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Hiver have worked damn hard. For many years they have cut their teeth building relationships and working tirelessly on music in their native Italy. They have become a core representation of a developing musical ethos in the country, one which is seeking to challenge the preconceptions of Italy’s previous club culture with an array of new festivals and clubs pushing things forward across the country.

Since 2012 the pair have released a steady string of records forming close relationships with the likes of Curle, Fides and Vidab who have offered a consistent outlet for them to develop as artists and establish the type of music that they really want to make.

More recently they have began to receive the acclaim and attention that they deserve – playing a broader array of shows outside of Italy in Ibiza, Amsterdam and Berlin. However, it is still very much Italy that they call home.

This summer will see them return to play a special show at two respective editions of Polifonic Festival, one in Milan and another in Puglia. It is a festival with which they hold a strong affiliation having also released music via the imprint.

Polifonic is a festival which somewhat sits in tandem to the growth of Hiver, having also evolved over many years to create its own niche with Italian and European electronic music culture.

This mixtape is a whirlwind introduction the the music of Hiver but we expect you’ll be seeing a lot more of them soon following their most recent release which emerged on Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records.

Hiver: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

@salsound is a Ratisbona-born, Berlin & Munich raised, love child of Max Horn and Karl Kobs. Blending a broad variety of genres from House, Leftfield, Breakbeat, Downtempo, Slacid, and Disco in their DJ-Sets, their sound is eclectic, yet driven by the crowd's response. Find them regularly at parties via the collective Schwach&Eklektisch.

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Į savaitgalį žengiame su Aperoliu, išplaktu klubo išplėstinės šeimos nario, 1/2 Dresden dueto - Ivan Smagghe. 

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Stepping into the weekend with a fresh Aperol mix stirred by Ivan Smagghe (@colonelgatito). 

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Aperol Mix 030: Ivan Smagghe

Ever since his first exposure to euro-dance pop as a twelve year-old kid, Berlin native Sascha Funke followed the siren call of electronic music, carving out his own spot at the forefront of leading-edge dance music. A seasoned hunter constantly digging for epic melodies, kicking beats or top-tier records to grace both his studio output and DJ sets, he specializes in deep, sweeping sounds - but always favored sitting on the fence when it came to the occasional shootout between genre trenches.

A well-known purveyor of allusive, pop-infused minimalism, Funke successfully combines the straightforward and the uncanny, all wrapped up in lean and stylish arrangements that don’t need much tools to establish a complex atmosphere - a sort of lock 'n' load romanticism that can be readily experienced on the much-acclaimed and highly influential full-length releases „Bravo“ (2003) or „Mango“ (2008). Both went on to become electronic classics in their own right and remain a rather popular choice on international dance floors to this day.

After establishing his unique musical vision on iconic underground imprints like BPitch Control or Kompakt, Funke has returned to the latter for his more recent efforts with Saschienne, a project he put forth with partner in crime Julienne Dessagne - resulting in 2012’s album „Unknown“, a master class in sparse, but highly effective techno songwriting that found its fair share of loyalists and serves as an ideal primer for Funke’s new solo output with the label. We could welcome him back, but then again, he wasn't really away.

After the release the duo toured around the world and further introduced their work with a dynamic live show. When Funke was not on stage with Julienne or spending his time with her and their son, he was occupying his weekends by playing his current favourite tunes and classics in some DJ booth around the world. The only Berlin-based producer that supports 1.FC Köln then had locked himself in the studio again and produced four new tracks the label Multi Culti, which celebrate techno darkly with melodies full of New Age and Krautrock spheres, cosmic trance moments and a slower BPM power.

As well he released on Tiga’s Canadian label Turbo Recordings the EP “IFA” and delivered four enchanting tracks between bewitched minimal tribal, twisted piano house, stomping psychedelic and space techno. And there is also a new solo album in the pipeline. It will be called “Lotos Land”, will see the light of the day on the Japanese label Endless Flight and presents the 40-year-old as a musician, that transcends deep felt emotions into a multidimensional ocean of sound. Those who would like to hear first impressions of his newest musical output should come to one of his DJ gigs - Sascha Funke likes to play unreleased sounds in DJ sets, which lately go beyond the average definition of techno and house and also presentdisco, wave, electro, cosmic, Krautrock and early electronic dance music. All mixed up with passion in order to kick all dancers into an unpredictable emotional journey, in which their bodies become absolutely unrestricted and bodiless.


Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/saschafunkeofficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaschaFunke/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saschafunke_music/

Hypnotic Groove Mix #427 - Sascha Funke

For Viscera 104 we welcome Ambient Babestation Meltdown to the series!

For those that are unaware, Ambient Babestation Meltdown is a producer, DJ and vocalist who has released with the likes of Optimo Music and Ritual Poison, with more poetic productions on the way. Her mixes travel through Techno, Tech House, Electroclash, Hardcore and more giving off relentless energy and we're delighted to have her involved.

In the words of Rachael:

"The mix is inspired by my recent set at Field Maneuvers so anyone who was there might recognise a few bits off it! Really went for a go big or go home festival bangers set traversing across early 2000s tech house slammers, electroclash classics and early '90s hardcore belters. And it's all very music in the spirit of early 90s hardcore haha. Enjoy xx"

@ambient-babestation

Photo Credit - Andy Edwards

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Ambient Babestation Meltdown | 104

Infectious house and disco from Vienna.

Download and tracklisting: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_Jorkes

@jorkes

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Dresden live from The Beach Stage at Love International 2023.

Live from the Adriatic 2023: Dresden

Retrouvez Ivan Smagghe :
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Resident Advisor : ra.co/dj/ivansmagghe
Soundcloud : @colonelgatito

REXCAST #21 - IVAN SMAGGHE

Welcome to Paloma 009.4, the fourth in a series of four EPs showcasing artists affiliated with Berlin's widely acclaimed Paloma club. 

The fourth EP is the fourth stage of the Paloma nocturnal adventure. Releasing the tension. Dawn is approaching. What we need now is a different intensity. Slow it down some. The end of the night is as important as anything that has happened before. The place has lost some dancers on the way, but those who stayed are a family. They will let go, but not yet. They want to feel the love for as long as they can. They want to love the people they came with, or just met. Soundtrack provided by Jay Simon defining the word dope, Rebecca B nicing up the dance once more with a deep jam, Soela interpreting losing track of time so soothingly, and we end with a message of love and hope by Pal Joey. Yes, THAT Pal Joey. Come home safe and sound. See you next week.
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Release: December 15, 2023 

@soelaela & @moduleone_music

Mastered by placid.punch 
Distributed by Word & Sound 
Sales@wordandound.net 
Artwork by Alex Solman

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Aussie Mic Newman is true to his Fantastic Man moniker. The music he releases under it is always inventive and colourful stuff that defies easy categorisation. It draws ideas from tribal, acid and abstract sound worlds and marries them to rugged, compelling house and techno grooves. Let’s Play House, Fine Choice and Permanent Vacation all release it and the man himself also co-runs the Superconscious label with his friend Francis Inferno Orchestra. On top of this he also recently explored new age ambient and downtempo as Mind Lotion, so has never been hotter than he is right now. 

His mix for us draws on all this and more: it is a balmy house trip with curious jungle sounds, breezy melodies and retro sounding oddities that speak of an inquisitive musical mind. Quite often managing to sound both soothing and banging at the same time, it is a colourful affair that never stays in one place for too long, and is all the more absorbing because of it.

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3rd annual Holiday Acid episode.  I'll try to get the tracklist up here sooner than later.

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