FRANCIS ROSS PODCAST MARCH 2026 DARK FREQUENCY

Track 6 for my improv live techno album. Locking in on the sound I want.

I play Live Techno using Ableton Push 3 in Stand Alone mode. Each channel is treated as a custom built instrument and is played Live using Midi controllers. I improvise a lot and just follow the flow of the music, I never know what will happen & I just surf the loops as they form. I used to play hardware instruments but got sick of the cost, complexity and risk of damage to very expensive instruments.

Feels right

Kenji Tanaka LIVE // HÖR Berlin // March 2026

ENGRAM W/ Yukio Bergholdt (Live)  - Aaja channel 2 - 17 03 26

Live hardware set, recorded with a uac8 interface on ableton. 

THÉ À LA MENTHE - Sweet Ballin Live Mar 17

In todays episode of documenting my internal chaos on the menu we have delusions, nostalgia, curiosity and bursts of laughter mixed with the insatiable need to bang my head aginst the wall to good old 90s kicks. What a wonderful time to be alive, do what we do and feel what we feel. Stay true to yourselves people!<3

MISΦ - DELUSION DRIFT (LIVE JAM)

The last track from my improv album "Was there all along".

I play Live Techno using Ableton Push 3 in Stand Alone mode. Each channel is treated as a custom built instrument and is played Live using Midi controllers. I improvise a lot and just follow the flow of the music, I never know what will happen & I just surf the loops as they form. I used to play hardware instruments but got sick of the cost, complexity and risk of damage to very expensive instruments.

Return

PAREXTESIA es una pieza capturada en una sola toma (One-Take), moldeada a través de síntesis modular. Sin computadoras, solo electricidad y tacto. Explorando el hormigueo sónico mediante el control de voltajes de ▲NWØD.

▲NWØD - PAREXTESIA ( Modular Live Versión )

𝔐𝔐ℭℭℭ𝔛ℭℑ𝔛 - 𝔚𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔞𝔪 ℑ?

In his ongoing pursuit of a truly personal musical identity, MMCCCXCIX has become synonymous with a fast-paced, distinctive approach to techno. Every element crafted live through an array of synthesizers, drum machines, and any instrument capable of producing sound. This commitment to real-time creation lies at the very core of his artistry.

Yet with time has come a shift in perspective. Moving beyond the race for speed and intensity, he has embraced a deeper, more deliberate expression: one rooted in slower tempos and darker atmospheres. In this new space, he has found a sense of balance and clarity.

It is with great pride that we present this two-track EP, a compelling glimpse into his evolving sound: more restrained, more introspective, and all the more powerful for it.

1. μμμ (where am I?)
2. μμμμ (what am I?)

MMCCCXCIX
Instagram | www.instagram.com/mmcccxcix_live/
Soundcloud |@mmcccxcix

Free Download

MMCCCXCIX - μμμ

MMCCCXCIX - μμμμ

Sound of Hell is a Berlin-based brand that serves as a label, artist agency and event series. It is passionately dedicated to promoting Industrial Hardtechno, Bochka and Industrial Hardcore.

I am a Mechanical Engineer. My work environment is machine Techno.

Playing Techno Live is surfing a wave of energy.  Every track recording is unique and can never be played the same again.

I create my own sounds & play Techno Live using a variety of electronic instruments. I record what I play, as is, no edits or DAW arrangement. I never use AI.

I never DJ or use a DAW to arrange a track. I just play the music, I have always played the music live. Since 2001.

Francis Ross
Instagram Page : https://www.instagram.com/francis_ross_dj?igsh=MWV2eDFtbWszd2Rjeg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr



ANGELO MESSINA aka FRANCIS ROSS, from Turin (Italy), DJ and producer in continuous evolution, is always looking for new goals and complicated challenges, full of pitfalls, emotions, experimenting with common paths by inventing innovative languages. Strength and perseverance are his Achilles heel, together with a strong dose of determination and communication skills, he manages to achieve success. His music is born from the metallic, resonant and engaging sound of the drums, a musical instrument, where his ability to use it remains overwhelming, for this reason it will always be part of his being. He experiments with this world of techno at the age of 14, where he identifies more and more, not only with Techno, but also with Deep, Techouse music.
His goal will always remain the temperance of knowing how to involve and excite his audience where all the love for music is contained.

IMPROVISED LIVE TECHNO
Psychedelic / Techno / Groove 
Berlin | Germany


Do you love techno?
Then take a stand for democracy.

