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My debut set for Kaos London, 23/10/21.

With Jxn Coco, Faux Naif, Oliver, Dahc Dermur VIII, 
Vilhelm & Ubu Noir.

Thank you Lee Adams and Chadd Curry for the invitation into your world. Thank you, everyone else, for the support and your dancefloor shapes!

TRACKLIST

Diamanda Galás - Exeloume (Deliver Me)
Sed Blava - End Off
NONNA - Untitled 6
Second Tension - Ansible
NZM 99 - Walkyries Walk (Minuit Machine Remix)
Kris Baha - Behave
Time Modem - Werkzeuge Eines Fernen Willens (Adana Twins 2021 Edit)
//TENSE// - Disconnect Myself (Kkoee Remix)
Years of Denial - Rêverie
Kendal - Corpo Meccanico
XTR Human - Keine Heimat (Oliver Remix))
Ancient Methods - Walking On Cursed Soil (OTHR Remix)
Soft Crash - Dressed To Kill
Hammershøi - Allégorie
Front 242 - Never Stop [Edit & Cut]
Zakmina - Viral News
Sumerian Fleet - Unfulfilled Desire
INFRAVISION - Wasteland (Featuring Zanias)
Fairmont - Loose Teeth
Arnaud Rebotini - Minimize Contact Between People (Pablo Bozzi Remix)
Years of Denial - Human You Scare Me (Silent Servant Remix)
Reka X Imperial Black Unit - Tropas de la Muerte
Soft Crash - Spritzkrieg
The Age of Love & Snap! - The Rhythm Of Love [Unconscious Edit]
Imchaos - What Starts in Chaos

The Pale Virgin of Chaos // Kaos London

The passionate retro feelings are perfectly interpreted in a contemporary way.

SoundCloud: @Pablo-Bozzi

PURE Guest.011 Pablo Bozzi

Catch Everything Counts avec Miimo every 3rd Saturday of the month, from 20h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

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Everything Counts : Miimo invite Pablo Bozzi - 19 Mars 2022

"Born with the intention to launch the revival of 1970s italo disco, Toulouse-based label @ritmofatale revels in kitsch-tinged sounds. Their monthly sets showcase a variety of sounds, from italo disco to EBM, to new beat and trance, establishing their signature futuristic vibe. 

Tune in for Ritmo Fatale every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month from 19h to 20h [CET] on rinse.fr"

Ritmo Fatale with Kendal & Pablo Bozzi present INFRAVISION 260322

All Of That

All Of That (Pablo Bozzi Remix)

Sixty-eighth guest of KHIDI Podcast series is Pablo Bozzi. French-Italian resident of the club, member of BITE label family and co-author of the projects Soft Crash, Infravision, Imperial Black Unit.

@pablo-bozzi

KHIDI Podcast NR.68: Pablo Bozzi

Pablo Bozzi — live from Boiler Room Tbilisi at Khidi Club.

Pablo Bozzi | Boiler Room X Khidi: Tbilisi

Episode 36(24.4.23)
On Kiss fm
Hosted by @traxion1 special guest mix & interview w/ @cursesforever

XPRESS-IONS Radio Ft. CURSES. EP.36(24.4.23)

Berlin-based DJ and producer Jonas Xenon's Aquabahn closing set recorded live from the Tresor basement April 14 2023. 

Live at Tresor is a new series highlighting selected DJ set recordings from the basement and Globus floor.

@jonasxenon

Photo credit: Marie Staggat: www.marie-staggat.com/

Jonas Xenon | Live at Tresor - Apr. 14 2023

Michel Amato's contribution to electronic music can barely be overstated. As The Hacker, and under different aliases, he has inspired generations of dance music fans and artists. Since his first release in 1996, Amato had a Techno phase, dipped into EBM, sci-fi tinged Electro and New Wave, but is perhaps most famous as a founding father of Electroclash.

We are have been delighted by an exceptional DJ performance of the maestro at our 2023 edition of Krake Festival and we are glad to be allowed to share the recording of the show with you.

