Jason 'Solvent' Amm has been active since the late 90s, creating numerous indefinable mutations of dance, rich with the pulsing warmth and chaos of analogue circuitry. Recent years have seen Amm serving as producer, co-writer and interviewer for the independent documentary epic I Dream Of Wires exploring the history, demise and resurgence of the ultimate electronic music machine, the Modular Synthesizer. All the while Solvent has pursued the industrial, acidic sounds that have always lain dormant in his work, and this mix for R$N offers an emotional gut punch, with slow, stately machine music giving way to chunks of bristling techno and bursts of quivering, tentatively euphoric melody. We caught up with Amm to discuss just how a producer who doesn't "put a lot of stock into recording mixes" goes about making a mixtape...
Full interview here: http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/mixes/solvent-the-ransom-note-mixtape/

Alessandro Cortini - Stella 
Lowfish - Knives 
Alain Kepler - Radio Wave Tracker 
Clouds - Blood Skating 
Varg - Norrlandsbrigad 69R 
Cylob - Durftal 
Strider.B. - [Bradley's Robot A1] 
Gescom - Viral Rival (Rmxd By Ae) 
[UNKNOWN ARTIST] - [Papers001-B1] 
Cloudface - On None 
Blacknecks - Don't Dream It Be It 


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Solvent - The Ransom Note Mixtape

PREMIERE : Pleasure Voyage - Reunion

My next guest is Etiennette, a Berlin-based DJ. @etiennettereimann
And I am happy she followed my invite to contribute with this mix! She's bringing a beautiful atmospheric set for some Moments of Light 'n Darkness with some amazing foggy soundscapes. And what I find funny about, that we first came in contact to each other by chance at my working place in Neukölln talking about topics like health care and personal developement - ..and finally found out about her passion for dubby vibes. Sometimes Berlin really is a small village..

Etiennette is regularly active in the city’s House, Deep House and Minimal scene.
While this is the sound she’s most often associated with, her connection to Dub Techno has always been present – and this mix gave her the chance to fully explore that side of her musical identity. It was a special set for her to create, and one that means a lot.

The mix moves through slower, deeper and more introspective moods, while still carrying subtle traces of her house-rooted, minimalistic approach.
Many of the artists featured – including Roger Gerressen, Per Hammar, Efdemin, Joe Davies, Jay Tripwire and Grad U – also appear in her club sets, now brought together in a different context.

Active at Elevate Records in Berlin, Etiennette continues to seek out new sonic territories. This mix is one of them. 

https://soundcloud.com/etiennettereimann
https://linktr.ee/etiennettemusic

Guestmix Etiennette for MLD

DC Promo Tracks #1760: "New Future" by Hiworld is part of the release "Temple do Sol EP" on Better Together Records  https://www.instagram.com/hiworld_au   

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Hudd Traxx makes label history with its first-ever full-length album, Dial Me In, from long-time affiliate Iron Curtis. Aptly, if it wasn’t going to be label boss Eddie Leader, Curtis is the natural choice — having contributed more tracks across more releases than any other artist in the label’s history. Across ten tracks, he delivers a journey that moves between deep house, ambient textures, and eclectic grooves, flowing effortlessly from club-ready jams to home listening moments. The warm Speak to Me Baby (Ambient Mix) opens proceedings before the synthy, Berlin-tinged 1Up {premiered here} sets an understated groove. Roxy and the title track Dial Me In bring rich chords and deep house warmth, while lead single Troubles delivers a hypnotic, low-slung sway. 

Tensione strips things back with bass-heavy, breakbeat energy, and Bodycode rides a beautifully deep house pulse. The final stretch expands the palette with the floaty Dance Inc., the rolling Signal Signal, and closing cut Slipstream, tying the journey together in style. A landmark LP for Hudd Traxx — diverse, soulful, and built for both the dancefloor and beyond.

Premiere: Iron Curtis - 1UP [Hudd Traxx]

We’ve been rummaging through old hard drives and found a few unreleased tracks, including one that was originally available on Juno Download. 2011 was a productive year for In Flagranti, and these two tracks have aged remarkably well.
https://codekrecords.bandcamp.com/album/salute-les-copains

Salu Les Copain snippets

A spookful mix for devils night.

