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Justin Long delivers a burner of a mix in advance of Hugo Ball's 2 year anniversary.  Expect Acid.

Smart Mix 38: Justin Long's Hugo Ball 2 Year Anniversary Mix

Like chasing Orbital down a South London alley with a rusty pipe innit?

Pre-order: http://shop.wichelroede.net/product/r-zone-r-zone-12

The much loved, slightly mysterious but always firing R-Zone series rolls on to its 12th release here. This time the Dutch collective serves up five searing club tracks that are as raw and energetic as ever and look back to a 90s UK heyday for their inspiration. 

First up is Beginning of Life, with old school loon bird calls, lots of rave intentions and nebulous pads all creating a sweaty atmosphere atop rough hewn drums. Hardcore Track is a frenzied cut with  pixelated melodies, chopped up vocals and machine gun like drums that pull in many directions at once. 321 then has classic [pitch shifted hardcore vocals, rinsing, dusty old break beats and cantering bass, then Red Rave #1 is all whacked out and tinny, with skeleton drums jostling next to vocal stabs and dark and ominous spoken word snippets and Red Rave #2 gets all jungle by going deep on some rolling, shuffling drums and rich, rubbery bass. For fans of old school, hardcore and rave this Ep will certainly make you smile and, of course, dance!

Dem say;

"RAVEEEEEEEEE - pure bullets!"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Bristol)

"Always look fwd to these releases......."
Monty Luke (BLACK CATALOGUE, DETROIT)

"I'm a fan of all of these. Whistle Posseeee in the house!"
Jimmy Posters (Saints & Sonnets / MN2S, London)

"No."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"I feel very fine with it, thanks!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Why am i not nostalgic of this specific sound?... I'm not sure. Anyway it's well done in it's own style"
Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House, Paris)

"hmm 1991. dummy time"
Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver UK, All over)

"This brings back the times of 808 State and early Baby Ford. I've been there, it was fun."
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"not for me sorry"
Franck Roger

"not my style"
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Not for me this time"
Laurent Garnier

"Ahh the memories nice one"
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera/Realtime)

"not for me"
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba, Amsterdam)

"hoppa!"
Steffi (Klakson/Dolly/Ostgut Ton, Berlin)

"Red Rave #1 is lovely, authentic hardcore!"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Thanks for the RavE!"
Surgeon (Dynamic Tension, Somewhere, out there...)

"uptempo and uphill."
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"Old school vibes here, 321 and Rave#2 are my picks.. Thank you!"
Simone Gatto (OUT-ER)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Make some fucking noise please."
Neville Watson

"I dig this retro vibe... Red Rave #2 is nice!"
Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate, Los Angeles)

"HARDCORE! Well into these ..."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"Loons! It's all fun, maybe a little inessential, but really well done regardless."
Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, Barcelona)

"Wicked rave cuts!"
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"too old school for my personal taste."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"321 and red rave 2 phat old school warehouse vibes !!"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"cant wait to hit the streets with those baddies!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"A lot of fun. This is definitely my favorite R-Zone to date! "321" and "Red Rave #1" are HUGE."
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"really into this"
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Brooklyn)

"321!"
Pangaea (Hessle Audio, London)

"Hardcore Track, yes!"
Mirella Kroes ([in]cognito, Amsterdam)

"321 is pretty cool!"
Clara Moto (InFiné)

"Proper '91 vibes ! Red Raves & 321 outdoor festival weapons for me :-)"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"To be played on specialised electronic music program Full Frequency on RTRFM 92.1 Perth Western Australia. Show is aired weekdays from 3pm til 5pm (GMT+8)"
Craig Hollywood (RTRFM)

"cool stuff, might play 321 ! thx"
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Great Stuff proper oldschool vibe :) cheers"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not what I play, too much oldschool for me, but 'Red Rave #1' sounds good, nice wicked bass. Thanks."
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"Got it. Amazing !!"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"Ravetastic :)"
Giles Armstrong

"miaaaauw me like :)"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"Great old school ravy e.p"
Fabrice Lig (Planet E, Biesme-Sous-Thuin)

"Echt een plaatje voor Marsel van der Wielen!"
Aroy Dee (MOS Recordings, Amsterdam)

