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The Berlin based DJ and @venusvessels Resident @zipszips delivers a mesmerizing set, filled with progressive and tranced infused sounds. As per usual, his focus lies on selecting forgotten and undiscovered 90s tracks. 

While he draws musical inspiration from many sources, becoming part of the Venus Vessels Crew and playing alongside @thc_thc surely impacted his current approach to DJing and his decision to return to the 90s & early 2000s. No matter whether Trance, House or Techno: his sets are inspired by and made for the dancefloor. 

If Zips would have to name five artists to look out for, it would be:

- @s-candalo for being the best 90s House Selectors 
- tau contrib for producing the nerdiest and weirdest Ambient 
- @djfuckshimself for having the biggest knowledge on Jungle and Happy Hardcore  -
- @young_lychee for providing the juiciest Electro and Breaks in the game
- @minuskx for being an amazing producer and for delivering the mindblowing track no 13 of the set

Tracklist
1. Fever - Distorted Horizon
2. Miss Yeti – La Pression Innovative (Goa Mix)
3. Van Basten – Lizard King (Amsterjam Mix)
4. Voodoo Suite – Music is Moving (Spiritual Groove Mix)
5. Earth Nation – An Artificial Dream (Short Cut Mix)
6. X-Tatic – Monkey Forest
7. Transform – Transform (MLO Mix)
8. Flammable – Dubbin to the Sound
9. Paragliders – Infra Rouge
10. Quazar – Confusing the Sun (Cigaw Mix)
11. Cruzeman – Kobayashi
12. Venus – Rock the House
13. psiX - Cosmonatomy
14. Outcast – Rollercoaster (Good for Horses Mix)
15.Bridgett Reznor - Take Over (Raytheon Thumper Mix)
16. Transformer 2 & Adamski – Sleeping with an Angel
17. Steve Jam – Your XTC

re:flect invites 02: Zips

Hello there beautiful people, I’m Marleen aka DJ Übergang! 

Funnily my first touch point with electronic music, in particular techno, was Munich. I was doing an internship there late 2013/beginning of 2014 and often ended up at Rote Sonne or Harry Klein on the weekends – back then I was completely hooked by the sound and energy. When I moved to Berlin in April 2014 and discovered the party scene my excitement for electronic music was deepened and I started to spend more and more of my free time on music digging (like deep diving into artists and labels). When I attended houseparties or pre drink sessions I liked to play music (back in the day very old fashioned and unprofessional via Youtube :-P) and often people were telling me to maybe do something with my taste in music. It took me several years to have the courage to actually play at a bar and record my first mix though!
Over time and with new experieces I made in Berlin I developed a passion for Synth/Wave/80s/Italo Disco and EBM – one of the reasons why I love going to Dream Baby Dream almost every weekend. I especially like switching between different genres and decades – both when I play a set or record a mix.
I don’t seek any professional goals but consider playing music as my most favorite hobby. It’s super fun to share music and to catch up on the responses you get - according to the motto: Music, connecting people!
I’m mostly inspired by artists who bring together different genres and decades. Big inspirations for me are Mike Who, Fei Pao, Tim Sweeny and Steele Bonus. My favorite soundcloud channels are e.g. Beats in Space, Planet Trip Records, Lorem Ipsum and Dark Entries Records.

Enjoy 💘

Photos: @szympanse [IG]

