FIBER Podcast

It is a natural process to end something, so that there is room for new things to emerge. After releasing 39 FIBER Podcasts over a period of almost 10 years we arrived at number 40; the final release in this FIBER series by none other than Brighton based selector Alex Downey. We look back on … Read More

FIBER Podcast number 39 is part of a triptych of three podcasts that will be released shortly after each other. With this, FIBER celebrates almost 10 years of sets and live recordings. We end this series at #40 and prepare for something new. Thanks to all artists, followers and listeners. The second piece in the … Read More

FIBER Podcast number 38 is part of a triptych of three podcasts that will be released shortly after each other. With this, FIBER celebrates almost 10 years of sets and live recordings. We end this series at #40 and prepare for something new. Thanks to all artists, followers and listeners. Fenna Fiction is a DJ … Read More

Dense forests and moody beaches are the ever-changing and mysterious environments that Thessa Torsing explores to find inspiration. The 37th FIBER podcast is as diverse as these landscapes and Thessa, aka upsammy, is our fearless field guide that help us to traverse a variety of sonic impressions. Through her organic and yet uncompromising style, upsammy … Read More

“Mixes of club music can be quite fatiguing”, says Ali Wade. While he doesn’t DJ as much as he used to (“it’s a distraction to making music”), he still buys tracks he likes to hear loud at a party: “mostly deep, broken techno such as Donato Dozzy and Livity Sound”. For the 36th FIBER Podcast … Read More

The 35th FIBER podcast is a haunting trip through abstract layers of sound and atmospheres. The non-categorizable style of Tokyo based artist Ena embodies the practice of the transmutation of musical genres. In this visceral exploration of sounds he takes the listener through sonic dimensions; from the macrocosmos of space to the microcosmos of machines. … Read More

‘Ora et Labora’ (work and pray) was the saying of the ancient alchemists. Today we don’t pray, but we listen to ambient music to contemplate the mysteries of nature and the cosmos. “Ambient music gives me space to overthink things and/or to get (new) ideas” says Dutch DJ Merites. With the merit of an alchemist … Read More

Winter is coming! Decay sets in and the landscape transforms into a hue of red brown colors. The 33rd podcast by Lux is a mix to go along the seasonal mood. “I’m pretty sensitive about the environment where I’m playing – I try to consider the feeling of a certain place and adjust to that. … Read More

Summertime is not complete unless there is a soothing soundtrack to accompany the warm nights and long road trips. For the 32nd FIBER podcast we have asked Al Blayney to provide us with a mix to go with the flush of summer. As he just returned from a three week honeymoon, you can expect a … Read More

The 31st podcast expresses the ideas of regrowth and rejuvenation after a long winter. Silent Season’s label boss Jamie McCue takes us to the coast of British Columbia for a two hour long journey of deep and ethereal sounds inspired by the radiant beauty of the rainforests of Canada’s Vancouver Island. “I recorded this mix … Read More

As commanding officer of Radion, Convextion stood behind the controls and watched how the audience, immersed in DEFRAME’s stage design, wandered above a sea of fog and danced under a grid of red lasers shooting into space. Convextion’s music complemented the stage design perfectly and guided the audience through a one-and-a-half hour-long excavation of subterranean … Read More

“Play twice before listening,” is the disclaimer that comes along with the 2 hour long excavation of deep ambient sounds carefully selected by Phonaut. The American with a track record that spans two decades is known for his narrative sets: “I try to design mixes for multiple listens, like soundtracks or to tell a story. … Read More

After a period of laid back summer vibes, the new FIBER podcast contributor directly aims for the brain; Area Forty_One, that is! The eponymous Dutch DJ and producer presents a deep electro infused mix that taps into the auditory cortex. With releases on Field, Ann Aimee and Delsin, such as Nocturnal Passions Part I, Discharging … Read More

