Recorder.13

Kyiv-based Mikhail Ilyushchenko, known to the entire Ukrainian underground under the aliases @luschn1 and IV Mickey, has been an integral part of the capital's electronic scene for more than a decade. Luschn is a true universal soldier of the music world, confidently working on the fringe of many styles. His sound is full of playful motifs intertwined with complex compositional canvases. It's also about depth, drama, multilayered senses, sounds, and harmonies. Everyone will find something there. And even if they lose it, the artist will always immediately put another record on the deck. Stay Rave with #R13!

Mark (@mark-ambrose-trax) started as a lover of House music back in the late 80s. Hooked on the Style of the music mainly from Chicago, New York and Detroit. In 1989 he got a pair of Technics 1210's and started as a bedroom DJ. Not long after he was getting booked play in clubs. After finding love for Synthesisers Samplers and drum machines he started his own label Crayon. Stay Rave with #R13!

Alexander Krüger (@dub-taylor) once wrote music as Korsakow long ago. This is a unique opportunity to hear unreleased compositions by one of the brightest producers alter ego of the 90s and 00s underground scene. Mostly unreleased and self-production podcast, It is undoubtedly a gem! Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: Korsakow - Line Vision (Unreleased Instrumental) - 1997 Korsakow - Godfather (Unreleased) - 1994 Korsakow - The Pipe (Unreleased) - 1995 Korsakow - Untitled (Unreleased) - 1994 Korsakow - DX1 Remix (Unreleased) - 1994 Korsakow - Abduction - 1996 Korsakow - Make U Crazy - 1996 Korsakow - Automatic Rhythms - (Unreleased) - 1996 Korsakow - Admit It - (Unreleased) - 1997 Korsakow - This Morning (Version 2, Unreleased) - 1997 Korsakow - The Man (Original, Unreleased) - 1995 Korsakow - Need No Lie (Unreleased) - 1995 Dub Taylor - Bullet - 1996 Korsakow - Deep In Space - 1996 Diarr Hea - Drugs No good Thing (Dj Elin Remix) - 1997 Korsakow - Modulator 3 - 1996 Korsakow - Here Comes The Sun - 1996/2024 Dub Taylor - Piano - 1998 Korsakow - Future Takes Place Deep In Space (Original First Version, Unreleased) - 1996 Korsakow & Dj Cactuz - Is It Good Enough? (Unreleased) - 1996 Korsakow - Son Of a Gun - 1995 Korsakow - Stab Grid (Unreleased) - 1997 Korsakow - Get Up & Get Down (Unreleased) - 1995 Hair - Poloshirt (Korsakow Remix, Unreleased) - 1997

Based in Sofia, @alexandarkyosev has been a key figure in Bulgaria's electronic music scene for over a decade. Throughout the years, he has released music through his own imprint, @caph-records, cultivating a distinctive sound. His musical taste spans a range of styles, with a preference for tracks that are atmospheric and deep, immersive, and minimalistic, reflecting his nuanced approach to both production and playing music. Stay Rave with #R13!

"In the ever-evolving world of electronic music, @joshuacollins is an artist who doesn't shy away from his roots in house music. This mix for Recorder.13 kicks off in a faster bpm but is laden with lush pads and energetic rhythms tapping into unique and newer sounds from artists such as Ketttama, Lone, Underworld, LABAT, Effy, Moktar and Aguila. Enjoy this 90-minute mix of variety of tech-house, techno, breaks, house and lofi-house from Joshua Collins. Josh has new and recent releases coming out in 2024 on Jazze (FR), Fresh Meat (US) and Harmonious Discord (US)." Stay Rave with #R13!

Live at @tresorberlin 01.06.2024 Truly @cloutier 's nature - one of zeal and infatuation towards the warm, dubby, hypnotic house and techno that has come to characterize his sound as well as his masterful ability to bridge the gap between dance music's past and its future. He's a DJ for whom quality - above all else - is the watchword. Stay Rave with #R13!

Punter & record buyer since 1993, Alastair Kelly is the boss of @lempuyang, a label which has become synonymous for deep house and techno since it's inception in 2021. With 16 releases already under their belt from the likes of Steve O'Sullivan (@stephenos1,) @jszeiter and @mikeschommer, Alastair has curated this 2hr selection - never one to be pigeon holed by style, this set delves into the reaches of ultra deep detroit, acid and deep house. Stay Rave with #R13!

Of the original crop of Detroit DJs, @delano_smith is one of the few still dedicated to the craft. At a time described as the Wild West by some, when party culture was taking its first tentative steps, Delano honed his skills under the guidance of the late, great Ken Collier. With initial sets fusing soul, disco and early electronic sounds, Delano planted seeds in the minds of Detroit's subsequent generations. Those dancing to his sets in the late 70s and early 80s would later become ambassadors of a scene with worldwide appeal. Now, Delano stands shoulder to shoulder with the figureheads he once educated, writing a brand new chapter for house and techno. Following a period out of the game, Delano returned with a new focus, forming the DJ collective BeatDownSounds with long-time peers Norm Talley and @mikeagentx. The trio offered a unique, slowed down and raw take on house, a sound picked up by London/Tokyo label, @third-ear-recordings, and presented on the double-length compilation ‘Detroit BeatDown Vol.1', the success of which enabled Delano and his partners to represent the Motor City on an international level. In 2002 his own Mixmode imprint. In 2009 Delano formed a pivotal relationship with the Berlin-based @sushitech, following a chance meeting with label head @yossi Amoyal, the setting Panorama Bar, a club that would later help define Delano's musical direction. After a string of successful Sushitech EPs, Delano dropped ‘Odyssey' onto the scene's collective consciousness, an album spawning enduring dancefloor favourites. Two years later his sophomore long player arrived, loaded with dark and dubby material ‘Twilight' was a curve ball to follow the hysteria that greeted his debut. 2017 saw Delano add yet another Sushitech LP to his discography, entitled ‘Detroit Lost Tapes' it offered archived material, dug out and recontextualised with a worldwide tour following in support. Stay Rave with #R13!

There's usually not much to add about these iconic artists. Muzik magazines "Best New DJ" award in 1997, in 1994 his own label Wiggle (@nathancoles) with no less iconic musician Nathan Coles and the series of events of the same name with the same Nathan and @eddie-richards are known not only in London and the UK but all over the world. The permanent resident of the world famous and iconic Fabriс club since 1999. Owner of his unique sound, author of a huge number of releases, one of the founding fathers of Tech House, an artist whose creative activity has already exceeded 3 decades. Underground music fans around the world know the Legend, @terryfrancis. Stay Rave with #R13!

Silvio (@route8) is a self-declared “multi-genre artist.” His work since 2011 has placed Budapest on the electronic music map, shaping its musical landscape with his diverse compositions. Having released several EPs in 2013, Silvio was subsequently discovered via his SoundCloud page by @lobster-theremin founder Jimmy Asquith (@asquithhhhh). He has since founded his own label called @this-is-our-time and released his debut album in 2020. Now, with two Boiler Room gigs behind him, he continues to make and release his music while performing regularly again. Stay Rave with #13!

