Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming back Commisar Lag (@lag) to our halls for UNFOLD LXXV. Today, we can bring you the full live recording.

Taking full control of the sunset hours in the Steam Room, he produced the kind of breathtaking masterclass that demonstrated exactly why this is his third appearance in the heart of our dance floor in just six months. 

‘Commisar Lag - LIVE AT UNFOLD LXXV’ is now available to listen to on our FOLD SoundCloud.

UNFOLD LXXV - Commissar Lag (LIVE RECORDING)

Hailing from Los Angeles, all-vinyl DJ and producer 1morning is making waves both in North America and internationally, having performed in Japan and on his European tour. With a knack for blending old school and new school Techno and being heavily inspired by sounds of the ‘90s and ‘00s, he stands out for his vintage style of swung Techno and Hardgroove. Starting his production journey while still in school, 1morning's percussive Hardgroove tracks uniquely fuse elements of Disco, Jazz and Bossa Nova, reflecting his broad musical influences.

Gear up for a first-class hour of 1morning. 

Tune in to #218

Artwork by @ankhsious

Vault Sessions #218 - 1morning

Do you invest in crypto? A question Cryptofauna gets asked quite often when she meets fellow club kids at the function. But when it comes to her name, it's more about investigating than investing. The term stems from both biology and mythology and refers to all hidden animal life, mostly those living in the deepest oceans - so deep that many of them aren't even discovered yet.
For weeeirdos, the Berlin-based DJ used the opportunity to record a mix to frame the origin of her moniker. Accompanied by a cryptic text, for those who are open for some „weird ass deep sea poetry", as she puts it.

„This sultry, odd, sinister but warm mix might be my personal favorite so far. Never felt more like my artistic self than with this one, so a huge thanks goes out to all producers, to the ravers who keep this thing alive and to weeeirdos for having me."

creatures of the deep and the dark sea dragons, goblin sharks, chimeras gently exploring deepest grounds creeping over the bumps and the cracks swimming like angels do, feeling the wet breeze living off mutually created energy feeding on that never-ending stream called underground water love
waves of caverty dwellers
dwelling day by day, night by night no goal in sight, sole existence
surviving, nurturing, alive through exploration vibration
dinner plate jelly, bomber worm, vampire squid many still hidden unexplored as f*ck
if you wanna put it that way
sultry, cryptic, disguised, algae, iron loaded source energy

https://www.instagram.com/cryptofauna.xx/?hl=de
https://soundcloud.com/cryptofauna

weeeirdos 16 - Cryptofauna

POST CLUB 
IDM DRONE

Live recording from last Syphen at Corsica studio, London, UK. 
19 04 2025 

The well-developed CDJ players nowadays offer so many possibilities for the modern artist. The way I mix is no longer limited to going from one track to the next. Now, I see hot cues and loops as separate sample bars—mixing becomes a form of live production. It’s about blending elements and textures, triggering specific sounds like launching pads. That shift turned DJing into something much more creative and playful. It was seriously fun! 

The one hour soundscape narrative inspired by the text Ruka Nayu wrote for our last audio-visual live performance at Forma HQ, London, UK in 2023.

"An amnesic soldier stranded on an unknown land, his instinct to survive in
abandoned/forgotten/haunted space, simultaneously has a (sudden) archaeological urge to
trace the history of the place within his reach——— “

NANZHEN YANG | Syphen Live recording @ Corsica Studio, London, UK | 19 04 2025

Waves of pulsing, layered techno from the revered Mala Junta resident.

If the electronic music industry is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over what makes for true techno, then D.Dan is one of the underground's great modern emissaries.

A figurehead from the new guard of DJs to arise in the '20s, the Berlin-based artist and Mala Junta resident is an ambassador for a sound that is strongly anchored in the classic roots of techno. His productions, like his mixes, are revved-up takes on the hypnotic wormholes that defined dance floors last decade, but with a fresh (and high BPM) millennial twist. 

Originally from Seattle, D.Dan became enamoured with the spectral stylings of psych rock and shoegaze in adolescence. It's not difficult to see how the cosmic tapestry of bands like Cocteau Twins became a blueprint for the entrancing music he's gone on to make as an adult. His releases on Mutant Future and summerpup are latticeworks of loops and layered percussion, custom-tooled for lost hours on the dance floor and drawn-out mixes behind the decks. 

