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Find all of the accompanying Year Two interviews on the SA website:
https://spontaneous.zone

Or read them in print in the Year Two zine!
https://spontaneousaffinity.bandcamp.com/merch/spontaneous-affinity-year-2-zine-plus-compilation

Spontaneous Affinity: Year Two

Perhaps best known for his association with beloved dance music blog Truants, @riccardovillella is also one of our favorite DJs—with a streak of mixes that always feel like instant classics—and a staple of the broader dance music scene in his own right. Villella's penchant for community began on early dance music forums and extends into today's social media networks and elevating others through mixes and in-depth interviews on @truants. His mix for us, inspired by timeless mix CDs like those of Fabric and a 'spiritual successor' to his mix for our friends at @sure_thing, is also a vivid memory of teenage bike rides along the beach in 2006.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/051-villella

"For the last 11 years I’d been living in London and for a long time, I had no desire really to leave. People say you can call somewhere 'home' after living there for a duration of seven years, so I was well past and on my way. The last three years though, I had really burnt out quite hard creatively, and was kind of just trudging along. It took me a while to realize that I’d maybe needed a break away from London and the constant living for the weekend parties. Work had gone remote, so the option of moving back home to Brighton on the seafront for a temporary reset and to save some money seemed like the logical next step.

I was quite excited about moving back, as one of my friends Bobby had moved back home from London a year prior to also work remote, my friend Sean was still down there and had been making some really cool art recently so we’d been reconnecting, and my friend Sam who moved to Australia 10 years ago was going to be back for a short trip in Brighton this year for a couple weeks. This felt kind of important to me as, as we’d all be in the same city for the first time in a very long time, and these were people that made up my favourite summer ever - the year 10 one in 2006.

... We spent most of that summer going on these really long bike rides from Shoreham-by-Sea, past the cement factory before reaching Brighton beach, and just cycle as far as we could until the sun went down. Me and Bobby would pack our little MP3 players (think I had a Creative Zen Touch then) the night before with as much ‘feels’ music as we’d like to call it, anything that would make our cycles feel like an extended Michael Mann movie, or "LA Action" we’d say. There was just something quite life-affirming as a 16 year old, headphones in, cycling back as the sun sets after exploring some beach cave and you’ve got either of Fila Brazillia - "Subtle Body", Groove Armada - "Paris", or DJ Shadow - "Blood On The Motorway" playing in the background. It was all very Stand By Me in the most musically liberating way possible. I’ve caught myself thinking of those times a lot lately.

I’ve tried to channel a lot of those feelings quite subtly into my studio mixes over the years—hopeless nostalgia, bittersweetness, a sad euphoria—more so on ones where I’m trying to achieve something other than a club-mix. The Sure Thing mix comes to mind especially, but that was also very influenced by the techno aspect of the series and certain life events. Whilst this feels very much like a spiritual successor to that mix, I didn’t want to be so subtle with this one. It’s a straight ode to a single perfect 24 hours that summer, and all the tunes that I was listening to back then, plus some that capture that perfect world-at-your-feet, carefree, teen vibe for me. It covers many moods and feelings of a hot day down at the beach and the transition as the sun sets and you’re getting ready to dance the night away.

I’ve wanted to record something like this for a long time, something that kind of felt like a timeless mix CD, and think you gave me the best opportunity and timing in wanting to put it together, especially as I’ve been doing that same cycle route every other weekend whilst down here."

@riccardovillella / @truants

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #051: Villella

With roots in Pittsburgh and a recent stint in Denver, Paul Fleetwood @fleet412 is both a beacon and a connector within the North American dance music community. A co-founder of Hot Mass with hands in events such as Honcho Campout, Lot Mass, VIA Festival, the Great American Techno Festival, and Humanaut, his DJ sets and productions blend a classic, grounded Midwest techno sensibility with a modern edge, always infused with emotion and sincerity. In 2021, Fleetwood launched his own label, Perimeter Junk, which has already cemented itself as a forerunner in predicting the next wave of dancefloor heaters for kind-hearted weirdos.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/050-paul-fleetwood

"I knew I wanted a mix that featured mostly four-on-the-floor music, upbeat but smooth and not too aggressive. I imagined a much deeper and more emotive mix than what I originally intended but that didn’t make me any less happy with how it turned out.

