Interview with an artist who records only in the dark

Recording in the Dark

Episode #141 of our Fortunea Radioshow. Every 2 weeks on wednesdays at Radio MRS and thursdays at PowerFM:
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PLAYLIST:

Fred Everything Featuring Stereo MC’s „Soul Love“ [Lazy Days Music]
Milan93 „Georgie Gets Jazzy“ [Apparel Music]
B.Visible Featuring Silvia Ponce Marti „Ella“ (Jakobin & Domino Remix) [Data Snacks]
Benedek „Puffed Tribe“ [Hotmix Recordings]
Manuel Sahagun „Where My Records Are“ [Hudd Traxx]
Dana Kelley „Armageddon“ [Chiwax]
DJ Sneak „Fair And Square“ [Frosted Recordings]
Sam Curran „Boogie Nights“ [Paradise]
Demi Riquísimo „Bow UFO“ [Semi Delicious]
Mom’s Spaghetti „Ghostface“ [Mom’s Spaghetti]
Superstructure „Rain“ [WéMè Records]
Blende Featuring Mickal Karkousse „Rodeo“ [Studio Barnhus]
DJ Rocca & Mike Riviera „HAUS“ [Fortunea]

Klaus Benedeks Album

Fortunea Radioshow #141 // hosted by Klaus Benedek 2024-07-10

TRACKLIST: https://plus.inflyteapp.com/in-the-basement-008

Paul Inflyte returns with episode 008 of In the Basement with featuring music from Eden Burns, Justin Van Der Volgen, Wallace, Serge Santiago and more...

TRACKLIST: https://plus.inflyteapp.com/in-the-basement-008

TRACKLIST

In The Basement: 008 - with Paul Inflyte

ttracklist:
mnl48 - fortune cookie
sebastiAn - Kindercut
Alixander III - Fade 2 Black (Blende Remix)




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Released at the beginning of the year, “A Poorly Wrapped Gift” now reveals a new facet thanks to the talented Blende. A master of groove and retro-futuristic nu-disco textures, he transforms this intimate, melancholy track into a dancefloor gem. With its luscious bass lines, shimmering strings and elegant energy, this remix gives the “badly-wrapped gift” a new lease of life... and a new lease of life fit for summer.

Rise, Day After Day Remixes

A Poorly Wrapped Gift (Blende remix)

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Tapped into some lower-tempo goodness this last Sublime Saturday and came up with some Space Music. It was hard to believe what a joy the sun was to behold. The weather this week was generous, and this Saturday was the cherry on top. Thank you to everyone who came by to celebrate!

This was one of my few planned mixes, but for good reason--this week's theme was "Invasive Brits." There were a couple of obvious candidates like Goldfrapp, Roisin Murphy, Psychemagik, Ewan Pearson, and David Holmes, but it took some work, because I wanted to have the progression of it mixed in complementary keys. It was worth the work, and it's a little more lively than my previous attempts to stick with the theme of the week.

If you've been enjoying Cardboard Psychic's accompanying sets, you'll need to start attending more! He didn't record his set this week, so it's been lost to all but those who attended. Sorry!

If you enjoy it, feel free to comment, like, and share!

Also, if you like any of the tracks, I encourage you to buy them in lossless format and find a dark place to listen to it with a good sound system or a nice pair of headphones. These artists are giving us their soul so we can make it another day with that fleeting sense of inspiration; so be sure to buy their merch if you dig them and check out their shows/ events if you can!

TRACKLIST:

The Who - Eminence Front (SIRS CUT)
Brian Eno - Another Green World (Mojo Filter The Blue Realm Remix)
David Holmes, Raven Violet - Yeah x 3 (Jordan Nocturne Remix)
Roisin Murphy - In Sintesi (Psychemagik Remix)
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Ewan's Stripped Machine Mix)
Dusky - Vanishing Point
Goldfrapp - Ride a White Horse (Ewan Pearson Disco Odyssey Pt. 1)
Blende, Mickael Karkousse - Do You Remember? (Carli Remix)
David Holmes, Raven Violet - Necessary Genius (Skymas Remix)
Glimpse, Martin Dawson - No One Belongs Here More Than You (Ewan's Balearos Maximos Remix)

Gelato Vero Sublime Saturdays 6 . 28 . 25

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Fernie - Subtle [BLENDE02]

The second release on our sub-label BLENDE HUB marks the closing chapter of a journey. As the first various artist compilation from our platform, it features 11 tracks by producers from Berlin, Stuttgart, Moscow, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Bern, Glasgow, Würzburg, St. Petersburg, and Shanghai.

