"You realise you're not just playing music. You give people the power to empower themselves." Cofounders CEM and MCMLXXXV discuss the revered party series and its fledgling label.

Berlin queer party Herrensauna—which means "men's sauna" in German—started as a seed of an idea shared between friends Cem Dukkha (AKA CEM) and Nicholas Endlicher (AKA MCMLXXXV). They were teenagers in Vienna at the time, dreaming of becoming DJs in Berlin. When they finally relocated, they started throwing parties in the basement of a Neukölln off-location. This quickly snowballed into a residency at Tresor, and now a globally recognised brand that curates lineups at clubs and festivals around the world and counts Salome, SPFDJ, Héctor Oaks, JASSS and DJ Saliva as residents.

In this RA Exchange, hosted ahead of Herrensauna's curated night at Wire Festival in New York, CEM and MCMLXXXV spoke with senior producer Chloe Lula about the party's origins and how its mission has changed, shifting from focusing on gay men to championing an all-inclusive vision of queerness. They also discussed their artwork and aesthetics—including their provocative re-appropriations of quasi-religious iconography—as well as the role that platforms like theirs have in shifting the cultural zeitgeist and attitudes towards the LGBTQIA+ community. Listen to the episode in full.

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Puti Session 3 by Linapary

3 am, somewhere in Taipei, and few hours before a flight to Germany, we decided: before @neeyuu/Nehuen leaves, we NEED to record one last set together! This is the result.—a celebration of the connections we've made through music.

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NEEYUU b2b AVALALAVA     04/31/2024

Samo Records returns with label head Facets for 2 hour set.

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Samo Records: Facets @ The Lot Radio 07-24-2024

My set from the Great Beyond Festival, Kajunga World stage, Sunday July, 28, 2024.

Thank you to Kajunga, Intellephunk and Enemy Records, the entire crew and all the artists and dancers for a magical experience. 

Tracklist: 
Lucid - Witch Prophet
Detroit Winters - Byron the Aquarius 
Relax Playa - Tall Black Guy Productions - Yusef Rumperfield
Feelin All Over It - Felipe Gordon
Flowers - Ron Trent feat. Venecia
Partido Alto (LTJ Xperience Remix) - Azymuth
Strange Relationship - Cassy
I Get Moody Sometimes (feat. Moodymann) - Amp Fiddler 
Tribute for Saine - Jeff Swiff
Cacti is Plural - Axel Boman
Aether - Mr. Fingers
Backin - RAMZi
I Can Feel You (Dub Version) - Octo Octa 
Time (feat. Corey Harris & Ranking Joe) - Dub Side of the Moon
Pressure Point - Black Bones
Private Life (Dub Version) - Grace Jones
it-was-all-just-a-dream (osunlade's-isolation-mix) - po-lar-i-ty
4:44 - Roy Vision
Let Love Heal - Sticky Dub | Step Steady
Work That (Winston's Dream Remix) - House of Hits
How U Feelin (Dub Mix) - DJ Swisha & OSSX
Soul Slide - Ricky Razu

Kajunga World 2024

Mostly comprised of tracks released in the 1990s, and many from the Chicago and the Twin Cities, this set embodies the raw sound of Techno and Acid emerging from the Midwest in the 80s, and 90s. 

I was inspired to stick to only older tracks for this set after discovering Woody McBride’s EP “Basketball Heroes”, released in 1996 on his label Communique Records. Tracks released on Damon Wild’s label Synewave, originally founded in New York City, play a significant part in the set (I included a couple tracks from Synewave’s UK branch as well). If you listen closely you might hear slight variations between the Midwest and East Coast sound, which exude a crisp, minimalist tone, as opposed to the more playful grooves that were unfolding in Chicago. Lastly, I threw in a couple of surprise tracks released on the London label, Stay Up Forever.// 


//Tracklist//

Armando - Ecstasy (Original)
Freddie Fresh - Sarducci 
Sync - Mail
Armando - Warp Factor 
Robert Hood - Museum 
Equinox - Curtains (Original)
Blue Maxx - Mercury 3
Equinox - Waves
Land Of The Lost - Disco Jen
DJ Deeon - 1112
Woody McBride - Dr J
Steve Poindexter - Move
DJ Deeon - Raw Mix
Ant and Gizelle - Happy People 
Thomas P. Heckmann - Molly Melone
Damon Wild - Red Dog
Damon Wild - Opaque 
Rebel Yelle - Age of Information


//Track Information//

Armando - Ecstasy (Original) 
[The New World Order - Released 1999 on Trax Records, Chicago]

Freddie Fresh - Sarducci 
[Auto Kinetic vs. Freddie Fresh - Released 1996 on Electric Music Foundation, Minneapolis]

Sync [DJ ESP aka Woody McBride and DJ Hyperactive] - Mail
[Third E.P. - Released 1995 on Underground Construction, Chicago]

