Hailing from Sapporo, Japan, Occa is no typical big room DJ but a
master acrobat in sound, expertly pushing the envelope of electronics as
a transcending means of expression. Shifting gears constantly between
conceptual abstraction and functional architecture, seeking effect in
every move and sniffing out substance in any sine, Occa dwells his own
sonic continuum, hermetic to stiff norms and creatively hampering
conventions. Laser-like and seamless, be ready for a descent into a
cyclonic tempest of FX-splattered loops and verbed-out tactile, nimbly
moving the cursor between ominous dubs, hi-tech floor destroyers and
experimental-leaning detours. A masterclass in sound design, boasting
both impeccable curation and mind-bending construction thru and thru,
it’s Occa taking over with one of this year’s most hair-raising
highlights. HARD.
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Reclaim Your City 671 | Elias.
Diving deeper into reverb-soaked environments and subterranean sonic
strata, Berlin-based producer and ungesund co-founder Elias. graces us
with a mix bound to have all listeners zone out in a flash. A bold
explorer of hyper-textured fractals and submerged post-industrial
atmospheres, Elias. embarks us on a trip down the infra-visible and
infra-audible, into the heart of our world’s pulsating matter and across
FX-coated membranes of sound. Getting ever closer to the organic throb
of it all, we’re ushered through an in-limbo kind of headspace, sitting
at the junction of proper floor entrancement and abstract-leaning
escapology. Prepare for a sense-awakening plunge into a sonic realm
seemingly bleached-out and tenebrous at first, yet incredibly vivid upon
closer inspection. Mesmerising and deep as it gets.
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Reclaim Your City 670 | Blazej Malinowski
Championing a sound both entrancingly serene and deep-diving, Blazej
Malinowski joins us for a two-hour journey across dubbed-out psychedelic
folds and straightforward cinematic crescendos he holds the secret to.
Through a string of hypnotic releases for the likes of Semantica, The
Gods Planet, Kvalia and his own imprint, Inner Tension, the Polish DJ
and producer has been minting a sound signature both impeccably
fuel-efficient and immersive to the full. Seeking the meditative thrill
of sensory entanglement through contrasting dynamic forces and melodic
chiaroscuros, Malinowski treats us to a rivetingly evocative outpour of
shape-shifting techno epics and sunken, reverb-drenched atmospherics
spiraling in and out of focus. Expect a deluge of mazy, claustrophobic
4x4 corridors and further unhindered panoramas of layered, swelling
synthesis. Wild.
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Reclaim Your City 669 | DJ Surgeles
Herald of a sound both punishingly jagged and haunted by the long
heritage of Dutch industrial music, U.F.F. boss and Axis alum Kole
Leijen aka DJ Surgeles steps in with a two hour mix reflecting his
hard-boiled headspace, sprawling steely uptempo landscapes and further
rapid-fire bursts of enslaving machine funk. Running the hoodoo down
with masterly precision and undeniable flair, Kole amps up the pressure
through a chiselled montage of titanium-coated big room wares,
kaleidoscopic hi-tech motifs and abstract-leaning analogue techno
stunts. Prime yourself for a wild ride across metamorphic, future-proof
atmospheres and whirring fractals of sound.
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Reclaim Your City 668 | Rolando
This week we’re blessed to welcome a true legend of the techno game
with Rolando taking over RYC waves for a two-hour jaunt into
otherworldly floor narratives and lushly-forested sonic landscapes. Now
operating out of Edinburgh, the former Underground Resistance member -
forever associated with the timeless classic ‘Knights of the Jaguar’ -
has laid the foundation to a ceaselessly compelling body of work,
including key releases on Ostgut Ton, Delsin and his own imprint, R3.
Championing a sound most entrancingly dynamic, largely informed by
groove, jazz and Latin percussions, Rolando graces us with a mix that
combines the finest of his signature mystic-imbued vision and sixth
sense for crafting some of the most memorable club experiences to be
had. Tapping in his love for polyamorous Detroit techno and house
combinations, mostly leaning into the more soulful side of his
hometown’s heritage rather than the industrial edge, Rolando embarks us
on a ride across shape-shifting technoid boogie reliefs and further
uncharted routes. Brace yourselves for some of the lushest, most
immersive and distinctive techno heroics around.
Rotterdam-via-Berlin based outlet reuniting underground purveyors across the globe as they methodically scan and showcase various nerve centers from the techno Internationale.
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