MODULAR EXPANSION PODCAST 156

Pooja B / ikigai (She/Her)
Sonata Music - female pressure - Analog Room 
India | Berlin

Pooja B (she/her) is an Indian artist who is now based in Berlin. Her sound was heavily influenced by the music she heard here when she first visited the city back in 2016. Her idea of techno is a skittish exploration of time and space in this Dystopian world. While futuristic, loopy, industrial sounds for dark clubs are her signature style, she can skillfully adapt to play music for outdoor spaces which still have a sprinkling of her special flavor.

She has been a resident at Analog Room a weekly underground party with a cult following in Dubai, where she was based because of her flight-attendant job. She also held residencies at Warped & Electric Days prior to this, also in Dubai.

Pooja B releases her music under the alias “ikigai”. Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being". Her reason for being is to make people dance :) She also takes a firm stand against racism, sexism & environmental issues, which she expresses via her music.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PoojaB.ikigai
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pooja.b.cdwm/
Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/dWZhMvKa64n2B3Sp7

Modular Expansion Podcast hosted by George Apergis and presents the sound of Modular Expansion records, including exclusive sets from artists like Alberto Pascual, Alex Bau, Alexander Kowalski, Arnaud Le Texier, Bas Mooy, Cari Lekebusch, Damon Wild, Denise Rabe, DJ Hyperactive, Drumcell, Eduardo De La Calle, Emex, Endlec, George Apergis, G-Man, Heiko Laux, Jeroen Search, Johannes Volk, Insolate, Invite, Luca Agnelli, Luigi Tozzi, Luke Hess, Mikael Jonasson, Neil Landstrumm, Ness, Patrik Skoog, Roman Lindau, The Advent, Truncate, Xarah Dion, Zadig and many more.

Site: www.modularexpansion.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ModularExpansion/
Modular Expansion Podcast: www.soundcloud.com/modular-expansion-records/sets/modular-expansion-podcast

MODULAR EXPANSION PODCAST #156 | POOJA B

Episode 67 invites a producer, DJ, and live performer who is probably my most requested guest…. I’m happy to welcome @JochemPaap, also known as Speedy J.

With a string of successful releases on Warp and Plus 8 throughout the 90s and early 2000s, Speedy J’s name became synonymous with a special kind of driving, peak-time techno that helped define the genre. Although he’s explored ambient, sampling, and the world of audio-visual, his deepest dive has been into live performance and improvisation, both solo and in collaboration with fellow techno stalwarts like Chris Liebing, Surgeon, and Lucy. 

His pandemic-inspired project STOOR is just the latest in a decade of devotion to the craft of live performance, welcoming other artists into the fold for an entirely improvised live show that can last as long as eight hours. In this conversation, Speedy J and I explore the intricacies of improvisation, the thrill of the moment, and how he captures captures that excitement in the studio.


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Music: 
"Klave" - Speedy J (2010) (2021 remaster)
"The Fun Equations" - Speedy J (1995) (2021 remaster)
"The Oil Zone" - Speedy J (1995) (2021 remaster)


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AIR 067 / Speedy J

Release date: 26.09 single / 10.10 EP
Track Name:  STREET SYNC
Artist name: ROOMPUNX
Label name: FTW DUBS
Release name & Catalogue number: FTW002: STREET SYNC
Release date: 10.10 
Pre-sale:  https://ftwdubs.bandcamp.com/album/ftw002-street-sync
Links: @roompunx 
@ftwdubs 
soundcloud.com/roompunx soundcloud.com/ftwdubs 

PREMIER | Roompunx - STREET SYNC

2025-08-03 nackt

FUR:THER SESSIONS : PREMIERE 329

Artist: NWHR
Track: Punto De Quiebre
Album: Shadow Explorer
Label: Prophet Recordings
Cat. No.: PRPH038
Mastering: Dave Brody
Artwork: Karembeu
Format: Digital
Genre: Techno
Release date: 10/09/2025

Buy it here: 
https://prophetrecordings.bandcamp.com

Tracklist:
01. Inflexion
02. Shadow Explorer
03. Shadow Explorer (Jeroen Search Remix)
04. Espazio De Espejismo
05. Espazio De Espejismo (Mike Storm Remix 1)
06. Espazio De Espejismo (Mike Storm Remix 2)
07. Espazio De Espejismo (Kolpos Remix )
08. Punto De Quiebre
09. Punto De Quiebre (Oblivian Remix)

NWHR:
https://soundcloud.com/nwhr_music
https://instagram.com/nwhr____
https://facebook.com/nwhr.vr

Prophet Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/prophetrecordings
https://instagram.com/prophet_recordings
https://facebook.com/prophetrecordings
https://prophetrecordings.bandcamp.com

