Rotterdam-via-Berlin based outlet reuniting underground purveyors across the globe as they methodically scan and showcase various nerve centers from the techno Internationale.
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A rising name in Berlin’s ever crowded pool of talents, Eerste Communie resident Windfuhr has been developing his own idiosyncratic persona at the junction of heavy-traction 4x4 rhythms and deep, hypnotic folds of intricate melodies and exotica-laced electronics. Minimal in essence but maximal in effect, his compositions bridge the gap between stripped-back functionality and dreamy escapology, neatly coordinating the throbbing cavalcade of racy uptempo machine funk with layered, modular-like transmissions as his feverish drum programming leads the charge. No doubt Windfuhr’s name is one you’ll hear a lot more in 2024.
Formerly active as one half of Cassegrain and now solely under his
own name, Hüseyin Evirgen alias Magna Pia has been trading out some of
the finest hypnotising floor material on the market for the past decade.
Responsible for some key platters on the likes of Soma, Arcing Seas and
Counterchange, the Berlin-based producer eases us in his intricately
structured headspace, lithely moving at the confluence of
post-industrial dubs, central Asian folk and heavy-duty brutalism.
Dishing out proper excellence behind the decks, and the perfect balance
between paced-up dynamics and full-immersion atmospherism, here goes
Magna Pia with his newest two-hour selection of hi-voltage wares to jack
your mind and body to, unabashedly. Lock in, zone out.
This week's mix comes courtesy of a young Spanish DJ and producer going by the name of Beatrice. Operating out of Berlin, she's started making waves over the last few years thanks to dextrous mixes running the gamut from deep, mind-altering techno wares to further heavy-duty workout material, becoming a resident at New York's Basement along the way. Constantly blurring the lines between abstract-leaning, angular 4x4 on a post-industrial tip and breath-holding descents down claustrophobic environments, Beatrice dishes out a prime selection of equivocally brutal and subtle joints, tailored to keep the nastiest herd of ravers in check throughout. Massive.
From breaking through in the early 90s right when things were still done wild, helming the legendary Lost club nights from 1992 onward, onto becoming a pioneering figure of the UK's underground, it's safe to say Steve Bicknell ticks all the boxes of a self-made myth in the scene. Tirelessly pushing the boundaries of techno as we know it, the British don has been carving out his name in gold letters amongst the pantheon of DJs capable to evolve and transcend both themselves and their audience through the cathartic power of music. Always a step ahead, Bicknell treats us to two hours of resolutely immersive and achingly powerful soul-search, seamlessly criss-crossing our brains with his top-of-the-range anti-bullshit techno medicine. Posology? Repeat listens until complete recovery.
Championing a dark, claustrophobic strain of techno, Swedish maestro Anthony Linell (aka Abdullah Rashim) pulls by our mix series with two hours of spine-tingling ambiences and velvet-clad industrial punch. True to the time-tested musical precepts he’s been relying on throughout his impeccable discography - which includes about a dozen albums and twice as many EPs for his own record label Northern Electronics plus a happy few, Linell’s present delivery remains befogged with that trademark esoteric enthrallment of his, taking us for a much captivating deep-dive into troubled sonic marshes and across the deeper layers of your consciousness. As ever with the Stockholm wizard, it’s a masterly handled showdown of all-terrain cinematic immersion and on-target groove manipulation that reels off freely, ready to subject any raver with its magnetic flair and indisputably massive fire at heart. Locked and loaded.
Threading her way at the confines of techno and abstract electronics, interwoven with elements of industrial, dub and ambient music, Tresor’s new resident Nadia Struiwigh occupies a peculiar position in today’s electronic landscape, offering sonic experiences both truly unique and captivatingly immersive at once. Above and foremost, Nadia has been thrashing prejudices as to the limits and norms induced by so-called genres, styles and scenes, sending the headshrinkers back to the drawing board. With a solid bunch of releases for labels as varied as Dekmantel, CPU, Clone, DFA, STOOR, MORD, Infiné and Nous’Klaer, you can clearly see how incredibly magnetic her sound has proven to be. Here comes Nadia Struiwigh with two hours of utterly dazzling, boundary-busting bravura.
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