IA MIX SERIES: Recent Episodes
Inverted Audio
Inverted Audio is a London/Berlin based online music magazine launched in 2009 to spotlight electronic music culture in a personal and detailed fashion. The IA MIX Series invites the very best of the electronic music community to share a wealth of shapeshifting sounds. https://inverted-audio.com
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/wrecked-lightshipFollowing the release of their second album last year, Adam Winchester and Laurie Osborne return as Wrecked Lightship on Peak Oil with their latest album 'Drained Strands', opening the hallowed doors of their submarine to all types of distorted fantasies.As the name suggests, @wreckedlightship carries fractured memories of vessels forgotten in vast expanses, from the sea and beyond. The weight of their work conjures images of desolate landscapes beyond human reach, yet their invitation into this sonic vision becomes a ticket to inhabit the very space of extraterrestrials.'Drained Strands' withholds a kind of extraordinary beauty that is more often felt than heard. This combined performance unit of solo acts Appleblim & Wedge exists in an untethered vortex - one built from scattered electronics and bruised hearts. All of this culminates in IA MIX 392, a studio mix where heavy scores of bass and a plethora of textures, some borrowed and some unheard, bubble together in a melting pot of comfort and disorder.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/marco-weibelSingapore-born, now New York-based selector Marco Weibel (@marcoweibel) distills a potent transmission for IA MIX 391, a testament to the power of eclecticism when guided by a curator with impeccable taste. It plays like a tribute to NYC — soundtracking a drift through cities restless arteries, from the crates of Human Head to Myrtle Avenue epiphanies, culminating in a 3AM descent into a steam-filled noodle joint, where basslines hang in the air like ghosts on the glass.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/earthen-seaFor the 390th edition of the IA MIX Series we are thrilled to share a deep dive into jazzy neo-noir ambience from American producer Jacob Long, aka Earthen Sea.Currently based in New York City, Long is a DIY lifer, with over twenty years dedicated to Earthen Sea's wide range of sounds from long-form noise and drone recordings, minimal dub techno, and ethereal ambient experimentation. Long spent his early musical years in the Washington, D.C. hardcore group Black Eyes, before heading to San Francisco with bandmate Daniel Martin-McCormick to work with Damon Palermo on Mi Ami.While all three members branched off into their own solo electronic projects (Ital/Relaxer for Martin-McCormick and Magic Touch for Palermo), Long's work as Earthen Sea originated in the early 2000s. It began with longer experiments in drone and ambient before morphing into the icy dub techno many came to know from releases on Kranky and Lover's Rock.Recent LPs, such as 2024's Recollection, have veered to ambient, dub, and jazz-influenced tracks that consistently deliver the goods. For his mix, Earthen Sea offers an exhilarating combination of gamelan recordings, jazz, and dub techno. You will find it an ideal companion for your morning coffee or a night drive through empty, foggy cities. We also got to catch up with Jacob and learn about reuniting with Black Eyes, how recent live sets have incorporated saxophone driven drones, and his life-long love of skateboarding.
INTERVIEW + MIX > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/bjarki/ Bjarki Rúnar Sigurðarson is an artist in flux, slipping through definitions as easily as he does genres. His early output on трип suggested a clear trajectory—big-room techno, high-impact, and high-energy. But @bjarki has always been more interested in disruption. He loves veering off the beaten track.Over the past decade, his identity has splintered across at least twenty documented personas (and perhaps some more hidden from the voyeur's view), each serving a vessel for the unpredictable. He functions in a space of humour and unease—shaping music that is erratic, raw, and wholly untamed.And there is a lot of it—keyword: a lot. Bjarki doesn’t just release music; he floods the system. His latest album, 'A Guide to Hellthier Life', is a sharp, satirical dismantling of the wellness guru social media economy, where self-care is commodified and monetised at scale.Stepping up to deliver IA MIX 389, the Icelandic producer extends that same critique—a surreal, self-aware meditation on the absurdity of performative well-being. Dark humour is nothing new for Bjarki, but here, his observations feel more honed, more biting, more necessary.The mix itself is impossible to bracket, moving through states rather than styles—thoughtful, meditative, ridiculous, and deeply melancholic all at once. It’s a trip, in every sense. And, as always with Bjarki, it’s best not to ask where it’s going.
INTERVIEW & TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/hassan-abou-alam@hassan-abou-alam the electronic technician from Egypt's underground, has been riding a long and high wave of peak performances. Following exhilarating live shows and DJ sets including a barrage of hot releases, most notably 'Shalfata' on YUKU and 'Mesh Mafhoom' on Nerve Collect in 2024 and his impeccable sound design has wooed crowds of sweaty ravers on dance floors and off.Punchy low-ends, broken sound texture, strings full of character whir around, blistering sharp, and strands of traditional Middle Eastern drum patterns reimagined by Abou Alam pierce through sound systems. Genres stripped and mutilated create a gritty, grimy, euphoric experience in borderless sound, leaving scope for sensational body movement in any given setting.Strapping this heat into an hour podcast for IA MIX 388, Hassan About Alam lets us into his world of music, a delivery of adventurous tracks meticulously placed, launching hard into 2025. Fasten your seatbelts!
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/box5iveFor the 387th edition of the IA MIX Series, we are beyond excited to invite London-based ambient and experimental producer @box_5ive to deliver the goods.With a productive year culminating in the release of his debut album 'Grey Space' via co:clear, a sparse, ambient tinged bass record that blew our minds and remains one of our favourite full lengths of the year. With that record and scattered tracks for the likes of Well Street and Comic Sans, Box5ive is a burgeoning name in the ever expansive and adventurous world of UK bass, grime, and dubstep.Box5ive's mix explores contemporary independent club tracks, providing a glimpse at his peak time prowess from the comfort of your headphones. There are hints of his bass and dubstep influences, but it's woven in between prime dance fodder that works perfectly under strobe lights as the night morphs into the morning .In addition to his stellar mix, Box5ive graciously answered our questions to shed light on his musical influences and beginnings, current studio set up, and a look at some of his favourite London clubs.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/soelaTo celebrate the release of her second album 'Dark Portrait' on @scissorandthread Berlin-based producer @soelaela steps up to deliver IA MIX 386, interweaving a pensive mix exploring ambient, deep house and melancholic classical music.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/alberta-balsamStepping up to deliver IA MIX 385, @albertabalsam carefully pieced-together mix weaves a winding tale of magnetic character. Dextrously manipulated synths, coarse beat patterns, and industrial disorder open a wormhole of multiversal music, complex yet cohesive by nature - dig in.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/sam-purcellStepping up for IA MIX 384, we dive into the mind of @blankmindlabel boss @sampurcelll digging through his music-centred thoughts and fascinations with a crisp mix fuelling an hour's worth of listening pleasure.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/alex-albrechtStepping up to contribute IA MIX 383, Alex Albrecht (@melquiadesmusic) delivers a live set from the Natural Order festival in the Australian state of Victoria. Based around improvised, unreleased solo works, this is a gorgeous piece of ambient-leaning electronica. The energy of the set pulsates through your speakers, transporting you into a hypnotic, meditative journey. Alongside the podcast, Alex was kind enough to answer some of our questions and shed light on his musical background, the underground scene in Melbourne, and how the natural beauty of Australia continues to inspire his music.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/strategy/American producer @strategydickow steps up to contribute the 382nd edition of the IA MIX Series delivering a stunning chill-out and downtempo podcast for expansive headphone listening.Across a 20-plus year career, and as many releases, Paul Dickow operates at the crossroads of ambient, dub, and electronica. His most recent Strategy album, 'The Wet Room', his 20th album to date, was released in November 2023 via Community Library, the label Paul co-runs with David Chandler. It feels both timeless and of its time, fusing elements of climate anxiety with a heady aura of leftfield sonics.Throughout his discography, Strategy has collaborated with esteemed labels including Kranky, 100% Silk, and Peak Oil, among others, as well as operating his own Community Library imprint, for an output as vast and varied as it is consistently stellar. He's as comfortable crafting hardware-focused, DIY techno as he is spinning long form experimental suites.Strategy's mix is as wide-ranging, unpredictable, and eclectic as his music, spanning Humpbacks, Seefeel, Laurie Spiegel, and Strategy himself. It's an ideal soundtrack for expansive headphone listening or the strangest, grooviest pool party in the neighbourhood. In addition to the mix, we asked Paul all about his history, the Portland music scene, and tour memories.
TRACKLIST + INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ia-mix-381-gamma-intelOperating in the neighbourhood of Rotterdam, one of its finest electro technicians @gammaintelligence is a steady and sharp signal in the network of the local Dutch underground. Uninhibited, cerebral-tickling, sound architecture deploys serious craftsmanship honed from meticulously polishing every texture from his singular, chiselled perception of audio design over constructive time.Outside his explosive production unit, Gamma Intel activates the same intellect on any territory, dancefloors or otherwise, spinning oddball hot numbers to make you sweat. A perfectionist by nature, he commits to disruptive, magnetic rhythms, all assembled with a curious mind deliberately free from restraints, forming a hyper-vortex music experience.Rest assured, the trooper Dutchman strikes with sweet bullseye precision on the brand-new treat of an IA MIX 381, hammering sound selections sourced and refined on his laboratory work table. Mechanical whirrs and a barrage of bolstered beats crackle in this tasty execution from Gamma Intel—setting forth a blaze hard to quench. Feel the warmth.
TRACKLIST & INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/toxido-mask/A Berlin luminary and a serial dreamer DJ and producer, @toxido-mask is known to execute a synaesthetic experience that makes one dissolve on the dancefloor. She keeps it clean, she keeps it lethal, she keeps it transcendental. At her mercy, spine-chilling emissions of mesmeric synths, textural mechanical bleeps, and batting basslines of industrial house and techno merge and corrode to produce the purest form of a musical elixir, a drop of which evades the concept of mortality for a hot minute.The Tresor resident functions within the familiar and injects her beloved smoke-haze, club-influenced sound palette into IA MIX 380, drenching it with interstellar-grade, dubbed-out electronics. Time compresses, an hour whittled to five minutes in the blink of an eye, as Toxido Mask steers the wheel, captaining meticulous beat control and strong-grip storytelling, channelling the crowd toward a single vibration. Enter the dungeon with Toxido Mask.
TRACKLIST & INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ia-mix-379-roni/With @roni_nza, it's almost as if suddenly a storm hit the city one evening, and then she was just about on a flyer everywhere. May it be the exposure to a culturally mixed French-Malaysian upbringing, her poised supremely-femme personality, or the bottomless pit of exhilarating sweat-soaked late-night rendezvous she initiates—all of it exudes an aura that undoubtedly intrigues many.I first stumbled upon RONI's Instagram at the beginning of 2023 via a running order post for a long night of partying in Berlin's RSO, the revered venue formerly known as Griessmühle. Admittedly, I was a bit late to know her, for she was by then a staple in the burgeoning Paris underground, alongside a Rinse FM residency, establishing on-the-go Nehza Records while without-rest populating clubs all over Europe/ Asia as an effervescent touring DJ.RONI's sound curation is rooted in the continuous discovery of herself and her ravers—she ignites a euphoric connection with the crowd through a tense and undulated exchange of energies. A force of nature driving through the thicket, the dance floor swims deep in layers of UK-inspired, bass-heavy, massive-dub heaters, and cherry on top—angelic, shimmery textures for a transcendental surprise.The same applies to the IA MIX 379, curated with much adoration by RONI herself. Pulsating rhythmic structures, machine-gun percussion, and switching tempos serve as a real treat for the journey into the delicate sonic fantasy world behind a fiercely passionate mind - get to know RONI.
INTERVIEW + MIX > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/sam-gokuYears on the rise, @samgoku distinctive style has attracted a strong following on the dancefloor. Much like his club deliveries, with IA MIX 378, he instils a playful extension to the imagination. Euphoric micro-rhythms dart through light and shadow territories, and dark ambience meets rays of spring yellow light, echoing his signature sound of tight basslines on glistening buoyant club jams.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/robin-felixSwiss producer Robin Félix (@felixfelixrobin) steps up to deliver the 377th edition of the IA MIX Series, interweaving a multi-rhythmic mix of textural ambient, breakbeat, IDM and experimental electronica.Based out of the Swiss town of Biel/Bienne, Robin Félix is a self described audio naturalist, employing found sounds as the basis of his productions upon which he implies a strict rule to use at least 80% of field recording in his music. He then twists, skewers and manipulates these sounds to create the most mesmerising of sculptural sound-fields incorporating swirling radial ambiance and intricate drum work.Mastered by Italian producer Neel, 'Senselessness 1/2' EP is a beautifully crafted vinyl, presented in gold Risograph artwork designed by Lisa Vatan - inspired by the ancient Japanese paper marbling technique of Suminagashi. With such a bold debut effort, we just had to find out more about the makings of it.In our interview, Robin sheds light on his musical background and penchant for field recordings as well as his minimalist production technique. We also find out more about his partner's process behind the artwork and what they have planned in the near future for their freshly established record label De l'aube.Buy Vinyl: https://inverted-audio.store/products/robin-felix-senselessness-1-2
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/wave-templesFlorida-based musician @wavetemples steps up to deliver the 376th edition of the IA MIX Series, interweaving a far-extending mix spanning experimental sounds, piqued for sun-bleached climates, abstract meditation and pensive relaxation.The mix, dubbed 'Jungle Escape XXX' is a mind-game governed by the track list, featuring Not Not Fun Records cohorts X.Y.R., Voyage Futur and Andra Ljos, as well as unreleased tracks from a brand new label project.Having recently released 'Panama Shift' LP, plus a new 7-inch on Possible Motive, Wave Temples continues to explore oceanic anthropology, folklore, and the mythos surrounding seafaring cultures and long-lost civilizations. Past entries to their discography are synced to sleep cycles, collections of live sets, and clusters of vignettes laced with field recordings and home synth experiments.In our wide-ranging interview, we present a glimpse beneath the surface of the project. Wave Temples' sonic aesthetic is woven together with a DIY attitude forged from years in Florida's underground scenes, philosophical influences, and a lifelong fascination with music and art that ranges from Delta Blues to punk, noise, and Marcel Duchamp. They also touch on how each release resonates from specific periods in their life, the collaborative nature of 'Panama Shift', and preparations for an upcoming Florida tour.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/etariLos Angeles-based DJ and producer @etari delivers the 375th edition of the IA MIX Series, providing a high energy synthesis of trance, breaks, and contemporary underground club sonics, Lexi Andre weaves her own productions alongside Duo Paradiso, Blu:sh, and Tapestry of Sound.
