In #248 Tokyo’s own Elli Arakawa delivers a masterclass in dark, textural techno. Rooted in the labyrinthine network of Japan’s underground, from intimate club nights at AIR to sprawling festivals in lush forests, her sound is hybrid, daring, and always driving at full force. 

Elli’s sets are unpredictable stories– almost cinematic in the way they unfold and pull the listener in. Sowing atmospheric tapestries and tinges of acid with pure dancefloor momentum; her sound captivates at every twist.

For over a decade, Elli Arakawa has been a defining presence in Japan’s techno scene. This set is a testament to her ability to shape sound into immersive worlds you can disappear into. 

This one will take you places. Here’s 2 hours of Elli Arakawa closing Womb, Tokyo.

Artwork by @/ankhsious

Vault Sessions #248 - Elli Arakawa

I dont often share recordings from my longer club sets but Open Ground is somewhere i instantly felt comfortable and I enjoyed these 6 hours so much that I felt compelled to share them with you.

Hands down, one of the best, if not THE best soundsystem in the world right now! If you ever get the chance to experience it, don’t miss out.

Enjoy! 

Rene Wise @ Open Ground | Closing Set | 22/02/2025

"You can get deeply lost in the darkness if you let yourself merge with it and not fight it.” With this statement, Denise Rabe vividly encapsulates her musical philosophy. As this episode of DYSTOPIA exhibits, her sound is less a musical form than a collection of sounds generating a tense, haunting atmosphere. Rabe's methods and ideas show with total clarity how darkness, what our society incorrectly perceives as negative, is in fact an opening onto a radically liberated world of abstract forces. In this episode I seek to define the meaning of darkness in techno and Denise also shares her thoughts with us about Berghain, the role of gender within the techno scene, how her personal philosophy is expressed through her music, as well as the fortuitous synergy between her name and the spirit of her music. Enjoy the darkness!

Tracklist:
Pretending (RABE)
By Doom (RABE)
Manifesto (Stroboscopic Artefacts)
Psychic Survival (BPitch)
Walking on Borders (Soma)
Purple Parks (30D)
Phønix's Ash (RABE)
1394 (Arkham Audio)

DYSTOPIA 003: DENISE RABE

Now based in Berlin, the Italian-born artist has built a reputation for hypnotic, high-intensity sets that balance emotional depth with raw power. As head of the K S R imprint and a regular presence in the European club circuit, Kaiser channels his passion for techno into a sound that’s both precise and profoundly physical.

Tune in and follow the signal, intensity awaits.

PoleGroup Radio - Kaiser 21.05.2025

loscil - Bell Flame
Tristan Arp - invisible cities
Fairmont - I Want To See The Sun Come Up
Efdemin - Acid Bells
Kiko Navarro Pere Navarro - Keepn On Loving Me (Extended)
Ocean Moon - Plains Of Paradise
The Open Circle - Dark Sunrise
Blake Baxter - One Mo Time (Mix 1)
S.A.M. - Right To Disobey
Viels - Incompleti
Luke Hess - Panoplia
Voiski - Pure Zero Drive
Len Faki & Jancen - Morgana
Amorphic & Tensal - AT3
Isabel Soto - Thorian
Temudo and Svarog - Auditory Euphoria
Amorphic & Tensal - The Sleepwalker
Âsan - Beychen
Chris Liebing - Kaizen
Earwax (IT) - Protection
James Shinra - Cntroller (2025 Rework)
JRD - Release
Tristan Blach - Manolis
Justin Berkovi - Brutal City
Ø [Phase] - Missing (Remix)
Oscar Mulero - Outside the Time Zone
Drua - Nightfire
Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Epifauna
Dean Grenier - View Source
Flits - Kickstart
GiGi FM - Maova
Hurdslenk - Reversed
Jump Source - Condenser (feat. Sabola)
KaioBarssalos - Trust () (Mislaw Remix)
Michel Lauriola - Disturb the beast
P.E.A.R.L. - Unknown I
radd and Beluga Tracks - Fafe
Selewsin - The Sky As My Canvas
Sev Dah - Paljba 2
Small Solar System Body - Particle Pulse
White08 - Memory Lane
Wht Moth - Scopolamine (Casual Treatment Remix)
Xqte - Stay On The Scene (Original Mix)
Mython & Idu Berg - Kairos
Sorcery - Optical Transition
Biemsix - Yesterday
Fhase 87 - Amplitude (Flug Remix)
Hyden - Rhun
Jan Fleck - Machine Learning
Manuel Di Martino - The World Is Changing Pt 2
Z.I.P.P.O - Hypernova
Mathys Lenne - Dogrel
Skee Mask - MD25
Flower Storm - Tonight we feast, tomorrow we fight
Jan Fleck - Uncontrol
Maurer - Hablamos O Que
THE DEVIANTT - Avitohol
Stef Mendesidis - Spectral Transmission
Emily Jeanne - Wet Skin
Vanity Productions - Fortunate

