Bside Incoming: Estimulo

We’re delighted to touch back down in Berlin to hear from one of the city’s most stalwart deep-house supporters. A two-hour exploration into the collection of a man searching for the soul in all things electronic music. We give the warmest of welcomes to Esti, known widely as Estimulo.

@estimulo

Esti’s entry into music was one of intense curiosity: chopping up radio recordings from a young age and assorting them into mock radio shows of his own. Borne from an unquenchable thirst for groovy electronic sounds, and after becoming infatuated by “The Big Beat on Fridays”, a radio show active in 1988, he set upon a quest to collect as many house records as possible. This emphatic drive led to his dabbling with pirate FM radio in 1990, when finally, Esti could broadcast the sounds he loved with his neighbourhood. Though sadly, his childhood dream was cut short by the authorities soon after...

Esti, however undeterred, soldiered on with a smile, and the spoils of his devotion are evident in the thirty years that have elapsed since then. He now operates a long-standing record label and internet-radio show, Mixomat Recordings and the EstimuloShow respectively, and has performed in some of the most revered institutions in Europe: namely Tresor, Berghain and ADE. These such outings have also led to performances alongside esteemed acolytes like Gerd Janson, Fantastic Man, Shed and I-F. 

For someone with such a colourful career in electronic music, you’d expect his early influences and musical ventures to reflect in his Bside episode, and they certainly do. Staying true to his innate connection with deep electronic sounds, Esti guides us through curious downbeat IDM, emotive house and Italo, woozy two-step, and juddering, euphoric breaks. Proving to us that he can indeed find the soul in everything.  

Estimulo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estimuloshow/
Estimulo’s digital hub: http://mixomat.org/estimulo/

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. Check out her art here and message her! www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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Bside Incoming: Estimulo

Maybe returns to welcome the absolute g Cooper Dodge to the series. Cooper has been doing his thing and doing it well for many years, always with the authenticity of a true head. Trends come and go, but Cooper has always been a minimal stan; his stripped back taste the accumulation of years spent digging the wiggy, deep and dubby. Cooper's Maybe mix is everything we'd hoped, versatile, classy and a cheeky trip to Mamaia ;) 

Thanks for being part of it @cooperdodgeee @moodpilotuniversal

017. Maybe with Cooper Dodge

Zakaria [08.04.2023]

For the next edition we are welcoming Alena who goes by the alias Serioushuman. Alena is no stranger to the electronic groove and has prepared a one hour mix for our hub of Sakskøbing under the No34. Alena's sound collages with known&unknown are containing the right amount of profoundness for which she puts her mind towards.

-Follow the Artist-
Soundcloud: @serioushuman

Sakskøbing Mixtape # 34 / Serioushuman

tune in or not @Radio80k #51 Rupert Marnie

bin aural #4 w/ Yugo 17.10.23

Releases on Undersound Recordings and on the hungarian label Dalmata Daniel solo, or as the 1/3 of Wedding Acid Group, J. Mono already showed us his talent if we are talking about jam based electro and acid influenced dancemusic. For the 5th episode we invited him to show his favourite tracks in this 1 hour long selection.

Podcast 005 - J. Mono (Wedding Acid Group / Undersound Recordings)

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.

More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

Maito @ Kiosk Radio 29.11.2023

Day 1

TL Premiere #1979 (2025.08.22) : Anna Karina - Melancholy [Connectome Records]

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For this 138th Premiere of 2025, we have a track by Anna Karina titled ‘Melancholy’ from her forthcoming EP "Metaphorisch" on the new Ukrainian label founded by Grid User (@artem-kres) : Connectome Records.

▶︎ The EP will be available from August 23, 2025 in digital on Bandcamp here : https://connectomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anna-karina-metaphorisch-ep

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Release Info :

Anna Karina - METAPHORISCH EP

Anna Karina, Ukrainian music producer based in Berlin,
has released her first EP!

This EP showcases synthesizers and VCV Rack. The sound explores the sensations of wind and the vast, heavy landscape of the mind.
Rather than imitating the physical world, it channels perception — translating emotional states into abstract sonic forms.
Noise and glitch elements represent the raw, untamed aspects of the ocean, not as it sounds, but as it feels.

Through generative techniques, where algorithms influence structure and detail, the composition mimics the unpredictable nature of waves, thoughts, and shifting inner currents. The result is not a direct simulation, but an evolving soundscape that captures the movement and instability of an internal ocean.

This ocean is metaphorical — an ocean of emotion, memory, and perception. It has little in common with literal wave sounds but resonates as a deep, sensory reflection of a mental state.

The goal is not realism, but transformation: to turn the intangible into an auditory environment. This process creates a unique listening space where meaning is felt, not explained.
The result is a deeply personal landscape, shaped by resonance, dissonance, and silence, where the listener is free to drift, dissolve, or reassemble within the sound.

I want you to remember abstract soundscapes that evoke memory, mind, emotion, and altered states.

Tracklist :
1. GLASSWARE
2. MELANCHOLY
3. STEIN
4. STURM

releases August 23, 2025

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Follow Anna Karina :
Instagram : www.instagram.com/ank.ann

Follow Connectome Records
Bandcamp : https://connectomerecords.bandcamp.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/connectome.records
SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/connectome_records

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METAPHORISCH EP

TL PREMIERE : Anna Karina - Melancholy [Connectome Records]

This is a reconstruction of Sochi Im Tipsy by Santi X Odunsi. This was made from the snippet.

SOCHI IM TIPSY (BEAT RECONSTRUCTION - SUXGE)

DJ & Producer from Hamburg. Part of Remoto Records and Co-founder of @tpg-recordings