Uncanny Valley Radio (formerly known as UV Funk) is a radio show which is broadcast every third Friday from 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Dresden based community radio station coloRadio. Radio listeners in Dresden can tune in to the program on 98,3 or 99,4 MHz. Any other listeners can recall it here. The show is hosted by @philipp-demankowski and is all about stories, interviews and tracks out of the world of Cosmic Electronic Music.

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Pretty Sneaky is a project shrouded in mystery.

On their Crack Mix, they manage to sneak in a little bit of everything – no pun intended. Pulling from a clearly far-reaching knowledge of electronic music, we’re presented with a generous and unpredictable blend of nocturnal ambient, classic rub-a-dub, synth pop and stacks more.

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Crack Mix 460: Pretty Sneaky

Raised in the underground music scene of Buenos Aires, recent years have seen Blume (@keinblume) continue to hone her vision in Europe - first in Amsterdam and now Berlin. With a complex approach to beat programming, hip-hop inspired use of samples and a melding of odd melodies and experimental textures, her sets are distinctive, technical and enthralling in equal measure. 

A passionate contributor to the scene, Blume hosts the bi-monthly show "The Otherness" on @noodsradio, and runs the record store Format Wars, which provides her with another channel to express her unique tastes - from lavish ambient to bracing jungle and beyond. Originally a digital shop, Format Wars will move into a physical space in early December 2022. 

Blume’s Patterns of Perception 104 is an homage to a multitude of formative moments in Berlin: indelible, visceral musical experiences that have shaped her vision and being. 
Crystal clear reflections of hazy sequences in which the unexpected became the norm. An emotional connection of disparate times as unfettered energy warps into mind-bending experimentation. Sharp polyrhythms expanding out of mesmerising, high-speed techno trips. Endless energy and motion. 
This mix reflects the feeling and eclecticism of odd Berlin nights - the discovery, the euphoria and the memories that never die.

Links:
@keinblume
https://www.instagram.com/keinblume/
https://www.instagram.com/formatwars.records/
https://www.discogs.com/seller/formatwarsrecords/profile

Tracklist:
01 . Beatrice Dillon — Workaround Ten
02 . aya — If [redacted] Thinks He's Having This As A Remix He Can Frankly Do One
03 . Ikävä Pii — Process Fatigue
04 . Awo Ojiji — Ridicoloum (blume edit)
05 . SKSSS — Resistance M1_Seph_16bit
06 . CCL — Drum On
07 . Vel — Freed And Delicious
08 . Nebuchadnezzar — Passion of my Failure
09 . Konsudd — Lift Clique
10 . LEVL — Nullpunkt #2
11 . Thugwidow — A Reduction In Stress
12 . Rhyw — Caramel Core
13 . Sputnik One, EMBY, Honeydrip — Supa Natural (Honeydrip & Spud Remix)
14 . Delay Grounds — How To Monetize Existential Dread
15 . Basic Rhythm — Le Samouraï
16 . Shiken Hanzo — The Reaping (VIP)
17 . GOD69 — Drakx
18 . Martsman — Subbed
19 . Plus One — Trial
20 . Cressida — Move To The Witness (blume edit)
21 . Felix K — Flower Of Destruction #8
22 . Tangerine — No Upcoming Shifts
23 . Homemade Weapons — Svalsat (Donato Dozzy Remix)
24 . Xen Model — V9 Flash (blume edit)
25 . exael — Ice That Melts The Tips
26 . Deactivation of Hal 9000
27 . Laughing Ears — To Cover 遮掩
28 . Monolake — Cern
29 . MSJY — Crab Walk
30 . DJ Double Oh! — Cuerpo
31 . Nick León — Fire Dub
32 . Toma Kami — Mzecal
33 . Katatonic Silentio — Waiting For The Dust To Settle
34 . Nina Simonishvili — Meanwhile
35 . LOIF — Dark Grid
36 . Monotronique — No Other Place Like Home
37 . dBridge — Depersonalised
38 . Cryptographic — Echo I
39 . Ghost Warrior — Frost
40 . borderland state_the best kisser in l.a. — iuo feat. anna b
41 . ben bondy — mi bebe

Patterns of Perception 104 - Blume

@kimkenis is the next artist to feature on the Above Below mix series. Hailing from Belgium, Kim has made appearances at festivals across Europe including Waking Life and Doel. It is our pleasure to welcome her to the Above Below family. 