Tracklist - 
Nightmare on Elm Street – Freddy Kruger Theme Song
Yuan – Avance (Ghost Culture Remix)
The Prodigy - Voodoo People (ATAVIST Downtempo Rework)
MAN 2.0 – A Bit Of Blood A Bit Of Sweat
Zillas On Acid - Wake In Fright (Original Mix)
Outlander – The Vamp
Kid Unknown – Nightmare
Grace Jones - Williams Blood (Greg Wilson Version)
Basic Instinct - I'm My Own Ghost (Low Manuel remix)
Cabaret Nocturne - Western Ghost (Kieran Holden Remix)
Back From The Wave - Speak With The Devil (Fat & Bald Remix)
Armand van Helden – Witch Doctor
AGT Rave Cru – Zombie 303
La Mano – Shall We Play A Game
Zsa Zsa La Boum - Something Scary
Klark Bent – Spooky Action
Brännö Acid Collective - Mind Of Darkness (Brännö Acid Collective Edit)
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth – Chariots of Pumpkins (MAN2.0 Season of the Witch Edit)

Enjoy. Peace, death and acid house x

Ectoplasmic Bass

SOD-90 - From The Pit EP
Label : Co-Accused Records (https://soundcloud.com/coaccused)
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> SOD-90 (https://soundcloud.com/sod-90)
https://www.instagram.com/sodninety/

Co-Accused Records return this autumn with From The Pit, a four-track EP from Paris-born, Berlin-based producer SOD-90 that seeks out connections between electro, industrial, breakbeat and EBM. Locking into the raw, gritty range of distortion that defines his sound, the release also features a remix from Hamburg’s L.F.T. and follows SOD-90’s label debut with 'Saving Up For Botox’ last year.

A classically trained flautist, professional musician and teacher, SOD-90’s electronic production has become an increasingly vital part of his daily life. Working almost exclusively with hardware, his tracks emerge from spontaneous sessions as a channel for emotional release, fuelled by bursts of adrenaline and a need to counterbalance the refinement of classical music. Distortion, for him, is a way to dig deeper into timbre and sonic depth, pulling distinctive textures out of his machines.

Opener ‘Fugitive Passagére’ sets the tone with driving kick drums, distorted vocal fragments and full-throttle energy aimed straight at the club. L.F.T. 's remix twists it into a dark electro moment, layering a jagged bassline over razor sharp beats. On the B side, ‘Muzzle’ goes all-in on blown-out distortion and breakbeat force, before closer ‘Rust Fountain’ moves into complex, off-kilter territory with ricocheting synths and layered percussion.


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Italo Deviance - Quantic Dance - Low Quality

tracklist:  Clouzer - Voices from the Abyss [Distant Gaze] 

Javier Busto - Arabic Nights [Logical Records]

Sesto Senso - Bass Girl [Slow Motion / Ritmo Fatale]
 B1980 - Bodyscape [Italo Moderni]
 Altered View - Fast Paced Life (Radondo Remix) [Inner Shah]

Kalipo - Deine Worte [Iptamenos Discos] 

Man2.0 & Precious Blood - CTRL ALT DEL (Tronik Youth Remix) [Nein]

Tassilo Vanhöfen - Flow my tears [SINCHI]

Arnaud Rebotini - Let The Lower Lights Be Burning [Blackstrobe]

Fille - Reach the Nucleus (Rico Casazza Remix) [Distant Gaze]
 Adrian Marth feat Diana Berti - Magic fantasia (Chupacabras Remix) [Italo Moderni]
 Captain Mustache ft. The Advent - Computer Monkey (Legowelt Remix) [Les Yeux Orange]
 Joshua James - Amber Rush (Daniel Avery Remix) [Phantasy]

Feed Your Head Guest Mix: Parissior

@shkema - Singapuras 
Remixer - @inflagranti
Label - @goodskills

All Sinchi premieres available on 
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sinchicollective
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PREMIERE - Shkema - Singapuras (In Flagranti Remix) (Good Skills)

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