2024 really feels like the most exiting year so far concerning the developements for SAI-MLD, with so many great guestmixes and many meaningful invitations for me on other platforms. And finally the release of my MLD-Compilation on Bandcamp, related to the upcoming live event near Berlin next Summer 2025! So thankfully about all this! 
And as this year comes to an end soon I would love to crown it with something special what in my view brings some kind of  fresh wind on my channel, with some inspirations from a different direction. And it's given from such a passionated DJ and producer: Stefan Summesberger a.k.a. SOUMEZ, located in Vienna, Austria! @soumez

We connected recently via social media because he has a very cool insta account where he is digging in his record collection and presents and introduce his favorite tracks from different gengres in such a lovely way! (www.instagram.com/soumez_1) That's how Stefan catched my attention and obviously it happened vise versa.. By some chat moments we found out a lot of parallels how we see the meaning of diversity of gengres in a DJ set and he could relate immediatly to the significance of the name of my mix series "Moments Of Light 'n Darkness". So of course I invited him to do a guestmix for me and very proud now to present such a great set in form of a live session together with some live dubby fx from his friend El Coca!

What I like about this contribution is the fact, this artist is someone who does not come from the, let's say, usual circle of people that you would expect to see on my platform. And that is perhaps exactly the sign that the year 2025 will bring: I am not at all determined by which scene someone comes from...or whether someone even belongs to a particular scene. The main thing for me is enthusiasm for similar things that provide points of contact that we can all relate to. That creates a bond.

Some personal words from him about this mix:
"This live session brings together DJ SOUMEZ on the decks and EL COCA with live dubs (effects), creating a unique tribute to dubtechno for Sai-MLD.

Full video available on YouTube: 
🎥https://youtu.be/I-4S8RaGWTk

The inspiration for this mix stems from the name of the series: Moments of Light and Darkness (MLD). While I enjoy exploring diverse genres as a DJ, this set challenged me to focus on dubtechno—a cornerstone of the incredible platform that SAI, a true musicnerd, lover & enthusiast for dubtechno and dubrelated sounds, has built over the years.

To honor this genre, I created a journey that revisits dubtechno as a central root while branching into related styles like Dubstep, Dub, Steppas, Breaks & Garage, Rave, House, and Detroit Techno. To deepen the "Dubbiness" of the experience, I invited my friend and former production partner, EL COCA, to perform live dubs, adding dynamic effects that reflect the genre’s origins.

The result is a two-hour exploration of sound—an intricate sequence of Moments of Light and Darkness. Enjoy the ride!"

About the artist:
For Stefan Summesberger, a.k.a. Soumez, music defies categories and genres. With his Alien Entertainment project, he achieved chart success and earned recognition from icons like Laurent Garnier and Makossa & Megablast. Tracks like "Full Speed Ahead ft. Rider Shafique" found their way into the sets of superstars such as Chase & Status and Adam Freeland.
Born in Vienna, Soumez has been DJing across the USA, UK, Africa, and Europe since the late 1990s. His unique style blends diverse musical influences from his travels, combining opposites—bitter with sweet, brute with smooth—to create gripping, hypnotic sounds.

Find the tracklist on www.sai-mld-music.com/guests-on-mld

DJ SOUMEZ & EL COCA: A DEX & FX LIVE TRIBUTE TO DUBTECHNO | GUESTMIX FOR SAI MLD BERLIN

Today I have the pleasure to present another fellow as a guest out of the deep and dubby gengres, who put such a lovely selection on the plates:  Dj Rick Fox from Zurich, Switzerland

Rick started to dj in 1997 as Dj Re-Chi. 2002 he build the partylabel MINIM with some Dj friends, and they`ve entered the legal+illegal party scene and also the famous club Dachkantine in Zurich. After the closing of the Dachkantine the partylabel MINIM splitted up and Rick went for a year to Barcelona. He came back and started a new job, which allowed him to buy a lot of records, but not to go out on the weekends. So he focused more in music-production. In 2014 he released his first digital EP on his own label Enara records and started to play and produce as Rick Fox. In May 2016 he released his first vinyl-only record on Enara ltd. Many digital releases followed and are still coming. Sometimes you can here him djing House or Techno at smaller parties, still vinyl only. He released on this labels so far: Enara Rec,  Insectorama Netlabel Rec, Superordinate Rec, Ecoul SND, Telrae, Piranha Siberia Dub, Crossfade Sounds, Techenie, MLD Compilation, D. Junction, Skylift Rec, Velvet Dub Collective...and the journey will continue.

