"Being a part of this scene is already a political act." The longtime DJ discusses politics in dance music and Ex-Yugoslavia's dynamic anti-establishment creative culture.

Tijana Todorovic (AKA Tijana T) proudly hails from the Ex-Yugoslavian capital Belgrade. The Serbian city, alongside the territories now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia, were once under singular socialist rule that Tijana describes as a "utopian time" that fostered intense creativity and counter-cultural art and music. A liberal communist republic that didn't operate under the influence of the USSR, as many Eastern European countries did at that time, Yugoslavia gave birth to a dynamic, anti-establishment performance culture rooted in new wave, feminism and everything non-mainstream.

In her RA Exchange with senior producer Chloe Lula, Tijana reflects on how growing up in this environment irrevocably shaped her values and taste in music, as well as how the civil war—and Yugoslavia's subsequent fall—defined the period of intense fear and poverty that followed. In Serbia, techno and nightclubs became an energetic force for young people seeking solace, community and sociopolitical change. Tijana went on to work as a TV and radio journalist that fought vehemently against the war, and to break out as an artist beyond the Ex-Yugoslavian territory. She talks about her unlikely trajectory, her view on the intrinsic connection between politics in dance music, underdeveloped music markets, sobriety and more. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.715 Tijana T

Renowned in underground music circles as a true record aficionado, San Soda, a seasoned DJ with a 15-year global legacy, crafts his predictably unpredictable sets from carefully curated gems unearthed during his extensive crate-digging expeditions. Hailing from Belgium and occasionally finding his groove in Berlin, his sonic palette leans heavily towards classic house and techno with a gritty Chicago and Detroit influence, interspersed with the joyful NYC flavours of disco, funk and soul. 

Music Take Me Up w/ San Soda @ Kiosk Radio 24.04.2025

More Working Nights business: jazz, house, balearic, soulful grooves, and an exclusive guest mix from Subculture legend, Scotland’s own Domenic Cappello. 

WORKING NIGHTS W/ PAUL EAST + GUEST: DOMENIC CAPELLO - 20 JUN 25

blessed moments at basscoast festival, british columbia, july 9th, 2023
thank you who were there and who put this on...

move d @ basscoast fest 2023

Fired up mix from Call & Response ahead of our After Hours gig on the 25th. 
Lewis & Matthew are 2 of the city’s best selectors, known for their purist stance and passion for 90s house & techno, their C&R night has been steadily building as an outlet for both to showcase their sound. Lock in. 

Photo : Ganesha Lockhart

Tracklist: 

Koh Tao - Windows (Upsurge)
Martin Mannert - Spring
Son Of Sound - ‘Bout Love Again
Steve O’Sullivan - Stop ‘n’ Search (Mr. C Remix)
Nitam - Retold 
Kirlian - Pleasure Yourself
XDB - Bakfom 
Roy of the Ravers - 1001 Nights 
Too Funk - Venus Fly Trap
The Wise Caucasian - Celestial Empire
DJ Skull Pres. Ron Maney - Reflections 
Mark Ambrose - Magnetized 
Holy Ghost - Klub’D’Out
DJ Hi-Speed - Emmenthaler
Ali Berger - Forever Hamtramck Acid 
Staticdrum - Daddy Rich 
Sanford Zydeco - Buckwheat Beat 4 The Primordial Cult
Pure Science - All Night Tonight
Blake Baxter - Energizer (Energized Mix)
Baby Ford - Ravens of Millown
SnP 500 - Splean Addition 
Paul Mac - Penny In The Jar
Rhythim is Rhythim - Kaos
Boo Williams - Quicksand
Miller - Don’t Worry About Me 
Too Funk - Urban Haze
DW - Endow A1
Gemini - We Are The Future 
Michael J Blood - TRGR
Joey Beltram - SW37 B1
Robert Hood - Underdog Overcome
Mion - Drop The Filter 
Richard Bartz - Holographic 1 
Planetary Assault Systems - Function 4 
DJ Hell - Music For Films (Baby Ford club mix) 
girl scout cookies - ape escape
Adam Jay - Final Breath 
KW - bloggerJ

AFTER HOURS : CALL & RESPONSE

Michael Greene is Fort Romeau, an accomplished producer of smooth and sumptuous, or more groove driven and kraut influenced, house music. It has come in the form of many compelling EPs and LPs and on labels like Spectral Sound, Live At Robert Johnson and 100% Silk and takes cues from Italo and New Wave amongst other things. An intriguing producer who is genuinely bringing something new and fresh to the decades old house sound, he is a welcome addition to our series.  The mix we have on offer from Fort Romeau is one recorded at a recent gig at Corsica Studios in London that found him playing all night long. It was a real opportunity for the man to go deep, serve up curveballs and indulge many musical passions in one long session. 

“I really like playing in this way,” he says. “There’s so much freedom to shape the entire musical language of the evening and to make connections between disparate musics that you just can’t really do in two or three hours at peak time. Corsica is one of London’s best spaces in my opinion, the DJ booth is rock solid with none of the typical problems of playing vinyl that plague clubs these days, the sound system is good and the crowd has always been great in my experience, so i was pleased to be able to take over the programming for the night.”

The near six hour selection touches on ambient as well as various different strain of techno and house from across the ages. All knitted together into a perfectly balanced and well paced mix that keeps a vibe alive throughout, it is a fine testament of his skill in the booth as well as a nice little peak into the influences and inspirations that inform his productions. 

Dekmantel Podcast 040 - Fort Romeau

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