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Hyperbolic soundscapes, fast-paced rhythms and dystopian scenarios, the music of https://soundcloud.com/ancient-methods reveals itself as a paintbrush that sinks into the imagination, while leaving you breathless from its very beginning till the end.

Track list:
1. Konstantin Unwohl - Ein Gewitter Zieht Auf (Ancient Methods Remix)
2. Statiqbloom - Flesh Sacrifice
3. Colin Cook - Complex Simplicities / Facemelt - Decades
4. Randolph & Mortimer vs. Mila Steiner - Sermon One (Crystal Geometry Remix)
5. New Frames - Viper Racing / Deathrippers - Unity Of Light
6. SKD - Process
7. Gonzo MDF - IC / 667 Fatal - Mental Wars
8. One Flesh Infection - Die Schuld
9. URBTK - Tegretol / EM1V - Walk Talk
10. NN - Words Of Nothing
11. Makornik - WTTFJ / NGHTLY - Creatura Delle Cenere / Zex Model - Forbidden Alterations
12. Sekulahr - Hidden / Restive Plaggona - RP8
13. Uun - Temporal Body - Schrottersburg - Om Shanti Om III
14. MO DR - Larch Root / Eddo Messina - Abused Feelings (Swarm Intelligence Remix)
15. Red Devii - Riot The Blood / Blvck Ceiling - Bombay
16. DEAS - Terminal / Geier Aus Stahl - Wohin
17. Second Tension - 3 body
18. Nasdrowie - Disturbed Moments
19. Anthro - Falcon / Mong Tong 夢東 - 地府 Dì Fǔ
20. Monolith - Rising Sun / Aghast - Totentanz
21. Shhgrr - Evolutionary Process / Anthony Linell - Blood In Their Eyes
22. H.Paul - Conspiracies / We Be Echo - I’m A Gambler
23. Martyn Hare - Trembling With Beauty / Visitor - God Of All Flesh
24. Roll Dann - Soledad / Hord - No Eyes For (Radical G Remix)
25. Planetry Assault Sytems - Bang Wap / 5P4C3 - Tortura / God Body Disconnect - The Dormancy
26. Operant - Carnal Abstraction & Design / Cucina Povera - Aleetan
27. VSK - XX / Caroline K - Tracking With Close-Ups
28. Abu Ama - Triple (Xiao Quan Remix) / Diego Amura - Femmena part 4
29. Orion - Bekeneko (VROD Remix)
30. Kaylah - Visions / Apoptose - Im Bannwald
31. Cervello Elettronico - No Sides / Test Dept- A Bird Or A Bullet (Thought Mix)
32. Downwell - Relative Strangers
33. Jährt - Her Sey / Shedir - Before The Last Light Is Blown / German Army - Yiwaidjic
34. Razbibriga - Cicada / Hüma Utku - Dissolution of I
35. D.T.D. - Oblivious Order / Alien - Servo I
36. Ontal - Mudflow / Herz Jühning - Infibulation
37. Dave Delta & Lenny Dee - Resonate / Darzack & Mmork - Inflorescence 
38. Znzl - Vacuum Inner Self
39. Dahryl - Driver
40. Mr. Dello - Input Failed / Last Days of S.E.X. - Max Pressure (ANFS Remix)
41. Coaxial System - Planet 
42. Azogiař - Fastening_Crackle / Tara in Tibet - Splendore EU ropeo
43. Elektrabel - Scomora / Sleeparchive - Static 1
44. Age Eternal - Serpent Smiles Upon U (Angel Karel Remix) / Wanderwelle & Bandhagens Musikförening - An Unusual Sunrise (Wanderwelle Remix)

Gegen Podcast Series >< #44 Ancient Methods

[ NZM99 ]

NZM99 is a project that seems to have risen from the depths of the 90s rave scene, most notably of the early Frankfurt and Belgian tradition. 

Like few others, NZM99 knows how to revive those dark rolling bass walls of that time and pair them with fresh EBM arpeggios. 
The legacy of French legends such as Terence Fixmer, The Hacker or David Caretta is just as unmistakable as his inspiration from vintage equipment, but NZM99’s music is always informed - but never backward-looking. 

