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05/21

Sassy J takes us on a ‘Quest’ traversing a colourful landscape of warm grooves and intriguing rhythms. We caught up with her to see how the recent year has affected her approach and perspective. Whilst describing the mix, she said ‘It’s a reflection of what I felt within the last year: The dense dynamic of different moods. Facing the turmoil around. Navigating and taking action. The quest to the omni-potential that is you and surrounds us’.

Check out the full tracklist and interview with Sassy J here: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/sassy-j/

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Interview

Oddysee 027 | 'The Quest' by Sassy J

Up for the 27th installment in our mix series is dear friend and colleague Kennedy (@kennedyams) who's a keen member of the MFM crew and recently started his own label Dream Machine. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Nick seemed like a good time to finally get you to introduce yourself and join our mix series since you’ve been helping with MFM a while now. Can you let everyone know a bit more about yourself?

K: Hey hey. Thanks for the opportunity :) So, I live in Amsterdam where my life is (and always has been) centered around music. I've been helping out at MFM for some years now and besides that I have my studio that I religiously visit 3 days a week. In a normal world you'd also find me working at Red Light Records once a week and playing shows on the weekends where they'd have me.

MFM: You’re also working on your own productions, can you tell us a little more about your own music?

K: So it had always been a dream to release my own music on vinyl and after messing around for over 10 years the time felt right and I recently realized my own label Dream Machine. Both musically as aesthetically the idea was for each release to reflect a dream but in tangible form. As I tried to put it into words it is “A series of thoughts, sensations and sounds occurring from a person's mind, translated by machines”, and it really is just that. 

MFM: How has the situation affected your productivity with making dance music?

K: A bit double to be honest. Of course I've had my rough times, which can be frustrating. Quite often I wasn't feeling motivated or inspired at all, the purpose felt a bit misplaced or something like that... On the other hand and above all I felt relatively lucky to be able to go leave the house and get lost in the studio. Having the luxury to escape to a creative environment surely helped keeping calm. Eventually it did result in Dream 1 being released and with Dream 2 coming up.

MFM: What would you say does inspire your music? Is it very process based through jamming and so on or do you start with ideas and try and see where that takes you?

K: For me inspiration goes hand in hand with motivation, it's all very much based on how I feel. I don't work well at night for example, daylight is my natural battery. And anything can be a source of inspiration really. Often an idea comes to mind when walking through the park on my way to the studio, listening to music or just wandering off. A melody, a chord, something rhythmical, a vibe... Depending on what idea it brings I choose an instrument or tool and go from there. Mostly through jamming yes, and then see where the machines take me. 

MFM: What would be some ways you would like to see the world of dance music evolve and grow now we’ve all had a moment to pause and reflect?

K: I actually would rather see it all take a couple steps back first. It would be nice if (dance) music gets acknowledged and valued as an essential form of art more. Music really unites and it needs proper breeding grounds for people, free from any social, economical, racial or whatever context to express, connect, create, collaborate, learn, etc. It's essential, and it should be treated and used as such (not in the last place also by governments), with more care, necessity and sustainability. 

MFM: Tell us more about the mix and what vibe you were trying to bring here?

K: I sort of tried to reflect my perception of this recent change in life. As a big fan of Lonnie Liston Smith (and The Cosmic Echoes) the song 'Visions Of A New World' first came to mind and I just took it from there. If you're in for an atmospheric laid back magic carpet ride with lots of percussion, spiritual jazz, ambient techno and forest sounds, this is for you :)

MFM Mix 027: Kennedy

One of Donato's most epic contributions to the festival.

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For number 14 in the Junction 2 mix series, we welcome DJ, producer, and Ruta5 label boss Sonja Moonear.
 
One of the underground scene’s most prolific globetrotters, @moonear has been at the forefront of the minimal rising wave since the early 00s. Touted for her distinctive taste in the stripped-back house and intimate techno, the Genevan stalwart became an instant festival favorite after her B2B outings with Nicolas Lutz in 2018 and 2019. Set to continue the mischief on the Albanian Riviera, Sonja will join us for the first edition of ION Festival this September.

Junction 2 Mix Series 014 - Sonja Moonear

Soothing rhythms from a Giegling mainstay.

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Move D live from the Abandoned Chapel at Lost Village 2018.

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Live from Lost Village - Move D

A familiar face around the Dutch capital, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Kennedy has been immersed in music and records for over two decades, putting into practise his mantra of moving both the body and the soul.

While day-to-day he can be found behind the counter at Red Light Records pushing wax, as well as being part of the team at Jamie Tiller and Tako Reyenga's Music From Memory imprint, his own musical endeavours see him taking over the waves at Red Light Radio and running his own Dream Machine imprint, which he launched last year with a debut record from himself. 

This year will see him release a second on the label and also debut overseas on DJ D.Dee's renowned Pacific Rhythm imprint. In the run up to these production outings, we asked him to take the reigns for this week's Shine A Light On mix, which sees him serve up a soothing selection of music for the soul...

Kennedy: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

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Today we are promoting Vanta, originally from a metalcore and hardcore background, the electronic and experimental music grew into him over time. 
His influences come from the techno scene in Leipzig, Germany, focusing on impulsive rhythms, dissociative
sounds and dark and eerie atmospheres. As a founding member of PVC he is also co-organising raves in clubs and
woods around the Leipzig area and working his way into the local scene. 