Tracklist:
01_Big Ben Tribe – Tarzan Loves The Summer Nights
02_Electric Mind – Zwei
03_Level 42 – Something About You (Shep Pettibone Mix)
04_Hypnosis – End Title (Blade Runner)
05_Tilman & Will Buck – What’s Mine Is Mine
06_Lauer – Antinat
07_Jex Opolis – What Am I Gonna Do?
08_Tomas Jirku & Robin Judge – Red Light
09_Felix Da Housecat – Somekinda Special
10_Mike Mareen – Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix)
11_Lazercat – Nuit Blanche (Flashworx Remix)
12_Audio Soul Project – Reality Check (Vincenzo Remix)
13_A Number Of Names – Shari Vari (Eddie Fowlkes Techno Soul Mix)
14_Gat Decor – Passion (Naked Mix)
15_Liquid Son – Rainfall (Garden Of Eden Part 1)
16_Silicone Soul – Right On, Right On
17_Daft Punk – High Life
18_Tiger & Woods – Gotta Change
19_Public Passion – Flash In The Night
20_Erol Alkan – Automatic (Palms Trax Remix)
21_Merle – Fannie Likes To Fance
22_House Alias – Sunkist’d
23_ATB – 9PM (Till I Come)
24_Fix feat. Orlando Voorn, Blake Baxter – From The Ghetto
25_Lexy & K-Paul – Freak
26_Luis Ake - Sommer

re:flect invites 03: DJ Übergang

For the fourth edition of our reflect invites series we present Berlin based @he-duh alias @dj-puss-puss.
Being a restless person, He duh needs constant variety. Diversity is very important to her and she loves to try new things, making it impossible to stay in one genre. She also likes to "surprise with unexpected transitions and track selections/combinations" and to be inspired by her surroundings and people. For her, it's all about having fun. Diversity plays a big role for her not only in music, but also in a social sense - so she strives to bring more women and queerness into the music industry.
She would describe her music as a cross-genre mix of breakbeats, acid, ghetto tech/house, electro and leftfield techno with fast beats and high bpms.
One of their key moments was joining the @capsule-berlin team. Thanks to the people she met through the community, she was able to expand her music taste and discover new genres. Also, the friendships she made there are one of her key moments and a great inspiration at the same time. Organizing and playing at raves this summer was important for her. It allowed her and some friends to create a safe space where aspiring DJs could try their hand, surrounded by "people you love and feel comfortable with." It was also where her alter ego DJ pusspuss came to life. She is "a bit more ravey, underground, and she also loves eurodance and happy hardcore ;)“
Here are some artists who are a big inspiration for her and who we should keep an eye on: @masharu, @raavel, @sassy_009, @novacheq, @djmellg, @djspit030, @aadja, @l-v-z-1-e .

Artwork:  Lucy Nixon is a photographer based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where she is doing her Master’s degree in Aesthetics. Her work spans curatorial projects, portraiture and a fine art practice which is mainly rooted in photography. In all the different strands of her work, Lucy aims to create an awareness for the process of perception in the viewer. https://www.instagram.com/lucyrosenixon/

Tracklist:
K65 - Ghosts 
DJ これからの緊急災害 - Spin That Shit 
Mean-E - Das Acid Maschine
MCR-T - King Of My Jungle
AADJA - Neuro Erotic
Nova Cheq - Stay Fly
Robert Armani -Hit Hard
Witz -Rave Alert
Nova Cheq - Isolation Sex Frustration
Mean-E - Aw Shit
Highlimiter - Crazy as Ur Pussy
??? - Rhymes (Dom Peri Peri Edit)
Samurai Breaks - Supermarket Sweepah
Wheez-ie - Negative Zone
Intruder.Wav - FGG
maniken05 - Memphis Rave 
DJ G2G - Liar
SLAUGHTER MASK -Aztec Combat
DEV - A Pink Kite
Nicolas Duque - Moshpit Rave

re:flect invites 04: He duh

when @autonome_zaertlichkeit met 2 years ago, they quickly discovered
their common passion for electronic music and clubbing. living in a city
where most parties consist of males playing downtempo (lol), they wanted
to take over the decks and speed up the average bpm. since then they
have been organising parties for solidarity purposes and trying to
create safer spaces in which we can experience a glimpse of what might
come after the revolution.
they are part of the @@femBPM collective which aims to create a space
where females, lesbians, non-binary, trans and agender people can enjoy
themselves behind the decks.
their style can be placed somewhere between fast techno, trance and
deconstructed club music. right now they are seeking to move towards
freetekno, organising and attending free parties.
artists to watch: @thirdworldlabour, @djgenderfluid , e-saggila,
@saiga6saiga , @transki00 , @europainflames and @netgalaforinternetlosers
<3

