Memories of a very special night when I unexpectedly played in front of a crowd wearing only body glitters :')

Uzume at Hedoné Paris | May 2021

We are arriving at Explorations number 27 and our conductor for this trip will be the spellbinding FACETTES (AKA Sofiane Tib). 
@facettesmusic
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Sofiane has loved to dance since a young age. It’s this body language that led him to electronic music. 

A house filled with, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Eurythmics, resulted in a love of synthesizers. The dreamy emotive world that these machines created on seminal music were being soaked up by a young boy destined for big things. 
Living in France on the doorstep of a thriving rave scene, 15-year-old Sofiane was hearing the sound of the underground echoing across Europe. Listening to countless radio shows and mixes resulted in him trying to mix tunes on a cheap turntable and a cd player with no pitch control. His friends and peers on their own journey were discovering sample culture and beat making. 
Sofiane was listening, taking notes, and starting on his quest to become a DJ. 
Taking inspiration from the likes of James Murphy (LCD Sound System), Yasmine Hamdan, Satori, Dixon, Raw Main, Sainte Vie, Squire, Behrouz, Ali Farahani, Bedouin, WhomadeWho, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Jonas Rathsman. and influenced by Arabic, Spanish and African music. Sofiane weaves these tapestries into his sets and productions creating a heart-swelling, hip-swinging soundtrack to pulsing dancefloors. 
The Facettes experience is constantly pushing boundaries, incorporating live instrumentation into his productions and live sets. A percussionist, Keyboardist, or a Cielo player is not an unusual site while Sofiane lays down his melodic groove on the turntables. 
In his own words. I am searching for goosebumps! If I don’t get them while I am creating a playlist, there is no point in playing! I listen to a lot of music, new and old releases, mixes, labels, and upcoming artists. I am looking for obscure tracks that bring spirituality and emotion to envelope the audience on the dancefloor. I am after music that not many DJs play, and being the first one to share is really important for me to keep it interesting. I am into the challenge of playing melodic music that has several layers at any time of the night. I think we don’t have enough events where we can listen to music that transports you and give you emotion! During my set. I try to have a certain progression, I create waves with tension and release to surprise the audience, I am not only using middle eastern atmospheres, but I also build my set with dark techno, hypnotic vocals, and afro elements to create a complex mix with multiple layers. 
I have been in the scene for a while, so I am after delivering the best mix that I can for each performance. One of my close friends said to me, you are sometimes competing with yourself! I have to create a journey that people can remember! I feel so much pressure each time as I have to do as well or better than the last time with a new original set. It’s hard work but if you have the right sensibility and artistic skills, you can connect and transport the audience with music that they have never heard before.

For LO-FI I wanted to record a different mix compared to what I play at a festival, it’s a set that you can listen to any time of the day! It offers lots of messages with a melancholic atmosphere that reflects what some of the Middle Eastern countries have gone through. There is lots of emotion and sadness with ethereal music from Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Ukraine, Israel, and more. 

Here at LO-FI, we agree, the results are exceptional. This has been one we have been looking forward to sharing with you and it is a pleasure to welcome FACETTES to the LO-FI family.

Explorations 27

FACETTES. LO-FI Presents Explorations 27

What to say... just... @sisyphos-berlin 🦆
Check my 4 hs. set from last weekend.
I had the chance to musically, go everywhere, different genres, textures, vibes, emotions. ☺️
It was more than a set, it was a concert, a little festival.

Special thanks to the crazy gang around & all the sisy team for an unforgettable time.

Live set

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FREE DOWNLOAD - Los Cabra live!  - Sisyphos  -Dampfer (23-10-2021)

Summer bliss, thirty thirsty.
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Tracklist:
01. Dest, Dj Khaikhan, Laroz Camel Rider - Mihrap
02. Tebra - Yug
03. Mira (Berlin) & Christopher Schwarzwalter - Deia
04. Nora En Pure - Reminiscing
05. Coeus - Forgotten Love
06. Soul Of Void, Elfenberg - Dahab
07. Moonwalk - Legend
08. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Chris Gerber Remix)
09. Green Tolek - Ufory
10. TwoPlus - Blended Dust
11. Stephan Jolk - Freedom
12. Joseph Disco, Khainz - Dangerous
13. Fat Sushi - Samui
14. Jickow - Bodhisattva
15. Kevin de Vries - Dragon of Eden
16. Fabrication - Charlie Goes Bananas
17. HLGRMS - Never Sleep
18. Mathame feat. Franchino - Magia
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SoundClound: @toscanino
Release date: 12 June 2022

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MICHELLE @ CLUB ATELIER WOLVENROEDEL OPENING 106-120 BPM

Opening DJ-Set @ Arosa Electronica @ Smalls

001 - Dir z'Lieb @ Arosa Electronica

Another show at Heinz Hopper - Katerblau is another great story to tell. 
3 hours, Enjoy! ;)

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Los Cabra - Live At Katerblau - Heinz Hopper April 2023

I Grew up between classic music, rock and roll, and jazz.
We were not necessarily a musial family but definitely a lot of music influence around. Lots of friends of the family that will often be around where musicians so lots of poetry, guitars and artists coming and going around the house, this has let my attention run that way since early times. 
My sister was a contemporary dancer. And I was a ballerina myself from my 10’s to 18 years old.I was really committed to it on a full-time basis. But I hurt my leg and eventually had to stop. 
The frustration and free time led me to start playing instruments, did a bit of run around with piano, drums and at the end stuck to the bass guitar. Silver linings....
I Started putting on jazz and rock and roll gigs very young (teens) , but I was way too shy to perform so I would only organise. This is all part of the path that led me to this..

I started playing (djing) because I was curious about it. And as I started doing it felt natural. It’s been a fun road. And I love everything about it. Probably ready for a bit of a challenge up…
I'm on the wonder road.

Big electronic influences have been…Mira Kater, Christopher Schwarzwalder,  Arutani,
Be Svendsen, Ninze, Lee Jones, Just Emma, HVOB Holen Coin, Andre Polar Karela Dust David Rausch, Sanoi,Out of Sorts
Mellowtac, among a few others. 
The friends that I made along the journey and memories shared have been everything really. And being able to support others as I can along the way. 
Splore 2023, the second set I played, at @Lucky Star stage… that was on fire!
Shipwrecked Music & Arts Festival 2023
Slow Heart April 2021
Beat and Path Raglan edition 2019
Creation of Silk Collective @ AOTEAROA 


A friend described my sound once as “Sexual friction underline” haha, I will add something like… soft and deep sounds. Sexy and playful.
Slow tech more than downtempo I will say.

Someone else also said..."She comes in slow like a sultry steam train, building it up to the kinds of rhythms that hit you deep and hard"

I will mix them up to get Me.


Well, as always, the mix is a love story, listen and try to follow.

From my Slow Heart to your ears…

Aleja.  LO-FI Presents EXPLORATIONS 41

Set at the Couleur Cafe camp at the Swedish burn Borderland

From Borderland with Love | Borderland 2023

My katerblau live set from december 2023 - once again Berlin rules. 
so many emotions, the thrill of playing only my songs. That was awesome. Danke!

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⚫ The seed was planted at the Pyramind school in San Francisco. Chateau-Bryan, Diamond, Maria Luisa, Vaniha, French Sundays & Cosmix @ Fluxus.

🏴 First influences: Rodriguez Jr., Tale of Us, Paul Kalkbrenner, Compuphonic, N'TO, Worakls, Stephan Bodzin, Marques Wyatt, the Favela stage @ LIB.

🖤 Current inspirations: Innellea, Mona Moore, Ezio Aguiar.

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