What a serious pleasure it is to welcome Aurora Halal and DJ G! Without doubt two of the classiest operators in the NYC dance scene, Aurora and Gareth are some of the people behind parties like Mutual Dreaming, Sustain-Release and Nowadays, and are two of our favourite DJs in the biz. 

Joining us for their first mix together since the height of the 2020 lockdowns, where their combined palates seemed to gel effortlessly across the downtempo and d'n'b spectrum for the wonderful Juanita's series, their follow up offering remains cosmic at its core, but with dance floors back in full swing we're hit with a high octane amalgamation of souped-up alien techno, mysterious atmospheres and wonky futuristic breaks, ever progressing with blends of the surgical variety. Strap yourself in, this one's a mind trip!  

Click here for our chat with Aurora and G: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/aurora-halal-&-dj-g/

@itsallhalal
@dj-ggggg

www.melbournedeepcast.net

Interview

MDC.273 Aurora Halal & DJ G

As we edge nearer to our 100th mix, we seek to Berlin for textural techno melodies from dutch producer and DJ Konduku aka Ruben Üvez. Having graced some of our favorite labels like Donato Dozzy's Spazio Disponibile, Nous'Klaer, Delsin, Midgar and more, Üvez has become a maestro in layering UK techno stylings with a European flavour, finding that perfect balance between space and drums. 
His wisdom in also finding tracks of this style have become an integral part of his DJ sets being incorporated beautifully to the point of losing yourself even in the more relentless parts. A journey to say the least that very few can put you on, displaying Üvez's approach that could be comparable to that of modern greats like Batu and Donato Dozzy. And that is what Konduku has done here on Phonica 99. Recorded live from a Midgar party in Berlin recently that transports you to that time and moment so alluringly, we have a chat to Üvez more about the concept and where his head was at during this set.

Phonica Mix Series 99: Konduku

Marco Shuttle at Floresta - Waking Life '22

XDB is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. He started djing in the early 90s and still plays vinyl only. Over the years his music was released on labels like Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Sistrum. In 2006 he started the record label Metrolux. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Enjoy!

TASCAM DR-05X

ITPS087 XDB

Acid techno boss Dr. Rubinstein is on top form here for her new mix for us. Smashed-out, empowering selections from the word go. #IWD23

Dave N.A. - Pink Moon
Nigel Richards - I Like It 
Defence - Flow
High Prime - Funky As
Num Num - Hi-Num 4.1
Atomu Shinzo - Metabol / Infrared 
Biosphere - The Fairy Tale
Headrillaz - Weird Planet
Paradise 3001 - Long Distance Call To Heaven
Export Audio - Stay ( Break Even Mix ) 
East Leipzig Theory - Reminiscence Of '99
Doms & Deykers - Sweet Sanctuary
Jack Roland - Lost
Ever Vivid - Lost Love
N.E.D. - Distant Drums

IWD23 - Dr. Rubinstein - fabric podcast

REC 009 w/ GiGi FM

The REC series compiles outstanding performances recorded in the club throughout the year, highlighting artists representing our love for electronic music.

GiGi FM, aka Giulia Fournier-Mercadante, is the latest refreshing addition to our REC series. Her visit at Fuse left us all in awe, and for a good reason. Fitting no stereotypes, the French/Italian artist slides with brilliance between many genres and sub-genres with a selection sharpened on the wire and a sonic twitch that one should try to follow. 

Brutal and soft at the same time, GiGi FM puts in motion a delicate setting where primitive energy collides with a myriad of sensorial textures. It's elegant. It's calibrated. In short, it's good. 

▪️ Soundcloud: @gigi-fm
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/gigifm
▪️ Discogs: discogs.com/artist/10889527-GiGi-FM
▪️ Bandcamp: gigifm.bandcamp.com/
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/gigif_m/
▪️ Facebook: facebook.com/GiGixFM

GiGi FM — Recorded live at Fuse Brussels (04/02/23)

Since emerging (to most the world) on Ben Klock's Klockworks label, Ukrainian producer Etapp Kyle immediately caught attention of Berlin's techno cognoscenti, with a sound that seemed perfectly fit for the Berghain school: taut, slyly melodic and just the right amount of funky. Over the past ten years, he's refined his sound to a science, but also opened it up: his records on Ostgut Ton, particularly 2020's Nolove EP, showcase a mastery of sound and space. This is techno you can sit in, and let it wash over you.

As a DJ, Kyle is generally associated with a functional, if atmospheric style of techno (and, more recently, electro), but on his RA Podcast he invites us into something of a different space. In a way, this mix represents the spirits of his productions, with a wide-open soundscape touching on everything from '90s techno and trance, including some goodies from Canada and Denmark, along with core electronic acts like Future Sound Of London, Autechre and today's modern electronica poster-boy, Skee Mask—BPMs and genres be damned. It's a mix that veers from melancholy to emotive to ecstatic, sometimes even silly, and it's a real pleasure, capturing one of techno's more creative and restless voices.

@etappkyle

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/884

RA podcast

RA.884 Etapp Kyle

Nothing but love for the wonderful @SpekkiWebu. We met about 8 years ago when he would come into Clone and pick up his order full of dubby deep tripping techno. Only years later we would meet more at parties and start hanging out together. Now he runs one of our favourite labels; @MirrorZone. Take a peek into his mind with this new NK Radio he made for us. Big up Spekki!!

Nous'klaer Radio

Listen on YouTube

Nous'klaer Radio #20 - Spekki Webu

TF2019 w/ Bambounou

Alright alright, here we are with another installment of Live and Direct after a few months off. Our first recording for 2020 comes from a memorable night last November when our resident Aurora Halal invited Pessimist in to share the booth. 

Aurora provided the opening (and closing) moments, which is a side of the beloved techno we are really enjoying getting to know. Known for her meticulously programmed sets that build with both patience and intensity, this opening stays true to her hypnotic style. Taking us from cinematic dub techno to pitched up club favorites and back again, it's a subterranean and psychedelic ride leading us to the surface just before Pessimist's dnb stylings took over for the night.

Aurora is back in our booth on March 28 alongside Wata Igarashi, DJ Python, Juliana Huxtable and more for Nowadays Nonstop. Tickets for that are available on Resident Advisor now.

Nowadays Live and Direct 008 - Aurora Halal

live recordings + podcasts

Radio 80000 x Blitz Take Over — Aurora Halal [19.09.20]

Research Protocols for a New Ecology of Sound

www.terraformafestival.com

TF2019 w/ Bambounou

Terraforma

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