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HAVE A NICE DAY (H.A.N.D.)

Boom

Godfellas

@suze_ijo hails from the vibrant city of Rotterdam but her sound is inspired by her own heritage and takes in scenes from all over the world. She is a passionate collector of broken beats, techno, and breaks from West Africa, South America and the West Indies who has made her mark both in the club and her radio shows. She has hosted her own proudly diverse parties and always works to make the dance floor a place of harmony and togetherness. 

This week, she weaves together a lush array of soulful sounds across the house spectrum. The grooves are smooth and analogue and flow freely as water as emotive vocals, warm late-night synths and cuddly pads all make for an intimate and heartfelt selection for cosy dance floors. It's a perfect way to awaken your week and enrich your senses.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 421 - Suze Ijó

From punishing techno to moments of dancefloor soul, Berlin synthesist and Berghain resident JakoJako contributes a mix to the Meakusma Outsiders residency.

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by global independent record labels
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
🔗 kioskradio.com


Outsiders: Meakusma w/ JakoJako @ Kiosk Radio 15.03.2023

NYC-based Jonathan Lundquist, known as IT-XPO, is a Delayed regular for a good reason. The Chicago native never disappoints, regularly putting out exceptional DJ mixes, an impressive amount of live mixes that are somehow always full of fresh material, and of course his releases. 

Today we feature Lundquist’s second mix on Delayed, this time with an hour and a half of dance floor-oriented music. The most distinct characteristic of IT-XPO’s music is its dedication to emotion without compromising on unrelenting grooviness. This mix is no different. Opening on a “high” note with Lawrence’s Oolong High, and sustaining the energy throughout the 90 minutes, this mix will have you locked in and unwittingly swaying nonstop. The first hour is house à la Mr. G, before shifting to higher energy with hypnotic basslines and melody mania. 

IT-XPO has been and will keep putting out beautiful electronic music for years, and we are extremely happy to be able to support such an incredibly passionate who also just so happens to be our neighbor.

https://soundcloud.com/itxpo
https://www.instagram.com/it_xpo/

www.itsdelayed.com
www.instagram.com/_itsdelayed_
www.facebook.com/itsdelayed

Delayed With… IT-XPO

As a teaser for Friday's Harmony invites Rhythm Büro [24.03], @veralogdanidi has recorded a clubby-oriented mix for the Harmony podcast series.

Vera Logdanidi is an established dj & producer that has been involved in the European's electronic music scene for over a decade. Originally from Ukraine, Vera established 22:22 studio, runs Kashtan record label and co-hosts Rhythm Büro. A label and collective dedicated to curate vibrant & hypnotic parties and a festival with alluring visuals across Kiev and the nearby area. 

We visited the Rhythm Büro festival in 2021 and after seeing Vera & Na Nich playing live, we couldn’t wait to introduce them in Prague. Take the mix as a warm up to get ready for an all-nighter the following Friday. 

Enjoy the dive!

Cover: Atmosphere from the 8 Years of Harmony party (Prague, 2023)
Atmosphere maker: Jan Slanina
Photo Credits: JT Tomcik

Harmony Rec. podcast | Vera Logdanidi

Its a real pleasure to welcome Booz to the Monument Podcast the Italian techno guru has a plethora of releases on respected labels such as Edit Select, Illegal Alien and most recently Space Textures.

Here he provides a 90 minute window into his mind with a powerful journey recorded exclusively for Monument.

Follow : 

https://soundcloud.com/booz_official
https://www.instagram.com/booz.official/
https://ra.co/dj/booz

MNMT 364 : Booz

DUM CHIT DUM CHIT - HOGI b2b HYERANG

Live recording at Radio Tempo Não Pára (08.09.2023)

Artist: @ontherocks_brum

On The Rocks Records @ Radio TNP 08.09.2023

Watch the set and get the full tracklist at https://boilerroom.tv/recording/maceo-plex-berlin?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=tracklist

Maceo Plex Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set

NTS Radio - Marcel Dettmann - 1 h @Trouw, Amsterdam

Live from the Luna Stage for Soul Collective at Suara Festival in Bali on Day 1 (Friday, 26th July 2024), after Geju and before Rodriguez Jr. live, from 8pm till 930pm.

live at SUARA FESTIVAL bali (July 2024)

I had fun with this one, it was a nice challenge to get a bit outside of my comfort zone for a change. 
First time playing an opening set. 
First time playing 2 hours. 
First time playing through a thunder storm. 
The first hour is a bit more eclectic and downtempo while the second half picks up the energy.

Brosimix 002 [Toekomstmuziek invites: 6/9/24]

Name: Alicia Greco
Alias: Leesh (@dj_leesh)
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Chicago

Influences: Flowers, prisms, the sun and moon and stars and planets, addiction and recovery, kung fu, interconnection, acceptance, love.
 
Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Daisychain

Favorite Quote: “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” 

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
You are good enough. Your voice is important. Do not let anyone put you beneath them, and if they try to - use your FORWARD ENERGY. When the punches get more intense, relax harder. Breathe. Keep going. You’ll get stuck sometimes, and then you’ll keep going. Things will change, and you will keep going. 

