Released tracks

This is my entry for the new Hit 'n Run Music label!

"Stefan ZMK's contribution to this E.P. is an energetic exercise in raging hardcore techno. True ravers will get mad on the distorted kicks, obscured vocals, sweeping synths and in 'contrast' to his normal routine, even some gabber snare drums!"


You can purchase the 12" vinyl from:
http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/18152/tribe/hit-n-run-music-01/
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/495623-01.htm
http://www.rec-order.nl/record.php?record=3144
http://www.teknosucks.ecwid.com/simple-store#!/~/product/category=4659171&id=24692367

of get the digital release from:
http://www.junodownload.com/products/contrast-ep/2243257-02/
http://www.beatport.com/release/contrast-ep/1120106
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/downloadstore/release/56186
http://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/contrast_ep/1
http://www.djdownload.com/browse-label/Hit+N+Run+Music/60834
http://download.breakbeat.co.uk/lpsepslabels/hitnrunrecords/contrastephitnrunrecords.aspx
https://www.trackitdown.net/recordlabel/140729/hit-n-run-records.html
https://www.wasabeat.com/releases/131692-various-artists-contrast-ep


Buy the 12"

Stefan ZMK - Scrambled (Hit 'n Run Music 001) 2013

Delft-Den Haag Konnektie The Netherlands. 
Respekt to: AA System - Plexat - Proces Kabaal 

for this upload i have added some mastering to beef up the kickdrum

Stefan ZMK - Untitled (ZMK 001) 2000 *downloadable*

*2016 remaster*

We don't die we multiply!

Stefan ZMK - Untitled (ZMK 002) 2001 *downloadable*

Check out the closing set (tracklist below) Ignite and I did at the insane edition of Acidelics XL at the Eskimofabriek in Gent Belgium April 9th 2022. It's 90 minutes of 145-175 BPM acidic technoid driving beats with mental hardcore and tekno. Enjoy the recording!

01 Mr. Gasmask - Progress Trap
02 Wheez-ie - Pressure
03 FLUCC - i saw the stars tonight
04 Warmduscher - 10 Kleine Bassdrums (Palle Pille Mix)
05 Blutrot - Lysergic Love
06 d_b (Déformation Booléenne) - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
07 Drax - Amphetamine (Mixedit)
08 CJ Bolland - The Prophet
09 DICA - Hellraiser
10 Dulce Liquido - Psicosis
11 WNDRLST - Vertigo
12 LØUISE - Hated In The Nation
13 Lunatic Asylum - Chaos Effect
14 Cancel x Ayahuasca - Ballistic
15 VELCRO - Rave Crusher
16 Witz - Don't Hide It (Stefan ZMK Remix)
17 STØTS - Ancient Rituals
18 MonoChrome - Drunken Whales
19 Celsius - Angels (Mixedit)
20 Stormtrooper - Crazy Drug Music
21 BangBass vs. Penn-Ak - Whispers
22 DJ Isaac - Let Da Beat
23 Radze - Kore bah
24 Somatic Responses - Axon (Mixedit)
25 Mr. Gasmask - Fear Engine
26 Dr. Graftak - Kubizm 002 - Cry and Scream
27 Epidemie & Dwaas - Genesis 909
28 Bogdan Raczynski - Alright (Part Eight)
29 Dx & Dave - Acid Anonymous 001 A
30 Hocus Pocus - God Devil Hell Heaven (Mixedit)
31 Beyonder - The Wish (Mixedit)

Acidelics

Video

Ignite & Stefan ZMK @ Acidelics XL @ Eskimofabriek Gent 2022 [ acid | techno | tekno | hardcore ]

Heisa dropping 3 killer tunes on his debut release for PRSPCT. 2 solo tracks + 1 collab with Tekno veteran Stefan ZMK make for one hell of a 12" vinyl.

Tekno? UK Hardcore? Industrial? Salsa? We don't know what to call this and we don't care. All we care about is pressing awesome records and this piece of black gold is exactly that. AWESOME!

Pre Order Here: https://prspct.nl/product/heisa-abscence/

HEISA - Absence (PRSPCT278) Out on October 28th 2022

Check out the hybrid set Heisa and I did at the massive Maassilo Complex in Rotterdam December 3rd 2022, for the insane PRSPCT XL 31st edition. 
Heisa is doing his voodoo magic on his hardware machines, and I am directing controlled chaos from the mixer and technics; the result is a twisted dark 174BPM tunnel of live improvisation and rave-bomb drops.
Enjoy the recording!

Heisa vs Stefan ZMK - Hybrid Hardware Live vs Technics @ Prspct XL31 - Maassilo Rotterdam 2022

SpeedyQ's - No More Yin_Stefan ZMK RMX (OUT NOW on Hangar ltd.666)

This is the full recording of the close to 4 hour free style set I did at the Hardline Soundsystem @ Killtekno23 Athens Greece 16-09-2023. 
Big thanks to the Sector 93 crew and community for the amazing warm welcome, inspiring conversations and the vibe in the basement was dense and electric! What was insane, was that they let me play as long as I wanted XD Obviously, I hope to be back soon ;-)
Enjoy the ride accross harsh dystopian industrial, fierce techno, crunchy industrial hardcore, dark tekno, some mental acid and some new and fresh hybrid gems! 💜

