̸BIOGRAPHY A pillar of the new wave of queer underground parties, Aaron is co-founder of the Honcho and Hot Mass collectives in Pittsburgh. Additionally, the Honcho Campout festival is his blitz of the forest, a pinnacle event of queer American dance music. A pillar of the new American wave of queer underground clubbing, Aaron is co-founder of the infamous Hot Mass club in Pittsburgh. A loud, sleazy after-hours built inside of a gay sauna where anything goes until 7am every weekend. At Hot Mass, he programs both the queer Honcho party as well as the 20-years long techno party, Humanaut. More recently, Honcho has become known for their annual Honcho Campout festival - a tight-knit queer blitz of the Pennsylvania forest that has become a pinnacle event of underground American dance music. His sound is the American Midwest, sliding effortlessly between house and techno – everything sharing the common threads of heavy kicks, funk, and a slathering of the psychedelic.

̸BIOGRAPHY Founder and resident DJ of Sure Thing. Founder of Sure Thing, a label, event, and mix series dedicated to developing the audience for experimental and boundary-pushing electronic music throughout the US. As a performer, Aaron is inspired by the complex conversations that occur between music and emotion on the dance floor, and the way we experience these interactions together. Reflecting upon memories of these conversations, each set leaps between delicately layered moments that are at times expansile, blissful, and propulsive toward an energetic infinity.

Amelia Holt is best known for her shapeshifting sets, weaving through genres and tempos creating a narrative flow uniquely her own. She currently holds down a residency at Public Records and runs an eponymous monthly music newsletter, In Your Dirty Ears, highlighting her favorite new electronic releases and more, with Yumi and S. Casella. Incubating since 2020, Uwu dust bath is her newly launched label co-birthed with Athen’s based DJ, Noff. A bubble of sensory bliss, the label acts as a virtual hub, connecting and documenting blissfully leftfield artists who share mutual affiliation for sonic release and elevated states.

̸BIOGRAPHY Ariel Zetina is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music production, deejaying, and writing. Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide. These influences can be heard on 2020’s “MUAs at the End of the World” EP (Femme Culture); 2019’s "Organism" (Majía) and “Shell” (Head Charge); 2017’s “Cyst” (Boukan Records); and on mixes for Rinse FM, Dummy, Truants, and NTS. Her ruthless, cross genre DJs sets have been heard worldwide. She is a resident at the legendary house club Smartbar, and on Discwoman’s roster. ̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY MUAS at the End of the World EP, Femme Culture [2020] Shell EP, Head Charge [2019] Organism EP, MAJIA [2019] Cyst EP, Boukan Records (2017) Club Chai Volume I (compilation), Club Chai (2017)

DJ, producer and owner of the Timedance record label, based in Bristol (UK)Batu

Just the hits. Unafraid to dig deep and also play the hits, Detroit-based deejay BEIGE has caught the ears of Boiler Room, T4TLUVNRG, The Bunker, Sublimate, Jack Dept. & other in-the-know crews. A fast-rising talent in the North American queer underground, they have become a regular fixture on the forward-thinking Midwest/East Coast party circuit. From their homebase in Detroit, they host the monthly show Chaotic Neutral on The Lot Radio, organize educational workshops for DJs of marginalized genders as a member of Seraphine Collective, and provide local support to internationally touring acts. The BEIGE sound is anything but—they are known for smooth mixing and colorful, unpretentious sets that whip between genres and tempos: big melodies, big vocals, big Moods. Beyond the usual house-techno-disco touchpoints, expect to hear psychedelic gospel, leftfield club and ballroom, thizz-face electro and UK/global bass, sprinkled with cheeky pop references. Their dramatic approach has earned the support of dance music institutions including Hot Mass, Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Elsewhere, and Charivari Festival. On a Funktion-One or in a field under the full moon, BEIGE strives to honor the dancefloor as a space for healing and transformation.

DJ & Producer /Kajunga, Sly Fox Raw grooves / moody tunes / acid trax / clap slap / midwest soul. Bookings/ info@kajungarecords.com

Binah Cereus formerly known under the name of Dj Sebiseb has reinvented herself to share her passion for a new era of transcending genres of music to take you on a timeless voyage.

Raised in Düsseldorf but now based in Berlin, Binh has been exploring his deep love for digging for more than a decade. It’s a trait that defines his much-loved sound. Like the food he grew up cooking in his family’s restaurants, there are a few simple things behind Binh’s success: timeless ingredients, intuition, an innate sense of taste and the all-important creative flair.

Carlos Souffront is a DJ's DJ from Detroit with impeccable taste who apparently has one of the most insane acid collections in the world.

̸BIOGRAPHY Cay Horiuchi is a Japanese American non-binary DJ based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Cay Horiuchi is a non-binary Japanese artist, DJ, and community organizer based in Portland, Oregon. Their work is based on identity, community, and politics influenced by phenomenology, light and space art, and underground dance music. Cay is a founding member of UwU, a T/GNC & QTPOC focused artist collective creating spaces for marginalized communities to dance in safety. We are committed to prioritizing QTPOC and uplifting our communities through art, action, and advocacy.

̸BIOGRAPHY CCL specializes in the liquefaction of rhythmic and melodic matter - combustive phase transitions through cowgirl-breaks, trip-funk, wiggle steppers.

̸BIOGRAPHY DJ/Producer Merge/ L.A.G. Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Clarisa Kimskii has cemented her musical footprint on the borough since moving back in 2022. Through a palpable blend of psychedelic and driving techno, Clarisa’s approach to the genre is deeply idiosyncratic - an assemblage of both timeless and modern grooves. As a producer, Clarisa has contributed to a handful of respected labels (Monday Off, Dusk & Haze, Mysteries of the Deep, etc.) within her sonic niche, but it’s through her own label L.A.G where the ethos of her sound truly takes form - a detailed variation of propulsive and atmospheric soundscapes. Clarisa is deeply rooted in the techno subculture’s underground, and in early 2022 - the 20+ year veteran was named resident DJ of the Brooklyn-based, queer party Merge. Through her residency at Merge and regular appearances at the city’s premiere institutions in BASEMENT and Nowadays, Clarisa’s prestige is undeniably felt. Her pure, yet passionate approach to DJing has graced the decks of memorable nights at international institutions in Tresor, About Blank, Output, Griessmuehle, and at notably iconic parties in Wrecked, Club Toilet, and The Bunker NY. Recent festival appearances at Taiwan’s Organik Festival and North America’s Honcho Campout and Sustain-Release have only elevated her reputation as a force within those respective communities. The saga continues with juicy bits on the horizon.

