DJ Courtesy live at Bassiani, Tbilisi - Dec 16, 2022 (full 3 hour set)

Byron Yeates has his fingerprints all over Berlin’s musical landscape. He’s the Irish wunderkind behind Radiant Love, an event series, label and collective with a loyal following that encourages free-thinking, self-expression and musical exploration in all its forms. He’s also resident at recently launched La Noche at OHM (Tresor’s ‘klein aber fein’ little brother) and community radio station Refuge Worldwide. The German capital’s oft-referenced hybrid of queer politics and music is the driving force here, and Yeates really puts his money where his mouth is. His marathon sets and bouncy, high-energy sounds run the gamut from trance to more beat-focused house and have landed him squarely behind the decks at covetable haunts like Panorama Bar, Fold London and Shelter Amsterdam. As a brief interlude from his growing number of bookings, Byron’s put together a sumptuous mix for Bassiani Podcast 164. This one’s sharp-witted and quick as a flash, rebellious breakbeats, carefree melodies and layered layered wizardry from the Radiant Records label-boss.

@byronyeates

BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites Byron Yeates / Podcast #164

Welcome to the new Candy Mountain Podcast series! This series will serve as a platform for good friends and artists we have a connection with and feel embody the CM spirit! Keep an eye out for future bits from us. 

Kicking things off we have a special 2.5 hour mix which sees Steffi, Blasha, Virginia & Allatt go b2b in that very order. 

Recorded spontaneously back in April at Candy Mountain, each member from this ‘team of trouble’ contributes their own signature style, whilst maintaining a cohesive flow throughout; weaving in and out of house, techno, and back again. 

Press play, enjoy and let us know what you think!

Candy Mountain Podcast #001: Steffi b2b Blasha b2b Virginia b2b Allatt

Oliver Scala live @ UNFOLD LXXIV [Steam Room Closing Set] (28.04.24)

Recording of Mala Junta's (D. Dan, Hyperaktivist & DJ TOOL) set at Dekmantel Ten

Pre-register for Dekmantel Festival 2025 here: bit.ly/4fyWKXc

Mala Junta (D. Dan, Hyperaktivist & DJ TOOL) at Dekmantel Ten

IN GROOVE w/ QUELZA b2b MARIE MONTEXIER

Ahead of Amniote Editions’ 5 year anniversary night at Bassiani on the 6th of December (cancelled due to street protests) comes a very special mix from Munich’s finest, BASHKKA. Derived from the Turkish word for ‘different’ (she has roots there), the name reflects a no f*cks given approach to sound and culture that draws people toward her like moth to flame. From formative days in New York City where she started taking inspiration from its wealth of queer histories, she carved an insubordinate sound that’s crossed the Atlantic and set up shop in her native Germany, where her liberating tunes have found common cause with such venues as Blitz Club, Panorama Bar and Amsterdam’s Raum just a hop and a skip across the border. The aim is to reclaim spaces, assert the existence of marginalised groups (SWANA people like herself for one), amplify their narratives and create moments’ where ‘individual heartbeats merge into one motherbeat’. Further to those activist visions, her debut EP Maktub (2023) was a five-track banger and labour of love that synthesised Kurdish vocal samples with runaway beats. The reference to overlooked perspectives and elusive spark found at the intersection of culture and sound is the driving force, and something that’s felt in the gut when she plays. It’s a much needed energy in turbulent times, a reminder that you can save the world and have fun doing it. For Bassiani Podcast 242, BASHKKA brings her inimitable rhythms to the fore of the counter-cultural struggle: brazen and rave-ready, a two-hour trip to the future, slamming beats from a true icon.

@bashkka

Bassiani invites BASHKKA / Podcast #242

4hr live recording of Soft Crash during PAX-ROMANA: Lupercalia II on Feb 14.

A dive into pure ecstasy. Sweat was dripping from the ceiling, bodies moving as one. Pablo Bozzi and Phase Fatale delivered their signature fusion of Italo body music, trance, and industrial with relentless energy. Lupercalia was celebrated sensually, raw, and without limits. It was hot...

Soft Crash (Pablo Bozzi & Phase Fatale) @PAX-ROMANA | RADION AMSTERDAM 2025.02.14

Mala Junta  partnered with SoundCloud to drop a special mix for Pride 2025 by our co-founder/resident bb Hyperaktivist. Starting on a Housey, progressive vibe, moving through mysterious, sexy percussions, building into a more high-energy groovy Techno. Ending with her new remix for Zombies In Miami - Feeling The Heat!

We’re very lucky and privileged to be able to celebrate Pride, but let’s not forget: No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us!!

Let the music carry the message, the joy, and the resistance!!

Special Pride editorial here: https://soundcloud.com/stories/post/queer-dj-collectives-berlin

SoundCloud Loves: Mala Junta ft. Hyperaktivist

over

HPT 030 - Track 01

Co founder - meanwhile... [ @meanwhileldn ]
½  - Sob Story [ @sobstoryldn ]
Resident - Klub Verboten

Booking: bessie@techcouture.co.uk

Dates 2024: 
01.01 - UNFOLD NYE/NYD (London)*
09.01 - Netil Radio b2b w/ TSUNIMAN (London)
12.01 - KHIDI (Tbilisi)
13.01 - Cafe Gallery b2b w/ Puritan (Tbilisi)
16.01 - White Rabbit b2b w/ Pablo Bozzi (Gudauri)
09.03 - Projekt Lab (Poznań)*
31.03 - New River Studios (London)*
13.04 - Corsica Studios (London)
28.04 - UNFOLD (London)
06.05 - The Glove That Fits (London)*
11.05 - Camden Assembly (London)*
23.05 - Pocket Radio Live (London)
07.06 - KHIDI (Tbilisi)
22.06 - Disco Patio (Lyon)
06.07 - Club Are (London)
20.07 - Rio Cinema (London)*
27.09 - Tech Couture (London)
19.10  - Belaria Invites (Rinse France)
26.10 - meanwhile... (London)

*Sob Story