PPRZ Podcast

AZA - Motion

RiDylan - Nothing

Destrata - Muscle Memory

For entry number 9 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from New York's @RonLikeHell

Ron Like Hell provides eclectic sets venturing into obscure international sounds, Techno, Synth, House, Acid and Disco which are appreciated by some of the most discerning dance floor enthusiasts.
Approaching a dj mix as assemblages, Ron Like Hell aligns sound with emotion, focusing on texture to create psychedelic soundscapes, imaginative spaces for comfort and surprise spectators with an unexpected crafty transition. With 26+ years of making people dance in numerous countries along with years of vinyl shop experience and music promotion, his/their role in the industry is unique and influential. Their latest production, EXALT is their dream come true where Ron selects a personally beloved dj to play solo then close out the night together with a b2b set. EXALT's first guest was Matrixxman in April 2022 at Basement in Ridgewood-Queens, NY. Ron also djs as Wrecked, a music first queer dance party which turns 12 in 2023.

about the mix:
after playing some power hour time slots of slamming techno, I decided to share a thawing of the frost style deep techno mix to reflect the expansion of the soil as it warms with more sunlight allowing late winter flowers to bloom. A few tracks included here feature some producers that hooked me up with amazing music and tracks I purchased to support and uplift their amazing talent. For podcasts I do not approach the mix as a club gig but more as heady backroom bliss out hang with a little sass. Thanks to Tanner and Adam of PPRZ for inviting me to contribute to their great podcast series.

PPRZ Podcast 9 - Ron Like Hell

PPRZ Releases 23 tracks of dance music spanning genres from techno, acid, bass, electro, broken beat and everything in between!
 
Pre-order: https://pprz.bandcamp.com/album/pprz-variety-pack-vol-02
Official release date April 07, 2023 - Bandcamp Friday. 

Contributors are largely based in Vancouver, with additional contributors spanning across North America. 

A portion of the proceeds for this compilation will be benefitting the Vancouver Black Library. The Vancouver Black Library is a grassroots organization offering resources by and for POC locally. 

Read more about them here: www.vancouverblacklibrary.org 
www.instagram.com/vanblacklibrary/?hl=en
credits
releases April 7, 2023 

Mastered by Pheek 
OpenEnd - Prohairesis mastered by Woofax 
Artwork by Max Ammo

Francois Dillinger - Block Universe

Dj 2button - Jungle Sprint

For mix number 20 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Portland's @othr_wrld

othrwrld is a trans femme DJ, producer, and self proclaimed "aural apothecary" using sound and atmosphere to open portals into new utopian possibilities for trans posthuman club creatures to experience collective immanence and healing.  Equally likely to find her sweating behind the decks at a late night warehouse rave enshrouded in fog, or sitting peacefully weaving textures in a dimly lit chillroom, othrwrld sits on the cutting edge of trans futuristic music from hypnotic/chaotic psytechno, bass, and ritualistic rhythms to slambient mind journeys, soundbaths and deep dubbed out dancefloors.  

othrwrld has lived in Portland Oregon for the past 6 years and has cultivated a strong relationship with the local nightlife/dance music community, while always pledged to prioritizing the queer underground.  In 2023 she started her own party/mix series "Club Liminal" a left field ethereal techno party for trans ravers and all who yearn to rave on the edge of reality.

Mix description: 
This mix was recorded in my home studio towards the tail end of a very overwhelming period of life where I was attempting to find both solid footing as well as expansion.  As tends to be my style I think this mix will ferry the listener on a well guided journey through realms both introspective as well as expansive, this time maybe trending more towards the melancholy, with a hint of dissociation.  I guess I was tapping into the experience of exhaustion I was having, and needing to give myself some space to rest and to just feel what I was feeling without any urgency to “solve” what I was going through.  The mix rides gentle waves rolling waves of energy, always with a strong gravitational pull towards the earth, towards center, a prayer for inner peace.  If you’ve caught me playing live anytime over the past month chances are you’ve heard at least one or two of these tracks woven into a set, including originals from my upcoming release with PPRZ.  I can’t wait for these songs to be out in the world and I’m honored to debut them in this context alongside lots of music I admire / am inspired by.

Tracklist:
Bruce Trail - silver iv
Cousin - Otta
Ludwig A.F. Rohrscheid - Velocity
Orca Silent - Hallowen
OK EG - Ember
Angus Mills - Paradis
Cotton Mouth - Hoofprints 02
LOIF - Stealth
Alexskysprint - 0456
Priori - Memory Palace
othrwrld - a portal you can't close
Imprea - A promised land
ANF - TV Science
Ex-Terrestrial - Vetiver
Escape Artist - Another World (Florist Remix)
Angus Mills - Micro Q
Djrum - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
othrwrld - Arcane Membrane
Space Drum Meditation - Oviraptor
othrwrld - Miasma Vial
Luigi Tozzi & BLNDR - Dusk
Space Drum Meditation - Dance Of The Snake
Studio OST - Bent Light
Sage - Cloudbreak

If you enjoyed the mix and would like to donate to an organization of othrwrld's choice; 

