Name: the valium (recording) by TAFKAMP in Avocals
Duration: 4 min 1 s
Description: live recording some lazy jamming around with my trackpad........

Avocals

Nina Kraviz launches her трип (pronounced ‘trip’) label with a double-EP compilation entitled ’The Deviant Octopus’, featuring a pair of brand new productions from Kraviz alongside material from Terrence Dixon, emerging talent Parrish Smith & Bjarki, and veteran producers Exos & Steve Stoll.

The idea for трип has been gestating for some time with Nina Kraviz, an avid crate-digger and frequenter of numerous second-hand record stores, who has long wanted to begin a label of her own which would build on some of the principles of her beloved 90s techno labels in terms of attitude and aesthetics, whilst looking for forward-thinking modern productions that reflect her core tastes for idiosyncratic electronic music.

The art and title of 'The Deviant Octopus' comes from a single-sentence scenario dreamt up by Kraviz: “Without a moment's notice an Octopus appeared and devoured everyone in sight”. Supplied with this scenario, artist Tombo rendered his own unique visualization for the artwork that adorns the release sleeve. It's Kraviz's own nod to the labels that inspire her and grab her attention while digging through second hand records, the best of which were imbued with the unique personality of the people behind them. This extends to the sound Kraviz intends for трип: dusky, divergent and trippy music to stimulate brains, dreams and fantasies.

In this respect ‘The Deviant Octopus’ is a perfect introduction: Kraviz herself is represented on the tracklist by two new tracks that take up the mantle of last year’s Mr Jones EP by returning to the vocal-flecked hypnotic techno that marked out that release. Complimenting those are two new cuts from a true master of hallucinatory off-kilter techno, Terrence Dixon in his Population One guise.

Joining them will be a pair of names from the techno pantheon who have been huge influences on Kraviz: with a career that’s taken in releases on Synewave, Trax, Novamute and Richie Hawtin’s early-90s Probe Records, Steve Stoll has been mining his own variant on techno and acid minimalism for over twenty years, heading up the Proper NYC label and releasing under various pseudonyms, such as Cobalt, of which Kraviz has been a long-term fan. His counterintuitively titled ‘Pop Song’ sits alongside a 13-minute 90s techno excursion from Reykjavik’s Exos - the only previously-released cut (originally appearing on Thule Records sub-label Plast Trax in 1998) - together illustrating that трип will also live up to its name in the geographical sense: showcasing great music from historically vibrant electronic music scenes outside of the usual Detroit-Berlin axis.

With Kraviz looking to build a small repertory of talent around трип, this first release also makes room for two newer names: Bjarki is an Icelandic talent to keep a firm eye on, who drew Kraviz’s attention in a chance meeting after a gig at Copenhagen’s Culturebox club, after which he passed her a collection of mind-bendingly odd demos; while Parrish Smith is a talented Netherlands-based producer whose short yet impactful sketch ‘1.0 / 8.0 Afrika Genocide’ brings the second 12” to a bewitching close.

All tracks on ‘The Deviant Octopus’ will feature on Nina Kraviz’s DJ Kicks compilation, out in January 2015 on !K7 Records.

Tracklist: 
A1 Nina Kraviz - Prozimokampleme 
A2 Steve Stoll - Pop Song 
B1 Nina Kraviz - IMPRV 
B2 Bjarki - Polygon Pink Toast 
C1 Population One - Out of Control (Vocal mix) 
C2 Population One - Bonus Beats 
D1 Exos - Nuclear Red Guard 
D2 Parrish Smith - 1.0 : 8.0 Afrika Genocide

The Deviant Octopus

A1. Nina Kraviz - Prozimokampleme

martyn feat. spaceape - is this insanity (ben klock mix)

Mostly electronic music productions presented in a mixed manner

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Zenker Brothers - Workhorse Supply

A1. Two Paths
A2. Power Supply
B1. Workhorse
B2. Hold On
DB. Two Paths (ADT Version)

Wild workhorse power supply on 180g vinyl.
Mastered by Tangible Air.
Artwork by Bettina Zenker.

IT065 ZENKER BROTHERS - WORKHORSE SUPPLY

Recording of mad miran & stranger's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Crate digger and familiar face on the dance floor @djfoghan delivers a solid mix!!

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Retox (Dave Clark Mix)

**TALISMANN - THE INTAKE**
Is a captivating 12-minute DJ tool crafted for KLINIEK, The Intake is free and ready to download.

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TALISMANN - THE INTAKE

Mix-Up Vol_5 - Derrick May aka The Mayday Mix 1997

I have uploaded the recording of my set at Ratherlost last New Years Day to my Soundcloud. My connection with them goes back to the days of Reaktor where i was happy to be a resident for 5 years. In my opinion Ratherlost today is the top promotor when it comes to serious techno in Amsterdam and it was a huge honor to be back with them again. Expect some old, some new and some strange music from the likes of Chlär, OFF / Grid, Cravo, Malin Genie, DisX3, Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull, Yanamaste, Vilchezz, Pacou, Steve Rachmad among others!

photo by Martijn Kuyvenhoven

DJ-set @ Ratherlost, Lofi Amsterdam (01-01-2025)

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Back at our mammoth Stay True Scotland broadcast earlier this month, one track came real close to bringing The Caves' roof down during Nina Kraviz's powerhouse headline set. "I Wanna Go Bang" very nearly executed its titular statement – well, if the song was more about wrecking balls and less about...oh, never mind.

The vocals that stalk the track, so wholly devoid of humanity, rub up against razor-sharp claps and serious bounce in the subs. It's weighty warehouse techno of the highest order, set to devastate dark basements and big tents alike throughout the year. Simply put: Icelandic producer Bjarki has delivered a bomb.

Grip the physical via трип from July 15th onwards.

Bjarki "I Wanna Go Bang" - Boiler Room Debuts

live recording some lazy jamming around with my trackpad........

the valium (recording)

Local player Mitchel Polderman alias Stranger steps in the RYC mix series with a two-hour pumper of a set epitomizing the very trademark character of his productions: hard-hitting, dynamic, unfaltering. Trading heavyweight floor-busters via his own labels Self Reflektion, Paling Trax and Perspektiv, or through the likes of Monnom Black or Clergy, Stranger has cemented his reputation as a surefire big-room puncher, serving up frantic, utilitarian peak time grooves and hi-impact warehouse ordnance like one goes for a walk in the park. Expertly mixed and proper XTC-inducing, Stranger’s mix vouches for the mad sound quality flowing in the veins of our beloved city. Reclaim.

soundcloud.com/whoisstranger


Reclaim Your City 653 | Stranger

The Panorama Bar resident delivers two hours of lively house and techno, recorded live from the RA stage at Sonus Festival in Croatia.

@ryan-elliott
@sonus-festival

RA Live 20.08.18 - Ryan Elliott, Sonus Festival, Croatia

WHITE ELEPHANT
Vivan, Ketan Bhatti, Steve Stoll
Release Date 2013-05-09
Labels Doojee
Catalog # DOOJEE008

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