"For our set at the festival this year, we challenged ourselves to play tracks with a Scandinavian connection—whether through the artist, remixer, or label. These tracks also echoed the music that first inspired our love for clubbing and DJ’ing. This recording captures a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Aura stage, where the vibe was truly impeccable.” - Martinou

Mama Snake b2b Martinou at Draaimolen Festival 2024

A lesson in rhythm from a former De School resident.

When it comes to minimalist dance music, Ruben Üvez, AKA Konduku, is one of the best in the game right now. With a masterful and ever-shapeshifting understanding of rhythm, the Berlin-based artist crafts sublime dance music with a staunchly leftfield bent. Don't just take our word for it: how many DJs, after all, can claim to have moved De School to a puddle of tears?

Musically, Üvez is hard to pin down. He's often billed as a techno artist, but actually you'll find his sound sits outside of the genre's many conventions. With an outsider's curiosity, he leans into diverse moods, tempos and genres, though one throughline is always how he arranges his drums. Whether it be deep, Nobu-core techno such as 2023's Hayal EP or UK beat science á la Peverelist on 2019's  Gegek, he leads with rhythm across his DJing and production. The end product is a hypnotic, one-of-a-kind sound that hits the body before the brain has time to catch up. In short, it slaps.

As Üvez's RA Podcast demonstrates, he's got a serious knack for crafting and selecting tunes that can  deeply captivate a dance floor. Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, RA.967 is an excursion through a timeless sound, packed with long, layered blends, flick-of-the-wrist transitions, locked grooves and spine-tingling atmospherics. In 2020, we called Ruben Üvez one of techno's brightest new talents. This mix sees him ascending to a seat at the top table.

@kondukukonduku

Read more at ra.co/podcast/967

RA.967 Konduku

A recording of Sapphire Slows playing a dj/live hybrid set at The Labyrinth 2024 on Sunday morning, October 13.

The Labyrinth 2024 - Sapphire Slows (dj/live hybrid)

Recorded live at R@B Forest Party in Oslo on May 3rd 2025

Marius Bø is a figure within the northern hemisphere of the electronic music landscape, his artistry is deeply rooted in a profound connection to nature's atmosphere and the communal spirit of open-air gatherings. As one of the co-founders of the Oslo-based collective Ute, Marius' musical journey finds its origins nestled amidst the Norwegian forests. It is here, between the trees and rustling leaves, that his sound took root, hosting and playing parties deep in the woods. Founded in 2017, the Ute label boasts a cult-like following for its approach to psychedelic trance music as well as long form downtempo and chill out sounds presented on sub labels Sinensis and Translusid. 

Marius’ sets can be seen as a concoction of psychedelic atmospherics, renowned for his extended sets, generating dynamic tensions and sublime releases that work both the body and mind. Mastering different tempos and moods of deep hypnosis, he deftly connects the dots between old school records and futuristic soundscapes. Whether it’s ambient, idm, trance or techno, the Ute label-head seamlessly blends the sounds with a captivating elegance. 
From hazy braindance to high-energy vibrations in mist-shrouded forests, balmy shores and dimly-lit basements, Marius navigates diverse settings with his distinctive musical style that takes a gentle yet firm grip on the soul. 

His unique approach has brought him to iconic venues such as Pawnshop, Bassiani, and Macadam, and to international festivals like Monument in the heart of Norway’s forest, Organik on a hidden peninsula in Taiwan and Outsider Festival, deep in the Australian bush. Whether in intimate clubs or verdant outdoor landscapes, Marius' music carries an organic and trippy spirit that transcends time and space.

MIX083 - Marius Bø (奧斯陸) [Live for R@B]

Jin Synth is a music producer from Taiwan who moved to the UK in 2021 and currently lives in London. During her school years, she studied classical music before progressing to folk guitar and electric bass. Over the last decade, she has concentrated on synthesisers, modular systems, and the in-depth study of music plugins. In 2024, Jin was invited to host DAW workshops at the University of the Arts London. 
Though her DJ mix is techno based, she frequently incorporates experimental sound elements as well as subtle touches of warmth and gentleness into her set. 


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https://soundcloud.com/jinsynth  
https://www.instagram.com/jinsynth

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NR Sound Mix 082 Jin Synth

For our next installment, we’re honoured to welcome ABSIS back to the series with a stunning recording of his all-vinyl hybrid DJ set at this year’s Perpendicular Festival.

Equipped with an ISO420 mixer, Pulsar-23, H90 FX, three turntables, and a crate full of heavyweight rhythms, ABSIS delivered a beautifully crafted dub session that warmed the dancefloor on Saturday morning.

May these sounds ease you gently into the week ahead <3

https://soundcloud.com/absismusic
https://www.instagram.com/absis_music/

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular
https://www.instagram.com/espacio.perpendicular/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - ABSIS (Hybrid Set) - Perpendicular 2025

Glassz is a Wrocław based DJ deeply involved across many aspects of the Polish scene: As the promoter  behind the label and party series called SPLOT, resident and advancing manager of Ciało club, booker of Up To Date Festiva, DJing trainer at Instytut Dźwięku and former head of music editorial and programming in Radio LUZ 91.6FM. A day and night explorer of fresh, out-of-the-box electronic music, ever striving to bring new experiences to the local scene by seeking for complex and imagination-stirring dance music. 

