Started in 2014 by our member https://soundcloud.com/experimentsserial, LAYERS is mix series featuring some artists and friends that play the music that should be heard.
Every layer is divergent and concerns different themes.

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Warm up for Beirut Electro Parade @ La Bellevilloise, Paris 23.06///23

Konstantinas @ Beirut Electro Parade, La Bellevilloise, Paris 23.06///23

Coming up Next on Malka Tuti.
Debut EP from Andrei Rusu (half of Khidja).
The EP includes 2 original cuts (one of whom in collaboration with dear Decha) and 2 remixes by heroes of ours - Philipp Otterbach & Black Merlin

Hedesch (feat. Decha) (Black Merlin Remix)

Andrei Rusu - Hedesch (feat. Decha) (Black Merlin Remix)

Next up in the Viscera podcast series is Statues!

"Hailing from London, Statues is fronted by Bradley Lucke and Mark Crooks and occasionally joined by a wide range of artists for spot-on collaborations. take a stroll through their previous appearances on Claremont 56, eclectics, Is It Balearic…?, and MM Discos.

Statues have a new 5 tack EP ‘Night Runner’ out now here - https://mmdiscos.bandcamp.com/album/night-runner"

Let today's mix take you on the smoothest journey through the Balearic cosmos.

Enjoy.

@the-statues

Statues | 114

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Suicide - Ghostrider (Benedikt Frey Edit)

https://soundcloud.com/iamdweedo: This mix is a selection of tracks from the future and the past that I like, from slowish psychedelic electronica 100bpm up to 140bpm clubby cuts.

https://soundcloud.com/musar-recordings
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss
🔊 https://youtu.be/eEe05Ruz0X4

Amsterdam-based Dweedo is on a mission to share weird and wonderful electronic music.

He’s always had a taste for sinister electro, shiny IDM and trippy club music, and a student job at a post-punk record store cemented his outsider identity. He started DJing at age 16 and threw his own parties at 18 to create space for his left-field music taste and diversify Tel Aviv’s underground. He had a knack for booking artists right before they exploded and for digging up hidden gems to play at the weekend.

Dweedo launched MUSAR Recordings in 2017 to explore the intersection of experimental and club music. The label throws parties across Europe and the Middle East. MUSAR (‘strange’ in Hebrew) has released music from Nightwave, Ricardo Tobar, Annie Hall, Mental Overdrive, and Hoshina Anniversary amongst others. MUSAR’s artists are an international bunch and their music spans a range of genres, however, every release is connected by the same unique thread. The build, the structure, the mood – it’s all undeniably MUSAR.

As a DJ, Dweedo loves to get the crowd moving to strange-ass tracks no one’s heard before. Over his decades-long career, he’s hooked a bunch of people onto MUSAR's surreal sound. When established artists play MUSAR releases at festivals, clubs or on the radio Dweedo feels his hard work is paying off.

Dweedo's DJed in Berlin, London, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Athens, Tel-Aviv, and Bucharest and believes he was put on this planet to diversify the world’s music taste.

LAYER #374 | Dweedo

Algebra Suicide - An Explanation For That Flock Of Crows  (Mmyylo Edit)

Composer, pianist & singer Nicky Harris aka NiCKY - the tragicomic love child of east London’s queer performance scene & Zippos Circus - supplies us with an exquisite mixtape for Piano Day.

Nicky Harris aka NiCKY makes music that exists in an utterly unique space. With playful, melancholic songs inspired by the vibrant stagecraft of drag, cabaret and contemporary queer performance as well as the classic artistry of the circus and the vaudeville, NiCKY could be a Ru Paul finalist as envisaged by Jean Cocteau; an imaginative, resplendent persona situated somewhere between Anohni, Elton John, Leigh Bowery and David Bowie circa 'Ashes to Ashes'.

Recently released by @prahrecordings, NiCKY's debut EP 'by' collects seven songs influenced by early Sylvester and The Carpenters, recorded with Euan Hinshelwood (Cate Le Bon, Meilyr Jones, Wesley Gonzalez) on analogue tape machine and vintage Barrett & Robinson piano.

Intended as a theatrical suite, bookended by the symbolic rise and fall of the stage curtain, 'by' is imbued with an intimate, dramatic sense of atmosphere, bringing to mind some hallowed nightclub headliner, all sparkling sequins by candlelight. There are lively, irreverent detours but mostly NiCKY crafts songs of tenderness; serenades in the spotlight which evoke 'Closing Time' era Tom Waits if he frequented the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club instead of dive bars in 70s LA.

For all the vivid pageantry, NiCKY’s songs recount everyday stories with lots of heart, humour and sensitivity, encompassing “road journeys, love affairs, surreal encounters & lost connections”. Their cover of the Sandy Denny / Fairport Convention original 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes' is also the best we've heard.

