New York hailing underground staple, Mutual Dreaming label head and founder of Sustain-Release Aurora Halal, takes to the tools on the latest Crack Mix with a warm, groove-laden 55 minutes

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Crack Mix 581: Aurora Halal

Here at AIR, we kicked off festival season in with Sonar Lisboa, the little sister to the famed Barcelona festival, which took place in early April this year and featured acts like Max Cooper, Jennifer Cardini, Juliana Huxtable, and this month’s esteemed guest, @MarcelDettmann.

A techno veteran whose name is synonymous with big room sound, Marcel recently debuted a new live set, his first ever foray into live performance, the result of a pandemic spent toiling away in the studio and crafting his landmark album Fear of Programming, which formed the foundation for his live act. At Sonar Lisboa, he presented a new version of his project, which he calls My Own Shadow, a mix of his own productions, field recordings, vocal elements, and on the fly craftsmanship.

Marcel and I sat down together in Lisbon to discuss his new live set and the creativity behind it, and how his musical and personal life is shifting over years. A big thanks to the team at Sonar Lisboa for the invite to this year’s edition!

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MUSIC:

"Linux" - Marcel Dettmann (2013)
"Water" - Marcel Dettmann ft. Ryan Elliott (2024)
"Fear of Programming" - Marcel Dettmann (2024)

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2025年4月22日

コロンビア・ボゴタ出身の来日DJ。ラテンアメリカのプロデューサーの曲を中心に、テクノ、テックハウスをミックス。

DJ from Bogotá - Colombia visiting Japan. Mixing tracks focused on tunes from producers in Latin America, techno, and tech house.

Niebla
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Niebla｜2025年4月22日

Electrify the battlefield with "Frontline Inception", a curated collection of 8 high-paced EDM battle tracks designed to ignite adrenaline and amplify action. Tailored for game developers and content creators, these tracks promise to infuse every scene with unparalleled energy and intensity.

Features:

Dynamic EDM Battle Anthems: 
Dive into a meticulously crafted lineup of 8 EDM tracks, each pulsating with the rhythms of combat, evoking tension, urgency, and the euphoria of victory.

Looped & Unlooped Variants: 
Enjoy the flexibility of both looped and unlooped versions. Whether it's an endless boss fight or a quick-paced skirmish, these tracks adapt seamlessly to your narrative's ebb and flow.

Masterful Production:
Each track boasts professional-grade mixing and mastering, ensuring clarity, balance, and a rich auditory experience that resonates across a variety of platforms and devices.

Versatile Application: 
Ideal for game developers looking to elevate combat sequences or content creators seeking the perfect backdrop for action-packed visuals, "Frontline Inception" is versatile enough to set the mood for a range of projects.

With "Frontline Inception", harness the raw energy of EDM to drive the momentum of your game or visual content. Ready to be the secret weapon in your audio arsenal, this collection promises to keep your audience on the edge of their seats, one beat at a time.

6 - Phat Phrog Studio - Frontline Inception - Black Ops

2025-08-26

Next-level eclecticism from Donato Dozzy and Nuel.

RA.465 Aquaplano

Atom™ & Tobias Boiler Room x MUTEK MX Live Set

Murky beats from a rising talent.

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RA.567 Pablo Mateo

► The most banging live techno set you're going seeing, Legowelt at his best!
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Legowelt | Thumping 808 Live Set | Boiler Room BUDx Santiago

An improvised and mostly unrehearsed three turntable Techno throw-down, performed live at the temporal point in space-time that is Freerotation Festival.

The last time I played an up-tempo Techno set like this at Freerotation was in 2011, and I’ve been pestering Steevio to let me bang it again ever since - this was the year it finally happened. 
Set times aren’t announced until the day, so it was as much of a surprise to me as anyone else to find out that I would be playing the closing set in that room.
After a night of excellent live & DJ sets from the highly talented women I had the honour of sharing the bill with, I had to be on top of my game to maintain the energy levels at the high bar they had set. 
My aim was to keep the tempos up around 137 BPM, make good use of all three turntables, improvise as much as possible in a spontaneous way by keeping the rehearsing to a minimum, and stay as present in the moment as much as I could possibly be.
I worked out the intro and the first couple of tracks, but then kept it mostly freestyle after that, which led to some unexpected twists, turns and inspired moments that kept me on my toes, and the crowd buzzing. 
This was one of those special nights where the amazing and supportive crowd gave so much energy, that it fed straight back into the music, which then began to feel like an energy flowing right through you, that pulled you even deeper into the moment. 
Presence!
I was ecstatic to  have been so well received by the large crowd that had gathered, it was an honour & a privilege to hold the space for 90 minutes, and a joy to have the opportunity close the room on such a high. 
Unfortunately some of the amps developed a fault, causing them to overheat & create a nasty burning smell, so the set had to be brought to an abrupt end to avoid causing a fire. 
An unmet demand for a final tune rampantly ensued, I loudly and regrettably responded “The Amps Are On Fire!!”, to which someone remarked “of course they are, you did a good job”, which I felt was a fitting end to a smoking night of Techno-music, that was pure heat from start to finish! :)

Recorded Live on Sunday 7th July 2019, 
4:30 - 6am, in Sammy String's (Room 3), 
at Freerotation Festival, Baskerville Hall, Hay on Wye, UK.

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Photograph by Calandra Balfour @Calandra
Audio mixdown by Charlie Tear @charlietear

Freerotation 2019

Alex Downey's 'The Amps Are On Fire Mix' Live at Freerotation 2019

Lena Willikens на 8—µ, 7 марта 2020

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