Dj/ Producer from Miami, FlDanny Daze

Dallas based Producer/DJ Decoder is a producer who specializes in the realm of minimal and sci fi techno. He also co-runs a vinyl imprint "Toca" alongside Jay York.

deep creep is an experimental DJ focusing on the weirder side of trance, progressive house, breaks & more. She is the head curator of the pi pi pi mix series that showcases DJs from around the world with mixes based on temperature. deep creep is a resident of The Lot Radio.

DJ Chia Pudding takes having fun very seriously. Deeply inspired by the r&b and hip hop of the 90s and early 00s, her selections are at once forward looking while also referencing this admired era of the past. In her musical curations, she seeks to strike a balance between the light heartedness of the rave as well as its ability to offer deep transformation. If you find yourself on her dance floor, you’ll likely hear the sounds of UK garage, bass, breaks, and house. But she’s open to anything if it moves her body and spirit. She curates Swung, a party focused on the sounds she loves the most: low end frequencies and broken rhythms.

Hailing from South Korea, the tongue in cheek DJ has established herself as a late night mind twister of the highest order, flawlessly bending genres and vibes from Detroit electro to UK rave, techno, acid, trance, house and faster, harder leftfield electronics – you name it!

Japanese DJ, founder of Cabaret Recordings.DJ Masda

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FLAWS (Kai Hickinson) is a UK based DJ, Producer and Label Owner. FLAWS (Kai Hickinson) A UK based DJ, Producer and Label Owner. Internationally influenced and served with quiet confidence, his music draws you in, giving you something for the mind as well as the dance floor. FLAWS is already receiving attention for his music in the wider techno scene, resident of Eerste Communie (Netherlands) while steadily gaining support from respected DJs and appearing with slots himself at club events in London, Marrakech, Manchester, Berlin and beyond. Indeed, his DJing style represents an extension of the attention to detail present in his own work, tracks come together on a deeper level but the groove and devotion to pure rhythm is always present. With his unwavering dedication to quality and his commitment to pushing the boundaries of what electronic dance music can be, FLAWS is an artist who is poised to make a major impact on the global music scene. 'His DJ sets are a masterclass in rhythm and attention to detail, seamlessly blending together tracks to create an experience that is both immersive and unforgettable.' Enquires/Bookings - contact@stoiclegacy.com

MIXED PRINTS on Street Beat WNUR 89.3FM + wnur.org flower food (real name Emma Danch), is a Chicago-based DJ, sound artist and radio host of “Mixed Prints” on WNUR Streetbeat. The eclectic late-night electronic show - named for Danch’s frequently colorful and eccentric fashion sense - blends noise, drone, field recordings, trance, ambient, and left field techno. Danch’s taste reflects a diverse musical upbringing, from 13 years as a classically trained French horn player to experiments in electroacoustic music and generative sound art. Danch has performed experimental works at Dev9t festival in Belgrade, Serbia and at the International Symposium on Electronic Arts in Hong Kong, and she has provided local support for Matthew Dear, JX-216, and Douala. When she's not mixing, she's promoting, working the door, assisting with visual installations, and ricocheting ecstatically across the dance floor.

Furtive is a broad-spectrum, full-gonzo rave conjurer: they're a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, event organizer, and visual artist - bending and blending genres, mediums, experiences, and crowds into raveworld magic. Furtive is a full-gonzo rave conjurer and relentless creative tinkerer, intractably committed to the rave as a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, underground event organizer, and dancer. Furtive brings a scintillating and sentimental touch to their many polished and focused genre-spanning productions, informed by over a decade of experience in the studio and yielding a rich selection of self-released tracks, contributions to VA comps, and recent vinyl pressings. A veritable product of the contemporary American underground, Furtive cut their teeth as a DJ and DIY event organizer in Washington, DC’s warehouses, where they played a turnkey role in putting on some of the District’s zaniest techno parties. Furtive now co-runs an intimate, blossoming off-the-books venue in Philly. As a DJ, Furtive has supported internationally celebrated, no-nonsense acts and held court in dingy local watering holes with eclectic selections and a steadfast focus on pacing and dynamics, regularly jumping genres to build moving and impactful sets. Beyond the fog and speaker stacks, Furtive creates art in a variety of mediums.

☿️ Intergalactic Mermaid ☿️ GiGi FM aka Giulia Fournier-Mercadante is a French/Italian force well and truly to be reckoned with. Born and raised in Paris, Gigi moved to New York in her teens after being awarded a dance scholarship at the NYC Ballet and Alvin Ailey where she studied and practiced dance at the highest level before moving onward to her current residence of London where she continues to make waves with her unique approach to Music, Sound, Dance and Art. It wasn’t long until she became a firm fixture of South-London’s close-nit music scene, taking part in organising parties in DIY spaces and DJing regularly across the city (with regular appearances at London’s revered ‘Make Me’ parties). Listing Donato Dozzy, Bjork, Function, Neel, Aleksi Perrälä, Pierre Henry, E. Satie and Suzanne Ciani to name a few among her musical influences, Gigi is as creative in the studio as she is on the decks. GiGi associates textures and colours to sounds within the music, giving her a unique approach to collecting, selecting, playing and making music and affording a natural ability to create atmospheres and ambience unlike many others. After playing two stand-out sets on Boiler Room in recent times, she is now about to embark on a Boiler Room club-tour covering some key UK and European cities, placing her among a select number of her musical piers. Add to this a fast-growing list of gigs and many more exciting projects in the making, the future looks very bright for GiGi FM indeed!

Mauritius-born and now based in Paris, GЯEG is resident of Parisian’s hottest parties « La Creole » and also member of the growing label « Boukan Records ». 📡 Bimonthly on Rinse France Mauritius-born and now Paris-based, GЯEG is a 21-year-old DJ and producer who has been exploring the club scene since his arrival in France in 2019. Member of the growing Parisian label Boukan Records, resident of the Paris hottest party La Creole, and resident on the web radio Rinse France; his eclectic and energetic mixes brought him under the spotlight of the French club scene, seducing the public and the media (Libération, Trax Magazine, Tsugi, DJ Mag…). Supported by international DJs like Teki Latex, Kampire or Jyoty, GЯEG released his debut EP "Eau Coulée Smart City" on the Parisian label LaVibe in June 2021, a potent hit of jungle, kuduro, shatta, techno and house. Praised by Resident Advisor, the fusion of his musical influences from electronic music to Afro-Caribean sound, has seen him be part of DJ Mag UK “emerging artists to hear”. The EP, features a track with King Doudou (J.Balvin, PNL, Bad Gyal) and is arranged and mixed by the talented Casual Gabber’s producer Krampf. While mixing for Boiler Room’s « Hard Dance », GЯEG also played some major venues and festivals like Nuits Sonores, The Peacock Society, TransMusicales, La Gravière Club (Geneva) and Razzmatazz Club (Barcelona).

