favs of 2025

electronics 4

16.8 On Deck

friday at sustain-release 2021, 12-2am. thank you karen nicole for the photo :)

thank you @sustain-release-nyc

livwutang @ Sustain-Release Year 7

Amsterdam-based Mad Miran has been a familiar face in the Dutch underground scene for quite some time and also made waves beyond the Dutch borders. Enjoy!

ITPS077 MAD MIRAN

The first light comes through the mist.

SoundCloud: @call-super

PURE Guest.034 Call Super

Art Bei Ton Podcast 100: Artefakt
( @artefakt-official )

To celebrate the 100th episode of our podcast serie we're more than happy to welcome iconic duo Artefakt. 

They recorded for us a special mix, expressing elegantly a wide range of emotions. A perfect way to celebrate this achievement. 

We would like to thank all of the artists who joined our serie and the supporters. 

Enjoy!

More info about Artefakt:

At the root of Nick Lapien and Robin Koek’s Artefakt project is a shared love for melancholic, hypnotic voodoo music. Their sound is pensive with deep, rich textures; long track lengths—often six-minutes-plus—give the duo an expansive framework in which to make small changes of texture and tone, creating cerebral, balanced atmospheres that absorb and engage. 

“Sometimes we just take a short element, like the sound of a falling drop of water, and from this recording we extract the rhythm and use it as a starting point,” they say. “It’s a very organic way of creating new material.”

SC: @artefakt-official
FB: https://www.facebook.com/artefakt.official
IG: https://www.instagram.com/artefaktofficial/
RA: https://it.ra.co/dj/artefakt

Art Bei Ton Podcast 100: Artefakt

We begin Season 8 with Bounce House organizer and resident, DJ Anarres who shepherds us through shame to get us back up on our feet. For Andi, there you ought to know how to experience the bad, so you know how to experience the good. Those familiar with Andi’s style should expect the same depth and variety they always deliver, but this time with an 80’s soul flare and Kermit the Frog. 

For the tracklist and more, head here: moods.substack.com/

Moods is community-curated and community-supported. By helping us out, you're directly supporting artist commissions, curator fees, merchandise, and materials for parties. Consider subscribing to our Substack (moods.substack.com/), or give us a buck, four, or more a month directly: danielsharp.cargo.site/Moods

Moods 77: DJ Anarres

Party-starting stompers from a crossover star.

Even if you've never met Adam Longman Parker, AKA Afriqua, you can get to know him pretty well through his music. His lyrics ("Would you house me in a house, would you house right in my mouth?" from "Dr. House"), track titles ("Wagwan Bhagwan?") and cover art exude a charmingly cheeky demeanour that makes his music personable. It helps that his latest records are absolute smashers–funk bombs with jacked beats and bouncy grooves.

Once ensconced in the minimal world, the Virginia-born artist gravitated towards Miami bass, Midwest house and zesty techno before the pandemic. Thankfully so: his recent discography combines Moodymann's slinky swagger with The Neptunes' killer sense of rhythm. Just like those legendary acts, Parker carries weight in both the underground and mainstream—he's released with Tomorrowland label CORE Records and DJ'd at Ibiza superclubs, while still appealing to more headsy crowds.

His career expansion hasn't cost him his principles, either. A champion of Black history and culture, the classically-trained pianist infuses overlooked Black musical traditions like psyfunk into his work. Coloured, his debut full-length, was a tribute to what he called the "Black musical tree."

"Genre is just temporary housing," the now Berlin-based producer noted in a recent Instagram post. That mentality informs his RA Podcast. From '90s-inspired house and luxurious harp melodies to some of his originals and even a "Satisfaction" remix, it's a celebration of unpretentious, feel-good music. Put simply, it slaps—hard.

