With the worst of the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, Danish virtuoso DJ Tool can finally get back to IRL raves, and championing a signature brand of techno that blurs the gulf between the heady days of 90s trance and present. This is his second round for the Bassiani podcast series, a high voltage return to his Copenhagen roots. They’ve fully grown: quicksilver rhythms that have to be seen (and felt) in the flesh, though this one’s a glimpse of that magic at home. Bassiani Podcast 142 is pure euphoria, a pulsating journey through the world DJ Tool and his Fast Forward crew built.

@dj-tool

Bassiani invites Dj Tool / Podcast #142

Vako T is a local techno force originally from the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi, whose subliminal sets have been a fail-safe party starter for over two decades. Full of feel-good tempos and bolstered by his agile mixing abilities, his trademark explorations and personal cuts manifest a unique grain of electronic mastery that doffs its cap to a broad sonic palette and delivers an energy stood firmly in the camp of bullish and crowd-pleasing techno. Bassiani Podcast 211 stays Vako’s long travelled course, an hour-long mash-up of heavy-hitting and bouncy rhythms, trippy sounds, cascading beats and fluid grooves by the dozen, this is genuine deck prowess from a much beloved local champion.

@vako-1

Bassiani invites Vako T / Podcast #211

Next up in our mix series is Zitto & Zurkin, two central figures and cornerstones in the Tbilisi-scene. Zitto is a resident at Bassiani, and is turning into one of the most intriguing figures for the local clubbing sphere, with his level of selection and world building. Zurkin is another central figure of the Tbilisi community, being the co-founder of Vodkast Records, both an imprint and Tbilisi vinyl oasis for fervid record lovers.

In this episode we are presenting a marathon live recording of their closing set from Bassiani, January 27th. Dive into this 9,5 hour ride, where they navigate between trance and psychedelic techno from the past three decades. Steering seamlessly through rolling chuggers, trippy euphoria and wormhole trance, Zitto and Zurkin are a truly fruitful symbiosis. 

@pipedream808
@zurkin

Ute Mix Series #88 | Zitto b2b Zurkin

Here is the recording from my set at Tresor, on a “New Faces” night curated by Cecilia Tosh.

The club was packed and the energy on the dancefloor was already incredible before I started playing. With that in mind, I tried to keep my set as dynamic as possible, often choosing contrast over coherence. The bpm and mixing style are also faster than my usual.

I hope you can re-experience some of that club energy through this recording. A big thanks to Cecilia for giving me the opportunity to express myself in this mythical club.

Until next time!

Max Dewavrin @TRESOR Berlin - New Faces - 19.06.24

Nathalie aka Ogazón is a Berlin-based DJ who captivates audiences with her charismatic, purist approach to House and Techno, harking back to the roots of the genres. Armed with an impressive vinyl collection and a passion for creating immersive musical experiences, Ogazón has quietly gained respect in the electronic music scene. Enjoy!

ITPS107 OGAZÓN

Number 002 in our SEVEN House Mix series is our good friend VOLPE.

Recorded in the SEVEN garden at our studios in Berlin, Germany. Get ready for an hour of beautiful dub, fun filled and souly house.

You can watch Volpe play this mix in the video version of this set on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLx4rk5Uu8

Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/gaston-volpe

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/volpearg/

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4K6cug45tSOlAdUWuE8i4Y

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/gastonvolpe

@gaston-volpe

SEVEN House Mix 002 : Volpe

This one’s a firm nod to London and its unique cultural genome. Tasha got her start in drum and bass, with early support from DJ Flight and Storm, regular slots at Renegade Hardware, and a side shift at central London’s now defunct record store BM Soho. That, and her own party-going forays threw a growing fixation with techno into the mix and it’s here at the crossroads of these two influences that Tasha started to find her voice. For four years starting 2009, and now again on a monthly basis since 2018, she’s held down a residency on Rinse FM, and the distinctly homespun feel of the outlet has left a permanent mark on her sound, one that’s intimately tied to both community and the station’s roots as a fledgling pirate station way back when. Equally formative was Shoreditch venue Plastic People, where she took charge of event programming alongside Sigha, a role she followed with the starting of her own solo venture titled ’Neighbourhood’ - a bringing together of artists in her orbit among which figure names like Pangaea, Pariah, Ben Sims, Zenker Brothers and Stenny. It now calls FOLD home, but the name, and you’d be hard pressed to find a better one, has stuck. It also stuck to the label that project spawned in 2016 and all the subsequent releases that kept that vision going. Tasha’s art, like the life it inhabits, is in constant movement. Brisk basslines with a heavy debt to London’s wealth of musical styles, openness of spirit and DIY fervour. Bassiani Podcast 232 is a banger, 70 minutes of contagious rhythmic momentum; kinetic techno with a UK twist and a point of inflection that’s firmly rooted in the city she calls home. Welcome to the neighbourhood.

@dj_tasha

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Bassiani invites Tasha / Podcast #232

The 10 year celebration continues with a hybrid live recorded set from German dab hand Vril. Much of his work, like the metaphysical and culturally seminal substance from which he took the name, is heavy on duality, hard and gentle, vibrating with machinelike power and shot through with a raw and often tender emotion. It’s a calculation that has yielded some of the most unforgettable sounds of recent times, 2018’s heavy-hitting Anima Mundi or last year’s Animist have lost none of their soul-stirring resonance, and his purist techno reaches far beyond his published work. Live and in flow state, he carries just as strong a charge, a frothing, fulgurant techno that invokes awe and measures in colossal proportions. Leave aside collabs with Rødhåd and Sebastian Mullaert for Circle of Live, though the magic’s there too. It’s an arcane and ghostly sound that burrows into the soul and leaves its mark, and in his scores of fans and 51 toured countries, it has. For Bassiani Podcast 237 the haunting power of his work finds form in 92 minutes of visceral techno that rolls from crystalline form to brooding storm. The sound of a new world dawning just beyond our current horizon.

