PHSRMX

POD 007 w/ Downside

The POD series features home recordings by our Fuse residents that make the pulse of our club resound.

Drawing on his history with Fuse, Downside’s podcast sticks to the skin with what he knows about the sweaty evenings in Room 01 – and he’s well-versed in their workings.

The Brussels native with Bulgarian roots delivers a richly packaged one-hour mix, packed with plenty of sleek and hypnotic tracks thrown in. As Downside shares an increasingly pacey penchant for techno that function as a backdrop to his club music origin, you're in for a stimulating workout. The last step is simple: put your ears to it. 

▪️ Soundcloud: @downside-official
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/downside
▪️ Discogs: discogs.com/fr/artist/3887147-Downside-6
▪️ Bandcamp: downside.bandcamp.com/album/ouverture
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/downside.music
▪️ Facebook: facebook.com/downside.music1

Downside - Podcast 007

In memory of the legendary WATERGATE
Good vibrations. Lovely people. Sun.

This is my set from the ANIMA party on April 26, 2024. Had a lot of fun there...with the good bass: warm but punchy, feeling every beat in your chest.

ANIMA Watergate Closing-Set

ŌCKTAWIAN  session  3 decks for 3 hours

https://soundcloud.com/djblainemason

Blaine kicks off our mix series with over an hour and a half of pumping techno and raw body-rockers. Recorded with the PHAASER floor in mind, this mix reflects the hype and hysteria of past parties hosted at our one true home; Disctrix.

PHSRMX.1 - Blaine Mason

Tobi Lack is a DJ and producer based in Frankfurt and a household name within the local scene. His sound is characterized by hypnotic soundscapes upon deep, driving rhythms — it’s a mixture of highly seductive old school cuts and atmospheric, contemporary productions, that take over the entire room. With a good feeling for the perfect rhythm for each moment, his well picked selection is always evolving into a varied DJ set — expect nothing less than a real sonic journey with highs and lows that will stay with you for long.

@tobilack

Concrete Tbilisi Podcast 106 - Tobi Lack

https://soundcloud.com/jackson-ryland

DC's prolific loop freak JR2k (Jackson Ryland) is on the tables for PHSRMX.2 

96 minutes of all-vinyl techno selections that bring the force and funk in a raw and undistilled manner. Driving, unrestrained, invigorating. Recommended for raising heart rates.

PHSRMX.2 -JR2k

Joining us for PHSRMX.3 is https://soundcloud.com/fixedrhythms label head Jack McKenzie. Since 2018 the OKC-based label has released some of the highest-quality dance records to grace the current underground. If you've been to a PHAASER party, chances are you've moved to their work.

McKenzie's all-vinyl mix gives over 50 minutes of blunt belters, techno churners, and beefy breaks. Rude, rowdy, raw.

PHSRMX.3 - Jack McKenzie

One hour of head-splitting hard techno and thrashy schranz selected by Leipzig’s resident devil, DJ Angst. Founder of Angst Tapes, DJ Angst has crafted a sound that stays true to his name. Rugged, anxious, and explosive.

PHSRMX.4 - DJ Angst

The 108th episode of Syntop Audio is presented by moraine.

Currently, @moraine ´s style is characterized by an atmospheric sound that builds up rather slowly. This is often accompanied by more minimalist and clear tool elements, which gradually increase. He draws his current genre influence from music and artists that have a hypnotic focus and stand out through the experimental design of low and medium frequencies

Syntop Audio 108 - moraine

010 - MAASYM

(interview below)
Maasym, originally from near Frankfurt/Main and now based in Hamburg, stands for hypnotic, atmospheric techno with refined sound design. He has been active in the scene since 2015, founded his own label Vorm last year and has released on renowned labels such as Token Records, Illegal Alien, Flash Recordings and Planet Rhythm. His style is characterised in particular by the organic, raw sound that he consciously incorporates into his productions.

INTERVIEW
You founded your own label ‘Vorm’ last year. Was there a specific moment or thought that gave the go-ahead for this project?