Tracklist:
01 - Orphx - Full Spectrum Dominance
02 - Demoiselle Douce Innocence - Moonbreaker
03 - Mental Fear Productions - W+ Boson
04 - New Frames - Reese Defense
05 - Nigh/T\mare - Anti Balaka
06 - Razbibriga - Kvantas
07 - Converter - Nix
08 - Noform - New War (Edit2)
09 - Aboutkaos - Sogno
10 - Restive Plaggona - Puzzle Of Needs
11 - Speedy J - Pannik
12 - Zeta Reticula - The Fate Of The Ship Unknown
13 - Valerie Ace - Cool Or Cruel
14 - Alien Rain - Empire Of Illusion
15 - Rotor Militia - Beacon Hill (Out Now on Mechanism 003)
16 - Tripped - Stronk (Mickey Nox's Hammer Remix)
17 - Embrionyc - Tartaros (Mixedit)
18 - The Horrorist - Flesh Is The Fever
19 - Miyuki Omura - The Music Makers (145 BPM Edit) (Forthcoming on PRSPCT)
20 - EYRIS - Double Clutchin'
21 - Progerik - Progerik 003 - B
22 - Panacea - Kill the Processors (Mixedit)
23 - Mindustries - Therapy
24 - Ybrid - Mystica
25 - Double Face - Darkages (Manu Le Malin Remix)
26 - New Frames - Variation Is A Feature Not A Flaw
27 - Marc Acardipane - Pitch-Hiker (Ghost In The Machine Remix)
28 - L'Art Cène & Panda Dub - Fumigène
29 - 3phazegenerator - Nomad
30 - Neurocore - All Or Nothing
31 - Nagual - Deepfreeze
32 - Sensory Overload - Dolphin
33 - Acidupdub - Luciole
34 - Fiend & Broken Rules - Sharper Image
35 - Mindustries - Rauwkost 2 (Extended Edit)
36 - Erotic Cafe' - TECNNO2023
37 - Stormtrooper - Meet My Clones
38 - DJ Donna Summer - Rock Rock Rock (Mixedit)
39 - Emel - Viper Head (Koncept Kore 001)
40 - X-tension - We Are Artillery (Stefan&Li-Z Final Edit)
41 - Beastmachine - Whiplash (Producer's Beastly Machinery Retrifit)
42 - Dissolvement - Complex Machinery (Symbiote Rec 001)
43 - Frixion Fanatic - The Sleeper Must Awaken NWO
44 - The Outside Agency - The Alchemists
45 - Krista Bourgeois - Devastator (Forthcoming on PRSPCT)
46 - Imanu - Come Forward
47 - Manga Corps - The Hunter
48 - Spiral Tribe - Underworld
49 - Anmon - Piano
50 - Stefan ZMK - Drumfetish
51 - Scaremichael - Ascent (Stefan Edit)
52 - Massdriver - Driver 10
53 - JAcid0REX - Acid Vortex (Mix)
54 - Dexter vs DJ Hidden - The Unseen Blood Theme (Stefan ZMK Mashup)
55 - The Blaster - War Is Coming Man (DC's 175 Mix Edit)
56 - Goreshit - The Nature of Dying (Remaster Mixedit.v2)
57 - Tellurian - Guyver (The Outside Agency Mix)
58 - Ab Ovo vs Curley - Egregore vs Mad Strings (Stefan Mashup Short)
59 - Aphex Twin - Vordhosbn (Savagery Edit)
60 - Spectrasoul - Untitled Horn
61 - Zenith - A Tear In Heart (Stefan Edit)
62 - Sarin Assault - Genvadaar
63 - SpeedyQ's and the Sans Consession Team - BadtzS'yQs
64 - Spy - Bloodstrike (Stefan Edit)
65 - µ-Ziq - Ease Up V.I.P.
66 - R-Zac - 123% Repetitive (DJ Edit)
67 - Parasonic - Parasonic - Dejavu (Stefan Edit)
68 - The Teknoist & Scheme Boy - Versus Unleashed (Gancher Remix)
69 - Beyonder - Dark Shadow
70 - R-Zac - Network 23 (DJ Edit)
71 - Peter Kurten - Inner Fire  (Forthcoming on PRSPCT)
72 - HEISA & Stefan ZMK - Zion Must Know

Check out their gatherings: https://killtekno.com/

Stefan ZMK @ Hardline Soundsystem - Sector 93 Athens 2023 [ industrial | techno | tekno | core ]

In a fast paced world, I felt the need to take things slow. To re-balance & reset priorities within the rush of this life of opportunities. While refining my inner perspective, let’s embrace the moment and include a proper soundtrack. And DO what I like to do most of all things; SHARE beautiful MUSIC, in an adventurous manner. (TRACKLIST below)

So here it is, Keep on Drifting 9. This 2hr session explores some very obvious vocal guilty pleasures, melancholic daydreamers, warm bass lines, funky breakbeats, fresh hybrids, nostalgic reworks, a bit of comic relief, sinister synths, a dystopian future and a touch of drama. Cruising from 116 to 131 BPM, I hope you will find comfort and/or excitement from this recording. 
And to my long time followers; I hope it’s worth the wait. Let’s get lost in music! 🌀

Special shout out to all my dear friends that share amazing music with me! Thank you so much 🙏💜

#communicationthroughsound  #mindbodymanipulation #noAIusedinthistext #Iwonderwhowillhearthelittletrickididwiththathahloop? 

01 Niklas Paschburg - Lunatic Circus 
02 Christian Löffler - Feelharmonia
03 Rival Consoles - Unfolding
04 Autechre - Clipper
05 Kate Bush - Running up that Hill (Strange Dominatrix Things Rmx)
06 Zenith - To My Father
07 Warren Suicide - Moving Close (Apparat Remix)
08 Zaiaku - Encompassing (Instrumental Edit)
09 Bicep - Glue
10 Sam Shure & Cioz - Kamala Bani
11 Innerphonic - Orbital
12 Luke Abbott - Brazil (Slow Version)
13 DGTL - Amplify
14 Isaac Tichauer - Higher Level (Bicep Remix)
15 Cristobal Tapia de Veer - The White Lotus Theme (Enamour Remix)
16 ZABOTA - Grime
17 John Monkman & James Monro - Pesto Punk
18 Global Goon - Bruuuk
19 Electric Rescue - Dark Cities
20 Elektrochemie - Pleasure Seeker
21 E&M - Voltage Voyage (Rombout Remix)
22 Hidden Element - Last Time I See You
23 James Shinra - Friends (Extended Mix)
24 Laurie Anderson - O Superman (URUBU Remix)
25 Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Alberta Balsam Remix)
26 Troy Polygon - Merle
27 Far From Home - Nosotros
28 The Soft Moon - Deeper (Fango Remix)
29 UVB76 - Shugo
30 Solo & Blades - Midhaven (Bass Nuum Mix)
31 Hans Zimmer - Inception: Time - Orchestra Version (Live)

Keep On Drifting

Stefan ZMK - Keep On Drifting 9 - 2024 [ deep | melodic | techno | idm ]

I’m excited to announce my first-ever release of music composed for HipSick performances, offering a glimpse into the sonic world that underscores our work. The Paradise is the first chapter in this series, featuring a collection of 9 tracks I created as part of the HipSick crew. Originally conceived in February 2024 at De Koepels in Rotterdam, this release captures the immersive essence of our performative installation, Funeral Ecstasy – The Paradise.