This approach directly extends into his DJ practice, where he pairs song selections from contemporaries that mirror his own reduced, controlled approach to techno. RA.994 is a Grade A display of contemporary four-to-the-floor from flagbearers like Roll Dann and Marcal.

And like D.Dan's standalone records, his RA Podcast finds room for sweetness—the intermittent peal of an open clap, the steady ripening of a chord—while ultimately emphasising the beauty of function and form over flair.

@ddan-sounds

Find the full interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/994

RA.994 D.Dan

HEISSS CLUB RECORDING: DJ TOOL @ RSO.BERLIN, July 13th 2025

In 2020 the museum for contemporary art in Bergen, Norway asked me to submit a set for their Mixtape series. Inspired by the name of the series i created this actual mixtape. it‘s a cross genre broad spectrum collection of curiosities I call obsessions. 

Track List:

Ingrid Haebler – Schubert Piano Sonata D959, 2. Andantino 
CEM – slumbada
Coil – Everything Keeps Disolving
Coil – Chams
Einstürzende Neubauten – Stella Maris 
AAAA – Void Intro
Shawn Cartier – humas
VOY-E – Untitled B1
Martyn & Om Unit – Passanger 
Client_03 – Wavefile_Dayjob
DJ Wav – 1.0.8.0.
Volruptus – Neckjerk
DJ Gerhardt – Kontröl
Nathaniel Young – How Have You Fallen From Heaven, Morning Star, Son Of The Dawn 
Kid606 – 808 Mate
Christoph De Babalon – Departure (Quit Anytime)
John Gürtler – Drontheimer Strasse
John Gürtler – Old Devil's Hill
Marina Rosenfeld – Installation
Marina Rosenfeld – Reduction
Amon Tobin – Deo
Higher Intelligence Agency – Skank (Remastered)
Coil – Sun Ascension
Ingrid Haebler – Schubert Piano Sonata D959, 2. Andantino

MIXTAPE: KUNSTHALL BERGEN CXLVIII

Recording of my set from the UNFOLD CIV Steam Room 10.08.25
Eternal love to my @foldldn fam, it was an honour to play once again<3

To every dancer that went into absolutely cun*y euphoria and let yourselves go so fully with me – THANK YOU for this gift of energy<3

The set is dedicated to my beautiful friends, old and new from around the world who I've been blessed to spend time and share moments of joy with this summer – THANK YOU 4 making my heart so full<3

Mastering by best @hmmnd_music

UNFOLD CIV: HORNS [Steam Room 2025 Set]

The Final Hour

Ambient ethereal soundscapes for your pleasure, relax, chillout and enjoy.

DARK AMBIENT - INCUBATION

City Diaries
Bruno Bernard 2024
(english)
"City Diaries" is a refection on our city lives, a daily imaginary journey that invites us to
introspection. Te world of sound that surrounds us is experienced in a unique way by
each and every one of us, yet we all share it.
Each stroll is unique, each moment unique.
It's up to us to make these situations our own, to build our own dream cosmology.
Considering the creative power of what surrounds us as a tool for inner construction, as
poetry, is a response to our materialistic lives and can help us better apprehend the
modern world.
True to Gaston Bachelard, the aim here is to give free rein to daydreaming, while at the
same time giving full artistic expression to the noise of our times, an essential concept
developed by Luigi Russolo.
City Diaries was composed from sounds collected at night in my city (Chalon sur
Saône), which gave rise to an imaginary vocabulary for this acousmatic piece.
Our sound context is a refection of our times, and it's up to us to seize it and, like
modern alchemists, appropriate one of the last things that is free - noise - and transform
it into a work of art. Fortunately, it's one of the last things we have free access to.
Binaural format 24B/48Khz
(français)
« City Diaries » est une réfexion autour de nos vies citadines, un parcours imaginaire
quotidien qui nous invite à l'introspection. L'univers sonore qui nous entoure, à la fois
ressenti de manière unique par chacun d'entre nous, nous est pourtant commun, nous
l'avons en partage.
Chaque déambulation est singulière, chaque moment est unique.
C'est à nous de nous approprier ces situations afn de construire une cosmologie onirique
qui nous soit propre.
Envisager la puissance créative de ce qui nous entoure comme un outil de construction
intérieure, une poésie, est une réponse à nos vies matérialistes et peut nous aider à mieux
appréhender le monde moderne.
Fidèle à Gaston Bachelard, il s'agit ici de laisser libre cours à la rêverie et en même temps
donner toute son importance artistique au bruit de notre époque, concept essentiel
développé par Luigi Russolo.
City Diaries a été composé à partir de sons collectés de nuit dans ma ville (Chalon sur
Saône) qui ont donné naissance à un vocabulaire imaginaire permettant de construire
cette pièce acousmatique.
Notre contexte sonore est le refet de notre époque, à nous de nous en emparer pour, tels
des alchimistes modernes, s'approprier une des dernières choses qui soit gratuite -le
bruit- et le transformer en oeuvre artistique. C'est heureusement une des dernière chose
qui soit nous accessible librement.
Format binaural 24B/48Khz

