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The Bucharest based Aleksa Alaska has been carving out her remarkable style very quickly. Even though she just started to pursue her DJ career in 2016, her extensive output soon attracted attention by renowned online entities like NTS Radio, Intergalactic FM, Rinse France.
If you comb through Aleksa's online presence you quickly realise how dedicated she is to music and other art forms. 
Her mixes are explorations of different moods and degrees across the electronic spectrum.

Wavering Forms 004 - Aleksa Alaska

INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/nosedrip

Ostend-based producer Nosedrip, real name Ziggy Devriendt, is one of the most interesting figures to have risen out of Belgium in recent times. Established back in 2013, his radio show stroom.tv has harnessed a loyal following spurred by Ziggy's talent in mixing the most diverse records and switching from new wave through punk onto modern classical that you've probably never heard of.

The multifaceted tastes of Nosedrip fully fan out in his contribution to our mix series, bringing the listeners in an ever-changing journey across dreamy new age cuts, experimental rock-y tonalities, captivating electronic beats before slowly shifting to explore further drum-laden dubby rhythms. We caught up for a quick-fire chat with the artist as he opens up on the width of the Belgian scene and gets us to discover the story behind his unique approach to music.

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Felix Hall – Good Vybe

Recording of our weekly Dekmantel Radio show at @redlightradio.

First hour: General K (Radical Hi-Fi)
Second hour: Robert Bergman

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Dekmantel Radio w/ Robert Bergman & General K (Radical Hi-Fi) (03/11/2018)

Established Finnish artist Jori Hulkkonen is back on home label My Favorite Robot with ‘Don't Believe In Happiness’, another fantastic full length.

Hulkkonen’s last album—of nine so far—came in 2015, with one before that coming in 2012, both on this label. Each one shows him to be a real synth master who can craft devastatingly emotional tracks that are infused with elements of dub, pop, nu-wave and techno. Following the release of the title track as lead single, the full album reveals itself to be another moody but beautiful affair that has evolved stylistically once more.

The icy and churchy chords of ‘Tintån Terdel’ kicks things off, with mid-tempo drums down low making for a brightly lit tune full of feeling. After the single comes ‘We Will Tear Love Apart Again’, a suspense-filled track with no drums but whispered vocals that drift above gentle synth turbulence. More cosmic tinged grooves come from ‘Lowlife Crises,’ while ‘Reach Out to China’ is a celestial affair with glowing chords and ambient smoothness. ’I Think About Your Car When I Drive Mine’ is an inventive track with echoing ‘80s chords and pained vocals above percolating clicks and pops.

The second half of the album journeys through pop leaning tracks with heavenly chords and well sequenced synths; abstract affairs where modulated sounds bring computers to life and then more dance floor orientated tracks like ‘Moon Is Real’ which surges along on a silky, celestial techno groove. ‘Just A Phase I’m Going Through’ is an edgy and energising retro-future pop cut, and the whole absorbing and artistic album comes to an end with the blissful layers of chords, pads and zoned out vocals on ‘New Ideologies.’

This magical album is another subtle development of Hulkkonen’s style that goes way beyond the dance floor and makes for a truly rewarding listen.

Jori Hulkkonen - Lowlife Crises

After starting the mini Dekmantel Selectors podcast series two years ago, it feels like a tradition to bring this back to life again in anticipation of the third edition in August. In the next couple of months, we will release 6 podcasts by some of the exciting artists from the line-up. This year’s podcasts challenges the artists to work around a theme or idea they picked theirselves. First up: French/Belgian selector Raphaël Top-Secret.

Raphaël Top-Secret is known for his notorious digging skills, which he prefers to put in practice at the best Parisian record stores or unknown flee markets. In his earlier days, he used to dj frequently with Antinote label boss Zaltan, touching on everything in between balearic, boogie, reggae, world music, disco and house. As a producer, Raphaël’s work is remarkable too — his ‘Love So High’ EP dropped in 2016 on the same label and three dance floor gems we still can’t get enough of. It should come as no surprise that we’re more than happy to have Raphaël joining us not only for Dekmantel Selectors, but also for Lente Kabinet later in May.

For us, he put together a special mix that covers and touches on many genres. Raphaël on is own podcast for us: "This mix going from 90s hip-hop and R&B to downtempo, house and tropical dance. Overall, it's stuff that I recently found out about and that I really wanted to incorporate in a mix. Beside that, it includes long time favorites as well. I only had two days to do the mix, so the approach was more spontaneous - it was quite fun to do as I was less prepared and just went with the flow. Hope you'll like the vibe and see you in Tisno!".

Selectors Podcast

Selectors Podcast 017 - Raphaël Top-Secret

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