Umair Chachar, born and raised in Pakistan, now a resident of Chicago, a fanatic for music his entire life, has been exploring the universe through music with his production for a decade through various unknown aliases. Char, his current musical persona, solidified in 2023. It is a lens into his heart, memories, and perspectives of life. 
 
He believes that music is a divine entity and the act of interacting with it is akin to communing with the entity in a religious way. Whether it is producing, mixing, dancing or simply listening to it. The merger of his Sufi upbringings with his love for all things dark has led him into the world of exploring music in a near Shamanistic way. 
 
Char hurls himself into a state of dark hypnosis through music, and those who follow the path are welcomed by the horrors of the void that are being communed with. 
 
"And in that void, one truly sees how beautiful the dimmest candles can be."

This mix is centered around four rituals by Nusku, tapping into specific emotions and stories. It explores the concepts of musical cyber shamanism and invites the listener to surrender to the dark & hypnotic voices of the world.

A number that has represented life/light and death/darkness in various cultures.

The Rituals Tracklist:
Nusku - The Akasha Ritual

The Widdler - Totem
Sepia - Ancient Tribes
Ome & Yoofee - Talkin' Mathematics
Truth - Liquorice Tea (Cartridge Remix)
Isgang - Iglesia de Bellum
Rich Venom - Locomotor
Balanca - Storm
Ignez - Sahasrara
Yanamaste - Hatred

Nusku - The Rúah Ritual

Juss B - Sandman
Mystic State - Scimitar
Ghab Saviv - Strange Feelings
PLL018 - Change
Phaaar - Rhythm Sticks
Yanamaste - Japanese Rave

Nusku - The Kyushu Ritual

Bonin - Fujiwara Clan (Ikiryō Remix)
Tzusing - 東方不敗 - 03 Esther
Ikiryō X raku - ghoul (グール)
Kiri - Ronin
Onryō + raku + Ikiryō - 魔女の幽霊 (Ghost Of Witch)
Bereneces - Yokai (VIP)
Deep Isolation - Dimensions
Nusku - The Lost Ritual
Char - Voidwalker
Char - Corinthian Order
Char - Faris (فارس)

RND 122 - Char

𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔠𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡 𝔥𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤

Hello to everyone, I'm just a music listener since I was born "1974"!!! Without music the world is wishy-washy.
I've done voice in a punk band called "Breakdown Brain" here on my land, but since invented Techno,
I follow the style with nails and teeths, thanks to Speedy J, Oscar Mulero, Chris Liebing, Plastikman, Ken Ishii, Emmanuel Top, Anthony Child, Fumiya Tanaka, Richard D. James, Autechre, OrbitalJeff Mills, Chris Knowles and all the Liberators, Guy McAffer, CJ Bolland, Green Velvet, UR, Laurent Hô, Miss Djax, N-Son-X, Daz Saund, A.Paul, DJPepo, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, FSOL, Hardfloor, Acid Junkies, Mário Roque, Jesus del Campo...
and many more...! You know what I'm talkin about!
I don't know why I never got into production and DJing, maybe one day (it's a project) ...
Thank you all for your work and good luck to everyone! Good job SoundCloud!
"LET THE MUSIC TAKE CONTROL!!!"
Thank you guys for the TECHNO I've been hearing here at SoundCloud and around the world with you ALL!!!

let love move you ♡
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⟡˙⋆ intellephunk resident ⋆˙⟡

⋘⫯⟁⫰⋙  𓏲𓆩⧉𓆪𓏲
Berlin based independent record label. 
Deep/ Hypnotic Techno

@balanca-music
@impakt-music

Research & Development
Podlasie
Chicago

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike. He is the founding member of Research & Development. ﻿What started as a monthly event series at Smartbar took on a new path with a biweekly mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Find him at Podlasie Club or sweaty basements and warehouses in Chicago and beyond.

Sound and atmosphere. Bleeps, bloops, kicks, and everything in between 

bookings: inquilab.dj@gmail.com

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

RND 122 - Char

Research & Development Mix Series