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[NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]: Estimulo plays Force Inc.

DJ:
Estimulo

About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and twenty-third instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.

The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.

So the approach of each mix is clear: the choosen DJ/mixing artist makes a selection of tracks produced by one artist (and her/his monikers. or released on a label (and its sublabels. and creates a nice mix from it.

Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Estimulo playing tracks from Force Inc.

About Estimulo:
Born and raised Berliner, record collector & digger since the late 80s, radio host & DJ since the late nineties.

These days you can still see and hear me spinning regularly around Berlin (and the world).

About Force Inc.:
info soon

Listen:
“Estimulo plays Force Inc. Music”

Estimulo About His Choice:
Force Inc. is THE label in my record collection that I have the most records from – which should already reflect its relevance for me.

Music released by Force Inc or one of their sublabels has accompanied me from the early 90s rave/tekkno (T’N’I’s “Low Mass” EP being an especially significant milestone) up to the microhouse era of the early to mid 00s.

As different as these seemingly opposing poles of the techno spectrum may seem on first listen, the factor “quality” has always held up there as i hope it holds together this mix!

Tracklist:
01. Ian Pooley – A1 Untitled
02. Ian Pooley – Rosarium
03. Bizz O.D. – I’m Coming Out Of Your Speakers
04. T’N’I – Anecdote (Deep Kick Mix)
05. Skydiver – Sunblast
06. Space Cube – Tunnel (Dark Mix)
07. Skydiver – Skydiver (303 Edit)
08. Space Cube – Life Is Pick Nick
09. Russ Gabriel – Mindseeker
10. Space Cube – Polar Station
11. Russ Gabriel – Digilogic
12. Space Cube – Message (All Over The World)
13. Gene Farris – Star Cruise
14. Ian Pooley – Roots
15. Marvin Dash – Untitled A
16. Ian Pooley – Today
17. YMC – Good Times
18. Ian Pooley – Don’t You Be Afraid
19. DJ Matt – Die Tiefe
20. Roger Ruff – Paradise (Main Mix)
21. Marvin Dash – Untitled B2
22. Pete Conman – My Roots
23. Mathias Schaffhäuser – Desire (Extended Club Mix)
24. Care – World Of Today
25. MRI – To Be Honest
26. a.Nov – Pyramide Orange
27. Atlon Inc. – Sunrise Taxi
28. Crane A.K. – Beyond The Flow
29. Geoff White – Wubub
30. Jetone – Thousand Oaks
31. Swayzak – Slave To The Hard Drive
32. Crane A.K. – Tiefausläufer

Recommendations:
Cristian Vogel’s “Fase Montuno” on Mille Plateaux
Blakk Harbor’s ” A Modern Dialect” on Mille Plateaux | BH Records

Websites:
Estimulo
Estimulo @ Instagram
Force Inc.

[NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]: Philipp Drube & Frank Heise play Space Trax

DJ:
Philipp Drube & Frank Heise

About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and twenty-second instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.

The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.

Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Space Trax mix made by label heads Philipp Drube & Frank Heise.

About Philipp Drube & Frank Heise:
Philipp Drube has his musical roots in the underground scene of Hamburg where he played his first gig in 2011. Two years later he moved to Berlin where he was holding a residency at Ismus from 2015 till 2020. His meticulous and hand-tailored sets focus on fast-paced Techno and different faces of Trance. A blend which earns him appearances at Berlin’s most established clubs such as Säule (Berghain), Griessmühle/RSO, Tresor or ÆDEN and series like Mala Junta or Synoid as well as several events throughout Germany, Europe, the US and Australia.

Frank Heise started DJing at About Blank and smaller clubs in Berlin around 2012, followed by gigs at Plötzlich am Meer and Instytut Festival. Within the beginning of Space Trax he often played at Griessmühle, other clubs in Germany like Rote Sonne/Munich and international venues such as Cialo/Wroclaw, Exil/Zurich or Poligraf/Yerevan. His tracks regularly coming out on Space Trax and he also appeared with an own production on Union Trance Mission in 2021.

About Space Trax:
Space Trax is a Berlin based label focusing on an innovative mixture of Trance and Techno and was founded in 2018 by Philipp Drube and Frank Heise.

