Hearing and seeing DJ Phono play is something else. It’s makes for a totally unexpected experience for most people hearing Phono for the first time. Especially when they realize he’s part of the Diynamic label collective. Not that there’s something wrong with the label, but DJ Phono can easily be categorized as the maverick of the label’s artists. Steering away from the predictable, mixing classics with strange edits of newer tracks (yes, that's Nicki Minaj you're hearing in the podcast) and never failing to surprise. The ones of you that know SEKOIA know that that’s exactly what we look for when looking for Podcast-artists: Skill, musicality and the ability to surprise. 

Our expectations for this Podcast were high to say the least. They’ve been met 100%. We’re taking our hats off for mister Phono. With all the work he’s doing besides his DJ career (check our interview in DJ Mag if you’d like to know more) it’s a truly impressive feat delivering a podcast of this magnitude. Check it out yourself. Press play. Start staring out of the window (maybe with a cup of tea), and enjoy. And enjoy it some more. And some more.

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SEKOIA Podcast #014 - DJ Phono

Having just released a brilliant new album called ‘Sailing Off The Grid’, synthesizer wizard Petar Dundov is back stronger than ever. Having mastered the art of the arp and the droning, slow-burning madness he’s so well known for, Petar is slowly becoming a legend of his own. Being asked to fill a prime time spot at this year’s edition of the unique Labyrinth festival in Japan, which is a pretty big deal when you know the organization’s arduous programming philosophy, confirmed his status once more. 

We witnessed the Croatian artist’s amazing gig at Studio 80, Amsterdam earlier this year and just had to ask him to contribute to the SEKOIA Podcast series. And so he did. With his philosophical take on music, taking not only the musical structures but the idea behind his music to other dimensions besides time and space, our expectations were high to say the least. Petar has delivered an intense podcast. An uptempo journey through crooked stabs, quirky arps, melancholical strings and hypnotic rhythm. You can feel his passion flowing through the very soundwaves of this recording. 

You often hear artists speak about taking their audiences on a journey with their track selection. Petar Dundov is one of the few actually able to achieve this kind of musical involvement. He’ll be playing Studio 80 again on the Thursday of this year’s ADE, go and see him. -FJ

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SEKOIA Podcast #015 - Petar Dundov

From the beginning of SEKOIA, Fairmont has been one of the artists we've looked up to. To be able to share this podcast with you today feels like an honour. A podcast that appears to defy space, time and gravity, filled with filter twisted raps, biting synths, and basslines that not only ratter your bones but touch your very soul, Fairmont has delivered. 

Through the years, Jake 'Fairmont' Fairley, has delivered such high amounts of quality that these days, whenever you see something popping up that's got the name Fairmont on it, you can rest assured that it's good. From the legendary 'Gazebo' to the more recent 'Boa': it rocks. Taking it to his live performances, he puts the bar even higher, you'll know what we mean when you've attended one of his gigs.

As always, we have high expectations from artists doing a SEKOIA Podcast. This might be one of the best yet. On repeat! - FJ.


Tracklist:
Clara Moto "I Saw Your Love"
Deepfunk "Freud And The Oceanic Feeling"
SwitchSt(d)ance "Acean"
Abstraxion "Moon"
Fort Romeau "Together" 
Sigward "Re Fowl" 
Hot Since 82 "Planes & Trains (Fairmont Remix)"
Daniel Avery "Knowing We'll Be Here"
Sommet "Lhotse Face"
Petar Dundov "Yesterday Is Tomorrow"
Tim Paris "The Grip"
Margot "Voice Chord"

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SEKOIA Podcast #017 - Fairmont

We’re honoured to have a real magician on board for this month’s podcast. An artist who’s able to take the simplest of elements and weave them into something compelling. Something that blows minds. Chymera’s been part of the scene for years, representing the deeper side of house with an avid urge for heavy, pulsing grooves. Focussing primarily on his live performances, hearing the man behind some real decks is something rarely seen. Grabbing on to this opportunity with both hands, this hour long podcast is a selection of personal favourites he isn’t often able to showcase. We won’t spoil the fun but we’ll tell you this: this is a true artist at work. - FJ.