Each contribution is rooted in personal connections and stories collected through years of travel and shared experiences. This VA brings together artists who’ve all found their place in our flows of life -proving once more that music is a universal language.

From broken hearts and personal struggles to uplifting support and artistic unity, this release concludes a phase of global connections we made personally on our musical path and opens a new personal chapter for us - one of collective expression across the underground electronic scene worldwide.

𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒆
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/ferniemusic
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ferniemusic/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Ferniemusicuk/

𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒃
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/instinktlab
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/instinkt.lab
Bandcamp : https://instinktlab.bandcamp.com/

BLENDE02

Subtle

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𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Fernie - Subtle [BLENDE02]

tracklist / info
https://hellyeahrec.bandcamp.com/album/buena-onda-adriatic-beats-beyond

Hell Yeah's lovingly curated Buena Onda series is back with a new edition that focuses on Adriatic Beats & Beyond. It has been assembled by label head Marco Gallerani and features four exclusive new tunes that reflect his summer residences at a cosy beach bar on Italy's Eastern and Adriatic coast.

Marco moved back to his hometown of Ferrara after the pandemic and began spending more time at the local seaside, the famous Lidi Ferraresi. It's there, at Lido di Spina, that a friend runs Kai Beach Bar, a small spot where, every Thursday throughout August for the last three years, he has soundtracked afternoons and sunsets under the Buena Onda banner, more than a decade after the party first started in Berlin.

"The beat has become less Balearic, more Adriatic," he explains of the sounds that can be heard up and down the coastline. "There’s no sunset culture yet, but they like a groove for aperitivo. This selection reflects the music I propose there, a kinda sunrise to sunset trip."

The 13-track selection includes four exclusives: the first is Blende's 'Amor,' which is forthcoming on the label. Johan Blende is a Swedish producer, songwriter and DJ who weaves together modern dance with retro sounds of the 70s and 80s and debuts on the label this summer with his Recess EP. 'Amor' is a bubbly groove with a New Age wash and lo-fi pads full of charm.

Hell Yeah regular and Italian magic man Walter Del Vecchio aka Quiroga also offers a new Baia Club Ambient Version of 'French Kiss' which has a lazy acid line worming its way through dubby kicks and tabla drums, and his dreamy electro soother 'Cala Ventosa' also features. Secret Soul Society, aka South Wales's Cal Gibson, also tests a new EP with his 'Orange Surprise' blending off-balance rhythmic shuffles with starry cosmic melodies. The final exclusive is from Balearic Gabba Sound System, who flip The Vendetta Suite aka the legendary Gary Irwin's 'Della Notte' into a quietly epic cinematic closer with icy analogue beats and a warped bassline for dubbed out late night escape. His 'Island Hill Microdot' also offers some warped cosmic ambient house introspection.

Elsewhere, Michele Mininni features twice - once with Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix of the suspensory ambient lushness pop 'Carousel of Tears' and once with the original percussive pressure and hip-house fusion of 'Urban Voodoo' from his Pop Archetypes LP. Buena Onda veteran Feel Fly comes through with an Estatico Danzante Remix of Pedro Bertho's 'Tornei' feat Mariana Gehring and takes us to the stars on twinkling keys, dusty breakbeats and steamy vocals that glow as warm as a setting sun.

Add in further groovy gems such as Bonnie and Klein's synth and vibes laced 'Horizon Avenue,' dreamy, breaks-driven downtempo brilliance from pub wave innovator Dawn Again, hints of Ibiza cool from Willie Graff's remix of Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor and some upbeat synth-laced house from label stalwart Luminodisco and you have a faultless collection of grooves for grown up dance floors.

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Buena Onda - Adriatic Beats & Beyond (Continuous Promo Mix)

Hell Yeah's lovingly curated Buena Onda series is back with a new edition that focuses on Adriatic Beats & Beyond. It has been assembled by label head Marco Gallerani and features four exclusive new tunes that reflect his summer residences at a cosy beach bar on Italy's Eastern and Adriatic coast.

