For number 14 in the Junction 2 mix series, we welcome DJ, producer, and Ruta5 label boss Sonja Moonear.
 
One of the underground scene’s most prolific globetrotters, @moonear has been at the forefront of the minimal rising wave since the early 00s. Touted for her distinctive taste in the stripped-back house and intimate techno, the Genevan stalwart became an instant festival favorite after her B2B outings with Nicolas Lutz in 2018 and 2019. Set to continue the mischief on the Albanian Riviera, Sonja will join us for the first edition of ION Festival this September.

Junction 2 Mix Series 014 - Sonja Moonear

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Reptant 'Lizard Eyes' [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

The Panorama Bar mix series on Ostgut Ton returns with volume 06, mixed and compiled by Panorama Bar and Berghain resident Ryan Elliott. Download the free .WAV file (1.46 GB).

Tracklist
1. Portable - Shadowdancing (Dancecapella) (00:00)
2. Newworldaquarium – Thousand Oaks (00:15)
3. Tuff City Kids – Breacher (00:54)
4. Daniel Jacques – End Of My World (03:41)
5. JT Donaldson – Mindsmoke (07:33)
6. Norm Talley – More Powder (09:22)
7. It's Not Over – Late At Night (VIP Mix) (11:16)
8. Different Noodles – Banana Resort (14:23)
9. Alex Falk – BF (17:49)
10. Makam – Girls Night (20:44)
11. Octave One – Track 3 (23:55)
12. James Duncan – Shades Of House (A2) (25:42)
13. Wincent Kunth – Re Entry (28:14)
14. A Sagittariun – Conquering Lions (29:15)
15. Deadbeat – Whoa! (31:27)
16. Hard House Banton – Reign (34:50)
17. K-HAND – Clap Yo Hands (38:28)
18. Groove Chronicles – Your Power’s Taking Over (42:15)
19. Head High – Power Seat (44:59)
20. Taka Boom featuring Chaka Khan – Groove Like That (48:07)
21. Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie – House Music (52:00)
22. Mr G – Womb (55:05)
23. eLBee BaD – Don’t Wanna Lose Ya Love (58:02)
24. Bluelite – Enlite (59:32)
25. Will Azada – Pump That Shit (1:01:55)
26. Tronic Pulse – Hit That (1:04:25)
27. Heiko Laux – The Bridge (1:07:18)
28. Roman Flügel – The Odd Lobster (1:09:43)
29. G. Marcell – Breathe (Exhale Mix) (1:12:56)
30. Borrowed Identity – Leave Me (1:14:29)
31. The Oliverwho Factory – Take It Slow (1:17:19)
32. Genius Of Time – Tuffa Trummor Med Röst (1:21:14)
33. Nick Höppner – Track For Eb (1:25:54)
34. Terrence Dixon – Innocence (1:29:10)
35. Marcel Dettmann – Light (1:30:17)

Mixed and compiled by Ryan Elliott

All tracks used by kind permission of the respective copyright holders.

Mastering by Jan Wagner at Faust Studio
Photography by Sven Marquardt

for full info, credits and extended artwork go to:
http://ostgut.de/label/record/120

This mix is dedicated to my friends.

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Panorama Bar 06 | Ryan Elliott

Sonja needs no introduction and has been a mainstay on our lineups for many years. Relive her set recorded from our '20 Years of Ricardo Villalobos' event last year, as we prepare to welcome her back this weekend.

Tickets: https://ra.co/events/1880381

020 - Sonja Moonear - Recorded live from fabric

sonja moonear

Mix 2

Recorded @ Blazlemere Health Farm.

Nicolini – SHARP SHIN (ft. Nushin Naini)
Toma Kami – Solo Use
Objekt – Bad Apples
Henzo – Iron Lighter (Mosca’s Ferromagnetic Version)
Surusinghe – Get Flutey
RAPRAVE – Echo
JD. REID – Moon Rocks
Sangre Nueva – Tu Forma
Luca Duran – Noche de Rosas (Ikonika Remix)
Henzo – A Healthy Fear Of Snakes (Down The Sewer Mix)
Orla – Chant (Pearson Sound Edit)
Anz – Clearly Rushing
Hooverian Blur – Eyes Closed
Dismantle – Untitled Shuffle
Tegmun – Nettle Dweller (Pariah Remix)
Pessimist – WPN-2
Lu.Re – Take Me Up (bullet tooth Remix)
Addison Groove – Big Tuna
Introspekt – 2 The Front
Sister Zo – The Devil
Delay Grounds x Wordcolour – Crash Bash Party at BUFO’s
DJ Plead, Phillip Jondo – Whowhuwho
Jonah Dan & The Disciples – Cark Up Yu Foot Dub
Egyptian Hip Hop – Middle Name Period
American Men – Ccccool World (Falty DL Remix)
Tommy Holohan – Iced out 3D

Time Outta Joint #7 (30/07/2025)

A fresh new mix of our long time collaborator Tutu-k (@dalesofi). Just like her alias (taken from a typical latinamerican snack would suggest), Tutu-k’s selection is crispy, tasty, and light with a distinct crunch, moving seamlessly between electro, deep house and downtempo.


Tutu-K | RBL BCN Invites | BCN 250825

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

Sonja Moonear doing what she knows best: driving the crowds wild with the electronic cocktail of electro infused house loops, weirdly beautiful

Sonja Moonear @ Lisboa Electronica 2018 (BE - AT.TV)

Recorded live at Guesthouse the Volks - February 2020

Mix 2

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