CMYK and Pekkuliar are the people behind Barcelona based event Series & Vinyl Label @Kommuna. A collective that has been operating for almost 4 years and has involved various figures that have contributed to its success. Event by event, they have created a Kommuna of like-minded people. A friendly and respectful atmosphere, a quest for musical excellence and an immersive visual experience. Among others, these are reflected in their artistic direction, privileging talent of fame. Music wise the duo is exploring the realms of obscure electro breaks, 2-step and UK garage and everything in between house and techno. Their influences are evident in their own productions that will be released soon via the Kommuna imprint and other respected labels.

Leiris is a French DJ and Producer, based now in Berlin that has been on our radar for quite a long time so we were thrilled to finally have him at the last Sol Asylum event at Hoppetosse. Over the past years, he has acquired an envious record collection and his dedication to perfecting his skills has made him one of the most sought-after artists on the scene. We hope you enjoy this impressive mix that he delivered for our Sol Asylum mix series as much as we did.

In the 90's he first fell in love with minimal house and techno. His main influences were Robert Hood, Daniel Bell,Melchior and Jeff Mills whom he played twice with during the Purpose Maker Tour.

These influences can be heard in his dj sets which are known to be groovy, unexpected and full of musical treasures. From a sunny open-air to a night club peak time all the way to the after party, Leiris knows how to catch the crowd's attention thanks to his on point selection and continuous great energy.

He plays regularly at Club der Visionaere and had gigs in other classic venues such as Tresor and Katerholzig. He also performed at several festivals including Sonar OFF and ADE this last fall.

He released a remix of Spencer Parker on Apt. International in 2012 and an Ep "Procrastination Ep" on Minibar music with his beloved friend Ben Vedren in 2014. His last releases were launched on Ruis Records "Ethnicity" and on the Rooted Series in May 2016. He launched his label - Reduce Records last December alongside his new project Monkey Nenufar with Ben Vedren.

They will soon perform together live !

There are many more to come... Keep your eyes and your ears open!!

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We are thrilled to have Barbara Preisinger, Slices of Life's founder and Deep in the Box guru onboard for our Sol Asylum mix series. She has been an integral part of the Berlin club scene since moving from Munich in the late 90s and we highly respect her dedication and vision in the electronic music scene.

Autumn 2009 Barbara Preisinger founded the 12inch vinyl label SLICES OF LIFE which is focused on organic sounding and diverse club music, with releases by Betke, Mike Huckaby, Baaz, John Tejada and The Mole.

The label´s founding year also marked the beginning of the event series DEEP IN THE BOX with regular parties at Berlin´s Club der Visionäre, Wilde Renate, Ipse among other places. In September 2015 Barbara Preisinger moved DEEP IN THE BOX to the Globus floor at Berlin´s legendary TRESOR club, where she has been hosting her parties every 2 months since then. This podcast is the perfect reflection of her diverse musical knowledge and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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We are prouder than a mother with a new born to share our latest release artist, Pressure Point's cut from the last Sol Asylum Party at CDV. Pressure Point is distinguished by his productions and dj sets with a mixture of elaborated sounds complex groove compositions randomized fast-paced and a typically deep, melodic sound synthesis.

His productions are enclosed for the large part composed of synthesizers, modular synth, sounds wonky and nano-loops all designed by sequencer step, triggers and creative impulses creating a harmonious unsteady gait.

It's about micro-glitch music and house music futuristic well mixed and attention to the smallest detail.

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We are very proud to present this timeless mix crafted by Roger Gerressen exclusively for our Sol Asylum mix Series. Roger, along with the Dilated Pupils, was one of the first artists we have been honored to have on our label. Since then, we have had the pleasure to hear him numerous times at our party in Club Der Visionaere and Hopetosse and we hope you enjoy this eclectically solid mix as much as we do. Roger Gerressen was born in Arnhem (the Netherlands), raised on early 90’s hiphop in Nijmegen. His passion for house music began when 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.

After his first solo releases on the local Wolfskuil Records he co-founded ESHU (and ESHU Records) in 2011. Recognition came after a string of well received solo releases on Fear Of Flying Records (and sub-label SuddenDrop), his many collaborations with Ivano Tetelepta and numerous other collabs (like Dilated Pupils, 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. Keep and eye and an ear out for this outstandingly dedicated artist.

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We are thrilled and honored to present you the first artist of our Sol Asylum mix series, Vincent Lemieux. DJ, record dealer, MUTEK programmer, Musique Risquée label cofounder and producer: Vincent is what you’d call a consummate music lover.

Having rapidly ascended the DJ ranks thanks to his impeccable taste, Vincent Lemieux does not limit his musical diet to a single genre and this live cut from our last Sol Asylum at Club der Visionaere is the ideal example. We would like to share this wonderful piece of time and space with you and we hope you enjoy listening to this cut as much as we enjoyed dancing to it.

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