"fuuuuuuck red rave 2 is sick. will also play hardcore track and 321. rave onnnn"
Gingy (Clone, Toronto)

"ravetastic, thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"yes yes"
Tommy Four Seven (CLR)

"Nice ! Where's the Vicks?!"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"LOVE IT!"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"blinding stuff!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"not for me... maybe in the early nineties :-)"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"sorry, not for me."
alex cortex

"the whole ep is wicked"
Dense & Pika (Hypercolour)

"Red Rave #1 is crazy!"
Nuno Dos Santos (Something Happening Somewhere, Utrecht)

"Best R-Zone since 05. Will gab the rekid"
Jamie Russell (Hypercolour Ltd, Bristol)

"Beginning of Life & Hardcore Track are good!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"downloaded for r hawtin"
Richie Hawtin (M-nus, Berlin)

"Not for me this time"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"fantastic as always!"
Marcel Heese (Tresor, Finitude)

"Amazing."
Iron Galaxy (Audio Culture)

"R-Zone never fails!!!"
Circular Rhythms (Scenery)

"love this label!"
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"Hardcore track rocks! Great refreshing EP. Rave on!"
Najem Sworb (Clone, Ai)

"Hardcore track is quality but it's all good."
Perc (Perc Trax)

"Nicely done - 321 was my fave on first listen, thanks !"
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

""Beginning of Life" + "Red Rave 1" - my fav's from these - cool rave vibes - thanx guys"
Slam (Soma Records)

"my favorite R-Zone!"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"rave on :)"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"Brilliant"
Randomer (Hemlock, London)

"Hard to pick a favourite. Great release!"
calumclouds (Clouds)

"Great stuff! I love this sound, and always will I imagine. Can't pick a favourite. Thanks!"
Lakker / Eomac (R&S / Killekill)

"Love that 90s hardcore nostalgia when it's done like that! "Red Rave #2" is my favourite track in this great package."
Holger Klein (Groove)

"Reminds me of #5, which I was fully down with."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Ashton-Under-Lyne)

"Red rave #1 for me. Thanks."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)


R-Zone 12 - Beginning Of Life / Hardcore Track / 321 / Red Rave #1 / Red Rave #2 (@wichelroede.net)

An-i has collated an eclectic mix full of raw punk attitude, wild synth psychedelia and strange noise subversions here, all bolted on to a thumping techno chassis that glories in the dancefloor and surges ever forward into the night.

Full story on www.digital-tsunami.org

*Attention for those who in London! This Saturday we will bang in Waiting Room with An-i and local our devil dancers. More info about this shit and tickets right here ; https://www.facebook.com/events/597337547071808/

Digital Tsunami 089 - An-i

Hugo Ball co-founder and Smart Bar resident Eris Drew recorded this ecstatic vinyl rave mix in anticipation of her show with Kim Ann Foxman and Mazi at Smart Bar on Saturday, January 30, 2016.  The mix features ecstatic breaks and ecstasy-culture house from the early days of the U.K. acid and hardcore movement, until today.

1.  Bizarre Inc. - Love in Motion (Hot Tracks Remix) (Hot Tracks 1993)
2.  Tessela - Helter Skelter (Poly Kicks 2013)
3.  KLF - Make it Rain (KLF Communications 1991)
4.  Radio Slave - Children of the E (Running Back 2014)
5.  SLF - Show Me What You Got (NDL Edit) (Warriors Dance 1988)
6.  Cartouche - Feel The Groove (Underground Frank De Wulf Mix) (ZYX 1990)
7.  Marco Bernardi - Finite Space (Mathematics 2015)
8.  Digital Domain - I Need Relief (Rabbit City 1992)
9.  Rhythmatic - Rhythmatix (Network 1992)
10. Cowboy Rhythmbox - Latin Sex Change (Phantasy 2015)
11.  Brothers and Systems- One Voice (Dub Mania and Philth Vers) (Nettwerk 1992)
12.  The Sound Vandals - Extasy (What is it?) (Nu Groove 1990)
13.  Dreamlogicc - el en (MDS001 2014)
14. Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon (PIAS 1990)
15. Strange Audio Dreams - Error Design #1 (Art - Aud 2015)
16. NJOI - Malfunction (RCA 1991)
17. SL2 - The Noise (XL Recordings 1991)
18. The Operator - Entity (I'm a Cliche' 2015)
19. Altern-8 - Reel Time Status (Network 1990)
20. Frankie Bones - Rise Up (Freestyle) (Breaking Bones 1990)

Eris Drew - Make It Rain Mix

Here it is at last !  Sorry for the delay i thought i'd lost pt 2 
enjoy :-) 

Ku De Ta Bali Sunset pt2

Recorded live at The Lot Radio, NY on February 16th 2017. @facets-music on the first hour, @manfredas on the second.

