Ho ho ho, the mystery-shrouded Rrose - named after Marcel Duchamp’s eponymous persona, punches in right on cue for Xmas with an absolute monster of a two-hour jaunt into their exquisitely twisted headspace. Having served up some of the finest techno slabs of the past decade through the likes of Sandwell District, Stroboscopic Artefacts and now their own dedicated imprint, Eaux, Rrose steps in the series with a bonkers mix of dusty techno hustle-and-bustle, neatly alternating sequences of pumping 4x4 aerobatics, searing, noise-adjacent outbursts and eerie melodies to hypnotic effect. A constant balancing act of raw power and haunting score, Rrose’s RYC mix takes us on a deep and fascinating trip into genre-unbound territories, where only abandon and wildness reign supreme. Happy EOY celebrations, y’all! See you in 2024. 

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01. Free Free Palestine! (chant)
02. Habits of Hate - Limelight Roles - Electronic Explorations
03. Ø [Phase] - module overload pt 1 - Cosmic
04. Regis - Cold Water - Downwards
05. Wata Igarashi - Haziest Just Before The Dawn (Svreca Remix1) - Bitta
06. Ma Sha - Are They Back - CEE
07. JK Flesh - Empty Words (Rrose remix) - KR3 (upcoming)
08. Metapattern - Assimilation - Mord
09. RS Tangent - Bovine Overbite - Trilogy Tapes
10. Bookworms - Bluephoria
11. CAIV - Shamanfreude - Tresor
12. Dj Deeon - Off - Dance Mania
13. Nikos - Metaturnal - Flippen Disks
14. Priori & Al Wootton - Leniency - Trule
15. Mad Zach - Tunnel Snare
16. CAIV - Ötzi - Tresor
17. Bias - Rest Energy - Diffuse Reality
18. Conceptual - 200 camels and a hot desert - Conceptual
19. Quelza - My Eyes Are Closed - Newrhythmic
20. Altinbas - Spoken Word - Token
21. WTCHCRFT - Shake It (Nikki Nair’s Shook Mix)
22. Azu Tiwaline - Blowing Flow - IOT
23. Rrose vs Octo Octa - unreleased
24. Rrose vs Speedy J - unreleased
25. Carrier - Fathom - Felt
26. Rrose vs Polygonia - unreleased
27. Rrose vs Polygonia - unreleased
28. Pocopo - Segre - AEDI
29. Tsimtsum - Konvoi
30. A4 - Optical Device - Faut Section
31. Mad Zach - Strangeloop
32. Skee mask - Cylo - Ilian Tape
33. Bas Dobbelaer - HSS-01 - Trule
34. Fergus Sweetland - Gangalang - Illegal Alien
35. Trolley Route - A Transcendence Of The Individual - Semantica
36. Al Wootton - Russell - Trule
37. Ruman - Three Butts Are Enough - Warm Up
38. Notzing - Molniya - Warm Up
39. Maurizio - Eleye - M1
40. Ladan - Knives - Sublunar
41. Potter Natalizia Zen / PNZ -  Magari - Ecstatic
42. Tony Conrad - Four Violins (Table of the Elements, 1964)
43. Cheryl E. Leonard - Frozen Over

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Reclaim Your City 571 | Rrose

Enter the wormhole with one of the techno artists we're most excited about in 2025.

Born in Osaka and now based in Tokyo, DJ MARIA. joins a decorated lineage of Japan's psychedelic elite, cut from a similarly explorative cloth as Wata Igarashi, Haruka and esoteric icons ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U and DJ Nobu. This nerdy sanctum of deep techno is a notoriously hard world to break into: only the very best make the grade. DJ MARIA.'s head-spinning sets emphasise why she's already part of the club firmament at home, and is now in the midst of a global breakthrough.

Her trademark is tapestries of acid, trance and techno that strike a perfect balance between vibrancy, impact and restraint. She bit the bug through a teenage discovery of DVDs showing legendary psytrance raves like Solstice and Vision Quest, yet it wasn't until 2014 that she started DJing, balancing gigs with shifts at Tokyo's Face Records and, as of late, motherhood.

Today, as well as producing and touring venues such as FOLD and Bassiani, she helps run two boutique forest festivals—Moment and Transcendence—both of which play a big part in upholding Japan's storied techno tradition. DJ MARIA. has reached these heights principally because of her exceptional talent as a DJ, which is on full display on this week's RA Podcast.

The two-hour mix is pure manna for psychedelic techno heads, though we're confident the depth of feeling, subtle pacing and seamless stitching will lure in fans from across the electronic spectrum. RA.971 is a total treasure—the latest wow moment from an artist destined to have a career littered with them.

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RA.971 DJ MARIA.

