Boss of Madrid’s seminal imprint Semantica, Spanish DJ and producer

Svreca steps in the series with a monster two-hour jaunt into his

multi-faceted techno headspace. As ever busy pushing the club sound’s

envelope with great loads of heavyweight kicks and trenchant snares,

Svreca has us all kitted out for a breathtaking dive into gravityless

territories and cragged moonscapes. Flush with hair-raising momenti,

unsuspected plot twists and climactic rollercoasting, his mix shifts the

focus constantly betwixt textural magnification and rhythm-enslaved

abandon, having you wading into the instant’s XTC to most mesmeric

effect. A rough, Indus-minded masterclass from one of the finest to ever

do it. Rampage mode on.

 

A gifted, sure-handed groove manipulator, Alienata has been carving

out a niche for herself as one of the scene’s most reliable DJs in both

actual floor impact and mixing skillset. Also curating the ever

consistent Discos Atónicos, which she founded in 2017, she keeps on

delivering sets that combine a wide array of styles, from dark disco to

acid, through D-town electro, industrial and IDM outbursts with equal

poise and gusto, time and again. Expert in chiselled transitions and

pristine track selections, the Spanish born DJ builds her mixes like one

creates mosaics, building a cohesive whole out of disparate rhythmic

elements and tempi, while she snaps ankles and flips brains by the dozen

along the way. Yet another faultless mix from a DJ whose palette and

perspective here surface in all their abrasive, unadulterated glory. Jet

propulsion activated.

 

Championing a sound both rugged and trance-inducing, Porto-based

Brazilian producer Marcal clocks in this week with two hours blending

future-proof warehouse rave material and claustrophobic 4x4 maneuvers.

Hot on the heels of his latest ’Nature of the Future’ EP on Donato Dozzy

and Neel’s imprint Spazio Disponibile, Marcal takes us on a

mind-bending ride down raucous sine-scapes and brooding, verbed-out

atmospheres, constantly pushing the envelope of techno as can be

experienced these days. Resuming its course as a means for transcending

our (currently much gloomy) zeitgeist, techno here gets back on its

revolution-friendly tracks, finding its second breath as a metamorphic

tool for blazing new paths and routes towards a better, more

intelligently designed world. There goes a mix that summons the very

finest of Marcal’s boundary-pushing vision and killer knack for crafting

memorable and emancipatory floor narratives. Brace yourselves.

 

Paris-via-Berlin based DJ and producer Arkan onboards the series this

week with two hours fully embracing his deep, hypnosis-inducing mindset

and definite knack for shaping streamlined floor narratives.

Responsible for a handful surgical transmissions on the likes of Figure

and SK_Eleven, in addition to running his own imprints Autonome and

Drawner, the French artist keeps carving out a niche for himself at the

junction of purely pragmatic, gravity-defying grooves and a certain

orientation for experimental-leaning submersion, tailored to maintain

techno's intrinsic relevancy and boundary-pushing character when so much

material feels stuck in the emulative loop and not caring one bit to

opt out the lame-ass continuum. One to keep the adrenaline rushing

badman-style, and all brains in the room just as duly, unflinchingly

stimulated.

 

Amsterdam's one and only Deniro returns to the series with a two-hour

treat spanning his fast-paced, hi-res techno headspace. Up with the

cutting-edge wares and laser-focussed grooves, the TAPE Records

co-founder and RYC alum has us drifting across hi-tech machine funk

scapes and jagged analogue reliefs, constantly in search for the next

mind-expanding thrill. Known for his impeccably chiselled signature cuts

blending the finest of future-facing techno with an

experimental-leaning approach to production, Deniro turns in a monster

transmission, rife with the hypnotic hoodoo and typically entrancing

buildups that've made him the surefire agent of techno he is today. A

gigantic ride packed with climactic eargasms and unsuspected

cliff-hangers. Lock in, zone out.

 

Wrapping up July with a ballistic transmission, Berghain and Khidi

resident Hayden Payne aka Phase Fatale punches in with two hours of

genre-busting material, ebbing and flowing between surgical rhythmic

assault and shape-shifting oneirism. Responsible for a handful of

memorable platters on the likes of OSTGUT TON, Jealous God and his own

imprint, BITE, Payne delivers a masterclass in laser-like DJing and

ambient-scaping, pushing back the limits of techno as a vessel for

emotional introspection and wordless communication. Taking us on a

captivating ride across slow-evolving, finessed sonic reliefs,

mind-expanding grooves and machine-told musings of the soul, Phase

Fatale dazzles and subjugates. True to his ever high-flying standards

and impeccable touch, a mix that shall leave you gobsmacked. Don’t

sleep.

 

Local player Mitchel Polderman alias Stranger steps in the RYC mix series with a two-hour pumper of a set epitomizing the very trademark character of his productions: hard-hitting, dynamic, unfaltering. Trading heavyweight floor-busters via his own labels Self Reflektion, Paling Trax and Perspektiv, or through the likes of Monnom Black or Clergy, Stranger has cemented his reputation as a surefire big-room puncher, serving up frantic, utilitarian peak time grooves and hi-impact warehouse ordnance like one goes for a walk in the park. Expertly mixed and proper XTC-inducing, Stranger’s mix vouches for the mad sound quality flowing in the veins of our beloved city. Reclaim.

 

Boss of the seminal Belgian techno imprint, Token, and absolute

legend of the game, Kr!z returns to the series with a propulsive monster

of a mix, ready to take you into the zone, halfway some demented inward

dive and trance-inducing dance floor occultism. Boasting the kind of

corrosive punch and textural maestria that’ve come to define his style,

both elegant and tendinous, Kr!z dishes out a mind-altering treat of a

sonic journey, packed to the rafters with spine-tingling climaxes and

chiselled crescendos. As the true master of the craft he is, Kr!z

unfolds his narrative like a sonic origami of sorts, preserving each

twist and turn from easy spoiling and maintaining the kind of tension

throughout that keeps you craving for that next bar like some mystic

revelation. Thrilling as it gets.

 

Co-founder of Manchester’s infamous Rhythm Theory parties, A.Morgan

lands his inaugural mix for RYC, showcasing both the breadth of his

style and clinicality of his mixing skillset. Fresh off the release of

his five-tracker, ‘Hyper Tension’, Morgan onboards the series with two

hours of no-nonsense floor-destroying wares, stripped-down 4x4

aerobatics and epic-sized buildups. Muscular and mind-expanding, brace

yourself for a set at the junction of proper hi-tech grit and heavily

verbed-out grooves, merging the finest of classic 909-fuelled pound with

atmospheric abandon and tape-delayed psychedelia. Blast this one out

loud, all windows opened and woofers set to eleven.

 

Over the past few years, German DJ Marie Montexier has built and

cemented her reputation as one of the finest groove merchants around,

gracing the stages of the most highly-regarded clubs and festivals out

there including Berghain, Fabric, De School and more. Her eclectic

selections tap into the broadest spectrum of rhythms and influences,

from tribal-informed electronics to straight out surgical indus-minded

payload onto breaksy delicacies, propulsive house NRG and jagged funk

from outer-space. Highly infectious, here goes an all vinyl mix fusing

wild dynamics with deadeye DJing accuracy, oozing unclouded raving joy

and out-and-out confidence. A no-miss delivery from a DJ in full

possession of her art.