Excerpt from his DJ Mag NL interview, in stores now:
‘’During the week I can be found in my studio, full time. I tend to be really productive, making three to four tracks every day. Usually I end up not finishing those tracks, just leaving them be for a while.  After some time I’ll come back to them and pick one or two elements that stand out and resume working from there. It’s an evolving process, something that can be found not only in my style of producing but also in my sound as an artist.’’ 

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SEKOIA Podcast #018 - Chymera

Over 15 years ago up in Sweden, two young men started experimenting with deep, melody infused techno music. Not looking for fame or glory, but totally focussed on achieving altered stages of consciousness together with their audience, the duo was quickly recognised for their unique style and attitude. First touring the world as Son Kite, later as the well known Minilogue, it's hard find two artists who are more attuned to themselves, each other and their crowd as Marcus and Sebastian. &#13;
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“Things don’t tend to change from one moment to the next. It’s a slow and evolving process. You always need a starting point, or a certain frame. Within such a frame, one has total freedom to create whatever they want and you can also pick whatever frame you want (depending on the matters you get in touch with in daily life). Many people are inclined to praise a chosen frame when achieving something beautiful, but to me it’s all about the freedom a certain frame provides me with. And if such a frame is coloured in in its entirety, I don’t want to hold on to it. I’d rather start colouring within a new frame, to gain inspiration for newer and different frames. At this point in time, the frame that is called Minilogue is completely full, which allows me to release it. I might very well return to it at a later moment.” - Sebastian Mullaert &#13;
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Want to see them live one more time? We've invited Minilogue to headline TrouwAmsterdam, one of their very final gigs, on February 8th at SoHaSo, the night we're hosting in cooperation with Nuno Dos Santos. Come and join us for this very special occasion. - FJ.&#13;
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SEKOIA Podcast #019 - Minilogue

We're honouring another legend on board this month. It's the artist that made 'A Thousand Nights', 'Nightcolors' and so many other recognisable anthems and whether it's Time Warp or Studio 80, he'll rock the hell out of it. This month's SEKOIA Podcast is by Gregor Tresher. 

His sets often differ from his productions, that tend to be a bit more on the deeper side. Playing mostly prime time spots at his gigs, that doesn't really come as a surprise. But for this podcast, we asked Gregor to take a step back and go deep. You can read more about this difference between producing and playing in the interview printed in DJ Mag, released today. Online version will follow soon!

Some words from Gregor:

"Here's my mix for the SEKOIA podcast series including some of my current favorite tracks and also a couple of gems that you might not have heard for some time. I tried to create a little rise and fall as I would do in a club-set, but kept it on a more deep and moody level this time - to make it enjoyable for a nighttime car-ride or listening on headphones. The mix ends with what I think is one of the most amazing ambient tracks of all times. Hope you enjoy listening to this set as much as I enjoyed recording it. All the best & see you soon, Gregor."

Our podcast series is becoming a beautiful list of artists with all equally impressive podcasts. This one fits in perfectly, right near the top. - FJ.

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Interview

SEKOIA Podcast #021 - Gregor Tresher

Have you heard of Romyn yet? He has been writing for us for quite some time now, but the fact is that Romyn is also a talented DJ and we’re proud to call him one of our residents. He’ll be playing at our stage during Soenda Festival, with tracks that you’ve probably never heard before, but won’t be able to stand still to. By the way, those tracks will probably become big a few months after, ‘cause Romyn is always at the head of the cue, somehow. Even we don’t know how he does it. To give you a little taste of what’s coming, check out this podcast he made especially for this occasion.

✚ Soenda Festival: ↝ http://tinyurl.com/ofcm9ao
✚ Ticket link: ↝ http://tinyurl.com/pgefv78

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SEKOIA Supports Soenda - Romyn

Another personal favorite is joining the ranks of contributors to the SEKOIA Podcast series. With every album more impressive than the last one, John Tejada’s prolific career has spanned over two decades and is ever on the rise. ‘On the rise’ can be interpreted in multiple ways, but for Tejada success is not measured in touring the most or playing the most gigs. The fact that he’s able to make a living out of making music does it all for him. 