This next instalment of the FIBER Podcast sets the mind to a hot summer day; swaying in a hammock watching fleecy clouds drift by. Giegling’s gaffer Dustin recorded the mix at the label’s office and explains that: “The mix is all about the anticipation of the upcoming summer. I expect nothing less than sunshine and … Read More

Those who are familiar with Lerosa know that he has quite an intuitive approach to mixing. The 26th FIBER podcast however, gave him the chance to show a different facet of his musical tastes, Lerosa explains: “The mix I gave you is quite intense. I traced some sort of movement from darkness and depression to … Read More

We have arrived at #25 of the FIBER Podcast series, which calls for something special! Therefore, we are very proud to announce that we can celebrate this jubilee with a two-hour cut from an opening set, recorded live at a recent gig in Berlin, by no other than John Osborn. “I carefully selected the tracks … Read More

XDB has a reputation for being a historian of electronic music. With his extensive catalog of vinyl he is able to express harmonized, almost pictorial themes in his mixes. Almost similar to an abstract painter who uses paint dabbles and brushstrokes to create rhythms and structures. The 24th FIBER podcast by XDB expresses his versatility … Read More

An opening act of a club night could be interpreted like a carefully cultivated soniferous garden, that soothes the listener into a comfortable state, slowly building up the vibe for the forthcoming night. The 23rd FIBER podcast is mixed by Ness and is, according to himself, the essence of an opening set. With atmospheric sounds … Read More

The Irish duo Lakker have a way of showing us how the sound and the spirit of techno has developed beyond just the obvious four-to-the-floor beat. The 22nd FIBER podcast is a good example of fluidity due to the overlapping of form and style in sound as well as in visual design. “Techno for us … Read More

A break within an intense techno set can feel like a relief, as if you stand on top of a hill looking out along a stretched landscape, a moment of clarity to reflect before the beat kicks in. The 21st FIBER podcast, mixed by upcoming Italian DJ/producer Bona, was recorded during such a moment. “I … Read More

We celebrate this 20th jubilee podcast with an exquisite mix of melodic techno and deep house by the illustrious storyteller Leonid. “I really just selected some records, a mix of old and new artists and showcased their talents in producing such deadly music” The mysterious man from Ireland has built a fragmented catalog of excellent … Read More

With a blend of his own produced tracks and tracks by artists that inspire him the 19th issue is a floating mix made by the Dutch ‘frustrated cosmonaut’ Boris Bunnik, better known as Conforce. “Actually, I never made a mix with mainly self produced material, so I thought it was nice to try it for … Read More

The intense bodily experience of listening and dancing to techno is often regarded as a spiritual experience. Russian DJ Yuka has a strong feeling towards the cosmic and the mystical, always looking for harmony. That is why she leaves cold Moscow behind during winter to hibernate in Varanesi, the spiritual capital of the world. The … Read More

“It’s a field for crazy people” is a way to categorize the group of people with an obsessive love for hardware and modular synths as documented in the film; ‘I Dream of Wires’. CCO seems to be one of them, considering the list of equipment he used to create the seventeenth addition to our series. … Read More

Maps have numerous purposes in life; they are one of the fundamental means by which human beings represent information. Experimental mappings such as data visualizations, cover a wide range of different influences that can make the complex simple and the simple complex. TVO’s addition to the FIBER podcast series is a mapping of a wide … Read More

With fall looming and times of darkness ahead, it is the perfect time to present the next installment of the FIBER Podcast. Berlin based DJ and producer Refracted challenges the listener to experience the various layers of deep techno. “This mix was recorded in a very special afterhour session with close friends at my home … Read More

An important source of inspiration for Fedbymachines is the way technology and humanity interact. This also became apparent when we first met him at Freemote festival last December. We interrupted a guy who was surrounded by devices, preparing for his first live performance. He told us he was a little nervous, but when we saw … Read More

