Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

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CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

Organic mix of Grey area grooves, mind bending sound design included.

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Polygonia @ The Lot Radio 05-17-2024

Our latest episode welcomes a massive link-up from two French producers currently making waves of seismic proportions, Beatrice M. & Trois-Quarts Taxi System. An hour of ground-shattering bassweight and ear-catching percussive flurries, including plenty of unreleased material from Beatrice's Bait label, captures the pair in their primal element and demonstrates exactly why these two names are seemly on everyone's minds at the moment. Their captivating and technical approach to low-end driven psychedelia puts them each in a category of their own, and together they're a force beyond reckoning. Thanks Eloi and Beatrice!

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Artwork by Mei Oele - Boser Tritt.

Sure Thing Mix 128: Beatrice M. & Trois-Quarts Taxi System

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Diskonnected @ The Lot Radio 08-05-2024

Welcome to the final edition of the Midgar Records takeover. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Berlin-based label took over our mix series for the entirety of September, showcasing work from some of the label's closest affiliates including Aa Sudd, Tammo Hesselink and Keplrr. To round things off, we have label founder Severja contributing a mix that highlights his breadth of influences that are also channeled through Midgar Records output. The mix spans across drum & bass, wonked-out techno, trippy percussive rhythms and trance-like soundscapes. The session also ties in nicely with our 200th mix!

Founded in 2014, Severja launched Midgar Records as a label that leaves the trends behind and instead focuses on bringing together a melting pot of artists who are pushing music forward through their modern take on techno that showcases the soundscapes mentioned above. In the label's bio on Soundcloud it says, 'a sound that tells stories as people dance'.  Launching on a very strong foot with the first release by Wata Igarashi, Midgar Records has since gone on to house records from the likes of Ruff Cherry, Von Grall, Forest Drive West, Retina.it, natural/electronic.system., Priori, Agonis, Tammo Hesselink, Polygonia, OK EG and many more. In addition to the releases, Severja has taken the label and its artists around the world with showcases in Krakow, Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin, Barcelona, Medellin, Oslo, and Milan to name a few.

To accompany the final mix in the takeover, we spoke to Severja about how it feels reaching the 10th anniversary of the label, how Midgar has evolved over the years, experiences bringing the label to club spaces, the story behind signing Wata Igarashi for the first record and the inspirations behind the label's curation and art direction.

Read here: https://www.untitled909.com/the-lowdown-midgar-records/

tracklist 
1 unreleased - midgar
2 Monstah - Smogo
3 Biome - Industrial 
4 Circuit 900 - Altitude (Decompression)
5 Mucho Sueño - Mounty Track
6 Kombé - Batian
7 Torso - Nyonga
8 Danimoto - Amor Fati
9 Amarou - Skyfall
10 JC Laurent - Symbiosis
11 Atrice - Being Harvested 
12 SGURVIN - NTNL (Julie Silset & Rudi Valdernes Remix) 
13 explanaria - turbinaria 
14 Tano - Filled With Light 
15 Jesus Jones - Zeroes and Ones (Aphex Twin Reconstruction #2) 

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@midgar_records

Untitled 909 Podcast 200: Severja (Midgar Records Takeover)

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Next on tentacular, we’re thrilled to host a mix from the multi-faceted Lucie Stepankova, known as Avsluta (@avsluta): a London-based sound artist, DJ, and curator. With a focus on the liminal spaces between ambient and dance music, Avsluta creates evocative experiences that invite deep, active listening and emotional connection.

Lucie is the force behind @introspective_electronics, a platform dedicated to exploring ambient-infused sounds through regular radio shows, podcasts, and curated live events. Her collaborative projects include co-running Sonic Garden—an experimental ambient and downtempo event series in partnership with AMOENUS—and co-curating @terra-obscura-london alongside DJ/producer Alicia, a bi-monthly exploration of ambient-tinged UK bass and progressive club sounds.

Through her live performances, Lucie improvises with a mix of objects, field recordings, electronics, and digital processing, crafting speculative soundscapes that embody the essence of nature and emotion. Her DJ sets are equally diverse, seamlessly flowing between ambient, downtempo, UK bass, and off-kilter deep techno, blending atmospheres that resonate both physically and soulfully.

She shared with us a few words with her mix

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 ~ 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨.

Tentacular 21 ~ Avsluta

A lesson in rhythm from a former De School resident.

