Live Test Group 4

back in april, our Sunday Roast friends invited @rafon27 for a sunset session that felt like summer was already there. Here you get the recording to feel as if it never left. enjoy amig@s

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Recorded live at one of the best clubs in Europe, PRST - for Apartment Acht - this is the first three hours of a recent all-nighter.

Faciendo Soundsystem

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Musical Autobiographies - International Mac - 13 Aug 2025

Made this one after leaving Berlin and coming back to France.
Wanted to strip things down again — just a pulse, a bassline, and that DIY no wave / post-punk energy.
With a twisted 90s vocal classic.
Something raw and alive, built on machines but full of human mistakes.
You kinda get it ;)

Mix and master by Trigun Audio.
Artwork by Alexia.

Now available exclusively on my bandcamp : https://pierremarty.bandcamp.com/track/you-kinda-get-it

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A star amongst stars, Desyn has long been a prized artist in our community. His combination of atmospherics and groove is always a welcome sight on any lineup, but when he is combined with the rest of his Faciendo cohorts and Novaturient agency mates you know a memorable night is in store. From his time in the more progressive heights of house music, through to the underground forms he latterly has become synonymous for, Desyn has long been known as a barometer of quality that many gauge themselves against. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/trommel-227-desyn/]

Trommel.227 - Desyn

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

This mix is special to me, it brings back a lot of good memories…

_Recorded live during the Cinema Club for my dear Toto’s 30th birthday in early November 2024.

We had to choose a movie and try to capture its mood through records. This is my interpretation of the movie The Beach.
Hope you enjoy it!

The Beach (Live recording - nov 24)

Twin Dots is a brand new Music label founded by Alexia & Just1 based in Berlin exploring
the interplay between sound & sight. The first release on the Twin Dots is by
Moroccan/French DJ & producer Kizoku.

In Arabic, "Suad" suggests happiness, yet these nine tracks navigate more complex
emotional terrain – bittersweet foundations supporting quirky, smile-inducing melodies born
from contemplative moments.

"Suad" documents a musical journey from sample-heavy constructions toward more
synthesized landscapes, paying tribute to the hip-hop Kizoku loves, from its organic roots to
electronic contemporary developments. Each composition is a carefully assembled
patchwork of sounds, transformed through his distinctly dreamy yet melancholic lens.
The vinyl release features a trippy illustration by Achot, whose dripping style echoes Kizoku's
sonic world. Roger brought Achot's artwork to life through analog animation, adding his own
experimental touch.

https://soundcloud.com/twin-dots-22586142
https://soundcloud.com/nabilkizoku
https://soundcloud.com/alexiavanm
https://soundcloud.com/just1lpt

TWIN DOTS 001 // Kizoku - Suad LP (TD001)

Today we launch a mix series that has been in our heads for many years. What a better way to do so than with a friend who holds a special place in our hearts : International Mac.

Mac is a rare kind of DJ whose style never stopped to evolve and to explore, while always remaining true to himself. He is a touching, sensitive, generous, quirky soul who always pours his personality, his intelligence and his feelings into the music. Our existences are bound up to his, being at the core of a group of friends who welcomed us both in Berlin at pivotal moments of our lives. Since then, these people and this city have continually inspired us, helping us to find ourselves and thus, contributed to the very essence of tunnel.

The story behind this mix also has a full-circle feeling to it, as it came together in the most natural way, encapsulating a moment in time that holds significance for all of us. It was recorded spontaneously, in one take, last week-end in the infamous shared flat of Krausnickstraße. This happened after a session in which Mac played alone all day, while a few friends were sharing a nice time. His record bag was full of new finds from a recent dig in London as well as old re-discoveries from his own collection. His head and heart were charged with the emotions, the memories and the sonic impressions of his recent experiences, after a tumultuous year full of changes and personal growth. At the end of the day, when everybody left the room, we decided to start recording, feeling that something was about to happen…

Occasionally, Mac wears his signature purple velvet trousers and reveals the weirdo wizard facet of his personality. Here, Purple Mac is taking us on a journey : hypnotic, mysterious, emotional, slightly epic but also sometimes stuck in this stationary state of hypnosis. There is also a sense of madness and absurd that emanates throughout the trip. The atmosphere is sometimes contemplative, sometimes ecstatic, sometimes cheeky, others crazy, all of those moments balanced with a feeling of flow that translates a certain state of maturity…

From the timing in Mac’s personal life, to the moment in our friendships, and to the music selection itself, there is a mystical sense of evidence that runs behind this mix, which is probably what makes it such a special one for us.

Thanks to Mac for sharing a piece of himself in the shape of this hypnotic tunnel. We’re already obsessed by it and we hope you will be too! 

_______ 

Recorded in Krausnickstraße, Berlin, 
October 3rd, 2025. 
Art by Dockett Eddy. 
Mastering by Pierre Marty.

into the tunnel with... International Mac

Actively playing across Europe over the last few years, Pierre’s sound is characterised by his blend of house, breakbeat and jazz, a combination that has come together from a youth surrounded by music and thoughtfulness. Classically trained in guitar, his musical ear turned to electronic music in his late teens after being swept up in the euphoria of the late 2010’s French party scene. 

As an artist, Pierre’s career really took off from the release of his playful and dancefloor oriented EP ‘Sweet Dance’, on the Instant Match record label. In 2024, the progression naturally matured, resulting in Pierre’s functional yet introspective ‘Lunchbreak in Mitte’ EP released on Tunnel Musiq.

Pierre had a landmark tour in Australia in 2024, performing festival shows, club nights and afterhours slots for The Breakfast Club, Ikigai and The Late Show. Playing not one, but two distinct live sets, back-to-back, at Melbourne's famous ‘Breakfast Club’, Pierre’s versatility as an artist is one of his greatest assets. 

After playing standout shows at CDV, Hoppetosse, Le Chant des Oiseaux and LuckIsOn, Pierre moved back to his home in the south of France to focus on producing. Now, with many projects on the horizon, he is ready to unleash a brand new live set which composes two forthcoming EPs and his first full length album set for release in 2026.

live set booking : jack@ikigaibooking.xyz

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Pierre Marty

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