There is not something deeply broken inside of you. We all have parts of us that are hurt and need healing, but the core of you is not broken. The core of you is beautiful and whole. And that beauty can be found. Listen to your inner voice, speak kindly to yourself. Healing is not linear. When you feel the urge to isolate, reach out. It is OKAY to ask for help. Learn what form of self-care works for you at any given moment. You deserve to love and be loved.

Imposter syndrome happens to all of us. But all of those minutes you spend questioning your sound, your message, your decisions, your selection, your transitions - all of those minutes you spend questioning and judging YOU - enough time will pass and you’ll look back or listen back and you’ll be proud of who you are and what you made. The mistakes that felt blinding will fade. You’re still going to sweat about it, just try not to sweat too much because it will keep you from enjoying the moment. You are not a machine! You are a human! 

Fuck the system. Use that DIY energy to create the space you long for but don’t go it alone. Find others, build something, do it together. Play the game if you wish, but remember you also don’t have to. You can forge your own path, one that’s less trodden. It will be hard and you will have doubts but if you keep going, you will find authenticity. It’s never too late.

Know yourself. Learn to love yourself. 

About the mix: In all of these years, I myself have never made a Daisychain mix. Now, here it is. Talk about daunting pressure! But with these ideas of time, transition and change, I did a retrospective to create this concept: my sonic journey through Daisychain. I went back and listened to all of my old mixes to select tracks that were of utmost significance to me during this span of time. I wrote down 125 tracks on 125 post-its that took over the walls of my dining room. I somehow narrowed it down. [Continued on website]

With this mix Leesh asks for you to please learn more about and consider donating to:

❁ Dogs Matter: An organization that provides temporary foster service for folks going into rehab for alcoholism and addiction. (https://www.dogsmatter2.org/)

❁ FreeFrom: This LA-based organization was created to help survivors of domestic violence achieve financial security and help to dismantle the systemic economic structures that perpetuate the violence. As a survivor myself, this organization is doing something incredible and I truly believe in it.(https://www.freefrom.org/)

❁ Beagle Freedom Project: Beagles are the most used dogs for experimental testing due to their kind and trusting nature and temperament. BFP rescues and rehomes beagles from these labs to provide for them a better, safer life. If you know me, you know Yahtzee. He's the rescued beagle baby angel of my life. Rescue the beagles! (https://bfp.org/)

Read more - https://thedaisychain.club/2025/01/16/daisychain-360-leesh/

A goodbye (for now) letter - https://thedaisychain.club/2025/01/16/a-letter-an-end-a-new-beginning/

Daisychain

Daisychain 360 - Leesh

72번째 vurt podcast는 스웨덴 스톡홀름을 중심으로 활동하고 있는 테크노 아티스트 Jessie Granqvist의 68분 세트와 함께 합니다.

스웨덴 전자음악 레이블 Northern Electronics의 소속 아티스트로서 지난 10여년간 스톡홀름 테크노 씬의 주요 인물로 활동해온 Jessie는 깊은 음악적 문화에 대한 연결성을 지닌 놀랍고 다재다능한 DJ이다. 그녀는 언제나 진보적인 비전과 사운드의 아름다움을 포용하여 깊은 최면적 여행을 선사한다. 수년 동안 최고의 테크노 및 일렉트로닉 음악 아티스트들과 함께 연주해온 그녀는 조지아의 Khidi나 베를린의 Tresor 같은 클럽의 단골손님이며, 스톡홀름 씬에서 수년간 레퍼런스 아티스트 중 한 명으로 활약하고 있다.

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

Staple figure of the Swedish scene for more than a decade, Jessie is a remarkable and versatile DJ with a deep musical culture and a true connection to the sound, always embracing progression and beauty in sound to provide truly hypnotising journeys. Having played with many of the best techno and electronic music artists of our scene over the years, she is a regular at clubs like Khidi in Georgia or Tresor in Berlin alongside being one of the reference artists in the Stockholm scene for many years.

vurt podcast 72 - Jessie Granqvist

Our own @raleigh-harmony hadn’t done a solo closing on Harmony since 2017, we were keen on putting him to the test again after such a break.
By the time he started, @ankali has already been fully engaged after the energetic, self-confident performances from Dash, Zeynep, D. Tiffany, and Ayu’s cutting-edge live set that we posted a couple weeks ago.
Throughout the night—which maintained a steady progressive, adequately trancey vibe—Raleigh added a slight mental twist to it before everyone headed off to join their loved ones around the Christmas tree.

Enjoy the first two hours of the recording and await his forthcoming EP on Harmony Rec in the spring.