‘Farther and Fainter’, ‘The Living Night’, ‘Unstable Condition’ and of course ‘The End of it All’. And there are still so many classic, memorable tracks made by John Tejada. It’s an honour to have this hour of music coming from his decks. Enjoy. 

‘’That’s just a personal thing, I have a lot of respect for guys that are able to approach producing like a 9 to 5 job, but I don’t want my own music to feel like a job. I’m ok with the idea that all those other things are ‘work’ but I need to have fun making my own music.” - John Tejada. 

Read the full interview over at SEKOIA.nl:
http://www.sekoia.nl/john-tejada-balancing-work-and-pleasure/

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SEKOIA Podcast #023 - John Tejada

The first track we ever uploaded on the SEKOIA channel was a remix of an original by N'to. That was over two years ago, and now it's finally time to get the gifted French musician on board for a podcast. A new podcast series that's curated with the team from Buiten Westen, showcasing music of artists that are playing their festival on July 19th in the Westerpark, Amsterdam.

N'to will be playing the Pleinvrees stage, which always seems to be filled with French names, with Joris Delacroix and Worakls lined up as his colleagues for the day. It's interesting to see the shift every organisation is making musically recently, especially with Pleinvrees moving into more 'emo' territory and taking a step back from the poppy deep house we've come to know so well from them through the years. 

Not a bad move if we may say so. On the contrary: the whole line up seems really fresh and the switching up of some of the participating organisations makes it feel all new and shiny again. This is one of the quintessential festivals the city of Amsterdam has to offer, almost right in the center of town, and we're happy to be part of it. - FJ.

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SEKOIA Supports Buiten Westen - N'to

It's that time of the month again. Podcast time! Having surfed the huge waves of DIYNAMIC's rise to fame in the recent years, the Swiss duo of Adriatique made name for themselves trough always being consistent, while at the same time never becoming boring. Slowly making their way from the more poppy side of deep house to the more melancholic side that labels like Innervisions and Life and Death populate, it's exciting to hear what Adrian and Adrian manage to serve up. That's why we're really happy to have them on board for this month's SEKOIA Podcast.

Adrian:
''If you’ve been following Diynamic from the beginning and you respect us for a certain body of work, it might be possible that you have certain expectations with the next release. That doesn’t mean we will meet those expectations though, because we are artists and we want to explore the limits of our capabilities. So yes, if you’ve known Diynamic for a certain time, it might be possible that we will exceed your expectations with releases in the future.” 

Read the full interview here;
http://www.sekoia.nl/adriatique-is-getting-more-and-more-in-sync/

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SEKOIA Podcast #024 - Adriatique

Roman Flügel, aka Eight Miles High, aka Tracks On Delivery, aka Soylent Green, aka Roman IV, aka Springrolls in Firenze, aka Ro70, aka... anywho, you get the gist. Flügel has done away with all of these aliases and decided to focus on releasing music solely under his own name.

“We’ve come to a point where people know who’s behind all my other projects. There’s no use to keep coming up with nicknames if it’s clear to people that it’s me again, but with another brand name. By now, people know that I try to produce within a very broad musical range, so it’s alright to use my own name."

With a new album rumored to be released later this year, this couldn't be a better time to get this wizard on board for the latest installment of our podcast. Sit back, relax and enjoy the analog magic that is SEKOIA Podcast 025, by the legendary Roman Flügel. - C.

Read the full interview:
http://www.sekoia.nl/roman-flugel-synth-wizard-driven-by-sounds/

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SEKOIA Podcast #025 - Roman Flügel

Calling Michael Mayer one of the most important people currently active in the electronic music industry would be far from a stretch. He's the co-founder of Kompakt, one of the biggest record labels and distribution agencies in the world (being home to over 50 independent record labels). Besides that, he's a very busy DJ and also a more than prolific producer, whose total number of remixes has surpassed the 140 mark already for instance.

To be able to be active and competent in so many fields, he maintains a tight and very regular schedule. We spoke to him about that, Amsterdam Dance Event and his family life and you can read all about that in the latest issue of DJ Mag NL. In the meantime, enjoy this podcast and get your head into weekend mode. - C.

