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Ringing in the next edition of the FAST_CAST mix series is London-via-NYC DJ @john_x. Currently based in East London, John has spent over a decade in both New York and London scenes, supporting artist communities, DJing and throwing grassroots parties. Some words from John about his mix:

“I tend to favor a sound that is equal parts driving, but also emotive and melodic, in nature. In this instance, I pulled together a collection of tracks that I feel have a certain overarching cinematic quality about them, despite stylistic or genre differences.”

FAST_CAST 010: John Xie

"Inspired by summertime in London, it's a pretty straight-ahead, fun, mix of techy and proggier numbers that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and that’s meant to keep your head bopping and feet moving."

@john_x

Mantissa Mix 311: John Xie

Massive Mix Series

aunteejoan is Massive - Mix 004

~2 hour live recording excerpt of my opening set in 2 March 2024 at Heim Shanghai, warming up for Tom Trago and the Alter Shanghai crew with some trippy downtempo, breezy house and crunchy tech house numbers.

John Xie Live @ Heim Shanghai (Warmup for Tom Trago & ALTER.)

Today, we share with you Mandarín's perception of Far Blue. Besides being an artist who puts together beautiful selections, we got familiar with Mandarín as a pivotal part of the community in the first place. A name who always pops up everywhere, and someone who has a vast musical knowledge by being so invested in everything that is put out by other artists and platforms. It only made sense to ask her to create a mix that represents her feelings of Far Blue, as she has been part of the process for a long time now. An artist that truly understands where Far Blue comes from, which she showcases in a versatile one hour and thirty one minutes mix.

'Yet, in a stillness a flicker of hope,
a promise of solace, a way to cope.
For even as red skies fade and elope,
new dreams emerge, with boundless scope'

ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ ᐁ 
@manndarin

Instagram.com/farblue_ 
Facebook.com/farblueconcept

A Far Blue concept by Mandarín - 'Red Skies Disappear'

Ari Goldman (Beautiful Swimmers / World Building ) live at Bar Part Time April 5, 2024

Ari Goldman Live @ B.P.T. April 2024

62번째 vurt podcast는 네덜란드 로테르담을 중심으로 활동하고 있는 딥테크노 디제이 Rosillon의 90분 디제이 세트와 함께 합니다.

Rosillon (Embodiment / Rotterdam)
Rosillon은 로테르담 출신의 바이닐 DJ이자 Embodiment 이벤트의 공동 설립자이다. Rosillon은 다양한 음악에서 받은 영향과 영감을 결합하여 진정성 있고 개념적인 접근 방식을 개발, 청중에게 다가가고 있다. 그는 풍성한 앰비언트 패드와 추상적인 드론 텍스처, 다양한 리듬 등 딥테크노의 여러 요소를 매끄럽게 혼합하며, 바이닐을 사용한 DJ 세트를 통해 이러한 예술적 접근 방식을 아름답고 헌신적으로 전달하고 있다.

@rosillon
https://soundcloud.com/embdmnt

The 62nd vurt podcast features a 90-minute vinyl DJ set from Rosillon, a deep techno DJ artist based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Rosillon is a vinyl only DJ from Rotterdam, and co-founder of the event organization Embodiment. 
Combining influences and inspirations from a wide variety of music, Rosillon has developed an authentic and conceptual approach to reach his audience. He seamlessly blends elements varying from lush ambient pads, and abstract droning textures, to complex and more straightforward rhythms. 
 His choice to DJ using vinyl only fits this artistic approach and allows him to make people more aware of the beauty and the commitment it takes to play this audio format in a digital era.

vurt podcast 62 - Rosillon

30 years of Fuse means 30 years of road paving. 

In over a quarter century, Fuse has stood the test of time by rooting itself in ageless music and employing pioneering artists - large or small, international or local - to command the decks of Belgium’s longest running dance floor. A celebration of this legacy and the renewed imprint is in order, coming in the form of a 30 track compilation of techno’s best and brightest from around the world. One track for one year, this collection of recordings highlights the status quo of enduring club music, beginning with a nod to the past: a re-release of Jeff Mills iconic ‘Step to Enchantment’ from 1993. This glance to the past quickly shoots us forward into the current state of techno with legendary artists like Planetary Assault Systems, DVS1, Steffi, Rødhåd, Donato Dozzy, DJ Nobu and many others who headlined the club in recent years. Cementing itself as a respected escapist institution, Fuse also calls on its growing local scene to prove why Brussels continues to remain a reference in the scene even outside of its own borders. 