After countless requests to reconnect with the music of our shows, I’ve re-edited the tracks to enhance their depth and flow for home listening. This soundtrack translates the individual yet collective experience of Funeral Ecstasy – The Paradise into a rich auditory journey, celebrating fleeting moments of beauty and introspection.

Rooted in Rotterdam's alternative rave scene, HipSick has long embraced music and sound design as core components of its performances.  As both a DJ in the hardcore techno scene and an audio engineer, I’ve had the opportunity to craft intense, immersive soundscapes for our performances that blur the boundaries between rave and art. With The Paradise, I sought to honor that intersection—melding introspection, euphoria, and the energy of the underground.

ABOUT THE PARADISE

The Paradise invites you to confront the cyclical nature of existence, exploring the transient beauty within each moment. The soundscapes oscillate between celebration and stillness, light and dark, creating a rhythmic flow that mirrors the highs and lows of life. In our live performances, audiences were surrounded by a larger-than-life glowing orb, experiencing something between a rave and a meditative ritual. Now, this soundtrack lets you recreate that moment, transcending time and space for deep introspection.

INFO

The Paradise is now available on Bandcamp, digital stores, and streaming platforms. By purchasing the music, you’re directly supporting HipSick and the creative team behind it.

Composition & Sound Design: @stefanzmk
Vocals: @spideyfish
Concept & Artistic Lead: @nadija.roza, @sylviaweening
Photography: @rachelschraven
Mastering: @stefanzmk

Thank you for listening and supporting our vision!

Don’t Forget To Breathe

Check out the recording of my 1hr IDM/Breakcore set at the Hekate Weekender “Ferrous Boombox” @ ADM Amsterdam 15/6/24 (tracklist below)  Big thanks to Hekate Soundsystem for the invite, and love for all the artists (like Vera Spektor, Brace Brace, Aural Floss, Luke Hekate, Xanopticon, Yann Hekate) over that weekend that made it one of the most musically interesting weekends of this year ✨💜
My session explores breakbeats in all forms and shapes, from cinematic, distorted & harsh, tight & deep, and full on snare mayhem. And a tiny message from Beyoncé 😉😈 Enjoy!

01 Beyoncé - Spaghettii (Intro)
02 Anmon - Tuvan II
03 Apollo Four Forty - Heart Go Boom (Bad Company Remix)
04 Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair - Set The Roof (Thys Remix)
05 µ-Ziq - Meinheld (Stefan Edit)
06 µ-Ziq - Ease Up V.I.P.
07 Squarepusher - Venus No. 17
08 Anorak - Isomorphic
09 Somatic Responses - Night Driving
10 Blackmass Plastics - C-Creature
11 Iszoloscope - In The Other Minds Of Us
12 Atiq & Benefit of the Boomerang - It Was There (Remaster)
13 Goreshit - The Nature of Dying (Remaster Mixedit.v2)
14 Noize Creator - Rok Da House (Edit Remaster.v2)
15 Aphex Twin - cock/ver10
16 Noise Parfumerie - Minimal
17 Exile - Big Bad Purple Bad Boy
18 Aphex Twin - Vordhosbn
19 Venetian Snares - Szamár Madár (Stefan Edit)
20 Switch Technique - Aquarius
21 Evaa - Arch
22 Soundmurderer - Big Time (Core Mix - Remaster)
23 Epsilon - No Try

Stefan ZMK @ Ferrous Boombox - Hekate Weekender @ ADM Amsterdam 2024 [ idm | breaks | breakcore ]

99 minute vinyl b2b/pingpong/battle between Bisturi from Hazard Unitz Soundsystem Italy vs Stefan ZMK, recorded at the Crooswijk studio in Rotterdam on 3-03-2015. One of the last sets to be recorded in this studio :/

Check out Bisturi HZD!

Bisturi HZD & Stefan ZMK - The Final Crooswijk Battle On 303 - 2015 [acidtekno]

Check out the recording of my 2hr set at Halloween Abomination - Necaz 3 Year anniversary @ Faber Timisoara 2-11-2424 (Link in BIO and tracklist below)  Big thanks to @necaz_collective for the invite, the warm welcome and the killer party! ✨💜
My session explores 150 BPM industrial hardcore techno to 160 BPM end 90s acidtekno to 175 BPM hybrid mental core & breaks 😉😈 Enjoy!

