Great track, and I like this unusual vocal sample!

As a musician, I'm sure you've heard another DJs music and realized how similar your sounds are.....who would you say that musician is, Tom? 

Beats

Between a fascination for sound discovery via the use of his modular synthesizer and his loyalty to the classic club rhythms, Border One’s stylistic sophistication is forward-thinking in its conception and highly functional in its implementation.

Through mesmerizing manoeuvres, experimental-leaning modular talk and heavy-duty 4x4 payload, his DJ sets are a parade of immersive wares and up-for-the-jugular rhythms.

https://soundcloud.com/borderone
https://ra.co/dj/borderone
https://www.instagram.com/border.one
https://www.facebook.com/borderonemusic

Artwork by FUNARO: www.instagram.com/funar.o/

CLOSERcast #072 - BORDER ONE

Mix 006. This one is really special to me as it represents a sound I’ve been searching for as a DJ/producer/listener for a while. Too often in techno these days, the term “dark” gets mixed up with the word “hard.” In my eyes, they mean something very different. This mix represents my vision for the dark, driving techno I love to play and listen to. “Dark” techno, for me, accesses the full range of human emotion. Austerity and mechanized coldness mixed with fleeting moments of yearning and beauty. Not just grooves, but tracks with great melodies that suggest more beneath the surface. Put another way—dark, driving techno done right is layered and subtle, something that rewards you the more you listen. 

I’ve included a broad mix of tracks I’ve been feeling from across the decades. Thanks for listening. Link to the full mix in my bio. 

-Holden

90s Techno Redux - Mix 006

JakoJako (@jakojako_live) always wanted to make music and her self-confessed hyperactivity ultimately led to her getting the most joy out of playing about with machines and patching up synths. These days the Berghain resident is a celebrated live act and DJ who draws on the considerable knowledge she picked up working at Berlin's legendary synth shop SchneidersLaden, but she has also worked on several high-profile motion sensor dance projects at places like The Royal Albert Hall. Her smart sound designs and unique rhythms have landed on Leisure System, Tresor and Figure and she has a new EP coming on Mute this June.

Her mix for us this week features a sneak preview of one of the tracks from that EP as well as mixing up music from Alaric, Siege, Altinbas and many more. It's full of high-speed sounds couched loosely in techno but with moods and textures borrowed from industrial, minimal and even trance as things reach an emotional peak late on. Though she broke through as a live act, this set shows JakoJako can now speak just as freely through the decks.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 462 - JakoJako

Belgian artist Kr!z, founder of Token Records, has been at the forefront of techno for more than a decade. Influenced by the hypnotic and energetic sound helmed by veterans such as Jeff Mills, Steve Rachmad and James Ruskin, he gradually but steadily developed his own identity in the international techno scene. 

Touch KR!Z: @tokenrecords
Touch OECUS: www.oecusmusic.com
Artwork: Ava Krohn
www.instagram.com/ava.krohn

OECUS Podcast 400 // KR!Z

Animal Farm head QUAIL steps up for episode 69 of the AF podcast with a special recording from February's Sub Club event with TOMMY FOUR SEVEN. With almost 20 years experience under his belt, Quail has set the tone for AF Sub Club events from the beginning and this set showcases his ability to move from dark droning atmospheres and cerebral sounds to tougher 4x4 Techno.

Animal Farm Podcast 069 | Quail - Live @ Sub Club

This next one’s a very special B2B set from two of techno’s freshest talents. German/Dutch pairing Phil Berg and Lobster have emerged from their respective habitats masters of their art. From raves in both their homelands to releases on SK-eleven, HAYES, Room Trax and positivesource, as well as a shared residency for Vault Sessions that’s brought them here for Bassiani Podcast 210, the duo posit a deep and driving compound of high-voltage rhythms in their day-to-day praxis. Slamming techno that has claimed a rightful space among the greatest names of their generation. Layer by layer, an instinctive formulation of heaving basslines and delicate hi-hats balanced with utmost precision. It’s a seamless communion of complementary worldviews in respect to sound, a rich tapestry of ever morphing loops. It’s focus on gradual build, a slowly evolving chimera in lieu of schmaltzy instant gratification. This latest edition clocks in at three hours, a redacted version of their 12 hour set for the Vault Sessions night at Bassiani back in early February. Immersive and rolling, monolith techno that’s sure to set a higher bar for those who follow.

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@lobsternl

BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites Phil Berg & Lobster / Podcast #210

ANAØH Sesssiøns 016
Guest: Sigvard aka Tom Hades / Belgium

we are very happy to present a Belgian Techno legend, under his most powerful a.k.a., he recently presented his Anaoh ep debut, Rift, with you… the legendary Sigvard!

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Tracklist:
1. Ignez - Veiled Dreams (Original Mix) 
2.  Norbak - Teste
3. Mattias Fridell, Alexander Johansson - Hicka (Original Mix)
4. Soren Aalberg - Contrate 
5. Yan Cook - Imla (Red Rooms Remix) 
6. Alarico - Chromo (Original Mix) 
7. Sigvard - Unquiet Enemy 
8. Sigvard - Reson (Original Mix)
9. Lindsey Herbert - Incoming Signal 
10. Dimi Angelis - Further Back in Time
11. Sigvard - Fathom (Original Mix) 
12. Drumcell & Luis Flores - Stuck In My Mind (Truncate Remix) 
13. Singular Anomalies - Absidi 
14. Sigvard - Zither 
15. FAÏG - Choices We Make (Original Mix)
16. Dynamic Forces - Tango (Original Mix) 
17. Temudo - The Ecosystem Track (Original Mix)
18. PTTRNRCRANT - Data 4 
19. Sigvard - Void (Original Mix) 
20. Fixon, PUSHMANN - Physical Rituals (Original Mix) 
21. Chlär - Inside Us (Original Mix) 
22. Phara - Rhythm Sticks 
23. Sigvard - Tempest 
24. Dold - Smile 
25. Not A Headliner - The Previous Change (Original Mix) 
26. Sigvard - Vague Flow 
27. Mattias Fridell, Alexander Johansson - Hicka (Original Mix) 
28. INSOLATE - Female Alpha (Original Mix) 
29. Sigvard - Miasma 
30. Arthur Robert - Come Closer (Original Mix) 
31. Bailey Ibbs - Manic Room 
32. Lewis Fautzi - Unprincipled (Original Mix) 
33. Non Reversible - Habitable Surface (Sigvard Remix) 
34. Sigvard - Pulser 
35. Sigvard - Unreleased 
36. Sigvard - Dusk 
37. Sigvard - Temporal Flux

