DJ Fog Puma aka Jean-Marie Dhur was infected by the post-punk, 2-tone and reggae virus at the age of 14, and soon acquired a solid collection of copied cassettes and mixtapes by trading with friends. A few years and some tangled cassette tapes later - initiated by the discovery of New Order's ‘Technique’ album - came the second epiphany in the form of Chicago house, Detroit techno, and communal euphoric dance experiences. Both spheres eventually merged into a preference for hypnotic, rhythmic, dubby, minimalist sounds with a counter-cultural and leftfield attitude. The affinity for this is still reflected in Fog Puma's DJ sets, which move along atmospheres rather than clearly defined genre boundaries. In addition to his dance sets, he also likes to play calmer music, which he presents monthly in the show Abendlandung on Cashmere Radio. And he is co-owner of the specialist bookshop Zabriskie in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

The source of inspiration for a Fog Puma mix are the sounds that are created incessantly by the countless great non-conformist, creative and experimental musicians worldwide - as well as moods that are generated by experiencing and connecting with plants, animals, landscapes, skies, weather and other natural phenomena. The mix for LiO is also inspired by the sounds on the chill-out floors of the 90s, which were mandatory for a proper rave back then.

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Lio Press Mixes

LIO Press mix #24 ~ by Fog Puma · 'No Bounds'

Each day and night are different, the people, the mood, the emotions... This was planed to be an emotional freedom ride but life is not always happening the way it is planed. So the result of this session is an "emotional ride". Openness is the key and accepting the situation as it is, seeing the good in it, seeing the opportunity to learn and grow... The night of 14.12.2024 was an emotional ride and so was the whole year. I am thankful for each lesson I've learned and there were many! Thankful for every night I was invited to my beloved Kasheme to express my emotions with music. Thankful for the people I've met and who understand what story I am trying to tell... And yes the cover picture is on purpose because seeing life from another perspecitve sometimes can help ;-) wishing you a happy ending of 2024 and a good start into a transformative new year! Let's do this!

Thank you for listening to my music. Feel free to leave a comment and share your emotions with me...

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Kasheme - Emotional Ride at the Gallery w/Ajele 14.12.2024

✨🔊 MAGIC JAMS: Bringing The Jams Since ‘97 🔊✨

With almost 30 years behind the decks, Magic Jams—aka David Benjamin (Noema)—has been crafting sonic journeys that transcend time and genre. From his legendary Wilde Renate and Soju Bar residencies to dusty crate-digging expeditions, he weaves together Cosmic Disco, Balearic Beat, Classic House, and Afro-infused rhythms, each set a love letter to the dance floor.

At our last Island Universe, he turned the dancefloor into a kaleidoscope of groove—deep, euphoric, hypnotic. Music that won't let you stay still till the last beat.


🌴 What is Island Universe? 🌴
A daytime gathering where music is the heartbeat, and movement is the language. Every month, we turn Kink into a sanctuary of sound, where deep Disco, Balearic vibes, and groovy House set the rhythm from 3PM till 10PM. Here, the bass hums early, the drinks flow smooth, and the vibe is as timeless as the records spinning. No headliners, no rush—just a deep dive into the warmth of sound and connection.

For more Infos: https://www.instagram.com/island.universe.sounds/

🚀 Next Island Universe 🚀
📅 Sunday 16.03. | 3–10PM
📍 Kink | Schönhauser Allee 176 | Berlin
🎶 DJs: Hara Katsiki, Luca Carluccio, Magic Jams, Moe.

🌀 A place for the heads, the lovers, the movers and the shakers. See you under the red light. #IslandUniverse

ISLAND UNIVERSE | with MAGIC JAMS

Kasheme -  Livingroom Session w/Ajele 25.04.2025

„You are listening to the first hour of my set from Puch Festival in Munich where I had been invited to play a while ago. It’s a beautiful small festival that’s been around forever. I had been playing there with the bands I (used to) play in and therefore there’s also some music from this period. Enough words, enjoy“

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Pingipung Podcast 175: Acid Pauli - Puch!

🌾 SESSION XVIII — CHALGA OF THE CARPATHIANS  

Enter the mist-wrapped mountain passes of the Balkans. “Chalga of the Carpathians” weaves hypnotic non-lexical chants, polyphonic vocal trills, and breath-punctuated harmonies into a forest-born ritual. Gadulka drones, kaval flourishes, and tapan drum rhythms echo through the Carpathian dusk, accompanied by goatskin frame drum taps, swirling Şalgam reeds, and pine-shaded field recordings.