1.Ghosts Area

𝕿𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖐𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌
Nanzhen Yang is a multidisciplinary artist, DJ, and producer based in London and Berlin.

Combining her background as a multi-disciplinary artist, Nanzhen crafts her DJ mixes with the signature storytelling flow, sculptural in structure and rich in emotional groove — Beneath her driving techno kicks lies a world of layered soundscapes, subtle moods and precise energy control, forming an immersive tension that draws listeners in. 

Each of her mixes is a compelling sound piece: tracks are selected out of a craving for unique sound textures and the subtle emotions. She paints the picture of an artist whose music hits the dance floor with force, electrifying the crowd, while simultaneously bridging clubs and art spaces through memorable sonic experiences.

During her formative eight years in London, her distinctive sound brought her regular appearances at the legendary East London club Fold, as well as a residency with the renowned
Boudica — a platform dedicated to showcasing women, trans+, and non-binary artists while
exploring the deeper, more playful sides of electronic music.

Following her move to Berlin in 2025 with the appearance at OXI, RSO, Kitkat and Kwia, she continues to expand her musical footprint to cities such as Copenhagen, Vienna, Riga, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Melbourne, and Seoul.

Bookings:
nanzhenyang.official@gmail.com

2025 Gigs:
01 / 2 / 25 Goen, Peckham Audio,London.
03 / 2 / 25 Keyi Magazine x Berlin Fashion Week, OXI, Berlin.
08 / 2 / 25 Samsara, Derbybrewery Arms, Manchester.
16 / 2 / 25  Unfold, Fold, London.
21 / 2 / 25 Softpaws, Lowprofile studio, London.
21 / 3 / 25 Groundless factory, Beijing.
28 / 3 / 25 TBA, Sydney. 
04 / 4 / 25  HER 5 anniversary, Subclub,  Melbourne.
18 / 4 / 25  Gegen x Boudica, Fold, London.
19 / 4 / 25 Syphen , Corsica Studio, London.
09 / 5 / 25 Obscuur x Le Temple , Aeden, Berlin.
13 / 7 / 25 Soma people, Nft loft, London.
08 / 8 / 25 Ritter Butzke, Berlin.
08 / 9 / 25 Kiosk Radio, Brussels.
12 / 9 / 25 Karma Club, London.
26 / 9 / 25 Le Temple, Aeden, Berlin.
03 / 10 / 25 Gegen, RSO. Berlin.
04 / 10 / 25  ASSMR, Copenhagen.
06 / 10 / 25 Potent Club, Shanghai.
11 / 10 / 25  Groundless Factory, Beijing.
17 / 10 / 25  TBA, Seoul.
01 / 11 / 25  Nonnonnon, HORNS, Bangkok.
14 / 11 / 25  Piehouse, London.
15 / 11 / 25  KLEM, Crackbellmer, Berlin.
27 / 11 / 25  Karma Club, London.
28 / 11 / 25 Pinhole, Low profile studio, London.
14 / 12 / 25 TBA, Berlin.

21 / 01 / 26 Tresor, Berlin.
31 / 01 / 26 TBA, Prague.