Balkan Beats Fusion is a celebration of tradition reimagined. This album brings together a collective of talented artists who took raw field recordings of traditional Balkan sounds—from ancient instruments to folk vocals—and transformed them into 8 electrifying tracks and 2 remixes. Each artist infused their unique style, turning these authentic recordings into modern electronic wonders. The result is a fusion of past and future, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Balkans while pushing the boundaries of electronic music.

After Affair - Fusion (Buba Remix) [GOD Records]

Let There Be Light  - 2 12 24

I opened the hopper floor for the top guy rüde hagelstein - author, disc jockey, producer and friend, at kater in Berlin. Soft start, then relatively quick alarm. I hope you like it....dj's are dead .....

KATERfeb2025

This week's bedroom mix had a net gain in payoff versus risk. Again, not perfect, but I don;'t expect them to be when I don't plan them. Most of these didn't even have extra cue points! It is also much darker than last week's, and some of these haven't had their time in the sun yet. But, oh boy, did they shine. No idea how I overlook some of these until the last minute.

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:

Theis Thaws, Rosa Rocca-Serra - The Machine
Julia Bondar - Obey
Cosmetics - Ask Her
Passarani - Starers
Al Usher, Partial Arts, Ewan Pearson - Cruising
Jona - Learning From The Mistakes
Lauer, Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson - Scared (Marcel Dettmann Remix)
Tempers - Guidance
KiNK - Fantasia
The Juan MacLean - Wipeout
Benjamin Fröhlich - Dream City (Zombies In Miami Remix)
Eleonora, Cabaret Nocturne - Afterlife
Marc Romboy, Ken Ishii - Counting Comets (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)
Blunted Dummies - House for All (Ruede Hagelstein Ecstatic Dub)
Borka & The Gang, Joe Metzenmacher - Magic Talk (Tuff City Kids Get Lucky Remix)
The Juan Maclean - Here I Am (Tuff City Kids Remix)
Aera - Future Holds
Vhyce - Monde Réel (Catz 'n Dogz Pride Mix)
Turntablerocker - Mwije Bantume
Max Berlin - Elle Et Moi (Mayaku Remix)
Dubtribe Sound System - Do It Now (Deep Tech Version)
Cabaret Voltaire - Low Cool (Marcel Dettmann Edit)
Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide (God Colony Remix)
Kate Stein - Mentalphysics (New Hook Remix)
Gae Vinci - Devil's Night

Bedroom Sessions 5 . 9 . 25

FIRST CUT MAY

Recorded from the 1-year anniversary party of Rogue Planet on 5 . 14 . 25, brought to us by Trinity Radio. This is my opening set, followed by Digital Kitkat, a favorite in San Diego and San Francisco and everywhere in between. I'll stand by in case they want to share their track list, but in the mean, I'll leave mine from the first hour. Please check out their sound. It is just. . . on another level. I was sweating through my clothes. I was a mess.

I forgot how faders work on the intro to the Globiter Remix (don't ask), but other than that, I'm satisfied with it, since I didn't plan it out. I just packed the playlist and played with the tracks that were in complementary keys, and it led me in a cool direction. Not sure if I will ever play Energy Flash on an opening set again, but it turned out to be a good call this time. Maybe if I play another Techno night and they want me to charge out of the gate?

Thank you to local superstar DJs Cheshirine and Vaughn Avakian, too, who turned me out, and proper, when Digital Kitkat left me for dead on the dance floor.

TRACKLIST:

Languages - Sleep Stream (Ewan Pearson Instrumental Remix)
QRTR - Blame Me  (Supertaste & Sasha Rome Remix)
You Man - Birdcage (Numérobé Version)
Yuksek, Polo & Pan - Cadenza (Boys’ Shorts Remix)
Diamond Mouth - Divine Flow (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)
Jason Peters - Industry (Ton Globiter Remix)
Acid Arab, VoX LoW - Stil (VoX LoW Remix)
Rollin & Josh Wetherington - Acid Glance
Kris Menace - Timeless
YATES, Kaiser Waldon - Colours (Lauer Remix)
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (2023 Remasterd)
Agoria - I Feel Good
Moloko - Forever More  (Francois K & Eric Kupper Vocal Mix)

Rogue Planet 1-year Anniversary 5 . 14 . 25

Vokal Progressive House MiX
'2025'
Kollmorgen - You Are The (Patrice Baumel Mix)
Argia - Lost Skin (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)
Adam Port, Yeah But No - Run Run Run (Adam Port Remix)
Henri Bergmann, Wennink - Protection (Original Mix)
Mark Tarmonea, Felix Raphael - Pull Revisited (Original Mix)
Naden, Celen - Escape With You (Original Mix)
Tal Fussman - Forgiven (Original Mix)
Aves Volare, Cary Crank, Helius - Empty Space (Blanka Barbara Remix)
Allan McLoud - Gerascophobia (Höhnflug Remix)
Yotto, Something Good - Rhythm (Of The Night) (Extended Mix)

Zolkraft 416 Vokal Prog House MiX

We are in the failed timeline. Love while you can.

