There's an old-school touch to ISAbella's sound. Breakbeats, rolling tech house, progressive house and trance pepper both her studio mixes and her debut EP, transporting listeners to a place of peak '90s indulgence. It's no wonder, then, that vintage rave sounds are a signature tenet of MARICAS, the club night and label that she helped start in 2018.

Her love for the '90s is tangible on her RA Podcast, an emotional journey across breakbeat house, trancey techno and funky electro. First-rate throwbacks such as Canyon's "Move" and "Lightspan Soundwave" by The Shamen exude a carefree euphoria, while heavier cuts like Desert's "Moods (Club Mix)'' intensify the feeling of rapture. Even the contemporary releases, like Bashkka's excellent "C-quence Of Calamities," feel rooted in nostalgia.

MARICAS mixes are usually energetic from the get-go, but ISAbella starts out nice and relaxed this time around. The mix's most striking element is how personal each track feels—a reflection of her intimate relationship with these records. Each one evokes a special poignancy and though these ephemeral selections were largely improvised, ISAbella believes they "show what's going on lately and what's going on forever."

@bellasalmonella

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/875

RA podcast

RA.875 ISAbella

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Proud to release the 19th podcast of our series, another vibrant set of Thomas Hayes. 

This is his second mix for Futurepast label recorded when after more than three years he went back on stage playing an experimental set in an ambient setting. The event was organised by a brand new collective called Do-Dream On and took place at 'De Tuin Van Heden' in Ghent on Sunday 17th of September. 

The idea behind the set was to play something rather unusual, soothing and mind-bending at the same time. 

An invitation to explore your curiosity and mindfully contribute to this exceptional recording, allowing it to influence your inner essence. 

Mix by @dylan-thomas-hayes
Artwork by Miks Kristian
Words by Ludovich

Futurepast Mix 19 - Thomas Hayes

Written and produced by Michael Melchner.
Mastered by Tangible Air.
Design by Gerardo Corizzo.
Stickered cover.
Distributed by One Eye Witness.
Vinyl only.

DIFF003 • Michael Melchner - New World Supermarket

Flashback to 1999 and a small, east-Belgian city called Tienen where a teenager named Davy Vandegaer is cruising on his skate ramp in the back of his garden. He’s getting some energy out before heading to “The Sphere” later that night, a bar where he can listen to a new, otherworldly music called ‘progressive’ which was his first initiation to techno music.


Hooked on techno, Davy became a regular (after)clubber at Factory, The Groove, Cherry Moon, Extreme and a few years later started his own party concept with his brother Ken and 2 friends Down Under, holding residencies at Club Silo in Leuven from 2008 to 2011 and Fuse, Brussels from 2011 to 2015. 

The sound of Down Under was an eye-opener for me as a young clubber. It was the first time I heard sophisticated, deep, stretched-out minimal house and techno. Davy was the person who invited Nicolas Lutz to Belgium for the first time, and that set changed mine and many others’ musical lives forever. Another WOW moment in little Walrus’ club-life-history related to Davy: I remember going up to the tiny dj booth of Fuse’s motion room, during the early morning hours, while everyone was flying, and asking one of the brothers playing (Ken & Davy) “what’s that spaced out minimal techno tune?” They replied: “Oh it’s a Terrence Dixon release!”

Davy and Ken moved to London and started several warehouse parties, and Davy soon became the resident of the infamous Cartulis parties. He then settled down in Berlin to start his very own deep dedicated techno project called Futurepast. 

Davy proposed a great idea to me a couple of months back to record a mix dedicated to his early clubbing days and inspired by that “dance-café” The Sphere. 

Davy is a great example of an artist who is developing his own path by slowly transforming himself but staying true to his techno roots, and I’m very grateful we all can have a listen to what these roots are. 

ravy davy …

https://soundcloud.com/davyvandegaer
https://soundcloud.com/Futurepastnosenseoftime

The Basic Moves Of ... DAVY

Aired first on eosradio.de @expansionofsound July 8 2022.

EOS Radio - July 2022

Our 32nd instalment of the Mindcast comes from Thom, co-founder of Metrowelt Berlin and friend of the Hypnotic fam.

@ttthom

Hypnotic Mindcast 32 | Thom

This was the last two hours of my opening set for @kicks-hugs-berlin at Renate back in December, unfortunately the recorder didn't catch the beginning of the set so we just jump straight in to the groove.

Anthony Linell @ Kicks & Hugs x Renate Dec 2nd '23

Eжемесечно предаване за опърничава електронна музика с един от ветераните на българския underground — @laylladane.

www.offbeatsofia.com/shows/katz-motel

KATZ MOTEL 29.02.24

For the first time in our 25-year history, we are releasing a live solo recording by Craig Richards from the club. 

“This mix was recorded on the second of December at a Continuum party. I commenced just after five and finished at nine. The heady combination of nostalgia coupled with the past, the future and more importantly my daughter dancing next to me, resulted in a mix that I felt happy with. Historically, I have been very self-critical and have chosen not to release many mixes. Across nearly four hours this one seems to encapsulate the twenty five years of playing at fabric. In 1998 I was invited by Keith Reilly to play weekly at what was an imaginary nightclub. I had no idea that experience would continue for so many years. Playing vinyl on that sound system and mixer is highly exciting and a joy in itself. I am delighted that this has been my method of sonic communication and remain deeply grateful for my ongoing residency.” - Craig Richards


Craig will be joining us at the club on 30th March to celebrate his 25-year residency with a 25-hour Continuum party.

Event and tickets: https://ra.co/events/1801886

018 - Craig Richards - Recorded live from fabric

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

Omen Satellit 002 is a 30-minutes live cut of Oh Boy (Released on Omega Men 002 in March 2019) 
Rough and raw - Straight from the Omegian vault.

Get practical contact and a live mélange of the Omegian - Booking: taina@omega-men.de

The palm trees whistle in the pink meteor shower. An entanglement of nature’s mystical tones settle. Sonics trigger movement in the Oceans crust while giants filter the earth’s waters, thrusting the waters with their gnarly space knobs. The damsel in distress is a hadronic mechanical design like no other, moulded, tested and shaped by the entheogen melanges of the Omegian race. Many a cosmic knight whipped there sword out to retrieve , but in rightful and aware conquest the dilation and deja vu of multidimensional experiences returned the opal tone to the Omega Men. The Midi rain will dance , and the grooving aqua orbs of life will continue on.

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Omega Men

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