There wasn't a specific moment for the starting shot, rather a thought. Many of the tracks that were being played and released at the time often sounded very similar to me and also a bit uncreative. I got a bit bored with the scene at the end of 2023, beginning of 2024 and came up with the idea of launching a new label and releasing tracks in the subgenre that I play or listen to a lot myself. I also wanted to give something to the scene and push artists who work hard, are creative and have their own style. But also, of course, to be able to decide for myself what to do with the music I produce. I then decided to kick things off with a record release.

Is there a track of yours that has a special emotional meaning for you?

My track ‘Intermediate Direction’ has a special meaning for me. I started making music in my teenage bedroom when there were no masterclasses or private courses. I sat in front of Ableton and my synthesiser for hours, trying to make my tracks sound like the music I was listening to. One label that I really loved back then (2016) was ‘Token’. Accordingly, the track means a lot to me and I am very happy that I got the chance to release on ‘Token’. Personally, it's still one of my favourite tracks.

Is there any other art form, apart from music, that inspires or excites you?

I listen to a lot of techno & hip-hop/rap, but I'm also a big rock and heavy metal fan. In general, this organic sound from the 70s, 80s or even 90s totally inspires me. There's a lot of life in it and it can often be very ‘rough’ and ‘dirty’. I always try to get this ‘life’ into my tracks when I record my patches or sequences. It doesn't always have to be perfectly produced. Sometimes it's more about the vibe that you feel at that moment when you're making music. Even if the sound is a bit too filtered or creaky.


@maasym_vorm

Artwork by Janu Krohm

6D. Podcast 010 - Maasym [Vinyl only]

Everything vibrates 
Bees detect nectar from flowers by floral sonication
Elephants detect seismic waves with the skin of their feet and trunk
Our conscious awareness of these vibrations is generally more limited than those of animals.
Humans may be more likely to be sensitive to vibrations if one of their senses fails.
And so - deep, dark, yet rounded bass vibrations glue us together 
Forcing us to form shapes and swim along with the current.
This may leave behind some restlessness or feelings of misunderstanding 
Each in their own way finds a way to embrace discovery
Guiding into being every possible form
Inharmonious vibrations - yet in its own form  
Adding itself to the constant and stable lowliness of the kick 
That’s where the beauty forms itself 

The lotus - symbolic for happiness - is born in muddy water 
The muddy water - symbolic for state of suffering - functions as the skin of the Lotus 
Harmoniousness is created by the skin of duality 
Sequences with opposite extremes - which we depend on
The skin of darkness enables us to experience brightness 
To dwell in sorrow for a long time - where everything seems aimless 
Starting the process of discovery teaches us translating hidden pathways
Which will never be unlocked unless the synergy between the two sides is understood
Too much light can burn our sight,  
Too much heat can turn us to ash,  
Too much love can suffocate us through its grip.  
We need the darkness to dream,  
the cold to keep us whole,  
and the quiet to let us breathe.

Written by: Arjun Samadhan
Voice recording: Harry
Project recording & direction: Anna Randt

PAX-COLLECTIVE: Anna Randt

Tunisia's KARMASMATIK joins us for the 5th edition of PHSRMX. KARMASMATIK heads Model Sex, a techno/noise label based out of Tunis that's been baring its teeth with raw & ruthless compilations & EPs for the past year. One hour of steamrolling, blackened hard techno & schranz.

PHSRMX.5 - KARMASMATIK

Track: Echoes Of You
Artist(s): riko
Label: katana
Catalog: KTA026
Release Date: 14.11.2025
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Mastering:  Punktmidi
Artwork: Studio Voltaire
Pre Order: https://katanacologne.bandcamp.com/album/manner-six
 
Artist links: 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/riko-0
Bandcamp: https://riko-cep.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riko_cep/
 
Label links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/katanacologne
Bandcamp: https://katanacologne.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katanacologne/

GTG Premiere | riko - Echoes Of You [KTA026]

HEAVEN AND HELL - SPENCY BE [NTTSVA003]

CONSCIOUSNESS

Let's find your pulse.

PHSRVA.2 available now:
https://phaaser.bandcamp.com/album/phsrva-2

PHSRMX.2 -JR2k

PHAASER

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