Reclaim Your City

Dwelling the interspace between abstract, ambient-adjacent techno and heavily dubbed out electronics, Osaka-based artist TENO is the epitome of a true sound artisan, breathing the most minute attention to detail and textural developments to his complex musical tapestries. Immersive to the full, his mixes teleport us at the junction of meditative stasis and rhythm-driven abandon, infusing each bar with a singular soul of its own, and each sequence with a distinctively vivid impetus. Reverbs and delays blazing, each brushstroke gains mythical force in TENO's kaleidoscopic deluge of changing colours and intense percussive firepower. A hi-res tornado of surgical groove flex, crisp sound design and impeccable transitions, rolled into the most cinematic floor narrative you could think of. Sensitive hi-tech drifter in full effect.

Up this week with a highly psychedelic two-hour mix, Italian DJ and producer D-Leria steps in with a barrage fire of heavy-duty dubs, tribal-informed polyrhythms and cosmic brainwaves. As a true explorer of uncharted sonic horizons, constantly pushing the envelope of techno and its sub-branches, Giuseppe Di Leria has established a name synonym with quality and innovation - as advocated through a bunch of acclaimed releases for the likes of Non Series, Semantica, Avian and his own imprint, Delirio. Opaque and mystic-imbued, his sound bridges the gap between hi-velocity functionality and abstract-leaning escapology, treating the club space as its playground of choice for bold experimentation. Spanning a wide range of musical genotypes - from rugged, post-industrial 4x4 wares to streamlined, bass-heavy combers, via intricate percussive workouts and tripped-out entrancers, D-Leria’s set is techno at its most enjoyably state-of-the-art and cerebral.

Punching in with two hours of esoteric techno and multi-layered electronics, Ouroboros crew and Non Series / Samurai Music affiliate Vardae brings over the eerie dubs and arcane moves to RYC. Championing an eruptive blend of tribal-informed breaks, acid-soaked bass waves, tape-delayed patterns and spirals of hypnotic psychedelia, Vardae develops his broad, all-embracing vision through chiseled constructions and articulate dynamics. Built for full-immersion raving and introspective journeying, his mixes route us onto euphoric apexes via craggy meanders and jagged panoramas. Expect a playful, mind-bending trip into Vardae’s shape-shifting imaginarium. A most unpredictable, restless ride awaits.

Up this week with a lushly-forested sonic voyage, De Lighting, Midgar and Nous’klaer affiliate Human Space Machine treats us to one of his trademark deep, highly cinematic sets. Blending elegant soundscaping with a sixth sense for crafting off-kilter floor momenti, HSM beckons us on the path of slo-entrancement through deftly welded track combinations and surgically executed angle shifts. From abstract-bordering downtempo joints to straight out propulsive, club-ready ordnance, HSM’s range knows no bound as he keeps juggling signatures and purposes, easing us into a kaleidoscopic tableau where the Dutch producer’s widescreen mindset shines in all its unadulterated glory.

KSR boss Gianluca Caiati aka Kaiser steps into our weekly podcast series with a powerhouse two-hour round of clinical groovers and heavy-duty bass bombs. Championing a sound that goes straight for the jugular, the Italian DJ and producer dishes out mixes that blend fierce Detroit-typical salvos with sheer Berlin-built muscle, going all in on floor-focussed weaponry and no-nonsense club narratives. For lovers of streamlined 4x4 buildups and sleek, reverb-drenched workouts, this one has Caiati zeroing in on the dubbed-out side of operations, unleashing maximal firepower with every bar. One heater after the other.