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Sound Metaphors mix series featuring David Fogarty, head honcho of Transmigration - Berlin based label, party and radio show - the techno connoisseur responsible for re-issuing a stellar 90's Ambient Techno focused catalogue of essential releases from around the globe.
@transmigration_records

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 01 : David Fogarty

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

Very excited to feature a really special new mix by an old friend from Milan, Gabriele (Sunny Crypt) collects records, occasionally enjoys playing weird music to dancing crowds and also spends some of his happiest days working in a record shop. 
Driven by a strong curiosity towards a wide range of musical genres coming from different eras and different cultural contexts, in a previous life he’s been a resident DJ at Milan’s Dude Club, a true institution for italian clubbing during the last decade. Open you hearts <3

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 05 : Gabriele

A previous guest of honor at H.A.N.D. as we debuted the series with a recording of his first class workings at Have A Nice Day a few years back - Piers Harrison presents us with yet another generous offering to our new mix series. One of the minds at Test pressing and 1/4 of team Soft Rocks, Piers' insightful relationship with music and dance floor culture has clearly led to a discerning understanding in a wide range of genres - kindly displayed in this pleasant excursion - listen carefully :)
@soft-rocks

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 04 : Piers Harrison

Nummer is a Berlin based duo comprised of Silvere & Manu, two exiled french cats who started their project in London back in 2010. Releasing a string of records on Going Good, Butter Sessions and their own Nummer Music imprint. In 2018, the boys further broadened their reach with the launch of the Natural Selections label & night.
In their own words:
"We recorded this mix just before the return of our residency night 'Natural Selections' at Ohm, tracks that we had been putting aside especially for that occasion. Bringing together old school and new school prog house, some tunes found on random cd comps, some approximately ripped records and a few bargained soulseek steals. This mix is a glimpse into that moment in time."

Enjoy! :)

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 11 : Nummer

@conforce aka Versalife is a restless producer residing in Rotterdam, Holland, who is forever keen to search out new techniques, tools and sounds for the various musical projects in which he is involved. Continually flirting with a range of genres like techno, ambient techno, electro and house on numerous EPs and LPs, he also operates in sonic territory that has no easily identifiable name. As one of the most prolific artists in the scene over the last 10 years, he has become an essential voice in the often crowded conversation: he is someone who always speaks clearly and captivatingly and has done so via more than ten full length albums and more than 30 EPs on labels like @delsinrecords, @clone-nl, @2020visionrecordings, @echocord and his own label @transcendent-records. With this performances he focusses on musical content rather than equipment. The digital/analogue dichotomy of his productions spread into these sets, always stressing the importance of the human element without shying away from technology’s advances at the same time as marrying genuine emotional depth with dance floor compatibility.
"A solitary Conforce release can never be described as predictable, with each unknown entity having the potential to take you on an emotional rollercoaster or a primal abandon" — @inverted-audio
"Impeccably-crafted techno that maintains bite in its grooves even while the textures spiral into the ether." - @bleep_bot
Stay Rave with #R13!
http://conforce.bandcamp.com
Presets&free samples: https://conforce.gumroad.com

conforce.bandcamp.com

#150 | Conforce (NL)

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera
Check the full tracklist on our website:
https://openlab.fm/news/dusk-delay-015-lord-of-the-isles

https://soundcloud.com/lordoftheisles takes us on another intergalactic voyage for episode 15 of Dusk Delay. Please Beware! - you will experience various exotic astral textures and extreme tempo velocities on this trip. Includes new music from the mysterious A∞x – i.d.p.4, fresh mystical vibrations from Black Merlin and deep dub techno excursions from the likes of Faded and Theef. Buckle up. 

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Dusk Delay 015 - Lord Of The Isles

During summer lockdown 2021, it was forbidden to have dancing at parties. And so when exemplary north-east London record shop Hidden Sounds asked me to DJ at a sitting-down event, it seemed like the perfect workaround, and a wonderful excuse to explore some deep corners of my record collection. 
Think blankets, incense, rugs, chess, cushions, fungi, tea and 50 people laying around in a cosy space for a psychedelic, horizontal, evening listening session - pure bliss!
Here is the whole thing.
Www.hiddensounds.co.uk

Shroom Sessions at Hidden Sounds August 6 2021

Space Dimension Controller is the moniker of Jack Hamill, it is a moniker which has served him well over many years having released some of the most innovative, unique and exciting electronic music of the past decade.

Originally from Belfast, he has drawn upon inspiration from 80’s funk, neon lights, video games and beyond – blurring the lines between influences to create cutting edge dance music with one foot in the past and a one in the future. He has released arguably some of the best ‘dance’ albums of this generation and has appeared on pivotal labels such as Ninja Tune, Royal Oak and Dekmantel.


 
Whilst some of his music is cinematic by nature, his recent focus has been towards the clubs having been releasing material most prominently through his own recently launch label Tiraquon Records.

This has since been expanded upon with his latest outing coming in the form of an EP for Will Saul’s longstanding AUS Records.

As a DJ you never quite know what to expect from a Space Dimension Controller set – this is perhaps a testament to his vast, sprawling musical knowledge and keen desire to connect the dots between styles and genres.