@afriqua

Read more at ra.co/podcast/972

RA.972 Afriqua

Tammy Lakkis plays music to feel weird to.

http://www.instagram.com/tammylakkis

@tammylakkis

Tammy Lakkis @ The Lot Radio 01-16-2025

While traversing a realm of appearances many truths are heard and not seen. An audio representation of a moment in time captured and preserved - a sonic photograph. This recording is one such artifact, one that for me illustrates a fine line bordering cosmos and chaos. Something that can not be duplicated during a controlled studio session which is absent of collective effervescence. So far from a quiet game of solitaire, but more a test of faith where reckless abandon embraces instantaneous risk. The evening was a spiritual conversation that embraced us all through the magical forces of music set beneath a canopy of trees, sprouting from the grounds of an enchanted forest. Evidence of the artist’s hand and thought process is unforgivingly present while creating a range of possibilities for spontaneous storytelling surrounded by an atmosphere of ecstatic energy. This memory will live with me forever.

- Justin Aulis Long

Justin Aulis Long at Draaimolen Festival 2024

https://soundcloud.com/cyberfab
Fabiola is an NYC-based, Detroit-rooted DJ/producer who digs deep into the archive of dance music. Her style is versatile + cheeky with depths of acid and bass. From listening sessions to sweaty dance floors, Fabiola’s sound is known to be eclectic and expansive. Regardless of time or space, Fabiola holds a strong midwestern flare to every set.
Track List:
Dial’Afreaq - Erykah Badu
Machines 2003 - Techmaster P.E.B.
Cellular Phone - Dopplereffekt
Call Me - Bileebob
Phone Home - B. Calloway
Artificial Intelligence - Detroit Grand Pubahs
Dial-A-Freak - The Egyptian Lover
Obscene Phone Caller - Rockwell
The Telephone Call - Kraftwerk
Cuties get connected - Domino
Teknphone - Tekniq
When Can I Call You (Frankie Bones & Tommy Musto British Telecom Mix) - Lisa Lee
Bullet Train (the men from P.A.C.K. remix) - Japanese Telecom
I Fear The Night (Original Subterranean Club 12" Mix) - Tyree Feat. Chic
Toi Et Moi - Pal Joey; Papa Stomp
Behind the Wall - MBRS
Call Me Mr Telephone (Street Dub) - Answering Service
No Estas - Isamar & Compania
4 Who Is It (Uk Club Mix) - Mantronix
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) -De La Soul
Toy Box - Insane Clown Posse
Circles - Yendri
Gaslighter - Download
Show Me Love (Fabricated Remix) - t.A.T.u.
Fact 2 - POISON GIRL FRIEND
7th Message - Prefuse 73
Be Yourself - Logic System
When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone) - Michael Franks

RND 124 - Fabiola

Live from Lost Village - Shubostar

Lychee's DJ set at Sonic Junkie Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

soundcloud.com/lycheefrut
www.instagram.com/lycheefrut/

S03 E01 | LYCHEE @ Sonic Junkie Records

Deep Techno/ Electronica/House
Feat music from Arne Weinberg, Sean Dixon, Jeremiah R, Life Recorder, The Watcher, Marcus Paulson, CH415, Opul Sunn, Cahl Sel and more. 

DJMiX! April 2025 Interstellar Traveller Volume 1.

James Bangura B2B Ciel @ CS Radio - 03/15/2025

An hour to give you a glimpse of my opening set at Unfold @ Fold in London on March 2 - 2025. Great memory! Thank you all for dancing.

opening Unfold, London - 02.03.25

DJ WAWA @ The Lot Radio 03-19-2025

76번째 vurt podcast는 네덜란드의 라이브 테크노 듀오 Artefakt의 113분 라이브 세트와 함께 합니다. 이 세트는 지난 2023년 field records의 15주년을 기념하여 열린 'Floating World’ 레이블 투어 중 도쿄 Spread에서 6월 2일에 녹음된 라이브 실황 세트입니다. (도쿄 이벤트는 Liminal Dreams가 공동주최 하였습니다.)