You can follow him here for more info about his track releases and mixes: @dj_rick_fox

Tracklist:
01 SND & RTN - Badman - Echo Ltd
02 Altone - Emergent Structure - Lempuyang
03 Rick Fox - Alifator - Unreleased
04 LXM - Ten - Ranges
05 Soft Traffic - Night Drive - Vade Mecum
06 lb Honne - Pa Ohm - Project Indigo
07 Rick Fox - Soap Farmer - Unreleased
08 Ohm & El Choop - Crawler - Ranges
09 Rick Fox - Vibrant City - Unreleased
10 Blauert - Situation - 200 Records
11 The wise Caucasian - In the Night - Mosaic
12 Idealist - 1997 - Details
13 Rick Fox - Dark Street - Unreleased
14 Charles A.D. - Traitor - Avantroots Records

Enjoy! 🎶✨

Guestmix DJ Rick Fox for MLD

Recently I was in the mood to create another Mix and thought, this should be the next one for my own platform, actually for Moments of Light 'n Darkness No. 40.

Enjoy! ❤️🎉

Tracklist:
Sai MLD - 21 Südkreuz
Christine Benz, Alessandro Crimi -  Long way back home
773b – Moving
Steve O'Sullivan - Where's Burt- (Delano Smith Reconstruction)
Noosa Sound System -  SR1.0
Anton Kubikov - Flash to 96
Astralure - Double Take (Original Mix)
Steve O'Sullivan - Stripped (Exos Reconstruction)
Star Dub (Upwellings)- Dusty Dub
Markus Masuhr - Eloquent Nights
Vohkinne - Traversing the Messier
Mario Lauriano - Bloody Faith
Trevino - No Response
St. Concrete - Am Treptower Park
Infinitedub - Distant Reflection

Moments Of Light 'n Darkness No. 40

My next guest who has contributed to MLD is Armin Bender from Nuremberg/Erlangen, Germany. Another well known in the gengres around deep and dubby sounds. A mix with such a class and noble vibe in my view.

Tracklist:

1) Cyclic / Random - 29 [Notta Records]
2) Bakpeet - Liberta (So Libre) [Insectorama]
3) Federsen - Fundamental [Koridor Records]
4) Rick Fox - Capsulas [Piranha Siberia Dub]
5) Sasaki Hiroaki - I Say..... (Part 2) [Yotsume Music]
6) Charles AD - Deep Sea Exploration [Avantroots Records]
7) Steve Bug - Ebb and Flow [Dubwax]
8) Nicolas Barnes - July Apointment [Greyscale]
9) Hidden Sequence & Milly James - Legends (Federsen Live Dub) [Lempuyang]
10) Silver Ash - Calantas [Kontakt Records]
11) MTPS - Moonrise [Micro Orbit Records]
12) Sven Weisemann - Limerence Toolz Pt. 2, A1 [Mojuba Records]
13) Beltrac - Echo Response (Command D RMX) [Ono Records]
14) Janeret & Miroloja - Vertu [Joulé Imprint]
15) Roman Ridder - Ravine (Armin´s Wall of Sound RMX) [Piranha Siberia Dub]
16) Grazon - Dealing is Healing [Pintai]

Enjoy! 🎉

Some words from the artist:

Mind rave, goose bumps, deepness, groove, a smile on the face. Thats what its all about... No more words necessary, no history, no credits, no stereotypes, just the music that I love, preferably on vinyl... Peace & Love!



Armin´s Releases and Remixes so far on:
Greyscale Music
https://scale-limited.bandcamp.com/
Ohm Series
https://ohmseries.bandcamp.com/
spclnch
https://spclnch.bandcamp.com/
Piranha Siberia Dub
https://piranhasiberiadub.bandcamp.com/
Vuo Records
https://vuorecords.bandcamp.com/
Insectorama
https://insectorama.bandcamp.com/

Links:

Armin Bender @soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/arminbender
Armin Bender@discogs :
www.discogs.com/artist/10891729-Armin-Bender
Armin Bender@instagram:
instagram.com/arminbender303

Guestmix Armin Bender

Bruno Bleckmann – born and raised in the Rhinish brown coal district and now based
in Düsseldorf after studying German language and literature – is an up-coming
artist from a city that has already produced many electronic legends. After his first
technoid awakening experiences in the old Tresor in Berlin at Chris Liebing's
shamanistic Easter Sunday gigs, inhaling the razor-sharp rhythms of The Advent and
devoting himself to the harmonies of the epochal The Aztec Mystic project, Bruno
Bleckmann began to create his own sound art. This was followed by international
releases on Ohm Series, Vuo Records and Ausblick. As a connoisseur of literature,
Bruno Bleckmann knows how to develop a long-lasting narrative quality not only in
his own tracks, but also in his DJ sets. Go there - or go home!

