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recording of the set I played at P.ARA DARK in Bremen on the last weekend in February. 

VINYL ONLY :)

Hope you like it!

P.ARA DARK 25/02/23

The last hour of the set I played for our SLIME showcase at MS Treue on 18/03/23.

SLIME

at MS Treue 18/03/23

sc @https://soundcloud.com/dj-frottee
insta @https://www.instagram.com/dj.frottee/

DJ Frottée - PULVA (08.04.2023)

Recording of the set I played for Encore Une Fois at OXI on 25/07/23

Enjoy!

LIVE

Encore Une Fois at OXI 25.07.23

This is the set I played at ZusaMMen on Mensch Meier's MeinFloor. 
vinyl only of course
enjoy!

SLIME at Mensch Meier 16/09/23 w/ BLVSH & Tooflez

Thank you for supporting us,
this is our best motivation ❤️

Here’s some shot from our last Solenoid Showcase at @giri.berlino

Lat but not least, a big thank to all of the Djs who played.

infos: bookings@solenoidrecords.com

zikade - Solenoid For Pride (27.07.2024)

TECH CLUBBERS PODCAST W/ NOT OPERATED

Since 2007, Berlin-based artist Not Operated ( formerly Erta Ale, aka DJ Fresh ) has been a prolific force in the techno scene. He has released a wide range of music under various aliases on his own labels, Solenoid Records and S-Limited, as well as on respected labels like Twirl, Exploited, The Hindie Corporation ( Bogotá ) and Bullfinch, among others.
He has brought his sound to renowned venues such as About Blank, OXI, and Renate in Berlin; AND Club and Modular in South Africa; Radion and Church in Amsterdam; Micro in Sofia to name just a few. He has also appeared frequently on influential radio platforms including HÖR Radio, Red Light Radio ( Amsterdam ) and Rinse FM.
With his "Not Operated" project, he emphasises DAWless live techno performances, relying on an "everything from scratch" philosophy. This approach drives the raw energy and spontaneity that define his exhilarating live shows, where unpredictability and adrenaline take center stage.

Follow NOT OPERATED here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/not.operated
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/notoperated

Not Operated ( Live ) - Tech Clubbers Podcast #391

This EP was created by extracting segments from Not Operated's live acts, then remixing and balancing them in post-editing. In this EP, you can appreciate the characteristic energy of his LIVE performances, which he himself defines as an "organic act." The execution of his shows is primarily based on an "everything from scratch" approach. Most of his performances are improvised in the moment, creating a strong sense of surprise and spontaneity.

Over the years, Not Operated has developed a highly personal setup, relying solely on analog machines and avoiding the use of sampler machines and computers both on stage and in the studio. These four tracks were extracted from his last two live streaming and club night performances at Renate in Berlin.

https://s-limited.bandcamp.com/album/scenario

CREDITS:
Producer: Not Operated
Mixing: Not Operated
Artwork: Aconite

Links
IG: https://www.instagram.com/not.operated/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/notoperated

PREMIERE: Not Operated - Membrane [s-limited]

@notoperated
Bandcamp: https://s-limited.bandcamp.com/album/scenario
Info: This EP was created by extracting segments from Not Operated's live acts, then remixing and balancing them in post-editing. In this EP, you can appreciate the characteristic energy of his LIVE performances, which he himself defines as an "organic act." The execution of his shows is primarily based on an "everything from scratch" approach. Most of his performances are improvised in the moment, creating a strong sense of surprise and spontaneity.

Over the years, Not Operated has developed a highly personal setup, relying solely on analog machines and avoiding the use of sampler machines and computers both on stage and in the studio. These four tracks were extracted from his last two live streaming and club night performances at Renate in Berlin.

*PREMIERE* Not Operated - Wave Function Collapse

Artist: Not Operated
Label: S-Limited
Title: Scenario 
CAT: SLM02
Format: Digital
Release Day: 28.03.2025

Buy-Link: https://s-limited.bandcamp.com/album/scenario

Follow NOT OPERATED here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/not.operated
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/notoperated

TC Premiere: Not Operated - Scenario [ S - Limited ]

Magical moments to re-live!

My set during @liminoid-collective x @musicstore-de-jongens-van-hemmes is now on SoundCloud!

Featuring some of my favorite tracks by @laarsmusic @palmizmusic @astrosg @bodyclinic @tranceatlantyk @cybernet303 @eoindj and more!

Enjoy!

Vinylkite @Liminoid X De Jongens van Hemmes - Kingsday 2025

“Sometimes I catch myself wishing for a life that isn’t mine—drawn into the dreams and stories of others, forgetting they carry their own struggles too. ‘Nostalgia di un futuro mai avuto’ is my way of stepping back. It reminds me that we all carry memories—some beautiful, some painful. We can’t relive or rewrite them, but there’s peace in knowing we’ve lived them at all.”