The 76th vurt podcast features a 113-minute live set from Artefakt, the live techno duo from the Netherlands. 
This set by Artefakt was recorded live at Spread in Tokyo, on the 2nd of June 2023. This night was part of the Field Records ‘Floating World’ label tour celebrating their 15 year anniversary. The Tokyo events were co-organised by the Liminal Dreams collective.

https://soundcloud.com/artefakt-official
https://www.instagram.com/artefaktofficial/

세계적으로 잘 알려진 네덜란드의 라이브 테크노 듀오 Artefakt는 닉 라피엔(Nick Lapien)과 로빈 쿡(Robin Koek)의 최면적이고 주술적인 음악에 대한 공통된 애정을 기반으로 시작되었다. 듀오는 폭넓은 프레임-워크(frame-work)를 통해 음악이 연주되는 동안 소리의 질감과 톤을 미세하게 변화시켜 인간의 뇌가 몰입하고 호흡할 수 있는 최적의 분위기를 조성한다. 최근에는 즉흥적인 방식을 기반으로 정교하게 큐레이팅된 콜라보레이션 시리즈 De Stijl를 선보이며 창작의 경계를 확장하고 있다. Artefakt는 유럽, 북미, 아시아 전역에서 라이브 공연을 펼쳐왔으며, 아날로그 감성이 짙은 이들의 무대는 아름다운 선율과 깊은 감성의 테크노를 좋아하는 팬이라면 절대로 놓쳐서는 안될 최고의 공연이다.

At the root of Nick Lapien and Robin Koek’s Artefakt project is a shared love for melancholic, hypnotic voodoo music. Their sound is pensive with deep, rich textures; long track lengths—often six-minutes-plus—give the duo an expansive framework in which to make small changes of texture and tone, creating cerebral, balanced atmospheres that absorb and engage. “Sometimes we just take a short element, like the sound of a falling drop of water, and from this recording we extract the rhythm and use it as a starting point,” they say. “It’s a very organic way of creating new material.” 
After a period of self-reflection, the Dutch duo returned in 2019 to launch a label with a new EP. De Stijl serves as a platform for their musical explorations and those of their close friends. The imprint’s inaugural EP,  Far and Wide, a lesson in dancefloor-ready techno that prioritises mood and melancholy, preceded Monsoon, Artefakt’s second album, this time on Svreca’s mighty Semantica Records. Across eight tracks, the duo evidenced an intrinsic understanding of rhythmic structures, confirming their status as one of the most singular and emotionally evocative acts in contemporary techno. 
As a live act, Lapien and Koek have performed all across Europe, North America, and Asia, their analog-heavy set a must-see for fans of melodic and deeply emotive techno. Drawing on their shared love for collecting records, they also perform as DJs, crafting long, hypnotic narratives laced with exclusive material and records from the expensive collections, old and new. 
Having first crosses paths at university, Lapien and Koek began making music together in 2012. Lapien, whose infectious, swinging house cuts have featured on Rekids, Soul People Music, and DVS1’s Mistress, was just beginning his career as a solo artist; while Koek, who designs his own artistic systems and teaches at dBs Music Berlin, had just earned a Master of Arts from Utrecht's School of Arts, specializing in Sound Design and Composition. After releasing two EPs on the legendary Dutch imprint Delsin Records, in 2017 Koek and Lapien presented their debut album, Kinship, cementing their nuanced, atmospheric style while showcasing its breadth. It was the first big step in their ongoing pursuit to adopt techno as an art-form rather than a genre.

vurt podcast 76 - Artefakt Live (Recorded Spread Tokyo)

Monthly missives from a London club selector par excellence - expect anything from finger-on-the-pulse UK rap, to deep house and techno records, to jungle & UK funky.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ok-williams/episodes/ok-williams-24th-april-2025

OK Williams 240425

Join us tonight at 10pm BST for an essential mix from the mysterious dub maestro ‘Luss’.
A producer and live artist based in Switzerland.