Playing on the FOMO stage at the 2025 edition of Up To Date Festival, Glassz describes the mix as “the most fulfilling performance on every level captured,” serving as a testament to a relentless exploration of out-of-the-box electronics and moving beyond convention to create something truly unique.

Follow:

https://soundcloud.com/glassz
https://www.instagram.com/glassz.dj/
https://www.facebook.com/glassz.dj/

tracklist:
Naturalisten - Release The Tension
Caldera - Sink Again
o.utlier - Pulse
Tom Ellis - Quantum Quirks
Cafe de la Jungle - Ginso
Soreab ft. Cinna Peyghamy - Untitled 1 (Dub)
Vardae - Lost In Alhambra
Objekt - The Stitch-Up
Erik Luebs - Bliss Means Leaving
Bandulu - Serial Operations
Asusu - Bruwa
Beatrice M. - Magic (Dubstep Mix)
Jay Duncan - Dissolution
Piezo - Deepa
Fear of Silence - Turbulence
Conzi - Drakar
Jack Sparrow - Way Out West
dadan karambolo - by jove [mix 1601]
Raär - Enigiser
Entire - TUNNEL #5 (DUB)
Archypness - Ten Dra
Christian Coiffure - Dreamers at Work (Live Version)
Nicola Cruz - Telepathine
Priori - Pareidolia (Notte Infinita Hi-Tech Roller)
gyrofield - Occam's Razor
Yes Stanley - Phantom Patterns
Skeptical & Loxy - Krakoa
Psion - Rising Tides
Sub Basics - Scope
Vardae - Kiyat
Emily Jeanne - Count Me Out
Mike Parker - Spaceship Galliot
Floid & W92 - Dookuzot
Guava - Believe in U
Realitycheck - Mood Shift
unknown - untitled - a1
Kloke - Siberia
Konsudd - Firefly Guarantees Bliss

MNMT Recordings : Glassz — Up To Date Festival 2025

There is psychedelic techno, and then there is the earth shattering, mind-melting, wormhole inducing high-fidelity psychedelic techno of A Strange Wedding. A true master of cutting edge sound design and transcendental sets that have warped the very fabric of reality across the globe. 

This very special mix takes you deep into a galaxy of sounds, where each sonic filament is rendered with surgical precision and crystalline clarity. Tribalistic energy and alien textures combine to summon a kind of primal futurism. It is the sound of an ancient ceremony, conducted deep in the forest. 

Your gateway to the ancient future is now open. 

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/a_strange_wedding
https://www.instagram.com/astrangewedding/
https://fanlink.tv/ASW


MNMT 484 : A Strange Wedding

«The Japanese artist OCCA embodies that spirit with his solid trajectory, and his set at Mostra 2025 was perhaps the best example of how an electronic journey can be as original as it is absorbing, as nuanced and layered as it is genre-defying. Tracks unfolded with a sensitivity that challenged the very logic of convention.»

«El artista japonés OCCA encarna este espíritu con su sólida trayectoria, y su set en la edición de Mostra de este 2025 es, posiblemente, el mejor ejemplo de cómo se conjuga un viaje electrónico tan original como absorbente, tan sugerente como lleno de matices y géneros electrónicos, con tracks y una sensibilidad musical que desafían la lógica de lo convencional.»

· OCCA Soundcloud: @oooccaaa
· Mostra Festival Soundcloud: @mostrabcn

· Leer más: https://vanitydust.ninja/occa-djset-mostra-festival
· Read more: https://www.vanitydust.ninja/occa-djset-mostra-2025-en/

Read & Play

OCCA @ Mostra Festival 2025 (Barcelona)

Peter Van Hoesen performed on the second day of #Mostra25 at Fabra i Coats: Fàbrica de Creació.

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Clubs, festivals, theaters, football stadiums, museums, beaches, mountains and beyond - Peter Van Hoesen's take on visceral techno has been presented worldwide in many different settings for nearly two decades.

One central element always remains: a deep love and understanding of sound and all its influential effects. Peter Van Hoesen runs Time To Express and Center 91. Together with AtomTM he is SYNC. - a live techno project focused on improvisation and collaboration. Together with Yves De Mey he is Sendai, a forward looking experimental outfit with releases on Editions Mego, Archives Intérieures, Konstrukt and Stroboscopic Artefacts.

@petervanhoesen

Peter Van Hoesen @ Mostra 2025

NX1 [ Nexe Records ] Spain

NX1 has released several EP both in his own label Nexe Records as well as semantica in a short period of time. We have already noticed NX1 earlier last year and invited Surit to record a podcast for Smoke Machine this past March, and it received massive responses. This exclusive mix was composed by NX1, which is formed by Surit and Samot. In addition to a large amount of unreleased works, this mix is also full of their sound and entirely NX1’s unique style. If you like NX1, they will be performing for the first time in Berlin’s Tresor on the 30th of this month. Also check their website below.

www.nexerecords.com
http://soundcloud.com/nexe-records
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nexe-Records/144071112333747

http://www.smkmachine.com 
http://www.facebook.com/SmokeMachineOfficial

Release date // 25th June 2012


Smoke Machine Podcast 054 NX1

Taipei based record label, podcast and event company.

Smoke Machine Podcast 054 NX1

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