"I hate being recorded," Mala says nine minutes into this interview. "I don't like my sets being recorded, I don't like being video recorded." The Deep Medi boss and DMZ cofounder is describing his fiercely independent nature to journalist Kieran Yates, explaining how bright lights and prompts leads to self-consciousness. That's why DMZ parties are held in dark rooms, as to encourage freedom, he continues.

Authenticity is a defining theme of Mala's career. Speaking to Yates live at SOUP in Manchester as part of RA's 21st birthday celebrations, the Croyden-raised artist discusses how signing a record deal with EMI at the age of 20 led to misrepresentation. This early exposure to the industry's commercial backbone paved the way for DMZ's democratic, inclusive ethos, he tells Yates. "If I create something that's true to myself, and I can live an authentic existence, somehow by us all being ourselves, I think that makes the world better."

For more on the dubstep pioneer's approach to sound design and growing a community, listen to the chat in full.

EX.636 Mala

https://soundcloud.com/remotif
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Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/greta-motif
🔊 https://youtu.be/-1vYdbl3SNI

It’s been a breakout couple of years for Remotif, with a flurry of releases on various labels including Emotional Especial, Terrazo, All My Thoughts, Coymix, Air Miles and Goddezz. 

His unique fusion of house, trance, breakbeat and techno has found its way into record crates across the globe, with support from Eris Drew, Adam Pits, Job Jobse, Nathan Micay, Paramida, Jane Fitz, Nicola Cruz, Laurent Garnier and more.

From fabric's room 1 to Berlin's About Blank and as well as further dates in Asia, Europe, and beyond, this rising Bristol star is rapidly being seen as one to watch. With forthcoming releases in 2023 on X-Kalay, Space Lab and more, this isonly set to continue.

LAYER #326 | Remotif

For the 122nd entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome @marrrinkovic! 'The only place where I can feel free is the dance floor'. For Nikola, a club is not just a place where you listen to music and dance, it’s more a living utopia where people come together and experience something that’s goes beyond our daily lives. A place of self-discovery. 

Tracklist:
1. VTOTHED - NYE SPACE SESSIONS PT. 1 [WHITE]
2. SIMONCINO - WARRIORS DANCE (RON TRENT REMIX) [HOTMIX RECORDS]
3. BRANDY - THE RITUAL (ORIGINAL MIX) [SAINT PAUL MUSIC]
4. BLANK SPANNER - 126.5 BPM [RUNNING BACK]
5. UNKNOWN ARTIST - TAPES OF OLD 1 [ODD]
6. PERFECT MOMENT - ANOTHER REALITY [MODERN BALANCE]
7. PERFECT MOMENT - SECOND REALITY FEAT. AMBER VINEYARD [MODERN BALANCE]
8. AME - 119 [RUNNING BACK]
9. PAUL DU LAC - WHO’S THE MACK [BIO RHYTHM]
10. VARHAT - DADDY BEAT [YOYAKU]
11. LEXTENDED VOL.1 - MESS AROUND (LEX WOLF EDIT) [M.A.D. EDITS]
12. SEYMOUR BITS - WATSKEBURT?! (DEXTER REMIX) [CLONE]
13. TIMEBLIND - VERTICLE DISINTEGRATION [ALL EARS]
14. DJ QU - UNDESCRIBED (BELIEVER) [STRENGHT MUSIC RECORDINGS]
15. NITAM - PERCEPTION [UNTERTON]
16. SYNECTICS - FAT LACE [AXODYA]
17. NICURI - RGNA [STRENGHT MUSIC RECORDINGS]
18. SOUNDBWOY KILLAH - ABRA CADABRA [SNEAKER SOCIAL CLUB]
19. MIRROR MAN - BLOOD IS TRUTH [BIO RHYTHM]
20. DJ QU - THINGS GET ORDINARY [STRENGHT MUSIC RECORDINGS]
21. HEAD HIGH - BREAK AWAY [POWER HOUSE]
22. BARKER - WICK AND WAX [SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND]
23. AYA - SEAN (ERIC’S 2WFU DUB) [NAKED MUSIC]
24. DAVID VELLA - HONCHO [VELLA RECORDS]

Honcho Podcast Series 122: Nikola

Time for my monthly delve into the depths of deep-space electro. Some beautiful brand new records from ReKab, Taupe and Innershades along with some not so new on labels such as Nebulae and Futhur Electronix. The excellent Plant43 dominates the latter part of the mix with tracks on AC Records and Ai Records as well as his own Plant43 label. Enjoy! 

