Reclaim Your City
Rotterdam-via-Berlin based outlet reuniting underground purveyors across the globe as they methodically scan and showcase various nerve centers from the techno Internationale.
Episodes
Reclaim Your City 699 | Mor Elian
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 rol
Reclaim Your City 698 | Andy Martin
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
Reclaim Your City 697 | Clara D
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, shifti
Reclaim Your City 696 | SAMA
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 o
Reclaim Your City 695 | Obstructor
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 a
Reclaim Your City 694 | Norman Nodge
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 rhythmi
Reclaim Your City 693 | Audrey Danza
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 straight
Reclaim Your City 692 | Function
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 aft
Reclaim Your City 691 | 393AD
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
Reclaim Your City 690 | Julie
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 aest
Reclaim Your City 689 | Thomas Hessler
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, B
Reclaim Your City 688 | Zemög
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 mi
Reclaim Your City 687 | Costanza
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 require
Reclaim Your City 686 | Pulso
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
Reclaim Your City 685 | Kaspiann Live
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 outpo
Reclaim Your City 684 | Zara
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. Ne
Reclaim Your City 683 | Mode_1
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
Reclaim Your City 682 | Clarisa Kimskii
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
Reclaim Your City 681 | Amotik
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 A
Reclaim Your City 680 | Yamour
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 r
Reclaim Your City 679 | Phara
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
Reclaim Your City 678 | Ruben Ganev
Herald of a darker, more opaque style of deep-diving techno music,
RYC alum Ruben Ganev (he's got a debut solo transmission on the way but
shhhh) punches in with his second podcast for us. Dwelling the frontier
betwixt sunken dub mechanisms and full-immersion atmospheric
industrialism, Ganev pulls the strings to a fascinating shadow play rife
with textured analogue stunts, verbed-out hoodoo a
Reclaim Your City 677 | Ben Sims
Who better than the man, the legend Ben Sims to get 2026 rolling in
proper spectacular and ever thought-provoking fashion? As we’re slowly
finding our feet into this odd new revolution ahead, the London legend
clocks in with a most solid bunch of psychoactive wares and chiseled
big-room pumpers bound to have you enter flow state from first minute to
last. Channeling the hard-boiled NRG of his
Reclaim Your City 676 | Darwin
Clocking in for our last round of the year, and ready to shut 2025
off on a proper high note, here comes SPE:C, Reef and Biofield boss
Darwin with two hours of hi-velocity yet cerebral material for the
heads. Loaded with the steel-hard fury of future-facing techno wares and
breaks-informed combinations of sci-fi atmospheres, alien emotional
spaces, and impactful weight in the low end, this mi
Reclaim Your City 675 | Ben Kaczor
Championing a sound intrinsically deep and leaning towards lo-fi dub
techno, St. Odes co-founder and Dial Records alum Ben Kaczor stops by to
deliver his first ever RYC podcast. Laying down a mix rife with the
slo-churning, micro house-esque jams and eerily contemplative boogie
that’s come to define his style, Kaczor treats us to a two-hour jaunt
into a fractured headspace, organic and synthe
Reclaim Your City 674 | Shoal
A sonic explorer connecting the dots between spaced-out abstraction
and trippy techno sorties, Shoal has been cruising the scene’s
hyperspace for the past ten years with his eyes set on a new horizon of
musical possibilities, eager to clear the ground for further audacious
expeditions in the uncharted nooks and crannies of atmospheric
electronics. Combining spacious and layered envelopes with
Reclaim Your City 673 | Rhyw
For the past decade, Rhyw has been trading monster floor twisters,
inherently bold and inch-perfectly engineered to whip up crowds into a
frenzy with its UK bass-y chassis and post-industrial bodywork. Blending
in rugged percussion with hard steel machine funk and hip-swaying
grooves, the Fever AM co-founder keeps on carving out a lane truly his
own in today’s oft tepid techno landscape. Aimi
Reclaim Your City 672 | OCCA
Hailing from Sapporo, Japan, Occa is no typical big room DJ but a
master acrobat in sound, expertly pushing the envelope of electronics as
a transcending means of expression. Shifting gears constantly between
conceptual abstraction and functional architecture, seeking effect in
every move and sniffing out substance in any sine, Occa dwells his own
sonic continuum, hermetic to stiff norms and
Reclaim Your City 671 | Elias.