Following the release of 'by' and ahead of some mooted remixes and prospective plans to play End of the Road and Glastonbury, we reached out to NiCKY for a mixtape. Appropriately enough, NiCKY responded with just over an hour of music in honour of Piano Day, celebrating some eternal moments of piano-led prowess, from the virtuosities of Nina Simon and Bill Evans to the serenities of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru and Duval Timothy to the high camp of Liberace and beyond.

Tracklist
Anohni + The Johnsons: Cripple + The Starfish (ending)
Nina Simone: You’ll Never Walk Alone
Dana Suesse: Cocktail Suite Bacardi
Chilly Gonzales: Bermuda Triangle
Billy Tipton: Begin the Beguine
Yama Warashi: Hankyu Denshya
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru: The Homeless Wanderer 
NiCKY: 4frida
Tony Njoku: Lost Forever
Ashkenazy: Chopin in C sharp Minor 
Only One: Tearjerker
Duval Timothy: Wood vs. Yu Su
Aphex Twin: Nanou2
Nils Frahm: Nils Has a New Piano
Bill Evans: Peace Piece 
Gonzales: Guiding Light 
Peter Ivers: Love In Flight (Piano Overture)
Liberace: The Way We Were
Gen Ken Montgomery + Conrad Schnitzler: Untitled

Send in the Clowns: NiCKY’s Piano Day Mixtape

LYO#243 / Chez De Milo

https://soundcloud.com/elliotholt: This mix contains a lot of new music I love at the moment as well as a couple of older favorites. I did my best to include a range of sounds to encapsulate the way I would typically approach an all-night set. Starting out ambient and building the tempo throughout, with a balance of deep, dark, light and euphoric energies. 

https://soundcloud.com/truelovesound
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss
🔊 https://youtu.be/NH-pRnyyxoQ

Elliot is the founder of truelove. – a Leeds-based, forward-thinking club night and mix series.

Over the past 7 years, they have frequently invited guests who rarely make appearances in the city, whilst providing a platform for emerging artists who share a like-minded view of musical expression.

Elliot also hosts a residency on alto radio and draws music from a diverse sonic palette in his sets. He is a patient DJ who allows records of their time to breathe, equally as adept at telling a story through a well-crafted warm-up or a euphoric, peak time offering.

LAYER #376 | Elliot Holt

https://soundcloud.com/dmnkandre: One of my primary goals when DJing is to create a hypnotic atmosphere where people can lose themselves and start a journey in their head while dancing alongside others in the same room. With my LAYER mix, I wanted to manifest this and specifically chose music that I've played in warm-up sets over the last few years. By the end of the two hours, you should feel ready for a good dose of peak-time club music.

https://soundcloud.com/subject-to-restrictions
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss
🔊 https://youtu.be/nx6ls94LTrg

Dominik André is an active force in the Zurich music scene – as a DJ and with his genre-busting label Subject To Restrictions Discs. He is known for his unconventional selection and for creating deep and transcendent as well as ecstatic moments on dancefloors of Festivals and Clubs.

A decade on, a wide-scope vision has crystallized that blurs the lines of dance music. Always attracted by the weird and the unknown, Dominik André blends quirky techno with mutant trance, always immersed in a Wave and post-punk-inspired aesthetic.

As former resident at Club Zukunft, now regularly seen at Kauz Club, Kasheme and Stereo in his hometown of Zurich, he also got recognised outside the city. This has taken him to clubs such as Motel Campo in Geneva, Arkaoda in Istanbul, Astron in Athens, Klub Kegelbahn in Lucerne and to festivals like Am Bach, Lethargy, Electrosanne or Montreux Jazz.

He also shares his broad musical understanding on radio stations around the world. He currently hosts the monthly radio show Murky Rhythms Collide on Radio Raheem in Milan and has made guest appearances on radio stations including Rinse FM in London, Kiosk Radio in Brussels and the much-missed Red Light Radio in Amsterdam.

Besides his DJ career, Dominik André has a reputation for learning about and documenting electronic music and its scenes as a journalist and publicist. When he's not DJing, he takes care of the creative and administrative direction of his label Subject To Restrictions Discs. With more than 20 releases the label has established itself internationally as a place for 80s- and 90s-influenced music with cross-genre aspirations.

LAYER #377 | Dominik André

Out Now "Ghostdog" of the upcoming album Duster on R.i.O.

Duster

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DALO - Ghostdog

https://soundcloud.com/helga_s: This mix contains tracks and sounds that I prefer at the moment. In the mix I wanted to reflect a deep dive into house and techno sound and at the same time convey the atmosphere of dance reigning on the dance floor.

https://soundcloud.com/estetika_minsk
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss
🔊 https://youtu.be/dhL3TFLc-xw

Helga - DJ with several roles in the music industry. Co-founder of the Estetika label, curator of the WOX project aimed at promoting female producers and DJs. 