̸BIOGRAPHY Harry Cross is a resident of the Loose Ends party at Smart Bar, the Overly Drumatic rooftop party at the Ace Hotel, Witch Finger at random warehouses, and Friday night resident of Steamworks Bathhouse in Chicago, IL. His weekly functions at gay bathhouses and leather bars keep his sound drenched in the sweaty and smoky corners of house, techno, breaks, acid, dub and disco.

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̸BIOGRAPHY Chicago ---> Berlin As a Chicagoan, Meehan broadcast signals from behind the console at WLUW 88.7FM, behind the counter at Gramaphone Records, behind the decks at Smart Bar, and behind the scenes as a co-founder of the Men's Room parties. Berlin-based since 2016, he's the program director and a resident DJ of Buttons & an organizing member of WHOLE - United Queer Festival. Coincidentally traveling to the US for some gigs at the end of February 2020, Meehan is, for the time being, residing with his family in the forests of central Illinois, riding out the pandemic. Along with Mark Louque, he co-hosts the 2 x month radio show Nightshade FM, broadcasting live on Cape Cod Community Radio stations WOMR / WFMR. ̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY https://soundcloud.com/nightshade_fm https://www.electronicbeats.net/whole-festival-2019/ https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3554 https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2642

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̸BIOGRAPHY Operator of 1432 R; a record label by music from friends Curator of Extended Family; mix series and blog highlighting art and music in Washington DC Founding Resident at Dance Club; a LGBTQIA+ BIPOC+ party celebrating DC’s robust dance floors As her label 1432 R might suggest, Joyce aims for a spectacular and genre defying journey in all of her DJ sets. A fresh and explorative hopefulness laces all of her work - from the cosmic and cinematic publishing of 1432 R to her DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia) based mix series, Extended Family, Joyce’s work has built a reputation for its dedication to authenticity with a surreal twist. Determined to carve out a space of her own, Joyce is responsible for the art direction of all of her projects with her recognizable style. Expect her DJ sets to be reverent but playful, with far reaching influences that are just as comfortable in a heady deep listening session as they are in the early mornings of a warehouse rave. Local fans can find her experimenting at Dance Club, a LGBTQIA and BIPOC positive party celebrating Washington DC’s robust and experienced dance floors. Her work with 1432 R has been featured in the National Public Radio, FACT mag, Resident Advisor, Fader, XLR8R, the Truants blog and Pitchfork. 1432 R prints small batches of vinyl records that are distributed by Rubadub in Glasgow, Scotland and available for digital streaming on all major platforms. ̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Joyce - Active Recovery Sami%SuYung - Ethics EP - 1432 $ Joyce - Smooch - Extended Family Comp - 1432 R Joyce - Mouth Harp - Extended Family Comp - 1432 R Good Health feat Haile Supreme and DJ Freez - Something's Different - Extended Family Comp - 1432 R

Juana has enticed crowds all over the world at venues such as Berghain, WAS, De School, Basement, Nowadays, and numerous underground warehouses. Over the past several years, Juana has played alongside DJs such as, DVS1, Jamaica Suk, Perc, Headless Horseman, 999999999, Efdemin, and DJ Stingray. Juana joined the Discwoman roster in 2017 and is a founding member of the DC QT BIPOC collective NOXEEMA JACKSON since 2021. Juana originally hails from the city of Chicago. She started out like most, as a random kid on the dance floor every week at places like The Generator and Boom Boom Room, and has been DJing house, techno, and disco parties since roughly 2001. Juana moved to DC in 2003 and began hosting weekly live internet radio shows on HandzOnRadio (Baltimore) and Cyberjamz (Tampa) and playing parties in the DC deep house scene, upping her skills alongside legendary DJs like Sam “the Man” Burns,” and at clubs including Red and the DC Sanctuary. Juana started obsessively collecting disco and early house records in the late 90s and eventually developed an undying penchant for straight-ahead techno and darker shades of Chicago underground acid and deep house of the 80s and 90s. Over the past several years, Juana has made her mark in DC as one of only a handful of techno DJs, as a member of the founding squad of the Sequence collective, led by Ron Jackson. Sequence was the first underground party committed to consistently showcasing local and global techno DJs and crafting a dark, dangerous, sometimes hellishly uncomfortable party vibe hitherto unavailable in the DC area. As a producer, her first release “Discipline Issues” was released as part of a compilation on Katie Rex’s Bound label, and her first independent EP “Floating” landed in 2020. Her most recent EP “Peaks” was released in July 2021, and she also appeared on the TRAX ONLY Soft Touch compilation in spring of 2021 and the Neighborhoods Vol. 1 compilation on World Building in fall of 2021. She is currently working on her first full-length album project for release in 2023.

Known as a techno producer who has her own unique and innovative sounds, Julia has most recently been featured on Bandcamp Daily as the best electronic music producer and in a glowing review in The New Yorker that called her talent "beguiling" and "rare" Known as a techno producer who has her own unique and innovative sounds, Julia has most recently been featured on Bandcamp Daily as the best electronic music producer and in a glowing review in The New Yorker that called her talent "beguiling" and "rare" and that her music "fills the mind." She is the founder and curator of the music record label JUJUKA, co-founder of the event series Radial exploring the intersection between live sonic art and electronic experimental music at the Fridman Gallery and is a resident at The Lot Radio in NYC. Her sets are dense and vivid. Unpredictable. She herself is enthusiastic and energetic with a charismatic fatal charm. Govor knows how to move, make others feel and engage. She also is a consummate cat wrangler, experienced squirrel whisperer and can rock the hell out of a vintage ski suit.