Diving deeper into reverb-soaked environments and subterranean sonic
strata, Berlin-based producer and ungesund co-founder Elias. graces us
with a mix bound to have all listeners zone out in a flash. A bold
explorer of hyper-textured fractals and submerged post-industrial
atmospheres, Elias. embarks us on a trip down the infra-visible and
infra-audible, into the heart of our world’s pulsating
Reclaim Your City 670 | Blazej Malinowski
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 sign
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
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
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 uncompromisi
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 hardwa
Reclaim Your City 665 | Serge
Taking the helm for the second number in Clone’s October takeover,
here goes the mastermind himself, Serge with an ever epic selection of
hard-nosed bangers and boundary-pushing ordnance. Having built an
absolute monument to electronic music in the broadest, most widely
eclectic sense of the term, Serge remains a driving force without
equivalent both within and well beyond the borders of Neth
Reclaim Your City 664 | Afra
Brace yourselves for a breakneck ride this month as our longtime
friends and distributor Clone hijack RYC frequencies with a massive
takeover for the whole month of October. Breaking this four-part
installment in, Amsterdam’s Afra cuts in with two-hours of old-school
Detroit electro vibrations, hi-velocity breaks and future-facing floor
narratives beckoning us onto a whole distinct dimension
Reclaim Your City 663 | Erik Jabari
Not yet a big name on today’s techno map, up-and-comer Erik Jabari is
a producer and DJ you shall hear a lot more from in the coming years.
Championing a sound both rugged to the core and honed to razor-sharp
effect, the young Berlin-based artist is on a rising trajectory his
recent 6-hour B2B set with living legend DJ Pete came to confirm in the
most splendid way. Building upon an unma
Reclaim Your City 662 | Mareena
Taking over the decks this week with two hours of unflinching groove
engineering, Tresor resident DJ and Unrush boss Mareena pulls out the
big guns. All in layered atmospheric finesse, streamlined rhythmic
architecture and nimble transitions, Mareena's mix vouches for her
impeccable mixing skillset and pristine curation. Blending hi-impact,
big room-focussed wares and clever detours into furt
Reclaim Your City 661 | Neel
Half of boundary-pushing production outfit Voices From The Lake and
co-founder of Spazio Disponibile, Neel is an Italian producer with a
keen ear for complex, enveloping sonics; his ample, elegant pieces of
music sitting right at the junction of beatless abstraction and
intricate webs of electronic pulsations. Boasting his works’ most
dynamic side, Neel’s debut transmission on RYC ushers us i
Reclaim Your City 660 | Irakli
Responsible for a handful exquisite platters on the likes of Dial
Records, LARJ, Figures’ sub-division LF RMX and his own imprint,
Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound, Georgia-born, Berlin-based
sound explorer Irakli lands his new transmission for RYC: a mix giving
full vent to his ever innovative and shape-shifting approach to floor
narratives. Always going the unsuspected route with
Reclaim Your City 659 | Svreca
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-
Reclaim Your City 658 | Alienata
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 ou
Reclaim Your City 657 | Marcal
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,
Reclaim Your City 656 | Arkan
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
Reclaim Your City 655 | Deniro
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 chisell
Reclaim Your City 654 | Phase Fatale
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-l
Reclaim Your City 653 | Stranger
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
Reclaim Your City 652 | Kr!z
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
Reclaim Your City 651 | A.Morgan
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-
Reclaim Your City 650 | Marie Montexier
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 surg
Reclaim Your City 649 | Atomic moog Live
True to their deep, widescreen approach to both production and
