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Laure Croft(@laurecroft)
she / her
📍: Amsterdam / Netherlands

IG: www.instagram.com/laurecroft_

TM8 Q: Favourite song to play as a closer?
A: "My closing track is always some that gives another dimension to my set, can be something with a funny vocal, or a complete different genre. Fav closer is Ballroom - Passenger (Marc O’Tool Remix)"

Vinyl-only slayer @laurecroft pushing us through to the other side of 2021. Mixing tribal, rave moods, and with a bias for the archives of 90s- to mid 00s, Laure punctuates with buoyant 4x4 - sucking us into her hi-hat heavy world. The multi-faceted Dutch artist’s new but burgeoning Technics romance beams through this raw, timeless mix that takes a fresh form at her hands. Feels like a love meant to be for Laure and her Technics.

Words: instagram.com/carolineyj/

Laure Croft | TM8 #19

Lolsnake(@lolsnake)
she / they
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/_lolsnake_/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/lolsnake2

TM8 Q: Funnest memory DJing or promoting?
A: "The amount of times people try to plug in their iPhones to the CDJs. 🤪🧐"

Iraqi-American, Berlin-based DJ, producer and founder of the Weeeirdos queer platform and event series, Lolsnake delivers a scintillating mix to prepare us ahead of her upcoming TM8 debut on 01.04 at Unit 58. A vital artist on Berlin's club circuit, Lolsnake brings magnetic energy to every space she soundtracks and will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression — for all the right reasons — in Unit 58. (https://ra.co/events/1501456) For now, delve into her world of tripped out techno, euphoric trance and other surprises. 

♪ Bjarki (@bjarki) - This 5321
♪ Panser - Bring Energy
♪ D.Dan (@ddan-tek) - OOOO
♪ Umbraid (@umbraid) - Endless Pleasure
♪ X CLUB. (@itsxclub) - A LOVE [Warehouse Mix]
♪ Robert Hood (@roberthood) - Shadows`
♪ TRBL (@trbl_techno) - Cloudless
♪  Stef de Haan (@stefdehaan) - 6AM Raving Somewhere
♪  Blawan (@ternesc) - Fizz City
♪  Marla Singer (@closedms) - Unexpected Meeting
♪  IIO - Rapture
♪ Minus Magnus (@minusmagnus) - Inside Pax (Might be Twins Remix)
♪ Gijensu (@gijensu) - Inferno Onleyene
♪ Alignment (@alignment-3) - Turn Off
♪ Gutkein (@gutkein)- Turbo Hype
♪ Raven (@raven)- Nobody 
♪ Kaycee - Love Stimulation (Trance Club Mix)
♪ Anetha (@nethamusic)- Adagio Piano Sonata No 14 Moonlight
♪ K - Waveshaper 
♪ Vladimir Dubyshkin (@vladimirdubyshkin) - Driving the bus
♪ Baugruppe90 (@baugruppe90) - Destiny
♪ DJ GIRL (@det-chan) - Temptress

Words: https://www.instagram.com/nevelbean/

Lolsnake  | TM8 #21

Lucia Lu (@lucialuciano)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: www.instagram.com/_lucialu/

TM8 Q: What one record would you want to bring on a desert Island with you?
A: "Why only only XD? I don’t want to pick one over the others. But if only one I have to decide and I will decide on @badsista HITS DE VERÃO (SUMMER HITS) vol. 1"

If you haven’t heard Lucia Luciano DJ yet, enter TM8 #27. The East Berliner and co-founder of the @hoemies collective is a bright and sparkly figure in Berlin’s electronic scene. She works as a DJ, community organizer, podcaster and model with an inclusive attitude that bleeds across her projects. Through her previous work with Hoe_mies, Lucia helped create safe spaces for marginalized people in her locale, complete with a middle-finger-to-the-patriarchy-kinda attitude that’s also evident in her DJ sets. Lucia takes us through a fast and furious ride of low-slung bass, propulsive techno and choppy breaks. Perfect for a heady summer session as the temperature increases.

♪ @boredlord - I Confess
♪ DJ G€LD - Twerk It
♪ @uniiqu3 - DIGITAL DIVA
♪ @raven - Metal on Metal
♪ @badsista - VOU PRO BAILE HJ
♪ @normativanora - Miss U Raving
♪ @djgenderfluid - alien ceremony
♪ @brutalismus-3000 - Bitchboss
♪ @teamgbmcr - U Better Werk
♪ @taahliah - Bodies (feat. Luca Eck)
♪ @anethamusic - Free Britney
♪ @babynymph777 - clown shit (up the wall) (feat. BAYLI) (SOPHIE remix)
♪ @yazzus - Vinyasa
♪ @vtss - Make You Scream
♪ @djgenderfluid - flashing visions

Lucia Lu  | TM8 #27

Kyruh (@kyruhx)
she / they
📍: New York / US

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kyruh_w/

TM8 Q: What's a track you always come back to in your sets?
A: "I keep coming back to @lucasspmusic’s - Kick ‘EM All. It’s heavy and timeless"

New Yorker KYRUH delivers our next mix and it’s a real stomper. The Brooklyn-based artist is a purveyor of techno that transcends gritty old-skool rhythms to new sounds from breakthrough names—an approach that shines in her one-hour sermon for us. Having started out as a raver before evolving into the skilled DJ she is today, KYRUH keeps killing it. Her schedule spans NYC hotspots @goodroombk, Trans Pecos, Purgatory, @jupiterdisco and stints across several states and three counties this summer. If you’ve never heard of KYRUH until now, be our guest and step into the inferno. 