As a result, labels such as RAVE or DIE , KHOINIX and PERSEPHONIC SIRENS, quickly became aware of this unmistakable sound and were delighted with releases. NZM99 also runs his own label Tjalk Records, a heartfelt homage to the houseboat in Lyon he resides on. 

His powerful DJ and live sets have brought NZM99 to international stages as an ambassador for the non-carnivalesque rave revival.

@nzm99ebm

鬼面 : GWI MYEON PODCAST 030 NZM99

[ SECOND TENSION ]
 
Second Tension is a project by Stavros Tilkeridis, a Greek artist and DJ. Stavros started creating music back in the early nineties, with next to no access to the outside world. 

He started with tape loops, not too dissimilar to those by Pierre Schaffer, and got his hands on his first sampler, Mpc 2000xl, by the late nineties. Stavros was introduced to rave culture in the early two-thousands and experimented his way through them, using his music to search for a deeper, hidden meaning. 

He started Second Tension in 2016 as an attempt to capture a progressive spirit in electronic music, combining primitive and industrial aesthetics. With 2 EPs and an LP, Second Tension has been released on labels such as Persephonic Sirens, OSM Tapes, Clan Destine and Monolith.

鬼面 : GWI MYEON PODCAST 036 SECOND TENSION

Raised in the heart of the Balearic homeland, Dj Aficionado cruises in at the right moment with an appropriately sun kissed selection. Currently based in Berlin, he has found a cosy corner on Refuge Worldwide where he regularly rides the waves with his show Francachela. Pathing his way through the nightlife, he pushes big-room Balearic sounds around town with Orbita, a freshly minted party he runs alongside Llupe. Recorded in a free flowing manner this offering includes Downtempo, Street Soul, Italo and more to wash down an afternoon Cava and bring in that sunset you’ve been waiting for.

@aficionado_dj

LIFE CLASSICS 67 DJ AFICIONADO

Um set gravado traz desafios diferentes de um set ao vivo. Uma gravação é premeditada, técnica, com começo, meio e fim com o fim em si mesmo. E a intenção não vem da troca com o público, mas do dialogo consigo mesmo. Nessa busca, eu percebi que tinha escolhido muitas músicas que, de alguma forma, falavam sobre a água. Para a nossa sorte, o Brasil e a água são indissociáveis. Ambos são fluidez, movimento, vida e sentimento. E essa foi uma forma que encontrei de canalizar meu sentimento com o Brasil que, apesar de distante, segue fluindo em mim.

Espero que gostem dessa mistura de águas e terras, presente e passado, azuis, verdes e amarelos.

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A recorded mix presents different challenges from a live set. A recording is premeditated, technical, with a beginning, middle, and end that exist for their own sake. The intention doesn’t come from an exchange with the audience but from an inner dialogue.

In this search, I realized I had chosen many songs that, in some way, spoke about water. Fortunately for us, Brazil and water are inseparable. Both embody fluidity, movement, life, and emotion. This became my way of channeling my connection with Brazil, which, despite the distance, continues to flow within me.

I hope you enjoy this blend of waters and lands, present and past, blues, greens, and yellows.

Água Brasilis

@pucellefromtheabyss

Membre du collectif Früor à Bordeaux, Pucelle aime sautiller d'un univers à un autre, allant du breakbeat, au deconstructed club en passant par la dnb ou le hardcore. A travers Broken Bass Ritual, elle propose un voyage sonore où fusionnent breaks effrénés, grosse drum&bass saturée, trance de farfadet, hardcore féérique et autres rythmes expérimentaux où les basses se tordent et se distordent en un rythme éprouvant, endiablé

TRACKLIST
Amethyst - 5002.20141538
C4AT - 1985
Smogo - Sauvage
Elizar Mel - Tribal Heart
KAVARI - Mirroring (Like Me)
Esthetic & Reac-Zo - Pepelats
Hysteria Temple Foundation - Gamesh feat Gabriella
Right Angle - Squali
Elizar Mel - Heavy Radiation 
Local Code - 404 (Any Act Remix)
D3z - Axons (Offish Remix)
Nickname - Uber Pool
Voidloss - The Clattering of Hoove
Alparr - BOXCUTTERR
Ahmad - The Wrong Place (Artilect Remix)
Imaabs - MurMur Time
Modern Collapse - A Bit Worma
Nothus & Big Hands - Slugen Bass
Circular Square - L - 80BN

♡

Pucelle - Broken Bass Ritual ep02 — Pucelle

SIJIN's sound is built on intricate rhythms, raw textures, and immersive atmospheres, seamlessly shifting between hypnotic grooves, fractured beats, and pulsating intensity. Layering percussive complexity with deep, driving energy, he constructs fluid yet unpredictable sonic landscapes, guiding listeners through a dynamic and visceral experience.