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KrakeCast 052: The Hacker (Live at Krake Festival 2023)

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(FLASH Lab) KLUBNACHT [2023.10.21] Jonas Xenon

Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX w/ Dina Summer 28-10-2023

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Date | 21/10/2023
Location | Warehouse Elementenstraat, Amsterdam

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Partiboi69 b2b LB aka LABAT at Intercell x Partiboi69 pres. Area 69 | ADE 2023

Jonas Xenon - Tresor Silvester '23 / '24

Rinse FM Podcast

Cormac - 06 January 2024

2nd single from Soft Crash's new EP 'NRG'

Soft Crash - NRG

Our dear Becatronica did a special mix with Ritmo Fatale Trax only to celebrate the 4 years of the label <3

Ritmo Fatale avec Becatronia - 13 Janvier 2024

MODULAR EXPANSION PODCAST 153

REKA / Bite Records - Fleisch - BPitch Control

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Modular Expansion Podcast hosted by George Apergis and presents the sound of Modular Expansion records, including exclusive sets from artists like Alberto Pascual, Alex Bau, Alexander Kowalski, Arnaud Le Texier, Bas Mooy, Cari Lekebusch, Damon Wild, Denise Rabe, DJ Hyperactive, Drumcell, Eduardo De La Calle, Emex, Endlec, George Apergis, G-Man, Heiko Laux, Jeroen Search, Johannes Volk, Insolate, Invite, Luca Agnelli, Luigi Tozzi, Luke Hess, Mikael Jonasson, Neil Landstrumm, Ness, Patrik Skoog, Reka, Roman Lindau, The Advent, Truncate, Xarah Dion, Zadig and many more.

Site: https://www.modularexpansion.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModularExpansion/
Modular Expansion Podcast: https://www.soundcloud.com/modular-expansion-records/sets/modular-expansion-podcast

MODULAR EXPANSION PODCAST #153 | REKA

TRACKLIST
1. Body Party - Theme-Muscles
2. Amarcord - Un Sogno Senza Fine (unreleased)
3. Zombies In Miami, Toltecnica - Close To You (Original Mix)
4. Neurotiker - Ghetto Birds
5. Alex aguayo & Silicodisco - Desire (Louis De Tomaso Remix)
6. Rotciv, Jorkes - You Will Be Mine (ROTCIV Remix)
7. Asymetric 80 - Dance Machines (Fragedis Remix) 
8. Giorgio Moroder - Faster Than The Speed Of Love (Alpha Sect Re-Edit) 
9. Zaatar - Leaving For The Sky
10. Liebknecht - Köln (Original Mix)
11. My Boy Roy - Numbers
12. Kalipo, Local Suicide, Dina Summer - Hide & Seek (Club Edit)
13. Red Woodchuck - Sysex (Original Mix)
14. Blind Vision - Don't Look At Me
15. COMFORT CURE - Rain On The Bar
16. GHOST COP - A Door Left Open


BIO
Zaatar زْعَتر music is the peculiar combination of both her origins : Moroccan and Belgian. 

She finds her inspiration in the post punk and EBM movement of the late 80’ and early 90’.

Her tracks are therefore built around a gritty and rough baseline that sets the mood for frenetic body dances. Melodies and sounds inherited from her home country - Morocco- completes her soundscape in a way that is her own.

During her DJ sets she invites the public on a captivating journey from light to darkness, an oscillation between joy and melancholy sometimes punctuated by oriental melodies.

Co-founder and resident of the Laisse Tomber Les Filles collective, she works to celebrate women on the decks, freedom and diversity, values that never leave her, especially behind the decks.

She joins the label Ritmo Fatale with the track Abiad Al Layali already considered as an EBM reference.

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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST. www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

@zaatar_music

Zaatar Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

https://soundcloud.com/zaatar_music: I recorded this set by going through the steps I usually play in a DJ set. Starting with laid-back groovy rhythms at 120 BPM that allow for easing into a set early in the evening. This first part is heavily influenced by South American artists and labels, such as Ademarr, Theus Mago, and Tierra de Ovnis. The set evolves in the final part towards more club-oriented tracks, evoking late-night vibes and higher BPMs.

https://soundcloud.com/zaatar_music
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss
🔊 https://youtu.be/MEoZGXrryhQ

Zaatar is an artist originally from Morocco, based in France, who has stood out since the beginning of her career for her unique sound signature. She carves her own path by delicately blending her Moroccan heritage with influences from EBM, New Beat, and Trance. Quickly becoming a force in the Body Music scene, Zaatar has built a reputation both as a prolific producer and a captivating DJ. Discovered on Ritmo Fatale with her powerful track "Abiad Al Layali," she released her first EP on the highly respected label Dischi Autunno.

