JakoJako (@jakojako_live) always wanted to make music and her self-confessed hyperactivity ultimately led to her getting the most joy out of playing about with machines and patching up synths. These days the Berghain resident is a celebrated live act and DJ who draws on the considerable knowledge she picked up working at Berlin's legendary synth shop SchneidersLaden, but she has also worked on several high-profile motion sensor dance projects at places like The Royal Albert Hall. Her smart sound designs and unique rhythms have landed on Leisure System, Tresor and Figure and she has a new EP coming on Mute this June.

Her mix for us this week features a sneak preview of one of the tracks from that EP as well as mixing up music from Alaric, Siege, Altinbas and many more. It's full of high-speed sounds couched loosely in techno but with moods and textures borrowed from industrial, minimal and even trance as things reach an emotional peak late on. Though she broke through as a live act, this set shows JakoJako can now speak just as freely through the decks.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 462 - JakoJako

For my return to Open Ground, I had the idea to record my full set and post it online. Nothing can really describe that club, the sound system, the room accoustics, the way everything has been designed just breathes passion and dedication. Just amazing crew and always a treat to come back there.
The vibe there was absolutely amazing, and I guess you really just have to experience it on the spot to really get what it's like. 

But yea, here's the 3h30 journey we've embarked on there this 8th May, and I hope you enjoy it !

Altinbas at Open Ground 08-05-2024

XRDS REC010 — Clara D

Recorded live at the 'Viaduct' stage during XRDS festival 2024.

▪️ Soundcloud: @claradddd
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/clarad
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/clara_dddd/

Release date:
14 March 2025


Clara D at Viaduct — XRDS24

For my first visit in San Francisco, I had the immense pleasure of playing at Endzeit party in collaboration with Club Moniker & hyper k in a new warehouse space, with an amazing sound system and a great vibe making it a memorable night.
Hope you enjoy it !

Altinbas at Church of Endzeit, San Francisco 04-04-2025

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@philippapacho is like a musical Swiss knife: she has exactly the right tool for every occasion, from warm-ups to peak time to wonky afters. It was a long residency at Under Bron in her native Stockholm that equipped her with those skills, and since moving to Berlin, she's gone on to make her mark across Europe playing all forms of techno. Late last year, Pacho launched her own label Phorum Records as a further extension of her sound, and she also curates tracks and parties under the Positive Source banner.

This August, Pacho joins us at Amsterdamse Bos for Dekmantel 2025 but first serves up this deeply cerebral trip into Millsian techno. It's a high-speed selection of sleek and synth-laced sounds rich in narrative, be that mind-melting urgency, more dark and moody undercurrents or a sense of cosmic unknown. Utterly timeless and effortless classic, this is techno in its most futuristic form. 

Dekmantel Mix 493 - Philippa Pacho

New SPND20 Mixtape incoming! Welcome @norbakmusic 📼
A crucial force in today’s techno environment, Nørbak has built a sound that balances precision with power. With his knowledge in the genre’s tradition and eyes fixed firmly on the future, the Portuguese producer blends classic sensibilities with cutting-edge sound design - the result is a sonic identity that’s earned him releases on labels like Token and his own collective, Hayes, as well as consistent support from the scene’s top selectors.🔊

Nørbak’s sets are crafted, intense, and always evolving and this mix is no exception. Recorded in the lead-up to a run of important summer dates, it captures a moment of high creative energy. A collection of tracks handpicked and received from close friends, plus a few unreleased of his own, the mix is both personal and powerful.

Heavy, hypnotic, and locked-in from the first beat to the last. Press play and step into the world of Nørbak.🖤

SPND20 Mixtape by Nørbak

Quelza | Bridge by BASIS recording By the Creek 2025

Sandrien @ CS Radio - 07/04/2025

Paris-via-Berlin based DJ and producer Arkan onboards the series this week with two hours fully embracing his deep, hypnosis-inducing mindset and definite knack for shaping streamlined floor narratives. Responsible for a handful surgical transmissions on the likes of Figure and SK_Eleven, in addition to running his own imprints Autonome and Drawner, the French artist keeps carving out a niche for himself at the junction of purely pragmatic, gravity-defying grooves and a certain orientation for experimental-leaning submersion, tailored to maintain techno's intrinsic relevancy and boundary-pushing character when so much material feels stuck in the emulative loop and not caring one bit to opt out the lame-ass continuum. One to keep the adrenaline rushing badman-style, and all brains in the room just as duly, unflinchingly stimulated. 

soundcloud.com/arkantechno

Reclaim Your City 656 | Arkan

Collaboration with House of Black Lanterns for the album 'You Were Telling me of Mountains' 

House of Black Lanterns & S Ruston - The Last Wave

Bass Informed Techno // Rave as praxis, Non Binary as a practice //
Label: Vaggison Smooth //
FORMER resident of Lecken // Renate
Special Skills: DJ // Vocalist // Producer // Music composition for dance & performance //
Bookings: gemma@fold.london