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A believer in the transformative power of techno, local hero P.TRAFFORD has been tripping the light fantastic as an underground organizer, DJ and performer with events for Forbidden Planet (Official) (also a label) and under the banner Psychic Driving, occupying secret and uncommon spaces around Montréal for several years now. He debuted for MUTEK with a live set of his mutlispeed, hallucinatory analog tracks at our 2014 Nuit Blanche. He comes to the festival proper this year, anchoring a Saturday night subterranean special at the MAC with PATRICIA, Gunnar Haslam, Svengalisghost and ANTHONY NAPLES that is specially priced at $20 to encourage total participation!

P.TRAFFORD will be performing live at MUTEK 2015 as part of the NOCTURNE MUTEK 4 program on Saturday, May 30 at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC).

Check his bio page here: http://bit.ly/1D1Xvnc

Tracklist:
OMAR S - UNDER JAMAICA [FXHE]
THIRD SIDE - SHIT ON ME (RA.H's REMIX) [RESTORATION RECORDS]
GIBB - SECRET OF K-MARKEN [BÖRFT RECORDS]
APPOINTMENT - O4 [APPOINTMENT]
SORIC - PELICULA [CLIP RECORDS]
RUMINEGE - UNTITLED [NUMB]
DVS1 - S.O.S. [HUSH]
DJ ROLANDO - AZTEC MYSTIC [UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE]
X-103 - 10 000 CHARIOTS [TRESOR]
TREMENDOUS - UNTITLED [CLIP RECORDS]
BREAKER 1 2 - DMT [FORBIDDEN PLANET]
BASIC CHANNEL - Q1.2 [BASIC CHANNEL]
BASIC CHANNEL - MUTISM [BASIC CHANNEL]
TEREKKE - AMAZE [L.I.E.S.]


MUTEK2015PREVIEW006 - P.TRAFFORD

Tobi is a man of many talents. Among other projects, he runs Amsterdam’s renowned movie theatre Lab 111. But few are familiar with his exquisite musical taste and DJ skills.  

All the more exciting to have Tobi on primetime duties at Schemer’s previous edition, where he treated us to a deep musical journey. We’re grateful to have this documented and featured as Tobi’s first-ever online recording.

Tobi @ Schemer (13.04.2025)

This is the third mix I have done featuring the label Giegling. Its been a couple of years since the last one so thought I should crack on and do another one. 

TRACK LIST 

Ladder - Leafar Legov
Feige Datell -  Dwig
Luise Und Die Strandpiraten - Dwig
Tempr - Ateq
Drama - Kettenkarussell
Wind of Flange - KettenKarussell
The Trip - Ferdinand
Der Apfel Und Das Ei - Dwig
Ballabillo - Unkown Artist 
Traumwurm - Prince of Denmark
Silverhope Road - Matthias Reiling
Society 0.5 -  Edward
Fettwanzenblues - Dwig
Organic - Dwig & Deer
Hardcore Happy - Unknown Artist
Cto - Vril
Generation Gap - Kettenkarussell
True Dialogue - Edward
Sar - Ateq
Slipshow - Edward 
6.9 - Ateq
7.0 - Ateq
Preyork - Map.ache
Made in China - Dwig
Message from Myself - Map.ache
Warm Down - Matthias Reiling 
Following You - Edward
Sign - Ateq
Voices In Your Head - Vril
Aintno2 - Dwig
Shortlisted Orchid ( Benjamin Brunn Remix ) - Deer
You - Dwig
Splitting Ways -  Lefar Legov
Hotel Udayana - Kettenkarussell
Ours - Edward
I Gave My Life - Traumprinz
Messed Up Jam - Traumprinz
Crosse Pennt - Edward


Giegling Mix 3

Recorded at Giegling Melbourne - @alexalbrechtmusic treats us to a live set featuring his warm, immersive sound. Moving fluidly between ambient textures, deep house, and groove-heavy downtempo, his work has found a home on labels like Mule Musiq, Scissor & Thread and Analogue Attic, with releases that capture everything from late-night introspection to sunlit, outdoor euphoria.

Currently in the middle of a busy European tour, Alex is playing Strand 22 in Jena 27.06, where he’ll join Margaux Gazur and Module One for the Ambient Open Air.

FATPOD-88 - Alex Albrecht

Home Again Festival, RSO.BERLIN, 31-05-2025

We’re excited to share the Far Blue perception of Zürich-based Serenne with you today. After catching her live this summer, we were pulled in by the way she blends lush, dreamy sounds with darker moods. While keeping things subtle and immersive, she brings that same energy and depth to this one-hour mix.

“I recently had a conversation with Ben Kaczor, who mentioned an artist I hadn’t heard of before: Hilma af Klint, a Swedish visionary whose work immediately spoke to something inside me. Touched by her paintings, I printed two of her blue-hued pieces — The Ten Largest, No. 1 (1907) and Childhood and Primordial Chaos (1906–1907) — hung them above my setup, and started recording this one-take mix, letting myself drift into the world they opened.

But as I listened back, I found myself entering something else entirely — something that goes beyond those paintings — something deeper, something that transforms. A space beyond sight. That’s where the journey begins for me. And I hope that, for whoever listens, it becomes something personal too. Maybe even a small doorway to something deeper, something invisible… just as Hilma found through her art.

This mix also features beautiful tracks from many dear friends — I feel grateful for each of their creations.”

ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ 
@serennee

Instagram.com/farblue_
farblue.bandcamp.com/

A Far Blue concept by Serenne - 'A Blue Beyond Sight'

A xone 96 got fried in the heat. You could cook eggs on it. Last minute switch to a pioneer. Therefore the slight delay.
Settime 1700 - 1900 at Landesmuseum Zurich, August 13 2025

Rundfunk 2025

We’re super excited to have XDB joining us on the podcast series! He’s one of the best selectors out there, a DJ and producer since the early ’90s, and his journey just keeps getting more inspiring. Over the years, his creativity has shaped the way he picks the labels and artists he collaborates with. After spending years behind the counter at a record shop, he went on to launch his own label, Metrolux.

“Less is more,” he says — a principle he applies both to inspiring newcomers and established artists alike. Ultimately, it’s this approach that allows the music to truly speak for itself.

Soundcloud: @xdb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kostaxdb/
Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/dj/xdb

RP. 083 XDB

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/hame

Amsterdam-based producer and DJ Hame contributes to the IA MIX Series with a set that blends dubby textures, unreleased material, and tracks from artists including Martinou, Pango, and Leonel Castillo. In the interview, @hame-compathy reflects on his musical journey - from childhood instruments and early experiments with FL Studio to releases on labels like Noire & Blanche, Far Blue, and Project Indigo. He also shares the story behind @pintai growth, its sculptural and abstract visual identity, and the philosophy guiding the label’s carefully curated output.

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IA MIX 394 Hame

The music you may listen just now is recorded and mixed by @oliviapaula - you doing right so, as it is a very well spent hour + a half and IMO the Noosa Heads - Mushroom track alone to start with is a very fine move. 


KANNMIX 63 - OLIV - 87min

KANNMIX 63 | OLIV

Next Edition: 19_24.08.25 | International Festival of Digital Creativity & Electronic Music

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