TRACKLIST:

Lunar Disco - Devil's Hands
Cut Copy - Going Nowhere (Whitey Remix)
Foals - My Number (Hot Chip Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco - Sky On The Floor
Blutch - Ronde
Supernova - Phantascope (Extended Mix)
Thomas Schumacher - I'll Do You
Scuba - Levitation (Tallmen 785 Remix)
Yeah But No - Run Run Run (Mollono.Bass Remix)
Fort Romeau - Control
Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face (Svek Remix)
Will Saul - Wallflower (Deetron Remix)
Romare - Discotheque
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Ewan's Stripped Machine Mix)
Jonas Kopp - You Are Mine
Lauer, Dita Von Teese, Daddy Squad - My Magic Number (Lauer Semi Dub)
Zoot Woman, Iron Curtis, Johannes Albert - Something Unique (Extended)
Cicada - Cut Right Through (Reprise)
Joseph Ashworth - Carlos
David Holmes, Raven Violet - Necessary Genius (Skymas Remix)
 Dan Ghenacia - Rouge ou Noir (Extended)
Sidwho? - Vote Bowie for President
Ambiance - Electronic Emergency (Rigopolar Remix)
Johannes Albert - Wing House (Shan Remix)
V.U.L.V.A. - White BMW (Legowelt Remix)
Geistech - Somos Robots
Tim Healey, Luke Brancaccio, Kiki Cave - I Hear Voices
Aera - Future Holds
Borka & The Gang, Joe Metzenmacher.- Magic Talk (Tuff City Kids Get Lucky Remix)
Catz 'n Dogz, Gerd Janson - Modern Romance (Club Mix)
Kings Of Tomorrow, April - Fall For You (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)
Jules Wells, Laurent Maldo - One Minute
Fango - Sarcosuco
Pumarosa - Priestess (Deian Remix)
Stephan Bodzin & Marc Romboy - The Alchemist (Remastered)
Vhyce - Electric Dreams
The Chosen Two - Mean & Evil
Lele Sacchi - Dreaming Won't Do (Tiger & Woods Nightmare Mix)
Sobek - Oscuro
Cybordelics - Adventures of Dama (Tuff City Kids Music Hall Mix)
Marvin & Guy - Discoteque
SPACE - Tango In Space (Bottin Remix)
Soft Rocks - Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix)
Luke Solomon - Sinners Blood (Terry Grant Remix)
Rebolledo, WhoMadeWho - Chaser
Ruede Hagelstein - Chromapark
Gae Vinci - Devil's Night
Josh Caffe - Square Wave
Gwendoline - Du lundi au vendredi
Automatic - Signal (JooJoo Remix)
Art Feynman - The Shape You're In
ACTORS - L'appel Du Vide
VickVapors - And Now You're Gone
Sylvan Paul - Some of That
Etienne de Crécy - Someone Like You
Automatic - Automaton
ACTORS - Slaves
Night in Athens - Nightshades
Lovers Guilt - Feel No Pain
Automatic - Damage

Obsession Sessions II: Shadow Work

You stepped out of your comfort zone, saw past your own boundaries, and all of a sudden you make a future beat. Normalize psychic surgery.

TRACKLIST:

Natalie Reiss - Good Intentions (Timothy Clerkin Remix)
A Copy for Collapse - Waking from Reality
Djedjotronic - Are Friends Electric
Boy Harsher - R​.​O​.​V. (New Beat Edit - Part Time Punks Session)
Majestic - Faild
Craig Bratley, Penuckle - Mannequin (Ewan Pearson Instrumental)
Permanent Wave - Lunar Lost (Black Light Smoke Remix)
Lover's Guilt - Haziness - Master
A Copy for Collapse - No Failure
The Golden Filter - Dust
Julia Bondar - Obey
Buzz Kull - Somebody's Watching Me
Pixel Grip - Diamonds
Il Est Vilaine - Agitation
Idoru - Miedo
Tempers - Guidance
Denssal - Drones
FRONT 242 - Take One (Radical G remix)
Jason Peters - Industry (Ton Globiter Remix)
JKJK - Rupture Of Two Souls (Isis Moray Remix)
Warpaint - New Song (Jono Jagwar Ma Sun Mix)
Julia Bondar, Rebeka Warrior - Ouvre les yeux
Austra - Utopia (Jana Hunter Remix)
Carrellee - Watch Me Burn For You (Monta Remix)
Mijo - System
Solaris Heights - Glisten (Part 1)
Pellon - Song of Sea (Marco Resmann Remix)
Moby - The Lonely Night (Gregor Tresher Remix)
Bedless Bones - Burying The Carnival
Eleonora, Cabaret Nocturne - Afterlife
Lassigue Bendthaus - Automotive
Giorgio Brindesi, Maicol Mayers - Bodybeat
Arnaud Rebotini - Another Time, Another Place
RAR - Die schönste Misere
Lovers Guilt - A Thousand Nights
Twiin - Someone Kinder
Acid Arab - Stil
Moderna - DIE4U
Vicious Pink - FETISH final mix (Vaughn Avakian's Re-Rub)
Diamond Mouth - Divine Flow (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)
Idoru, SIIE - Violent (Skelesys Remix)
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (2023 Remasterd)
Berny, Mmyylo - North Pole (1st version unreleased)
Ohota - I'm Afraid of Reaching My Dream
Madeline Goldstein - Seed Of Doubt
Tom Sanders, Bobby Nourmand - Closer (Louisahhh remix)
Denis Horvat - Transparent
Adana Twins, Upercent - Falling
Skelesys	The Scorpion Sting
Ellen Allien - Stadtkind (Turner Diesen Sommer Fallt Die Entscheidung Mix)
Covenant - Bullet (Ellen Allien Flow Remix)
David Carretta - Never Control, Pt. 2
Denis Horvat - Momentum Of The Arapaima
Carrallee	Stay (Patriarchy Remix)
TiNI, Amiture - What If, Then What?
Nihils - Stay
NNHMN - Deception Island
Electrosexual - Tempelhof (David Carretta Remix)
Terence Fixmer - No Dreams
Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide (God Colony Remix)