This was recorded Saturday, October 8th, 2022 at my apartment in Denver, CO. I used two XDJ-700s and a A&H Xone:92 rotary mixer. I compiled a playlist of roughly nine hours of music from which to choose. Experimenting from that list, it took around seven takes to nail a flow that felt right.

The interview questions brought Molly Nilsson’s 'Never Coming Home' to mind so I decided to include it. I couldn't come up with a smarter way other than to place it as an encore so there ya go, my creative apex at work."

@fleet412

Spontaneous Affinity #050: Paul Fleetwood

aka-Sol (@acaciabaila) is an Ecuadorian DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Through their Acacia Baila label, they're also a connector: they've released their own tracks and collaborations alongside releases from their friends and community, as well as thrown events at spaces like Mansions and their involvement in the Dripping event series and festival. As a DJ, their sets are genre-defying and psychedelic, bridging the gap between heady, trippy sounds and groove and percussion that go straight to the body. Their mix for us is deftly controlled chaos — a fresh, freaky take on 'fast' that's as floating and expansive as it is frenetic.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/052-aka-sol

"I wanted to create a mix exploring the 150-160 bpm pocket. I feel like I have only landed in playing around these tempos a few times while DJing live, and had definitely not recorded a mix up there before. I was itching to submerge into it after a crucial year in my DJ career, where I have widely expanded the limitations of the things I feel comfortable playing.

It’s been refreshing to understand more and more that I am not an artist/DJ that could be defined by a music genre, but rather by the sensibility in which I lace the different styles and sounds I use to create narratives when constructing my sets. Another important challenge I presented to myself for recording this mix was the curiosity of understanding what kind of tunes I would select and blend for this as a non DnB nor hard techno DJ. I feel like by going through this challenge, I have opened a world of possibilities that I can’t wait to incorporate when playing out there.

In terms of feelings explored, I would say that expansiveness of the body and the mind are a recurrent element in my practice and it was very present in this mix too. I wanted to build something that could feel both complex yet fluid. Entering into deeper introspections while feeling your body being pulled in all possible directions at once until the point of surrendering into a floating state of slow movements is the only possible solution to cope with the amount of information being received.

In terms of gear, I used 2 Pioneer XDJ-700s and a Pioneer DJM 450 mixer. For the recording I use a Zoom H6 recorder."

@acaciabaila

Spontaneous Affinity #052: aka-Sol

Vancouver's @djhockey brings a sense of playfulness, groove, and emotion to a realm of psychedelic, twisted techno that can often take itself too seriously. He regularly appears at Vancouver venues like Dolly and recently played at the inaugural Osmosis in the Trees festival in Oregon. In addition to DJing, he co-runs record label and mix series @pprzrecords alongside Adam 2, uplifting emerging artists from across the underground and most recently releasing his own latest EP, Celestial Pursuit.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/053-dj-hockey

"This mix combined parts of various gigs I was working on that fell through. The gigs had quite differing musical lineups and set times, which I combined with some tracks that had been sitting in my wishlist on Bandcamp but never seen a fit for a particular project as of yet. It quickly turned into my favourite mix I’ve created thus far, as I feel it closely represents my favourite aspects of dance music all in one.

I have been working on trying to incorporate a wider range of my style into my podcasts so that each one doesn’t get tunnel vision, while still telling a slow burning story. I’ve also been pushing myself to make each individual blend something unique. Lots of tracks work well together, but is it something special and new? These are questions I have been asking myself more lately. I like the playfulness of this mix, but it also has moments where you may question what emotion you’re feeling."

@djhockey @pprzrecords

Spontaneous Affinity #053: DJ Hockey

As Seunghee @seungheeworks prepares to make a move back to Europe and Seoul after a stint based in Brooklyn, we feel lucky to have connected with her range of creative output. She has hosted events under the banner of Yulheim Electronics alongside DJ Snail at intimate, audiophile venues like Jupiter Disco and Mansions, showcasing artists with a taste for dance music that builds layered, dreamy soundscapes, a descriptor that could also apply to her own DJing. With a patient, colorful, emotional approach and a penchant for abstracted kicks and polyrhythms, Seunghee's sound somehow feels as evocative of an urban landscape as a forest ecosystem, organic and full of life, even when that life may be struggling.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/054-seunghee

"Every time I make a mix, I just put in all the tracks I really like and play them by the BPM, and sort out the ones that mix well. After finishing the mix, I hear it and realize what thoughts and intentions were being made.

