Sascha Funke

Even though he's been in the game for quite a while now, Sascha Funke has always remained innovative over the course of his career. He experienced the birth of techno in East Berlin in the 90s and later shaped club culture as an artist himself. Recently, he's been drawn to broken beats more and more and the set he played for our livestream at Harry Klein is a clear reflection of that.

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Our old friend Jamie Sison is back with a new EP on Bade Records. Featuring 4 tracks his 'Just In Time' EP is a lovely package of warm house grooves and mid-tempo, acid-infused rollers.

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Premiere: Jamie Sison - Just In Time [Bade Records]

Running Back and BPitch Control producer Sascha Funke takes us on a ride through a plethora of sounds from downtempo and trance to house, breakbeat and much more.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/05/19/extended-mix-sascha-funke/

(Extended Mix): Sascha Funke

Music by Softskinson
Remix by RotorMotor

Cover by Nikola
-Gal Lesnik, Martin Smrekar

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Softskinson - Pendejo (RotorMotor Remix)

As ever we have for your ears an unbelievable amount of the good stuff right here on The OLRS!  Chicago Bee's new 'Home Listening Acid & House' Compilation providing the fibre for sure, more off that in the coming weeks.  Exalt recordings coming correct with a new dub plate addition and an entertainer series 12 with an absolutely firing remix from Shadow Acid..... hearing is believing.  Shameless promo plugs for my labels and the man like Fugitive with what's got to be the remix of the year from MOY and the man from Romford FLATliner. Elsewhere Info, DJ Absolutely Shit, Ron Cook & Generation Next and Sascha Funke and the legend that is Stefan Robbers under his TERRACE pseudonym get to flex their musical muscle. WATCH IT!

Type 303 'Stairway To Jupiter' Chicago Bee
Arimat 'My Mind Is Yours' Exalt Dub Series
Monofonix 'Omega' Chicago Bee
Garneau & Max Ulis 'Tulip' Thirty Year Records
TR ONE 'Pitchshift' (Feat. E Dowling)Intrinsic Rhythm
Kolya 'Stick Together' Ecstasy Garage Disco
Steve Bug & Cle 'Let It Go' Nu Groove
Sascha Funke 'Alles Paletti' Kompakt
Generation Next 'Hot Girls, Cold Beer' 7 Days Entertainment
Self Control 'Self' (Tasty Mix) Dark Grooves
Ron Cook 'Dance Electric' 7 Days Entertainment
Dircsen 'Nervous Disorder 'We're Going Deep
Biz 'Way Too Hard' Unreleased
Brother Nebula 'The Burden Of Proof' LEGWORK
Baldo 'Dreams Of Glass'  E Beamz
Bitin Back 'Break-in Up' Vinyl Fanatiks
Inf0 'Dreams Of Andromeda' Chicago Bee
Terrace 'Bass Star' Delsin
Fugitive 'Too Strong' (MOY RMX) Amen Tec
FLATliner 'The Awaking' AMEN TEC
Dick Emery 'Acid Drops' (Shadow Acid RMX) Exalt Records
DJ Absolutely Shit 'Your Love' (Re Fix) Red Laser
DJ Absolutely Shit 'Jungle Fever' (Re Fix)Red Laser
Unknown 'The Outta Limits' EMOTEC

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Feel My Bicep Mixtape 198 by Fantastic Twins
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For this week’s episode of the FMB mixtape series, we welcome Julienne Dessagne aka Fantastic Twins; the Berlin-based French artist, producer, live performer and label owner (Microdosing). As usual we fired some questions over to find out a bit about the mix & what she’s been up to recently:

Mainly traveling for my live shows and in between working in the studio on lots of exciting projects – a soundtrack for contemporary dance, adding the last touches to my album, finishing an EP, and a new collaboration with Andrei Rusu (1/2 of the Khidja duo)… amongst other things. 

