Heavily influenced by acid, EBM and techno, Tokyo-based producer and DJ Shun has carved out an unrelenting sound which piqued our interests after hearing his Steel Garage EP on Arnaud Rebotini's Blackstrobe Records. Timothy Clerkin then enlisted him to remix a track from Type-303's The New Ravelution release in 2018 which was such a corker that he had to get him on board for his first full release this year, an EP entitled Dreamland.

Also a DJ with a long standing career in Tokyo, his sets join the dots between the sounds that influence his productions, from techno and acid to electro and Italo too. It's the latter he's chosen to explore for this week's Wednesday Alternative mix; a celebration of all things Italo...

Shun: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

From Petach Tiqva to Ft. Lauderdale to a carefully managed escape to New York City in 1988, Liad Krispin’s journey has always been driven by dance music, and the communities surrounding it. In 1997, together with close friends, he launched Hamsa—a much-loved underground New York party that became a fixture of the scene. Those nights remain as formative as they were unforgettable.
Since relocating to Berlin in 2008, Liad has spent over 15 years refining a sound that bridges history and evolution—rooted in underground dance music yet stretching across Disco, House, Techno, and beyond. A true dancer at heart, he approaches his sets as he does the dance floor: creating moments where community comes together through a sound that is intimate yet expansive, familiar yet unexpected. 
Now based between Basel and Berlin, Liad is a longtime resident of the iconic Cocktail d’Amore and recently joined Budino’s Nothing Special. He also plays regularly at Lab.Dance (Berghain), Power Dance Club, Riot, Wrecked in New York, and other parties across Europe. A recent standout was his b2b with Majdolen at this year’s Whole Festival—a set many called one of the weekend’s most memorable.

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