This podcast is a cut from Michael's set at VOLTT 2014 in Amsterdam. You can read the full DJMag-interview here:
http://www.sekoia.nl/michael-mayer-the-artist-behind-kompakt/

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SEKOIA Podcast #027 - Michael Mayer

A new recording for our 'Live at SEKOIA'-series. We could give you an extensive lecture about Tsepo﻿, the mix or the event but let's just quote the man himself for this one:

"Thursday we had a fun party in a warehouse, we had djs like dennis, florinsz, some afro and a guy from ireland. We had great fun. Ok. Bye."

Fair enough. - DIR.

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Live at SEKOIA - Tsepo [HYTE Warehouse | 16-10-14]

My Favorite Robot aren't afraid to pay homage to their influences, as evidenced by this podcast. The basis is formed by a nice foundation of deep techno, yet al the garnish is formed by some synthpop, african drum patterns and wavey disco.

My Favorite Robot tries to maintain the spontaneity of their DJ sets in their live performances, in accordance to their mission of ignoring borders and broadening the definition of electronic music in order to deliver it to as many music lovers as possible: “When we were rehearsing for our first live shows, Voytek suddenly started a spontaneous jam of Alice in Chain songs. Jared and James were completely surprised and thus decided to keep that in our live set.” - C.

The full DJMag-interview will soon be available through http://www.sekoia.nl/my-favorite-robot-a-three-headed-entity/

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SEKOIA Podcast #029 - My Favorite Robot

This podcast will do just the trick to get you into Weihnachtsstimming. That weak attempt at making a pun aside, we do want to wish you some happy holidays with this podcast. If you're celebrating with a progressive family: put this on and see if you can get your aunt dancing on the table, waving a tablecloth above her head (and send us the pictures).

This podcast is a live recording of Stimming at the ZilpZalp Festival in former East Germany. Wouldn't we rather have a tailor made podcast to put exclusively on our channel? In Stimming's case, the answer is no. His music is best enjoyed live, interacting with the audience's energy.

ZilpZalp was his best and favorite show in 2014, because the people were amazingly nice and friendly and that made him feel comfortable  to experiment to his heart's content. Chances are that you weren't there to witness it, but now you will have the opportunity to relive it for the first time. - C.

The full DJMag-interview will soon be available through www.sekoia.nl

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SEKOIA Podcast #030 - Stimming

For us, participating in the Together Boston Festival is something great. To showcase our love for deep, electronic house music around the world is what we love, and to connect with so many of you is truly a joy witnessing. 

We've looked closely at what artists would be a good reflection of our Dutch scene and who fitted in with the Together Festival. Among those is Tom Trago. A household name in our lands, and a spokesman at the frontier of house music. Tom is known here for his infamous nights at Trouw Amsterdam, his label Voyage Direct and recently his booking agency, Voyage Select, as well. A busy man as you can imagine, and we're very happy to have him aboard. 

For the occasion of our first abroad event, and the start of his US tour he put together a mix, showing his vision on quality house music. Over the years a great deal of artists have already done us the honor of contributing to our podcast series, and we’re very happy to have him aboard as well! We’re looking forward to our evening in Boston very much, and can’t wait to hear Tom Trago play. See you there!

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SEKOIA Podcast #033 - Tom Trago

Our American adventure has come to an end and all parties are home and back at the office again. Time to get back to our regular Dutch life we guess. Luckily we can still visit Boston once in a while, sitting at our desk chair, if we hit play on this recording. Our dear residents Florinsz Janvier & Cursed P set the mood for a great night.  Cursed P on the quote:

"The Together Boston team has welcomed us with open arms and throughout the week they took us by surprise with their great hospitality. It was an amazing time and they are an amazing team to work with! Florinsz and me were on opening-duties, but already at 8:30pm people were filling up the Middlesex Lounge quite well. I think our set captured that moment perfectly: setting a nice vibe to come in, have a chat with everyone involved and making your first moves towards the dancefloor. No doubt a perfect first timer for us in the U.S.!"

