Coming through with a festive throw down, it's our pleasure to share mix 256 for our series from Quest, the final for 2021.

With a reputation for delivering the unexpected, Quest brings the heat with a futuristic selection of unearthed, genre-bending gems – we hope you enjoy this as much as we have!

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DIM256 - Quest

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VOLTAGE Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast series, broadcasting both upcoming and well-established artists within the techno scene. Every episode features a lengthy set surrounded by a spoken in- & outro. The full story, including an in-depth interview and handwritten tracklist by each artist, can be found on our website: voltageimprint.com/en/podcast

With her debut release on Coincidence Records in 2018, AADJA will go on to put out a few more projects before scoring an acclaimed 6 track record on Nina Kraviz’s Trip Recordings. ‘Thought Dealer’ hit the scene just last year in 2021, proposing a very relevant collection of tracks high in tempo and in tension. In there, you can hear quite a few worlds - the closer ‘Still Wired’ takes the listener on a nostalgic 160+ bpm acid trance highway, while tracks like ‘Hypomania’ balance it out with a more groovy and tunneling techno that include her own hypnotic vocals and wide filter sweeps and 16th stabs. 

Her career in DJing could only gain traction after a release like that, making her Boiler Room debut in Toronto last year and her 1st Possession in Paris this year in February. With a few more tricks up her sleeve for the coming year, 2022 is looking like her best one yet.

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Next up: Tred

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VOLTAGE Podcast 26 - AADJA

Quest is one of those new school selectors who have taken the art of crate digging to an all-new level. Italian-born, Berlin-based but having spent time in London working at the legendary Vinyl Pimp, he has long been mining the depths of everything from UKG to outré techno, Italian hip hop to long-lost house. Importantly, he uses those sounds to tell his own stories, often with an air of mystery and intrigue that plays out like an adventure into the unknown. 

Many mixes follow a traditional arc of increasing energy levels but in this week's podcast, Quest plays with those expectations to build up and then pull back, threading together minimal rhythms then raw and crunchy wave sounds. Twisted electronics lead into celestial acid and the smooth and seductive sits next to the dark and edgy. It's a low-key, low-lit selection that draws from mutant strains of house, techno and electro that are both futurist and dystopian. Quest might be his moniker, but it is also a perfect description of his mission.

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Strongly shaped by the raw and forward-leaning sound of 90’s Techno, Milan based artist Alarico Zucchi started his journey into electronic music in 2015 making his way through clubs as a DJ while learning the art of music production. 

The inauguration of ‘Alarico’ occurred in 2019 after previously exploring several sub-genres of Techno. The alias was formed as a statement to showcase a style that was personal to him. Personal in a way that he became captivated within the patterns and structures of his own sound. So-much-so that his multiple our long podcasts solely consisting of his own material made him stand out from a whole host of young and promising producers and DJs. 

Known for fast paced rhythms and kinky grooves he has released music consistently since his debut in 2020 on Joton’s imprint “Newrhytmic Records”. Shortly after he launched his own vinyl imprint “Katana Records”, which showcases the more mental and introverted side of his idea of Techno. He certainly cemented his rank in today’s Techno landscape through releases on Matrixxman’s highly acclaimed “The Grid”, Token Records and sees a bright future with a forthcoming release on SHDW & Obscure Shape’s newest endeavour “Mutual Rytm”. 

Alarico continues to position himself as a unique music lover, exploring the depths and possibilities of sound. He stands for permanently pushing boundaries and stirring this attitude with his background of Hip Hop and Japanese culture.

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We invited artists from the harder fringes of electronic music to the sun-kissed isle of Malta for another lively edition of Glitch Festival.

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For your monthly vinyl life 🎚🎧🎶 
Our mixtape from @iamgezibe
Enjoy the journey with her calm, deep and energetic trance 👀🚀🌐

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What an honour it was to make my debut at this legendary club, Tresor for it's first Klubnacht of 2024!

An intense 3h journey with the room filled with pure energy.
Hope you will enjoy the ride !

Altinbas at Tresor Berlin 06-01-2024

"Recorded live from Canada, this high rolling mix is an eclectic blend of fresh cuts, including tracks like "psyhop" and "introverted problems" from my upcoming full-length record "pyrocbs," coming out on Feb 16th".

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UNDERHER - Walking By [Unreleased]
Unknown Artist - Untitled A1 [INHERE003]
Unknown Artist - Untitled 2 [INHERE003]
Zacharias Tiempo - Tunnel [Substrate Music]
Heiko Laux - Dry Me [Klockworks]
Timmo - Canvas [Drumcode]
Uteki - Cyberfunk [Kenflow Music]
Mr. G - G Strings [Back Foot Music]
Heiko Laux - Souldancer (Ray Kajioka Remix) [Kanzleramt Music]
Juan Atkins & Moritz Von Oswald - Riod [Tresor Records]
Maya Jane Coles - Round In Circles (Shlomi Aber Remix) [Boiler Room & Ballantine’s True Music] 
802.11n - 002 (Dub Mix) [M5]
Nastika - Black Sun In The East [Horo]

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