Reclaim Your City

Episoade

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  Reclaim Your City 713 | Gianluca Caiati 14.09.2026

  KSR boss Gianluca Caiati aka Kaiser steps into our weekly podcast series with a powerhouse two-hour round of clinical groovers and heavy-duty bass bombs. Championing a sound that goes straight for the jugular, the Italian DJ and producer dishes out mixes that blend fierce Detroit-typical salvos with sheer Berlin-built muscle, going all in on floor-focussed weaponry and no-nonsense club narratives. For lovers of streamlined 4x4 buildups and sleek, reverb-drenched workouts, this one has Caiati zeroing in on the dubbed-out side of operations, unleashing maximal firepower with every bar. One heater after the other. 
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  Reclaim Your City 712 | YSK 07.09.2026

  This week’s mix comes courtesy of Japanese DJ Yusuke Harada, alias YSK, a particularly deft merchant of deep-diving techno grooves and layered, abstract-leaning sonic explorations. His rapid-fire mixing style, exacting and dexterous, takes us on a journey down mesmeric dub-scapes and intricate mazes packed with hi-NRG cliff-hangers and unsuspected crossroads. Running the voodoo down with remarkable consistency and unfailing precision, YSK is yet another instance of the Japanese scene’s ability in shaping some of the most skilled and discerning DJs around. Be ready for a massive two-hour deluge of brooding sines and claustrophobic atmospheres, wreaking the kind of mastered chaos from which you won’t come out unchanged. 
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  Reclaim Your City 711 | Joline Scheffler 31.08.2026

  On the rise towards wider recognition and duly so, Swedish DJ and producer Joline Scheffler - whose path may cross that of RYC in other ways soon *wink wink* - has been making waves with her highly dynamic, exhilarating take on classic techno motifs, pushing grooves that bridge the gap betwixt entrancing cavalcades and more intimate sonic explorations. Dexterously swinging the pendulum from immersive 4x4-spoken poetics to verbed-out refraction, through more spacious, cosmic-leaning developments and a proper pictorial sense, opening up portals onto new dimensions and sensations with every bar, Joline excels at crafting these unsuspected epiphanies and fulgurations that can be enjoyed as intensely both on and off the dance floor. A master of translating emotion through signals, who keeps affirming techno’s never-ending power of transcendence and subjugation. 
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  Reclaim Your City 710 | Nawaz 24.08.2026

  Dwelling the deeper end of the spectrum, Amsterdam’s own brooding vibist Nawaz clocks in this week with a raw, uncompromising entry. Adepts of menacing sub-bass onslaughts and cutting-edge minimalism will find in Nawaz’s contribution the perfect companion to their next couple of hours. Dynamic and nuanced, structured yet chaotic, his mixes explore the darkest, infra-visible layers of audio synthesis, with a clear focus on the tantric, hypnosis-inducing effect of loops and repeated motifs. Enter a realm of complex sonic architecture and intricate envelope interplays, each membrane throbbing with a life of its own that echoes far and deep into the psyche long after the lights have gone off. 
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  Reclaim Your City 709 | Wala 17.08.2026

  Belgian up-and-comer Wala punches in this week with two hours of elegantly stripped-back techno grooves and velveteen atmospheres. Clad in soft, fuzzy envelopes, his music summons the finest of immersive Basic Channel-ian dubs and sensual Detroit house churners, dishing out cinematic sequences rife with minimal, reverb-soaked drifters and slices of deep-diving, hypnagogic abstraction. Emotional and articulate, his sonics fuse the elegance of classic, progressive 90s rollers with the future-proof vision of state-of-the-art electronic research - evolving at the fringe of full-fledged floor-busting potentiality and skirting the conceptual, off-kilter side of house and techno that keeps the scene afresh with a renewed - and much needed - call for undomesticated innovation and self-affirming gravitas. Surgical. 
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  Reclaim Your City 708 | Sonhan 10.08.2026

  A serial crafter of deep-diving floor narratives whose magic innervates Brussels' Metropolis Sunday parties, Belgian DJ Sonhan has cemented his position as a surefire groove manipulator, consistently dishing out mixes that span the gap between heavy-duty techno, jagged psychedelics and chiseled dub freqs. His debut mix for RYC conjures up a similar headspace, unrelentingly sinking us down a smouldering corridor of soulful electronics and pumped-up peak time ascensions. An experience of heightened depth and intensity, unfolding with a finely balanced mix of seamless cinematic savoir-faire and dazzling fire at heart. 
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  Reclaim Your City 707 | Phemia 03.08.2026