Samo Radio 1: Manfredas & Facets @ The Lot Radio - Feb 16 2017

LIVE FROM THE BOARD + CROWD MIC RECORDED MARCH 4TH 2017 FOR THE HYDRA LONDON

Avalon Emerson Live at Printworks London 2017

For mix #5 we enlist the skills of Mexican DJ and producer Leo Leal who has presented a live recording from his set at Smart Bar Chicago.
Recent years have seen him quickly rise up through the ranks after starting out on this path aged just 16. Using his formal piano training and experimental approach to studio work, he has now found his own unique sound and as such is in demand by both label bosses and club and festival promoters all over the world.
In this mix Leo explores a range of house and techno flavours from the dark and minimal to the heavy jacking house sound mixing old styles with new.
Catch Leo Leal and a range of other artists exploring the realms of house, techno & electro at this year's festival www.dimensionsfestival.com

Leo Leal - Dimensions 2017 Mix Series #5 Live At Smart Bar Chicago

Recorded live at The Lot Radio, NY on July 21st 2017.  @mijomijo on the first hour, @facets-music on the second. After the second hour they went back and forth.

Samo Radio 5: Mijo & Facets @ The Lot Radio July  21  2017

MAN2.0 AKA Mark Bailey has spent much of the last two decades on the dancefloor, losing his shit to
DJs like Erol Alkan, Justin Robertson, Ivan Smaagghe and any other DJ not afraid to play slightly
left of centre. Initially, Mark played in some of the worst bands in West London never to leave 
the practice studio before becoming caught up in London's club scene, trawling London's clubs
like the End, Turnmills, the Cross and Fabric before London's night life went a bit limp.

In recent years, Mark turned to music production as a means to aleviate his ADHD and after gaining
some attention from the Ransom Note and Denis Jurgen's 44100hz Social Club, was signed to Tronik Youth's
Dark Disco and Post Techno imprint Nein. As a DJ Mr 2.0 has played numerous gigs in Berlin, most notably
destroying the dancefloors of Crack Belmer and the mysterious J Kerfuffle [sic] (Just one of the many reasons
he is wanted by the German authorities.)

This year has seen releases from Nein, Regith, Flight Recorder and Det Sync alonside sometime production partner
Vadim Ryadinsky (AKA Bizzeea!) as well as forthcoming EPs for the Umberella, Wonder Stories, Sulk Magic as 
well as various remixes and more gigs on the distant horizon.

The mix clocks in at just over an hour, long enough to fit in some of his recent fvourites as well as a few
cheeky forthcoming gems for you to stuff into your lugholes.

Now sit back, turn up your speakers or headphones and lube yourselves up.

Shiny Objects- Disco Death Child (Roam Recordings)
Girls Chat Room- Bebe Acido (100 Years of Solid Dudes)
Leoner- Melodie Cosmica (MAN2.0 Rework) (Forthcoming on Nein Records)
Kunde & Martin Noise- El Tigre (TKUZ remix) (Playground Recordings)
Roe Deers- You Can Not Vote For Yourself (Nein)
Two Mamarrachos- By Faith Not Arms (Nein)
Force Majeure- Cheap Thrills (Bird of Paradise Remix) (Sulk Magic)
Northern Powerhouse- Park & Ride (Northern Powerhouse)
NoGain- Inospito Penar (MAN2.0 Rework) (TeQwaves)
Tunnel Signs ft Moderna- Ultraviolet (Facets Remix) (SAMO)
Shit Japens ft B- Lurking (Police Records)
Curses- Another View (Forthcoming on Snap Crackle & Pop)
Tronik Youth- Tunnel of Hate (Rigopolar Remix) (Roam Recordings)

eclectics mix -  076 | MAN2.0 |

After a short break, we're back with the 49th entry of the Honcho Podcast series. For this round, we welcome the ginger-haired disco maven, Geoffrey LaRue >> @geoffreylarue << Geoffrey's excellent taste in music and youthful brand of creativity have been turning heads. This mix is bursting at the seams with everything that makes us love him so much – a 90 minute journey of disco and funk.