There are few musicians who manage to explore the convergence between techno and experimental as successfully as David Letellier. Kangding Ray’s complex sound aesthetic tests boundaries, evolving tirelessly in its exploration of texture, rhythm, and sound design. KR has remixed artists such as Martin Gore and Ben Frost on Mute, Battles on Warp, Oscar Mulero on Polegroup or Inigo Kennedy on Token. Letellier’s foundations in rock and musique concrete give his music a vitality and uniqueness that has won fans the world over, from discerning avant-garde–electronica listeners, all the way to devoted clubbers. Those who have been following Letellier since his debut album, 2006’s Stabil, will recognize not only his meticulous and constantly developing approach to sound design, but also the conceptual gravity behind his releases. Through a string of recent EP’s and albums, culminating with the critically acclaimed “Solens Arc”, KR showed his ability to keep his artistic approach while delivering direct and powerful club-leaning tracks and darkly cinematic soundscapes. On 2015’s “Cory Arcane”, he pushed the limits of his sound even further. Relinquishing standard rhythmic structures and conventional tonal models, he delivered what is perhaps his most sophisticated release yet; a raw and visceral universe, allowing a more fluid dialogue between soul and machines. 2017’s “HYPER OPAL MANTIS” released on Stroboscopic Artefacts heralds a new era for Kangding Ray, where he explores the tension between the natural and artificial, the body and mind, which are central themes in electronic music in general, and Techno in particular. The means of creation, focused around technology and interactions with machines, contrast with the emotional response to sound, the mystical ritual of collective dancing, and the ethos of liberation and tolerance embedded in the culture it has produced. As he describes it himself in a recent interview : “I’ve been evolving since a couple of years at the outer fringes of the club culture, where it overlaps with different experimental and avant-garde genres. While i intend to continue to explore that zone as a free maverick, i also wanted to give something back to the scene, something strong, beautiful and functional at the same time, while retaining enough personality to be exciting.” ( Adapted from words by Vincent Morris)

̸BIOGRAPHY The Dancer’s DJ Born and raised in Queens, a city dweller and a club kid, Kilopatrah has an innate and superlative gift for transferring energy from the booth to the dance floor—through exciting house, techno, and jungle, and moments that both harken to Sound Factory–era glory days and bring you to sweaty BPMs of the future. Their sets are palpably personal: The dance floor has always been a powerful platform for expression for Kilo, once as a freeing and connecting space for a quiet house dancer and now as one for moving others like them. When Kilo gets going, you’ll lose sense of the kick drum versus the beat of your own body against the floor. That’s a gift from them to you, and your percussion is a gift back to them. Kilo brings their energetic sass to a monthly Lot Radio residency and to parties with impressive lineups, playing alongside Todd Terry home in New York, at the legendary Movement weekend Club Toilet in Detroit, and for Boiler Room. Their mixes, for series such as Coloring Lessons, Honcho, and Juanita’s, and for spots on Rinse and Refuge, also capture the club at its most euphoric. You’ll step a little harder with Kilopatrah Jones. Words by Sacha Madadian

̸BIOGRAPHY Kim Ann Foxman / Firehouse Recordings / self:timer / Pleasure Planet The short-story version of Kim Ann Foxman’s trajectory is pretty simple: An island-born kid dreams of a life in clubland, hits the big city and, with a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work, emerges as one of dance music’s leading figures. But it’s the details that transforms her singular tale into something far more fascinating than the standard-issue success story. After all, what other DJ can lay claim to the title of Miss Teen Filipina Hawaii? How many can say that their first job in nightlife was when in high school, serving as the in-house dancer and serving rave smoothies at an all-ages club? How many, after moving to New York by way of San Francisco in the early ’00s, can say that they helped to rejuvenate the city’s then-stale nightlife via her residency at one of the best parties ever held in a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, the Mad Clams affair? How many have tasted stardom as one of the original members of the scene-making dance-music collective Hercules and Love Affair? Exactly one, and it’s Kim Ann. But it’s a safe bet that she would have made it to where she is today without those biographical eccentricities, because her near-classical take on jacking club rhythms is hard to resist, sounding as fantastic at a full-scale mega-rave as it does at a grimy basement bash. It’s a universally appealing sound that’s taken her around the world—the past few years have seen her playing such hallowed halls as Fabric, Berghain, DC-10, Concrete and Contact, all while holding down a residency at her hometown’s Good Room. A lifetime in clubbing has informed Kim Ann’s studio work as well, with her music—much of it coming out on her own Firehouse label—synthesizing the best elements of raw house, propulsive 303 material, emotive techno and even the occasional hint of trance into a hugely satisfying whole that lives somewhere between the weird and the wonderful. And then there’s her latest project, Pleasure Planet, which sees her teaming with Andrew Potter and Brian Hersey to add sparkling touches of extraterrestrial new wave to the mix on her new sublabel, self:timer. It’s yet another twist in the continuing saga of Kim Ann Foxman—and, we’d wager, there are plenty more to come. Bio Written By Bruce Tantum

̸ BIOGRAPHY Minimal and Hypnotic Techno DJ and Producer based in Chicago ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY https://www.discogs.com/artist/5203975-Kobe-Dupree kobedupree.bandcamp.com

Amsterdam based DJ and Producer Lena Willikens. Resident at Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf. Artist on Dekmantel Rec. Radio broadcaster of "Lightning Conductor" on NTS Radio. Lena Willikens doesn’t play the hits. When she’s behind the decks, even her biggest fans often have no idea exactly what she’s playing, and that’s part of the magic. Like all DJs, Willikens of course has a passion for records and is always on the hunt for elusive bits of music, but as an artist, her work doesn’t hinge on any one track or even a handful of tracks. She’s after something bigger, something that’s truly transportive for those on the dancefloor, and the tracks she plays – whether they’re bizarre slices of synth exploration, some ominously churning proto-industrial stomp, or something else that simply defies classification – are all parts of a larger, more psychically satisfying whole. These days, however, Willikens' radio adventures happen on NTS, where she pilots the monthly Lightning Conductor program. Now based in Amsterdam, her curatory prowess prompted an invite from Dekmantel to put together the fifth installment of their acclaimed Selectors compilation series, and she also contributed a track to the label’s run of all-star 10th anniversary EPs. As a remixer, she's been tapped in recent years to rework the likes of Lena Platonos, rRoxymore, S U R V I V E, Simian Mobile Disco, and Ana Helder, amongst others. And amidst all this activity, she's also been busy with Phantom Kino Ballett, a collaboration with artist Sarah Szczesny that lands somewhere between immersive audio-visual experience and performance art, allowing Willikens to indulge her transportive impulses in a completely new way. Nevertheless, it’s in the DJ booth where Willikens continues to make the biggest impact. As of late, she’s forged a particularly potent partnership with fellow sonic explorer and Salon des Amateurs alum Vladimir Ivkovic, the two engaging in a sort of mind meld that brings together their shared love of electronic music’s darkest and most bizarre corners. Shawn Reynaldo

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̸BIOGRAPHY Montreal's Maara continues to make a splash for herself in the international dance music scene with her productions and mixes. Hailing from Montreal, Maara has made her mark on the dance music scene since her 2021 breakout EP 'Ultimate Reward' on NAFF recordings. Maara has continued to build a name for herself, releasing her subsequent EP on Sonido Isla 'Potion Activated', which features 'The Forbidden Plum', nominated for Best Song of 2021 by Resident Advisor. Her most recent release on Radiant Love 'Goddess Within' celebrates queerness with its hot, euphoric energy. In addition to her solo releases, Maara has contributed to various international compilations and continues to bless the scene by bringing a playful atmosphere to dance floor bangers. Her mixes and DJ sets cover high energy progressive, trance, electro, break beat lit energy.