live-performing, Parisian outfit Atomic Moog clock in with a helluva
sleek and lushly relief’d mix, recorded on the occasion of their latest
live performance at Outre Bleu on March 29. Through their releases for
the likes of Delsin, Appian, Lowless or Monument, the French duo has
been carving a niche for itself at the fringes of t
Reclaim Your City 648 | Eric Cloutier
Throughout the years, Detroit-born Berlin-based groove operator and
Tresor / Globus resident Eric Cloutier has been honing and refining his
palette as both a producer and a DJ. Not one to engage in dogmatic
restraint, Cloutier keeps developing his vision through carefully
curated selections and an equally impeccable mixing technique. Boasting
the variety and precision of his releases for his
Reclaim Your City 647 | Perfo
Berlin-based French DJ and producer Perfo is our guest this week with
a special two-hour round of cross-pollinated salvos and anti-normative
grooves. Having made a name for himself through a string of releases for
key imprints including MORD, 47 or Hayes Collective, Perfo serves up a
masterly executed set spanning the breadth of his adventurous scope and
clinical skillset. From faux-tribal po
Reclaim Your City 646 | Setaoc Mass
Right on cue to support the release of his newest EP on SK_eleven,
here comes Manchester via Berlin's own Setaoc Mass with a banger of a
mix to break June in proper, pedal to the metal. Exponent of a sound
both intrinsically rugged yet layered to mind-altering effect, the
British producer has been dishing out unstoppable slices of hi-velocity
techno laced with a signature stripped-back, psych
Reclaim Your City 645 | Marie-Julie
Ghent-based DJ and Fuse resident Marie-Julie is our guest this week
with the killer delivery. Merging future-facing, hi-tech abstraction
with a sixth sense for those inescapable rhythms and a wonky, off-kilter
sonic engineering, Marie-Julie entices us down the path of complete
mind-alteration. Constantly shifting gears, her vinyl blends run the
gamut from dystopian murk to ankle-snapping old
Reclaim Your City 644 | Temudo
A well-known alum of acclaimed record labels such as Hayes,
Klockworks, Fuse, Blueprint, Soma et al., Lisbon-based DJ and producer
Temudo clocks in with a mix showcasing the breadth of his vista and
smooth mixing skillset. Up with a choice selection of unbending
warehouse percussion, laser-guided dubs and further esoteric
mind-expanders, Temudo reels off a magnetic field of hi-velocity
groov
Reclaim Your City 643 | Ina Kacz
French-born, Tbilisi-based Ina Kacz is a DJ and producer whose vision
far exceeds the limitations of a genre, including one as multi-faceted
as techno. Her shape-shifting sets span a wide spectrum of styles and
sub-divisions, flourishing somewhere at the junction of acid-drenched
cycloramas, chiselled ambient breaks, twilight dubs and chrome-coated
industrialism. With her exquisitely fine tou
Reclaim Your City 642 | Zisko
A true driving force both within and beyond the South-American techno
ecosystem, Zisko graces us with two hours of clinically laid down
big-room punch and genre-unbound, off-kilter rhythms on steroid.
Championing a sound both highly intense and surgically precise, the
Argentinian DJ and producer has us surfing a rogue wave of frenzied
analogue funk, sci-fi-informed industrial pound and proto-
Reclaim Your City 641 | Mari Sakurai
Taking over the RYC waves this week, Tokyo’s finest Mari Sakurai
punches in with a helluva 2-hour treat by way of introduction. Working
her way in the gap betwixt post-industrial opacity and heavy-duty
brutalism, Mari has been slowly but surely making a name for herself
with uncompromising sets spanning everything from cool-handed big room
pound to mazy abstraction and other bursts of mind-al
Reclaim Your City 640 | DJ HI-C
Six-time turntablism champ turned sleek tech groove-provider,
Japanese DJ and producer DJ HI-C has had many lives before settling as a
merchant of stripped-back, zen-like ambiences and mesmeric club
rhythms. Elegant and dynamic, his productions sit halfway deeply
organic, atmospheric blends and a further steely, hi-velocity strain of
techno. Mind-bending by nature, his mixes open a wide windo
Reclaim Your City 639 | Bastienne