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Live At SEKOIA - Florinsz Janvier & Cursed P [Together - Boston | 13-05-15]

When asking Timoka how he would describe his music he reacted very on point: “Well, it's music above all. Sometimes it is quite hard to tell if something is really music or just sound design or plain, unorganized noise. Therefore I choose to not describe my music. That's luckily not my concern, but for the people listening to it and reviewing it."

Often it is indeed hard to distinguish music from sound, where both things can be interpreted differently, depending on your background and your definition of what music is. It is an interesting discussion, because there is absolutely no winner or loser in it. Timoka's sound is indeed hard to describe. It varies from techno to ambient, from warm to industrial, and from organic to straight forward. We've asked him to partake in our podcast series, because disregarding his undefinability, his music stands alone in beauty and he is capable of telling emotional stories with sounds you wouldn't associate with that storytelling capability. Sit back, let go of your musical conventions, and get carried away. - MF 

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SEKOIA Podcast #034 - Timoka

"There was a time that I hated techno, because it was too functional, lazy, non-creative and without any imagination in my eyes. Thanks to labels as Minimal Wave/Cititrax, L.I.E.S., Hotflush and Phantasy, to name a few, techno got its soul back again. These recent discoveries have made me enthusiastic about techno all over again, and that’s what I hope you’ll hear as well."

Reza Athar is a name that has been snapping the necks of the club elite for quite some time now, so it seems. However, his quick rise actually started just over a year ago. Starting with his Horizon concept, in which he invites artists that needed to be introduced in Holland, he quickly got recognized for his diverse style and infectious DJ sets. Reza's style is very diverse. He can dive into some italo, head over to post 80’s house and head on to techno, and he can do all of this in under ten minutes. The unique aspect about all of this, is that even though his love for music crosses many genre borders, he is always on point with telling his story, and blending all his records into a single piece of music.

In this 90 minute podcast he will showcase his recent developments, and live up to the name of being a true story teller. Enjoy!

Interview:
http://www.sekoia.nl/talking-sense-with-reza-athar/

Social:
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SEKOIA Podcast #035 - Reza Athar

Last ADE, we joined forces with the mighty HYTE at the Warehouse Elementenstraat in Amsterdam. With a lineup consisting of Laurent Garnier, Meatrik, Recondite and many more, you'd almost miss the action that was going on in the second room. Our room. 

Our special guests for the night were Chymera and Tsepo, of which the latter we've already shared his set. To bring back all the good memories, Chymera got in touch with us to finally share his own recording and we're still impressed as ever. Really happy to be able to share this with you. - FJ.

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Live @ SEKOIA - Chymera [HYTE Warehouse | 16-10-14]

The king is dead. Long live the king! As one of our trusty residents, Will Oirson used to go by the name of Cursed P. Coming from a long background through electro, techno and other styles it was time for a fresh start. To let go of the past and the references that went with it.

A new focus on house in the broadest sense of the word. Having already proven his skills during SEKOIA In Depth, our beach party and earlier this year in Boston, we know his skill in selecting music is more than impressive. So to give him a head start under his new moniker is something we love to do. We're happy to have him on board. A totally crisp SEKOIA Podcast from the hands of our beloved mister Will Oirson. Enjoy!

Interview: coming soon

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SEKOIA Podcast #036 - Will Oirson

Two scientists, Olek Smev and Rurik Tamm shacked up together for fifteen years observing the planet saturn. They sent out audio static radiations to find out if there's any possibility of a reply. 14 years later, an answer came. The data received was coded into music. Sirens Of Saturn's description of themselves gives some insight in how these guys look at making music. Binary codes, space vortexes and analog sequences is their recipe, and they take steps in evolutionary style: well thought off. Naming space as their musical territory, it won't surprise you that SEKOIA and the Sirens of Saturn have felt a deep connection from the get go. 

Back from one of their exploratory trips to the outer rims of our universe, the Sirens have documented their travels. Capturing the stellar vibrations caught around the rings of Saturn, this recording proves once more that the two scientists are on the right path. Explaining their auditory discoveries at the recent edition of Stekker in the Tunnel*, the sounds from outer space were projected upon an unsuspecting audience. With decent amounts of hallucinogenic substances devoured by the crowd, it's safe to say there were multiple trips made trough time and space that night, propelled by the live generated waves of Rurik and his colleague. We were lucky to find the recording. Listen at your own risk. - FJ.

