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Laurent Garnier - 5 hours dj set @ Le Sucre

New remix coming on Selador 
Release date :  17th March 2014

Dave Seaman & Funkagenda - Naughty Forest (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) Snippet

Life Reshade EP

Let's Dance

Nicolas Masseyeff - Let's Dance - Diversions Music 21

Long-time collaborators, Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff, return to Crosstown Rebels in style with two hypnotic cuts on 'Surrender' EP.

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Surrender

Premiere: Parallelle, Nicolas Masseyeff - Surrender [Crosstown Rebels]

Nicolas Masseyeff & Parallelle - Surrender

Nicolas Masseyeff & Parallelle - She Says

Nicolas Masseyeff & Parallelle - She Says (Axel Boman Remix)

This time, we’re turning up the vibe with Nicolas Masseyeff and his techy banger, Having Fun. The first time I played this track was at Indie Beach, right after Marco Carola, just as night was falling—it created a real moment on the dancefloor. Second time around, late-night at Pablo, same reaction: it’s pure fire for the night owls. Nicolas Masseyeff is a legend in electronic music, a regular with Crosstown Rebels alongside his friends from Parallelle. What stands out most about him is his kindness and mentorship in an industry that can sometimes lack authenticity. So let’s just keep it simple and stick to the words of his track: Having Fun.

Nicolas Masseyeff - Having Fun [Indie House Records]

Julian Prince & Wild Dark deliver captivating collaboration on 'Schrödinger's Cat' EP, via Oxia's Diversions Music.

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Premiere: Wild Dark, Julian Prince - Schrödinger's Kiss [Diversions Music]

OXIA unveils lush lead single from upcoming album, 'Aelle' on Diversions Music 

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Premiere: OXIA - Presence [Diversions Music]

Celebrated French DJ and electronic music pioneer OXIA continues the journey toward his new album with the release of "Colors of Life", landing June 27 on Diversions – the boutique record label he runs alongside long-time collaborator and friend Nicolas Masseyeff.
Following May’s warmly received single “Presence”, this latest offering serves as the second glimpse into OXIA’s forthcoming studio album "Aelle", slated for release later this year.

Colors of Life showcases OXIA’s refined ability to blend uplifting musicality with an infectious groove. Vibrant melodies, shimmering textures and subtly layered percussive detail paint a euphoric soundscape that feels both cinematic and dancefloor-ready. It’s a track that resonates with optimism – an expansive follow up to the introspective tones of its predecessor – yet retains the artist’s signature emotional depth and melodic finesse.

Where Presence introduced the intimate nuances of Aelle, Colors of Life opens up the sonic palette further, reflecting the evolving dynamism of the album’s vision. It’s a celebration of musical color, rhythm and feeling; a testament to OXIA’s versatility as a producer with over two decades of international acclaim.

As anticipation builds for the full release of "Aelle" OXIA continues to affirm his place among the genre’s most forward-thinking artists. From landmark releases on labels like All Day Dream, Knee Deep In Sound or Bedrock, to iconic remixes for artists such as Moby, John Digweed or Agoria, his influence remains both broad and enduring.
With "Colors of Life", OXIA delivers another compelling chapter in the story of "Aelle" – an album poised to be one of the year’s most affecting and elegant electronic works.

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OXIA - Colors of Life (Album Version) [Diversions]

Following their acclaimed collaborations ‘Renegade’ in 2023 and ‘Surrender’ in 2024, Parallelle and Nicolas Masseyeff return to Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels with a third instalment of their evolving partnership on the imprint. Titled ‘Shake It Out’, the release arrives in the heart of summer and showcases two original productions from the Dutch-French trio, alongside a vibrant remix from US rising star Airrica.

Dutch brothers Parallelle and French mainstay Masseyeff share a deep-rooted musical connection, honed across years of collaboration and a shared love for expressive, forward-thinking electronic music. With past releases on labels such as DGTL, Systematic, Rose Avenue, and Masseyeff’s own Diversions Music, the trio have built a sound that’s rich in detail and driven by emotion, combining analog warmth, live instrumentation, and club-ready energy in equal measure.