The mix was recorded in my studio in Berlin. My focus has always been on producing music and performing live shows rather than DJing so I have learnt to find my own way of making mixes which isn’t exactly the standard DJ approach. I use mainly Ableton and some outboard effect units. After selecting the music and digitalising vinyls when needed, I put the tracks in a session and do quite a lot of editing, add some layers of my own recorded material or vocals here and there, process some bits through external effects, etc. My mix is ultimately an instinctive assembling of all that and some happy accidents. The idea behind the mix is hopefully to create emotion for the listeners. I personally don’t enjoy mixes that sound like a straight motorway from start to finish. I much prefer to be taken through highs, lows and unexpected turns. I approach mixes in a very similar way to my live sets. For this particular mix, I liked the idea of starting things on what sounds like the fading end of something else. And building anew from there, in full circle. 

Up next?

Some upcoming live shows this weekend in Paris, Prague, a Mexican tour in December, an endless list of projects to finish in the studio, and I’m also looking forward to diving into the visual / art direction research for my new album which will hopefully be released next year.

FMB Mixtape 198 by Fantastic Twins

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Taken from "Longhair - Axis Mundi EP (MM Discogs)".  December 09th 2022. Buy here https://mmdiscos.bandcamp.com/album/axis-mundi-ep

Rising from the berliner underground, Longhair have earned with the years a notorious reputation on the scene supported by some of our favourite imprints. Amsterdam's Italo-tastemakers "Bordello a Parigi", "Permanent Vacation" and Paramida's "Love on the Rocks" have found a place for the trance-spacey sound of the berliner based duo. 

"Axis Mundi" is a space oddity that rises from our living room all the way to the solar system, Earth, Saturn and Pluto until the end of the Galaxy, no borders, the limit is set by yourself. Hammering and corrosive basslines, full of small little details and shining hidden stars in form of brilliant melodies that will make an exciting journey thru the Milky way. 

Longhair show here their great versatility blending different subgenres that vary from Indie dance, leftfield house, Nu-Disco and everything in between and adding their particular cosmic touch and some trancy elements. A record that will work great either at the club wearing our favourite dancing shoes or chilling at home at our sofa. 
Get ready for a cosmic trip, to the infinity and beyond.

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Axis Mundi EP

Night Rider

PREMIERE : Longhair - Night Rider (MM Discos)

Human Endeavour Records announces its third release, ‘Comfort Zone’, from Geneva-based producer Reda Saiarh (@redasa).

Having appeared on the label’s inaugural Various Artists release, ‘Trains Of Thought’, Reda now steps up to the plate for his first solo EP on the imprint, which showcases his fresh, forward-thinking take on Belgian New Beat.

He approaches the traditions of the genre with a completely new twist that weaves elements of progressive trance, jackin’ 90s house and Italo disco into the mix, alongside his trusty bank of signature New Beat samples.

In his own words: “Comfort Zone is my space of creation, no words, only feelings and apprehensions. Each track explains a piece of my environment and experiences.”

Comfort Zone will be released in full on 14/02/23.

Artwork by Sam Bailey.

Reda Saiarh - 'Comfort Zone' [HE003]

Snare Trade return with their fourth release. The label describe the EP has following the ebb and flow of a night out in a strange mood. 

The Sleepless rounds out the EP for all the insomniacs out there, with some reflections on the dangers of sleep deprivation set to a melancholy beat. 

Grab it here: https://snaretrade.bandcamp.com/album/snaretrade004

PREMIERE: Snare Trade - The Sleepless [Snare Trade]

6tizen - Burden of Choices (Forthcoming June 16, 2023)
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6tizen - Burden of Choices (Sascha Funke Remix)

Ever since his first exposure to euro-dance pop as a twelve year-old kid, Berlin native Sascha Funke followed the siren call of electronic music, carving out his own spot at the forefront of leading-edge dance music. A seasoned hunter constantly digging for epic melodies, kicking beats or top-tier records to grace both his studio output and DJ sets, he specializes in deep, sweeping sounds - but always favored sitting on the fence when it came to the occasional shootout between genre trenches.

