For episode 242, we feature DJ Sphinx, a Detroit-based DJ and multimedia artist whose path into electronic music is shaped by years of creative exploration and deep connection to community.
What began in a bedroom in West Michigan—while studying Fine Art and Illustration—has evolved into a distinct sonic practice rooted in Detroit’s rich techno legacy. After returning home in 2021, Sphinx immersed herself in the city’s underground, drawing inspiration from its enduring ethos of experimentation, resilience, and collective energy.
Her sound blends layered percussion, acid grooves, and Detroit’s driving pulse into mixes that are both introspective and physical. Influenced by early exposure to live jazz, spiritual traditions, and symbolic storytelling, she creates sets that move beyond the functional—toward the transformational.
From stages like Movement, Electric Forest, and The Great Beyond, to this latest offering for Blank Code, Sphinx continues to craft experiences that resonate on and off the dancefloor.
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For episode 241, we welcome Aztekan, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his deep, hypnotic approach to techno. With releases on labels like Olympian, Illegal Alien, and EvilGroove, his sound blends tension, movement, and restraint. Through his imprints Aztekan, BashTech Radio, and Kenopsic Events, he continues to shape a vision of techno that is immersive and uncompromising.
This mix was recorded live from Aztekan’s closing set at the Peer label showcase for Direct to Earth in San Francisco, August 1st, 2025. This mix offers a focused, atmospheric journey into his world.
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Episode 240 brings a transmission from Decoder, the Dallas-based artist crafting hyper-minimalist body music with a distinct sci-fi sensibility.
Through releases on storied labels like Axis and Molecular, as well as modern outposts such as Blank Code, Float, AMTK+, and his own imprints Codec and Toca Records, Decoder has shaped a sound that feels engineered for deep space — stark, rhythmic, and precise.
His work has drawn the attention of techno’s most forward-thinking figures, including Jeff Mills, Rrose, Amotik, and Richie Hawtin, the latter bringing him on an international tour spanning North America, Europe, and India. Decoder’s performances at venues like De School, Fold, and Watergate reflect his alignment with the more experimental edges of the genre.
This mix is not just a set — it’s architecture in motion. Sparse, physical, and charged with tension. All of the tracks featured here are unreleased material by Decoder, offering an exclusive preview of what’s to come.
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Vegas born. Built from small rooms and borrowed gear. She’s played more awful rooms than she can count. Slamming a full live rig together in twenty minutes and making it work. Charisma? Not her thing. That’s why she’s loyal to the underground, the outsiders, and anyone who’s been told they don’t belong. No gatekeeping. No velvet ropes. Just music and the people who find it. Shared the bill with Nina Kravitz, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Rodhad, Dax J, and Takaaki Itoh. You might have to know someone to know who she is but when you see her, ask for a sticker.
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Blank Code Podcast 238 featuring a deep, driving mix from Pleasures, a rising force out of Phoenix. Pleasures delivers a set that perfectly balances raw energy with precision. This mix is a journey through pulsing rhythms and shadowy atmospheres—ideal for late-night sessions or setting the tone for your next underground event.
With releases on respected labels like Synthetik Sounds, Crisis of Man, and RAW, Pleasures continues to push the boundaries of modern techno. Episode 238 is a cerebral journey through a curated mix of hypnotic grooves, intricate landscapes and textures. Merging familiar artists with some emerging talents for an hour of immersive listening. Stream it now and get lost in the sound.
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Marteka Fair is a DJ and producer from North Carolina whose work explores rhythm as both structure and sensation. Her background in acoustic percussion informs a deeply-embedded control of time in her sets—favoring nonlinear layering, tonal restraint, and kinetic tension.
Marteka is an active performer in the United States. Her performance resume features direct support sets for forward-listening electronic artists like Rrose, Rødhåd, DVS1, and Bloody Mary, as well as performances at Slingshot Festival and The Great Beyond. In the digital domain, she has recorded and released mixes for HÖR, Refuge Worldwide, and THF Radio, expressing sharp rhythmic architecture and hypnotic intensity through these recordings.
In March 2025, she released a four-track EP titled “Ether” on Berlin-based W133—raw, spacious, and deeply rhythmic, with an emphasis on percussive structure and temporal tension. She is also co-creating Liminal Space, a live concert series with visual artist Fluxxss that merges sound and image into a shared, sensory environment.
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American born, now Germany-based, Bill Youngman joins the illustrious Blank Code ranks. An artist who has been working with live music since 1994, his release back catalogue includes labels like Tresor, Killekill, Snork Enterprises, TANSTAAFL, as well as collaborating with Neil Landstrumm and Janice.
“Flyby” opens with a stomping kick met with a throbbing bassline which is contrasted by captivating melody overtones that change mood to a dreamy and spacious, delicate journey of analogue emotion.
Second up, “Twister” has a thundering rhythm wrapped up in building tension and bouncing, modular textures that create an aggressive, heads down trip, with unrelenting techno power.
“Slider” closes the release with a more hypnotic approach, using static fuzz and quirky effects as its backdrop. A tight, swirling lead over a steady groove with skittering hi-hats add a sense of depth to this mind and body workout.
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Blank Code Podcast 236 features a live performance by Luis Flores at Mental on Friday January 31st in Mexico City. Flores, a Blank Code recording artist and prominent figure in the techno scene, delivers a dynamic set that showcases his signature style—deep, hypnotic rhythms and textures featuring past and future releases from the Blank Code label. This performance is a testament to his longstanding influence in the genre. Listeners can expect a journey through immersive soundscapes that highlight Flores’ expertise in crafting engaging, dancefloor-ready techno.
For those interested in experiencing this live set, Blank Code Podcast 236 is available for streaming on platforms like SoundCloud, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts.
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Location | Leland City Club | 400 Bagley St, Detroit, MI 48226
Presale tickets available | Click Here
Location | Leland City Club | 400 Bagley St, Detroit, MI 48226
Presale tickets available | Click Here
Presented by The Great Beyond, Blank Code, Enemy, and Intellephunk. Line up announcement soon.