Marco moved back to his hometown of Ferrara after the pandemic and began spending more time at the local seaside, the famous Lidi Ferraresi. It's there, at Lido di Spina, that a friend runs Kai Beach Bar, a small spot where, every Thursday throughout August for the last three years, he has soundtracked afternoons and sunsets under the Buena Onda banner, more than a decade after the party first started in Berlin.

"The beat has become less Balearic, more Adriatic," he explains of the sounds that can be heard up and down the coastline. "There’s no sunset culture yet, but they like a groove for aperitivo. This selection reflects the music I propose there, a kinda sunrise to sunset trip."

The 13-track selection includes four exclusives: the first is Blende's 'Amor,' which is forthcoming on the label. Johan Blende is a Swedish producer, songwriter and DJ who weaves together modern dance with retro sounds of the 70s and 80s and debuts on the label this summer with his Recess EP. 'Amor' is a bubbly groove with a New Age wash and lo-fi pads full of charm.

Hell Yeah regular and Italian magic man Walter Del Vecchio aka Quiroga also offers a new Baia Club Ambient Version of 'French Kiss' which has a lazy acid line worming its way through dubby kicks and tabla drums, and his dreamy electro soother 'Cala Ventosa' also features. Secret Soul Society, aka South Wales's Cal Gibson, also tests a new EP with his 'Orange Surprise' blending off-balance rhythmic shuffles with starry cosmic melodies. The final exclusive is from Balearic Gabba Sound System, who flip The Vendetta Suite aka the legendary Gary Irwin's 'Della Notte' into a quietly epic cinematic closer with icy analogue beats and a warped bassline for dubbed out late night escape. His 'Island Hill Microdot' also offers some warped cosmic ambient house introspection.

Elsewhere, Michele Mininni features twice - once with Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix of the suspensory ambient lushness pop 'Carousel of Tears' and once with the original percussive pressure and hip-house fusion of 'Urban Voodoo' from his Pop Archetypes LP. Buena Onda veteran Feel Fly comes through with an Estatico Danzante Remix of Pedro Bertho's 'Tornei' feat Mariana Gehring and takes us to the stars on twinkling keys, dusty breakbeats and steamy vocals that glow as warm as a setting sun.

Add in further groovy gems such as Bonnie and Klein's synth and vibes laced 'Horizon Avenue,' dreamy, breaks-driven downtempo brilliance from pub wave innovator Dawn Again, hints of Ibiza cool from Willie Graff's remix of Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor and some upbeat synth-laced house from label stalwart Luminodisco and you have a faultless collection of grooves for grown up dance floors. 

Compiled by Marco Gallerani
Artwork by Matteo Gallerani

Thanks to Everyone at Kai Beach Bar - Lido di Spina (FE)

Bonnie & Klein - Horizon Avenue

Secret Soul Society - Orange Surprise

Luminodisco - Solero

Dawn Again - Guided Meditation For Dancefloor Nirvana

Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor - Bewitched By The Sea (Willie Graff Remix)

Swedish DJ, producer and songwriter Johan Blende debuts on Hell Yeah with a journey to the heart of a grown-up dancefloor in the Med.

Blende is a master of mixing up retro 70s and 80s sound into modern dancefloor delights. He's been doing it for two decades on a wide range of cultured labels from Studio Barnhus to Eskimo, always with a rare charm and leftfield perceptive. With this EP, he taps into the magic of hazy afternoons turning into euphoric evenings by the sea.

'Off To Mallorca' jangles with taught bass notes and sunburnt vocals. Distant synths glow, the jumbled percussion injects just the right dose of ass-wiggling funk and this playful yet sophisticated cut builds toward a blissful rapture. 'Television' ups the ante with prickly acid panning about the mix over sleazy, low-slung drums. Tension simmers as edgy synth motifs stalk the groove and anticipation builds before the whole thing explodes into a cosmic disco payoff. It's raw, unpredictable, and perfect for when things start to get a little weird.

'Como No Brasil' gazes skyward and basks in a wash of shimmering melodies and breezy, wordless vocals that drift like clouds over layered, sun-drenched rhythms. It’s a dreamy, tropical float until a surprise acid storm rolls in and moves things from tranquil paradise to dancefloor hypnosis. Finally, 'Carousel Bagatelle' is a layered, late-night trip that feels both playful and introspective. Hypnotic synths swirl around screwy acid lines and supple, dubbed-out house drums that spin you into a daze.