Labelled by @resident-advisor as "one of the classiest and grooviest house DJs out there," @danaruh is a musician who lives and breathes music like few others. Thoroughly obsessed by the complexities of sound, she's as renowned for his wizardry behind the decks as she is her label, @brouqade -as well as her role at fledgling Berlin music space, 60waves store. A native of Gera, Ruh has been firmly settled in Berlin for over a decade now, with Germany's capital continuing to play a profound effect on her unique way of working. An impressively multifaceted musician, Ruh's early sound was often characterised by its subtle, minimal tropes, although these days she's equally as likely to champion classy, up-tempo house as she is a tougher, more peak-time techno vibe. It's a way of working that means she's equally comfortable throwing it down in Romania as she Ibiza or at her summer residency at Berlin's Club der visionaere. A master of the subtle groove, Ruh's work continues to draw praise from electronic music's most respected names, with her highly-regarded debut LP, Naturally, released via @jus-ed @undergroundquality. Added to this, further celebrated releases have arrived recently via equally discerning outposts such as @barbara-preisinger, Cave Records and @autoreply. Closer to home, Ruh continues to rep her Brougade imprint with distinction. Conceived in 2007, the label is now firmly established one that's equally likely to push forward-thinking up-and-coming artists and established names alike. As one of the founder of @kma60 he established 60waves, an independent record store in berlin, releasing her latest album 2020 on Cave Recordings Dana is never sitting still. after her Release on @smallville-records in 2023 and back on Brougade and with a live set to perform She will not stop to create. Stay Rave with #R13!

Now, decades after his ‘Tears' alongside Frankie Knuckles, the Japanese-born, New York and Paris-based DJ, producer, remixer and label boss is still a regular feature in the sets of many of today's underground elite. A student of jazz and classical piano, @satoshitomiie is a musically adept and accomplished producer who constantly evolved how he works. Experimenting with a new hybrid Modular DJ setup which sees him effortlessly fuse live analogue modular synthesis and with traditional DJ sets. Regularly playing clubs such as DC10, Rex and from South America to Tokyo while releasing music on labels such as @kaoztheory, @no19music, Holic, @yoyaku and his own Abstract Architecture. Satoshi is as relevant as ever and continues to make waves throughout the electronic music community as only he knows how. Stay Rave with #R13!

@janeret is part of the rising generation of the French scene. He is one of the key artist of @yoyaku roster and the AD of Joule Imprint. As Janeret, he performs regularly through Europe, but has also toured through Japan, Australia, and the Americas, acknowledged for his energetic sets that incorporate minimal house and breaks. Janeret grew up in Grenoble, a city in south-eastern France, but has called Paris home since 2010. It was around this time that he began “taking production seriously,” he explains; his earliest experiments had started several years earlier. He marked his relocation to the French capital with a slew of releases on various imprints, but it wasn't until 2015's Heat EP that Janeret began to feel comfortable with his production methods and style, a smooth take on deep house with a solid groove. Stay Rave with #R13!

@insect-o composes music between ambient, dub and techno. In 1998 he founded the label @etui-records. His latest EP Sandstones came out in March 2023. In the tracks, he combines field recordings with rippling chords, soundscapes from his modular synthesizer and a fat bottom-end. But there is always more to discover. Besides his music, the Dresden-based artist shares a big passion for travelling. At the Atacama desert, he found the inspiration for his first full-length, released in 2018. With Melbourne's @echoinspectors he recorded Bourne Dub and Bribie Dub, which has been released on Australian Primary [Colours] imprint. Insect O. is an old hand in Dresden's electronic music scene. Enthusiastic about the radio show electronics on East German radio station DT64 in the early nineties he started buying records and making music at the age of 14. In the late 90s, he was a co-promoter and resident DJ of Dresden's famous techno club Flugzeugwerft. Today he organizes workshops about music production for @davefestival in Dresden. DAVE Live Jam invites artists to bring their gear for a 2 hours music jam. Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 Insect O. - Forest Of The Monkeys - Etui Records 02 Van Bonn - Blurred-Submission - Etui Records 03 CV313 - Infinit-1 (STL Remix) - Echospace [Detroit] 04 Radioslave - K-Maze (Rhauder K-Mazed Remix) - Rekids 05 Dubacid - Accepting The Differences (Cristian Paduraru Tech House Dub) - Worldwide Exclusive Records 06 Round Two feat. Andy Caine - New Day (Club Vocal Mix) - Main Street Records 07 Fluxion - Origin - Echocord 08 Altone - Effuse (Upwellings Remix)- Primary Colours 09 Tim Kossmann - Loop C - Etui Records 10 El Chop - Adrift - Etui Records 11 Alessandro Crimi - Jericho (Insect O. Remix) - Etui Records 12 Insect O. - Jacaranda Blossom Street - Etui Records 13 Rhythm & Sound - Queen In My Empire - Burial Mix 14 Insect O. - Everlasting - Etui Records

Philipp @priebe runs his label Stólar, out of what most claim to be the mecca of techno, Berlin. Born and raised in a small town in Saxony and musically educated in the city of Greifswald at the Baltic Sea, Philipp Priebe get his main inspiration from nature, just like the most famous son of the City - Caspar David Friedrich. Philipp has been steadily building a reputation as a talented producer and live act steadily exploring the depths of deepest dub techno and hazy deep house. Over the past few years, his material and the @stolarrecords imprint have moved from strength to strength, gathering a steady following from many leading figures in the world of raw, emotional deep house and techno. The past few years have seen Philipp unveil a series of EP's on Stólar plus more for @grad_u dub techno-focused @greyscale-music-lt imprint and most recently a well-received long player for Tim Eder & Fossar's Hamburg-based Feuilleton. Stay Rave with #R13!

@nicolas_barnes DJ & producer from Riga, Latvia is a trusted name in the local scene and rapidly making a name abroad with a wide range of quality releases on great labels all over Europe. Founder of @ecoul_snd label keeping a solid connection with his love for Dub Techno and minimal music. Stay Rave with #R13!

@lenzyak-yaroslav was born in the coastal resort town of Novaya Kakhovka, southern Ukraine. Solar energy, which permeated the atmosphere of those places, could not but affect the development of Yaroslav's creative talents. School years became the starting point in comprehending the art of music. Getting a musical education in his youth played a role in the producer's skill. A fascinating episode from the life of Yaroslav. When mobile phones with the function of creating ringtones were common, many friends received original ringtones. With the move to the city of Mykolaiv, in 2006, work began on the creation of electronic music. It is here that the professional career of a DJ develops. Since 2008, the active creative activity of the DJ begins. Thanks to the desire and ability to experiment with sounds, we hear in his work a sweet symbiosis of various styles of electronic music. Tracks and remixes regularly get into many compilations and get the support of famous DJs from all over the world. Stay Rave with #R13!

@topper grew up in Turin (IT) surrounded by substances and tunes typical of a hippie-kind of environment. Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd were his daily milk. His dad, the "hippie", had a huge influence on him, and introduced his curious kid into the magic world of music and psychedelic culture. That's the reason why he felt like he was born for music. Right at the beginning of the 3rd millennium he decided to move to Berlin. Since then, Topper is experimenting with his sound, discovering the hidden shapes of electronic and recorded music, meanwhile performing as dj with several Berlin crews (Klangsucht above all) and at several underground parties all around the city. Since 2009 he's resident with Daniele Papini at Club der Visionäre, hosting the infamous Noisy Glance party. Together with Daniele he joined @sleep-is-commercial and became one of the djs/producers on which the label's sound in productions and parties is focused on. He's resident in all Sleep is Commercial parties in Berlin. After his sound engineering studies and some years of deep studio engagement, in 2014 he released his first LP “Down by the River” and a handful of very well received EPs and remixes. Moving to the infamous Pausenraum studio was the definitive shift into a jam based creative process through a hardware setup, whose outcome will be the foundation of 3 labels to be started in 2015. A contemporary voodoo child... Stay Rave with #R13!

