✈ To celebrate this new episode, we are proud and delighted to host such an iconic figure from the Spain Techno scene : CRISTIAN VARELA.

Master and servant for the cause. Cristian Varela has a very busy schedule that takes him all over the world. For those who are patient, you should be able to catch this awarded artist in your home city or country. For those who need a more regular dose of his music selections, you can catch his weekly radio show at Bloop London Radio and all his shows that’s syndicated in Europe, USA, South America and Asia via more than 100 specialised techno stations in more than 50 countries.

Pioneering techno producer with his own weapons. Cristian Varela has run since 2003 one of his most esteemed projects: Black Codes Experiments imprint. As it could not be otherwise, the label forged itself a firm reputation as one of the most prestigious, forward-thinking brands on the international electronic music circuit. Futuristic, enthusiastic and with a constant target of forming a strong alliance by keeping people dancing in unity to the electronic sounds and beats.

Well as an entrenched and highly respected producer, or as an immensely reliable DJ (his 6-Six Vinyl shows are just stunning as unique and the best way to join wires between past-present-future), Cristian Varela continues bouncily his expansion.

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PARADOX PODCAST #175 -- CRISTIAN VARELA

"Instant Wisdom" explores the paradox of a world where information is unlimited but understanding grows scarce. Through vivid contrasts between traditional learning and modern shortcuts, it examines what's lost when wisdom is reduced to search results. The song weaves together images of abandoned workshops and glowing screens, questioning whether faster always means better. From YouTube tutorials to forgotten apprenticeships, it challenges our rush to know everything instantly without truly understanding anything deeply.

Instant Wisdom

Put your hood up and walk after midnight to this continuous mix of nocturnal jazzy jungle. It's inspired by 90s trip hop, featuring vibes from DJ Krush, Tricky, and Portishead, alongside modern tracks from DJ Airwalk, Opius, and Fanu. Track list is below. Enjoy!

00:00 DJ Krush - Only the Strong Survive (Two Parts Mix) (Mo Wax, 1996)
05:08 Indigo Virus - Petrichor (AGN7 Audio, 2024)
06:41 Hokusai - Jade (Source Direct, 1997)
12:16 Jamie Myerson - Jamais Vu (Self-released, 2023)
14:53 Gremlinz & Jesta - Nessus (Metalheadz, 2018)
16:51 Shay - We Do Things Different (AKO Beatz, 2023)
19:07 Ed Rush & Nico - West Side Sax (No U-Turn, 1995)
24:42 Adam F - Music In My Mind (DJ Krust Inside Out Mix) (F-Jams, 1998)
27:01 Bounty Killaz - Killa Instinct (Alex Reece Remix) (Creative Wax, 1995)
28:11 Biorhythm - Clear Mind (Modern Conveniences, 2023)
31:39 Tricky - Christiansands (Island, 1996)
33:52 Sun People - These Days (Rua Sound, 2019)
36:11 Zero T & Beta 2 - Misdemeanour (Metalheadz, 2020)
39:39 Opius - Virtual Oasis [The Future] (AGN7 Audio, 2023)
41:34 Portishead - Strangers (Go! Beat, 1994)
43:42 DJ Airwalk - What? Let's Just Go (Shut Off Notice, 2024)
47:33 Greenleaf - Create (Pinecone Moonshine, 2023)
49:29 Andy Odysee - The Keymaker (2024 Rework) (Odysee, 2024)
+++++ 51:24 Seventh Heaven - Left Unsaid (tease) (Frequent Delirium, 2024)
53:55 Laytn & Sekl - The Voice (Make or Break, 2021)
56:14 Brass Wolf - One (Audio Couture, 1998)
1:00:16 Paradox - Toprock (Metalheadz, 2018)
1:04:08 Fanu - Amen Demo Mode (Lightless, 2023)

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Soulful jazzy jungle dnb mix 5 (Autumn Leaves C) 166 BPM

Biografía: Este es mi nuevo proyecto. Es un sonido basado en la construcción de los tracks sobre midi. Es decir, todo construido desde cero.

