Vinyl only all-nighter at The Big Romance Dublin, recorded live 06-06-2025
Carefully mastered in Kyiv by @leftie

The Big Romance Dublin live

AF Reflect’s sound journey 011 with Konrad Black

For this mix, Konrad Black traces a thread of introspective melancholy through his selections. Drawing from influences that span drone, glitch, vocoding, and the ethereal, he moves fluidly across multiple electronic forms with a quiet emotional depth. The mix evokes the spirit of his early DJ years — crafting sets on Maxell XLII cassettes — where mood and texture took precedence over genre boundaries.

Konrad Black is a Canadian composer, music producer, and DJ based in Berlin. He began his career as a hip hop dj in the mid-90s, while in subsequent years he expanded his sound to include multiple forms of electronic music, from drum and bass and techno to experimental and ambient composition.

His musical production roots reach back to the late 1990s, with a wide range of releases across influential labels. Early work includes drum and bass on Formation Records, co-producing the band Circlesquare for Trevor Jackson’s Output Recordings, and remixing UNKLE for Mo’ Wax (as Headgear). His first explorations in deep techno and electro appeared on Swayzak’s 240 Volts, leading to the co-founding of Wagon Repair with Mathew Jonson in 2003. The release of his breakout track Medusa Smile in 2005 marked a turning point, prompting his move from Vancouver to Berlin and the beginning of extensive international touring, with regular appearances at renowned venues such as DEMF, WMC, Berghain, Output NYC, Stereo, Lux Frágil, and Womb. 

In recent years, while maintaining a regular release schedule as a producer (Pleasure District, Exit Records, Meander) Konrad’s practice has expanded to include composition for electro-acoustic instruments, film, installation, video games, and sound design. Long-term collaborations with visual artist Jeremy Shaw have produced several major works, including Phase Shifting Index and The Quantification Trilogy (Quickeners, Liminals, I Can See Forever), exhibited at institutions such as Centre Pompidou, the Venice Biennale, and Hamburger Bahnhof. Other projects include serving as game audio director for Balenciaga’s Afterworld video game, as well as contributing sound to Natalia Escobar’s installation Las Traviesas, exhibited at Kasseler Kunstverein, and Efrén Mur’s volumetric audiovisual installation It From Bit at Madrid’s Matadero.

Konrad’s most recent release is the soundtrack for Phase Shifting Index on PAN Records

AF Reflect's Sound Journey #011 | KONRAD BLACK

We’re excited to present the next edition of the Stately Podcast series and this is a special one. 

We first connected with Will early 2024 and we soon learned that his amazingly profound signature sound and the direction we want to aim our humble record label towards are heavily intertwined. We have been actively sharing ideas with the Bristol based artist for a while now and it was about time that we made something happen.

This resulted in this beautiful genre-bending journey of 120 minutes, carefully crafted and selected. We’re honoured that we get this release this beauty and it’s almost if we should work together even more in the future ;)

We hope you enjoy this beautiful Stately Podcast by Will You

Stately Podcast 19 - Will You

#19

Artist: Nez  [Computer Controlled Records]

As we venture into the 19th edition of The Frontier we are excited to welcome an Artist and label owner that we’ve been fans of for a long time - The Belfast-based DJ and founder of Computer Controlled Records - Nez 

Over the past 2 decades, he’s carved out a distinct voice in the underground scene, both as a selector and as a curator, driven by a deep respect for the roots of electronic music and a hunger for its future possibilities. 

Known for intense, tightly crafted sets, Nez brings an uncompromising approach to the dancefloor. His selections speak to years spent digging, listening, and understanding how music moves people physically and emotionally. There's a clarity of intent in his sets: no gimmicks, no trend-chasing, just pure, high-voltage energy built for dark rooms and late hours.

Through Computer Controlled Records, he’s released music from like-minded artists who share a passion for hardware-driven sound and DIY ethos. The label has become a trusted outlet for heads seeking depth and authenticity, reflecting Nez’s commitment to keeping the underground alive and vital.

Outside the booth and studio, Nez remains active in the Belfast scene, supporting local talent, hosting events, and helping build a space where music can thrive on its own terms. Whether he’s playing to a packed club or championing a new artist, the goal stays the same: to serve the music and the people who live for it.

For his Frontier mix Nez has delivered an hour and 40 minutes of his usual full throttle style, heads down, dance-floor orientated pumpers. This is definitely one that will require some dancing shoes. 

You can find out more about Nez and Computer Controlled Records here -

https://soundcloud.com/nez-1

https://soundcloud.com/computercontrolledrecords

https://computercontrolledrecords.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/nez_computercontrolled/

https://www.instagram.com/computer_controlled_records?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNl

The Frontier 019 - Nez

Mashup de "Goldrake" de DJ Ruby con "Inolvidable" cantada por el capo de Luis Miguel. Espero que lo disfruten! Gracias por escuchar

Inolvidable x Goldrake (Bruno Mashup)

Letha (Long play)

Buy on bandcamp

Kazamayé - Letha (Long play)

SD 227 . Shōga

В новом выпуске — Shōga, человек, стоящий за хаус-вечеринками СКЛАД и за тем самым тёплым, свободно дышащим звучанием, которое собирает людей на танцполе без лишних слов.