Jamie McCue (@the-mix-archive) is a DJ and label head who lives a quiet life in the forests of British Columbia, Canada. He was the creative director and label head at @silent-season, a music label influenced by his natural surroundings. Jamie crafts long building sets, allowing the music to become a journey and unfold slowly. His sound explores the deep, psychedelic nature of techno and house, saturated with atmospheric ambience and dub sensibilities. Stay Rave with #R13!

Assembler Code (@assemblerc) - producer, co label head, mastering engineer. Since breaking onto the scene in 2017 - Assembler Code has uploaded an unstoppable run of sold-out releases on labels such as: @mechatronicamusic, @cultivated-electronics, Censor, @cpurecords. Unit as well as his own label @internationalchrome(run with @jensen-interceptor). In the studio, Assembler Code programs a unique sound combining hard hitting machine funk with Sci-fi soundscapes - presenting a more experimental and modern take on the classic electro and techno sound. On stage, AC delivers a hard hitting live set alongside a hi octane DJ set; each delivering a range of sonics from electro, bass, breaks to hard hitting techno; maximum transfer speed, straight to the minds on the dance floor. Stay Rave with #R13!

Before @igor_glushko became a prominent DJ in the local scene, he spent considerable time contributing to the Ukrainian capital's club life in other ways. Whether acting as assistant editor of the country's only electronic music magazine at the time or promoting and organizing his own events, Igor has been at the forefront of what has become one of the brightest and most prolific scenes in Eastern Europe. As a promoter and event organizer, Glushko has brought in such prominent names as Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Mathew Jonson, Convextion, Peter Van Hoesen, Levon Vincent, Move D, Prosumer, and of course many more, who came to Ukraine for the first time only thanks to Glushko and his team. But it wasn't until 2010 that Igor became an important player behind the decks himself. DJing aside, Igor is also known nowadays as being co-founder of @rhythm-buro, the essential techno initiative in Kyiv that brings the genre's most forward thinking minds to various original locations across the city. Glushko is also credited as being head honcho of the recently established record label of the same name. Every few months Rhythm Büro attracts hundreds and thousands of visitors to their events that combine huge line-ups (featuring artists as diverse as Actress, @donato-dozzy, Ulwhednar, and @artefakt-official), original settings that range from film studios to forest locations, and visual arts. As an honored resident of Closer in Kyiv, Igor is one of a dozen local DJs who continue to shape, define and build Kyiv's electronic music landscape ‘one step at a time. Stay Rave with #R13!

@conforce aka Versalife is a restless producer residing in Rotterdam, Holland, who is forever keen to search out new techniques, tools and sounds for the various musical projects in which he is involved. Continually flirting with a range of genres like techno, ambient techno, electro and house on numerous EPs and LPs, he also operates in sonic territory that has no easily identifiable name. As one of the most prolific artists in the scene over the last 10 years, he has become an essential voice in the often crowded conversation: he is someone who always speaks clearly and captivatingly and has done so via more than ten full length albums and more than 30 EPs on labels like @delsinrecords, @clone-nl, @2020visionrecordings, @echocord and his own label @transcendent-records. With this performances he focusses on musical content rather than equipment. The digital/analogue dichotomy of his productions spread into these sets, always stressing the importance of the human element without shying away from technology's advances at the same time as marrying genuine emotional depth with dance floor compatibility. "A solitary Conforce release can never be described as predictable, with each unknown entity having the potential to take you on an emotional rollercoaster or a primal abandon" — @inverted-audio "Impeccably-crafted techno that maintains bite in its grooves even while the textures spiral into the ether." - @bleep_bot Stay Rave with #R13!

@robertobosco is an italian electronic Dj/producer and label owner. In 2007 he started his career by remixing the legendary track ‘Game One' by @juan-atkins & @orlando-voorn and he released music on labels like Wave Music by François Kevorkian , Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) by Kirk Degiorgio and he also released three ep on @figure label owned by @lenfaki, just to name a few. During his career, he has always tried to improve his knowledge and to expand his music horizons looking for new sonorities. Indeed he founded an ambient/experimental label Last Drop Records in 2014 with his long time friend Kiny. His eclecticism can be found in his various projects like Introspective - Woods - Ichinen. Recently he has started a new adventure creating a new label: Sonorous Waves. Stay Rave with #R13!

Thin, weedy, with his own afro hair that is a kind of tribute to the black roots of a sound shared by funk and house, which make him look like a mushroom cloud! That's the way in which we love to describe him while he is playing sacred and deep grooves. @giacomopellegrino is part of that particular category of people that really knows very well the meaning of the word passion. He received his “Calling” to djing when he was only fourteen. Son of a musician, following his father around to every concert, visiting the most important clubs and venues of Sicily. Thanks to that experience, he developed a true passion for music and clubbing and, later, for djing. Despite still being too young to perform at night as a DJ, Giacomo started to arrange a few shows for friends, playing sets focused on dance music from the 70's and the 80's, his first musical love. A few years later, his style became a “monolith” of dance and funk, house and tech. Giacomo has his hand in every aspect of the music scene. He also founded his own record label called @detroitside, which is dedicated to the very passionate vinyl and DJ community. A label that promotes quality over quantity in the house and techno segment. Artist's such as @delano_smith,@bassaclan, @dixia-sirong, @enricomantini, Franck Roger, @julien-sandre, @nick-beringer, @monika-ross, Moreon & Baffa, Ocu, @samofdelaphine! have all released tracks on his imprint. Giacomo doesn't stop there though as he cultivates his own nights in the local area that are ardent about presenting some of the best dance music around in the most optimal and premier environments possible. Still, Giacomo finds time to be a highly regarded producer with releases on a myriad of top-class labels like Purism Wave, Signatune Records, Carac Records, AvantRoots, Vibe Experience, hello strange, Deep Freaks, Greyscale records among others. Heavily influenced by classic sounds of yesterday while thinking about the future of electronic music has inevitably crossed over to his production side working in a heavily analog and modified setup. Analog Four, Roland SH101, Korg Electribe, Korg Minilogue and Jomox Alpha Base are the main pieces he uses. Processing and effects duties come courtesy of Lexicon and Boss while his 24 track Allen Heath console fine tunes the final product for last step before mastering. This is just the foundation of what has been and where Giacomo is currently. In the near future expect big things from Giacomo Pellegrino, he is just hitting his stride. Sray Rave with #R13!

