B4 The Podcast

Young talent VIVIANA CASANOVA delivers the 78th episode of the B4 Podcast. Viviana's sound is pure adrenaline, active tech-house of inexhaustible energy. This exclusive mix for the B4 Podcast is proof of her vigour on stage. Vibrant and dynamic, the mix is an organism with its own life as Viviana wraps it with heavy rhythms and vocals that are peak-time and groovy through and through. With a career on the rise, Viviana has been touring in recent months (Australia, Holland, Belgium, UK); in addition to her appearances as a resident of the emblematic elrow, Viviana has burst onto stages like Social Club Mallorca, Warm Festival Canaria, Brunch in the Park Barcelona, Blue Marlin Ibiza and City Hall Bcn. And over the next couple of months, she will perform solo at Sala Cosmos (Seville), Wonderland Festival, Thuishaven (Amsterdam), Westend Club (Essen), Industrial Copera (Granada) and Now & Wow (Rotterdam).

Underground techno sounds brought to you each week, showcasing sets from international artists, recorded at B Club - Barcelona. This week we have Hito in the mix.

Underground techno sounds brought to you each week, showcasing sets from international underground artists.

Dosem in the Mix.

The Neverdogs is a story about talent and passion which began in 2000 in Florence when Tommy Paone met Marco De Gregorio: two DJs originally from Catanzaro who had begun their careers separately in the early 90s. The pairing quickly became a rising act of note, touring their native Italy and featuring across a host of the country’s most notable clubs, including Cocorico (Rimini), Tenax (Florence) and Docshow (Bologna) to name just a few.

German, founder of the Manitox label and with a solo EP to be released soon on Claude Vonstroke's Dirtybird Records, builds an elegant and bright session, an exquisite and seductive mix packed with deep sounds, mysterious vocals and a great dose of melody. The 60 minutes that make up this placid and deep tech-house journey have been 100% sculpted with original music by German, including six unpublished tracks, which will be released in August and September.

Los Suruba, exclusive for episode 71 of the B4 Podcast, assemble a radiant palette of sounds and create a deep musical story full of details, harmony and rhythmic elements. The Spanish duo, whose music has been featured by labels such as Tale & Tone, Sol Selectas and Diynamic, as well as their own imprints Nazca and Suruba X, deliver a delicious and balanced session: 60 minutes of sophisticated and placid beats, submerged in organic vocals and incandescent sounds. This is a mix with a strong personality, which transmits a perfect balance between melody and rhythm. With this session, leading the way for their next Nazca showcase at the famed Brunch-In Barcelona, Los Suruba press the button to start the summer!

Hector delivers the 70th episode of the B4 Podcast, a brilliant mix recorded live at the Miami Music Week.  Thanks to years of dedication to his craft and a wealth of experience touring the globe Hector has become a highly skilled selector whose talents transcend the confines of the club and stretch out into the studio production and beyond.  In these 60 minutes, Hector takes the listener on a journey of sound sensations. With harmony, groove and power all contained within a tech-house aesthetic, Hector prints rhythmic bass lines, melodic textures and harmonious layers that give way to the strength of delicious old school house with minimal shades. B4 Podcast 70 is a fresh and groovy mix that takes us to that much-anticipated summer feeling.

Bastian Bux delivers a brilliant episode for the B4 Podcast, recorded live at Florida135. With a musical career that already includes performances in five continents and multiple releases on labels such as Cocoon, Bedrock and Mood, Bastian Bux is emerging as one of the jewels of young Spanish techno. His sets are structured in detail: overflowing with deep textures, powerful harmonies and heavy rhythms, he assembles each musical layer with soul and sensitivity. In these 60 minutes, Bastian builds a pulsating, sharp and irreverent techno set in his own genuine and exquisite style. This is a mix made with clarity and intensity, shaping us up for the exciting spring season.

In full spring mode, Rafa Barrios delivers an exciting mix for the 68th episode of the B4 Podcast. A key part of the new wave of talented Spanish artists and with a fresh and irreverent tech-house style, Rafa has produced for some of the industry’s most respected labels, including Intec, Stereo, Sola, Knedeep in Sound, Repopulate Mars, Suara and Blackflag. Throughout these 60 minutes, Rafa develops an effusive tech-house vibe, to which he adds a serious amount of groove as a main seasoning. He creates a complex set, full of disturbing effects, euphoric peaks and suggestive vocals. With solid bass lines and radiant sound layers throughout, this is a mix full of emotions as Rafa reacquaints us with the feeling that made us dance to electronic music in the first place.

