Australian Kia very quickly rose up through the grimy after-hours rave scene of Melbourne to make her mark on the international stage. Now Berlin-based, her unique grasp of rhythm is rooted in a love of bass, IDM and deeper techno though she is adept at exploring a wide range of moods within those worlds. She has done so at places like ADE and our own festival and extends her good taste to the curation of her Animalia imprint and its ambient sub-label Cirrus as well as her own original tracks on Nous'klaer Audio.

In this week's mix, Kia showcases a colourful and kaleidoscopic take on techno which she says was awakened by an early trip to Japan's famously head Labyrinth festival. It's a hi-fidelity feast of supple rhythms, icy synths and deep space ambiance that unfolds in late-night fashion. The melodies are as delicate as silk, the drums rubbery yet punchy. It's high-paced future music that manages to be as delicate and beautiful as it is dynamic.

Dekmantel Podcast 440 - Kia

A sunset set at Waking Life, Portugal, in June 2023. I DJed after Vlada and before Anthony Naples, in front of a beautiful lake with the sun setting behind me and an incredibly wholesome, engaged, positive, locked-in crowd in front of me. Kept this one pretty measured in pace, and went for expansive, moody, euphoric, maybe also a little psychedelic in vibe, sorta imagining gazing into the deep starry abyss.

Tracklist:

Marlui Miranda – Tchori Tchori (feat. Uakti)
ISOR29 – Mi Vida
TB Arthur – Acid Artifacts 1B
Powder – Alien
Petra & Co – Just Let Go (Dub)
D'Marc Cantu – 1Lb Of Flesh
Hodge – Lanes
Supereal – Body Medusa (Leftfield Mix)
Delkom – Maskulin Feminin (Es Muy Facil)
Marcel Dettmann – Renewal Theory
D.O.P. – Get Out On This Dancefloor
Lockgroove – Feel The Joy
D.Yaroslav – Real to Real
Brain Pilot – Serotonin Flow
Fraxinus – Pass One
Bassrace – Futurama (Aqua Space Mix)
Unknown Artist – W.L.W.A.S.I.O.H. (K Lost Acid Dub)
Bassrace – Futurama (Aqua Space Mix)
Jasen Loveland – F--K 6-6 (Trip Report Mix)
Griffit Vigo – Yasizwa Les'gubhu (Vigo Music Original mix)
Data Theft – Dr. Rhythm Tec Beat
Zone – Eternal #2
Shunji Moriwaki – Shirushi-O-Chodai
3 Play – Get On Up
Frankie Bones – Mandolay Break
R-Zac – Untitled
Andreas Gehm – I Don't Care
Factory Floor – Relay (Charles Manier Remix)
DHS – # 9 Bad Acid
Peter Van Hoesen – Voodoo Benny's Wishbone
Wishmountain – Tap
Thomas Brinkmann – NRT
Stanislav Tolkachev – No matter what they've told you
Nilotika Cultural Ensemble – Ejokawulida
DJ Zinc – Dirty
Ambien Baby – Aventura ft. Priori
Tricky Disco – Cosmic Tones
Gilles Renneson – Yara
Bamao Yendé – Begoona
Tati Quebra Barraco & DJ Marlboro – Boladona
Groove Connektion 2 – Club Lonely (Serious Danger Mix)
Oliver Ho – Anaesthetic - Veil - Transform
Cari Lekebusch – Output 2 - A1
Reeko & Surgeon – Gangster in Disguise
2 Bad Mice – Waremouse
Paradise 3001 – Temazepan
Lighter Thief – Zippo King Two
Temudo – Ashamed
Tikiman, Stereotyp – Jahman
Nicolò – All Night Heat
Atrice – Levels
DJ Sliink – Emergency
Leo Anibaldi – Acid Pervertion
Ruff Da Menace – Dub Rush
Sansibar – Sunshine In Gomorrah
Minimal Compact – Statik Dancin'(Mad Professor Extended Dub Mix)
Xes Noiz – A1
Donato Dozzy – messy kafka world
Metasplice – Buoyant Slight
TV on the Radio – Staring at the Sun

Photo by Sara Herrlander

DJ set at Waking Life 2023

Landing here on planet Earth for episode 52 of FRiends and Family is @djhockey for an hour of shapeshifting, tripped in and out techno. An absolute delight, best (of course) listened to loud and with headphones on. If you haven't already, follow and get on board with DJ Hockey and the @pprzrecords label he co-runs alongside @adamtwo . Cream of the cream stuff they're presenting. 

Don't forget to preorder your copy of DJ Hockey "Push:Pull", his vinyl debut, out May 8th on Fixed Rhythms. Link to buy here:
https://djhockey.bandcamp.com/album/push-pull

Take it straight from Mr. Hockey himself about the mix--"it's very close to the core of what you'll hear on a night out if I am playing to a very heady crowd."

