We had great fun playing at Open Source Radio in Nijmegen last September. Buckle up for a sonic journey through our favorite tracks of the moment!

Noord Loop @ Open Source Radio 18/09/2021

IDA Folder - Super ONS 27.7.22

Back to his roots, Polychrome audio co-founder and Noord Loop member Tanzverbot delivers a vinyl only journey through various shades of Minimal and Tech House from his beloved record collection.

Having started spinning records during his teenage years in Paris around 15 years ago, his influences have kept on evolving over time but a true passion for the art of DJing has animated him from day one. His record collection gradually built over the years is now his most cherished treasure.

The set opens up with deep minimal grooves before taking a more energetic turn with a mixture of tech house with hints of dub, while the last section navigates between late night minimal and house beats. The fact that most of the tracks were only released on vinyl gives the mix a special flavor.

Polychrome Radio - Episode 14 - Tanzverbot

The Sizeable Mix Vol. 1: Rey Colino

Clutter is Jean Jacques’s debut EP and in his own words “his first attempt to translate emotions and experiences into tracks”. While each of the four tracks has its own character and atmosphere, the end result is a very coherent body of work that can be broken down into two moods with a driving and unforgiving A side that is subtly balanced by a moody and dreamy B side.

What started as a failed attempt at giving his own twist to the Basic Channel sound turned out to be a driving, dark, melancholic and unforgiving techno track with a dash of trance. "Dubhypno" is a perfect introduction to Jean-Jacques’ sound.

The most driving track of the EP, “Ode To The Floor” is a no compromise and old school inspired dance track. It is all about energy and impact, the sound of the amps begging you to turn it down knowing fully well you won’t.

The breaky “Thalys” is heavily inspired by a lot of the (sometimes unintentional) noisy stuff Jean-Jacques started listening to earlier on. Aliasing, zero crossing clicks, clipping and noise introduced by lossy formats is something the first generation of portable media formats brought us, and what he grew up with. “Thalys” is Jean-Jacques embracing the sound of the 64kbs digital revolution.

“Clutter” bridges the club and home listening environment to make a nod to electro with generative sound design, ethereal overlapping melodies and some killer breaks.
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Releases February 3, 2023

PA002 - Jean Jacques - Clutter EP (Snippets)

Through his Sonic Fiction residency on Radio Tempo Nao Para, and Sunday Sedatives podcast for RPU, Tosh has been feeding our ears with ambient soundscapes and eclectic selections opening our minds for some time now. But at a TNP event at De Schietclub, we discovered another side of his selection as together with Marijn S they elevated an already steamy room with a breaks and techno selection of very high caliber. It caught our ears and called for more.

Tosh offered us a podcast that goes back to the core of house and techno as the Detroit legends defined both genres. The selection is surgical, the mixing organic, and the journey groovy and hypnotic. About this recording, he had a few words to share:

"For me, the center of mass of this mix rests on an amazing record by a Dutch producer, Alex Dijksterhuis, that I have been after for quite some time. When I walked into Killacutz a month ago, Richard said he finally found a second copy (the first one was for his own collection and we listened to it in the store together. With these old records, every one of them has its own unique balance in sound. After the first section, when the breaks come in, it feels like the low-end suddenly opens up in the most beautiful way - and that “you're on my mind” vocal gets me every time!"

This mix is the craft of a great selector. One that breathes music, and searches for deeper meanings and connections. Tosh is more than an artist; he is also a builder and one that silently instils dynamism and openness for both the culture and communities that surround him.

We are more than happy to have him part of this series, and we hope that you will dive into this recording, ears open, and feet ready.

Artist: @tosh_tosh

Polychrome Radio - Episode 17 - Tosh

Live recording at Radio Tempo Não Pára (24.02.2023)

Artist: @superons

Hervé @ Radio TNP 24.02.2023

March's Hidden Rooms show is a guestmix from Hervé, co-founder of Polychrome Audio (@polychrome-audio) who are becoming a staple name DJing and throwing parties in Amsterdam. For this hour he weaves his way across his sound, from rolling house to proggy pumpers. Energetic stuff for the night time lurkers.

