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Over two decades of unfaltering devotion to production and DJing,
dishing out some of the finest slices of opulently textured techno along
the way, Tokyo-based maestro DJ Sodeyama has been honing a sound
signature both intricately hypnotic and boundary-pushing. Blending
delicate melodic strains of electronics ranging from deep, ambient music
to verbed-out, atmospheric techno, often laced with hints of jazz and
soulful discoid expressions, his productions and mixes combine the
satiny elegance of loungey daydream with that of more rugged,
deep-diving dubs a la Basic Channel. From light to shade, and
vice-versa, DJ Sodeyama builds pieces of music where the ever-changing
lighting and shifting angles swath you in an oddly comforting headspace.
A most fascinating trip for the body and soul.
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Reclaim Your City 636 | Mary Lake
Lacking no oomph, the mixes of Amsterdam’s one and only Mary Lake
tick all the boxes of a quality hi-NRG set. Boasting a definite knack
for those volatile hotchpotches of big-room-ready jack and a surgical
DJing skillset, Mary treats us to a frantic whirlwind of paced-up
machine funk and absolutely imparable industrial-inflected maneuvers.
Cranking the heat one notch up with every bar, the Dutch DJ certainly
knows how to bring dance floors to a simmer and keep crowds under her
spell through wave after wave of an uncompromising floor-destroying
exposé. No-surrender, adrenaline-stacked ripper of a mix thru and thru,
consider yourselves warned for the tumultuous ride ahead. Hectic.
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Reclaim Your City 635 | Konduku
Having made a name for himself through a string of choice releases
for the likes of Nous’klaer and Delsin, Dutch producer Konduku has been
turning heads with his ever innovative take on the techno medium.
Pushing for new directions, Konduku’s been laying down intriguing blends
of dubbed-out, Afro-infused grooves and plural strains of
abstract-leaning, breaks-friendly hybrids. The present mix showcases the
breadth of his influences and essential components, extrapolating
techno’s genre-transcending nature through a fine mix of heavily
verbed-out electronics and shape-shifting buildup, never quite going
where you’d expect it, rather seeking the excitement of suspenseful arcs
and unsuspected developments. Bold as it should.
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Reclaim Your City 634 | Robin Kampschoer
Blasting his way into our series this week, Dutch producer Robin
Kampschoer revs up the engines and lifts us off to higher spheres of
consciousness through two hours of chiselled post-industrial sound
engineering. Exploring the confines of techno, somewhere at the junction
of proper raw, steely rhythms and further elevated ambience-scaping,
the RKM boss and STOOR alum swings the pendulum betwixt full-blown
warehouse-ready assault and inward-gazing escapism effortlessly.
Elegantly brutalist, his approach is both one of nuance and impact,
exalting and pensive in equal measure, never flinching in its quest for
the sweet spot between raging horsepower and nostalgia-soaked harmonics.
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Reclaim Your City 633 | Megan Leber
Hailing from our home city of Rotterdam, local player and modular
sound first-lady Megan Leber turns up in RYC's weekly series with two
hybrid hours spanning off-kilter rhythmic experiments and atmospheric
breakaways. Through her vividly textured tapestries and shape-shifting
sonic explorations, the STOOR affiliate weaves moments of grace and
tension with effortless poise, easing us into her idiosyncratically deep
and pulsating headspace via intuitive routes and hypnotic bypaths.
Leave all expectations at the door and let Leber's sizzling pool of raw,
unadulterated sonic material soak up to the last drop of energy
available and turn it into the most volatile fuel for raving. Mesmeric
to the full.
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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