A journey through peak time club music combined by the Helsinki artist, from vintage ’90s techno and hypnotictrance to modern-day cuts.
Since the release of his launching cassette in 2018, Helsinki-based DJ and manufacturer Sansibar has respectfully looked back to the past to craft a design of techno that nonetheless feels fresh and forward-facing. Early hypnotictrance, blissful ’90s techno and hardcore, Artificial Intelligence-era electronica and chillout space ambient all appear to be touchpoints for Sansibar’s streamlined, quick and boosting productions, which have appeared on labels consistingof Kalahari Oyster Cult, Natural Sciences and Émotsiya.
Sansibar’s DJ sets are a comparable mix of old and brand-new, typically putting uncommon old school gems and forgotten techno and hypnotictrance classics togetherwith modern cuts. Although he regularly DJs throughout Europe, Sansibar hasactually held down residencies in Helsinki’s Kaiku and Post Bar over the past coupleof years, permitting him the area to establish an diverse design that still handles to go hard.
On his Fact Mix, Sansibar balances these stateofminds with music from Steve Rachmad, Terry Lee Brown Jr., Rowland & Simon, DJ Swisha and Dylan Forbes together with his own modifies of Art of Trance’s cosmic 1994 track and ‘Cambodia’ and Darkman’s 1992 jungle cut, ‘Escape From The Planet Of The Zombie Droids’. In Sansibar’s words, it’s a choice of “old and brand-new peak time club music, taped with 2 CDJs and 1s and 2s at the convenience of my own house.”
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Tracklist:
Air Liquide – ‘Tongues Of Fire’
Cherry Bomb – ‘Asylum’
The Lonely Guy – ‘Saying All That Crap’ (Old School Mix)
Scan Carriers – ‘Bandini’
Steve Rachmad – ‘Sinosphere’ (John Thomas Remix)
Terry Lee Brown Jr. – ‘Impact State’ (Original Mix)
Art Of Trance – ‘Cambodia’ (Sans modify)
Maara – ‘Forget The World’
DJ Swisha – ‘Reconstructed Club’
Dylan Forbes –’Resoblaster’
The Advent – ‘House Seed’
Rowland & Simon – ‘Oscillator 2’ (Live Mix)
Compass – ‘Steam’
Les Points – ‘Youknowwhatminimalisch’
Generali Minerali – ‘Batteries Arent Low’
Darkman – ‘Escape From The Planet Of The Zombie Droids’ (Sans