Check out his latest two releases on Challenger Deep.
Definitely one to watch..

Many thanks to Luss for coming on thee show.

Music for your mind, body and soul.

Check out his latest EP @
Challenger Deep PSI004 12": bit.ly/2R0n3wI

♫ FOLLOW Luss
Soundcloud @soundcloud.com/lussdub
Beatport @beatport.com/artist/luss/386792
Bandcamp @lussdub.bandcamp.com
Instagram @instagram.com/lussdub/
Facebook @facebook.com/lussdub/
YouTube @youtube.com/@LUSSDUB


Tracklist:
Part 1 Thee pHactory w/dESUS [Luss Retrospective]

Intro
Luss - Dub Session [Self Release]
Rhythm & Sound - No Partial (Luss Version) [Self Release]
Luss - Simple Dub [Challenger Deep]	
Luss - Moments [spclnch]
Luss - Journey [spclnch]
Liuos - Zeta Potential (Luss remix)
R.Hz - Ice Cold (Luss Rmx)
Luss - Dusk [Deep Electronics]
Luss - Restless [Deep Electronics]
Luss - Raindrops [Deep Electronics]

Part 2 Thee pHactory w/Luss

Lee Perry Dub Organiser [Clocktower Records]
Luss - Waves [Challenger Deep]
Another Channel - Zulu [Moonshine Recordings]
Another Channel - Find A Way  [Moonshine Recordings]
Rhythm & Sound - Mango Drive [Rhythm & Sound]
Hiss Is Bliss - Abbadia [ZamZam Sounds]
Another Channel - Run [Moonshine Recordings]
Babe Roots - Mi Feel It [Newdubhall]
Rhythm & Sound - Hit You Version [Burial Mix]
Lee Perry - City Too Hot [Trojan Records]

Thee pHactory w/dESUS & Guest Luss 040

Roy Hypnol

Never quite sure where this was heading but we enjoyed the travels.

Acronym /Walk Below The Waters (Auxilliary)
Shinichi Atobe /SA Dub 7 (DDS)
Edanticonf /The Boundary (Silent Season)
Deepbass & nAX_Acid /Exomoon [Neurotron Remix] (Phorma)
Anchoret /Midnight Dubs [Vril Remix] (Solar Phenomena)
Multicast Dynamics /Unparalleled Diagnosis (Field)
Peveralist /Pulse XVII (Livity Sound)
Na Nich /White Soil (Delsin)
ASC /Fenris (Auxiliary)
Barker /The Remembering Self (Smalltown Super Sound)
O.utlier /AVA (SZE)
Rethe /Healthy Dose of Narcisism (ARTS Collective)
Sandwell District /Hidden (Point of Departure)
Ramon Tapia & Gaston Zani /Friction (Planet Rhythm)
Deniro /Egalize (Trip)
Answer Code Request & Amotik /Wide Range (Delsin)
Claudio PRC /Ebony Feathers (Delsin)
Altinbas /MT15 (Observer Station)
Havantepe /Rain On Window (Vertex)
Artefakt /Viper (Nighttime Drama)

VR August 2025

Roy Hypnol

Excerpt from a 3 hour electro set, recorded live at Zero Chill NYC Halloween 2024

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Powder at Sustain-Release 2017

