apparently I'm not the only one that wasn't expecting this haha - frickin nice though

These are mixes made by the current members of Research & Development, Makeen and JS Alvarez

Mixes by R&D members

w1b0 - Pilex Driver (Ectomorph remix) [U-TRAX]
Paul Fleetwood - Slipping [Perimeter Junk]
Alessandro Adriani - Abductio Ab Nihilo [L.I.E.S.]
FULL EFX - Steel Sharpens Iron [L.I.E.S.]
Tadeo - A Sea in the Cave
Neel - Ginga [Non Series]
Neel - Dongmak
Neel - Naeba
Luigi Tozzi - Sorcery (Psyk Remix) [Non Series]
Psyk - Down [Non Series]
Psyk & Orbe - Liquid Drop [Non Series]
Guilt Attendant - Architecture of Suppression [PPRZ]
Surgeon - Oak Bank [Tresor]
Ambien Baby - Anger Management [Delicate Records]
Eversines & RDS - Milky Mouse [Planet Euphorique]
No Moon - Vegetarian at the BBQ [Mechatronica]
otodojo - Third Pill  [Perimeter Junk]
Acid Freq. - Blind [Draconian Steps]
Charles Edward - Dyspepsia [New Palm]
Richard Holhburn - softspace  [Perimeter Junk]
Jetson - X
Grey People - Ears Have Eyes [Perimeter Junk]
Grey People - Dollar Bin Cut
CHUPACABRAS - DOWN IN THE PARK [SONS OF TRADERS RECORDS]
Microthol x Ultradyne - Hostile Invasion (Land Of Injustice Mix) [TRUST]
Ultradyne - Prime Stratagem [Pi Gao Movement]
Oscar Mulero - Taste the Rope [RAVE OR DIE]
Peder Mannerfelt - Big Ball
DJ Overdose - Express [Going Bananas]
Elias Garcia - Radiant [Omnidisc]

Live at Anthology Detroit 2023

For mix number 18 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Chicago's @makeensound

Chicago based producer and DJ Makeen is focused on groovy textural techno
with a dark edge. He co-organizes the party series Research & Development
with J.S. Alvarez and founded the parties Spent and Near Dark.

His electronic music obsession began when he started performing live sets
on tables full of gear. With an interest in sound design and synthesis, Makeen
spent the early part of his artistic life composing and performing
experimental music more focused on acoustic instruments. The latest leg of
his journey has brought him back to electronic music with an elevated
passion for dance floor-focused beats.

Mix Description:
I decided to take a playful approach to this mix— playing some lighter and
groovier tracks with an emphasis on trippy sounds and atmospheres. This
mix was recorded with 3 x CDJs and an Allen & Heath Xone 92 mixer. The
focus was on long continuous blends, while shifting between new and
unexpected sonic worlds.

Tracklist:
Oktobr - Sleepdancer
Dj Hyperactive & Jason Patrick - Harrier Env (Original Mix)
BLANKA - Howl
Atonism - Back And Forth
Temudo - P is For Paula
Karo - Uväll
Vladw - Aou Mallku
Augusto Taito - High Trip
Ohm - ASKE
CRAVO - Innerversion
Tsibo - M25
Takt - Groove Chaser
Orbe - Post-Cycle
Toru Ikemoto, bw - Don’t Play 050r
Amotik - Saat
Zisko - State of Rhythm
Seigg - Secondary Options
Planetary Assault Systems - Raww
Speedy & Steve - Rotor
Temudo - Susto
Gaetano Parisio - Klytia

PPRZ Podcast 18 - Makeen

MQRMIX - 018 I Fear-E - Dj Mix

Scott McKay aka Fear-E is a DJ and producer based in Glasgow.
His music productions have been supported by several artists, including Dave Clarke, Ben Sims, The Hacker, Randomer, Jerome Hill, James Ruskin, Bloody Mary, Paul Woolford, Skream, Leftfield, and the late great Andrew Weatherall, to name a few.

Tracklist

1.Fabrice Lig & Wolfgang Flür - Cinema (Carl Finlow Remix)
2.Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Purist
3.DMX Krew - Don't You Wanna Play?
4.Antoni Maiovvi  - Valencia Forever
5.Laura Branigan - Self Control (Alinka Edit)
6.Fabio Monesi - Kit The Dog
7.Autumns - Texture Of Stone
8.The Hacker - No Señor
9.Moralez - Climax (Etcher Remix)
10.Locked Club - Two Girls
11.Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Red Zone Mix)
12.Mantra - Get That
13.Alden Tyrell - Odessa Theme
14.Midnight Passion - I Need Your Love
15.Privacy - Starcrash
16.Schwefelgelb - Durch Die Haare Die Stirn
17.St. Theodore & Djedjotronic - The Pacifist Manifesto
18.Depeche Mode - Everything Counts(Edit)

MQRMIX - 018 I Fear-E - Dj Mix

Hello and welcome back to The Poeticast. 