Harmony Rec.ordings | Raleigh @ Ankali label night "closing set" [extract]

Ahead of Amniote Editions’ 5 year anniversary night at Bassiani on the 6th of December (cancelled due to street protests) comes a very special mix from Munich’s finest, BASHKKA. Derived from the Turkish word for ‘different’ (she has roots there), the name reflects a no f*cks given approach to sound and culture that draws people toward her like moth to flame. From formative days in New York City where she started taking inspiration from its wealth of queer histories, she carved an insubordinate sound that’s crossed the Atlantic and set up shop in her native Germany, where her liberating tunes have found common cause with such venues as Blitz Club, Panorama Bar and Amsterdam’s Raum just a hop and a skip across the border. The aim is to reclaim spaces, assert the existence of marginalised groups (SWANA people like herself for one), amplify their narratives and create moments’ where ‘individual heartbeats merge into one motherbeat’. Further to those activist visions, her debut EP Maktub (2023) was a five-track banger and labour of love that synthesised Kurdish vocal samples with runaway beats. The reference to overlooked perspectives and elusive spark found at the intersection of culture and sound is the driving force, and something that’s felt in the gut when she plays. It’s a much needed energy in turbulent times, a reminder that you can save the world and have fun doing it. For Bassiani Podcast 242, BASHKKA brings her inimitable rhythms to the fore of the counter-cultural struggle: brazen and rave-ready, a two-hour trip to the future, slamming beats from a true icon.

@bashkka

Bassiani invites BASHKKA / Podcast #242

International, Dutch and Amsterdam Legend Tom Trago with this weeks IsBurning mix. 

Two decades into his winding voyage through music, culture and creativity, a producer, DJ, label owner, collaborator, remixer, radio host and DJ’s DJ who is renowned not only for his impressive productivity, but also the genuine depth and variety of his work. Tom’s last performance is still fresh in our memories it was a 4hour  b2b  with our own Carlos, both good friends, and they seamlessly shifted through techno/house and disco and keeping everyone one their toes. 


Highlighted track: Josh Wink - Used to be

“This song is quite new, but captures the essence of a sexy acid house record. In a timeless way. The vocals always make me wander through my mind, and makes me reflect on my past life. For some reason it really triggers quite some emotions with me”.

Tom Trago... IsBurning #161

Recorded live at the k hole disco (Lunacy party), Angel Bar, 2025.

Aradea Barandana, widely known as Dea, began his DJ career in high school, spinning records as background music for a breakdance crew. What started as a casual exploration of rhythm soon blossomed into a passion for building community through music. Dea launched his own club night in Jakarta, where his eclectic taste began to take shape.
While studying in London, Dea delved deep into the world of underground and obscure cosmic sounds, honing a style that defies strict categorization. His sets are a rich tapestry of exotic psychedelia, infused with electronic grooves that transcend traditional genre boundaries.
Dea has released numerous records under his own name and as part of projects like Precious Bloom and Zatua. His collaborations span diverse fields, from co-creating a short film soundtrack with DJ Harvey to contributing to albums by A Mountain of One and Ricardo Villalobos. He also made waves with an EP released on Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records.
Looking ahead, Dea is set to release his highly anticipated solo album on Rush Hour Records in summer 2025, a testament to his ever- evolving artistry and deep connection to the global music scene.

H.A.N.D. MIX 068 : Dea Barandana

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Piers Harrison from Soft Rocks.

H.A.N.D. MIX 001 - Piers Harrison

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Dea Barandana from Bali, Indonesia.

H.A.N.D. MIX 002 -  Dea Barandana

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Emil Doesn't Drive.

H.A.N.D. MIX 003 - Emil Doesn't Drive

Mark Grusane mix for H.A.N.D. recorded on Reichenberger Str, Berlin Dec 6, 2018

H.A.N.D. MIX 004 - Mark Grusane

Live recording from the Have A Nice Day Party in Berlin, with Castro & Nemo
For booking request : booking@soundmetaphors.com

H.A.N.D. MIX 005 - Sound Metaphors DJs (Castro & Nemo)

The Berghain and Panorama Bar resident seems to have a never-depleting arsenal of flagrant and percussive bombs.

RA Live - 2019.20.04 - Roi Perez, DGTL Amsterdam

RLR Is Burning w/ Roi Perez - 5 August 2019

played & recorded @ temp. RBW Bus-Studio
Schützenmatte, Bern-CH

RBW Summer Residency 2019

RBW Summer Residency 2019

Kejeblos | Organic Treatments  - Radio Bollwerk - 17.08.2019

At Red Light Radio 19/11/19

DJ session at DiG Store: @frshhh (19.01.2020)

Ilya Simonov @ DiG Store (19.01.2020)

TEMPLEOFJOY 075 - DJ POLUTRUP

Please enjoy my opening set recorded at unforgettable freedom island in Kyiv called "∄" or just "Kyrylivska" (after the street when it's located)

Hipushit @ ∄, Kyiv, 29.02.20

A part of my set at the Berlin launch party for my new album. "Changing days" is out on February 22nd on Permanent Vacation.

Mano Le Tough - Panorama Bar 02.02.2013

home session, no mix, just recording some of my favorite discoveries from mexican cosmic to arabian disco not disco to n.y. minimal synth, all tunes from 70's & 80's 

Ithaka 45-47 no mix

For DJ bookings:  Sound Metaphors DJs
dominic@thepool-london.com

Sound Metaphors 
Weichselstraße 22
12045 Berlin

H.A.N.D. MIX 068 : Dea Barandana

Sound Metaphors Store / DJs