AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS ist die monatliche Radioshow von ZENA auf Sphere Radio. Die Show soll die feministische und aktivistische Arbeit von ZENA  in die Sphären des Radios tragen. Ziel ist es, Sichtbarkeit und einen Safer Space für FLINTA* Artists zu erschaffen. “AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS” ist ein Zitat von CTM, eines Festivals das gleichzeitig Plattform für experimentelle Musik und Kunst ist.

“CTM connects multi-perspective experiences, critical reflection, hedonism, and collaborative learning”

An diesen Gedanken angelehnt soll auch unsere Radioshow verschiedenste Spielarten von (Elektronischer) Musik umfassen und darüber hinaus soziokulturelle, politische und musikhistorische Kontexte greifbarer machen. Statt also einen reinen Fokus auf Elektronische Tanzmusik zu legen soll bei AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS unterschiedlichsten kulturellen Dimensionen Raum gegeben werden.

https://sphere-radio.net

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS @ Sphere Radio

ZENA GUESTMIXES 2023

ZENA GUESTMIXES 2024

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 40 - DJ Sickfuck

DJ SICKFUCK
Techno, Electro, House

"DJ SICKFUCK (she/her) is Leeza Shumova, a Russian-American DJ/Producer who splits her music-making time between writing and playing bumping dance music and throwing pop-up events in Moscow dedicated to experimental, drone and ambient music. 

On gender inequality in the Russian music scene: It is much more prevalent and noticeable than in EU or US, where there are more female/non-binary DJs. In Moscow, as in the majority of Russia, presumably, there are much more male DJs than female, trans and non-binary DJs. It is also somewhat looked down upon if you point this inequality out and remains an unspoken issue. There are some local initiatives engaged in creating female-safe spaces and networks and I am a great supporter of this tendency. Having grown up in the US, the imbalance sticks out like a sore thumb to me and moves me also to network and engage with female musicians, to offer support and promote them."

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/fQVVf24N5JUGsJxC7

TRACKLIST

Anthony Rother - ??
DJN4 - Mind Expander XS
Furious Frank - Trip 2 Fantasy (Ludwig A.F. Worldwide Dloor Destruction Mix) 
Discotopia - XTC 
Dj.Booth - Defaulted (Industry)
DJ2500 - Don’t Stop 
The Southern - Edge
Confluence - Rising 
Shawn Rudiman - Soshu Kitae 
DMX Crew - Overseer
Pluto Junkies - 6th Element
DJ Overdose - Kekko
Asquith - Love is a Mystery
DJ Protein - Say My Name
Youdewan - Cola Beach

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 40 - DJ Sickfuck

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 43 - Lusja

DJ LUSJA
(she/her)
house, groove, disco, funk

"To be honest: Preparing this set was weird for me. One year into the pandemic and my inspiration seems to have disappeared completely...
this is why I tried to bring together all genres of music that I enjoy the most and that make me feel warm and fuzzy: (jazzy) house, disco & funk. 

What's my view on the scene? When I started DJing over 10 years ago I was lucky to land in a bubble, where I met so many wonderful people and where gender equality was important and already a lived standard (most of the time). I felt respected and valued from the very start by the majority of people, wether fellow DJs, event organizers or people in the audience. I know that this is not a reality for everyone, but really hope that it will be very soon - everyone deserves this.
Thank you ZENA for your platform!"

TRACKLIST:

1. Emma- Jean Tackray - Movementt
2. Koji Ono - Inner Rhythms
3. Nu Guinea - Je Vulesse
4. Secret Reels - All My Days
5. Voyeur - Philae & Rosetta
6. La Fleur - Feline (Original Mix)
7. Sofia Kourtesis - By Your Side
8. Kruse, Nuernberg & Michelle Owen - We Find Deep (feat. Isis Salam) [Mat.Joe Remix]
9. Shy Time - Per Eva
10. Laurence Guy - Saw Your For The First Time
11. Blue Hawaii - Not My Boss!

instagram  @sayyeahagain
www.soundcloud.com/sayyeahagain/

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 43 - Lusja

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 60 – Marie Lung

Marie Lung (POSSY | ILL)
Berlin

Marie Lung – only vinyl DJ based in Berlin. 
"When I first started djing I was into heavy industrial Techno music… During the years I moved more into the direction of House and the Techno records I used to play are beginning to get dusty now. At the moment I try to refresh my keyboard skills. I recently got myself a new toy – a Fender Rhodes stage piano and a Yamaha SK-20. So I’m occupied trying out some new stuff with that now. Besides that I enjoy playing around with RnB acapellas with different beats at the moment."

TRACKLIST

Rising Sun Psyche – Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine
Mike Huckaby – Radiance
Leon Vynehall – Butterflies
Chassé- St. Deep
Pontchartrian – Don’t Change It Up
Johnick – Music Take You High
Felipe Gordon – It’s All About The Feeling
Groove Boys Project – The Last Tenor Riff After Hour Djoon Mix)
DJ Sneak – Feels Good
Heaven And Earth – Prescription Every Night

LINKS

https://soundcloud.com/marie_thessa
https://www.instagram.com/marie__lung/
https://soundcloud.com/possypossy
https://www.instagram.com/possygang/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 60 – Marie Lung

DIANA KOLLEKTIV SPECIAL: LENA M

Lena M (she / her)
Electronic - Trance - Eurodance - Breakbeat

,,Influenced by her early love for trance music Lena M usually brings the heat to early morning dancefloors. Lena M is based in cologne and regularly shows her broad musical palette from atmospheric ambient to Italo disco to Techno bangers and back on radio shows and on the floor. For Zena Collective she delivers that beautiful 2000s feeling, building up from dreamy electronic tunes to melodic trance bangers."

DIANA KOLLEKTIV 

,,After constantly finding themselves surrounded by male DJs, bookers and club managers and while trying to find a way to create something new and contribute to the electronic scenes of their hometowns DIANA collective was founded 2017 in Cologne. Today DIANA consist of 3 DJs and many friends, curating a radio show on Düsseldorf’s Callshop Radio, their own mix series and, pre-covid, self-made events. DIANA is female-lead and understands itself as a music-collective open for all genders and people, with the goal of strengthening each other. DIANAs three founding members Lena M, Leonie Savalas and Nâsca regularly play their own interpretation of electronic dance music from Leftfield House to Trance in Bars and Clubs along the Rhine, as a collective as well as on their own. Today for Zena Collective 2/3 of DIANA are presenting their newest mixes."

TRACKLIST

Cosmikk Trigger 4 (The Dreams Of Felicia Remix) - Cosmic Baby 
Heliopolis (Eedupolis Dog Mix) - Banco de Gaia 
San Trancisco (Air Tattoo Reconstruction) - Punchunella 
Influenceur (Bauernfeind & Krampf's LFEK Remix) - Ascendant Vierge 
 Malacis - E91 
Believe In Future (Progressive Edit) - ???
Организм Мой Движется (Original Radio) - 3 in a house 
Accrosport - Grand V 
Rhapsody in E - Scooter
Yerba Del Diablo, Part III (DJ Guis Remix) - Datura 
Hero Dance - Grand V 
Open your eyes - Nalin & Kane 

SOCIALS

IG: @lena________m
SC: @lenam2000 
SC: @diana-kollektiv

DIANA KOLLEKTIV SPECIAL: LENA M

DIANA KOLLEKTIV SPECIAL: LEONIE SAVALAS

Leonie Savalas (she/her)
Electronic - Breakbeat - Drum n Bass

,,As a lover of dance music of all shapes and forms Leonie Savalas has been bringing her interpretation of clubsounds on her own and within DIANA collective to clubs and bars in and around her hometown Cologne. Her DJ sets are often an accumulation of different rhythms and genres brought into context by her aim to create a story on the dancefloor. Although her roots are in house music, she came up with something different for Zena Collective and heads into a faster direction."

DIANA KOLLEKTIV 
,,After constantly finding themselves surrounded by male DJs, bookers and club managers and while trying to find a way to create something new and contribute to the electronic scenes of their hometowns DIANA collective was founded 2017 in Cologne. Today DIANA consist of 3 DJs and many friends, curating a radio show on Düsseldorf’s Callshop Radio, their own mix series and, pre-covid, self-made events. DIANA is female-lead and understands itself as a music-collective open for all genders and people, with the goal of strengthening each other. DIANAs three founding members Lena M, Leonie Savalas and Nâsca regularly play their own interpretation of electronic dance music from Leftfield House to Trance in Bars and Clubs along the Rhine, as a collective as well as on their own. Today for Zena Collective 2/3 of DIANA are presenting their newest mixes."