Full video available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/d7nXtjs-fzc?si=EifqD5qjZAjdj9RW

1. ReKab - Concept 3 (Analog Concept)
2. Reedale Rise - Littoral Zone (Delsin)
3. Flabaire - In Between (Cyphon)
4. D82 - Star Dance (Analog Concept)
5. Inkipak - Nothea (Nebulae)
6. Innershades - Unknown Depths (Altered Circuits)
7. iNF0 - Atonalism (Ozone)
8. Reedale Rise - Driftwood (Delsin)
9. Innershades - Explorer (Altered Circuits)
10. Spin Fidelity - Harbour Lights (Magnonic Signals)
11. Taupe - Deep Water (Sungate)
12. Cignol - Binary Choices (Hypnotica Colectiva) 
13. CH415 - A1 Elektromagnetik ep (Furthur Electronix)
14. Taupe - Abyss (Sungate)
15. Plant43 - Mind Drift (Plant43)
16. Plant43 - Snowy Waxcap (AC)
17. D Roots - Alone In The Echos (Klakson)
18. Plant43 - Tinder Bracket (AC)
19. Plant43 - Andronicus (Ai)
20. Sound Synthesis - Radiant Chords (Gated)

Electronic Convergence Mix - February 2024

Unknown Album

Minimal Detroit x Binary Algorithms

Timothy J. Fairplay is back with another edition of Dungeon Module.This month including new
music by Modern Analysis, The Night Monitor, Gesloten Cirkel, JTC, Antenna, Andrew Red
Hand, Gen-Y and lots more. Plus as always some new music by Timothy himself.

Timothy J. Fairplay pres. Dungeon Module [12.04.2024]

Now in archive:

Spinning Grounds w/ Neele

The monthly show hosted by @katharina-davids is returning with guest @nee-le

Leipzig-born Neele grew up influenced by punk and hardcore and the wild bunch of the infamous Conne Island crew in Connewitz, a club she eventually became a booker of. One of Leipzig’s most versatile DJs, Neele is now a resident of the Leipzig institution Institut für Zukunft. She remains a political activist and a key figure in Leipzig’s feminist scene, particularly as a founding member of the G-EDIT crew. Behind the decks she fears no genre limitations, never losing control nor falling into triviality. Her trademarked sound is energetic, bass-driven and UK inspired, taking in all manners of House, Techno, Acid and Electro. The type of DJ that can fire up a dancefloor at any given moment of the night.

Link in bio. THF Radio is a Community radio broadcasting from the former Tempelhofer Airport in Berlin. Follow us @thfradio

Spinning Grounds I w/ Neele @ THF Radio, 09/05/24

@noodsradio - May 19, 2024.

Tracklist:
Cergio Prudencio: Otra ciudad II (Buh Records, 2024)
Danielle Boutet: Images (self-released, 1985/Freedom to Spend, 2024)
Broadcast: Roses Red (Warp Records, 2024)
Carla Boregas: Sopro (iDEAL Recordings, 2023)
Pppainterrr: untitled (unreleased, 2024)
Lolina: Rules of the Game (Relaxin Records, 2024)
Marcia Griffiths: Don’t Let Me Down (Harry J Records, 1969)
Kavain Wayne Space & XT: YESYESPEAKERSYES Side A (excerpt) (Feedback Moves, 2024)
object blue: chaos discoideum (self-released, 2024)
Nsasi: Omweso (Hakuna Kulala, 2024)
Big Black: Fish Fry (Touch and Go, 1987)
Anne Gillis: Zilovéa (DMA2, 1984/La Scie Dorée, 2024)
Broadcast: Running Back to Me (Warp Records, 2024)
Peeesseye: Legs Without Feet (humansacrifice, 2014)
Cergio Prudencio: Otra ciudad V (Buh Records, 2024)
Iueke: Live at Positive Education Festival 2023 Side B (excerpt) (DDS, 2024)
Coil: Gamatalo (Infinite Fog Productions, 2020)
Drumloop: Rainbow (Psychic Liberation, 2024)
Container: Bonkers (Alter, 2024)
Still House Plants: Sticky (Bison Records, 2024)
Lemon Kittens: …In Wooden Brackets (Cherry Red, 1981)
Xmal Deutschland: Young Man (4AD, 1983)

Foul-Up w/ Nic Krog on Noods Radio - May 19, 2024

DJ set for Makes Me Human w Evan Baggs at Diffusion space Dec 2022

Cory Simpson DJ set for MMH @ Diffusion

"4 NUTS": THE LEGACY REVISITED

Twenty-five years after its release, High Frequency's cult EP "4 Nuts" (EPS 001) is celebrated with this exceptional remix album.

To mark the return of Ellipsis Records, we entrusted the three original tracks ("Rumble", "Rumpus", and "Hard At Work") to a selection of legends and emerging talents from the techno scene.

From the raw power of D.A.V.E. The Drummer to the hypnosis of Maxx Rossi, through the modern vision of Electric Rescue or the acid touch of Ganez The Terrible, each artist has appropriated High Frequency's DNA to deliver 12 new explosive interpretations. It is the perfect bridge between the Reims sound of the 2000s and today's techno.

Minimal Detroit x Binary Algorithms

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