Hailing from Amsterdam, Bastienne has been making waves with her
impeccably laid-down mixes and carefully curated selections. Through
chiselled, laser-precise sets that showcase the breadth of her scope and
minutely woven floor narratives, Bastienne moves the cursor from
straight pumping house jack in Detroit fashion to Birmingham-style
techno hybrids, via rowdy electronics and forward-pushin
Reclaim Your City 638 | ROD
For the past fifteen years, Rotterdam-based DJ and producer Benny
Rodrigues alias ROD has been carving out a lane of his own in the realm
of contemporary techno. Piling up one massive release after the other
for the likes of Axis, Figure, Soma, Klockworks or his own record label,
Rod20, the Dutch artist has been laying the foundation to a catalogue
driven by thrill-seeking curiosity and a vib
Reclaim Your City 637 | DJ Sodeyama
Over two decades of unfaltering devotion to production and DJing,
dishing out some of the finest slices of opulently textured techno along
the way, Tokyo-based maestro DJ Sodeyama has been honing a sound
signature both intricately hypnotic and boundary-pushing. Blending
delicate melodic strains of electronics ranging from deep, ambient music
to verbed-out, atmospheric techno, often laced with
Reclaim Your City 636 | Mary Lake
Lacking no oomph, the mixes of Amsterdam’s one and only Mary Lake
tick all the boxes of a quality hi-NRG set. Boasting a definite knack
for those volatile hotchpotches of big-room-ready jack and a surgical
DJing skillset, Mary treats us to a frantic whirlwind of paced-up
machine funk and absolutely imparable industrial-inflected maneuvers.
Cranking the heat one notch up with every bar, the Du
Reclaim Your City 635 | Konduku
Having made a name for himself through a string of choice releases
for the likes of Nous’klaer and Delsin, Dutch producer Konduku has been
turning heads with his ever innovative take on the techno medium.
Pushing for new directions, Konduku’s been laying down intriguing blends
of dubbed-out, Afro-infused grooves and plural strains of
abstract-leaning, breaks-friendly hybrids. The present mix
Reclaim Your City 634 | Robin Kampschoer
Blasting his way into our series this week, Dutch producer Robin
Kampschoer revs up the engines and lifts us off to higher spheres of
consciousness through two hours of chiselled post-industrial sound
engineering. Exploring the confines of techno, somewhere at the junction
of proper raw, steely rhythms and further elevated ambience-scaping,
the RKM boss and STOOR alum swings the pendulum betw
Reclaim Your City 633 | Megan Leber
Hailing from our home city of Rotterdam, local player and modular
sound first-lady Megan Leber turns up in RYC's weekly series with two
hybrid hours spanning off-kilter rhythmic experiments and atmospheric
breakaways. Through her vividly textured tapestries and shape-shifting
sonic explorations, the STOOR affiliate weaves moments of grace and
tension with effortless poise, easing us into her
Reclaim Your City 632 | Sunil Sharpe
For some time now, Irish DJ and producer Sunil Sharpe has been honing
(no pun intended) his skills as a formidable floor destroyer, putting
out a string of memorable burners for the likes of Works The Long
Nights, BPitch, MORD or his own imprint, Earwiggle. Delivering his
implacable two-hour missive through blends of breaks-laden rhythms,
frenzied machine talk and murky, weatherbeaten ambienc
Reclaim Your City 631 | Arthur Robert Live
Back in the series with a special hour-and-a-half-long live set,
fellow RYC alum Arthur Robert graces us with a mix that best exemplifies
his cosmonautical approach to production, flush with alien-engineered
sounds and sci-fi-indebted atmospheres. Like traversing a dynamic hall
of mirrors and prisms, distorting our cognitive scope to hypnotic
effect, Robert’s mix is a maze of fast swiveling g
Reclaim Your City 630 | Bas Mooy
More than just MORD boss and a direct neighbour, both musically and
geographically speaking, Bas Mooy is a longstanding friend to us, as
well as a figure we truly look up to. Whether found pushing back the
boundaries of the techno sound through his vanguard-minded imprint or
teleporting dance floors to the 4th dimension with no turning back, Bas
holds on to his quality-driven methods to deliv