Alongside recognized artists in the scene, she has already performed at the legendary Fuse club in Brussels, Gaïté Lyrique in Paris, Macadam in Nantes, Le Sucre in Lyon, Else and Renate in Berlin, as well as for Astropolis, Positive Education, and the Montreux Jazz Festival.

With her authentic and unconventional approach, Zaatar skillfully
multiplies her influences, breaking free from any stylistic or genre
barriers. She thus creates her own sonic landscape, characterized by captivating rhythms often accompanied by melancholic melodies.

Play on YouTube

LAYER #379 | Zaatar

Murder Under | Zaatar (Morocco)

Murder tbs is happy to welcome Moroccan-born, France-based artist Zaatar to our podcast series. Following her debut on our label with the track ‘Zankat Mimosas’, Zaatar has built a reputation as a boundary-pushing producer and DJ, with a unique voice that seamlessly blends her Moroccan heritage with her core influences.

‘murder under’ is a new podcast series on murder tbs showcasing our favorite selectors and artists from various fields of electronic music. Under one platform ’murder under’ will feature lots of old & new acts all brought together with one common goal - to tell a story through their music.
 
“The sun 
Creating light and shadow 
Making the harmony” 

Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/zaatar-sc 
Instagram: https://bit.ly/zaatar-ig 
RA: https://bit.ly/zaatar-ra

Murder Under | Zaatar

soundcloud : www.instagram.com/zaatar___/
instagram : www.instagram.com/zaatar___/

Zaatar @ GIMIC - 20 June 2025

Scratch Massive – Girls on Top (Break Version)

DJ Overdose – Kill DR. 5

S.A.M. – Crush

Eversines – Fast Fall

Animalistic Beliefs – Virgin Circuit

Reptant – Protectors Of The Moss

Buttechno – MC2OH2

David Vunk – You Sexy Bassline

Spooky – Schmoo (Underworld Mix)

Privacy – Sword, NYC

From Monkeys 2 Cyborgs – Open Your Mind

S.O.N.S – S.O.N.S

Matti Turunen – Tharsis

Kafkactrl – Occam's Razor

Sinitsin – Cut & Cover

CYRK – 5C1-F1

Scotia – Pillow Priestess

Björk, 808 State – Ooops (Eric's Kup of Hysteria Remix)

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BIO

Sissies of Mercy is the back-to-back collaboration between longtime best-friends sam & austen. Born out of their love for dancing together, their sound as a duo balances playful nostalgia and raunchy darkness to command a sweaty dancefloor.  Weaving together diva-fueled house, sparkly 80's pop, nasty acid, and cheeky electro, Sissies' sets create shared moments of freedom and transcendent joy fueled by love and light. 

Between their residency at Gabriela, frequent sets at Brooklyn institutions such as Paragon, House of Yes, Bossa Nova Civic club, and at least one gig basically everywhere else, Sissies are forging a path for TS world (nyc) domination.

@sissiesofmercy
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Sissies of Mercy Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

In Strict Confidence – Inside (Inside Out Remix)
Vomito Negro – Monday
Digital Poodle – Attempt
Public Relations – New Beat Mind
Derriere Le Mirroir – Just Like You
Krokakai – Victim of Success
Trenton Chase – Immersion
Bakterielle Infektion – On Ice
Equinoxious – Axis
Religius Order – Devotion feat. Lbeeze
Filmmaker – Post Privicy
Humanoid Target Practice – Medication
Unconscious – Tutto è Copia
Apoptygma Berzerk – Backdraft
Neud Photo – Niht Mare
Scarpa Flow – Sins (Demo)
G4Yfx – So Tired of Being Here
Nuclear Waves – Northern Lights
Markus Midnight – The Fashion
Krilian Camera – Blue Room

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BIO

Italian dj raised in the outskirts of Geneva, Pastram steps out under the banner of Cruel Machine Booking. Distinctly drawn towards dark atmospheres, Pastram developed a strong focus on raw rhythmics, assuming an intense form of communication where cathartic echoes and cold synths become intricate. An intense musical fusion of the past and the present transcending the line between body music, grinding post punk, industrial, and wave.

@pastram-music
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Pastram Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

New mix by https://soundcloud.com/zaatar_music!

Marie aka Zaatar is a Belgian-Moroccan DJ and producer based in France. 