'Firstly acknowledging the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza where the apartheid state of Israel has slaughtered over 10,000 Palestinian civilians, I also acknowledge that at this time money and other aid is unable to reach the people of Gaza due to continued efforts from the U.S. and other western imperialist powers to stop it.  I want to encourage all listeners to stay educated and up to date with this ongoing genocide, we owe it to the Palestinian people to not look away and continue to witness what’s happening so that it is never forgotten or forgiven by history.  I also encourage everyone to boycott companies like Starbucks, McDonalds, Disney + and others who continue to financially support the state of Israel with their billions of corporate dollars.  All of that said, I want to encourage donations to a local Portland organization @dontevictpdx , a Tenant-led grassroots & abolisionist org working to prevent or reduce eviction harm and build a tenant movement in PDX.'

PPRZ Podcast 20 - othrwrld

For mix number 21 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Vancouver's @atramentum_tectorium

The “Atrament” project was created to express specific techno DJ ethos and methods with a focus on technical, precise, concept driven sets mainly centred around ambient/dub techno with explorations into harder techno.

Mix Description:
This focus of this mix was to shift through BPMs, referencing mid-late 90s techno, especially that Dave Clark red series and dark dub techno sound. Heavy on the chord stabs and hardgroove rhythms.

Equip:
Pioneer CDJ3000 x2
Formula Sound FF4.2R 
Tascam DR-40X

Tracklist:
Aril Brikha - Read Only Memory
Luke Hess - Fortress (27:1)
Kaan Elitok - Arctic
NYCO - Stellar
Drop-E - Beyond Reflections
Spiros Kaloumenos - Lost And Found
okocz - East Lagged (23.4 Remix)
Volpe (ARG) - I Am What I Choose To Become
Yan Cook - Distorted Memories
Hertz - Ahead (Mix 1)
Bastet - Radion
Gunjack - Ratsel Box
Matasism - Street Parade
Nørbak - Nove Zero Nove
Roll Dann - Provas de Verão
Hertz - Box Head
23.4 - The Way You Smile
Drumsauw - Drop Out
Phara - Blaes 208
Fresko - Inner Funk
Mathys Lenne - Rupture
strxndxd - 002

Photo: 
B.Otto
https://www.instagram.com/b.ottophotography/

If you enjoyed Atrament's mix, please consider donating to their organization of choice:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/urban-native-youth-association/

PPRZ Podcast 21 - Atrament

For mix number 22 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Detroit's @dretraxx

Detroit producer and DJ, Dretraxx, submits his latest live set recorded at Marble Bar in Detroit from January of 2024. Using a MPC Live 2, A&H MixWizard Z3, x0xb0x, Chronoblob 2, and Mutable Instruments Clouds, he weaves bullfrog downtempo, Midwest warehouse siren techno, demented breaks, feral atonal melodies, unlawful dubs, and paranoid 2-step UKG, all dosed heavily with acid and 70’s anti-drug PSA sublimations.

Dretraxx is the founder and head honcho of Body Worx, Detroit’s premier club monthly at Temple Bar. Entering its tenth year, Body Worx is an ode to Midwest dance music and beyond; focused, of course, on gritty jack beat, acieeed aberrations, and old skool rarities of days past.

With releases on the Body Worx imprint, PITS, and Junted, he is also one half of the duo Deoxyt and associated with the legendary crew rave, Equalizer.

PPRZ Podcast 22 - Dretraxx (Live)

A woman of power and presence, Evelyn is a rising light in New York’s shadowy techno scene, instilling bright, beautiful energy in both the rooms she moves through and the speakers she graces.

Evelyn - The Vision and the Clarity
Lool 2 Luul - Worynea CP
Lucy - Dyscamupia (Forward)
Vril & Rødhåd - Dementor
Foreign Material - The Living Planet
Singular Anomalies - Implant
Rumenige - Kdyz Vera Nemela na Najem
Eramo - Moving On
Goyle - Timetable
Holldën - Landmesser
Linear System - Large Room
Deluka - Time To Time
Psyk - Ritmico
Hatewax - Hatewax
Reeko - Follow Me (You Can’t Escape)
Sebastian Groth - In A Tube
Gareth Wild - The Savagery
Zadig - Maniac Mansion (Bonus Beat)
Annē - Outrun
Sextile - Contortion
Ritchie Hawtin - Minus Orange
Tommy Value - Piedra Iguana
Oxygeno - Abuse And Violence
F1 Shifty - Corner (Evelyn's Mix)
Yan Cook - Grom
Underground Resistance - The Soul is Back (Luke Slater)
Truncate - Structure
Leandro Gámez - Parade
Observation Room - Swallowing Diamonds (Evelyn's Mix)
Celestial Trax - New York is a Desert

PPRZ Podcast 25 - Evelyn

Our 28th geust on the PPRZ series comes thanks to Sheepshead! Dive in and enjoy!