INTERVIEW & TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/black-light-smokeAmerican producer @black-light-smoke steps up to deliver the 374th edition of the IA MIX Series, interweaving a subterranean masterclass of deep club sonorities, bolstered with his own edits of classic tracks from Maurizio and Chip E.Originally from Chicago, Jordan Lieb studied in Massachusetts before relocating to New York in 2001 to pursue a career in music. He met Francis Harris (circa 2010), whilst Harris was looking for a studio to mix down his debut album ‘Leland‘. This initial friendship blossomed into a mutual kinship that resulted in Jordan releasing the first two vinyl releases on @scissorandthread.Jordan's second studio album ‘Ghosts‘ is a woozy deep house LP packing 15 chugging grooves, analogue synth melodies and sultry vocals that will appeal to the deepest of house heads. In the interview below, we find out more about the makings of the album, its cryptic artwork, collaborations with vocalist Léah Lazonick and his long-standing admiration for all things Terre Thaemlitz, alongside studio gear and his approach to using social media.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST https://inverted-audio.com/mix/fred-mannFollowing the release of his debut album 'In Thy Domain' on @counterchange-inland in June, we caught up Berlin-based producer @fredmannnn to uncover hidden perspectives about his colossal album. For the occasion, Mann delivers a riveting hour-long mix that, much like his album, floats through a wave of emotions made for mid-week retrospective after-hours.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/nightwave
Ahead of our club night with @musar-recordings on Friday 18th August at The Carpet Shop in Peckham, Glasgow-based producer @nightwave808 steps up to the IA MIX Series to deliver an acidic blend of house and techno packed with lysergic heat from DJ Haus, Cromby, Jerome Hill, Fear-E, Albert Van Abbe.
In our interview, Nightwave sheds light into her first steps into electronic music, her love for the city of Glasgow and residency at La Cheetah club. She also discusses the ethos behind her imprint Heka Trax, empowering women in the electronic music industry, the influence and passing of DJ Deeon and her interest in Amazonian shamanism and the organisation Barixá, which helps to support indigenous communities, organise retreats, educate and sell their arts.
Be sure to join us on Friday for an unforgettable night of dubbed out electronics, dub techno and acid house. Last entry is at 2am. Tickets: https://inverted-audio.com/musar-the-carpet-shop/
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/maryisonacidAn avid crate digger and the mother of @africanacidisthefuture - Maryama Luccioni, lovingly and rather attractively known as @maryisonacid delivers a flush podcast for the IA MIX Series ripe with undulated rhythms, blistering beats, and perked-up textures that pump through the veins red-hot, bringing the body to a new portal. 📼 Limited Edition Cassette https://inverted-audio.store/products/ia-mix-371-maryisonacid
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ben-kaczorFollowing a 5-year hiatus from releasing solo material, 2022 proved to be an exceptional year for Swiss production talent @benkaczor, resulting in the release of not one, but two full length albums.Trailblazing a sound similar to the Prince of Denmark - Ben Kaczor pricked ears for his deft approach for evoking emotion from the classic deep house formula. After reaching out to Carsten Jost and Lawrence, Ben was invited to remix a track from Jost's third album 'La Collectionneuse', which subsequently resulted in the release of his second album through Dial in November.In our interview we learn more about the makings of 'Petrovo Uho' and his summer vacation in Croatia, which became the backbone of inspiration for his latest album. We also discuss his time spent in China, studio antics and what his personal highlights have been for the year. For the occasion Ben delivers a high velocity club mix featuring music from Marcelus, Karenn, Deadbeat & Sa Pa, Sten, plus unreleased gems.
INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/accidental-meetings
Bristol via London based imprint Accidental Meetings (@a_m_radio) step up to the IA MIX Series to shed light on the birth of the label, artistic direction and outstanding discography.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/lyra-valenza/
Danish production duo @lyravalenza step up to the IA MIX Series to deliver an hour of jacking club tunes and a whole heap of fun. In the accompanying interview you'll find tasty nuggets about Senso's evolution and their Garage Band classic rock beginnings, plus some hot tips on the eclectic Danish underground.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/maya-q
London-based producer @maya-q-0 steps up to the IA MIX Series with a left-of-centre track selection and fluid, engaging mixing style, we're moved beyond doubt of her own talents. In our interview, we talk about her involvement in the @co-select and @all-centre-504822953 fellowships, her approach to building sound and more.
INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/partok
@partok steps up to the IA MIX Series drifting lucidly amidst moods that could suit any number of different parties or floors. The prismatic and funky vibe draws on the spirit of acid house with toms, drums, frequent psychedelic vocal trips and a mix so full of gems that these secretive tracks can never, ever be disclosed. There are scents of breakbeat, whiffs of rave, and puffs of magic that help show Partok in one of his upbeat, vivacious and evocative moments.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/jakojako/
@jakojako_live steps up to the IA MIX Series to discuss her connection with the @leisuresystem crew, meeting Barker (@voltek) at Schneiders Laden, how she deals with Instagram nerds, recent collaborations and who she'd most like to jam with in the studio. For the occasion JakoJako delivers a subliminal mix spanning polyrhythms and experimental tracks from artists quite distant from the bleak hard techno world.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/katiusha/
Berlin-based selector @katiushadj steps up to deliver the 364th edition of the IA MIX Series weaving an hour of mind, body and ample rave textures to the finest degree, featuring tracks from J. Wiltshire, Pariah, DJ Rashad, The Source Experience, Eris Drew, gayphextwin and David Spanish.
Following recent appearances at Cosmic Roots Festival, ://about blank, HÖR and The Pickle Factory, Katisuha gets up close and personal to discuss her formative steps into the world of electronic music, turntabalism, music journalism, record digging and divulges how life in Berlin differs to London. Katiusha also shares insight into what scenes and collectives in Berlin are tantalising her earbuds.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com//mix/shxcxchcxsh
After a decade of admiration, we are ecstatic to invite Swedish production duo @shxcxchcxsh to contribute the 363rd edition of the IA MIX Series - delivering a brazen assault of the senses with a potent mix of white noise, wrought iron percussion, abstract sound design, rave and experimental techno.
Having recently dropped their new album on @avian-music, we caught up with SHXCXCHCXSH to find out more about the makings of 'Kongestion' LP and attempt to decipher the chaos and mindset that inhabits their music and identity.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/lennart-wiehe
Stepping up to the IA MIX Series for the 362nd instalment is German producer @lennartwiehe who presents "a musical self-portrait" of unreleased material from his musical archives, weaving together a refined blend of brazen techno that will get your heart pounding, yearning you to return to the club. Lock in and load up!
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/francis-harris
Francis Harris (@cfrancisharris) delivers a meticulously crafted and thoughtfully considered podcast contribution to the IA MIX Series, brimming with tracks that have inspired him in recent times, perfect for listeners that are after an evening of introspective listening.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/belia-winnewisser
Ahead of the release of her upcoming EP on Die Orakel, we caught up with Zurich-based artist @beliawinnewisser to discuss her creative process and artistic tendencies. For the occasion, Belia delivers a cutting mix of club textures that could see your office-job colleagues up and dancing as much as it could shake a rave loose.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/rydim/
Berlin-based DJ and producer @rydimmusic steps up to the IA MIX Series, delivering a jacking mix of pumping Chicago booty style house.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/farren-laen/
IA MIX 358 @farrenlaen is crammed full of favourites from Workshop, NAFF and Smallville, alongside quality heaters from Clone's Royal Oak and the unstoppable Rawax. It is certain to defrost you throughout the stark month of January.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/nd_baumecker/
@ndbaumecker steps up to the IA MIX Series delivering a one-shot recording of unexpected pivots to throttling bass, spiralling synths, perky drums and break-filled corners, brimming with passion, liveliness and magic.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ronan/
@ronan-music contribution to the IA MIX Series sees the Eternal Ocean label boss turn in a high-octane yet dreamy hour of UK-influenced grooves that span across tastes of jungle, dubstep and garage, delivered in his inimitable and euphoric style.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/relaxer/
Following the release of 'Concealer' LP on @planetmurecords, @relaxerelaxer steps up to deliver the 355th edition of the IA MIX Series, culminating in an hour of rugged and experimental electronics, spanning music from Rrose, Theo Parrish, Ricardo Villalobos, Loraine James, Kali Malone, plus unreleased cuts from Relaxer.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/boris/
Long-serving Berghain resident @boris steps up to the IA MIX Series, delivering a whirlwind podcast replete with breaks, strong synth lines and robotic electro.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/galtier/
Stepping up to the IA MIX Series, @galtier shows off his tastes for wistful ambient music, touching on classics from Vangelis, Aphex Twin and Ryuchi Sakamoto, via futuristic club gear from Elise Massoni, GILA and Machinedrum.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/glyn-maier/
Bearing a consistent crop of hazy music, @enmossed is steadily entrenching itself as must-listen territory for those who look for the stranger side of soothing music. We invited label founder @glynmaier onto the IA MIX Series to discuss his label’s vision, his process of seeking artists and signing music to the label, and more.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/dream-e/
Following the release of his 'Crushed' EP, Scottish via Berlin-based producer Dream_E (@theburrellconnection) steps up to the IA MIX Series with a live and direct session, captured straight from a woodland rave.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-plant-texture
Italian DJ and producer DJ Plant Texture delivers IA MIX 350, demonstrating his technique and selection in a way unlike any other mix. Unbridled and outrageously fun, @dona-sound channels the spirit of early-morning energy, packed with unknown white labels and world-class techno.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/sofie-birch/
As part of our partnership with Intonal Festival (16-20 June), we are elated to share an ambient mix from Copenhagen-based sound artist @sofiebirch who delivers a spellbinding podcast traversing the corners of ambient music, touching lightly on many disparate tones, ushered gently into an engrossing environment.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ivy-barkakati/
American DJ and producer Ivy Barkakati (@ivdb) delivers a personal mix of carefree house, sunstruck breaks and gentle touches of trance.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/georgia
To celebrate the release of 'State Effect (Accel)' on @ooh-sounds we invited @georgiasounds to record an IA MIX, which unconventionally drifts through styles, eras, tempos and moods. This isn’t one to get bopping to, it’s one to explore, research and immerse yourself in.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/october/
Bristol-based DJ and producer @october delivers a raw and emotional podcast jammed with a punk attitude.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/igor-dyachenko
Russian sound explorer @igordyachenko delivers an abstract mix of experimental frequencies and opens up about his unique approach to sound-seeking.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/sa-pa/
We kick off the New Year with a deeply atmospheric IA MIX from Sa Pa (@sapaofficial), dredging us through a thick haze of reduced experimental dub techno, composed of field recordings and a mass of unreleased material from the producer's archives. Listen out for forthcoming music from Sa Pa's next release @lamassusounds. Sit back, put on your headphones and soak up the ambience.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/gila/
@gila-monsta celebrates the release of his debut album 'Energy Demonstrations' on @lexrecords with a mix traversing Traumprinz and Tzusing via Gucci Mane to M.E.S.H.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/perila/
Berlin-based producer @perila steps up to deliver IA MIX 342, serving up a heady blend of hypnagogia electronica, ambient and experimental.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/tailor-jae/
East London-based talent @tailorjae steps up to deliver IA MIX 341, providing a playful hour of UK-rave influenced music. A young and proven talent behind the decks, both on the dancefloor and for online mixes and podcasts, her individual style gleams throughout.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/florian-t-m-zeisig/
@floriantmzeisig mix diverts listeners from that strict ambient density of ‘Coatcheck’ LP (@enmossed), displaying new facets to an artist we were already utterly convinced by, whilst also touching on essential ambient selections from Lamin Fofana, Dylan Henner and Forest Management. Read on, and push that door open a little wider.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/elise-massoni
Paris-based DJ and producer Elise Massoni (@el-se) steps up to deliver our 339th podcast, weaving together a rumbling club focused set of experimental electronics, mind-jarring techno and breakbeat inflected IDM.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/phew
Japanese musician, vocalist, and avant-garde royalty Phew presents her first ever recorded mix for Inverted Audio, ahead of her forthcoming 'Vertigo KO' album on London's @d_i_s_c_i_p_l_e_s
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/blue-hour
We caught up with @bluehour909 mid-lockdown to reflect on his early formative years, and to find out how he's been holding up amidst the pandemic. In his mix, Luke delivers an hour of leftfield bass, breakbeat and techno featuring Caustic Window, Biosphere, Bliss Inc., Roza Terenzi and Borai & Denham Audio.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/black-point/
Landing somewhere between an album and a mix, this set of entirely unreleased productions titled "Dighton Rock," tells the story of "the best preserved petroglyph in New England." Moving between hip-hop, rave, ambient, IDM, and house, it's an impressive set held together by the type of melancholic wanderlust familiar to anyone who has driven through New England in the fall.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/steve-rachmad/
Dutch producer @steverachmad turns in a no-holds-barred live set under his Sterac guise recorded at a small Sunday party at Razzmatazz club in Barcelona from November 2019.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/manfredas/
Opium Club resident @manfredas delivers a dance mix and talks about the scene in Vilnius and how he’s been spending the past few months in lockdown.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/sugar/
@sugar_fastforward steps up with a divergent mix of IDM, electronica, collaborations and personal productions, offering an alternative side to the Danish producer.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/dauwd/
@dauwd contribution to the IA MIX Series features 41 multi-layered tracks, showcasing a wide range of electronics from smokey jazz to jacking tribal house.
INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ol/
Russian producer OL (@moneyisagas) delivers a fresh and unorthodox podcast for the IA MIX Series composed of new and unheard material from the man himself and like-minded friends.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/lord-of-the-isles
As long time admirers of @lordoftheisles, we took the opportunity to reach out to Neil McDonald to discuss his project and talk past, present and future releases. For the occasion Neil has recorded a spellbinding mix, marking IA MIX 330.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/david-elimelech
@david_elimelech steps to our podcast with a mix drenched in much required good vibes and house obscurities ready to put your Discogs skills to the test. A direct reflection of his passionate, floor-focussed, shake your ass DJ style.
INTERVIEW +TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/minos
@dontbeafraid newcomer @minosdublin steps up to deliver IA MIX 328, weaving together a deft mix of dubstep, techno and electro from the likes of Model 500, The Person, Regis, Surgeon, Milanese, Randomer & Cadans, Shackleton and more.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/eliott-litrowski
French producer @eliott-litrowski delivers a hustlin' and bustlin' mix of hi-NRG moves and swift octave-shifting skills. Close your eyes and let the feels flow.
TRACKLIST + INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/jamaica-suk
Berlin-based producer, sound engineer and Pornceptual resident Jamaica Suk contributes an hour-long mix of hardline, tough and psychedelic techno to celebrate the release of Inland's compilation 'Stream-State'.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/perko
@perkopair delivers an agile mix of atmospheric electronics and opens up about how his adopted home of Copenhagen has weaved itself into his sophomore release on @nmbrs - 'The City Rings' EP.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/his-masters-voice
Ahead of our sixth and final residency at Zur Klappe (Saturday 8 February), we lift the veil on @hismastersvoiceelf, inviting the mysterious German producer to speak out for the first time and deliver a deft mix intricately weaving through IDM, breakbeat and ambient electronics.
