Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

@upsammy

CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

As founder of the GROOVY GROOVY party which started in a college basement in New Jersey, Akanbi has established his vision of a cozy, spiritual, intentional, friendship and love party as one of New York’s finest gatherings for all kinds of sexy electronic music. 
Tapping into spiritual frequencies, he brings a focused intention to the community that goes beyond the surface. Available on SoundCloud and Apple Podcasts. Enjoy!

ITPS103 AKANBI

"Every opportunity to learn something new is what's going to grow your craft as an artist." The Toronto star talks discipline and gaining self-confidence as a producer.

Cindy Li, AKA Ciel, always seems to be one step ahead. The label head, DJ, producer and activist has a hard-won career that dance music producers dream of—when she's not playing underground institutions across the globe, maintaining radio residencies, planning her own parties or collaborating with her favourite artists, she's thinking about what's next. "I'm the type of person that I'll stay up trying to finish everything rather than going to bed knowing that I didn't finish everything on my list," she tells RA's Nyshka Chandran in this week's episode.

The Toronto resident is a conservatory-trained pianist who uses the discipline she learnt from a lifetime of lessons to balance DJing and production. "For me, it is challenging to juggle both because they use very different parts of my brain," she describes. A deep digger whose love for atmospheric textures and '90s grooves influences her fresh take on UKG, tech-house and jungle, Li has been putting out music since 2017. She has various EPs and singles under her name, plus several joint releases with the likes of Dan Only, D.Tiffany and Priori but says she didn't always have the confidence for a solo full-length.

"I never thought I could write an album," she admits. But after playing live for the first time at MUTEK Montréal in 2021, that changed, leading to the 2023 release of Homesick, her debut album. "Don't ever let fear influence your decision-making," she says, describing how that show pushed her to overcome lingering doubts in the studio.

For more on Li's process, listen to the episode in full.

EX.703 Ciel

RInse FM Podcast

Machine Woman invited BLUME - 11 March 2024

an excerpt of my 3 hr warm up set for @djrum at @foldldn back in feb 🌀

focussed on textures, weird details, sludgy sounds from the swamp + eery vocals. building up with moments of tension + release. one of my fave sets yet <3

~ 

music from: aleksi perälä, dj python, will hofbauer, jurango, tsvi, bambounou, objekt, atrice, polygonia, andy martin, primal code, vardae, alan johnson, hassan abou alam, pariah, laksa, marco shuttle + more

Dj wiggles opening before Djrum [live @ FOLD, feb 2024]

DJ and producer Yushh transports us to her formative years with the latest Off-Kilter submission. 

Featuring a collection of reflective tracks from 2008-2012, this collage is an insight into her delicate and emotive sound palette - intricate drum workouts, blissed out dub grooves, dream like vocals and emotive melodies phase through bass driven frequencies. 

Here, she tells a tale of what came before, a story of memory and influence, timeless and honest; it’s quintessentially Yushh in the rawest of forms.

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@yushh

OK023 - Yushh

pi pi pi's deep creep returns to the radio with a new twist of ambient, tripped out tech + more. 

https://www.instagram.com/deep_creep
https://www.instagram.com/__pi_pi_pi_____

pi pi pi with deep creep @ The Lot Radio 03-25-2024

Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln (@kuschelntime)

Locking in with a new episode of our Truancy Sessions series with a mix of hi-energy hypnotics from Toronto-based DJ and tastemaker Kuscheln. An all-round purveyor of playful, thought-provoking dance music, he has become a staple figure in the Toronto underground, with his Klub Ferret parties offering nights of steamy dance-offs and queer revelry to a soundtrack of the hottest house and bubbling bass. His mix for us today is party perfection, rolling through with an infectious palette of  late night mind twisters, soaring grooves and big room breaks. As the curveball-loving fans that we are at Truants too, we've completely lost count of the amount of times we've wheeled up the Spice Girls remix in this mix. An unreal statement of flow and taste over 100 glorious minutes.

We've put the mix as well as a little photo diary and selection of the tracklist up on our wesbite. You can download Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln in 320kbps and view the full tracklist on Patreon here (patreon.com/truants). Couple tracks are unreleased Kuscheln tunes. Your support helps cover all our costs, allows us to now pay our guests, allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit, ad-free platform and helps fund projects like this. Members will receive exclusive access to mixes, tracklists, and discounts off future merchandise. If you're desperately after any IDs however or money is tight, please leave a comment on the mix and either us or Kuscheln will get back to you :)

http://truantsblog.com

Kuscheln

Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln

Berlin-based Objekt makes his Lot debut.

http://www.instagram.com/objekttt

Objekt @ The Lot Radio 04-09-2024

Simon Aussel is known for a particularly wild DJing style and leftfield bassy bangers, and it's his curious and playful approach to clubland that's won him loyal fans over the years. Whether photographing drink tokens from gigs or creating an 8-bit version of his debut album on a Game Boy cartridge, he seems to approach every endeavour with childlike joy and wonder—rare qualities in an industry that can leave so many jaded.

The Nantes-born, Paris-based artist's love of club culture, digging and world-building has set him on a blazing path in club music. He's released an exceptionally wide range of music, including a Memphis rap tape for Trilogy Tapes, dubstep-trap-jazz hybrids with Egyptian singer Abdullah Miniawy and deadly hard drum for Livity Sound. His mixes, meanwhile, are fast becoming DJ lore thanks to his knack for connecting seemingly opposed genres like new wave and fast techno. Look no further than his now-infamous Dekmantel Selectors set from 2021 or a marathon back-to-back with Skee Mask in 2022. 

As the French DJ gets more comfortable with story-telling, he's getting more personal and focusing on deeper, slower sounds. That's evident on this RA Podcast—six months in the works—which incorporates woozy downtempo, weighty dub and bleepy beats. Of course, in the chaotic middle section there's plenty of huge basslines, plus old-school electro, acidic techno and even a bouncy edit of the Montell Jordan classic "This Is How We Do It." Showcasing his quirks, influences and growth, this is Simo Cell in prime time.

@simocell

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/934

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RA.934 Simo Cell

Ali Berger takes SPACEGH0ST’s debut release for a pumping ride. 

Nick Boyd’s Sorry Records label has quickly become one of my go-to's. Launched in 2015, their back catalogue so far has housed releases from the likes of Darian, Escaflowne, Matt FX, Tony G, DJ Wawa, C Powers and Ma Sha Ru to name a few. It’s an incredibly well-curated imprint with lots of killer releases coming up in the pipeline. 

Today’s release is the first from mysterious Denver-based artist SPACEGH0ST with the only information given to the world is that they’re a ‘mid-level government employee by day, acid house astronaut by night’. A thrilling double-life! As the lead single propels you on a 140+ bpm outer space acid journey, Spectral Sound/Sweat Equity’s Ali Berger flips the switch with a classy cord-laden House Coaster mix - reminiscent of 90s American deep house sound of Kerri Chandler, King Street Sounds and Nite Grooves.

It would be wrong not to mention the insane artwork for the EP by Zack Handler, perfectly summing up the intergalactic fierceness of ‘Space Coaster’. 

‘Space Coaster’ is out now via Sorry Records - buy here: https://bit.ly/SR31-BC

@space_ghst
@sorry-records
@aliberger

Premiere: SPACEGH0ST - Space Coaster(Ali Berger’s House Coaster)

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