Listen:
“Philipp Drube & Frank Heise play Space Trax”

Philipp Drube & Frank Heise About Their Choice:
the guys run this label 🙂

Tracklist:
01. Faster Horses – Cosmic Flutter
02. LOIF – Alien System
03. Kineta – Apologia
04. Samoh & Taik – Budah
05. L-3P – Torasend
06. Ekkel – Orb
07. Lasse Vind – Pillars of Creation
08. Eyerate – Spyder
09. Mikkel Rev – The Liquid Mirror
10. Lasse Vind – Cirith Gorgor
11. Immateriæ – Nube
12. Atikka – Slackline
13. Faster Horses – Europa (DINA Remix)
14. L-3P – Yhoran
15. OTON – Isolation
16. Unreleased
17. Frank Heise – Abort to Orbit
18. L-3P – Pzixem
19. Eyerate – Protector
20. Frank Heise – Dripping Sphere
21. DJ Ali – Never Seen
22. Faster Horses – Europa
23. Blue Hour & Alpha Tracks – Rockpools
24. Kineta – Space Race
25. Lund&Rønde – Boost
26. Unreleased
27. Aeryeen – Ocular (Stellar Mix)
28. Omformer – Photon
29. L-3P – Yhoran (Marilao Remix)

Recommendations:
all featured releases on Space Trax

Websites:
Philipp Drube
Frank Heise
Space Trax @ Instagram
Space Trax

[NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]: Helrad plays Helrad Limited

DJ:
Helrad

About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and twenty-first instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.

The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.

Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Helrad’s mix of stuff released on his own imprint Helrad Limited.

About Helrad:
Born and bred in the south of Italy, Helrad has been a DJ for several years in his hometown where he was heavily influenced by the techno scene. He thrives on 3 decks playing dance-floor orientated techno with a variety of raw, emotional, funk, and groove elements.

Helrad has always been fascinated by the UK electronic music scene with artists such as, Rebekah, Slam, Ben Sims, Silicon Soul and JoeFarr to name a few. He was drawn to Scotland where he opened his label Helrad Limited.

Helrad’s tracks have been released on UX (Joefarr’s label), Gradient (Jamaica Suk’s label), Stroberload (Jaded London), Drec, Prodigal Son UK and on Helrad Limited.

About Helrad Limited:
Helrad Limited is an underground electronic label focused on a variety of techno such as heavy techno,industrial, hard groove and hard stomping techno.

Helrad Limited is owned by Helrad and is now based in the south of Italy.

Some big names have been produced great remixes such as Steve Stoll,Stanislav Tolkachev, Joefarr and Hans Bouffmyhre.

Original tracks have been produced by new underground techno talents such as A Birth Defect, Unart8, Grung, Exilles, Blaxad and Helrad.

Helrad Limited have been supported by very familiar name.

Listen:
“Helrad plays Helrad Limited”

Helrad About His Choice:
we on NovaFuture Blog convinced the label boss to make a mix of the stuff released on his label 🙂

Tracklist:
01. Grung – Hated – District
02. Grung – To The Grave
03. Grung – Initial Retribution
04. A Birth Defect – Burning Skies
05. A Birth Defect – With You
06. Helrad – Track 2.3 (JoeFarr Remix)
07. Helrad – Track 2.2
08. Helrad – Track 1.3 (Steve Stoll Remix)
09. Blaxad – Headache Relief
10. Unart8 – EXT XTC (Helrad Remix)
11. Helrad – RFLC
12. Helrad – Zero Hundred
13. Unart8 – EXT XTC
14. Unart8 – Natural Dance Club

Websites:
Helrad (DJ & Artist)
Helrad Limited (Label)

[NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]: Mascha plays WSNWG

DJ:
Mascha

About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and twentieth instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.

The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.

Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Mascha’s mix of stuff released on the label WSNWG.

About Mascha:
Mascha is a born and rised Techno Djane in Berlin with a strong footprint in Mexico cities music scene. Her weekly radio show LIEBE she curated with colleague Kris Berle on Aire Libre 105.3 fm is a weekly live program bringing international and national talents together for a chat and music presentation. Her music style is pretty versatile but you could put it in the genres of Ambient, Acid-, Industrial-, Detroit- influenced Techno.

Mascha released her first Track „Representative Weapon“ on a Various Artist EP on the Important Jogger label. As well her first collaborative EP „CDMX“ in which she collaborated with the label owner Indy Nyles. From playing in underground raves to festival stages in Mexico, USA, Poland and Germany to name just a few she explores her sound and is hypnotizing the audience with her well selected beats.

About WSNWG:
Borderless by essence, WSNWG’s aim is simple:
showcase collaborations between Rødhåd and a variety of like-minded artists from various horizons, all recorded in the warm creative environment of his Berlin studio.