01 Enzyme X (Ophidian) - Phaseshift
02 Rabbeat - The Slaves Of Dawn
03 BMG aka Brachiale Musikgestalter - Ready for the Floor (Stormtrooper Remix)
04 Myler - Aggression Sessions
05 Marc Acardipane - Pitch-Hiker (Ghost In The Machine Remix)
06 Too Old Boyz - Deja Vu (Mixedit)
07 RUTHLESS - Control
08 d_b (Déformation Booléenne) - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
09 Unknown Artist - BLK CULT 004 - A
10 Cancel x Ayahuasca - Ballistic
11 Mark Morris - Trust in Me V (Mixedit)
12 RX-101 - FM Bells (Mixedit 150BPM)
13 X-tension - We Are Artillery (Stefan&Li-Z Final Edit)
14 As'teka Nahuatl - Musico'teka (forthcoming on new Violent Cases Sublabel)
15 Sifres - Psychedelic Revolution (Stefan ZMK Remix)
16 Haywood Jablome - Brick 001 A - StaticTool (SZMK OCD Edit Remaster)
17 R-Zac - Dance 2 the Lieder (Remaster)
18 Clementine - Breaking Point
19 Esoteric & David Spaans - Desert Planet
20 Acidupdub - Luciole
21 Delta 9 - Buried Alive (CD Version)
22 Moleculez - Premier Contact 2006 (Remaster)
23 Napalm - 2000 And Bang
24 Squarepusher - Venus No. 17
25 Coffeecore - T hea Stands For Terrible (Li-Zedit)
26 OBX - When Robots Die
27 Napalm - X-E-Cute (Stefan 175 MixEdit)
28 Stefan ZMK - Surrender
29 Spiral Tribe - Demon Trax (Stefan MashEdit)
30 Stefan ZMK - Sighted
31 Imanu - Come Forward
32 Dexter vs DJ Hidden - The Unseen Blood Theme (Stefan ZMK Mashup.v2)
33 Oake - Paysage Dépaysé́ (Mixedit)
34 Kepa La Pierre - Thymine (Remaster)
35 SpeedyQ's aka A.F.X. Dub - Prohibition (Stefan Edit Remaster)
36 Light Speed Drivers - LSD 001 B - Untitled (170BPM Mixedit)
37 Unknown Artist vs Dune - Hardcore Vibes (Cooh Remix)
38 Diplomat & Trouble - Tantalum Cones

Stefan ZMK @ Halloween Abomination - Necaz 3Y - Faber Timisoara 2024 [ industrial hardcore techno acidtekno tekno]

Check out the recording of my 2h NYE set at EXIT23 @ Chinastraat Ghent 31-12-2024 (tracklist) 🔊🎶 For NYE I wanted to start a bit light, going from 140 rave acid techno to some cheeky sneaky guilty pleasures, before the heavy bangers and industrial hybrids ending at 170. Sorry not sorry for the plot twists 😜

TRACKLIST
01 Illuminatae - Tremora Del Terra
02 The Chemical Brothers - Electronic Battle Weapon 6
03 The Ultimate Seduction - Housenation (Mixedit Remaster)
04 Somniac One - Dad Bodies Everywhere
05 Kadoc - Nighttrain (Mixedit)
06 Foxtrot VS Ma Bla - Deep Down Inside (Out Now on FoxBamInc 002)
07 E144 - Ungestillt (Zodiak Commune 004 A1 Remaster)
08 Apaull - Depths (John Selway Bottom Feeder Remix)
09 Metrist - Bputch
10 FLUCC - i saw the stars tonight
11 Dusty Kid - Kollera
12 Warmduscher - 10 Kleine Bassdrums (Palle Pille Mix - Remaster)
13 Akkaelle - Planet P (Out Now on Zodiak Commune 038)
14 Pozek - ADM14 (Out Now on Cult Collective 42)
15 Jamie Bissmire - Ice (145 Mixedit)
16 Dima Gastrolër - Blood Moon
17 Dynamo City - One Night In Hackney
18 Jeff Amadeus - Squat 001 (Mixedit)
19 Ybrid - Zona
20 Sensory Overload - Dolphin
21 Wei.xzy & Beennooutside - Say Ho
22 Kodaman - Turboshake (Mixedit)
23 Valerie Ace - Angel Acid
24 Mr. Gasmask - The Past is Alive (Mixedit)
25 Microwave Prince - The Colour of Love (Mixedit)
26 Joey Risdon - Acid Kicks In
27 RUTHLESS - Control
28 Erotic Cafe' - TECNNO2023 (155BPM)
29 Forsaken Is Dead & Unnatural Selection - The Unconquerable Man (The Outside Agency Remix)
30 Rabbeat - The Slaves Of Dawn
31 BMG aka Brachiale Musikgestalter - Ready for the Floor (Stormtrooper Remix)
32 Myler - Aggression Sessions
33 Too Old Boyz - Deja Vu (Mixedit)
34 As'teka Nahuatl - Musico'teka (Forthcoming on Violent Cases Sublabel) 
35 Chris Clark - Shonny (Mixedit Remaster)
36 Commander Tom - Are Am Eye (Mixedit.v2)
37 Somatic Responses - Axon (Mixedit3)
38 Zenith - A Tear In Heart (Stefan Edit)

Original artwork by @mashazayakina

Stefan ZMK @ NYE Exit23 Space Safari @ Chinastraat 2024 [ rave acid techno tekno industrial core ]

Listen to my track on Hangar Records 003 12", the fresh sublabel from Obs.Cur promoting dark and industrial transmissions through synthetic curves.

GRAB IT HERE

Stefan ZMK - Sighted (Hangar 003 12") 2015

(TRACKLIST BELOW)

Throwback to HipSick @ Friday Night Live - Kunsthal Rotterdam 18-04-2025 , where raw matter met digital spirit.
*Stefan ZMK* behind the decks, dropping rave hybrids.
*MC GINA* ghost in the machine, spitting code and poetry, glitching the signal.

Originally spawned from FUNERAL ECSTASY pt.2 - The Simulation, Gina stepped out of the archive. No longer a side-act, but a full-blown entity.
Man vs. avatar. Flesh vs. data. Sound vs. silence.

This isn’t just a DJ set.
It’s performance.
It’s confrontation.
It’s the noise between what’s real and what isn’t.

