Hailing from Bogotá, Colombia, @ruizprod steps into the role of archival selector, tracing the beating heart of Afro-Colombian and pan-Latin American rhythm: from Petrona Martínez’s ancestral bullerengue and Cumbia's global ambassador Totó La Momposina to the lush, psychedelic swells of Los Mirlos and Los Destellos.

A rich blend of field recordings, dialogue and guitar lines, the mix pays homage to intimate family gatherings and the passing down of oral tradition. Erika also speaks candidly about her selections, gifting us an hour of cultural cartography that maps the borderless archive of Colombia’s Caribbean coast and the legacy of Afro-diasporic music in Latin America.

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Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Juego de Ontología Acústica - Petrona Martinez (Testimonio)
3. Los Tres Solitos - Petrona Martinez (Bullerengue Chalupa)
4. Puyaloahí - Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto (Puya)
5. Martina Camargo - Guataquí (Berroche)
6. Tu Tambor - Totó La Momposina (Cumbia, porro)
7. La Verdolaga - Totó La Momposina (Cumbia)
8. Amaneciendo - Adolfo Echeverria y su orquesta (Cumbia, Tropical) 9. Esa Pareja - Afrosound (Cumbia, Tropical)
10. El Porteñito - Banda La Bocana (Cumbia, Tropical)
11. Senderito de Amor - Lisandro Meza (Cumbia, Vallenato)
12. No quiero Envejecer - Lucho Y Rafa (Cumbia, Vallenato)
13. Tonto Amor - Hernan Hernández (Cumbia, Porro, Salsa)
14. Loquito Por Ti - Armando Hernández con El Combo Caribe (Cumbia,
   Porro, Salsa)
15. Merecumbé - Johnny Colon (Merecumbe, Cumbia, Merengue)
16. Sabor A Selva - Los Mirlos (Cumbia Amazónica)
17. La Danza Del Mono - Los Orientales de Paramonga (Cumbia)
18. Para Elisa - Los Destellos (Cumbia)
19. Chambacú - Totó La Momposina (Cumbia, Porro)

RUIZ OSC1 (Afro-Colombian Folk, Cumbia, Bullerenge) | OUTOFCHARACTER #002

A nod to the after-hours of the past, @hi_mija writes a nostalgic tribute to weekends spent on an unflagging dancefloor with an hour of throwbacks cruising through house, disco edits and techno mutations that span nearly three decades of dance music history. 

From the sunny cuts of Paul Johnson to Jeff Mills’ metallic “The Bells,” the set stitches together the ecstatic weirdness of Justice, the body-heat of Soulwax's “Work It" remix, and the sweat-strewn floor fillers of Todd Terry and Jamie 3:26. What emerges is both archival and forward-leaning: a collision of crate-dug classics, remixed gems, and underground anthems that turn the room into a time-bending continuum. Equal parts hedonism and history lesson from the 90s through the 2010s.

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Tracklist:
Paul Johnson - The Groove [Peacefrog Records, 1996]
Nick Monaco - Freak Flag [Soul Clap Records, 2014]
Crazy P - Virtuality [ Futureboogie Recordings, 2013]
Fort Romeau - Jack Rollin [100% Silk, 2012]
New Jack City - I Need Love [Music Is love, 2014]
Marie Davidson - Work It (Soulwax Remix) [Ninja Tune, 2019]
Audiojack - These Days (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Gruuv, 2012]
Andy Woldman - I Should Not Change [Eisenwaren, 2017]
Desire - What I Want (Todd Terry Remix) [Defected Records, 2016]
Loleatta Holloway - Hit It N Quit It (Cratebug & Jamie 3:26) [Salsoul Records, 2017]
Boys Noize - Donnastag [909D1SCO, 2006]
Hijack - Keep It Real (Oliver $ Remix) [Potty Mouth Music, 2009]
Jesse Rose - Time is But a Moment (Victor Marsó Remix) [Play It Down Records, 2014]
Space Echo - Soul Power (Luv Shack Records, 2013]
Da Posse - In the Heat of the Night (The Black Madonna Remix) [Freerange Records, 2014]
Jeff Mills - The Bells (Purpose Maker, 1997]
Medicine 8 - Bone Of Her Hand [White Label, 2003]
Acid Kids - Expression [Trouvé Grooves, 2017]
Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden Remix) [Yoshitoshi Recordings, 2012]
Soulwax - NY Excuse (Justice Remix) [2003]

MIJA (House, Disco, Jackin, Techno) | OUTOFCHARACTER #001

A hushed, meditative @ziskomusic treads the steady passage inwards, exploring the many shades of life through an hour of downtempo and ambient sound. Observing the enigma as though tracing its contours in the dark, the Argentinian artist moves with patient precision under a gentle, controlled touch, gliding through the surreal breaks of Nice Girl, the spatial depths of Tammo Hesselink and moments of quiet illumination like an echoing, diminishing tide.