Hidden Rooms w/ Hervé

It is by pressing play on the fourth installment of event collective Likeminded podcast series that we got introduced to Koen FM's very unique musical universe. We immediately wanted to hear more from him and his collection of records. 

Koen is a Montessori primary school teacher based in Amsterdam. Besides being a teacher, he has been collecting electronic music for +/- 15 years and DJ’ing every now and then.

Talking about his selection for this podcast, he shared the following with us: "I’ve always been fascinated by cosmic, dubby, ambient, techno and downtempo sounds like you could hear on MTV chill out zone back when I was little. Although I do check new stuff that comes out, I mostly like to dig through records that come from the ’90s. This mix contains a bit of both, older and newer tunes. Some digital and some vinyl records."

Koen does not often record podcasts, and we are super thankful to have his contribution for our series. He once again opened up the doors to his psychedelic, cosmic and very cinematic music selection, offering the Polychrome Radio its first downtempo podcast, and a simply superb recording.

Press play and let yourself flow softly. Enjoy!

Artist: @koenmulder

Polychrome Radio - Episode 18 - koen.fm

For this new episode of Polychrome Radio, we present to you producer, live artist, DJ and vibey personality @windows_artist . We met Willem in @sissis.exporesto basement before our takeover and directly connected over the chill and welcoming, mindset and pure love for music. Inviting him to be part of the series felt more than natural. @windowsdj is a producer of great talent who’s currently in the time room composing a lot of music. He is also one who knows how to throw a party and bring a dancefloor to life, as he perfectly displays it on a flowey podcast that will make you nod your head. 

About the podcast he had to say: “Upon meeting the Polychrome crew, a connection sparked immediately! Recording the mix on the location we met definitely created the right mood and energy, and it’s a delight this feeling found its way through in the recording. Sometimes there’s nothing better than to just dance to some fun tunes with the people around you, right? That’s what this mix is about! Recorded in one go the spontaneity is tangible, bouncing from cheeky floor fillers to breaky killers.”

Summer is around the corner, and trust this podcast will bring out the dancer in you and uplift your soul. Enjoy!

Photography by the all round talented @caitlincreative 🧚‍♀️

Polychrome Radio - Episode 19 - Windows

Broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (17.05.2024)

Artist: @superons

Hervé @ Radio TNP 15.06.2024

Collaborative electronic music project from Amsterdam.

Co-founders of record label @Polychrome-Audio.

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Past shows:

23/03/24 - Polychrome Nacht at Benelux Bar (Amsterdam)
26/01/24 - Polychrome x One Eye Witness at Multipla (Amsterdam)

31/12/23 - ETAPE x Multipla NYE (Amsterdam)
19/10/23 - RPU x Polychrome ADE 2023 (Amsterdam)
18/06/23 - De School - Polychrome Audio Sound Session (Amsterdam)
10/02/23 - Sissi's (basement) - Polychrome Audio takeover (Amsterdam)

22/10/22 - REPERE x Kafenion Microcoffee sessions ADE 2022 (Amsterdam)
20/10/22 - RPU x Polychrome ADE 2022 @ Studio/K (Amsterdam)
01/10/22 - RPU x Polychrome @ Operator Radio (Rotterdam)
30/09/22 - Aristotelos @ Pong (Amsterdam)
03/09/22 - Leather Glades RPU (Amsterdam)
10/06/22 - CREELED @ Oosterbar (Amsterdam)
26/24/22 - Studio/K x Polychrome Audio, Koningsnacht
25/03/22 - Polychrome Nacht @ Sexyland World (Amsterdam)
17/03/22 - Night Time Unity @ Feed (Amsterdam)

06/11/21 - Polychrome Audio Takeover @ Maxi Radio (Leiden)
18/09/21 - Open Source Radio (Nijmegen)
28/05/21 - Maxi Radio (Leiden)
27/02/21 - Radio Tempo Não Para (Amsterdam)