Event Info → inverted-audio.com/inverted-audio-present-his-masters-voice-stereociti-antepop-at-zur-klappe/
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/diamin
Chilean-born Argentina-based deejay @diamantegrafito delivers one of her trademark pulsating mixes, deftly navigating the off-piste trails of techno, house and further introspectively immersive strains of dance music. Log off from the faux-organic, ad-filled purgatorio and tune in to a world of pure-minded sound exploration.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/mutant-joe
Anyone who enjoyed scouring the murky depths of 'Home Invasion Anthems' last year - one of our Best Albums of 2019 - will find plenty to like here. Australian producer @mutantjoe delivers an hour of hard, fast and freaky beats - traversing acid techno, electro, doom-laced hip-hop, jungle and ghetto house.
INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/scott-young/
Ahead of the release of his upcoming extended player on Hugo Capablanca's imprint @discos-capablanca, Hong-Kong born producer Scott Young (@voyeurxxx) delivers an hour-long treat of mid-tempo goodness, blurring the lines betwixt IDM, DnB, bass, broken beat and other electronic oddities.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/rupert-marnie
Rupert Marnie steps up with a widescreen sample of his deep, hyper-modern signature sound and answers questions on the genesis of The Press Group, the impact of Hamburg and its club scene as well as the roots of his love for electronic music.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/anthony-rother
Electro pioneer @anthony-rother serves up a rare live recording for IA MIX 319 and unveils the intricacies of his monumental studio and live setup in our in-depth interview.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/s-ruston-voicedrone
S Ruston (@s_ruston) and Voicedrone (@voicedrone) take control of IA MIX 318, serving up a warm up mix for the paced-up techno and breakbeat heads out there. The mix features a back-to-back set recorded at FOLD in London, from when the club hosted UVB and December back in September 2019.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/rey-colino
Proudly flying the flag of vibey dance music, @kalaharioystercult label boss @reycolino steps up to our mix series with a total melter of a mix, filling the gaps between fractalized acid, heavy-lidded garage house, future exotica and wee hours tear-jerkers.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/gacha-
Having issued his second full-length last year on Barcelona's Lapsus Records and his latest instalment, 'Monument', on Mor Elian's ever consistent Fever AM, it was time for us to invite Tbilisi-based producer @gacha Bakradze in for a mix. True to his love for multi-sensory dynamics and retro-futuristic techno hybrids, his mix will have you transported to another dimension.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/myn
Punching in at number 315 in our mix series, Myn lays down a gutsy hour-long audio trip, enveloping us in a pitch-black nightly scenario where hammering techno rubs shoulders with droney acid whorls, unhinged industrial, trap-infused hardcore and freewheeling Italo out the fiercest Giallo club sequence.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/maelstrom
@maelstrom drops the hammer down badman style, gracing us with a helluva hour-long sonic trip. Spanning from old-school classics (Dopplereffekt, The Hacker…) to present-time sweat-inducers (Norwell, Morphology, Hermeth…), it’s an angry tsunami of paced up electro madness, untamed acid and wild machine funk that’s heading over. Prepare for impact.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/tala-drum-corps
Showing off his knack for carving out lushly nuanced, immersive alien ambiences, @taladrumcorps lays down a mix full of post-nu agey '90s synthetic lustre, oddball ambient house dynamics and further leftfield acid divagations.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/dont-dj
Ahead of Under The Desert Stars, a unique experimental music event taking place within the alien landscape of the Moroccan desert between 27 – 29 September, @dont-dj-1 serves up over an hour of eerie, mystique-imbued groove eclecticism, ranging from spaced-out techno to sweat-inducing dancehall, through traditional Middle-Eastern rhythms and other downtempo oddities. Lock in and dream away.
Under The Desert Stars features some of the finest acts in underground experimental electronic music today including; Ario (Astral Industries), Don’t DJ, Jane Fitz, Kangding Ray, Neel, Marco Shuttle, The Transcendance Orchestra (Anthony Child aka Surgeon & Daniel Bean) and many more will join forces to soundtrack a celestial journey from sunrise to sunset.
Info → inverted-audio.com/under-the-desert-stars-2019/ Tickets → bit.ly/isotoop19-tickets
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/benoit-b
@benoitb eases us into a world of eerie synth-pop textures, hypno-industrial oddities, electroid dynamics and hip-hop breaks gone astray. The result is a supremely delectable head trip to get loose to, 100% true to the man's retro-futuristic Bauhausian blends. Grab a pint, breathe out, submerge.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/gramrcy
Ahead of our first residency at Zur Klappe on 10 August in Berlin, we caught up with @gramrcy to find out more about his life current in Berlin and the @peachdiscs imprint he co-runs with @shanticeleste. We also cast our eyes back to his musical beginnings and the moments that have helped shape his genre-busting musical path.
EVENT INFO → http://bit.ly/gramrcy-info FACEBOOK → http://bit.ly/gramrcy-rsvp RESIDENT ADVISOR → http://bit.ly/gramrcy-attend
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/ewan-jansen-jimpster
With @ewanjansen's latest number freshly out on @jimpster imprint @freerangerecords this felt like the perfect occasion to ask Ewan for a mix. Used to performing live exclusively, he opted for a distinct way of doing it: Ewan selected a solid batch of cuts - including a lot of unheard gems from his vaults, for Jimpster to pick from and smoothly weave together. Pull out the shades, beach towel and sunscreen, summer vibes are on.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/roza-terenzi
Going in with over an hour of full-blast electro, alien analogue jazz and old school jungle epics, @roza-terenzi will have you zoning out far away from this galaxy in a flash.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/trypheme
@trypheme steps up to our mix series with a much compelling and seamless hour trip, spanning across ever-changing audioscapes; from IDM to hip-hop, through electronica and new beat-ish dynamics. To top it all we caught up with Tiphaine and had a quick fire chat involving studio environment, favourite gear and more.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/1800haightstreet
Fresh off their outstanding release on @lobster-theremin black label series, @1800haightstreet step up in our mix series to give us a taste of the invigoratingly fresh techno breeze that's been blowing across Vancouver's dance floors as of late.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/rivet
We are more than proud to welcome @rivetadam to the fold with a special recreation of the best of his three sets at this year's edition of Intonal Festival - a jagged ride across varied sonic territories, from EBM to no wave, through Italo and industrial.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/patricia
Electronica-infused modular techno rubbing off onto post-industrial ambient upholstery, Ravitz's music is essentially alien and intrepidly unpigeonholeable to the bone. Patrica steps up to provide an ultra rare live recording taken from his performance at the debut edition of Bucharest's Automata Festival - a masterclass of ultra-sensory techno grooves and playful hardware juggling.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/jensen-interceptor-sync-24
@jensen-interceptor and UK electro maestro @sync24music team up to provide us with a special all-acid mix drinking to the timeless source of inspiration that is Roland's 1982-born bass synth, aka the legendary TB-303. Buckle up and get ready for an insane ride, this one's going to pin you to the seat from start to finish.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/beta-librae
Expert trader of vaporous house textures, lo-lidded dubs and carefully engineered tech wares, Beta Librae has forged a solid reputation as a much dextrous producer and shape-shifting groove manipulator. In addition to dishing out an hour-and-a-half of her bewitching floor-destroying skills, @blibrae took the time to answer a few questions. Lock in you’re in for a chirpy treat.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/cooper-saver
@coopersaver shows the width of his mixing savoir faire, adroitly manoeuvring in between the lines - from stealth late-nighters to old-school house shufflers, through breaksy electroid eruptions, tribal rhythms and laid-back vintage acideries.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/levon-vincent
When it came to choosing an artist for our 300th podcast, one that would encapsulate the qualities and values we've been looking to share since Inverted Audio was established, the grooves of @levonvincent have been with us since day dot.
Clocking in with a seriously infectious treat of sturdy grooves, feeling chords and tape-echoed goodies, Levon takes us for a much delightful trip down memory lane, deftly manoeuvring betwixt jacking Chicagoan house rhythms, minimalistic tech pulsations and infectious disco meanders. What else could we have possibly asked for? Levon Vincent at the controls, we hope you enjoy the ride.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/e-talking
Packed with the kind of pacey acid swing and hi-energy tribal vibrations that made the 90s rave sound an endless source of inspiration for contemporary producers and DJs, @e_talking debut IA mix makes for a tirelessly impressive hour-long artistic manifesto that keeps on giving, bar after bar, up until the light goes back on and the cleaning staff picks up the torch. An end-to-end banging masterclass.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/reza-athar
@rezaathar serves up a polyamorous blender of styles and tempo, steering far, far away from the no-nonsense 4/4 galaxy to settle halfway guitar-strewn psychedelia, kosmische-informed keyboard motifs, tribal jams and cross-pollinated ’80s synth-pop and exotica hybrids.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/eszaid
Following the release of his second album 'Eurosouvenir' @collapsing-market, it is our great pleasure to welcome Eszaid to our mix series, as he steps up with over an hour-long of harsh dungeon beats, jagged anti-techno and so-called leftfield swerves.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/chafik-chennouf
Chafik Chennouf heads up the uncompromising @leylarecords and straddles the increasingly familiar verticals of DJ, producer and label owner. An approach that we could all learn from in 2019. Of course, music paints a million words, so we took the opportunity to draft in Chafik to provide a mix to showcase his sound and share a rare selection of words.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/beige
Recorded at Positive Education festival in Paris, @beigebeige mix naturally reflects the broad-mindedness, fun-loving wit and unquenchable zip of his live approach, colliding the distant realms of GAS, SpaceGhostPurrp, Toulouse Low Trax and more for a hell of a multi-layered downtempo trip into steep sonic terrains.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/molly
We caught up with the ever-personable @molly_music to find out more about her musical upbringing, the making-of 'Waves' and why she ultimately decided to release her extended player on Giegling. Molly also suggests ways in which younger women can get involved with electronic music culture.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/hodge
@hodgebristol steps up to our podcast series with an all-ambient mix recorded live at @elevatorshanghai - It's a headlong experience that awaits, lulling you into a world of beatless serenity and vaporous captivation.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/caroline-letho
A well-known figure in Lisbon's ever effervescent underground scene, Portuguese DJ and producer @carolineletho dishes out a pulsating mix of laser-guided breaks, droney tech vibrations, 303-marinated electro and further leftfield-leaning oddities.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/pepe
Valencia-based producer Pépe puts together a mix that defies rhythmic linearity to explore further broken-beat friendly and deeper electronic realms. The result is a serious trip for the body and mind, sure to bring some welcome warmth in these days of cold and wet.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/jonas-friedlich
Since surfacing two years ago on @moltenmoods - @jonasfriedlich has been championing a sound that wholeheartedly crosses segments of stomping techno, old-school junglism, pot-fuelled Bristolian riddims and post-industrial atmospherics to design a uniquely trenchant arsenal of dancefloor-dedicated weapons. We caught up with the German producer to find out more about his origins.
INTERVIEW + MIX > inverted-audio.com/mix/arad/
Following our music video premiere of Arad's 'Inti' on Bedouin Records, we drafted @darasmith in for a mix to find out the intricacies of his new audio visual project. We also discuss his residency on Dublin Digital Radio and producing a soundtrack for a horror movie.
READ > inverted-audio.com/mix/garies
Well established in their own leagues, Irish genre-busters @lumigraph and @newjackson decided to join forces and created Garies, a new project fusing bubbly techno complexions, off-axis 4/4 programming, altered instrumental hip-hop and immersive acid-dipped atmospheres.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/power-station
Showcasing the breadth of his skills through a dizzying maelstrom of feverish percussions, bouncy 303 arpeggios and enticing bird calls captured during various field-recording excursions, @piskapower contribution encompasses his unparalleled vision with optimal results.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/lake-haze
While dispensing his unique blends of bleached-out techno grooves on TLR's Crème Organisatrion and DJ Haus' UTTU, or at the helm of his label Eye For An Eye, @lakehaze keeps pushing for a sound both hazy and sharp, melancholic but propulsive.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/solpara
@solpara drops the hammer down in particularly heavy fashion, showing the most muscular facet of his persona up until you've learnt your lesson. Let go of your beach towel, sunglasses and lotion, it's time to drape in black and stick your head into the squawker.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/alessandro-adriani
We had the rare opportunity to catch up with Italian artist and label boss @alessandro-adriani-mannequinrecords and delve further into his aims and aspirations for Mannequin Records. His mix delivery is unlike anything we've heard from him before and is comprised of edits from his collection of 7''s, resurfaced Italo and minimal synth sounds from the 1980's.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/natural-electronic-system
Ahead of their performance at Paral·lel Festival 2018 we caught up with @naturalelectronicsystem to find out more about their roots, collaboration with fellow Italian producer Neel and their relationship with the @paral-lel-festival crew.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/semtek
With @dontbeafraid setting benchmarks and then successively smashing them, Inverted Audio was presented with the chance to host a mix from B.D.A. label boss Benjamin Roth aka @semtek. Featuring some of his favourite oddball UK techno releases from the past alongside music from the labels that he's currently into, this mix is a verdant exploration into Semtek's musical taste.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/jonas-yamer
We sat down with @jonas-yamer to discuss the origins of his love for electronic music, eclecticism and the ins and outs of his imprint, @moltenmoods. Stretch a bit, set your speakers to full blast and fire away.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/phuong-dan
Clocking in with one of his idiosyncratic boundary-pushing sets, Dan delivers a finespun piece of intricate and hallucinogenic ambience-scaping where Gamelan drums rub shoulders with shadowy drones and left-of-centre techno rhythms. Air is heavy, and oxygen has become a rare commodity; molten motherboards and male jacks mate in the stifling atmosphere of a Berlinese monsoon night, giving glass and concrete-contoured urban sprawls a spiritual high kiss of life - resulting in the kind of unforgettable sonic odyssey you'll have a hard time not returning to. Yes, we dare you.
Photo by Pelle Buys.
MIX > inverted-audio.com/mix/jacques-bon
With less than a month to go until @farrfestival 2018 - @jacquesbon provides a potent mix of deep house, psychedelic disco, church bells and experimental electronics giving us a hint at his highly anticipated deejay set.
Jacques Bon plays for Inverted Audio at Farr Festival 2018 on Thursday 5th July alongside @antepop @ozelab @telfort. Tickets are on sale now.
https://tickets.farrfestival.co.uk/ Stage Lineup: farrfestival.co.uk/whats-on/stages/campfire-headphase
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/andrew-red-hand
Romania's finest Detroit-repping firebug @andrewredhand steps up in our mix series with a laser-guided suite of propulsive uptempo hybrids and high-octane, 303-laden bracers; raising his glass to UR and cronies with one hand as he drops the hammer with the other.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/jenus
Ahead of @herdamitfestival and the debut edition of @7001festival this summer in Germany, we caught up with former @ostgutton-official label manager Jenus Baumecker-Kahmke to learn more about his musical heritage, love of vinyl and his involvement with the music and art world in London and Berlin. Clocking in at 145 minutes, Jenus' mix is a deep sonic journey into the realms of ambient and electro-acoustic music. Grab your headphones this is one serious trip for the mid and body!
