We are blessed to welcome our first artist to our new Podcast series. We say welcome dear XDB and thanks for contributing this beautiful vinyl only mix!

XDB is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006. 

For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar.  He has no shortage of technical skill but it’s his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?’ moments. It’s on this that Kosta has built his reputation. 

When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it’s an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it’s helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike.

Tracklist:

1. Aki Latvamäki  'Baumwolle' Goldmin Music - Gmnv011
2. Scott Grooves 'Always 001' Natural Midi NM1-45
3. SnP 500 '44' Doo DOOH20
4. Jamal Moss 'Akashic Energies' RHD-030JAMAL
5. Arbilla 'Virtual Reality' (Scan 7 rmx) Existance XIST001
6. Hector Ram 'midnight sounds' Short Attention Records SA002
7. OZY 'Sequential Dub' 66 Degrees Recordings 66D-13 
8. Ron Trent 'Love DuB' Future Vision Records FV003
9. Floppy Life 'Bassline Waves' NDATL LFLP 1/2
10. Ghoulfive 'XXX' Dolfin Records DR002
11. John Heckle 'Life On Titan' Mathematics 043
12. Paul Bennett 'One' Modernista 001
13. D-Man / Move D 'Doomscrolling' Smallville 
14. Waage & Quantal 'WQ2' Thule 028
15. Lawrence 'The Dream' Giegling LP 12
16. Random Factor 'When Daylight Fades' 2020 Vision VISLP001
17. DREESVN '1' SUED 027

Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/U66Y5
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/663311-XDB
RA: https://ra.co/dj/xdb

Bookings: Uzurirecordings.com

OYE Podcast #1 XDB

November 10 2023
Limited Edition in Portland.
Home on the fringe of night life, family, goodness. 
Gathering No. 70.
If you know you know.

Live at Limited Edition

Vladimir Ivkovic All Night Long at 70th Limited Edition Portland

Londoner Josey Rebelle is 'just' a DJ. She doesn't make records, she plays them, but she plays them like no one else. Her impeccable taste and ability to join the dots between disparate genres in the club, on the radio and with the compilations she puts out has won her countless awards. She is known for drawing on her Caribbean roots as much as she is for the passion she pays with and the authenticity of her selections. Whether old or new, jungle or soul, a Josey Rebelle set is a thing of joy.

And she proves that for us this week with an almost two-hour mix that traverses a dizzying amount of terrain. It's a club-focussed trip that fizzes with apocalyptic energy before taking off into worlds of cosmic techno, twitchy club music and supple jungle. The drama comes as much from the mixing as the tunes but one thing is for sure, there is no real way of knowing whether you're listening to sounds from the past, present or future.

Dekmantel Podcast 473 - Josey Rebelle

Recorded live at 宀 Club in Hong Kong in April 2023

Live At 宀

MIX066 - Jane Fitz (倫敦) [Live at 宀] (April 2023)

Welcoming the lovely Refuge Worldwide co-founder and dub-master @richard-akingbehin to the Animix series this week, with a beautiful journey of minimal house infused with his signature dub styles.

Clear in his DJ'ing, but also his work with @refugeworldwide, and his immaculately curated label, @kynant-records, Richard is an all-round classy selector, and a champion of community. Through his various outputs, his deep & considered knowledge and taste shines. 

Richard always impresses me with the diversity of moods he presents via his DJ'ing, hybrid collaborations with legend Tikiman, b2bs with other legends like livwutang, and his label - a diversity that's always strung together with his incredibly distinctive psychedelic, soothing dub formula. 

Thanks for the mix Richard <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Three: Richard Akingbehin

This year I had the honour of playing the closing set at my favourite festival in the world; it was a profoundly intense, joyful experience which rounded off one of the most wonderful weekends I've ever had. Here's the recording.


T/L:

E-Dancer - World Of Deep (Carl Craig Remix) [Play It Again Sam [PIAS] - KMSPIAS 001]
Daniel Maloso - Ritmo Especial [Cómeme - 006]
Underground Resistance - Ma Ya Ya [Underground Resistance - UR7-055]
Sound Design - Bounce to the Beat [Hard Times - HT002]
Laksa - Contrasts [unreleased]
Samuel L. Session - Off The Chain (The Drums) [Klap Klap - kklap005-6]
L.B. Dub Corp - So Much [Ostgut Ton - o-ton86]
Sleezy D - I've Lost Control (Space Side) [Trax - TX113]
Sote - Spundae [Record Label Records - RLR34]
Mark Fell & Gabor Lazar - Track 6 [The Death Of Rave - RAVE010]
Gescom - Motor1 [Source - 1243]
Simulant - Access Future Audio (Mix) [Scopex - SX12002]
Minor Science - Glamour [Whities - WHYT004]
Chaos - Afrogermanic [Underground Resistance - UR-021]
Plastikman - Elektrostatik [NovaMute - 12 NoMu 25]
Sleeparchive - Senza Titolo Three [Mord - 018]
DJ Sneak V AVH - Psychic Bounty Killaz [Relief - RR 767, RR 767.1]
Clark - Christo [Planet E - PE CLK 895]
Love Inc. - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. [Force Inc. Music Works - FIM 065]
The Hypnotist - Night Of The Living E-Heads (Hitchie Rawtin functional edit)
Xray Xperiments - Take No Chance (Remix) [Xray Recordings - XRAY 004]
The Aphex Twin - Phloam [R & S - RS 9201]
Underground Resistance - Transition [Underground Resistance - UR-3000]
Basic Soul Unit - Soulspeak (Shed Remix) [Dolly - DOLLY7]
Prurient - A Sorrow With A Braid [Profound Lore - PFL-152]
Call Super - Acephale I (edit) [Houndstooth - HTH029]

Charlie - Spacer Woman [Mr. Disc Organization - MDO 58507]
Cristian Vogel - Differentiate [Mille Plateaux - MP027]

Live at Freerotation 2015 (closing set)

We are thrilled to share the first set recording from this summer’s festival: Courtesy live from Visionaire at RALLY 2025.

Revisit a textured and hypnotic afternoon session beneath the trees.

Courtesy live from Visionaire at RALLY 2025

Harmonic Artifact(s)

Textured techno from one of the genre's new key players.

RA.310 Shifted

One of UK club music's best producers gets loose.

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=523

RA.523 Tessela

An hour of funk-infused music for your next living-room dance party.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=664

RA.523 Tessela

Resident Advisor