Winner announcement: 

https://atomnation.net/2019/09/12/polynation-cascade-remix-contest-winner-announcement/

Polynation - Cascade (Remix Competition Submission Playlist)

Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and artist, Alex Kassian has become a firm favourite of ours over here at Phonica over the past couple of years. His sophisticated, lush and organic sounding productions have been picked up by labels such as Paramida’s Love On The Rocks and Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records in recent years. His most recent release, Leave Your Life, was released in 2021 via Pinchy & Friends, and we can safely say it was one of our most-played, and bestselling, records of the year.

Together with Hiroaki OBA, Alex is also one-half of Opal Sunn, who have been operating their own imprint Planet Sundae since 2017, through which they self-released a number of EPs, catching the attention of and support from dance music luminaries such as Andrew Weatherall and DJ Sprinkles.

Check out the full feature & interview over at offtherecord.net

Full Feature

Phonica Mix Series 93: Alex Kassian

As often extensively touring as he is on the quest for new sounds (‘the iron fence in front of the studio’, ‘the wooden door in the toilet’ among other samples), or building instruments from scratch with his pals (see Modular Organ System), Phillip Sollmann’s experimental zeal underscores a conceptual framework that reveals a collage of influences as broad as Basic Channel, Francis Bacon, Japan or the room he’s sitting in. This often amounts to smooth and genre-busting segues on Dial, Curle and Ostgut Ton. For Bassiani Podcast 120, the German neutoner challenges and surprises with an hour of osmotic and textural 4/4 techno, twilight arps and fidgety basslines. Efdemin at his very best.

@efdemin

Bassiani invites Efdemin / Podcast #120

Pour son nouveau show Rinse, Slowciety a fait appel à un des DJs et producteurs les plus excitants du moment

Rinse France Podcast

Slowciety invite Alex Kassian - 04 Juin 2022

An extended mix from Rrose to celebrate our entry into 2023 and the upcoming release of TULIP SPACE [EAUX1591] available for pre-order now at https://eaux.ro/album/tulip-space and the upcoming full-length album PLEASE TOUCH (full announcement in Spring). The mix contains tracks from both releases.

This is a studio mix, started with an initial live take and then combed over meticulously with automated filters, eq, and fx. This is the same setup I use to play out, minus the automation. There is rarely a point when only one track is playing. I always try to find mixes that feel like a new track emerges from the combination. I imagine the optimal listening environment to be eyes-closed with headphones on, but I also hope you will feel an irresistible urge to move at some points ;)

For the nerds, here is an overview of my automation session: http://rrose.ro/23a

Full track list:

datassette - Umbrella Partita (Live At Cafe OTO)
Carmen Villain - Subtle Bodies (Smalltown Supersound)
Bea Brennan - Drift (Old Technology)
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2029060
Rrose - Squared (EAUX)
Rrose - Pleasure Vessels (EAUX) 
Rrose - Spines (EAUX)
Konduku - Scale (Mantis)
Raymond Scott - The Bass-Line Generator (Basta)
Eleh - Bright & Central As The Sun Itself (Important)
Ø (Mika Vainio) - Monneista Viimeinen (Last of Catfishes) (Sähkö)
Polygonia - Enteroctopus Dofleini (ARA)
Robert Hood - The Workers Of Iniquity (M-Plant)
Israel Vines - Nosedive (Interdimensional Transmissions)
errorsmith - No Ice
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2030010
Acid Jesus - Radium (Klang)
Nicole - A Small Entrance To A Large Spectrum (Basic Energy)
Wata Igarashi - Warp (WIP)
Jonas Kopp - LIM 3-5C (Tremsix)
Israel Vines - Tri Polar (interdimensional Transmissions)
Clay Wilson - Moving Centre (Bunker)
D-Leria - Junglism (Semantica)
Paleman - The Fell (Sublunar)
Paleman - Patience 3 Recurring (loop)
Anthony Rother - Axial Symmetry (PSI49NET)
Polygonia - Vipera Berus (ARA)
The Angel Race - Ghetto Sketches [MATHEMATICS]
Matrixxman - Mother's Return
Paleman - Ravine (Sublunar)
SSTROM - Volatile Substance [VOAM]
Polygonia - Pterois Miles (ARA)
Phase Fatale - Desecrating Vows (Rrose remix) (BITE)
Desroi - If Your Teeth Fall Out You Can Have Mine (desroi)
Agency666 - Not To Be Re-Produced
Kon Janson - Bit Shift (Spatial Cues)
Robert Hood - Untitled 5 (M-Plant)
Teresa Rampazzi - Atmen Noch (Die Schnachtel)
Adriana Lopez - Nudo (Sublunar)
Mathys Lenne - Rupture [HAYES]
Sanna Mun - Janiform (Modwerks)
Fret (Mick Harris) - Rhino Patch [LIES]
Rrose - A Row of Cylinders (Eaux)
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2032040
DJ Slip - 808 to Nice [SubVoice]
Rrose - Rib Cage (Eaux)
Abstract Division - Don’t Fall Asleep (Rrose remix) (Dynamic Reflection)
Universal Indicator - red a3+a4 (Rephlex)
Toru Katsuta - Solar Prominence (Toru)
Kali Malone - Arched in Hysteria (Hallow Ground)
A214 - lala 
KMRU - dont linger they might see you
Jennifer Walshe - Quam Pulchra Es, Motet (Migro)

download link: https://we.tl/t-HQPtG1OEAE

Rrose : 23

"Since I was a little boy, music has been part of my life. The first contact I remember is with Jem and the Holograms."

