this set was recorded during DJ Rashad's first appereance in Germany (http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?234189), which was also one of his first gigs in Europe ever. originally we recorded it for our own archive, but with his passing we wanted to share this with all of you. we will always be thankful for the inspiration he was to musicians and fans world-wide, us included, and hope that this recording will contribute to his legacy.

Dj Rashad - first performance in Germany (Horst Krzbrg Berlin, 09.04.2011)

Gritty angular breaks and gorgeous melted ambience.

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Very much a part of the current Latin-American born and influenced wave of DJs and producers breaking through and dominating the underground airwaves – from Nick Leon to INVT and Bitter Babe to Siu Mata – Porto-via-Belo Horizonte DJ and Yellow Island Records (releases from Kessler, Boulderhead) label head ALBIN (@albindj) is highlighting Brazilian community through his blend of Baile Funk, Miami-Bass, forward-thinking Techno and underground UK Dubstep, Breaks & Jungle; channeling the spirits of both South America and the UK and finding a sweet spot between the bounce, bass and energy of each continent's aesthetics.

Previously supported by Ransom Note, NYC collective HAUS of ALTR, Craigie Knowes, Rinse FM, Mixmag and Groove Magazin, ALBIN held down a residency at Balamii Radio under his Yellow Island Records label between 2020 and 2022, inviting more than sixty guests from around the globe to connect with the deep-yet-dutty Yellow Island aesthetic, sharing the decks with Amelia Holt, Zopelar, John Beltran, Andrea (Ilian Tape), Glenn Astro, label-resident Etari and more, in addition to a residency at Internet Public Radio where he invited Soela, Paul P (Of Paradise), BADSISTA and more for guest slots.

Floating somewhere between a hybrid Latin-sound, Ilian Tape-techno and deep UK club, ALBIN is a DJ ready to tell his story through the sounds of his home and outer-space, turning in recent mixes for NTS Radio, Rinse FM, Index Records and has recently played in Dimensions Festival in Tisno, Razzmatazz in Barcelona, La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris, among others.

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RA MIX 043: Albin - Body is Mind, Mind is Body

Massive thanks to Subvert.

RP: How’s life in Australia? 
SF: Life in Australia’s been good, all things considered. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t low-key itching to get on a plane and go travelling, though. To where, I’m not exactly certain, but I have a few places in mind. I don’t really have any international tours planned out at the moment - it can be quite time-consuming and costly without a booking agent who can handle certain tasks such as obtaining the appropriate visas. 

RP: Any big plans you’re hiding?
SF: I’ve always got new material in the works at any given time, even if I’m taking a slight break from working on it. There’s a new EP I’ve just received the masters back for, which should be good to go by early next year. I might release a track from it or whip up a Bandcamp drop before the end of 2023 if time permits. I’m not in a rush though - releases that come out towards the back-end of the year usually tend to be forgotten amidst all the holiday hubbub and I wanna make sure the whole thing’s good to go before I release it. 

RP: You said the next EP might be the ‘angriest batch of tunes you’ve ever made’.
SF: ‘Angry’ might be an overstatement, but it’s definitely wrought with a tension of sorts. Claustrophobia or anxiety, you could say. The bulk of the EP was written between 2021-2022, specifically during the slow return to ‘familiarity’ within the social landscape and when masks were all but a guaranteed requirement to leave the house. There’s even one track on it that’s called ‘Casual Contact’ - I wrote it the first time I ever had to quarantine because I was a close contact of someone who had COVID at the time. If that doesn’t scream ‘period-specific,’ I don’t know what will. 

RP: When’s the ambient record dropping? 
SF: Remind me in a couple of years. 

RP: How many CDJ/mixer buttons have you broken? 
SF: I’ve had my fair share of having fader and EQ knobs fly off the mixer and valiantly trying to find them whilst blind drunk in a dimly-lit club. It’s probably happened too many times to count. Thankfully, I haven’t actually broken a CDJ function button - as far as I know anyway. 

