This session was retrospective at the time that I mixed it, a living room session from 2014 - of music we used to play on the Australian East Coast in the 2000s. 

Here's the story:

I was at home one afternoon 2014. I'd had my first baby, and while I'd been mixing some very fresh minimal using Traktor timecode vinyl, I had not mixed from my record bags for a few years. It felt really good to flip through our favourite records once again. This is a collection of just a few of our most special tracks from our early Motion:Theory:Music years - primarily at our 8 year Saturday night residency at Elsewhere on the Gold Coast from the early 2000s, a night which we started as the club opened - created by the incredible Simmy and Benny.  

The club won 'Best Music for a Club in Australia' at the Sydney Bar Music Awards during our time there when Ben was Musical Director, alongside residents Giv & Audun. We were told our deep underground vibes could not work on the coast, but we remained true to the sound and never played 'down' to the audience, instead bringing an integrity to their flashing dancefloor.

I speak of Ben Abrahams, my musical partner, and father of our 2 boys.  He is one of Australia's early East Coast djs, & is much respected among djs & punters; he coined the phrase 'blurring the line between house & techno'.  Around 2000, he became resident of the infamous outdoor party Earthcore, bringing clubby sounds to the forest ravers, primarily used to trance music.  He had a Saturday night and Sunday night residency at Onesixone that went off' all in the days before social media.  

Most of these tracks we have danced to SOOO many times from 1998 through to 2009, so they effect my body memory intensely. Such memories of epic nights dancing for hours and hours and hours with all my friends; we had such authentic connections, so regularly, and then our intimate group moved onto our house to continue djing all of Sunday. I feel so lucky to have experienced that time. The bongos, the dubby basslines, the clubby vibes, the few super scratchy records, all make me get tingly and emotional.  I used to call the tracks I was drawn to play 'sideways house'.   

Ben played 5 hour vinyl sets every Saturday night for this extended period, and his mastery is well known.  Some of these are Ben's records, but became the basis for my set: stored in my record box. Ben is so clever at combining the best of the old with the new, & our appreciation of music is at the core of our connection, as it is with all our friends, old & new.  

For Ben's mixes, which are all incredible, listen here:
https://soundcloud.com/motiontheorymusic

Matt Best our best mate who is no longer on this plane, was doing lighting for us in this photo and stands to my right.  

You will enjoy music by Grant Dell, Jay Tripwire and Brett Johnson: West Coast house music ftw.

Let me know how it makes you feel.

Starts with: 'Switched on' - Drop Music - a track Ben was renound for dropping.

Katharine - Vinyl Session - Elsewhere / early 2000s  - mixed in 2014

Experimental Sound Theatre
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Exprimental Sound Theatre (est live) | RTS.FM Kazan 12.07.2024

Audioathlet #5 Audioathlet invites K.klassik

" зброї continues to press onward and upward in the global electronic music scene. ZRY005 marks an achievement, bringing together talented artists from around the world, united through music. These specially selected artists will be featured in the upcoming compilations, showcasing future free thinkers and leaders in the scene. Ready the sound systems... "

Distribution through decks.de / Vinyl Only - Presale link -> https://www.decks.de/track/various_artists-zbroyi_compilation_-_one/cp1-cw

A2 - Orlesko - Escape From Inside of You (Gathaspar "One" Remix)

Aniska - 1st February 2025

20250225 // [sic]nal - ito w/ Joel Ruck b2b Jasper Krach (vinyl only)

DJ / Producer based in Berlin, founder of 59 BEL RECORDS, resident Dj at La Gare Le Gore, fond of deep and minimalistic grooves

Enjoy his set and spread the word 🤎

Ian Maur
@ian-maur
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Artwork by Max Herrmann

Podcast N°22 mixed by Ian Maur

KMT#57 El Momento by Rafagas

Release Name: Rafagas
Cat: KMT#057
Genero: Organic House
Pre Release: 28/11/2025
Release Date: 12/12/2025
Label: KMT Records
Artists: Rafagas
Track: El Momento

El Momento

PREMIERE: Rafagas - El Momento (Original Mix)[KMT Records]

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[PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] proudly presents its 86th release — Mountain Altai VA: Chuysky Trakt. Dub Techno Star Collection, Vol. 1

Mountain Altai — a sacred land where the breath of the wind gives birth to legends, where mountains become mirrors of eternity, and rivers flow through the music of time. To celebrate three years of [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB], we unveil a grand sonic chronicle — a 12-volume anthology dedicated to the Mountain Altai. 108 tracks, 108 stories woven by artists from different countries and cities, united into a single sonic map that reveals the beauty and greatness of this sacred region through sound. Perhaps one day, after hearing this message, You’ll feel the call to see it for Yourself. Until then, we invite every listener to journey through the most beautiful and legendary places of Mountain Altai — one of the most mystical corners of our planet.