HER DAMIT - Info & Tickets: https://www.herdamitfestival.com/ 7001 Festival - Info & Tickets: https://7001festival.com/
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/reni
Ahead of her performance at @orbits_pt festival this summer, London-based deejay @renildn opens up about her musical background and the influence of her fathers musical heritage, plus her time experiencing music at London-based clubs Plastic People and Fabric. She also offers up some advice to aspiring female DJs.
Orbits - Info & Tickets: https://orbits.pt/
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/sons
Clocking in at number 275 in our podcast series @s-o-n-s lays down one of his trademark Homeric audio voyages - vibrantly alive and luxuriously designed. Traversing a variety of moods and tempi, in turns earthly and heavenly, intricate and streamlined, the present mix provides a proper riveting panoramic view into S.O.N.S kaleidoscopic domains.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/the-beat-escape/
Ahead of the release of @thebeatescapemusic album on Bella Union, the Montreal-based duo serve up a mix stamped with their usual seal of elegance. From Bill Nelson to Pink Industry, via Raze De Soare and Degrees of Freedom; this mix is for sunny days and aimless wanderings in the park.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/solaris
Prominent Leipzig based-selector @solarisifz serves up a stomping mix that delves deep into her experimental record collection and also features an upcoming track from M.E.S.H. - This one is not for the faint-hearted!
FEATURE > inverted-audio.com/mix/cera-khin
Ahead of @cera-khin appearance this summer at the Inverted Audio curated stage "Campfire Headphase" at @farrfestival we reached out to the Berlin based DJ and producer to find out more about her roots and what she has planned to progress LazyTapes even further. Her mix is a two-hour recording of her multi-genre DJ set at the debut @timedance event "BRS>>>BLN" that took place last October at OHM Berlin. Get ready for a hypnotic journey through dub, reggae, dancehall, jungle and techno!
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/beau-wanzer
Taking up the room between EBM, screwed-up industrial, broken hip-hop and further unidentified electronics, @bwanz mix defies the notions of easy-listening and regular mix format. We sat down with the US based producer to discuss big-money studio gear, creative process and his absolute hatred for all things involving cottage cheese.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/december
With a new EP just out via Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder, we caught up with French producer @tomasmore to discuss his roots in electronic music production, first loves, favourite hang-out spots in Paris and studio modus operandi.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/beesmunt-soundsystem
Amsterdam duo @beesmunt-soundsystem deploy a wide-spanning palette of exotica-infused electronics, toasty grooves and further downtempo oddities sure to warmly offset the harsh cold outside. They also discuss their recent trip to Japan. Lock in, grab a plaid and pour yourself a fresh cup of green tea.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/mix-mup/
Before Lorenz Lindner officially kicks off 2018 with exciting new projects and releases, and his schedule goes haywire, we caught up with @mmup who’s put together a precious mix of deep dancefloor jams and steady rhythms for us, ideal to soundtrack your next outing on the highway.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/fabio-monesi
London's @wilson-records sits in a category of its own, far from the hubbub of inaudible hype and transitory trends, eager to establish a durable take on club music. It's with the greatest pleasure that we welcome label founder @fabiomonesi for a hour-long session of dusty house shufflers, Detroit-flavoured electro breaks and further hallucinogenic techno motifs.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/cleveland
Turning up in our podcast series at the 266th position, @clevelandmusicpage lays down a fitting hour-long skein of photosensitive music, neatly fusing his love for dreamy soundscapes and further daring exploratory sonics. In the interview below, Andrea goes into his collaboration with John Talabot’s label, the cathartic side of music production and Berghain memories.
INTERVIEW + PHOTOS > inverted-audio.com/mix/luigi-tozzi
Last December we caught up with @luigitozzi in San Lorenzo, one of the more traditional neighbourhoods of Rome to discuss contemporary club culture and its obsessions pro forma and his forthcoming LP. To accompany the feature we are thrilled to present a one-hour live session from Luigi, featuring mostly unreleased tracks that perfectly conjure up the deep, dubby and trippy tonalities that characterise him so well.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/art-crime
Fully geared towards the inner realms, @art-crime mix delivery for Inverted Audio shepherds its listener in a trance-like state of mind, offering up a sublime hour-long odyssey across spacious synthscapes and multi-hued downtempo laments.
E.O.Y. INTERVIEW + MIX > inverted-audio.com/mix/tzusing
With the shadow of 2018 looming upon us and lots to celebrate after another busy year at the office, we had to put the IA mix series in the hands of someone with a broad enough scope of skills and true balls of steel! We're proud to present @tzusing as the man in charge of our epic last-ditch stand before we attack the new year, pedal to the metal.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/laura-bcr
Former member of the late @basscadetrecords shop in Berlin, captain of the On Board booking agency and its newborn eponymous label twin @on-board-music French-born Barcelona-based DJ and entrepreneur @laurabcr is a busy woman with a solar presence.
We invited Laura for one of her rare podcast appearances, as she delivers an hour of sweat-inducing techno, off-axis Detroit house and dynamic electro dashes sure to switch on the dancer in you.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/grimwig
A mesmeric trip down memory lane, this one will immerse you in a world of stunning textural pieces, extended dub stretches and further leftfield tribal-like oddities; the ideal fit to the strange atmosphere of wintery days in the countryside. We sat back with @marionettelabel label boss Ali Safi aka @grimwig to discuss his journey, from the imprints first steps through his teamwork with visual artist Jake Fried, onto his plans for the future.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/miiia
Fresh off her recent performance at Kepler 452b in Berlin we reached out to Shanghai-based producer @miiia_303 to contribute a podcast to our mix series. The result is an eerie techno through ambient mix featuring Asian artists as well as a handful of personal unreleased tracks. In the interview we discuss her musical path, the electronic music culture in Shanghai and how it differs from the European scene.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/ozel-ab
It is with the greatest pleasure that we welcome @ozelab for one of his rare podcast appearances. As expected the vibe is polyamorous and boundless, deftly threading its way across house, hip-hop, breakbeat, disco, techno, acid and much more than that. We also caught up to find out more about his wide scope of influences, studio stuff and the roots of his love for music in general.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/perm
We invited Stefan Schmidt-Dichte aka @perm-3 for a bit of DJ action, and he came up with a killer mix interlacing straight out pulsating techno cuts with polyrhythmic detours and further minimalist, off-kilter grooves. We also had a chat with the man to discuss studio methods, living in Leipzig and his beginnings in music production.
MIX > inverted-audio.com/mix/kemaa
Berceuse Heroique @kemal187 label boss KEMAA serves up a addictive two-hour mix that spans ambient, techno, electro, house and obviously much more than any regular club mix could encompass. No interview supplied this time - sometimes it's better to live by the word of Proust, "Real art doesn't require proclamations, it is accomplished in silence". We hope you'll enjoy this variegated floor-oriented mix as much as we do.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/nosedrip
Ostend-based producer Nosedrip, real name Ziggy Devriendt, is one of the most interesting figures to have risen out of Belgium in recent times. Established back in 2013, his radio show stroom.tv has harnessed a loyal following spurred by Ziggy's talent in mixing the most diverse records and switching from new wave through punk onto modern classical that you've probably never heard of.
The multifaceted tastes of Nosedrip fully fan out in his contribution to our mix series, bringing the listeners in an ever-changing journey across dreamy new age cuts, experimental rock-y tonalities, captivating electronic beats before slowly shifting to explore further drum-laden dubby rhythms. We caught up for a quick-fire chat with the artist as he opens up on the width of the Belgian scene and gets us to discover the story behind his unique approach to music.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/natascha-kann
://about blank resident Natascha Kann delivers a mix that reflects her laser-precise sets in Berlin, blending the finest of acid strains, pounding techno beats and propulsive electro grooves to keep you busy on the dance floor from start to finish.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/sentiments
Lyon based DJ and label owner @dj-sentiments steps up to grace our mix series this week with an hour-long mix of funky flavours, pumping electronics and straight out dusty Chicagoan groovers, weaved together by his impeccable sense for liaison and melodic patchworking.
INTERVIEW > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/look-like
Dial back to earlier in the year and you'll see that our long running appreciation of @dvs1's Mistress Recordings imprint hit a fresh high with an entry from Zurich’s Club Zunkunft resident @looklikemusic. After exchanging a few appreciative words since Mistress 09, we managed to lock down the normally low-key producer for a mix session and quick-fire interview for Inverted Audio.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/nick-klein
With his Euro tour freshly completed and an upcoming tour across the USA on the horizon, @nick-klein put his techno hat aside to lay down an hour-long baroque mix of opiated ambient, slo-mo folk and heartrending choral music. We seized the occasion to have a chat and discuss spirituality in music.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/precipitation
Canadian producer @precipitation unveils his multi-faceted personality as he talks up his evolution as a musician, his special inclination for sampling, relationship with Vancouver and future plans as Precipitation and his new project alongside Soft Fit named Aquatic Language.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/huerco-s
Ahead of his highly anticipated live performance at the Inverted Audio curated stage “Campfire Headphase” at @farrfestival 2017, Kansas native Brian Leeds aka @huerco_s contributes the 250th mix to our podcast series with over an hours worth of unquiet electronics and outernational noise.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/interstellar-funk
With a forthcoming South American tour on the horizon, @interstellarfunk won't have much downtime this summer, before he jets off, Olf recorded this killer mix for us and answered a few questions.
INTERVIEW - http://inverted-audio.com/mix/machine-woman
Ahead of @machinewoman's highly anticipated live performance at our Inverted Audio curated stage "Campfire Headphase" at @farrfestival (15th July), we asked the Russian born producer to showcase her penchant for downtempo and experimental music through a special mix.
In the interview below we divulge what preparations she's made for her live set and how she envisages our stage to be like. Anastasia also talks up forthcoming releases, her top go-to ambient and experimental albums and what it means to be part of the Lobster Theremin extended family.
Buy tickets - https://tickets.farrfestival.co.uk/ RSVP - https://www.facebook.com/events/545172269008094/
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/hugo-capablanca
We caught up with "the label honcho with a poncho" Capablanca to find out more about his fizzy and multicolour sonic realm full of unconventional stories and now richer of a debut EP, 'Lap Top Less Dance'. Here's @discos-capablanca contribution to our mix series, granted 100% Hugo - which we'll leave up to you to discover.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST - http://inverted-audio.com/mix/sacha-mambo
With @macadam-mambo's 5 year anniversary approaching, we look back at the label's history and further projects as Sacha digs deep into his well-furnished crates and back catalogue, brushing a compelling and groovy portrait of a label that's always on the move.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/simo-cell
After months of wait, @simocell serves up his first ever mix recorded via Ableton. Expect one hour of intense rhythm and tempo-juggling, moving from off-kilter electronics through ruffneck junglism onto sizzling electro and tech-y pumpers.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/james-booth
With releases for labels as diverse as California's finest @100percentsilk, Budapest-based Farbwechsel and London's very own @churchuk, @jboothmusic traverses his time without a care in the world, in stark contrast with the fashionable austere stance brought forward by an infinite array of unimaginative copycats. Today, he stops by our mix series to deliver a throbbing cocktail of 303-heavy ammo, jacking rhythms and all-out 4/4 stompers.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/judaah
Up this week in our podcast series, @bfdmrec honcho and newly-appointed Razzle music programmer Judaah steps up to deliver one of his signature genre-busting mixes, blending the finest of slowed-and-throwed gangsta rap and dashing electro rollers with Detroit in the rearview. Nasty.
READ > inverted-audio.com/mix/shed
This week's mix is a long time coming - so much so that we thought that the mere thought of it existing was just a fleeting dream in the forests of our mind - but lo and behold - the one and only Shed has stepped up to provide a sensational mix.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/valentino-mora
In the wake of a stunning first offering last year, the brilliant 'Body Nostalgia' EP released via Valentino and ASE co-founder @amila_ase's newly formed label @idorecords, and ahead of the release of his second delivery 'Ash Walk' in a few days, we invited @valentinomora for a lush session of deep meditative grooves and dubby excursions to stimulate your body and mind in equal measure.
READ > inverted-audio.com/mix/c3d-e
Since debuting two years ago @acting-press has become one of the most talked about record labels in the underground realm. Today we are happy to bring you a new mix from label co-founder C3D-E, bringing a taste of his deeper-than-deep record collection with a mix that moves on the trippy-sleazy-pumping '90s axis.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST: inverted-audio.com/mix/hauschka
To celebrate the release of @hauschka eighth album 'What If' @cityslang, the composer answered some questions about the making of the record and the need to push boundaries, as well as sharing an exclusive mix which gives an insight into its creator's distinct relationship with music.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/bergsonist
Up this week in our podcast series, NY-based producer @bergsonist delivers a vibrant mix of wide-sweeping electronics, lushly forested by her all-consuming appetite for all types of music; melodic and harsh, groovy and gloom-mongering, happy and anxiogenic.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/leo-james
Ahead of the release of @leojamessounds new EP for London's eagle-emblazoned label @kemal187, the Body Language boss serves up a stunning hour-long mix mingling the finest of spacious tribal house chillers, twitchy electronics and off-kilter techno to lift your mood and awaken your senses as spring arises.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/igor-tipura
Taking control of our podcast series this week, the @kitjen honcho steps up with a refreshing one-hour mix of beaming deep house, didgeridoo-heavy techno, cosmic funk and African polyrhythms. We also went for a quick fire chat to discuss the label's raison d'être, his work as a producer and further plans for the future.
INTERVIEW > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/john-daly
When @john-daly came up with this pulsating live-recorded mix and asked us if we were up for including it in our podcast series, we immediately said yes, and we are now proud to share with you a one hour display of wide-sweeping DJing strike force strictly Daly© style.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/khidja
Ahead of the release of @poor-relatives ‘Impossible Holiday’ EP on @hivern_disc we caught up with the Romanian duo to discuss their musical roots. For their mix the duo deploy an hours worth of unconventional tastes composed of dark ambient themes and new folk cuts mingled with cryptic samples.
INTEREVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/vertv-records
For this weeks mix we shine light on a new record label from Paris @vertvrecords, operated by a solid group of gents with varied tastes and differing influences, but who all have a deep involvement and love for the music scene; @neue-grafik, @hybu and @snaves. For their mix they serve up a swashbuckling back-to-back mix.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/violet
Lisbon-based producer @violet is actively promoting Portuguese music through @quanticaonline a radio station she co-founded alongside her partner in crime @photonz. In our interview Violet discusses her subtle craft and delivers a captivating mix of acid beats, swinging house and rugged techno.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/olivia
This week’s mix comes from Krakow’s very own @olivia-ungaro – one of the DJs from the @chrono-bross and Radar collectives and an @unsound favourite. Olivia’s reputation has steadily amplified over the years thanks to her idiosyncratic track selection and excellent technical skills. Through raw and dark techno, liquid acid and radiant house, her sets brim with a strong belief in the sound she delivers.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-bwin
With their debut split about to drop via First Second Label, the timing felt ideal to invite Leipzig-via-Hamburg duo @bwinmusic over for a little mixing session. The result defies gravity with its intense mashup of old school hip-hop, convulsive breakbeat, hi-NRG house and screwed electronics.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/sage-caswell
To celebrate the release of his second album “Hoop Earring” on @spring-theory we caught up with @dublab contributor and Far Away’s crew member Sage Caswell, who’s put together a mix of amiable dancefloor pulses and ambient recoils to kick off 2017.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/aleqs-notal
Up this week in our mix series, ClekClekBoom affiliate @aleqsnotal offers a full-scope vision of his subtle blends of Afrobeat-imbued polyrhythms, classic US house and boogie-splattered floor mechanics. Time to get down!
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-normal-4-luca-lozano
@djnormal4 and @lucalozano unleash gusty hails of fast-hitting drums, catchy hooks and shredding breaks all wrapped in one, geared towards smashing up the most milk-warm dancefloors out there.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/nautiluss
Following the release of Reflections EP on @spectral, Canadian producer @nautiluss takes to the Inverted Audio mix series with a vinyl mix straight off the cuff. Warmth and vibrancy in abundance, this is something you want while the sun spends its day hugging the horizon.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/moyo
Mind Records honcho MOYŌ takes the helm with a rough and rugged mix of gloomy industrial, off-kilter electronics and dystopian proto-tech blends. Since good things often come in twos, you can also check our quick fire Q&A with Abraham where we discuss the label's neatly thought-out audiovisual designs and aspirations.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/oliver-hafenbauer
Oliver Hafenbauer is a busy man. Artistic director of @live-at-robert-johnson, resident DJ at the Frankfurt club and label boss of the ever gratifying @die-orakel, his agenda is pretty full to say the least. So when he dedicates some of his time to record a podcast, you know the series is in safe hands.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/variant
Part of the exciting new wave of talents that's been unfurling over Montreal as of late and more notably the up-and-coming @templerecordsofficial label which they set up alongside Adam Feingold and R. Wong, Variant step up to deliver a ferocious mix of hard-nosed techno, industrial rhythms and dubby flexions.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/emg
Ahead of EMG’s second release for The Trilogy Tapes, Emanuele Giannini contributes one of his rare mixes showing off his expertise in building up meditative journeys - starting from a long introspective opening, focused on ambient sounds, before circling into a series of captivating house grooves.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/christian-loffler/
To celebrate the release of his second album, @christianloeffler steps up to deliver IA MIX 221, weaving together some of his most treasured tracks with Ableton effects, adding high-pitched delay, endless reverb, loops and extra percussion. The mix also includes an exclusive edit of Max Richter’s interpretation of Vivaldi.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/major-problems
A resident at Dublin’s reputed nightclub Twisted Pepper and not-to-miss three-day event Out To Lunch, Barry Redsetta also captains the excellent Major Problems. With a stunning self-titled debut from on-the-rise local producer DJ Après Ski on the horizon, Barry steps up with a polyamorous combine of ganjah-flavoured grooves, Afro-folk polyrhythms and fruity disco nectars. Lock in!
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/madteo
With a debut release on his newborn eponymous imprint still fresh on everyone's minds, we asked outsider house don Madteo for a special podcast. In return the New York-based producer laid down a killer 2-hour long mix full of bouncy house gems, dusty disco melters and infectious boogie groovers. We sat back to discuss his relationship with the Big Apple, industry matters and forthcoming projects.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/benedikt-frey
Frankfurt-based producer @freybenedikt serves a mix paying tribute to the past, present and future of dance music through an enticing mosaic of 90s-infused breakbeat, industrial, acid and grim techno. We also had a chat to discuss production methods, influences and further release plans.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/midgar-records
As @midgar_records transitions from fledgling newcomer into a keenly anticipated name in the techno scene, we approached Jacopo Severitano for a few words about the label and a showcase mix demonstrating the label's overcast aesthetics.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/mr-tc
This mix by @mr_tc_glasgow gives you a proper taste of the ferocious trancey experience at work in his Night Of The Jaguar residency at Glasgow's School of Art. You've been warned.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/unknown-mobile
@unknown-mobile dishes out a proper vibey 2-hour trip into the Canadian Riviera's viridian scapes via tempered woolgatherings with a strong organic lean. Lush, you said?
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/route-8
Ahead of his performance at Found Festival, Route 8 taped his first ever vinyl-only podcast for Inverted Audio, gracing us with a strong mixture of jaunty filtered house and extended ambientish blends. We sat down with Horváth to talk Hungarian scene, studio modus operandi and his impressive upward trajectory.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/lo-shea
We get under the skin of Sheffield-based DJ, producer and club owner @loshea from his roots in dancehall and drum’n’bass right up to his community enriching work through his @hope-works project.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/banoffee-pies
Delivering this week's mix, @banoffee-pies head-duo Autumn & DRB taped a cloudless podcast brimming with tropical-hot house beats and other chilled-out chuggers. We caught up with the pair to talk hot-off-the-press newness, Prince’s passing and Ell even went for a well-thought-out Brexit examination.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/the-pilotwings
Lyon-based production duo @the-pilotwings lay down a kaleidoscopic mix lacing unhinged synth blast-offs, easternmost melodic tropes and '80s oddball groovers and lift the veil on their boundless scope of influences, @bfdmrec debuts and their studio voodoo.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/lutto-lento
Warsaw-based producer @luttolento serves up a multidirectional mashup mix of tribal techno, tape-saturated house, free jazz digressions and weird vocal sampling. He also discusses releases on FTD, studio setup and unsung heroes. Read the interview now on Inverted Audio.
TRACKLIST + INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/luca-lozano
UK-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and @klasserecordings label owner @lucalozano found a gap in his busy timetable and laid down a belter of a fiery club-focused mix for us. We took the chance to find out more about all label-related ideas and process, current mood and projects as well as his epic label designs and personal street art backdrop.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/cromie
LA based producer @cromie talks about living in Los Angeles and the flourishing warehouse scene; he also goes in-depth about the impending presidential elections. His mix features music from Iron Curtis, F.I.O., Natasha Kmeto, Ata Kak, Urulu, Neville Watson and more.
INTERVIEW > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/kris-wadsworth/
Detroit-via-Berlin techno operator @kris-wadsworth serves up a deep and moody one-hour-long cocktail of helicoid grooves for warehouse-scale dancefloors.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/photonz
One Eyed Jack's label boss @photonz dishes out a mind-bending mix of club-devoted thrumming techno beats and acid-tinted electro grooves.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/gut-nose
Fresh off the release of his excellent third instalment on Brooklyn's finest @susrecords New York-based beatsmith @gutnose graced us with a short yet intense 30-min inner-city safari, fully recorded via his beloved MPC.
TRACKLIST + INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/shamos
Taking the helm for our #204 mix delivery, @shamosmusic dishes out a fine selection of smooth, shuffling house and hazed-out techno meanderings to keep you warm. We caught up with the London-based producer to discuss his Apron debut, atmospheres and visual influence as well as asked him about his favourite slabs of the moment.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/physical-therapy
Gracing our mix series this week, we're glad to welcome @allergy-season top-dog and neo-Berliner @physical-therapy for a special treat of over an hour of old-school breakbeat vibing and fast-breaking techno outbursts.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/uncanny-valley
Dresden based imprint @uncanny-valley-dresden celebrate their 5 year anniversary with a three-hour toboggan ride through mind-expanding deep house skylines and snaky electro synthlines zested with ruthless bass-driven grooves. Recorded live at Institut Für Zukunft on November 14th 2015 - Mixed by UV Soundsystem (@conrad-kaden and @philipp-demankowski).
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/1080p
@1080pcollection label boss Richard MacFarlane christens 2016 with an all-unreleased mix, including brand new material from the likes of Palmbomen, Khotin, Riohv and a crowd of other talented affiliates who'll get to release on the Canadian label later in the year.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/raw-mt
Grab your party hat and pop the streamers, we're celebrating our 200th mix with a very special delivery, courtesy of one of our most favourite producers from the last couple of years aka epic lo-fi pyrotechnist and husky scrum-wrecker Raw M.T.
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/mall-grab
Mall Grab serves up a disco-house mix and discusses his breakthrough year punctuated with three compelling lo-fi bangers on a variety of record labels including the ever-tasteful 1080p imprint.
inverted-audio.com/artist/mall-grab inverted-audio.com/label/1080p
TRACKLIST + INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/johannes-heil
Johannes Heil's 10th studio album 'The Black Light' is an album composed of 10 scenes consisting of hard-hitting techno. To celebrate the release of the album we caught up with Johannes to discuss the concept of the album and what he has lined up next.
inverted-audio.com/artist/johannes-heil inverted-audio.com/label/exile
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/juxta-position
As a DJ, Juxta Position is more focussed on one type of sound compared to the eclecticism of Marquis Hawkes. We caught up with the man behind the two aliases to discuss how got involved with DVS1's Mistress Recordings and his music.
inverted-audio.com/artist/juxta-position inverted-audio.com/label/mistress-recordings
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/the-valley-and-the-mountain
Mysterious production collective 'The Valley And The Mountain' gave us the opportunity to peer through the shroud with the team who, fittingly, managed to maintain their mysterious enigma.
inverted-audio.com/artist/the-valley-and-the-mountain inverted-audio.com/label/weme-records
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/young-male
Ahead of our audiovisual rave on Friday 13 November at Bussey Building, the NY-based producer recorded a pure 4/4-focused mix of sleek techno and hardened-steel material and discusses his European tour and upcoming White Material releases from Galcher Lustwerk and DJ Richard.
TICKETS > bit.ly/youngmale RSVP > bit.ly/youngmalersvp
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/heap
This week's mix comes courtesy of Discus Throwers' head, Neubau co-founder and Ascending Waves resident DJ Heap. The multi-talented Vienna-based selector dishes out a first-class mix high on floor-aimed bumpy house, ravey climaxes and disco-fueled groovers. Serious bithnith!
inverted-audio.com/artist/heap inverted-audio.com/label/neubau
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/ursula
Ahead of our rave in Peckham on 13 November at Bussey Building with White Material's co-founder Young Male guest deejay Ursula has recorded a full-throttle vinyl only mix featuring music from Abdulla Rashim, Radial, Kwartz, Perc, Surgeon, Dax-J and many more. Buy a ticket from Resident Advisor + RSVP on Facebook as we have a lot more to reveal in the coming weeks.
RA > bit.ly/youngmale RSVP > bit.ly/youngmalersvp
inverted-audio.com/artist/ursula
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/kelly-lee-owens
Kelly Lee Owens is a fan of music through and through, with tastes that vary from the grittiest club fayre to wispy shoegaze pop, plus a history of working in various London based record stores, we took the chance to get to know more about the world of Kelly Lee Owens.
inverted-audio.com/artist/kelly-lee-owens
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/grant
Grant discusses his new album 'The Acrobat' and offers a mix of the tracks he was listening to whilst recording the album, resulting in a scopious mix afar from sparkle and sequins, ranging from ambient scapes, hip-hop to kraut classics.
inverted-audio.com/artist/grant inverted-audio.com/label/the-lauren-bacall
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/asok
Liverpool based producer ASOK serves up over an hours worth of techno and talks us through releasing music on Aroy Dee's MOS Recordings, DVS1's Mistress Recordings and his own imprint 'Scenery'.
inverted-audio.com/artist/asok inverted-audio.com/label/scenery
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/d-k-45-acp
L.I.E.S. affiliate D.K. aka 45 ACP serves up a chill and suave mix full of exotica-laced, ’80s-inflected grooves, Afro beat percussions and smooth synth melodies.
inverted-audio.com/artist/45-acp inverted-audio.com/label/russian-torrent-versions
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/colours-of-observation
When the announcement was made that Christopher Rau and Marieu - one-half of The Analogue Cops - were teaming up under the name 'Colours Of Observation', excitement was hard to contain. To celebrate Marieu and Rau speak out about their new project and deliver a wide-angled mix fusing trap, afrobeat, dancehall and hip-hop.
inverted-audio.com/artist/colours-of-observation inverted-audio.com/label/out-er
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/roberto-clementi
Flexing in between hallucinated echo-chambers and murky basement-like sonic habitats, Italian producer Roberto Clementi delivers an abysmal-deep dubby masterclass.
inverted-audio.com/artist/roberto-clementi inverted-audio.com/label/hypercolour
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/expander
With the Portuguese techno festival fast approaching we took a chance to catch up with Ilidio Chaves aka Expander to discover the story behind Festival Forte and to get a small window into the scene that is being set. His live mix showcases the scalpel sharp techno you can expect to hear.
inverted-audio.com/partner/festival-forte inverted-audio.com/artist/expander
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/seb-wildblood
To celebrate the release of his debut album "Foreign Parts" on his own SW imprint, we caught up with Seb Wildblood to discuss the makings of his album and the ethos behind his 'Church' record label and event residency at Corsica Studios.
inverted-audio.com/artist/seb-wildblood inverted-audio.com/label/church
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/nathan-melja
In the wake of his first two releases for Mister Saturday Night and Opal Tapes' offshoot Black Opal, rising French producer Nathan Melja serves up a solid 45 minute mix of twisted hip-hop breaks, bouncy house and dusty techno grooves.
inverted-audio.com/artist/nathan-melja inverted-audio.com/label/black-opal inverted-audio.com/label/mister-saturday-night
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-cam
We caught up with DJ CAM to discuss his unofficial soundtrack to Miami Vice and his love of the Roland TR 808, Miami hip-hop and what the future holds for his own Inflamable imprint. DJ CAM has recorded a downtempo trip-hop mix featuring DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Massive Attack and many more.
inverted-audio.com/artist/dj-cam inverted-audio.com/label/inflamable-records
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/project-pablo
Following the release of Project Pablo's "I Want To Believe" cassette on 1080p, we caught up with the Montreal based producer to discuss his background, life in Canada and his relationship with 1080p. His mix features a warm blend of house, funk and soul.
inverted-audio.com/artist/project-pablo inverted-audio.com/label/1080p
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/terriers
Following their 3-month apprenticeship with Levon Vincent in Berlin, Irish production duo Terriers serve up a live set and discuss what they’ve learnt from their experience with Levon and how it has affected their approach to production.
inverted-audio.com/artist/terriers inverted-audio.com/label/rhythm-nation-recordings
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/satoshi-tomiie
We caught up with Japanese house music legend Satoshi Tomiie to discuss his album "New Day", which dropped earlier this year on his own imprint 'Abstract Architecture'.