TRACKLIST

Proceed - Paradox
1.9.8.3 - Third Electric
Solo Strike - Two Lone Swordsmen
Skill Shot (No Moon Special Edition) - Space Cadets
So U Kno - Overmono
Calm Down - Answer Code Request
All Used Up - Hassan Abou Alam
Humanoid Future (Roza Terenzi Remix) - Assembler Code & Alex Jann Sweatisfaction DMX Krew
Trunk - Nikki Nair
Deejays - Ratsnake
I Don’t Want To Wait For You - Eliphino
I Will Never Turn Away (FFF Remix) - Coco Bryce
Express Your Groove - Breaka

SOCIALMEDIAS
IG: @ysleonie
SC: @leoniesavalas

SC: @diana-kollektiv

DIANA KOLLEKTIV SPECIAL: LEONIE SAVALAS

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 69 - Galleur

Galleur (she/her)
Bass, Electro, Electronica

Galleur has explored a wide variety of genres and influences in her 8 years as a DJ, which now manifest in her various projects at THF Radio, the trance b2b project Surf 2 Glory with her partner Sanaz, and her residences at the bass series Club Heart Broken and 90's Hi Energy collective Venus Vessels. 

“I have the feeling that there is a lot going on in the scene. Especially FLINTA* stick together and support each other where they can in this white and male dominated world. When I came to Berlin, I really didn't have much of a chance in the beginning - after all, in the years before I was only on the road in NRW, Belgium and the Netherlands. But through wonderful collectives like Slic Unit, Dimenzione Danza or my "home" of Club Heart Broken and Venus Vessels I got a lot of support. It's really nice to see a new generation of FLINTA* djs growing up, supporting each other and pulling each other up!” 

TRACKLIST

1.	Papa Nugs & SAVVY - Breezes
2.	Yarn Init - So High
3.	Watara - Pleasures
4.	Varum - The Way I Are
5.	DJ Savvy - Glamorous Bootleg
6.	Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (Malugi Energized Edit)
7.	Phasmid - Losing My Mind 
8.	RIZLA OPS - Pray
9.	Mezer - COME TAKE A RIDE XXX (Mezer Rejuked)
10.	Carum - Alive
11.	Daddy Went For Cigarettes - Another Man Bootleg 
12.	Z. James - Rack Up
13.	Dizzee Rascal - Flex (Lo5ive Remix) 
14.	Featherstone - Aurora 
15.	Alex R & Et Al - 35mg 
16.	Front Bench, Tom Jarmey - Trouble In Signia 
17.	Baraka - I’ll Be There 
18.	Ubahnrider - Fish Tank

SOCIALS

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ggalleur/?hl=de 
FB: https://de-de.facebook.com/Galleur/ 
SC: https://soundcloud.com/galleur

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 69 - Galleur

ZENA MIXSERIES NO.71 - Phoebe

Phoebe (she/her)
House, Nu-Disco, Disco-Funk

As a member of the vacanza collective, Phoebe started DJing in 2019 & learned a lot of her skills at the rehearsal room at the Club "Conne Island" in Leipzig.
Phoebe never disappoints in matters of classic and funky grooves, no matter if true Classics or new stuff - because of her love for House Music.
Also she played her funky House sets at the Tarmac Festival 
(II. Reihe), Kulturlounge and at Conne Island on their Halftime Party on Wednesdays, as well as their Benefiz Disco.

"With my music, I want to create an atmosphere where you fall in love in the morning after rave on the dancefloor. I love the combination of fluffy disco sounds with driving elements - like ice and fire."

TRACKLIST

Gourgeous (feat Confidence Man) – Yuksek
Paradise – Love Drop
I Work For A Living (JMs Hard Graft Edit) – Joshua Mooney, Javi Frias
Electrify (12”Mix) – Shiro Schwarz
Philly Groove (Dr Packer 12” Version) - DJ Romain & Danny Krivit
Sweet Time - Kraak & Smaak, FitzRoy
HerbergDaddy (Kapote Edit)- Kapote
Missing Love - The Mekanism
Sunshy - Cleanfield
Gonna Do You Right - La Riff
Evermore- Peter Palace

SOCIALS

https://soundcloud.com/phoebevacanza

ZENA MIXSERIES NO.71 - PHOEBE

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 73 – Rena Volvo

Rena Volvo
Italo Disco, Disco

"Ich bin Rena Volvo und komme aus Berlin.  
Ich hab im Sommer 2018 mit dem Plattenspielen angefangen und hatte das Glück gleich zu Beginn im Monarch am Kotti spielen zu dürfen. Mein Homie Marian Tone von Wedding Soul hatte mich dazu eingeladen und so entstand unsere gemeinsame Partyreihe SUA ONDA. 
Hauptsächlich digge ich Discomusik aus aller Welt, habe aber eine Vorliebe zu den 80ern. Der größte Teil meiner Platten besteht wohl aus Italo-Disco und so kam es, dass ich euch auch ein reines Italo-Set mitgebracht habe. Ich liebe an dem Genre den Kitsch und dass sich die Leute in der Szene nicht so übertrieben ernst nehmen, sondern die gemeinsame gute Zeit im Vordergrund steht. Ich bin so dankbar und glücklich da reingerutscht zu sein. 

Eine meiner ersten Scheiben war Witch von Helen, der Track mich total weggeblasen. Diese Energie und dieser massive Sound der einen einfach überrollt und mit so wundervollen Gefühlen und so viel Power füllt. Das macht mich einfach süchtig. 
Ich hoffe ihr habt Spaß beim Hören und ich sag: Ciao e Grazie ragazzi ;)

Ich finde es super, dass sich die Zeiten ändern und sich immer mehr weibliche Djs am Geschehen beteiligen. Natürlich ist das auch so, weil sich das von Männern dominierte Business verändert hat, die Nachfrage nach Female Artists da ist und die Zeit einfach auch nach Veränderung schreit. Dennoch ärgere ich mich darüber, wenn ich angefragt werde, weil unbedingt noch 'ne Frau ins Line Up soll. Das ist für mich irgendwie der falsche Weg. Ich hab keinen Bock das Quotenweibchen zu spielen, ich will gebucht werden weil die Leute meinen Sound feiern."

TRACKLIST

Lamè - You’ve got the night 
Peppermint Lounge - Perfect High
Vision - Midnight Passion
Rose - Fairy Tale
JAZ Edits - Show Me Luv
Funky Family - Funky is on
John Arrow - It’s Late Tonight
Garcons Manques - Diableries
Luca Dell’Orso feat. Jolisa - Sixteen
Artbogart - La Dolce Vita
Larry Paul Emmett - Evita
Riccardo Cioni - Ole’-oh

Socials:
https://soundcloud.com/renavolvo
https://www.facebook.com/renavolvo.berlin
https://www.instagram.com/rena_volvo/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 73 – Rena Volvo

,,AS IF THERE WHERE NO IFS'' SHOW AT SPHERE RADIO

Here is my "start your twenty twenty-two with Lou" Set  that I recently recorded for the Leipzig based Sphere Radio and in the name of my beloved baby @zenakollektiv. 
This Mix is a energetic, jungle Techno mix which has been strongly influenced by my exposure to the Amsterdam Rave Scene.
Enjoy xx

TRACKLIST

Gospel One- Johannes Heil
SO WHAT - Unknown Artist
Missy Bit- Color Plus
RONY – Shams
Interlynx – Stef Mendesidis
Diamonds and Pearls – Krawall
Stabilize – LHVB
Juvenile Moral- Under Black Helmet
Shameless- LHVB
Libertad- Hedström & Pflug
Wasp Of A Woman – Roza Terenzi/D, Tiffany
707 Sing – Boston 168
K-Hole with Fergie
Four -LHVB
Gospel Nine – Johannes Heil
Blood in my Mouth – Djrum

Insta:  @lou.do.lou

JOEY LOU - SPHERE RADIO SHOW

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 92 – Mischeel Amar

Mischeel Amar

"Since I was a child, music has been a means of communication that allowed me to connect with myself and others. When I moved to Heidelberg, I discovered electronic music and I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. Making and mixing music gives me the unique feeling of freedom. As a DJ-newcomer it's super exciting to share this love with others. I hope you'll feel as bold, confident and sexy as I do while dancing to this selection of vocal and funky house. 
-
The stigma that is often attached to female DJs needs to be taken out of the world. Otherwise we lose the opportunity to explore music diversity. Thanks to ZENA, awareness of gender-neutral music is also being raised in Heidelberg. I already saw Zena encouraging so many young women to put themselves out there and rock the music industry. Thank you for having me ZENA !"