About the mix:

This is my first guest mix in almost two years; life has thrown several curveballs before getting to this point - whether it be issues with my personal health, family, job losses and the general state of the world - I wanted this mix to be the perfect distraction - acting as somewhat of a representation of the indescribable feeling of getting whisked away to a set at the club that's equal parts embracing, engaging, whimsical and wobbly. I would like to believe that one of the unique sensibilities that I bring out during my sets is that I am keen on letting the crowd sit in something ensconced in bass after I warm them up with some uplifting rhythms that get those feet stomping - I think that's how people develop that chronic condition called "bassface". Of course, what better way to achieve that goal for a mix than doing it in one go on my Pioneer XDJ-RX while breaking a pesky fever. After all - if you're not sweating out a fever behind the decks, are you really living? 

Causes to donate to if you enjoyed this mix:

Razom for Ukraine - helping with medical relief on the ground during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Doctors Without Borders - helping deliver lifesaving treatments and medical services in Gaza

Tracklist:
1. Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West - Fluids In Motion I
2. Prior & Al Wootton - Mud And Exhaustion
3. B E N N - Hakka Drums
4. Charli XCX - Guess (Drumheller Funky Refix)
5. Cosmin TRG - Now You Know
6. Soso Tharpa - Sabado Gigante
7. Seimei - Tokyo Funky Breaks
8. Sir Spyro - Topper Top (DJ Bark Lee Cut)
9. Soul Mass Transit System - bomb edit
10. Dunman x Osmosis Jones - Space Jam
11. Silva Bumpa - Music Is Da Answer
12. Kassian - Overtone B [Breaks Mix]
13. Sobolik - The Butt Of Your Joke
14. Jurango - Flourine Mink
15. Laksa - LEO
16. Pugilist - Judgement
17. Ma Sha - Liquid Wall
18. Boylan & Youngsta - Secret Weapon
19. Oddkut - Bongo
20. Doctor Jeep - Pika 2
21. Harba - Despair
22. DJ Deep Heat - Age Of Aquarius (Manami Remix)

PPRZ Podcast 28 - Sheepshead

As a label based in North America, we have witnessed the continued complicity of our governments in the genocide against innocent Palestinian lives. We believe this compilation is a collection of music that was produced and chosen with heart, contemplation, and shared frustration.

The organization we have chosen to donate proceeds of the compilation is The Palestine Children's Relief Fund. They offer free medical care to injured and ill children in Palestine, including Gaza, who lack local access to care within the existing healthcare system. The Palestine Children's Relief Fund holds a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and a Silver Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.

Learn more about the organization here: www.pcrf.net

Thank you to the artists for sharing your work, and thank you to the listeners for the support on our release for this cause.
credits
releases September 4, 2024

Mastered by Pheek
Artwork by Slime Studio

okocz - love in a home on the sea

Makeen - Shifting Currents

Adam 2 - Dredge

Angel Science - Refuge

sard - Pocket Dusk Ft Anabasine

We are so excited to release this 2 hour journey courtesy of Nutrition Facts for our 29th PPRZ Podcast entry!

About the mix:
"This is definitely me giving my best peak time energy. I love being pulled down into the dark depths just as much as I love being lifted up to the sky during a set, so I always strive to achieve that range in a very cohesive way while also not limiting myself to genre. One of my favorite things about DJing is figuring out how to make tracks work together that might not necessarily be the same vibe. I think that this is a great example of that for me."

Nutrition Facts Bio:
“What is going to add to what's already happening that is going to elevate and add layers of complexity while still maintaining balance?” For Brooklyn-based DJ Nutrition Facts, who has also worked in kitchens for over a decade, this question is as applicable to DJing as it is to putting together an amazing dish. It's all about finding balance and figuring out what a particular ingredient (or sound) wants or needs to elevate it and take it to the next level. 

Whether it's melting the dancefloor with heady, trippy techno ambiance, getting a party moving with wiggly breaks, or somewhere in between, they live for the narrative arc – the highs, the lows, the emotion, the drama. They want the listener to be excited for what might come next, whether it's laughter, shedding a tear, or making that stank face when you hear a nasty track.

Recorded live from my friends basement party at their home in Brooklyn (Shout out to Jack & Josh!)
3CDJs and Xone 96 Mixer

Tracklist:
Hyenas - I7HVN
Lotus Island - Forest On Stasys
Liquid Drop - Psyk & Orbe
In the Blink of a Cosmic Eye - Remotif
Hi Boi - Interviews
Jugalbandi - Monophonik & Kohra
Sensation (Rose Remix) - Daniel Avery
Hornet - Pearson Sound
Deoxyribose - Moisk
Odin Overload - Suckerpunch // Papa Nugs
Act Bad - BASHKKA
The Mind Flayer - Sam Brickel
Waiting - Taucher
Don't You Dare - Not Even Noticed
Wet On Sight - Mortar Pestle
Volt - Seba & Paradox
Sacrificed - Not Even Noticed
Optimistic Fly - Teqmun
Archaea - Kaisei & Dreaker
Light Werk - D3U5E & Gav
The Wall - Hidden Element
Racer (Freaks on Speed Mix) - Cromby
Juicy Tracksuit - Maara
My Reminiscence - Relaxer
Innayat Monophonik & Kohra
Went Back - D3U5E & Gav
Baile Bias - Liebus
Resolute - Pugilist & Tamen
Thousand - Moby
LFO (NYC Warehouse Edit) - Doctor Jeep
Spasmolytic - Homemade Weapons
Turboflow - Ma Sha
People Dub (Kit Curse Remix) - Dominic Ridgeway
Plane Of Fear - Sepehr
Adhibhaar - Sindh
Nothing Sacred (Original) - Maara