Upcoming Gigs 2024
March 23 Void- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 24  Nowadays NonStop- Ridgewood, New York
March 27  Re:Set- Boston, Massachusetts
March 29  Residual Presents JADALAREIGN- Columbus, Ohio
April     6   Berghain/Panorama Bar- Berlin, Germany
April     13  Rockerill- Charleroi, Belgium
April     19   Residual Present Mike Servito-Columbus, Ohio
May      25 Neptunian Influence Detroit Brunch- Detroit, Michigan
May      25   Tresor 313 at Tangent Gallery (LIVE PA)- Detroit. Michigan
June       14 Summer of Love- Columbus, Ohio
July         13 Residual Presents Physical Therapy- Columbus, Ohio
July         26 Detour and Hotmass present Trackworks - Pttsburgh, Pennsylvania
August      1  Columbus Museum Of Art
August     16  Marble Bar- Detroit, Michigan
September14 Residual Presents Jeffery Sfire
October.   25.  Noir- Washington, DC
October    26   Zero Chill Halloween- Brooklyn, New York
November 16.   Plaga at Claudio Bernard 149-Mexico City, Mexico
November. 22   Process PDX-Portland, Oregon
November  29 TBC -Osaka, Japan (POSTPONED)
November  30. TBC -Bangkok, Thailand (POSTPONED)
December  14 Residual Presents Titonton Duvante All Night Long  Columbus, Ohio
2023 Gigs
February 11 Fables – Indianapolis, Indiana
February 17 Adorar- Los Angelese, California
February 18 No Requests-Portland, Oregon
February  25 Freezer- Columbus, Ohio
March        3 OFF SCRIPT- Columbus, Ohio
April           1 The Lot Radio -Brooklyn, New York
April           1 Appollo Studio- Brooklyn, New York
April          15 Klub Aqarius- Zagreb, Croatia
April           16 Panorama Bar- Berlin, Germany
April           22 Safar- Lyon, France
May               6 Hot Mass(LIVE PA+DJ)- Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
May              20 Crobar-Cleveland, Ohio
May              29 Bunker 20 year(Movement Edition)- Detroit, Michigan
June             18 Heidegluhen- Berlin, Germany
July              20 BAM at the Columbus Museum of Art-Columbus, Ohio
August        26 Fever-Columbus, Ohio
September   3  Bird Tunnel- Columbus, Ohio
September   9 Jellyfish 6 year- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September  23 Sole Rehab- Rochester, New York
September  30 Sound Department- Taranto, Italy
October         8 Panorama Bar(Closing Set)- Berlin, Germany
October        21 Polarity(LIVE PA)- Cincinnati, Ohio
November 10  The Lot Radio- Brooklyn, New York
November  10 Jolene- Brooklyn, New York
December   31 Signal Clearance NYE- Chicago, Illionois
2022 Gigs
February 12 Hot Mass- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 20 ZION-Brooklyn, New York
March        4 True/False Film Festival-Columbia, Missouri
April          2 Apollo Studios- Brooklyn, New York
April          9 Disfunktional- Cleveland, Ohio
April        27 Re:Set- Boston, Massachusetts
May          21 One-Grand Rapids, Michigan
May         30 Where are My Keys-Detroit, Michigan
June        18 Kremwerk-Seattle, Washington
June        25 Marble Bar-Detroit, Michigan
July           2 Void-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July            7 BAM at Columbus Museum of Art- Columbus, Ohio
July           23 FEVER at AWOL-Columbus, Ohio
September 1 BAM at Columbus Museum of Art- Columbus, Ohio
September 25 Communion-Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 30 New Forms Festival-Vancouver, Canada
October        8  SmartBar- Chicago, Illinois
October      22 Tresor Globus Floor-Berlin, Germany
October       28 de School- Amsterdam, Netherlands
October      29 Kafé Hærverk- Oslo, Norway
October   31 Sound Department- Taranto, Italy
November 12 Headcleaner- Columbus, Ohio
November 18  Resident Advisor 21st Birthday Event-Brooklyn, New York
December   2  Scuff X La Rama(LIVE PA & DJ SET)- Montreal, Canada
December   3  Boiler Room-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December  17  Podlaise Club- Chicago, Illinois

