Here's something just a little bit special...

Ahead of Riverside Festival in Glasgow this coming September we have been blessed with a series of mixes from some of the best and most influential dj's in the city. There is no better place to start really than with Slam, the dj duo extraordinaire who have contributed a lifetime to techno. The pair remain two of the most prominent dj's on the circuit and over the years have established a fierce reputation for their approach to the genre. Their own record label Soma, which they founded alongside Dave Clarke and Glenn Gibbons, has released some of the most crucial music from within the realm of techno and has been a home to musicians like The Black Dog, Surgeon, Deepchord, Daft Punk, Gene Farris, Schatrax, Silicone Soul and many, many more. 

Longstanding residents at the infamous night Pressure the pair have worked alongside some of the biggest and best in the business. However there are stories to be told about their roots as promoters of the Atlantis and their own 'Slam' parties in Glasgow in the 90's. 

As producers the pair continue to push boundaries, releasing music with great consistency, continually managing to reinvent and approach the studio in the pursuit of something new. 

This is a special mix, Slam a special pair. Strap in...

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Slam: The Ransom Note Mix

Black Lotus | Razzmatazz Barcelona

For #128, we have Argentinan talent Gina Demarchi delivering us a carefully constructed high-intensity mix packed with rhythmic percussions, made to make you sweat. 

Tune in for 2 hours of dancefloor-oriented grooves.

Artwork by: @ankhsious

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Vault Sessions #128 - Gina Demarchi

·ANAØH Sesssiøns 002
Guest: Gene Richards Jr / Tel Aviv

The artist in charge of our second episode is a magnificent young DJ and producer, born in Ukraine but based in Tel Aviv, with you the master groove, Gene Richars Jr

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ANAØH Sesssions 002 | Gene Richards Jr 01.03.23

MINDCAST 21 By Sol Ortega

A deep, driving track built on a hypnotic lead synth that pulls ravers in and never lets go. Dark energy with a steady pulse

Starbound

Fractal

2025-11-04_   mklo

Trainspotters Nightmare was a label i used to run with Glenn Wilson of Planet Rhythm, between 1995-1997. It all started with me releasing an obscured 2 track black 12 inch vinyl with no visible title. An idea my friend Danijel Alpha had was to only inscribe the titles onto the vinyl itself, so no unauthorised trainspotters could see what records you where playing.  And after receiving many interesting demo tapes from all corners of the world, a platform was needed where we could release trax that didnt fully fit on our labels H-Productions and P-Rhythm. 

So we continued and during the 2 years we managed to launch 13 vinyl releases, including special colored vinyls and double 12 inch albums. We realized that it would not be fair towards the other artists, if we didnt place names and titles on the vinyl centerlabels. This resulted in us addapting a Trainspotters Nightmare logo in Brail writing which suited the “Ghetto Booty” sound template of the label - being rusty, broken, skewed or even a bit out of sync.

From Finland we have some truly exotic jacking tracks by Ari Jukka, Jori Hulkkonen and Tuomas Juhani. Austria is represented by V-Key from Vienna, that also had an amazing electronic dancemusic scene back in the 90s. Chicago pioneers Steve Poindexter, Gene Hunt and The Beatjunkies bring in the scent of legendary clubs like Warehouse and the Music Box. Besides my own name Cari Lekebusch there also are a few tracks released under my pseudonyme Mr Barth, and the Twobasementboys consist of me and Frankfurtian original freaknoisefunker Oliver Bondzio.

Now, 20 years after the labels discontinuation, it was time for me to record a nice retrospective line through the catalog. Enjoy the jack! * with peace / Cari *

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tracklist (1 hour):

(CL002) - Ari Jukka - Box Trax (B3)
(CL013) - Steve Poindexter - One Side Each (A1)
(CL002) - Ari Jukka - Box Trax (C3)
(CL004) - Jori Hulkkonen - Junipary People (C1)
(CL012) - Beatjunkies - (D2)
(CL004) - Jori Hulkkonen - Hohto (A1)
(CL002) - Ari Jukka - Box Trax (A1)
(CL009) - V-Key - Lo Tek Flirt (A3)
(CL011) - Ari Jukka - Slappin (B3)
(CL001) - Cari Lekebusch - Dont Stop (A)
(CL013) - Mr Barth - Tight As Can Be (B1)
(CL007) - Twobasementboys - Crazy Shite! (B)
(CL012) - Beatjunkies - (A2)
(CL002) - Ari Jukka - Box Trax (C1)
(CL013) - Mr Barth - Turn It Up (B2)
(CL013) - Steve Poindexter - One Side Each (A2)
(CL008) - Tuomas Juhani - Drop The Boy (A1)

Continous mix recorded by Cari Lekebusch,
@ the HPHQ Stockholm, April 2016.
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www.carilekebusch.com
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Trainspotters Nightmare - Retrospective (1995 - 1997)

#033 in Shelter's Live Series is Manchester-born, Berlin-based @Setaoc_Mass. 

Warming up the room for Berlin techno veteran Marcel Fengler, the new promise of Len Faki's FIGURE label delivered a stunner of an opening set. Slowly unfolding in the beginning, the three-hour ride acuminates into his well-known, high energy Techno at the end.

Live Series #033; Setaoc Mass | 02/11/18

Stay Home Soundsystem 35
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Surgeon x Speedy J live

Birmingham x Rotterdam Remote Jam

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SHS 35 Surgeon x Speedy J live

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