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Chaos In The CBD (set) at Djoon・Make It Deep

Wata Igarashi B2b Kangding Ray - Dantz Point Athens (Greece)

Steve Rachmad’s techno project STERAC has for many years been a seminal force in his native Netherlands and beyond. Releasing over 100 releases across the much feted Delsin, Klockworks, Mote-Evolver, Tresor and others, he’s become something of a cult figure, and dubbed a father of Detroit in The Netherlands for added points. It’s hard to imagine a more venerated artist and there’s good reason why, Rachmad’s fearless approach to production puts him a cut above many of his peers, often taking pure feeling and a collection of well worn machines as a starting point and trusting his gut along the path to finished product. For Bassiani Podcast 190, the Dutch master of techno delivers a thorough lesson in expert mixing. From orchestral strings to utilitarian bleeps, Rachmad’s sound bridges a gap no one else can. An ode to the motor city with a healthy measure of string composition thrown in, recorded live at the club during the Token X Reclaim Your City night on November 3rd.

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Bassiani invites Sterac / Podcast #190

Polygonia is the 378th guest of our original Hate Podcast series.

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Recording of Luke Slater's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Philippa Pacho b2b Sandrien at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Modern hypnotics from a new techno star.

It's a tale as old as time: techno DJ moves to Berlin to chase a dream. Philippa Pacho is part of the latest wave of talent to tread that familiar path. But don't let that fool you. She's one of the classiest artists around—no TikTok gimmicks here.

Pacho's formative years were spent in her native Stockholm, navigating a vibrant DIY party scene that included warehouse raves and illegal parties. She eventually took up a long-standing residency at beloved local club Under Bron and the experience, as she details in this week's Q&A, sharpened her technical skills, teaching her to handle every type of set—whether opening with patience, supporting a headliner or closing with finesse. She also played with countless touring DJs, from Answer Code Request to Antony Parasole, which ultimately inspired her move to Berlin.

That relocation has firmly paid off. It's a testament to Pacho's talent that you'll find her playing pretty much every big club and festival across Europe, from Berghain and Dekmantel to FOLD and Monument (we were exhausted just looking at her upcoming listings on RA). Other recent highlights include closing out Bassiani's tenth birthday, and back-to-backs with Fadi Mohem and Sandrien. 

Pacho's RA Podcast showcases her preference for classy, hypnotic techno, striking a balance between muscle and subtle groove. Her aptitude for what makes dance floors tick is also evident on her two labels—Phorum Records and positivesource (co-run with Blue Hour)—both of which mirror her DJ style, blending intensity with delicate textures. positivesource has released several standout records, including this year's "Psycho" by BLANKA and Phil Berg's "Psyckik" (which you'll hear on this mix). 

Spanning 70 minutes, RA.980 is a window into Pacho's thoroughly modern sound (the oldest track is from 2018). And yet it retains a refined, sweeping quality. Give it a spin and you'll soon twig why she's in demand on dance floors worldwide. 

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Read the interview and find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/980

RA.980 Philippa Pacho

Ghent-based DJ and Fuse resident Marie-Julie is our guest this week with the killer delivery. Merging future-facing, hi-tech abstraction with a sixth sense for those inescapable rhythms and a wonky, off-kilter sonic engineering, Marie-Julie entices us down the path of complete mind-alteration. Constantly shifting gears, her vinyl blends run the gamut from dystopian murk to ankle-snapping old skool breaks, through lysergic psychedelia and chromatic dubs a la Basic Channel, without ever losing in cohesion or attention to detail. Do not resist, but just let this mad whorl of sound grab you and fling you into an entirely uncharted, demented zone of its own. 

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Reclaim Your City 645 | Marie-Julie

Track: The orchestra is inside you
Album Name: Resistance
Artists: Iakob, Rotasu (Jacob Surmanidze & Giorgi Tatishvili)
Catalogue No.: [ST07]
Format: WAV
Genre: Techno
Style: Raw, minimal
Release Date: 01/09/2025
Mastering: Mario Tishok
Artwork: Pablo Dominguez

We welcome Jacob Surmanidze & Giorgi Tatishvili, the first two international artists on our label. Hailing from Georgia, they bring us a glimpse of their raw, minimal sound, shaping an EP that is as danceable as it is introspective //  Damos la bienvenida a Jacob Surmanidze & Giorgi Tatishvili, los dos primeros artistas internacionales en nuestro sello. Procedente de Georgia, nos ofrecen una muestra de su sonido minimal y crudo, conformando un EP que es tan bailable como introspectivo.

Bandcamp-Link: https://stigmatribale.bandcamp.com/album/resistance-st-07
SoundCloud-Label-Link: https://soundcloud.com/stigmatribale

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Kelvin Belton - Jumanji (Original Mix)

Techno from an Italian master of the genre.

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RA.641 Freddy K

The attention the Amsterdam scene currently enjoys is, in no small part, down to the tireless work of Sandrien. She’s been there since the nineties, with residences at Trouw and now De School, close ties to Rush Hour and also through her own parties, which have been bringing the likes of DJ Nobu and Blawan to the city for years. Her uncompromising techno style has taken her around the world and to labels like Ben Sims’ Theory, amongst others. In short, she is a living local legend.

Sandrien takes a long view on this mix, starting with an escapist ambient selection that gets your attention. It transports you to a different world before the DJ puts her foot down and brings the grooves. Things remain decidedly cinematic and intergalactic over the course of the next hour, with various shades of deep techno eventually ending up in a place of ambient beauty not far from where you started. It’s a rounded mix that begs to be played over and over.

Dekmantel Podcast 238 - Sandrien

Live recorded at Technoon, Studio CityGate, Brussels (BE), sunday 03-11-2019.

Line Up: Peter van Hoesen, A. Brehme, Sandrien

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Sandrien at Technoon Brussels 03-11-2019

Sandrien kicks off 2020 with this Bassiani Podcast straight from her studio. For our second edition of the new decade the dutch DJ layers ambient moods and fields of sound interwoven with her signature blend of futurism and melancholia.

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Bassiani invites Sandrien / Podcast #64

CENTER YOURSELF is a podcast series curated by Robert Johnson. Each episode is created by one of our regulars—some are made for this occasion and some are hand-picked from the club's own archive.

The live recording was originally featured in a Robert Johnson CD flyer series in 2003.

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Center Yourself 07 – Ata

Amsterdam

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MGMT: graciela@tratra-agency.com


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Sandrien at Technoon Brussels 03-11-2019

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