2024

March 2024

Yuzo Iwata aka Fabio, 50% Cubano, 50% Japanese, Karate blackbelt and DJ/producer, originally from the Iwata Juku Dojo in Japan and now based in Berlin, Yuzo shares with us his latest fascinations from dancefloor land. A rich and thoughtfully put together excursion throughout breakbeat, synthetic psychedelia, new beat and other stellar four-on-the-floor nuances. From working in some of Berlin's finest record stores (*wink*), Yuzo has clearly developed a relationship well beyond familiar with records in a wide range of genres - let this mix take you where you need to go.
@fabio-konair

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 03 : Yuzo Iwata

Interview:  https://truantsblog.com/2023/truancy-volume-304-audrey-danza

Soundcloud: @audreydanza

Access the download and tracklist (Confirmed, and added) on our Patreon. Your support helps cover all our costs and allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit and ad-free platform. patreon.com/truants

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Audrey Danza

Truancy Volume 304: Audrey Danza

Recorded live on January 27th, 2024 at Tresor [Globus] (Berlin)

Danny Daze - Live @ Tresor [Globus]

Truancy Sessions S01 E01: suade (@whoissuade)

Artwork by Kushagra (kushlet on Instagram)

New year, new sounds! Introducing Truancy Sessions, our latest mix series dedicated to elevating the underground music scene. With eight episodes per season, we'll be looking to amplify the voices of emerging DJs and longtime Truants friends, all while collaborating with talented designers and artists. Our mission is to cultivate connections and celebrate people with an ear for music from every corner of the globe, be it people we've seen on our travels to friends we've made at festivals and clubs. For our first season, we'll be collaborating with the exceptional designer Kushagra for all things artwork, and for our debut episode we have a seamless blend of mesmerizing grooves from San Francisco-based suade (@whoissuade) for a transportive musical experience. Here's a glimpse into what suade has in store:

"This mix is a cruise through some records I know I’ll love forever - rolling, percussive, driving, and euphoric sounds. Put it on for a nice drive, a long run, getting ready for a party, or maybe just to hype up your work day. I spend a lot of time in the shapeshifting, hyperactive world of bass-driven music and I have an equal love for timeless grooves, long blends, and dreamy sounds. Sometimes these feel like mutually exclusive worlds as a DJ. The latter is what I’m reaching for these days, in a slow and reflective period of my life, and what I bring to the mix. It consists mainly of records from the mid 90s to early 2000s with some newer releases sprinkled in there. I decided to avoid maximalism and opt for a steady ride through a few key ideas. I’ve been wanting to record something like this for a while, so I’m super grateful and happy to be sharing it here. I hope this hour and twenty four minutes locks you in and is something you can come back to. Enjoy"

We've put the mix as well as a little photo diary and selection of the tracklist up on our wesbite. Access the download and full tracklist (Confirmed, added) over on our Patreon, however leave us a nice comment on the mix and either us or suade will get back to you 🖤 Your support helps cover all our costs, allows us to now pay our guests and allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit and ad-free platform. patreon.com/truants

suade

Truancy Sessions S01 E01: suade

Exclusive mix by @floorfillers-association
After releasing their first two EPs on Skylax and several independent edits played as far afield as the Berghain, rising DJ and producer duo Floorfillers deliver an hour of groovy house selection.

TRACKLIST
Romanthony - Let Me Show You Love
Cassy - CBM
M.C.J featuring Davina - I'm Ready (For Your Love) (Club Mix)
DJ Sneak - When You Dance
Ian Pooley - RollerSkate Disco
Steve Bug & Gemini - Bugemini 1
QX-1 aka Mike Dunn - Let's Work That Mutha F*** (Original Mix)
Lemon 8 - Bells Of Revolution
Steve Poindexter - Computer Madness
Alan Braxe - Vertigo (Thomas Bangalter Remix)
Disco Hybrids - Everything
Unknown Artist - Unknown
Rico The Wizard - Spell Of Love (Dj Sneak Remix)

DURE VIE
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212 • FLOORFILLERS

Up next for Tapes #123 is genre blending DJ, Jhumka who has cultivated a name for herself amongst the underground scene. Her niche stylistic approach consists of deep cuts and all things dark & percussive. 

With her notable Lost Village debut set in 2023, she’s gone on to support a number of heavyweights, ranging from the legendary Francesco Del Garda to trance-daddy Marlon Hoffstadt. Jhumka is set to play GALA festival 2024, with other big summer announcements to follow.

Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/jhumka-mix

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instagram.com/_jhumkaaa
soundcloud.com/jhumka

Origins Tapes 123 - Jhumka

Dipping into warmer waters with the Life Classics mood masters tapped into a soul defining well of exquisite late 90s and early 00s house music. Dreamy, techy, jazzy, groovy, this one has it all. 

Deep house at its absolute finest.

