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Panorama Bar’s newest resident, @sedefadasi, balances blissed-out house with rave-ready acid, trance and electro in her Recognise mix

The Augsburg DJ and producer also tells Sophie McNulty about her route into DJing, her HAMMAM Nights events, fostering a sense of togetherness through music, and why she's not moving to Berlin

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-sedef-adasi

Recognise: Sedef Adasi

Being named a resident at Berghain is likely an unattainable dream for so many DJs, but for Sedef Adasi, it all happened naturally. The Turkish producer grew up in the mid-sized Bavarian city of Augsburg, where a lack of spaces she felt comfortable with—she's mentioned DJing in shoe stores—led her to start her own party, HAMAM Nights. From there she made her name with a vibrant, diverse sound that encompasses breaks, electro, techno and more, with soft-focus melodies and plenty of vocal hooks. She's one of the first residents at the legendary club to truly reflect the glorious cross-pollination of dance music styles in the '10s, when techno absorbed ideas from dubstep, garage and more. 

Adasi represents both floors of that club, and you could imagine this RA Podcast going down in either room, but of course, she exists outside that club's narrative too. What you'll hear here is a cutting-edge and dynamic blend of electro and Latin techno—with two tracks from 2022 MVP Nick León—mixed with grace and finesse. Her sound is immediately approachable, well-paced and full of catchy moments and breakdowns. Listen and find out.

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Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/861

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RA.861 Sedef Adasi

"Naarm/Melbourne’s Hedchef brings dark bass and electro selections to the airwaves.

UK born DJ and producer Hedchef has been slinging his brand of unconventional and underground club sounds at some of the hottest festivals and parties across the globe over the last few years, from legendary London institution Unfold and Abyss in Shanghai to Sydney mainstay Club77.

His productions have landed on acclaimed labels including Scuffed Recordings, International Chrome and Mincy’s Extra Spicy, and a little birdy tells us there’s plenty more new releases on the way in 2024-2025, including a debut full length album! Expect brain busting bass, dark techno and pitched-down DnB from the local don, as well as a handful of VIP remixes exclusively made for Mix Up. Run it up."

Tracklist:

1. Hedchef - Fool’s Errand (Rakjay & Hedchef’s Triple J Mix Up VIP Mix) [unreleased]
2. MXC - Itchy [unknown-untitled]
3. Sisilisko - Behind The Sun (Intellagama Remix) [forthcoming Amniote Editions]
4. Serge Geyzel - Renamed [Adepta]
5. Mercy System - If I Were You (Coralie ‘Face In The Furnace’ Remix) [unreleased]
6. DJ JM - Swilling [Nervous Horizon]
7, Pinch & Neffa-T x Trim - Wha Happen (K-65 Remix) [Tectonic]
8. Tom Place - BMT (Between My Thighs) [unreleased]
9. Hedchef - Dyatlov Full Spec (Homemade Weapons Remix) [forthcoming Eatmybeat]
10. Gestaltwandler - Certainty [forthcoming Taboo Collective]
11. Hedchef - Rhizomatic Heartbreak [forthcoming Eatmybeat]
12. Hedchef & Tom Place - Lemon Disaster [forthcoming Etched Records]
13. Hedchef - Seventeen Petty Afflictions [forthcoming Taboo Collective]
14. Takaaki Itoh - Slicer (Sleeparchive Remix 2) [WOLS]
15. Coido - I Won’t [Twenty Twenty London]
16. Lokane - Kesek [self-release]
17. Latesleeper - MWM [self-release]
18. Pylot - II [self-release]
19. Kidkanevil ft. Ocean Wisdom - Ewok [Suspect Packages]
20. Hedchef - Hanging In The Balance [forthcoming Eatmybeat]
21. Thelma - Gemini [Carouse]
22. Kasra - Kanjiru [Critical]
23. Hedchef - Pepper’s Ghost (Hedchef’s Triple J Mix Up VIP Mix) [unreleased]
24. Lemna - Dice [Horo]
25. Royalston - Mark’s Shibari Groove [Hospital Records]
26. Sigha - Contract [Our Circular Sound]
27. Hedchef - Source Confusion [Extra Spicy]

Triple J Mix Up - Hedchef - 12th October 2024

Hedchef's @hedchef live tape recording beneath the celestial alignment with Blame the Mono @blame-the-mono guys later that night at Abyss club. Hemispheres in sync from London to Melbourne and Paris to Berlin.

A perfect sonic fusion of Techno and Bass. Live sets always hit differently. Don't miss Hedchef's upcoming releases on Scuffed Recordings @scuffedrecs and eatmybeat @eatmyb3at w/ Homemade Weapons @homemadeweapons remix

Hedchef w/ TURBO Live at Abyss, Shanghai

SWU FM

K-65 with Hedchef - 05 December 2024

UK-born, Melbourne-based Hedchef creates the kind of sharp, off-kilter club constructions that disorientate and delight the dancefloor in equal measure. Showing discipline to a militant ethos of pushing the envelope, futurism and point-blank rejection of nostalgia, irony and pastiche, Hedchef’s groove-based, breakdown-light arrangements align closer to classic techno and electro than dubstep or garage, whilst his razor-sharp sound design draws from influences closer to drum ‘n’ bass and the UK bass-driven music spectrum to add imaginative, gritty edges to the rolling flow.

