Fascinating, well considered discussion which offers great learning points for venue owners/staff as well as for clubbers..... from a lone female clubber .... peace ❤️

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Ears open: this month’s Dekmantel Radio recording is now up on the web, containing two superb DJ sets by Loradeniz and Interstellar Funk (whose new album is now out too!) and some insider chitchat from yours truly.

Dekmantel Radio w/ Interstellar Funk & Loradeniz(11/03/2022) | Echobox Radio

Berlin has witnessed an alarming number of drug and needle spiking incidents in recent months, raising worries about nightlife safety in one of the world's top clubbing destinations. In this edition of Reflections, a new series on the RA Exchange that breaks down important journalism on our site, staff writer Anu Shukla and managing editor Chloe Lula examine the context surrounding recent spiking claims.

Shukla, discussing her article on the topic, describes how she spoke to two women who said they were spiked with needles at Berghain and Sisyphos. Their stories have pushed others to share their own experiences with spiking, Shukla says. Lula, who has been looking into the socio-economic and political climate behind spiking, notes how some clubbers may now feel unsafe going out alone. The pandemic has brought about a rise in anti-social behaviour and regressive attitudes towards sex, which could be a factor behind spiking, she describes.

Listen to the full conversation to understand how spiking poses serious implications for women and minorities in nightlife.

For resources on community care, harm reduction and mental health, revisit our list from earlier this year: https://ra.co/features/3961

EX.620 Reflections: Inside Nightlife’s Spiking Epidemic

Nadia Struiwigh immediately turned heads with her debut album, Lenticular, on CPU Records. It wasn't her first record, but it was an auspicious release at an auspicious time for a label that was at the centre of a revival of early '90s IDM and electro styles. You could use those terms to describe Dutch producer Struiwigh's music, but you'd have to also mention ambient—just check out her last album, Pax Aurora, for Rotterdam powerhouse Nous'klaer Audio—and techno, which is the subject of her new RA Podcast.

Those familiar with Struiwigh only through her records might be surprised by this mix, which is over two hours of alternately atmospheric and pummeling techno. It highlights the versatility and potential of the genre, as well as Struiwigh's own outlook on it. She was a techno DJ before she started making the softer, weirder stuff, and she can recognize the music's innate emotional qualities, even at its most functional. As she says below, her intention is to "glue the best of both worlds" to create a "rare energy" with her DJing and production.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/845

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RA.845 Nadia Struiwigh

Read our interview with The AM (@amx313) and check out this mix's track list here: bit.ly/AmPod

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Groove Podcast 348 - The AM

Sixty-sixth guest of KHIDI Podcast series is German DJ and producer, founder of DISK imprint and event series curator Florian Meyer aka DON'T DJ

KHIDI Podcast NR.66: Don't DJ

The Fear Ratio - Ratio Sound Trials (A)
Emeka Ogboh - Verbal Drift
Terr - Only For Tonight (Extended)
Jan Kincl - For A Second (Cycle Dub)
Frankey & Sandrino - Condesa
DMX Krew - Rock to the beat
LF & JH - The Octopuss
Deepchord - Transit Systems
D-Leria - Dejavu
LT - Staminize
Lou Karsh - Internally Vexed
La Synthesis - Agraphobia (Original Remastered)
Manami - Eventide in Orbit
Aril Brikha - Dissorganised
Fossil Archive aka Roberto - Perisphinctes (Rolando Remix)
Philipp Gorbachev - Lazer (feat. Interchain) (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)
Third Son & KILIMANJARO - Mukiti
Jesse Somfay - Familiar Senses (Bring Me Back)
Svreca - Paganism
Adam Jay - Boogie Dub (Joel Mull Remix )
Shkedul - Sostituzione Anticipata
Dave Angel - Shallow Waters (Remastered 2020)
Autechre - Vletrmx (Plaid remix)
Roaming Men - Detras
A and A aka Anunaku and Avalon Emerson - North Star
Ficilio - Fluid Form
Junes - Transport Express
Reflec - Elixir
Ma Haiping - XX 8 B
Dylan Forbes - Resoblaster
Paula Cazenave - Agoraphobia
KROTONE - Armagideon
John Mood - Blue Pill
MÖD4RN - Signal Transmission
Marco Lenzi - Taboo (Gotshell Remix)
Sedvs - Recurring Dream
Albert van Abbe - The Blackest Orange Turns Purple Green (Adiel Remix)
Emkay & Denzel - Late To Tha Parteh
Slam - Unity
Daisu - Lightwork
PLATFORM - Rowcast
DJ Decay - Rinse In Brie
Kai van Dongen - 13:16
Cylob - Endorphin Afterglow

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Leftfield techno flag-bearer Silent Servant, who heads up the Jealous God label with Regis and James Ruskin, holds down a monthly 2 hour session from NTS' studio in Los Angeles.

https://www.nts.live/shows/silent-servant/episodes/silent-servant-16th-november-2022

Optimistic Decay w/ Silent Servant 151122

Pulsår Mix 033 - Lennart Wiehe

Faced with shrinking margins and higher rents, event organisers are finding new ways to keep the party going.

As the cost of living crisis continues to eat into club land, promoters around the world are increasingly being forced to adapt to shrinking margins. This new episode of Source Material, our documentary-style podcast series, shines a spotlight on Glasgow, Taipei and Chicago, where local organisers are testing out unconventional forms of inclusive promotion in response to widespread economic uncertainty. 