TRACKLIST

Supersonic - Illyus & Barrientos 
Up In Smoke (Original Mix) - Sartorial 
Confrontations - East Coast Love Affair
Gimme Some More - Art of Tones
Till the Music Stops - Hotmood
Brondesbury Park - Ziggy Funk
Jazzelle (Phaze Dee Soul Mix) - Soulbasics
Whole New World - D Knox
Is This Where the Party’s At? - Jacques Torrance
Tropicana (Original Mix) - Mark Blair
The City (Extended Mix) - Harry Romero
Love Reigns (Original Mix) - Mall Grab
What You Afraid Of (Disco Phobia Mix) - Ziggy Funk, Taliwa

SOCIALS

Instagram: @mischeelea - https://www.instagram.com/mischeelamar/
SoundCloud: @mischeelamar  - https://soundcloud.com/mischeelamar

Sets 2022

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 92 – Mischeel Amar

Valeria - As If There Were No Ifs - Zena Kollektiv x Sphere Radio

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS @ Sphere Radio – Peaches Special
ZENA presents OLIV #14

When I was a child, my father showed me the music of Peaches. I didn’t understand the lyrics yet, but I sang along with my friends. It was only much later that I understood the music, the lyrics and the political content. Peaches was one of the first feminists I consciously noticed and admired. This year I went to a Peaches concert for the first time and have been listening to her music more regularly ever since.

For this radio show, I picked out a wide variety of tracks and tried to put them together in a musically coherent order to form a set. Because of the meaningful lyrics and the important cultural-political context, I also played excerpts from interviews with Peaches between the tracks. These excerpts are intended to introduce Peaches as a person a little better and also to clarify the context in which she allows music, performance and art to take place.

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS @ Sphere Radio – Peaches Special

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 96 – Temple Rat

Mei (aka Temple Rat) is a Dj and music producer from Shanghai. Her music uses unique sound samples of natural environments. By combining the tranquility of Ambient tunes with ACID beats of the 90s and fierce drums she constructs a unique sound mixing modern vibes and ancient oriental rhythms.

"music is alive, like a tree, rooted in the soil of your heritage"

https://soundcloud.com/templerat
https://www.instagram.com/meiyuxinmay/
https://ra.co/dj/templerat

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 96 – Temple Rat

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 98 - Anna Malysz

Anna Malysz (Leipzig)
House, Acid House, Minimal House

Anna Malysz, one quarter of the Monobloc-crew known as nice4what, fills her DJ sets with an eclectic mixture of housy breaks but no petty breakyhouse, leftfieldish electro, deeper tunes and emotional 90s warehouse reminiscences. Bustling on plenty levels for some years now she's become one of Leipzigs most influential multipliers: Being one of the chef-bookers of the fomative Conne Island and as part of the Crews nice4what and G-Edit, as well as with the Institut fuer Zukunft's in-house series DRIVE, pushing long overdue female and feminist topics into the scene just to name a few things. Deejay for drinks, deejay for friends, deejay for the glimpses of light that keep hope alive.

TRACKLIST

1. Yaeji - Guap
2. Reflex Blue - Jump Code
3. Sam Bangura - @€+-§
4. Olympe4000 - Son of a Witch
5. Neida - Mantra
6. Nathalie Capello - Fading Dreams
7. Priori - Gauze
8. Christian AB - Anxwhyitme
9. Mothership - Post CDV
10. Beta Librae - Ephemeral
11. Harry Wills - Corsica
12. Sevensol & Bender - Scuba (Aera's Diving Dub)
13. John Tejada - Panacea (Lawrence Remix)

Anna Malysz (n4w, DRIVE)
https://soundcloud.com/itsannamalysz

Instagram: @annamalisch
@nice4whatcrew

Foto Credit Sam Müller, @notfallkontakt

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 98 - Anna Malysz

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 99 – nyhm

nyhm
Techno 

nyhm is a DJ and producer based in Berlin, Germany.

TRACKLIST

1. Axling - No Point in Time 
2. Luigi Tozzi - Black Market 
3. Yan Cook - Skafandr 
4. Altinbas & Cirkle - Uhlanga 
5. Luis Ruiz - Diagrama Ancestral (Oscar Mulero Remix 2) 
6. Obstruct - Happen (Truncate Remix) 
7. Planetary Assault Systems - Give It Up 
8. Sterac - Energetix 
9. Undivulged - Undivulged Loops vol. 1 Demo Track Exclusive 
10. Dustin Zahn - Wet Hot Heat  
11. Temudo - Blo-rei 
12. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Ventilera 
13. Alexander Johansson - Polymorphism 9 
14. Tensic - Groundwork  
15. Isaiah - Fast Tool 
16. KUSS - Expect 
17. Rene Wise - Jungle House 
18. Truncate, Dotcat - PNQ  
19. Michael Klein - AAA 
20. Patrik Skoog - Frontiers 
21. Eric Fetcher - Askone


https://soundcloud.com/n-y-h-m
picture: Omar O’reilly

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 99 – nyhm

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 100 - AL DENTE
(she / her)
Acid House -  Hard House - Techno 

"Born in Geneva, I've developed a passion for electronic music many years ago. This passion was confirmed when I moved to Berlin two years ago. Since then I learned to mix and started recording podcasts on different European labels. I also had the opportunity to mix in my home town, Berlin and Amsterdam, proposing different styles of techno. But this time I wanted to pay tribute to the oldschool electronic music from the 90's, influenced by Dr. Rubinstein, a female DJ who mixes a lot of acid house and techno from this mystic period, creating a very special and juicy vibe on every set. Enjoy the spicy throwback!

I have a rather optimistic view of the issue of gender equality in the music industry, although it is very hard for me to make a judgement on this. Indeed, it's often easier to get booked as a female DJ, because there are fewer of them in this world, but at the same time you wonder if talent isn't becoming secondary and gender a main issue, when it should be the opposite. It's surely a step towards one day achieving equality where gender is not a criteria for booking artists. I think we can get there soon because mentalities are changing fast, especially in the underground world of electronic music. Personally I have never had a bad experience, hence my optimistic side I guess! What touches me particularly are the parties where the public is totally respectful of the DJ, no matter his genre; there are no inappropriate comments or looks, just people dancing and creating one energy with the artist. I find it so beautiful and I hope to be able to experience it very soon :)"

TRACKLIST

1. Scan 7 - The Resistance 
2. Green Cloud - Tribal Bounce 
3. Blake Blaster - The Sexual Deviant 
4. Views - 2020 Habibi 
5. New Composers - The Sputnik Of Life (2017 Remastered Version) 
6. Lionrock - Packet of Peace 
7. Recall IV - Contrast (Boing Mix) 
8. Sharivari 2013 (Aux Digital Mix) 
9. Compufonic - Brand New Day 
10. Beyond - Silver 
11. Los Hermanos - Quetzel 
12. Dusted Pink - Stonemaker
13. Locked Groove - Intergalactic Surfer 
14. Dj Rolando - Jaguar 

SOCIALS

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/al-dente00
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__al_dente/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 100 - AL DENTE

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 101 – Carlos2

Carlos2 (she/her)
House, Breaks, (Nu)Disco

"For this mix, I took a different approach than usual. Normally I try to focus mainly on having a consistent mix.  But the last months, I was thinking a lot about my journey since I started DJing. In this light the mix turned out to be an homage to all the people and encounters that have influenced my musical journey. So every one of the selected tracks has a story to tell. May it be the record store I bought the record in – some of them I consider my second home now – or the people I shared music with. That means the selection might not always fit a 100% to each other and usually I wouldn’t change genres so fast, but what I love about it is that I was able to transform a tiny part of all the influential moments and awesome people I am so grateful for having met along the way into a mix. Thanks for being a part and still being one <3 You know who you are!"