This time, it sounded like I was trying to build a conviction. There’s a virtual character and she is trying to say something without losing her tone or deviating from her angle. There are a lot of forces trying to convince her out of her own narrative but somehow she maintains it. At least it shows the struggle.

I am currently making a lot of difficult and big choices in life. These choices will determine my survival. It helps to remember where I come from and which direction I am going. It’s not just about my own wants. I think everyone has a name, background, and roots that connect them to their own destiny. I feel I am in a stage of life where I understand myself better. (I am in my thirties) and the mix is about moving forward without compromising. Hopefully it relates to others who are going through changes.

I used a pair of CDJs and Xone92 mixer with a pair of KRKs & Audio-Technica headphones."

@seungheeworks / @polyrhythm_portal

Spontaneous Affinity #054: Seunghee

Live at @ Prince Charles Berlin (09.02.)

Format Digital
Release Date - 15th November 2018
Support & Buy : http://bit.ly/2PDRWqr

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Soundcloud : @karlmer
Mastering - Youssef Elis - @youssefe

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Let's have a walk into the forest with Daniel[i] : an extract of his upcoming mini album Anothing which will be released mid november on his own Bandcamp.
This is the last shot from him before the launch of his imprint Whispering Signals in 2019... stay tuned !

Anothing

Support & Buy

Daniel[i]  - Humming Trees [White Label]

A staple of the Boston house and techno scene, @matthewmcneill of CSC has been a longtime supporter of the city's underground, from regular Sweet Shop events at Good Life, to rotating Elastic one-offs, including an annual PorchFest party in Jamaica Plain that's fast become a tradition, as well as DJ sets of his own. Anyone who's come of age as a DJ or dance music aficionado in Boston has probably experienced a warm welcome on one of the dancefloors curated by CSC.

Read the full interview:
spontaneous.zone/013-mattmcneill.html

"Hi Y’all. I hope you enjoy the mix. I made it a few months back with some records I had been playing a lot earlier in 2018. I made the mix at home with two Technics 1200MK5S, my Pioneer DJM900nxs2, and recorded it into Ableton.

I tried to keep the mix kind of funky, bumping and melodic, similar to how I play out. It’s mostly house with some techno and breaks thrown in for good measure. I don’t really go in for themes when I record mixes now, I kind of start playing records and try to put together tracks I think will work. I move up and down in energy, I have always thought the best DJs go through a wide range of emotions and feelings... kind of like peaks and valleys and that is what I attempt to do. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t."

@matthewmcneill

Interview

Spontaneous Affinity #013: Matt Mcneill

Release Date : 11 January 2019
Format :	CD, Digital
Uploaded in 128Kbps
Support & Buy : https://annulledmusic.bandcamp.com/
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Label on Facebook :	https://www.facebook.com/annulled.music/
Label on Soundcloud :	@annulled_music
	
Artist on Facebook : 	https://www.facebook.com/9beats.music/
Artist on Soundcloud : 	@9_beats
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Equilibrium

9beats - Equilibrium [Annulled]

Bio: Senegalese born, Brooklyn based techno DJ who is part of the DJ collective : EXILE Brooklyn

TL:
1 - Primal Code - Annie’s Diaries [HYPNUS]
2 - JustLocal - Everlast [DYFR_Netlabel]
3 - Mike Davis - Communiqué From An Absent Future [Brenda]
4 - Nørdbak - Modir [Illegal Alien Records]
5 - BLNDR - The Castle In The Sky [HYPNUS]
6 - Reggy Van Oers - Reconvene [Affin Music]
7 - dycide - IOB [IO Records]
8 - A Sacred Geometry - Mira [A Sacred Geometry]
9 - Simone Bauer - Tholus [OVUNQVE]
10 - Livai - Futurae [Systolic]
11 - Irshad Hussein - You Are iN (Droneghost Remix) [Circular Limited]
12 - Romi - Weinfelden [ECI Korea]�13 - Primal Code - Morgana [HYPNUS]
14 - Vase - Solarium [ARTS]
15 - Ryogo Yamamori - Hinode [951BEAT]
16 - Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi - Celeno [Outis Music]
17 - Ness - The Moon In Montreal [The Gods Planet]
18 - Deepbass - Amazonian [Telemorph]
19 - Abrial - Sirion [Kornarion]
20 - Keyp - Statelast [DkN Selections]
21 - CHPTR - XIV [CHPTR]
22 - Deepbass & Ness - Les Planes [Dynamic Reflections]�23 - Antonio De Angelis - Anomaly 
24 - Claudio PRC - Nova [Semantica]
25 - Infinity - Mark 1 Part 1 [Systolic]

