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"With this set, we wanted to give you a snapshot of what you would find us currently playing in the club. The mix is energetic, upbeat, playful and above all a true representation of where we are at on our musical journey together"

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Blasha & Allatt are honorary Mancunian natives and co-founders and residents of the infamous Meat Free parties, of which are hailed as one of the wildest techno raves in the UK. The duo are revered in their local scene as much as they are championed by many of the artists and peers they have played alongside. With a symbiotic energy behind the decks whether at the helm at Manchester’s White Hotel, holding it down in Fabric or cruising into the early hours at Bret, Blasha and Allatt bring it every time.

Focusing on a hard-groove sound their sets are a relentless force that have blessed dancefloors at clubs such as FOLD, Berghain, Radion and festivals such as Freerotation, WHOLE and Dimensions to name a few. 

Never content to not push the boundaries of their music and of the scene, 2022  saw the launch of  Frixxxion - a new inclusive space for queer techno raving in the heart of Manchester’s underground that has been welcomed by locals and out-of-towners. 

More recently the duo acquired a residency for the esteemed Vault Sessions crew, so you'll no doubt be seeing these two around Europe a lot more in 2023.

With acclaimed releases already on Blue Hour and an upcoming release on Positive Source, expect to get even more familiar with the sound of Blasha and Allatt.

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Awakenings Podcast S233 - Blasha & Allatt

When it comes to the sound of modern-day techno—fast, melodic and polyglot, working in genres like trance and gabber—it's hard to find an artist more clearly representative than Anetha. The French DJ encompasses all these influences with style, landing on a lithe sound that's both heavy and nimble, earning her a first residency at Paris party Blocaus (and, currently, Awakenings and Fuse, among others) and appearances on labels like Work Them and Oaks.

What really sets Anetha apart, though, is her commitment to developing and uplifting the artists around her. She launched her own label, Mama Told Ya, in 2019 with a unique and heartwarming concept: each release would highlight an artist, often young or new to the game, and feature one collaboration with Anetha herself. It's a move that turns the usual label-artist dynamic on its head, making each new record a fully-fledged collaboration, and lending her own gravitas to the artist she features. And a year later she started an agency—or what she calls a "creative engine"—to help those artists in a more holistic way.

Her RA Podcast is a perfect way to start 2023: with energy and verve, and a perfect balance of light and dark. This is techno at its most creative, dark and discombobulated beats cut through with glowing vocal samples from some of the most recognizable songs of the past five years. If you wanted to explain to someone what techno sounds like in 2023, you'd do well to start here.

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I played a 7 hr closing set at Bassiani in Tbilisi, one of my favourite clubs in the world, perfect sound, insane lighting and an incredible location, always a highlight of my year! Here’s a few hours extract from the set recorded live that morning. Deep, groovy and hypnotic techno! 👾👾👾

Dax J @ Bassiani, Tbilisi, Recorded Live 2023 (4hrs)

one of my favorite festivals of the year! i had the honour to play day 1 of Stone Techno Festival this year. great crowd, great production, great lineup. here's the recording of my set! some little b2b Skee Mask action from 1hr46 on :) enjoy

DJ-set @ Stone Techno Festival 2024 (12/07/2024)

I have uploaded the recording of my set at Ratherlost last New Years Day to my Soundcloud. My connection with them goes back to the days of Reaktor where i was happy to be a resident for 5 years. In my opinion Ratherlost today is the top promotor when it comes to serious techno in Amsterdam and it was a huge honor to be back with them again. Expect some old, some new and some strange music from the likes of Chlär, OFF / Grid, Cravo, Malin Genie, DisX3, Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull, Yanamaste, Vilchezz, Pacou, Steve Rachmad among others!

photo by Martijn Kuyvenhoven

DJ-set @ Ratherlost, Lofi Amsterdam (01-01-2025)

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Alarico (live) - Upclose 2025

I see you

"I wanted to create a mix that represents what you can expect to hear me playing in the clubs. Lots of new and unreleased music, alongside some classic, acid, rave cuts” ~ Dax J

01. Cat Yen – Surrender
02. Fachmann – Wir Leben Für Die Nacht
03. Endlec – Fearful Symmetry
04. Female – Because The Night
05. Oliver Ho – Cosmetics
06. Mantra - The Bounce
07. Dax J  - Protect The Prophecy
08. Mr.Wonk – The Wonk
09. Marco Zucchero – Somatic Integration
10. Air Liquide – This is not a Mindtrip
11. Dax J – The Invisible Man
12. Attract - Vektor
13. Emmanuel – Hooray
14. Stranger – Highest Sense
15. Technic - Mutation
16. Ansome – Hang Dawg
17. Manni Dee – Bring The Brave In
18. Dax J – Black Pegasus
19. Dax J – Devine Right

EE 399

Dax J - 399 - Electronic Explorations

Mixmag In Session: Dax J

Full feature - http://www.mixmag.net/feature/in-session-dax-j/

“Techno is a genre known for its dark and powerful sound, but even in a sphere dedicated to no-holds-barred production, Dax J’s tracks stand out as particularly robust and intense.