♪ @tymonmusic - Eternal Return [@perc] 
♪ Sanja Kelevra - Machine [@trau-ma]
♪ Developer - The Pusher [@modularz]
♪ Perc - E Mono  [@perc] 
♪ @anmlhlcst - Lost in The Rave (@paragontechno Remix) [@kolkoz-records]
♪ @nenetreat - гетто [@dontbeafraid]
♪ @theo-nasa - Nina's Trippin' [@rekids]
♪ @fionn-oregan - Pineapple Express (@vssrnl Remix) [@@undivdedlabel]
♪ Gräfin - A Self-Guide For Gap-Fill [@mitsu2000]
♪ @septonly - Art Of Compromise [@voxnoxrecords]
♪ @lucasspmusic - In Da Hood
♪ @glennwilson - Doggy Style RMX [Punish Records]
♪ @neaglesound - Frequency [@concreteberlin]
♪ @aregone & @x-alox-techno - Six Six Sex [@introspectiverecordsmusic]
♪ @kevinferhati - Oculum [@ehrznrecords]
♪ City Girls - Trap Star (@amorsatyrr Edit) [@wajang]
♪ Jörmungandr - Pan (Presented by @eastern-distributor) [@amniote-editions]
♪ @djstingrayofficial - Carbon Neutral Fuels 
♪ @djstingrayofficia - Lead From The Shadows

KYRUH | TM8 #29

Zagroza(@zagroza)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/zagr0za/

TM8 Q: Track - memory?
A: "I have a whole playlist which consists of tracks that mean something special to me. I’d say all of my music is about the experiences I’ve lived through."

Zagroza is a Kyiv-born, Berlin-based artist. Formerly based in Odessa, Vika aka @zagroza relocated to the German capital earlier this year due to the war. Following this huge upheaval in her life, she began to channel her energy into her DJing and develop a sound that leans into industrial techno and turbo-charged rhythms. As co-founder of Odessa-based event series Riot Rave, Zagroza is familiar with soundtracking stripped-back warehouses and intimate raves, taking her dancefloor on a high-powered workout. Today, however, she’s making moves in Berlin and playing for @synoidberlin, @voxnoxberlin and @boudicaofficial, with plenty more bookings in the pipeline. Zagroza’s also started to explore music production, and we have a feeling her tunes will be just as relentless as her DJ sets. Her TM8 mix flows with crusty acid, the occasional cheeky pop edits and stomping techno, all blended with precision. Remember this name.

Zagroza | TM8 #31

A gift from us to you. ☆  For our final mix of 2023, we’re kicking off our TM8 Live series, where we share a selection of recorded sets from our events. First up, we’ve got a propulsive session from Radical Softness (@radicalsoftness). The Berlin-based DJ played for us in July and rallied the walls of Unit 58, taking us on an emotional ride through groovy, classic techno up to more modern, industrial tones. A resident of @rawmantique collective, they’re a regular fixture on the Berlin scene, so it felt extra special to have Radical Softness debut in London with us last summer.

TM8 Live | 08.07.2022 | Radical Softness

Viscerale (@viscerale_pleasures)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/_viscerale_/

TM8 Q: Describe your summer 2022 in one track? 
A: "Lunatic Asylum - The Meltdown"

We're humbled to welcome Viscerale to the poddy archives ahead of her TM8 debut on 11th November. The Hamburg-born, Berlin-based artist knows how to command dancefloors worldwide, stealing our hearts with her fun, high-energy techno and trance grooves. Touring since 2018, Viscerale has played a starry array of spaces, spanning @etandetsted in Copenhagen—where she helms a residency—alongside Berghain/Säule, OHM, @foldldn and @about-blank-berlin, to name a few. Her sets ripple with emotive melodies and powerful drums, conjuring up an elated vibe on the dancefloor. Turn up TM8 #76 loud and get ready for our last party of the year this winter.

♪ @euromantic - Downerhouse (unreleased)
♪ @schacke - Motorsports
♪ @e-saggila - Alrmr
♪ Suzhen Bai - Literomancer [Presented by @cloudyku]
♪ Tino - Cram Session (unreleased)
♪ @repro1305 - Traumatology (unreleased)
♪ @nobelcortex - Imosia
♪ @7rebeccadellepiane - The Cold In Me [Rough Vision]
♪ @hasvat-informant - Stretch Bollard
♪ @vixen_vex - Call Me at the End of Summer (unreleased)
♪ @peach-lyfe - Bad Grl
♪ @itsxclub - Concentrate
♪ @tred-dj - Day After 3
♪ Posture - Coral Fields
♪ LDS - fl+
♪ @ufo95ufo95 - Copacabana (unreleased)
♪ @umbraid - Numero 4 (unreleased)

Viscerale | TM8 #32

Drazzit  (@drazzit)
he / she / they
📍: Barcelona / Spain

IG:  https://www.instagram.com/drazzitdj/

TM8 Q: Tell us about a dance floor experience that moved you?
A: "All dance floor experiences that moved me have happened surrounded by the love of friendship. MUSA parties make me very emotional because the passion for music transcends and invades the atmosphere with pure joy, especially the last one at Razzmatazz with an improvised b6b closing <3"

Drazzit is a Barcelona-based DJ, producer and co-founder of @mmuussaa. As a discernible selector, their DJ sets simmer between stomping techno, squelchy acid and sparkly trance, merging old-skool sounds with more recent releases. They regularly play out on the local BCN scene with the MUSA collective, but they've never played in London — until NOW. Drazzit will join us on 11th November, marking their UK debut in true style. Get to know them ahead of the night via TM8 #33, taking us through Drazzit's collection of nostalgic melodies and big aul bangers.

