The closing set at the Varden stage is always a special time; Filled with excitement, tears, hugs, and exhaustion, it marks the end of four incredible days at Monument Festival.

This year Japanese maestro Wata Igarashi stepped up and delivered a legendary closing set. A psychedelic vortex of sound thundered across the forest as the dance floor was illuminated in radiant colors and fog, with smiling faces and dancing bodies all around. 

So find your best headphones or sit down in front of your speakers, turn it up, and time travel back to the Forgotten Valley. Guided by our friend, Wata Igarashi. Enjoy.

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Can’t wait to get back to Veggli? Our sixth edition of Monument Festival will take place from July 31st to August 3rd 2025 and tickets will go on sale soon. Be sure to join our waiting list at https://festival.mnmt.no/ to get your invitation. Mark your calendars. See you in the forest. 

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https://www.instagram.com/wataigarashi/

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Monument Festival 2024 : Wata Igarashi

In late 2023 I was chatting with a musician friend about labels, and whether they're really all that necessary these days. As someone mainly focused on self-releasing my music through Bandcamp, I think for the most part the answer is no. One should focus on passionately creating things and being involved in their local music community. Over time, label or not, things will hopefully start to take care of themselves on their own. I did however mention that there was one label I thought was really cool, and would definitely be interested in working with: it was Nous'klaer Audio. Incredibly, the next day I received an email from Sjoerd Oberman, who runs Nous'klaer, inviting me to join for a release and performance at Draaimolen. Of course, I was delighted to be involved. This would be my first show in the EU. I spent about 3 months preparing a new set. Having grown rather bored of CDJs and DJ mixers, I opted to prepare a live set, in which I control 8 channels of audio tracks along with drum machines and FX. This setup gives me a lot of freedom to explore new arrangements of my catalog, and better command the dynamic energy on the dance floor, pushing and pulling things forwards to capture the mood of the crowd. To prepare for Draaimolen, I organized several shows across Japan (where I live), further refining the setup after each performance, and deciding what tracks would be the best fit for the 60 minute peak time set I was scheduled to perform. I was very nervous about how my set would be received, but it ended up working very well, and was the highlight of my year. From the very start, the positive reaction from the crowd put me at ease, and Draaimolen's focus on sound and stage design gave me peace of mind, knowing that every frequency was being perfectly reproduced on the floor. I'm so grateful for the opportunity Nous'klaer and Draaimolen provided me. Long live Nous'klaer and long live Draaimolen. Thank you Sjoerd and Milo and Kani and Hannah! 
- Erik Luebs

Erik Luebs live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Live DJ set @Coda by Pax - Romana / Ratherlost @ Lofi Amstrdam ADE

Clarisa Kimskii @ Coda October 2024

Voices from The Lake hybrid live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Full Tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-297--sandwell-district

For our latest Bleep Mix instalment, Sandwell District come through with a hefty programming of dark rollers fulfilling that promise of reinvigorated purpose they mentioned before: “Having a good time”. And with a wealth of exclusive unheard material it’s hard to refute the mission statement. Dropping straight into the cavernous environs of an unreleased Regis side Frosty Jack’s, the selection rides a restrained line building tension through a number of Nastia Reigel tracks deployed with utmost precision before upping its stride with Luke Slater’s Planetary Assault Systems and quickly landing first peak from The Wizard himself, with Jeff Mills' slamming ‘93 cut Step to Enchantment (Stringent). Taking in a track from their comrade Surgeon’s forthcoming album, as well as the simmering acid of their own tune Hidden, Sandwell District bring it back round full circle via two further unreleased reworks of heroes Meat Beat Manifesto providing a breakbeat singed rupture to close out the proceedings with the vocal snatches of MBM’s Helter Skelter summing it all up really: “It's in my brain now. This is it!”

Bleep Mix #297 - Sandwell District

Ciao tutti ~ was back on NTS Radio for a new episode ~ à la carte this spring 🌸

🌑 Cosmic update ~ Taurus New Moon bringing grounded new beginnings ~ time to nurture what truly supports us, emotionally, spiritually & financially.

✨🌀 Guest mix by the legendary Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann ~ a deep, raw, hypnotic journey with pulsing textures and hidden vocal whispers ~ a techno ritual blooming just in time for spring spirits 🦋💌
He’s been a big inspiration to me from day one, and I’m so honoured to welcome him onto the show this month 🥰🙏 Grazie mille Efdemin 💫

Link in the usual spot 🖇️
Artwork by @mete.fyi

~ with love & gratitude ~
GiGi 🧜‍♀️

NTS RADIO GiGi FM PRESENTS EFDEMIN APRIL 2025

The VA boasts an extraordinary collection of talented artists, including: Anteac, BFVR, DSC7, Echofaze, Gaspare Crapanzano, Georg, Luciano Fusco, Lucyd, Michael Ius, Orion, Patient (MT), Scythe, T.A.M, The Miller, Truant, Yazmin


Stay tuned to explore this wave of diverse sounds that will soon make your ears resonate!
This release is the result of months of dedication, coordination, and passion. Bringing together such a powerful and eclectic lineup of artists has been no small feat, and we’re proud to present the culmination of this collaborative effort, crafted with care, intention, and an unwavering commitment to quality.