Originally from Buenos Aires and now living the dream in Berlin and London, I've spent the last fifteen years mastering the art of DJing. My love for 90s dance music passed down from my mom and grandma, got me hooked on vinyl and dance beats from a young age. My record collection became my most valuable possession and has followed me loyally everywhere I go.

Lately, I've been busy in the studio, working on new music. My first track was released last July, and I'm excitedly cooking up Tremendo Recordings, my new record label, which will spotlight some gems from the past, with its first release coming out in September.  

As co-founder and booker of Hypersoft, a Berlin-based queer collective and club night, I'm all about creating inclusive dance spaces and giving fresh and seasoned DJs a stage, all while backing Queer, FLINTA+, and humanitarian causes. A very good friend ( and probably my N°1 fan) once described my DJ style as "a wild mix of 90s progressive house and trance, spiced with crazy Acid House, analogue synth, and Belgian new beat vibes, with a dash of psychedelic space techno." And I couldn't agree more with my friend's words.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 27 : DJ Teeth

Multisexual Mix #19 Bennet

As our #014, we present Answer Code Request, the Berlin-based artist who has established himself as one of techno's most innovative voices. With releases on renowned labels such as Ostgut Ton, MDR, and Monkeytown Records, and a celebrated residency at Berghain, ACR's hybrid sound—melding intricate breaks, pad-driven harmonies, and industrial textures—has solidified his place at the forefront of the scene.

ACR’s set begins on a mystical note, drawing listeners into a deep sonic journey interspersed with fragmented sounds. From the start, his signature style is unmistakable, immediately captivating and immersive. The rhythms gradually become more danceable as lush pads dissolve into the background, giving way to groovy, dub-influenced, and house-tinged elements. Halfway through, ACR shifts gears, seamlessly transitioning into more techno-driven beats that evolve into energetic house bangers.

A fitting soundtrack for the colder months—warm, dynamic and fascinating.

Answer Code Request
@https://soundcloud.com/answercoderequest
www.instagram.com/answercoderequest
https://de.ra.co/dj/answercoderequest

Dualism
@dualismberlin
www.instagram.com/dualism_berlin
https://dualism.berlin

Dualism Series #014 - Answer Code Request

Kicking off 2025 in the best company as Tokyo-born, Amsterdam-based don Wata Igarashi takes over with a masterclass in pulsating futuristic techno and widescreen sonics. Through a flurry of top-of-the-range releases for the likes of Dekmantel, Kompakt, Figure and his own imprint, WIP, the Japanese producer has been cementing his position as a true innovator of techno music. His unparalleled knack for crafting big-room-ready tunes that engineer a complex cocktail of cutting-edge elegance, modular intuitivity and hi-impact punch has logically made him a much sought-after talent in the scene. Not departing from that polymathic approach, his RYC mix, recorded at the PURE G event at FINAL Taipei on December 7, treats us to a storm of shape-shifting grooves and brutalist fractals of sound. Beware, high voltage.

soundcloud.com/wata

Reclaim Your City

Reclaim Your City 625 | Wata Igarashi

Rrose—named after Marcel Duchamp's character, Rrose Selavey—is a dark and mysterious figure who makes dark and mysterious music. It comes mainly on his own Eaux label after early forays on the influential Sandwell District, and it combines mean and heavy overtones with more lithe and agile synths work. Most recently this American producer and live act served up an absorbing album of droning soundscapes on Seattle’s Further Records, whilst 2015’s EP output has seen him master supple techno forms drenched in reverb and soot black atmospheres.   This deep, thick and industrially influenced sound carries over in to his live set, and that is exactly what we are serving up for you on our next podcast. 

This one hour session is an absorbing one that sucks you deep down a blackened rabbit hole. It is one that recreates his show at this year's Dekmantel Festival and across the course of an hour invites your mind to get lost in elongated synth lines that slowly drift about like planets in orbit. Occasional percussive patterns and crunchy textures get loosely scattered across the airwaves and along the way the brooding clouds break to let in some blissful rays of optimism. There are few who have a sound as focussed and singular as this, as this podcast proves. 

Dekmantel Podcast 039 - Rrose

Polynation - Cascade (Myriad's Epilogue)

Polynation - Cascade [fusus remix]

Polynation - Cascade (Aspetuck Remix)

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Hey folks! We decided to take in part in the remix contest organized by Amsterdam based label Atomnation. This label is one of our favorite out there and the band Polynation produces a cool blend of acoustic drums and synthesizers. 
Here is what we came up with, hope you dig! 

Amine & Rémi

Mastering by: @veytik

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Polynation - Cascade (Pandhora Remix)

My submission for the Polynation remix competition. Everything is sourced from the original.

https://atomnation.net/2019/08/13/remix-competition-polynation-cascade/

Polynation - Cascade (Brad Coleman Remix)

Für die Ewigwachgebliebenen zum Feierabendbier, für die Frühaufsteher als Seelenfutter zum Wochenbeginn: Montagssorbet mit Laut & Luise. Alles erlaubt, was gut tut und Gedanken kreisen lässt, nur der Name ist Programm: cremig, fluffig und ganz schön weich.
Dieses mal mit https://soundcloud.com/lux-io . Lässt einen träumen … von Liebe, von Luft, vom Wochenende, vom Sommer, vom Sommerwochenende, Wochenende. Und sofern ihr nicht gerade das Glück habt durch Südamerika zu bummeln um die junge Dame dort zu hören, auch von ihr das einzige Stück Schmusik in diesem Monat.

(Ansage: Mirek)

Polynation - Cascade (Myriad's Epilogue)

Myriad

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