♪ @mzaofficiel - Volcano Desire
♪ @mygander - Center of Affection
♪ @tred-dj - Day After 3
♪ @mac-declos - B2. Unfinished Murder
♪ A-C - No Other Love (Original Mix)
♪ @onleash - Low Life
♪ Cult - Heavenly Technique
♪ @djdisrespect - Confidence (@dist1 Remix)
♪ @alpha-tracks-official - To Nights (@ki_slash_ki Remix)
♪  @mzaofficiel - PANTIN TOWN (unreleased)
♪ @drazzit - Pachanoi (unreleased)
♪ @onleash - Tourist World 
♪ Alchemist - Kill 'Em All
♪ The Machine - Lucid Dreams (Original Mix)
♪ @growling-mad-scientists & @faders - Palolem
♪ @oton - Rising Power
♪ Neo Cortex - Elements (Vocal Club Mix)

Drazzit | TM8 #33

Katia Val (@katiaval)
she / they
📍: Paris / France

IG: https://www.instagram.com/katia___val/

TM8 Q: When did you go to a club or a rave for the first time? 

A: "As soon as I turned 18, I went to the most popular club in my small city wearing a full sequin top, stiletto heels and my little asymmetrical bob. At this point I’ve never heard of techno music before so we were all bopping along to the most popular tracks on the radio at the time and had an absolute blast. It was a very different time for me."

Ukrainian-Australian artist Katia Val delivers TM8 #35, blending breakbeat, acid and lush techno into a potent hour of pleasure. The Paris-based producer and DJ is on a roll at the moment and her experience is mounting at the minute — she’s played at @about-blank-berlin, @etandetsted, @anomalieartclubberlin, Hangar FL and shared milestone mixes for @hoerberlin, @redlightradio, @possessiontechno and @rawppl. When it comes to producing, Katia leans toward several genres, making vibrant tones ripe and ready for a club soundsystem. On her Technomate podcast, Katia shows us what she’s all about in this bright session of psychedelic sounds. 

♪ P.VANILLABOY & 3LNA - AS IT DREAMS [JUICY GANG RECORDS- @djmellg] 
♪ @offthemeds - Catch My Breath (@x-coast Remix) [@studiobarnhus] 
♪ @luaph - Talk 2 Me 
♪  @pspiralifee - Liquid Nails (Doonz Remix) [@zenon-records] 
♪ @willemtrax - TC 43 [@meganesia] 
♪ Dreamweaver - Lord of Illusions [Classic Goa Trax] 
♪ @plvybxy - Mamboreta [@rawaclub] 
♪ @courtesy707 - Night Journeys - @i_b_o_n Remix [@kulorco] 
♪ @zpectrum - PrÆKa+á  [Self-released] 
♪ @vonriu - France Progressive [@jerryhorny] 
♪ @taubedj - Where To Go? [@boysnoizerecords] 
♪ @umbraid - Unreleased
♪ @djpurpurr - KK [Self-released] 
♪ @lawachitachina - FUCK THE PA1N AWAY [@urbanstghetto] 
♪ @umbraid - Unreleased
♪ @badwor7h - Glory 2 Ukraine [Self-released]

Katia Val | TM8 #35

HØLEIGH (@holeigh)
she / her
📍: Manchester / UK

IG: https://www.instagram.com/holeighuk/

TM8 Q: Track - memory?
A: "LSG - Netherworld 2005 (Oliver Prime remix) - I will never forget the feeling of playing this for my Berlin debut early this year, it’s one of my favourite tracks of all time and this was a very special set to me. It was also the first time meeting friends that I had only spoken to through socials beforehand, it was incredibly wholesome to see them come to support and dance with me."

Following her insane set for us over the summer at TM8 Party #06, we are delighted to feature HØLEIGH on our podcast series. A prolific name on Manchester's techno circuit, HØLEIGH builds her sets with exquisitely-selected grooves, rumbling basslines and a touch of trance. Having made her well-due debut on @hoerberlin in October and played for parties like Teletech and @ismusberlin several times over, HØLEIGH’s schedule continues to grow by the minute. On her one-hour power pod, the Mancunian delivers a speedy, psy-flavoured mix packed with huge drums and tripped-out melodies, finishing on an ambient note. A talent to watch, 100%.

HØLEIGH | TM8 #37

Kaytseng (@kay_tseng)
she / her
📍: Naarm / Australia

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaytseng_/

TM8 Q: What’s going through your head when you’re about to start DJing in the club?

A: "Do I need to pee?"

Taipei-born DJ Kaytseng shares a psychedelic podcast for us this week. Wavey melodies, sleek drums and high-speed trance rhythms pulsate throughout, evoking a mesmerising aural experience. Based in Naarm, Kay has soundtracked local spots Colour, 24 Moons, Bourke Street Courtyard and many more, supporting artists like Mama Snake, DJ Spit and Schacke along the way. Previous mixes for CRUDE and Boiler Room have allowed her to reach a European audience too. While Kaytseng’s sound is typically fast and trippy, she peppers her mixes with soft vocals and pearlescent soundscapes, striking the perfect balance between brutal and hypnotizing moods. Watch out for Kaytseng this year—we’re sure you’ll hear much more from this talented selector.