RP: Name your first ‘holy fuck’ experiences with electronic music.
SF: I was about 10 years old when I first properly came across Aphex Twin. Back when I was six, I’d taped an episode of Rage where Hole happened to be guest-programming and the last clip that made it to that tape was ‘Come to Daddy,’ but back then, I rarely made it to the end because I probably got bored or had other obligations. I was spooked enough to look up Warp Records later that day. 
While it’s not technically ‘electronic music,’ the first time I really paid attention to Timbaland’s productions, around the same time, also re-wired my brain as a kid. That set the way for me to understand genres like Grime and Jungle more readily before I was even old enough to really hear any of it in a club context. 

Not long after, I came across Wiley’s earliest productions (like ‘Eskimo’ and ‘Ice Rink’) and Dizzee Rascal's “Boy in Da Corner” - both of those blew me away. Age notwithstanding, I was living very far from where a lot of that music was spreading at the time, so it was more of a solitary pursuit, which meant I could get lost in its details quite easily. There’s probably a few other moments I’ve missed, but those three are the foundational memories I have where my interest in electronic music was piqued enough to jump right in. 

RP: Anyone more underground or underrated that you’d like to namedrop?
SF: I’m a bit hesitant to say certain artists are more ‘underrated’ or ‘underground’ than others, but I do have to single out Big Ever, Davis Galvin, Jonny From Space, Noire, Sister Zo, Tammo Hesselink, Leonce and the All Centre label as constant mainstays on my USBs. The Hessle Audio guys will always have my heart, but I’ve also really enjoyed listening to any sets from OK Williams, Hipsters Don’t Dance, Jon K, Nick Boyd, Cormac and DJ Voices that pop up.

Strict Face @ Subvert

Up next with one of our final mixes of 2023 we have @caninalrecs founder @joanna-oj with a deep dive into microscopic worlds

+ 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Joanna / she / ⅓ Laval ⅓ Paris ⅓ nomad
 
+ 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
recently, I was reading the “glory to the microbes manifesto” the first part of the mix reflects this microscopic world, zigzagging into dubby and circular sounds and penetrating the comfortable home of the microbes, which were rejected for years.
so then, it transforms into a revenge of the microbes, that becomes more raw and brutal!

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
@awkscl (awkwardly social) in Berlin 
@a_m_radio (accidental meetings) in the UK
@omenwapta weekender

Strange Brew & Leftbank

+ 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
I would mention a venue, where I had most of my best music experiences in Paris in the past few years, which is called La Station - Gare des Mines. Most of the labels/collectives I like have organized parties here 

+++ gros big up to the @harpies-record fam bzh rpz

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
I want to share some highlights from this summer 2023 :
I went at two parties at Spanners:
@all-centre-504822953 birthday, @piezopz played a mad set! 
@pampsychia with @ikavapii, @matteocoffetti, @reptilianexpo
@cozi-716789961 at Ormside Projects
@sputnik_one set at @fusebrussels was also something!
Grid at @funke_fu
+ @illegaltapes x Breakboost in Rennes last week of course : sick music and vibe 

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
I often listen mixes from @triplexlarge, @rhythmicculturerecords, @untitled909, @theory-therapy, @patternsofperception, @juanitasnyc and @indexidm

 the very last clubby one I listened is Sister Zo at Nowadays 
> https://soundcloud.com/sisterzo/nowadays-closing-set-october-13 <

a listening one : aka hyoo for co:clear
> https://soundcloud.com/coclear/aka-hyoo <

 and a production mix I would recommend Jossy Mitsu for Fact Mag
> https://soundcloud.com/180fact/fact-mix-936-jossy-mitsu-nov-23 <

+ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
a Various Artists released on the new CEE label : PRIMARY FOREST 01

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?
Fata Morgana Festival 2022 was one of my favorites because the crowd was super receptive, the venue was a majestic old abbaye, and I was playing at peak time and our B2B with @keinblume in Amsterdam for @decadanceamsterdam was purely a magic moment of connection and let go
I also have a super cute memory from my first gig in a club for Electromenager night at la Station! I was re opening the miniclub room after such a long time closed because of covid, a moment that will stay engraved in my heart