*This is a recording from Sirens Of Saturn their liveset during Stekker In De Tunnel [03-10-2015]

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SEKOIA Podcast #037 - Sirens Of Saturn

Time and space, Spaceandtime, spacetime. Bending frequencies, wavelengths and ethereal vibrations with a healthy dose of good laughter in between. You wouldn't say so by taking a listening to this impressive hour of music, but the guys behind Spaceandtime both have the humour and experience of being part of our scene for a very long time.

Developing a healthy friendship through the years and spanning multiple monikers, Aron Friedman and Eric The Man have both left their mark on the scene separately. But when combining their strengths, their real power comes to shine: years of experience, experimenting and life in general have formed them into something else, defying the boundaries of space and time. Hence the name. - FJ.

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SEKOIA Podcast #038 - Spaceandtime

In light of our recent announcement regarding our closing, we promised you to keep on posting music as normal. The thing with rounding up and setting everything straight is, although it's sad, it also gives you the possibility to praise those who deserve to be praised. 

Florinsz Janvier is, and has been, one of the driving forces behind SEKOIA and his place in our podcast gallery feels like a natural thing. His devotion and dedication towards the channel has been unprecedented and along with SEKOIA, Florinsz has also grown into his role as a DJ.

SEKOIA’s typical sound originated for a big part from his mind, as our channel and his music collecting urge form a harmonious symbiosis. But not everything that Florinsz finds makes its way on to SEKOIA, and not everything SEKOIA posts is Florinsz's cup of tea (he doesn't drink coffee... go figure).

We're pleased to have him on podcast duties to showcase his personal take on melancholic and deep electronic music. The musical growth that Florinsz went through, and his unique asset of combining ethereal melodies with dance ready grooves is laid out before you in our 39th podcast. We tip our hat, thank you for everything sir! - MF.

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SEKOIA Podcast #039 - Florinsz Janvier


After an intimate closing party with friends and family in Amsterdam last Friday, it’s time to salute you and everyone else that has been following us online. A sign of gratitude. One last present. Our musical testament.

As a final endeavour, we asked all SEKOIA team members to select 5 tracks that have stuck with them through the years. Tunes that fully embody the SEKOIA sound, songs with special stories and music that would directly take them back to special moments experienced in the last four years. 

During a rainy January afternoon, Will Oirson, Florinsz Janvier and Vela Uniform got together in the studio and mixed all these tracks into one, massive 5 hour recording. Our final podcast and our last gift to you. Lots of recognisable tracks, a collection of classics. Songs that will stick with us for the rest of our lives. A podcast with different chapters. There’s something in here for everyone. Please enjoy it as much as we did creating it! 

Unfortunately, for now, it’s time to say goodbye. Our thanks go out to each and every one of you and we hope to see you out in the field!

Dear friends, farewell!

Florinsz, Ward and the rest of the SEKOIA Family.


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SEKOIA Podcast #040 - SEKOIA Family

Welcome to the SEKOIA Soundcloud page! We're very happy to present to you the first edition of our new monthly podcast! This podcast will focus on upcoming artist that fits the SEKOIA sound, giving them a stage to showcase their unique talents. 

First off, it's our good friend Rachelle Grooten on mixing duties for this first podcast. She brings us 45 minutes of the quality stuff we've gotten to know from her. Inspired by the tracks already found in the SEKOIA YouTube channel she added some of her own spice in making this wonderful set. The result is this dark but uplifting, spine tingling, emotionally tinted podcast, just the way we like it. 

Make sure to keep an eye on Rachelle as she is one of the prettiest, talented DJ's playing this kind of music out there. Enjoy!

