Closer ⎜ Lisnyi Prychal

Tho @ Closer || 17.07.2021

Ghetto Sunrise b2b Roma Khropko (Criminal Practice @ Closer 03/09/2021)

Karine @ Strichka 2021

Roman K@Strichka Festival 2021

@gwenans' rise through the ranks has always been driven by a love for the music. She hasn't produced any big breakout hit and never dreamt of headlining on a super-sized main stage. Instead, she has quietly honed her craft playing at intimate London parties like Toi Toi and her own Hi Fi, made a successful move to Berlin where she fomented close ties with cultured crews like The Ghost and impressed with her pitch-perfect sets as a resident at London's Pickle Factory as well as the beloved Freerotation in her native Wales. Her sound is rooted in house and techno that is deep and kinetic, but it can stretch way beyond and into a world of leftfield electronics and heady ambient. 

On this week's mix, Gwenan does what she does best: establishes a groove your body can't resist then slowly tweaks and builds on it for 80 minutes. There are never any big left turns or flashy tracks, just a well-sequenced, neatly mixed and super-tight selection of irresistibly good records. Some go heavy on the bass, some twist and turn on a cosmic synth and some have a machine-made soul that warms you to your core.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 357 - Gwenan

https://www.nts.live/shows/kasra-v/episodes/kasra-v-13th-may-2022

Kasra V w/ Vlada - 130522

Basic Moves label head and Crevette recordstore vinylmaestro Walrus in da house for a lovely thursday stream of all killers. GAME!
https://soundcloud.com/basicmoves
0 - 1 h 58 m: Walrus
1 h 58 m - end: Estimulo
Original Air Date: 01.09.2022
PSA_ If you enjoy this effort we would be happy if you could show us some appreciation by sharing this mix on your Soundcloud profile and/or on your socials (IG/FB/etc.). Producing these shows is not for free for all involved and we dont ask for any money and never will but we would really love if you could support us this way. Thank ya!

EstimuloShow w/ Walrus (Basic Moves)

Childhood intelligence x Estimulo - A legendary underground digger with an endless passion for music since his childhood. Supporting and helping to evolve music since the early 80s. We are super happy to welcome our friend Estimulo to our mixtape series. 3 Hours and 3 minutes of pure sound bliss - for more info find his Resident Advisor Bio: https://ra.co/dj/estimulo/biography - Deffo check* 

Artwork by Childhood's Graphic Designer Stewart Armstrong in collab with works by Matt Fisher. 

https://www.instagram.com/stewart_armstrong_/
https://www.instagram.com/sexualyoukai/

CHILDHOOD MIXTAPEZ VOL. 24 - Estimulo's Chillaz Dee - Lite

The Uruguayan downbeat sensation @melinaserser gives us a taste of what to expect at our Halloween party next Sunday, down in Hoppe's haunted lower deck. We've been fans of Mel for years and are very happy this all worked out.

GHOSTCAST 017 - MELINA SERSER

An A-class selection of mind-bending techno by vinyl aficionado @playvlada.

More info: https://kioskradio.com/episode/2022-10-22/vlada

Vlada @ Kiosk Radio 22.10.2022

Blast from the past. Old cassette mix from...1996?

Alison Marks Frequency FM Mix 1996?

Arriving into a new cycle, new position of stars and planets in the universe. We still here, we still hustling. Honoured presenting one of our oldest friends & dedicated music lovers Diogo Lacerda & his companion on this tale - Orlando. 

Mix No. 25 - "The Earth Laughs In Flowers"
Artwork by Stewart Armstrong
Photography by VNN

CHILDHOOD MIXTAPE'Z VOL. 25 - Diogo Lacerda / Orlando - The Earth Laughs In Flowers

