Lower Tar is the experimental techno project started by Los Angeles-based musician and visual artist, Ori Ofir, and in 2022 Billy Garcia (DJ Angeldu$t, 138) joined the project. Formed in 2016, they’ve had releases on Ascetic House, DKA, Ecstatic Recordings, Public System Recordings, and Ofir’s own L.A.U.R.A. Recs. Lower Tar is a project that explores what it means to be critical of society while still maintaining a sense of self by mixing a range of techno, electro, post-punk, and noise.This mix is a representation of everything Lower Tar was, is and will be. A true B2B between Ori and Billy creating an amalgamation of experimental, industrial, electro, and straight up techno.

At the helm of his beloved label, Marsman preaches the ‘Pinkman sound’ to congregations of devoted followers. Holding court for over ten years now, he released more than 100 records and hosted countless club nights all over the world.With over 15 years behind the decks, and the breathless release schedule he orchestrates for Pinkman and its subsidiary labels – Mindri, Broken Dreams & Charlois – Marsman has become a central figure in a close-knit scene of rough-around-the-edges DIY dance music.Marsman’s DJing can ride through uplifting synths and thunderous drum patterns that are equally suited to dark, sweat-drenched basements and cavernous industrial warehouses. But dig beneath the dirt and there’s brightness to be found, with a glossy Italo sheen never far from Marsman’s selections.Keeping clubrooms locked into groove for hours on end by meticulously building atmospheres of unease, he can pierce the tension whenever he feels the time is right with moments of hands-in-the-air euphoria. Combining euphoric disco and wave with darker, harder sounds is a trademark move from one of Rotterdam’s finest exports.And he’s done it at all the best spots the Netherlands has to offer, with appearances at Dekmantel, Garage Noord, Pip, Drift Festival and Intergalactic FM. Further afield, he played at renowned international clubs like Panorama Bar, Tresor, Khidi and FOLD.Beyond all this, he’s a founding member of cherished radio station Operator, and previously ran the sorely missed Pinkman record store in the heart of Rotterdam’s creative Schieblock, giving Marsman a well-deserved cult hero status for independent music in the harbour city and far, far beyond.

 Straight from vinyl to C60 cassette, fresh off the heads into your ears, this solid pause mix from John Talaga aka Fashion Flesh. To briefly state the case: There have been cross country musical tours with esteemed individuals Ann Shenton, Momus, Twig Harper & etc etc. Recording sessions with Ian Svenonius in his Michigan living room, just a short jog from where 96 Tears was recorded & Madonna was birthed…numerous other sessions with numerous others done remotely through the postal system. Past releases on labels like Unknown Precept, Jacktone, Fit/Est.83’, Sons Of Traders, Dead Channel and The Black Lodge to name drop just a few. Future solo & collaborative (The Collectibles) releases through the wonderful ESP Institute due any moment now, so watch out! It all begins in the morning, plucking the stuffing from last night’s pillow dreams; it all ends every night in dreams to be plucked tomorrow. 

Robert Bergman, also known as ‘Chu-hi master’ in some parts of the planet, has spent well over a decade and a half collecting and playing out records. Mixing different muzique with disregard for genre or style, all the good things are good to him. This approach has seen him do shows on all different places on the planet such as Detroit, Los Angeles, Japan, Berlin, Australia and throughout all of Europe.A sneakpeak in the process can be found in his radio series, a long running streak on Red Light Radio before it shut and currently a bi-monthly show on Georgian webradio (and the best spot!) Mutant Radio. Or via physical mixtapes that are recorded for TTT (2 parts) & Heat Ams (Together with Satoshi-chan for a special Japan only release to coincide with a tour in Japan).Aside from collecting and playing out records, a fair amount of time is also spent recording original works. Most of these find their way through his own imprint Brew, which main catalogue is currently 17+ releases deep, but selected works can be found on different labels too, a.o; L.I.E.S., 12th Isle, R=A, Rush Hour, Kashual Plastik & Bakk.No vocals necessary but dubs work.Instagram: @robzilla3000  