[TZNMVA003] Tzunami Waves Various Artists VOL.3. 

-Anteac - Nosferatu 
-BFVR - Golgoth Assault 
-DSC7- Unloveable 
-Echofaze - Daytona 
-Gaspare Crapanzano - Barriera 
-Georg - Bounce to da Rhythm 
-Luciano Fusco - 1Life 
-Lucyd - Mind Games 
-Michael Ius - Sringray 
-Orion - Crackle 
-Patient (MT) - Need This 
-Scythe - Hunter Gatherer 
-T.A.M - Magdalena Rio
-The Miller - Sharp Tool 
-Truant - Hentai Audio Club 
-Yazmin - Suspect 

Follow in BandCamp: 
https://tzunami1.bandcamp.com/album/tzunami-waves-various-artists-vol-3

Prod ~  Anteac, BFVR, DSC7, Echofaze, Gaspare Crapanzano, Georg, Luciano Fusco, Lucyd, Michael Ius, Orion, Patient (MT), Scythe, T.A.M, The Miller, Truant, Yazmin

Artwork ~ Chris.graphicd

Mastering ~ Franco Rossi

Buy Here

Lucyd - Mind Games

Noir

Function lays down the Sandwell District style on this week's RA podcast.

RA.177 Sandwell District

This mix by Berghain / Panorama Bar resident @Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann first aired on August 3 as part of @OstgutTon-official's takeover of @RinseFM and @Rinse-France. For this special simulcast on both stations in Paris and London, Ostgut Ton artists were asked to showcase a different musical side of theirs.

Phillip Sollmann: “For this mix I've picked out a handful of records that have been important to me recently or since a very long time. It's about various times and places, now rhythmic, then rather quiet. I hope that my musical output as Efdemin better translates through this compilation of influential music, rather than for instance through interviews. Happy listening.”

01. @Heiner-Goebbels | Berlin Kudamm 12​/​04​/​81 | ReR Megacorp
02. @Pyrolator | True Love | @Bureau-1 / Ata Tak
03. Σ [Summe] | Untitled 7"
04. John Cale, Tony Conrad, Angus MacLise | Ex-Cathedra | @TableOfTheElements
05. Nika Son [@Nikae] | Sonntag | Unreleased
06. Tony Conrad | Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain | @SuperiorViaduct
07. Westend | Untitled B2
08. Phillip Sollmann [@Efdemin] | Continuum Jam
09. Mike Parker | Verse 3
10. Berliner Ring | Bardo | @Meakusma
11. @CaterinaBarbieri & @Kali-Malone | Glory (Final Movement) | @XKatedral
12. @Blue-Gene-Tyrrany | A Letter from Home | @UnseenWorlds
13. @Ovalandbeyond | Homesick | @ThrillJockey
14. @DuanePitre | Feel Free Installation | @ImportantRecords
15. @BruceGilbertofficial | The Shivering Man | @EditionsMego
16. Jung An Tagen [@281533241] | Agent im Objekt | @EditionsMego
17. Ibolele | Unreleased
18. Paul De Marinis | If God Were Alive (& He Is) You Could Reach Him By Telephone | Lovely Music, Ltd. 
19. @Pyrolator | Inland 1 | @Bureau-1 / Ata Tak
20. Async Sense | Afrophil | Imbalance Recordings
21. Nika Son [@Nikae] | Esel und Gespenst | Unreleased
22. Slava Tsukerman, Brenda I. Hutchinson, Clive Smith | Jimmy's Theme [Liquid Sky OST] | @VareseSarabandeRecords
23. Kotai Bader | Welltick | Elektro Music Department
24. Nika Son [@Nikae] | Rhubarb | Unreleased
25. Konrad Sprenger [@Choose-Records] | Finale | @PAN_hq

Rinse FM Podcast

Ostgut Ton Takeover: Efdemin - 03 August 2019

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Artwork by Ankhsious
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Vault Sessions #008 - Ayarcana

Over the past 12 months, Vishscale has gone from best-kept London secret to hero of the techno underworld. 

We caught up with him to find out more about his influences and to bag this ferocious mix full of anger and etherial power...

Jaded: Hi Vish, can you describe the Scale Trax ethos and your personal sound for our listeners?

Hey Jaded. The way I would describe the Scale Trax ethos would be putting people on and shining light on them through quality music. Of course techno is what the label is about, but I believe the label is about pushing boundaries in the genre - it’s not about following BPM trends or what’s fashionable within the scene atm, but more about quality music that will stand the test of time in years to come; long after I’m gone. 