@stardub-1 is in love with electronic and Techno Music since 1995 when he listen to a set from Sven Väth at the Radio from an big event called "Hessentag". In 1999, when he was only 12 years old, he started to contribute actively in producing and experimenting with music and played at various parties – at that time rather at private and illegal ones. He made his first musical attempts using a Play Station. While his mates were playing Super Mario and Pac Man, he tried to get crazy sounds out of the console and he was quite successful at it. In 2006 he released his first record "The art of M" on Weave Music. And just at its predecessor "Anin", the records were played by many wellknown Djs. Matthias describes his musical style as follows: “Everything I like“. He plays everything from Ambient and Trip Hop stuff to House and Techno – everything he likes, depending on the mood. But in the clubs he mostly goes ahead in a pretty strict and determined way: "it's got to make people dance! it has to be groovy!" . Stay Rave with #R13!

Born and raised in Turku, Finland the DJ/Producer and part-time candy officer " is @selidos currently one the most interesting exports Finland has to offer. Selidos has also taken the role of a curator within the local clubbing scene with his and his friends' new record label @maukas-records. His DJ sets are a sophisticated combination of stripped back grooves and raw emotions, unfolding in a hypnotic blend of sonic makeup, navigating the rugged paths of his pliable imagination. The same goes with his own productions where he holds contagious rhythms, inimitable bleeps and dreamy ambiences as core elements to his sound. With releases on @berg_audio, Dirty Hands Records, @howlrecords, @nerangrecordings and his indie bandcamp releases amongst other outlets, more and more original music is on its way. Being one of the most regular faces in the undercurrent scene of Turku, as well as sporadic appearances in the DJ-booths of Helsinki, Tallinn, Breda, Eindhoven and Amsterdam, Selidos has plenty of exciting news to share. Stay Rave with #R13!

@alessandro_crimi already producing music for over 20 years from his headquarters in Baden, Switzerland Alessandro is playing a big part in the development of the beautiful sound of Dub Techno. Besides his own productions he is the founder of the label @waehlscheibe, which has seen 10 vinyl releases and celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. Also anno 2022 there is a lot of magic coming from his hands, with a recent sold out record on @etui-records, and more in the future he will be part of a great VA coming out on@rogergerressen Irenic. His work for @statelymusic is once again a super diverse ep, with music for every mood. Stay Rave with #R13!

Riccardo aka @blackloops has built himself a solid reputation as one of House music's most creative and progressive producers. Recognizing his momentum and high-quality releases, Traxsource named Black Loops # 1 Deep House Artist of 2017. Black Loops influences stem from genres such as funk, soul, and disco, while his style is similar to the sound of the 90's UK House movement and early 00's NY House. In regards to his discography, Black Loops has released 7 EP's on the respected German House Record label @toytonics, and also released noteworthy EP's on @neovinyl-recordings, @pets_recordings, @gruuv and @goodratiomusic. Currently working on a first Album project, Black Loops is touring worldwide, touching countries like Australia, Canada, and overall Europe. Stay Rave with #R13!

Leeds born, Berlin based artist @fletchersound is having a busy 2022. After his impressive debut album on Mosaic DTL (@stephenos1) back in 2020, he now has three releases this year on the legendary dub techno imprint, as well as forthcoming music on @rogergerressen Irenic label. No slouch in the booth either, this mix fuses his minimal, dub techno and house influences, and will satisfy the ear of both connoisseurs and casual listeners alike. Stay Rave with #R13!

@monika-ross rolls with a certain swagger both in the booth and in the studio. A trailblazer fusing house/minimal/breaks and garage, she constantly pushes the boundaries in all things beat orientated. Stay Rave with #R13!

@rogergerressen was born in Arnhem (the Netherlands), raised on early 90's hiphop in Nijmegen. As a kid, always drawn to making mixtapes and fiddling around with the old records in the attic, but never realizing he'd be ending up creating music and playing records. His passion for movies and hiphop kept him occupied. It took a giant (first) rave on his 18th birthday to see the real potential of house music and his objective was clear. In the years following he got the chance to warm up crowds on a regular basis at the legendary Planet Rose clubnights, which made his hometown Nijmegen an excellent place to develop his skills as a warm up DJ and to obtain a broad taste in music. The dutch town always had a strong history in electronic music, but remained small enough not to be influenced by trends or hypes: a perfect spot to create your own sound and identity, playing alongside the greats. After his first solo releases on the local Wolfskuil Records he co-founded @eshu-records in 2011. Recognision came after a string of well received solo releases on @fear-of-flying-recordings (and sub-label SuddenDrop), his many collaborations with @ivanotetelepta and numerous other collabs (like @dilatedpupilsnl, ARC# and Novio Dub Tribe). A few years down the line it was time for a new direction which resulted in parting ways with ESHU to start his own label OGUN Records and a few monikers (like the recent Monoaware and less recently Gasometric Run) to provide him with the creative freedom he was looking for. Since he joined Paris based @yoyaku (label/store/distribution) he had the chance to release music on a few of the recordstore's in-house labels like Joule Imprint, Aku and Tartouffe and on the renowned label @sushitech. With their support, he set up two more labels to meet his output; Irenic Records and Autodidact Records. Stay Rave with #R13!

@julianperez developed his love for electronic music during the early 90's heavily influenced by the music coming out of US and UK. He's recognized amongst his peers as a unique and diverse DJ. His personal style and approach to DJing can be summarized in four simple words: dedication, discernment, respect and patience. Julian released his first record in 2010 and before long it became clear that the next logical step was to launch his own label. Thus, ”Fathers & Sons Productions” was born… A strictly vinyl-only label which he founded with a friend in 2012. This, provided Julian a platform to push his sound worldwide and within a short of period time. 2017 was the year when his fresh own project ”Girada Unlimited“ was launched and quickly gained the attention of the real crate diggers. A vinyl-only label already heavily supported before even knowing who was behind it. The tenth release of the label comes as Julian's second album “Break-Even” in 2021 and right after a solid series of records by Julian among other producers. Perez has acquired an impressive international reputation, playing in the most relevant festivals such as Sunwaves in Romania, Epizode in Vietnam and hosting his own events during Sonar Week in Barcelona, Kazantip Festival in Crimea, Winter Music Conference in Miami and in some of the finest underground parties and frequently in essential clubs worldwide like @rexclub in Paris, @fabric in London, Womb in Tokyo and Robert Johnson in Offenbach just to name a few, showing not only him as a label boss, but as an independent artist.
He's been nominated as best artist on 2012 and 2013 by Vicious Music Awards and on newcomer category by DJ Awards in 2016. Julian has been a regular at Underground Ibiza club since years, hosting his own nights over the summer season. Besides that, he's been invited frequently to @richiehawtin 's ENTER. at Space and to Sven Vath's @cocoonrecordings Ibiza. The best to enjoy Julian is to listen to him live on the dancefloor… from technique to record selection in his own world behind the decks. Stay Rave with #R13!