If you enjoyed this mix, toss some coins to Austin! venmo: @peanutbutter_rooter

PPRZ Podcast 29 - Nutrition Facts

For episode thirty we welcome one of the midwest's finest, Kitty Spit! We've quietly admired Kitty's interesting and left field selections for some time now and are thrilled to be releasing this journey of a mix! 

If one was tasked with finding the beauty in accelerationism and to embody that idea in a sonic palette that you can dance to, they might come up with something very similar to this mix. Ethereal and haunting breaths from sources above and below the absolutely serious techno rhythms contained within.

Kitty Spit's process:
I made this mix using a Xone 92 and three XDJs. My approach and mixing style are pretty simple—I mostly just EQ and avoid using filters or effects. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how to describe my style because it feels new and different every time I touch the decks. What guides me most is my philosophy about dance music—what it means to me—and I let that shape my mixes. So, I’ll dive into that a bit to give you a better sense of what I’m aiming for when I create.

I have a couple of rules for myself when it comes to mixing, but they’re not set in stone or that serious. One of them is: once a track is on, it’s on—no re-cueing. Just bring it in. I try not to impose too many rules on my relationship with dance music because rules can create unnecessary limitations. Dance music doesn’t fit in a box; it’s not supposed to be any one way, which is one of the most special and beautiful things about it. I approach it as something magical that teaches me something new every time I engage with it. I don’t want to box myself in by thinking, “If I don’t do XYZ, I’m doing it wrong.” Being a bit lawless helps me feel good about what I’m doing.

Overall, I think DJing should be fun. Sure, take the craft seriously and always aim to do your best, but it’s not that serious. If it ever starts to feel like work or a chore, it’s no longer fun. I think there’s a tendency to put DJing on a pedestal, especially when we present ourselves publicly. People expect perfection, but that’s not realistic. I try not to obsess over making my mixes flawless. I practice at home all the time, and I still mess up. So, I expect little hiccups when I play, and it’s not the end of the world. Things happen—maybe I heard something differently in my headphones, or a track’s tempo shifted unexpectedly. I embrace those imperfections and roll with them. You make it work.. There’s always a way to recover, so just keep moving.
I think for many DJs, mixing is a visceral, emotional experience. It’s the feelings—the moments on the dance floor—that stick with you. You might not remember every track from a set, but you’ll remember how it made you feel, who you were with, and even the strangers you connected with, if only for that night. That’s part of what makes dance music so special. When I build my sets, I focus on creating a journey where each track evokes a feeling, and every transition is one emotion playing off the last one and pouring into the next. I feel like this may be DJing in a nutshell, but I achieve this by being patient, building tension, and releasing the tension when it feels right—a simple but effective formula that works for me. (:

If you were moved by this mix, consider donating to Kitty Spit's cause of choice: All Kids Need Music
https://allkidsneedmusic.academy/#:~:text=For%20children%20in%20difficult%20circumstances,foster%20homes%20they%20live%20in.

PPRZ Podcast 30 - Kitty Spit

For entry 31 in our PPRZ Podcast series we have a DJ we deeply admire both artistically and personally - Sassmouth! 

Sassmouth is a DJ based in her longtime adopted home, Chicago. She playfully mixes all kinds of records with a focus on techno, house, acid and electro sounds. She created her label god particle as a homage to this style of DJing- a place for friends to showcase music that connects the dots between all these styles of dance music. She is a rave mom and real mom and co-runs Walking and Falling- a mentor program for woman and non-binary music enthusiasts that want to learn to DJ. If you don’t see her in the booth she is very likely dancing her ass off by the front left speaker.

Enjoy the mix <3

PPRZ Podcast 31 - Sassmouth

We are so excited to present our 32nd entry into our PPRZ Podcast series by ephemeral objects! Dive into this hour + of deep, textured and thoughtfully selected techno. 

ephemeral objects is a DJ, VJ, music producer, digital and video artist based on unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations (Vancouver, Canada). She has created music videos for forward-thinking Canadian electronic music producers and labels, such as Mood Hut and NAGA. She has performed visuals at influential music venues and festivals throughout British Columbia. ephemeral objects is also half of i+eo an a/v project with IHA, and a resident of Acceleration Radio. Her love of dance music and interest in DJing started in childhood in the late 90s and early 2000s when she stayed up late religiously watching Electric Circus on MuchMusic, the legendary Canadian live dance music show. One of her earliest electronic music purchases was Eiffel 65’s Europop album in grade 4 from HMV in Metrotown, Burnaby, which laid the groundwork for a lifelong appreciation of techno and its various permutations. It wasn’t until recently after finishing graduate school that she revisited and indulged in her interest in DJing, which is now a creative outlet that brings her fulfilment and joy.