Tracklist
Alessi – Space
VFX: Geoffrey LaRue - Buttons Intro (Feat. Susan)
Le Loup – Then You Can Believe
Izabela Trojanowska – Jestem Twoim Grzechem
Ihsan Al Munzer – Jamileh
John Forde – Stardance
Jumbo 76 – Turn On To Love
Number One Ensemble – Back To Heaven
Dee D. Jackson – Galaxy Police
Jim Massada – Hands Up
The Softones – Bulldog (Dog Power Song)
The Tubes – Slipped My Disco
Romy Haag – Catch Me
Mandy B. Jones – 1-2-3-4 (We Aint Got Much Time)
Michael Cretu – Flying To Heaven
Bloody Mary – He’s A Schmuck
John Ireland – Out Of My Mind
Alan Parsons Project – The Voice
Simonetti/Pignatelli/Morante – Tenebre
Paradise Frame – Hexagon
Paradise Frame – Paradise Frame
Den Harrow – Don’t Break My Heart
Scotch – Disco Band
Anneclaire – All Summer Long
Massara – Margherita (Versione Anglaise)
Jago – I’m Going To Go
One System – Life Is Very Short
VFX: Pat & Udo’s Yak Attak – Boring Vegetables
Leonardo & Planetary Vision – We Fly To Andromeda

Honcho Podcast Series 49 - Geoffrey LaRue

CockTail d'Amore ლ(~•̀︿•́~)つ︻̷┻̿═━一 TOKYO Attack! 
Event Page www.facebook.com/events/115038785826305/

MAIN ROOM 
SATURDAY NIGHT
00:00 - 04:00 Ben Drayton
04:00 - 08:00 Carlos Souffront
08:00 - 12:00 Juan Ramos
SUNDAY NIGHT
22:00 - 04:00 Mascaras
04:00 - 10:00 Powder

COSMIC HOLE
02:00 – 07:00 Jeffrey Sfire

GARDEN
10:00 - 14:00 Trent
14:00 - 18:00 Omer
18:00 - 22:00 The Backwoods

Mascaras at CockTail d'Amore/Berlin Sunday.3rd.Sep.2017 10PM-4AM Pt.2

Recognise is DJ Mag’s new monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music scene. This month, we speak to an artist questioning the boundaries of what techno can be, Identified Patient.

Making rough-edged, undulating music that flirts equally with electro, EBM, acid, wave sounds, post punk and industrial, without cementing its roots firmly in any, the Amsterdam-based artist is part of a stable of DJ/producers who circulate labels like Pinkman, Mannequin, Brokntoys, L.I.E.S. Records and Common Ground. Although they all have a distinct sound from each other, Identified Patient, as well as Kris Baha, Alesssandro Adriani, Black Merlin, Raw Ambassador and countless more, all follow a similar aesthetic that’s become rife on electronic music’s more discerning dancefloors.

For his Recognise mix, Veerman delivers an hour of music that circulates the vast chasm of sound surrounding his own productions. Beginning with the eerie echoes of The Grid, before working its way through industrial clatter, downtempo acid, sinister electro, haunting vocals delivered from the depths and warped techno, it closes with the bold combination of Osynlige Mann and Alan Vega. “I wanted the mix to be somewhere between home listening and a feeling of the dancefloor,” Veerman explains of his Recognise mix. “So it flirts with both aesthetics and energies.”

Listen to Identified Patient’s Recognise mix above and check out the full interview on DJMag.com.