Tracklist:
1)   Round Five Feat. Tikiman – Na Fe Throw It (Main Steet 10)
2)  Stefan Laubner - Silent State (Smallville 12)
3)  Octave One - Fifteenthirteen (430 West 245)
4)  Bruno Bleckmann - Unreleased
5)  Alenia - Kotboyan (Audio 18)
6)  Thor - Aliens Don't Boogie (Octal Industries Goes Deep Remix, Thule 027)
7)  Bruno Bleckmann - World (Ausblick Digital 26) 
8)  Shatrax - Mists (Fear Of FLying LTD10)
10) Bruno Bleckmann - Unreleased (forthcoming OHM Series 2026)
11) Eric Louis - Rolling Hills (OHM Remix, Devilish Affair 003)
12  Arkajo - Sagan (Aniara 29)
13) Infinite Loops - Persiflage (Nightimedrama 003)
14) Sounders Department - In Aspic (Sounders Dept. 001)
15) Ripperton - At Peace (I:Cube Tape Mix, Green 9.2) 
16) Bruno Bleckmann - The Bleck Heart (OHM Series Digital 16)
17) Ben Klock - Subzero (Ostgutton 19)
18) Bruno Bleckmann - The Bleck Dawn (Vuo Digital 004)
19) Telepath - 光る目

Guest Mix Bruno Bleckmann for MLD

In this episode I'm introducing Antimøn, the dynamic collaboration between Dj Noizia and Reitzklang, both veterans with 30 years of experience in the music scene as DJs, producers, and party organizers. From the mesmerizing beats of DubTechno to the pulsating energy of Industrial Techno and Noise, their diverse styles converge in the hypnotic realm of techno.
Immerse yourself in a sonic journey that transcends boundaries, as Antimøn combines the wealth of expertise from these two seasoned artists. Expect an electrifying fusion of sounds that will transport you to new dimensions and leave you craving for more.

Stay tuned for mind-bending beats, unparalleled energy, and a hypnotic experience at its best. AnTi is here to let loose yourself into this techno journey!

Antimøn:
(Djane-Noizia and Reitzklang)
soundcloud.com/anti4bookings

Timo Reitzklang:
soundcloud.com/timo-reitzklang

DJane Noizia:
soundcloud.com/djane-noizia

Guestmix Antimøn for MLD

My next guest for some Moments Of Light 'n Darkness is a DJ called a.v.ram,  based in Reno, Nevada (US).
Recently he crossed my way with his mixes on Soundcloud and  I mentioned the deepness in it and something what made me listen to it very carefully. So I asked him  for a guestmix for my channel. Happy, he contributed now with a very hypnotic and well selected set, as I expected. Find more from this artist https://soundcloud.com/sashaavram

Tracklist:
1. Inzajeano - # M
2. Francisco Aguado - Stand Up
3. TooRare – Cielo
4. Dive Craft – Propinquity
5. Eric Louis – Biomanipulation
6. Hart Thorson - Call to Action
7. Eric Louis - Prototype of a Mutant Soldier
8. Entropy Records – Dependent
9. Nicolas Barnes - Inter (Original Mix)
10. Adria Duch - Adult (The Venusian Remix)
11. Entropy Records - Spy Is In The House
12. Gradient - Dub Story 01
13. Schulz Audio - Zartes Wesen (Original Mix)

Some personal words:
My music taste was shaped by living in many countries. Growing up in Moscow, Russia, my journey began as a child with a rare vinyl collection inherited from my dad. Later, after spending a third of my life in Dubai and a few years in the Cayman Islands, I embraced different cultural traditions of local sound. 
My obsession with dub techno began in my teenage years when I accidentally got a vinyl of Maurizio M7. Heavily influenced by labels like Chain Reaction, M_nus, Staalplaat, and others, I have been exploring the depths of dub techno, deep, and minimal ever since.

Guestmix a.v.ram for MLD

Listen back to my set at Berlin Dubcafé on 27th April 2025.

It was an incredible evening with such a beatiful line-up together with Stefan Betke (Pole), Cate Hops and Scratch.
It was wonderful!

for bookings: saiberlin@posteo.de 

if you like my set you should check out the MLD Festival in August.  find all infos about it here: https://de.ra.co/events/2073786

Sai @Berlin_Dubcafe 27.04.2025

My next guest for MLD is Marie Claire Marshall who recently crossed my way through...actually can't remember exactly how it came to this interesting chat via social media. 
Since then we are in a kind contact and it was clear I would ask Claire for a guestmix for my mld channel. 