Marco Shuttle has always achieved a lot with a little, and that is the singular aesthetic that stands him apart. His cinematic techno sounds are unusually organic: they build pressure in subtle ways and his meticulous grooves never fail to take listeners on a trip to somewhere new and exciting. As a result of this, he has become a firm favourite amongst the techno cognoscenti and has released on some of the most revered labels of the day, from famed New York club The Bunker’s new label to Peter van Hoesen’s untouchable Time To Express via Clone SOS and his regular home, Eerie Records. Italian born but London based, where he also gained his MA in Fashion at St Martin’s. What ties his creative work together is a focus on abstract yet organic texture and the same thing defines his tightly woven DJ sets from fabric to Berghain to Labyrinth in Japan. His eclectic cerebral sound takes cues from jazz and musique concrete as much as it does from acid house and Detroit techno.

just adventuring through space and time...chill stuff Marteka Fair’s love for underground club music — specifically techno — burgeoned at an early age, placing her behind the decks for the first time in 2014. Before long, Fair became a staple in the scenes she frequented, specifically those in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and throughout North Carolina. The eclectic nature of her DJ sets are not a reflection of a refusal to commit to one genre. Rather, they point toward exceptional taste and a uniquely encyclopedic love of club music, which is front and center in her productions and multi-genre mixes. Since 2016, Marteka Fair’s unusual approach — fueled by a combination of her synesthesia and a love for crate-digging — have earned her gigs alongside techno legends such as Perc, Dustin Zahn, and Marcel Fengler, as well as a mini-tour in Lima, Peru, and closing duties at Flash in Washington, DC. Her most recent release, “Maths,” dropped on DC-born label Eklektik Elektrik on December 7th, “and reflects her sonic curiosity and willingness to get gritty with sound” (EE).

For over a decade, Max Gardner has dedicated himself to techno. He's a constant presence in the Bay Area scene, playing clubs and warehouse parties, hosting his own events, and producing his own hammerhead machine music, performing all-hardware live sets solo and in collaboration. In 2011, Gardner co-founded Direct To Earth, a party and event series. Through his work with DTE, Gardner has hosted, promoted, and DJed beside some of the world's most well-regarded techno talents — in dirty warehouses, hazy afterparties, and top-tier clubs. His DJ sets run through the gamut of techno in its purest forms, inspired by the heavy, synth-forward sounds of Detroit and Berlin classics and new-school players from the Netherlands, Latin America, and the U.S. Midwest. He focuses on driving rhythms and intricate, long-form mixing — hypnotic blends that provide just the right amount of subtlety to whipped-up dancers. Gardner has also been producing his own material for years, and in 2018, he released his first 12", an EP entitled "Broken Knives & Pinkies" on Bay Area imprint Excise. Besides his solo productions, Gardner also collaborates with San Francisco hardware technician Marc Kelechava as Transpose, an all-hardware techno duo whose debut performance tore the roof off a MUTEK San Francisco afterparty. He's been busy for years, but Max Gardner's just getting started in 2019. Watch this space.

As a record collector, DJ, promoter and producer, Craig has been passionately involved in underground music culture for over 30 years. When asked “What do you spin?” Minneapolis artist, Craig Lambert (aka Focus) has always answered “Records.” Craig started collecting records over 40 years ago and has spent nearly three decades passionately sharing those records and his love of music with dance floors across the Midwest. Through hundreds of club, lounge, and warehouse appearances, Craig and his crew, The Disco Devils, have carved a unique niche in the crowded, competitive DJ culture. With his simple “2 turntables and a mixer” approach to DJing and his vast knowledge of music history, Craig is able to seamlessly weave the old with the new, creating cohesive sets spanning multiple genres and generations. With a “focus” on the roots of modern dance music from the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, Craig’s collection of 12” singles is world class. Before each gig he spends hours browsing his archives, pulling hundreds of potential candidates for the upcoming session. He ultimately whittles the selections down to a few crates of records that will allow him to create a unique musical experience, custom tailored to each event. Music production, a study that began for him over twenty years ago, has now moved to the forefront with live performances and releases under the moniker “MMC” (aka Midnight Music Club). Craig’s timeless yet distinctly “old school” sound is reminiscent of early Chicago and Detroit pioneers, with a blend of deep house, techno and electro that is uniquely his own. 2017 saw the vinyl release of his first published work on Chicago’s “Descendants of the Deep” label. In 2018 he is honored with a forthcoming solo EP on Headphoniq, another highly regarded Chicago publisher where he is label mates with some of the most respected producers in underground dance music history.

Mike Parker’s experimental and ritualistic approach sets him apart from the rest and in a time of over-saturation he is still one of those few artists whose sound you can spot in a heartbeat. For 20 plus years, he has perfected a unique interpretation of techno, instantly recognisable to contemporary audiences, which has earned him a legendary global status inspiring the likes of Donato Dozzy and many of his peers for decades now. Mike first stepped onto the scene in ‘97 with two fiery EP’s that would set the tone for his future musical endeavours. The following year would see the birth of his label Geophone which became the outlet for his long-running series of 12” records and debut album which all played a pivotal role in establishing his sonic persona. Hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and after earning his stripes in the US Parker’s productions would cross the Atlantic and find themselves on some of Europe’s most established labels. Over the past ten years, the likes of Tresor, Semantica and Spazio Disponibile have all played host to a number of his EP’s while his second studio album found a home with the mighty Prologue back in 2013 to much acclaim. In 2019 he will relight the fire with his Geophone imprint and continue to leave his mark on techno by doing so. As a DJ, Parker rose through the mid-1990s as a mainstay in the US’s emerging warehouse party scene. His hypnotic, abstract and hard-hitting approach to performing earned him a highly respected reputation and further increased his devoted following. His wealth of experience in the booth has been acquired with regular performances across North America, Europe and Asia making Parker a well-seasoned underground veteran. From his humble beginnings to the present-day Mike Parker has amassed an impressive list of credentials paving his own lane with a unique style that breathes innovation yet honours the true values of techno. And after 20 years in the game, Mike is still a dominant figure that continues to carve his own niche in the ever-expanding world of electronic music.

