Name: Designblok goes Rainforest p. 2 (2020) by Ssnurssla
Duration: 2 h 51 min 11 s
Description: Comissioned dj set designed for a tropical rainforest booth experience at Designblok, 2020, part 2

Sickest Kenyan drill/genge/rap crud from DJ Iche, racking up her first international release with Hakuna Kulala.

Unflinchingly upfront and echoing the viral US/UK sound, but mostly rapped in Bantu Swahili, ’Nai Yetu’ is an unmissable introduction, where needed, to the world of Kenyan urban music. It stars a stellar roll call of Mombassa’s hottest drill rappers; Natty, Buruklyn Boyz, Dyana Cods, Jovie Jovv, Da Vaji, Tulia, Wakandinali, Mbogi Genje -  as well as select cuts of the more dancefloor-primed Gengetone sound from the likes of Mbogi Genje / SWAT/ Kenya Sihami/ Oksyde, and contemporary Kenyan “urban”, such as Nah Eeto  / Monski/ Oksyde ft. Ares66 - BAZUU/ Mastar VK, for 74 minutes of properly crucial listening.

At the helm is DJ Iche, a central player in Mombassa, whose production and singing is heard across her mix, bridging the related but distinctive styles, and toggling the pressure in a way that mirrors the road-level heat and molten flows that links southside Chicago to London’s north/south sounds and Brooklyn right now. Like the Ghanaian drill styles showcased by the likes of Shannen SP in the UK, DJ Iche’s take on the genre portrays the young Kenyan sound at its most rugged, replete with icy minor key motifs and transfixing glyding basses, but also leaning into killlller bits juggling jungle and drill and its Gengetone parallels unique to Kenya.

DJ ICHE:  Nai Yetu Mixtape - Side A (Digital)

This mix is my latest sonic journey through the digital era of music history, varying in style, tempo and time. A story with twists, turns and wobble. 
Enjoy :)

LWS - Day 7
Thodén - Glint
DJ Nigga Fox - So Nos 2
Count - Work
Iku - Fall Down Never Get Back Up
Young Muscle - Better Off
SUS1ER - YOU LOSE [EVERY TIME] [RXKNephew]
Maquis Son Sistèm - Dread Mòdenc
Beatrice M. - The Link
Landlord's House Coat - Cold In Summer (Anna Morgan Remix)
Jon10 - Smoke & Mirrors
3Phaz - Bravamax
Lyo XS - Deadly Rush
Seekersinternational - Guide Dem Selecta (Nico Remix)
VOOCOO - Pamplemousse Baddie [FKA Twigs]
HAJJ - i tried to tell ya smthing (VIP)
Lemzly Dale - No Long Talk (Kahn & Neek Remix)
Stephan F - Astronomia (Keiska Edit)
Neptunes & Baby Ft. Clipse - What Happened to That Boy (Architect On The Drums)
Luca Noise - Tribù
Spice - Needle Eye
THE VERVE - SYMPHONY DEMBOW (POBVIO FLIP)
Lee Walters - Cute Lamb Needs Attention

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DJ Once (fka DJ 4Play, aka VOOCOO) is a Vienna based DJ, producer & sound designer.

https://soundcloud.com/1234play
https://www.instagram.com/dj.once/

SI107 - DJ ONCE

STRUMA+IODINE PREMIERE
STURMHERTA - "Resiii"

To support the artist, buy it here
https://phononlabel.bandcamp.com/album/resi

Album-Title: RESi
Year: 2025
Artist: STURMHERTA
Label: phonon~
Album-release: 10.05.2025

STURMHERTA’s RESi operates at the edge of sound art and post-club experimentation — a dense, tactile work shaped by physical feedback, resonant bodies, and sculptural approaches to composition. Created through live performance, re-recording, and sonic manipulation of objects like cymbals and snares, the album renders digital synthesis into raw, spatial sound.

Released by phonon~, a label and collective dedicated to marginal music and media art practices, RESi embodies a shared search for new listening environments and embodied sonic experience.

https://soundcloud.com/user-4605437
www.sturmherta.com
phonon.cz

S+I PREMIERE: STURMHERTA - "RIII" [PHONON~]

@ssnurssla

Snediggen Snurssla is an innovator of the Brno club culture and a co-founder of the Brno-based AVA collective, with which he brings adventurous musical experiences to unconventional locations. His multi-layered sets can take on various forms, aiming to evoke states of weightlessness - be it syncopated tribal beats, percussive hypno techno, global hybrid club sounds or psychedelic ambient. Besides AVA, Snurssla co-founded the improvisational sound project Moving Spaces and the now-defunct space Rumiště, a gathering place for (not only) the musical community.