When it comes to minimalist dance music, Ruben Üvez, AKA Konduku, is one of the best in the game right now. With a masterful and ever-shapeshifting understanding of rhythm, the Berlin-based artist crafts sublime dance music with a staunchly leftfield bent. Don't just take our word for it: how many DJs, after all, can claim to have moved De School to a puddle of tears?

Musically, Üvez is hard to pin down. He's often billed as a techno artist, but actually you'll find his sound sits outside of the genre's many conventions. With an outsider's curiosity, he leans into diverse moods, tempos and genres, though one throughline is always how he arranges his drums. Whether it be deep, Nobu-core techno such as 2023's Hayal EP or UK beat science á la Peverelist on 2019's  Gegek, he leads with rhythm across his DJing and production. The end product is a hypnotic, one-of-a-kind sound that hits the body before the brain has time to catch up. In short, it slaps.

As Üvez's RA Podcast demonstrates, he's got a serious knack for crafting and selecting tunes that can  deeply captivate a dance floor. Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, RA.967 is an excursion through a timeless sound, packed with long, layered blends, flick-of-the-wrist transitions, locked grooves and spine-tingling atmospherics. In 2020, we called Ruben Üvez one of techno's brightest new talents. This mix sees him ascending to a seat at the top table.

@kondukukonduku

Read more at ra.co/podcast/967

RA.967 Konduku

The Dekmantel favourite kicks off 2025 in an exploratory mood.

Since her breakout in 2017, Thessa Thorsing has built an enviable CV: a debut release on Nous'klaer Audio, an album on Dekmantel and a residency at former Amsterdam clubbing institution De School. Over these years, she's honed a singular sound, navigating wild variations in tempo and mood that dance along the edges of techno, IDM and drum & bass (we could list many more, but you know the drill).

Her creative arc has seen her delve into ever more abstract concepts, such as 2024's ambient-leaning album, Strange Meridians, exploring the interplay between synthetic and natural textures through drumless experimentations. As she explained in her 2018 RA Breaking Through profile, "I just want to hear the weirdness in the music."

Thorsing's RA Podcast showcases exactly why she's one of the most  consistently adventurous names in dance music. Describing it as "a mix with a narrative," the former landscape architecture student flexes her ability to build sonic environments, beginning in a landscape more akin to a swamp than a club.

Across 90 minutes, she moves through numerous layered terrains, exploring everything from Skee Mask's lucid, beatless techno to the piercing acid of Mike Parker. Unfolding with a restless sense of curiosity, RA.970 captures an artist challenging the boundaries of electronic music, ever upward.

@upsammy

Read more at ra.co/podcast/970

RA.970 upsammy

microwave my hands before they freeze

and David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue

It was cold in Seattle this morning...for Seattle.  I grew up in Wisconsin and that's an entirely different definition of cold.  

I was once a Safety Patrol Guard at my elementary school on a day when the temperature dropped to -30 degrees, with a wind chill of -60 degrees.  It was so cold, they shut down the school and all the kids went home.  But, no one told me.  No one came to relieve me at my post, and we weren't allowed to leave our post until relieved.  I think I was out there for a few extra hours until my mom drove up to let me know I could go home.  

Compared to that, this morning here in Seattle was nothing.  

Still, it feels appropriate to post this latest Interbay track, called "Colder Every Day."  

In this track, some borrowed lyrics set a chilly tone.  Some of the synthesizers sound like icicles and some glitchy effects should remind you of shivering.  There's also a cold reverb fog that encircles the entire song until there's more fog than song.  

I can't imagine that Bruce will like this track any more than the previous one--there's definitely been a few tracks in a row now with a somewhat similar vibe.  House, but not really...techno, but not quite.  A vaguely danceable but atmospheric electronic track that feels more about mood than moving feet.  

Probably going to be some different vibes moving forward (as there is no "one" Interbay sound, there are a LOT of sounds that all end up sounding like Interbay.)  I have a distinct sense that something involving a horn section is on the way soon.  Or some punk rock.  Or...oh, I don't know,  you'll probably find out around the same time that I do.  

Thanks for your attention.  Hope you listen, like, repost, share, comment upon, and add "Colder Every Day" to a playlist.  It would also be great if you give this page a follow, so you'll hear new tracks (which are being posted EVERY SINGLE DAY, so far!) first.     

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