As for my personal sound, I know from looking from the outside in you can call it harsh or aggressive but it’s based mainly on things I’ve done, seen and felt in my life. If I could rap I would have a proper story to tell! But if I define the Vishscale sound into a few words I’d define it as dark & light with hard times and pain thrown in. 

Jaded: You take much inspiration from film, and from your own experiences boxing, can you tell us more about these influences and how they relate to your art?

Yes I take loads. As for films, I was and still am a 80s and 90s science fiction, Kung Fu, horror and gangster film fanatic. So movies like Terminator 1 and 2, Scarface, Menace to Society, Donnie Brasco, Enter the Dragon, Halloween I love. 

So yeah, I use to box and compete. I had 13 fights altogether, I still do box but just don’t compete no more. Musically, boxing has played a massive influence. When you go to perform (DJ) in front of a crowd you feel nervous - similar nerves I used to get before a fight. So boxing has taught me how to deal with those situations. The nerves will never go, but you learn how to perform under pressure be it with a crowd watching, bright lights etc. 

Anyone involved in techno or just the music scene will also know how hard and difficult it can be. So boxing has taught me how to stay focussed on myself and my goals and to bite down work hard and the results you want will come your way. 

Jaded: Paula Temple has been championing your releases heavily! How has her support affected your work?

Yeah that was pretty amazing Paula playing my music like I still can’t get my head around it to be fair.

I’ll tell u something - u may laugh: the day I saw her post a video on insta of her playing Dark Or Light I listened to the video about 5 times and still didn’t realise it was my track. I thought it sounds similar to my track, but didn’t realise until I went on my Soundcloud played the track and compared it to the video she posted. 

Her support of playing my tracks the video  she posted and being on her list of most played artists of 2019 has affected my work by giving me the validation to myself that I am someone within Techno doing something good as an artist. And the desire to work harder. It’s all about self-belief and people can have a lot of self-doubt, so it’s always nice when people can lift each other up rather than put people down.

Follow: 
@vishscale
@scale-trax
@jadedlondon

Jaded: Disruptors - Vishscale

KARA is a industrial techno DJ & Producer. The 26 year old Falsive Records label owner, focusses on hard and ravey sets by adding various elements in his sets. Acid, Rave, and what else that sounds mean.

 @karatrax
@falsiverecords

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Trummipõrin live (drum & bass)

We proudly present our new podcast series BASILICAST with a first massive mix, made by ØRGIE. The young Parisian DJ´s is known for his dark Hardcore Techno and Industrial Sets. Every guest who was at our 2 years anniversary will recognize very well, when he had his Berlin debut. In 2018 he founded his Label Mekanikal Bloodshed alongside Ma Čka & 93SOVAGE. So, enjoy one hour FULL POWER!


Artist: @orgie-fr
Label: @mekanikal_bloodshed

BASILICAST 001 - ØRGIE

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Veronica Vasicka is possibly one of the most important label owners and DJs in the underground electronic industry. As a woman, the impact of her work and continual influence has positioned Minimal Wave as a repository of assorted auditorial gold. Vasicka’s label and work as a DJ has provided some of the most iconic and memorable tracks the underground which dominated our minds and bodies for nearly two decades. Today, Minimal Wave and its sister label, Cititrax have brought us In Aeternam Vale, Marie Davidson’s Adieux Au Dancefloor, Oppenheimer Analysis, Martin Dupont and Deux to name a few. It is without doubt that Minimal Wave’s Veronica Vasicka is underground royalty and will continue to inspire fans and artists alike in years to come

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#SlamRadio - 389 - Veronica Vasicka

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Slam (aka Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle) are a tour de force on the global techno circuit. Their unique, six deck, back-to-back DJ performances have seen the duo play leading clubs and festivals across the world. They are renowned for both their experience and their powerful, contemporary sound. 

They are co-owners of Glasgow's Riverside Festival, and also host the legendary Maximum Pressure warehouse parties, which showcase the best emerging local talent alongside some of the most established names in international techno.

Their iconic Soma Records label boasts in excess of 600 releases, hosting Mcmillan and Meikle's own productions and many of today's most cutting-edge techno artists.

The last few years have seen some of the duo's most prolific studio output as they continue to innovate and keep things moving forward, most recently with the release of their experimental full length record Athenæum 101. In addition, Slam have also remixed tracks from the likes of Planetary Assault Systems, Clouds, Dax J, Damon Wild, Richie Hawtin, and Truncate, to name just a few. 

Slam also host one of Techno's most respected weekly podcasts, Slam Radio, which has now surpassed over 400 episodes. The show allows the duo to demonstrate their conviction to creating and promoting music and vibes that provide an antidote to the mainstream by inviting fellow artists from the vibrant Techno scene, from obscure names to current trailblazers.

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