In addition to his musical activities, Snediggen Snurssla dedicates himself to the popularization of deep listening and workshops for both children and adults, which combine techniques of sound meditation, active listening, and authentic movement.

@djkrabs - je beatmaker a DJ z Brna. Jeden ze zakládajících členů Explicit Sound. V jeho soundu jsou patrné vlivy Hard Drum, Ballroom, Juke, Breaks, Baile Funk nebo Jersey Club. Vznikají tak tracky a sety, které se rozpínají přes několik žánrů a boří tak hranice mezi jednotlivými žánry. Mimo produkce a DJingu se v poslední době věnuje také live tvorbě této směsice elektronické hudby s využitím hardware syntezátorů a sequencerů.

Tango 12 ft. Ssnurssla

mycoo 001 w/ S.Snurssla

軀殼 VESSEL is a reflection of 祐曦YAU HEI’s rhythm of everyday life, it is born from the weight of repetition - the endless cycle of routine. It awakens her needs to create, to remind herself the fragile beauty of imagination. The slow erosion of time, the unrelenting truth of death’s cycle, is the weight 祐曦YAU HEI write against.

Sonically, the album blends atmospheric textures, tense synths and experimental layers with heavy bass and emotionally charged vocals. Like moving through routined life in constant motion, the grind pushing forward, shadows of time pressing heavier with every step.

Each track builds into a journey: The first half builds with urgency and tension, while the second half unfolds into melody and space. The movement reflects the cycle — from the weight of routine into a fleeting light of release.

祐曦 Yau Hei is a UK Bristol-based, Hong Kong producer and DJ whose music embodies a profound exploration of the mind and spirit. ASJ, short for "A Spiritual Journey," reflects her ideas to bridge the physical and metaphysical, crafting immersive soundscapes that transform emotions and perceptions.

Through her music and DJ sets, 祐曦 Yau Hei delivers a distinctive blend of Eastern and Western influences, engaging audiences with nostalgic hooks, cinematic layers, and electrifying beats. Her performances invite listeners to experience not just sound, but a journey—a carefully curated balance of introspection and euphoria, tailored for both intimate lounges and expansive club stages.

NÜ PREMIERE : 祐曦Yau Hei  - SINK (Over My Body)

祐曦Yau Hei - 軀殼 VESSEL[OMB019]

軀殼 VESSEL is a reflection of 祐曦YAU HEI’s rhythm of everyday life, it is born from the weight of repetition - the endless cycle of routine. It awakens her needs to create, to remind herself the fragile beauty of imagination. The slow erosion of time, the unrelenting truth of death’s cycle, is the weight 祐曦YAU HEI write against.

Sonically, the album blends atmospheric textures, tense synths and experimental layers with heavy bass and emotionally charged vocals. Like moving through routined life in constant motion, the grind pushing forward, shadows of time pressing heavier with every step.

Each track builds into a journey: The first half builds with urgency and tension, while the second half unfolds into melody and space. The movement reflects the cycle — from the weight of routine into a fleeting light of release.

祐曦 Yau Hei is a UK Bristol-based, Hong Kong producer and DJ whose music embodies a profound exploration of the mind and spirit. ASJ, short for "A Spiritual Journey," reflects her ideas to bridge the physical and metaphysical, crafting immersive soundscapes that transform emotions and perceptions.

Through her music and DJ sets, 祐曦 Yau Hei delivers a distinctive blend of Eastern and Western influences, engaging audiences with nostalgic hooks, cinematic layers, and electrifying beats. Her performances invite listeners to experience not just sound, but a journey—a carefully curated balance of introspection and euphoria, tailored for both intimate lounges and expansive club stages.

https://overmybody.bandcamp.com/album/vessel

https://www.instagram.com/yauheiasj/

PREMIERE: 祐曦Yau Hei - Find Tress [OverMyBody]

Litter front Drum

Comissioned dj set designed for a tropical rainforest booth experience at Designblok, 2020, part 2

Designblock Goes Rainforest

Designblok goes Rainforest p. 2 (2020)

Night Shrink

Shaman of @avakolektiv. 
Anything you hear is you.

Designblok goes Rainforest p. 2 (2020)

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