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Mia Koden (@miakoden) first emerged as half of Sicaria Sound but since breaking out alone has established her own musical identity. It draws on her South Sudanese heritage and music from across the African continent and beyond, not least her current surroundings in South London and the city's rich sound system culture. Often operating around the 140BPM mark, she dropped two head-turning tracks ‘Hot Take' and 'I Did’ early last year then debuted on Ilian Tape with a dark and irresistible EP that traverses multiple bass-heavy genres.

Mia does the same with her mix for us this week with, in her words, "bass, percussive, 2step, 140BPM, dubstep, dub, dub techno and breaks" all coming thick and fast at up to 150 beats per minute. It's a breathless 90-minute selection of global body music packed with lively percussion, big on low ends and not afraid to get rhythmically inventive while also dropping in the odd playful vocal from the worlds of grime and r&b. Both technically sound and tastefully assembled, it's a thrilling statement from the vital Koden.

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Dekmantel Podcast 458 - Mia Koden

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Milan-based Piezo (@piezopz) sits at the heart of the current club sounds. He has long had an obsession with sound system music and that defines what he does today: mutant and beguiling club tracks with meticulous sound design and thrilling energy, heavy low ends and a real dose of UK influence from d&b to garage, grime and techno. He kicked off the year by dropping his genre-busting Ecstatic Nostalgia EP on our Dekmantel-UFO sub-label and now returns with a podcast that is just as fresh.

It's a futuristic mix of bleeping machines and lurching rhythms with bright synth designs and deep space ambience. Over the course of 90 minutes, the pace picks up and you're whisked along a variety of rhythms from broken to dubby, head spinning to minimal. It feels utterly spontaneous but is also a fully coherent mix from this restless innovator. 

Dekmantel Mix 483 - Piezo

Special guest shows from around the world. 
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Aear0n Releases New Album The Empty Club: A Meditative Soundscape Honoring Solitude, Healing, and the Soul of Space
Soft Release on May 31, 2025 – Marking His 31st Birthday.

German-based electronic producer Aear0n returns with a deeply personal new album titled The Empty Club, available via soft release on Soundcloudon May 31, coinciding with the artist’s 31st birthday. Aear0n, who blends elements of ambient, melodic techno, and future garage, offers an intimate musical journey exploring the soul of space, the echoes of memory, and the profound beauty of existence—even in its most silent corners.

With the title The Empty Club, Aear0n invites listeners to contemplate a world in which even lifeless spaces are alive with presence. “Everything has a soul,” he explains. “Even an empty club keeps listening—still connected to the world outside its walls.” The album reflects a meditative awareness: a reverence for life, nature, and the emotional landscapes that live within and around us.

This theme is no abstraction for Aear0n. Before returning to music production in 2023, he worked as a nurse in an emergency unit specializing in psychiatric and neurological care. That experience—bearing witness to raw vulnerability, human crisis, and quiet resilience—directly shapes the emotional honesty that runs through his music. Each track pulses not just with sound but with lived empathy.

Aear0n’s previous work, including the immersive LP Illicit Legacy, has garnered recognition for its cinematic scope and emotional authenticity. His residency on Paranoise Radio showcases his ability to bridge deep, atmospheric electronic music with storytelling rooted in mental health and psychological exploration. His guiding principle, expressed through the hashtag #musicformentalhealth, is to make music that soothes, reveals, and connects.

The Empty Club is available for streaming and download on Bandcamp and SoundCloud. This release is more than a collection of tracks—it’s a space for reflection, healing, and finding beauty in stillness.

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An exclusive mix courtesy of http://www.mixmag.net 

Jaylib - The Official 
Gap Mangione - Diana in the Autumn Wind 
Slum Village - Fall In Love 
Special Request - Vapour [dub] 
Special Request - Mindwash [dub] 
Daughter - Love (acapella) 
Synkro - Frontline [Forthcoming Apollo] 
Richard Devine - Burning Embers 
Other Lives - Tamer Animals (Atoms For Peace Remix) 
Manni Dee - Romantic Self [dub] 
Nils Frahm - For 
Ena - Splinter 
Djrum - Turiya (acapella) [dub] 
Murcof - Maiz 
Lucy & Xhin - LX4 
Versa - Alleviate, part I [dub] 
Paul Giovanni and Magnet - Wickerman Soundtrack - Lullaby 
Cliff Martinez - Solaris Soundtrack - Maybe You're My Puppet 
Richard Devine - 1000 Maggots 
Akkord - Navigate [forthcoming Houndstooth] 
Pedestrian - Kalakuta [forthcoming 2nd Drop] 
Djrum - Blue On Blue, Voodoo 
Ena - Unplug [forthcoming 7even recordings] 
Taylor Deupree - Sleepover 
Dub-One - Below [dub] 
Ital Tek - Hyper Real [forthcoming Civil Music] 
DJ Cam - No Competition 
Power of Zeus - Sorcerer Of Isis 
DUB-ONE - The Kraken [dub] 
Cliff Martinez - Drive soundtrack - They Broke His Pelvis 
Djrum - Anchors featuring Shadowbox (instrumental) [dub] 
Djrum - Anchors featuring Shadowbox [forthcoming 2nd Drop] 

Mixmag Mix Of The Week: Djrum

A mix I did for Clash Magazine at the end of last year. Here's the original post and interview:
http://www.clashmusic.com/features/clashmusic-dj-mix-podcast-djrum

Track list:
Laurent - Wind in the trees
Maurice Ravel - Gaspard De La Nuit / Le Gibet
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans [Polydor]
Ore - Rise [unreleased]
King Tubby & August Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown [Yard Music]
Jacob Miller - Baby I Love You So [Yard Music]
Augustus Pablo - Ah Jah Dub [Yard Music]
Susumu Yokota - The Dying Black Swan [Skintone / Lo Recordings]
Chaba Fadela - N'Sel Fik [Supersound]
ESG - Talk It [Soul Jazz Records]
Aphex Twin - Ruglen Holon [Warp Records]
Darling Farah - Grace [Civil Music]
Skudge - Wonder Stories [unreleased]
DjRUM - Arcana (Do I Need You) [unreleased]
Royce Wood Junior - Jodie (DjRUM remix) [unreleased]
Peter Van Hoesen - Inspection In Solitude [Time To Express]
Inigo Kennedy - Obsidian [Token]
Maurice Ravel - Kaddish
Darling Farah - Division [Civil Music]
Xhin - Drawer (Original Mix) [Apotek]
Tim Hecker - No Drums [Kranky]
Marc Z - It's Easy
Deft - Illicit Fantasy (fLako Remix) [unreleased]
Quasimoto - Bad Character [Stonesthrow]
Flying Lotus - Getting There (feat. Niki Randa) [Warp Records]
Tim Hecker - In The Air iii [Kranky]
ASC - Defiant To The End VIP [unreleased]
DjRUM - Mountains pt.3 [2nd Drop Records]
Chris Watson - the forest path. meallan na ceardaich
DjRUM - Thankyou (edit) [unreleased]

Photograph by Oliver Clasper 
http://oliverclasper.com/

Mixmag Mix Of The Week: Djrum

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