My process/mix
This mix captures the type of techno that I deeply appreciate and a space I want to stay in for a while. I love the intentional listening aspect that comes with mixes. I tend to start with ambient/experimental as foreplay for listeners. The mix gradually gets faster, ending with one of my favourite techno-trance tunes that feels like a homage to the early 2000s. I approach DJing similarly to how I approach VJing: psychedelic, hypnotic, euphoric, paying special attention to details, and layering of textures. The beauty of DJing is sculpting moments where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. For me, this is achieved through looping, long blends, and complementing different phrases of tracks. I recorded this mix at home with a DJJ-FLX10 using four decks. Although I mostly mix with three, I use the extra deck to quickly cue the next track to sustain momentum.

I carefully think about the music that I play. I believe that who we choose to play is a vote for who we want to see in music. For this reason, I strive to curate sets to ensure a diverse representation of people, especially producers and labels by femmes and people of colour. Lately, I have been excited by producers and labels from across the Pacific and from the diaspora, which is exemplified in this mix. Big shoutout to Lord Loubbit and CTAFAD for sharing their unreleased music with me. In a small way, I aspire to add more representation in the space of techno that I love, so that others who are also queer, femme, and come from immigrant refugee backgrounds can see themselves in it too. Thank you for listening <3
 
If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to ephemeral objects cause of choice:
Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation (VBT&AF), which is a Black-led and Black-serving organization that connects Black individuals and families facing barriers to mental healthcare to free counselling services, low-cost counselling services, patient navigation services and advocacy.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vancouverblacktherapyfund/
Website: https://vancouverblacktherapyfoundation.com
Donation link: https://give-can.keela.co/2024-donations-standalone

PPRZ Podcast 32 - ephemeral objects

Our 34th entry in the PPRZ Podcast series is a special one! We are releasing the live recording from the amazing set Zvrra delivered to us live in Vancouver in June of 2024. Strap in for 2 hours of Zvrra's signature warping sound recorded from 1:30-3:30am.

Zvrra is an American music producer and DJ known for her wide variety of techno, house, and experimental music. Zvrra has released projects on prominent labels such as Avian and International Chrome. After a successful run with her 2020 techno single "Dress" and 2021 LP release "Bizzaroland," the DJ Producer has been performing at venues worldwide and has been regularly played on international radio.

Tracklist
MIST GASP - MELTING SHOES [MORD]
ALARICO    - ID [PHTM]
NØRBAK - TESTE [TOKEN RECORDS]
DEMETRIOUS - CHAPTER III [ILLEGAL ALIEN BLACK LABEL]
A.MORGAN - DYSTROPHY (ORIGINAL VERSION) [NEWRHYTHMIC RECORDS]
DECODER - XX 15 A2 [MOLECULAR RECORDINGS]
JOEL MULL - THE MOLE (GAETEK RMX) [PRIMEVIL]
BORDER ONE - STRANGE ATTRACTOR [TOKEN RECORDS]
GUILT ATTENDANT - A FLOWER WILTS UNDER THE HEAT OF THE SON [UNIMATRIX ZERO]
BINARY ALGORITHMS - REGISTER [FURATENA]
INTROSPHERE - ASTRAY [SELF RELEASED]
ASSAD HARRI    - LET IT GO [SELF RELEASED]
DUSTIN ZAHN     - ROTATOR [BLUEPRINT RECORDS]
ALTINBAS - PRESENCE [TOKEN RECORDS]
TEMUDO-A2 [HAYES]
TEMUDO  - RAP OVER THIS [HAYES]
O POSITIVO - 26 TOMS [HAYES]
EXIUM - RAW VISIONS [PERC TRAX]
DEMETRIOUS - CHAPTER II [ILLEGAL ALIEN BLACK LABEL]
DJ BOSS - DEPKA RULEZ [PLANET RHYTHM]
C-SYSTEM - MIRAI [SELF RELEASED]
NØRBAK - SOPRO [TOKEN RECORDS]
DARK QUADRANT - SPACE-TIME TRAVELLER [UNDERDUB RECORDS]
RICARDO GARDUNO - NOT YOUR LIKE [ILLEGAL ALIEN RECORDS]
ZVRRA - SOCIETY    [AVIAN]
RITZI LEE - PATH OF RESISTANCE [SYMBOLISM]
KAMIKAZE SPACE PROGRAMME - HALF LIFE A [MORD]
R O J O - ÅRE:GONE [HAYES]
MICHAELANGELO - METAMORPHOSE [LABRYNTH]
JUSTIN BERKOVI - BACKSHREDDING (FORWARD STRATEGY GROUP REMIX) [PERC TRAX]
GADY KA - YAYA [SELF RELEASED]
JONAS KOPP - LIM 5F [TREMSIX]
GADY KA    - NAUKK [SELF RELEASED]
LINEAR SYSTEM - HYPERFOCUS [DKN SELECTIONS]
ASSAD HARRI    - KIDS WANT ACID [SELF RELEASED]
CHARLTON - ARGIBALT [LABRYNTH]
KESSELL - ADDICTIVE STATES [POLEGROUP]
ARTHUR ROBERT - PROACTIVE [RX RECORDINGS]
NØRBAK - KYBER [UNDERDUB RECORDS]
ŘITUAL.TANZTRACKS - PULVERISE [TANZTRACKS]
DEEPBASS - TEMPEST [AFFIN]
DJ ASEXUAL    - VOID SURFIN [SELF RELEASED]     
UK GOLD     - AGENT WOOD (ADAM BEYER MIX) [HAUSE]
ROOT REGENERATOR - RR003 A [TREMSIX]
ZVRRA - ARRAY OF LIGHT 04 [WHITED SEPULCHRE RECORDS]
ID
ID
CHEMIE - MOLECULAR RIOTS [A_FILES]
EXIUM - MAZINGER [PLANET RHYTHM]
C-SYSTEM - EMPHASIZED [INDUCTED WAVES]
JUDAΣ - INTENΣE IV [ARTS]