Bill's move to Chicago in 1988 was crucial in the development of his DJ & Production career. Growing up in Miami, he had been involved in various parts of the music industry, from working at Flamingo Record Pool (run by Bill Kelly of WMC Fame), to playing guitar for the band "Life In Sodom" (80’s Synth/Goth Band). His interest in both House & Industrial music inspired him to make his move to the Windy City, and as far as timing, it couldn't have been any better. Bill quickly became involved in the night scene with residency at clubs like Shelter Nightclub, Crobar, & Smart Bar. Bill is a key figure in Chicago’s second wave of House & Techno producers. He’s considered an big influence by Dj's like Black Madonna, Kink, Axel Boman, & Matrixxman. His styles vary from current Detroit Techno & Chicago Acid, to rare House & Italo Disco tracks. Currently he frequents clubs like Panorama Bar in Berlin, and holds a weekly residency, as well as a monthly in Miami.

̸BIOGRAPHY Hot Mass Resident, Ondo / Gusto moved to Pittsburgh and immersed himself in the city’s ever-growing electronic scene, constantly refining his sound and performance to express both his love for electronic music and his urban/soulful roots.

̸BIOGRAPHY house. disco. sunshine with a little bit of attitude. Phlegm is a New Orleans-born and based DJ, visual artist, and educator who got his start DJing under the wings of New Orleans nightlife party unit Babygirl (Bouffant Bouffant and Five). His style pays homage to classic Chicago and New York handbag house, ghetto house, and disco. His soulful and cheeky approach to djing can be described as "sunshine with a lil' bit of attitude". Always in pursuit of joy and always for the lovergirls.

̸BIOGRAPHY Less interested in genre and more curious about wide mode. Cleo Stern (she/her), known as Razrbark, is a dj from New York². Part of the multidisciplinary Boof Sis squad, Razrbark bled into existence following an encounter with a sharp piece of wood during a pool party at a certain upstate music festival. Edge with her on the whimsy of evil.

Real Girl is the moniker of Midwest-born and raised DJ and multi-media artist Josie Simon. Real Girl started DJ'ing at college in Ohio when the song-selectors that spun at the parties on campus all started to graduate, leaving a void that she felt compelled to fill. While house basements were Real Girl's preferred venue at the time, her DJ sets have been seen at above-ground college venues such as the Oberlin ‘Sco for events such as Queer Beers, at Oberlin music festival Pretty Fest (started by Sarah Snider ‘17) in 2018 and 2019, opening for Oberlin’s Solarity event in May of 2019, and as the mix-master for Oberlin’s slam poetry group OSLAM’s Grand Slam in Spring 2019. Her selections could also be heard for a semester in 2019 on 91.5 FM WOBC, Oberlin’s own college and community radio station, for her early Friday morning radio show TRANSMISSION. In the brief months between when she graduated and when the pandemic hit, her selections could be heard at DJ Lemz's DC party Sleaze, Slamdunkapher's Minneapolis party Purr, and the Janelovesu! single release party at New York's H0l0 Bar. She now runs a radio show on Verge.fm called Beat Conduit where you can hear a new Real Girl mix every first Friday of the month.

Roi Perez is a Berlin-based DJ, After a headstart playing records in 2011 as a local resident in Tel Aviv’s underground queer clubbing scene, he moved to Berlin in 2013 in order to continue his personal journey of establishing a coherent, creative and diverse musical language, skills, style and knowledge. Not so long after, he started playing to Berlin’s busiest dancefloors, including being invited to play at the notorious fetish club Lab. Oratory and Berghain’s Panorama Bar. In 2015 Roi started touring worldwide, performing in important clubs and destinations all across the globe. Roi’s long, eclectic sets offer a dynamic musical journey through genres and styles, where house and techno music are weaved together with disco and electro to create a hypnotizing, powerful yet playful musical experience. Roi is currently living in Berlin, working as a music selector in the local branch of London’s important music establishment Phonica Records.

Kajunga Records co-founder. Clave House co-conspirator. Minneapolis DJ & Producer Based out of Minneapolis, Ryote is an ever-evolving, genre bending selector and producer exploring the infinite haze of underground dance music. Defined by his imaginative and industrious attitude, he’s a founding member of the Kajunga imprint and co-conspirator with Detroit's Clave House. Featured on labels Always Human Tapes, Abstrakt Xpressions and Kajunga, Ryote’s releases thus far have fallen in realms of spaced-out techno, experimental ambient and leftfield house. As versatility is one of his priorities as a DJ, his sets expand anywhere from early morning atmospheres, psychedelic downtempo grooves to squiggly, party driving electro.

Live PA, Producer, DJ 1/2 of Otra Dek Amphiboly Records Equalizer Detroit Sard is a Live PA artist, DJ and promoter living in Chicago. His searing live hardware sets effortlessly blend Detroit techno, acid, and Persian rhythms to create dance music that is familiar but unmistakably new. 5 years spent in Detroit shaped Sard's sound and interest in event direction, co-founding the hypnotic techno-focused Amphiboly Records and throwing the late night A/V party series "Equalizer". Sard continues to promote in Chicago, with new series "Bent". Quickly becoming a mainstay in the North American techno world, Sard has his sights set on continuing to release with his favorite labels, and focusing on live set performance as his main public outlet.

̸BIOGRAPHY Dj from Detroit. Resident of Macho City. Half of The Fantasy, with BMG Scott Zacharias is musically ambidextrous, the co-founder of both Detroit's Macho City and Disco/Secret with Mike Trombley, and the original resident of Oslo. He started in thrash bands as a teenager then moved on to space rock project Monaural before his interests in Jazz ultimately led him to the traditions of Detroit's deep house DJs, and then beyond into a truly expansive almost psychedelic take on Disco and all its weird friends. With 4 records on Secret Mixes / Fixes under his belt with BMG as The Fantasy, he has blossomed into Detroit's best kept secret, a true student of freeform dance music.