The mix fuses numerous styles including Dub, Dub Techno, Deep Techno and House, exploring the intricate areas that these genres can venture to. Percussive, melodic and atmospheric elements flow throughout. Kim's seamless DJ style, combines these components with ease. 

The tone has been set and we look forward to hearing more this June.

Kim Kenis | Above Below

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
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Froggos in berlin - Mattikk - 19 Apr 2024

Gamelán Psíquico @ temple chptr. 3 - 18/5/2024

@abstrakce :

"The temptation to play pure ambient non-stop for an hour and a half was big, but considering that the whole event was more or less about that for the whole day, I decided to focus on a more rhythmic approach. An opportunity to play slow and hypnotic rhythms, far from the dancefloor "pressure" and logic, leaving room for the unexpected. It was also a chance to listen to some of my personal favorites on the Espacio Perpendicular's fantastic sound system and share them with the people there. I enjoyed it a lot, I felt 100% free to do whatever I wanted... and the Temple audience was awesome!"

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temple chapter 3 feat. hardcore chillout took place on 18·05·2024

listening as ritual: sound's unifying embrace

w/ ‡ eight fold way (dj) ‡ gamelán psíquico (dj) ‡ hems (dj) ‡ joan gila (dj) ‡ nigul/droneghost (hybrid live set) ‡ raquel g. ibañez (live) ‡

Gamelán Psíquico @ temple chptr. 3 - 18/5/2024

He is one of the unsung heroes of Dresden's electronic underground scene. Although he has seen the inside of many European clubs in recent years, @thamash_k has left his mark particularly in his hometown of Dresden with his work on online platforms such as Double D Town, banq.de and rauze.de, which is still active today. He is also one of the brains behind "Rauschen im Tal", a beautiful documentary about the roots of Dresden's techno culture. For Uncanny Valley Radio, he dived deep into his late-night jazz collection and selected records that demonstrate his love for the origins of house and hip-hop.

Stan Tracey - Starless and Bible Black (1965)
Billy Cobham - Heather (1974)
Shigeo Sekito - ザ・ワード２ (The World II, 1975)
Roy Ayers - Searchin (1976)
Ramsey Lewis - Brazilica
Freddie Hubbard - Little Sunflower
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions
James Mason - I Want Your Love
Freeez - Mariposa
Atmosfear - Dancing in Outer Space
Azymuth - Avenida Das Mangueiras (SS Translation By Theo Parrish)
Kamaal Williams - Save Me
John Carroll Kirby - Sensing Dub
Byron the Aquarius - Song For A Friend

All shows

Uncanny Valley Radio 091 - Jazz Special with Thamash

Zapata showcases his new EP for Hardmatter, dropping June 28, in this exclusive, deep, and thoughtful two-hour journey. Expect fresh cuts from the EP woven into a rich tapestry of ambient, house, and more.

Hardmatter Records w/ Zapata-  June 2024

Still don't have a good feeling about UEFA, but football is still a great sport to watch, at least for UV Radio host @philipp-demankowski and regular guests @conrad-kaden and Gunnar. So despite all controversies, there was no way around it: Having already done a special for EURO 2020, they've done a Football special again, this time for EURO 2024. The rules are the same: you get eight countries from the participating field and have to choose a nice song from each country. The result is an entertaining show with 24 not-so-typical football anthems.