Blende’s debut on Hell Yeah lands like a postcard from a perfect party - sun-dazed, acid-kissed and endlessly replayable.

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Johan Blende - Como No Brasil

Johan Blende -  Carousel Bagatelle

Johan Blende - Off to Mallorca

Johan Blende - Television

"If you didn't know, Hell Yeah is the Italian label hell-bent on releasing the best modern disco(ish) you can find. Sometimes it's blissed out and Balearic, sometimes it's squelchy and down-right weird and sometimes it's the sort of elongated, tribal stuff that works dancefloors into a salacious frenzy" (Kristan J Caryl - DJ MAG January 2014)


Hell Yeah Recordings, a descendent of leading Italian dance label Mantra Vibes is an Italian-based electronic music label active since 2006. Releasing from Ferrara, Bologna, and Amsterdam and led by Marco Gallerani “peeDoo” (A&R), the label bases its philosophy on a diversity of artists and recording experiences tied together by a common vision of what defines quality progressive recording. 

With a sound as diverse as the artists it represents, Hell Yeah does not limit itself to the constraints of genre but packs a complex palette of sounds ranging from techno to minimal-nu-rave to electro-funk and tech house.  Artists as varied as Radio Slave, Santos, Umek, Oliver Koletzki, Congorock, 3iO, Crimea X and the mighty Balearic Gabba Sound System have helped establish Hell Yeah’s eclectic sound, a distinct take on party music loaded with a sonic Balearic feel good vibe that has made press around the world hail Hell Yeah as a label to watch, always

Hell Yeah aims to build upon its current reputation as a leading Italian Electronic Music play, overseeing the release of a series of progressive productions that straddle genres, defy conventions and blur barriers between listening and dance music. Stemming from Hell Yeah’s initial graphic identity formed by Neverending’s Rocco “the Boghe” Pezzella, new mind-bending web and label artworks from Italian artist Andrea Amaducci and the Berlin-based Ice Cream For Free collective promises complete visual as well as aural stimulation.

info/bookings: 
marco@pplayground.com

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✨Musician, Producer & DJ ✨

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Contact/ Promo:
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Tiamwills.da@gmail.com 

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Contact : atmos.sphaira.ytb@gmail.com

Exploring ambient moods, deep techno, and atmospheric sounds, atmós sphaîra is a premiere channel offering a subtle journey through rich influences and immersive vibes.

Curated by https://soundcloud.com/axymt

https://crimsonth3513.bandcamp.com
I make random mixed genre of tracks

Klaus Benedek grew up in a small town near Vienna. His interest in electronic music began during the 90s techno hype. He spent hours watching video clips on MTV and viva and thus gaining knowledge about electronic music. In 2004, he began teaching himself to produce. Gathering his inspiration wherever he could, he began collecting 12" vinyl records the same year and 2 years later got his first dj-gigs. From 2008 till 2010 he was one of the resident DJs at the MNML Thursdays in the Camera Club. In 2012 he started with Alex Kolodziej the event-series Tellerbetrieb. Currently he finds most of his inspiration in Chicago House, Deep House, Disco and Breakbeat. After releases on labels like Petrol Dollar, Subversaal, rekooda, Soul Shift Music, Clean and Dirty Recordings and tanzbar, Klaus launched his own label forTunea in 2014.

to be continued ...

booking contact:
benedekbooking@gmx.at

As the son of a professional flamenco singer, Thomas has always been surrounded by music.  Exposure to flamenco influenced him because it has a dynamic range of emotions—from the "deep singing" style of cante hondo, to the more lively alegrias.  He has also worked in the corporate, independent, and online music industry for a number of years.  At one point he was a Content Manager for the Electronic Music genre at MP3.com, where he screened over 500 songs per day.  Exposure to a wide range of music explains the range of genres in his mixes—he uses whatever carries the mood.  From listening to Umm Kulthum's "Enta Omri" in his childhood, to New Wave and  Industrial as a teen, it became difficult for him to stick to one sound. Though vinyl was his original format of choice when he started in the 90s, the use of digital mixing has helped him better form soundscapes to expand your headspace.  Let him play with your moods for a spell.

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