Take ‘The Wonk’, from his most recent EP ‘The Invisible Man’, which lays down a tough low-end that ploughs forward with relentless energy. A frantic outer texture sounds like an accordion made out of titanium alloy, quivering in-and-out to disorientating effect. It’s a face-melting cut that that bends the mind of any dancefloor that hears it. Last month he took dancers in Berghain through to Monday afternoon with a 10-hour closing set which was undoubtedly transcendental.

The producer is based in Europe’s techno capital Berlin nowadays, but travelling back to his teen years spent listening to d’n’b and jungle while growing up in London provides insight into his vigorous approach to production.

Dax took up DJing aged 15 as a hobby that soon turned into an obsession. He would gather with friends on school playgrounds to listen to Kool FM radio recordings on their walkmens, until he could no longer confine his passion to break times and would skip lessons to shop for vinyl at Black Market Records in Soho.

Looking for an outlet to publicly air the wax he was buying by the shedload, he came into contact with one of the founders of the Time FM pirate radio station and pestered him with phone calls for a month until he was offered a show. It was hardly a prime slot – the 6-8am Saturday graveyard shift – but he accepted with enthusiasm and set his alarm early every weekend for months to broadcast his sets.

His next pirate stint was on Origin FM, which he held down for four years and in that time began to release music under the name Dangerous, with records arriving through outlets such as Mickey Finns’ Urban Takeover label and his own Xplicit Sound. But while studying Music Technology at university he began to fall out of love with the d’n’b scene, finding the move towards jump-up sounds to be at odds with the rawness and darkness of the music he fell in love with.

Musically disillusioned after graduating, he decided to spend the summer in Ibiza and it was there that he was introduced to techno. Dax was blown away by the spectacle of the clubs and the new music he was hearing, describing his response to Stray Landings as “this music is like drum 'n' bass but slower, I love it!” He returned to producing invigorated with a new direction to follow, yet he didn’t completely forego his roots and regularly works old breaks and the classic amen sound into his techno exploits, making for some of the most high-octane records going.

Dax J’s contribution to the genre since has been massive, co-founding the EarToGround label and going solo with his Monnom Black imprint, curating and contributing to a stacked release schedule that never falters in quality. His work ethic is so strong that he even sets up a micro studio on planes on the way to gigs.

2015 saw the release of debut full-length ‘Shade Of Black’ which was awarded Album of the Month in Mixmag and showcased an artist with an assured vision and uncompromising attitude. It’s a mindset that he carries over to his DJ sets that are characterised by rigid rhythms and forays into pulsating acid. Check out his slamming In Session mix below for a prime example.”

Words - Patrick Hinton, Mixmag


Dax J - Mixmag In Session - Podcast 2016

Stranger at Unpolished 2016

Ben Sims Boiler Room London DJ Set

An exclusive podcast from Amelie Lens recorded for Awakenings Eindhoven (28-01-2017)where she'll be playing in Area X!

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Awakenings Podcast #061 - Amelie Lens

Blawan's 2hr masterclass of pure techno essence at Unpolished 2019.

Blawan at Unpolished 2019

Two absolute favs going head to head ~ Blawan & SPFDJ guiding you thought the next two hours.

SPFDJ B2B Blawan | Boiler Room Festival | Day 4: Club

Mix for the virtual event "Club Quarantäne" on the 27th of June 2020

Tracklist:
Credit 00 “Super Scratch (Egyptian Lover Remix Acappella)”FM Label
Rene Wise “Juggler” Reclaim Your City
TWR72 “Ultraviolet” Inguma Records
Phara “Dear, Come In” SK_Eleven
Bas Mooy “Kameleon” Mord
Tuber “Second Choice” Inguma Records
Exium “Inner Mind” PoleGroup
Nørbak “Pledge I” Attic
d_func. & Mario Berger “Clarity” Basovoe Techno
Reeko “Scientist Accidents” Mental Disorder
Pwcca “Ningyo” Koryu Budo Records
Mike Davis “Beyond The Zero 2” Brenda
Kessell “Processed For Use” Warm Up
Xhei “Grater Galle” Prophecy
Developer “Boogie Down” Modularz
Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann “Alpha 03” Mindtrip
Kaiser “Time Moves Slow” KSR
Kaiser “It Never Ends” Prophecy
Dimi Angélis “Eastern Phantasy” ANGLS
Developer “Head Hunter” Modularz
Ausgang “Pteron” Ausgang
Client_03 “Personality Converter” Astrophonica
Drexciya “Welcome To Drexciya” Underground Resistance

NOTE: Please share the labels when you publish the tracklist of your mix... lately it looks like is not cool, the labels are the ones that invest on artists.

Freddy K - Club Quarantäne 27.06.2020

Impacting warehouses in Amsterdam and abroad since 2012.

Stranger at Unpolished 2016

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