The first chapter is devoted to the Chuysky Trakt — the road leading straight into the heart of the myth. The Chuysky Trakt connects Siberia and Mongolia, the realms of humans and spirits, time and dimensions. It is a path laid through ridges, rivers, and steppes — following the Katun and the Chuya rivers — and leading to the very heart of the Altai Mountains. Every turn here is a boundary between worlds, every mountain pass a gate, and every stone holds the memory of millennia. Each track is like a stone in the Katun River, a cloud over Mount Belukha, a reflection of light on the morning surface of Lake Teletskoye.

::: emesh (@music_ams) opens the “Gates of Love”, showing the Trakt as a portal — a passage into another dimension, a doorway into silence louder than words.

Mountain Altai VA is not just a compilation — it is a stellar dub techno collection dedicated to mountains, rivers, and people. The Chuysky Trakt is more than a road through Altai — it is a legendary path that carries the power of the land and shares it with everyone who walks it. It is a symbolic road, a line connecting spaces, cultures, and souls. Vol. 1 opens the gates to our sonic pilgrimage through Mountain Altai. The first part marks the beginning of the journey along the Chuysky Trakt — a road that leads not only through the mountains but deep within oneself.
Thus begins our sound odyssey: Mountain Altai VA.

Yours in sound and spirit,
The [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] Crew.



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Mountain Altai VA: Chuysky Trakt. Dub Techno Star Collection, Vol. 1
1. R.Hz - Return @r-hz
2. Daverage J. Normal - R2_FIFTY_6 @thedaverage
3. Giuliano Rodrigues x DUBGIU - Shadows Turns to Light @giulianorodrigues & @dubgiu
4. Marc Francois - Departure Altai @marxist_francois
5. ZeroA - Lost in Altai @zeroa_sc
6. Sleney - Altai @sleney1996
7. emesh - Врата Любви @music_ams
8. Seabra Monkey - Kharakhot_s Lost Mountain Stream @seabra_monkey
9. Andy Keleher - Fluffy Blanket @user-780749874
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Label: [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] – [PSD086VOLUME1]
Format: Digital
Country: Russia
Release date: 19.11.2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub Techno, Deep Techno, Techno, Dubtronica


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Bandcamp: https://piranhasiberiadub.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-altai-va-chuysky-trakt-dub-techno-star-collection-vol-1
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Mountain Altai VA: Chuysky Trakt. Dub Techno Star Collection, Vol. 1 [PSD086VOLUME1]

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emesh - Врата Любви (Original Mix)

The story of how Gisele Bundchen by Sergio Mattos of 40 Graus Models in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The story went that after she was found by a local talent pool the modeling agency from Rio, founded and run by Sergio Mattos, started to represent the young superstar model in the making and made her first international trip to Ibiza for a runway show with the iconic John Casablancas elite models. Why tell this story? Well Sergio Mattos has passed away, and he was my father. Only way I knew to express my grief was by putting my father in this track, I hope it brings to light the level of legendary icon he became. But I know it’ll fall short of his greatness. I made this song because the last story he told me was about his times in Ibiza and how crazy it was in the 90s. He described the all nighter parties and the modeling world. He told me these stories in the hospital of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro before his passing because I told him that I was finally pursuing my dream to be a DJ. That story inspired me to make this song and sample an interview were my Serginho tells this story. Hope if moves you like it did me…xoxo. RIP Sergio Mattos, I’ll keep you alive through my music Pai.

Gisele Bundchen em Ibiza

Returning to Farringdon this coming Saturday night (2nd July) is an artist who we hold a prolific shared history with, Jay Haze. With a career that stretches back nearly two decades and has covered the running of multiple respected record labels (TurningSpork & Contexterrior), collaborating with Ricardo Villalobos and compiling fabric 47 he's got a lot of props to his name. He's also been a firm part of our booking agenda for the majority of the time we've been open. 

With his next date just a few days away, Haze has delivered a mix to bring in the weekend. Easing in with a meditative introduction be keeps the mix delicate and intricate, pulling from the minimal core of his collection... 

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Jay Haze fabric x Superfreq Promo Mix

We are Minimal Requirements, a melting pot for House DJs and producers.

We believe in the power of understatement - where less is more and quality trumps quantity.

From deep to tech, from classic to modern, we embrace all shades of house music.

We release mixes on a monthly basis, and host parties,  to showcase emerging local artists.

Podcast N°22 mixed by Ian Maur

Minimal Requirements

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