A well-known purveyor of allusive, pop-infused minimalism, Funke successfully combines the straightforward and the uncanny, all wrapped up in lean and stylish arrangements that don’t need much tools to establish a complex atmosphere - a sort of lock 'n' load romanticism that can be readily experienced on the much-acclaimed and highly influential full-length releases „Bravo“ (2003) or „Mango“ (2008). Both went on to become electronic classics in their own right and remain a rather popular choice on international dance floors to this day.

After establishing his unique musical vision on iconic underground imprints like BPitch Control or Kompakt, Funke has returned to the latter for his more recent efforts with Saschienne, a project he put forth with partner in crime Julienne Dessagne - resulting in 2012’s album „Unknown“, a master class in sparse, but highly effective techno songwriting that found its fair share of loyalists and serves as an ideal primer for Funke’s new solo output with the label. We could welcome him back, but then again, he wasn't really away.

After the release the duo toured around the world and further introduced their work with a dynamic live show. When Funke was not on stage with Julienne or spending his time with her and their son, he was occupying his weekends by playing his current favourite tunes and classics in some DJ booth around the world. The only Berlin-based producer that supports 1.FC Köln then had locked himself in the studio again and produced four new tracks the label Multi Culti, which celebrate techno darkly with melodies full of New Age and Krautrock spheres, cosmic trance moments and a slower BPM power.

As well he released on Tiga’s Canadian label Turbo Recordings the EP “IFA” and delivered four enchanting tracks between bewitched minimal tribal, twisted piano house, stomping psychedelic and space techno. And there is also a new solo album in the pipeline. It will be called “Lotos Land”, will see the light of the day on the Japanese label Endless Flight and presents the 40-year-old as a musician, that transcends deep felt emotions into a multidimensional ocean of sound. Those who would like to hear first impressions of his newest musical output should come to one of his DJ gigs - Sascha Funke likes to play unreleased sounds in DJ sets, which lately go beyond the average definition of techno and house and also presentdisco, wave, electro, cosmic, Krautrock and early electronic dance music. All mixed up with passion in order to kick all dancers into an unpredictable emotional journey, in which their bodies become absolutely unrestricted and bodiless.


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Hypnotic Groove Mix #427 - Sascha Funke

The Queer Northern-Ireland born Cormac is back from another busy year as a label honcho and curator with the second Polari compilation No Tears In The Backroom Vol. 2 scheduled for release 31st of January 2024.

The compilation is filled with synth heavy swings, acid basslines, steamy vocals and lots of fun, making NTITB Vol. 2 the perfect entrance release into the new year.

Cormac says; No Tears In The Backroom Vol. 2 is a unique family with offerings from Polari hitmakers such as Jordan Nocturne, ROTCIV, & Louis de Tomaso as well as introducing new talent to the roster including DJ City, Nimmo, Shay Shaz, Hifi Sean, Joshua James + Xols.

I curate the compilation much as I do a DJ set, so there is a voyage of sorts in listening to the compilation as a whole. I encourage the listener to listen as you would an album, although they of course work solo as well.

A 10-track long journey forms a unique force of anthemic sounds, tapping into nostalgia but never pulling away from today's references. No Tears In The Backroom Vol. 2 serves as a dance-heavy pursuit aiming to not hold back.

The label profits from the new compilation are going to charity. Polari has previously raised money for All Out.

Doctors Without Borders is a politically neutral Non-Governmental Organisation whose main objective is to treat people in regions of the world where they are most needed. They are currently most active in Gaza and have a further 70 projects active in the world. 
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releases January 31, 2024

Mastered at The Wall
Artwork by James Unsworth
Distributed by Word & Sound
Graphics Holger Risse
Video Mathias Schuckert

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Track: Inbetween
Artist(s): Mython
Label: Oura Records
Catalog: OURA027
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release Date: 01.11.2025
Mastering: Mython
Artwork: Paolo Tortone

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ANTIDOTE Premiere: Mython - Inbetween [OURA027]

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