“Kotti Island Disc” is a collaborative concept album which provides a foundation for the overall project “Kotti Island”, a multimedia exhibition at Kottbusser Tor in Berlin in January 2023. In collaboration with ten artists, various conceptual tracks were produced that are inspired by Kottbusser Tor. The multifaceted environment of “Kotti”, as it is locally known, offers an ideal surface upon which to play with and emphasize auditory details that can stimulate the way we imagine what this place means.

This exploration of Kottbusser Tor began with a series of field recordings made by the musician Cecilia Tosh, who is also the artistic director of “Kotti Island”. These field recordings, which create space in between extremes, form the basis of the album. They are collected snapshots, some of which have been sonically
de-contextualised, while others directly reproduce what was recorded—sometimes interpreting, sometimes documenting. The result is a sample pack composed of ambient recordings (which have been barely edited), edited recordings (which have been re-worked), shorter loops (percussive to melodic elements and basses) and vocalists (newspaper articles, online reports, Wikipedia entries and the artist’s own texts).

The composition of each track was preceded by a meeting with Cecilia Tosh at Kottbusser Tor, where the space was analysed in both auditory and visual terms and the atmosphere was absorbed. Afterwards, each participating artist received an individual sample pack with the field recordings as well as video clips depicting everyday situations at Kottbusser Tor made by Juma Hamdo and Jaś Miszewski. While the sample pack was meant as an inspiration, each artist was also required to use at least one element from it when composing.

“Kotti Island Disc” includes ten musical interpretations that show Kotti as a diverse and lively place. The project is intended as an artistic snapshot of a place in a constant state of flux. It is, furthermore, an invitation to participate in an auditory journey through Kottbusser Tor accompanied by ten very different artists.

PARTICIPANTS
Zettka, Ray Kajioka, Cecilia Tosh, Philipp Gorbachev, Jon Hester, Sofie Superflyin Jackson, .VRIL, Kat Davids, Rocko Garoni, Solid Traveller

SAMPLE PACK
Barış Aydınlı, Cecilia Tosh, Nicola Sangs

Kotti Island Disc - An Auditive Snapshot (Out on Tresor Records)

Originally from Georgia, Irakli’s early descent into the German capital has seen him corner and develop a side of the local scene and turn it into something of an international fare. 
Ten years ago he created STAUB, one of Berlin’s most celebrated techno parties. As a part of the production duo I/Y, he has been releasing music under the synonymous co-founded label. But most of all, Irakli’s craft behind the decks has been weighed upon by the likeliest of Berlin’s underground venues, with his vision of electronic music taken further afield in Europe, and the Americas. In 2017 he founded the Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound with artists like Stanislav Tolkachev, Natalie Beridze, Rezo Glonti and many others. 2021 Irakli released debut album „Major Signals“ on Dial Records.

Adding orchestral collaborations and sound installations to a field of work outside of the club, Irakli’s expanding platforms and industrious connection to Berlin has seen his entry point into the scene now serve as an outlet into the more abstract, experimental realms of techno. With new endeavors afoot and a creative repertoire to boot, Irakli’s DJ sets, labels and parties always display unique qualities. It does not matter whether he is exploring beatless soundscapes or high energy music, Irakli always manages to create something special.

https://intergalacticresearchinstituteforsound.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/irakli

https://www.discogs.com/artist/293095-Irakli

https://www.instagram.com/1_rakli/

Tracklist:
1 Infinite Size - Hippie Cassette
2. Alex Tomb - The right hand demon
3. Albert Chiovenda - Pulling Some Strings
4. Jeroen Search - Revised Config
5. Stanislav Tolkachev - Kracked by Bill Gilbert
6. MARTHIAL - Misunderstood Existence
7. Divide - Rizla
8. Rhythm Assembler - Fobos
9. Tensal - Emperor Of Senses
10. Groof - Control Exhaustivo del Miedo (Groof Remix) 
11. Inigo Kennedy - Tribulations (Ultranoise Remix)
12. 1morning - Redline
13. DisX3 - Trapped Tiger 
14. Stefan Alexis - Alexia
15.  Ben Pest - Strict Saws

Phonons Podcast 089 Irakli

“Kotti Island Disc” is a collaborative concept album which provides a foundation for the overall project “Kotti Island”, a multimedia exhibition at Kottbusser Tor in Berlin in January 2023. In collaboration with ten artists, various conceptual tracks were produced that are inspired by Kottbusser Tor. The multifaceted environment of “Kotti”, as it is locally known, offers an ideal surface upon which to play with and emphasize auditory details that can stimulate the way we imagine what this place means.