2021 
May     20 BAM at Columbus Museum of Art- Columbus, Ohio
June   26 Living rooms at Franklin Park Ampitheatre
July       9  Renaissance- Kansas City, Missouri
July     15  Columbus Museum of Art
July     23  Get Loose!- Denver, Colorado
July     24  New City Movement- Salt Lake City, Utah 
July     28 Housepitality SF- San Francisco, California
July      31 Liberator- Los Angeles, California
August   1  Sunday Funday- Dockweiler Beach, California
August  5 Crave- Boston, Massachusetts
August  6  Hot Mass at SouthSide Works- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August  7   sic -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August  8  Unter High Tea- New York, New York
August 13  Nowadays- Queens, New York
August       20 ATV Records- Miami, Florida
September 6- Dimensions Festival (LIVE PA)-Tisno, Croatia
September    18 Strichka Festival- Kiev, Ukraine
October      1 TBA- Columbus, Ohio
October      23 TV Lounge- Detroit, Michigan
November 12 TBA-Brooklyn, New York
December  1  Art Basel@atv-Miami, Florida
Recent Gigs
2020 
Ferbruary       8 The Lot Radio NYC
February         9  Dweller Festival at Nowadays- Brooklyn, New York
February        21  TEKNOX-Knoxville, Tennessee
February       22  Drkmttr-Nashville, Tennessee
March             16  Tresor- Berlin, Germany (Cancelled re: Covid 19)
March            20- La Cheetah Club- Glasgow, Scotland (Cancelled re: Covid 19)
March            21-  Mother's Finest-Berlin, Germany(Cancelled re:Covid 19)
March            28  Terminal Club- Lyon, France (Cancelled re: Covid 19)
April                4 Electric Circuits Festival(LIVE PA) (Cancelled re Covid 19)- Kingston, ON, Canada
April               15  Reset- Boston, Massachusetts (cancelled re: Covid 19)
April               17  sic- (Live PA + DJ set)- Philadephia, Pennsylvania (cancelled re- Covid 19)
April               18 Unter 5 year- New York (cancelled re: Covid-19)
2019
January 30 Housepitality-San Francisco, California
February  2 Signal>Noise 4 Year- Rochester, New York
February 23 Midwest Fresh- Columbus, Ohio
March       8  The Selectors- Brooklyn, New York
March      15 Østre- Bergen, Norway  
March      16 Kafé Hærverk- Oslo, Norway
March      22 The Pickle Factory(LIVE PA)- London, U.K.
March      23 Tresor- Berlin, Germany
April        27  Midwest Fresh- Columbus, Ohio
April        30  Beats in Space Radio- New York, New York
May           3   Hypnotic Mindscapes- Toronto, Canada
May           5   Queen! at SmartBar- Chicago, Illinois
May         28   NTS Radio
June          1   Midwest Fresh Residents Night- Columbus, Ohio
June         11   Melody Inn(Drum and Bass set)- Indianapolis, Indiana
June        13  Arrival at Otherworld- Columbus, Ohio
June        15   Gypsy Parlor- Buffalo, New York
June       29   Midwest Fresh- Columbus, Ohio
July           5  Freerotation Festival(LIVE PA)- Wales, U.K.
July         12   Radio Radio- Amsterdam, Netherlands
July         13   RBL Radio- Berlin, Germany
July         14   Greissmuhle- Berlin, Germany
July         27   Midwest Fresh- Columbus, Ohio
August      2   The Mockbee- Cincinnati, Ohio
August        31 Midwest Fresh 5 year- Columbus, Ohio
September  12 KMA60- Germany
September  15  Sol Asylum(LIVE PA snd DJ set)- Berlin, Germany
September  20 Folklor- Lausanne, Switzerland
September  21   Flash- Washington, DC
September  28  Headspace 2 year- Cleveland, Ohio
October       18   Liberator 1 year- Los Angeles, California
October       25   Rudimentary- Austin, Texas
November     1     Restart Drum and Bass- Columbus, Ohio
November     2    Hot Mass- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November     9    Peaks and Valleys- Phoenix, Arizona
November   29    Bankside18- Moscow, Russia
November    30  Thood- Barcelona, Spain
December     6    Cruise- Split, Croatia
December    31    Interdimensional Transmissions NYE- Detroit, Michigan

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