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There are many outstanding artists within Electronic Music, however, from another galaxy far, far away there is a human named Legowelt who has created his own world separated from all others. We had the pleasure of releasing a Legowelt remix on our Dim Garden Album release some months ago and now we've released a very special mix where you can listen to unreleased Legowelt tracks and a lot of tracks that he loves.
We believe that we live in a magnificent era being spoilt for choice and that’s how I feel when listening to Legowelt live sets. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Legowelt is one of the most influential artists of our time and a top artist who has always been identified as being in the Underground scene.

Perennially fascinated by old and battered noise-making machines, his dizzying output is defined by analogue textures and classic values ​​as well as an ever-roaming sense of sonic investigation that veers from techno to freaky house deepness via old school acid. A producer with a rare sense of humor.

They land on labels like Clone, L.I.E.S., Peoples Potential Unlimited and Nightwind Records in the form of myriad EPs but also well received full lengths like The Paranormal Soul and Pancakes with Mist.
 Enjoy this special set for Italo Moderni by the goat LEGOWELT!"

IM MIX 93: Legowelt

I-F @ HEAT x Intergalactic FM 11.02

As a little thank-you, we're dropping a raw recording from the latest Bike Jesus takeover by Raphael Kosmos & Olinstvi. Pure 808/ italo vibe with some timeless favorites, in a 2-hour live back-to-back. 
See you soon between the lights and shadows as Compact Disco & Spati records again x 

Pic by Jakub dolezal

Raphael Kosmos b2b Olinství (Compact Disco X Späti Records Night - 17.2.2024 - Bike Jesus club)

Headlining the party, Marsman smashed it! Recorded at Soup, Manchester 26.10.24.

Soup - 26.10.24

Marsman @ Body Heat XIII [26.10.24]

all night long at Platforma Wolff in Bucharest 25.02.22

PDA MIX 11 ♥ Mystery Friend

Mystery Friend is a DJ, producer, re-editor and party starter hailing from the west of Buenos Aires. In his role as one of the resident DJs of the Fusion Dance party series in B.A, Mystery Friend delves into the origins of House, Techno, New Beat, Italo Disco, HI-NRG and beyond - all imbued with fresh perspective and Latin energy which you can hear throughout the DNA of this mix.

After PDA resident Tam Tam played at Fusion Dance, an instant musical bond was formed and a cultural exchange along the axis of Buenos Aires & Berlin has been cemented. With Fusion Dance striving to maintaining quality DJ and party culture alongside a DIY ethos, we consider them as friends, allies and comrades on the same mission as us against an ever-changing climate of club culture.

Alongside plumbing the depths of musical past, present and indeed future as a digger, Mystery Friend is also a talented producer with releases seeing the light of day of Nation sub-label Dirty Blendz, the Fusion Dance in-house label & Non-Stop Rhythm.

PDA MIX 11 ♥ Mystery Friend

Marsman takes you on a monthly journey into the brighter side of the 80’s. Mainly classics, but also contemporary music in the same spirit. 

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Italorator w/ Marsman - 18th March 2025

Гость Roots United Podcast в марте — Maksim Panfilov. 

@panfilov застал еще самые первые вечеринки Roots United. Опытный диджей с почти тридцатилетним стажем, музыкальный эрудит, коллекционер и фотограф. В прошлом резидент «НИИ».

Весенний дип-хаус микс. Базовая база. Основа основ.

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This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

New Beat was born and initially exploded in 1987, went supernova (in Belgium) in 1988 and then the formula morphed a bit and was declared dead in 1989. It was slow and initially all about the atmosphere with industrial strength beats - the main form of rhythmic propulsion being the pounding kick and heavy snare. It was often mainly instrumental and when there was lyrical content it often became more about slogans and giving commands - "Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat!", "Let There Be Brightness!", "Shout Out Loud!". While not really New Beat, it's no surprise Technotronic's "Pump Up Jam" was produced by a crew who had produced a ton of New Beat gems.

In 1989 one of New Beat's founders, Marc Grouls said "New Beat is atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial!!!!!" But, it was already too late. A zillion bandwagon jumpers had diluted the music and flooded the market with too many sub standard 12" singles. New Beat temple, the legendary Boccaccio nightclub, in Destelbergen, near Ghent, had been closed down and it looked like it was all over, but really, it was just the beginning. New Beat morphed into Hard Beat (many of the tracks on this mix are from the Hard Beat era) which quickly morphed into Belgian Rave, which was huge and hugely influential in the UK and is an often overlooked part of the DNA of UK Hardcore, and all that came after. Then from Ghent, R&S Records established itself as thee European Techno label and a huge wave of incredible Techno records emanated from it and many other mighty Belgian labels, but that is another story. 

New Beat arrived just as I first started DJing and I played a lot of it in my DJ sets and built up connections with several of the leading Belgian labels who would send me 12" singles so I had records nobody else here had any idea even existed. I would compile New Beat charts for the music paper The NME which may have given the impression there was a thriving New Beat scene in Scotland. The reality was very different; people here, many of whom would embrace the rave just a little while later never really took to it in a big way.

This mix is comprised of many of my personal favourites that I have loved since they came out (and two I missed at the time and only heard later). I think the tracks have aged like a fine wine, often sounding as good if not better today as they did then. There is definitely a faint whiff of fromage and a big dollop of stoopid in several of these tracks. Of course, it is not all about the cheese and many of these adhere to the "atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial" rule mentioned above. Some of the best programmed 303 Acid basslines ever made can be heard here along with transcendental hypno synths and those Belgian beats going on and on....! Slow and low, from under 100bpm up to 116, New Beat doesn't chug, it swings in a very distinct way. If you get to see any videos of Belgian clubs of the era, the way people moved to this music is incredible and so different to any dancing we see today.

Many of these tracks are made by the same people under various aliases, which will perhaps be audibly evident. Most of the names have been forgotten, if they were ever even known outside their native Belgium at all, but all are legends to me. 

This mix isn't any kind of attempt to tell the story of New Beat but rather a mix 33 of my favourite 12" singles from that era showing many of the various strains of the New Beat and Hard Beat sound. A lot of love went into this and I hope someone somewhere discovers this music for the first time and falls in love with it as I did way back when. This was Belgium!

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

Traxx(Nation) created a 6-hour selection dedicated to Danny's in Chicago where he held his monthly party Passage. Curated and programmed musically by Traxx, transporting us to a full night of music from 9-pm til 2am. Passage focuses on the new wave/new beat era with a personal collection of music fashioned to alleviate your senses discovering different outtakes and unknown songs.  It’s a lengthy journey that hopefully people will enjoy...

Traxx - Passage 2021 (a Dance Tunnel Selection)

I started DJ'ing in 1987, am 50% of Optimo (Espacio) and I also run the Optimo Music record label.


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Mark Vonnegut

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This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

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