Fur:ther Sessions:
https://soundcloud.com/furthersessions
https://furthersessions.bandcamp.com
https://instagram.com/further_sessions
https://formaviva.com/furthersessions
https://facebook.com/furthersessions
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3irNAR4

Contact and Premiere Requests:
furthersessions[at]gmail[dot]com

PREMIERE: NWHR - Punto De Quiebre [Prophet Recordimgs]

This week we welcome a Berlin based DJ who is rapidly gaining momentum on the international circuit, drummer / bassist / vocalist and now fully focused on electronic music, Nur Jaber runs the OSF Label, and owns Gate9 club in Beiruit, Lebanon. She is also a resident at Staub at the club "About Blank" in Berlin. Catch her next month at Nuits Fauves, Paris, Festival La Prevalaye, Renne & Berghain. Her next 12" EP  'Weapons of Mass Destruction' is out August 18th on OSF. Nur is one one of our ones to watch

https://www.facebook.com/nurjaberbeirut/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/nurjaber
https://soundcloud.com/nurjaberbeirut
www.paktbooking.com/

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facebook.com/Slam.soma

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slam-djs.com 
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/slam-radio/id584845850

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Nur Jaber

#SlamRadio - 248 - Nur Jaber

Isaiah Major aka Dj Rush is an American DJ, producer and entertainer from Chicago. Known for his alias Major Rush, Russian Roulette and The Drum Major. Rush made his way into the Dj business and never limited himself. He quickly found his way to Berlin, Germany and his career kicked off into high gear. Not only have his Dj skills and music selection moved and impressed fans all over the globe, his songs have made such a big impact on the dance scene with anthems like “Mutha Fucking Bass”, “Get On Up”, “I Believe” and the list goes on and on.

https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/djrush
https://www.facebook.com/Isaiah.Major/
https://twitter.com/imajorrush?lang=en

twitter.com/slamdjs
facebook.com/Slam.soma
slam-djs.com 
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/slam-radio/id584845850

Slam Radio is produced at www.glowcast.co.uk 
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DJ Rush

#SlamRadio - 312 - DJ Rush

With launching his Label Order&Devotion in 2016, Kwartz is constantly presenting and developing his own sound moving in dark atmospheres with drones and deep, visceral sounds, all surounded by rhythms designed for the dance floor. After several bombs, you can expect his next EP on Clergy.

https://soundcloud.com/kwartz

SYNOID PODCAST 050 // KWARTZ

Recorded at the UFO stage at Dekmantel Festival between 9:15 and 11pm on Saturday 3rd August 2019.

NIN - At The Heart Of It All (Aphex Twin mix)
Ike Dusk - Blynken
Ekors - Tamarack
British Murder Boys - Rule By Law
Surgeon - Raw Trax 5
Randomer - Fat Purple Figs
Surgeon - Raw Trax 3
A Guy Called Gerald - Blow Your House Down (British Murder Boys “M6” Mix)
Oscar Mulero - The Nine
Oscar Mulero - CV. Is Dead
Steve Bicknell  - Why and For Whom (Surgeon remix)
JK Flesh - Nothing Is Free (Surgeon remix)
Joton - TSW
Joe Farr - Keep It Simple
Sleeparchive - Wood
Joe Farr - Coming up for Air
Interconnected - Twisted
Mr Jones - Reality Check (Inigo Kennedy Remix)
Polygon Window - Quoth
Robert Armani - Hit Hard
Kitkatone - The Tuff Way
Surgeon - Electric Chicken
Joe Farr - Hanger 1
Ontal - In The Grind
Surgeon - Intro (version II)
User Engine - Street Knowledge
Audio Injection - Charge
Clouds - Complete Control
Ekors - Balsam Fir
Alexander Kowalski - Emtech (British Murder Boys mix)
Slam - Reactor
Surgeon - Magneze
Surgeon - Raw Trax 10
Radial - Shinoba
Moerbeck - Brain Hack (Joefarr remix)
ABSL - Et le Soleil Ne Vint Pas
British Murder Boys - Don't Give Way To Fear 1
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy

Surgeon - Festival Bangers DJ set at Dekmantel, Amsterdam 3rd August 2019

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Lost In Ether | Podcast #175 | The Lady Machine

BIO:
The Lady Machine is a veteran Brazilian artist with 20 years of experience on her belt purely as a vinyl DJ. Based on a more complex structure of rhythms with dark underground lines of synths and textures, The Lady Machine incorporates the spirit of techno in the twenty first century. 
She stands by a deep musical research and precise technique. Her versatile sets blend genres of techno in its many forms and when combined with her fast, furious but tight mixing it creates a perfect atmosphere with the dancefloor. "I never limit myself to one style. “A quality sound with attitude and always dance floor orientated are what I try to convey in my sets" she says. 
Following a hiatus from the techno community, over the past two years she has cemented her name in the Berlin community playing at the best events in the city and becoming a resident at the highly-rated event Pornceptual. 
Previously she has been at the forefront of the underground electronic scene in Brazil for many years, her skills have taken her around the globe over the past two decades including Asia, North America, Latin America and numerous tours of Europe with club and festival performances across the continent. 
Now residing in Berlin, she is running her label Unterwegs and recently released the second record with some long-awaited production in the form of two solid, raw techno tracks: Diligence & Vigilance. Her tracks have been supported by acts such as Ben Sims, Dave Clarke, Freddy K, Setaoc Massand many others.  
Meanwhile, she continuous to perfect her productions skills concentrating on the quality, not quantity of output and playing gigs for well established clubs and parties.