It’s this intricate musicianship which has seen Hedchef release on acclaimed labels including Scuffed Recordings in London, New York-based Worst Behaviour and Berlin’s International Chrome, with a stacked schedule of releases coming out in 2025 that continue the mission of expanding the boundaries of functional club tools. These tracks can be heard in the sets of some of the world’s most venerated DJs and tastemakers, from Dave Clarke and Anastasia Kristensen to Detroit In Effect, Jensen Interceptor and Solid Blake. Most recently, his collaborations with cross-genre wizard Doctor Jeep have been a staple in the international club circuit.

Tracklist:
NVST - Pages With Flames (Anyways Edition) [forthcoming Maloca]
Randomer - Velvet [L.I.E.S]
Pluralist - Hands Up [unreleased]
Kerr Jack - Body Language [Skive Collective]
Poor J’Darr - Ballad [unreleased]
Jamie Genome - wash [forthcoming LOFS]
Bengal Sound - Young Skeleton [Innamind]
Cimm - Squeeze [Section 7]
T Linder - Sugar Sugar Salt [Motech Ltd]
Hedchef - Fool’s Errand [forthcoming YUKU]
Briain - Noise Pollutant [Art-E-Fax]
Coido - 7th Movement [YUKU]
Hedchef - Wordless Brinkmanship At 30,000 Feet [unreleased]
Phasmid - Hadal Zone [Gimme A Break]
Georg-i - Body Static [YCO]
Jamie Genome - Not Quite [forthcoming LOFS]
Hedchef - Plated Brass Recursion Mechanism [forthcoming YUKU]
Perc - Milk Snatcher’s Return (Zisko Ceremonial Mix) [Perc Trax]
Hedchef & Hank Schussmann - Earthcrimes [unreleased]
Eubo - Dos Gardenias [Skive Collective]
K-65 - Matador [Typeless]
Pylot - I’m Always [Laburnum Records]
Moose & JJ Mayer - Hundred Milli VIP [unreleased]
Ben Pest - Polygriddin [Intrinzic]

Which artists has influenced you the most? 
- I often get the most inspiration from non-musical sounds I just happen to come across, and particularly ones that are non-organic - industrial fans, unusual feedback, an oddly creaky door - but artist-wise I'd go with Drexciya, Burial and Sunn O))).

What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future? 
- Lots of stuff to come this year - the most imminent is an EP on Prague-based imprint YUKU which I'm very happy with, and a longer collection of tracks on a Dutch label to be announced soon. I'm also playing with visual ideas for launching my own label, so it's probably a long way off but keep your eyes out for that.

Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now? 
- The aforementioned YUKU, Typeless, Scuffed, Pinkman, Amniote Editions, Nerve Collect.

What inspires you now to create music? 
- Working with other musicians in my capacity as a tutor and engineer - learning is always a two-way process and I'm often unbelievably inspired to write some of my own material after a good session working on someone else's.

What set-up do you use when creating music?
- 100% software - I have used and owned various pieces of hardware in the past but I just adore the level of flexibility you have to iterate, automate and revisit ideas whilst working in the box. In the studio I primarily use Ableton, Vital, Reason Rack, VCV Rack, the Fabfilter suite and a few other plug-ins.

Follow:
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Strange But Dance Music #198: Hedchef

Doctor Jeep B2B Hedchef 06 August 2025

Our resident family is even growing bigger these days. We are happy to announce that no one else then Sedef Adasi joins the crew. In the past months the young girl from Augsburg convinced us with her diverse and captivating sets. Sedef bounces in between euphoric Techno, ruff House classics, space Disco and tough electro with elegance and ease. Her crowding reading is top notch, no wonder, as you can really feel how she interacts with the people in the club out of pure love. Our new resident also has lots of experience as promoter. With Hamam Night', a monthly club night taking place at City club in Augsburg, she has fostered a welcoming home for the likes of DJ Stingray, Tama Sumo or Boris, thereby taking the nightlifes’ choices’ of the city to a whole new level. In May, Sedef played for Amsterdam’s top radio choice Red Light. The next chapter is given with the next instalment for our Blitzcast series, she especially curated for her resident announcement. Watch out for her playing Panorama Bar on September 29th as well as her next gig for us on October 26th. Welcome to the family, habibi!

Mit Sedef Adasi bekommen wir weiteren Zuwachs in unserer Resident-Crew. Die junge Augsburgerin überzeugte uns in den vergangenen Monaten mit ihrem ausgefuchsten Sinn für facettenreiche und fesselnde DJ-Sets. Mit Lässigkeit und Eleganz, lädt Sedef Mal für Mal auf einen Ritt zwischen euphorisch-gestimmten Techno, markanten House-Klassikern, Weltall-Disco und schlagkräftigen Electro ein. Sie ließt und liebt ihre Crowd - und kommuniziert mit ihr spürbar auf Augenhöhe. Nicht weniger versiert ist unser neuer Resident als Veranstalterin. Zu ihren Hamam Nights im City Club, lotst Sedef regelmäßig Spitzenkräfte wie DJ Stingray, Tama Sumo oder Boris in die Fugger-Stadt und bereichert das dortige Nachtleben maßgeblich. Im Mai war Sedef zu Gast bei der Amsterdamer Hörfunk-Instanz Red Light Radio, nun legt sie mit ihrem Blitzcast 003 einen beherzt-hörenswerten Mix nach. Auch sollte man sich ihr Panorama Bar Debüt am 29. September, sowie ihren nächsten Take-off ins unserer Booth am 26. Oktober dringlich hinter die Ohren schreiben. In diesem Sinne: herzlichen Willkommen, Habibi!

Blitz Podcast

Blitzcast 003 — Sedef Adasi

Radio 80000 x Blitz Take Over — Sedef Adasi [13.06.20]

Radio 80000 x Blitz Take Over — Sedef Adasi [13.02.21]

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