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SIJIN - 4th June 2025

TRACKLIST:

Edan – You S$ck (inst)
Maspyke – The Gong Show
Polyrhythm Addicts – Motion 2000
PM, Universal &amp; J-Thorn – Stereotypical
Homeless Derelix – Operations
Cadence – State Lines (inst)
MHZ – This Year
Declaime – Never Ending
Kaliwild – Authentic Hip Hop
Medaphoar – Overdue
Barber Shop Emcees – Music, Money, Women
Cali Agents – Blood Brothers
The Smut Peddlers – One by One
Molemen ft Rhymefest &amp; Juice – How We Chill Pt 2
Encore ft Evidence – Filthy
Defari – People’s Choice (inst)
DJ Revolution ft Evidence – Evolution
The Jigmastas &amp; Friends – Lyrical Fluctuation
People Under The Stairs – Youth Explosion
Obscure Disorder – Maintain The Focus
Medina Green – Fla La Lashe
7Heads &amp; Unspoken Heard – Trackrunners
DJ Vadim ft Gift of Gab – Combustible
Grand Agent – Know The Legend (inst)
Octans &amp; Illite – Bassline
DStroy – Vitamin D
Asaviour – Field of Dreams
Juggaknots – Generally
P Bros ft Milano – Got It On Me

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Matt Frost w/ Dolenz - 12/06/2025

Eclecticist feat. Sulaiman Gaye-Clarke - 18 June 2025

A show that merges 80s New Beat, Synthpop and EBM into a cinematic soundscape. From the melancholic to the euphoric, the dark to the light - expect a rich blend from the past!

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Argento - 24th September 2025

Just an hour of some sleazy housey sounds

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mts - 26th September 2025

justin case (she/they) is the sonic alter-ego of Athens-born, Amsterdam-based Eleni Maragkou. Emerging from a hybrid practice rooted in writing and research, justin’s approach to sound moves across emotional and rhythmic terrains into a space where sonic experimentation becomes a way to inhabit new emotional imaginaries. Resisting fixity, their selections open portals into shifting, sensorial states. ​​Squelchy low-end pressure meets crystalline highs; off-kilter, syncopated rhythms melt into softness, silliness, or sudden bliss.

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Geen Actieve Herinnering w/ justin case - 26th September 2025

A founding member of the boundary-pushing ensemble Irreversible Entanglements and founder of River Down Records, Navarro draws inspiration from the folkloric traditions of Panamá, as well as salsa, reggae, and experimental jazz. His work moves fluidly across genres and disciplines, often in dialogue with dancers, poets, visual artists, and musicians from across the globe.

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Aquiles Navarro - 27th September 2025

Everything house, techno and beyond...

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Possibly Maybe w/ Jannah - 27th September 2025

Knife presenta a Sharplines, alias Nicola Cimmino, es un DJ/Productor, cofundador de Delaitpath, un sello de Italia. 

Junto con The19thSagittarius, lanzaron un EP y una compilación de V/A con artistas como Bakunin Commando, Nathaniel, The19thSagittarius, OBSCR y muchos más. El reciente VA se entrelaza con muchos géneros como darkwave, ebm, techno, etc... ¡Muy recomendable!

También ha lanzado música a través de varios sellos importantes como RND. Records, Raven Sigh y Persephonic Sirens.

Recientemente Nicola ha fundado su propio sello llamado Dead by Overdose lanzando un EP como Nathaniel.

Knife presents Sharplines aka Nicola Cimmino is a Dj/Producer, co-founder of Delaitpath, a label from Italy.

Together with The19thSagittarius they have released and EP and a V/A compilation featuring artists such as Bakunin Commando, Nathaniel, The19thSagittarius, OBSCR and many more. The recent VA weaves between many genre such as darkwave, ebm, techno and etc... Highly recommended! 

He also has released music through several important labels such as RND. Records, Raven Sigh and Persephonic Sirens.

