Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

@upsammy

CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

In late 2023 I was chatting with a musician friend about labels, and whether they're really all that necessary these days. As someone mainly focused on self-releasing my music through Bandcamp, I think for the most part the answer is no. One should focus on passionately creating things and being involved in their local music community. Over time, label or not, things will hopefully start to take care of themselves on their own. I did however mention that there was one label I thought was really cool, and would definitely be interested in working with: it was Nous'klaer Audio. Incredibly, the next day I received an email from Sjoerd Oberman, who runs Nous'klaer, inviting me to join for a release and performance at Draaimolen. Of course, I was delighted to be involved. This would be my first show in the EU. I spent about 3 months preparing a new set. Having grown rather bored of CDJs and DJ mixers, I opted to prepare a live set, in which I control 8 channels of audio tracks along with drum machines and FX. This setup gives me a lot of freedom to explore new arrangements of my catalog, and better command the dynamic energy on the dance floor, pushing and pulling things forwards to capture the mood of the crowd. To prepare for Draaimolen, I organized several shows across Japan (where I live), further refining the setup after each performance, and deciding what tracks would be the best fit for the 60 minute peak time set I was scheduled to perform. I was very nervous about how my set would be received, but it ended up working very well, and was the highlight of my year. From the very start, the positive reaction from the crowd put me at ease, and Draaimolen's focus on sound and stage design gave me peace of mind, knowing that every frequency was being perfectly reproduced on the floor. I'm so grateful for the opportunity Nous'klaer and Draaimolen provided me. Long live Nous'klaer and long live Draaimolen. Thank you Sjoerd and Milo and Kani and Hannah! 
- Erik Luebs

Erik Luebs live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Alien zaps, chopped electro and playful techno from the Fever AM boss's live set at Mode Festival 2024.

@rhyw

RA Live - Rhyw (Live) - Mode Festival 2024, Australia

Orion Nebula w. Zitto invites Erika [27.05.25]

The Bunker Podcast 235 comes from @erikluebs. This is a live set recorded in Milan on March 28 at the party Acquario.

Erik Luebs is a US-born musician and sound designer based in Japan. Eschewing typical genre tropes, Luebs approaches techno with a playfully disruptive technique, reinterpreting the fundamentals using built-from-scratch patches and labyrinthine sequencing. While the labor-intensive process is inspired by a wide range of luminaries such as Mark Fell and Rrose, the resulting music is firmly tied to the dance floor.

Luebs released an EP on The Bunker back in 2021, and has since released on DJ Nobu’s Bitta label (@djnobu_bitta), and @nousklaeraudio. He also has an upcoming release on the legendary @kompakt imprint.

Erik will be playing an ambisonic surround sound set for a horizontal audience at Going In at Reforestor’s Laboratory in Brooklyn this Friday, and an extended sunrise dancefloor set at The Bunker’s takeover of @nowadaysnyc Nonstop on Sunday morning.

The Bunker Podcast 235: Erik Luebs

Live recording front closing set - Ubfold Steam Room 10th August 2025

Wes Baggaley Live at Unfold 10th Aug 25

Some DJs treat genre boundaries like walls; others see them as doors. Craig Gonzalez belongs firmly to the latter camp. A staple of Detroit’s underground and a resident DJ at Paxahau’s Third Thursday monthly, he has long been drawn to what happens when techno’s linear propulsion collides with the restless syncopation of drum & bass. That liminal space, the “grey area” between the two, has become one of the most fertile playgrounds in electronic music over the past decade, and Gonzalez shows why. In this mix, recorded as the opening set on the Movement main stage, he handles tempo as a fluid variable, shifting gears without friction and letting polyrhythms function as the connective tissue. It’s the kind of approach that resists the obvious peak and instead builds a topology of groove, a groove that bends but doesn’t break, carrying dancers across time signatures almost without them noticing. 

And while opening a stage that would later host Deepchord, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Octave One, and Jeff Mills could be seen as a daunting warm-up role, Gonzalez treats it less as preparation and more as architecture. Across ninety minutes, he layers patterns with patience, calibrating intensity so that tension rises and releases without tipping into spectacle. The set moves like a conversation that shifts from whispers to declarations, never overstated but always persuasive. It’s a reminder that flow is not just sequencing but narrative logic, and that true mastery lies not in domination of a dancefloor but in shaping the conditions for everything that comes after.

@craig-gonzalez
http://instagram.com/cgonz313

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Delayed with... Craig Gonzalez (@ Movement, Detroit, May 24th, 2025)

3h dj set recorded on sunday august 17th (11:00 - 14:00)
at ratherlost, lofi amsterdam

photo by martijn kuyvenhoven

nthng (3h dj set) at Ratherlost 2025

From Karl: "This set was recorded live at the Detroit Masonic Temple, opening for LCD Soundsystem on Thursday 8/21/25. Special thanks to Abby Echiverri and Clay Wilson for making this happen as well as to the LCD crew, who were extremely friendly, helpful  and accommodating. This was a nice opportunity to play some things (new & old) that I don't get the chance to play out often—a mixture of edits, post-punk influences and slow-tempo weirdness as well as some acid house and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Hope you enjoy!" @karlpmeier