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SEKOIA Podcast #001 - Rachelle Grooten

Oktober is the month of World Animal Day. With this in mind we asked PONY for our fifth podcast. A little more to the side of deep house this time. Despite their young age, these guys walk tall like a fullgrown dressage horse. With their smooth, sexy, soulfull deephouse they've started conquering larger territories and we believe there might be a nice career in store for these guys. With releases on Sintope Digitale and support by Solomun, David August and their buddy Karmon things are looking bright. Check out their Karmon &amp; Pony - Hold On (http://tinyurl.com/cpuvl6o) which we already feautured on our channel. This is what the guys had to say about their podcast:&#13;
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SEKOIA Podcast #005 - PONY

From last months podcast, that was slow, cool and mainly instrumental (but brilliant!), to this one that's also slow, but warm and soul full. Roberto Calzetta &amp; Twin Soul have been redefining the notion of 'sexy' with their music. Deephouse at it's purest form. Bass lines, percussion, vocals. Lots of vocals. Normally we're not that big on them 'cause most of the time we think they degrade the rest of the track. Not in this podcast, Roberto and his companion picked out the tunes that somehow don't have this effect on us. Maybe it's the quality of execution, but we like it either way. Warm up your december and save the planet: this podcast is so hot, you don't even have to turn on your heating!&#13;
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"This podcast for SEKOIA is, compared with our own productions and live sets, a bit darker and deeper than you might expect from us. Because of the winter, which is accompanied with less daylight and cold temperatures, we decided to make this mix. It also contains some indie influences. For some reason indie music works very inspirational for us. In our spare time we listen a lot to it.&#13;
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SEKOIA Podcast #007 - Roberto Calzetta & Twin Soul

Job Jobse. The name ring a bell? It should. Especially if you're dutch. He's got some impressive feats under his belt already, especially when taking his age (he's 23) into consideration. Job has been part of the Innervisions crew, worked at the great TrouwAmsterdam as head programmer, is the mind behind Drukpers (one of the greatest clubnights in the Netherlands), and you might know this little label called Life and Death... yup, that's his new job. We've got the lable manager of Life and Death (home to Tale of Us, Pillowtalk, Clockwork and others) delivering a SEKOIA Podcast this month!

That's some serious musical knowledge right there, so we were expecting something special. Something dark, something experimental, something quirky, something that's truely next level. And boy, Job ticked all the boxes. This podcast will keep you tied to your speakers, with surprises around every corner. With Job's unique position in the industry we could've expected that there are some unreleased gems in there. This set is one to be enjoyed as a whole. Don't look at it as just some tracks mixed together, look at it as an hour long journey through an artists musical vision. Let Job take you on a trip. Get lost in the moment. We know we are... 

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SEKOIA Podcast #009 - Job Jobse

“We miss vinyl in the clubs. In the old days, sometimes somebody would throw a jacket onto your Technics and the DJ would have to deal with that. In some way, that’s kind of romantic..”

Read the full Dürerstuben-interview, which is also featured in DJ Mag NL, here -> http://bit.ly/stuben 

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Time for a very special podcast this month, with two very special ‘firsts’! It’s our first podcast featuring an international act and the first edition in our collaboration with the dutch edition of DJ Mag﻿. Which means that we’ll have a whole interview with our podcasters, printed in the magazine and available in shops tomorrow! In about two weeks we’ll be able to post it online, so don’t worry if you don’t read any dutch ;).

‘Sonnenblut am Platz der Perlen’ by Dürerstuben is one of those summery tracks that is still close to our hearts. Ever since that track was released, we’ve kept an eye on the German guys, always interested in their next step. With their extravagant live set, totally renewed every year, keep their sound interesting both to themselves and the audience. Read all about their thoughts on musicality, club culture, Berlin and life in general in our interview. 

In the meantime, you can enjoy the podcast they recorded under their dj moniker Stürerbuben. A Detroit influenced, deep, classic, vinyl-only podcast. Not the typical SEKOIA sound but a set of very high quality nonetheless, which we’ve been enjoying immensely in the last couple of days. So get out of your comfort zone and join us on this trip through musical history. Enjoy!

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SEKOIA Podcast #011 - Stürerbuben

As a renowned online platform, SEKOIA has been connecting fans of deep electronic music around the world to quality music, artists and labels. Based in the Netherlands, SEKOIA has been using its online and offline channels to spread the word about all the great music out there. Through the daily sharing of tracks, a monthly podcast and many events or hostings throughout the Netherlands.

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