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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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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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Welcome to the latest edition of the Blank Code Podcast, Episode 235, featuring a masterful live mix by Craig Gonzalez. Recorded during his performance on the Blank Code Twitch stream, this session is a deep dive into the world of dub techno, showcasing the genre at its finest. Craig crafts a seamless journey, weaving together atmospheric textures and driving rhythms, with standout tracks from renowned artists like Reeko, DB1, and Felix K.
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With 20 plus something years in the game, Mike has handled many roles in the industry. From running an artist management agency in the early 2000’s, promoting events, DJ’ing and producing, Mike has done a lot and seen a lot. Mike’s DJ sets are unique with a blend of deep, hypnotic, spaced out and driving style of techno.
In 2017, he launched his label, Northern Parallels. Focusing on deep, trippy, spaced out, hypnotic techno. The label features well respected veteran producers DJ Hyperactive, Dustin Zahn, Myles Serge, Hiroko Yamamura, Ray Kajioka and up and coming producers Jason Patrick, Allana Letm, Lindsey Herbert Joshua Calleja with also providing a home for new faces that are making exceptional music.
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The enigmatic Myles Sergé is a low flying techno producer, hard working label head and old school DJ, however he prefers the term ‘reclusive perfectionist’. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Myles experienced a temporary sojourn to the beachside of the the UK’s Brighton before relocating to Berlin. In some respects the American’s music bypasses the melodic classicalism of Detroit for a stripped-back European take on techno, though the mettlesome machine- funk of his raw style, and rough and ready prowess behind the decks, is never too far from the outer-regions of the US’ motorcity he calls home.
As a regular guest at Tresor, with no stranger to bookings at Berlin’s Berghain, Griessmuehle and ://about blank, to his residency at Steevio’s Freerotation festival in Wales, Myles is a shining example of how one can traverse the European-American transatlantic divide. With a belt of labels under his control – (MS), Re-Form, Dosed and Space – Myles has since moved on to count the likes of NYC’s Thema, The Zenker Brother’s Ilian Tape and Dan Curtin’s Metamorphic imprints as home for his music. Never one to boast, Myles Sergé Clark’s revised approach to the warehouse techno of his recent mixes and DJ sets keeps the quality underground.
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Elle Dee is a real force in the New York underground. The Mild Fantasy founder has truly harnessed the art of delivering a raw, grooving sound with meticulous precision, and her productions follow the same path. She is a regular at Basement and has collaborated with prominent promoters around the world, such as Pornceptual in Berlin, Mala Junta, Merge, Outlaw, and Mamba Negra in São Paulo, her hometown. Her sets are known for their captivating and intense energy, making them a must-see for techno enthusiasts. Enjoy this next podcast by Elle Dee!
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