"The concept of the mix is ‘a mixtape from a late night radio show’, the DJ plays whatever he feels, it’s all about good music and taste…it's kind of random in style but good listening. The introduction was made just for this mix, played by me (Satoshi) and recorded on my iPhone :)."
inverted-audio.com/artist/satoshi-tomiie inverted-audio.com/label/abstract-architecture
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/io-sounds
We caught up with London based producer Rob Burn aka iO Sounds to discuss his creative hub 'Ten 87 Studios' in Seven Sisters and his recent signing to Derelicht artist and management agency to collaborate with visual artist, programmer and designer Joëlle.
inverted-audio.com/artist/io-sounds inverted-audio.com/label/derelicht
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INTERVIEW > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/jaures
Amid the waves of new producers and talented prospects that break on the internet shores these days, there is a duo that we cherish particularly. While very few is known about their identity, it is safe to say that Jaures is a multi-faith church for the dance music rebellion.
inverted-audio.com/artist/jaures inverted-audio.com/label/shtum
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/j-c
J.C. is the techno alias of Spanish producer Jose Cabrera. Despite being based in the North of Spain, Jose is also a resident at Tresor, so it's no surprise that his mix is a reflection of what you can expect if you catch him play in Berlin. His mix features music from Christian Vogel, Svreca, Oscar Mulero, Max_M, Abdullah Rashim, Alien Rain and many more.
inverted-audio.com/artist/j-c inverted-audio.com/label/boards
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/mike-dehnert
STREAM ONLY - Mike Dehnert serves up a 100% Fachwerk mix featuring a host of unreleased tracks, dubplates and special edits from the Fachwerk archives.
inverted-audio.com/artist/mike-dehnert inverted-audio.com/label/fachwerk
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/applescal
Dutch producer Applescal serves up a club focussed mix and discusses his forthcoming album 'For' on the Amsterdam based imprint Atomnation. His mix features music from Dauwd, Stephan Bodzin, Nick Hoppner, Donato Dozzy & Anna Caragnano, Fort Romeau and many more.
inverted-audio.com/artist/applescal inverted-audio.com/label/atomnation
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/la-4a
Having recently laid down his philosophy on what a DJ does for XLR8R and debuted at Berghain, we've been lucky enough to have a chat with Kevin and secure a mix in his LA-4A mindset.
inverted-audio.com/artist/la-4a inverted-audio.com/label/delft
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/sidney-suleiman
Ahead of the Workshop x Latency show in Paris on Friday with Kassem Mosse, Madteo and Even Tuell we caught up with label owners Sidney and Suleiman who discuss label operations and the highlights of Paris.
inverted-audio.com/artist/sidney-suleiman inverted-audio.com/label/latency-recordings
INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/roman-lindau
We continue our 8 Years Of Fachwerk series with this Fachwerk focussed podcast from Roman Lindau. In our interview Roman discusses his contributions to the '8 Years Of Fachwerk' compilation and how he feels his tracks stand up alongside colleagues Mike Dehnert and Sascha Rydell. Roman also discusses his responsibilities at Fachwerk and why the label is so stringent to adopting fresh talent.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/burnt-friedman
Burnt Friedman serves up an hours mix of hypnotic polyrhythms, dubby corridors and cerebrally stimulating audio patterns. In the interview on inverted Audio, Friedman speaks about why 2015 is likely to be a busy twelve months for him and his label Nonplace.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/uffe
Danish born producer Uffe discusses the makings of his recently released multi-instrumental album 'Radio Days' on Tartelet Records and serves up a mix featuring music from Sound Stream, Axel Boman, Max Graef, Theo Parrish, Bruce, Flying Lotus and more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/leandro-fresco
Leandro Fresco serves up an hours worth of Pop Ambient inspired music to help celebrate the release of his new album “El Reino Invisible“, the first release on Wolfgang Voigt’s newly established Kompakt Pop Ambient division, a sub-label focussed specifically on ambient music.
In our interview Leandro shares how his career in both rock and roll and electronic music has evolved. Through touring with Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati and meeting up with Michael Mayer to exchange music in Buenos Aires, which led to the resulting signing of Leandro Fresco to Kompakt.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/the-persuader
The Persuader is an alias of Swedish producer Jesper Dahlbäck and is generally the outlet for Dahlbäck's deeper, house-focused material. Having just released his new album 'Skargard' on his own label Templar, we caught up with Jesper to discuss the makings of the album, the coining of his name, a past career in modelling and future developments for his record label Templar. Jesper's mix spans over more than fifteen years of Persuader productions, fusing together older tracks with new tracks taken from 'Skargard'.
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INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/stefan-goldmann
Following our in-depth feature in October 2014, in which Stefan Goldmann discusses his album "Industry" in-depth with Olivier Lamm of The Drone, we got back in touch with the Berlin based producer to discuss his bi-monthly column for Berghain’s flyer-zine and forthcoming conversations with Carsten Nicolai, which will feature in Berghain's 10 year anniversary book. Stefan also shares details about new releases from KiNK and Elektro Guzzi on Macro, and discusses his "Remasters" series on sub-label Victoriaville.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/fink
We caught up with Fin Greenall to discuss Fink's early beginnings, growing up in Bristol, discovering electronic music in Leeds, his own label R'COUP'D, working with Ryuichi Sakamoto, and life in Berlin. Fink's mix reflects the electronic music that he likes to listen at home, and in the clubs of Berlin, featuring music from Thom Yorke, Dorian Concept, Scuba, DNGLS, Paula Temple, Tessela and more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/indian-wells
Ahead of the release of Indian Wells' second album "Pause", scheduled for release on the 6th March 2015 on Bad Panda Records, we caught up with the Italian based electronic producer to discuss the album, which he's been working on and off for the past two years. He also talks about his relationship with Bad Panda Records, and what he has learnt during the album writing process. His mix features new and old sounds from the likes of Dauwd, Holden, Nathan Fake, Fort Romeau, Four Tet, Patricia, The Field and more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/sias
Ahead of VENT’s showcase at Dance Tunnel on 19th February with Rezzett (live), OOBE and Sias, we caught up with Sias aka Frank B for an interview and mix featuring an array of experimental electronica and techno from the likes of Hieroglyphic Being, Levon Vincent, Peverelist, Demdike Stare, Autechre, Objekt and many more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/jon-gurd
Derelicht's latest signing, producer Jon Gurd provides a full on techno assault, featuring tracks from Murat Tepeli, Roman Lindau, Redshape, Truncate, Mike Dehnert, Rødhåd and many more.
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INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/oliver-deutschmann
Ahead of Superstition x Sweat Lodge Agency Takeover at Village Underground this Friday in London, we caught up with the Berlin based DJ and producer Oliver Deutschmann to find out more about his relationship with the Sweat Lodge booking agency and how his own label Vidab is developing.
In the interview Oliver discusses his forthcoming album, and provides some advice to those that are thinking of launching their own record label. He also talks about the state of the electronic music industry, hype, pop star statuses and obviously the pro's and con's of that.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/shinoby/
Omar Contri aka Shinoby is a young promising producer from Verona, Italy. After collaborating and releasing a split with Dance Mania affiliated Parris Mitchell on Wicked Bass and Deep Moves, the man is finally ready to drop his first solo effort via his own freshly launched outlet Istheway. To top it all off, Shinoby just had one of his tracks selected by Prosumer for his very own Fabric 79. So it felt like the perfect time to catch up with the guy and have him record a mix for our series. We also discuss the Italian scene, the city of Verona and fellow Italian producers such as Domenico Crisci, Robert Crash, Raw M. T. and more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/junes
Ahead of Bixon's 3rd Birthday this Friday at BarABar in Stoke Newington, we caught up with Berlin based DJ and producer Junes, real name Neil McDermott, to discuss his latest record 'Root Pattern', his first steps into making music and DJing, his favourite hangouts in Berlin and what the future holds for his record label Galdoors.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/volte-face
Volte-Face is the production name of Casper Clark, the man behind BleeD, London's go-to club night for experimental electronic music. Casper has also played an integral role in programming of London's more intimate and experimental venues, such as The Lock Tavern in Camden, Amersham Arms in New Cross and The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington, which thanks to him Inverted Audio hosted events in during 2012 and 2013.
Casper also helps curate music for an array of music festivals including Field Day, Beacons in Yorkshire, Donau in Austria and Unsound in Poland, he also helms London's experimental category for 22Tracks. Now in his second year operating as Volte-Face, it seems that 2014 has ultimately primed to produce a remix for Daniel Avery to be release on Erol Alkan's imprint Phantasy Sound.
It seems that 2014 has been 'the' year in which everything that Casper has worked for has been worth it. This mix is a summation of Volte-Face's musical scope and integrity, offering up a hour and a half of his past. Volte-Face has more material to be released in 2015.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/tallesen
To celebrate the release of Tallesen's new album "Stills Lit Through", released this month on Oneohtrix Point Never's Software Recording Company, we caught up with the producer and visual artist to discuss his relationship with both art forms and the twelve tracks that make up his debut "Stills Lit Through", an album that conjures an eidolon of melodies painted with watercolor brushstrokes both calm (“Glenticast”) and frenetic (“Emmel”).
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/murat-tepeli
In the past few years, Murat Tepeli has quietly settled as one of the surefire house producers of today. Putting out music on labels such as Playhouse, Philpot and ava. as well as Ostgut Ton alongside with his close friend Prosumer, the man has gained a solid reputation but somehow remained quite a discreet figure on the scene. So it's not been much of a surprise to see Tepeli make it to FACT magazine's TOP 100 of the most underrated DJs, really, inasmuch as he dropped some dancefloor bombs that are still far from getting out of breath. We caught up with the man to discuss studio action, collaborative aspects and further release plans.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/son-of-sun
Son of Sun is a collaboration between Love Fever Records label boss Sheff Allam, and head-honcho of the well-respected Voyeurhythm Records, Tyson Ballard. Tyson, who now resides in Berlin, has over two decades of DJ and production experience under his belt – and Sheff, who provides the vocals, is the former lead baritone for the National Symphony Choir. Following the release of their debut "Whispers" EP released through Love Fever earlier in 2014, we caught up with the duo to discover more about their working relationship, how they split their time in the studio and forthcoming records.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/steve-summers
Brooklyn based producer Jason Letkiewicz released the very first record on Ron Morelli's L.I.E.S. imprint under his Malvoeaux alias in 2010. Since then he's been producing music under a string of monikers including Steve Summers, Sensual Beings, Rhythm Based Beings and Alan Hurst. We caught up with Jason whilst he's based in Barcelona to discuss his involvement with L.I.E.S. and his own imprint 'Confused House'. He also discusses working with the likes of Terekke and Bookworms for their super-group Escape Force.
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INTERVIEW > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/rawaat
Head of the tape outlet Crisis Urbana, Detroit producer Rawaat recently released his debut EP 'Day Laborer' on London based imprint Lobster Theremin. A truly riveting collection of sounds "quietly oscillating from abrasive drum patterns to rather meditative sonic landscapes". With the end of summer arriving, it felt like the perfect time to have a little chat with the man and discuss his activity as a label owner, analogue setups and his love for Jeff Mills.
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INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/domenico-crisci
Domenico Crisci is an experimental techno producer from Italy. In 2014 he released his first ever record through Russian Torrent Versions with a 4 track follow up on L.I.E.S with 'The Old Candelabra', an EP that resembles "an opaque and smouldering string of knotty techno tracks, slamming back and forth through industrial machinery and totemic grooves." We caught up with Domenico to discover more about his background in electronic music and exposure to club culture, he also talks about his studies at SAE in London and Milan and the effect they've had on his approach to production. Domenico's hour long mix is a live recording of his performance at Flussi Festival 2014.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-ned
Ahead of the first ever Berlin edition of Independent Label Market on Sunday 7th September, we caught up with DJ N>E>D, real name Ned Beckett and Aaron Gonsher, the men behind Leisure System and international booking agency LittleBig. Ned recorded a special vinyl only mix featuring music from Boards of Canada, Jimmy Edgar, Aphex Twin and many more. We also fired over some questions to find out what to expect from the Leisure System market stall and how they're developing the label.
EVENT > http://inverted-audio.com/independent-label-market-heads-to-berlin/
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INTERVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/vril/
Vril delivers a rare live set recorded at Berghain in 2014. We also caught up with Konstantin to discover more about the day to day operations of Giegling and what he has planned for the label.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/aerea-negrot
Aérea Negrot, real name Danielle Gallegos, is a Venezuelan born singer and producer who has been living in Berlin for the past decade. Ahead of her performance at Berlin Festival this September we caught up with the singer to discuss growing up in Venezuela, relocating to Berlin, meeting Ellen Allien, releasing music on BPitch Control and her forthcoming album featuring collaborations with Tobias Freund, Miguel Toro, Aaron Hedges and Billie Ray Martin. Her mix is a "versatile blend of sexy tracks" featuring music from Red Rack´em, Stereogamous, Art Of Tones, Bok Bok & Tom Trago, Claude Von Stroke & Jimmy Edgar and more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/the-mole
The Mole is the alias of Colin de la Plante. Originally from Canada, Colin is now based in Berlin, where almost every electronic producer is living. With releases spanning from Perlon to Vitalik, Wagon Repair to New Kanada it's hard to pin down where exactly The Mole calls home. We caught up with Colin to speak to him about his music musical heritage as well as his heavily rotated 'History Of Dates' EP released in 2013 on Perlon, which also featured Terre Thamlitz's stunning "Sprinkles' Crossfaderama" remix on the flip. The mix was recorded live in a club using vinyl only, featuring music from Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Anthony Shakir, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts and many more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/kim-brown/
Kim Brown are a production duo based in Berlin made up of Julian Braun and Ji-Hun Kim. Following our deep house introspective feature about their debut album 'Somewhere Else It’s Going To Be Good' we caught up with them to discuss their new record 'Batteries Not Included' as well as their journey into electronic music, meeting at MTV Germany, living in Berlin, working in the studio and their views on London. Their mix features music from Aroy Dee, Map.ache, Jakob Korn, Oskar Offermann and many more.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/peter-van-hoesen
Belgium born producer Peter Van Hoesen is a stalwart of techno, his label Time To Express is an essential outlet for deep, physical electronic music and has released records from the likes of Donato Dozzy, Cio D’Or and Marco Shuttle. In the interview below Peter discusses forthcoming releases and what’s next for his label Time To Express. He also sheds light into his formative years growing up in Belgium and his collaborative project alongside Yves De Mey as Sendai.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/david-hasert
We caught up with David Hasert, one half of DAMH, to discuss his music as a solo producer as well as his collaborative project with Michaela Dippel aka Ada as DAMH. In the interview David opens up about his musical heritage and adoration for James Holden's 'The Idiots Are Winning'.
