@XDB Ace mix Kosta! Would love to know what this first track is...

your style/sound is awesome! would you tell me the ID of this hymne? please! ich muss es wissen, kosta es was es wolle :)

This set has an undertone I can't place but love!! Groovy AF!

Phonons Podcast Series

XDB is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006.
For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar. His debut ‘Jackintosh EP’ and the following ‘Descap EP’ made a splash with heads, but whilst the shimmering dub techno moments were perhaps the most obvious hook, subsequent tracks defied easy categorisation – an early indication that the person behind the music took a broad view of electronic music, caring not for stylistic pigeonholes.
Further releases mapped out more of a defined aesthetic for the label, with XDB’s own work sitting alongside contributions from Atheus and Arne Weinberg. By 2007, Kosta’s music had caught the ear of other outlets; including Francois Kevorkian’s Deep Space Media (a sublabel of Wave Music) licensed ‘Descap’ and ‘Descap live’ for re-release. Brendon Moeller was the A&R at that time and a 4 track EP on Wave Music followed in 2009.
The same year, Patrice Scott put out the first XDB release on his own Sistrum Recordings, which saw Kosta tailoring his output to a cleaner, more Detroit-inflected sound.
In tandem with his production work, XDB the DJ was coming into his own. An avid collector of vinyl since his childhood (Kosta’s collection presently numbers some 10,000 records); he had honed his craft in clubs and on the radio – mixing monthly on his own ‘Case Check’ show. 2008 brought an early highlight – spinning at Japan’s lauded Labyrinth festival alongside the cream of the international deep techno and house scene.
Kosta’s DJ sets draw upon his expansive record collection, playing right across the board of electronic music. He has no shortage of technical skill but it’s his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?’ moments.
It’s on this that Kosta has built his reputation. Tastemakers such as the now-defunct mnml ssgs crew were quick to snap him up for a guest mix in 2009, and several of his online recordings have been picked up for Resident Advisor’s ‘Mix of the Day’ spot.
In 2010, XDB played at the UK’s highly-regarded Freerotation festival – starting a love affair with the event that’s seen him come back every year since. The festival secured Kosta’s place within a fraternity of fellow musicians and DJs who also prefer to let their music do the talking – likeminds who recognise the purity in what they do, and are all the more respected because of it.
That same year, he remixed Detroit heroes Norm Talley and Aaron Carl and in 2011 produced releases for the Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Echocord imprints. 2012’s highlight was a split 12” with Kassem Mosse and in 2013 he was reunited with Sistrum Recordings for the ‘Frocks’ record. 2013 also saw the rebirth of Metrolux after a 3 year hiatus, with ‘Edition 2’, an excellent Various Artists release.
When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it’s an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it’s helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike.

Nick Craddock, November 2013


Phonons Podcast 014 - XDB

We’re two weeks away from Mostra 2025. Final prep is in full swing, and over here at Delayed, we’re marking the moment with a special one. A two-hour recording from ABSIS—Mostra resident, local legend, and someone who’s been quietly shaping his own corner of the scene for years.

This one’s from Gare Porto, aka the Portuguese tunnel—one of those rare venues where the setting does half the work. ABSIS played alongside Nico and André Cascais for one of the recent Extramostra nights, and what came out of it is something else. A deep, locked-in ride that doesn’t bother with the usual build-and-drop patterns. It’s not about reaching some peak moment—it’s about staying in the zone and letting things unfold naturally. This set is pure spiral techno—deep, hypnotic, and tunnel-vision tight. It moves with that kind of quiet intensity that sneaks up on you. No flash, no filler. Just steady pressure and perfectly measured pacing. Like being pulled along some underground Iberian rail line, eyes closed, body moving on instinct. ABSIS keeps full control from start to finish, guiding the whole thing with an ease that only comes from time and taste.

You can feel the room in the recording—the acoustics of the tunnel, the crowd syncing up, that low-end weight that holds everything together. It’s a full-on experience, even in playback. There’s something about this set that sticks with you. The way it just moves—no big drama, no gimmicks, just pure direction and control. It’s the kind of mix that makes you wish you were there… and also kind of convinces you that you were.

ABSIS doesn’t overstate anything. He doesn’t have to. He locks into a mood and stays there, pulling everyone in with him. And if this set from Gare Porto is any sign of what’s coming—then that closing slot at Vall d’Hebron is going to be serious.

Hold tight. Mostra’s almost here.


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Here is the first in what I'm hoping will be a regularly recorded mid-afternoon, unplanned mix series alongside my brother from a Spanish mother @raul_rs. And maybe even the odd solo outing too.