We arrive at Episode 309 in the series and what a start to the year it has been and that continues with this show as we are honoured to be joined by Andrea HG who is co head honcho at one of our favourite UK labels Hypnotic Groove!

Andrea has been at the forefront of pushing a wide spectrum of electronic music from her Highland base for a number of years. Whether it's the fabled, sweaty, Inverness club nights supporting some of the biggest artists in the game, Guest Mixes on Rinse FM or pushing brand new music via Hypnotic Groove premieres, Andrea's finger is always on the pulse.


With this mix she delves into that Peak Time Techno sound playing a lot of new music and plenty of exclusives for your listening pleasure.

Expect plenty Acid and Drums.

Enjoy the show!


More info on the artist:

https://soundcloud.com/andrea-gilbert-mac
https://www.instagram.com/andrea_hypnotic
https://soundcloud.com/hypno_groove
https://www.facebook.com/HypnoticGroove
https://hypnoticgrooveuk.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/hypnoticgrooveuk/

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https://www.mixcloud.com/ThePoeticast/the-poeticast-episode-309-andrea-hg-guest-mix/

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The Poeticast - Episode 309 (Andrea HG Guest Mix)

Music has always been a means of coping with the otherness and hybridity Shanti experienced throughout her life. While she is a philosopher and writer, Shanti has felt limited by words and has recognized the transcendent ability of music to express abstract concepts, states of consciousness, and conflicting emotions. She explores philosophical themes of existential despair and ambiguity through eerie, atmospheric and bass-heavy techno, angsty industrial/dark wave, squishy acid, and longing lofi-ambient soundscapes. Her sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition while building a necessary tension leading to a cathartic release of emotions. 

Shanti has a monthly show, "Liminal" on Beloved Radio (starting in April). She also plays in the DJ duo, Evanti with Plumb.ee and hosts Otherworldly Ambiguity, an experience centered around the phenomenon of occupying the spaces in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories.

Links:
https://soundcloud.com/evanti-music
https://soundcloud.com/shanti-ism
https://ra.co/dj/shanti/biography
https://www.instagram.com/shantiism/
https://www.mixcloud.com/shantiism/

S183 012 - SHANTI

Transilience w/ @dj-anarres on Great Circles Radio.  The function of rhythm that makes being.

Listen live 3rd Mondays, 4-6PM ET on www.greatcircles.net

~Tracklist~
MFSB - Touch Me In The Morning
Bettye Lavette - Doin’ The Best That I Can (Walter Gibbons 12” Mix)
Norm Talley - Alright (ft. L’Renee)
DKMA - Live Your Life
Azymuth - Jazz Carnival (Space Jazz Global Communication Remix)
Ryan Clover - My Light, My World
Octo Octa - Find Your Way Home
Bored Lord - There’s More
DJ Autopay - More Femme, More Masc
Introspekt - Walk & Serve (Dream Mix)
Celebrity BBQ Sauce - Live It, Walk It, Wear It
DKMA - Inside My Soul
Russell E.L. Butler - I’m Dancing, No One Is Watching
DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell - Complete Spiral
Oracy - Mind Dance
X-103 - The Gardens
Gary Martin - Black Forest
DJ Richard - Path of Ruin (Pain Mix)
Private Press - Questions
Sterac - The Teacher
Thomas Brinkmann - Yvette 1
Archetype - Untitled 
Jasper Wolff - Float
Raiz - Transcend
Guilt Attendant - Hope Is The Last To Die (First Dawn)
Basic Channel - Phylyps Remix
Gerald Mitchell - Faith
Max Watts & Huey Mnemonic - Echoes of Change
Model 500 - Starlight
Rhythm & Sound - Smile

Transilience

Transilience w/DJ Anarres - 18Mar2024

My first time playing live!!! The support I have received has been overwhelming(in a good way:) Very grateful that I got to open for a dear friend and one of my favorite djs , and for all the friends that showed up.
Special thanks to @Combinator J for having me and spending a lot of time helping me learn and get ready.

Hussain @ Discotec Live (3/30/24)

KESMO ALMOST STRICTLY OWN PRODUCTION (2007-2015)
labels - BCR, BVSVM, LBRSTL, $O$

Collectif Chanoirs invites Dj Kesmo @ Kiosk Radio 27.06.2024

This mix is from a very special at night November 09 2024 at Smartbar with my dear friends Nikki Nair, Madeline and Pen Pals. I was tasked with closing out the evening and was an honor to do so. Thanks to everyone who came out and stayed till the lights came on.  Hope yall enjoy!