Mixing different genres, Helga tries to take the listener on a musical journey with a predominance of house groove, breakbeat and trance, making it impossible to identify one dominant style.

LAYER #378 | Helga

Good Skills radioshow on Radio Vilnius by @justin-strauss

Justin Strauss / Radio Vilnius - April 19th 2024

"I recorded this set by going through the steps I usually play in a DJ set. Starting with laid-back groovy rhythms at 120 BPM that allow for easing into a set early in the evening. This first part is heavily influenced by South American artists and labels, such as Ademarr, Theus Mago, and Tierra de Ovnis. The set evolves in the final part towards more club-oriented tracks, evoking late-night vibes and higher BPMs."

https://soundcloud.com/zaatar_music
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss

Zaatar is an artist originally from Morocco, based in France, who has stood out since the beginning of her career for her unique sound signature. She carves her own path by delicately blending her Moroccan heritage with influences from EBM, New Beat, and Trance. Quickly becoming a force in the Body Music scene, Zaatar has built a reputation both as a prolific producer and a captivating DJ. Discovered on Ritmo Fatale with her powerful track "Abiad Al Layali," she released her first EP on the highly respected label Dischi Autunno.

Alongside recognized artists in the scene, she has already performed at the legendary Fuse club in Brussels, Gaïté Lyrique in Paris, Macadam in Nantes, Le Sucre in Lyon, Else and Renate in Berlin, as well as for Astropolis, Positive Education, and the Montreux Jazz Festival.

With her authentic and unconventional approach, Zaatar skillfully
multiplies her influences, breaking free from any stylistic or genre
barriers. She thus creates her own sonic landscape, characterized by captivating rhythms often accompanied by melancholic melodies.

LAYER #379 | Zaatar

https://soundcloud.com/marcpinol & https://soundcloud.com/hugo-capablanca: This mix was recorded live at Zurich's long-lasting, true iconoclast event series, Spezialmaterial, currently being solely programmed by decades in the business, connoisseur curator Cio Assereto, and holding the longest residence known at iconic Swiss club Zukunft. Usually a slot reserved for nothing short of legendary figures like thee one and only Andrew Weatherall (their most regular guest) or Optimo (their second most?), an open-to-end set at Spezialmaterial is certainly not for everyone. A journey into the weirder dark corners of club music? An energetic yet hypnotic psychedelic trip? We'll let you be the judges of that. It is certainly 100% C.P.I. at its essence. Dive in with an open mind and ye shall be rewarded.

https://soundcloud.com/discos-capablanca
Artwork: https://soundcloud.com/oniss

C.P.I. is the collaborative effort from long-time Hivern Discs operative Marc Piñol, a staple in Barcelona’s underground electronic scene and one of its most revered DJs, and Berlin-based artist, DJ and self proclaimed dilettante, Hugo Capablanca who runs his somewhat iconic label(s) Discos/ Ediciones Capablanca.

Bound by a shared love of drone luminaries, ’80s electronica experimentalists, early acid house adopters, mutant techno and forward-thinking industrial sounds, the duo wrote their first Ep El Tunel/ Proceso in a whirlwind and, released on 2015 on John Talabot’s imprint, positioned themselves among the most talked club acts of the moment, earning both press and public acclaim with an innovative blend of their influences and modern production techniques that became easily distinguishable.

In 2018 their sophomore Ep Meine Hand is released. That same year C.P.I. receive the prestigious RTF Foundation composer’s grant and work for months in what consolidates in their debut album, Alianza.
Released on 2020 to wide critical acclaim, the LP featured Anna Homler, Veronica Vasicka and Spacemen 3 members, among others, and represented a pivotal shift in the duo’s creative output, leaving aside dancefloor concerns towards a fully immersive sound experience.

On May 2021 C.P.I. performed their first-ever live show in Barcelona deconstructing Alianza into a dark ambient maelstrom. Ambient Blackout, the live recording of the show, released end of 2023 on Ediciones Capablanca.

LAYER #380 | C.P.I. (Marc Piñol & Capablanca)

Comforting Disorder

WhyPeopleWar Fundraiser for Ukraine: https://whypeopledance.bandcamp.com/

The Why people dance question was asked for the first time in Lithuania back in 2013 but it gained a worldwide echo in its 8 years of existence. Run by @pauliuskamblevicius with the help of @experimentsserial and a network of collaborators, the online electronic music platform and label keeps its heart open for new friends and treasure finds but its filter tight and deep underground. Tune into WPD channels on Soundcloud, YouTube and Bandcamp.

LAYER #374 | Dweedo

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