An ode to the past and a hint to the future, Fuse shares this milestone with its original guests from 1994 all the way to its fresh party goers of the past years as a promise to keep its dance floor focused on quality music and timeless moments. 

A1. Jeff Mills - Step To Enchantment
A2. The Advent - Quadrant One One Two
B1. James Ruskin - Alfa Lift
B2. Ben Sims - Light The Fuse (Firecracker Mix)
C1. Planetary Assault Systems - Catch 23
C2. Setaoc Mass - Fire In Sand
D1. Steffi	- Heavy Knock
D2. Rødhad - Fever FM
E1. Rebecca Delle Pianne - Sharp Taint
E2. Phara - Sorry, I Overslept
F1. Adriana Lopez - Broken
F2. Oscar Mulero - RB208
G1. DJ Nobu - SG 108
G2. Donato Dozzy	- Purificazione
H1. DVS1	- Escape
H2. Nihad Tule - Self Supply
I1. Altinbas - Unit 2
I2. GiGi FM - U8
I3. Border One - Resonant Shape
J1. Deniro - Esuf
J2. Kr!z - Step Into Tomorrow
K1. Kerrie - Cyclone101
K2. Downside - Cosmos In Motion
K3. Matrixxman - Boss Loop V69
L1. Yanamaste - Swing
L2. Initial Code - Orange Sofa
M1. Stephanie Sykes - Tic Tac Hoe
M2. JakoJako	- Diazed
N1. Voiski - Look In, Look Out
N2. Arthur Robert - Lightspeed

Mastering by Ahmet Altinbas
Except for Steffi - Heavy Knock, mastered by Nikolaj.
Artwork & layout by Studio Phazed

30YRS Fuse • Compilation

BCCO Podcast 380 is very special one. Today we are honoured to have electronic music pioneer Steve Rachmad aka STERAC with us with a two-hour set that was recorded live for promoter 01366 at the White Hotel in Manchester, UK.

Steve has used a range of aliases over his career reflecting his diverse outputs covering dub, disco and house. But STERAC’s focus has always been on the no-nonsense, darker, and deeper side of techno and this set is no exception to that.

We hope and expect you will love this set just as much as we did.

@steverachmad

BCCO Mix Series 380: Sterac

From London’s inner suburbs comes this next guest, a through and through veteran of UK techno whose touch has left a lasting mark on the world around him. Steve Bicknell’s early days were spent in the intoxicating worlds of dub, reggae, acid, DIY warehouse parties and pirate radio, an auspicious mix of references that would inspire him to make music of his own. After a string of residencies at the UK’s then most influential parties, he launched his own series with creative collaborator Sheree Rashit: LOST. These legendary gatherings brought together names like Plaid, Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Robert Leiner, Basic Channel, and a wider array of future techno hegemons. This was swiftly succeeded with the duo’s launch of imprint Cosmic Records, whose triumph went on to spawn another three successors: LOST (early provider of Bicknell’s dancefloor sounds), Clubtracks (for Chicago-leaning fare) and ID(entity) (a channel for the work of well established music-makers who wanted to release under a secret alias). A nine-year pause in productions came to a halt in the mid 2010s with Steve’s most recent label, 6dimensions, an exploration in sound and the whole spectrum of human emotion. Finally, 2017 saw Steve team up with Luke Slater and David Sumner under the LSD sobriquet, a force for the creation of ‘lysergic machine music’, heavily danceable stuff (just ask ADE, Dekmantel, Awakenings). With a story as full and enduring as Steve’s there’s much to pull from, and only experience in the flesh could attest to the depth and scope of his musical evolution, but it’s clear that the voice he has honed has only become louder and more refined. It’s a techno that’s fully embodied, a blistering percussive barrage that invokes something profoundly human and fundamental. Bassiani Podcast 217 is just a taste of what Steve has to offer, a window onto a world of sound he’s meticulously crafted for over three decades: masterfully layered and piercing sounds that shimmer and relentlessly rise in lockstep with a formidable 4/4 beat.

