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"The sun begins to set. That autumn light sketches itself behind an idyllic landscape. Mountains rocks where there is snow in winter. A unique balcony. Surrounded by lush black pine and damp green grass, that unmistakable smell of nature. And in the background the beat, that beat that the context has transformed into something organic. And you, there in paradise on Earth."

Influenced by ambient electronics and chromaticism, Guillam (@guillam) pursues depth through the exploration of sound and composition. Soothing soundscapes, unfolding rhythms and organic textures are elements present in his music and dj sets. He is one of the curators on board along with Refracted (@refracted-music) in Paral·lel festival (@parallelfestival).  This is a live recording DJset during the Midline night curated by ABSIS (@absismusic) in Laut (@laut_barcelona) on February 9th.

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HOCast #145 x Midline - Guillam @ Laut

To relaunch his seminal imprint, Infrastructure New York, David Sumner aka Function presents his new 12", Green EP. Celebrating 27 years of Function releases this year and the label’s 25th anniversary, the label will serve as an outlet for his new material, reissues of out of print classics from Synewave, Sandwell District and Ostgut Ton (and of course, Infrastructure), as well as developing new artists and launching a long awaited Bandcamp page - exploring the annals of nearly three decades of the Function sound.
 
As a member of the Sandwell District collective, Function, from 2007 onward was instrumental in cultivating and ushering in a new sound of dark, cerebral hypnotica - forcing the hand of change in global techno. Green EP serves as a testament to this, further exploring these depths. The EP pays homage to the day when David arrived in Berlin with his green suitcase where his record “Isolation” on Sandwell District was released, hitting the ground running and spring boarding into an incredibly successful career, becoming a stalwart DJ/producer, after years as a struggling artist.
 
Green EP encapsulates the same raw power and hypnotic energy of his genre defining Sandwell District releases Isolation, Anticipation and Variance, updated with a modern flair. Subject f (Function) has clearly transcended, as expressed through the opening track “Initiation” arriving at his “New Designation”. On the b-side Function communicates his divine alignment through the broken beat, etheric “Aeternum (Meridian)”. Finally, Function closes Green EP with a live extraction of “Desire and Memory”, a brooding club stormer in contrast to the more experimental leanings of the original version, which appeared on Rrose’s label Eaux.
 
Next to releasing a new EP and restarting the label, an attached Bandcamp page and label webshop will be launched. These portals will in time see the release of previously out of stock releases as well as re-issues and unreleased Function material, next to new releases by other artists. No doubt fans will be excited!
 
One thing is clear: Function is back on track and more on form than ever!

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#SlamRadio - 541 - Function (recorded at Paradigm Festival)

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Depth Institute is a collaboration between Stuart Mckeown, Darius Bassiray, and Gab Oliver. The trio bonded over a mutual love for moody and hypnotic Progressive House & Breaks as well as re-launching the much loved Melbourne label Zero Tolerance.

Balance Selections 244

TRACKLIST & INTERVIEW

Balance Selections 244: Depth Institute

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What is techno? Scientists and philosophers have long since pondered the concept of its musical definition since it burst out of Detroit in the mid-‘80s. Is it that notion of the “ghost in the machine”, of soul from electronics that its inventors elicited? Or is it more the repetitive throb and thump of 4/4 beats and slow-burning momentum that the Berghain generation are proponents of? Croatian producer Petar Dundov’s stunning music manages to marry both ideals in the most explosive of fashions.

To Dundov, “techno is music that precedes movement. It is dance music, solid enough to carry emotions through the dance floor and abstract enough to be a template for ever”. And indeed his breathtaking productions embody this ethos, serving the inherent function of making your body pulse spontaneously while also challenging your brain with its complex melodies and slow-burning, hypnotic progressions. It’s the antidote for anyone who thinks that techno is about senseless, dull looping.