Denmark: Alex Puddu - Horny at the Office (Philipp)
Portugal: Filipe Karlsson - A Paragem (Conrad)
Czech Republic: Midi Lidi – Asteroid (Conrad)
Germany: Hanns Christian Müller – Wochenend (Gunnar)
Hungary: Szucs Judith - Gyere a diszkó klub elé (Gunnar)
England: Special Touch - Garden of Life (Philipp)
Serbia: Oskarova Fobija – Mayan Spacecraft (Philipp)
Ukraine: OMFO - Trans Balkan Express (Conrad)
Romania: Australopitecus Oltensis - Toamna (Original Mix) (Conrad)
Switzerland: Fuga Ronto - Greatest Treasure (Gunnar)
Scotland: Corto.Alto – Slope (Gunnar)
Slowenia: Boštjan Simon - Contadino Conte (Philipp)
France: Shams Dinn - Hedi Bled Noum (Philipp)
Georgia: Luna999 Ft.Accidboy - Is We There Yet (Conrad)
Turkey: Baris K – 200 (Conrad)
Albania: Aida Al Hani - Kafeja Gati (Gunnar)
Italy: Enzo Carella – Malamore (Gunnar)
Austria: Georg Danzer - War das etwa Haschisch (Philipp)
Netherlands: Danny Wolfers - 苔の唄 Song Of Moss (Philipp)
Belgium: Metrobox - Dies ist Belgien (Conrad)
Slovakia: nvmeri - Time to Shine (Conrad)
Spain: Chipen – Volao (Gunnar)
Croatia: Illja Rudman - Two Faced Love (Extended Mix) (Gunnar)
Poland: Budka Suflera - Za ostatni grosz (Philipp)

Uncanny Valley Radio with Philipp Demankowski

Uncanny Valley Radio 092 - Euro 2024 Special with Conrad, Philipp and Gunnar

Welcoming our merry band of ravers back to the sacred grounds of Trout Creek. Opening the portal for Forest Friends 2024

Welcome To The Forest

Here's the new radio show straight out of the studio from none other than @stachy, a true legend who has been living his daily life in Dresden for a few years now, but has a career that spans all sorts of roots in music, with a respectable background in hip-hop and a decent career in pop music under his belt. To this day, he just can't get enough of music, be it in an academic context, as a versatile electronic music producer, a passionate lover of ambient and vaporwave or as a fun DJ. For the show, he dives deep into his Polish roots with this special version of Baltic Balearica, which he calls Bigos a la Balearic. Have fun!

Uncanny Valley Radio 093 - Bigos a la Balearic with Stachy.DJ

live improvisation @ freerotation, wales 2011-07-23

booking requests: maya@magnet-musik.de 
http://www.myspace.com/jonahsharp 
http://www.myspace.com/moufang 
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/moved 
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Move+D

reagenz live @ freerotation 2011-07-23

As Christmas approaches, UV Radio host @philipp-demankowski continues a cherished tradition with the annual Ambient Special. This year marks a milestone—it’s already the tenth episode of this soothing journey. In a busy year when UV Radio managed just three regular shows, this special provides a rare but reliable moment of calm. With the state of the world as it is, those 90 minutes of wallpaper music might be exactly what you need. So, find a quiet spot, unwind, and let the sounds envelop you. Merry Ambient Christmas, everyone!

📸 Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan

Rafael Toral - Intro
Rafael Toral - Changes
Zelienople - Orange Capsule
Total Blue - Corsair (Original)
Shabaka - I’ll Do Whatever You Want (feat. Floating Points & Laraaji)
cLOUDDEAD - Apt. A (2)
ELUCID - SKP
DJ City - Drunk Satellites
Panoram - Limbo
Ezra Feinberg - Flutter Intensity (feat. Russell Greenberg)
Early Fern - Caterpillar
Dub Squad - Blown Fruit (Original)
Joy Guidry - Revelations 7_16-17
Panthera Krause - The Diary Of Alef Thau (Original Mix)
nthng - Tuned to a dead channel
Donato Dozzy - Le Chaser
Bibio - DOROTHEA'S BED (Original Mix)
Nala Sinephro - Continuum 3

