one of the best I ever lived. it was a real internal journey

"All I want to do is express what I love." The beloved Berghain resident talks about learning from failure, putting in the time and how good sound systems have changed his life.

Born and bred in Minneapolis, Zak Khutoretsky, AKA DVS1, has been throwing and playing raves for decades. Now 47, he's at the top of his game. As one of Berghain's most popular residents and a producer known for his deep and versatile sound, he's amassed thousands of followers around the world, releasing on Klockworks, Transmat and Ostgut Ton, in addition to his own label, HUSH.

Not just an artist, Khutoretsky has garnered a reputation for speaking critically about the challenges facing the electronic music community, notably through his essay about the battle between art and entertainment, and more recently through the inauguration of his revenue sharing platform ASlice. The organisation was designed in 2020 as an antidote to the pay disparity between DJ earnings and producer earnings, and its basic conceit is that DJs submit playlists of their tracks and share small percentages of their gig fees to be redistributed among the artists whose tracks they've played.

In this RA Exchange live from ADE, Khutoretsky talks with journalist Christine Kakaire about the platform and the impetus behind it, as well as his underlying tendency to be a "fixer,"  from the problems in his house to the issues he sees plaguing his community. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.689 DVS1

2018’s chilled-out Kiran LP was a first step towards Konduku’s inevitable fate as electronic music producer par excellence. The Dutch performer’s right brain rhythms were perhaps aptly timed, touching a spot made tender by the period of introspection forced upon us by an unprecedented global pandemic. These were spartan experiments in sound that reverberated within the cavernous space isolation prised open but didn’t stay that way for long. With the return to normality came another side to Konduku’s work, productions and real-time sets that focused on a heavier, more techno-leaning sound; though they still took inspiration from bass, sometimes house, and the plangent loops of mid-2000s Italian hypnotica. These beats found a perfect home on Spazio Disponibile, Delsin’s Mantis as well as DJ Nobu’s Bitta label, and even claimed a sublabel all his own on Rotterdam’s Nous'klaer Audio, the music and photography outlet K Series. A highly satisfying alliance of liquid basslines and layered echoes put his name on the rise, and today his relentlessly chugging and nimble beats are very much a known quantity, a unique and welcome proponent for cerebral, subaqueous loops. Bassiani Podcast 223 is top-form Konduku recorded live at the club back in May, three hours of forward-thinking techno that’s thick with ideas and rattling rhythms, far-out frequencies for the temporal lobe that surprise at every turn.

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BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites Konduku / Podcast #223

Axiom Etherea

Recorded by @psyk for The Memoir, 2025.
All tracks are written and produced by @psyk.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 Psyk - Overture [Semantica]
02:36 Psyk - Untitled [Kvalia]
07:07 Psyk - Night Currents [Non Series]
10:35 Psyk - Acid Test [Tresor]
14:35 Psyk - Cascade [On Board]
17:20 Psyk - 1000 Tribes [Non Series]
22:45 Psyk - Bell Tair [Non Series]
25:08 Psyk - Hiss [Non Series]
29:25 Psyk - Outline [Non Series]
33:15 Psyk - Deep Breath [Tresor]
37:44 Luigi Tozzi - Psyk Remix [Non Series]
41:10 Psyk - Disconnected [Non Series]
45:36 Psyk - Organic [RYC]
48:25 Psyk - Waves [Tresor]
51:50 Psyk - Apart [Mote-Evolver]
55:30 Psyk - Grain [Tresor]
58:00 Deepbass - Nova (Psyk Remix) [Informa]
1:01:03 Psyk & Orbe - Liquid Drop [Nwhite]
1:07:00 Reeko & Psyk - Withstand the Light of Day [Mental Disorder]
1:10:00 Psyk - Vortex [Non Series]
1:13:00 Psyk - Nine [Mote-Evolver]
1:17:00 Psyk - Out of Sight [Nwhite]
1:19:00 Psyk & Orbe - Untitled [Nwhite]
1:23:00 Psyk - Decoder [Timeline]
1:27:20 Psyk & Orbe - Maths [Mote-Evolver]
1:30:00 Psyk - Fear Of Sleep (Edit) [Non Series]
1:34:00 Psyk - Sideral [Semantica]

Love and light

Non Series Bandcamp

Page 142: Psyk

The second mix in our VVVT _ MIX series comes from our friend Claudio PRC. 
Sardinia-born and Berlin-based DJ and Producer. 

A powerful, hypnotic and high-energy set. 
He has brought this level of quality to our events many times before, and now he delivers it once again. 

From deep grooves to pulsating beats, this mix grabs you from the very first second and never lets go.

