Rotary Mix Sessions (RMS)

Stomping Grounds and Vade Mecum are labels out of Bucharest, Romania run by Iulian Cazan, also known as Jay Bliss or Iovan Iorgovan.

Genres: Rominimal, Dub Techno, Detroit Techno

Stomping Grounds + Vade Mecum Links
https://stomping-grounds.bandcamp.com/
SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/stomping_grounds
Instagram - stomping.grounds.records

Sonder Links
https://sonderconnect.bandcamp.com/
Instagram - sonder_connect

Tracklist: 
1. Anthelion - Ohm & Octal Industries
2. Destiny - Glueped
3. Uncalminginfluence - V.I.C.A.R.I
4. Persistence - Noah Skelton
5. Călător Spre Infinit - Jay Bliss
6. Contact - Merv
7. Hellrot - Heerd
8. Wave Interpolation - Matt & Mark Thibideau

Welcome to RMS! The goal of this project is sharing underground dance music with the world using rotary mixers from MasterSounds. Each episode will either be a label feature, vinyl only, or guest artist session.

RMS-001 Label Feature (Stomping Grounds + Vade Mecum)

RMS-002 Deep in Jungle (Sonder Live Set)

Watch a recording of this set on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/5heDS9QtXt4

Jungle is a genre of electronic music that developed out of the UK rave scene and sound system culture in the 1990s. Emerging from breakbeat hardcore, the style is characterized by rapid breakbeats, heavily syncopated percussive loops, samples, and synthesized effects, combined with the deep basslines, melodies, and vocal samples found in dub, reggae and dancehall, as well as hip hop and funk. Many producers frequently sampled the "Amen break" or other breakbeats from funk and jazz recordings. 

Departing from the customary predictability found in machine-generated dance music, where a consistent pulse facilitates a trance-like state for the listener, Jungle introduces a palpable sense of jeopardy. The jungle sound inspired other styles of dance music, including drum and bass and ragga jungle, and spawned several subgenres before losing ground among listeners. However, it remains a favorite among EDM fans, who revived and retooled its signature sound throughout the 2000s.

Sonder Links
https://sonderconnect.bandcamp.com/
Instagram - @Sonder_Connect

Welcome to RMS! The goal of this project is sharing underground dance music with the world using rotary mixers from MasterSounds. Each episode will either be a label feature, live set, vinyl only, or guest artist session.

RMS-002 Deep in Jungle (Sonder Live Set)

RMS-003 Label Feature (Soma Records)
Location: Glasgow, UK

Co-founded in 1991 by the electronic music duo Slam, Dave Clarke and Glenn Gibbons. The label is known for releasing early works of Slam, Jeff Mills, Silicone Soul’s ″Right On Right On″, Funk D’Void, Felix da Housecat’s early track ″Clashback″, the original vinyl version of Daft Punk's track ″Da Funk″ and much more. Today, Soma continues to be one of the world's leading electronic dance labels, releasing techno, IDM, ambient, and other genres. 

This episode of RMS will feature some of the label’s more recent releases… diving into deep percussive and hypnotic techno!

Soma Records Link:
https://somarecords.com/

Tracklist:
Jonas Kopp - IA Bienaventurada
Slam - Exibit 2
Yrsen - Sonic Encounters
Isabel Soto - Unfold
Michel Lauriola - Intuition
Arnaud Le Texier - Terminus
Julieta Kopp - No Place to Go
Eissel & THER3MIN - Thruzero
Slam - Somnambulist
Klint - Hate Mate

Welcome to Rotary Mix Sessions (RMS)! The goal of this project is sharing underground dance music with the world using rotary mixers from MasterSounds. Each episode will either be a label feature, vinyl only, or guest artist session.

RMS-003 Label Feature (Soma Records)

This is a studio recording of a set I performed at The RVA Boombox a few weeks ago. A mixture of 140, Jungle, Drum & Bass, and Experimental (Left Field) genres. The audience seemed to enjoy it, so I figured I would make this the last RMS episode of 2024! Set list is in the Youtube video so be sure to follow me there. Hope you enjoy!

Sonder Links
sonderconnect.bandcamp.com/
Youtube - www.youtube.com/@sonderbass
Instagram - @Sonder_Connect

Welcome to RMS! The goal of this project is sharing underground dance music with the world using rotary mixers from MasterSounds. Each episode will either be a label feature, live set, vinyl only, or guest artist session.

Equipment:

Audio

Mixer - Custom MasterSounds 4 Valve (Upgraded Valves + Output Stage)
Digital Decks - Denon SC6000 Prime
Analog Decks - ReLoop RP7000 Mk2
Cartridge - Ortofon Club Concorde MkII
Turntable Weights - MasterSounds + Turntable Lab Edition
Headphones - Austrian Audio Hi-X50
Speakers - MasterSounds Clarity A
Recording Interface - RME Fireface UCX II

Video

Camera - Nikon Z6III
Lens - Nikkor 50mm 1.8 S
Tripod - Falcam Tree Root

Furniture

DJ Console - Custom Design by Alicia Dietz Studios

Rotary Mix Sessions (RMS)

Sonder Music