Space Dimension Controller: The Ransom Note Mix

@lbhonne - a move (remixes)
collection of 5 remixes by martinou, his master's voice, carsten jost, orion and ben kaczor 
available digitally on bandcamp 23.09.22

@martinou3000
@hismastersvoiceelf
@david_lieske
@technosbnc
@benkaczor

a move (remixes) snippets

Forming in 2010, Nummer is the pairing of 2 young London based French producers with an unquenchable thirst for acquiring obscure records & filling their studio with various pieces of second hand & custom built hardware / software. Their "Reach" EP on Going Good records was a highlight of 2014, so we are very happy to have them as contributors to our mix series.

LN-CC Store Mix 053 - Nummer

DR.SPY.DER | KRYSHA MIRA LIVE | ROOF TOP TRIBE

Butter mix #62 has landed – It’s an hour of solid rhythmic oddball tunes from Berlin based producers Nummer. Together Silvère & Emmanuel have had a bunch of releases on their own imprint Nummer Music as well has dropping their first full length LP at the start of this year on Going Good Records (hot tip!)  Plus they will be gracing us later this year to check out kangaroos and koalas as well as dance with the bears at the infamous Animals Dancing New Years Day party!

www.buttersessions.com

Butter Mix #62 - NUMMER

Tribal atmospherics and wonky cosmic disco from the worldly French duo.

Interview with @nummer:

melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/nummer

"90% of this mix is made out of tracks produced (and/or released) by friends of ours (Benoit B, Sentiments, Geena, Deep Nalstrom, Telephones, FIO to name a few). A lot of these tracks are absolutely killer and don’t necessarily get all the attention they deserve so we thought this would be a great occasion to serve them up! We’ve also included a couple of our own recent studio experimentations and one track off our EP on Animals Dancing coming out later this year."

www.melbournedeepcast.net

MDC.191 Nummer

And now for the one you’ve all been waiting for... @DamianLazarus’ 4-hour sunrise set from Desert Hearts Festival 2018. 

To be honest, we've been waiting to put this set out ever since we first conceptualized the idea of D Laz playing DH. Damian has been one of our favorite DJs and a constant inspiration for us over the years. He’s the only person we’ve given a 4 hour set to and he turned it into something that went down in history alongside the best sets we’ve ever seen at the fest. 

If you’re like us and can’t get enough of Damian, we decided to bring him back to play Haunted Hearts 2018 in Los Angeles (TICKETS: bit.ly/HauntedHeartsLA).

House, Techno, & Love… We Are All Desert Hearts.

DAMIAN LAZARUS + THE DH CREW | HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN L.A.
TICKETS: bit.ly/HauntedHeartsLA

♥ Stay Connected ♥

www.deserthearts.us
facebook.com/WeAreDesertHearts
@desert-hearts-records
instagram.com/DesertHearts
twitter.com/DesertHearts

DAMIAN LAZARUS

@damianlazarus

Haunted Hearts Tickets

Live @ Desert Hearts - Damian Lazarus - 098

Технический перерыв — Record Radio / Dmitry Gasparov

Welcome to my new deep and warm house-cradle.

https://soundcloud.com/sanchez-thursdays
https://www.facebook.com/sergeysanchezmusic/

Live at Propaganda club, Moscow 14.03.2019

Nummer's music is characterised by a passion for obscurity and authenticity. This characterises the records the French pair endlessly dig for, as well as the studio full of custom built and second hand pieces of hardware they collect.  When used to make their own music, the results range from ambient soundscapes to jacking dance floor bangers via electro futurism. It comes on their Nummer Music as well as Going Good with slick stylistic variations that also define this mix for us. 

The live and DJ duo create a loose and gangly groove early on here and keep it up over the course of an infectious 80 minutes. There's flabby slow motion techno, wiggling electro funk and cosmic acid call upon along the way. What ties everything together so neatly are the atmospheres around the tracks, which are never less than mysterious and inquisitive, so buckle up and enjoy the trip.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 249 - Nummer

The 52nd installment of our famed podcast series is coming from London based DJ, vocal techniques graduate, accomplished pianist and Crosstown Rebel signing Francesca Lombardo. Initially going under the alias Jackie Misfit whilst DJ’ing at underground clubs and parties throughout London as well as running her own imprint Echolette Records before re-earthing in her current carnation. The label boss has delivered a special exclusive mix for MEOKO to celebrate Kublicle’s seventh B-DAY. The mix plays out shifty transitions that take place throughout time and space and does not aim at phat hands-in-the-air moments but rather big silent freak outs that has you coming out of your closet dancing, possibly in sexy tights. There is an endless emphasis on deep vocals which does not come as a surprise as Lombardo is a classically trained vocalist herself who also loves to produce tracks and remixes which ooze voices and song elements. This might be one of the reasons why Francesca got picked up by Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels. The mix reflects all currents of the moment, with Francesca being the firm epicentre of the London party scene.

Meoko mix 052 / Kubicle 7th Birthday - Francesca Lombardo

Little intro needed here - one of the resident wizards behind the cocktail d'amore curtains - Juan Ramos puts together a beautiful excursion taking one's psyche to novel degrees of darkness, a true expression of musical research and knowledge, Mr. Ramos goes deep in the archives and continues to surprise. This time in a completely new direction - take a trip!

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 02 : Juan Ramos

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Sound Metaphors Mix Series 11 : Nummer

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