Adroit Podcast Series #122 - Afra

Datashader in full live form, recorded at Berlin Atonal, August 23, 2024.

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About Tresor Berlin
At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future.

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.

Datashader | Live at Tresor - 23.08.24

Kris Baha is an Australian-born, Berlin-based queer artist of Armenian, Egyptian and Italian heritage. His sound moves between techno, trance, progressive and breaks, shaped by a love of industrial textures and late-night city energy.

Over a 16-year career he’s remixed artists from Boy Harsher to Boys Noize and earned a reputation for crossing between club sets, live performance and experimental production, building a devoted following from Australia to Berlin and beyond.

This mix reflects his current mood, drawing on late-’90s and early-2000s influences with a cinematic Hackers-style edge—different from his past work yet true to what inspires him now.

@krisbaha

Track List
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Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury
Spacefly - Individual
Emkay - One Kiss Wonder
Body Clinic - Sky Dance
Manami - Rain Dance
Shjva - Zumi Tek (Jeku Trip To Goa Mix)
Fall Shock - Avoidance
Eat Static - Interceptor (CJ Bolland Remix)
Graeme L - Pink Chewing Gum
Audrey Danza & Andrea Dama - Signals in Movement 
The Evil B-Side Twins - Relentless Spirit 
Empirion - Ciao
Maara - Revenge From The Penthouse
Kris Baha - Unreleased
Vani Vachi - Coded Flesh (Kris Baha Remix) 
Sourmash - Throwing Caution To The Wind
Synchro - Human Oscillator
Nine Inch Nails - Memorabilia
Commander Tom - Are Am Eye 2.3 (Marc van Linden UK Mix)
Underworld - Spikee

BCCO Mix Series 680: Kris Baha

Umwelt - 3h mix @ Le Sucre  | 09.08.25

REC 38 w/ Akua

On May 30, Akua lit up Room 01 with a fierce blend of 90s-inspired techno, acid basslines, twisted bleeps, and relentless machinal funk. Sharing the lineup with VIL, Phara, and Marie-Julie, she carved out her own space, evoking Detroit and Midwest techno’s deconstructed roughness and the continuum of rave culture. Her set was a bold convergence of classic heritage and edgy futurism, and we're all for it.

▪️ Soundcloud: @akua_dj
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/akua
▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akua_b_/

Akua ― Recorded Live at Fuse (30.05.25)

NTS RADIO 100% PRODUCTION MIX

For the second edition of Bastardo Electrico we welcome another one of Ireland's best electronic DJs & selectors NEZ and he has delivered an hour & a half of power for you, fusing dark machine funk and heavy, hypnotic techno. Enjoy!

Nez is a Belfast-based DJ and founder of Computer Controlled Records, a label dedicated to the rawer, darker edges of techno and electro. Over the past 2 decades, he’s carved out a distinct voice in the underground scene, both as a selector and as a curator, driven by a deep respect for the roots of electronic music and a hunger for its future possibilities.
Known for intense, tightly crafted sets, Nez brings an uncompromising approach to the dancefloor. His selections speak to years spent digging, listening, and understanding how music moves people physically and emotionally. There's a clarity of intent in his sets: no gimmicks, no trend-chasing, just pure, high-voltage energy built for dark rooms and late hours.

Through Computer Controlled Records, he’s released music from like-minded artists who share a passion for hardware-driven sound and DIY ethos. The label has become a trusted outlet for heads seeking depth and authenticity, reflecting Nez’s commitment to keeping the underground alive and vital.

Outside the booth and studio, Nez remains active in the Belfast scene, supporting local talent, hosting events, and helping build a space where music can thrive on its own terms. Whether he’s playing to a packed club or championing a new artist, the goal stays the same: to serve the music and the people who live for it.