Obsession Sessions III: Illusion of Control

Ok this track is recorded from Paris after many travels...  but we had the chance again to taste, listen, enjoy... music in Poland, Germany, Portugal, France, in those last few weeks... Gathering all of our favourites titles everywhere, with very actual, deep melodic songs inspired from 90's/2000's/ NOW melodic electronic producers from Berlin, Paris & Everywhere in Europe.
Love music and love the feeling
Enjoy everytime you can.

Future is Now (LoveParade 2025 - Berlin)

From the very first beat, music has been more than a passion—it's been a way of life. I began DJing at the age of 18, spinning trance records at Le Contre Temps bar in Pau, France. What started as a local gig quickly evolved into something much greater. I became a resident at the iconic BPM Club and launched my own radio show on Paris One, where I curated and hosted a wide range of talent.
Being born nearby german border, my brother was a dj in local radio station playing all trance&house anthems from the 90s, bringing in the very streets of love parades before the 2000.

My sets and shows featured not only the local heroes of the Zona Norte scene, but also international heavyweights such as Cor Fijnman (Black Hole Recordings), Sander Van Doorn, Mark Norman, Marco V, Frank Traxx, and Mauro Picotto. A close friendship with Julius MC led to memorable performances alongside Brian Cross (Armada Ibiza) and club gigs throughout Spain and the UK.
Over time, my style evolved from euphoric trance to deeper, more progressive sounds, heavily inspired by the legendary John Digweed and Sasha. I had the chance to meet and play alongside them at Watersplash in Jersey—an unforgettable milestone.
As BPM Club transitioned into Bindy Club, my love for German electronic music found its stage. Fluent in German, I became a regular guest whenever Berlin’s underground legends came to town, thanks to Théo (official booker for Oscar Mulero). I shared lineups with artists like Sascha Funke (Kompakt, creator of Mango), Kiki (BPitch Control), Karotte, Michael Mayer, and many more. From 2010 to 2013, under the guidance of BPM Club’s Richard Fernandez, I became a key Itzela Resident DJ, performing every weekend for three years. My sets moved crowds of hundreds weekly—and sometimes thousands at regional festivals—cementing my role in the vibrant history of the Zona Norte scene.
In collaboration with Le Café du Parc (Matthieu from Le Pingouin Alternatif), I played for Kitsuné Club Nights and numerous open-air Fête de la Musique events, performing in front of hundreds. It was there I met Bruno (Xinobi), a favorite of mine, André Dalcan & Ludmila (Onirism) and Joachim Pastor, with whom I’ve stayed in touch since.
Though I never pursued music as a full-time profession, the passion never faded. My last live set was in 2014, opening for Sascha Braemer at Le Petit Bain in Paris.
My personal life has always danced to an electronic rhythm. I met my wife—an electronic music lover and longtime fan of Pulp—at Badaboum during a set by Chloé and Jennifer Cardini. In 2017, we were regulars at Concrete and Innervisions nights, vibing to Seth Troxler, Âme, Dixon, Stephan Bodzin, and Papa Sven (Väth), whom we followed around the globe.
2018 was our electronic world tour—Jan Blomqvist in Madrid, Trentemøller in London—and I proposed in New York, in front of the legendary Laurent Garnier.
Today, I still mix weekly at home, breaking my Beatport budget and diving deep into every streaming platform. SoundCloud remains my networking playground. Whenever I visit Berlin from Poland (where my wife’s family lives), you’ll find me on the dancefloor at Ritter Butzke, and in the past, Watergate for their epic closing parties.
I love music. I love people. And while this isn’t about food—just like DJing—I put the same soul into cooking as I do into mixing. Both are about creating moments that connect us.

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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