Although maybe the word “techno” doesn’t give enough detail about his style, it’s probably the nearest ballpark to whose principles his music adheres – and he is keen to expand the horizons of what people know and expect of the genre. But it’s that sense of his tracks being alive, forever evolving and expanding and increasing in intensity, which gives his music its unique sound and has seen his work crossover into a myriad of different areas of the global electronic music scene. The last two years have seen his mind-bending single Oasis (played by everyone from Dubfire to Sasha to Ben Klock to Prins Thomas to Timo Maas) take the scene by storm with its intricate, ever-changing melodies, John Digweed snap him up for an epic rework of Alan Fitzpatrick’s Reflections, and Gregor Tresher squeeze a deep, mesmerising remix of his track The Life Wire out of him.

His music shows you that he’s a producer with more than churning out mindless, functional and dispensable drivel on his mind. There’s a philosophy entrenched in his productions that breathes the very spirit of life and dynamism into them: “My ultimate goal as a producer and musician is to bridge the world of inspiration and physical world to the extent where the listener wouldn't be able to distinguish between the two. Music has this unique property to communicate deep emotions that are inherently in all of us. We just forgot how to use them, and my search is an attempt to revive those emotions where we all resonate as one.”

Born in Zagreb in the early ‘70s, his career in dance music stretches back the best part of 20 years, but it’s only in the new millennium that he’s been using his own name for his productions. Over the years he’s graced many of the world’s most prestigious and best-loved techno institutions – including mega-festivals I Love Techno, EXIT, Awakenings and Wire, and cutting-edge clubs like Berghain, Matter (RIP), Womb, Air, Fuse and Space. He counts a longstanding relationship with Belgium’s legendary Music Man label amongst his achievements, an imprint that has also played host to releases by everyone from Jeff Mills (for whose label Tomorrow he created the Sculptures mini-LP) to Green Velvet to Robert Hood, and after completing his acclaimed debut album Escapements in 2008, he’s got the follow-up in the works (for completion by the end 2010).

Petar Dundov makes intelligent electronic music that breaks boundaries, moves feet and twists minds. He is without a doubt one of the most inspiring, original and daring producers in electronica, and with the likes of Sven Väth, Francois K, Laurent Garnier, Adam Beyer, Josh Wink, Guy J, Glimpse, Hernan Cattaneo, Brendan Moeller, and Danny Tenaglia amongst his fans, it would be hard to disagree.

Music Treasures Series 021 - Petar Dundov

Marcel Dettmann - BBC Essential Mix

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @chucheewa

RRFM • Chucheewa • 04-07-23

SUMMER SOUND w/ CHUCHWEEWA - Wednesday 26th July

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Radio On Vacation With Chucheewa

Acid Sister – live from Boiler Room in Bali.

Acid Sister | Boiler Room: Bali

This recording is available to download here: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/frank-tony/

Frank and Tony Boiler Room NYC DJ Set

Finest Morning

Priori (@priori-ties) has always explored a wide range of techno from dense and introspective to more joyous, often against the backdrop of technological possibilities. He hails from Canada and has been prolific since first emerging with two full-lengths to his name on his own NAFF label. They pair dubby undercurrents with crystalline melodies and contain the sort of unresolved tensions that keep you locked in for the ride. This weekend he plays Dekmantel Naarm 2024 but first has served up this new mi for us.

Priori says this is the first dance mix he's done in a long time, adding "It's an hour and a half of fresh rhythms and rave sounds that I recorded while on tour in Australia. It features a few tracks I have been playing a lot lately and some forthcoming bits by myself and some friends." In just over 90 minutes he works through a rollercoaster of deep techno rhythms that are firmly focused on the future and flow as fluidly as water.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 459 - Priori

Chucheewa navigates life with music as her guide, embarking on musical journeys with various bands and known for her eclectic 'Chucheewa' solo project that spans from psychedelic, indie rock, and house music that has added a unique flavor to Bangkok’s music scene.

Summer Sound w/ Chucheewa @ Kiosk Radio 24.05.2024

Viscera podcast 120 comes flying in from the amazing Megan Leo!

"Hailing from Sunderland and now based in London, Megan Leo is a dedicated digger, music producer and founder. Her tribal and balearic sound is rooted in chug, cosmic and italo, through to progressive house, burned-out trance and rock inspired electronica.

As a DJ, she has gained a reputation as a versatile selector who “keeps it interesting” and builds up from slower, chuggy grooves to more uptempo; frequently playing extended warm up and all night long sets. Her taste and ability to interpret mood has led to residencies at Me Me Me, Midnight People and Cafe 1001, as well as multiple appearances at the likes of fabric, The Cause and Pikes.