PPRZ Podcast 34 - Zvrra (Recorded live in Vancouver)

Purchase the EP on Bandcamp here: https://tinyurl.com/3n95rusj

Haptic Feedback returns to the label with a four track EP featuring three new techno originals and a remaster of their song 'Cataract' featured on the first PPRZ compilation. Gritty and gassy club tools galore!
credits
releases February 27, 2025

W+P by Haptic Feedback
Mastering by Pheek
Artwork by Slime Studio

Haptic Feedback - Truth Lifting Its Head Up Above Scandals EP Previews

Hex P joins us for our 35th entry into our PPRZ Podcast series, delivering deep and complex rhythms perfectly tuned to what we are all about here at PPRZ. Dive in! Follow Hex P here: @harmonyexpress

Hex P is a Montreal-based DJ inspired by the power of music to unite, arouse, and transport dancers. She is the host of Harmony Express on CKUT radio and a co-organizer of the Hijinx party series. You can often find her at sunrise, front left on the dancefloor, after a nap of course.

Tracklist
Antenes - The Track Of A Storm
Foreign Material - Into The Gleams Of Forgetfulness (Patrick Russell Remix)
Seph - Geomancer
Claudio PRC - Latent
Feral & Luigi Tozzi - Third Eye
Floating Machine - Sulco
Flore - Congos (LCY Remix)
Dorisburg & Arkajuo - Void Pyramid
Helena Hauff - Break Force
Rude 66 - Out in Style
Skee Mask - Dial 274
Atrice - Multiplex
Ciarra Black - By Design
Steve Poindexter - Rise
Robert Hood - Spirit Levels
Peter Van Hoesen - 10000 Nodes
Bluetoof - Jinx
Mike Parker - Resonator One
Enayet - Hathi
A Strange Wedding - Quadra Morphing
Atrice - Broke
Siete Quatorce - Embers
Glok - Dreams
Greazus - Sophia
Orphx - What Will Burn
Cio D´Or & Donato Dozzy - Menta

Enjoy!

PPRZ Podcast 35 - Hex P

Our 36th entry into the PPRZ series is courtesy of a friend and awesome DJ, bronsön!

bronsön is an English/German DJ based in Vancouver, combining international influences to shift between hypnotic rhythms, textures and percussion in his sets. He hosts a monthly radio show called Liminal Space at Bside Radio featuring special guest mixes & b2b's, and has played at various venues around the city alongside artists such as ASEC and Pink Concrete.

Dark, textured, eerie soundscapes are the foundation of this mix. When approaching track selection, I was inspired by the unsettling feeling I sometimes get when walking through a forest late at night. 

Tracklist:
s/h/u/y/a - Ishiki To Muishiki | KR3 Records
Reeko - Sunday Night | mental disorder records
Exium - Nuceloid (Jonas Kopp Remix) | PoleGroup
Josh Wink - Resist (Luca Maniaci Remix) | Ovum Recordings
Mike Parker - Copper Variations: cv3 | Field Records
Luigi Tozzi - Uterus | Hypnus Records
Conrad Van Orton & VSK - Angular Momentum | Modularz
Peryll & Rødhåd - KALLAIT 01 | WSNWG
Lan5 - Transmutation | trau-ma 
DHÆÜR - Chapter 01 (Original Mix) | Supercinema Records
Mathys Lenne - A Chemical Love Story | mord
Luigi Tozzi - Spiral (Rrose Remix) | Non Series
Polygonia - Shadow Cave | Qilla Records
NEMESIS - Reflected Wave | Newrhythmic Records
sard - Pocket Dust ft. anabasine | PPRZ
Singular Anomalies - Episodic Memory | Greta Recordings
Quelza - He Didn’t Say A Word | mord
CONCEPTUAL - No More Excuses | PoleGroup
Gregor Tresher & Sven Väth - Flashback (Inigo Kennedy Remix) | Turbo Recordings

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to bronsön's organization of choice: Indspire
https://indspire.ca/?form=FUNXGGWESLR 
Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities

PPRZ Podcast 36 - bronsön

We are so lucky to release this mix for our 37th entry, recorded live at SmartBar (Chicago) by our friend and excellent DJ Shanti!