Armando - Warp Factor 
[The New World Order (re-release) - Released 1999 on Trax Records, Chicago]

Robert Hood - Museum 
[Minimal Nation - Released 1994 on Axis, founded by Jeff Mills, New York City]

Equinox - Curtains (Original)
[Curtains - Released 2001 on Synewave, founded by Damon Wild, New York City]

Blue Maxx - Mercury 3
[Terra Firma - Released 1997 on Synewave, New York City]

Equinox - Waves
[Somewhere in Time - Released 1998 on Synewave UK, London]

Land Of The Lost [aka Paul Birken] - Disco Jen
[Son of Gonzo - Released in 1996 on Communique Records, founded by Woody McBride, St. Paul, Minnesota]

DJ Deeon - 1112
[Chop Shop - Released 1996 on Dance Mania, founded by Jesse Saunders, Chicago]

Woody McBride - Dr J
[Basketball Heroes - Released 1996 on Communique Records, St. Paul, MN]

Steve Poindexter - Move
[U.S.A. Remix - Released 1995 on Dance Mania, Chicago]

DJ Deeon - Raw Mix
[Chop Shop - Released 1996 on Dance Mania, Chicago]

Ant and Gizelle [aka Rebel Yelle] - Happy People 
[Single - Released 2009 on Stay Up Forever, London]

Thomas P. Heckmann - Molly Melone
[Titty Twisters - Released 1997 on Electric Music Foundation, Minneapolis]

Damon Wild - Red Dog
[Red Dog - Released 1995 on Synewave, New York City]

Damon Wild - Opaque 
[Somewhere in Time - Released 1998 on Synewave UK, London]

Rebel Yelle - Age of Information
[Affirmation / Stop the Bullshit War / Age of Information - Released 1998 on Stay Up Forever, London]

Smartbar - Opening for FemmeDecks 10.24.24

2001 SPACE ODYSSEY (live) - LACASITA03 - 07.11.24 - OHM, Berlin.

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With a philosophical consciousness, Liminal Radio explores the darker, otherworldly facets of electronic music as a means of grappling with existential anguish. Immerse yourself in surreal, sinister techno, sultry EBM/darkwave, experimental ambient music, and everything in between.

This month's special guest is beloved Chicago techno DJ Josh Tong. Recorded live at the WIIT Chicago studio March 10th, streaming live on 88.9FM and radio.iit.edu.

Shanti Tracklist: Start-58:04 

Hieroglyphic Being - Sequence 03
Actress - Cafe del Mars 
Polygonia - Nyx 
Svreca - Ebisu 
Blawan - Klade 
Rødhåd - Glimmer of Light 
Desroi- Naive 
Black Light Smoke - Break your Back 
Adam X - Been Here Before 
Broken English Club - Ritual Killing 
Steve Noah and Jace Inman - Check is in the Mail 
Neel - Azione
Archie Cowen- Transformation 

Josh Tong Tracklist: 58:04-end

Quelza - We Will Go Further Than Ten Thousand Stars 
Arthur Robert - Heartbreak
MMO - For the Soul
Pianeti Sintetici - Orbita
Michal Wolski	- Elastic
D.A.S - Am I
Adam Pecho x barbuhh - Solar Aviation
Wata Igarashi - Mood Of The Machines Part I
Marco Shuttle - Fanfara	
Wa Wu We - The Spotless Mind
Sepehr - Abandoned Ecstasy [XTC Mix]
Primal Code - A-Breeze
Altinbas - Presence
Wata Igarashi - NRO
Artjom Schmidt - Silver Clouds
Colin Benders - Prignalia
Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito - Projection 1
Yuka - Slope
Stanislav Tolkachev - Everything Ends
Zemög - Kamajita
Edit Select - Fallen

March 2025 Liminal Radio with Guest DJ Josh Tong

Recorded at HORN opening, 22nd March 2025

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Track ID's:
Enigma - Aloka	
Wandering Mountain (Wata Igarashi Ascension Remix) - Erika	
Shameless - Octave One	
Hindsight - CMPND (BE)	
Shorong Bass - Morgenstern	T
Esquerda, Direita (Ackermann Remix) - Ackermann, CucaRafa	
Talk To Me - Paal	
Cayan - Ræga, Ibrahem D, elayn
FAKE OPPS (feat. DJ SWISHA) - MoMa Ready, DJ Swisha	
Splinter - Leonce	
Quick Hands - Benbo, Ovid	
Still Flowing Water - Pangaea	
What House - CucaRafa	
Culto - Maōh	
Cogitor - UFO95	
Tamarindo - 1OO1O	
Lady Bug - Mabel
GEN MF Z - Nene H	
Solar - UFO95	
Pursuit - D.Dan	
Amazon - 2wice Shye	
LEO - Laksa

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