♪ @otodojo-sc - Amphibious Spirits
♪ @kaiseikitada - Apx
♪ @andygarveyandygarvey - Let's Go (@differentshadess Horizontal Mix)
♪ @pont-levis - Go Fast In The Jungle
♪ Jörmungandr - Skogsrå (presented by @eastern-distributor)
♪ @i_b_o_n - Forest Car
♪ Synthetic (FR) & Dimitri Nakov – Icy
♪ @isaramosx - Eternally Transient
♪ @lunecell - Silent Observer
♪ @distorted-goblin - Forest Wanderer
♪ @spekkiwebu – Elevation
♪ @vidrik - Woog
♪ @leeannroberts - Alter Ego (@tred-dj Remix)
♪ @astralbandit - Nebula of Secret Voices
♪ DJ Eru – Oathbringer
♪ @gnohmbaba -  - Haunted Future
♪ @sioc28 – genesis
♪ @lunecell - Ethereal Crumbs
♪ @alpha-tracks-official - Afterlife (Rough Galactic Mix)
♪ @aldavain – Foreviget
♪ @braindropmusic - Minus Terminus

Kaytseng | TM8 #42

Emma Dowdy  (@evanema)
they / them
📍: Brussels / Belgium

IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmadowdyspeedmusik/

TM8 Q: You’re booker for a day. What’s your dream club and lineup?

A: "and about the dream lineup (really like this one, like v cute question:) but also v difficult to answer, there are too many artists :) a festival would be better lol. some are friends, and some I have never seen playing but I would like to"

Belgian producer, DJ, and visual artist Emma Dowdy, aka DJ Würm and Gaspard Emma Hers, shares their mix with us this week. Leaning into elements of trance, techno, psytrance, tek and the hidden corners of electronic music, Emma merges these moods for one multicoloured trip. As a visual artist, Emma has designed many evocative artworks for their own releases on Bandcamp, adding another alluring layer to their work. A recent EP on Prague-based label BCAA and V/A contributions on MUSA, Vile Immerse, and STRIKTDANCE. comprise their back catalogue. 

♪ @mithril_id - Formless
♪ @GEOGOIGEO - TAINMENT
♪ @gneske - Utumno
♪ @gutkein - Morning_sex_truck
♪ @evanema - Bubles Pistol
♪ @djhauge129 - Cheer
♪ @lioalioa - Suriya
♪ @sncn-txt - BAILANDO UWUARACHA
♪ @istrefi - No Ordinary Love
♪ @ira444 - Desolate
♪ @maurinstarr - hate this club
♪ @teedeejayyy- Save Me
♪ @notjolly x @egr3g0re - Ancestors Warning
♪ @x2550 - Fake 2
♪ @metaphys1cal X DIVINITY- SPINOZA
♪ @GEOGOIGEO - Contort
♪ @lessssmusic x @miraje_music  - INFINITY
♪ @baaraakaa - World of Content (@vel_musique Remix)
♪ @hakunasound-1 - Drown Mentally
♪ @lagswitchmusic - Abyss Watcher*
♪ Sophie - Ponyboy (@arkhantechno & @ga-beln Remix)
♪ @bobbyfatum - Voici Ainsi
♪ @technokoolmusic - Silky Razor
♪ @fakethias - Orm
♪ @transki00 - Engine Mk II

Emma Dowdy | TM8 #43

Melati (@melati3000) recorded live at our party in March. ‹𝟹 The Das Booty and Floorless festival resident brought us through to the early hours, closing the dancefloor in her Melati-esque way; fast, fun and giving it every ounce of energy. In her seemingly unidentifiable track selections and quick, neat mixing, the London-based DJ ups the tempo and mood across the final hour, doling out glittery trance and brash techno 'til the end. Relive it all in her podcast, and keep an eye and ear out for more live sets from our parties online.

TM8 Live | 10.03.2023 | Melati

DJ Skin (@dj_skin)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/666skin999/

TM8 Q: Guilty pleasure tune?

A: "Kings of Tomorrow - Finally (Original Extended Mix)"

London-born, Berlin-based DJ Skin makes her TM8 podcast debut ahead of her TM8 debut this summer. Following several mixes for platforms and collectives like @crudeberlin, @mmuussaa, @parallelhh and @hraberlin, DJ Skins brings her tek-fused, hallucinogenic and surreal sound to our series. Known for conjuring psytrance and techno spirals on dancefloors across Berlin like OXI, Köpenicker Strasse 18, Re:mise and beyond into Barcelona, Copenhagen and Cologne, DJ Skin is right up our street. In this mix, she blends the many aesthetics we love into one glittery trip.

DJ Skin | TM8 #46

Astral Bandit  (@astralbandit)
they / them
📍: London / UK

IG: https://www.instagram.com/astral.bandit/

TM8 Q: What’s the first thing you think about when you wake up?

A: "It depends on the day, if I’m really into a certain track I’m making or playing a game I’m obsessed with, it would be in my dreams and on my mind as soon as I wake up. Provided I don’t have to go to work (-_-), it would be the first thing I do before anything else in the day (and maybe all day hehe.)"