👽 Take me to your party 👽

Track list:
Joachim Spieth (@joachim-spieth) - Flow
mod21 (@mod21) - Black Ink (Refracted remix) @refracted-music
Neel (@neel) - Afnio
DJ Hockey (@djhockey) - Restraint 
Joshua Calleja (@joshua-calleja-1)  - Mindless Chaos (Centrific's Lysergic Dub) @centrific 
JXTPS (@jxtps) - Perimeter
Aleksi Perala (@aleksiperala) - GBBVT1337152 (Len Faki Hardspace Mix) @lenfaki
Temudo (@temudo) - D is for Dissonance
Mike Parker (@geophone) - Tripartite
Pulso (@pul_so) - Dash Back
Biemsix (@biemsix) - Whisper
Kamellia, Decoder (@amotikmusic @iamdecoder )- Beyond
Sleeparchive (@sleeparchiveofficial) - HH1 Session 10
Jero Claires (@jeroclares) - Radial Velocity
Metapattern (@mptrn) - Blinded by Safety
DJ Hockey (@djhockey) - Release
Adriana Lopez (@adrianalopez) - Gradual Illusion
Staffan Linzatti (@staffan-linzatti) - A rush of reason
Sleeparchive (@sleeparchiveofficial) - Before
Alex Dolby (@alexdolby) - Rd203
Dasha Rush (@dasha-rush) - More than ones
NWHR (@nwhr_music) - Schorl
Nørbak (@norbakmusic) - Gare
Kerrie (@kerrie_dj) - Inner Space

Buy "Push:Pull" here!

DJ Hockey: FRiends and Family Ep. 52

𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓯 𝔀𝓮 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓼?

interview live on –>–>–> https://www.wav.world/ –>–>–> @corakoala

wav.world emerged out of a long-running chat exchange of mixes, tracks, and some playful speculation: If you were going to make a platform for DJ mixes in 2024, what would it look like?

Mixes are a unique type of musical expression. They capture a specific moment in time, determined by the knowledge and style of the artist. A mix is as important a creative statement as an album, remix or EP. One mix can change an artist’s career, one mix can open a listener’s mind to something completely new.

𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓶𝓲𝔁𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼.

We miss the importance that mixes used to have. So, we made a platform for mixes.

Each wav.world mix gives one artist the time and resources to create whatever kind of mix they want, to share something sonic about who they are and what they love.

Every wav.world mix will feature a longform interview with the artist which gets to the heart of what moves them—in music and in life—through text, video and image. Each edition of wav.world will feature the commissioned work of music journalists, visual artists and graphic artists.

𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝔀𝓪𝓿.𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭

∿∿∿ WAV•WORLD • CORA.wav

Konduku (@kondukukonduku) is Dutch-born but with a proud Turkish heritage that colours the music he makes. It's impactful techno but with curious time signatures and minimalist percussive that draws on the rhythms of his ancestral homeland. As the son of a musician and Balkan folklore dancer, he was always set to spend his life in music and so far it's been a rich one that has included a standout debut album on Nous’klaer in 2018 and fresh EPs on the cult likes of Delsin, Bitta and Spazio Disponibile.

This week's mix showcases exactly what he is all about with 80 minutes of supple and subversive techno. Liquid tracks from Jeff Mills, Donato Dozzy, Shackleton and plenty of his own all feature in this timeless trip where slick transitions and carefully threaded grooves constantly build mood and atmosphere. From deep and cosmic to dark and dystopian, there is an always underlying tension that keeps both mind and body utterly locked in.

Dekmantel Podcast 472 - Konduku

To celebrate the debut album from Kim Ann Foxman’s latest venture Pleasure Planet, we invited the band to curate a special ‘dreams’ themed Sunday Mix, full of rich, synthy warmth and nodding downtempo.

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Up next on our podcast series is @simon-off! Fresh off his masterful "Emotional Distortions" release, you're in for a treat.
Listen here: https://orcd.co/CaMo004

Candy Mountain Podcast #004: Sun People

Elena Colombi helps to keep Mondays weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-5th-august-2024

Elena Colombi w/ Rrrkrta 050824

As an interdisciplinary artist, she blends mixing, music production, illustration, and activism to forge new paths within the electronic music communities of Colombia and Latin America. Alongside her role as an artist on Medellín’s Insurgentes label, she co-founded ECO and Latitudes, two platforms that spotlight the creative and political work of Latin American electronic music scenes, with a strong feminist focus.

Her DJ mixes are known for their narrative depth, as exemplified in this mix, where she skillfully navigates diverse genres, taking bold risks while maintaining a sharp ear for high-quality sound.

Julianna 062

No Way Back, let me set the scene. It’s 6AM and 66 degrees. The dance floor is packed, it's sweaty inside, and it’s about to storm outside again. Derek Plaslaiko is taking over the decks from BMG, getting ready to take the crowd on a journey through his mind — the mind of a rock & roller that’s itching to take the party to the next level. It’s No Way Back on May 26, 2024, Day 2 of Return to the Source at Tangent, in Detroit. Witness the pure insanity as Derek indulges the crowd with a no holds barred onslaught of pure party jams. This is what we experienced. 

Tracklist:
Twin Hype – Do It to the Crowd	
Mellow Man Ace – Rhyme Fighter	
Dino Lenny – Did This	
Hezziane – Acid Fux	
Paranoid London – PL Off The Groove	
Company B – Fascinated (12'' Version)	
Torrfisk – Daft Acid	
Adryiano – PL303 STYLE	
Hezziane – Vrr-T-Go	
Evil Acid Baron – Neverending Acid	
Steve Poindexter – Born to Freak	
Jerome Hill – Transmissions	
Mike Dunn – Snare Your Ass Off (PEPER IN JE REET edit)	
Paranoid London – Fuse	
Свит Бои – Fu	
Pervocet – Phazy Susan	
Dwarf – Percussion Electrique	
SEDVS – Nightporter	
Remote Intelligence – Data Thief (The Mission)	
Doctor Jeep – Cyber Funk	
Olin, Bowlcut, Alex – Just Visiting (Super Rough Master)	
DJ Dotcom – Donkey Punch	
Jacob Korn & Sneaker – Heteronomous
Lemon 8 – Model 8 (Remix)

IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s13e03: Derek Plaslaiko at No Way Back 2024

limitbreak! - 12.14.19

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