@vril_01

Bassiani invites .VRIL [hybrid live] / Podcast #237

With great pleasure, we present the live recording of Mary Yuzovkaya, during our 3-YEAR anniversary of PAX-ROMANA.

A true purist behind the decks, Mary delivered a vinyl masterclass with amazing selections, mixed with surgical precision. Her warm energy kept the dancefloor in motion, proving once again why she is a master of her craft.

Set time: 02:00 - 05:00

Enjoy listening!

@bananamilk

Mary Yuzovskaya @ 3 YEARS of PAX-ROMANA | 2024.06.30

Introducing @hamatsuki, DJ, Producer and live performer from Tbilisi, Georgia. As a day one resident of Horoom / Bassiani he’s a vivid part of the local scene while his productions for iconic labels like Further Electronics, Apnea and Georgian labels Fantastic Planet and Mind Controlled Rectifier made him known to the international crowd. His DJ sets and live performances are celebrated for their energy and versatility, delivering a diverse range of vibes that captivate electronic dance music lovers worldwide.

GENAU #141 HAMATSUKI || 01/05/2025

Re-record of my opening set at House of Mince this year & my birthday! (30.1.92)

Thanks to House of Mince for having me!

floating lands - tell
there for me - jack fell down
attention seeker - iron galaxy
moving day - david august
it's only (dj doze remix) - herbert
dirty epic - underworld
can't sleep - huxley
tale of us - the backing band
arp3 - floating points
seagulls - bicep

House of Mince pres. Efdemin [Opening Set], ARQ Sydney, 30.1.16

BOOKINGS: nickspurwaydj@gmail.com

MUSIC: @dramainthesauna
DJ: @nick__spurway / SWEATY (w/ Sophie Forrest)
PARTY: @furcoatsydney
RADIO: @radioelectronicajena

Nick Spurway builds his sets under the ethos of “less chin stroking, more dancing”, having no trouble flipping between thumping techno, high energy disco and pumping, swingy house within the hour. Nick established his reputation as a killer DJ in his early twenties, playing for numerous parties in Eora/sydney along Oxford Street and deep in Marrickville warehouse party territory, cutting between pitch perfect, vinyl-only opening sets and late-night banging closers.

Across the last ten years, Nick has shared his sound at straight techno nights and day-long queer festivals, from tiny basement parties to 10,000 festival goers. He’s been invited to play for some of the best local and national institutions including Something Else, Loose Ends, Dark Mofo, Midsumma, SASH and the infamous Pavlova Bar parties, playing up to six hours at a time. Being continually booked at a wide range of events has helped Nick create and refine his sets; tying together his long established love of the “holy trinity” of house, disco and funk, with techno, ambient, breakbeat, dance-punk and new wave thrown in for good measure. 

By the time he moved interstate to Naarm/melbourne, Nick had teamed up with fellow DJ, producer and activist Sophie Forrest, forming the duo SWEATY, culminating in a triumphant and well-received closing set at Midsumma Carnival 2022 and co-founded Fur Coat, a "gender-bender discotheque for queers and their peers", with Sophie, Matt Jay and SVEN, throwing parties in the inner west of Sydney with a final, 8-hour party before the pandemic hit, for Sydney Mardi Gras 2020. Both these collaborations continue to the present day. When he's not throwing his own parties, Nick is seen playing alongside some of the very best of local and international talent, such as Simon Caldwell, Move D, Bicep, JNETT, Ayebatonye, Stereogamous, Efdemin, Jane Fitz, Lorna Clarkson, Art Simone, CC:DISCO! and Gavilán Rayna Russom, to name a few.

With spectacular timing, Nick moved himself south to Melbourne in 2020, before lockdowns sent everyone inside for almost two years. Undeterred by this and with no clubs to play at, Nick expanded his talents elsewhere: elevating his music production with one to one mentoring from production legend Red Rack’em as part of his groundbreaking ‘How I Program’ music production community in 2020; hosting and producing a monthly radio show ‘Radio Electronica Australia’, since 2021, and releasing his first original track in 2022.

He kept his DJ chops fresh with live streams from his living room and guest-appearances on fellow DJ’s radio shows. Instead of dropping these pandemic-era habits when clubs re-opened, Nick continues to participate in all of the above, with his popular radio show celebrating four years on the air, in February 2025, with no signs of slowing down.

When Nick began to release his first tracks, he decided to separate the DJ from the producer and a new project was created: Drama in the Sauna. His first completed track, a remix of ‘Gradient’ by Eora/sydney artist Lagoon, was released in 2021, followed by his debut EP on Blur Records in 2022, entitled ‘Hot Water Laundry Service’. In December 2023, Nick released his second EP, 'Rushall', in time for summer, with self-produced tracks 'tongue twister' and 'It's Funny' dropped in 2024 and 'Can't Sleep', produced with frequent collaborator Future Self, released on Self Control Records in January 2025.

After five years down south, Nick moved back to Eora/Sydney in early 2025, reconnecting and establishing his love for the city that made his DJing, bringing with him producing, collaborations and radio, to begin a new phase of his career as it approaches its 20th anniversary.

House of Mince pres. Efdemin [Opening Set], ARQ Sydney, 30.1.16

Nick Spurway • Drama in the Sauna • SWEATY

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