Track ID:
Nuel - Intarsia
Michel Lauriola - Change of ideas (Original Mix)
Nørbak - Antime
Wrong Assessment - Emily and her guide dog
Shekon - Radiation
Ogend - Hydralisk
VANTA - Malthaels death
Viels - Sinua
S.e.r.e.s. - Existence
Eric Fetcher - Stay focus
Murky fm - Manic
Notzing - To parasitize the consciousness
Nh - Non
Sciahri - Heedless
Vertical Spectrum - Mitochondria
Moddullar - Expecting ( Lewis Fautzi Remix )
Kontinum - Gelgameks
LPP - Lut Gholein
Casual Treatment - Silicate (Splinter UA Remix)
Mike Parker - GPH14B1
Elle - Viaggio al termine della notte

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✈ We are delighted to welcome italian dj, drummer & producer based in Amsterdam CYB.

As a musician CYB's always been looking for a personal, racy and original style. As a Dj he likes experimenting primarily with all the shades of Techno and Intelligent Dance Music mixing atmospheric melodies with an articulated, percussive and complex rhythmic texture.

After a long militancy as drummer for Ulan Bator (FR), Object (FR), Dilatazione (IT) and La Band del Brasiliano (IT) CYB was heavily influenced by the pulsating techno scene starting to experiment with synthesizers and drum machines. In June 2015 he released an EP with the italian duo Goldstreet for Elastica Records. In January 2018, after long sessions in studio, he released a first Ep in collaboration with Elisa Batti, “M/W”, on the prestigious American label Detroit Underground.

In 2018 they founded Immaterial.Archives debuting with "Between Viewers and Spaces" , which featured excellent remixes by Michal Jablonski and Wrong Assessment. For the second and third chapter "Undersea Mountains Pt.1 e Pt.2", released in 2019, they had the pleasure of having other four brilliant contributions from Alfredo Mazzilli, Keikari, Vsk and Kaiser.

2020 starts with IA004 "Doomed to Reverberate", the first Various Artists on Immaterial.Archives curated by Cyb and a couple of contributions for VA on the Italian Dissonanze Recordings and the Chilean Utch Records.

2020 will end with a new vinyl release on Immaterial.Archives where Cyb will be joined by three of his favorite producers, Temudo, Kessell and Blazej Malinowski.

Tracklist:
1. Jacom - Mind (VSK Remix) [Adroit]
2. Javi Lago - Ellipse [Planet Rhythm]
3. A Thousand Details - DNMC 01 [ATD]
4. Kenny Dahl - RLS [Ecletic Limited]
5. Ricky Cross - Back to the future [Muted Rec]
6. Denise Rabe - Shifting Things [Immaterial.Archives]
7. Hitam - Alleviation [Secession]
8. R/D/V - Electromotive Forces [Immaterial.Archives]
9. Kan - Memory [Corpus]
10. Temudo - Chemical, Clinical (Raar Remix) [Revolution]
11. Cyb - Jagged Cliffs [Immaterial.Archives]
12. Luca La Rocca - Time Machine [Revolution]
13. Jacom - Mind [Adroit]
14. Linear System - Methodical [Immaterial.Archives]
15. Divide - Quantizzato [Hayes]
16. Yan Cook - Lucid [Planet Rhythm]
17. Wrong Assessment - Elohim [Antiterra]
18. Antonio De Angelis - Forte 3 [K S R]
19. Cyb & Elisa Batti - Guyot (Alfredo Mazzilli Remix)[Immaterial.Archives]

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@vrika

Vrika is the moniker under the Spanish producer Fernando Blanco. His music is a mixture of hypnotic rhythms, ambient soundscapes and organic textures, with a tribal output. Starting from techno and move to freely different subgenres. He has released music on Doppt Zykler and other underground labels. Recently founded the project RVD alongside Discknoked and Randoom, focused on slow techno and live improvisations.

Human Lessons #041 - Vrika

NODE Podcast Chapter #007
➤ @alderaan-music
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Alderaan is the pseudonym of Franco De Michele, a music producer and DJ from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

In the year 2014, he began his carreer as producer by releasing music in the recognized labels Planet Rhythm and Weekend Circuit. His discography extends to labels such as Mindtrip Music, Warm Up Recordings, Insula Records, Pole Group, among others.

This has opened the doors to him to be an active part of the national scene in Argentina, playing in clubs like Cocoliche, Under Club or Bahrein. 

In the year 2017 he made his first tour in Europe where he performed at clubs such as Arena Club (Berlin), Razzmatazz (Barcelona), M2oog (Barcelona) or 1988 Live Club (Rennes). At the end of 2017, he is recognized and nominated by DJ MAG LA as a rising producer of the Latin American scene.

In the year 2018 his career as a DJ grows significantly, playing in clubs like Tresor (Berlin), Cassette (Madrid), Audio Club (Geneva) and Laut (Barcelona).

He also created Danza Nativa, a label of ambient and techno music, together with two colleagues from Buenos Aires (Forest On Stasys and Kyntral) with a defined sound and oriented towards deep techno.
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NODE Podcast Chapter #007 | Alderaan

@undergroundresistance's John Collins plays an exclusive set from Detroit for Junction 2: Connections.

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Underground Resistance presents John Collins - Junction 2 Connections

Research Protocols for a New Ecology of Sound

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