Painting: https://www.instagram.com/charlotvanh/

Tracklist: 
skry - tribe generation
xtech - dropping (feat djtrack)
bassmoutarde - abscences
ketateK - den dierentuin
adam vandal - ddo3 track 1
lunaTik - sicK looP
franTek vandalizer & hamza hekTek - unconcious vision
terrorrythmus - G4M3 0VV3R
cyberhacksystem - access granted 
air max '97 - ice bridge
yak - stampede
parts project - sphere window
transki, pushistik420 - manta
skry - 301015
d.dan - oooo
mr. harmless - empty promises
shane lizard - mate in 3
isnt - f20.20
pax_x - eternal spiral
europa - dark angel of shelter
tygapaw - scene 3: my gender is black

re:flect invites 05: autonome zärtlichkeit

Based in Berlin and with Russian roots, @kalteliebe keep drawing their inspiration from Post-Punk, Grunge, Dark Wave, EBM, and Techno. Coming with years-long experiences in different musical projects ranging from beat-making over metal bands, Hip Hop ensembles, and more the project started back in 2019 using a drum machine, a bass synth, and a wasted microphone, only.
Authentically recorded in a 12 square meter room in Berlin Kalte Liebe started out as an experiment combining diverse influences by the likes of Sydney Vallette, Thomas P. Heckmann @troperecordings, @dieselektion, DAF, Falco, and more into their distinctively analog, raw, and bassline-driven style.
While their productions are mostly consisting of an elaborated mixture of EBM and old-school Dark Wave paired with technoid characteristics and captivating, roughly distorted vocals in German and Englisch the duo equally stands for tool-ish and highly energetic Techno – modern, pounding, and dirty.
With recent releases on labels like @01010100records , @vituscurse & BFT, even more strongly performing self-releases like „Ego EP“and their recently launched label „Sys.Ex“ they are slowly establishing their name in the scene and quickly growing their audience. With a live performance in the making and packed with loads of unreleased work Kalte Liebe is soon to be heard all over.

Artwork: @calvinkudufia.eu [IG]

re:flect invites 06: Kalte Liebe

Doing whatever the fuck she wants and making people feel good in that process describes pretty much her creative work. @djfuckoff draws inspiration from her environment and her friends using music as a tool for communication and liberation. Playing her music in front of an audience was a key moment for Fuckoff which gave her the feeling to keep creating more and also trusting in what she does. Erykah Badu, gangsta boo & lil Kim are some of her Idols and biggest inspirations as her favourite thing is to MC/Rap and sing. There she can completely let go and feel herself. Also she likes writing poetry and doing some slow spoken word stuff. DJ Fuckoff would love to be a teacher or mentor in music and self expression, helping people harness their creative goals through movement and sound. For @femmebassmafia she is already a mentor hosting DJ workshops monthly alongside other talented femme djs/producers. According to her we should really keep and eye on @jpeglove who is an amazing vocalist, producer and DJ.

Artwork: @asvbx [on Instagram]

re:flect invites 07: DJ Fuckoff

The chaos that is her music taste molds the makings of Sophia @imallset . Her urge to share her undying love for everything even remotely ravey, no matter the genre, yearns to be met with dancing bodies and happy faces. DJs and producers like f.i. LCY, Bored Lord, SHERELLE or DJ MELL G, inspire Sophia to explore the possibilities of midi- and sample-based music as well as to continuously push the boundaries of what‘s considered “danceable” while never falling out of love with those pounding four-to-the-floors and groovy juke rhythms. Her passion for music and (pop-)culture has found a welcoming temporary home in the little town of Lüneburg, where Sophia recently finished a degree in Sound Studies in which she focused on music cultures in the context of capitalist society and cultural industry. In Lüneburg she also started DJing, since all her friends were doing it and it looked like tons of fun. Which it is. 