A letter from A.M.D: 
"It’s been a while since I’ve recorded a set, so I decided to take my time building up for this set. There are even moments when I do slightly bring it down just to get a chance to go back up again, so take this set as a short, roller coaster ride into The Vortex. EXILE has been doing really well since it’s started, so it feels like we’ll be pushing further with performances from the residents and events this 2019”

Support:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/ababacar-diop
RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/amd-us

The Vortex | Podcast #009 | A.M.D

San Francisco's @kudeki does it all: she co-runs @noctuarysf alongside Alex McGeagh to bring women and nonbinary artists to the forefront in the Bay Area and beyond, works and DJs at Public Works, and has her own monthly at Bar Fluxus. In addition, she maintains a busy DJ schedule, adapting to everything from Burning Man's Berghain analogue to daytime bliss at San Francisco Pride.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/014-kudeki.html

"I’ve been playing a lot lately so my podcast process has been to take some thread from across a couple of gigs and synthesize that into an hour long narrative. This one comes out of shows I did in December in the italo / electro / new wave direction. I tried to stick to the 80s vibe throughout but vary the moods involved. There’s some structural symmetry in that the beginning and end are fast and kind of sad, and the middle has more energy but is slower.

I did this mix entirely in Ableton, mostly while staying at my friend’s house in dark & rainy Seattle right around the new year. Speaking to the vision behind Spontaneous Affinity, I tried to include a few tracks that had personal history / music community moments attached to them as well. "X Marks the Pedwalk" was shazamed at the High & Tight NYE party we were both at, the Shinra track and "Autophobia" were specifically shown to me by music friends, The Hacker played one of the top sets I saw in 2018, and "Not In Love" is one of the tracks that takes me back to two different specific moments in my life, six years apart.

Emotionally, whatever music I make in December / January takes on the winter vibe quite naturally. I’ve never had a lot of holiday traditions/obligations so I usually enjoy a lot of alone time and the time to reflect. I had a very crazy year, mostly in a good way, I was very free but also a chaotic mess a lot of the time so while I was working on the mix I was thinking back on all of that being appreciative and also like wtf.

Another part of my general music making process is that everything I make is about Something, but I usually have to listen to it a few times after it’s done to figure out what that is. So I don’t know what this one is about quite yet, but if I had to take a stab at it, it feels like it has something to do with the internal struggle against one’s own mind."

@kudeki / @noctuarysf

Spontaneous Affinity #014: Kudeki

Washington DC-based @furtivetrax is an affiliate of the @sequencedc crew, known in the capital and beyond for their warehouse parties featuring both international and local heroes from across the US. Sequence has also recently spawned a monthly Thursday night party, Article, at U Street Music Hall. He has self-released two EPs, both available on Bandcamp.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/015-furtive.html

"This mix attempts to connect a bunch of musically-important dots as a techno set. In this case, the mix starts off with a track from the soundtrack of the 1999 computer game Tiberian Sun. The mood set by this Y2K-era scifi soundtrack and the shabby graphics had a huge influence on me. The inclusion of the Shackleton track is a nod to my dubstep phase - the deep stripped-down dungeon stuff that totally has gritty techno sensibilities. I mean, I initially started producing because I wanted to make dubstep.

The tracks by SHALT, Born In Flamez, Suda, all touch on contemporary “deconstructed” post-club experimental stuff, with razor-sharp, glossy 3D-rendered aesthetics that I find immensely imaginative and compelling

 There are also a few of my own tracks thrown in (unreleased at time of writing). All of these conceptually-motivated elements are woven into a mix largely carried by murky, textural, driving techno - the stuff I like to play and that gets me wiggling on a dancefloor. 

I recorded this on my home setup, which is a digital vinyl system: two turntables (AT-LP120s), NI’s Kontrol Z2 mixer, and Traktor 2. The mix runs away from me at a few points."

