DJ Nobu's exclusive mix for RDC 2024 podcast:

A rare house/disco set recorded back at RDC "Sound Horizon" 2023 by one of the most highly acclaimed techno djs from Japan who travels across the globe.

RDC 072 - DJ Nobu

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Crack is Wack w/ Detroit In Effect - 8th June 2024

an excerpt from the middle of a four hour opening set. enjoy.

photo by willem mevis

Richard Akingbehin @ Draaimolen x Sustain Release, Tilburg - May '24

"For our set at the festival this year, we challenged ourselves to play tracks with a Scandinavian connection—whether through the artist, remixer, or label. These tracks also echoed the music that first inspired our love for clubbing and DJ’ing. This recording captures a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Aura stage, where the vibe was truly impeccable.” - Martinou

Mama Snake b2b Martinou at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Kaleidoscopic psychedelia from one of Australia's finest.

While it might feel early to call bets on DJs of the decade, Kia Sydney, best known as Kia, is undoubtedly one of them. The Animalia founder began in Naarm's (Melbourne) underground scene in the mid-2010s, crediting a trip to the influential deep techno Japanese festival, Labyrinth, as the inspiration behind her sound.

Deep techno might not cut it as a descriptor for Sydney's sound, though. Hypnotic ribbons of steely techno mix with atmospherics and nimble grooves, drawing from IDM, dub and tech house, sharing as much with DJ Nobu and Donato Dozzy (try to find the track that overlaps with Dozzy's own RA Podcast) as well as modern practitioners like Priori and Beatrice M.

This distinctly Australian scuttling psychedelia has made Kia one of the most sought-after underground DJs globally. Her brainchild, Animalia, showcases a plurality of sounds and scenes, serving as living proof of the fruitful shift of the 2020s: less serious, perhaps, but with a sense of open-minded worldliness that offers a far more promising vision of what dance music can be and achieve.

Sydney's rare talent lies in forging connections, bringing people, sounds and ideas together with a distinct playfulness. Her RA Podcast showcases this alchemy in abundance, weaving classics like Monolake and Enya with peers such as OK EG, Cousin and Command D.

As she told us in her 2023 Breaking Through profile, "people tell me I have quite a distinctive sound but I can't tell so much because I hear so many different versions of it." RA.973 serves as confirmation that Kia's style is, to say the least, the mark of a generational talent.
 
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RA.973 Kia

@priori-ties mix begins and ends with a gentle embrace, prowling seductively with dub-driven grooves before retreating into the ether like dusk yielding to dawn. Consistently in motion, but never in haste. Don’t miss the lion’s roar. 

The jewelry released with this mix is inspired by Priori’s fascination with labyrinths. Priori feels like mazes and labyrinths were omnipresent in youth literature and movies but hey rarely encounter them in culture these days.

Explore more on www.forge.fm 🔥

Priori

​​​​@djsuya, owner of @proxyrecordss, is hardwired for the early 90's sound. 
With an ear tuned to the timeless and a taste for the unexpected, his DJ sets are filled with playful contrasts and unexpected twists. From house and rave to razor-sharp breaks, Súya stitches together sounds that drop dancers from their heads to their hearts.

Candy Mountain Podcast #008: Súya

Beverly Hills 808303 - Acid Bunker at Club Smederij 31.01.25

Bookings I-F | Beverly Hills 808303 and Intergalactic FM club and festival hostings: carlos@pontoonbookings.com

Beverly Hills 808303 - Acid Bunker at Club Smederij 31.01.25

Vocals Written by Stuart G 📝📝🎶🎵

YSTRDAY

More info here: https://crackm.ag/2yn0t7h

Crack Magaizne 

Crack Mix 238 – Justin Aulis Long

Recording of Helena Hauff's & DJ Stingray's set at Dekmantel Festival 2016.

Dekmantel Festival 2016

Helena Hauff & DJ Stingray at Dekmantel Festival 2016

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