Through ever-changing rhythms and moments of letting loose, Carlos2 creates spaces of feel-good-camaraderie and musical portals to possible utopias. By breaking up repetitive monotonies and dichotomies of high- and low-brow culture with fun, she aims for moments of ecstasy. 
But foremost she is active in the DJ Duo Käthe&Haes who connected genuinely only after discovering their shared love for vinyl, house music and disco, while one night accidently ending up flowing through the city’s nightlife together.
As part donor of the queer-feminist WUT-Kollektiv, she also advocates for gender equality in the scene.

TRACKLIST

1.	Soul Capsule – Lady Science (NYC Sunrise)
2.	Omar-S – Rewind
3.	Pirahnahead – Fragments (Me & My Hermano)
4.	Karen Pollard – Reach Out for me (Paperboys Remix)
5.	Brawther - Negentropy
6.	Zakmina – Moonlight Opera
7.	Carmen – Throw Down (Refix)
8.	Son of Sound - Spiritcatcher
9.	Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Glamorous Mix)
10.	Romathony – It’s Not The Same (Deep Dub)
11.	Salomo & Reece Walker – First Touch
12.	Map.ache – Love S.O.S.
13.	Max Lessig – Make Me Cry 

Carlos2: 
https://soundcloud.com/carlos2music
Käthe&Haes: 
https://www.instagram.com/kaetheundhaes
https://soundcloud.com/kaethe-haes
https://linktr.ee/kaetheundhaes
WUT:
https://www.instagram.com/wut_kollektiv
https://www.facebook.com/wutmuc
http://wut-kollektiv.de/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 101 – Carlos2

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 102 - KARINA SCHNEIDER

KARINA SCHNEIDER (she/her)
Techno - Electronic - Breaks

,,Moving from Berlin to Amsterdam and with her father as inspiration, a DJ of over 20 years, Karina has been surrounded by music growing up. Yet creating a new sound for herself, Karina is developing her musical journey and style in upbeat sounds in combination with breaks and electro tracks, since she finds passion within the fluidity of different genres.

As I'm still getting my feet into the 'industry', it’s difficult to have fully formed opinions. I do feel things are changing and my experience so far is positive, although I have had experiences before a gig where I felt micromanaged and patronised. I want there to be fair representation no matter gender/sexuality/race/class, but we still have a long long way to go."

TRACKLIST
1. Hertz, Mhonolink - Preserve
2. Konduku - Antippen
3. Hopdop - Resilience
4. Hyber Nation - Visual Imagination
5. Maara - Princess Express
6. Byron Yeates - Sweat Ur Prayers
7. Boulderhead - Metasound
8. Hamatsuki - Shrink
9. Roza Terenzi, D.Tiffany - Gush (Byron Yeates Remix)
10. Shann - Citizens of Nowhere
11. Dustin Zahn - Lucid Dreams

SOCIALS

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/karinasndr
Instagram: @karinasndr

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 102 - KARINA SCHNEIDER

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 103 - JUNA 

JUNA 
(she/her)
Techno - Hard Trance - Trance

,,JUNA is a Cuban/American artist, born and raised in Berlin. Her style is a vibrant fusion of rhythms that are influenced by Techno, House, Trance, and Reggaeton resulting in infectious hard-hitting grooves."

,,I have always been an activist and passionate about giving voice to those who have been systemically silenced throughout history. As an upcoming Cuban/American queer female artist in the music industry, my senses have been forcefully heightened by the glaring fact of how male-dominated club culture is.

Male colleagues/DJs have automatically viewed me by default as lesser-than or a bad DJ since I am a woman before they have even heard me play. I have seen over and over again how I have had to prove myself more than those who identify as men. I have seen that in a room full of artists, male DJs usually stick together and alienate everyone else.

However, I am grateful to the queer community for making me feel safe, the Latinx community for always making me feel at home, the African-American community for creating Techno, and my fellow non-male DJs who move me and whom I continuously learn from.

What drives me to keep pursuing my DJ passion is being continuously inspired by my non-binary and female predecessors in the music industry and culture. They have paved the way for people like me nowadays and created the space for us to be able to have the privilege to play in."

TRACKLIST

Donato Duzzy, Anna Caragnano - Parola Rework
Tim Düysen - Interludium
Yanamaste - Au Revoir 
Chlär - We Will Bring It Back
Nicolas Vogler, SloMo - French Affair Sexy
Chlär - Dance Instructor 
Lucinee, MRD - Bang Juice
MZR - BCCO
Y-NØT, Mython - Crave
u.r.trax - I Need the Rush Intense Mix
Marlon Hoffstadt - Techno Installation 
Versus - The Rhythm, The Beat, The Bass
MZA - Holy Energy (Triplette Mix)
Cobber - taipan
Cobber - La Haine
Crude, Medulla - Bad Boombox
Chané - Untitled 66 (Ron, Coca y Limon)

SOCIALS

SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/junajunajuna
Instagram - @maracujuna https://www.instagram.com/maracujuna/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO.103 - JUNA

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 104 - ANDI A.

ANDI A. (she/her)
Berlin

house/garage/electro

Danielle Arielli, also known as ANDI A. has been carefully studying the craft of dance music for more than 10 years. Originally from Tel Aviv and residing in Berlin since 2015, The DJ, Producer and Label Owner explores different aspects of the dance floor, researching the past to the present while being inspired by the future.

In Berlin things are thankfully a bit more progressed then most other cities, but even so there is still a lot of work to do. And if you really want something done, usually you need to take the action into your own hands. This is one of the few main reasons I started Tooflez Muzik - to create a platform for everyone to feel they can be a part of. 

TRACKLIST

1. Pillock - Mashupheadz
2. Smashed - Bushwacka! 
3. Acidozo - MehdiM
4. Trust Me On This - Ames Henry
5. Echoes (Dub Mix) - Alexander Kowalski
6. PONTE LAS PILAS - INVT
7. Uno, Dos Tres - Danielle Arielli
8. Yamanote Disko Klub - Carpainter 
9. Lets Get Connected - Pure Science 
10. No Disco (Debonaire Remix) - Exzakt 
11. Unreleased - ANDI A. 
12. Runaway Slave - Ray 7 & B. Calloway 
13. Computer Monkey - Captain Mustache Ft. The Advent 
14. Virtual Pleasure - Cyan85
15. Kindap (Andi’s 909 Remix) - 3diz 
16. Gazza - Adam Pits
17. Unreleased - ANDI A. 
18. Bring Garage Back - Unknown Artist 
19. Stepgroove - M4A4
20. All Night Long - Danielle Arielli

picture: @bigmotha

https://soundcloud.com/andi_a_303
https://www.instagram.com/andi_a_303/
https://ra.co/dj/daniellearielli

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 104 - ANDI A.

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 105 – eves120

eves 120 (she/her)

Leipzig
House, Breaks 


“eva aka eves120 was born and raised in dresden, saxony but living in Leipzig for more than 3 years now. She started djing in 2017 influenced by the disco genre from her crew called palais palett. With time taste changes so does hers and she said goodbye to disco after some years. For the last years she is know for faster breaks mixed with proggy house up to electro. Since more than a year she is resident of the well known objekt klein a in Dresden after working there for years and grown up at this beautiful place”. 

Maybe I am wrong but when I started djing 6 or 7 years ago it feels like that was the time things started to change a bit? Because before I had one of my first gigs a guy I didn’t really know that well came to me and said ‘u are djing? That’s cool because I am looking for a female DJ for my line up’. He never heard anything that I played. At that time I was just happy and honored that someone even ask me to play but when I think about this today it feels weird. Cause that was not the last time I’ve heard that kind of sentences. Don’t get me wrong, mixed line ups are important and we are definitely on a good way but in my opinion music should always be the priority. So listen to female DJs and book them if u like their music, not the other way around. Besides this I have to say for now I feel very comfortable as a female DJ in this business, but especially support from other flintas feels always great. So don’t stop supporting each other :-) 

TRACKLIST

Cameo Blush - Red Tarn
Logic1000 - Derrière
Wyatt - Tombland
Reflex Blue - Lost at sea (Dub Mix)
B‘Zicorn - Azure
Huerta - Hey Fredo
DJ Seen - Lost Mystic 
Kosh - 1-800-ARP
Adam Pits - Element X (Priori‘s Corroded Version) 
Salomo - Last Vacation 
Lisene - Starfield 
Baby Rollen - Data Breach
Dust-e-1 - Open Sky

https://soundcloud.com/eves120
https://www.instagram.com/eveseinszweinull/?hl=de

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 105 – eves120

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 108 – SAM

SAM started stepping out of the shadows rather recently. With monthly guests on her “Whatever Floats Your Boat” show on Callshop Radio she has been introducing a musical vision since the beginning of last year and also showed the more floor oriented side of that vision with her booking for the “II. Reihe sleepless” stage at Tarmac Festival. 

