@ddan-tek representing Berlin at @Instytuttechno Festival's takeover at the iconic Twierdza Modlin.

D.Dan | Boiler Room x Instytut Festival

@anethamusic's first decade in dance music has been impressive indeed. Much of it is now on her own terms, too - she runs the Mama Told Ya label and agency where she drops her own glorious mix of techno, EBM and trance as well as platforming emerging artists. She is a resident DJ at Amsterdam's epic Awakenings as well as Le Sucre in her native France and Fuse in Brussels. Her "less is more" but always colourful and emotional take on techno is inspired by the fact she is a qualified architect and it is embodied in the title of her recent "Rules Are Meant to Be Broken EP" in collaboration with Ryan James Ford. 

Anetha's DJ dexterity is on full show in this week's 90-minute mix as she works through many different shades of high-tempo club music. There are passages of youthful and raved-up sounds, stripped-back warehouse rhythms and firing machine music. There are hints of everything from trance to gabber to EBM helping to add character to each track and it's that which makes this such a compelling listen from a new school star.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 410 - Anetha

Recording of Herrensauna XXL's set at Dekmantel Festival 2022.

Dekmantel Festival 2022

Herrensauna XXL at Dekmantel Festival 2022

When it comes to the sound of modern-day techno—fast, melodic and polyglot, working in genres like trance and gabber—it's hard to find an artist more clearly representative than Anetha. The French DJ encompasses all these influences with style, landing on a lithe sound that's both heavy and nimble, earning her a first residency at Paris party Blocaus (and, currently, Awakenings and Fuse, among others) and appearances on labels like Work Them and Oaks.

What really sets Anetha apart, though, is her commitment to developing and uplifting the artists around her. She launched her own label, Mama Told Ya, in 2019 with a unique and heartwarming concept: each release would highlight an artist, often young or new to the game, and feature one collaboration with Anetha herself. It's a move that turns the usual label-artist dynamic on its head, making each new record a fully-fledged collaboration, and lending her own gravitas to the artist she features. And a year later she started an agency—or what she calls a "creative engine"—to help those artists in a more holistic way.

Her RA Podcast is a perfect way to start 2023: with energy and verve, and a perfect balance of light and dark. This is techno at its most creative, dark and discombobulated beats cut through with glowing vocal samples from some of the most recognizable songs of the past five years. If you wanted to explain to someone what techno sounds like in 2023, you'd do well to start here.

@anethamusic

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RA.865 Anetha

An energetic selection of fresh and old school techno from French artist @anethamusic.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/09/04/anetha-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 924: Anetha (Sep '23)

On this week’s Glitch Podcast, we have Herrensauna resident & co-founder MCMLXXXV showcasing his extensive genre expertise and dancefloor prowess with an electrifying selection.

This podcast is an actual live recording from a gig at Tag in Chengdu, China. @thetruemcmlxxxv says, "The selection is very intuitive as I did not know that the set would be recorded. Which I actually prefer as it kept me playing really just what I liked without having to worry too much about whether I played a track already in a mix. Long story short: this set is pretty much me at the moment. Relentless body. I had the most amazing time playing it and I will always look back at this night in awe. Chinese promoters and club owners face really tough times at the moment imposed on them by the government, especially when the LGBTQIA community is targeted by the police. Hope this one carries their message a bit further."

Tracklist:
Szoliver - Stream
MORELIA - Mouthpiece 
Versus - Dancing With Fire
SERA J - Ritmo
Vril - Thronwagen (Ingwerter 2-Step Edit)
Crystal Energy - Wibeout
Beau Didier - Take 5
Just Jay, Badboombox - Quite A Pickle 
N1610 & Sardine - No Mirror
Offtrack - ETSY
Blake - It’s Dark And We’re Wearing Sunglasses 
MCR-T - FLATLINE 
DJ Babatr - Virus 
BRLLNT - Love Parade (BRLLNT Edit)
DJ Babatr - Frida Kahlo (Ratpor Groove Re - DJ Tool 1
Nick León x Luca Durán - Joga Bola
Kubus, De Sluwe Vos - Trak_1
Kalher - Satisfaction (Sport Mix)
DJ ADHD - 212
Tino Trøster - Bizkit
Sexapil - Pinger 5
MORELIA - Rave Away 
Nova Cheq - Blow Up 
. (the architect) - LET ME HIT IT
Zebulon - Final Lap
Anoy - UH (Analect Remix)
a.metz x Cirkle - Fusion
The Prodigy - No Good (Spy Trance Edit)
Terrorrytmus - FORWARD 
Oxymore & Rose - Limitless 
Neikda - Bad Hobbits
TEOKAD - Rave Master
DJ Physical - Get Busy 
LVGÖ - Breaking My Nose (Mython Remix)
Adrian Mills - Skyline 
Asking - We Are Snakes 
Analect - Put’s Up (Chané Remix)

Glitch Podcast 051 / MCMLXXXV

Blasha & Allatt | Vault Sessions x KEY Vinyl ADE, RADION | 21 OCT 2023

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/anethacmix 
Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/anethamixmag

@mamatoldya boss @anethamusic powers through 90 minutes of textured trance, bouncy techno and a climactic d'n'b rinse out.

"I'm glad to share my Mixmag Cover Mix — 90 minutes of textured, deep trancey vibes, blended with grooving percussion moments and ending with some drum 'n' bass. You can find tracks from my new album, other stuff forthcoming on Mama told ya, and a few of my latest gems" - Anetha

Tracklist

The Cover Mix: Anetha

Lolsnake, also known as Danielle Lumma Rahal, is a Berlin-based Iraqi-American DJ and visual artist. As the founder of the Berlin queer party series Weeeirdos, which holds an ongoing residency at Säule Berlin, Lolsnake has carved out a unique space in the city's vibrant music scene.

In their special podcast for Pornceptual, Lolsnake dives into the multifaceted layers of dance music. For this special mix, they put together a mood that is a little bit darker and energetic yet sexy - "something that you can either pre-party with or watch pornography to".

The series is presented by Rakans: Beirut-born and Berlin-based, Rakans, founder of the Queer collective Rawmantique. He is also a Pornceptual resident. Rakans not only curates the podcast series but also conducts interviews with participating artists.

PORNCAST 003 | LOLSNAKE

I played a 6hr set during the final closing month of Amsterdam’s legendary club institution De School. Here’s a 5hr extract from the set, recorded live in December 2023

Dax J @ De School, Amsterdam (5hr Set)

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RA.865 Anetha

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