Her style blends electro, EBM, and new beat, weaving retro energies with North African influences into sets that are as unpredictable as they are intense.

As a producer, you could have noticed her on labels such as Dischi Autunno, Ritmo Fatale, "R.A.ND x Echocentric" on DC Salas last album where she co-produced a track or "Es Mi Momento", the new label of Zimmer.

Enjoy the mix!

LYO#256 / Zaatar

Zaatar recorded at G2 KHIDI Tbilisi 25/07/2025

Geneva Jacuzzi – Casket
Cosmetics – Black Leather Gloves - 7" Release
Glass Candy – Naked City
Sirs – Follow Me (Sirs Cut 6.21)
Funkadiba – I Must Feel Better (Vocal Mix)
Hong Kong Counterfeit – X-ray Eyes
Le Car – Warm Humans
LeNomad – In Between The Days
Hong Kong Counterfeit – My Private Tokyo
I-F – Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
ADULT. – Nausea (Restructured)
Mount Sims – Black Sunglasses
Creme De Menthe – Hunger That Never Ends
Sexy Sushi – J'aime mon pays (Même si c'est plus ce que c'était) (Fräulein Warrior Version)
Lebanon Hanover – Du Scrollst
Modem – Trabant
Ortrotasce – Falling Star
Martial Canterel – Windscreen

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BIO

Melanie Havens, a Sao Paulo native now making waves in Berlin is a standout DJ known for her eclectic and dynamic sets that traverse various sonic landscapes. From wave to italo disco, EBM to 90s trance, electroclash, dark disco, techno, synthpop, post-punk and beyond, her sets are always driven by vibrant synths and powerful basslines. 

A multi-talented artist, Melanie has made her mark as both a writer and curator for The Brvtalist platform, and as a resident at Brvtalist events. She’s taken her sound across the globe, performing at renowned events in New York, Paris, Bogotá, Shanghai, and more. Her mixes have been featured on major platforms such as Rinse and Slam Radio, along with standout sets for KHIDI and Bloody Mary’s Dame-Music.

As one of the freshest and most versatile names in underground music today, Melanie continues to captivate audiences from Zagreb to London to her native Brazil—always delivering uniquely immersive and inimitable sets.

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

@melaniehavens
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Melanie Havens Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Zaatar is an artist originally from Morocco, based in France, who has stood out since the beginning of her career for her unique sound signature. She carves her own path by delicately blending her Moroccan heritage with influences from EBM, New Beat, and Trance. 

soundcloud : 
instagram : 

Zaatar @ GIMIC - 24 September 2025

Nagamatzu - Lift Off
Tom Carruthers - Cold World
Art Academy - Energie
Anne Clark - Sleeper in Metropolis
Visage - Pleasure Boys (Razormaid Remix)
Mark Grusane - Klub Nacht
Marcel Dettmann - DMT
Tobias Bernstrup - Hitman
Innershades - Tactics
Boytronic - Tonight (Alternate Mix)
Juan Ramos - Hard Bois ft. Kris Baha
Soft Cell - Martin (The Hacker Remix)

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BIO

Josh Cheon grew up in northern New Jersey, just outside New York City where he spent his weekends dancing at goth clubs and digging for records. He moved to San Francisco in 2006 and joined gay DJ collective Honey Soundsystem from 2007 to 2017. His love of underground ‘80s music pushed him to start Dark Entries in 2009, a record label specializing in reissuing lost music from that era as well as contemporary bands referencing those analog sounds. 

Website: http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/darkentriesrecords/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarkEntriesRecords/
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/joshcheon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkentriesrecords/

@darkentriesrecords
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Josh Cheon of Dark Entries Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