London-based DJ and producer Astral Bandit has put together a smooth and silky psytrance and techno-flavoured mix for us. Having heard psytrance for the first time as a teenager, they soon discovered faster techno and trance subgenres and today, they blend all these influences into one signature sound. Following releases on Dublin-based label Harmless Recordings, London’s @area127, Colombian imprint @underzoneco, and mixes for radio stations Netil and Aaja, they’re making a name for themselves across the scene. In this mix, Astral Bandit taps into tripped-out melodies, freaky vocal snippets, wigged-out basslines and several surprises, showcasing their psychedelic leanings all the way through.

Astral Bandit | TM8 #47

MarcelDune (@marceldune)
she / they
📍: London / UK

IG: https://www.instagram.com/marceldune/

TM8 Q: What’s the most bizarre moment you’ve experienced in the DJ Booth?

A: "During my Boiler Room, someone accidentally unplugged the CDJ towards the end of my set and the track went into an emergency loop!! I managed to save it during a mild panic attack and nobody seemed to notice."

Athenian artist MarcelDune delivers this week’s podcast. Influenced by the authenticity of Athens’ underground culture and its tight-knit community, they blend rough, raw and lively textures across their productions, as released on labels on @malaadh, @havenakl, @repitch and many more. DJ-wise, they have played across Europe, including Berlin, Paris, Prague, Perugia, London and Athens, allowing them to share their sound with a growing audience. Working with modular synthesizers, analogue and digital outputs and a collection of unusual field recordings, MarcelDune’s aesthetic is very much their own, full of left turns and eccentric touches. In this mix, they explore playful techno with a bright tint, fusing fun melodies, gritty percussion and kinetic kickdrums.

MarcelDune | TM8 #48

PAX (@pax_x)
she / they
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/p4xp1x/

TM8 Q: Describe your summer 2023 in one track?

A: "this summer has been intense af, raw & merciless so, i guess it would def be Ser777f from @truthspeaker1."

Berlin-based DJ and producer PAX shares a spiralling mix of psy, tek and glittery lusciousness in their mix for us this week. The Buenos Aires-born artist has had a busy year playing across the globe, counting stops in Barcelona, Los Angeles, London, Leipzig, Marseille and beyond, alongside several gigs in their hometown of Berlin. With a sound that merges hypnotic and hardcore, PAX has released on labels Mála Ádh, Black Holes, Tremors, and Aken Aten Records and self-released their debut EP "Apokalypsys". Enter the PAX vortex.

PAX | TM8 #49

Neri J  (@nerij)
she / her
📍: Copenhagen / Denmark

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nerii_j/

TM8 Q: Silliest trend in dance music?

A: "pop music edits"

Following her Technomate debut in July, we’re delighted to have @denandensidecph resident Neri J feature on our podcast series this week. Born in Lithuania and based in Copenhagen, the co-founder of the @vortexcph event series has played across the Danish capital and beyond into Berlin, Nantes, Shanghai, Chengdu, Tbilisi and several more clubs and spaces across the globe. She’s also a resident of the collective, label and party @bunkerbauer. As a DJ, Neri J’s sound is a tasteful blend of techno, acid and trance, culminating in a dynamic and immersive trip that tickles all of the senses, as displayed on her driving mix for us.

Neri J | TM8 #50

ÇINTH (@cinthiciza)
they / he / she
📍: London / UK

IG: https://www.instagram.com/dill0ngrace/

TM8 Q: Last record you bought?
A: "I'm super happy to have just added ‘Afterlife 2’, the just-released V/A by Glasgow label - @elysium-archive, to my collection. So many of my favourite artists really played with their sound in this one and I think the tracks have this synthetic edge that I find really captivating in psychedelic music. My fave track is Future Rest by ECG, because it’s a great transition between moody and groovier dancefloor energies, which I always try to balance."

Ahead of their upcoming set at our final event of the year on 08.12, London-based ÇINTH shares a tek and trance-led trip through their psychedelic collection. A skilled DJ and visual artist, ÇINTH blends both crafts into their work, whether mixing kaleidoscopic soundscapes at the rave or producing stunning visuals for immersive experiences. With platforms like CRUDE, area127, Loopstage and FOLD supporting the swirling sounds of ÇINTH, it's easy to see why they're a multi-talented star on the rise.

♫: @lessdistress @riva999 @universe-of-gear @laze_music @xavieroxford @alpha-tracks-official @vonriu & more

ÇINTH | TM8 #51

DJ BIG GUNS  (@djbigguns)
they / them
📍: Eora (Sydney) / Australia

IG: https://www.instagram.com/goanoa7/

TM8 Q: Dream venue you’d like to play?
A: ".. The Silo in now gone (rip) Griessmuehle😭"

Eora's DJ BIG GUNS shares a bouncy mix of techno for us this week, leaning into frenetic rhythms, groovy melodies, hefty basslines and the more classic sounds from the genre — all the good stuff. A digger at heart, DJ BIG GUNS' record collection encompasses techno from the late 90s and early 2000s, plenty of which crop up in their TM8 podcast and compliment the newer sounds inside. Alongside DJing, the Australian artist has produced hypnotic tunes with tek and hardcore flavours on labels like @puppytapes, @3cb_23 and @regrets_regrets. One to watch from down under.