La Fleur delivers an exquisite and brilliant mix for the 67th episode of the B4 Podcast. La Fleur is without doubt one of the finest exponents of modern Swedish house & techno and in this mix, she develops a musical discourse with a strong personality. Travelling through a wide range of sound nuances, in these 60 minutes La Fleur intertwines industrial, spatial, melodic and playful moments, all tied together by the same thread: power and rhythm. La Fleur is an artist to be followed very closely. In 2018 she’s enjoying a rich vein of form, starting with the acclaimed ‘Exhaust’, which was released on Adam Beyer’s Truesoul imprint, followed by a strong EP in May titled ‘Outbreaker’ on WatergateRecords. In August she laid down a critically acclaimed debut Essential Mix that received plaudits from across the industry. The year was also highlighted by a standout collaboration with Sasha titled ‘Förbindelse’ that was anointed Essential New Tune by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. Starting 2019 in fine fashion, in Ma

Fer BR is the man charged with delivering the 66th episode of B4 Podcast. In this exclusive session, Fer BR exhibits his own personal style: groove-filled, powerful minimal techno and tech-house. Over the 60 minutes, Fer deploys an electrifying repertoire of sounds, energetic moments and stimulating vocals, along with precise and robust basslines. This is a mix featuring countless sound textures, industrial tones and disturbing effects. One of the favourites of Paco Osuna’s Mindshake label, Fer BR’s catalogue includes releases on Minus, Stereo Productions, Trapez and Elevate Records, among others. Performing solo and also with the Mindshake Showcases, Fer has travelled the world, taking his music to three continents. This set is a sample of the musical maturity Fer BR has acquired throughout his career. ENJOY IT!

The year is about to end, but not before presenting the B4 Podcast made exclusively by the charismatic SANTÉ. Santé, hailing from Berlin, belongs to the new school of artists who exhibit musicality, passion and strength on each tune; in all his sessions, Santé is skillful and creative from start to finish. These 60 minutes are a sample of that, with Santé giving us a finely interlaced musical story: house and tech-house, groove and funk, harmony and energy. With this great episode of the B4 Podcast, we say goodbye to 2018 in the best possible way!

In episode number 64 of the B4 Podcast, Tini Gessler delivers a rhythmic, pulsating, challenging and very groovy set. TINI GESSLER, a relative newcomer in the industry, has risen up through the music scene remarkably quickly and gained a solid reputation for her pumping deep, tech-house sets which have seen her perform on stages throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia and, soon, Oceania. In these 60 minutes, Tini develops a great musical discourse, tech-house with an oscillating structure of cheerful and synthetic funky house music, interlaced with groovy and explosive tech-house. A high-spectrum session ready to make anyone dance. ENJOY!!

In episode 63 of Be For the Podcast, Paul Ritch delivers a superb session,recorded live at BClub Barcelona. Paul Ritch is a highly sensitive artist with impeccable taste, which is reflected in his music and his forceful style. These 60 minutes, extracted and chosen by Paul himself from a three-hour session, are deep and powerful at the same time, astute and also irreverent. Paul plays with textures, melodies, rhythms and energetic brakes to create techno music of the highest calibre

For the 62nd episode of B4 For the Podcast, the talented Marc Marzenit delivers a delicious set recorded live from the Brunch - In the Park closing in Barcelona. In these 60 minutes taken from a two-hour session, Marc leads us on apenetrating techno and tech-house journey. Made of suggestive and deep bass-lines, of organic, sensual and melodic textures, this is a perfectly structured mix, shaped by an exquisite groove and brilliant old-school sounds.  

For the 61st episode of Be For the Podcast, BOXIA delivers a solid session of brilliant modern techno. Forming a perfect scheme of sonic shades, from groovy to melodic, from classic to industrial techno, Boxia offers 60 exquisite and powerful minutes of high level music. Having recently released a massive EP on Drumcode, Boxia is set to be included on the label's next A SIDES 7 with a track entitled 'Final Call'. In the upcoming months he is set to performance at Drumcode Festival (Amsterdam) and Drumcode Halloween (London), as well as Forty Five Hasselt, Woodland Festival (France) and Hotel82 (Spain), among others. This is a mix for the summer underground nights, enjoy it!

In the 60th episode of Be For the Podcast, Mathias Kaden delivers an eclectic and delicious session of groovy house and tech-house. Overflowing with complementary rhythms, this set displays Mathias' elegant style, rich in sounds that go from deep to progressive, creating pleasurable house designed to keep us dancing. Mathias Kaden is a great ambassador for the contemporary house scene. His works have been documented on labels such as Hot Creations, Cocoon, Vakant, Moon Harbour, Ovum, Terminal M, his own imprint Muna Musik and also Avotre, on which he recently released Footsteps (Mathias Kaden's get Lost Remix). In the upcoming months, Mathias will perform at Do Not Sleep and Pyramid at Amnesia Ibiza, and at festivals such as Loveland, Fusion and Sonne Mond Sterne.  

In the 59th episode of Be For the Podcast, DE LA SWING takes us on a tech-house ride full of life, groove, joy and excitement, combining robust basslines and harmonic vibrations. DE LA SWING is an artist with a career on the ascent. He forms a key part of the elrow family and has travelled literally around the world in that role, performing on the most prestigious stages on the electronic music circuit. At the same time, his solo shows occupy a large part of his schedule. De La Swing has performed at events and clubs such as Egg and fabric (London), Amnesia Presents (Spain and London), City Hall (Barcelona), BMP (Mexico and Portugal), Tomorrowland and Misteryland, to name a few. In the coming months, De La Swing has lined up gigs at Ushuaia, Amnesia, Blue Marlin and Paradise Ibiza, Elixir Open-Air (Belgium), Eastern Electrics Festival (London) and Street Parade 2018 (Zurich), in addition to releasing Face To Face EP on elrow music and Roots & Culture EP on Circus Recordings. In this episode, DE LA SWING k