A gloomy atmosphere of decay and social problems are often features of industrial cities, but these surroundings of despair and poverty can also serve as ground for blooming centres of creativity. Klen, originating from Rotterdam, gets inspired by these urban issues, so it is not surprising that after more than 20 years of experience as … Read More

As the preparations for the second edition of FIBER Festival are in full swing, a nice, energetic mix from a Ukrainian city with the eloquent name of Dnipropetrovsk is well appreciated. The twelfth FIBER podcast brings us back to the caverns we inhabited at ClubTransmediale two weeks ago and is brought to you by the … Read More

The German philosopher Friedrich Kittler once argued: “The development of the internet has more to do with human beings becoming a reflection of their technologies…. After all, it is we who adapt to the machine. The machine does not adapt to us.” (The Guardian 28/12/11) A claim that winks to Alan Backdrop, a man with … Read More

‘No tricks only tracks’. The tenth FIBER podcast is an ambient mix by Belgian dreamer Evad, whose accompanying artwork perfectly reflects his set and his approach to mixing. Evad aka Dave Volkaerts has a profound love for deep- and trippy house, techno and ambient. A purist who runs the Mixture podcast series with contributions by … Read More

In a meticulously compiled podcast Niklas Vaggh creates an anthology of atmospheres he constantly seeks in his dj-sets. Niklas Vaggh aka Sietse van der Meer has been collecting tracks for over three months to create the harsh, gloomy, uncompromising and haunting mix he envisioned. At a young age Sietse was already into the hard styles … Read More

According to DJ+ there’s a big difference between mixing at home or at a club. For the 8th FIBER podcast he uses the broad spectrum of contemporary bass music to both surprise the listener and play the tracks he likes and wouldn’t normally play in a dancefloor oriented mix. DJ+ aka Paulus van der Heiden … Read More

The seventh podcast has been compiled by Julien Mier, a versatile artist whose music can’t be labelled easily. In his collaboration with Daan Kars the young musician has proven to be a great match for FIBER. Together they have created an audio-visual piece that was released on the net-label of our Utrecht based friends of … Read More

The sixth FIBER podcast is the premiere of Urkelle, the pseudonym under which Steve Mensink will be releasing his deeper, more experimental work. This mix proves that Steve can easily vear away from the 125 bpm rut and it takes you on a journey through an obscure spheric soundscape of pulsating sub-basses, laidback beats and … Read More

Vinyllover Mattikk treats us to a vicious techno set with an occasional trip to raw analogue house, ending with deep dubstep. The talented DJ explores the ambiguity of dubstep and techno, characterized by its 4×4 beats and completed with deep subs and dubby synths. Important influences to Mattikk are Scuba, Martyn, 2562, Sigha, Marcel Dettmann, … Read More

The fourth podcast by Mohlao picks up where he left off his live set at FIBER festival earlier this year; with grim electro sounds of a dystopian techno future. The talented producer, who is currently studying film in Brussels, grew up in Leeuwarden. This city in the north of the Netherlands is a breeding ground … Read More

The third podcast is mixed by Elvon Ludwig aka Luuk Meuffels, who resides at an intriguing venue in Utrecht: a residential home, that on occasion, by means of deaf neighbours and a powerful vintage MFB soundsystem, transforms into ClubStreetway (CSW). At these parties, Ludwig is responsible for the great afterhours vibe that makes it impossible … Read More

Distant Drummers is a collective that strives to bring the best of two worlds together. Originating from a grindy squatting scene, the group recently performed at the sterile environment of the Stedelijk museum of contemporary art in Amsterdam. Their music aims to bring forward the human in the machine by creating sound experiments with analogue … Read More

Dubberdink has been developing a distinctive sound for himself; deep dub sounds influenced by labels such as Basic Channel and Echochord, next to Chicago influenced house or the more minimalistic sounds by labels such as Pokerflat Recordings. This podcast superbly showcases these influences and starts off nice and deep. As the mix slowly unfolds we … Read More