Uncanny Valley Radio 094 - Merry Ambient Christmas Part Ten

Welcome to the world's latest annual Best-Of Show! Every January, UV Radio host head Philipp asks friends from the UV environment for their favorite song of the previous year. The result is once again a super listenable mix and a tribute to music itself. Of course, the artists also announce their favorite track themselves. Thanks to everybody who contributed. Enjoy!

with contributions by:

@philipp-demankowski
Demian Kappenstein (@atnaofficial)
@sneakerdj
Mr. Incognito
@sandrow_m 
@herzel
@acidadams
@CVBox
@conrad-kaden
@frinda_di_lanco 
@hendrik_stein
@carlsuspect 
@charlotte-bendiks
@phasepattern 
@yunjin-lee-471375813
@credit00ratlife
Benjamin Butter aka Graef

All show

Uncanny Valley Radio 095 - Best of 2024

Dancers have to train hard and perform with a rough edge, conveying emotions with as much acting ease as possible. At the end it also requires choreography, clothing, lighting and the appropriate set with lots of helping hands. The bigger the show, the more people are involved. With a few exceptions, it also needs sound, rhythm or just a appropriate soundscape. Sometimes existing music is used because it is structurally well suited to the piece. Other times, working with composers and musicians is the best way to put your own stamp on the piece bringing things to the point.
 
@sandrow_m has been working with choreographers and dance piece makers for several years. With this compilation he presents 20 different pieces of music that were either used because of their suitability or were created. There is no attempt to present the entire spectrum, which would not be possible in 90 minutes anyway. Nevertheless the compilation contains various styles, for which, with a little patience, you can try to find corresponding film material on the Internet to complete your listening experience.

1. Thomas Bangalter - CHIROPTERA Solo Intro (from JR, Damien Jalet, Thomas Bangalter - CHIROPTERA)
2. Alisdair Macindoe -  4/4 (from Chunky Move – 4/4)
3. Steve Reich – Violin Phase
4. Hofesh Shechters Dancing Clowns (Directed, choreographed and composed by Hofesh Shechter)
5. Terry Riley – In C
6. Soundwalk Collective - Amputated Impulses (from Sasha Waltz – Kreatur)
7.  Armand Amar feat. Isabel Sörling - Vertikal Pt 1 (from Armand Amar – Vertikal Pt 1)
8. Thomas Bangalter – CHIROPTERA (from JR, Damien Jalet, Thomas Bangalter – CHIROPTERA)
9. Mikael Karlsson - Eskapist_Procession  (from Alexander Ekman - Eskapist)
10. Jamie xx – Gosh
11. Andrew Winghart – Step Into The Light (from Andrew Winghart – Step Into The Light)
12. Armand Amar - Pixel Life (Original Soundtrack for Pixel a Dance Performance)
13. Nikolaus Woernle - Landscapes (from Natalie Wagner -  Im Puls)
14. Sandrow M - Ulf had nose (from Yaron Shamir – Mr. Krake)
15. Ori Lichtik feat. Gidon Schocken - Struße (from Sharon Eyal - Strong)
16. Ori Lichtik – Half Life (from Sharon Eyal – Half Life)
17. Travis Lake – Interrogation (Travis Lake – Avalanche)
18. Ran Bagno – Agapé Unison (Original Dance performance Soundtrack)
19. A.M. Beef - Awamamba (from Imre van Opstal - Wanderlust)
20. Nikolaus Woernle - Breakdown (from Natalie Wagner - Im Puls)

For music written specifically for a dance piece, the choreographers and names of the pieces are given in brackets. Compositions that were used for one or more dance pieces due to their suitability after their creation are named without such a designation.

Uncanny Valley Radio 096 - Contemporary Dance Selection

PREVIEW SEM VOCAL DO FLIP PRO SOM DO CLAUDIO NÃO DERRUBAR

[BR] e ai família! aproveitando o bandcamp friday pra desengavetar esses flips de jungle que eu fiz entre o ano passado e esse ano, espero que gostem!