Recently Nicola has founded his own label called Dead by Overdose releasing an EP as Nathaniel.

https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/sharplines

https://www.facebook.com/Sharplines01/

https://delaitpath.bandcamp.com/

https://deadbyoverdose.bandcamp.com/

@nathanieldpt

@sharplines

Knife Podcast 066 | Sharplines

Twenty-seventh guest of KHIDI podcast series is a German resident of the club, founder of Persephonic Sirens and Ancient Methods, DJ, producer and live-performer - Ancient Methods

Tracklist:

1. Mary Stark - Lavender / Rome - La fin d’un monde
2. Spiderwrap - Strobe / Scarlit Port - Cheeta (rising)
3. Vere - Analogue (AEIT Remix)
4. SSSS - Damaged Beyond Repair
5. Owem - Man Of War / Arnica feat. Trepaneringsritualen - Guresar Guako
6. Rommek - Haraka Haraka / War Scenes - Gibletz (Exome Remix) 
7. NN - The Sky Is Burning From Our Hubris / Deathprod - Disappearance/Reappearance
8. Patrick DSP - Skip To My Dirt / Därr - e-316
9. Ogmah _ Sharp Objects / (5P4C3) - Don’t Let Nothing Get You Down
10. Mickey Nox - Midrange Mud / La Breiche - Le sortier thérianthrope
11. Relapse - Fire (6SISS Remix) / Haus Arana - Keine Tränen
12. Perc - Destroyed By Jazz / Tchaikovsky - Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom Op. 41 VI. Cherubic Hymn / Soho Rezanejad - Stages II
13. SLV - Finding The Others / Group A - Trance
14. hel.IV - Midnight Mass / Mater Suspiria Vision - Uncontrollable Flesh
15. JTPC - Project #003 / Peter Hope & Exploding Mind - Apple Eye (Kuvera B Remix)
16. Tommy Four Seven & Ancient Methods - XIX / Christina Vantzou - Marmara Beach II
17. Second Tension - Schisma
18. Deena Abdelwahed - Wein Al Malayeen (Ancient Methods Remix)
19. DJ Boss - Depka / Muslimgauze - Arab American Radio 03
20. Phil Denton - Only / Manos Brujas - Dose Heroica
21. Dead Can Dance - Avatar / Gatto Nero - Dirt
22. Penelope’s Fiance - Revenge is a Double-edged Knife / Dubfire presents Evolve - Deadbug
23. Mystical - End Of The Brigade / Grand Lodge - Avekko
24. Militia - Demand For Pleasure
25. Tymon - Woodsman / Raed Yassin - A Fistful Of Stardust
26. Deep Dimension - Cold Rush / Theologian - Finding Comfort in Overwhelming Negativity / Géométrie Du Coeur - Le livre du serpent
27. Seleccion Natura - SNT0073 
28. Sharplines - Passion & Blazing Guns
29. Downwell - I Need Two More Bodies / Miracle - The Parsifal Gate
30. Roll Dann - When The Hate Goes Away / AGB - Brecht Hat Er
31. 2+2=5 - Descration / OFF - Be My Dream
32. Slime Coca - DCRF#2
33. Machino - Nada Es Real (Sarin Remix)
34. Asymmetrik - Before Dawn (EAS Remix) / Crush Of Souls - Confusion
35. Artillery Nightspace - Align / Templebeat - Horrock
36. Nathaniel - Entering The Gate
37. Black Kolor - Iceberg / Daren Seymour & Mark van Hoen - Involution
38. Mariano DC - The Black Bogle / Le Travo - Hips
39. Nightly - Luminescenza
40. Sydney Valette - PTSD / Luca Morris & Mozzy Rekorder - Paper Charms
41. Soj - Land Of Love and Hammers (IV Horsemen Remix)
42. Foreign Policy - What Can You Suggest / Chris Shape feat. Blind Delon - Shaped To Deform
43. Henning Baer - All Over (Inhalt Der Nacht Remix) / T.G.T.B. - Homebound
44. Inventory With Hamilton - You Feel By Mistake
45. The Panacea - Storm / Zero Call - Stellar Wind
46- Endrik Schroeder - Take Off  / Timothy Leary - excerpts from Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
47-. Konstantin Unwohl - Ein Gewitter Zieht Auf

KHIDI Podcast NR.27: Ancient Methods

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