In her own DJ sets she carefully brings together a wide range of laid back styles from different electronica and lately she’s been getting a little housier. This mix is her first released dancefloor-oriented one and offers a taste of the upcoming events where we can hear SAM play.

https://soundcloud.com/emergencycontact
https://ra.co/dj/sam-9
https://www.instagram.com/notfallkontakt

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 108 – SAM

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 111 - MIUTE

MIUTE (she/her), Tokyo
R&B,Ambient and footwork

MIUTE, a Tokyo-based DJ and event organizer, only started her DJ career in 2020, but it didn't take her long to go from small Shibuya clubs to some of the most respected venues in the city.
Primarily drawing from grime, drill, hip-hop, and dancehall, MIUTE brings both intensity and a sense of glamour that matches her character. Jumping across genres, eras, and scenes, her selections always captivate the dancefloor.

"For me, it is hard to be the way I am sometimes in the industry.
But music and club culture always remind me that being myslf might be cause a revolution."

TRACKLIST

Acqua Fresca - Presente
On the Road to Damcar - Nikos Fokas
I Can Love You - VHOOR
Footnotes ll - DJ Spinn
Pinger 8 - Sexapil
U NIGGAZ BITCHEZ SNIP 2K22 - DJ JALEN
Lingotto - Presente
Blessed - DJ Paypal
SHE GOT A ATTITUDE - Fullbodydurag,King Milo
1 True Story Dude 
I Wanna Be Down - VHOOR

SOCIALS

IG: @miute__
https://soundcloud.com/user-965301230

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 111 - MIUTE

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS - ZENA presents EnniX #19

In EnniX, X stands for the unknown. EnniX has been enjoying the electronic music scene on the dancefloor for many years  – it’s time for the decks now. On the turntables, she’s into deep house, dub techno and acid techno mixed with funky disco tunes. Her sets take you on a journey – destination X. Enjoy the ride!

https://www.instagram.com/empressbambi/
https://soundcloud.com/enni_x

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS - ZENA presents EnniX #19

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 113 - Goldie Plam

Goldie Palm has always been a big fan of music - while listening and dancing at home, in clubs or at concerts and she’s having a hidden passion for singing. Early 2019 she started mixing tracks just for fun and quickly became pretty passionate about it. Since November 2020 she's hosting a radio show called Palm Paradise, which is regularly broadcasted by RBL Berlin. About two years ago she fell in love with Leipzig, said bye to Berlin and shortly after became a member of Vacanza Leipzig e.V. In her sets and on the dance floor she’s serving all the feels, ranging from dreamy to bassy house music up to indie dance, synth-wave and other sweet pearls of electronic music by constantly ending  in full high energy mode. Basically on a mission to make some hearts glow, 'cause 'the music’s no good without you baby' and it's more fun if we dance together.

"My attitude towards gender (in)equality in club culture & electronic music has changed a lot since I moved from Berlin to Leipzig two years ago. There’s a lot of support within the scene, especially between flinta* artists and this is a big blessing and something that really keeps me moving. In the beginnings I often had the feeling of just getting booked, mainly by male promoters, to fill some kind of missing „female gap“ in a line up and being quite replaceable like it wasn’t really about me or the music I was playing. Over the past two years a lot has changed and I would say awareness towards inequality got bigger, but I can mainly talk about the experiences I made in Leipzig and surroundings and there are still situations that teach me different from time to time. I would say it’s generally hard to prove yourself to promoters as relatively new and autonomous Dj without an agency."

TRACKLIST

Simone de Kunovich & Pascal Moscheni - Stone Island
The Trip - Fantazia
DJ Boring - Can’t Fix A Broken Heart
Lauren Lo Sung - Magic Roundabout
Barbara Boeing  feat. Phil Mill - Brigada
Datar - B (Alex Neri Remix)
NairLess - First Wave (Running Hot Remix)
The Trip - Free Your Mind (Fantasy Mix)
Paramida - Konbanwa (Ibiza Mix)
Lych - This Girl 
Nyra - City Sauna
Robbie Doherty - Passion
Clint - Bliss Science

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/goldie.palm
Soundcloud: @goldiepalm

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 113 - Goldie Palm

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 114 - jewelry

jewelry (she/her), Leipzig
house, breaks

Leipzig's long-term resident jewelry  has been embracing all her musical personalities lately by presenting a diverse range of music styles. This time, she opted for a vinyl-only mix with a housy vibe, which she would describe as music to wiggle around to. 

"As I am not only a DJ but also working in a club, it is not only astonishing how unequal club culture is in front of the stage, but also behind it. It is definitely a hard business to establish yourself in, no matter where you are standing. We live in a patriarchy and club culture truly is and should be a safe space, but it is for sue not free from the society we live in. I appreciate every single person and event I come by, that truly makes an effort to have the best possible safe space provided for attendees. It's a hard job and I will always be moved by the work and stress people go through to break these patterns and create a time in place where you actually feel seen, heard and appreciated."

TRACKLIST

RUDOLF C - BUGS LIFE
HUERTA - SPACE DOLPHINS 
E.COLACI/A.GALASSO - MINIMONO02
LIQUID EARTH - BUBBLE POP
N-GYNN - FIRE RAVE
EMANUELE MONTALTO - PEPPER DRINK
FSK24 - PRIMITIVE PLANET
SAM HUDSON - MR PURDY'S SWEET SHOP 
FIO FA - GATEWAY TO A 50 BAG

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 114 - jewelry

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 115 - ONLYLU

ONLYLU 
all pronouns

Tech-Trance | Progressive-House |Acid-House

,,ONLYLU, Hamburg-based DJ and co-founder of OSZIL, as well as LC-O, provides a sound that can be categorized as tech-trance or progressive-house, which features mainly recent releases from France, Israel and Australia. The synergy established through a combination of breaky passages, psytrance- and acid elements, represents a currently trending sound-scape that sure promises one thing: To keep you dancing.

Besides DJing, Lu is dedicated to club culture and an active and present figure in Hamburgs club scene. Lu can be found at the Golden Pudel Club door or on the floor taking care of security and awareness matters, or at the [PAL] door as a selector. 

Gender equality in club culture and the electronic music scene remains a utopia due to dominant patriarchal structures. I see it as my responsibility to change this for the better, which is why I dedicated myself to club culture. Making a change requires a lot of patience and endurance. By being active in club culture on so many levels (organizing parties, writing and executing awareness concepts, working at the doors of Golden Pudel Club and [PAL], running two collectives and  DJing), I feel that I have a resourceful position to move something.‘‘

SOCIALS

SC: @onlylu
IG: @onlylu154

TRACKLIST

1. Is It A Dream - Emma B
2. Phantom Lady - Olsvangèr
3. Indi’Acid - GRiNCH
4. Pareidolia - Tourman
5. World of Content (Spray Remix) - Baraka
6. It’s All About Dance - Mathew F
7. Meltinglove (Maruwa Remix) - Emma B
8. Shadehopping - Nate S.U
9. AAA - MYKI
10. Chemistry - Anderson
11. Midnight (Bliss Inc. Remix) - Match Box

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 115 - ONLYLU

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 116 - Kluges Kind

Kluges Kind
she/her

House | Acid House | Tech House

,,The love for electronic music was discovered by Kluges Kind in 2016. Two years later, the itch to try it herself became irresistible, and she entered the DJ ring with 105 BPM. However, over time, the pace increased, and the genres shifted. Now, she navigates through Leipzig's club scene with a mix of melodic vocals, intense breaks, and a full bass.

When I entered the DJ scene in Karlsruhe in 2018, I only knew one other Flinta person who was playing music. The inequality was very pronounced, Flinta people were (and are) little recognized and valued. However, I only truly became aware of all this when I came to Leipzig in 2021. The awareness of equality in general is much more pronounced here. Nevertheless, there is still much work to be done until underrepresented groups have an equal place in the club and cultural scene. It's good that the issue is taken seriously in cities like Leipzig, so that it also becomes a priority in cities with less politicized club scenes.''