Explore more:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/theladymachineofficial
SC: https://soundcloud.com/theladymachine

Lost In Ether | Podcast #175 | The Lady Machine

Boiler Room Berlin/ Zeitberger (Speedy J B2B Lucy), Mondkopf, Milton Bradley & Felix K

[Broadcasted Wednesday 5th June]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Zeitgeber (Speedy J B2B Lucy) 90 Min Boiler Room Berlin Mix

Modular Expansion was founded by George Apergis and has run successfully, since 1998. The name “Modular Expansion” is inspired from the first analog modular synthesizers of which different parts were connected between each-other, forming an expansion.Modular Expansion is a cultural body of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and has to its credit actions with the auspices and financial support of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Athens. Actions such as vinyl releases, art videos and publishing events. He is also a European Design Award holder, Silver Award in 2016 in the category Music & Films Covers. Modular Expansion have events in a lot of European cities and famous places like Berghain, Tresor, Suicide, Sisyphos, Renate, Birgit in Berlin, also in cities like London, Rome, Barcelona, Sofia, Warsaw, Moscow, Tel Aviv and at the most prestigious places in Athens.

Modular Expansion is one of the first teams which started organizing Techno events in Athens in 1998. In the end of the 90s began to host artists from the labels such as Tresor, Basic Channel and Chain Reaction, presenting the Berlin underground music vibe and making techno popular in the Greek capital. Founder of Modular Expansion known as George Apergis performs already in 2002 at the legendary Tresor in Berlin. Counting in his history more than 1000 events and hundreds of guest artists like Adam Beyer, The Advent, Alexander Kowalski, Truncate, Ø [Phase], Schwefelgelb, Yanamaste, Parallx, Philipp Strobel, Psyk, dj Rolando, Monoloc, Drumcell, Brian Sanhaji, Radial, Substance, Vainqueur, Johannes Volk, Funk D Void, Dave Tarrida, Sender Berlin, Kevin De Vries, Subjected and many more belongs in one of the oldest teams in the city of Athens

In 2012 come the label of Modular Expansion Records, with releases and the support of global fame artists which has been the baseline to follow up events abroad and especially in Berlin, with gigs in clubs like Suicide, Berghain, Tresor, Sisyphos and many more. Label roster of Modular Expansion Records includes artists like EMEX, George Apergis, Brian Sanhaji, Alexander Kowalski, Subjected, Insolate, Developer, Truncate, Zadig, studio416, NX1, Johannes Volk, Radial, SLV, Dave Trarrida, Lee Holman, Ray Kajioka, Hommé, Module One, Mikael Delta, Lunatik, Unam Zetineb, Birth of Frequency, Absent, Nadjia Lind, Invite, Moving Thoughts, Alex Retsis, Axel Karakasis, Yotam Avni, Stardice, Scan Mode, Sender Berlin and many more.

Modular Expansion Podcast series were founded in 2013. They have featured a premier list of international artists and have already received widespread recognition, including exclusive sets from artists like Alberto Pascual, Alex Bau, Alexander Kowalski, Alexander Lukat, Arnaud Le Texier, Arweenn, Axel Karakasis, Bas Mooy, Beroshima, Cari Lekebusch, Charlton, Cyrk, Damon Wild, Dave Ellesmere, Dave Tarrida, David Meiser, Denise Rabe, Diego Hostettler, Dimi Angelis, DJ 3000, DJ Hyperactive, Drumcell, Echoplex, Eduardo De La Calle, Electric Indigo, Emex, Emmanuel, Endlec, Funk D' Void, George Apergis, Gez Varley, Hans Bouffmyhre, Heiko Laux, Jeroen Search, Jerome, Joachim Spieth, Johannes Volk, Insolate, Lee Holman, Lego, Luca Agnelli, Luigi Tozzi, Luke Hess, Mikael Jonasson, Moddullar, Neil Landstrumm, Ness, Non Reversible, NX1, Patrik Skoog, Pfirter, Radial, Ray Kajioka, Roberto, Roberto Clementi, Roman Lindau, Sawlin, Sebastian Bayne, Sender Berlin, SLV, Synthek, The Advent, Time Traveler, Truncate, Xarah Dion, Zadig and many more.