But for this first effort we go b2b keeping things below 90bpm as we dip, dive and chug our way through an afternoon, proving to no one but ourselves that "everything sounds better when you slow it down". So unbuckle your seat belt, grab yourself a spanner and prepare to bypass the compressor because the next 2.5 hours we'll be dropping out of light speed with "those weirdos you sometimes see at a festival", Raul and SBat. I've got a bad feeling about this...

Raul and the SBat - Hyperdrive Malfunction

Méandres sonores, élans improvisés portés par une musicalité vibrante et des émotions à fleur de peau ~ minutieusement chaque seconde précipitait l'heure fusion.

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A1 - Simone Bauer - Data
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Simone Bauer - Source Code
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SOUNDIT Festival Takeover - TRS - 10 Jul 2025

Recorded by @inf001 for The Memoir, 2025.
All tracks are written and produced by @inf001.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
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Love and light

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Chingyi at Outra Cena, This Side, 18/07/2025

For their July show, @bambi-dj invites Rotterdam-based DJ and visual artist @nelly_dj, for a one-hour B2B. Known for her psychedelic and narrative-driven sets, Nelly crafts immersive and trippy sonic journeys, blending emotional depth with a distinct psychedelic touch. Together, they’ll explore the depths of deep techno, mind-bending psychedelia, and trance-inducing rhythms — a vortex of tension, texture, and release.

Bambi b2b Nelly - 24 Juillet 2025

81번째 벌트 팟캐스트는 스위스 출신의 DJ이자 주목받는 프로듀서 Ben Kaczor의 67분 디제이 세트와 함께 합니다. 

벤 카조르는 테크노, 딥 하우스, 덥 테크노 로부터 받은 영향을 미니멀하고 직설적이며 솔직한 미학으로 혼합하여 넓은 감정적 스펙트럼을 가진 독특한 사운드로 표현한다. 그의 음악은 음울하고 단조로운 분위기, 멜랑콜리한 분위기가 균형을 이루며 다양한 환경에서 깊은 내면의 연결을 만들어낸다. 스위스 출신의 DJ이자 프로듀서, 큐레이터인 그는 2023년 Dial Records에 합류하였고, 이후 딥 하우스, 덥 테크노, 그리고 다원 예술을 전문으로 하는 레이블 St. Odes를 공동 설립했다. 카조르는 자신이 진행하는 모든 프로젝트에 걸쳐 '해체된 것이 아니라 느껴지는 것을 창조하는 것’이라는 핵심 가치를 일관되게 적용하고 있다.

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The 81st vurt Podcast features a 67-minute DJ set from DJ and producer Ben Kaczor based in Switzerland.

Ben Kaczor's singular sound bridges a wide emotional spectrum, blending influences of techno, deep house and dub techno into a minimal, straightforward and vulnerable aesthetic. His music balances dubby, monochrome atmospheres and melancholia, producing deep self-connection in different environments. The swiss DJ, producer and curator joined Dial Records in 2023 and co-founded St. Odes, a label dedicated to deep house, dub techno and multidisciplinary art. Across all his projects, Kaczor consistently returns to his core pursuit: creating something that's meant to be felt, not deconstructed.

vurt podcast 81 - Ben Kaczor

live at Garbicz Festival _2.8.25

We are honored to launch this Podcast with an artist whom we consider one of the greatest DJs of all time, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/cloutier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Cloutier</a>, <a href="http://beyondbooking.com/thebunker/about.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bunker</a> resident (NYC). Listening to his sets, you immediately understand how <a href="http://beyondbooking.com/thebunker/about.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bunker</a> has become one of New York’s best electronic music events; his quality-driven approach reaches, through an always-coherent flow, a perfect balance between mental and physical groove. It is definitely not an accident if Eric has become an emblematic figure of the renowned <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labyrinth Festival (Niigata, Japan)</a>. To learn more about <a href="http://soundcloud.com/cloutier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Cloutier</a>, have a look at the numerous interviews listed on his <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/ericcloutier/feed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resident Advisor artist page</a>.

Phonons Podcast 001 - Eric Cloutier

<a href="http://soundcloud.com/lownza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damien Zala</a> aka Lownza is a young French DJ and producer currently living and working in the heart of Provence (Eyguières, South of France). After a Sound Engineering Degree at <a href="http://www.sae.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paris SAE Institute</a>, he starts to DJ in the capital clubs and parties (<a href="http://www.batofar.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batofar</a>, <a href="http://www.djoon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Djoon</a>, <a href="http://www.opa-paris.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OPA</a>...; <a href="http://www.technoparade.fr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Techno Parade</a>...), and signs tracks to various labels (<a href="http://www.timehaschanged.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Time Has Changed</a>, <a href="http://www.backandforthrecordings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back and Forth</a>, <a href="http://www.jettrecords.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jett Records</a>...) that are played by international artists (Josh Wink, Radio Slave, Marco Carola...) Back in the South since 2010, he is determined to focus on DJing and production. His <a href="http://phonons.net rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phonons</a> Podcast episode is a deep travel showing the way he wishes to follow for his own productions.

