Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Reka Zalan (@reka-zalan). Go to bit.ly/ZalaPod for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 452 – Reka Zalan

A 3 h ride through my soul. Starts soft and dreamy, ends with pure techno.

Opening at Fi for DVS1

Direct message whisper supremacy

Pascal Hetzel LIVE @ Secret Location Leipzig 11.04.2025

MARTE is a DJ based in Kiel, Germany, whose sound draws deeply from dub techno, bleep, and minimalist aesthetics. With a focus on subtlety, spatial awareness, and rhythmic precision, his sets are carefully constructed prioritizing atmosphere over immediacy. As managing director of Bunker Club (Kiel), he is closely connected to the local electronic music community, curating and shaping its sonic identity. His approach to DJing emphasizes patience and narrative flow, allowing tracks to unfold organically and tensions to build slowly. Rather than chasing peaks, MARTE’s style invites listeners into a deeper mode of listening — one that values space, intention, and depth.

IG : https://www.instagram.com/marte_chris/
SC : https://soundcloud.com/marte-166824597



BLURCAST 51 | MARTE

013 - TEMASA

(interview below)
Temasa is a Hamburg based Techno DJ and Producer. As Resident of the renowned nightclub [PAL] he already made his way on the radar of the scene. In 2023 he launched his new event series 'NEOGEN' which focuses on emerging artists, who represent and rethink the genre's primal themes.

INTERVIEW
Tell us about your beginnings - how did your journey into music and DJing start?

My musical journey started very early - I started playing different instruments at the age of five. So music has always been an important part of my life. When I was 14, I discovered electronic music - especially minimal techno, dubstep and drum and bass. These genres immediately fascinated me and inspired me to become active myself. That's how I eventually got into DJing.

How do you envisage your sound developing over the next few years?

My sound is currently characterised by hypnotic, driving and groovy techno - and this core will remain in the future. At the same time, it's important to me to constantly evolve. I always want to have new influences to keep my sound modern and lively, without losing sight of the classic basic themes and the essence of techno as a genre.

If you could design your dream night - line-up, venue, vibe - what would it look like?

My dream night is not a classic headliner event. I really like discovering new artists and being surprised - that's why I appreciate parties where the line-up is carefully curated and up-and-coming acts are deliberately given a stage. If you avoid big names, the entrance fee can also remain more affordable, which in turn gives more people access to the event. I also like it when new venues are opened up or I can get to know new clubs. This mixture of openness, curiosity and community vibe often brings with it a very special energy and makes for the perfect night for me.

Artwork by Janu Krohm
@temasaaa

6D. Podcast 013 - Temasa

Psyk is a key player in Spanish techno, an acclaimed talent with firm emphasis on deep, repetitive loops. He has become synonymous with high-quality, trippy and smart as a tack rhythms. For the last two decades since he started out on Madrid’s clandestine rave beat, he’s developed and advanced a sound to near perfection: raw and technically agile, pelagic echoes from the abyss that have shifted with their changing times. 2011 saw him launch the widely renowned Non Series, a platform releasing the work of similar vein artists like DJ Nobu, Architectural, Neel, Nastia Reigel, Tauceti, Blawan, Luigi Tozzi, Function and Rrose, generating buzz and ardent following. His own releases on labels like Mote Evolver, Semantica and Tresor, intermittent forays on his own label under the alias Maan, as well as his co-project Second Skin (est. 2022) alongside fellow Madrileño Oscar Mulero have been slowly gaining traction in a contemporary music landscape replete with talent. Though the rate of productions is decelerating his touring schedule marches forward at full tilt, adding recent Bassiani dates to those at a list of must-play venues like Fabric, Berghain, Fuse, Tresor and Amsterdam’s shuttered DeSchool. His expert drones and algorithmic beat patterns are in a process of continuing evolution and whatever comes next is sure to be even better than his already outstanding catalogue of work. Bassiani Podcast 258 is an 80-minute expedition into a murky world of Psyk’s design, sweeping and purist techno from this heavyweight selector. 

@psyk

Bassiani invites Psyk / Podcast #258

Support the artist here:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rekanorazalan/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/reka-zalan

Frenzy Podcast 206 - Reka Zalan

Number 206 of our series is brought to you by the one and only Reka Zalan!

Reka Zalan is a Berlin-based Techno DJ and promoter. Her sound shifts between hypnotic depth and percussive drive - always tuned to atmosphere and open to different shades of Techno whilst being particularly drawn to gloomier sonical realms. Grounded yet exploratory, her sets move forward, outward and inward, equally building tension and flow whether digital or on vinyl.

Beyond the booth, she’s strongly embedded in the heart of Berlin’s scene – as a local resident at Tresor, staff member at Hard Wax, part of Coppi collective or former co-host of the ://elements series. 

Enjoy the ride! 

Artwork by Janu Krohm 

FrenzyPodcast #206 - Reka Zalan

Track: Las Mujeres
Artist(s): Danza Macabra & Mario Tishok
Label: Stigma Tribale
Catalog: ST05
Format: Digital https://stigmatribale.bandcamp.com/album/bendita-inocencia-st05
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release Date: 30/07/2025
Mastering: @setednb 
Artwork: @pdominguee  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w_WN6A8DWoUb9kRMgyt6KixsYiMqoy5R?usp=sharing

Artist links: 

Soundcloud:    Danza Macabra https://on.soundcloud.com/zqBclxm2JMPPygtt3C  Mario Tishok https://on.soundcloud.com/PJ0JcFU2rgBwcljGQA

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tishokmario?igsh=d3o5YTQ3Y2dlOGxv  https://www.instagram.com/danzamacabra.st?igsh=MXc5eWF0OTBjN2h4eg==


Label links: 

Soundcloud:  https://on.soundcloud.com/BD1jK54fMpFOjXlFO0

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stigmatribale?igsh=NXA4dWV2Z2x3cDI2

Buy link:

Bandcamp: https://stigmatribale.bandcamp.com/

Danza Macabra & Mario Tishok - Las Mujeres [ST05]

Duets (TRK-174)

Informant from the desert

For over a decade, Pascal Hetzel has been a steady presence in Berlin's large electronic music community. He developed a knack for long free flowing  hardware jam sessions, that traversed the whole spectrum of electronic dance music from dark, industrial-tinged techno to classic motor city electro and italo disco-appreciating euphoria. In addition to his work as one half of CYRK, Pascal Hetzel continues to make a name for himself as a solo artist. His sound is deeply influenced by Detroit techno’s rich legacy. His first release on Juan Atkins’ groundbreaking Metroplex label, to be released in May 2025, marks another milestone in his career. It’s his first solo release since his EP on another Detroit-based label: Interdimensional Transmissions’ sub-label Eye Teeth and his solo-album on the Belgian label Arkham Audio. Rest assured, there is more to come, both with CYRK and as a solo artist.

Pascal Hetzel LIVE @ Secret Location Leipzig 11.04.2025

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