One of the leading names in Paris' contemporary scene, @zadig-construct_re-form is one of the main forces responsible for the return of the City of Light to worldwide prominence as a centre for forward-looking techno. A participant in the ‘90s French rave scene in the hardcore and acid days, Sylvain Peltier found his true inspiration with the arrival of @axis-jeff-mills, Surgeon (@dynamic-tension), and @joey-beltram and labels like @tresorberlin, Lost, and Synewave and the techno that his style remains rooted in to this day. After moving to Paris in the mid-2000s, Zadig became quickly involved in the beginnings of what would become the present-day Parisian upswing, making an early release in 2006 as Day is Dying on the Rouen-based Euro Visions label. In 2009 he returned, this time as Zadig and this time to stay, quickly forging a relationship with the important @syncrophone label and distributor in Paris. There has not been any looking back since, and as Paris' techno scene continues to rise from the ashes of the early 2000s to the vibrant, world-recognized heights it now occupies, Zadig has made essential contributions to this ascendancy. Starting in 2011, he launched his @construct-reform label, which has gone on to a residency at the legendary @rexclub and continues to debut and support bracing new French talent like @antigone, @voiski, @birthoffrequency, and Zadig himself. His own discography also continues to grow, with releases on the reknown Deeply Rooted House in 2013, the New York-based Chronicle, Children of Tomorrow, and continued support from Syncrophone, as well as compilation appearances on Tresor, @reclaim-your-city, and @studio-r. As Zadig's reputation as a leader in the French scene has spread, he has gone on to play numerous dates around Europe, with appearances in Berghain and a deepening relationship with Tresor, at both @concreteparis and the Weather festival in Paris, and worldwide in New York and Argentina, alongside scene-leading contemporary talent and legends like Scion, @rodhad, @petervanhoesen, @dvs1, @inigokennedy, @samulikemppi, @jonas-kopp, @johannes-volk, @shifted, @lucy, and many more. 2015 saw the debut of his Unforeseen Alliance live collaborative project with label mates Voiski, Antigone, and Birth of Frequency, all of whom have moved on to increasing success as both Zadig and Construct Re-Form have gained recognition. With Paris' resurgent club scene blossoming to worldwide attention not seen since the ‘90s, it is the dedicated efforts of those like Sylvain Peltier who have helped to bring about this revival and continue to lead it to new heights. As Zadig, as a label head, as a DJ, and as a central figure in its continued growth, he is an essential figure in its present and a leading light for its future. Photo credit to Max Ambio. Stay Rave with #R13!

Whether it's his slick accomplished studio work or his natural skills behind the booth, @christopher-ledger-1 does both well - very very well. A humble but talented artist, dedicated to his craft and with a keen sense for different shades of music the relative newcomer has already amassed stand-out releases on @amphia, @meander-music, @brouqade and not to mention his own experimental imprint, @cl-series-1. His DJ sets are known to be eclectic in their nature whilst stacked with unknown jams, much coveted unreleased tracks and sown together with unobvious classics creating a journey for listeners altogether filled with an array of vivid sounds. Still somewhat of a slight unknown quantity despite already having played dance floors around the world, this music collector with a refined taste in selection and killer DJ sense is soon to become a household name. Stay Rave with #R13!

Konstantinos (@fluxion)Soublis' music was born in urban Greece and really found its path during the mid 90s, in a city that existed in a state of ‘flux' like no other in the 20th century. Berlin's social, historical and political factors all came to bear both consciously and unconsciously on the musicians experimenting in the city around the turn of the millennium and the freedom in the city's creative spirit was very much a reflection of these wider factors. This, along with the naivety and liberalism of the time, mixed with punk-like rebellion against form gave birth to many of the strains of techno and electronic music that now dominate the sound of clubs the world over. Fluxion was swept along in this wave of creating for creativity's sake during this special time, with an organic, naturally fluid and playful attitude towards pushing artistic boundaries. With 10 Fluxion albums and numerous ep's, his work sprawls across 2 decades. Fluxion was at the start of the Dub Techno movement that is now considered a gender with thousands of releases. Two decades of constantly releasing and blending sounds without resting on his laurels of now considered classic releases such Vibrant Forms I and II but always inducing his sound with new ideas, and embracing the free form improvisational approach which enables an artist to use his studio as an instrument not a tool. He has collaborated with various well respected labels, such as Chain Reaction and @echocord as well as his own imprint Vibrant Music which has recently been re-launched (2017) for Fluxion and associated releases and collaborations . His more recent album works as Fluxion (Vibrant Forms III), was released in 2016 closing the trilogy commended back in 1999 on Chain Reaction. He then released (Ripple Effect) in 2018, combining electronic music with score music, and (Perspectives) in 2020 which has been described by the artist as his most personal work to date. Fluxion's work takes the long view, “allowing sound to breath”, interact and meld together in new and unexpected ways, bringing in influences from other styles of music, classical, score, jazz, in an attempt to broaden the horizons and create new possibilities of the gender, and manages to do that keeping his characteristic sound and compositional aesthetic, keeping his music distinct. Stay Rave with #R13!

Co-founder of the vinyl-only label @druzhbarecords & founding member of the house duo Fuzoku, Nick Sabev a.k.a. Fuueihou (@fuzokuofficial) has been exploring the nostalgia-fuelled musical boundaries between past and present since the start of his artistic career in 2007. His aesthetic mixtapes are all characterised by that inexplicable vibe - an intangible feeling we seek every time we go out but almost never find. A hazy memory of a night we never had, in a place we've never been … but somehow, it all feels real. Stay Rave with #R13!

Victor Kiktenko, known by his stage name Module One (@creeptone), is a Russian-born and Berlin-based electronic music producer and DJ. Being a teenager he travels to the US as a student and presents his radio show Emotions on WMRS 107.7FM (Monticello, IN) where he plays different kinds of modern electronic music for the Midwest audience. Following the radio debut Victor starts producing and playing music under different aliases which later on result in the formation of a new one called Module One. The past releases of Module One include albums on Detroit Underground and Fauxpas Musik, EPs on The Bricks, LumieresLaNuit, Another, Modular Expansion, Modelhart, Motech, Thema, Uncage, collaborative records for E-Beamz, Lost Palms, Shall not Fade, Dial as well as tracks for various compilations on labels like Propaganda, Shall not Fade, Traum, etc Stay Rave with #R13!

Rolando Ray Rocha - @rolando000 grew up in south west Detroit, a Hispanic district, he was heavily influenced by his cultural Latin rhythms and percussion. Inspired from an early age by his musician father, he pursued his own interest in music and became well known and respected within the community. It was later when he heard @axis-jeff-mills in 1985 as "The Wizard" that he discovered the innovative sounds of Techno. Through a mutual friend he was introduced to Mike Banks and joined Underground Resistance in 1994. In 1999 'Jaguar' although not Rolando's first release on UR turned perceptions of Techno on their head, breaking into other genres of dance music and becoming a classic in the boxes of DJs such as @danny-tenaglia-officia, @carl-cox, @pauloakenfold, and @gillespeterson. The track has a long legacy of reworking and lives on fifteen years later inspiring audiences from all genres. As of November 2004, Rolando left both Underground Resistance and his Los Hermanos project behind. 2014 Rolando has launched his own label R3 (Roland Rocha Records) and will exclusively release his own music on his label. Rolando now a Dj for almost thirty years continues to work internationally as a Dj and continues to hold a residency at the notorious and enigmatic Berlin club Berghain. Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 Shlomi Aber - Liquid Tool - BOA 02 Confidential Recipe - Dance(Gene Richards JR Detriit cut) - Rekids 03 Talor - Absence of Freedom - Motech 04 Shlomi Aber - Warping - BOA 05 Elisa Bee - Travel To Light - Outerworld 06 Joe Metzenmacher - Stick it out ft. DJ Deeon(Virginia remix) - Heideton 07 Annika Wolfe - Do it right(chord mix) - Motech 08 Reggie Dokes - Grand Blvd. - Psychostasia 09 Subradeon - Where is Your Soul(Stephen Brown rmx) - Sous 10 Ritzi Lee - Backup - Mord 11 SOD 90 - Abe Sada(Assembler Code rmx) - Bipolar Disorder 12 Queer On Acid - Not The Time - Kneaded Pains 13 The Lady Machine - Amplify - Mote Evolver 14 Rob Strobe - Honey Rydes - Motech 15 DJ Shufflemaster - AKASerialKiller - Ohrfeigen 16. Mark Broom - Recessive - Rekids 17 Dustin Zahn - Tell Me About Paradise - Rekids 18 Stephen Brown - I Am Someone - Transmat 19 Hertz Collision & Gene Richards Jr - Must Do It - CLR 20 Stef Mendesidis - Wurlitzer Machinery - Klockworks 21 Planetary Assault Systems - Devotion - Token 22 Spencer Parker - Droney - Work Them Records 23 A Sagittariun - No Drama - MPX 24 Anne - Nude(Insolate rmx) - Out Of Place 25 Dustin Zahn - Profane Purposes - Rekids 26 Exium - Complex(Rolando rmx) - Pole 27 Edwin Oosterwal - Elasticity(Alden Tyrell rmx) - Rejected 28 Uncertain & S File - Shock - Uncage 29 The Lady Machine - Collide - Mote Evolver 30 George Cross - Un Shore - Motech 31 Ur - Jupiter Jazz(Mark Broom edit) - unreleased