Exclusive mix by Vlada for t-mag

Full Tracklist:
Foundation - Le Bal De Grâce
Subject - Italian Summer
Bourbonese qualk - new jerusalem
incredible coop - flowers
Pascal comelade - promenade des anglais
Pedestral - Brown Brown
Linolium - Unit 25
No Unauthorized - J’Attends
Suzy Andrews - Teenage Iceage
Air Project - Rap Yourself
In Aeternam Vale - Gustave
M.A.L. - Seconde Valse
Classic Pearl - Pearl
Carmody - Vulcani
Modern Art - Confrontation
Fondation - Dérive
porn darsteller - brigitte
Cleaners From Venus - Soul Monday

t-mag hosts: VLADA

Next up on the Secretsundaze Mix Series is Ukrainian based Roman Krimsky, AKA Roman K who’s been mastering the DJ craft and developing his own approach to house music since 2005. Roman is hands down one of the best resident DJs we’ve had the pleasure of playing alongside, at one of our favourite clubs in the world, Closer, Kiev.

Roman caught the SS inspiration and recorded us a superb mix, journeying through Italian ambient, house and breaks - bringing us into Spring the right way.

Roman plays Secretsundaze presents ‘Festival of Dance’ on Saturday May 6 at The Cause alongside a wealth of other international and locally based talent.

Secretsundaze Mix Series #4: Roman K

Rinse FM Podcasts

Reset Your Brain with Bruno Schmidt B2B Ivan Smagghe - 15 April 2023

Lobanov K.'s (@konstantin-14) live set from Strichka Festival at Closer club in Kyiv

Read our full review: https://mixmag.net/feature/closer-kiev-kyiv-strichka-festival-review

Strichka review

Lobanov K. live at Strichka Festival

Secretsundaze DJ bookings: 
mgmt@secretsundaze.net

Spirit of Sundaze Ensemble bookings:
lauren@earth-agency.com 

Secretsundaze is the trademark of forward-thinking, underground house music. As an artist and brand – spanning parties and festivals, a record label, a studio, an NTS residency and a live band project – it’s been operating for over 20 years and embodies the spirit and community of London’s club culture. But it’s never been one to sit still or rest on its laurels; leave that to the nostalgia crew because Secretsundaze always keeps it moving. 

Take this year, 2024, as an example. Right now Secretsundaze is stepping out as an artist proposition in its own right, helmed by producer/DJ/curator James Priestley who’s currently packing a stack of club tracks that will drop across the year and establish the project as a hit factory for DJs and dancers searching for a fresh take on house music that draws on breakbeat energy and trancey euphoria. Priestley is known to take the roof off as a DJ and now he’s adding to his arsenal with sought-after solo productions of his own under the Secretsundaze name. 

As a tastemaker, Secretsundaze sits at the cutting-edge, bringing new heads into the fold and always looking to champion new talent. His NTS residency, which has seen MoMa Ready, Paquita Gordon and Alex Kassian guest recently, is a reflection of the project’s current dancefloor obsessions. The meticulous curation of the Secretsundaze presents parties and Multi Multi festival, renowned for featuring talents such as Ash Lauryn and Carista long before they gained widespread recognition and uniting visionary artists like Toumba, Tash LC and NIKS under a single roof, serves as a compelling testament to Secretsundaze’s commitment in celebrating new artists.

Now for some history: 2022 saw the launch of Spirit Of Sundaze Ensemble, a full live band project that reimagines anthems beloved of those in the know, recording and performing cult bangers like Photek’s ‘Mine To Give’ and Joyce Sims’ ‘Come Into My Life’. The band has already graced the stages of the Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) and the ICA as well as Beat Hotel and Kala festivals, with a debut LP set for release later this year.

This duality of cutting-edge and classic is what makes Secretsundaze so special. Priestley originally cut his teeth as a d’n’b DJ and a promoter of not-so-legal warehouse parties before becoming an annual resident at the legendary Robert Johnson and landing gigs at Panorama Bar and Queen at Smart Bar, which is the kind of gigography that many selectors would happily settle for. But Priestley’s love of underground club culture has propelled him even further and Secretsundaze is now two decades deep, a pillar of London culture that has poured blood, sweat and tears into the city’s music community. 

Secretsundaze begins 2024 as a solo venture with Priestley at the helm, navigating an ever-expanding musical universe that unearths and re-engages with different styles, genres and music scene via parties, live shows, productions, radio and even a new record label.

Secretsundaze Mix Series #4: Roman K

Secretsundaze

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