Bit Rotting In Hell

Emerging from France and now based in Berlin, Benabou crafts deeply hypnotic techno shaped by years of crate-digging and a love for ambient atmospheres. Her sets blur the lines between dark, driving grooves and ethereal textures, nodding to influences from jazz, soul, and psychedelic sounds. With releases on labels like Gynoid Audio, Substantiv, Construct Re-Form, and Cosmic Wave, she’s built her own sound that resonates across Europe’s finest dance floors; such as Paris’s Rex Club and Berlin’s Tresor. Off the decks and behind the scenes, Benabou is a skilled mastering engineer and vinyl-cutter, delivering top-tier masters for both vinyl and digital formats. 

This mix is spacious yet relentless. An hour of beautiful chaos.

Here goes #253. 

Artwork by @ankhsious

Vault Sessions #253 - Benabou

We bring you a very special guest for our 22nd episode: Border One 

The Belgian has been known for developing a raw and hypnotic sound in his sets, captivating audiences from around the world. For this occasion, he brings us a one-hour set that takes us on a journey down the corrosive and intense path of techno.  

Grab your headphones and immerse yourself in the world of Border One for the next hour. 

Invited Artist: @borderone
Artwork: @evminus1 - www.instagram.com/ev.menos.1/

LIVE.DVSN022: Border One

Sandrien @ CS Radio - 07/04/2025

One,Two,Three (Løuis EDIT)

The CHRYSΛLIS VOID EP marks a new passage in the PSYCHΞTRΛL ASCΞNSION cycle—four interconnected transmissions themed on transformation and metamorphosis. Organic psytrance atmospheres unravel into acid-driven spirals, while industrial techno structures fracture and reform in ritual geometry.

🜄 Genres: Psy · Psytrance · Goa Trance · Acid Trance · Progressive Trance · Dark Psy · Full-On · Forest Psy · Dark Techno · Deep Techno · Hypnotic Techno · Acid Techno · Industrial Techno · Hard Techno · Minimal Techno · Hardcore · Electro-Industrial · Experimental Techno
🜃 Label: ÆTHERFLUX RΞCORDS
🎧 Recommended: Darkness, isolation, headphones, maximum immersion.

#PsychETralAscension #ChrysalisVoid #Psytrance #DarkPsy #AcidTechno #HypnoticTechno #ExperimentalTechno #IndustrialTechno #TechnoRitual #AetherfluxRecords

NEURAL ASCENT

Dreams

Psychotherapist by day, dj by night.
I also run a small label called @unitas_multiplex.

29.8. Leipzig Neue Welle
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booking: loisse[at]outlined-am.com

"Putting mixes online without a tracklist is disrespectful to the artists who made the included tracks!" - Errorsmith

Special thank you to Jens, Mario, Marc, Steffen, Gideon, nd, Jan, Tim, Jelena, Tim and Loïsse for making most of this happen and believing in me.

Bit Rotting In Hell

Vincent Neumann