The tracklist is available on the <a href="http://phonons.net/music/podcast.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phonons Podcast page</a>.

Phonons Podcast 002 - Damien Zala

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iliantape.de/dario-zenker/">Dario Zenker</a> is undoubtedly one the most talented and prolific deep-techno producers of these last years. In a relatively short period of time, the Munich-born artist has released a large number of incredibly emotional tracks on consistent labels such as <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.t2x.eu/">Time To Express</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vakant.net/">Vakant</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.harrykleinrecords.de/">Harry Klein Records</a>, <a target="_blank" title="Frozen Border's Discogs page" href="http://www.discogs.com/label/Frozen+Border">Frozen Border</a> (through the pseudonym #.4.26.) or <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iliantape.de/">Ilian Tape</a>, the label he created in 2007 with <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iliantape.de/mueller/">Mueller</a> (the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iliantape.de/">Ilian Tape</a>'s graphic designer) and his not less talented brother <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iliantape.de/marco-zenker/">Marco Zenker</a>. This profound Phonons episode is an additional proof that the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://harrykleinclub.de/">Harry Klein Club</a> resident is not only a brilliant composer but also a great disk jockey.

Phonons Podcast 003 - Dario Zenker

<a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Ralf Racoon's Facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001068609679">Ralf Racoon</a> is a German-born artist currently based in Hanover. Since his beginning in 2000, he has been DJing all over Germany, sharing the decks with talented musicians such as Sven Weisemann, Marko Fürstenberg, Marek Hemmann, Mod.Civil or Don Williams. In parallel to his music show on <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Radio Tonkuhle website" href="http://www.tonkuhle.de/">Radio Tonkuhle</a>, the founder of <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Elektrischer Widerstand website" href="http://www.elektrischer-widerstand.com/">Elektrischer Widerstand</a> (Electric Resistance), a group of individuals with common musical and ethical principles, organizes music events since 2008 so as to develop the Hanover underground electronic scene. <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Ralf Racoon's Facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001068609679">Ralf Racoon</a>'s deep vinyl mixes smoothly oscillate between profound house and mental dub-techno.

Phonons Podcast 004 - Ralf Racoon

<a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Claudio PRC's Facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/claudio.p.porceddu">Claudio Porceddu</a> aka <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Claudio PRC's Facebook page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/claudio-prc/">Claudio PRC</a> is a Sardinian-born artist currently living in Cagliari, Italy. Mostly influenced by electroacoustic music and Detroit techno trend, this abyssal techno specialist has released numerous tracks on solid labels such as <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Prologue Booking website" href="http://www.prologue-music.com/">Prologue</a>, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Prologue Booking website" href="http://www.stroboscopicartefacts.com/">Stroboscopic Artefacts</a>, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Prologue Booking website" href="http://www.aconitorecords.co.uk/">Aconito</a> or <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Prologue Booking website" href="http://www.myspace.com/elettronicaromana">Elettronica Romana</a>. Member of the impressive <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Prologue Booking website" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/">Prologue</a> team comprising, among others, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Cio D'Or's Prologue page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/cio-dor/">Cio D'Or</a>, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Abdulla Rashim's Prologue page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/abdulla-rashim/">Abdulla Rashim</a>, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Donnato Dozzy's Prologue page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/donato-dozzy/">Donato Dozzy</a> and <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Neel's Prologue page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/neel/">Neel</a>, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Claudio PRC's Facebook page" href="http://www.prologue-booking.com/artist-roster/claudio-prc/">Claudio PRC</a> is invited to perform all over the world. Characterized by the same features that distinguish his music productions, <a target="_blank" class="hyperlink" title="Claudio PRC's Facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/claudio.p.porceddu">Claudio</a>'s DJ sets range from complex ambient to sophisticated techno.

The tracklist is available on the <a href="http://phonons.net/music/podcast.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phonons Podcast page</a>.

Phonons Podcast 005 - Claudio PRC

Phonons is a non-profit organization supporting electronic musicians and selectors. It is based in Marseille - France and has strong connections in Europe , Asia and in the USA. It was founded in 2011 at the initiative of Nahim Bendjilali, Philippe Gray-Lopez and Vincent Telandro.

Phonons supports sound artists by providing expression spaces: we organize parties and showcases :: we promote the artists' work through our podcast and events. We mainly focus on electronic music.

Phonons Podcast 014 - XDB

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