@furtivetrax / @sequencedc

Spontaneous Affinity #015: Furtive

It only takes one listen to a mix from Cleveland's @adab to sense that there's something special brimming beneath the surface. That something is embedded right in the moniker, a promise of sorts to focus on generating collective positivity: "adab by its definition is highlighted by using individual expression to enrich the infrastructure of community." As a co-founder of Cleveland's Heaven Is In You party, a resident of In Training, and a traveler gracing the decks of many of our favorite U.S. underground queer parties, ADAB strives to embody just that.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/016-adab.html

"The idea for this mix started with me wanting to focus on filtering some of the current societal/existential anxiety I feel as a black non binary amab individual into an ecstatic, drummy set of tracks. I start with a clip from the film “12 Years a Slave” of a spiritual being sung called “Roll, Jordan, Roll”. In this scene the main character, enslaved after being born free, is focused on in the cinematography as he clearly accepts the reality of possibly never escaping while singing this song. This spiritual was historically adopted by enslaved African Americans as a coded message for escape. This is the guide post of the mix and I hope it aligns the orbits of the tracks that follow to display a sincerely black sonic narrative.

As far as Gear, I recorded with a pair of CDJ 900’s and a DJM 850 Mixer in my basement between two monitors and a sub."

@adab / @heavenisinyou / @in-training

Spontaneous Affinity #016: ADAB

Ghetto! Tactics! on Hope St Radio - 24.03.19

Ghetto! Tactics!

@ghorbadj is a DJ, producer, and organizer located in Los Angeles. In addition to making and mixing music under this solo alias, she is also a member of DIVORCE (Sweat Equity/Fatt Grabbers), an organizer of the FM+ parties and FeM Synth Lab workshops, and hosts a monthly show at Dublab. Her mixes and productions are often heavy, but also come imbued with a sense of playfulness.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/017-ghorba.html

"I've just returned from playing in Europe and while I was there, I was thinking a lot about just how SERIOUS dance music is in a lot of those cities, and how that connects to financial gain. When I'm dancing or DJing, I love to be surprised. I want to smile to myself on the dance floor or laugh out loud behind the booth at whatever sounds are coming out the speakers.

By contrast, I didn't feel people were having that much FUN in some of the clubs I was in. I really used to think marathon partying was something to aspire to, but now I'm not so sure. It was so apparent to me that clubs stay open for hours on end because that way they can sell more drinks, make more money, pay more taxes. It's simply a huge industry supported by governments in a way it isn't in the U.S., which obviously comes with both pros and cons.

DJs flit between genres less freely and in my opinion take fewer risks, which might just have something to do with there being more money at stake, idk. There's a need to mix slower to sustain this exhausted, over-stimulated crowd who are kind of swaying and staring at you with giant eyes. Or it's peak efficiency--mechanical drop after mechanical drop. It just didn't make me laugh.

I want to feel more joy. I recorded this mix in one take on two CDJs and a turntable. Pure and simple, I wanted to have fun while I was playing and let go of a lot of stress I've been feeling about music recently. There are bits that aren't perfect, but I'm trying to get more comfortable with not being perfect."

@ghorbadj / @divorcedivorce / @FMplusplus / @FeMSynthLab

Spontaneous Affinity #017: Ghorba

Besides being one of the admins for TechnoFist , A.M.D has been slowly and steadily grinding in Brooklyn's ever talented techno scene as a 3-year resident at Bossa Nova Civic Club representing the up and coming EXILE Brooklyn collective. Over the years, he's been able to play alongside such names as Ness, Claudio PRC, Ansome, Sophia Saze, Setaoc Mass and FJAAK. Known for his extended opening sets, A.M.D gives us a taste of his journey oriented sets with an 1hr 45 minutes of carefully curated DJ'ing.

Tracklist:
Matt Altman - Alone In The Dark [Unreleased]
Zann - Katmai [Lett Records]
Infinity (CRO) - Representation [Kvlto Records]
SNTS - End I [SNTS]
Evigt Mörker - Vem [Evigt Mörker]
Epsilon - Counterparts (MTRL Remix) [IO Recods]
Relic Radiation - Outermost [Annulled Music]
Aurora Halal - Eternal Blue (Wata Igarashi Cruising Remix) [Mutual Dreaming Recordings]
Aquiver - Mantra [Alexandar]
NFEREE - 4040 [NFEREE]
NFEREE - 2020 (Enkō Diacritic Remix) [NFEREE]
Motionen - Distorted Perceptions [Illegal Alien Records]
Edit Select, Teste - Ascend (Claudio PRC Remix) [Edit Select]
Deepbass - The Void [Dynamic Reflections]
CHPTR - XIII [CHPTR]
Ness - Galactic Loops [On The 5th Day]
Dorian Gray - Transcending The Lotus (Unjin Remix) [Northallsen Records]
Work - I Guardiani della Società del Coltello [Warok Music]
Aurora Halal - Eternal Blue (Wata Igarashi Cruising Remix) [Mutual Dreaming Recordings]
Cory James - C61 [Dusk Notes]
Motionen - Paresthesia [Illegal Alien Records]
Matt Altman - Hallway Tilt [Unreleased]
CHPTR - Incotrovertible Assurance [CHPTR]
Uväll - Irregular Texture [HAYES]
Stef Mendesidis - Gendarme Classe A [Klockworks]
Erdem Tunakan & Alpha Tracks - Shelter [Cheap]
Benjamin Damage - Binary [R&S Records]