This exploration of Kottbusser Tor began with a series of field recordings made by the musician Cecilia Tosh, who is also the artistic director of “Kotti Island”. These field recordings, which create space in between extremes, form the basis of the album. They are collected snapshots, some of which have been sonically 
de-contextualised, while others directly reproduce what was recorded—sometimes interpreting, sometimes documenting. The result is a sample pack composed of ambient recordings (which have been barely edited), edited recordings (which have been re-worked), shorter loops (percussive to melodic elements and basses) and vocalists (newspaper articles, online reports, Wikipedia entries and the artist’s own texts).

The composition of each track was preceded by a meeting with Cecilia Tosh at Kottbusser Tor, where the space was analysed in both auditory and visual terms and the atmosphere was absorbed. Afterwards, each participating artist received an individual sample pack with the field recordings as well as video clips depicting everyday situations at Kottbusser Tor made by Juma Hamdo and Jaś Miszewski. While the sample pack was meant as an inspiration, each artist was also required to use at least one element from it when composing.

“Kotti Island Disc” includes ten musical interpretations that show Kotti as a diverse and lively place. The project is intended as an artistic snapshot of a place in a constant state of flux. It is, furthermore, an invitation to participate in an auditory journey through Kottbusser Tor accompanied by ten very different artists.

PARTICIPANTS
Zettka, Ray Kajioka, Cecilia Tosh, Philipp Gorbachev, Jon Hester, Sofie Superflyin Jackson, .VRIL, Kat Davids, Rocko Garoni, Solid Traveller

SAMPLE PACK
Barış Aydınlı, Cecilia Tosh, Nicola Sangs

BANDCAMP

Zettka - Sınır Dış

Ray Kajioka - From All Corners

Blend

Cecilia Tosh - Blend

Philipp Gorbachev - The Underground

Jon Hester - Walking In Circles

Solid Traveller - Uyum

ტონი w. Irakli [07.04.2023]

Lowpass presents: Sklaer [Lowpass - 10.02.23] 

This mix was recorded at Atelier for the chapter 3 of Lowpass event series and unwinds into a journey of deep and mental techno.

Sklaer at Atelier, Berlin

FUR:THER SESSIONS : PREMIERE 100

Artist: Kannabi
Track: Mt. Ishizuchi (DJ Nobu Remix)
Album: Landscape Perception EP
Label: Katharsis Recordings
Cat. No. KTARS003
Mastering: Tobias Freund at Non Standard Studios
Artwork: ARIKA
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Genre: Techno
Release date: 17/05/2023
Released by Katharsis Recordings

Buy it here:
https://katharsis.bandcamp.com

Tracklist:
01. Landscape Perception Original Mix
02. Mt. Ishizuchi Original Mix
03. Mt. Ishizuchi (DJ Nobu Remix)
04. Landscape Perception Masafumi Take Remix
05. Mozu Tombs Original Mix (Digital only)

Kannabi:
https://soundcloud.com/kannabi-tokyo
https://instagram.com/kannabi_
https://facebook.com/kannabi.katharsis
https://ra.co/dj/kannabi

Katharsis Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/katharsis-rec
https://instagram.com/katharsis_rec
https://facebook.com/katharsisrec

Fur:ther Sessions:
https://soundcloud.com/furthersessions 
https://furthersessions.bandcamp.com
https://instagram.com/further_sessions 
https://formaviva.com/furthersessions 
https://facebook.com/furthersessions
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3irNAR4  

Contact and Premiere Requests:
furthersessions[at]gmail[dot]com

Buy it here

PREMIERE: Kannabi - Mt. Ishizuchi (DJ Nobu Remix) [Katharsis Recordings]

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 536

04061 - Point Trois (Pattrn Remix)

Temporality EP
[ST020 | Space Textures]

