welcome to Open Up 109.. this week a guest mix from Axel Karakasis!

1. LFCs - Psycle [Evolution]
2. Markantonio - Yho [Analytic Trail]
3. Nonnus & Porter Rhodes - Breaking Point [Reload Records]
4. Rob Hes - X-Plore (Axel Karakasis Remix) [Skeleton]
5. Zzino & Guss Carver - Can I Take You? 
6. Sian - Autogamy [Octopus]
7. On/Off - Thunder [Onofficial Records]
8. Axel Karakasis - Gripped [Remain]
9. MAAE - Big Mouse [MB Elektronics]
10. Simone Tavazzi - Abuse [Alleanza]
11. Axel Karakasis - Firecracker [Rhythm District]
12. M.Fukuda - Emerald Splash [Octopus]
13. Dimitri Motofunk, George Libe - Circuit [Among Rec]
14. Klaudia Gawlas - Percy [Kombination Research]
15. KNOBS - Dream At Night (Developer Remix) [Nachtstrom Schallplatten]
16. Mono.xID - Asphyxiate [Extrasolar Records]
17. Andres Gil - Distroy 
18. Axel Karakasis - Strange Ways [Remain]
19. Axel Karakasis - Flounder [Rhythm Distrikt]

Simon Patterson - Open Up - 109 - Axel Karakasis Guest Mix

DJ 34 is a trance/techno DJ & event promoter in the greater Tokyo, Japan area.  Founder and member of SKULLDUGGERY JAPAN.

He holds residency at some of the well known clubs in the Tokyo area - ZEROTOKYO, WOMB, WARP, R-Lounge, OR Tokyo, and others.  Resident trance DJ with Trance Essentials (WOMB) and R-Trance (R-Lounge). 

Influenced by some of the global music scenes top notch trance/techno producers and DJ’s by the likes of John Askew, Greg Downey, Simon Patterson, Will Atkinson, Alex Di Stefano, Bryan Kearney, Mark Sherry, Sean Tyas, Will Rees, Scott Project, Indescent Noise, Astrix, Alpha Portal, RITMO, Volcano on Mars, Outsiders, Antinomy, Marco Baily, Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte, Webhha, Space 92 to name a few. 

His sets are diverse and takes you on a journey crossing over the boundaries of techno/hardtechno, techtrance/trance, and psytrance.

Simon Patterson is The One.
21 consecutive Beatport number ones with massive singles such as 'Dissolve', 'Now I Can Breath Again', 'Apex’, ‘The One’, ‘Shadows’ (with Astrix), ‘Brush Strokes’, ‘Northern Lights’, ‘Here and Now’, ‘Latika’, ‘Thump’, ‘Smack’, ‘F-16’, ‘Bulldozer’, ‘Mood Swing’ - Simon Patterson’s production back catalogue is an astonishing list of hit after hit record. All records that retain absolute credibility in both the underground as well as the overground.
Simon Pattersonis the master craftsman of melancholic melody and the premier purveyor of razor sharp beats.
Simon’s Open Up brand is firmly established as the market leader for high quality underground trance, tech and psy. His OU radio show is the hottest showcase of music from the tech and psy scene as well as being the first place to hear the fresh sounds emerging from Simon’s studio.
His sell out OU live shows continue to bring a unique and futuristic visual / audio experience to the hottest dance floors worldwide and he recently completed two residency runs on BBC Radio 1 confirming Simon’s popularity and position in the UK as being as prominent as it is worldwide.
Simon Patterson headlines the coolest festivals and clubs the world over. His tour schedule is relentless. He is a key player at all major Insomniac events including Dreamstate, EDC, Beyond Wonderland and regularly appears at ASOT, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, BAT, Evolution, Mayday, Luminosity and countless other leading electronic events.
Simon Patterson is pioneering a new sound and clubbing experience that fuses cutting edge audio with an insane custom visual experience (developed by genius visual producers Rebel Overlay).
Touring extensively in the US Simon now resides in Miami in order to meet the demand for his sound in the states. The EDM bubble has burst and the armies of kids who grew up on bland and monotony are now craving something with more depth and soul.
Along with Astrix, John Askew, Freedom Fighters, Sean Tyas, Will Atkinson and Blazer - Simon is one of the VII elite, a new record label and brand pushing the boundaries of cutting edge tech and psy.
Simon Patterson is also now signed to Insomniac Recordings / Interscope in the US. Watch this space for the biggest hits of his career to date.
With each new dawn, new sounds, new ideas and new visions are born. And today Simon Patterson spearheads a new wave of sounds taking futuristic electronic stimulation to a new level as he fuses an innovation blend of music, technology and visual art.
Open Up.

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