings]

Artists: DYL & Tammo Hesselink
Title: Moiré Patterns EP
Label: Aura Sonora
Catalogue Number: AS002
Format: Vinyl & Digital.
Release Date: August 4, 2025

Tracklist
A1 DYL & Tammo Hesselink - Pattern 1 
A2 DYL & Tammo Hesselink - Pattern 2
B1 DYL & Tammo Hesselink - Pattern 3 
B2 DYL & Tammo Hesselink - Pattern 4

All tracks were produced by: DYL & Tammo Hesselink
All tracks mastered by: Seph
Artwork by: Archive B
Vinyl Distributed by: Juno
Manufactured in the UK.
Cat No: AS002 - Aura Sonora 2025.

Press Release: 
Aura Sonora returns with a second release to follow up the fantastic first one, this time it brings together two meticulous studio craftsmen, DYL & Tammo Hesselink. Their Moire Patterns EP kicks off with 'Pattern 1', a deep and rhythmic slice of rubbery techno that rides broken beats with atmospheric pulses up top. 'Pattern 2 slows down to a predatory crawl with icy pads making  a dystopian vibe then 'Pattern 3' brings a sense of mystic tribal ritual deep in some futuristic jungle and 'Pattern 4' closes down with more fantastically crafted, dubby, broken rhythms that are topped with organic percussion and almost impossible not to move to. Pure rhythm science brilliance.

Vinyl pre-order: www.juno.co.uk/products/dyl-tammo-hesselink-moire-patterns-ep-vinyl/1087965-01/

@dyl170 @tammohesselink

DYL & Tammo Hesselink - Moiré Patterns EP [AS002]

@747
From XLR8R:

"Late last month, Canadian label Aquaregia launched The Paleo Series, a "four part project that explores the geological past of our planet through acid."

First up, young Vancouver artist 747 delivers two acid-soaked cuts that invite the listener into his intriguing sonic world. From the warm pads and dubbed-out relaxed chords of "Cretaceous" to the ritualistic rhythms and acidic swells of "Cambrian," 747 delivers an accomplished EP that proves he is one to watch in the coming years."

Paleo Pt 1 EP

Free Download

747 - Cretaceous (XLR8ing Through Space Mix)

Forest Drive West - They Live Ep

Forest Drive West is gifting Midgar with 4 dub cuts infused with warm, earthy tones and cosmic delightfulness.

Mastered by Mike Grinser at D&M Berlin
Release Date : 26 June

Artist : @forest-drive-west
www.facebook.com/ForestDriveWest/

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Forest Drive West - A2. Block Nine

Founded by https://soundcloud.com/severja in 2014, Midgar Records aims to bring innovative features into modern techno, and to deliver a new and meaningful sound loaded with positive energy. Leaving the trends behind, Midgar has a wide range of interests spanning from Techno to Ambient, IDM and Drum 'n' Bass. A sound that tells stories as people dance.

Midgar Label Nights

17.01.26 - Midgar x Onyro . Berlin

26.12.25 - Midgar x Dilate . Melbourne
12.12.25 - Midgar x Oomycota . Sydney
23.08.25 - Midgar x Acid Reflux . Berlin
14.08.25 - Midgar x Wigwam . Berlin
05.07.25 - Midgar x useless seconds . Berlin
15.03.25 - Midgar & Friends . Berlin
18.01.25 - Midgar x Mostra . Berlin
08.01.25 - Midgar x Nali . Changsha

07.12.24 - Midgar at Mothership . Sydney
06.12.24 - Midgar at Miscellania . Melbourne
29.11.24 - Midgar x Wigwam . Shanghai
23.11.24 - Midgar x yisekai 易世界 . Hong Kong
02.11.24 - Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin
25.10.24 - Midgar x Useless Seconds . Paris
06.07.24 - Midgar x Patterns of Perception . Berlin
15.06.24 - Midgar x High Above . Trekanten . Oslo
08.06.24 - Midgar x Mantis . Amsterdam
23.03.24 - Midgar x Domus . Bari
16.03.24 - Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin

14.10.23 - Midgar x Nigma . San Sebastian
09.09.23 - Midgar x Under The Rug . Berlin
01.07.23 - Midgar x Monument . Berlin
08.04.23 - Polygonia, Leena, Lara Palmer . Oslo

12.11.22 - Severja, Wata Igarashi at Acquario . Milano
08.10.22 - Severja, Konduku at Gare . Porto
24.07.22 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Berlin
05.03.22 - Severja, Forest Drive West . Porto

02.10.21 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Pereira
01.10.21 - Midgar x Harmony Rec . Medellin

09.11.19 - Forest Drive West, Nuel, Retina.it at . Berlin
31.05.19 - Nuel, Jacopo at Utop14 . Madrid
15.02.19 - Von Grall, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona
18.01.19 - Nuel, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona

14.12.18 - Ruhig, Jacopo at Moog . Barcelona
08.12.18 - Wata Igarashi, r2π, Ground Tactics . Berlin
17.11.18 - r2π, Ground Tactics at Fuse . Brussels

27.01.18 - Nuel, Ruhig, r2π at Gare . Porto

02.12.17 - Wata Igarashi at Acquario . Milano
20.10.17 - Shaded Explorer . Krakow
15.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at G . Okinawa
12.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at Dommune . Tokyo
08.04.17 - Wata Igarashi at Vurt . Seoul