Listen:
“Mascha plays WSNWG”

Mascha About Her Choice:
Rødhåd has been in the techno scene since I started raving with 16 in the Berlin clubs.

His sets are always timeless, hypnotic and really powerful. I saw that he started his own label with collaborations such as Lady Starlight, Rene Wise, Fadi Mohem, Ø [Phase], Vril, Antigone, JakoJako, Lucy, Alex.Do, (..) and all of the releases were recorded in his studio in Berlin. The sound of the releases are oriented by dub, hypnotic and thriven beats which are sometimes also loop-like, which I like a lot.

Depending on the collaborative artists the release varies. From industrial Ambient sounds to big stage oriented Techno is everything included.

Tracklist:
01. Vril & Rødhåd – Procyon
02. Lucy & Rødhåd -180108
03. Antigone & Rødhåd – 180702.1
04. Alex.Do & Rødhåd – 160602
05. Lady Starlight & Rødhåd – 200701
06. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190205
07. Fadi Mohem & Rødhåd – 210407.1
08. Lady Starlight & Rødhåd – 200704
09. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190209.1
10. Lady Starlight & Rødhåd – 200705
11. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190209.2
12. Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd – 190318
13. Alex.Do & Rødhåd – 181211
14. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190204
15. Rødhåd – Alternation
16. Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd – 200301.1
17. Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd – 190319
18. Antigone & Rødhåd – 190904
19. Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd – 180215
20. Lady Starlight & Rødhåd – 200616
21. Vril & Rødhåd – Orela
22. Rødhåd – Pigeons Dancing On The Roof

Recommendation:
“In Vere EP” by JakoJako & Rødhåd on WSNWG

Booking:
Temper Talents for Mascha

Websites:
Mascha
WSNWG @ Instagram
WSNWG @ Bandcamp

[NovaFuture Blog Exclusive Mix]: Stracid plays NewKids Records

DJ:
Stracid

About the concept:
Here is the one hundred and nineteenth instalment of our series “abc plays xyz”.

The idea behind it is to ask some DJs/mixing artists if they have an artist or label in mind that they love and would like to use for a mix.

Find links to all instalments at our overview. Today we present you Stracid’s mix of stuff released on the label NewKids Records.

About Stracid:
Fast, rhythmic grooves, with a booming kick, accompanied by a versatility of melodic, harmonizing tones- this is how Lukas Böhme aka STRACID characterizes the music he produces. In his songs he processes his feelings and experiences from his life.

The birth of his musical beginnings started early in his childhood. At the age of 5 he learned to play guitar and drums, followed by performances with his family and friends. From the age of 14, Lukas got to know a different side of music with techno. The decisive point for this was Paul Kalkbrenner, who still plays an important role today with his live set.

At the age of 17 he started to get involved with DJing, shortly after that he started playing at parties with friends. Then in 2018, Lukas started producing his own techno, with the goal of one day playing live in front of an audience.

The friends decided a year later to found a label called NewKids Records, which has already achieved several successes in the Beatport Charts Top 100. In the following time they also received support from well-known magazines like Faze Magazine or DJ Mag.

Today STRACID has his own live set, which he plays regularly. His biggest successes so far are that he is a part of the Lehmann Club Stuttgart and played at Nature One 2022, where he was allowed to perform live.

He is constantly striving to move and unite people with his music.

About NewKids Records:
NewKids Rec. is a German label which was founded in 2019 and consists of friends who have been producing together since their youth. Techno, warehouse and acid is the motto! Inspired by the origin of electronic music, the guys unite old and new sounds and make it their business to bring their vision of music to the world.

Listen:
“Stracid plays NewKids Records”

Stracid About His Choice:
Stracid is regular artist on the label

Tracklist:
01. Deadly Alice – Schwarz zu Grau
02. Mad Maex – Mad Groove
03. Stracid – DMT (Lucinee Remix)
04. Mad Maex – Leeway
05. Dyssonanz – Endless Void
06. Systemrauschen – Dying Lights
07. Rauhnächte – Lucid Vision
08. Disruption – Yugen (Stracid Remix)
09. Mad Maex – Sick
10. Fairytale – Transcend Realities
11. Stracid – DMT
12. Source Code – Das Licht der Welt
13. Witzemann – Hyperborea
14. Förm – Birds of Paradise

Recommendations:
Stracid’s “Enter Into Another Dimension EP” on NewKids Records
Stracid’s “Analog Gun” on Reload Black Label
Stracid’s “Poly” on Reload Black Label
all releases on NewKids Records we featured

Websites:
Stracid
NewKids Records