Семён записал vinyl-only микс специально для Slowdance — как манифест своего подхода к танцевальной музыке. Светлый, объемный, закрученный так, что уносит дальше, чем кажется возможным. Музыка, в которой есть эйфория, спокойствие и то самое чувство бесконечного движения вперёд — когда вечеринка уже прошла, но внутри еще продолжается.

SD 227 . Shōga

In this new episode, we welcome Shōga — the mind behind the house series SKLAD and the architect of that warm, spacious sound that gathers people on the dancefloor without needing any explanation.

He recorded this vinyl-only mix especially for Slowdance — a manifesto of his approach to dance music. Bright, dimensional, subtly winding in a way that carries you farther than you expect. A blend of euphoria, calm, and that feeling of endless motion — when the night has already happened, but something inside keeps going.

SD 227 .  Shōga

Hi all,
Benny S send my this mix some time ago ,, and i could not find time to make my usual set before 
his , so this time its just Benny S.
Excellent set ,, really have enjoyed listening to it a few times and i thought its time to put it out.
I’d like to introduce Benny S from London. His usual sound leans toward chord-driven deep house, but for this session he wanted to take a step into the world of dub. This mix is a deep dive into submerged chords, rolling rhythms, and the spacious atmosphere that defines the dub-techno realm.

Enjoy the journey.

OHM Series  with Benny S

Don’t let perfectionism prevent you from following your dreams. Our gathering seams like from a past life, when skies were less grey and happy people met under the fluorescent lights. But don’t let your mind trick you, we moved on but yet we’re still there, just like a quantum here and there at the same time. And even if we cannot explain the system of multiple states at once, we can witness it. Don’t try to measure, stop overthinking. Just be.
Following the waves of @soyoon_kr emitted on September 13, we'll be traveling through astral worlds just like a tiny frequency, made to expand into the universe, going through genres and styles like they were cosmic phenomena born out of the one maternal nebula.

Soyoon @ Dr33333ams #2 Arkaoda Berlin 13.09.25

Ruthless Focus — Hraach x Mahsa Vahdat (G R A N T Edit)

A blend of two worlds that were never meant to meet but somehow speak the same language.
Mahsa Vahdat’s voice moves like incense through the air — raw, intimate, untouchable — while Hraach’s signature depth anchors the entire piece with a pulse that feels almost ritualistic.

This edit is built on tension. Softness against power. Emotion against restraint.
A track you don’t play in the background; you experience it.

Mixed, shaped, and held together by G R A N T.

RUTHLESS FOCUS - HRAACH/MAHSA VAHDAT - blended by G R A N T

https://soundcloud.com/mozer-tj
https://soundcloud.com/spinn909

Mozer B2B Spinnski @ Unfold — 13 Sep 2025

Icelandic's producer and DJ Ohm, 
has continued to stay true to the spirit of techno. 
Thru the 1990s, Ohm learned a deep foundation of the growing worldwide techno surge that by 1999, 
he felt he was creative and eager enough to start writing his own music. 
Success came quickly with his debut; a collaboration with fellow Icelandic legend Exos on Force Inc records. 
This led to over 20 releases since on standout labels like Thule records, Rawax, Kontakt, Solid Groove., Taped Artifact, Ranges, Vade mecum , 
Vuo records and AE Recordings, and AE recordings Ltd, which he co-ran with Octal Industries and Thor from Thule Records.
A chance meeting in a Berlin records store with Andrey Puskarev and Pola led to releasing some music on the acclaimed All In Records and their sublabel Nilla. Shortly after, 
a release on Andrey's own label Luck of Access with Octal Industries followed. 
Now Copenhagen based, his DJ career is equally impressive having been a regular guest at the hottest spot in his area, Culture Box. 
In the past, gigs at Germany's Tresor along with various places all around Europe to clubs back home in Iceland, 
Ohm's style of DJing is the culmination of over 30 years in the techno scene. Being a beloved personality in the scene, 
Recently, Ohm has started his own imprint, OHM Series. 
This label focuses on having releases that feature a mixture of well-beloved veterans and some vibrant new names pushing techno's sonic boundaries.
Highlighting this balance is a prime example where his techno integrity is the cornerstone of its operation. 
He's blending tried and true techno sounds with techno's next visionaries which we can all agree that is a worthwhile endeavor for the direction. 
Ohm also runs two shows on Timeline music online platform. 
One showcases some of the best Danish artists for the last 2 years and a second show sees him playing the latest promo's he receives from industry connections and friends. 
So, what does the future hold for Ohm? More of it all in short. More new Ohm music productions and remixes. 
More top-notch music on his label OHM Series. More DJ gigs and more online shows. 
More innovating thru his own interpretation of all thing's techno.