Reclaim Your City

Punching in this week, German-Ukrainian DJ and producer David Natochen alias Chontane storms our waves with two hours spanning über-dynamic grooves, choppy freqs, and further psychoactive uptempo sonics. Pulling out all the stops as he beckons us down the path of entranced abandon, Chontane puts on a wild parade of muscular kick drums, heavy-duty snares and fevered analogue bursts out a hair-raisi...

Championing a deeply inward-gazing, psychoactive strain of techno, Amsterdam-based Italian DJ and producer Rosati steps in the series with two hours spanning his largely cinematic, emotion-driven headspace. All in on the looped-out psychedelia and hypnosis-inducing ostinatos, Rosati’s sound is an ode to the narrative-building quality of pioneering techno, reaching for that cosmic depth and driven...

Expert in bass-heavy arsonism and heavily dubbed-out stunts, REEF resident Esposito clocks in with a most massive two-hour rollout of blazing riddims and stripped-down techno voodooism. Engineering a surgical mix of sub-fueled menace, steely horsepower and rattling drumwork on the prowl, Esposito has us submerged in an all-engulfing, woofer-busting blast of dub esotericism and prototypical UK bass...

NON SQUARED - ASYMMETRICAL A beautiful milestone to celebrate, our 700th number comes from an artist we've long been looking up to and whose cross-curricular approach matches that of RYC's scope-widening vista effortlessly. Whether you find her pushing the boundaries of techno solo, shifting angles and perspectives with LADA together with Lars Hemmerling, or steering crowds into ecstasy via her Be...

Protean and boundary-pushing, Mor Elian’s body of work proves frisky and unpindownable by nature. Tapping into the widest array of influences, from abstract techno groovers to jacking house reliefs, via acid-dripping bass and fiery polyrhythms, the Fever AM co-founder enters the melee with a two-hour sonic cruise sweeping incendiary club material and more introspective moments, seamlessly rolled i...

Hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, Andy Martin summons his ancestor’s voices through minutely crafted blends of future-facing electronics that keep on questioning the boundaries between continuity and rupture, between pragmatic physicality and spiritual escapism. Using his platform Diaspora Echoes as the launchpad to sustained sonic innovation release after release, Martin has been shaping up a bod...

Rising Belgian talent Clara D is our guest this week with a two-hour sonic trip exploring her wide range of influences, from deep techno folds to ambient-leaning divagations, through sleek textured dubs and groovy escapology. Relying on a minimal palette but extrapolating it to dazzling effect, Clara serves up a thoughtful mosaic of varying BPMs and further boundary-pushing loiterings, shifting pa...

Describing himself as a 'maximalist trying to fit into a minimalist world’, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer SAMA clocks in with a wild two-hour jaunt across altered post-industrial freqs and widescreen sound design. Pulling out all the stops with his versatile big-room arsenal and cross-curricular, bass-heavy hoodoo, the ORPHIC resident deploys a formidable effort unleashing frenzied swells of cla...

A new name making waves in Tbilisi’s now world-renowned techno scene, Obstructor follows the path of his illustrious predecessors whilst carving out a lane truly his own. Championing a highly meditative approach - spanning spacious electronics and paced-up floor dynamics through minutely crafted narratives, the young Georgian producer has us moving across tides of finely sculpted sine waves and le...

A staple component of Marcel Dettmann’s MDR imprint and Berghain’s Ostgut Ton, German legend Norman Nodge clocks in this week with a killer two-hour deluge of Indus-oriented barrage fire. Known for his laser-precise mixing and lethal selections, Nodge cuts a path of absolute dance floor devastation, pushing back the boundaries of techno as we know it through streams of gravity-defying rhythmic ass...

Jumping onboard the RYC podcast series this week, Swiss-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Audrey Danza steps up with a two-hour sonic feast fusing pure cross-dimensional propulsion with textured psychedelia, hi-intensity body jack and further afield tempi. Carving out a lane of her own through her record label, Proxima, where she experiments with eerie, esoteric electronics and more straightforwa...

David Sumner, alias DMO, alias VEX, member of Regis’ seminal Sandwell District collective, belongs to this category of legendary producers who withstood the test of time with durably impressive poise. The man behind some of Ostgut Ton, Tresor, Sandwell District, Stoor and his own imprint, Infrastructure New York’s most enlightening releases, has been dishing out game-changing releases one after th...

A new name to the scene on the cusp of big moves, Amsterdam’s 393AD punches in our weekly podcast series with a vengeance. Treating us to two hours of unrelenting kick and snare-powered assault, the Dutch producer leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the deadliest groove. Having recently gained momentum through a pair of records for Full Range Motion that went right for the jugular, the Amste...