Special thanks for the great artworks are going out to @boen_mun (Instagram) who is a french graphic designer also co-leading the designs for the techno collective @klangangriff . Boen who is trained as an architect, is considering the exploration of nature as his main theme. He particularly appreciates extreme close-up shots which correspond most to his personal way of seeing the world.

Thank you both so much for sharing your work with us!

re:flect invites 08: Sophia Perol

For the 9th edition of our invites series, we are really happy to present you a 2h30min mix by the @loopstage member, Madrid & Manchester-based artist @colell.

This mix is an infusion of different styles and textures, aiming to create a unique psychedelic trip.

ARTWORK: @kevknusper [instagram]

re:flect invites 09: Colell

re:flect invites 10: Felicitas

re:flect invites 11: Thara Bergen

Check out the latest edition of our invites series by @noisy-meditation

re:flect invites 12: noisy meditation

For the 13th edition of our invites series, we are presenting you @galleur, a DJ and monthly radioshow host who is living in Berlin. 
Enjoy the mix and the interview and don't forget to check out the artists page!
 
What inspires your creative work?
Little glichtes or stumbles that I've never heard before that make a song interesting.

What is your motivation/intentions?
Just having fun? I am Djing for 9 years now and never saw it as a career or anything. I am always humbled if someone wants to book me. There is so much talent out there!

What was your first genre that caught your interest in music?
I think back in the days it was probably New Rave, French Touch, Future Garage and all this weird and short-lived crossover genres that made me turn to electronic music. Before I listened a lot to Soul, RnB, Jazz and Rap.

What is/are your most memorable moment
That’s really hard to pin down!

Describe your style in a tweet 
Oi... I’ve been playing Rap music, Jazz, Techno, House, Bass.....idk.... I am always evolving and easily bored. But currently I like to play Progressive House with my Galleur alias and very hard hitting Trance with my b2b project Surf 2 Glory.

Name your funniest playlist name.
I always sort everything by genre. Therefore, no funny surprises.

According to you, which upcoming artists should we keep an eye on?
THC, Malugi , Sedaction, Ttyfal, Evin, Zeynep, Ferrari Rot , Jessica Nightlife , Zips, DHC, Sanaz

What are your thoughts on interdisciplinarity?
We should all support each other. As soon as I dig someone’s character, energy or work, I should be supportive. Nothing else.

re:flect invites 13: Galleur

Next up for our Invites-Series we present you @snu-aka-debroids delivering you some minimal progressive House with spicy Italo flavour.

Enjoy!🌶

This times artwork comes from @katcarnagecollage [Instagram].
Big thank you. Definitely worth checking out!

——INTERVIEW——

What are your pronouns?
He/him

What inspires your creative work?
I think my inspiration mainly comes from events I attend and interesting music I listen to in different genres and sub genres, whatever I feel is good music.

What is your motivation/intentions?
My motivation as a producer comes from the sheer endless opportunities of analog and digital sound design. As a DJ I am fascinated every time I enter a nice record store and when I experience the amount of good music you can find there.
What was your first genre that caught your interest in music?
I grew up with a classical piano education when I was a child, so I guess it was Klassik & Jazz.

What is/are your most memorable moment(s)
I think the most memorable moments I have from the first and second edition of the SNK CAMP I organized together with my crew from Munich. Because it was a private festival we had a very intimate vibe with almost 200 people and a very intense time over 5 days 😁

Describe your style in a tweet 
It’s always very difficult for me to define my style as a DJ, that’s why I often just say I play groovy house related records. But to be more specific I think my style lies between house, progressive house, minimal house, Electro, and techno.

re:flect invites 14: Snu

For our 15th edition of re:flect invites we warmly welcome @LinusLines with a hot progressive house set.

Enjoy! 

Artwork for this edition by @inwhite online (Charly).

re:flect invites 15: LinusLines

16th edition of re:flect invites - this time featuring DJ Nice&Safe. Enjoy some nice proggy, trancy & techy tunes peeps!