A fusion of sharp production and live sensibility, ‘Shake It Out’ leads with layered drums, psychedelic stabs and a commanding vocal that urges listeners into motion. On the B-side, ‘Everything’ delivers a more stripped-back and introspective mood, with hazy textures and wonky sonics for the late hours. Joining the package is Airrica, making her return to Crosstown following 2024’s ‘Hi Speed Lover’. Her rework of ‘Shake It Out’ adds a new dimension to the original, dialling up the energy with crisp percussion, pulsing acid-dipped low-ends, and warped vocal treatments that inject a driving twist into the hypnotic groove.

A powerful continuation of their Crosstown Rebels story, ‘Shake It Out’ finds Parallelle and Nicolas Masseyeff refining their shared sound once again while welcoming another exciting talent in Airrica back into the label fold.

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Premiere: Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff - Shake it Out [Crosstown Rebels]

a classic... recorded late 1992 while Laurent was organising the mythic weekly party "Wake Up Paris" at the Rex Club in Paris.

Laurent Garnier - Wake Up

Design – Geneviève Gauckler
Producer, Mixed By, Written-By – Stéphane Dri
Basic Groove Publishing
Out in 1996

Review by miccom Aug 01, 2001 (edited over 10 years ago)
A classic 1997 techno-record really, though it stretches quite a bit further than just pure techno. It was a major leap forward for Dri whose former output comprised mostly of trancy stuff (of both the slow and fast variety). Tracks here vary from electro over full-blown techno to minimalistic ambient scapes. There's even a drone-track, 'Turmoil', which feels oddly out of place, but is a sign of Dri's ambition to release not just another techno record. Stéphane Dri succeeds on almost every level even though the record isn't exactly groundbreaking or anything. Most of this was already done (and even better) by Juan Atkins. Though to Dri's merit, hardly any of the tracks feel like filler (except for 'Blue072C' which feels much the same as the superior 'Red Dogs'). Standout-tracks are many and include the menacing electro-techno of 'Wasteland' (also released as a single with some additional remixes), the slow deep minimal techno of 'Wood' and the over-the-top freakiness of 'Red Dogs'. 'Voodoo' and 'Secrets' deserve good mention as well in my opinion as they bathe in a dark claustrophobic atmosphere. Dri promised a lot with this record, but to this day, he hasn't really delivered. 'Lost', the record's successor was more limited in scope and somewhat disappointing. Though you may feel I was a bit hard on Dri here, this really is an excellent record. You can't go wrong with this one if techno and/or electro's your thing. Great listening. 7.5/10 


Scan X - "Earthquake" - from "Chroma" album

Here is the long Version of Tronic Podcast for the Christian Smith's Tronic Radio.

https://soundcloud.com/christiansmith/tronic-podcast-039-with

TRONIC PODCAST 039 (extended) by Nicolas MASSEYEFF 

Tracklisting  :


Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo - Colombia
Lookleft & Bearight - Miss You (Dop remix) - Pets Recordings
Burnsky & Manik - Next To Me (Manoo remix) - Real Tone
Peace Division - Blacklight Sleaze (Dyed Soundorom Remix) - Dogmatik
Shlomi Aber - Mancha - Desolat
Gebrueder Teichmann feat. Foremost Poets - Time's Almost Up (Losoul's Altered Poetry Version) - Killekill House Trax
Seth Troxler, Tom Trago, Subb-an - Time - Visionquest
Maceo Plex - Galactic Cinema (DJ-Kicks) - K7 Records
Tale of Us - Another Earth - Minus
Todd Bodine - Good Vibe - Highgrade
Francisco Allendes - Superwave Theory - Desolat
Michal Ho - Don't Rush (Jay Haze's Return Of The Pony Mix) - Nice Try
Andre Galluzzi & Dana Ruh - Wu Wang - Aras
Sabb & Cuartero - Don't you Know - Noir Music
Mihai Popoviciu - Call Me - Pokerflat
Mathias Kaden - Pitched - Desolat
Jaydee - Payback (Maceo Plex remix) - Ellum Audio
Josh Wink - Balls (Groove Mix) - Ovum
Aquarius Heaven - Slow Love feat. Miss Kittin - Circus Company
Victor Stancov - A Little Bit Like Hornsby (TJ Kong Rmx) - Soulfooled