⚠️ Play loud or don’t play at all

#zmk #stefanzmk #mcgina #hipsick #kunsthal #hardcoretechno #oldschool #rave #digitalavatar #performanceart #fridaynightlive #prspct #sounddesign #liveart #rotterdamunderground  

Tracklist: 
1 The Ultimate Seduction - Housenation (Remaster)
2 Egbert - Haasten (10 JAAR LIVE Remix)
3 Kadoc - Nighttrain (MixEdit)
4 Frequency - Kiss the Sky
5 Mainx - 88 To Piano 
6 David Meiser - Walking Through
7 Joey Beltram - Energy Flash 
8 Lokane - Body Double (TSVI Remix)
9 Kubus X De Sluwe Vos - Trak____3 (Remaster)
10 Robert Armani - Hit Hard
11 Nina Las Vegas - Contagious (feat. Snappy Jit)
12 Edge Of Motion - Set Up 707 (2019 Re-Mastered)
13 Westbam - The Mayday Anthem (Stefan Edit)
14 Roska - 480 BC
15 Jackal + Hyde - Bad Robot
16 Headhunter - Prototype (Modeselektor's Broken Handbrake Remix)
17 Metrist - Bputch
18 Illuminatae - Tremora Del Terra 
19 X-Ess & Catscan - Esox Lucius 
20 Technohead - The Passion #1 (MixEdit)
21 Sunbeam - Outside World (MixEdit)
22 POZEK - ADM14
23 Chris Clark - Shonny (MixEdit Remaster)
24 Dave Davis - Transfiguration

HipSick x Friday Night Live Kunsthal Rotterdam 18-04-2025

Funeral Ecstasy pt.2 – The Simulation (Original Soundtrack) is the latest sonic chapter by Stefan ZMK as part of HipSick. This 13-track release is the score to the immersive performative installation that explores the theme of immortality; the hope, the fear, and the reality of the future where death may no longer exists.
Moving through layers of tension, distortion, and artificial calm, the music reflects a world where perception is manipulated and meaning constantly shifts. 
Featuring original score material, instrumental versions and bonus material like a deep-dive podcast, The Simulation pulls you into a soundscape that is unsettling, hypnotic, and strangely intimate.
This is not just a listening experience, it’s an invitation to drift between the programmed and the personal. Welcome to The Simulation.

Now available on Bandcamp, streaming platforms, and digital shops.

Composition & Sound Design: Stefan ZMK
Vocals: Nadîja Roza Broekhart & Max the Purr Master
Concept & Artistic Lead: Nadîja Roza Broekhart & Sylvia Weening
Photography: Rachel Schraven
Comms: Aniek de Rooij
Mastering: Stefan ZMK
Funeral Ecstasy pt.2 – The Simulation is a production by HipSick

Cat. Nr. HipSick002

Endless Beginnings (Feat. MoG)

The Purrification

Still Here (Instrumental)

Still Here (Feat. Gina & MoG)

The Simulation (Aftermovie)

Deep Dive Podcast - The Simulation

You Are Eternal (Instrumental)

The Simulation (Trailer)

Sea of Time

Mantra  of the Mother

Big thanks to the crews @ SOK PDK DDM & Exit23! I loved playing my B-day set at your smashing stage @ the Kamikaze weekender in France! It was great to be back in France! Sunshine (but also impressive thunderstorms), a killer soundsystem, a lovely party crew and a great mix of ravers, this weekend had all the right ingredients!

Download/Listen my set from saturday night! Going from 145 BPM rave eclectic style to acid techno to hardcore industrial into acidtekno core-ish mashup at 175 bpm and back to 165 mental meltdown. 29 tracks, some old, some (very) new, and lots of my personal favorites :D Enjoy!

01 Illuminatae - Tremore Del Terra
02 Modeselektor - Hyper Hyper (Feat. Otto von Schirach)
03 The Eerier Child - Moontide  
04 Headhunter - Prototype (Modeselektor's Broken Handbrake Remix)
05 Mr. Gasmask - 4MA@4AM
06 Brosda - The Return Of The Duck
07 Kektex - Impound The Police
08 Nour Fawzi - Fristel Pedopas (Stefan Edit)
09 Pilldriver - Apocalypse Never
10 David Carretta - Earth Boots  
11 Celsius - Angels (Dr. Macabre Rmx - Li-Zedit)
12 Machines - In the Machine (GTO Rmx)
13 X-tension - Music Is Dead (Stefan Edit)
14 Ogza vs Gestate - Just Game
15 BMG aka Brachiale Musikgestalter - Ready for the Floor (Stormtrooper Remix)
16 Wavelan - It Will Stand
17 Rrritalin - Fuckd Bombd (Stefan Edit.v2)
18 The Outside Agency - Strangers’s Call
19 JAcid0REX - Acid Vortex 
20 Jano & CriCri - Explique Moi L'Son (Isotope 005)
21 Esoteric - Scarlet Enterprise 
22 The Outside Agency - The Alchemists
23 Outside - To Forgive But Not To Forget
24 Stefan ZMK - Drumfetish 
25 The Mover & Lunatic Asylum - Speed Surfer
26 PCP's Phuture Project - Escape from 2017 (The Theme - Remastered)
27 Stefan ZMK - Sighted
28 Ab Ovo vs Curley - Egregore vs Mad Strings (Stefan Mashup)
29 DJ Hidden - The Unseen
30 June Miller & Mefjus - Saus (Stefan's Mayhem VIP Mashup)
31 La Peste - Jubilation Des Rustiques 
32 Esoteric - Odd Sins
33 Stefan ZMK - Surrender 
34 Parasonic - Dejavu (Stefan Edit)
35 Sarin Assault - Genvadaar
36 Zenith - Flowers of Intelligence
37 Robbert Latumahina - Cheap Tricks vs Ice Age vs Instant Coffee (Stefan Mashup)
38 Distorted Mindfuck Corporation - Digital Realm (Rattaplan 002 A)
39 Freddie Fresh - Quadrapulex

Stefan ZMK @ SOK PDK DDM Exit23 @ Kamikaze FR 2015 [rave|acid|tekno|industrial|hardcore|mental]