[@niceandsafe]

re:flect invites 16: DJ Nice&Safe

After a long break, re:flect invites @cama03 for a 2h marvelously mixed storyteller hybrid set - digital as well as from wax - full of diverse, deep & mesmerizing soundscapes and a wide variety of rhythms and styles. Enjoy!

Also, the cover artwork has its a journey through a hybrid process, from roughsketching on paper to orphic digital graphic design made by Leander - actually photo-& videographer mainly, but being passionate and talented in various artistic fields. 

Support the artists:
@cama03
https://www.instagram.com/cama03_/

https://www.instagram.com/ato_lj_offcial/

re:flect invites 17: CAMA03

For this 18th edition re:flect invites Berlin based rising star HALBTROCKEN to deliver a bass-heavy set that gently rushes through unexplored styles and various driving rhythms.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/halbtrockenbianca 
IG: @blancawhite

Cover-artwork designed by DJ and producer Cøunts. Contrary to what the cover might suggest, it originates from a painting that was digitized and then altered through further digital processes.

IG: @counts_with_techno_sounds

re:flect invites 18: HALBTROCKEN

For this very special issue re:flect invites Zuka aka. 2bit2bi for the very first live set in this mix series! Enjoy your 45 min drive trough pounding bass drums, trippy synths, dark drones & atmos, and a marvelous story telling!

https://soundcloud.com/2bit2bii
https://www.instagram.com/2bit2bi/
https://linktr.ee/2bit2bi

The artwork  is designed by the artist's friend, Tata alias Starcat being passionate as an architect but also in several other fields of visual art.

https://www.instagram.com/star__cat_____
https://zakaraiatata.wixsite.com/starcat

re:flect invites 19: 2bit2bi

@calulate-8 's style is defined by dark, atmospheric spaces that leave ample room for futuristic sound design. He combines driving rhythms with glitchy elements and layered percussion to tell engaging and dynamic stories.
His preferred medium is Ableton, as it allows him to work quickly and efficiently, bringing his ideas to life seamlessly. For him, it is the ideal tool to fully unleash his creativity.
He focuses exclusively on dark, hypnotic, and dystopian techno with tempos ranging from 138 to 146 BPM. His motivation stems from the incredible diversity of electronic music and the endless possibilities to create and explore its many facets.
He draws inspiration primarily from the night and from parties, where the energy and atmosphere fuel his creativity. Additionally, his work is influenced by genres such as alternative rock, trap, hard wave, hip-hop, and many others.
His greatest inspirations include artists like Marcal , Quelza, Hitam, Benza, Ketch, and Alarico, whose work has left a lasting impact on him and shaped his style.
Tracklist on Instagram: @re.flect 
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The artworks - two analogue photos were taken by Berlin based artist Philipp Schediwy, who is being active in various artistic fields.
As PHILI, he also finds his creativity in organising parties, Djing as well as music production - not only released on re:flect recording's latest VA release.
As a photographer, he mainly focuses on analogue photography in several formats. His photos show urban contrast in colours, geometrical forms, structures as well as between the organic and the artificial.
You can watch and purchase his works on https://www.eyeem.com/u/27747003

re:flect invites 20: Calcul8

For the 21st issue of the series, re:flect invites Hannover based Dj @chachacharly21 for an energetic 90 minutes journey full of well selected style-drifts within the spectrum of trance & techno!
In her sets, Chachacharly combines drifting, experimental and dark
rhythms with deep, atmospheric sounds that create a captivating
and immersive soundscape. Psychedelic elements lend her music
a mystical and playful depth, while dynamic breakbeats break up
the flowing rhythms and open up new dimensions. This unique
blend of intense darkness and playful lightness brings fresh energy
to each of her performances.

Support the artist:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/chachacharly21
IG: https://www.instagram.com/_chachacharly/p

Cover-Design: anonymous artist.

re:flect invites 21: Chachacharly

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