Live mix at Smartbar Nov 09 2024 - Dan B Hood

We are so lucky to release this mix for our 37th entry, recorded live at SmartBar (Chicago) by our friend and excellent DJ Shanti!

From the artist:
I am so grateful to be able to share this mix with you all through PPRZ! This is a mix that was recorded at Smartbar in Chicago when I opened for Lady Starlight as part of Justin Aulis Long's series, Flowers of Romance. It was a 3-hour long set from 10pm-1am on a Pioneer V10 Mixer with 3-4 CDJ 3000s. 

What I love about opening sets is having the ability to set the tone for the night as people are arriving and making the transition from wherever they came from to the communal embodiment of dancing. The other fascinating element about an opening set is the dramatic contrast between the beginning and end as one first experiences an empty dance floor and sees the gradual process of it growing with energy and feeling even though I can really only see beautiful silhouettes moving in the darkness. I take an opening set to be about the gradual cultivation of energy but also an opportunity for creative tension and exercising restraint for the headliner and rest of the night.

Bio:
Shanti is a Chicago-based DJ who explores philosophical themes of existential angst and ambiguity through surreal, foreboding, and atmospheric soundscapes. Her sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition. 

While she is thoughtful about curating multifaceted energy and emotion within her sets, she also co-curates events such as Otherworldly Ambiguity as Evanti, a conceptual experience centered around the phenomenon of hybridity, occupying the spaces in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a part of Chicago-based DJ collective and label, Research & Development which is a mix series and curator of multifaceted music-centered experiences. 

Mix mastered by: Umair Chachar

Tracklist:
Part 1:
Lemna - Memories
Lemna - Hallucination 
Voices from the Lake - Mika 
Donato Dozzy - Aquatica
SHXCXCHCXSH - A Sunny Day in Ostrogothia 
Dan B. Hood - Ode to Drome
BMG & Derek Plaslaiko - Ghost Ship 
Rrose - Signs 
Alexskyspirit - The Travelers (Polygonia remix)
Etapp Kyle - Source 
Mike Parker - Heat Inducer 
Love Letters - Morse (BMG mix) 
Club Drippy - Crashed
Ryogo Yamamori- Zw
Marcel Dettman - Rush (Deep Release mix)
Pause - Crater  
SHXCXCHCXSH  - HHHHHHHGGKS 
Part 2:
Rrose - Solaris 
Lonefront - Stera
Modes - M52 
NØRBAK - Luyr 
Allana Letm - Tempos Multiplos (Centrific Remix)
Nubbles - Reflect 2 
Maedon-X - Caged Animal 
Perc - Milk Snatchers Return
Ritaffein - Laiva
Regis - Body Unknown 
Jamaica Suk - Tes Levrés
British Murder Boys - We Will Show You 
Uun - Junkspace 
Kanding Ray - Dark Barker 
Peter Van Hoesen - Vola Flash 
Surgeon - The Golden Sea 
Alexskyspirit- SNCTR2 
Decoder - Falling Flat 
Part 3:
Quelza - Plastic Waves 
Neel - A Thought without Time 
Oscar Mulero - Tormenta 
Regis - The Theme from Street Walker
DASH3D - Neuropulmonar
CRØG - Fire 
Oblivion & Uranya - Bassa Marea 
Sorcery - Dark Scan
GiGi FM - Amadamushies
Neel- Riflesso 
Quelza - We’ll Never Be Friends Again 
J. Blofeld - Uranus 
Cej- Itchy 
Char - Free 
Psyk & Orbe - Tunnel Diode
Surgeon - Convenience Trap Pt.2

Donations if you enjoyed this mix from Shanti's recommended organization: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/ - creating a just and sustainable food system for all through education.

PPRZ Podcast 37 - Shanti live at SmartBar Chicago

ZONA CINCO - MICTLAN - VOL 4

We are thrilled to present this mix by Chicago based JS Alvarez for our 39th entry in the series. Both Adam and I admire what Jeremy contributes to the music scene with their podcast and event series Research & Development.

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that has learned human behavior from living in cities such as Chicago and Miami. He succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike.

He is the founding member of Research & Development which ignited in the iconic Chicago mainstay of Smartbar. The event series has moved on to host community focused events centered on a wide variety of often cutting edge electronic sounds at venues like Podlasie Club, The Whistler and various DIY spaces. R&D also hosts a biweekly podcast 100+ episodes deep ranging from rising talents, hometown heroes and well established DJs and producers from North America and around the world.

He's shared the booth with artists such as DVS1, Veronika Vasicka, D.Dan, Hodge and others. His mixes have been featured on NTS Radio, Mutant Radio and SutroFM among others. Catch him at The Great Beyond this July! 

I was trying to find a very textured sound within the first quarter of the mix. My attempt at some sort of atmospheric sci-fi horror score followed by something a bit more hypnotic. By the end of the mix I wanted those vibes to explode into something highly rhythmic. Something to shatter what came before and get the sweat dripping off the walls. 