̸BIOGRAPHY Kansas City-born Zoey Shopmaker, aka Sister Zo, has long been on a path entirely of her own making. After getting her start performing at underground poetry events in her hometown, she eventually moved on to playing live beat sets during open mic nights at one of KC's most pivotal queer nightlife institutions of the 21st century, the Uptown Arts Bar. Occasionally she'd wander upstairs to Niche, a 100-cap club with a legendary sound system known as the Meta HiFi. There she got her first taste of the sounds of the UK bass continuum and the LA beat scene, with its prominent figureheads like Flying Lotus, Ras G and Shlohmo. Ever the nomad, she would spend her mid-twenties traveling, flitting between cities like New York and LA and the mountainous terrain of the Colorado Rockies. At 26 years old, she left behind a stable career in psychotherapy to pursue her creative dreams. This would lead her back to Niche where a ravenous desire to evolve as an artist connected her with Peter Anthony, aka Coughman, who ran the independent KC collective and label, Intelligent Sound. Soon Anthony encouraged Zo and her friends Mazzy Mann and Lorelei Kretsinger to build a platform of their own. In October 2017, the three of them founded the UN/TUCK queer/trans collective and record label. Over the next two years, they tirelessly built UN/TUCK into an internationally recognized platform, releasing their own music and organizing shows and parties curated specifically for trans and queer people in Kansas City. Under the name BTRFLY, Zo produced her own LA-inspired beats and rapped over them in her sets. As she delved further into the realms of Chicago house, early 2000s UK dubstep, and the hybrid sounds of Hessle Audio, Hyperdub and Idle Hands, she discovered a profound love for DJing and a different kind of production. Now based in Brooklyn, she has made definitive creative statements in 2022, releasing her debut EP, Screw Cheek, on acclaimed UK club label, Scuffed Recordings, and a follow-up EP, Freak Shift, on Martyn's hallowed 3024 imprint, as well as a slew of national bookings at Bunker NY, Texture Detroit, Sole Rehab, clubs like Nowadays, Good Room and Kremwerk, festivals like Slingshot and Honcho Campout and many more on the horizon. It's clear that Zo has solidified her place as an emerging artist firmly in her own lane, with tracks that span the continuum of UK bass and North American techno and house, and mixes that seamlessly capture and defy her genres of interest, blending deep dark percussive bass and broken beat with blistering techno, psychedelic house, east coast club and more. ̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Screw Cheek EP - Scuffed Recordings Freak Shift EP - 3024

̸BIOGRAPHY Space Afrika With their slow-stepping, spacious urban dubscapes, Space Afrika harness ambient, Detroit techno and shades of early nineties Sheffield with a fresh and open approach to composition — this is dub techno stripped-down, sealed in a time capsule and sent back from the near future. Driving, echo-laden deep beats form the bed for a heavily subaquatic sound palette with undercurrents of cybernetic dread. Friends for almost 2 decades, the two Joshuas formed Space Afrika after years of listening to music together, sequestered by harsh Northern winters. Heavily inspired by the industrial architecture of Northwest England and notions of travel, their sonic framework evokes images of rust and disintegrating concrete, and sensations of movement and redemption — exuding a distorted analogue soul offering escape into their overcast skies. Closely associated with Brighton/London label, Where to Now?, who slink along a vintage axis of post-punk, On-U Sound, minimal and no wave influences, Space Afrika's diverse and creative radio shows (notably their residencies on NTS and Reform Radio) also display a breadth of curiosities in experimental and avant-garde music, old and new.

Spekki Webu, the master mind behind the Mirror Zone imprint. Coming from a small city called Delft that lays in between Rotterdam and The Hague. Enter the Mirror Zone with the mysterious chief mind expander Spekki Webu as he deconstructs time and space through his hypnotizing psychedelic sets. Like a master snake charmer he entrances entire dance floors with mind-boggling mixes and mesmerizing selections of jungle, tripped-out trance, breaks, Goa, and extraterrestrial tribal techno to name a few. Unrestrained by genre or tempo limitations he shifts gears between hypnotic slowmotion and breakneck 90’s rave so nimbly it induces an unexplained cerebral high. His sound has a rawness to it, shaped by years spent in the gabber scene and as a junglist in and around his terrestrial hometown Delft. On his shamanic quest as gatekeeper into the world hidden within your mind he established the record label ’Mirror Zone’ in late 2017 where reflections of his musical introspections come to fruition...

̸BIOGRAPHY The gayest band since The Village People. Based in Sydney Australia, they make music and parties. Coming to a Pride float near you soon. Stereogamous are the musical equivalent of Mardi Gras that runs all year. Paul Mac and Jonny Seymour have remixed or collaborated with Kylie, George Michael, Hard Ton, Jake Shears, Sia, Sam Sparro, LCD Soundsystem, Light Asylum, Beni, The Presets and loads more. Don't hate though. They are actually lovely lads who are more into dancing and staying up late than being sceneious. They have original tracks featuring collaboration with Shaun J Wright (Classic Record Co / Chicago) turning people out all over They have played in backroom dance floors all over the planet (Pannorama Bar, Razzmatazz Barcelona, Horse Meat Disco London, Trough Melbourne) mega festivals (Lovebox, the Big Day Out, Burning Man, Glastonbury) soundtracked fashion parades (NYC, Paris, Sydney fashion weeks) and also represented at Gay Pride events all around the homo circuit (Folsom Street Fair San Francisco, Sydney Mardi Gras, Madrid Pride) They refuse to play weddings downunder, until its equal, gworl! http://www.soundcloud.com/stereogamous http://www.twitter.com/stereogamous ̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY STEREOGAMOUS feat Shaun J Wright "Sweat" STEREOGAMOUS feat Shaun J Wright "Face Love Anew" STEREOGAMOUS "Theatre Background" remixes: SHAUN & ALINKA "Journey Into The Deep" BENI feat SAM SPARRO "Your Body" SAM SPARRO "I Wish I Never Met You" KYLIE MINOGUE "Cupid Boy" LIGHT ASYLUM "A Certain Person" LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "I Can Change" SUSPECT "in ur face" B(IF)TEK "Machines Work" KHAN "Ride Me" MANDY WARHOL "I'm Gay" MEN "Credit Card Babies" MY ROBOT FRIEND "Jerbear" GEORGE MICHEAL "I Want Your Sex" SNAX "No Dancing" THE PRESETS "Kitty in the Middle" THE SCARE "Could be Bad" WE HAVE BAND "You Came Out" WOLFMOTHER "Dimension"

』Body riddles for weird moods『 The mysterious tildetilde's unique and alien ferocity has been distilled into audio format, a powerful and hypnotic force transmitted from the fairy warpzone. With an unparalleled ear, her style mixes rich techno breaks with enchanting synths and syncopated sequences. Otherworldly and unabashedly full of curiosity, ~~ must be experienced to fully understand.