[EN] sup guys! making the best of from bandcamp friday, i decided to take this jungles flips that i made between last and this year out of the drawer, hope yall enjoy!

BUY ON BANDCAMP: https://badeya.bandcamp.com/album/jungle-flips-vol-01

BANDCAMP

•PREVIEW BANDCAMP EXCLUSIVE• TRAGEDIE - HEY OH [BADEYA T'APELLE JUNGLE FLIP].alp

So after much deliberation I’ve finally decided to upload the recording of my set from Freerotation this year.
I was thinking to edit out the imperfections such as record skipping, or where I had the high pass filter turned up without realising (one reason I don’t get on with Allen & Heath), but instead I’ve left it raw, as it was heard on the night, because the atmosphere was electric, saturday night, smack in the middle of this wonderful festival, the room was going off!!! This is a set I won’t ever forget playing, it’s not perfect and my levels are all over the place, but the recording perfectly captures the magical vibes circulating the dance floor that night, and the strength of this outweighs any need to worry about my mistakes, so here it is, hope you enjoy it as much as I did playing it.

Freerotation 2016

Alex Downey Live at Freerotation 2016

Uncanny Valley is a label from Dresden, Germany.
sub-labels: shtum Records & @credit00ratlife

visit our website for upcoming events:
https://uncannyvalley.de/dates

Starting as a label that served basically as a platform for their friends’ music in 2010, Uncanny Valley evolved into a record label that assembles acclaimed artists from the electronic music scene not only from the label’s base in Dresden but also from Germany and beyond. With a strong emphasis on the records’ artwork the label heads Philipp Demankowski, Conrad Kaden and Carl-Johannes Schulze are constantly on a mission to establish and refine the artists from the roster as well as to search for new talents. Artists as Jacob Korn, Cuthead, Credit 00, Massimiliano Pagliara, CVBox or Panthera Krause all feel at home on the label, giving them the chance to develop projects that are not only music related but can also integrate different art forms. With the two offshoots Rat Life and shtum under its belt, Uncanny Valley does not stand still to explore the full spectrum of electronic and not so electronic music from House via Disco, Hip-Hop or Ambient through to Techno. A range that can also be depicted when the three label heads come together for a DJ set as Uncanny Valley DJs.

🔥 DJ ➡️ Booking: philipp@uncannyvalley.de
🔥 Co-founder of @uncanny-valley-dresden / @shtum-records / Rat Life from Dresden. 
🔥 Creator and host of Balearic Sunday: https://balearicsunday.com/
🔥 Creator and host of the Uncanny Valley Radio show: https://www.uncannyvalley.de/radio
🔥 Uncanny Valley DJs together with @conrad-kaden & @carlsuspect


Listen to more mixes here: http://www.mixcloud.com/philippdemankowski/

Philipp Demankowski from Dresden has never understood why so many DJs tend to use just one genre to make people dance. Since even the most innovative music is a melting pot of all of its influences in the end, an atmospheric DJ set can be diverse too. This approach is not only important for his mixes but also in Philipp’s radio show UV Funk on Dresden based community radio station coloRadio. Also, he's one of the heads behind Uncanny Valley and its sub labels Rat Life and shtum.

Everything started in 2006 as part of the DJ team The Moroders and with their wild Cosmic Dancer parties which were the first opportunity for Dresden’s Disco and House heads to see artists like Todd Terje, Tensnake, Mr Raoul K or Runaway. Club series like Still Going, an afterhour tribute to the sun, as well as the underground club night Sweat Box followed. Recently he established a Sunday dance called Balearic Sunday which turned out to be an awesome sunny party for everybody loving eclectic DJ-sets. Also, Philipp has played festivals like Nachtdigital and Melt! and most probably in one of your favorite clubs next door.

Uncanny Valley Radio 091 - Jazz Special with Thamash

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