Mr. Pauli – 935 Lies – 935 Lies – Clone West Coast Series
E-Bony – Mad Naama – Dalmata Daniel eats Lahmacun – Dalmata Daniel
Dataintrang / Luke Eargoggle – The Elf Disc – The Ultimate Experience – Stilleben Records
Carl Finlow – Flaw – Electronic – 20:20 Vision
Pip Williams – Ulterior Motives – Hidden Agendas – Pareidolia Recordings
Commuter – TS-19 – Interstate 101 – Boysnoize Records
Franck Kartell – Apollo 13 Technical Malfunction (Techno Mix) – Apollo Missions EP – Black Leather Records
Obergman – Mirror Counterpart – Mirror Counterpart – Pariter
Freak Force Crew – We Got That Bass – The Main Idea is Bass – Debonaire Records
Muzikalist – Atomic – Stolen Waveforms – Diffuse Reality
Gods of Technology – Endless – 808s & Altered States EP – Battle Trax
Robotron – Cyborg Dream Patrol – Transformation – Skynet Cybersonix
Mascarpone – Combustion (Saigg Remix) – Combustion (Remixes) – Self-released
Strand Meets Optic Nerve – Factor It N (Mix 1) – Strand Meets Optic Nerve – Puzzlebox Records
CYRK – Moon of the Unforgotten – Escaping Earth – CHILDHOOD
Mike Ash – Rings of Saturn – Black Triangle – Bass Agenda Recordings
Liebknecht – Essex – 527.039 – Science Cult

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BIO:
Influenced by cult Dutch electronic labels, Detroit electro, Miami bass, early Chicago and P-Funk/G-Funk, Ole Mic Odd’s music and performances are driven by hardware electronics, live recordings and improvisation. His high-energy DJ sets weave together techno, acid, electro, EBM, synth-wave and jakbeat styles.

He has releases on KRI Records, Nocta Numerica, Kraftjerkz, Source Material, Zement, Dead Channel, Zonate, Natural Sciences, New York Haunted, Jungle Gym, Another Perspective, Hilltown Disco, Clan Destine and Up North Records, among others.

Follow Ole Mic Odd on Instagram.

Look out for releases from Old Mic Odd on KRI, Research & Development, Another Perspective, and more...

@ole-mic-odd
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Listen to Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP, hosted by Sharlese, every Saturday AM (Friday night) from 1-3 AM PST // 10 AM - 12 PM CET || www.kexp.org/shows/mechanical-breakdown/

Ole Mic Odd Guest Mix for Mechanical Breakdown on KEXP

The founder of the NovaFuture Blog (www.novafuture.blog) was invited to play a Depeche Mode only set at the label launch party  of Vanta Series (at ://about blank)on the 24th September. Knowing that he has no mixing skills he agreed because loves Depeche Mode and music stuff in general.  Only 2 days for preparation the selection was finalized just a few hours before the night started. 

This is the result (the sound is a bit crappy sorry) ...


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CEO Of NovaFuture - Depeche Mode Set at ://about blank on 24th September 2016

Lapse of Reason - Red Light Radio Amsterdam (Dj set)

Pornceptual Quarantine Music #10: Curses

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@cursesforever

Pornceptual Quarantine Music is part of our latest project, "Isolation PORN", that aims to explore lockdown sex, self-pleasure, and fetish during social distancing. All DJs featured in this series were and are supposed to play at our events that might or have been affected by the quarantine. Enjoy, stay home and stay kinky ;)

Artwork: footage shot on a hi-8 80's camera by LastVeil

Pornceptual Quarantine Music #10: Curses

Set recording during Paris Fashion Week for EGONlab. « HORROR STORY AW21 »  - After Show - January 24, 2021

Tracklist :  
Pablo Bozzi - Brigade Canine  
Infravision feat. Zanias - Wasteland (upcoming on Fleisch) 
Dave Inox - Resistance
 Pablo Bozzi - GoldenEye (unreleased) 
Dave Inox feat Vogue Noir - If You Try 
Infravision - Illegal Future (upcoming on Fleisch) 
Curses - Forever (Chinaski remix) 
Endrick Schroeder - Take Off 
Abu Nein - Geist 
Chinaski - Hellion 
Hard Corps - Je suis Passée (Tech Support edit) 
Pablo Bozzi - Night Voices (unreleased) 
Tobias Bernstrup - Private Eye
 Pablo Bozzi - Ghost of Chance (unreleased)

EGONlab. // PFW - AW21 // Pablo Bozzi

Sharlese is a Seattle DJ and KEXP host blending electro, EBM, Italo, and techno. She’s played at venues like Nowadays, Tresor West, and Panorama Bar and has appeared on podcasts like pi pi pi and The Brvtalist. With 17 years at KEXP, she produces The Afternoon Show and hosts Mechanical Breakdown. Sharlese also runs and curates Audiodrome and False Prophet and holds residencies at secondnature in Seattle and ROAM Recordings’ Problemes d'amour in SF.

KEXP Inquiries (Mechanical Breakdown & Expansions): sharlese@kexp.org
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