@tokifuko music can be described as mechanical signals are structured in a hypnotic substance. Their constant musical experimentation actor perceives as an analysis of the surrounding world. Deep techno groove and rhythm sequences, such as information a way of thinking meditative space. Most unique experience in research in the field of sound was obtained through to his hometown, where the predominant form of various mechanisms: the sounds of machines, plants, industrial costing; and together with the unique nature. In an attempt to combine these components, it uses electrical impulses and field records, transforming them into musical pictures. "I always liked the tactile writing music and I've always wanted to control the electric wave by using drum machines locking them into a chain. And it was hard to get results with the use of virtual instruments, and then decided on the purchase of his first synthesizer. As a result, it has become a unique experiment in the search for new forms and race for the best sound in order to achieve better results. " Today Toki Fuko most of his time work in his laboratory of sound, actively cooperates with Russian and foreign artists, and every day are discovering new insights into the modulation sound. Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 Luigi Tozzi - Black-Eyed 02 Claudio PRC - Tonal 03 Luigi Tozzi - Narcoleptic 04 Latmos - The Seer (Vanoni Remix) 05 Tin Man & Foreign Material - Drowning (Claudio PRC Remix) 06 Dykkon - Deep Down 07 Tiferet - Magnetic Mountain 08 Bas Amro - Passing 09 Jorum - River Run Free 10 Mordio - Ingwaz (Polygonia Interpretation) 11 Neel - Souls On The Run 12 Plants Army Revolver - Oroqen 13 Shifted - Bark Echo 14 Daniel-i- & Launaea - Alloy 15 Abstract Division - Emergence (Original Mix) 16 Latmos - Labyrinthine Ways 17 Toki Fuko - Aché 18 Acronym - Trickledown (Original mix) 19 Aske - Quarter 20 Linear System - Infusion 21 Cirkle - Oblate Spheroid 22 Jason_Patrick_-_Decay 23 Jeff Rushin - I Just Don't Care 24 Jon Hester - Stealth 25 Sian - Red Cloud (Minilogue remix)

@norman-nodge has been a resident DJ at Berghain since 2005. Being a life-long music lover, DJ and promoter of his own parties during the 90s, Norman achieved his current status as Berlin's secret weapon for serious techno. Born in East German Leipzig, raised in Brandenburg, Norman got bitten by the techno bug after the wall came down. In 1994 he started to promote several events and launched his career as a DJ. At these parties, he got to know @marcel-fengler and @marceldettmann and literally became their mentor for all things techno. At the end of the 90s, Nodge backed out of the local nightlife in order to focus on becoming a lawyer and starting a family. Five years ago, Marcel Dettmann pitched him to @berghain management and he returned to DJing and became a resident instantaneously. Since then, he plays Berghain once a month, specialising in the almost forgotten art of warming up at the beginning of a night. In 2005 he also started to produce his own tracks. His maturity proved to be very beneficial in terms of his artistic vision, as he made up his mind about what he likes and what not a long time ago already. Unsurprisingly, his outings on Dettmann's @mdrofficial label, as well as his track “Native Rhythm Electric” for @ostgutton-official left a deep impression with headstrong techno lovers. With his dusty funk, static hiss and the rich thump of his kick drums, he managed to get himself recognised as one of techno's more unique auteurs. Norman Nodge cites Detroit techno (@axis-jeff-mills, @roberthood, 430 West), Chicago House (@reliefrecords, Dance Mania) and Techno (@luke-slater, Peacefrog, Mark Broom - @beardman) as his most essential influences. Hence, it is not surprising that he fuses the old with the new and the soft with the tough when he plays out. “It is my goal as a DJ to make people dance without walking on trodden paths of recent trends. I want to sensitize dancers for unusual sounds, old and new.” Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 K. Alexi Shelby - Vertigo (Transmat) 02 Johannes Heil - The Blacklight/Scene Six (Exile) 03 Paranoid London - Pledits/Feelin Butts (Paranoid London White) 04 Taupe - Joker (Tech-um) 05 James Ruskin - There Was A Time (EPM) 06 Yanamaste - Au Revoir (MHz) 07 Rok - Sharks! (Müller) 08 DJ Savage - Cover-Up (Savage) 09 The Advent - Tall Whites (Illegal Alien) 10 Skream - Chester's Groove (Norman Nodge Yang Remix)(iFeel) 11 Troy - Chainsaw (KSR) 12 Charlton - Sinister (Pohjola) 13 Surgeon - Bland Ambition Pt. 3 (Dynamic Tension) 14 Holden Federico - Either One Of Us (SK Eleven) 15 Karenn - Strawbs (Voam)

@lunaludmila has been developing and maturing her sound over the years, while always focussing on providing a hypnotic trip for the listener. She already played several clubs around Europe, such as Shelter and Bret in Amsterdam, Eden Bucharest, Frieda's Buxe in Zurich, Sisyphos Berlin, as well as frequently curating her own club night in her hometown Utrecht (NL). Playing for people is one of her favorite things to do, but she spends most of her time in her studio. This led her to previous releases on @rogergerressen well-respected Irenic imprint, the renowned @berg_audio and @sohaso. With multiple releases planned, including a vinyl-only solo EP on @statelymusic, the coming years looks bright and promising for this ardent little ginger. Stay Rave with #R13!