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INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/florian-kupfer
Ahead of Darkroom with Florian Kupfer on Friday 20th June 2014 we caught up with the Berlin based producer to discover more about his musical heritage, approach to production and his involvement with Ron Morelli's Long Island Electrical Systems imprint.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/glitterbug
Last week Berlin based producer Glitterbug released his new album 'Dust' on Gold Panda's NOTOWN imprint. We were so impressed with the album that we invited him to record a mix and discuss the album in detail.
"I wanted to make an album about remembrance and remains - both in a sense of people and things that were, stories of lives that were lived, the life that filled places before us, about urban shadows and leftovers of the things that were." - Til Rohmann / Glitterbug
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-f
Flavio Tortora aka DJ F could be considered as one of the finest artists the underground scene in Madrid has to offer. Starting off working in his local record store, Flavio started finessing his skills as a DJ and producer and has been releasing records for the past five years on labels including Jose Rico's Freebeat and Svreca's Semantica imprint. DJ F has also just released his debut album '1974' featuring six tracks influenced by the early 90′s sounds of Detroit, electro and IDM. In this interview Flavio discusses the album writing process as well as the current state of the electronic music scene in Spain.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/youandme
youANDme are a Berlin based production duo made up of Daniel Ströter and Martin Müller. They've been producing together for the past 15 years and have remixed the likes of Moodymann, Radio Slave, Seth Troxler, Lawrence and many others. In June 2013 Martin Müller released his first solo album “Behind” through the Ornaments imprint, a year later he returns with “Behind LP Reshaped" an opulent collection of edits, interpretations and remixes featuring XDB, Freund der Familie, Marko Furstenberg & Luke Hess, Basic Soul Unit, Matthew Herbert, Legowelt and many more. To celebrate the release we invited Martin to record a two hour dub techno mix, plus compile his top 10 dub techno tracks.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/the-black-dog
We last spoke to The Black Dog in May 2013 about their album 'Tranklements'. Having successfully raised enough money for their Kickstarter campaign to help fund, develop and produce their CS X51 USB/MIDI Control Surface they've also started to release their "Sound Of Sheffield" 4 part series, aimed specifically for the dance floor, using the sounds of the city to echo Sheffield's heritage in creating electronic music. Their mix for Inverted Audio features music from Arthur Oskan, Mike Parker, Cosmin TRG, Furfriend, Sigha and many more.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/matt-karmil
Having just released his debut album '----' on Popnoname's PNN imprint, plus a remix of DAMH's 'Black Night', Matt Karmil is surprisingly new to the scene. His debut record was released in 2013 and was born out of a chance meeting with Ada. After playing her some tracks, she asked what label he was releasing his music on. Matt hadn't released a record before, so they shook hands and agreed to make his debut 12" on IRR happen. Since then Matt Karmil has been harnessing his trade and finessing his looped based take on house and techno. We caught up with Matt to discover more about his musical heritage, new album and his involvement with Cologne.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/killawatt
We last spoke to Killawatt back in June 2012, since then he's graduated from University, written a thesis on the effects of sub-bass and vibrations on the human brain and body, released numerous singles and EP’s and has also signed with Audio/Visual crossover agency Derelicht. Killawatt has also also dramatically shifted his attention from dubstep to techno. His mix features 100% of new music from Killawatt, produced over the past 6 months.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/mix/coni
Coni is the alias of Nicolas Olier, a 23-year-old producer and DJ from Paris. As Coni, Nicolas focuses on producing 4/4 house and techno. To date he has solely released records via ClekClekBoom, a French label made up of French Fries, Aleqs Notal, NSDOS, Aethority, Jean Nipon, Ministre X & The Boo. Coni's records have gained support from the likes of L.I.E.S. boss Ron Morelli, who featured ‘My Secret Diving’ in his favourite tracks feature in The Guardian.
Last week Coni released his follow up 'Comfort Zone EP' via ClekClekBoom. To celebrate we invited Nicolas to record a mix and answer some questions about his new record, musical heritage and involvement with the ClekClekBoom collective. Nicolas also discusses his studio setup, approach to production and his experience of London.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/bnjmn
It's been five years since we last spoke to Ben Thomas about his music. In 2009 we featured an interview and mix from his Singing Statues alias, an altogether more experimental guitar based project. Since then Ben has released two albums and a string of EP's on the much-feted Dutch house imprint Rush Hour, certainly a fitting home for BNJMN music, the theme here being analogue-sounding, unabashedly synth-driven dancefloor warmth.
In the interview on Inverted Audio Ben discusses forthcoming EP's plus a collaboration album under the BNJMN name coming out later this year. We also asked Ben to create an all out experimental mix for us. His mix features music from Paul McCartney, Lukid, Legowelt, Kassem Mosse and many more.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/carsten-jost
Carsten Jost is the production alias of David Lieske, co-founder of Dial Records and owner of Mathew Gallery in Berlin. In our extensive interview David reveals his production quarrels and the intricacies of running both a record label and art gallery. David also discusses Dial's relationship with the Brooklyn based imprint White Material and the announcement of DJ Richard's forthcoming solo album expected sometime this fall on Dial.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/mark-henning
Mark Henning‘s diverse musical career has seen him produce minimal, house and techno for an array of labels including Freude Am Tanzen, Trapez, Hypercolour and Mike Shannon’s Cynosure imprint over a 10 year span. In 2008 Mark quit his city job in London and relocated to Berlin with his wife to focus on music; a move that occasioned his ‘Jupiter Jive’ LP on Soma. So far in 2014 Mark has released his debut EP for his own label ‘Swing‘, serving up two slabs of stomping 3am warehouse style tracks. We caught up with Mark to discuss ‘Swing’, as well as his earlier ambitions.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/nochexxx
Following the release of Nochexxx's debut album 'Thrusters' on Ramp Recordings we caught up with the elusive Cambridge based producer to discover more about his approach to creating the album and his musical heritage in general.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/nous
Nous label founder George Mavrikos talks us through the roots of the imprint and the labels vision. Jose Rico of Downbeat takes the reigns for the mix, as he's one of the artists scheduled to release an EP with Nous later this year. He is also responsible for mastering Nous' output.
FEATURE + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/johannes-volk
Johannes Volk is a producer and DJ originally from Geissen, Germany. Known for his exemplary productions on labels such as Steffi's Dolly, his own label Exploration and more recently, London’s Tief label, Johannes takes us through his beginnings and how he came to be the artist he is today.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/colo
Colo are a London based production duo made up of Ben Corr and Nick Smith. Since meeting each other at college they've worked tirelessly building their production studio and developing their own brand of densely-layered experimental music. Ahead of the release of their album "UR" on Ki Records, home of Christian Löffler and Monokle, we sat down with Ben and Nick to discuss the makings of the album and their musical heritage.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > inverted-audio.com/mix/paxton-fettel/
Paxton Fettel is an electronic producer from Copenhagen and is also part of Greta Gottage Workshop, a small record label owned and operated by Matt Densham out of Torquay in Devon. Over the past couple of years Paxton has released several soul and jazz influenced deep house records. In 2013 Paxton released his first record for Greta Cottage Workshop and is soon to release a four track follow up "A Night In Torquay" EP.
Ahead of this release, we invited Paxton to record an hours mix and to tell us more about who he is, how he got into music and how a producer from Denmark came to release music out of Torquay. Paxton also takes us through his studio setup and offers some tips to the music industry. His mix features music from Nils Frahm, Axel Boman, Fantastic Man, Tammi Terell and of course tracks from Paxton's forthcoming "A Night In Torquay EP".
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > http://inverted-audio.com/mix/rising-sun/
Rising Sun is the production alias of Steffen Laschinski, a producer and multiple record label curator from Berlin. Since discovering his music last year we've become enchanted by his productions and record label Kristofferson Kristofferson. In our interview Steffen discusses his musical heritage, from exploring electronic music after the Berlin wall fell to Basic Channel and sampling music. Steffen also discusses his various record labels and his affection for the 7" vinyl format. His mix features music from Galcher Lustwerk, Levon Vincent, Red Planet, Chez Damier, DJ QU, STL and Reggie Dokes.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/oleg-poliakov
Frédéric Aubourg is a French electronic music producer based in Berlin. He released his first record in 1999 under his hip-hop focussed 'Skat' moniker and fourteen years later he celebrates the release of his debut album 'Random Is A Pattern' under his Oleg Poliakov moniker via Circus Company. We took up the opportunity to speak to Frédéric about his album writing process as well as his favourite Berlin haunts and his passion for aviation. Frédéric has also provided Inverted Audio with an excellent house vinyl mix featuring music from Floating Points, Ron Trent, Robag Wruhme, DJ QU and many more.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/tapirus
Tapirus is the second alias from Rotterdam based musician Charlton Ravenburg who also produces as Charlton. With his Tapirus moniker Charlton delivers a more acid inclined take on Detroit and Chicago house and techno. His influences include Drexciya, Basic Channel and Convextion.
Following the release of "Trying To Make Something Of Life" EP earlier this year on Midnight Shift Records we caught up with Tapirus to find out more about his involvement with the Singapore based label, his musical heritage and local hang outs in Rotterdam. Tapirus also discusses forthcoming releases with DJ Spider and Bliq Records scheduled for 2014. His mix features music from Marcellus Pittman, James T Cotton, Nick Dunton, Tin Man, A Guy Called Gerald, Chicago Skyway, Steve Summers, Model 500 and many more.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/smallpeople
We spoke to Smallpeople, the dynamic production duo behind Smallville Records and record store based in Hamburg, Germany. Dionne aka Just von Ahlefeld and Julius Steinhoff established the store in 2005 with the help of fellow musician and friend Peter Kersten aka Lawrence, and have since developed their own brand of deep house, drawing form their admiration for subtle, evolving melodies. Having released records from Christopher Rau, Move D, Moomin, STL, Lawrence, Steven Tang and Benjamin Brunn, Smallville Records have attracted a loyal following of heads, turning, what started as and still is a neighbourhood hangout into one of house music’s most prominent imprints. In the interview we discover more about their beginnings into producing music, running the store and their plans for 2014.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/sawlin-subjected
Sawlin and Subjected are a production duo from Berlin. Since meeting in 2006 courtesy of fellow producer Mørbeck, they have released definitive techno 12"s on Subjected's self-run imprint Vault Series. As a solo producer Sawlin has also released music on Delsin's sub label Ann Aimee and French label Technorama.
With such a strong heritage and stable of releases we caught up with the duo to discuss their affair with techno and reasons for starting up their own record label. The mix was recorded at Subjected's studio in Berlin and is 100% live. Sawlin used Ableton, an APC and an iPad, whilst Subjected used Traktor Pro with a Native Instruments Maschine to generate something completely new for us.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/leibniz
Leibniz is the production alias of 23 year old Moritz Leibniz. Originally from the small town of Dillingen in Bavaria, Moritz shifted from his classical piano roots to stoner rock, noise and Mobb Deep in his early teens, until he discovered dubstep courtesy of the Rinse FM's compilation "I Love Dubstep"that exposed him to artists such as Pinch, Digital Mystikz, Loefah and Burial.
This mix and interview also celebrates the release of Moritz's first ever 12" vinyl record released on Fourth Wave. In the interview below we discuss his roots into discovering electronic music and his relationship with Fourth Wave including Gerry Read and label manager Thomas Kerridge. Leibniz also sheds light into Leipzig's oldest techno club "The Distillery", which is sadly facing closure.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/gaspard-de-la-montagne
Born in the small Swiss watchmaking city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Gaspard de La Montagne had an early interest in the mechanisms of electronic music. After trying various styles and performing in several acts, he's currently operating in a techno/bass register with cold, dreamy atmospheres and heavy sub-bass making his productions sound immensely relevant and excitable. After listening to his debut release "Pole EP" released via Creaked Records we were so captivated with his deep take on techno, we invited him to record a vinyl only mix for the IA MIX Series. In the interview below we discuss his relationship with electronic music as well as artwork and his involvement with the Swiss based Black Bunker Collective.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/peverelist
Peverelist aka Tom Ford is a bastion of the Bristol music scene. Since relocating to the city in 1997 for the pure love of the music coming out of the city, mainly Jungle and Drum and Bass, Tom has established two notable record labels, 'Punch Drunk' and 'Livity Sound'. Punch Drunk being firmly rooted in Dubstep and bass music, whilst the latter is a response to the demise of Dubstep and a reflection of the UK's underground music culture.
Over the past three years the Bristol trio made up of Peverelist, Kowton and Asusu have released various 12"s under the Livity Sound imprint, a vinyl only label focused on house, techno and bass music. Ahead of the release of their self titled debut CD compilation "Livity Sound" a collection of previous 12"s released on the label, we sat down with Peverelist to find out more about the label, compilation and the Bristol scene in general. The "Livity Sound" CD is released on 21st October 2013.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/lawrence
Dial co-founder @lawrence_dial side steps his usual deep house tendencies, delivering a mix of downtempo and dinner party vibes. "I don't know whether it's my favourite inspirations - these are just some of my favourite tracks that I would listen to whilst cooking with friends"
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/duncan-whiteley
Duncan Whiteley is the production moniker of Alex Oxley, a music producer and DJ originally from the north of England, who recently made the move from London to Los Angeles.
Under the guise of Duncan Whiteley, Alex explores the more rugged landscapes of electronic music, a symbiosis of noise, techno and electronica. Alex is also on the cusp of launching a record label and artist management company called “Reinhardt Tapes” where he will be releasing Duncan Whiteley collaborations and solo work.
We caught up with Alex ahead of his performance at the Werkdiscs night in LA with Actress and Evian Christ on Saturday 28th September to discuss the LA electronic music scene and his visions for “Reinhardt Tapes“. His mix features music from Clouds, Special Request, Untold, Two Lone Swordsmen, Call Super and Clark.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/stanky
The Midnight Snacks EP marks the debut of the Reading-based 'sound generating organism' known more frequently as Stanky. Released via London's Shades Records, the EP explores a variety of structures, tempos and themes, resulting in a collection of tracks that explore varying strands of music in different ways, be it riding on a 4 x 4 beat or via a more meandering, aimless route. Above all it feels coherent and refreshingly honest, and speaking to Stanky you get the impression a good deal of laughter was had in the making of Midnight Snacks, a thought that also pervades throughout his IA Mix.
Midnight Snacks follows on from Stanky's collaboration with Owen Howells, and marks the tenth release for Shades, who are dedicated to showcasing some of the best emerging talent in the UK. We got to know Stanky and the EP a little better, delving into his musical history, ideas and themes, whilst his IA Mix is a curious blend of the LA beat scene, abstract techno and King Tubby, and is seriously captivating.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/alvin-aronson
Alvin Aronson is a DJ and producer based in Brooklyn, NYC. His music is focused on the deeper traits of ambient house and techno, similar to the likes of Kassem Mosse and the Workshop Records catalogue. Despite not having any current releases, we were so impressed with what we heard on his Soundcloud page, we immediately asked Alvin to record a mix of unreleased original material and collaborations recorded in his studio over the past year. In the interview we discuss his interest in electronic music as well as his involvement in New York's electronic music community.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/marcos-cabral
Magnetic tape is just as crucial as vinyl in the development of music in the 20th century. The fact they could be spliced and re-arranged in any way, a tape would never sound the same way as it did the first time you played it. A lot of artists and labels have started to recover archives of forgotten tapes in the last decade. Fortunately the most recent re-discovered tape recordings still got the right attitude to be relevant. A lot of different genres as well. All you need to do is check out artists such as DJ Sneak or Virgo Four and record labels like New York's Minimal Wave-paradise of old tapes.