From the artist:
I am so grateful to be able to share this mix with you all through PPRZ! This is a mix that was recorded at Smartbar in Chicago when I opened for Lady Starlight as part of Justin Aulis Long's series, Flowers of Romance. It was a 3-hour long set from 10pm-1am on a Pioneer V10 Mixer with 3-4 CDJ 3000s. 

What I love about opening sets is having the ability to set the tone for the night as people are arriving and making the transition from wherever they came from to the communal embodiment of dancing. The other fascinating element about an opening set is the dramatic contrast between the beginning and end as one first experiences an empty dance floor and sees the gradual process of it growing with energy and feeling even though I can really only see beautiful silhouettes moving in the darkness. I take an opening set to be about the gradual cultivation of energy but also an opportunity for creative tension and exercising restraint for the headliner and rest of the night.

Bio:
Shanti is a Chicago-based DJ who explores philosophical themes of existential angst and ambiguity through surreal, foreboding, and atmospheric soundscapes. Her sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition. 

While she is thoughtful about curating multifaceted energy and emotion within her sets, she also co-curates events such as Otherworldly Ambiguity as Evanti, a conceptual experience centered around the phenomenon of hybridity, occupying the spaces in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a part of Chicago-based DJ collective and label, Research & Development which is a mix series and curator of multifaceted music-centered experiences. 

Mix mastered by: Umair Chachar

Tracklist:
Part 1:
Lemna - Memories
Lemna - Hallucination 
Voices from the Lake - Mika 
Donato Dozzy - Aquatica
SHXCXCHCXSH - A Sunny Day in Ostrogothia 
Dan B. Hood - Ode to Drome
BMG & Derek Plaslaiko - Ghost Ship 
Rrose - Signs 
Alexskyspirit - The Travelers (Polygonia remix)
Etapp Kyle - Source 
Mike Parker - Heat Inducer 
Love Letters - Morse (BMG mix) 
Club Drippy - Crashed
Ryogo Yamamori- Zw
Marcel Dettman - Rush (Deep Release mix)
Pause - Crater  
SHXCXCHCXSH  - HHHHHHHGGKS 
Part 2:
Rrose - Solaris 
Lonefront - Stera
Modes - M52 
NØRBAK - Luyr 
Allana Letm - Tempos Multiplos (Centrific Remix)
Nubbles - Reflect 2 
Maedon-X - Caged Animal 
Perc - Milk Snatchers Return
Ritaffein - Laiva
Regis - Body Unknown 
Jamaica Suk - Tes Levrés
British Murder Boys - We Will Show You 
Uun - Junkspace 
Kanding Ray - Dark Barker 
Peter Van Hoesen - Vola Flash 
Surgeon - The Golden Sea 
Alexskyspirit- SNCTR2 
Decoder - Falling Flat 
Part 3:
Quelza - Plastic Waves 
Neel - A Thought without Time 
Oscar Mulero - Tormenta 
Regis - The Theme from Street Walker
DASH3D - Neuropulmonar
CRØG - Fire 
Oblivion & Uranya - Bassa Marea 
Sorcery - Dark Scan
GiGi FM - Amadamushies
Neel- Riflesso 
Quelza - We’ll Never Be Friends Again 
J. Blofeld - Uranus 
Cej- Itchy 
Char - Free 
Psyk & Orbe - Tunnel Diode
Surgeon - Convenience Trap Pt.2

Donations if you enjoyed this mix from Shanti's recommended organization: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/ - creating a just and sustainable food system for all through education.

PPRZ Podcast 37 - Shanti live at SmartBar Chicago

PRE ORDER HERE: https://pprz.bandcamp.com/album/3808km

Technology continues to improve the lives of producers, most significantly the marvel of file transfer and electronic chat. Thus now enters a production friendship which spans the great North American continent. From Vancouver comes DJ Hockey. This lithe and prodigious talent is among a close cohort of pure, renegade artists composing the PNW underground community. On any given weekend, he and others like Adam Two are hauling speakers, fast at work on a new PPRZ release, or performing around a lineup of other stalwart heroes like Juana, Lonefront, and Patrick Russell. 
Thus when listener and web browser, Associate, took notice of DJ Hockey's invigorating and stripped down techno. It only took a few listens before he began his usual direct messaging campaign of heaping praise. Associate resides in the USA capital on the east coast, Washington, DC. After a trip abroad he saw his only path forward to include production. He spent his life continuously immersed with electronic music from his erstwhile point of origin, the midwest, and after 40 or 50 plugin purchases and numerous lessons, he finally took to it. In one afternoon, he was able to remix a DJ Hockey banger and the split EP idea was born.

DJ Hockey & Associate - 3808km Previews

For our 38th entry in the PPRZ Podcast we welcome STUKES, an amazing artist from D.C who has previously released on our compilations. Make sure to check out their productions after this mix!