Founder of KERING and DPBEATS, member of @dilatedpupilsnl, co-founder of @siena and @eshu-records, @ivanotetelepta is a busy, but laidback and humble G in this era. As being a former member of breakdance crews Ill Skill Squad, Come Correct and Rebelz On The Run (a division of Always Doing Hardcore Damage), Tetelepta's style was naturally shaped by his bboy background. This resulted in over 40+ releases on his name on high quality labels such as @fear-of-flying-recordings, Rue de Plaisance (@varoslavmusic), @tenderpark, @sol-asylum-records and many, many more. Festivals and clubs were aware of his music production and resulted in performance at clubs such as Doornroosje (Nijmegen), Arma 17 (Moscow), Rex Club and Concrete (Paris), Club der Visionaere and Tresor (Berlin), AgeHa (Tokyo), Embargo and Sky Garden (Bali), VIP (Crete) and performance at festivals such as 8Bahn N&D, Henk, Drift, Mysteryland (as ESHU) and BCB (Hungary) to name a few. While listening to his music production, you can feel his emotion, influence and background. For now he developed an interesting discography and gig CV, and will continue his journey. Be aware, stay up.! Stay Rave with #R13!

@octalindustries is the solo project of Jónas Thor Gudmundsson. The project was originally founded in 2003 by Jonas and Mike Sickinger, the founder of the Octal label. The debut release of their collaboration was the Automatik EP on the Transistor Rhythm output. Couple of years later they joined their friend Deep Chord for a shared 12“ release, which today is a quite a valuable gem for dub techno lovers. The three of them joined hands together later that year to create a 3x12“ release undir the pseudonym Spectral Network. The release was quite limited (111 copies) and was considered one of the most interesting 12“ releases that year by many critics. After the release of the Spectral Network eps the duo went for hiatus as other projects took over, also as opportunity for musical collaborations became harder as the Atlantic Ocean divides them. Jonas continued working on other projects as @ruxpin – producing numerous releases along the way. In 2011 the duo was asked by the French independent label @entropy-records to do some releases. As Michael was unable to participate, Jonas went on solo and worked on a full-length release, which later became Meeting of the Waves LP. Another remix followed for G.R.I.T. which was hailed by dubtechnoblog.com as the best remix of the year 2012. In more recent years, Octal Industries has been working on numerous collaborations with artists such as fellow Icelander @ohm-599575574 - and fruits of their work has been released on labels such as @thule-records, Rawax, @luckofaccess, @allinnrecords and many more. Octal Industries also released works independently in 2019 an EP entitled Julia Sets on @kontaktrecordscph, which featured a remix from the Detroit legend @mikehuckaby – and his second full-length album Our Seasons, which was released on Vertex in December 2019. Octal Industries, although being Icelandic in origin, works and resides in Tallinn, Estonia. Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 Federsen - Ghanja Dub (Vade Mecum) 02 Yotam Avni - Avka (Stroboscopic Artefacts) 03 Waage - XoS27 (Unreleased) 04 Octal Industries - Spectrum (Unreleased) 05 Exos - Lag11 Minifunk (Unreleased) 06 NonniMal - Skjуla (Thule Records) 07 Altitude - Simplicity (Obscure Components) 08 Malin Genie & Selidos - Come The Morning (Berg Audio) 09 Traumer - Burning (Berg Audio) 10 Ohm & Octal Industries - Drama Chord (Exos Remix) (Rawax) 11 Ozy - Pull The Strings (Force Inc) 12 Lakefkt - Oceania (Ohm Series 003) 13 Oculus - Morph (AE Recordings) 14 Ohm & Octal Industries - Hobart (Unreleased) 15 Exos - Attfalt (Octal Industries Remix) 16 Oxun - Forward (Unreleased) 17 NonniMal - Ronja (Thule Records) 18 Exos - Svali (Waage Remix) (Unreleased) 19 Andre Kronert - Triton (Berg Audio) 20 Octal Industries - Wildfire (Kontakt)

Before Alex Pervukhin (@flashyflashy) launched his vinyl label (@laconicalabel) and released numerous tracks on large recordings worldwide, he was a local DJ-hero first. Deejaying was his passion that started everything and sparked the flame that is burning since. Alex was booked regularly to play at big local parties that later became a well known, established international brands (e.g. @cxemcast and @hypnohouse). He played warm-ups in different styles for guys like @se62, @vakula, Shed, just to name a few. It expanded his musical horizons and opened to new sounds. Contemporary Minimal, classic US House, Detroit Techno, Italian Disco – Alex knows how to put the right tune at the right time. After established himself as a successful selector in native Ukraine, Alex started a new page in his career - music production. Following years of perfecting skills, Pervukhin put all his attainment into vinyl only label Laconica. Alex's production, influenced by US Garage, UK Tech, and even Breakbeat became quickly acknowledged by big players. Two tracks of his from the label catalog were included in Trommel Top 100 list of best records from 2018. Now Alex sits on releases on @recordeep-mag, Rawax, Hubble, @crocusvinyl and @tessellatelondon and his tracks you already catch in sets of @varhat (Conrete podcast), @priku_atipicrecords, IO (Mulen), Brawther, Guillamo Lamonte to name a few. With all this, Pervukhin has enough trump cards up his sleeve to continue marvel the world and his listeners. Stay Rave with #R13!

Taran & Lomov (@bogdan-taran) for 15 years has been deep into everything connected to music: they run @ambermuse Records, radio production, party organizing and record label company, and devotedly bringing electronic music to people via their online mag TestPress.news, and international radio show (in Latvia, Estonia and Moscow on FM). They are the core members of electronic music @under_festival team in Riga. Besides Amber Muse Records Taran & Lomov (a.k.a. Bogdan Taran and Max Lomov) have released their music and remixes with @runemark, W&O Street Tracks, Monique Musique, @locorecords, SpaceWalker, Room with a View to mention a few. Their three-tracker “Pravo” EP dropped on the iconic @ovumrecordings run by the legendary @joshwinkofficial in 2020, and this July they delivered next Taran & Lomov x Queer On Acid “New Path” EP to the same label – couple of tracks from it featured on this mix. They also produce under other monikers Queer On Acid (Takeout, Ovum) and Phonetica (Kings Street Sounds). Stay Rave with #R13! Tracklist: 01 Aubrey - Doctor Portia (Out-Er) 02 Taran & Lomov - InCC (Amber Muse) 03 Iglew - Caffeine Dream (Wisdom Teeth) 04 Sam Goku - Fusing Bubbles (Atomnation) 05 Taran & Lomov - Voltage (Ovum) 06 Taran & Lomov - Back Door (Ovum) 07 Alexander Kowalski - Dark Soul, Pt. 1 (Kanzleramt) 08 Medu - Requiem (Tip Tap) 09 Sterac - Darkness in My Life (Delsin) 10 Convextion - Distant Transmission (Mojuba) 11 Felix Leifur - Bloodsport (Lagaffe Tales) 12 Function - An Optical Illusion of Consciousness (Tresor) 13 Stenny - Water Maze (Ilian Tape)

