The tunnel is a magical stage and im very grateful to have been asked to play the Saturday late afternoon set, before one of my biggest electronic-music inspirations, voices from the lake. I took the opportunity, considering the impeccable programming, open minded crowd, and perfect soundsystem to play a more slow building, delicate festival set - which felt very true to my real taste, and an homage to many of my deepest and longest standing inspirations. Thank you so much to the entire Draaimolen team for the trust.. and for the other worldly reality you have created in this very special festival. - Kia

Kia at Draaimolen Festival 2024

A lesson in rhythm from a former De School resident.

When it comes to minimalist dance music, Ruben Üvez, AKA Konduku, is one of the best in the game right now. With a masterful and ever-shapeshifting understanding of rhythm, the Berlin-based artist crafts sublime dance music with a staunchly leftfield bent. Don't just take our word for it: how many DJs, after all, can claim to have moved De School to a puddle of tears?

Musically, Üvez is hard to pin down. He's often billed as a techno artist, but actually you'll find his sound sits outside of the genre's many conventions. With an outsider's curiosity, he leans into diverse moods, tempos and genres, though one throughline is always how he arranges his drums. Whether it be deep, Nobu-core techno such as 2023's Hayal EP or UK beat science á la Peverelist on 2019's  Gegek, he leads with rhythm across his DJing and production. The end product is a hypnotic, one-of-a-kind sound that hits the body before the brain has time to catch up. In short, it slaps.

As Üvez's RA Podcast demonstrates, he's got a serious knack for crafting and selecting tunes that can  deeply captivate a dance floor. Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, RA.967 is an excursion through a timeless sound, packed with long, layered blends, flick-of-the-wrist transitions, locked grooves and spine-tingling atmospherics. In 2020, we called Ruben Üvez one of techno's brightest new talents. This mix sees him ascending to a seat at the top table.

@kondukukonduku

Read more at ra.co/podcast/967

RA.967 Konduku

Voices from The Lake hybrid live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Recorded Live at Unmute Hanoi on Dec 2024

Erik Luebs is a US-born musician and sound designer based in Japan. Eschewing typical genre tropes, Luebs approaches techno with a playfully disruptive technique, reinterpreting the fundamentals using built-from-scratch patches and labyrinthine sequencing. While the labor-intensive process is inspired by a wide range of luminaries such as Mark Fell and Rrose, the resulting music is firmly tied to the dance floor.

Luebs engages in minimal promotion, focusing his efforts instead on producing a series of monthly singles on Bandcamp. Through word of mouth, his unconventional approach to dance music has led to releases on labels such as The Bunker New York, Nous'klaer Audio, performances at DJ Nobu's Future Terror party in Japan and at Draaimolen Festival in Holland.

MIX075 - Erik Luebs (大阪) [Live at Unmute]

@marco_shuttle recorded at the Mizz Softee & Golden Record party in Brooklyn, NY.

December 6th, 2024

Favorite Flavor: Sicilian Pistachio

MS 15 - Marco Shuttle at Mizz Softee 6 December 2024

The full 3,5 hour Colorfloor set by @oooccaaa at Ratherlost Easter 2025 in Lofi, Amsterdam. A spinge-tingling closing ceremony fuelled by psychedelic propulsions.

Occa at Ratherlost Easter 2025

@noname_community 2025❤️
Mastering - Daniel[i]

LaNatureFestival 2025

On this month’s episode, GiGi FM welcomes Paris artist @mmaemm ~ delivering a hypnotic, psychedelic journey that echoes October’s Aries full moon ~ fire meeting stardust, movement turning toward light.
This mix is also a glimpse of what’s to come on October 17, when GiGi curates a night at FVTVR Paris with Maemm, D-Leria (live), Krz from Token Records, and GiGi herself.
Artwork by https://mete.fyi/

NTS RADIO GiGi FM PRESENTS MAEMM 08.10.2025

If your heart beats techno

Support here: https://diverserhythmtheory.bandcamp.com/album/diverse-series

We’re happy to announce our debut release, marking the official launch of the label.

The first chapter of our journey opens with Diverse Series 01, a four-track Various Artists compilation.

A Batumi-born DJ, producer, and live performer based in Tbilisi, shaping a sound driven by hypnotic, tribal rhythms that merge dynamic energy with deep atmospheric textures. “Can’t Find” represents the first chapter of Diverse Rhythm Theory, a newly established label from Tbilisi.

Mastered by Mattias Fridell
Artwork by Studio Ekun
Distribution by Triple Vision

Out on 18 December 2025 across all digital platforms.

DS Premiere: STAOX - Cant Find

PT001 – Primitive Tribe intro.
Hypnotic tribal techno by Sughameshi.
Built for underground dancefloors.

Tribe Movement

Sughameshi – Tribe Movement (Primitive Tribe Intro) [PT001]

Upcoming Swirlz:

* February 7 - Brooklyn Underground *