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Assault Sessions 032 - Tristan Blach

Young DJ from the north of France, Tristan Blach creates an eclectic mix that harmoniously combines the percussive and mental style, he defends a hypnotic and spontaneous vision of techno. A violinist since he was young, and having a musical family he started mixing in 2018 with DJ Adolphe. Tristan then performed in several European countries with several organizations, Politics of Dancing in Belgium with DJ Adolphe, the Equinoxe festival in France, in Budapest with Mathys Lenne or in Barcelona at the Garage of the Bass Valley with Yanamaste and the Franco-Spanish collective, Eclipse Lunar where he is resident DJ since mid-2022. Very inspired by the Dutch scene, and artists like Rene Wise, Planetary Assault System, or Oscar Mulero, Tristan creates a cosmic atmosphere during his sets.

Assault Sessions 032 - TRISTAN BLACH

Higher Than Ever Before

Higher Than Ever Before (Barry Can't Swim Remix)

this track is for my fiancé which I met at Berghain. I'm so thankful to be with her and that we found each other in a place of such chaos since then you bringing such peace to me. I love you !

Christoph Faust - And Then We Met In There (Original Mix)

"You go through this feeling to then be in freedom." The notorious photographer and bouncer talks about the ethos behind selecting the world's hardest door, early life in East Berlin and Berghain's 20th anniversary.

Today's Exchange guest is Berghain's infamous figurehead and doorman Sven Marquardt, who was born and raised in German Democratic Republic (GDR)-era East Berlin. He lived a rebellious life as a queer punk in Prenzlauer Berg, which banned him from entering Berlin's central districts because of how he looked. It was during these years that he congregated with fellow East Berlin new wave kids and began documenting their relationships and his own life through photography. When the wall fell, electronic music and the exciting scene that arose in the DDR's vacuum became Marquardt's focus. He started partying at gay fetish parties and bouncing doors at new clubs alongside his brother. 

In this interview, he talks to RA Exchange producer Chloe Lula about how Berlin has evolved from his adolescence in the post-war years and his thoughts on the changes erasing institutions in the city's clubbing landscape today. He also reflects on the contemporary nightlife industry and how Berghain's policies have shifted with the times, initially catering to an almost exclusively gay male crowd but now welcoming a demographic more representative of the diversity of people who make up club culture. While German politics and the rise of the right wing have deeply affected him, he says, he recognizes the opportunities it enables for his community to use art and culture as a reactionary, countercultural force. Listen to the episode in full.

Photo by Torsten Ingvaldsen.
Audio overdubs by Marios Gavrilis.

EX.744 Sven Marquardt

My first mix using the CDJ 3000 setup. I recorded this using 3 decks and layered samples from a number of my current favorite tracks which are interspersed throughout.

it was recorded with some planning but mostly on the fly. 

The mix starts with direct 4 to the floor techno, followed by a series of break beats that takes the listener to the halfway point of the mix before unleashing another round of 'no compromise' driving Techno tracks. 

The mix culminates in a final break that gives the listener a breather before a triple-layered intense ending.

I hope you enjoy!

Graham 

Berlin Summer Techno

NPOTDF

Thank you for listening to my Set <3

00:00 - Bird Carve - Substance 
01:20 - 993 - Blawan 
04:20 - Black Russian - DVS1
07:30 - Zephyrs - ANNĒ
09:20 - Invasion - Modēm
11:20 - VERMILLION 02 - Ignez & Rødhåd
14:40 - IPSO - Kangding Ray
18:20 - Close - Inox Traxx 20:20 - Tide - Altinbas 22:50 - Psychosphere - Altinbas
25:30 - Primal Instinct - Conntex 
28:30 - Carnal Fever - Alarico  30:30 - Lick Your Soul - Chlär
33:40 - Delusion - Sera J  35:00 - Deadly - Modem 
38:00 - Sphære - Altinbas
40:20 - Aventurine - Ignez 
43:50 - Medusa - Kr!z
46:00 - Ipso Facto - Kr!z 
49:10 - No Tears - Sciahri 
51:10 - Hunt - Altinbas
53:00 - SILVENE 02 - Inox Traxx & Rødhåd
55:20 - Passionate Kisses - Rill


(I do not own the rights to the music in this mix. All tracks belong to their respective artists and labels. This mix was recorded for promotional purposes only - no copyright infringement intended.)

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