As a founder, Megan Leo has her own party and radio show, Swirl, which champions the balearic spirit right in central London. Through Swirl, Leo hosts and performs at monthly, intimate parties at The Social in Soho alongside residents, Rosy Ross and Stella Z. Swirl brings together like minded
communities and creates opportunities for emerging artists, as well as sharing sounds through Swirl’s monthly show on Threads Radio.

As a producer, Megan Leo released her debut EP on Me Me Me in 2023. The EP features two tracks, showcasing the more uptempo side of her musical palette; both tracks tell a story, combining cool melodies, contrasting feelings and “weaving in a multitude of elements that should feel overwhelming
but never do - instead they’ll be driving you to hit replay over and over again to identify each one”."

Get your dancing shoes on, this one's a real groover.

@meganleo

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Megan Leo  | 120

On Friday I had the pleasure to share the wonderful DOKA booth with my friend Fleur Du Bonheur . I got on the decks at from 2.30 until 6. Loads of friends were in the audience. I prepared a mix out of literally just downloaded tracks that really tickled me, a bunch of things i am quite familiar with and then i brought two bags of records both new and old, different styles, guilty pleasures, old friends and new conquerings.
DOKA is up there with all the best booths I ve ever played, even down to the height adjustable table, the monitoring, the way it's shaped etc. 
It's always pure joy to inject a bit of Marcel into the room and find a common narrative and ways to tickle our eardrums. 
I dont often get the chance to share my livesets, so i am quite happy to do so. Hope you ll enjoy and if you didnt make it this time, hopefully see you on the dancefloor next time <3
Thanks for everyone for did come out and celebrated this evening with us together. The people were as always top notch. Extremly friendly vibes. I feel blessed.

Marcel

Marcel Vogel @ Doka 09.08.2024

Rinse FM Podcast

Juba b2b L-Vis 1990 - 11 August 2024

Ceramic Records show with MGUN & Jeff Garcia in from Detroit. Release party for MGUN's Out of the Box EP Saturday night in BK. Check Instagram or RA for details. https://ceramicrecords.bandcamp.com/

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Ceramic Records: MGUN, Jeff Garcia and Arjun S @ The Lot Radio 08-09-2024

SLINK’s rrao & resident Kiernan Laveaux go deep inside interlocking realms of gay psychedelic vibes, transmogrified matter, & enveloping sonic apocyrpha.

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Sweet Abyss with rrao b2b Kiernan Laveaux @ The Lot Radio 08-10-2024

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Sound Metaphors - Chucheewa - 13.08.24

Big numbered Trushmix 70 features Cross-Atlantic session from Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay outta Vanvouver in-the-mix with Sex Tags Mania’s DJ Sotofett. The crew takes the left-turn; blending fine recent Polish digs, regular dubs, connected world music as well as disco & house trods, classic breaks and cuts of modern latin during 3h45m of endurance.

Should you be in Bilbao the 20th of March - be sure not to miss
Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay
at Paraleloan, Kafe Antzokia

And - in Berlin March 21st you shouldn’t miss
Sex Tags Mania with DJ Fett Burger & DJ Sotofett
at Ohm, Berlin

Trushmix 70:  DJ Sotofett w. Pender Street Steppers & Hashman DeeJay

Tracklist :
Black Light Smoke : Nasty Dirty Freaky Love / Scissor & Thread
Dntel : Jitters ( Robbags Emmens Worsch mix ) / Pampa
Glimpse & Martin Dawson : Fat Controller ( Roman Flugel remix ) / Hypercolour
Bob Moses : Hands to Hold  / Scissor and Thread Limited 
Superpitcher : Moon Fever ( Lawrence mix ) / Kompakt	
Christian LÃ¶ffler: Signals 
Cobblestone Jazz : Who's Future 
K'Skip'Skipson : Willis Limetree / Maria Colors
Clever N Smart : The Employers / Raw 
Frank & Tony : Marigold / Scissor and Thread



S&T Podcast 05 | Frank & Tony

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