@steve-bicknell

Bassiani invites Steve Bicknell / Podcast #217

Adrian Sandoval has been one of the most prolific producers and DJs since the early days of techno with his moniker Developer. Hailing from Los Angeles, he gained notoriety with his residency on radio station 88.7FM kspc. He later become the import and export manager for the first dedicated techno distribution company on the west coast, « Entity Music Distribution ».

Vault Sessions #202 - Developer

Bristol based Londoner and [Soft Raw](https://linktr.ee/softraw) label owner [Danielle](https://linktr.ee/danielle__dj), takes over for an hour a month, running through a broad spectrum of dance music - from ambient to leftfield, techno, electro & beyond.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/danielle/episodes/danielle-25th-june-2024

Danielle 250624

Streamed at twitch.tv/dytiq on June 21, 2024 - soundcloud.com/david-siska

Suoni Incisi - 002-002 B (Suoni Incisi) 2024
Boards Of Canada - Skyliner - Trans Canada Highway (Warp) 2006	
4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Drowning In Her (Over/Shadow) 1993 / 2024
The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune (Good Looking) 1994
The Sentinel  - Pulse Of Life (Basement) 1994
JMJ & Richie - Free La Funk [PFM Remix] (Moving Shadow) 1995
Dom & Roland - Prisms (31 Records) 1996
Fugees - Not Ready Remix [DJ Zinc] 1996
Engineers Without Fears - Spiritual Aura (Dee Jay) 1994
Aural Imbalance - Parallel Universe (Spatial) 2023
Russ Gabriel - Agoraphobia - Voltage Control (Input Neuron) 1995
Repeat - Lilt-A (A13) 1995
Hieroglyphic Being - Discos Of Imhotep - Discos Of Imhotep (Technicolour) 2016
Anton Zap - I Get No Kick From Champagne (Ethereal Sound) 2010	
HVL - Lush Breeze (Appian Sounds) 2022
Kurt Baggaley - Line Of Sight (Stem) 2013
Benedek - After Midnyte (Hot Mix) 2023
Nocera - Summertime, Summertime [Original Club Mix] (Sleeping Bag) 1986 / 1989
Deee-Lite - Riding On Through [Instrumental] (Elektra) 1990
Lil Louis - Club Lonely (Epic) 1992
Tyree - Night Of Acid - Acido Amigo (Westside) 1988
M&G - Boogie Tonight (Sensation) 1986
Sound Factory - Understand This Groove [Xtatic Mix] (RCA) 1992	
High Fly - Infatuation [The First Time Mix] (Marcon) 1993
Deep Space Orchestra - Blindsided (Foto) 2012
Heychild - Heychild's Theme (Network) 1990
Spiritual Combat - Raw Basics - Hellrazor (R&S) 1992
Detromental - Move De Bass (Rave) 1991
Jack Da Ripper - Jack's Back (Circuit) 1995
Fingers Inc - Distant Planet (Jack Trax) 1988
UR - Illuminator (Underground Resistance) 2002
Ace and The Sandman - Let Your Body Talk (Saber) 1992 / 2014
Nuron - Blanchimont (De:Tuned) 2024
Convextion - Niche (Matrix) 1997
2000 & One - Subconscious - Agenda 21 (Eevo Lute) 1993
Baby Ford - Mobile Home - Headphoneeasy Rider (Black Market) 1997
The Chris Simmonds Project - Work It [Snoring In Detroit Mix] (Definitive) 1993
Access 58 - Horizon (Pacific) 1997
Dark Comedy - Without A Sound [Silent Mix] (Mint Condition) 1992 / 2021
Sterac - Pacifia (100% Pure) 1995
Voiski - Through The Night, Softly (Sungate) 2022
Psychic Warriors Ov Gaia - Kraak [Mark Broom Remix] (KK) 1996
The Vision - Dread - Toxin (Hardwax) 1992 / 1996
Vice - Leave A Message - Playerhater EP Volume II (Black Nation) 1997
Public Energy - Hemi-Sync [Part 1] (Probe) 1992
Hell & Jonzun - OK, That's Enough (Disko B) 1995
Steve Bicknell - Why? + For Whom? B2 (Cosmic) 1996
Deepchord - Immersion I (Astral Industries) 2018
Monolake - Cyan I (Chain Reaction) 1996
Anton Zap - Water (Ethereal Sound) 2011
Purelink - Blue	Signs (Peak Oil) 2023
Donato Dozzy & Tin Man - Test 3 (Acid Test) 2014 / 2024
Biosphere - Wyll And Purpose - Departed Glories (Smalltown Supersound) 2016
Colloboh - Full Embrace - Saana Sahel (Leaving) 2023

