Tatsuya Kanamori goes by the name DJ Shufflemaster, a veteran driver for rolling hard-groove still going strong after three long decades. In his native Japan (around the time names like Takaaki Itoh and DJ Nobu were on the rise), his earliest ventures were closely tied to the work of Tokyo’s Subvoice, dynamic techno through and through. His arrival in Europe coincided with his 17 track debut album on Tresor Records, EXP (rereleased 2023), and proved his mettle as one of Tokyo’s best and brightest exports. Earmarked by talents like Ben Sims and Cari Lekebusch, those sounds became a staple for those in the know. 2014 saw his proprietor run label Shiki Kyokai kick into gear with a number of EPs, ruthless, iron-willed techno for the small hours, and a recent addition alongside Tensal, Pergo and Eduardo de la Calle has renewed his star for 2025 as well. Pluralistic and shrewd in their vision, his vaulting basslines flutter headlong into surging incarnations of the same wind he’s been riding since before the new millennium. With a spate of recent interest in the minimal styles of his starting decade, his work has found a new resonance among fans both at home and abroad. DJ Shufflemaster and his techno are keeping on rolling to the rhythm of his breakneck sounds. Bassiani Podcast 282 is a live recording of his set at Bassiani back in September, masterful beats from a Tokyo legend.

@shiki-kyokai

Bassiani invites DJ Shufflemaster / Podcast #282

This next episode comes courtesy of a surefire talent from the land down under. Melbourne-based, Beijing-born Moopie has been influential on his local scene as master selector and founder of pioneering record label A Colourful Storm, whose gamut includes juxtaposing genres such as minimal techno, lo-fi pop, hallucinogenic IDM, indie-rock and abstract drum ’n’ bass. Also a vector for the republishing of long-forgotten tracks, it earned respect and put his talents on the map for names like Ben UFO and Helena Hauff to see. A passionate record-digger, Moopie’s craft is intrinsically laced with emotion, striking a balance between clubfloor and bedroom floor that’s convincing enough to win fans in both camps. Far from home, his sound is causing ripples and his rise as an artist is fast in the making. Bassiani Podcast 283 is a live cut from his set at Horoom in August, a richly layered blend of rare and highly saturated rhythms by this budding and versatile polymath.

@moopie


Bassiani invites Moopie / Podcast #283

Just a few years in, Hannover native Bennet’s been fast rising up the ranks of his peer group with a fresh take on driving rhythms. From Germany to Australia, and over his short career, this new-gen mixer has kept crowds on their toes with sets that blend infectious percussions and unfiltered emotion. Rooted in the pulse of the underground, his sound bridges the warmth of classic grooves with the precision and tension of modern beats. Riffing on endless combinations of vinyl treasures that radiate euphoria, he seams together tracks in blissful lockstep, astutely conjuring up dynamic sets that thoroughly capture the raw intensity of the dancefloor in all its primal energy. So too he delivers his straight-up cuts as part of his residency at Hamburg’s Queerpool. With bookings at parties like London’s Adonis, Berlin’s Multisex, and Haze and Horst in Brussels, Bennet’s painted a broad canvas and honed his dubbed-up beats to perfection; and through a focus on the clubfloor as collective space for unity, joy and liberation, his sound is leaving its mark. Bassiani Podcast 284 is a cutting-edge blend of effervescent jams and peak-time bangers, 100 minutes of soulful house from a breakout talent.


@bennet_bb

Bassiani invites Bennet / Podcast #284

It’s back to the city by the sea for Bassiani Podcast 285 and Lournco Lvgs is flying the flag. On the Lisbon beat he works across different media including sound and visual, exploring the nexus of both disciplines with interminable passion and proposing a world rich in pattern and texture. Integral to the city’s creative landscape, you’ll find him regularly bouncing between venues like the storied LUX Frágil, community staple Zé dos Bois and the festivals Waking Life and Boom. Highly dynamic and plugged into a landscape of his own design, his sound is a testament to the grassroots energy currently taking over his hometown. As producer, DJ and organiser, he cofounded the record label Vilamar, is part of the Capsula experimental collective and also performs in the duo Adão e Erva- there’s little he hasn’t touched on as his creative impulse keeps exploring. The confident blurring of genre boundaries has lent his sound a depth of reference points and expanded the scope of his work far beyond anything expected, these are serious beats for serious ravers. Seeking to investigate the connection between the physical and the intangible elements in music, Lournco Lvgs tirelessly reformulates elements and yields the best sounds as a result. For this latest instalment, the Portuguese provocateur supplies just under two hours of liminal drumloops and tunes hot off the grill, explosive beats from a local talent.

@lourenco-vgs

Bassiani invites Lournco Lvgs / Podcast #285

Decided to record a set after some long time, went  harder than I thought I'd go but ngl but had so much fun recording this.   Book this ho

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Pariah - Caterpillar

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New SPND20 Mixtape incoming - @phlbrg steps into the vault.📼
The Berlin based artist has carved out a sound defined by precision and depth. His EPs on SK_eleven and Phorum stood out for their puristic design and meticulous detail, while releases on HAYES and Frenzy showed how far he can push tension, atmosphere, and raw drive without losing clarity. As a resident of Vault Sessions and a regular at Bassiani, Basement NY, Tresor, RSO, Radion and more, Phil’s sets have earned a dedicated following: timeless, rolling techno with an edge that keeps the room locked for hours.