TRACKLIST

Good Life (Inner City Edit) - Inner City
Constance - KUSP 
Stygian - SAAH
Bold - Andre Galluzzi
HUMAN - Shero, Ki Jeal
SAUNA (SHERO REMIX) - KARMA SHE
Georges Discovery  - Suki, Sniper1
Acid Queen  - DJ DASCO
Werk - Christian Smith, Wehbba
Work It  - Monki
Smack Yo'  -Beltran

SOCIALS
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kluges.kind/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/klugeskind

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 116 - Kluges Kind

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 117 – mx.pinky

mx.pinky (she/her)
Breaks, Bass, Techno

mx.pinky is a German DJ, producer and vinyl collector bringing you sexy, subby, genre-bending dance music. Known for her superb selection, extended blends and serving dancefloor exhilaration, mx.pinky's expansive range varies from bass to breakbeat, electro, techno, house and beyond. Community care is central to her inspiration in the booth and day-to-day, moonlighting as an organiser of mutual aid fundraiser Berlin Collective Action and the Black Sex Worker Collective. mx.pinky is also a resident of Berlin’s new queer trans art collective exude.

"It’s exhausting that despite the extensive online conversations, panels, debates and articles we’ve had over the last years, we see mostly only cosmetic changes in our music scene. Yet behind the scenes - producers of events, bookers, venue owners and the people who are primarily in the position to create impact - we see barely any change. It’s still a culture dominated by white cis men. 

It’s encouraging to see a FLINTA movement taking over some aspects of production, forming collectives and positioning themselves against patriarchal norms in this industry. However I’ve witnessed a reproduction of the same hierarchies by many of these collectives, mostly run by white cis women. We often think that “underground,” off-mainstream, club culture is different, yet we are still operating within the capitalist system of organizing. This always places people on the margins, like trans people, on the bottom rung of priority - affecting their ability to form their own collectives, become part of the decision making of events or even owning their own spaces. So we end up as token bookings on lineups.

What moves and encourages me is working with people who want to imagine something different. Who are willing to break existing norms and rules to transform into something that we always theorize and dream of but never experience. exude (https://www.instagram.com/exude_/) is a new queer trans art collective I'm a part of striving to do just that."

TRACKLIST

Stavrogin - Echo Ins
Neida x Le Motel - Sweatin’
Hassan Abou Alam - Kesibt Ft. SHBL-LBSH
ENNIO - Don't Stop_(Gimme_More)
Jdotbalance - Whippit
Simo Cell - Blow The Conch
DJ Deeon - Let It Be House (unreleased long version)
Sepher - Liquid Cobalt
Air Max ’97 - Eat The Rich
STUNNA GIRL - LIKE DAT (ASE MANUAL REMIX)
Nikki Nair - Trunk
Itoa - Girlboss Microplastix
Kromestar - Kalawanji Ft. Cessman
3Ddancer - Calvin Klein
Fiesta Soundsystem - Pulse Fiesta
Toumba - Dabor
Kareem El Morr - Rude Boy Dub


SOCIALS

https://www.instagram.com/mx.pinky/
https://soundcloud.com/mxpinky

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 117 – mx.pinky

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 118 – Masha Wordpress

Masha Wordpress
Electro, Breaks, Bass

Masha Wordpress is an Amsterdam-based DJ and producer known for her electrifying presence and high-voltage performances. Her productions blend various elements of electronic music and create a dynamic landscape full of unexpected twists and turns. During her DJ sets, she fills the dancefloor with unrestrained energy, taking listeners on a sonic journey between techno, electro, and breakbeat.

"Electronic music remains a predominantly masculine and male-dominated field up to this day. There have been some changes within the scene, but we are still far from a gender-balanced environment, especially in DJ-ing and music production. It is crucial to keep the awareness about the issue and support each other within the scene. I’m always happy to see fellow female DJs behind the decks and hope there will be more diversity and FLINTA representation in the line-ups in the future."

TRACKLIST 

French II  - Grooverider
Mani Festo - Leviathan
An Avrin - Sand Sander
rumu - Critical Wass
Desert Sound Colony - Leaping Lizards
Jesza - Humanity
Laksa - Mind
GЯEG - Dembow Tronico (Simo Cell Rhythm & Clicks Remix)
NKC - Hd Anthem
Benbo + Ovid - Quick Hands
Ayesha - Rezo
DJ ADHD - OGs
La Japonesa - Tiguere Celoso & Tacaño NO (Siu Mata Edit)
The Busy Twist - Tropic 109
Randomer - Freak Dub [SDLR Refix] 
Amor Satyr - Vuk Vuk
Aloka - Digeridoo
FJAAK - WH?T
Walton - Rewind Riddim 
Volruptus - Human Control
LCY - Bad Blood
Beatrice M. -  Crossing The Rubicon (Nvst Amen Opening Edition)

Picture by Anisa Xhomaqi

SOCIALS

https://soundcloud.com/masha-wordpress
https://www.instagram.com/mashawordpress
https://mashawordpress.bandcamp.com

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 118 – Masha Wordpress

ZENA MIX SERIES NO. 119 - Critter

Critter
Techno, Leftfield, UK Bass, Dubstep

Critter is a genre-weaving selector and seamless blender of hard and soft. Hefty basslines, shimmering melodies, and hypnotic polyrhythms are her specialty. She feels most at home inside a crate-digging rabbit hole, and most herself when prancing in the rave.

She’s currently living in Toronto, Canada, where she organizes queer dance music events, dreams up gorgeous blends, and gets into mischief. Her energetic sets shake the club’s foundation and give the dance floor goosebumps.

"Inequality in club culture, electronic music, and our world in general can feel so overwhelming and consuming for me at times. In these moments, I find strength in queer dance music spaces and DJing. The catharsis that’s sparked by a masterful set, a dark dance floor, and a killer sound system feels bigger than me and bigger than everything.

During times of amplified chaos, I gravitate toward heavy sounds. It feels empowering to find a safe space in darker realms of techno, dubstep, and bass, and to find agency within music that’s intentionally disorientating. This mix is about taking up space and rooting in what makes me feel powerful. It’s inspired by angst, and celebrates head thrashing; head bobbing; fluidity; transcendence; feeling sad and held; and finding home in your body. I dedicate it to the FLINTA* artists of dance music today, and the FLINTA* pioneers of dance music that paved the way for us.

Unbridled Femmergy Forever <3"

TRACKLIST

Wet x3 (feat. Taraval) - Jessy Lanza
Floki North - Liza Aikin
D3 - Beat 3 - DJ BEVERLY HILL$
Kazan - KiNK
Planets - Sorrow
We Can Do - rRoxymore
EMP - Sister Zo
Mania - dxrvo
Falling In A Dream - AADJA
Hush Now (VTSS Remix) - Nene H
Prude Pride - Roza Terenzi & D. Tiffany
Forest Dwellers - Jay Carder
XENON - Warnung
D4C - Yazzus
Tool Debut - Askkin
The Measure - Estella Boersma
Luz - The Chronics
Dance Dance (with the morning light) - Nur Jaber
Queasy - Leftlow
Say1thing - Wayward

SOCIALS

soundcloud.com/dj_critter
instagram.com/bareezalay

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 119 - Critter

Lauryn fell in love with techno and the many expressions within the genre when she stumbled into DVS1’s warehouse in Minneapolis roughly 7 years ago. She believes if you were to peel back the layers within techno, you would find jazz, experimentalism, ambient music, etc. This mix aims to extract those micro-expressions within that sphere, and arrive at the heart-space from which all music can come from.

This mix is a love letter to those experiencing pain and yearning for hope; a whisper in your ear to keep holding on.

„The systemic forces in our world oftentimes feel much too heavy of a burden to face, but I believe a powerful antidote is exuding unwavering authenticity. It's immensely important for marginalized creatives to hold steady to their spirit and message without holding back.

