Championing a sound both entrancingly serene and deep-diving, Blazej
Malinowski joins us for a two-hour journey across dubbed-out psychedelic
folds and straightforward cinematic crescendos he holds the secret to.
Through a string of hypnotic releases for the likes of Semantica, The
Gods Planet, Kvalia and his own imprint, Inner Tension, the Polish DJ
and producer has been minting a sound signature both impeccably
fuel-efficient and immersive to the full. Seeking the meditative thrill
of sensory entanglement through contrasting dynamic forces and melodic
chiaroscuros, Malinowski treats us to a rivetingly evocative outpour of
shape-shifting techno epics and sunken, reverb-drenched atmospherics
spiraling in and out of focus. Expect a deluge of mazy, claustrophobic
4x4 corridors and further unhindered panoramas of layered, swelling
synthesis. Wild.
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Reclaim Your City 669 | DJ Surgeles
Herald of a sound both punishingly jagged and haunted by the long
heritage of Dutch industrial music, U.F.F. boss and Axis alum Kole
Leijen aka DJ Surgeles steps in with a two hour mix reflecting his
hard-boiled headspace, sprawling steely uptempo landscapes and further
rapid-fire bursts of enslaving machine funk. Running the hoodoo down
with masterly precision and undeniable flair, Kole amps up the pressure
through a chiselled montage of titanium-coated big room wares,
kaleidoscopic hi-tech motifs and abstract-leaning analogue techno
stunts. Prime yourself for a wild ride across metamorphic, future-proof
atmospheres and whirring fractals of sound.
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Reclaim Your City 668 | Rolando
This week we’re blessed to welcome a true legend of the techno game
with Rolando taking over RYC waves for a two-hour jaunt into
otherworldly floor narratives and lushly-forested sonic landscapes. Now
operating out of Edinburgh, the former Underground Resistance member -
forever associated with the timeless classic ‘Knights of the Jaguar’ -
has laid the foundation to a ceaselessly compelling body of work,
including key releases on Ostgut Ton, Delsin and his own imprint, R3.
Championing a sound most entrancingly dynamic, largely informed by
groove, jazz and Latin percussions, Rolando graces us with a mix that
combines the finest of his signature mystic-imbued vision and sixth
sense for crafting some of the most memorable club experiences to be
had. Tapping in his love for polyamorous Detroit techno and house
combinations, mostly leaning into the more soulful side of his
hometown’s heritage rather than the industrial edge, Rolando embarks us
on a ride across shape-shifting technoid boogie reliefs and further
uncharted routes. Brace yourselves for some of the lushest, most
immersive and distinctive techno heroics around.
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Reclaim Your City 667 | The Exaltics
Bringing this month of Clone-ruled brilliance to a closure, legendary
German act The Exaltics treat us to a face-melting avalanche of
abrasive kick-n-snare-heavy assault and future-proof sound engineering.
Championing that no-surrender electro pulse and the same acid-soaked
dystopian atmospheres that innervate their whole discography, the
two-hour set here presented showcases the uncompromising nature of The
Exaltics sound: both rugged to the core and infinitely complex in its
musical phrasing. The result is a highly corrosive and equally dynamic
mosaic of paced-up fragments, polychromatic ambiences and that signature
in-your-face punch wrapped in a post-apocalyptic cinematic envelope.
Steel yourself for liftoff.
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Reclaim Your City 666 | Legowelt
Third artist to grace us in this Clone-curated month of October, The
Hague’s one-and-only analogue wizard Legowelt surfaces with a mix
sprawling from esoteric proto-techno to hallucinogenic electro, via
trance-infused dreamscapes, eerie pop and mystique-imbued downtempo. As
the true master of the synths he is, Legowelt has us traveling far and
deep into a layered multiverse of dazzling hardware stutter and
iridescent machine funk out a frizzling, VHS-supported headspace.
Effusively vivid and durably haunting 8-bit-informed tapestries succeed
through this glitchy maze of fractured tempi and vectorial stunts,
cascading seamlessly as Legowelt pulls off yet another magnetic
expression of retro-laced granularity and enhanced organic synthesis.
Mythical.
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