Techno no, technazo

Aponaut - Neuropath

~ exploring 3/2 polymeter mixing for dance practice, a biweekly dancefloor meditation at LSD in greenpoint, bk ~ ^^

the evening began with a guided movement meditation by selena lee, which i followed with this 90-min percussion workout. selena's instruction helped everyone body-scan and ground themselves, settle into the space, and greet their neighbors. with everyone so dialed into their bodies and the sound, i felt free to explore a litany of trax i have been collecting that hover between tuplet and triplet meters, creating a hybrid rhythmic space where you are free to follow multiple equally present tempos and pulses. special thanks to everyone who shared their favorite triplet trax with me ahead of the night ^^ selections from doula, plushie, lucia beyond, iha, and baalti are included here :)

https://www.dancepractice.nyc/

tracklist->

azu tiwaline - - izen zaren
golden teacher - - no hemos vivido
joe - - line to earth
deena abdelwahed - - violence for free (dj plead remix)
foreign material - - into the gleams of forgetfulness (patrick russell remix)
thomas fehlmann - - eye
dj plead - - skittles
cassius select - - slight
eyra - - schtum (version)
nirborna - - whole roar
peaky beats - - helms deep (aya 'uh' remix)
boofy - - avec gang
lechuga zafiro - tero sex (danza para piedra volca-nica y tero)
tony gallardo - - la jacaraca
anunaku - - bronze age
ploy - - pax cultura
shackleton, dj scotch rolex, & omutaba - - insect vibration
toumba - qasf
chants & dave schoepke - - cavernicole
refracted - - vórtice
bambounou - - kosovo hardcore
joaquin cornejo - - buma ii
atoloi - - l'ultima estasi del ragno
aya - - heffalump
bftt - - enin

pretty bright light * * vol.2 * * [live at dance practice, LSD loft]

Relentless rhythms and Latin dance history, courtesy of the TraTraTrax innovator.

Percussion is, at the root, a conversation. It's about different instruments meeting each other, and interacting to form something bigger than the sum of its parts. 

Few engage in this dialogue as boldly as Pablo De Vargas, AKA Uruguayan experimentalist Lechuga Zafiro, who draws from tradition, to make sounds like candombe and clave feel, well, completely new.

De Vargas' music reaches outward, building bridges between Montevideo and Bogotá, Tijuana, Berlin and beyond. He's a key figure in the hybridisation of Latin American club music, with releases on labels like NAAFI and an album on TraTraTrax.

His RA Podcast plays like a manifesto in motion. RA.985 opens with a recording of Jorginho Gularte, a Uruguayan composer, playing a jazz rhythm, from there, it expands: cuban guaguancó, Venezuelan drums, batida, tribal, techno—it's all here, stitched together with precision and intention.

De Vargas is also, crucially, reckoning with these roots. His 2018 EP Testigo confronted the colonial violence embedded in the history of the Río de la Plata. His sets are similarly alive with memory—asking, without nostalgia: what does it mean to inherit rhythm? Who gets to carry it forward?

He's also just a killer DJ, one of those rare artists who uses CDJs like an instrument. His sets are full of hot cues, delay FX and left turns. It's technical, but never cold. It’s, in a word, funky.

@lechugazafiro
Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/985

RA.985 Lechuga Zafiro

FRIDAY MAY 23: HANS FRANS LIVE FOR FREE AT SAN FRANCISCO, ZEEDIJK

shoutout: yasi from bandsplain, elias for introducing me to the world of hans frans, my dad for the patti smith records, pacific, garage, aprilfeesten, dj cristel ball, galerie de schans, nick cave & warren ellis for writing so eloquently about live energies & my brother for mastering the tape  

Tracklist: 

Roxy Music – Out of the Blue (Live in Denver, 1979)
The Feelies – I Wanna Sleep in Your Arms (Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington DC, 2009)
Wire – On Returning (Live at the Peel Sessions, 1989)
R.E.M. – These Days (Live at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 2007)
Global Charming – Curveball (Live at De Noord, 2021)
L.A. Sagne – Berlin (Live at Eurosonic, 2025) 
The Stooges – 1970 (Live in New Orleans, 2003)
X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage! Up Yours! (Live at the Roxy Club, London, 1977)
The Smiths – London (Live in London, 1987) 
Björk & PJ Harvey – Satisfaction (Live at the BRIT Awards, 1994)
Fugazi – Five Corporations (Live in New York, 1997) 
PJ Harvey – This Is Love (Live at KCRW, 2001)
Patti Smith – Free Money (Live in London, 2005)
Mazzy Star – Hair & Skin (Live in Paris, 1993)
Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddamn (Live at Newport Jazz Festival, 1966)

live again vol. 1

DJ SWISHA b2b OK Williams at Draaimolen Island X Sustain-Release 2024

Monthly missives from a London club selector par excellence - expect anything from finger-on-the-pulse UK rap, to deep house and techno records, to jungle & UK funky.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ok-williams/episodes/ok-williams-19th-june-2025