Recognise: Identified Patient

CockTail d'Amore at Griessmuehle/Berlin
Event Page
www.facebook.com/events/791052931068483/
***SUNDAY NIGHT at MAIN ROOM***
00:00 - 12:00 UNCANNY VALLEY SOUNDSYSTEM
***COSMIC HOLE***
02:00 – 17:00 GREENVISION
17:00 – 22:00 LIAD KRISPIN
***WINTERGARTEN***
12:00 - 22:00 ABAJOUR

***SUNDAY NIGHT at MAIN ROOM***
22:00 - 08:00 CHIDA & POWDER

CHIDA at CockTail d'Amore/Berlin Sunday.4th.Mar.2018 10PM-3AM Pt.1

(Rhythm Did Not Change) - Mix Abril 2018

Artist Info:
Carol Mattos iniciou seus projetos na cena independente de música eletrônica com o coletivo MASTERp la n o, de Belo Horizonte. Fazem parte do coletivo 11 artistas que realizam festas em Belo Horizonte que se propõem a redescobrir a cidade e questionar seu funcionalismo restritivo. Além da festa, realizam encontros e oficinas para discutir temáticas que atravessam as experiências festivas, como questões de gênero e sexualidade, território, produção independente, dentre outros.
 
Sua pesquisa pelo techno, house, acid, eletro, com bastante influências de dark disco,  synth pop oitentista e retrô-futurístico, além de abranger muitas novas produções da américa latina. Com sets  marcados por grooves, elementos orgânicos e synths distorcidos criando uma experiência sonora imersiva com batidas intensas que envolvem a pista de dança para uma viagem espacial.

Em 2016 estreou como residente da MAMBA NEGRA e deu início à Sintetica, projeto que visa  abrir espaço e gerar visibilidade para as mulheres que atuam nos vários âmbitos que convergem no meio da música eletrônica. A festa é realizada inteiramente por mulheres, em todas as etapas de produção e participação artística.
 
Em 2017, tocou na primeira edição do festival DGTL no Brasil e no MECA Festival, já tendo participado de algumas das principais festas da cena independente atual, como a Capslock, ODD e Caldo, de São Paulo, participou da Kubik, festa-instalação itinerante de Berlim em suas edições de São Paulo e Belo Horizonte, se apresentou na Ubris, na Costa do Marfim e outras cidades Brasileiras – Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Cuiabá.

Soundcloud:
@carolm_masterplano

Social Media:
www.facebook.com/carolmasterplano
www.mixcloud.com/carolm_masterplano
www.instagram.com/carolcmattos/
bookingmambanegra.wixsite.com/carolmattos

Tracklist:
01. Carisma - Que es Wave? (Mr. TC Remix) [Dengue Dancing Records] 
02. Aristidez - Una Sombra En La Esquina (Iñigo Vontier Remix) [Disque Discos]
03. Markus Gibb - A.C. [MMODEMM]
04. Los Mekanikos - Pussyca [Sanfuentes Records]
05. Sanfuentes - Ivy League (DJs Pareja Remix) [Sanfuentes Records]
06. Tunnel Signs - Ultraviolet [Samo Records]
07. Macaulay - Buffon [Disque Discos]
08. Tronik Youth & MAN2.0 - Other Place (Cabisbajo Remix) [NEIN RECORDS]
09. Mijo - Caña [Mange_Moi]
10. Neon Amish - Tranceptor (Gameboyz Remix) [Sprechen Music]
11. Mijo - Dadada [Platino Records] 
12. Andre VII - Sourcery [Platino Records]

Support: 
Pure Groove Systems | Danley Sound Labs | Club 88 | Clash Club

Artwork:
Rivadaria

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Carol Mattos @ Podcast Connect #144 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

The Istanbul DJ turns in spacey sounds.

@zozo-on-soundcloud

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=626

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RA.626 Zozo

Exclusive stream of Tobias.' 'Eyes In The Center' extended live set at Geneva's Mapping Festival on May 12.

Info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/tobias-shares-two-hour-extended-live-set

@tobias-freund

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Exclusive: Tobias. - Live from Mapping Festival, May 2018

Full stream of @redaxes' tripped-out remix of @themicronauts' "Acid Party," the first single from his forthcoming album. 

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/premiere-hear-a-trippy-remix-from-red-axes

Acid Party

More info

Premiere: The Micronauts - Acid Party (Red Axes Remix)

Recorded live at The Lot Radio on June 21st 2018, @facets-music on first followed by @balamok then @carlos_palacio