TechnoFist Podcast 119: A.M.D

Senegal-born, New York-based DJ A.M.D (@amdtechnofist) is a master of energy. An affiliate of EXILE Brooklyn and TechnoFist, anyone who's seem him at the helm of his home base at Bossa Nova Civic Club (or anywhere else) knows him for his precise, narrative-driven mixing, whether he's building up from an ambient dreamscape or hammering it out at peak time. Within the hypnotic strain of techno that too often risks feeling monotonous, A.M.D's ear for unique melodies and textures stands out.

Read the full interview and see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/021-amd.html

"As soon as I was asked to do this mix, I knew I was gonna take my time to build to carve some sort of direction with some pit stops if you will. In terms of vibes I picked out the headier and more emotional tracks I’ve collected over the past few months. I usually start off with 20+ minute ambient openings, but I decided to scratch that and kick things off with some kicks. Also happy to say that I was able to support a few friends with their labels/productions, so it makes doing this set that much more meaningful.

I’m mixing this set on 2 Pioneer CDJs and a Xone 92 which, for me, is the best mixer I could use to really have control of the elements I want to blend in. The smooth filters on the Xone also make it a pleasure to transition from track to track."

@amdtechnofist

Spontaneous Affinity #021: A.M.D

https://www.nts.live/shows/jamie-tiller/episodes/jamie-tiller-28th-september-2019

NTS Radio Show - Episode 04 w/ Tornado Wallace B2B

@anthony-rother is a stone cold electronic music legend. He’s put out 20 albums since his debut in 1997, and run the Psi49net and Datapunk imprints, which have more or less defined the electro genre. Lately, he’s been back with a vengeance, releasing the “3L3C7RO COMMANDO” LP on his own label, as well as EPs for DVS1’s Mistress Recordings and of course Danny Daze’s Omnidisc. His DJ sets these days are comprised of his own unreleased music specifically tailored for dancefloors. Rother is a dream booking for The Bunker who we still kind of can’t believe is coming to play our collaborative party with Omnidisc on November 1 (more details at http://bit.ly/omnibunker ).

The Bunker Podcast 203

The Bunker Podcast 203: Anthony Rother

V/A  - Reconnections [Intersum]
Catalog - INTSUM_008
Release Date - 14/03/2020
Format - Digital

Mastering By - NFEREE - https://soundcloud.com/nferee
Artwork By - William Marchant

Intersum on Facebook - 
Intersum on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/intersum_label
Artist on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marcibagoly1991/
Artist on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/marcibagoly https://soundcloud.com/sage-taylor

https://www.facebook.com/hadalresonance
After a short hiatus - Intersum is back with a small collection of new remixes of tracks from previous releases. Featuring remixes by aspect., Naohiro Tomisawa, Kambium and Mechanist.

Internist - Space Probe (aspect.Dub)[Intersum]

Cavüm - Memoirs [Allegorythme]
Catalog - AR010
Release Date - 09/04/2020
Format - Digital

Support & Buy - https://allegorythme.bandcamp.com/album/memoirs

Mastering By - Paul Mac art Hardgroove
Artwork By - Thomas Le Mouroux

Allegorythme on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AllegoRythmeMusic/
Allegorythme on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/allegorythme
Artist on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CavumA
Artist on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/cavuma

https://www.facebook.com/hadalresonance
"French artist Cavüm is delivering a brilliant deep techno EP called Memoirs for our 10th release. 