DJ BIG GUNS | TM8 #52

Technokool (@technokoolmusic)
she / her
📍: Budapest / Hungary

IG: https://www.instagram.com/technokool/

TM8 Q: Track to wake up a tired dancefloor?
A: "Anything from @agustingmuzak"

Hungarian DJ and producer Technokool shares a twinkling blend of mental tek-trance, spiralling into smokey atmospheres, ripply basslines, celestial vocals and otherworldly melodies with a hard dance twist. Like her previous mixes for @crudeberlin, @nobordersmusic, @hraberlin and many more, she has no one style of mixing or sound, keeping her approach fresh and unique, always surprising her audience. As a producer, Technokool has released on labels like @berlin-oxytocin, @parallelhh, and @maisoncloserecords, showcasing her psy-heavy aesthetics. When she's not producing or playing in SAÜLE, Fuchs2, Fuse, OXI and clubs across Europe, Technokool can be found in Budapest's LGBTQIA+ @kinkbudapest, where she's a resident DJ, and alongside the Budapest-based "high speed dj collective", @nofear_unity, which she runs with DJs @aakac and @kamafaka.

Technokool | TM8 #53

Disgrays (@disgrays)
she / her
📍: Naarm / Australia

IG: https://www.instagram.com/disgrays_on/

TM8 Q: The most iconic mix of all time is:
A: "For me the most iconic mix ever has got to be Accelerationism’s (@ekkeltype & @mariusbo) @crudeberlin mix. I randomly chose it from the crude page when my bestie and I went back to my house after a party a few years ago. Sounds silly but it just sent us to another realm. its just such an emotional, gripping journey and I don’t think I’ve experienced something like it since. I often forget about it for months and then when I put it on it takes me right back to this beautiful moment with my one of my longest and most precious friends. I think anyone that’s seen those two play in a club or at a rave could agree with how special the atmosphere they create is."

​​Naarm-based disgrays is our guest on the podcast this week. Known for her sleek blends in techno, trance and psy, she neatly balances the soft and spiky elements of these genres and melds them together to form an intense, spine-tingling trip. disgrays makes music too, and she's released her frenetic psy-flecked sounds on labels like @irid1um, @nobordersmusic and @sunthoid, to name a few. On her TM8 mix, she builds a misty mood with hypnotic techno flavours before going full force into harsher textures — a possible hint of what's to come on disgrays' next project with us…coming soon.

Disgrays | TM8 #54

tm8.club — the label. ⋆ .˚ ✩ ⋆

After several months in the making, our new *FLINTA-focused imprint is here. For our debut release, we've invited nine artists to contribute to our first V/A, including Agata, Astral Bandit, aveen, cunt remember, disgrays, dj big guns, Drazzit, Emma Dowdy and PAX. Each artist reflects the sound and ethos of the label, channelling club-ready psy, tek, experimental techno and lots more. 

Pre-order: https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va-001

Release date: January 29, 2024

@agata_k
@astralbandit
@aveeeen
@cuntremember
@disgrays
@djbigguns
@drazzit
@evanema
@pax_x

Artwork: Francesco Da Tos
Mastering: Ludgate Squatter

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++ TM8s support the underground scene and LGBTQIA+ community through our labels and parties. We stand with and put *FLINTA artists first. ++

TM8 VA001 | Previews

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After several months in the making, Technomate’s new *FLINTA-focused imprint is here. For our debut release, we've invited nine artists to contribute to our first V/A, including Agata, Astral Bandit, aveen, cunt remember, disgrays, dj big guns, Drazzit, Emma Dowdy and PAX. Each artist reflects the sound and ethos of the label, channelling club-ready psy, tek, experimental techno and lots more. 

Artist: Astral Bandit
Track: Money God
Release Nr: TM8VA001
Release date: 29.01.2024

BUY link: https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va-001

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/astral.bandit/

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/tm8.club/

TM8VA001

Money God

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PREMIERE /// Astral Bandit - Money God [TM8VA001]

Josephine Voigt (@josephine-voigt)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

IG: https://www.instagram.com/josi_voigt97/

TM8 Q: The genre you’d like to erase forever?
A: "If I could erase a genre, it would either be techno-trance pop-edits or neo-rave. I really don't like both of them and generally I'm not a big fan of that tiktok-techno stuff that got so big over the recent years."

Berlin-based, German-born artist Josephine Voigt delivers our first podcast of 2024. As a resident DJ for local collectives @hraberlin, @cumulonimbus-berlin and the Leipzig-based @exilkollektiv, Josephine has emerged as a DJ to watch in recent years. She never lingers long on any one sound and fuses several sub-genres into her sets, evoking visceral feels in clubs like OXI, Suicide Club, ://about blank and beyond. Right now, Josephine is into minimalistic, hypnotic soundscapes punctuated by percussive-organic rhythms and psy textures, as displayed in her TM8 mix. Expect a tense and moody journey into the murkier ends of electronic music.

♫: @vel_musique @gneske @naboklage @nigm-lau @hkkptr @fonzo-5 @e-file & more

Josephine Voigt | TM8 #55

ASIANGIRLSONLY  (@asiangirlsonly)
Thea (she / her) x Miriam (she / her) 
📍: Oslo / Norway

https://www.instagram.com/asiangirlsonly.mp3/

TM8 Q: Best thing about being a DJ duo? 
A: "The best thing about being a DJ duo, is always having double the trouble and double the fun.  Sharing the decks means doubling up on all of the hot stuff and experiences as DJs.  Plus, bonus perk: never having to worry about who's gonna hold the fort when nature calls during sets hehe."