TRONIC PODCAST 039 by Nicolas MASSEYEFF (extended)

co label owner @diversions-music
Back in 1989, on the scorching French Riviera, Nicolas Masseyeffʼs long affection for electronic music first began. After that first kiss, then the man spent 15 years in his hometown as a record dealer, before buying his own outlet, Limelight, and turning it into the most respected record store in the whole of Southern France.
Drawing inspiration from a wide sonic plane that includes minimalism, jazz, new wave, Detroit techno and Chicago house, itʼs producers like Steve Reich, John Cage, Carl Craig, UR, Basic Channel and Larry Heard that Masseyeff looks up to. Itʼs no surprise, then, that in 1998 Nico began experimenting on his own. Only in 2006 was he happy with the musical identity he had forged for himself, though, so only then did he release his first productions...
As such, French label Zebra 3 served up his Hostages EP before the Frenchman then released on John Henry Records (run by esteemed producer John ʻZoo Brazilʼ Andersson) for the first time. Since then he has returned to the label to release several tracks under the alias Vedrenn and has become a core part of the Plantage 13 crew that also includes the likes of Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Huntemann, Super Flu, Herzblut, Rekorder and Ideal.
Once producing full time and having sadly left the record store, the releases came thick and fast. ʻDevaʼʼs melody seduced Stephan Bodzin enough for him to put it in the spotlight courtesy of a release on his Herzblut Recordings (2008), then went on to release another trio of Masseyeff EPs, namely Asymetrik (2009), Modul8 (2009) and No More Time (2010).
2010 also saw Nico pair with long-time friend and much-hyped producer Oxia. Together they crafted ʻTrying Outʼ for the 5 year anniversary compilation of Marc Romboyʼs Systematic in July 2009, then ʻKeep the Drumsʼ for London label Tsuba in April 2010. So too have there been remixes for Stephan Bodzin and Marc Romboyʼs astronomic Luna project alongside plenty of other names from across the electronic world.
Most recently, though, is Masseyeffʼs full length project, The Motherland: itʼs an odyssey into the manʼs mind, featuring twists and turns, blissful sections and joie de vivre, but also melancholia and sorrow, just like in his life; just like in your life... Came out  on Herzblut in November 2011.
2012 was a year of remixes for Nicolas, for labels like Noir Music, Suara, Materials, Oswind and others…
this year was also the time for him to work in the background of some artists like Miss Kittin or Kavinsky to help them to built their live act for their albums tour…
After this few months break, the long time friend Oxia and Nicolas came back together in studio to deliver « You know » which was released on Noir Music for Summer 2013.
Nicolas and his longtime Limelight crew, launched a new kind of event called « Le Bal des Fous »  taking place on sunday afternoon in some unusual venues and dedicated to house music… 
French artist Nicolas Masseyeff has become synonymous with the label herzblut , and boy have we missed him. Having recently graced the likes of Suara, Selador, Noir and Mo’s Ferry with his music and lent his vast studio talents in the aid of others, Nicolas comes home with his latest work Vero.  
In 2015 all ready done some remixes especially for Kaiser Disco Label KD Music, and a new flowers coming out of his heart with an amazing studio collaboration with Miss Kittin called « June » which will be out on the wellknow berlin label Mobilee Mid of June…

TRONIC PODCAST 039 by Nicolas MASSEYEFF (extended)

Nicolas Masseyeff

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