Li-Z and i did a 4 hours 130/200 BPM, Facebook Live video/audio streaming set at the Unit, record and skate shop in Breda Holland on Friday 25-11-16. This is the full recording!
We planned to do a 3 hour set, but it was so much fun, we continued for an extra hour :D Mad props for Pieter@Unit/Teknosucks, and for the people coming over to the Unit shop! Big thanks to all of the FB viewers for the massive support and positive response! What the fuck happened?! The video stream was viewed 43.000 times and shared over 600 different profiles!

https://www.facebook.com/unitbreda/
https://www.facebook.com/teknosocks/
https://www.facebook.com/lizhnr/
https://www.facebook.com/stefanzmkofficial/

ENJOY! :D

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Li-Z & Stefan ZMK - Unit Radio 2016 -  4 hours set [techno|acid|industrial|tekno|hardcore|breaks]

Listen to the set i played at the massive Winter Conspiracy event - January 20th 2017, in Prague Czech Republic. Big thanks to Swamp, FDM, DWC and Tranzit Crews for hosting such an impressive stage! All elements; sound, stage, lights, visuals and music were top notch! 
I was asked to make the transition between mental tribe tekno to full force uptempo hardcore, so i dug up some of my favorite 170/180 bpm core bangers, and i also got to test a new work in progress that is itching to get finished! 

HEISA & Stefan ZMK - Zion Must Know (Work in Progress)
Somatic Responses - Axon
Stefan ZMK - Surrender
SpeedyQ's - Trak 0001 Dbase (Trip & Farouche)
Mechanism - This Reign Must Fall (Stefan Edit)
Stefan ZMK - Summoned
Ekeaze - 100% Pure Digital
Mr Gasmask - Tactical Actuator (Stefan Edit)
Spiral Tribe - Demon Trax (Stefan MashEdit)
Zombie Kru 3008 - A 
Johnny Sideways - Baseplexxer (Forthcoming Hit ’n Run Music)
Life Runs Red - Theta Break (Producer Runs Riot Remix)
Johnny Sideways - Apocaliptrix 
Coffeecore - T hea stands for Terrible (Li-zedit)
Napalm - Napalm 004 A1 (Stefan Edit)
Hypnoise Theory - Nightmare 9.5
Stefan ZMK - Scrambled 
The DJ Producer - History Lesson
Dx & Dave - Acid Anonymous 001 A
Spy - Bloodstrike (Stefan Edit)
Bogdan Raczynski - Untitled 8
Lukas vs Randy - FSSU (Stefan 2nd Edit)
Shadowlands Terrorists - More Bazz
Micropoint - Noisetheater (Stefan Edit)
Tellurian - Guyver (The Outside Agency Mix)
Neophyte vs Spor - Digital Distortion Works (Legion Extended Mashup Ding)
Synapse - Primal and Pure (Stefan ST 175 Edit)
Parasonic - Dejavu (Stefan Edit)
Ronin - Surface Tension
Semiomime - The Exquisites (Stefan Edit)
Legion - Inhuman

Stefan ZMK @ Winter Conspiracy Prague 2017 [hardcore|tekno|mentalcore|industrial]

Peur Bleue 011 - 12" - 2012
minimal goes maximal: drums + distortion + feedback :S

mastered version
update 05-03-12 OUT NOW! http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/15094/tribe/peur-bleue-11/

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Drumfetish

This is part 2/4 of the 4 hour takeover by HEISA live and me @ KMK / Loslopend Wild @ Trax Roeselare Belgium 24-03-2017.

HEISA live vs Stefan ZMK 164 BPM @ KMK 2/4 @ Trax Belgium 2017 [tekno|mental|acid|hardcore]

This is part 4/4 of the 4 hour takeover by HEISA live and me @ KMK / Loslopend Wild @ Trax Roeselare Belgium 24-03-2017.

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HEISA live vs Stefan ZMK 175 BPM @ KMK 4/4 @ Trax Belgium 2017 [tekno|mental|hardcore|industrial]

Here is the full audio recording of my surprise (for me as well) DJ-set @ the Totemystik Off Free Party in South France in the last weekend of July. :D 
Massive respect to all the soundsystems and artists involved: 013 / Unknown Frequencies / Exiles / Tekno Traffik / Inconito / Monolith Konfusion / InfraKontrol / Sevenum Six 
Big thanks to Sifres for the recording! I uploaded the complete 1h45 video recording to Youtube as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOpbkpoD7W4

Tracklist:
Dulce Liquido - Reaxxxion
Acidolido - 1983
Fabulous 23's - Ghost Town (Short Mixedit)
Jeff Amadeus - Squat 002
Circuitbreaker - Trac-X (MixEdit Remastered)
DJ Donna Summer - Rock Rock Rock (Mixedit) 
Amok vs Stormtrooper - Apokalypse Substanz
Dano & KC - Pitch 001
Technohead - The Passion #1 
Dr. Macabre - Danse Macabre
Arjuna - Shoot That Motherfuck (Guitar Rob Remix)
Kektex - Impound the Police
Asprox#1 - Atomic Waves
David Carretta - Earth Boots (Thrust 002 - Stefan Edit)
HEISA & Stefan ZMK - Blood Moon Union
The Beast Fuckers - 2 Be Freak
The Outside Agency - The Machinery of Death (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Napalm - Napalm 14
Squarepusher - Venus no. 17
Tommers AGU - Psychotroop
Stefan ZMK - Predator
PCP's Phuture Project - Escape from 2017 (The Theme - Remastered)
Urban Disturbance 002 B1
Crystal Distortion - Let's Play (Mixedit)
Dave Davis - Transfiguration
Synapse - Primal and Pure (Stefan ST 175 Edit)
Neophyte - Braincracking
Mu-Ziq - Ease Up V.I.P.
Stefan ZMK - Drumfetish
Motherlode - Eschaton 1
Life Runs Red - Theta Break (Producer Runs Riot Remix)
Lukas vs Randy - FSSU (Stefan 2nd Edit)
SpeedyQ's aka A.F.X. Dub - Prohibition (Stefan Edit)
HEISA & Stefan ZMK - Zion Must Know (Work in Progress)


