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"One of the most difficult aspects of the last 13 months has been the complete lack of sound systems, which define the spaces where I both forged and maintain my relationship with techno. Proper dancefloors cocoon you in sound, granting freedom of body, mind, and soul, allowing for a completely individual experience with music, even moments of transcendence, while surrounded by some abstract, shifting mixture of friends and strangers. Pandemic delivered the exact opposite of this freedom, with lockdowns and isolation, fear and anxiety. 

7 months in, my memories of being enveloped by sound, anonymous in a crowd, felt so distant; my connection to this music I love so dearly was deeply eroded. Where it was once fun to DJ at home as a means to invoke the dancefloor, I could no longer summon those feelings; trying to play music for myself, alone, on small speakers, left me feeling disconnected and confused. Faced with creating a set for Samhain, a task I would normally welcome with joy, honor, and a sense of purpose, instead filled me with dread, apprehension, and a feeling of being hopelessly lost. 

Putting this set together was the most difficult creative exercise I have ever engaged in, I never struggled so much in my life to DJ. I forced myself to listen through music, assemble a collection of tunes, and finally to record a set, doing my best to summon missing feelings and connect to the lost spaces that hold so much meaning. This experience was so troubling that it would be the last mix I made in isolation.

6 months later, vaccinations are beginning to become a reality, and while my beloved dancefloors are still a ways off, things feel much less hopeless than they did in the autumn. Listening back to this mix fills me with a deep yearning for what we are all missing, and also hope for our future. I look forward so incredibly much to the day we can dance together again!!! and I can't wait to see you all.

xo"
— @erikadotnet

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Van Anh recorded a special mix for us in the run-up to Reaktor in Lofi, 19th of September. The event got cancelled due to covid, but we wanted to share the recording with you in the spirit of this day that couldn't take place. Enjoy!

Reaktor mix by Van Anh

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A Sagittariun - 22 October 2024

Late night party, techno & breaks under the stars

John Templeton at Freq the Peaks 2024

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Groove Therapy presents their third release featuring Argentinian duo AS25K with a 4-track EP showcasing their raw, funky and soulful underground speedhouse sound. This duo has been DJing together in Argentina for many years, and their deep musical chemistry really shows in their productions.

Artist(s): AS25K
Label: Groove Therapy Records 
Catalog: GT003 
Format: Digital 
Release Date: 4th September 2024
Buy: https://groovetherapyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bakan-gt003
Master: www.instagram.com/voglermastering
Artwork: www.instagram.com/painfulfreedom

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SC: @as25k 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/as25.k

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/groovetherapy.bln

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✧₊⁺ PREMIERE ✧₊⁺ AS25K - A1

A Sagittariun - 26 August 2025

Bjarki - PINK - 04 post pandemic syndrome

Lucas van Grieken - billie jean x timeless (PAWSA REMAKE)

Recorded in Bushwick, November 2015.

full tracklist at: http://thebunkerny.com/podcasts/113-ital-halal

The Bunker Podcast 113 - Ital & Halal

Techno is Gunnar Haslam’s starting point, but the New Yorker often strays way off grid once he gets started. Mostly that happens when in album mode, where he weaves weird melodies into beatless tracks that are laden with drones. When turning out 12”s for the likes of L.I.E.S., Delsin and Argot, he favours a chilly, slithering sound, and as Romans with Tin Man he cooks up elegantly mournful techno that sends you deep into your own mind. The former psychiatrist also plays live with Mike Servito and Justin Cudmore as Hot Mix, so someone who is always evolving and exploring new territory. 

It’s the same story on his mix for us, which wastes no time in dropping you straight into a bendy, supple techno groove that soon begins to change shape and sound. Along the course of 70 minutes, it becomes skeletal and stripped back, percussive and spaced out then hurried and funky. A pulsing drum line underpins everything while the real drama unfolds in a burrowing top line or mind melting acid squiggle up top. In condensing many different forms of techno into this one mix, Haslam masterfully showcases the breadth of his fascinating sound.

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#18 by https://soundcloud.com/silent-servant
Podcast series by Club Rote Sonne from Munich, Germany - www.rote-sonne.com

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