Washington, DC based artist and rising star Marshall Stukes’s core identity has been closely tied to the exposure and exploration of music. His lifelong, multi-genre musical journey began as a child with his parents exposing him to rap and hip-hop, R&B, and jazz; while self exploration as a teenager led to his love for rock and metal. Now his excursion has landed him in the world of techno and electronic music. Although he has loved music his whole life, Marshall started dabbling in music production after his best friend showed him FL Studio, a day which Marshall admits changed his life. After creating for over a decade, Marshall finally found his calling in producing techno, and has expanded his career as a resident DJ for two of DC’s prime techno all-nighters BLACK TECHNO MATTERS and Undertone. Whether it’s hard hitting 155bpm, or chill 130bpm, Marshall, who DJ’s and produces as STUKES, plays music that is true to who he is, past and present.

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to STUKES organization of choice. https://www.pcrf.net

PPRZ Podcast 38 - STUKES

We are thrilled to present this mix by Chicago based JS Alvarez for our 39th entry in the series. Both Adam and I admire what Jeremy contributes to the music scene with their podcast and event series Research & Development.

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that has learned human behavior from living in cities such as Chicago and Miami. He succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike.

He is the founding member of Research & Development which ignited in the iconic Chicago mainstay of Smartbar. The event series has moved on to host community focused events centered on a wide variety of often cutting edge electronic sounds at venues like Podlasie Club, The Whistler and various DIY spaces. R&D also hosts a biweekly podcast 100+ episodes deep ranging from rising talents, hometown heroes and well established DJs and producers from North America and around the world.

He's shared the booth with artists such as DVS1, Veronika Vasicka, D.Dan, Hodge and others. His mixes have been featured on NTS Radio, Mutant Radio and SutroFM among others. Catch him at The Great Beyond this July! 

I was trying to find a very textured sound within the first quarter of the mix. My attempt at some sort of atmospheric sci-fi horror score followed by something a bit more hypnotic. By the end of the mix I wanted those vibes to explode into something highly rhythmic. Something to shatter what came before and get the sweat dripping off the walls. 

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to JS Alvarez' organization of choice:
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/ 
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/donate

PPRZ Podcast 39 - JS Alvarez

For our 40th (!) entry into the PPRZ Podcast series, we have none other than Mina Mills rolling up with a 2 hour vinyl mix chocked full of gritty and soulful midwestern techno of the highest order.

Mina Mills is a Chicago based DJ and producer from Des Moines, Iowa. She plays techno and house music.

Description of mix: This mix was recorded using two Audio-Technica AT-LP120 direct drive turntables, one deck of a Numark Mixdeck Express and a Xone 62 mixer. This is the DJ equipment that I have access to and I've grown to really love it. 

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to Mina's organization of choice: https://givebutter.com/TransChicago

PPRZ Podcast 40 - Mina Mills

For our 41st entry into the PPRZ Podcast series, we are hosting a proper techno journey mix courtesy of Detroit based Nick Burgess. Slowly built tension and release, dreamy atmospheres and all around deep listening propelling into tougher grooves. What more could you ask for?!

Nick Burgess is a student of Detroit, prioritizing the groove while seamlessly weaving between deep acidic Techno hypnosis and punishing Industrial sonics. In the short time since making his debut, Nick has played every hour of the night across notable Detroit venues such as Leland City Club, Marble Bar, Tangent Gallery and several D.I.Y. locations. He has shared the bill with the likes of Skee Mask, Headless Horseman, Black Asteroid, BMG, Terrence Dixon, The Brvtalist, and Underground Resistance artists like Mark Flash and Esteban Adame. As a producer, his hypnotic and abrasive productions have been released through labels PITS, Junted, Detroit Underground, Ominous Earth, Collapsed Structures and his co-owned label, Apocalypse Rave Culture.

Tracklist
Nightmoves – Moon Diagrams
Glass Eye – Surfing
Coldstar – Riohv
Computer Controlled Insanity – Sweater on Polo
Reduction – Fabio Monesi
Romance – Bill Converse
Cloudy Signal (Brendan Moeller Reshape) - Joshua Tree
Her Eyes Tightly Closed (Szare Remix) - Altstadt Echo
Garbage Part 5 (Entro Senestre Remix) - JL
Steakout – Dez Williams
Help (DJ Version) - Paranoid London
Hollow Vessel – Plural
Water (Brenner Remix) - AdamHD
Prueba y Error – Oscar Mulero
34 – STUKES
Stuck in My Mind (Truncate Remix) - Drumcell & Luis Flores
Double Aspect – Uun
The Last Jealous Joke – Vulkanski 
Green Lion – Jeremy Caulfield 
Helium – Chontane 
The Love Anthem (Lindsey Herbert Remix) - Gabriella Vergilov
Ethereals – Nick Burgess 
Aspects – Kamellia 
Sad Lover, Desolated (Dave Clarke Remix) - Antipole & Paris Alexander

PPRZ Podcast 41 - Nick Burgess

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