Bastardo Electrico Radio #2: NEZ

After a bit of time away we are back with the archival series and what better way to start it off again than with this legendary headline set from one of the most amazing people in techno, Paula Temple. Hard to believe this party is coming up to being 10 years ago now but here we are. Paula on the night delivered a blistering 90 min workout, full of texture and constant drive. I love listening back to sets like these before it all went to total shit after Covid with influencer tik-tok/IG hard techno taking the forefront and making parties and sets like these less common throughout the UK & Europe. A shame really. I'm going to ramp up these uploads as we will very soon have some news to share regarding something a little bit special in 2026. Stay tuned and we hope you enjoy this one!

[PLEX ARCHIVES #42] - Paula Temple - [06.11.15]

Taking over the decks this week with two hours of unflinching groove engineering, Tresor resident DJ and Unrush boss Mareena pulls out the big guns. All in layered atmospheric finesse, streamlined rhythmic architecture and nimble transitions, Mareena's mix vouches for her impeccable mixing skillset and pristine curation. Blending hi-impact, big room-focussed wares and clever detours into further experimental-leaning territories, the German artist captures a compelling snapshot of her current musical headspace, combining the finest of hi-tech dubs with vanguard electronics and stripped-down floor destroyers bound to wreak havoc all the way from the basement to the rooftop. Seismic drop, beware. 

soundcloud.com/mareenaofficial


Reclaim Your City 662 | Mareena

Slam put this mix together for 6 music's rave forever 90s edition on Craig Charles show...It features tracks which meant a lot to us and our crowd at our night at the Arches in Glasgow during the 90s and it still sounds fresh today. Here's the tracklist. Enjoy..

Percy X
X Trak 1
SOMA QUALITY RECORDINGS.

Morgan
Flowerchild
SYNEWAVE.

Kenny Larkin
Loop 2
R&S RECORDS.

Lemon8
Model 8
BASIC ENERGY.

F.U.S.E.
F.U.2
PLUS 8 RECORDS.

DBX
Losing Control
PEACEFROG RECORDS.

Joey Beltram
Flash Cube
TRAX RECORDS.

Code 6
Last Voyage
EXPERIMENTAL.

69
Jam The Box
R&S RECORDS.

Jeff Mills
Casa
PURPOSE MAKER.

Black Odyssey
The Stand
BLACKFLAG RECORDINGS.

Robert Hood
Protein Valve
M-PLANT MUSIC.

SLAM  at the Arches 90's Techno Mix - Radio 6 Music

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Slam | Machine Cut Noise
[SOMALP114]

Inauguration
The Afore Mentioned
Viginti Quinque
Inception
Ecclesiastic
Evite
Psalm
Anagram
Corridors
Obstacle
Fine

Techno duo Slam return once more with the album ‘Machine Cut Noise’.

With the double vinyl album, Machine Cut Noise, Stuart McMillan & Orde Meikle delve into the everyday workings of what makes us human; with life, so to speak, running at the very heart of album. Much of their time is spent on the road, therefore many of the original ideas for the album were created in airports, hotels and wherever the two found themselves inspired around the world. This created a vibe that each track was born of the modern machine itself.

These concepts are quickly prevalent on the album - every track has a singular purpose or energy unique to itself. Whether it’s emotive or programmed, there is a feeling that the way it has been constructed has been paved by the machines that surround us. 

Slam have spread the net in terms of production on this album, basing it around their grander tastes in electronic music with the opening pairing of Inauguration & The Afore Mentioned veering into more dystopian sounds and the likes of Viginti Quinque, Ecclesiastic & Evite providing the harder edged themes in the first half of the album. The haunting sounds of Psalm & Anagram bring tension throughout, delivering shades of the future with buzzing, sombre chords set to static interference before one more peak time burst in Corridors. This allows the duo to close out the album in an exceptionally refined way, with Obstacle curving slowly downward leaving the ethereal soundscape of Fine.

The pair have lately been on consistent form with a highly prolific run of singles and remixes including the critically acclaimed ‘Soma Track Series’, all housed on their label Soma Records which is currently celebrating 25 years at the cutting edge of electronic music.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

The Afore Mentioned

BOOKINGS DJ & Live sets: chris@elitemm.co.uk
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.

The Afore Mentioned

Slam

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