Let Your Body Talk

A true pioneer of the techno scene, Italian DJ and producer Gaetano Parisio needs no introduction but we'll just underline that since his first steps in the then-burgenoning electronic world back in 1992, his influence on the sound hasn't flinched one bit. Responsible for countless seminal releases on the likes of Primate, Zenit, Mosaic, his own structures Conform, ART and Southsoul and a myriad more, Gaetano has been pushing techno in new directions with ultimate drive and devotion to duty. Clocking in with a two-hour trip into his boundary-pushing headspace, the Neapolitan maestro treats us to a wild ride of trampling uptempo funk, sci-fi-indebted flights and further alien-engineered heaters. The forward-looking power of rave in its purest expression.

soundcloud.com/gaetano-parisio

Reclaim Your City 

Reclaim Your City 598 | Gaetano Parisio

@tosh_tosh delivers just what we need in a new Smoke mix. With his radioshow ‘’Sonic Fiction’’ at local Amsterdam radiostation TNP ( @radiotemponaopara) he focus on non-clubby and dubby sounds and after his b2b with @essets at our Smoke room in Multipla during our birthday weekender we only wanted more. 

The mix is a collection of ambient, spoken word and guitar music with some cowboy vibes sprinkled on top. Check it out!

Tosh - Smoke #15

There are so many excellent parties in London, something for everyone you might say. However, Orientate founder John Xie spotted a gap and an opportunity to improve and better the representation of the East Asian community through an eclectic series of nights which showcase leftfield electronic music from across the region.

Originally from the US, the now East London based DJ is creating a place in which he can call home.

From a musical perspective, his background is wide, as influenced by abstract sounds as he is that for the club.

That being said, when it comes to the dancefloor, he has more than a trick or two up his sleeve as the mix showcases. It weaves and wanders between breaks before entering faster territories toward the close.

John Xie: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Jaye Ward is back with a robust 2hrs of dancefloor gear tonight.. wonky techno, left-of-centre house and other associated business

FIBS w/ Jaye Ward - 8th July 2024

A rare peak time set from moi, consisting of ~2.5 hours of rolling techno, tech house and prog recorded live in Savage Hanoi's Red Cube room.

John Xie Live at Savage Hanoi - Dec 2024

* 伴伴 /bàn bàn/ *
伴伴 FM · BOUNCY ON AIR, “bàn” short for “companionship,” started at ANDet - a cozy vinyl bistro on the corner where stories and sounds collide. It’s your go-to soundtrack for the city’s nightlife or daychill, SIDE B from BOUNCY BOUNCY, created by and for a community that loves organic, diverse DJ rhythms. Think of it like a glass of naturally fermented wine - raw, vibrant, and shared among friends. Tune in and join the journey; we’re saving you a seat.

* BOUNCY BOUNCY *
Having spent a few countable days&nights in the UK underground scene, BOUNCY BOUNCY thinks the core of a party is to trigger the impulse to dance. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU CAME TO BOUNCY BOUNCY? You would start a journey of depth, you would experience a full spectrum of dance music, your body would be trigged to move by the bouncy, groovy rhythm.

* ANDet *
ANDet Vinyl Bistro isn’t just a spot to eat and drink - it’s a place to connect. “And” links in English, “et” links in French, bringing together a diverse, community-driven space where everyone connects.

伴伴 FM · BOUNCY ON AIR w/ John Xie - 3 December 2024

planet lonely
- - - -- --- -----*
autodestruction. 
whereever u are. 
sublimation. 
i got to hit the streets. 
the blue. 
ta reine. 
familiar light. 
hiphop experiments. 
daemmerung. 
everything is everything. 
done. 
base sweep. 
run from. 
head in the clouds. 
sweet bye and bye. 
piano poem. 
a view from above. 
time goes by. 
geminiden regen. 
rem. 
wonderland. 
dreamland. 
sofarawai. 
end of the world. 
interior renovations. 
where the place for me was. 
meaningless space. 
come closer. 
love.
a lot of freedom. 
loosing touch. 
i'm alright. 
departure. 
find me peace. 
back home.

dj healer - planet lonely

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