A hyper-accelerated mix from the outer margins of club music courtesy of Finnish artist Emma dj.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2022/01/24/emma-dj-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 843: Emma dj (Jan '22)

Tati au Miel winds through the sounds of their fantastical world.

https://www.factmag.com/2024/01/16/fact-mix-tati-au-miel/

Fact Mix 940: Tati au Miel

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Super elusive techno mystic Nebuchadnezzar - favourite of Blackest Ever Black’s Kiran Sande, among many many others, here with a super rare physical release, deploying 90 minutes of hard techno ballistics infused with highly atmospheric pressure, hugely tipped if yr into Carrier, Hoavi, Chain Reaction’s Matrix, Live Adult Entertainment, Quiet Husband, Regis, Lost Domain.

For Reel Torque’s auspicious 30th release, the San Francisco-based, US-Ukrainian wunderkind Nebuchadnezzar lays down 90 minutes mostly derived from his own productions. Playing between 4-6am on a bill shared with Jam City, DJ Loser, Tamus and Conor Thomas; Nebu showcased one of the most extraordinary mutations in contemporary techno and 157bpm+ club music, hypnotising a crowd with a patented, peerless masterclass in modern body music. You kinda had to be there - engulfed by the smoke, strobes, and bodies of The White Hotel - for optimal effect. But this tape, recorded and mastered by TWH sound engineer, Miles RS, clearly conveys the unique tip-toe balance of ballistics and atmospheric pressure that Nebuchadnezzar has made his own over the past 6 years of prized releases, and is properly put into hypnotic context in the club.

Mesmerising from start to finish with a seamless, almost laminar flow of offbeat drum patterns that appear to fold-in on themselves mid-phrase but always go forward, alloyed with a melange of textures and samples lifted from ‘90s noir thrillers, grime radio chat, and contemporary warehouse techno, Nebuchadnezzar kept the ‘floor going quite unlike anyone else. There’s no big drops or overworked: just a ceaseless but exquisitely tempered flow of his own material, which notoriously average around 10 minutes individually, but are here layered and chained into an inexorable traction on 3 x CDJs.

For us, Nebu’s sound vividly flashes back to febrile memories of being snagged in the subbass-powered hydrodynamics of tech-step, flashcore and frenchtek at Manc free parties in the ‘00s, but uchronically warped with aspects of original grime (a curiosity he admits was piqued by sitcom ‘PJDN’ and has turned into personal edits of Target, Dizzee, Youngstar classics) and subtle rhythmic accentuation of new Latin machine music, with the gritty focus of new Eastern European techno. Held in an atmospheric physics with the sleazy sheen of samples from ‘90s noir thrillers and slivers of cold-rushing trance, the result is just an absolute chef’s kiss of uncompromising, contemporary dance music that taps into something far more essentialist and non-clouty than so many others, and feels entirely of the 2020s. Fucking love it to bits.

Nebuchadnezzar @ The White Hotel - Manchester, UK 14.10.2023

Why Be on NTS 03.06.24

Slikback is an electronic producer from Nairobi, Kenya mainly focusing on experimental music, noise, bass and high intensity rhythms. Over the years his sound has morphed into various forms all meant to be an expression of different ideas and emotions. Unbound by any specific thing, his unique blend of sounds can be found in his multiple releases.


Unsound Festival w/ Slikback @ Kiosk Radio 16.02.2025

@merely is a Swedish singer and producer known for her versatile, emotionally rich sound. She seamlessly blends crystalline vocals with ethereal instrumentals, creating a style that falls somewhere between ambient trance and chamber pop—evoking a vast, tranquil atmosphere reminiscent of the misty Nordic coastline. Her lyrics resonate deeply, stirring misty eyes and clear hearts, and guiding listeners down dreamy, flirtatious paths into worlds they long to enter.

Her latest project, Essential Mixtape, a collaboration with French ambient artist Malibu, was released on YEAR0001 in November 2024, drawing listeners into even deeper meditative realms.

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Malibu is a French electronic musician whose work sails between ambient and ethereal music.
Forever inspired by soft reverbed vocals and melodious chord progressions, Malibu’s music is an immersive nostalgic journey in a sea of synthetic strings and choirs. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/malibu/episodes/malibu-8th-may-2025

United In Flames w/ Oklou & Malibu 080525

MVCOKO is a London-based DJ, producer, and founder of SYPHEN. Their work channels intense emotion—blending chaos, melancholy, and catharsis into genre-defying, narrative-driven sets. Described as a "demonic mermaid," MVCOKO crafts unpredictable performances where distortion meets vulnerability, inviting both intensity and release.

MVCOKO @ Kiosk Radio 09.05.2025

Copenhagen based producer oqbqbo (@oqbqbo) weaves ambient, euphoric dance music that feels both otherworldly and oddly familiar - a sonic realm where eurodance memories flicker through the haze of contemporary club music. Wordless vocals haunt her tracks like half-remembered dreams, not telling stories, but becoming an instrument of emotional texture rather than narrative clarity.

Since 2019, oqbqbo has been part of the world around Posh Isolation. Her work moves between solo pieces and collaborations - recently with Scandinavian Star on "In This Together" an album released in April 2025.

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GUCCI MANE - WASTED FEAT. FLIES (IFWSAP FLIP)

Hard Dance is a new weekly mix series exploring the hard and fast fringes of modern club culture.

009 comes from Gabber Modus Operandi, the Bali-based duo driving Indonesian music to new extremes by colliding furious dance music with Javanese trance rituals. Strap in son.

“This mix is basically the kind of music we play in a GMO DJ set, random bangers from our collection that mostly relate to our rough, messy & cheesy high energy mentality.”

HARD DANCE is going on tour – https://harddance.boilerroom.tv/

HARD DANCE 009 - Gabber Modus Operandi

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.

HARD DANCE 009 - Gabber Modus Operandi

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