Reclaim Your City 629 | Mathys Lenne
Responsible for a handful of head-turning releases via the likes of
MORD, Hayes and Float Records this past couple of years, on-the-rise
techno producer Mathys Lenne clocks in our series with a mindtrip
that’ll knock your socks off. Championing a sound both deep-diving,
rugged and hi-intensity thru and thru, the Frenchman treats us to a
storm of steely firepower and post-apocalyptic brainwave
Reclaim Your City 628 | Juana
Final mix of January comes courtesy of Chicago-born, Washington
DC-based one and only Juana. Championing a sound both highly energetic
and firmly contemporary, the American DJ and producer has us working out
with every bar. From strapping 4x4 charges to gut-churning brain
intruders, onto experimental-leaning glides and further esoteric drifts,
Juana’s dance floor hoodoo is as bewitching as it
Reclaim Your City 627 | Vincent Neumann
Psychotherapist by day, mind-hacker by night, here comes Leipzig’s
Vincent Neumann with two hours of widely versatile techno and
electronics. All in jagged dynamics and hi-NRG propulsion, Neumann’s mix
is an ode to old-school raving, back when the DJ’s name was of no
importance but the flow of the music itself was all that mattered, or
when the true spirit of techno rhymed with riotous commun
Reclaim Your City 626 | Mary Yuzovskaya
Next up in our series, we’re excited to welcome Mary Yuzovskaya, a DJ
and producer whose surgical sense of the groove and love for minimal
sound structures have become trademarks over the years. At the helm of
her own record label, Monday Off, Mary puts in the same precision and
effort she dishes out through all of her vinyl-only DJ sets.
Stripped-back and highly cerebral, her style sits at t
Reclaim Your City 625 | Wata Igarashi
Kicking off 2025 in the best company as Tokyo-born, Amsterdam-based
don Wata Igarashi takes over with a masterclass in pulsating futuristic
techno and widescreen sonics. Through a flurry of top-of-the-range
releases for the likes of Dekmantel, Kompakt, Figure and his own
imprint, WIP, the Japanese producer has been cementing his position as a
true innovator of techno music. His unparalleled k
Reclaim Your City 624 | MARRØN
A much (duly) rated exponent of the Dutch techno sound within and
well beyond its borders, Eerste Communie co-founder and resident MARRØN
clocks in with a vibrant two-hour trip into his constantly minimal, yet
untiringly expansive imaginarium. Through a chiselled selection of cuts
both surgical and eerie - combining the haunting nature of deep,
texturally lavish dubs with that of clinically a
Reclaim Your City 623 | Ogazón
Breaking in our waves with a special two-hour round of genre-busting
floor hoodoo, here comes Luxemburg-via-Germany’s one and only Ogazón.
Nimbly walking the tightrope between sensuous house folds and more
rugged, up-for-the-jugular techno on a deep, dubby tip, Ogazón treats us
to a hi-NRG vinyl workout flush with immersive, cinematic motion and
proper low-slung club-oriented extrapolations.
Reclaim Your City 622 | Haruka
Hailing from Tokyo, Japanese DJ and producer Haruka has made a name
for himself through his finely curated selections and seamless mixing
technique, making him a regular of acclaimed clubs around the world,
including that of our beloved friends from Tbilisi, Bassiani’s. Haruka’s
polymathic sound - a blend of off-kilter techno and bouncy,
genre-unbound electronics, attests to th
Reclaim Your City 621 | Tasha
Stepping in our podcast series this week, London DJ and Neighbourhood
chief operator Tasha graces us with a versatile, shape-shifting helluva
mix she holds the secret to. Keeper of a sound amplitude that sees her
run the gamut from Latin music-inflected techno to proper industrial,
Birmingham-style tempi, through hardcore-friendly outbursts and
out-there acid mind trips, Tasha has us bedazzle
Reclaim Your City 620 | Psyk
Taking the helm of our next podcast iteration, Madrid-based DJ and
producer Psyk jumps in with a beast of a two-hour jaunt into frantic
techno hyperspace. Having dished out some highly magnetic floor wares
for the likes of Tresor, Mote Evolver or Modularz and his own imprint,
Non Series, Psyk sure knows how to steer crowds into some sort of
super-conscious euphoria. Expert provider of big-roo
