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My set at Vihod on a Halloween night - sweaty dark dancefloor and unfamiliar audience, which had me on edge at first, but then brought the heat.

Sometimes we need to be alone with ourselves. Music is the perfect guide into that state. This compilation brings together different genres and cultural backgrounds - a kind of emotional roller coaster. And you never know where the next turn will take you. Tested on a sunny November day by the lake.

Cosmic Picnic, August 16th, Saturday, early morning, in a small yurt at the Shalkode valley near the Kazakh-Chinese border, 20 people are lying on pillows all around, some of them are talking and laughing, some in silent disco headphones enjoying the music, some are dancing, some just lying with their eyes closed. Tracklist: 1. @louisbaker - Keep on (@lodemann Vocal Mix) 2. Rondo Mo, @SomaSoul - Tidal Waves (@henrikschwarz Remix) 3. @whomadewho, @Tripolism - Flying away 4. @FabianKrooss - Picking nuts 5. Marcus Sur, Mark Jackus, Golden Parazyth - In the night (@Noir Retrospective Remix) 6. @huxley_uk - I want you (@Deetron Remix) 7. @FredEverything - Asolee (@Atjazz Remix) 8. @FellReis - Kynosoura 9. @Lazarusman, @Jazzuelle - Forget me (@FredEverything Colors Of Winter Mix) 10. Ben Juno, @Joep-Mencke - Nice to meet you (@Madota Remix) 11. @Patrice-Baumel - Clair (@Cioz Neapolis Remix) 12. @cortoalto - Latency (@BAKEYmusic Remix)

Recorded during an expedition to the Caspian sea and Mangystau region while sitting on a rock at the beach. 6 days and 5 nights moving around the region discovering epic places and sites.

In search of a new sound

Every six months or so, I mix tracks from my daily chillout playlist, which consists of many music genres. There is one thing that unites these tracks - bliss. Imagine yourself in a good place and get your daily portion of bliss.

4 years since i recorded the last Cosmic Picnic mix, time to kick some ass again, only this time it is a selection of groovy & deep techno. Don't mind the repeated tracks )

There are some tracks that i save up for a special occasion like this, tracks which i would not play on the main dancefloor except for the afterhours morning set or a gig somewhere in the wild. And if i would dance to this music i would definitely do it with my eyes closed.

One fine October weekend we got out to the lake to close the camping season. I took some silent disco headphones with me so my friends could enjoy music wherever they wanted to, we put my dj equipment on the beach and had a great time dancing and enjoying the nature around us. Music-wise the set got very eclectic, and so was the weather. One of the best experiences in months.

Had a great time playing a 2-hour set in Kumano a year later

Love my friends who let me do experiments. Been testing 5 hours of new music with them last week, which eventually came up just to 120 minutes of the selection you are about to hear, a music rollercoaster.

Was warming up the atmosphere by the pool last saturday. Despite a small rain in the beginning the weather was great and mostly sunny. Unpacked some tracks which i didn't play for quite a long time, it was a pleasure doing it.

Had fun at the Sunchill festival camp right after my gig on the main dancefloor, brought controller and some silent disco headphones for my friends. Chilled downtempo grooves and then a bit of atmospheric electro, perfect before getting a nap.

Music can heal. Tried it myself many times. There is a secret playlist of mine where i collect tracks that had a therapeutic effect on me. I took some of them and recorded a mix a year ago (Lazy Grooves Vol.16 Here Pop-up restaurant edition). It's time to record another one - different genres, different emotions. There is an unreleased track by me and my friend Oleg on 19th minute called Velvet Gamma, planning to release it this year.

Forgotten feeling of a small and dark room full of bass and sweaty people

Took a small mixing console from a friend and recorded a short mix by the pool in the middle of the jungle. Pure summer vibes in the middle of January here in Sri Lanka.

Supposedly last mix of this year

Had a great time playing drum & bass at Kicksnare party at Bult, which happens quite rarely. Lovely place, lovely people.