A slow-burn that softens the boundaries between us, this mix is made for introspective nights and surrendering to the mystery of the eternal unfolding. Enjoy the ride.

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Zisko (Downtempo, Leftfield Techno, Folktronica, Ambient/Drone) | OUTOFCHARACTER #003

Converging at the intersections of UK bass, 140, broken techno and global club, @JKSmusic translates a decade of drumming experience into a comprehensive study of the genres that shaped him prior to ever touching an electronic drum machine. Threading together the syncopation of Dubrunner and Biome with the low-end physics of Breaka and the North African influences of mahraganat, Valentin compiles an exhaustive catalogue of his own musical evolution and a reflection on its geographical roots.

Stepping beyond the confines of his usual techno framework, this two hour mix pays tribute to his rhythmic foundations, exploring organic, human percussion, the concept of rave, and the physical warmth and weight that drives these sounds.

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Tracklist:

Djrum - L’Ancienne
Chancha Via Circuito - Guajaca
General PDC - Amazon Dub (Beesmunt Soundsystem Version)
Yung D3mz - Chiquitita (Sped up)
Dialog - Book Of Life
Kevin Kofii, mara - Attack
biome - WEEKEND
Poor J'Darr - Skooma Dealer
Sandwell District - Will You Be Safe?
Dubrunner - Night Shift
biome - FARGO
Ino Casablanca - FUCK LARR
Poor J'Darr - Club Tool 8
Kevin Kofii, DJ Polo - Riot Rhythm
Monibi - Gnawa Wa Wa
Aloka - K2
Doctor Jeep - Pula Perereka
Dubrunner - Nemesis
Florentino - Xcuse Me
Ayesha - V7
Poor J'Darr - Ballad
Ness - Tycho Station
Fonzo - How We Feelin'
Jetpacc - Impact Zone
CESCO - Big Fi Dem Ft. Sparkz
First Epoque - 0.9am
Fonzo - Big Devil Energy
Stones Taro - Jealous
Dialog - DOT
Main Phase - Treat me right
TOM LECHEF - Radica
Oldboy, Logan_Olm - Maximum
Dubrunner - Bad Mind
Jetpacc - Storm Surge
Om Unit & James Bangura - Ruffneck
Efan - Badman
sept7 - Rush
Breaka & Frazer Ray - The Loudest Woiioii Ever
Neumonic - Gangster Groove
Azemad - Mahragan
Dubrunner & SCG - Rainbow Road
msft - Bonker.s
Capo Lee & bullet tooth - KEEP IT ROLLING
D.E.S - unreleased
Joku - Sub-Terra
Kassian - Yena (Extended Version)
Doctor Jeep - Mecha
Utility, DJ Plead - Flooot (DJ Plead Rework)
Imed Alibi, Khalil EPI - Analog Bedoui
Regal86 - Herbal inhaler (Percolator Mix)
Phasmid - Double Negative
Dayzero - Step Inna
Fonzo - Ring Ring ft Capo Lee
Samwho - Licks
Jetpacc - unreleased
Hassan Abou Alam - Kesibt Ft. SHBL-LBSH
Waffles Kru - Pictures
Sniper1 - Malkovich's Workout
Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - Aquarius
Yraki - Percolate
Pluralist & Obake - Siren
Girl Tool - Trueno
First Epoque - Epoque No. 25
Ino Casablanca - DIMA RAVE
Kobayashi Maru - Induction Texture (A Strange Wedding Side Quest Remix)
Fonzo & Riko Dan - Bushmaster (Sam Binga remix)
Fracture - Verhoeven
Joku - Lightspeed

JKS (UK Bass, Breakbeat, Leftfield Techno, Global Club) | OUTOFCHARACTER #004

An exercise in the art of restraint, @carmenelectr0 cited a desire to expand beyond her club persona into a more delicate world she has mostly only appreciated in private. A longtime fan of Ricardo Villalobos, Mr. G, and other pioneers of dubby minimalism, she recorded this mix entirely on vinyl, drawing from more secluded corners of her collection to share tracks that have rarely made it into her sets. Though still recognisably sentimental at its core, she stated an intention to present house and techno cuts that meander through more subtle shades of emotion, whilst hinting at a new direction for upcoming creative projects.