@sanctuary3

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. We’ve always had our heads locked into the deeper shades of house from the late 90’s to early 00’s, in particular those nostalgic tracks that tap into that spacey special place. The mix is shaped around a bunch of records that resonate that feeling for us, a nod to those dance floor dreamers found late into the night with stars in their eyes.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeves for the right moment?

A. The opening track is from Ronin's Night Grooves EP. A firm favourite of ours that we've kept on rotation over the years. And also the last track from Aurora Borealis on FNAC, this one has been on the shelf for long minute, but don't often play it out so it felt right letting it run here.

Q. What’s the latest with your Life Classics parties in Berlin? Do you have some fun nights planned at OHM once again this year, and who have been some of the guests that have blown your minds in recent years, and why?

A. We just had a banging start to another year's residency a couple of weeks back with Telephones. Next month we've got Antal coming through again, he has been a staple of our nights since the A.S.E days and it's always a wild one. Red Greg was definitely a recent highlight, treated us all to a master class deep into the wee hours.

MDC.294 Sanctuary

"When the dust rises. Here is a slice of THE HOUSE MUSIC I have been playing over the last month. Constantly stirring and warping, it’s a chewy sound that is mostly drums. 

Fruit rotting into small breakdowns that corrupt into air. 

In the clubs it’s the kind of music that makes me feel like it’s a climbing frame around me, almost protecting and so good for my body. In this mix it’s been built to serve some new music from me too."
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/canyoufeelthesun-w-call-super-parris/episodes/canyoufeelthesun-w-call-super-parris-29th-february-2024

Can You Feel The Sun - When the Dust Rises w/ Call Super 290224

Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary live recording Club Ost (Berlin)

Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary : Yuzo Iwata (closing set)

The Sizeable Mix Vol. 32: Maara

"BOOGIE FRIZZANTE" GUEST MIX by CANNELLE (PARIS)
It's bollicine time. From Paris monsieur Cannelle delivers a superb mix of boogie, funky and italo disco groove.
Cin Cin!

"BOOGIE FRIZZANTE" GUEST MIX by CANNELLE (PARIS)

As we welcome the beginning of 2025 and another year of music, we're excited to announce that we’ll be releasing a few recordings from our favorite parties of 2024.

Looking back at the past year, we were privileged to host an incredible crew of friends from all over the world.

Having roots in Japan and Cuba, Yuzo Iwata has been a prominent figure in the music scene. Since 2011, he has been organizing the “FLOPPY” party at Precious Hall in Sapporo. In 2016, he relocated to Berlin and in 2018, released his debut EP, “Kiteki,” on Pluie/Noir. In 2022, And he released his debut album, “Kaizu,” through Butter Sessions in Melbourne. His music paints on this album an imaginary story reminiscent of traveling the world’s islands by boat, offering an exotic and borderless array of sounds with various electronic rhythms, earning recognition by various music media.

In Berlin, Yuzo Iwata has worked at the record shop Sound Metaphors, curating a diverse record collection with a core of psychedelia. He has also played at various venues across the city including Säule at Berghain, Globus at Tresor, Ohm, Club Ost, Renate, About Blank, Club Der Visionaere, Hoppetosse, among others. His DJ selections span a wide range of genres, incorporating funky basslines, and providing a minimal physicality and blissful touch while delivering dynamic music experiences. His music invites listeners to dance while evoking various landscapes and emotions, leading them on a warm and immersive musical journey.

One memory that often comes up in conversation is Yuzo’s set at Evening Breeze last July. His two-hour mix was a masterclass in deep groove, funk, and psychedelia. While it might not have been the obvious choice for a transit party, the payoff was immeasurable as we experienced an impressive display of experience, knowledge, and skill.

Join us as we revisit this core memory and look forward to an even more exciting year ahead!

#transitrecords #trEveningBreeze

Yuzo Iwata at Evening Breeze - 07.24.24

Yuzo Iwata returns to Dreaming Mix. His fourth appearance was recorded live at the MOLDIVE party held in January 2025. Based on complex and diverse percussive beats, psychedelic elements and acid stabs intertwine, gradually rising in altitude and taking off into space. Enjoy the trip.
@fabio-konair

DREAMING 048 : Yuzo Iwata - MOLDIVE @NOON 31 Jan 2025

Berlin based original Sapporo man Yuzo Iwata is on Trushmix for number 157. A smooth blend of various feel good music, vintage, electronix, disco, percussive, some exercise routines, house music for your brain and some birds singing through most of the mix. A personal reference to acid trips during day, and in general a great vibe providing element in a mix!

A good mood mix all over, perfect for the spring and soon summer to come in this very strange time and situation we are in now!

Music form the top, to cheer you up, and give you that spring feeling!

Enjoy!

Trushmix.com

Trushmix 157: Yuzo Iwata

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