Tracklist:
1. BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE "In Full Effect" (CBS, 1989)
2. TOM TOM CLUB "Suboceana - Magic Juan Mix" (Sire/Reprise, 1989)
3. S' EXPRESS "Funky Killer - I-Robots Reconstruction" (Rhythm King / Needle Boss, 1988)
4. MOEBIUS / PLANK / NEUMEIER "Pitch Control" (Sky, 1983)
5. DOLO PERCUSSION "9" (The Trilogy Tapes, 2018)
6. LURKA "Battery" (Timedance, 2018)
7. N.Y. HOUSE'N AUTHORITY "Ravenswood House - Honey Dijon & Luke Solomon Edit" (Nu Groove, 2024)
8. VELODROME "Capataz" (Animalized, 1988)
9. CHARLES MANIER "Bopside - For Chrislo & Beate" (Kode, 2013)
10. GESETZ DER OKTAVEN "Sensor" (Third Ear Recordings, 2016)
11. CH-BB / THE FANTASY "CH BB" (Secret Mixes / Fixes, 2015)
12. AEVA "Octagon" (Don't Delay, 2017)
13. THE MOLE "Going With The Hat Man - Drum & Bass Mix" (Maybe Tomorrow, 2017)
14. METRIST "Qaqq Ata" (Timedance, 2019)
15. TOLOUSE LOW TRAX "Elk Kelp - Pelagophycus Porra" (Obsolete Future, 2022)
16. FLORIAN KUPFER "Discotag" (W.T., 2015)
17. STEVE POINDEXTER "The Rhythm" (Housetime, 1989)
18. WET "That's The Game - Cratebug Edit" (S.T.D., 1983)
19. THE SOUND VANDALS "On Your Way" (Nu Groove, 1991)
20. BOBBY KONDERS "Massai Women" (Nu Groove, 1990)
21. CULTURAL VIBE "Ma Foom Bey" (Easy Street, 1986)
22. THROBBING GRISTLE "Hot On The Heels Of Love - Carl Craig Re-Version" (Mute, 2004)
23. PAUL DU LAC "Who's The Mack" (Bio Rhythm, 2013)
24. BABY FORD "Normal - Is It Normal? Club Mix" (Rephlex, 1998)
25. DECIUS "Hashtag Booty Finger - 12" Mix" (Leaf, 2022)
26. ACHTERBAHN D'AMOUR "7_Edit" (Acid Test, 2021)
27. KERO "Waiting" (4-Track, 2025)
28. PARANOID LONDON "Joey's Love Bomb" (Bandcamp, 2020)
29. MUTANT BEAT DANCE "The Human Factor - Marcel Dettmann Edit" (Running Back, 2025)
30. BABY FORD "Snakes & Ladders - Gift Mix" (Bandcamp, 2024)
31. KETIOV "CF 122BPM" (Running Back, 2025)
32. CHIMALE "3st Chi-File" (Chiwax, 2025)
33. NASTY BOY "Night Howl" (Puu, 2022)
34. DEREK PLASLAIKO "Computer Sagt Nein" (The Bunker NY, 2023)
35. IAN NORTH "Sex Lust You - Marcel Dettmann Edit" (Running Back, 2025)
36. ATOM TM & ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO "Estas Solo" (Geometrik, 2020)
37. THEE CHURCH OF ACID HOUSE "Theme - Move D + D Man 'Last Train To Buffalo' Remix" (Pudel Produkte, 2025)
38. DVS1 "Shatter" (Hush, 2023)
39. FACTORY FLOOR "16-16-9-20-1-14-9-7" (Blast First Petite, 2010)
40. LAURIE SPIEGEL "Drums" (Capriccio Records, 1983)
41. DJ FROG & SnP 500 "Engine" (Doo, 2024)
42. DEVICE CONTROL "Spirit Module - Ken Meier Remix" (Double Standards, 2018)
43. YELLO "Bostich, Pt. 1 - Cratebug Edit" (1981, Stiff)
44. HEAVEN 17 "I'm Your Money - Gay Marvine's Edit" (Secret Mixes / Fixes, 2009)
45. MASTERS AT WORK "Body" (MAW, 2002)
46. DVS1 "Shatter" (Hush, 2023)
47. JEFF MILLS "Alarms" (Purpose Maker, 1997)
48. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB "Timing, Forget The Timing (128 BPM) - Kerrier District Remix" (Rephlex, 2004)
49. ABANDONED FOOTWEAR "Mind Over Matter" (Polybius Trax, 2017)
50. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "Two Tribes - Carnage Mix" (ZTT, 1984)

Standards & Practices Mix Series — Karl Meier

RA.472 Lakker

Read our interview with Woody92 here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-woody92

Woody92’s (@woodyninetytwo) upbringing in Delft, wedged between the much-larger and musically more iconic cities of Rotterdam and The Hague, gave him  glimpses of psychedelic techno, mystical ambient, free tribal tekno, push-forward goa and psy-trance that influenced his musical development, while also allowing him the space to grow and explore on his own musical terms. Now a respected DJ at home and abroad, his ability to capture an audience while remaining true to his experimental dispositions is unparalleled and unwavering. Meanwhile, his visual art and fashion studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague have sharpened a visual aesthetic that runs in parallel with his musical development, going some way to explaining the rich visual imagery that his musical work is able to generate. 

With residencies at Garage Noord and, before it sadly closed its doors earlier this year, De School, Woody92 has left a deep mark on the Dutch underground scene, thanks to his truly unique syntheses of the meditative, tribal, transcendental, and trippy. All of these influences can be heard (and perhaps – if you close your eyes – seen) in his Patterns of Perception 68, with its deep and glitchy rhythms combining with trippy and more experimental sounds to create a deeply intelligent and intricately arranged selection, bridging textured experimental with propulsive techno, breaks and beyond.

Links:
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https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/woody-92

RA.472 Lakker

Resident Advisor