Authenticity liberates. It moves people—sharing your message has the power to resonate with others and create a bond. I hold steady to this ethos, while continually working to strengthen that practice within myself. I hope it inspires others to do the same.“

TRACKLIST

Mothra
Uva Ursi
Split
A Moon Short Stay Cure
Edge of Time
Forest of Lyonesse
Orbisonia
Clothes
sloterdijk
Peace Whorl
To Eve
Adjust
Chroma

Instagram: @laurynxlesley
Soundcloud: @laurynlesley

AS IF THERE WERE NO IFS - Zena presents Lauryn Lesley #22

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 120 - n:oem

n:oem (both she/her)
House, Progessive House, Breaks

From progressive house to electro, n:oem love to blend their favorite genres. Based in Leipzig/Halle, they not only ensure a vibrant atmosphere on the dancefloor but also curate their own show “something sweet something salty” on Sphere Radio.

In their show, you'll discover their eclectic taste in subgenres along with the sounds of other talented artists, primarily focusing on FLINTA artists.

"Before we both started DJing, the only DJs in our circle of friends were men. Through the Conne Island Proberaum, we not only learned how to DJ but also landed our first gig, thanks to their support. Gradually, we met more amazing girls/FLINTAS, and now we feel completely at home in the community. Leipzig/Halle are excellent cities for connecting and exchanging ideas with others, but there's still progress to be made. Unfortunately, many events still feature predominantly male lineups, and most bookers and organizers are also male. Even though more FLINTAS are getting booked now, there's still often a lack of inclusivity and queerness, not only in clubs and parties but also in community radios.

So let's shift our gaze and stay informed."

TRACKLIST

Enhance - Perishing Thirst
The Figg - Asphalt DJ & Gzardin
SOS (Sun Over Saxony) - Salomo
Break It Until You Make  - Kosh
Shtüm - Mtty
A Bit Spooky - The Trip
Pareidolia - Tourman
Dream Machine (Bliss Inc. Remix) - Duo Paradiso
Beats For The Bogs - Blush
Land Eel - Mabel
Midnight ft. Elif Murat - Match Box

SOCIALS

https://soundcloud.com/noem_leipzig
https://www.instagram.com/nob2bem/

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 120 - n:oem

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 121 - Savsannah

Savsannah (she/her)
House, Techno, Deep House, Breakbeat, Genrefluid

California-born, Cologne-based Savsannah aspires to bring people together through music, community building, and writing. You can find her in different pockets of the city, such as hosting her dublab DE radio show "This Must Be The Place," running the contemporary pop-focused label Safe Space Records, and working with the Papercup Records family. She also co-founded the queer-feminist collective called cumming, and is one of eight members of the DJ collective E.P.I.Q. Savsannah's sets focus on creating a welcoming space where listeners can escape to another world to feel an array of emotions. She intertwines the melodies and vocals amongst a fluidity of genres, embracing all types of music lovers into her universe.

"Firstly, I want to say how proud I am of all the collectives out there who dedicate their work to changing their nightlife - especially the ones who uplift queer and BIPOC FLINTA artists and communities. I've always believed change comes from within the local scenes. They push boundaries and create new rules and concepts to change what we've always known.

The work continues, though. I would love to see a world where more local bars and clubs are run by FLINTA* people. I have always believed that to see our continuous change, we need more people who aren't cis white dudes to run these places. These physical spaces are essential for communities to come together IRL. And when people run the venues without a willingness to change the system, then we are stuck repeating history.

And sharing resources! Sharing knowledge. Lately, I've seen an increase in gatekeeping as the scene gets more competitive. This is not the way. How will we ever find a new music genre again if we don't share what we know and the inspiring things we've learned along the way? Or show someone how simple it is to start collecting music if they want to DJ someday?
 
Reflecting on the things that need changing here on Earth, I decided to take this mix to the moon. The moon symbolizes what equality could look like in nightlife. It thrives in (genre & gender) fluidity as its gravitational pull guides the tides in and out. Within these tides are new ecosystems that find their way to shore. Diverse beings discover a soft welcome as the waves blanket them with protection and support. And all the while, the moon shines, leading these beings toward their best artistic selves.
 
This mix is a testament to sounds that make me move in an unorthodox way. It moves me to look inward and feel the tenderness each beat brings along the horizon. La Luna's many facets bring inspiration to this unique mix. The dark side of the moon is a mystery of wobbly bass - where slowed-down percussions and unknown depths fuel the creativity that lurks behind an array of genres. And the moon's phases are mazes that weave in and out of my set. Each moon cycle teaches you something new - maybe today it was a new genre or something about yourself that you see reflected in the Lofi deep house, tech house groove, or a short taste of bubbly UKG."

TRACKLIST

Alain Goraguer - Terr et Tiwa dorment
L'Rain - New Year's Unresolution (DJ Python Remix)
Makebo - Unknown Beauty
DJ Planet Express - Fantasy Forever
DJ Seinfeld - Tell Me One More Time (Mona Yim Remix)
Duskus - Let Go
DOS - Red Moon
Lord of the Isles, Ellen Renton - For a Burning World
Bitter Babe - Como me miras
Daniel Avery - Naïve Response
FKA twigs - christi interlude
Jennifer Loveless - Fall In Love
Eris Drew - Transcendental Access Point
Sammy Virji - Moonlight
Peach - Eclipse 
Hodge - Beneath Two Moons
Ben Ritz - fell the rain
gayphextwin - moon
Frank Ocean - Moon River

SOCIALS
https://soundcloud.com/savsannah
https://www.instagram.com/savsannah/
https://linktr.ee/savsannah

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 121 - Savsannah

ZENA MIXSERIES NO.122 - Mars O10C

Mars O10C
she/her ; they/them 

downtempo - breaks - trip-hop

,,Like their namesake celestial body, Mars are a dreamer floating in orbit. A stellar object often mysterious, barely perceptible to the naked eye, from a galaxy of innocence and melancholy. Sometimes love-red, sometimes anger-red, they find life hard enough, but try to tint it with softness through music and activism, to heal the pain they encounter on Earth.
Mars cultivate a sharp taste for progressive house, trance and broken rhythms that make you sway... and sometimes ambient gems that make you shiver. Get ready for focused expressions, shared moments of sensitivity, the shy smiles of an introverted Alien thrown into the spotlight. To move you while making you move, that's Mars' mission.

Gender inequality, especially in the electronic music industry, is a central topic in my personal reflexion but also in my academic and artistic experience. More and more I tend to analyze all forms of oppression in the club culture and how I can attempt to address them, both individually and collectively. More and more my DJ activity is political. 
As part of my university studies, I worked on the reconfigurations of the social norms on the dancefloors, in light of feminist and queer political struggle in the night time economy. This work gave me tools to understand these power dynamics and fight against them, while also offering me a lot of hope through my encounters with amazing activists. Check out Consentis for example, an organization for the prevention of violence and discrimination in party spaces, with which I currently work :) It's so encouraging to witness changes in these environments, even though other factors like racism, transphobia, or classism are still too often overlooked...
As a bisexual & non-binary soul, it's important for me to find spaces where I feel comfortable, where I can have PROPER funnnn, when my friends are safe, with people who share the same values and utopias than me. I also wanna be active in the promotion of marginalized artists. That's why I'm so glad to be part of With Us ! This is a french collective who throws cute queer parties and whose goal is to give visibility to non-binary and transgender artists. We just want to bring together a community that loves music and seeks a place to fully enjoy it, that's our biggest dream and it's now a bit of a reality !! It gives me so much love, strength and creativity. And we'd like to have more partnerships with other queer collectives and venues in France and Europe in the future soooo ring us ;) "

TRACKLIST
Ghost Trip - Robert Solheim
Pancakes in Tulum - 12 Moons 
Energy - Expedition Zero 
Coffee - GMO 
Da Damn Phreak Noise Phunk - One Size Fits All 
Sunday Sunburn -  Robert Solheim
Move On - Sounds From the Ground 
On the Air (Theo Dub Mix) - Dr Olive & The Hoperators 
Equinox - 39 Orbits 
For the Moon - :Metaphor: 
Stretch Marks - Chris Zippel
Amphibians - Turbinaria 
Calimucho - Maelita et Kick 21
Beez in the Bird - :Metaphor: 
Where does it come from - Elsa 
T1'23 - Linear State 
And So On (Naone So Forth remix) - Gazaebal 

SOCIALS
https://www.instagram.com/marso10c/ 
https://soundcloud.com/marso10c

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 122 - Mars 010C

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 123- zina

zina (she/they)
Genres: Hard drum, global Bass/experimental

zina is a genrefluid DJ and producer, blending complex drum patterns, driving rythms and atmospheric sounds. Her sets are a mix of dancable, messy textures, balanced out with calm, reflective moments. Drawing from a diverse range of influences, including dubstep, hard drum, percussion-heavy beats and latinamerican sounds, zina creates an immersive and dynamic experience. Her style shifts smoothly between futuristic, club-ready chaos and more serene, melodic layers, always keeping the audience engaded.
Now based in Frankfurt, zina is a member of IBB, a collective that highlights the variety and depth of underground club music. She thrives on connecting with others through sound, and finds joy in experimenting with new textures and moods. Whether she’s layering complex, drum patterns or guiding listeners through a more meditative, dark atmosphere, she loves to create a musical journey.