This session honors the ecstatic tradition of mountain song—from Bulgarian village calls to Romanian forest hymns. It’s a trance of stone and smoke, echo and breath.

▸ Region: Carpathian Mountains — Bulgaria, Romania  
▸ Vocals: female choir–style Balkan trills, breathy chants, ritual syllables  
▸ Sounds: gadulka, kaval, tapan, Şalgam wind textures, goat-skin drums, forest ambience  
▸ Mood: dusk ritual • mountain trance • ancestral glow  

🎧 Curated by ApØtheØsis
📀 Label: ÆTHERFLUX RΞCORDS  

#ChalgaOfTheCarpathians #BalkanAmbient #PolyphonicChant #CarpathianChill #WorldFusion #DowntempoBeats #ZenithDunes #Ætherflux #ForestRitual #MysticalGroove #SlowBPM #GlobalLounge  


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Fundamental Harmonics unveils a soundtrack of the young universe in album Origins of Galaxies on Lepton Quark.

“We are all stardust, but some of us remember the explosion” Fundamental Harmonics.
The universe began in fire, in silence, in the slow unfurling of something from nothing. Now, Fundamental Harmonics channels that primordial pulse into Origins of Galaxies, a sprawling, 13-track electronic opus that maps the dawn of existence through hypnotic techno, deep house, and ambient electronica.

Imagine Anthony Bourdain, whiskey in hand, staring into the void, muttering: "The first galaxies weren’t born—they erupted. They were chaos condensing into poetry." That’s the spirit here. Origins of Galaxies is a journey through celestial nurseries, where tracks like "Glass z13" (hypnotic techno thrumming like a pulsar) and "AzTEC-3" (atmospheric deep techno, heavy with dark matter) evoke the slow dance of cosmic dust. "Gn-z11" (melodic techno, glowing like the earliest known galaxy) and "Tucana" (acid techno, searing as a quasar’s jet) remind us that the universe was never quiet—just waiting for someone to listen.

The album drifts between intensity and stillness, mirroring the evolution of matter itself. "Sedna 77" (voluptuous piece of ambient, vast as the Oort Cloud) and "Oikone2" (ambient, dissolving like background radiation) bookend the experience blending textures with forest and nature recordings to recall that the sounds of living organisms are indeed integral parts of the cosmic evolution, while "Jades" (techno, relentless as star formation) and "Slow Burn" (electronica, smoldering like a protostar) pull us deeper into the abyss.

Lepton Quark finds its perfect architect in Fundamental Harmonics, an artist who treats sound like spacetime: something to warp, to bend, to feel.

Origins of Galaxies isn’t just an album. It’s a light-year-spanning elegy to the moment when darkness first caught fire.

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Recording of our weekly Dekmantel Radio show at @redlightradio.

First hour: Dollkraut
Second hour: Red Axes
Third hour: Esa

Dekmantel Radio

Dekmantel Radio w/ Red Axes, Esa & Dollkraut (10/02/2017)

Kasheme's Local Digger Session with Kalabrese (Rumpelmusig / Zukunft | Zurich)

live recorded at Kasheme Zurich / 22.04.17
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Kasheme's Local Digger Session with Kalabrese

Multi Culti is full of life, an elaborate project which has sky rocketed, blossoming with musical heritage and a new wave of artists. Red Axes, Clarian, Auntie Flo, Nicola Cruz, Manfredas and many more have all appeared on the imprint. 

Thomas von Party and Dreems first founded the record label back in 2013, unaware of the course it might take. The two are both independent producers and dj's in their own right, however, together they offer something else entirely. 

We are delighted to be able to welcome the pair to contribute to our Ransom Note mix series, a duo who need very little introduction.

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Thomas von Party & Dreems: The Ransom Note Mix

Kasheme's Local Digger Session w/ Kalabrese #2

After a few attempts we are finally happy to have a wonderful session recorded of Kalabrese again. This one was during the Covid and also broadcasted live, the video link and the full session can be found below.

live recorded at Kasheme | 10.04.20
livestream video on: https://vimeo.com/406284116

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Kasheme's Local Digger Session w/ Kalabrese #2

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