Skee Mask is one of dance music's greatest crossover stories of the past decade, with new albums greeted with the attention usually reserved for an Aphex Twin or a Caribou. ("Loved seeing this on r/indieheads," said one Reddit user, on the release of the 2021 LP Pool.) It's not hard to understand why: albums like Compro, he blends well-worn dance music tropes with incredible, detailed soundscapes and spine-tingling melodies. And on his 12-inches, he brings that sensibility to the dance floor, with an approach probably best described as articulate. Even on his most ambient of tracks, everything is in its right place. Along with founders the Zenker Brothers, his music outlines everything that makes Munich outfit Ilian Tape one of the best techno labels going.

On the decks, it's kind of a different story. It might surprise you if you only know his albums, but Skee Mask is an incredible DJ, balancing his predilection for hip-hop and UK-informed sounds with laser-focused techno. He can adapt to all sorts of situations—there's an incredible recording of him DJing with four of the best grime and drum & bass MCs in the business—and on his RA Podcast he focuses on the techno side of things, with nearly two hours of pacey techno and creative mixing, with dips into acid, electro, garage and more. It's a party-starting mix from a genuine star, perfect for getting through the holiday doldrums or pre-gaming your NYE plans. Like Skee Mask's best records, it's something to enjoy in any number of settings.

@skeemask-music

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RA.864 Skee Mask

Claire Francis (4/3/23)

Claire Francis (14/9/24)

Basée à Londres, Nabihah Iqbal est DJ, productrice, selector sur NTS et host sur la BBC. Chanteuse et compositrice, elle dévoile des disques sur le label Ninja Tune dont le dernier, Dreamer, lui vaut de tourner dans le monde entier depuis sa sortie en 2023.

CHLOÉ SARRAMÉA PRÉSENTE PREMIERES W/ NABIHAH IQBAL - 06 Mars 2025

Marshstepper performance at Laboratório das Artes, in Guimarães, Portugal, 15th Nov 2014.

Also performing on this night was the first and only appearance of Sax Death (Alex Zhang Hungtai). (audio not available on the tape)

Released by Revolve and Ascetic House / 2015

Marshstepper - live at Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães (excerpt)

Dommage Teknique no.8: Rabit

Production mix featuring collaborations with
@shitandshine
&
@angel-h0

Dommage Teknique no.8: Rabit

'Chão Vermelho' (Red Floor) is a collection of ritualistic, lamenting pieces influenced by the increasingly dry ground of the surrounding area of central Portugal from where cellist and singer Joana Guerra resides.

LP (300xBrick red vinyl) + digital coming November 13th on Miasmah.

https://joanaguerra.com/
http://miasmah.com/recordings/

Joana Guerra - Micélio

MADE BY COLLECTIVE ORDER
ASCETIC HOUSE
2020

DivPro "Surge"

Baby Blue "Collapsed"

@vtss is as fierce and direct as they come in the DJ booth. She came up in Poland's most edgy clubs and since moving to Berlin has been an unstoppable force who has made her always ravey mark on the wider European scene. She's collaborated with Randomer as Body Sushi and with Varg as VARGTSS, and always offers a thrilling barrage of hardcore, EBM and caustic techno from across the ages.

It seems fitting that VTSS takes care of the last podcast of the year because she imbues it with the same pent up tension, confusion and unknowing that has defined the last 12 months. Her selections confront you head on and never let up whether reaching for strobe lit rave, hype speed techno or warped broken beats. Controlled chaos is the best way to describe it, so strap in and prepare to cut loose.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 313 - VTSS

The Fall - selection mix 1979-1992 (Parte 1/2)
From 1979 - "Live at The Witch Trials" to 1992 - "Code:Selfish"

Recorded and mixed by Pedro Centeno
Jan 2021, Porto