Next up in our series is a producer with a singular take on electronic music, Gacha Bakradze is a creator with a unique sense of style and an abstract understanding of the wider context of electronic music. The sounds he creates are almost cinematic and over the years he has released an exceptional catalogue of music for the likes of Apollo, Lapsus, Transfigured Time, Fever AM and many more. 

Originating from Tbilisi he has helped pioneer a new wave of electronic musicians who have drawn upon inspiration from early IDM and electronica. Across a number of years his sound has evolved becoming more playful and abstract in terms of sound design and scale. It's all got bigger for Gacha Bakradze and we feel that he is a key representation of the forward thinking trajectory dance music has taken of late. 

This mix wanders between house, techno and electro in fine style. 

One to watch.

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Gacha Bakradze: The Ransom Note Mix

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Die Orakel is a Frankfurt based music platform run by Oliver Hafenbauer.

Die Orakel (Engl. the oracles) might not know it all but has the capacity to observe and sense it: Oliver Hafenbauer's imprint operates as an experimental field for electronic music on the playfully indecisive end where it exceeds genre-specificity to focus on tunes that function beyond. This is not to say that there are no four-to-the-floor productions. The Frankfurt-based label features contributions by artists like Reptant, Poly Chain, Edward, Roman Flügel, upsammy or O-Wells, all known as dance floor doyens. The releases yet encompass what can slip the attention on a traditional dance label. Uplifting and downtempo appear here as two categories that do not exclude each other. The visual representation of the venture is undertaken by Stefan Haag and label boss Oliver Hafenbauer himself, who have a clear approach to communicating Die Orakel’s standards.