OK Williams 190625

Kampire's half of a double-sided mix by two Nyege Nyege all-stars.
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Nyege Nyege is synonymous with radical sonic innovation. Since 2015, the boundary-pushing Ugandan festival and its associated label have become a vital hub for adventurous, experimental sounds emerging from East Africa and beyond. Its alumni roster includes some of the past decade's most thrilling and forward-thinking artists—DJ Travella, Nihiloxica, Juliana Huxtable, MC Yallah, and even New York's mayoral frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani. In the process, the collective has reimagined what club music can be.

On the B side mix is Kampire. The Kampala-based DJ has been a core member of the collective since the label's inception. Her mixes often feel like a lesson in musicology, weaving together narratives, tempos and genres while losing nothing in dance floor vitality. These talents are reflected in her contribution to RA.995. A typically kaleidoscopic blend of tough percussive workouts, infectious edits and raw, unreleased gems, the hour-long mix spans batida, singeli, bruxaria and countless more urgent sounds from the global underground.

The other half of this special release comes from the enigmatic DJ TOBZY, which you can find on the A-side. 

Presented together, as the first edition of a new format marking the countdown to RA.1000, this two-sided mix offers a bracing snapshot of a label that has redefined electronic music over the last decade.

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/996

RA.995 Kampire

ED048: Eros

@wtchcrft2

This week’s CENTER BOOTH set is brought to you by none other than Brooklyn’s WTCHCRFT aka one of the fiercest producers and DJs on the techno circuit, with principles as staunch and uncompromising as his most hammering club cuts.

A favourite at NYC institutions including Bossa Nova Civic Club, Paragon and Mood Ring, WTCHCRFT’s singular talents have also attracted bookings at leading clubs and events across the US and the world, including Chicago’s smartbar, Draaimolen Festival in the Netherlands, RSO.BERLIN, Munich’s Blitz, Dweller Festival and WIRE Festival. 

He’s released on labels including Clasico, Starry, BOYSNOIZE, HAVEN and, most memorably, on Al Gharib, where his 2024 One Struggle EP invoked cultural resistance in a time of fascism and genocide. In the past 22 months, much of his anti-capitalist, anti-colonial work has revolved around building solidarity in electronic music and politicizing the rave, demonstrating that such values enhance, rather than detract from, the potency of the music and vibe of the party.

Departing from the furious, pummelling energy of his techno sets, WTCHCRFT’s relentlessly entertaining CENTER BOOTH entry presents the best in modern experimental club music. Innovation and intrigue mark these body-jacking tracks from the likes of Sina xx, nextdimensional, Swimful and WTCHCRFT himself. Bouncy bass, fancy footwork, witchy acid, ghetto house, deconstructed club and other indescribable genres make up this agile, slippery set that promises to keep you guessing just as much as it will keep you moving. Hit the link below for a real treat from one of the realest out there.

https://youtu.be/y5Dui-mYtdc
https://www.lettonne.dance/

WTCHCRFT – Center Booth ◎ S2E11

Tracklist: bit.ly/3JchQiC

a.k.a. "box takes a year off festival season" roadtrip mix
Safe travels!

lubs,
box

boxofbox - drinking oxygen through the dust

SEVYN LOVE B2B STERLING JUAN DIAZ LIVE AT PAPI JUICE NONSTOP MAY 2025

FREE DOWLOAD!! 

www.facebook.com/decth9
@warindrecords

WarinD - Psead (GRND013)

Dentis - 90's Bohemian Rave [TWB005]

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B2. False Witness - Past. Present, Future (CLIP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXYvmAzJaO8&list=RDGMEMYH9CUrFO7CfLJpaD7UR85wVMtXYvmAzJaO8&start_radio=1

B2. False Witness - Past. Present, Future (CLIP)

Mild Fantasy

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