Discotecas donde se ha presentado: Bahrein, Bloody, Elsieland, Requiem, Complejo Apsara (Zarate), Club Paraguay, TCC (Cuidad De Cordoba), Dorian Gray, TCC (Cuidad de Córdoba), Club Tech, (Rio Gallegos), Mist#9 (Pool Party), El Sótano (Paso Del Rey), Serious Techno (Club Cultural Matienzo), Casa del pueblo (Junín)

Sellos Discográficos: Toxic Recordings, Black Drop, T.L.R. Black Audio, Blackvogue Records, Dark Smile, Santos Recordings, MCS Records, NTH 2015 Records, Oxytech Records, Anger Music, Techdics House Audio, Pure Dope Digital, Subwoofer Records, , Ecstasy State, Newra Records, TeksessionRecords, Global Tribe Records, Intact Dark Balance.

Cristian - The Paradox

Dave Brisbin 12.8.24
What does the story of Job have to do with Christmas?

Any story is a story about risk. We’ve all been at risk from our first breath, but we don’t like to think of ourselves balanced on a razor’s edge of circumstances we can’t control. We work really hard to manage risk, grow as big as we can, accumulate money and materials so risk will have to get through all our stuff before it ever gets to us. Illusion. Risk passes through stuff like ghosts through walls.

Job was big. Had everything a person could imagine—big hedges against risk. So when it all was taken, no one was more surprised than he. He cried out for answers, but when God finally speaks from the whirlwind of mystery and non-answer, Job finally admits his smallness. He had to lose everything to see himself as he was, that working to grow big is just another attempt at the control and invulnerability that will always elude. It’s not who we are as humans, and we’re never complete without accepting who we are. Only in our innate vulnerability do we find the connection that we call meaning and purpose. Job had to grow small to see this.

If you want to find something lost by a child, what do you do? 

You get on your hands and knees so you can see all the little crevices and nooks hidden at adult standing height. The story of Christmas is the story of growing small. Jesus is born a helpless infant and also lying in a manger—code for poor, marginalized, powerless. Jesus started as small as is possible for a human…and he never grew out of his smallness. Even as his fame and influence grew, his attitude remained that of the anawim: people who have accepted smallness while retaining hope and gratitude.

Jesus and Job found what can only be seen from the standing height of a child, the kneeling height of a servant. Why are so many of us depressed at Christmas? Because we imprint the magic of Christmas from a perspective three feet off the ground and try to find it again from the height of an adult. Our God risks being small, vulnerable for the sake of connection. The only way to find what has been seen by a childlike God is to get on our knees and grow small.

Growing Small

DJ SHADZ - DRUMFUNK / AMEN MIX (vol 4) 2024

✈ To celebrate this new episode, we are proud and delighted to welcome DJ &  producer: SERA J.

SERA J., also known as Dimitrios Serasidis, is a musician, techno composer, and DJ hailing from Thessaloniki, Greece.

Deeply inspired by the Detroit techno legacy, SERA J.’s sound is a dynamic fusion of driving basslines, high-energy grooves, and intricate, captivating details. With standout releases on renowned labels such as Mutual Rytm, Life in Patterns, and Projekts, he has firmly established himself on the global music stage. His tracks have earned widespread support from leading artists worldwide, frequently charting and making their way into countless DJ sets. 
This recognition has positioned him as one of Greece's most promising techno exports.

Recently, SERA J. has been channeling his creative energy into a forward- thinking live set, showcasing explosive, futuristic soundscapes.

With over 12 years of experience behind the decks, he has shared stages with some of the world’s most celebrated artists. Today, SERA J. tours internationally, performing at esteemed clubs and festivals such as RSO, Dreaming Festival, Under Club, Fridas Pier, Lofi, and PIP, among others.

Looking ahead, his trajectory remains bright, with several exciting EPs already scheduled for release later this year.

For SERA J., music is more than just sound—it’s a state of mind, a medium for interaction, inspiration, and boundless creation. His unwavering passion drives him ever upward, carving a path as a distinctive and innovative voice in the techno scene.

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PARADOX PODCAST #176 -- SERA J

Dave Brisbin 12.15.24
What is it we’re supposed to see in Christmas? Talk about a mixed message... Only two gospels mention Jesus’ birth at all, and the few details given depict a birth so ordinary to parents so poor that those closest didn’t even make room for them in the inn. Enter shepherds and Magi...here the gospels spend a bit more time, because their reactions were anything but ordinary. 

What did they see that everyone else missed?