+ 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?
love the blend between @bluetooof - Inverted x ex.sses - skinless
and 2 tracks completely different that are matching so well to end my sets : Lårry - In water x Uliss - haine talk. also I really love to mix rap stuff with techno tracks

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧?
Berlin, London, Paris… hmm that’s not easy to choose, every city has its own flavor! also I really love to discover parties in a city by going to a festival like when I did Rewire in Den Haag, Lunchmeat in Prague… it makes me wanna taste more! it is always super exciting to hang out in an unknown city! 

+ 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐱?
there are obviously too many but there is this one I’ve been listening to on loop, it’s so intense! Jin Invites Series #9 Eclipse: PALEMAN

+ 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
three words in one : polymicrobby

kinetic mix 020: Joanna OJ "home for microbes"

MUKUNA @Ozelot: Solistream for Palestine, Haiti, Sudan and Congo, (30.12.23)

https://lyl.live/episode/busy-sign-ls-7

Thank you Elle for the invite <3

Guest mix for Elle Andrews BUͧS͛Y S͛IͥGN∀LS͛ (LYL)

You only need to have a quick nose around phil in a maze’s impressive raft of self-released singles to understand the depth of his production skills. Alternately harnessing the raw power of tech-inflected dnb and the impressionistic sophistication of dub, his set at the Unsound Closing Party at 89 was a game of tempo division and multiplication, featuring stuttering drum patterns and sludgy dancehall.

Relive the set via Unsound Podcast 100. Thanks to all the amazing artists who’ve contributed mixes over the years to get us to this point!

Unsound Podcast 100: phil in a maze

Gassed to have arch futurist and @polaarsounds founder @flore on the podcast series.

As the brains behind a label constantly upending expectations and convention, the Lyon native has achieved cult status among discerning music heads. If you haven’t checked the POLAAR output, not to mention Flore’s own productions, you only have yourself to blame. It’s curation without compromise, defined by a voracious appetite for innovation.

Flexing a commitment to reckless abandon and clubwise experimentation, the mix treads a similar path. Bassbin accelerators and hardcore torque in abundance. 

“This mix is a collection of new and old tracks that represent my current mood: a mixture of introspection and excitement. In a few days we are starting the celebration of the 10th anniversary of my POLAAR label with a party at the Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris (one of the biggest we have ever organised).

It proved the perfect occasion to delve back into the archives and it was surprisingly pleasant to see how far we have come. It’s also an opportunity to think about the new creative directions we want to take in the years to come. I've made the selection while working on this, and I think the mix reflects that state of mind.” - Flore

If-Only Podcast #130: Flore

*MC* It's Narathip! The Amsterdam-based DJ comes through with a heavy low-end mix that captures the essence of experiencing a soundsystem for the first time again. 

A cultural curator who does it all, Narathip runs the booking agency and music platform Rhythmic Culture, hosts a regular radio show on Echobox as well as works in-house at local juggernaut Dekmantel. Late last year, Narathip celebrated 7 years of Rhythmic Culture which initially started as a Soundcloud channel and has now expanded into a booking agency - with the likes of AliA, Lieke TR, Lolo Batten, Low End Activist, ojoo, Photonz and more on their roster - and last year saw the launch of their record label with a release from Zohar & Mika Oki followed by Keita Sano. To celebrate their 7th birthday, Rhythmic Culture took over Skatecafe for an all killer, no filler event with Identified Patient, Askmelater, Lieke TR, Madba, Max Abysmal, Photonz and Thrills in +41. 

In the below interview, we get to know Narathip a little more as we chat through his musical history, relationship with creativity, inspirations and approach to his craft. Plus he takes us on a deep dive into the bass bin with podcast 179. 

https://www.untitled909.com/untitled-909-podcast-179-narathip/

@narathip-ams
@rhythmicculturerecords

Untitled 909 Podcast 179: Narathip

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Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/BFDM/episodes/bfdm-16th-april-2024

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