Step into the enchanted forests of Norway and find a few fairies lurking in the trees via our podcast from Oslo-based sister duo, asiangirlsonly. It’s an enticing mix of wavey trance, spirally motifs, swirling FX and potent drums, striking an otherworldly atmosphere. Coping with the ruthless northern winter, the pair find solace in fun and bouncy beats, warming the bones of themselves and Oslo’s underground scene. Having recently played with @crudeberlin in OHM, Berlin, expect to see and hear more from asiangirlsonly this year.

asiangirlsonly | TM8 #58

Artist: Agata 
Track: Drip
Release Nr: TM8VA001
Release date: 29.01.2024
Description: After several months in the making, Technomate’s new *FLINTA-focused imprint is here. For our debut release, we've invited nine artists to contribute to our first V/A, including Agata, Astral Bandit, aveen, cunt remember, disgrays, dj big guns, Drazzit, Emma Dowdy and PAX. Each artist reflects the sound and ethos of the label, channelling club-ready psy, tek, experimental techno and lots more. 
BUY link: https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va-001

Artist SC: @agata_k
Label SC: @technomateclub
Artist Insta: https://instagram.com/agat.a.music
Label Insta: https://instagram.com/tm8.club

𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Agata - Drip [TM8 VA 001]

Artist : @drazzit
Label : @technomateclub
Pre-order : https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va001
Release date : 29.01

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After several months in the making, our new *FLINTA-focused imprint is here. For our debut release, we've invited nine artists to contribute to our first V/A, including Agata, Astral Bandit, aveen, cunt remember, disgrays, dj big guns, Drazzit, Emma Dowdy and PAX. Each artist reflects the sound and ethos of the label, channelling club-ready psy, tek, experimental techno and lots more. ++ Technomate is a party, mix series, record label and an educational platform for the *FLINTA+ community — AKA people identifying as Women, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Transgender and Agender/Asexual — and allies. Founded solely by Russian-born DJ olesia, it is an essential community in London for *FLINTA+ artists and friends. ++ ++ TM8s support the underground scene and LGBTQIA+ community through our labels and parties. We stand with and put *FLINTA artists first. ++

Artwork : Cecco Meraviglia
Master : Ludgate Squatter

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[PREMIERE] Drazzit - Volar

tm8.club next release by Cunt Remember 💚

tm8.club — the label. ⋆ .˚ ✩ ﾟ After several months in the making, our new *FLINTA-focused imprint is here.

Track: disobedience
Artist: cunt remember
Label: tm8.club
Format: Digital
Catalog: TM8VA001
Release Date: January 29th, 2024
Release Link: https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va001

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Cunt Remember - Disobedience [tm8.club]

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from DJ BIG GUNS. "Sisyphus" comes off the first v/a compilation from London's *FLINTA-focused imprint TM8. For their debut release, they invited nine artists to contribute to the v/a, including Agata, Astral Bandit, aveen, cunt remember, disgrays, DJ BIG GUNS, Drazzit, Emma Dowdy and PAX. Each artist reflects the sound and ethos of the label, channelling club-ready psy, tek, experimental techno and lots more.

Technomate is a party, mix series, record label and an educational platform for the *FLINTA+ community — AKA people identifying as Women, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Transgender and Agender/Asexual — and allies. 

TM8s support the underground scene and LGBTQIA+ community through our labels and parties. They stand with and put *FLINTA artists first. 

The v/a is out January 29th and you can support it at: https://tm8club.bandcamp.com/album/tm8-va001

Artist SC: @djbigguns
Label SC: @technomateclub
Artist Insta: https://www.instagram.com/goanoa7/
Label Insta: instagram.com/tm8.club

PREMIERE: DJ BIG GUNS - Sisyphus [TM8 VA001]

cunt remember (@cuntremember)
she / they / him
📍: Berlin / Germany

https://www.instagram.com/cxntremember.it/

TM8 Q: Biggest tip for an aspiring dj / producer is:
A: "you don’t need to follow every rule 
some are there to guide you 
some are there to be changed"

Berlin-based artist cunt remember shares a psy-tinted blend of techno, trance, and experimental flavours on this week's podcast. Following a first-time set at Säule last year, the rising producer and DJ has had a busy start to 2024, playing in Den Ander Side, Fitzroy, OHM and next up, OXI. Releasing on our own imprint, tm8.club, and soon to release on @splinter-cell-unit, cunt remember's debut album 'Forest Schranz' on Magdalena's Apathy (@regrets_regrets) marks another pivotal point in the Argentinian artist's story. With a background in contemporary art, cunt remember is detail-focused and merges many disciplines, from art to music to fashion, and also curates the event series "Forever Unlimited".

cunt remember | TM8 #59

IRA (@ira444)
she / her
📍: Oslo / Norway

https://www.instagram.com/klubbsirena/

TM8 Q: How do you go about putting a mix together?
A: "I start creating my sets with an attitude, often visualised in similar colors and translated to feelings, that I want to explore based on the music Ive recently found. This attitude can be found in tracks that differ in their genre, but share similarities in texture and design.  A lot of tracks have elements from multiple genres, where the track can seem like minimal techno because of its arrangement, but the kick is mixed in a way that resembles tribe or gabber. I always struggle with choosing a genre for a set, but I find that I can still create a continuous story by taking an element from the current track and gluing it together with the next song through a similar element in the upcoming song. But in the end the most important way for me to work is intuitively, always being emotionally present and aware if the upcoming track is leading away or towards the core attitude of the set."

Oslo-based DJ and producer IRA delivers a psychedelic, warped-out mix brimming with other-worldly melodies, minimalistic harmonics and industrial soundscapes. Having started out a few years ago in the Oslo rave scene via Enter Tribe, she has since co-founded the club concept Sirena alongside artists Vilde Wahl and Samuel Feste. As a talented producer, IRA has released her dark and dreamy productions on labels like MUSA, Global Pace and In Orbit. We're so excited to add her to our own label later this year.