EP Title: Nostalgia di un futuro mai avuto 
Artist: Human Trax
Label: Solenoid Records
Genre: House
Release Date: 25th of July

MOTZ Premiere: Human Trax - Nostalgia di un futuro mai avuto [Solenoid Records]

DJ Fresh formerly known as Erta Ale  joining our Mixed Feelings series with a tied up set list. 
Expect nothing but Freshness ! 
Somewhere between cinematic breaks, 90‘ Rave euphoria and stabbin’ Acid House.
The DJ, producer, live performer and founder of Solenoid Records been pushing electronics ever since.
Don’t hesitate on checking out his label for likeminded productions.

DJ Fresh : 
This mix represents the consolidation of a new stylistic phase for me as a DJ, marking a return to a more house-oriented sound while integrating and emphasizing the influence that 90s music has had on my musical language over the past five years.

@solenoid_records

Track ID’s : 

Diskop - Cutter
Diskop - Blow Up
Baby Rollén - Um-Owe-Ey-Ahh
Bright Past - Disclose
Epitome Of Hype - Making Myself Better (Original Mix)
DJ WAVS - Back In 89
FM-3, Jose Rodríguez (Spain) - Funky Beats (Original Mix)
Lady Packa - Free-Dom (Lee Coombs Remix)
Human Trax - Analog 
LOST - The Gonzo (Original Mix)
Lee Coombs and The Drumattic Twins - Tribal Tension 2012 
bassix - body & soul (never let you go) (michael gray's furious dub)
George Issakidis & Speedy J - Looks Something Like You
Dj Fresh - Spaceporn (unreleased)
Skee Mask - Studio 626
Subject 13 - One More Chance

Mixed Feelings 018 - DJ Fresh

Human Trax - One More (Solenoid Records)
EP Title: One More Red Koala
Artist: Human Trax / Dj Fresh
Release Date: 29th of August
Label: Solenoid Records
Genre: Progressive House / Trance / Breakbeat

Buy Link: https://solenoidrecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-more-red-koala


CREDITS:
Producer: Human Trax / Dj Fresh
Artwork: Lucrezia

Links
IG: https://www.instagram.com/solenoid_records/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/solenoid_records
https://soundcloud.com/humantrax

PREMIERE: Human Trax - One More (Solenoid Records)

https://www.instagram.com/solenoid_records/
https://soundcloud.com/solenoid_records
bandcamp: https://solenoidrecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-more-red-koala
info:

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Dj Fresh - Red Koala

G18 Records 013 - Not Operated 

Since 2007, Berlin-based artist Not Operated (formerly Erta Ale, aka DJ Fresh) has been a prolific force in the techno scene. He has released a wide range of music under various aliases on his own labels, Solenoid Records and S-Limited, as well as on respected labels like Twirl, Exploited, The Hindie Corporation (Bogotá) and Bullfinch, among others. He has brought his sound to renowned venues such as About Blank, OXI, and Renate in Berlin; AND Club and Modular in South Africa; Radion and Church in Amsterdam; Micro in Sofia to name just a few. He has also appeared frequently on influential radio platforms including HÖR Radio, Red Light Radio (Amsterdam), and Rinse FM. With his “Not Operated” project, he emphasises DAWless live techno performances, relying on an "everything from scratch" philosophy. This approach drives the raw energy and spontaneity that define his exhilarating live shows, where unpredictability and adrenaline take center stage.

- Track List -
Not Operated - Sirens (S-Limited)
Surgeon - Forgotten Gods
E.DN – 21-45
Operator - Running From The Man
Not Operated - Vengeance (S-Limited)
Rødder - Supernova
Augusto Taito - Five Thousand Wars
Not Operated - Meta
Aero - Straight From The Shoulder
Lars Huismann - Dominion
Albert Zhirnov - Viper
Not Operated - Membrane (S-Limited)
Phil Berg - Raid
Nørbak - Flauta
D.Dan - X-Dreams

G18 Records 013 - Not Operated

⚡️|TECHNO|NEO BEAT|⚡️

one half of @dj-frottee & @hhhhypnotist| resident @slime_berlin | vinyl lover

Inspired by her dedication to hard kicks and gloomy melodies, zikade travels between Techno, Electro and Acid, with occasional sparks of Trance, EBM, and Industrial appearing. Her sets always strive to be connected less by genre than by atmosphere — dark but groovy, melancholic but sexy. 
zikade is a resident for SLIME and part of the female:pressure network. In 2023, she produced a monthly radio show called Center Shock.

| 2 0 2 5 |
31.08. 4Q4 Festival 
29.08. SLIME
22.08. TBA
15.08. Queer Vinyl Night at Ringbar 
09.08. Queer Vinyl Night at Spina 
06.08. Crêpes and Open Decks at Æden
01.08. Queer Vinyl Night at Poropati
26.07. Exist & Resist CSD Dance b2b CocktailTwinks
19.07. VORTEX open air 
11.07. streamlines festival
05.07. SLIME at secret location 
05.07. private event 
04.07. HIGH Fidelity @hhhhypnotist
27.06. Queer Vinyl (Club) Night
07.06. GLU Festival 
30.05. Queer Vinyl Night Vol. IV at B-Lage
17.05. BB Only at Zur Klappe @dj-frottee
11.05. SLIME
12.04. Queer Vinyl Night Vol. III at Coro
04.04. Vernissage at Nowhereland Tattoo
22.03. Renate Green Room for XOXA, BRENN. and Blvsh
21.03. THF Radio 
14.03. Queer Vinyl Night Vol. II at Café Wendel 
07.03. SLIME
07.02. Queer Vinyl Night at VinNeukölln
15.01. XOXA Blend podcast series 
11.01. SLIME