Ahead of Amniote Editions’ 5 year anniversary night at Bassiani on the 6th of December (cancelled due to street protests) comes a very special mix from Munich’s finest, BASHKKA. Derived from the Turkish word for ‘different’ (she has roots there), the name reflects a no f*cks given approach to sound and culture that draws people toward her like moth to flame. From formative days in New York City where she started taking inspiration from its wealth of queer histories, she carved an insubordinate sound that’s crossed the Atlantic and set up shop in her native Germany, where her liberating tunes have found common cause with such venues as Blitz Club, Panorama Bar and Amsterdam’s Raum just a hop and a skip across the border. The aim is to reclaim spaces, assert the existence of marginalised groups (SWANA people like herself for one), amplify their narratives and create moments’ where ‘individual heartbeats merge into one motherbeat’. Further to those activist visions, her debut EP Maktub (2023) was a five-track banger and labour of love that synthesised Kurdish vocal samples with runaway beats. The reference to overlooked perspectives and elusive spark found at the intersection of culture and sound is the driving force, and something that’s felt in the gut when she plays. It’s a much needed energy in turbulent times, a reminder that you can save the world and have fun doing it. For Bassiani Podcast 242, BASHKKA brings her inimitable rhythms to the fore of the counter-cultural struggle: brazen and rave-ready, a two-hour trip to the future, slamming beats from a true icon.

@bashkka

Bassiani invites BASHKKA / Podcast #242

Recorded live as part of Bassiani’s New Year celebrations comes a very special four-hour bout from DJ talent 98dots. From Tbilisi to his chosen home of Brooklyn, Nikoloz Gedevanishvili’s sets are deeply enmeshed with his Georgian roots, slick selections that sprint across emotions and genres. He’s been on this mission since his teenage years, and played at the likes of Bassiani, Basement, The Lot and Mutant Radio (he has a show here), pushing a sound that’s highly charged with political energy and community tailored. These dog whistle rhythms are versatile and packed with layers of sound and percussion that snake along their cosmic route, spanning textbook techno, ambient and more experimental fare. Becoming a keystone in both his local Tbilisi and New York scenes, he’s kept sight of the grassroots magic while playing alongside global names like DJ Nobu, Jane Fitz, Wata Igarashi, DMX Krew and Roman Flügel. This latest instalment is an acid-tinged endurance race, four hours of rampaging techno of a distinctly 98dots stripe, rollercoaster beats of the type Nikoloz does best, marching frequencies to usher in the next half decade.

@98dots

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Bassiani invites 98dots / Podcast #246

GiGi FM is the 433rd guest of our original HATE Podcast series.

This mix is a cosmic, spiraling journey ~ a meditation on movement, intensity, and expansion. Opening and closing with the mantra Per aspera, ad astra (“through hardships to the stars”), GiGi FM wanted to invite listeners to surrender, transcend, and travel beyond the visible ~ where words dissolve and sound begins to speak ~ to move us in ways language never could.

Perhaps even reach that liminal space where mind, body, and soul dance in sync.

Download available after 10.000 listens.

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Photographer credits: Yumiya Saiki.

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With great pleasure, we present the live recording of @Voiski, during 3 YEARS of PAX-ROMANA. 

A true visionary in contemporary techno, Voiski's performance perfectly suited the Sunday morning atmosphere - magical, deep & full of new energy. Drawing from his electro influences and spiritual roots, he delivered a set that was both cerebral and moving. A masterclass in alternative techno storytelling. 

Set time: 09:00 – 12:00
Enjoy listening! <3

Voiski @ 3 YEARS of PAX-ROMANA | 2024.06.30

For the second edition of BASEMENT’s Archives series, we’re sharing this outstanding recording of Nebbieri from the venue’s 6th anniversary party on April 26th, 2025.

Nebbieri is a resident of Bassiani - a club with close ties to BASEMENT - and as such has always shared a special connection with the room. Playing alongside MARRØN and LYDO, Nebbieri delivered a proper journey set. At times, she opens up a portal to spacious, soaring techno, elsewhere submerging the mix in pure filth. The anniversary parties are always standouts, and Nebbieri took the room over the top with this one.

— @nebbieri

ARCHIVES 002 - NEBBIERI

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The music Aurora Halal creates is informed by many different disciplines. She is a producer, but also a videographer and visual artist who has worked on films about modular synth godfather Morton Subotnick amongst others. She is also the force behind Brooklyn’s Mutual Dreaming party series as well as the Sustain-Release festival. In just a couple of years she has cooked up an expressive and experimental techno sound—solo and with the likes of Ital—on labels such as Lovers Rock and her own Mutal Dreaming Recordings. Oppressive and foggy, her distorted, imperfect sounds made up of heavy drums and scurrying synths have taken her to plenty of remarkable live gigs all over the world. Now she steps up to our mix series with equal aplomb.

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