Mixing ambient to rawer techno, this EP is the mirror of his love for both side of electronic music. Inspired by natural sounds, synthesis exploration, recordings ... he succeeds to mix that all together to offer a deep and smooth rhythmic trip.
In addition, Vardae already known from Allegorythme, reworked the track Cords in his proper way. A slow and very rhythmic vibe making the difference and perfectly completing this EP. 

On top of that, you can contemplate the beautiful artwork made by Thomas Le Mouroux experimenting 3D visuals."

Cavüm - Cords (Vardae's Last Dance) [Allegorythme]

Mäteriet - Tenness  [sewer sender]
Catalog - SSNDR005
Release Date - 13/04/2020
Format - Vinyl & Digital

Support & Buy - https://sewersender.bandcamp.com/album/tenness

Mastering By - Giovanni Conti www.artefactsmastering.com

sewer sender on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sewer.sender
sewer sender on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/sewersender
Artist on Soundcloud - @https://soundcloud.com/maeteriet

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Blurry as the night and bright as the stars Mäteriet joins the fray by levitating into the system. They open their gem-covered robe and reveal all the treasure collected throughout their many journeys. The Hon (A1) sets the mood just right alluring us into an almost hypnotized mindset. Moniker (A2) extends the grip Mäteriet has taken around us further over a rumbling bass fit for the system we traverse. Rolling Thud (B1) gives off an almost machine-like air around it, hissing and blowing off excess steam while moving seamlessly between syncopated rhythms. Shine Grooves Acoustic Remix (B2) opens up to a link to the outer reaches of space for B1 and lets Mäteriets work sing, in their own words “my synthesizer and sequencer painted this picture”... and oh what a pretty picture they have painted for us.

Mäteriet - Moniker [Sewer Sender]

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Track list:
1. Powlos - Salomé [Faint]
2. Biocym - Vanished Ray [Ritualism Records]
3. Xyléme - Eyes Wide Open [Lett Records]
4. ASEC - Touch [ASEC]
5. MIKTEK - Biosphere 9 (re-visit) - 24bit [Ultimae]
6. Organit - Analogy [Tamás Olejnik]
7. Andrea Cossu & Fabio Usai - Prologue [Andrea Cossu]
8. Martin Goodwin - Eclosion Pt.5 (Azidax Remix) [Kornarion]
9. Martyn Päsch - Udaipur (Aquiver Remix) [No Way Records]
10. Empirical Distress - Galor (No Hi-Hat Version) [Virescence Records]
11. Commodus of Rome - Sanction [Selected Records]
12. Realitycheck - Modern Talks [Renasence]
13. Windand C - Inductive Interference (Craft Remix) [Revelation of Sound]
14. Feral - Devious Path [Hypnus Records]
15. Joachim Spieth - Annihilatio [AFFIN]
16. Audio Units - Elysian Fields [Muted]
17. Enkō - Hifa (Kaelan Downtown Mix) [HAYES]
18. Drafted - Recursion [Edit Select]
19. Deepbass - Quantum [Kontrafaktum]
20. Craft - The Black Box [Seance LTD]
21. Leiras - Aoroi (B1) [Silex Device]
22. Dax J - Dreamscape [Monnom Black]
23. Michael Lauriola - Mutual Interest [Faut Section]
24. UVB - Rebirth [MORD]
25. Hiroaki Iizuka - Floating Point [THEM]
26. Antigone & Francois X - We Move As One [DEMENT3D]

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SPONTANEOUS AFFINITY is about the communal nature of the dancefloor. It's about communication and feedback. Spontaneous Affinity isn't for the isolated bedroom producer, although we love them, too—it is for those of us who understand music and dance as one of the most powerful sources of personal growth and interpersonal empathy, who are driven by the need to support and elevate one another, and as a result experience the evolution of our creative and connective selves.

Spontaneous Affinity isn't about ego, knowledge, paraphernalia, or exclusivity of any kind. It's about PURE SENSATION. It's about losing track of yourself and merging with a moment. It's about temporary autonomous zones and ephemeral connections. It's about forgetting to Shazam that track or fix your hair. It's about the hours far past dawn when everyone left on the dancefloor has laid their soul bare but still looks beautiful under the harshness of sunlight.

Spontaneous Affinity is NOT A UTOPIAN VISION. It's about understanding how to let go. How to let go of a person. How to let go of a place. How to break a routine even if it hurts. How to appreciate a feeling that can't last forever as if it were eternal, and how to appreciate challenging moments—and challenging sounds—as catalysts for growth.