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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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SEKOIA Podcast #021 - Gregor Tresher

When you think of house music around the globe, Detroit and Chicago pop up as cities where it all began, but also Berlin and Amsterdam, where the free spirited techno sound lives and breathes. While it is a saying among many foreigners that Holland is the capital of Amsterdam, we harvest more than that.

Way up in the north lies Groningen, a city filled with students and northerners. They are sober and sturdy, pragmatic and honest folk. News from the north rarely finds it way to the busy and hasty Amsterdam, but some true gems reside there, and we took the time to talk to one: Malbetrieb. - MF.

Excerpt from is interview for SEKOIA.nl: “I am constantly recording sounds with my phone and recorder. I can have hours of fun from small and unusual things or sounds I hear in the streets. When I make music I work with pre selected scenes from all these recordings and jam with them. I have a large mixing table and my hardware instruments that enable me to record a track in real time. I want to give my tracks a live feel, so I don’t arrange my tracks upfront anymore, but just let it happen. You can really hear that the music has been made live, along with little errors. But that’s just what gives it its charm.”

You can read the full interview here: http://bit.ly/1hAefWh

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SEKOIA Podcast #022 - Malbetrieb

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

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.

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SEKOIA Podcast #025 - Roman Flügel

This month we went all the way back to one of the Netherlands' very own house and techno pioneers. He was one of the first Dutch dj's to play house music and always did it in his own way, mixing rather on melodies and harmonies than on rhythm.

This resulted in two distinct outcomes: his mixes had more of a melodious character and he was able to combine a wider range of genres in his sets, something he has always been celebrated for.

After his sabbatical a few years ago and some very serious health issues, Dimitri is back once again and with a vengeance. We're honored he has done this podcast for us, displaying his entire range and showing exactly what he has become infamous for. Enjoy the 26th installment of our podcast series. - C.

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SEKOIA Podcast #026 - Dimitri

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

When interviewing Cinnaman, we dared to ask the most obvious and possibly obnoxious question of them all: "What would Cinnaman have done, had he not been successful as a DJ." Of course, there's no sense in asking those 'what if'-questions, since any answer might be possible. In a universe where things didn't happen as they happened in real life, literally anything could have happened.

So he could have answered that question in any way he would have liked at that moment. He could say that he would have become the prime minister of The Netherlands or a pastry chef in Paris. And it wouldn't have mattered, since those things didn't happen anyway.

Yet, the way he answered the question was striking. He said he couldn't imagine anything else than what he is doing now, because he had never considered doing anything else and to him this comes naturally. So while any answer could have been possible, he stated that no other path would have happened in a parallel universe, since this is what he is supposed to be doing.

We asked him a whole lot more and we will post that interview on our website later next week. In the meantime, get your ADE juices flowing for the fourth day and gear up with this magnificent mix by Cinnaman. Enjoy! - C.

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http://www.sekoia.nl/cinnamans-loyalty/

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SEKOIA Podcast #028 - Cinnaman

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

Allow us to introduce you to Vela Uniform, the creator of our 31st podcast. This might be the first time you consciously read his name, yet he has been one of the driving forces behind SEKOIA for the last couple of years. As a resident DJ and a constant help on the production side of our events, he is the flag bearer for the darker music we've shared in the past.

His podcast will attest to that. In his own words: "For people interested in how I play DJ-sets in front of a crowd: I would like to invite those people to look around on my social channels, since there's already a lot of my live material floating around. 

The approach of this mix is a bit different. This podcast is my opportunity to tell a musical story. Taking some of the more abstract techno, combining records together and blending them by mixing really slowly and taking my sweet time. When mixing, I blur lines between one record and the next. In this way, the mix is quite a long trip, following waves and - hopefully - sucking you into it deeply.

I didn't limit myself to a 60-minute time limit. I rather chose to let the music and its tides decide when and where it was the time to stop." - C.

Full interview:
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SEKOIA Podcast #031 - Vela Uniform

Below is a transcription of the introduction to Elias Mazian's podcast, for all you English speaking people. It's a quote from a Dutch house legend, and it must be noted that this quote was recorded in the early nineties.

Elias didn't include this quote because he wanted to make some brave statement about how there's too much house music coming out and he thinks most of it is crap. No, on the contrary: he included it to put everything into a nice historic perspective. He thinks it's important to maintain perspective, because that's a good way to stay grounded and focussed. We had a talk with him about this and a lot of other stuff. You can read that on our website later this month. For now, let's just enjoy this magnificent 32nd podcast.

- "How's it going?"
-- "Good."
- "What are you up to?"
-- "Processing CD's. House CD's"
- "Oh yeah?"
-- "Yeah."
- "Shall I turn off that music? [yelling] Can someone please turn down that noise?!"
-- "Is there a lot?"
- "What?"
-- "Is there a lot in the area of House CD's?"
- "What, in, what... Incredibly much. It's overwhelming. Every week there's about 6 or 7 compilation CD's coming out."
-- "Compilation CD's?"
- "Compilation CD's. They all contain the same tracks, but everyone thinks it pays off, so everybody releases one."
-- "And it sells?"
- "Like hot cakes. It's a niche market. Check this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... It's too much. The quality is dropping. Everybody with two fingers can make a House track nowadays. You buy a W-30, a Roland, you press the keys and you release it. The same with vinyl, 12", every week like 300 to 400 titles. It's impossible to keep track of."

If he only knew... - C.

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http://www.sekoia.nl/elias-mazian-gutsy-guy-with-an-old-soul/

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SEKOIA Podcast #032 - Elias Mazian

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

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/

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SEKOIA Podcast #035 - Reza Athar

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

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.