If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to JS Alvarez' organization of choice:
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/ 
https://www.organizedcommunities.org/donate

PPRZ Podcast 39 - JS Alvarez

Pressure Drop

Muted Hertz

Argentine-born and Chile-based producer CementO returns to Holiday Addict with Unsane Vision, a techno EP that functions as both sonic time capsule and personal manifesto. Composed largely of unreleased material dating back two decades, this release captures the raw tension of an era marked by global anxiety — filtered through distorted rhythms, relentless BPMs, and politically charged samples that still sting with relevance.

The sound design is unapologetically abrasive. Kick drums land like blunt-force trauma, wrapped in analog hiss and saturated beyond conventional thresholds. Synths don’t shimmer — they groan, corrode, and rupture across the stereo field, channeling a type of industrial decay that feels less like aesthetic choice and more like existential condition. CementO leans into chaos, rejecting polish in favor of emotional directness.

What unifies the EP is its refusal to compromise. Each track is built to provoke, with dense rhythmic programming that borders on hostile and textures that demand physical spaces — dark clubs, illegal warehouses, nowhere polite. George W. Bush-era speech fragments interspersed across the record don’t serve as commentary; they’re used like debris, embedded in the concrete mix of CementO’s sonic architecture.

Unsane Vision doesn’t seek approval — it asserts presence. It’s techno that snarls rather than seduces, grounded in a DIY ethos and a clear desire to sound different for every pair of ears. For listeners drawn to the genre’s confrontational edges, CementO delivers something bracing, unfiltered, and fiercely rooted in its own logic.

Written & Produced by Javier Eleazar Araya Bastias | Mastered by Mas Bass | © + ℗ 2025 Holliday Addicts

Hollow Day

Marco Shuttle x Kuboraum _ Ritmi, Ambientazioni, Polifonie

	1.	Norman Ledeuil - The Wake Up
	2.	Michal Wolski - Untitled (unreleased)
	3.	Akatana & Ombossa - Souffle Au Coeur
	4.	Marco Shuttle - Instantan
	5.	Pessimist - Sprtlzm
	6.	Konrad Wehrmeister - Geiger Counter
	7.	Total Art Of Percussion - Afro Cuban Revelation
	8.	Berliner Ring - El Amarna
	9.	Umalwassa - Untitled 10
	10.	Aphex Twin - hat5c 0001 rec-4
	11.	Unknown Artist - Unreleased
	12.	Madteo - Macohna Low Disco
	13.	Don’t Dj - Savannah Siesta
	14.	Valentino Mora - Transmagnetic

Artwork "Sign" by Vinicius

Marco Shuttle
Operating in the abstract regions of techno and coming from a visual background, Marco Shuttle has carved out his own little niche in recent years. Releasing on outlets such as Time To Express, The Bunker and Clone, Marco Shuttle's journeying..

Marco Shuttle has always achieved a lot with a little, and that is the singular aesthetic that stands him apart. His cinematic techno sounds are unusually organic: they build pressure in subtle ways and his meticulous grooves never fail to take listeners on a trip to somewhere new and exciting. As a result of this, he has become a firm favourite amongst the techno cognoscenti and has released on some of the most revered labels of the day, from famed New York club The Bunker’s new label to Peter van Hoesen’s untouchable Time To Express via Clone SOS and his regular home, Eerie Records.
Italian born but London based, where he also gained his MA in Fashion at St Martin’s. What ties his creative work together is a focus on abstract yet organic texture and the same thing defines his tightly woven DJ sets from fabric to Berghain to Labyrinth in Japan. His eclectic cerebral sound takes cues from jazz and musique concrete as much as it does from acid house and Detroit techno.
Early breakout records like his 'The Vox Attitude' have been followed up with great abstract outings on Clone and remixes for Third Side, whilst the future promises a collaboration with compatriot and fellow producer and friend Donato Dozzy as Anxur. It will land on Eerie, Marco’s own well-formed label and is sure to be another supple and succulent offering that proves Marco Shuttle to be a uniquely minded techno troubadour.

Marco Shuttle x Kuboraum  _ Ritmi, Ambientazioni, Polifonie

If you are interested in submitting a mix, please email angie.jenkins@studio183.co

STUDIO183 began as an experimental pop-up shop in 2015 and has now formed into a boutique retail concept representing an evolving selection of international and Berlin-based artists and designers. With one fixed store location West Berlin, STUDIO183 prides itself in showcasing high-quality design, fashion & art while offering a platform for select young designers and entrepreneurs to sell their products in a curated retail context.

STUDIO183 is about inclusivity and artistic expression. We believe anyone can wear whatever they like, regardless of social norms.

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

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