Straddling the worlds of sound design, academic historico-musicology, and electronic music has given Claire a unique perspective on sound manipulation and curation. 

Claire has been showcasing composition work and DJing to audiences in Europe and North America for over 25 years. By combining influences from socially interesting cities into electronic work, the result is a varied and texturally rich interpretation of the world around us. Recently work has also been influenced by other alternative and leftfield producers to create an eclectic repertoire of both electronic and acoustic arrangements for installations, museums & multi-sensory projects.

Claire is able to weave a unique sonic aesthetic; blending edits, textures and cerebral  with ease and fluidity.
Having been drawn to the historio-musicological and cultural importance of the legacies of Detroit and Chicago, her work is heavily influenced by the diversity of pioneering sounds reflected in their political and cultural roots. 

Claire's production work is in collaboration with Andrew Byrne, and together, they are Magnetik Source: Defying genres through electronic music"
Great to have you on my channel with this  unique mix, Claire!!

tracklist 
Nadja Lind & Paul Loraine - Making a Difference (Helmut Ebritsch Remix)
Chymera - Perception (Ab Intra)
Bi-Polar - Lost (Original Mix)
Marcus Homm - Natural Soy (Original Mix)
Pornbugs - Next Round (Original Mix)
Matthew Dear - Monster (Original Mix)
Silvie Lotto - Shét (Original Mix)
Adrian Hour - The Reason (Alex Clavijo & DJ Charles Bell aka MAF Remix)
Stelios Vassiloudis - Off Grid (Original Mix)
Havantepe - S.I.L.A (Original Mix)
Claudia PRC - Celotex (Original Mix)
Jancen - F Track (Original Mix)
CJW - Damage Limitation (Original Mix)
Meri - Machine AU (Original Mix)
Peverelist & Kowton - End Point (Original Mix)
Ryan Davis - Obsidian (Vessels Mix)

https://www.instagram.com/claire_maria_marshall
Claire-marshall-sound.com
https://on.soundcloud.com/sXnaRMGdxvRKLVuK8

Claire Marshall for MLD

This set is the live modular play from [moosdohmen], who was part of my event experiment on Aug 30th 2025 we did with headphone set-up as silent sessions, that's why I called it MLD goes silent, to bring some Moments of Light 'n Darkness (MLD) to the surface in this frame.

It took place at a nice Café called Krumm&Schief in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg who lend us their nice venue. The set comes with deep frequencies, loads of experimental ambient parts and repeating hypnotic loops with a very calming vibe while you can loose yourself and finally surrender. 

So it's absolutly worth to have a listen back from time to time, for recovery, to imerge yourself into music, fokus on your breath, practise some selfcare and leave the world outside. 
Thank you so much, Maurice, always supporting my projects in your humble way. It's so much appreciated! 💯@moosdohmen

[moosdohmen] is an electronic music producer from the Netherlands. Exploring modular electronica and analog beats. Interested in the interaction with visual arts.
linktr.ee/moosdohmen
[moos] recently did modular live sets at Modulation, Paradiso and Splotsz. He also did live streams for the Colorado and New York Modular Synth Societies and for Modular World, plus podcasts for Ambient Vault and Data Cult Audio. [moos] placed second in the Dutch Grote Prijs NL producers competition.

[Moosdohmen] live modular set for MLD goes silent 30th Aug 2025

Dub, Techno, Dark Drones and other experimental stuff - mixed in a certain kind of emotional expressing way...packed in a mix series called "Moments of Light n Darkness" (MLD). Open space for guest mixes. 
any requests: saiberlin@posteo.de

I have experienced a lot of different electronic types and styles during my musical biography which began in the 8oies as a teen with Postpunk and dark wave and develloped further with Ska, Reggae, Jungle, Drum 'n Bass and Techno. Reggae and the Jamaician Soundsystem Culture had also a big influence to me, after visiting Jamaica for two times at the end of the 90ies...

Dubtechno became a very special role to me cause of its introvert meditative attitude which fits very good to me now in the present time.

So music is much more than entertainment to me and shaped my personality by getting much energy from it.
And this is something, what I want to bring over in my diverse and genres overarching mixes.

P.S.: I distance myself from any extremist ideas and religious or political brainwashing attitudes. As well as stigmatization of any kind. I do this to the best of my knowledge and belief.

New tracks tagged #SaiMLD