"Gender inequality in club culture and electronic music is obviously an issue that still needs attention. While there have been improvments, especially with the inclusion and visibility of more flinta* artists, it's clear that there's more to be done. For me, music is always the main focus, but i believe male-led collectives and bookers should make a concious effort to discover female artists who genuinely complement their sound- not just to check a box, but to recognize the talent and perspectives female artists bring, which for sure enrichs and diversifys the scene."

TRACKLIST

anunaku - forgotten tales
recluse- cobrascale
mafou- evom
letabruthaknow- lowdown
glances- bulwark
toumba- lil amam sir
mr. ho- bail-e
siu mata- pannotia
ruido con h- el clasico
dj pai- aleteo 1
estoc/ kablam- bleak mascot (sewa rmx)
dj gäp- burning brakes (tayhana remix)
doctor jeep- macumba
coido- ritterstep
hassan abou alam- basha (ft. ziad zaza, ismail nosrat & aly b)
loris- molecular taste
carrier- shading
stones taro- sand testing

SOCIALS

IG: @zinaxen

SC: @xzinaxen

https://on.soundcloud.com/nCpYixeMH5z27JYc8

ZENA MIXSERIES NO. 123- zina

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 26 - Laau Pama

Laau Pama (Stuttgart/Germany)
Dark Disco, Indie Dance, 80ies, Synthwave

"I'm a female DJ from Germany. My style is very analog, dark and
reminds of those times when techno and electronic music grew up.  The
early days of techno were always my time. I let this time flow into my
mixes. My sets are about dark disco, indie dance, the 80ies, analog
synthesizers and now and then crazy tunes.

The techno-scene is not always nice to women, so I think a lot more
women should show what they can do in the music-scene. No matter what
genre. Don't hide behind the men or the professionals. Get out there
and let the music do the talking."

TRACKLIST

1. O T  - NEW HOOK
2. What Is My Name - Paris
3. In a Minute - The Juan Maclean
4. Alter Ego (Modular Projekt Cosmic Remix) - Javier Martinez
5. Electronic Disco - Modular Project
6. Waiting For A Surprise - Red Axes
7. Unconsciously United (Inigo Vontier Remix) - Luca Bacchetti
8. Calor (ZEA (mx) Remix) - Tapia, Ulises Arrieta
9. Sexergy - NEW HOOK
10. Freaks (Italo Friends) - Concret, Cantor
11. Phaedra - Cantor
12. Clint - Id!r
13. Do It Right - A/FIN

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/laaupama
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laaupamamusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laau.pama/

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 26 - Laau Pama

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 29 - ItsPoppy

ItsPoppy (Jena/Mannheim)
Melodic House, Techno

"Als ich die ersten Male zu elektronischer Musik feiern ging wurde mir schnell klar, dass ich nicht nur die Liebe zu dieser Musik gefunden hatte, sondern auch zu allem was dazu gehört: laute Bässe, Strobo und die Menschen, die einfach nur eine schöne Zeit verbringen möchten. Ich empfand damals, genauso wie heute eine große Offenheit zwischen den Gästen. Auch die Freundlichkeit und der Respekt, mit welchem man sich gegenübertritt, haben mich gepackt. Für meine Erfahrungen gilt es, dass die elektronische Musikszene eine offene und divers aufgestellte Szene ist, in welcher mir die Leute bisher mit einer hohen Toleranz begegneten. Natürlich gibt es mal gute und mal weniger gute Partys, mal nette und mal nicht nette „Tanznachbar*innen“, doch trotzdem ist man immer Teil der Gemeinschaft, egal mit wie vielen Leuten man hingeht oder wie man sich zur Musik bewegt. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Club-Erfahrungen, habe ich in der elektronischen Musikszene bisher deutlich weniger Diskriminierung oder Respektlosigkeit erfahren- und trotzdem bekomme ich als weibliche DJ oft direkt einen Stempel aufgedrückt. Denn auf der einen Seite wird so getan, als sei es nichts Besonderes, dass eine Sie die Regler bewegt und auf der anderen Seite, wird es extra im LineUp mit „DJane“ gekennzeichnet. Für mich war die Bezeichnung DJane von Anfang an etwas widersprüchliches, denn „DJ“ ist eine Abkürzung für DiscJokey. Die Verweiblichung des Wortes macht eine Unterscheidung, die für mich keine Rolle in der Musik spielen sollte.
So als würde man als weibliche Person ein Mischpult anders bedienen. Denn immer wieder passiert es, dass Leute nach meinem Set zu mir kommen und ihr Feedback oder Kompliment mit „… und das von einer Frau“ beenden. Wenn du also Lust hast dich deiner Liebe zur Musik hin zu geben, dann scheis drauf wie männlich dominiert dein Umfeld auch sein mag- nimm die Regler selbst in die Hand und go for it!!  Ich fände es schön, wenn man als DJ einfach für das Set gefeiert wird, das man gespielt hat. Für nichts anderes.  
Ich wünsche mir, dass wir in nähester Zukunft wieder alle gesund und munter tanzen und uns frei fühlen können."

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 29 - ItsPoppy

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 31 - Ada Luvv

Ada Luvv (BLEX, Karlsruhe)

just lean back, let the colours and warmth take effect, relax and enjoy the view.

"disclaimer / disclosure: this mix was made while having a lonely evening in my room, feeling strangely yet deeply connected to the world. it reflects upon the different sonic realities, I still struggle with being stuck in between both: the centuries-old liturgical music I grew up with, and moving away from home other contemporary musical styles, that provided me shelter from the narrow structures of a strict classical music education. the attempt to bring both worlds to a synthesis was therefore a healing experience. it contains tracks by people i know and love, as well as snippets of my very own first experience in producing. it is joss-stick and wodka-flavored and spiced with warm thoughts of Julia, Emma-Lilo, Carmen, Vanny, Marita, Juliane and Tamara. I feel blessed to work and live together with those inspiring women."

TRACKLIST:

Red Snapper - 4 Dead Monks
Chaos Angel - Silicone @pinkfatbuddha
The Bug ft Dis Fig - Around Me 
Smittness - Disposition @smittness
Hanno Leichtmann - Study One
Sacral Chakra - D
Laughing Ears - Blue Dusk
Otro - Dance of the Young (Augurs of Spring)
ZEMENT - C2S (Black Annis "Birli" Remix) @ccdoubleu
LFO - Nurture (Surgeon Remix)
Malvina Meinier - Malady
Lintu - Amourfou @lintulintu
Klein - Claim It
Maxwell Sterling - Fake Intimacy
J.P.A. Falzone - I Struggle to Recall
ANITA - Penthesilea
Ada Luvv - All I know is there is water where there once was ice
Wolfgang Hausmann - Improvisation für Clara
Bela - Was it You
Diego Navarro - Voyage
Deep in Velvet Locust rmx
Røyk - Sunrise
Barbara Strozzi - Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare 
Mikey Enwright - Damascus
Christine and the Queens - People I’ve been sad

https://soundcloud.com/adalovvve
https://www.instagram.com/adamore666/
https://www.instagram.com/blex.cess/

ZENA MIXSERIES No. 31 - Ada Luvv

ZENA is committed to increasing the presence of FLINTA* artists in the field of electronic music and club culture. Our aim is to make FLINTA* artists more visible and support them in various ways . In addition we want to establish a network that offers a safer space for exchange and discussion. With the aim of creating a more diverse music scene through the emerging platform for FLINTA* artists, gender roles and stereotypes that are still prevalent today are to be counteracted.

next dates:

25.11. THE NEST x ZENA present BLOSSOM, Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg

ZENA

Pinned to spotlight

Popular tracks