Mixed by @claudioprc

VVVT_MIX 002 - Claudio PRC

A few months after our successful Saüle debut, here we go again for a second round of genre-busting, boundary-pushing sonic exploration. Embracing the Idea of techno as a means of transcending our condition, both as conscious and subconscious beings, this series offers a platform for artists to express themselves with enhanced scope and purpose. For this second installment which will take place on 5 June, RYC invites a trio of musicians who’ve been pushing the envelope of techno and electronics to a broader extent. A name synonymous with bold dynamics and cutting-edge approach, London-based producer Jin Synth will take us on a mind-bending ride down her intricate rhythmic algebra and layers of hypnotic, otherworldly sonics. A jack-of-all-trades whose hybrid, unhindered vision for music has driven to all ends of the techno spectrum, the one and only DJ Pete will join us for a hectic parade of breaks-laden, bass-heavy weapons and dubbed-out tangents. Chief explorer of lushly textured folds and immersive cinematic arcs, dub techno maestro Magna Pia will take over the decks for one of those moments on the dance floor when functional innovation fuses with multi-sensory exaltation. 

Thursday 05.06.2025 | Start 22:00
Am Wriezener Bahnhof - 10234 Berlin
www.berghain.berlin/en/event/79284/

Tracklist:
01. Kate Carr - The Darkness Of Riverbeds - Rivertones
02. Marco Shuttle - Tombak Healer - Incienso
03. Zadig - Kuro & Shiro - Rhythm Büro
04. Zemög - Yuyo - Circular Limited
05. Jin Synth - Cold In Microdoze - Semantica Records
06. Modvs - PL2 - Hypnus Records
07. Efdemin - There Will Be Singing (DJ Koze Remix) - Dial
08. Justine Perry - Apparition - On Board Music
09. Paula Koski - Something Else - On Board Music
10. Yant - Moving - Reclaim Your City
11. Antigone - Blank Slate - Reclaim Your City
12. Abstract Division - Fluctuations - Dynamic Reflection
13. Mathieu Bonnafous - Le Bras Du Glacier - Forms of Minutiae

Reclaim Your City x Säule | Jin Synth

CBDSH#142 - Viels

This time our guest on CBDSH series is Viels from Italy with a fabulous outer space mix! Known for his superb productions on established techno labels and music selections as a DJ, this mix a showcase in deepness that fits the ethos of DSH like a glove. Drop everything else for the next 69 minutes and enjoy the ride.

Bio:
Class 1990, Viels was born in a little city outside Milan (Italy). Early in his adolescence he discovered techno culture inspired by a book called “TECHNO“ by Christian Zingales. Having released his first Ep on Initial Berlin in 2015, Viels continued his musical path appearing with a track on the well respected dutch imprint Dynamic Reflection, followed by his debut ep “Distrophism” and contributing for the 10 years anniversary of the label, among some of the most recognised artists in the scene : Donato Dozzy, Mike Parker, Shifted, Oscar Mulero, Blawan, Ness, Jeroen Search and many more.
Co-owner with Francesco della Sala of “End Of Perception”, Viels just released also on label such Warm Up, Non Series, Mord, and Semantica Records.
At the moment he is resident of the Acquario party in Milano and an active part of the organization of it.
With an increasing interest and having performed in quality clubs like Tresor, Perron, Cassette, Schron and shared the booth with the likes of Oscar Mulero, Svreca and Dasha Rush to name a few, Viels is establishing himself as part of a new wave of djs and producers approaching the contemporary techno scene.

Labels: 
Warm Up, Non Series, Mord , Dynamic Reflection, End Of Perception, Semantica

Links:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/viels
IG: @viels_eop
FB: https://www.facebook.com/vielsvls
RA: https://ra.co/dj/viels-it

TRACKLIST
1.Malin Genie - 01 Hedonic Setpoint 
2.Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West - Fluids In Motion III
3.Philipp Stoffel - Akzent
4.Viels - Unreleased
5.Mersel - Unreleased
6.Viels - Unreleased
7.Mersel - Unreleased
8.Gez Varley - Asylum
9.Jeff Rushin - Analysis
10.Svreca - Re-inhaled
11.Malin Genie - 04 Hedonic Setpoint
12.Voiski - Sunspill
13.Metapattern - Exosphere 
14.Translate - Notation
16.STIPP - SDG 03
17.Wigbert - Pattern Cycle
18.Ottagone - Ottagone 013
19.Kaspiann - Suohunaja
20.Gal Tsadok - Hai Brioche

Curated by DSH #142: Viels

Andy Martin | Vault Sessions, TILLATEC | 28 JUNE 2025

Vinyl only techno set. 

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Mary Yuzovskaya (Monday Off, PAX ROMANA) @ The Lot Radio 07-17-2025

Zoorvik favorite song to ride late at night 

Late night roads

A simple mess around with drums and bass.

No Consideration

Techno event series & record label from Amsterdam.

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