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"All I want to do is express what I love." The beloved Berghain resident talks about learning from failure, putting in the time and how good sound systems have changed his life.

Born and bred in Minneapolis, Zak Khutoretsky, AKA DVS1, has been throwing and playing raves for decades. Now 47, he's at the top of his game. As one of Berghain's most popular residents and a producer known for his deep and versatile sound, he's amassed thousands of followers around the world, releasing on Klockworks, Transmat and Ostgut Ton, in addition to his own label, HUSH.

Not just an artist, Khutoretsky has garnered a reputation for speaking critically about the challenges facing the electronic music community, notably through his essay about the battle between art and entertainment, and more recently through the inauguration of his revenue sharing platform ASlice. The organisation was designed in 2020 as an antidote to the pay disparity between DJ earnings and producer earnings, and its basic conceit is that DJs submit playlists of their tracks and share small percentages of their gig fees to be redistributed among the artists whose tracks they've played.

In this RA Exchange live from ADE, Khutoretsky talks with journalist Christine Kakaire about the platform and the impetus behind it, as well as his underlying tendency to be a "fixer,"  from the problems in his house to the issues he sees plaguing his community. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.689 DVS1

Mix 006. This one is really special to me as it represents a sound I’ve been searching for as a DJ/producer/listener for a while. Too often in techno these days, the term “dark” gets mixed up with the word “hard.” In my eyes, they mean something very different. This mix represents my vision for the dark, driving techno I love to play and listen to. “Dark” techno, for me, accesses the full range of human emotion. Austerity and mechanized coldness mixed with fleeting moments of yearning and beauty. Not just grooves, but tracks with great melodies that suggest more beneath the surface. Put another way—dark, driving techno done right is layered and subtle, something that rewards you the more you listen. 

I’ve included a broad mix of tracks I’ve been feeling from across the decades. Thanks for listening. Link to the full mix in my bio. 

-Holden

90s Techno Redux - Mix 006

This Week: Proper Charts 092 proudly pres. by @djritalino <3

Do you dream of traveling through hyperspaces & shifting to other dimensions?
Let DJ Ritalino be your guide!
They're an artist from Magdeburg, part of @escape-kollektiv + @trancepectation and resident at @MAW_magdeburg.
With a selection combining trance, tribe + psy they will make you dance until you enter new spheres unlike any others.
DJ Ritalino's sound forms an intersection between romantic & emotional but also hard & rough.
Stay 2-gether, rave 4-ever and feel the trance energy!

Proper Charts is a weekly format bringing you a diverse line up of artists and DJs showcasing their personal current top 5 tracks. Releasing every Sunday this format acts as a counterpart to todays commercially pushed music charts, instead focusing on underground club music and independent producers.

Don't miss the next one: www.instagram.com/properpullposse/

Proper Charts 092 pres. by DJ Ritalino

DubCode 042024.1

Sonic Drawn Idendity

Dubtechno

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DubCode 042024.1 Sonic Drawn Idendity

Träumerisch, warm und tiefgründig kommt der step054 daher. Unser houseigener Resident Anouk lässt Melodien, Stimmen und Groove feinfühlig ineinander verschmelzen. Wir fließen dahin. Danke Philipp für diesen perfekten SpringMix.

The step054 is dreamy, warm and profound. Our house resident Anouk delicately blends melodies, voices and groove. We flow along. Thank you Philipp for this perfect SpringMix.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_anouk_music/
SoundCloud: https://www.instagram.com/_anouk_music/

Picture: Random Documentary

step054 by anouk

nichtsverloren @ DEVOTED 26.04.2024

Abend in der Stadt 11 | Trust

Recorded on 2x Technics SL1200 MK5 and a MasterSounds Radius 4

@bratwurstmarcus

Mix: very good+ // bratwurstmarcus

TASCAM DR-05

BVZ Wagner 13.06.2024

For our February podcast, we welcome the Jena (Germany) based DJ and producer https://soundcloud.com/paul_kopp_ofc. Paul is also part of the Jena based collective https://soundcloud.com/biotobt, which is a big part of the local party scene. He created a one hour dub techno session for your listening pleasure. Enjoy the ride!

YARNcast 121 - Paul Kopp

Upcoming dates:
tba

Past dates (a selection):
12.08.23 - Hidden Flowers Festival Erfurt
17.06.23 - Biotobt Open Air
28.05.23 - Freie Kulturkaravane Erfurt
06.08.22 - Insel der Jugend Magdeburg

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