Hypnotic techno bliss.

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_Haruka

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XLR8R Podcast 845: Haruka

The full recording of Vardae at Ratherlost 24hrs edition in Lofi, Amsterdam on August 18th, 2024. The French organizer of the Ouroboros festival went all-out for the closing, spinning a relentless vortex of breaks, techno, dubstep, and jungle woven together in a tribalistic climax of sound and energy.

Vardae at Ratherlost 18-08-2024

FLOAT RECORDS PODCAST 039 | @c0nn0rwall

"This mix is a shorter cut of my set at Solace at the start of April. To me, this was one of, if not my favourite gig to date. I haven't seen a dancefloor in Naarm/Melbourne rock that good in a long time. There are plenty of driving, mind twisted tracks in this set, with many unreleased tunes from the usual suspects (Neo, Obscur, Hasvat Informant etc)". - Connor Wall

The term "artist to watch" gets thrown around a lot these days, especially with the volume of new artists entering the scene with unprecedented access to tracks, information, and technology. Often, however, it's a certain attitude that elevates the true heads above the groundswell of an ocean of new artists, and Connor Wall is unquestionably of this ilk.

Inspired from past, present and future experiences - Connor's creative constancy has allowed him to shape his sound into the organic, weighty, and effective tracks you can hear on labels like Treatment, Float, Phorum and WSNWG.  There is a potent, heart-palpitating sonic representation that accompanies anything Connor does, and part of the reason why he is such an exciting prospect leading into the future. His devotion to a particular sound and approach has driven his ability to grow rapidly since entering the scene just a few years ago, and it is this obsession that will continue to allow him to blossom. He’s an artist to watch by all accounts, and whether it’s DJing or producing, he is emerging as an essential feature of Australia.

FLOAT RECORDS PODCAST 039 | Connor Wall

3h dj set recorded on sunday august 17th (11:00 - 14:00)
at ratherlost, lofi amsterdam

photo by martijn kuyvenhoven

nthng (3h dj set) at Ratherlost 2025

New Territory

Fly back to that hazy afternoon when the Berlin-based selector Eric @cloutier delivered an infectious and organically pulsing ride in the Lofi Courtyard, Amsterdam.

Eric Cloutier - Ratherlost 17.08.2025

Ikari is a delicate force. With a style led by rhythm, he flirts with glitch and with the roughness that has inspired his sound. His sets and productions are
characterized by an unruliness behavior and a risky essence.

SC : @ikaribcn
IG : https://www.instagram.com/__ikari__/

DUSKCAST 042 : IKARI

Recording of Spekki Webu & Woody92's set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Spekki Webu & Woody92 at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

DJ Plant Texture at Tresor Berlin - Closing Set - Oct 10th 2025

This 2 hour podcast is recorded in one take as to represent the intimacy of the present moment. Meaning that my view on a (club) set will also be mirrored in a podcast. In this recording, I set a specific intention and choose my tracks selectively according to the sphere I wanted to create which deviates from a usual peak time set. A sphere coming from an introspective and emotional reflection of this year - feeling deeper aligned with oneself and the creative mind.

Soundcloud ➟ @amoralish
Instagram ➟ www.instagram.com/amberessa_principessa

Upperberry | Amoral

In the space where sound is stripped to its essential form, new worlds emerge. For our latest podcast, we welcome Hitam, an artist who operates as a true sonic architect, sculpting sound from its most granular elements. His work masterfully bridges the worlds of deep techno and avant-garde experimentalism, finding profound power not in overwhelming force, but in restrained intensity. The Amsterdam based producer’s ultra finessed sounds have been released on the likes of Hayes, Somov, SYXT as well a string of exceptional recent releases on his own Rhiza Semar label. As a DJ he serves as a resident at the infamous Eerste Communie parties, as well as playing legendary institutions like Tresor, Bassiani, De School and more. 

“For this mix I wanted to trace a descent through shifting temporal layers; beginning in a state of suspension, slowly moving into trance-inducing motion before dissolving again into the subterranean. It travels from fluid, hypnotic rhythm into zones of disorientation and release; a process of acceleration, collapse, and renewal. Recorded as a continuous narrative rather than a set, it mirrors my current pull toward a landscape where ancient ritual and submerged hypnosis blend into an organic accelerated pulse where momentum and meditation intertwine beneath the surface.”

Forget relentless peaks, this is techno that demands deep immersion, challenging yet deeply rewarding, a deep trip of tension and release on a microscopic level. A tale of masterfully executed cerebral hypnosis, told across two chapters of disintegration through terrains that feel simultaneously ancient and futuristic. A dialogue between soil and circuitry, pulse and void.  

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/hitam-electronix
https://www.instagram.com/hitam.ec

https://soundcloud.com/rhiza-semar
https://www.instagram.com/rhizasemar.audio/
https://rhizasemar.bandcamp.com/music

MNMT 490 : Hitam

Versatile DJ and producer from Utrecht, NL.

New Territory

Solver