In Glasgow, Han Read runs a monthly night called Events Research Programme that operates off a Patreon subscription model. Bonjour, meanwhile, is a queer venue in the Scottish city that runs as a co-op, sharing a minimum 50 percent of its profits among staff in an effort to acquire more financial freedom. In Taipei, venue 23 Music Room is using its non-traditional business model to bolster the next generation of promoters while RA contributor Steve Noah describes the state of DIY parties in Chicago.

Listen to the full conversation for details on each of these scenes.

Producer: Rose Manson
Executive Producer: Martha Pazienti Caidan

EX.637 Source Material: Sustainable Promotion

Byrell The Great is a name synonymous with New York's ballroom scene. The Harlem native is known for his story-telling prowess and cheeky edits that span hip-hop, pop and meme culture, all of which are on full display in his seamless production, spirited DJ style and his high-energy mix series, Vogue Workouts. Live from Resident Advisor's 21st birthday celebration at Nowadays, the ballroom don discusses his involvement in the Kiki scene and the genre's growing popularity in mainstream culture.

Speaking to staff writer Kiana Mickles, Byrell describes how he attended his first ball thanks to Teyana Taylor. He then goes to elaborate on the nuances of ballroom music, what sets New York's Kiki landscape apart from the wider scene and DJ etiquette during a ball before venturing into his production techniques. Finally, Mickles and Byrell flesh out what it means for the culture when artists such as Beyoncé and Madonna incorporate ballroom references.

For more details on each of these topics, listen to the conversation in full.

EX.638 Byrell The Great

Dance music deepened its presence in pop culture this year, expanding into TikTok's nichest corners as well as Billboard Hot 100 charts. For the December edition of the Critics' Roundtable, staffers Chloë Cochran, Whitney Ajayi, Martha Pazienti Caidan and contributor Vanessa Maria reflect on the major milestones of 2022.

Electronic music was part of global conversations on gender disparity and sexual violence, the group noted. Women's safety in clubs was a particularly concerning issue this year, they continued, highlighting incidents of needle spiking at clubs. On a more positive note, they applauded Butterz cofounder Elijah, RA's guest editor from earlier this year, whose efforts to educate on issues in the music industry led to a staff position at SOAS University of London.

To hear more about these topics, as well as the popularity of higher BPMs and definitive tunes like "B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)," listen to the chat in full.

EX.639 Critics' Roundtable [December 2022]

Since at least the 1970s, artists have composed music for plants. From Mort Garson’s Plantasia to dublab's Plant Music compilation, albums recorded with nature in mind often intend to stimulate growth or simply entertain leafy creatures. This episode of Source Material, a documentary-style series, explores the symbiotic links between electronic music and house plants.

Diving into the world of frequencies and root systems, @martharadio speaks to various experts to learn how nature responds to ambient tunes and synthesisers. Among them are biotherapeutic musician Imka, Joe Patitucci of PlantWave, an app that translates plants' biorhythms into music, sound artist Karine Bonneval and composer Erland Cooper.

To discover how bass frequencies mimic bees and why festivals are adopting sonic soil pollution, listen to the episode.

EX.641 Source Material: Plants and Electronic Music

Slimzee is a legend in every sense of the word. He launched Rinse FM alongside Geeneus and Uncle Dugs in 1994, running the station for three years out of his bedroom. His shows, focused on garage and grime, paved the way for the genres' current architects. As a member of Pay As U Go Cartel alongside Wiley and Flowdan, he also helped lay the foundations for early grime.

Speaking to @martharadio, the East London veteran discusses the specifics of the Rinse FM compressor, explaining how he learnt to fine-tune frequency levels through trial and error. Back then, it was normal to focus on a specific sound in mixes and DJ sets but now, genres are more fluid, he noted, describing how he currently plays hybrids of dubstep and grime. The duo then go onto discuss the dos and don'ts of DJing with an MC, Slimzee's favourite festivals as well as his mental health journey.

Listen to the conversation in full for more details.

EX.640 Slimzee

For full video, head here: blrrm.tv/vvasicka

Veronica Vasicka Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival DJ Set

Recording of our weekly Dekmantel Radio show at @redlightradio.

First hour: Alienata
Second hour: Peter Van Hoesen

Dekmantel Radio

Dekmantel Radio w/ Peter Van Hoesen & Alienata (19/10/2018)

No doubt, nd_baumecker is a wizard at the decks with a repertoire of dance music which gets us stoked each time he starts to spin his records. By releasing his contribution to our Blitz LIVE series, the long-time Panorama Bar resident once again proves his outstanding talent with a rather uptempo variety: splendid soulful energy, forward thinking dance-ability, punchy rhythm at the very right time and his unique no-Kitsch dreaminess. Whatever nd comes up with, it’s always forward thinking and fresh. In the power of music we trust. Thank you for these mighty two and a half hours, Andreas!

Zweifelsohne überzeugt nd_baumecker in jedem seiner Sets mit einem herausragendem Händchen für Dance Music. Es sind eben die charismatischen Grundbausteine der Selektionen des langjährigen Panorama Bar Residents, mit denen er auch im Rahmen seines Beitrags zu unserer BLITZ Live Serie durchweg ins Schwarze trifft: ein erhebliches Quäntchen Soul, voraus denkende, unabdingbare Tanzbarkeit, Schmackes zum richtigen Zeitpunkt und seine hoch geschätzte Verträumtheit. Egal wie man es dreht und wendet, nd’s Picks sind einfach immer zukunftsgerichtet und fresh. In the power of music we trust. Herzlichen Dank für diese wunderbaren zweieinhalb Stunden, Andreas!

Blitz LIVE — nd_baumecker — 13.04.2019

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