We only see what we’re prepared to see. Impoverished shepherds spending their lives in silence and solitude with their flocks, grew a consciousness that allowed them to see significance in the smallest detail. Magi—wealthy, educated advisors to the king—were used to power and influence. Yet these magi had retained a humility and vulnerability that allowed them to see the promise of their star while still unformed in a poor Hebrew infant. If we’re willing, the magi are showing us wealthy, educated ones how to get small enough to see Christmas.

Christmas has a way of bringing vague, submerged feelings to the surface the way hook and line bring up fish. We find ourselves grasping squirming emotions that should have nothing to do with what we think Christmas is supposed to mean, what we remember it used to mean. We imprinted the meaning of Christmas through a child’s eyes, then subtly mourn its loss each year through adult eyes.

Christmas hasn’t changed; the possibility of Christmas returns every December. We have changed. We’ve lost the pace of childhood, forgotten the smallest details. Maybe Christmas-as-remembered happens exactly when we stop trying to make it happen. Maybe when we stop running faster and faster, trying to catch the stored experience of Christmas, meaning has a chance to catch up and catch us. 

We can’t choose the pace of life around us anymore than we can alter the course of a storm. But we can choose our own pace within it. Of course we will always find our God as a child. Unassuming. Unformed and always forming. Are we prepared to see?

Every time we meet our God is Christmas morning.
The babe is in the manger.
The star is in the east.
And we are the Magi, and they are us.

We Magi

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Con tan solo 16 años Cristian Martín Gioia empezó a introducirse en la música electrónica. 
Sus influencias Kraftwerk, Diego Cid, Robert Armani, Dee Jason, Juan Pryor, Carlos Alfonsin, Dany Nijensohn tenores de la escena en sus inicios. De su origen, todo comienza en el auto de su padre, en lo que le pregunta diariamente "que quería hacer de su vida". Desde que Martín era chico soñaba con la profesión de ser dj y también de producir sus propios temas. Dos acciones paralelas y muy adelantadas en su momento. Con más tiempo, a los 17 años pone en marcha su sueño, con la ayuda de su padre se compra 2 bandejas y un mixer, empezando el camino largo que se va haciendo realidad de a poco, y sus amigos allegados le colocan un sobrenombre: "Cristofer". Hasta el 2000 no sale de su balcón, encerrado, practicando mezclas por horas sin parar. Adicto a los vinilos llega a tener más de 900 discos. Empezó por fiestas privadas, bares, hasta llegar a tocar en discotecas, se estanca en un sonido (Progressive House) estando 6 (seis) años tocando ese estilo hasta que se dio cuenta que ese sonido se había diluido. 
Cristofer toma su nombre real: Martín Gioia, y empieza a introducir un sonido Tekno. 
Desde su experiencia en este largo camino, compartió cabinas con djs de la escena nacional como Hernán Cattaneo, Diego Cid, Martín García, Zuker, Luís Nieva, Dany Nijenshon, Dee Jason aka Sr.Replicante, Dr.Trincado, Carlos Alfonsin, Aldo Haydar, Júnior López aka Flug, Rudolf, Enersto Ferreyra, Miss Adk, Leonel Castillo aka Boeing, Jonas Kopp, Mariano Dc, Pandy entre otros, mas artistas internacionales. Black Asteroid (USA), Israel Vich, Quiver, Buzby & Eron. Las discotecas donde Martín Gioia estuvo tocando fueron: Bahrein, Caix, La Morocha, El Dorado, Bed Baires, Vox, Requiem, HI fi, Retro, Zai Zei, Chankana, Pió Baroja, Vevelt, Nicky Beach (Coyote, San Miguel), Ryu, Hotel Bauen, Musique Atomatique (Rio Gallegos), Infusion (Rio Gallegos), Techno Club Corodoba - Dorian Gray, (Córdoba), Black Town, (Cordoba), Club Tech (Rio Gallegos).

True North with Dave Brisbin is a podcast about the things that can bring you back to center, whether God, spirituality, community or family or all of them. Never esoteric or abstract for its own sake; always practical and full of common sense, we’re interested in exploring the effect of what we believe on our lives and questioning what we believe in light of the deep connection we’re meant to live. Dave Brisbin is an author, speaker, coach, and songwriter. He is the teaching pastor of theeffect, a faith community and recovery ministry in San Clemente, CA and executive director of Encompass Recovery, an addiction treatment center in San Juan Capistrano. For more on finding deeper spiritual expression free from limiting beliefs and behavior, go to davebrisbin.com.

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