Produced by Sergey Makarov aka 04061
Remix by Brice Deloose aka Pattrn
Mastered by Motion Symmetry
Artwork by Nibera

Released by Space Textures from Glasgow, United Kingdom
Release Date: June 30, 2023

04061

https://soundcloud.com/04061
https://www.facebook.com/04061m
https://www.instagram.com/se_makarov

Pattrn

https://soundcloud.com/pattrn_dj
https://www.facebook.com/pg/pattrnmusic
https://www.instagram.com/pattrn_music
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/pattrn

Space Textures

https://soundcloud.com/spacetextures
https://www.spacetextures.com
https://www.spacetextures.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/spacetextures
https://www.facebook.com/Space-Textures-105862224576407

Indefinite Pitch. Yantai

https://www.indefinitepitch.com

Temporality EP

Point Trois (Pattrn Remix)

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Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. 04061 - Point Trois (Pattrn Remix) [Space Textures]

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 553

LSS - Oneiric (Sam KDC Remix)

Calyx
[SL014 | Southern Lights]

Produced by LSS
Remix by Sam KDC
Mastered & Lacquer Cut by Tim Xavier at Manmade Mastering
Artwork by Craig McWhinney
Distributed by Zwart Goud, Amsterdam

Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital

Released by Southern Lights from Melbourne, Australia
Release Date: August 8, 2023

Born out of an indefinite lockdown in 2021, LSS is a joint project from Naarm-based artists JXTPS and Edward Richards. Drawing on their shared love of complex rhythms, melancholic soundscapes and analog hardware, LSS blurs the lines between hypnotic techno, ambient dub and futuristic electro on the tracks Oneiric and EVJT, with transformative remixes provided by Sam KDC and Viels.

LSS aka JXTPS and Edward Richards

https://soundcloud.com/jxtps
https://www.instagram.com/kushgram6969

https://soundcloud.com/edwardrichardskv
https://www.facebook.com/edwardrichardskv
https://www.instagram.com/edward.kinetic_vision
https://ra.co/dj/edwardrichards

Sam KDC

https://soundcloud.com/samkdc
https://samkdc.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/samkdc
https://www.instagram.com/samkdcmutiny
https://ra.co/dj/samkdc

Southern Lights

https://soundcloud.com/southern-lights-rec
https://southernlightsrec.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/southernlightsrec
https://www.instagram.com/southernlights.melbourne
https://twitter.com/southernlights0

Indefinite Pitch. Yantai

https://www.indefinitepitch.com

Calyx

Oneiric (Sam KDC Remix)

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. LSS - Oneiric (Sam KDC Remix) [Southern Lights]

Taken from Moritz von Oswald's Silencio LP on Tresor Records, out October 6.

Pre-order: https://album.link/silencio
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@tresorberlin
@moritz-von-oswald-official

Silencio

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Premiere: Moritz von Oswald - Colpo

DIJKAGENCY PODCAST #6 - Delicate

Keen - Domain Expansion

20250717 DRONE 10

At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future. 

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit. 

Tresor Records was founded in the same year and began to serve as a platform for exporting the new sounds associated with Tresor all around the world. Emergent musicians from Michigan, such as Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance and Drexciya, were pivotal in shaping these early years. Their visits to Berlin would kick-start dialogue between the youth movement in Europe and these musicians. This story is one of friendship and community-building, inextricably linked with cities like Detroit, Birmingham or Edinburgh, where like-minded friends built something truly special, where revelatory rhythms soundtrack decaying industry in corrupted metropoles. 

Tresor Records has been the fertile soil for dozens upon dozens of creative minds, from the very luminaries of the scene who developed electronic music over the last three decades through to contemporary protagonists who are currently defining the sound of the future -  A more than 300 strong catalogue displays an unmistakable identity - the Tresor spirit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.

#techno #dub #fieldrecordings 

28.06. LAS Festival Poland
11.07. Vinculum Festival, Portugal
26.07. Feel Festival 
02.08. Nachtdigital LIVE (Davids & Tosh)
08.08. Grape Festival, Slovakia
13.08. Hosting: Tresor New Faces
15.08. Chimaera Festival
22.08. Entropie Festival

📩 booking: tom@lb-agency.net

Solid Traveller - Uyum

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