On the verge of making his first attempts to produce music, Marcos Cabral was doing what generations of music makers did. Experimenting with sounds and recording music on tapes. Sampling, looping, cutting and splicing it together. Tapes were the easiest and cheapest method to play with sounds and Marcos kept around 100 tapes aside with his possessions. The tapes were re-discovered and with the helping hand of Ron Morelli, his "False Memories" album was created.
To embrace the idea of his album, Marcos' mix for Inverted Audio is actually one of the mixtapes he made around 15 years ago, which we think is very special indeed.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/kid606 KRAKE 2013 > www.inverted-audio.com/krake-festival-2013
Kid606 delivers the third instalment of the IA x Krake Mix Series with a recording of his DJ set at Suicide Circus from Krake 2012. Over the past 15 years Kid606 aka Miguel Manuel De Pedro has released 17 albums, an extraordinary body of work that explores all types and varieties of electronic music. With a new album on the cusp of release we sat down with Miguel to find about his experience of Krake Festival last year as well as how he is developing as an artist and as label owner.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/third-ear-recordings
From Hiroshi Watanabe and showcasing Japanese artists, to exploring the other side of Detroit with artists such as Delano Smith and Norm Talley and discovering fresh talent such as Wbeeza and Dopeus, Third Ear is a not only a record label. It’s a mixed platform of skilful artists, blending genres, ideas and ideals.
In the eve of the new Thomas Brinkmann EP coming out on Third Ear (July 27th), we met up with the mind behind the label Guy McCreery, to chat about the label and its artists. Guy also compiled a playlist for us, with tracks that have inspired the Third Ear sound as well as a beautiful mix, with music by Third Ear’s artists.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/leif
Leif Knowles has experimented with music from an early age. Starting out playing in bands, to exploring downtempo, trip hop as well as recording John Peel sessions to tape he then discovered Techno at free parties in North Wales. His involvement in producing for several record labels, as well as creating his own imprint with best friend Joe Ellis only came naturally.
An accomplished producer, with years of experience within the scene at the moment, Leif has a lot to say. Although he always keeps a low profile, his music expresses his brilliant persona perfectly. Here's what Leif discusses with us, ahead of Freerotation this weekend, where less than a 1000 lucky people will be able to enjoy his set, amongst other brilliant artists.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/lakker
Ian McDonnell and Dara Smith are Lakker. They're based in Dublin and have been producing together for the past decade. After releasing their debut album 'Ruido' in 2007 it wasn't until 2011 when they released their follow up record 'Spider Silk' on the Berlin based label Killekill. 'Spider Silk' helped open them up to Berlin's thriving techno scene as well as James Ruskins highly revered Blueprint imprint and Love Love Records.
Following their remix of Dadub's track 'Path'on Stroboscopic Artefacts', Lakker now return to the label with 'Monad XIV' for their first full release on Stroboscopic Artfacts. We caught up with Ian and Dara ahead of the release of 'Monad XIV' and discuss their new record as well as becoming part of the Stroboscopic Artefacts' crew. We also look back at their musical heritage, influences and their most poignant moments to date.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/alex-smoke KRAKE 2013 > www.inverted-audio.com/krake-festival-2013
Alex Smoke delivers the second instalment of the IA x Krake Mix Series with an extensive 3 hour recording of his DJ set at Suicide Circus from last years Krake Festival. In our interview we discuss his involvement and experience of Krake Festival. We also discuss his early involvement with Soma, his now defunct imprint Hum+Haw, his latest Wraetlic production alias and how his approach to music has developed over the past decade.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/cloud-boat
To celebrate the release of Cloud Boat's stunning experimental debut album 'Book Of Hours' released on Apollo Records we sat down with the London duo Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke to discuss the origins of the album and their music career in general, focusing on their early involvement with R&S Records, supporting James Blake in 2011 and their natural move to Apollo Records. Tom and Sam also speak about the meanings behind specific tracks from the new album as well as their approach to composing tracks, artwork and the coining of the name 'Cloud Boat'.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/thermalbear-mix
Ahead of Derelicht's debut party this Saturday with Sian, Auntie Flo and ThermalBear housed within a warehouse in Ipswich we caught up with Derelicht's resident DJ ThermalBear to discuss his involvement with the series and his expectations for all three events taking place over the next three months. ThermalBear has provided us with a mix straddling the lines of breaks, house and techno featuring tracks from Plaid, DJ Koze, Lovers’ Rights and ThermalBear exclusives.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/perc KRAKE 2013 > www.inverted-audio.com/krake-festival-2013
Krake is a week long festival of experimental electronic music in Berlin that takes place between 5th - 10th August 2013 in a variety of venues that include Passionskirche chapel, Berghain Kantine and Suicide Circus. The festival is curated by Killekill Records and 2013 marks the fourth edition of the festival.
In 2012 Krake Festival showcased an impecable lineup of pioneering electronic musicians that included Murcof, Perc, Lucy, Dadub, Ulrich Schnauss, Pole, Alex Smoke, Tim Exile, Ceephax Acid Crew and Lakker. 2013 highlights include Cristian Vogel, Monolake, Untold, Dopplereffekt and Nathan Fake perform at Krake.
Inverted Audio have partnered with Krake to present a series of live sets that were recorded last year at Krake Festival. Perc aka Alistair Wells, DJ, producer and label owner of Perc Trax begins the series with an extremely rare live ambient set. He performed this at Berghain Kantine after Dadub's performance. The recording contains new tracks and remixes of older tracks by Perc. "Some tracks were purely elements in my laptop and others were a mixture of laptop audio and live improvised electronics."
In the interview we discuss Perc's involvement and experience of Krake Festival and how his own record label Perc Trax is progressing.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/keith-worthy
While not always making as much noise as his Motor City compatriots, Keith Worthy has, be it in his guise of DJ, producer or label boss, rightfully held the respect of electronic music fans and figureheads since his early days in East Detroit. His DJ career may stretch back significantly further than his relatively young list of production credits, but his deep, smooth, and often intricately unusual tracks have been garnering praise since they began appearing in 2007. Ahead of his debut album, "The $ Of Non-Conformance", Keith sat down with Inverted Audio to give us his thoughts on DJing, Detroit and production.
INTERVIEW + PHOTOS > www.inverted-audio.com/dungeon-acid
Commemorating our 100th mix and 5 years of Inverted Audio we’re proud to present the first of a new series of specially recorded 100% live performances called IA Sessions. In February we met up with Swedish electronic techno producer Dungeon Acid in London and invited him down to the Radiumphonic lab to perform a completely one off live analog techno performance for us only. We recorded the audio and took some photos for you to see what happened.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/dfrnt
DFRNT is the moniker of Alex Cowles who heads up Echodub Records and net label Cut. In 2012 Alex released his second album 'Fading' via Echodub in which he flawlessly demonstrated his affinity to dub techno, reminiscing the sounds of Basic Channel, whilst also submerging elements of bass, jungle and garage in swells of dub techno reverb. On the cusp of releasing his next record, 'Nobody Stop Me' EP via FINA records, we interviewed Alex about dub techno, running two record labels as well his approach to artwork.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/blind-jacks-journey
Blind Jacks Journey is a vinyl-only independent record label based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. The labels name pays homage to local engineering legend John Metcalf (1717-1810) aka Blind Jack of Knaresborough. The label is run by a trio of friends who are also behind the Crow Castle Cuts imprint, another outlet for limited releases.
Blind Jacks Journey is forged out of a passion to release a slew of deep and dreamy house records, melding old skool sounds with the new. The imprint will release a series of various artist EPs, the first of which is Dream House Volumes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, which all have a dance floor feel to them, but will also feature a couple of laid back atmospheres to dream away to. They will also release a series called 'The Trip'.
Since discovering the label, courtesy of Kristina Records, we've been spinning Gnork's track 'Blorp93' featured on 'Dream House Volume 1.2' non stop, so we thought it was appropriate for us to invite Gnork to record a mix and for IA and for us to speak to Andy of Blind Jacks Journey about the label.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/dam-mantle
Ahead of his live performance this Saturday at the NOTOWN Records London showcase we caught up with Dam Mantle aka Tom Marshallsay to find out more about his relationship with Gold Panda and being part of his label NOTOWN Records, plus what he’s got prepared for his live show in London. Recorded at his home studio in Glasgow, Dam Mantle’s mix travels through various feelings and points in history, encompassing techno, electronica, soul and jazz.
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INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/matthewdavid
Over the last four years, Leaving Records have been relentless. Across a slew of tasty cassette cuts they have showcased a legion of producers who pluck themes from experimental hip-hop and fry them into bizarre new forms (check Dem Hunger's delirious collage or EMV's torrential bass torture). They've also been responsible for sending Julia Holter stratospheric through the release of her neoclassical slap around the jaw. Now, after an amicable merger with Stone's Throw, they are forging new paths with the release of some gnarly Northern Irish house.
At the helm of this project is Matthewdavid. The man clearly has access to Bernard's Watch because he's found time to steadily release music in between label commitments and a regular Dublab slot. His take on LA beatmaking resonates with his label's releases, and he confidently dices up ambient washes and complex rhythms across a number of releases for Leaving, Brainfeeder, and others.
If you're based in London, you can catch Matthewdavid live as part of a Leaving Records x Streets of Beige showcase this Wednesday. This will be the UK première of Matthewdavid's new live show with Diva, and it promises to be packed with flailing arms.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/thomas-kerridge
Thomas Kerridge, boss of RAMP Recordings and sub labels Brainmath, PTN and Fourth Wave, has been one of the most pivotal figures in the emergence and maintenance of the UK bass scene since Ramp’s inception in 2004. His accolades have included assisting in the career launches of scores of now-ubiquitous producers including the likes of Hackman, Zomby, SBTRKT, Maxmillion Dunbar, Ras G, Gerry Read, Doc Daneeka and Presk among many more. With almost ten years of experience on the scene, we asked Tom to put together an IA mix to celebrate the ongoing innovation and excitement of the UK’s dance sphere.
INTERVIEW > www.inverted-audio.com/magic-mountain-high
Magic Mountain High is a collaboration between David Moufang aka Move D, Gal Aner and Jordan Czamanski aka Juju & Jordash. As Magic Mountain High they've released one record on Workshop Records entitled 'Workshop xx', which was recorded a year ago at Move D's studio. All three tracks are based on live jams and improvisations in the studio, similar to how Magic Mountain High perform on stage, but made shorter so as to fit on vinyl.
Ahead of Magic Mountain High's London performance on Saturday 9th March for Phonica and ReviveHER alongside Vakula and Maurice Fulton we caught up with Gal and Jordan for a short interview, where we discuss Freerotation, their live setup and how they manage to work together despite geographical differences. This Inverted Audio mix is a recording of the trio playing live at Panoramabar in September 2012, with guest vocals by Eric D Clark and when we say live, we mean 100% live, no cheats, no edits just the plain truth.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/giegling
German record label Giegling was born out of a mutual passion of music from a collective of friends and producers who originally set out to arrange parties in an abandoned building in Weimar for their friends. After their venue was demolished in 2008, the collective continued to make use of the Giegling brand they had formed and opened up their own vinyl only label focusing on the deeper realms of house and techno.
This mix was recorded by Ateq, a member of the Giegling collective, who will also release the labels 13th record, which features in this mix. Florian's mix is aimed to represent his personal perspective of the overall Giegling sound. In the interview we discuss the origins of Giegling and the people behind the label. We also discuss Giegling's relationship with Kann Records and the labels approach to hand crafting original artwork for their releases.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/fred-p
Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium has become one of the key players in New York City’s resurgent house scene. Having setup and established his own record label Soul People Music in 2005, he's primarily operated it as an outlet for himself but has also released tracks from the likes of Move D and Jus-Ed. Ahead of his performance in room 2 at Fabric on Saturday 23rd February we caught up with the Fred Peterkin for a short Q+A on his musical heritage, analog gear and forthcoming releases. Fred has provided a suitably deep mix, laden with hypnotic tracks from the likes of Deadbeat, Marcel Dettmann, Norman Nodge, Frozen Border, Truncate and many more. His aim is to create a warm up of his performance at Fabric.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/annie-hall
Annie Hall is DJ and producer originally from Madrid. She’s now based in Windsor, Canada on the border facing the Detroit skyline where she lives and works with her husband Kero, founder of the record label Detroit Underground. With releases on Semántica Records, Minuendo, Miga, Software records, D1 Recordings, Icon of Desire, Micron Audio and Detroit Underground, Annie Hall has become somewhat of a staple for experimental electronic music and icon for women in the electronic music industry.
In late 2012 we received a promo of Scan7‘s most recent 12″ ‘Mental Reaction‘ featuring an Annie Hall remix. After watching the accompanying music video, filmed on board The Detroit People Mover, twisting through the desolate Detroit skyline, we jumped at the opportunity to find out more about what’s happening at Detroit Underground and to see how both Annie and Kero are evolving the label.
Annie’s mix was recorded digitally and features tracks from Shigeto, Richard Devine, Jimmy Edgar, Byetone and Otto Von Schirach.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/wesley-matsell
Having released two records over the past four years, Wesley Matsell isn’t exactly in a rush to satisfy our musical appetites. After a tip off from Nathan Fake back in our interview in February, who praised Wesley’s productions, we started to take note of the Welshman’s output.
Early 2012 saw the release of Wesley’s highly acclaimed ‘Zones Within Zones‘ EP on Axel Boman and Petter Nordkvist’s Studio Barnhus label, a combination of jacking house grooves and heavily swung synth arpeggios. Wesley also released an excellent remix of Taragama Pyjarama’s ‘Balibat‘ and a cosmic remix of Phil Kieron’s ‘Le Carrousel‘. From what we’ve been told Wesley has big things lined up for 2013, including a potential release of a new record on Border Community.
For those of us who are based in London, The Hydra have invited Border Community to see us off into the New Year and Wesley Matsell will play alongside James Holden, Nathan Fake (live), Luke Abbott (live) and special guest Ivan Smagghe. Tickets are almost gone, so you better be quick.
INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > www.inverted-audio.com/flako
Hot on the heels of his excellent ‘Enclosure EP‘, the inimitable Flako delivers an astoundingly diverse selection, moulded together sublimely with his own mellifluous productions, a few of which appearing as IA exclusives (thanks Flako!!).