IRA | TM8 #60

Agata (@agata_k)
she / her
📍: Berlin / Germany

https://www.instagram.com/agat.a.music/

TM8 Q: Favourite club and why?
A: "I struggle to find the time for making music and going out as much as I used to, so these days I prefer to save my energy for special nights. However, if I had to choose, I would go for Säule (Berghain) due to its intimate size, carefully curated line-ups and atmosphere at Thursday events, and RSO for the sound system and wide variety of parties."

Polish DJ and producer Agata shares a luminous mix to ease us into the week. Layered with trance-infused techno, psy and tek, the Berlin-based artist blends dreamy melodies, sturdy drums, rippling basslines and spacious sound design into one sleek package. Since her first EP, "Realign", which she self-released last year, Agata has contributed her enchanting tracks to labels like @deestricted, @nobordersmusic, @mmuussaa and our own label, tm8.club, where she delivered the club-cut track "Drip". Affiliated with Berlin-based @blvsh_collective, which supports *FLINTA artists in the local scene, you can find Agata playing at M01 on 13.04 for the BLVSH x EVOLVE showcase.

Agata | TM8 #61

Instar (@camcamilla)

they / them
📍: London / UK

https://www.instagram.com/_cam_cool/

TM8 Q:  What’s the best and worst thing about being a DJ?
A: "As cliché as it sounds, I think the best thing about being a DJ is that you are put into a privileged position to find your community. As a teenager and even into my early adulthood I never went out clubbing, because I wasn’t exposed to the fact that there were many people like me, who would come together and dance to the music that I love. I would just dance in my room. It was only after I started posting mixes and forming bonds through putting myself out there like that, I realised there are so many people passionately entertained by underground music! It felt like coming home to me, I was convinced I was a lonesome hermit (still am in a way), but music has allowed me to express myself more clearly and loudly than I ever had.

The worst thing about being a DJ… am not sure. There are many privileges that I get and don’t want. Or that I feel are unfairly awarded to me and not others. There are also privileges that awarded only in compliance with some unspoken rules. 

I think we are not being mindful enough about the visual sense seeping into every dimension of the musical experience. Music is auditive and fleeting, fluid. Visuality imposes a fixed point of view. It crystallizes an experience which can’t be captured, but only felt communally, into a false image. This is inherently political. It surprises me how little attention is paid to the impact it’s having on our scene and what we could still consider ‘underground’. For me a successful night is one where you can lose yourself into the crowd, the music and the dense atmosphere of the party, all the while feeling safe to do so. I hope that despite the boundaries imposed around me today in nightlife, I can continue working towards that project. "

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Belgian-born, London-based artist Instar shines on their mix for us this week, welding witchy trance and tekno textures, reflecting their fascination with "small vacuums of silence amongst the noise" like the fleeting moment before a wave crashes the shore. "It's there that I feel the most, or maybe there are things that are situated under those feelings and are present before their eruption," they explained. This approach bleeds into their shoegaze band Sunchaser too, where Instar performs and produces dreamy, slow-burning sounds. As a DJ, Instar co-organises the party @burenhinder in Belgium, where they nurture the queer community by booking *FLINTA artists and providing a welfare team to look after the dancefloor, like guardian angels, implementing a camera-free policy, aftercare and harm reduction. The same philosophies extend to Instar's daily work behind the scene(s), whether they are writing, interviewing artists or running club events.

Music by: @vilde-wahl @lioalioa @isaramosx @nkisi @sonjatofik @dogsattack & more

Instar | TM8 #62

@dj-insecurity
IG: https://www.instagram.com/insecurity248n9xe/

♪ DJ GUSCH (@gusch-275514750) - Der Weg von meiner Wohnung ins Uber und vom Uber ins Berghain, ist schon anstrengend [low income $quad] 
♪ Goons - Noma [Spiral Trax] 
♪ Jupiter 8000 (@jupiter8000) - Jupiter 8000 [Liquid Audio Soundz] 
♪ Electric Universe (@electricuniverse) - Stardiver [Spirit Zone Recordings] 
♪ Ryuji Takeuchi (@ryujitakeuchi) - Climax Control [Arms] 
♪ Maxx Rossi (@maxxrossi_official) - Anomaly [Polymeric] 
♪ OMNISELF (@omniself) - Lxythaq [BODYCOUNT]
♪ Alpha Tracks (@alpha-tracks-official) - World Fair [Ute.Rec] 
♪ Lars Klein (@larskleinofficial) - Schlagschatten (Ryuji Takeuchi Remix) [LK Rec.]
♪ hyperforce (@hyberforce) - Tool Rotation [Morph] 
♪ DJ Hyperdrive (@djhyperdrive) - Operating an Abandoned Spaceship [CRUDE] 
♪ Nebular B -  Liquid (Michael Milov Remix) 
♪ ABLK (@aboutblank59) - Kishikaisei [Acid night / Brain-Bending] 
♪ dj mantis - Running Up That Hill [PH17]
♪ OMNISELF (@omniself) - Core Is Unstable (Renewed Mix) [ECTOPIC]
♪ enfance de merde (@enfancedemerde) - Troll du Cul 
♪ Danytribe - Goblins [Cenobite Records]

DJ INSECURITY | TM8 #06

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