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Stefan ZMK - Totemystik Off Free Party - France 2017 [ Tekno | Industrial | Acidtekno | Hardcore ]

The records from the legendary dutch soundsystem Mononom have always been a big inspiration for me. And I still enjoy playing those iconic long mental tracks from the late 90's. But when I play 60 minute sets at parties, those tracks can be a bit too long (for example Ice Age from Mononom 002 is 20 minutes long!) So in 2010 I decided to make a "short" mashup from some of my favorite Robbert Mononom tracks, 3 to be exact, and to my surprise they were in the same key! :)
Robbert Mononom - Ice Age (Mononom 002 12” 1998)
Robbert Mononom - Cheap Tricks (Team Wasted 4 12” 2003)
Robbert Mononom - Instant Coffee (Sensory Overload 006 12” 1999)
So here you can listen this mashup, one of my dearest dj weapons haha!

Sensory Overload / Robbert Mononom - Cheap Tricks / Ice Age / Instant Coffee (Stefan Mashup)

Here is my new track. Dark industrial mental acidic tekno. 
It's a remix, the original was done by my mate https://soundcloud.com/sifres, for our split ObsCur EP "Full Circle" we did in 2011. I hope you enjoy it!

OUT NOW on OBSCUR 10Y EP! http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/32736/tribe/obscur-10-years-ep/

GFX by Tim Michielsen: https://www.instagram.com/_timmichielsen_/

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Sifres - Psychedelic Revolution (Stefan ZMK Remix) OUT NOW on OBSCUR 10Y EP!

Check out the 2 hour recording of the set i did with Collision at the 10 Year ObsCur anniversary hosted by Disorder / Beat Addict in Paris on October 31st 2018! 
We had tons of fun playing these tekno, industrial, hardcore, mental acidcore sounds over 3 Technics. We hope you will enjoy it too! :D

Collision & Stefan ZMK @ OBS.CUR DisOrder Paris 2018 [ tekno | industrial | mental | acidcore ]

This set was recorded at the massive Winter Conspiracy Party, January 18th 2019, at the 2nd room by Hazard Unitz and Cronik Soundsystems. 
Expect 140 BPM industrial techno, acid, acidcore & acidtekno. Enjoy!

Scalameriya & VSK - Realgar
Kastil - Carucci
J.Rex - Deserve to Die
KiKi TOAO - My Beautiful Decay (Kiki Toao's Bajesdorp Remix) OUT NOW
KAD - Dark Sky
Tim Tama - Ephemeral
Laval - The Emotion Machine
Konsumer & Codex Empire - Crybully
Bleim01 - Amphetamine
Negative Glitch - Coil
Perc - Hyperlink (Tymon Remix)
Panacea - Kill the Processors
DJ Shredda - Chainsaw (The Crow Mix - Mixedit)
I Hate Models - Pray For Lust
Dax J - Reign Of Terror
JAcid0REX - Neoacid 7
Warmduscher - 10 Kleine Bassdrums (Palle Pille Mix)
I Hate Models - Rituals of Tears (Mixedit)
Studio Dondert - Take Four
SFX - Makes It Different
A*S*Y*S - Acid Headcracker (303 Inferno Mix)
Mr. Gasmask & Epidemie - Subway Shamans
Choose - Nervous System
Inhalt Der Nacht & Echoes Of October - Das Gift
Thomas Schumacher - Embody (140 BPM)
Mr. Gasmask & Acidolido - Midnight Safari
BSR - A Story About Confidence (Re-Mastered Edit 2017)
Phonic - PsychoRokka (Remaster)
Acidolido - 1983

Stefan ZMK @ Winter Conspiracy 2019 (Hazard Unitz - Cronik) [ acid | industrial | techno | tekno ]

Update 4/12/12: Out now on vinyl! For sale at the Mackitek shop: Mackitek Hors Serie 05 12", also featuring great tracks by Sevenum Six and off course Keja & Kand10!

Order and listen the 12" vinyl now from: http://www.mackitekrecords.com/fr/shop/prod-7457-mackitek-hors-serie-05.html
http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/16762/tribe/mackitek-hors-serie-05/

My new track: Another exercise in bass-progression. This time i wanted the track to sit in between Predator's monotone feel and Surrender's sharp patterns :)

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Stefan ZMK - Summoned (Mackitek HS 005) 2012

This is our 65 minute 174 BPM Saturday night (05:00-06:00) hybrid set by HEISA live and me on Technics. 
Recorded on Saturday @ So-Watt (NL), Arkatek (Fr), Zinloos geluid (NL), Groene Waas (NL). Ocsid (BE), Unknown Frequencies (Fr) @ DutchCzech CZ 10-08-2019. 

You can find our 105 minute 164 BPM set from Friday night here: https://soundcloud.com/stefanzmk/heisa-live-stefan-zmk-dj-dutchczech-friday-2019-164-bpm-tekno-acid-mental-industrial

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HEISA live & Stefan ZMK dj @ DutchCzech 2/2 Saturday 2019 [ 174 BPM tekno hardcore industrial ]

This is our 105 minute 164 BPM Friday night (06:15-08:00) hybrid set by HEISA live and me on Technics. 
Recorded on Friday @ Exit23 (Be), FDM (Cze), LSD (DE), Makava (AT), FTSK (AT), SOK (NL) @ DutchCzech CZ 10-08-2019. 

You can also find our 65 minute 174 BPM set from Saturdayday night here: https://soundcloud.com/stefanzmk/heisa-live-stefan-zmk-vinyl-dutchczech-saturday-2019-174-bpm-tekno-hardcore-industrial

HEISA live & Stefan ZMK dj @ DutchCzech 1/2 Friday 2019 [ 164 BPM tekno acid mental industrial ]

Check out my new 160 BPM mental industrial tekno remix! This will be released by KTK Records Paris, on November 3rd, also featuring 3 original tracks by @witzfrance.

Out NOW on KTK Rec.

