Valerie Ace (@valerie_ace)
she / her
📍: Düsseldorf / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/valerie_ace_/

TM8 Q: What's your dream venue to play at?
A: "My dream venue right now would be Fold in London but for a peak time set! I've played a warmup set there in October and the space seems super promising."

Düsseldorf-based DJ and producer Valerie Ace is artist no. 38 to feature in our podcast series. Since the German artist released her debut EP "Glitzer Vs Hass" on SPFDJ's label @intrepidskin in February, Valerie has dived head-first into music production. Follow-up releases on @mamatoldya and @malaadh have snaked into her discography, amplifying her lithe sound within the technosphere. Valerie also heads up her own label, @hardwon-label, where she has shared more of her work alongside a release by Morocco-born producer Vel. In 2022, Valerie soundtracked FOLD, ÆDEN and broadcast her first Boiler Room from Berlin. Next year, she'll return to London for a specific event…somewhere in Tottenham. 👀 Keen to experiment and create her own sound designs, Valerie pays close attention to detail, whether she's DJ or producing. Her searing mix for us reflects this approach to a tee. 

♪ @vel_musique - unreleased
♪ Answer Friend Request - Behringerbandpass 
♪ @djwheezie - Shut The Door (@vtss Remix)
♪ @urtrax - IJATS
♪ @valerie_ace - unreleased [@hardwon-label]
♪ Not A Headliner - Selected Backside Movement (@p-e-a-r-l Utility Rework)
♪ @xiorro - unreleased
♪ @falsewitness - Next Location
♪ @soraa666 - Bass Guy
♪ @samanthatogni - Dark Horse
♪ @ceilimusic - unreleased
♪ @mannidee - The Remedy
♪ @shynara - unreleased [@hardwon-label]
♪ Deila - Kreatur
♪ @hadonesector - Slow Burn Confessions
♪ @rebekah - Ali’s Groove
♪ @gracedahl - Vermillion Empire
♪ Quail x @aishagla -  Gear Up
♪ @biiamusic - Paranoid
♪ @illiya-korniyenko - Sarai
♪ @newframesofficial - Burn Rate
♪ @valerie_ace - unreleased
♪ @marceldune x Nara - I Wish I Was But I Am Not
♪ @ryanjamesford - The Promise Of Money
♪ @urtrax - Race Against The Time

Valerie Ace •󠁏 tm8#38

The next Girlcast presents DJ Fairytail 🌹

DJ Fairytail is a Leipzig based DJ and resident of the EXIL Collective. She is an artist whose style focuses on tancy, fast and gloomy sounds. 
If you want to know more about DJ Fairytail, you can check out the interview at - https://www.frohfroh.de/40128/spot-on-dj-fairytail-  there I found a quote that I like to share:

“I’ve often seen how people lose themselves when they become better known as DJs. But in the end, djing isn’t a big deal either. I’m more interested in the fun and you probably lose it if you have a gig every weekend” – DJ Fairytail

Follow and support her:
@djfairytail
https://www.instagram.com/kruegerlara/

Exil Kollektiv:
@exilkollektiv
https://www.instagram.com/exil.kollektiv/

DJ Fairytail

Girlcast #087 by DJ Fairytail

Mix 02 - Let go

@ghetto_rhythm head honcho @ramirosuarez_ghettorhythm joins us this month for a valentines day special!

2hrs of grooves to get you in the romancing mood

The Groove Room w/ HERS - AAJA Channel 2 - 14.02.24

Lenz - Filtrum Series 014

Lenz’ zijn passie voor techno vloeit voort uit illegale raves, deze liefde voor de undeground leidde tot de overstap van de dansvloer naar de dj-booth. Stijlistisch staat Lenz haaks op de huidige technotrends, waarbij hij de nadruk legt op hypnotiserende patronen en donkere sferen. Zijn stijl van driving techno heeft hem tot een vaste waarde in heel Nederland gemaakt, waarbij hij zijn voeten heeft gezet in clubs zoals Paradiso, Club Atelier & Club Basis.

Zijn trackselectie behoudt een sterke invloed aan de klassieke jaren van techno, waarbij hij veel invloed haalt uit tijdperk van de jaren 2010 - 2019. Het stapelen van meerdere lagen van driving grooves is zijn handelsmerk, waarbij hij een percussieve overload presenteert die de danser in een andere dimensie zuigt.

Naast het draaien, is Lenz ook mede-oprichter van het collectief De After, wat hem in staat heeft gesteld om zijn visie van de underground verder te presenteren, te beginnen met een uitverkochte editie in Club Atelier, gevolgd door meerdere edities in Club de With & Noordwaards.

Instagram: @lenz_dj
Soundcloud: @lenz_dj

Lenz - Filtrum Series 014

Echofaze, Techno Artist from Malta. Started his new alias as ‘echofaze’ 6 months ago, in these past 6 months he Released on 6 different labels. Xelima, Subsist, Kusiya and more. As a DJ echofaze did his Tresor Berlin debut and played alongside Ben Sims at Glitch Club Series. Following up with his RSO debut and a Boiler Room slot in summer at Glitch festival which also he’s a Glitch Festival Resident.

KPLR Sounds 51 - Echofaze

KATAMINA | PROHIBITION x 1 YEAR : Montréal, 2023

Heidelberg (Acid Techno Cover)

BC 013 - Track 03

The Creation!!! - 145BPM FullOn PsyTrance - Secret Power (1)

We are back again with the Podcast series after the Balance Of Terror V/A release. This week we have a really special guest.

High Speed Violence is a London based artist hailing from Italy. She's coming from a post punk background. At some point of her life she dropped the guitar and put tons of techno and gabber kicks in her suitcase.

Follow HIGH SPEED VIOLENCE here:
@highspeedviolence
https://www.facebook.com/highspeedviolence/ 
https://www.instagram.com/milla_hsv/

Follow KOMPOUND here:
@kompoundindustrial 
www.instagram.com/kompound_industrial/
www.facebook.com/kompoundindustrial/

Mix 02 - Let go

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