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ANAØH Sesssions 016 | Sigvard 01.05.24

For my return to Open Ground, I had the idea to record my full set and post it online. Nothing can really describe that club, the sound system, the room accoustics, the way everything has been designed just breathes passion and dedication. Just amazing crew and always a treat to come back there.
The vibe there was absolutely amazing, and I guess you really just have to experience it on the spot to really get what it's like. 

But yea, here's the 3h30 journey we've embarked on there this 8th May, and I hope you enjoy it !

Altinbas at Open Ground 08-05-2024

Reclaim Your City 595 | Altinbas (Brussels)

Merchant of feral-minded, steel-clad floor wares harboured by some of the finest imprints out there including Token and SK_eleven, in addition to his own outlet, Observer Station, Fuse resident Altinbas takes over the RYC broadcast with an explosive two-hour ride fusing pure raging uptempo arson and highly trenchant, indus-oriented machine funk. Blast it out full force and let the trippy winds of primitive drums patterns, 909-fuelled obsession and dubbed-out 4x4 mystique alter your senses durably, for the spirit of rave shines high and bright above us. Total heater of a mix, you’ve been warned.
 
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Discogs: bit.ly/altinbas_dc
Resident Advisor: bit.ly/altinbas_ra

Reclaim Your City  

Reclaim Your City 595 | Altinbas

Miasma EP

Sigvard - Miasma EP - Children Of Tomorrow

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Something is brewing in Belgium where Tom Hades teams up with Kostas Maskalides for two juicy cuts. The title really says it all on the opening track, so, of course, you can expect the all-time classic sample over a monstrous, rocksteady rhythm section with some grooving percussion thrown in for good measure. "Break Up" picks up from there with some serious vocal chopping and stomping drums to get the temperature rising and the momentum going into hyperdrive.

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Tom Hades & Kostas Maskalides - Break Up (Original Mix)

Release: Beatport exclusive 4th June

Vinyl + other digital - 11th June.

Lights Out

Needs You

George FitzGerald
Thinking of You
HF040

Following acclaimed excursions on Hypercolour (‘Needs You EP’) and Will Saul’s Aus Music (‘Child EP’) last year, George FitzGerald is preparing to make his return to his Hotflush home for the first time since 2011. Premiering in FitzGerald’s debut Radio 1 Essential Mix last month as part of the ‘2013’s Future Stars’ series, ‘Thinking Of You’ is scheduled to drop as a Beaport exclusive on 18th March, with full physical release and accompanying tracks to follow in May.
 
Having displayed his innate understanding of how to craft a musical narrative with the Essential Mix, ‘Thinking Of You’ turns to the darker realms of the dance floor imbued with the same kind of precision-tooled grooves, nuanced melodic touch and emotive shades that have garnered him such praise in the past.
 
The last twelve months have been extremely busy for FitzGerald as he continues to capture the attention of industry heads and fans alike with his refined and emotive homegrown club music. Releasing music on his regular home Hotflush, as well as Will Saul’s Aus Music imprint and the acclaimed Hypercolour stable, not to mention his own burgeoning ManMakeMusic imprint, FitzGerald's flourishing discography continues to grow steadily but impeccably.

Release date: March 18th 2013

1: Thinking of You


Thinking Of You

My remix of the first single from Will Saul aka Close's new album forthcoming on K7 Recordings. As featured on my Essential Mix earlier this year. 

Close ft Scuba - Beam Me Up (George Fitzgerald Remix)

Belgium based Tom Hades has become as something of a tastemaker in today’s world of techno. 
With years of experience in playing shows & even more in producing he exactly knows how to stick out of the masses with his really own signature sound. 
Tom started making music with his long-time friend Marco Bailey, with whom he also had his first releases with on labels like Drumcode. Techno always was, and still is, the only kind of music Tom could express his very own vision of music with. 
Tom’s sound always has a strong emphasis on straightforward baselines and eternal catching melodies – it is made for dancing! Often Tom also brings a certain melancholy to it, which enables a really unique listening experience. The focus on a typical Hades track is also always on strong percussion elements by bringing a fresh vibe to the end product, that saturates his audience as well as his fellow producer and DJ colleagues. 
His productions obviously align well with the selections Tom makes while being behind the decks. A set of Tom always focuses on keeping the tempo and strong melodies, while adjusting a certain groove. His sets combine classic productions, which he showcases in his weekly classic Sunday picks, with more current ones. For Tom creating the atmosphere through groove & strong repetitive melodies is the main goal. 
This year will see Tom releasing his productions on international renown labels, as well as expanding his global tour schedule. Tom Hades is a steady part of today’s techno scene!

Tom Hades & Kostas Maskalides - Break Up (Original Mix)

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