| 2 0 2 4 |
31.12. NYE at H48: queers against landlords 
20.12. Dust n Roar @ Køpi Keller
13.12. Stueck II FLINTA popup 
29.11. flinta* open decks w/ XOXA and Les Libertines
13.11. mix for Sententia Electronica at freies radio fritz 
25.10. SLIME
21.09. Mena @dj-frottee
14.09. Klub Kegelbahn @dj-frottee
13.09. sweeties at Fitzroy 
31.08. Dust n Roar at secret location in Potsdam
11.08. Frog at Crack Bellmer @dj-frottee
09.08. BROR at Prague Pride
27.07. Solenoid for Pride at Giri
14.06. it’s a birthday @dj-frottee
18.05. SLIME
DJ break to feel good ✌️
15.03. DARK RAVE DISKO at Metro Club (OL)
08.03. SLIME x Supernature
16.01. Encore une Fois as @dj-frottee at Oxi 
12.01. @slime_berlin at secret location 

| 2 0 2 3 |
25.12. @slime_berlin X-Mas TBA
10.12. Salon Velours @ Gelegenheiten 
02.12. @hhhhypnotist at p.ara dark (HB)
25.11. @dj-frottee at Refuge Radio for female:pressure
24.11. @slime_berlin at Renate 
17.11. @slime_berlin at secret location
28.10. Fun(!)raiser at secret location 
20.10. Laune at Dom Technika (PL)
13.10. private event 
30.09. Supernature at About Blank
29.09. @slime_berlin at secret location 
16.09. Mensch Meier @slime_berlin
01.09. Lusatia Festival
25.07. Encore une Fois at Oxi 
22.07. @slime_berlin at Renate
21.07. Orbit at Lark @dj-frottee
25.06. @slime_berlin - Patterns Festival
16.06. Sousami (Limassol)
11.06. @slime_berlin at Crack Bellmer (Berlin)
03.06. private party (Gent) @hhhhypnotist
31.05. CENTER SHOCK @ ROOT Radio
27.05. Kalmthoutse Feesten (BE) @dj-frottee
26.05. Mund zu Mund Festival (Köln) @hhhhypnotist
23.05. encore une fois @ Aeden  @hhhhypnotist
17.05. SLIME @ secret location 
14.05. Ein ganz normaler Sonntag at Crack Bellmer @dj-frottee
11.05. Ausländerbehörde at Zur Klappe @dj-frottee
30.04. Pulva at Golden Gate @dj-frottee
29.04. Objekt Klein A (Dresden) @dj-frottee
26.04. CENTER SHOCK @ ROOT Radio
21.04. Tanzt (Neustrelitz)
15.04. Polyester Club (Madrid) w/ SLIME
08.04. Pulva at secret location @dj-frottee
29.03. CENTER SHOCK @ ROOT Radio
18.03. SLIME Showcase @ MS Treue (Bremen)
14.03. Threads Radio @hhhhypnotist
27.02. Boykott Magazine Soli Tresen @ Möbel Olfe (Berlin)@dj-frottee
25.02. P.ara Dark @ P.ara (Bremen)
22.02. CENTER SHOCK @ ROOT Radio
25.01. CENTER SHOCK @ ROOT Radio
19.01. female:pressure Podcast @hhhhypnotist
13.01. Viel hilft viel @ Mensch Meier (Berlin) @hhhhypnotist


| 2 0 2 2 | archived 

profile 📸 @amael.r (insta)
title 📸 @micpombo (insta)

Genre-Fluid music label based in Berlin, founded in 2016 by Erta Ale aka Dj Fresh

PREMIERE requests: bookings@solenoidrecords.com

Techno sub label: S-Limited @notoperated

Artists:

Ahni @ahniio
Dj Fresh
EMISLAY @emislay-xxx
Erta Ale
Human Trax @humantrax
HydraOnTheBeat @hydraonthebeat
Lupe @lupe
Marta @marta-berlin
Not Operated @notoperated
sweetestcape @sweetestcape
we.amps @we_amps

Solenoid boasts an extensive catalog of releases in both vinyl and digital formats, spanning from house music to techno. More recently, the focus has shifted to 90s techno and progressive house with influences of trance and acid.

Solenoid regularly showcases its artists through the parties which has already taken place at Renate, Golden Gate and Zur Klappe in Berlin. The goal of Solenoid and its artists is to promote quality rave music, both in productions and primarily in vinyl sets presented by the roster of its artists.

The label's design is curated by the illustrator Tara Deacon and visual artist Riccardo Bernardi, also known as ACONITE.

The distribution is handled by KMA60.
Mastering and cutting at ManMadeMastering, Berlin

for booking request: bookings@solenoidrecords.com

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