The techno scene is built by and for people who choose freedom: be who you are, decide what you do, and think for yourself, while always respecting others’ boundaries.

Anti-democratic politics reject exactly that. Free people can’t be controlled.
Anyone who has ever felt that freedom — even just for a few hours on the dance floor — knows it’s worth protecting. 

By standing up for democracy, techno music, clubs and festivals can sustain. Techno lives on the dance floor!

This isn’t about followers, hype, hits, or fame. Techno music is one part of a larger system we call club culture — a place where people come together with respect, without violence, and in real communication.

Let’s choose democracy over fear! This is our planet too!

FCK AFD!

🌎 Booking & Contact:
Kenji.Tanaka@loft.contact

View, Watch, Listen:
www.instagram.com/kenji_tanaka_live
www.youtube.com/@KenjiTanaka_LIVE
www.kenjitanaka.bandcamp.com

My Family: "BonkerSquad"
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Most recent:
06.03.26 HÖR Berlin 
21.03.26 Spechthausen
14.03.26 Parachute Istanbul
29.05.26 Exit Festival  Germany
25.06.26 Biesenthal
28.12.25 CCC Hamburg (additional workshop on my live set at 6pm)

2025:
20.12.25 Reflected Radio
06.12.25 JAZ Rostock
21.11.25 Jonny Knüppel Berlin
02.11.25 Sisyphos Berlin
18.10.25 Südpol Hamburg
11.10.25 Monopol Basement
27.09.25 Exit Hamburg
22.08.25 Entropie Festival Germany
16.08.25 Compact Madnass Festival Germany
03.08.25 Garbicz Festival Poland
26.07.25 Coucool Festival France
27.06.25 Fusion Festival Tanzwüste
31.05.25 Accension Festival
24.05.25 Choose Jonny Knüppel Berlin
17.05.25 Secret Rave
16.05.25 Rosa Greifswald
06.04.25 Sisyphos Berlin
01.03.25 BonkerSquad Salöön Berlin
...



My approach to my music: 
I love loopy and trippy techno. When dancing, I like to let go of everything around me and enter a deeper dialogue with myself. At this stage, I am 100% in tune with myself. This works for me when the groove drives me and the elements I hear are interesting but not too intrusive. That’s exactly what I love to create on the dance floor.

To achieve this—and to create the necessary element of surprise—I combine different loops randomly and blindly. Since I never know exactly what will happen, I am constantly surprised and inspired by the result.

If you want to see how it works check out my youtube channel. www.youtube.com/@KenjiTanaka_Official




My instruments:
-Drums (TR8S)
-Bass (Modular)
-Rumble Bass (TR8S)
-Atmos (Fieldrecorder, Drumrack, Ableton)
-Synth 1 (MicroMonsta 2)
-Synth 2 (Polysix VST, Ableton)
-Vocal Samples (Ableton)
-Misc Samples (TR8S)


More nerdy Information:
For each of these instruments, I have prepared about 30 different loops, most of them 1 bar long.
Using the Streamdeck and a self-built ‘Max for Live Tool’, I can select a completely random loop for each instrument with the push of a button. The tonality can be set. To make sure it’s not completely random, I can choose between different categories, such as chords/arpeggiator.
I can control the complexity of the loop using controls.

All instruments run through Ableton (RME Fireface UCXii). With the help of ‘Launchcontrol’ and 2x ‘Midifighter Twister’, I can control all the parameters that are important to me. Filters, reverb, random delay and pitch effects glue everything together.

When playing, I rely on my intuition. I can sense what should happen 2-4 bars in advance. If I feel like I want to hear a new chord pattern, I press a button and let myself be surprised. If I like it, I develop it further. If I don’t like it, I move on.

Since the whole structure is improvised, I am correspondingly excited before the gigs. Because almost nothing can be planned in advance. My biggest clue is whether I dance. If I get myself to move and get lost, I am happy with what happens.

Aaja is a multi-purpose community radio station, event space and bar. Situated along Deptford High Street, the local cultural hub hosts an eclectic mix of radio hosts, DJs and events. Open since 2018, Aaja has provided a space that has nurtured and aided the growth of creative minds and groups within South-East London and beyond.
‘A unique hi-spec sound installation that’s non-intrusive, but heavy for the heads’ 

‘An authentic melting pot, dedicated to music and culture’

www.aajamusic.com

Doing live hardware jams inspired by 90's but with modern rhythm machines and synthesizers.
What you hear here are Zoom h1n recordings of the moments I thought were worth capturing.
no mix no master 
 

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