  Love Letter This mix was made exclusively and exhaustively with every record I procured while visiting France in September 2023 — A pilgrimage I dreamt of for years. I set a budget and a plan to fill a carry-on luggage, I visited Bazar Musiques & Mindtrip in Marseille and Techno Import & Dizonord in Paris. I stole hours for this while my partner derivé in either city. The sounds I found so casually and generously were as much what I had specifically craved for years as new ideas I hadn’t dreamt of. The energy of these songs has carried me for months. This mix is called Love Letter not just that it is of the deepest gratitude to the culture which I reveled in during those two weeks abroad, but that these sounds have flowed with me through endless affection over the past three months: in and out of security, romance, trust in self, trust in Love; emotional oscillations, moments of ecstatic faith and the contrary; yet alas, this must be a curation of hope. Something to archive as a moment of belief and joyous risk-taking, to place in a keepsake box as a fact of a feeling. I believe Love Letters will stay true as they are stored, as much as we are surrounded by them. We give them to one another constantly. The songs herein ride upon the Love Letters I’ve shared as of late, they are themselves Love Letters I offer when I play them for others and Love Letters I receive back when I play them at home. Hear this mix now and return to it when you might doubt our fortitude or simply need to remember the fact. Find it drifting through your head and smile as you stay with innervation. You’re going to feel anyway.Love,Gay Felony Recorded in Rampart Village, Los Angeles on Friday, December 29th 2023 using two critical-condition-disrepair Technics 1200mkIIs outfitted with Ortofon Night Club S cartridges routed into a Rane Empath Rotary mixer. https://www.instagram.com/gayfelony/

 Toronto-based DJ and producer Hedspin releases his first project with Obey Records in the form of a special Christmas mix. After discovering lovers’ rock while digging for dancehall records in the mid-1990s, Hedspin became hooked on the distinctive bass lines and simple yet emotive guitars that define the genre. He was inspired to learn more of the history and subsequently discovered rocksteady. Since then reggae and many of its expansive subgenres have become a mainstay both in his DJ sets and his daily life: Hopeton Lewis’ “Take It Easy” is a song Hedspin often turns to when the burdens of life are mounting. This mix was created to be a timeless accompaniment to your holiday gatherings—and hopefully a welcome departure from a traditional holiday playlist.Follow or visit the following for more music and show updates:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hedspin/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hedspinMixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/djhedspin/Bandcamp: https://djhedspin.bandcamp.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hedspin/featured

 „Nanarchie - Light the power“Mina Mania, Solo Show OBEY Art Space Berlin17.11.2023 – 30.11.2023Mina Mania is an internationally renowned artist from Berlin who has created an ode to femininity with her iconic female character Nana.  Nana stands for values such as self-determination, self-confidence, openness, courage, freedom, strength, joie de vivre and vitality. She transmits a powerful, motivational, and euphoric energy. What we all need is love, good vibrations, inspiration and a fire that burns within us. “I love life, the joy and the power that is in everything!“, says Mina Mania."I love life, the joy and the power that is in everything", says Mina Mania.„Nanarchie“ stands for an intuitive positive revolution and transformation, peace, love, unity and respect! "Nanarchie“ is a positive example of a movement that progresses with guidance and support instead of domination and violence. It is about illuminating strength, not force.LIGHT THE POWER!VIVE LA NANARCHIE!Thanks to the brilliant musicians and beautiful souls in Mina’s orbit, who are contributing a track to the music compilation in honor of Nana. Merci for your enthusiasm, motivation and artistic contribution to Mina’s concept. As the icing on the cake of Mina’s solo show at OBEY Art Space in Berlin, the „Nanarchie“ music compilation will be released for the vernissage. ONE LOVE! TRACKLIST:Laura Lopez Castro - Lokah Samasta 00:00 –01:44Tteo - Follow me 01:45 – 07:48Anna Sharifi - Utopian Night 07:49 – 11:35Housemeister - Heile Welt 11:36 – 17:54Laurent - Nana 17:55 – 22:05Nate Case,Joannis Schadeck & Harry Seidel - Seeds 22:06 – 25:39Push Standart - She’s not from here 25:40 – 29:09Tteo - Troppo sexy 29:10 – 32:35Housemeister - Sommer 32:36 – 37:38Wicked Ice Man - Ost muz Japan Edition 37:39 – 40:08Oscar Ferdinand - No more alone 40:09 – 43:27Dicht & Ergreifend - Viva la vagina 43:28 – 47:43Housemeister - Music is awesome 47:44 – 52:17Gregorio - Vou voltar 52:18 – 53:30 Mixed by: Kate Push