@xdb is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006. For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar. His debut ‘Jackintosh EP' and the following ‘Descap EP' made a splash with heads, but whilst the shimmering dub techno moments were perhaps the most obvious hook, subsequent tracks defied easy categorisation – an early indication that the person behind the music took a broad view of electronic music, caring not for stylistic pigeonholes. Further releases mapped out more of a defined aesthetic for the label, with XDB's own work sitting alongside contributions from Atheus and Arne Weinberg. By 2007, Kosta's music had caught the ear of other outlets; including Francois Kevorkian's Deep Space Media (a sublabel of Wave Music) licensed ‘Descap' and ‘Descap live' for re-release. @brendonmoeller was the A&R at that time and a 4 track EP on Wave Music followed in 2009. The same year, @p-scott put out the first XDB release on his own @sistrum-recordings, which saw Kosta tailoring his output to a cleaner, more Detroit-inflected sound. In tandem with his production work, XDB the DJ was coming into his own. An avid collector of vinyl since his childhood (Kosta's collection presently numbers some 10,000 records); he had honed his craft in clubs and on the radio – mixing monthly on his own ‘Case Check' show. 2008 brought an early highlight – spinning at Japan's lauded Labyrinth festival alongside the cream of the international deep techno and house scene. Kosta's DJ sets draw upon his expansive record collection, playing right across the board of electronic music. He has no shortage of technical skill but it's his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?' moments. It's on this that Kosta has built his reputation. Tastemakers such as the now-defunct mnml ssgs crew were quick to snap him up for a guest mix in 2009, and several of his online recordings have been picked up for @resident-advisor ‘Mix of the Day' spot. In 2010, XDB played at the UK's highly-regarded Freerotation festival – starting a love affair with the event that's seen him come back every year since. The festival secured Kosta's place within a fraternity of fellow musicians and DJs who also prefer to let their music do the talking – likeminds who recognise the purity in what they do, and are all the more respected because of it. That same year, he remixed Detroit heroes Norm Talley - @ormalley and Aaron Carl - @aaroncarl and in 2011 produced releases for the Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Echocord imprints. 2012's highlight was a split 12” with Kassem Mosse and in 2013 he was reunited with Sistrum Recordings for the ‘Frocks' record. 2013 also saw the rebirth of Metrolux after a 3 year hiatus, with ‘Edition 2', an excellent Various Artists release. When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There's a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it's an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it's helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike. Stay Rave with #R13!

Own production only podcast from Brian Cavender aka Seafoam (@seafoam2000). He has been writing and producing electronic music for over 20 years now. He has released music on labels such as Guidance, Slow Life, Rue De Plaisance (@varoslavmusic) and Om to name a few. Brian writes music that is timeless. Not big club hits, but music that can be played today and 10 years from now and still sound significant. In addition to his house productions, Seafoam has explored in the down-tempo and ambient arenas. His influence comes from everyone from Al Green to Aphex Twin and everyone in between! This is evident in his eclectic style. In addition to sequencing and tweaking knobs in his studio, Brian is a drummer and includes a lot of his own live percussion in many of his songs. Seafoam is in his studio almost daily writing music so keep an eye out for more Seafoam release to come! Stay Rave with #R13!

@stojche Cvetanovski (born in 1984 in Skopje, Macedonia) is just a regular rebel trapped in the urban chaos of the 21st century. The trigger factor that inspired him, was the local underground techno scene in Skopje. A city described by Derrick May and Juan Atkins as “the leading hub for Detroit techno on the Balkan Peninsula”. The expansion of the motor city sounds in the Macedonian capital and his mania for vinyl records triggered Stojche to explore his path and dig deeper in this futuristic music phenomenon. After a decade devoted to djing, he shifted to producing, and in 2009 he co-founded "argumento-music-group. He is one of the names on the European circuit that broke through with contributions to labels like A.r.t.less, DMK, Conform (@user-751044313), @subwax-bcn, @grounded-in-humanity, @sounds-benefit-records, @freundderfamilie alongside others. In 2011 he launched his solo imprint “Tangible Assets”. An outlet that has given him the freedom to explore and refine his trademark Detroit – influenced dubbed out productions. “Tangible Assets” reflects a personal statement with emphasized appreciation for the techno history. His discography marked him as one of the names that is still pushing forward the timeless envelope of the initial “hi-tech soul” legacy. In contrast, his dj sets provide further evidence of years spent behind the turntables, resulting in pounding journeys with a dose of emotional content. His constant pursuit for inspiration sits balanced with the pulse of the city life. Locked away in his studio in Berlin where passion and process all catalyze into waveforms of intense voyages, executed by a man who is well in tune with his craft. Stay Rave with #R13!

Everything has been said about this artist for a long time. We are extremely happy to celebrate our 3rd anniversary with a podcast from such iconic DJ, producer, boss of @luckofaccess label - @andrey-pushkarev. Stay Rave with #R13! Photo Credit to (C) https://www.facebook.com/medvedewme

If you would go fishing to the wide and deep lake next to mount dub, you can expect to find @vanbonn sitting there – right in the moment to catch huge delays and frequence modulations to create the next dubby excursion, which he is known for. More than 20 years ago Reimut Van Bonn started his musical journey. He collected his first experience in producing electronic music using tracker programs, played drums in the metal/hardcore band Muad'dib, created ambience and fx in the instrumental rock outfit Long Distance Calling, shaped abstract and layered ambient landscapes with his alter ego Kadrage and played collaborative concerts in experimental music genres, scored and sound designed movies, clips and homepages. Yes, he also held a club residency in his hometown Münster over a couple of years. He found his music in the top 40 sales charts and on worldwide dj playlists. A couple of labels who released music with his contribution are Superball, @telrae, @traum-schallplatten, @etui-records and @trapez_official next to sampler contributions on M_nus and @fabric. To enable Van Bonn to release his very own vision of sound, he founded Van Bonn Records. Over the years he played hundreds of stages over Europe ranging from huge festivals and clubs to squatted swimming pools. He shared stages with artists and bands such as Opeth, Deftones, Mogwai, Roisin Murphy, Youth of Today, Snapcase, Minilogue and Max Cooper, among countless others. Now, he enjoys to go fishing to mount dub. And all the experience he gathers along his ride contribute as inspiration for Van Bonn's next dubby journey to be created. Stay Rave with #R13!

Danish DJ and producer Kvadrant living in Copenhagen. Founder of the Kontakt label releasing music in the genres ranging between dubtechno to detroit chords which have been the main drivers for his musical taste over the years. He is also collaborating with the renowned Icelandic producer @ohm-599575574 under the name "Ohm & Kvadrant" and has released a handful of vinyl releases so far under this alias with more to come. Kvadrant is also hosting the weekly successful TweakFM radio show (@tweakitbaby)where a lot of local and international artists have visited over the years. Stay Rave with #R13! Kvadrant - https://www.facebook.com/kvdrnt Kontakt Records - https://www.facebook.com/kntrec Tracklist: 01 Ohm & Octal Industries - Snotra - RAWAX 02 Tm Shuffle - Isolation (Malin Genie Remix) - Kontakt 03 Maurizio - Domina (Maurizio Mix) - Maurizio 04 Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff - Eleven (Sterac Remix) - Indigo Area 05 Idealist - Flowers - Idealist Music 06 Merv - Enter - Kontakt 07 Luke Hess - Hoodmode - Echocord 08 Kim Rapatti - Mood - Plug Research 09 Shed - Kinky Dudes - Solo Action 10 Blue Hour - Meridian - Blue Hour 11 EQD - EQD # 009 - Equalized 12 Roberto Bosco - No Boundaries - Kontakt 13 Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Steve Rachmad Dub) - Boyz Noize 14 Stojche - Instinct - a.r.t.less 15 Abdulla Rashim & Axel Hallqvist - Mark - Semantica 16 Echo Inspectors - Archetype (Knowone Dub) - Primary colours