Deep, hypnotic and nostalgic, Carmen channels the gentler B-sides and ambient undercurrents that have shaped her off-duty listening away from the booth. From the "don't think, just listen" spirit of Markus Suckut and the humidity of Roman Poncet to nthng’s near-spiritual finale, the mix is glossy, tactile, and surreal: sixty minutes adjusted to cruise control along the softer edges of her universe.

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Tracklist:

Mess_montage - Vaivai
Greg Gow - Panic Attack
Markus Suckut - Alteration
Caldera - Martino Fantasama
Mr. G - M's Retrogade
Kvest - Julis (Kevin Arnemann Remix) 
Ricardo Villalobos - 808 The Bass Queen (Queen of Bass mix)
Roman Poncet - Focal
CRYME & Christoph Faust - In and Out (Original Mix)
Markus Suckut - Dusk
Cozy Giant - Obsession (x-cuse me)
Conforce - SCC-ML
Diego - ID
ID - ID
Altinbas - Trails Of
nthng - Hypnotherapy

Carmen Electro (Dub Techno, Dub House, Atmospheric) | OUTOFCHARACTER #005

Originally recorded as a test run for a performance at Halle am Berghain, this fifty minute mix shimmers with a fantastical sense of depth as though peering from the precipice into an endless, velvet void. Wild, tender and dramatic all at once, a combination of drums, modular hardware and electronic instruments breathe a paradoxical entity into existence, reflecting back the shifting face of nature's discordant beauty and menace through samples, ritualistic synth lines and pads.

Varying between lightness and weight in her footsteps, @beste-hira walks the road less taken, drifting into an internal world that is both submerged and self-reflective - suspended at moments like a snapshot capturing fragments of her own free-fall.

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Beste Hira (Ambient, Deep, Experimental) | OUTOFCHARACTER #006

Spontaneous, raw and intense, @oguz808 recanted how this two hour recording came to be at the tail end of some days awake from an exhausting schedule. Created in the company of close friends at his home in Amsterdam just over a year ago, the mix tracks a decade of selections all the way from his nascent years frequenting the likes of London's Corsica Studios to hidden gem discoveries that he collected either on the road, alone in the studio or in the many overlooked liminal zones between. 

Despite the blur of where such tracks were found, this set is sharp, definitive and earnest - a melodic and emotive showcase demonstrating the sheer panoramic scope of his musical knowledge. Another side to an illuminary figure in the hard techno scene, he has specially gifted this intimate private recording from his hard drive today for public consumption.

No tracklist was known or recovered.

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OGUZ (Classic & Leftfield Techno, Groove, Rave, Industrial) | OUTOFCHARACTER #007

Departing from her usual techno blueprint, STEYA guides us through an hour exploring warmer, groove-led fringes of the house music spectrum for episode eight. Built around tightly-programmed drums, chord-driven movement and classic vocal engineering, the mix highlights a side of her taste rooted in a more gentle type of bounce, syncopation and levity rather than the known intensity of her sets in the club.

From the analog glow of Omar-S and Basic Channel’s dubby Round Two alias to Deetron’s high-definition synth work and Adryiano’s jackin’ structures, the Berlin-based artist takes an uplifting detour from her accustomed sound, and prompts a joyful look at another part of her extended home catalogue.

Across sixty minutes of functional and floor-tested selections, STEYA leans into rhythmic clarity, low-end discipline and the kind of melodic detailing that defines house in its most enduring form. Tuck in.

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Tracklist:

01. Omar S feat John FM - Second Life
02. Round Two feat. Andy Caine - New Day
03. Aquarius Heaven + Cali Lanauze - Just Like Magic
04. Tal Fussman - Release (Deetron Remix)
05. Filip Grönlund - In Full Colour
06. Timmy P - Zonked
07. Josh Butler + Manoova - Disco Daze
08. Adryiano - The Sturdy Track
09. Deetron - Dr. Melonball
10. James Alexandr feat. Penelope - Playing With Knives
11. CASSIMM - I’ll Take You There
12. DJ Minx + Hilit Kolet - Spin, Sin, Slay
13. Matt Tolfrey + Frank Storm - What To Say (DJ Deeon Remix)
14. Dusky - Careless

STEYA (Deep House, Progressive House, Chicago House) | OUTOFCHARACTER #008

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