Witz - Don't Hide It (Stefan ZMK Remix) OUT NOW ON KTK RECORDS PARIS

Check out the 2 hour set I did at “Welcome to Another Edition of Teknosucks”, Worm Rotterdam October 26th 2019! 
Expect loads of nostalgic Hardcore bangers and some newer nasty dark stuff!

Tracklist:
Tulsa Doom - Open Your Mind
The Brutalist - No Equality (DJ Inferno's Blast Cut)
The Mover & Lunatic Asylum - Speed Surfer
Taciturne - Haemotopan (Mixedit)
Test Tube Kid - Marchine
English Muffin - You Should Have Been Smarter
Machines - In the Machine (GTO Remix)
Wavelan - It Will Stand 
Pilldriver - Apocalypse Never
Lunatic Asylum - Chaos Effect
Dr. Macabre - Danse Macabre
Negative Burn - Gates Of Heaven
Walter One - Two Times 
Arjuna - Shoot That Motherfuck (Guitar Rob Remix)
G-Shock - Demons (Promo Remix)
The Blaster - War is Coming Man
Neophyte vs Scott Brown - Digital Distortion Works
The Stunned Guys & DJ Paul - Thrillseeka (The Stunned Guys 2004 Remix)
Charley Lownoise & Mental Theo - Live At London
Nightbreed - Dis 1
Tellurian - Guyver (The Outside Agency Remix)
Creepozoids - One More Time 
The Emperator - Iced Earth
Ingler - T Plus (Mixedit)
Freddie Fresh - Quadrapulex
Stormtrooper - Crazy Drug Music (Stefan Xtriool Edit)
DJ Isaac - Let da Beat
La Peste - Jubilation Des Rustiques
Squarepusher - Venus No. 17
Kaoslog - Post-Traumatic Disorder V2
Somatic Responses - Ucircumflex
HEISA - Zillion Mad Kicks
Oake - Paysage Dépaysé́ (Mixedit)
Wedlock vs. Comababy - Void Sector (Chapter 07 Hymn - Decrypted by The Outside Agency)
Rexanthony - Cocoacceleration

Stefan ZMK @ Teknosucks - Worm Rotterdam 26-10-19 [ hardcore | tekno | rave ]

I was asked to do a remix of this great tune by the talented Peska:
https://soundcloud.com/pesk_a/kick-it-low-peska
While the original has a nice deep and textured 130 BPM vibe, I aimed for a hybrid sound at 145 BPM :D
And I am happy to report it will out soon on Endless Night 001 12" by Violent Cases

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Peska - Kick It Slow - Stefan ZMK Remix (Out NOW on Endless Night 001 by Violent Cases)

Dutch Rotterdam-based hardcore techno DJ, mastering-engineer, producer and promoter active since 1998.

Exploiting all electronic boundaries, Stefan ZMK travels the world to find beauty in darkness. 
Expect sets without compromise, that will send shivers through any rave die-hard. Stefan ZMK is a true guru in sound and a man of 100% dedication to alternative electronic music. A swift ninja, who always delivers a highly skilled trip to the Core of the Underground.

A notorious DJ, collector and producer since 1998, he has played a major role in the Dutch Free Party scene with his crew: ZMK Soundsystem. Their unique blend of tekno, hardtek, hardcore and breaks instantly spread across Europe, through their vinyl label and various sublabels. From 2010 Stefan ZMK started to release his tracks on various European labels like Obs.Cur, Peur Bleue, Mackitek, Hangar, Hit ’n Run, etc. With tracks like Summoned, Predator and Surrender, he has made a firm mark on the rising Acidtekno and Acidcore scene. Those sought-after records are a fresh combination of acidic, mental and industrial sounds, with the fierce impact of techno and hardcore. 
His unique sound and insane cross-genre mixing skills has taken him all over Europe, even playing major events like Dominator, Q-base, Totemystik, Retro Acid, DefQon1, Lost Theory, Bangface Weekender, PRSPCT XL, Winter Conspiracy, X-live, Foorcore, Elements Mountain Festival, Nowhere Spain etc. 
And since the first C19 lockdown, Stefan teamed up with Li-Z to host the bimonthly cross genre radioshow MXSRS on PRSPCT Radio. 

Over the years, he has gained the reputation for smoothly switching between contrasting styles, using obscure elements, custom edits and the freshest beats available. And with over 23 years of experience, he is considered to be, one of the most booked Dutch DJs from the free-party movement.

Discography
- ZMK 001 12″ 2000 with ZMK Soundsystem
- ZMK 002 12″ 2001 with ZMK Soundsystem
- Symbiote 001 2×12″ 2010 with Dissolvement, Phantomlab and Win
- Obs.Cur 008 12″ 2011 with Sifres
- Peur Bleue 011 12″ 2012 solo release
- Zombie Kru 3008 12″ 2012 with ZMK Soundsystem
- Mackitek HS 003 12″ 2012 with Mr. Gasmask, Sifres and Keja
- Mackitek HS 005 12″ 2012 with Sevenum Six, Kan10 and Keja
- Hit 'n Run Music 001 12" 2013 with Li-Z, Cursed Legion and Jacob Inhuman
- Zombie Kru 3009 12″ 2013 with ZMK Soundsystem
- Hangar 003 12" 2015 with Frixion Fanatic, The Relic & Hidden Rooms and Raoul Radical
- Mackitek HS 009 12" 2016 with Sevenum Six and Keja & Kan10
- ZMK 3011 12" 2016 with HEISA
- "Simmering" on Artists in Action Vol.5 2016
- Obs.Cur 10 years 12" 2019 with Collision, Enko, Sifres and About:Kaos
- KTK Records Don't Hide It Remix 2019 with Witz
- Endless Night 001 12" 2021 Kick It Slow Remix with Peska
- PRSPCT 278 12" 2022 with HEISA
- Hangar ltd.666 12" 2023 No More Yin Remix with SpeedyQ's, HEISA and IND

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