My latest selection for IZI Radio

A mix recorded with perfect set & settings in one of the most amazing places - Shalkode valley, just 15 km from kazakh-chinese border. The weather provided us full spectrum of emotions (sun, fog, heavy rain), so did the music, it took us many places.

My latest mix for IZI, a selection of afterhours music

After a full day open air party on a ski resort we moved to a big and cozy chalet to continue our musical journey. I have played 2 sets, one in the beginning and the second one in the morning for those who survived. Stumbled onto one forgotten folder that i kept for moments like this.

Back with a portion of afterhours house music. I hope people still listen to these genres.

With this mix I'm officially starting my residency on IZI Radio Tech-khana within IZI Mix show where many kazakhstani djs share their music on a daily basis. Radio is available in IZI mobile application (Android, ios) and via web site www.izi.me All of the mixes will be uploaded into the application first and only then i will be putting them here (2 weeks later).

Sunday - slow day

Our yearly tradition to visit mountains near a small city of Tekeli turned out into dj set which was recorded on the top of the hill (on this pic). We witnessed a beautiful sunset and magical moonrise within 2 hours of time.

In search of a different sound, strange and beautiful

Part of the gig that i played at Kumano Bar - first hour it was strictly tracks that i haven't played before, afterwards there were some classics which i didn't want to record. DNB scene is quite small here in Almaty though people were really enjoying the sound. Should play more of this.

Did not record my set at the last Cosmic Picnic on September 3rd, so had to re-record it a week later due to requests, but did it with slight changes - the second hour is a bit more experimental than during the original gig, those tracks could've make people flee the dancefloor and i couldn't let this happen due to very cold night, had to keep them dancing.

Prepared those tracks for a special 3 evening gig at "Here Pop-Up Restaurant" near the the lake last weekend. Decided to record some of them into special edition of Lazy Grooves. Perfect for chilling out on warm summer nights. Enjoy.

Back with a 3,5 hour selection of strictly dance music, a mixture of different house music subgenres seemlessly changing one another. It took me 6 months to get myself to record another Train Station podacst due to many facts, glad i did it. Big respect to the ones who make it to the end of the mix in one go!

It took me 3 months to record a new mix. Should have kept the slow groove till the end but couldn't resist the will to speed up, so now it's sort of a mixture of Lazy Grooves and Train Station concepts in one mix.

Will you make it till the end?

Yet another sunday evening stream. Keep it slow

Curfew ain't over yet. Not being able to go out in the evening makes me spending more time listening to music. This 3 hour mix took me places, hope it will have same effect on you.

First days of 2022 put us into anxiety and stress, riots and anarchy in my hometown of Almaty, no internet or any news source, flu - all these things reflected in this first podcast of the year. Hopefully next ones will be more positive...

Pure afterhours music. Planned as a 2 hour light music mix but eventually came to spinning music for 3 hours for dozens of people via live stream on my mixcloud page.

My wednesday night music journey

Some fresh tunes in November episode

October episode with a slightly deeper groove

Another liquid dnb podcast, after a 1 year break ) inspired by the last dnb party at Bult. it was amazing, need to play it more often.

My live set at Vecherinka party at Persona night club on october 16th 2021. Was amazing!

Chilling out on sunday evening

A bit of everything - melodic progressive, a bit of so called organic and classic deep house.

I celebrate 1 year of my show on Proton with this episode, a mixture of groovy deep & progressive house

A mix that i've recorded back in 2003 for ZIP Magazine, it was released as CD, full of progressive house and breaks classics. That year Mars got very close to Earth, i guess i was influenced by that somehow ) Decided to save it here because many people have been asking for it.

It took me a while to come back with another Lazy Grooves episode. This one is a bit deeper then usual - less fun, less eastern melodies, more melancholic, appropriate to the weather outside Saying goodbye to summer and hello to the upcoming autumn.

Back to melodic prog in July episode.

Had a big break in playing proper prog, mostly downtempo & ethnic grooves which i'm currently a bit sick of, so here you go.

It was a wonderful small festival with wonderful people in a wonderful place. So blessed to have played there.