Quest is one of those new school selectors who have taken the art of crate digging to an all-new level. Italian-born, Berlin-based but having spent time in London working at the legendary Vinyl Pimp, he has long been mining the depths of everything from UKG to outré techno, Italian hip hop to long-lost house. Importantly, he uses those sounds to tell his own stories, often with an air of mystery and intrigue that plays out like an adventure into the unknown. 

Many mixes follow a traditional arc of increasing energy levels but in this week's podcast, Quest plays with those expectations to build up and then pull back, threading together minimal rhythms then raw and crunchy wave sounds. Twisted electronics lead into celestial acid and the smooth and seductive sits next to the dark and edgy. It's a low-key, low-lit selection that draws from mutant strains of house, techno and electro that are both futurist and dystopian. Quest might be his moniker, but it is also a perfect description of his mission.

Dekmantel Podcast 436 - Quest

Insomniac EP

Insomniac (Original version)

- Insomniac (Original Mix)

A live recording at opening of rural2023 in the mountain by @ak_is_error who works as a buyer at newton record.

Akie at rural2023

live recording from last day of rural festival in 2023 in the mountain by Solar,who is a Bay Area heroe in San Francisco.

Solar at rural2023

Soleil noir

A live recording at rural2023 in the mountain by Chee Shimizu ,who has piled his career as a songwriter, producer, record shop/record label owner, and has done a great number of remix/edit work in Japan.

Chee Shimizu at rural2023

Gienero b2b Nebra Badaboom 23/02/2024

Requiem of a fireman Preview

Born in Normandy and raised in Senegal, this young self- taught music enthusiast started out with her flute and piano. Today, it's her passion for electronic music that she is determined to share with her audience. VANROOSE rhymes with ambition and adaptation, and she'll select the best tracks for you to discover her world. On the menu: groovy house through to spicy trancy.

https://soundcloud.com/charlotte-vanroose

VANROOSE - Housecall Invites | BRL - 08062024

First gig @ Virage in Paris
Soirée "Mercredi Soir" organisée par House of Underground en co-production avec Bonjour Bonsoir et le Panic Room.

Opener RISE @Virage / Paris 24.07.24

FTR Invites / Obester

Close friend of FTR and fellow vinyl enthusiast Obester steps up next on our Invites series delivering and infectious hour of top selections from the minimal end of house and techno. 

Based in Brighton on the UK's south coast, Obester has close ties with the Alter Hour and Minimo crews and really knows how to keep a dancefloor moving. With the groove front and centre and his personal taste refined over many years Obester is a real selector, with his passion and enthusiasm for the music always shining through.

~ Obester
@obieobester
www.facebook.com/obester.obie

~ We Are FTR
@weareftr
www.facebook.com/weareftr
www.instagram.com/weareftr_

- Insomniac (Original Mix)

Seb Gibelin // Jetseb

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