His SPND20 Mixtape captures that spirit. Starting in deep, hypnotic terrain, the mix slowly tightens its grip before rising into more energetic territory. All arranged with seamless flow and sharp instinct. A few unreleased cuts of his own appear along the way, adding another layer to the journey. Dark. Focused. Puristic. A signature Phil Berg session - tune in!🖤



SPND20 Mixtape by Phil Berg

It’s back to the strange, mind-expanding world of Zenaari with an episode from Moroccan techno master Chami. Leaving his homeland for France was an epiphany, Lyon the place where his passion for beats kicked-off. Since then, he’s relocated to Berlin and become synonymous with a clean, rhythmic and mentally-focused sound played exclusively on vinyl. It’s raw and unforgiving techno primed for body and soul, Berlin to the letter and a constant dialogue with the city’s ever-changing zeitgeist. Foregrounding burgeoning talents through his and Olivia Mendez’s DIG Curated, playing as half of Face 2 Face with DJ peer OPH, and key figure in Berlin-based collective Minijob (whose calling is in organising underground raves in and around the city), Chami’s plate is more than full. But it’s passion for sound that drives him, visceral basslines his bread and butter. Breaking with the expected, there’s a further facet to his sound, one that occupies the focus of this next Zenaari number: jazz. Not quite as far as it might superficially seem, Chami’s feeling for rhythm and knack for progressively stacked up moods translates flawlessly, but if it helps there’s a few warped percussions to move things along. This is an expert fusion of his musical universe, a Podcast that probes the possibilities offered by the superimposition of these two sonic languages and develops something new in response. Two sides of a coin: Chami’s slamming beats and soothing jazz are a window onto the spectrum of his talents, 68 minutes of compelling sounds from a Berlin mainstay.

@chamixx


The Art Ensemble Of  Chicago - Tnoona
Sun Ra - Springtime Again
Sun Ra - Twin Stars Of Thence
Sun Ra - A Fireside Chat With Lucifer
Gong Splat - Yuggoth Travel Agency
Doug Carn - Passion Dance
Herbie Hancock - Riot
Ndikho Xaba and The Natives - Shwabada
Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics - Masenqo
Blurt - Physical Fitness
Lydia Lunch - Lost World
Spiral Deluxe - The Drive
Jeff Mills - Nocturnal Moves
Jeff Mills - Just Like A (Vernacular Objects)
Spiral Deluxe - The Cosmos
Sun Ra - Friendly Galaxy (short version)
Haki R Madhubuti & Nation - Medasi
Doug Carn - Welcome

Zenaari Mix 020 - Chami

Spanning music, community and activism, Syrian-born, Holland-based Fafi Abdel Nour brings a voice that’s as shaped by Arabic heritage as his queerness. In this space between two worlds, his sound combines a host of influences from 90s house to breaks to body music, and dares to imagine better futures through an affirmation of community and those who live on society’s margins. Upbeat and rolling at steady stride, his sets pull off the kind of sonic miracles you’d hope for on the best of nights, euphoric and sensual house with a heavy measure of lucid percussion. He’s a Club Raum resident and the mastermind behind some of OOST, Groningen’s most hyped and queer-focused nights, HOMOOST and later, BUTTS, further vehicles for human connection, spaces for dreaming. Otherness is the fuel that fires his mission, a need to contribute his voice and create inclusive and safe spaces for people to come together. From Dekmantel to Panorama Bar, Lowlands to Bassiani, Fafi brings his positive message to world, a sure testament to music’s radical power for change. For Bassiani Podcast 286, this rising star delivers 67 minutes of transcendent and soaring house, a journey through shimmering synths and liberating melodies, a peak-time studio mix and firm reminder that for Fafi, ‘love is the message’.

@fafi_abdel_nour

Bassiani invites Fafi Abdel Nour / Podcast #286

Chiming in for Bassiani’s anniversary party on October 10th comes an exceptional talent from the Asturian coast and Architectural’s third appearance in the Podcast series. Since 2004, Juan Rico’s been holding the line as Reeko, a stand-in for blistering industrial rhythms, founder of Mental Disorder and founding partner of Spanish techno bastion PoleGroup. Come 2010, a new incarnation emerged under the stage name Architectural, a faceless and assumedly authorless variant of his that played on rich textures, cinematic tones and a heavier focus on the architecture of sound itself. In the studio he manipulates and records sounds in real time, allowing for a greater degree of spontaneity than working with standalone parts would otherwise permit. No longer incognito, Architectural offers a brand of ambient techno charged through with Jazz and references from the world of film that pulsates and slithers, crackles and shifts. From his earliest releases on his eponymous Architectural imprint, through Semantica, Non Series and others, his music has established itself as a touchstone for avant-garde techno centred on body and dancefloor, and his future’s sure to keep delivering more of his monolith beats. Bassiani Podcast 287 is a truly impressive addition to the series, a sweeping three-hour montage of gritty textures, modulated frequencies and punchy basslines recorded live at Bassiani.

@architectural-1


Bassiani invites Architectural / Podcast #287

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