As we move closer to our third ever Saüle takeover on April 30, this week’s podcast comes courtesy of Dutch DJ Julie, who’ll be helming the decks alongside Costanza and fellow RYC alums Hitam and Ruben Ganev. Bringing her deft touch for agile techno cavalcades and deeply immersive buildups, Julie gives us a glimpse of the night to come: a set rife with hi-octane rollers and more intimate aesthetic...

Actively pushing back the borders of techno language for the past fifteen years, German DJ and producer Thomas Hessler chose to relocate to Tbilisi, Georgia a few years ago and given the current state of the local scene, there is little wonder why. Tireless provider of equally hard-hitting and cerebral grooves that have taken him to play the best stages out there including Berghain, Fabric, Bassia...

All the way from Colombia, Zemög turns up in our weekly podcast series with a vengeance. Explosive and sharp, this two-hour salvo summons a versatile array of floor-busting ordnance: from acid-soaked heaters to atmospheric escapology, through proto-techno chuggers and non-formulaic, abstract-leaning grooves. Boasting a deft hand for these full-immersion sorties into techno deep space, this mix swi...

Punching in with a two-hour round of deep sonic immersion, Rome-via-Berlin up-and-comer Costanza steps in to serve up a glimpse of her highly eclectic, boundary-pushing artistic headspace. Operating at the confines of atmospheric techno and further leftfield-leaning electronics, Costanza has been laying the foundation to a rivetingly profound body of work, extrapolating the functional requirements...

Up this week in our podcast series, Argentinian DJ and producer Pulso steps up with a two-hour ride spanning dark, brooding floor material and verbed-out oddities. Championing a sound both unremittingly abrasive and truly hypnotic, sitting at the junction of hard-hitting big room ballistics and abstract-leaning dub groovers, Pulso dishes out a masterclass in trippy, pulsating sonic tapestries. Wil...

Hailing from the lands of ‘Nordic swamp psychedelica’ as he likes to call it, Finnish DJ and producer Kaspiann fractures his way into our weekly podcast series with a special hour-and-a-half-long sonic rodeo spanning frosted hi-tech minimalistic architectures, playful polyrhythmic debauchery and further genre-unbound incursions into icy proto-futuristic territories. Unleashing a vibrant outpour of...

This week’s guest in our podcast series is Australian-born / London-based Zara, a name that’s been making waves in the underground UK techno scene and now graces us with her debut two-hour RYC mix. A versatile juggler of styles and tempi, Zara dishes out a multi-faceted set spanning jagged hi-tech grooves, faux-organic downtempo ambiences and further cross-pollinated dubs from outer space. Never q...

Irish DJ and producer Mode_1 is our guest this week with a two-hour sonic cruise running the gamut from psychedelic post-industrial soundscapes to stripped-down brutalist grooves. Cutting a path of destruction across the dance floor, this mix is designed to have all ravers’ adrenaline levels topped out as they wait for the next bar’s own idiosyncratic thrill with blind obedience. Championing a sou...

Queens-based DJ and Volnost resident Clarisa Kimskii takes the helm this week with two hours of proper mind-expanding wares, acid-drenched psychedelia and rugged, industrial-informed grooves. Known for her intrepid sonic journeys and hi-impact blends, the US artist takes us on a bumpy ride fusing hi-octane big room momenti, aesthetic style clash and proper eruptive floor combustion. Hold onto your...

Serial havoc-wreaker Amotik punches in this week with a hi-velocity two-hour round running the gamut from mind-expanding minimalism to claustrophobic dubs onto proper heavy-duty, industrial-informed big room wares. Unleashing wave after wave of unrelenting synth undulations and clinical basswork that'll send shivers down your spine, his set is pure techno NRG in a bottle. Ease yourself into Amotik...

Swinging by with her debut RYC transmission this week is Giegling affiliate and Blitz resident jockey Yamour, a DJ who blends the finest of classic Chicago house joints with Detroit style churners to decisively compelling effect. Showing a particularly deft hand for building soulful sonic narratives with a truly hypnotic edge to them, Yamour digs far and deep into heritage grooves and newly releas...

Up this week is FUSE resident DJ and Phaaar label owner Phara treating us to a whirlwind of gusty minimal groovers and relentless big-room punchers. With a solid bunch of quality records on the likes of Token, Soma or SK_Eleven under his belt, the Brussels-based DJ and producer delivers a two-hour mix right in line with his signature stripped-down floor mystique and deadeye, hi-velocity style behi...