„The challenging sets he delivers are not always easy, but almost always ingenious“ Strange Sounds From Beyond Vladimir Ivkovic is a DJ. He’s more than that of course, but as his essence, Ivkovic is someone with a particularly unique talent for selecting records and weaving them into a larger – and often unusually compelling – narrative. Born and raised in Belgrade, he first dabbled in DJing as a teenager in the mid ’80s, but it was only after leaving Yugoslavia (to study in Germany) and later coming back for a summertime visit that he truly immersed himself in the craft, taking up position behind the decks during a series of impromptu parties at a lakeside restaurant owned by his parents. From there, he spent much of the next two decades honing his skills while throwing events like Selected and Substance that played host to a cross-section of boundary-pushing DJs, long before it was fashionable to do so. Eventually, Ivkovic found his musical and spiritual home at Salon des Amateurs, an unassuming spot in Düsseldorf that’s gradually proven to be wildly influential, giving rise in recent years to otherworldly talents like Lena Willikens, Tolouse Low Trax, Jan Schulte and many others, including Ivkovic himself. With its small size, Salon des Amateurs provided something of an open platform, a place where true music lovers could experience DJs exploring sounds and genres that strayed far from traditional electronic dance music tropes. That same adventurous spirit has found its way into Ivkovic’s curation of Offen Music, a label he launched in 2015. Although the imprint’s output is all but impossible to neatly categorize – experimental Serbian rarities sit alongside ambient excursions and moody synth-pop in the label’s catalogue – the label’s open-minded approach and embrace of off-kilter sounds perfectly encapsulates Ivkovic’s artistic temperament. In recent years, that temperament has increasingly found devoted followers all around the globe. Simply put, Ivkovic has become a staple of the European club circuit; despite his many years in the humble confines of Salon des Amateurs, he’s proven to be just as comfortable at celebrated nightspots like De School (Amsterdam), Berghain (Berlin), Nitsa (Barcelona), Kaiku (Helsinki), Sub Club (Glasgow), Phonox (London), Fold (London), Corsica Studios (London), The White Hotel (Manchester), Mutabor (Moscow), Pacha (Ibiza), Blitz (Munich), Zukunft (Zurich), Concrete (Paris), Lux Fragil (Lisbon), Robert Johnson (Frankfurt), Circoloco (Ibiza) and others too numerous to list. He’s no stranger to touring either, having taken extended DJ trips to Canada (September 2017), Asia (July 2018), Australia (January 2018), Brazil and Colombia (March 2018), USA (2019, April 2022), Brazil (September 2022). Even the festival circuit has come calling, inviting Ivkovic and his inventive rhythms to large-scale events like Primavera Sound, Unsound, World Minimal Music, Houghton, Strange Sounds from Beyond, Dekmantel, Flow, TodaysArt, Robot, Waking Life, Terraforma, Dancity, Positive Education, Elevate, Love International, Dimensions, Kala, Sziget, The Crave … and that’s just a partial list. Still, despite all of these international adventures, Ivkovic has kept his focus on music, especially the dark and often psychedelic sounds that lurk in its unexplored corners. Each month, he distilled some of that love into Lunatic Love Songs, a much-loved and sonically borderless program on Red Bull Radio. He still does it with his frequent contributions for Noods Radio, Kiosk Radio or Oddity Radio to name a few. Whether he’s broadcasting on the radio or piloting the dancefloor, Ivkovic is someone who applies a curatorial mindset and a deep love of music to all of his creative exploits. Yes, he’s a DJ, but he’s so much more than that; he’s a storyteller, a connoisseur and, most importantly, an artist. Vladimir Ivkovic - lOVe Tape - The Sameheads C60 Series ‎– SC60 #6 https://www.discogs.com/Vladimir-Ivkovic-lOVe-tape/release/8840249 Vladimir Ivkovic & Ivan Smagghe – IDMEMO: A Future Of Nostalgia https://www.discogs.com/master/1923870-Vladimir-Ivkovic-Ivan-Smagghe-IDMEMO-A-Future-Of-Nostalgia Vladimir Ivkovic – Gospels For Moopie https://www.discogs.com/release/17260789-Vladimir-Ivkovic-Gospels-For-Moopie Vladimir Ivkovic – Sweet Earth Flying https://www.discogs.com/release/18485422-Vladimir-Ivkovic-Sweet-Earth-Flying Various – Vidal Benjamin Presents: Uprooted #1 Vladimir Ivković https://www.discogs.com/release/24885869-Various-Vidal-Benjamin-Presents-Uprooted-1-Vladimir-Ivković

̸BIOGRAPHY Wata Igarashi has developed a clear sound of his own. He brings together the euphoric and psychedelic, with his music standing out for its crystalline structures and shimmering intensity. Igarashi’s distinctive take on techno is on display across a series of EPs on Midgar and The Bunker NY, as well as on Semantica, Time to Express, and Bitta. Recent standout remixes of Aurora Halal, Volte-Face and Prins Thomas have further demonstrated his considerable talents as a producer. The same mentality is present in his performances, whether DJing or playing live, with his measured control of frequencies and intensities shaping the dancefloor as he explores the more psychedelic dimensions of techno. In this way, Igarashi’s considered approach is one that stimulates the body and mind, generating energy and emotion. Wata Igarashiは独自のサウンドを確立したアーティストだ。緻密なサウンドデザインや構成力を持ち、陶酔感とサイケデリックさを融合させたIgarashi特有のテクノは、MidgarやThe Bunker NYの一連のEPやSemantica、Time to Express、 Bittaのリリースで聴く事ができる。また彼のプロデューサーとしての才能は、近年のAurora Halal、Volte-Face、 Prins Thomasの傑出したリミックス・ワークでも顕著に表れている。彼はDJやライブといったパフォーマンスにおいても、制作と同じ精神性を持っていて、緻密な音響とエネルギーのコントロールでテクノのさらなるサイケデリックな次元を探求し、ダンスフロアを陶酔へと導く。Igarashiのアプローチは身体と心の両方を刺激し、強いエネルギーと感情を生み出す。 ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 2016 Stealth 2/3: Night [Time to Express] NNN08: Death Orange [Semantica] Ciphers EP [Midgar] Haziest Just Before The Dawn [Bitta] Semantica10. IV [Semantica] 2015 Pulse Width (Wata Igarashi Remix) - Ruhig [Midgar] 2014 Junctions EP [Midgar] Acid Bubblebath (Wata Igarashi Remix) - SERi [Acidworx] 2013 Mariana Wax 000 [Mariana Wax] Paranoid EP [Counter Pulse] Rotating Field EP [Sienna Obscure] 2012 Carp (Wata Igarashi Remix)/ Jin Hiyama [Gynoid Audio] 2011 Middle Eye Black EP [Statra Recordings] As It Is EP [Gynoid Audio]

̸BIOGRAPHY Yessi is the producer/DJ alias of Colombian American visual artist and experimental musician Jessica Fuquay.