  A mainstay of Belgian bastions Fuse and TRAUM, Antwerp-based talent Phemia punches in with two hours spanning the broadest techno scope, from sunken dub atmospherics to velvety minimalism. Through rattling 4x4 narratives and jagged, polymorphic sines, Phemia entices us down the path of multisensory elation, summoning the finest of brooding post-industrial folds and elegantly stripped-back, Detroit-style chug. The result is a positively dynamic, highly immersive trip for your synapses that'll have you hold your breath with every transition and reach for your inhaler as soon as the drop lashes down. Fierce and playful, lock in for a proper eruptive mind-bender. 
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  Reclaim Your City 706 | Fergus Sweetland 27.07.2026

  Melbourne-born, London-based vibist Fergus Sweetland punches in this week with a two-hour jaunt into his playfully jagged and diverse headspace. Responsible for some off-kilter belters on the likes of NRBK and HAYES, the Australian DJ and producer brings his fun-loving approach to our waves with a choice selection of versatile techno grooves and genre-busting edits of his own concoction. Tailored to lift spirits and bodies alike, his mix shall rejoice all lovers of the kind of unbothered musical cross-pollination and essential playfulness that misses from the more ascetic strains of techno orthodoxy. Bending genres, tempi and minds at once, this one goes particularly hard in its own idiosyncratically witty, debonair, killer way. 
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  Reclaim Your City 705 | Dotdat 22.07.2026

  Championing a sound both high-octane and propulsive, Dotdat has established himself as one of India's leading techno acts with releases for acclaimed international imprints including Symbolism, Truncate, KSR and more. Tapping in Goa's all-engulfing psychedelia, Dotdat pushes wild uptempo grooves that go straight for the crowd's jugular with its feverish mix of heavy-duty pound, hypnotic buildups and immersive tribal-esque patterns. An epic-sized, trance-inducing tapestry of frantic grooves and intricate polyrhythmic outbursts, Dotdat's RYC contribution unleashes absolute controlled chaos upon us. No surrender. 
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  Reclaim Your City 704 | Maemm 13.07.2026

  Stepping up with two hours of entrancingly deep and immersive techno folds, emerging French DJ Maemm beckons us onto a riveting sonic voyage spanning dubbed-out scapes, eerie atmospheres and eruptive rhythmic interplays. Exploring the confines of polymorphic abstraction through reverb-soaked environments and shape-shifting architectonics, her mix pays tribute to the complex, transcendental nature of techno music. As she cuts a path of thought-provoking instruction with every bar, the groove remains the main focal point in her trampling, mind-expanding quest towards this souls convergence that gives any dance floor the kiss of life. Deep dive mode activated. 
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  Reclaim Your City 703 | Chontane 06.07.2026

  Punching in this week, German-Ukrainian DJ and producer David Natochen alias Chontane storms our waves with two hours spanning über-dynamic grooves, choppy freqs, and further psychoactive uptempo sonics. Pulling out all the stops as he beckons us down the path of entranced abandon, Chontane puts on a wild parade of muscular kick drums, heavy-duty snares and fevered analogue bursts out a hair-raising sci-fi narrative. Expect a massive adrenaline rush at every junction, with every bar being a suspenseful thriller of its own. Full-on immersive mix, surgical and ruthlessly abrasive to the bone. 
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  Reclaim Your City 702 | Rosati 29.06.2026

  Championing a deeply inward-gazing, psychoactive strain of techno, Amsterdam-based Italian DJ and producer Rosati steps in the series with two hours spanning his largely cinematic, emotion-driven headspace. All in on the looped-out psychedelia and hypnosis-inducing ostinatos, Rosati’s sound is an ode to the narrative-building quality of pioneering techno, reaching for that cosmic depth and driven by the urge to create a utopian space for all to express and feel safe again. Whether it is at the helm of his own record label, Global Pulse, or through his releases for Dolly, the Italian artist keeps on carving out a lane of his own, both retro-laced and decidedly future-facing, slowly but surely driving crowds into a soothingly mesmeric kind of daze. 
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  Reclaim Your City 701 | Esposito 22.06.2026

  Expert in bass-heavy arsonism and heavily dubbed-out stunts, REEF resident Esposito clocks in with a most massive two-hour rollout of blazing riddims and stripped-down techno voodooism. Engineering a surgical mix of sub-fueled menace, steely horsepower and rattling drumwork on the prowl, Esposito has us submerged in an all-engulfing, woofer-busting blast of dub esotericism and prototypical UK bass assault. Dishing out a turbulent blend of aggressive machine funk, stormy breaks and liquid reverbs with unrelenting poise, bar after bar, the SPE:C affiliate fires off a much brutal reminder of why he’s one of the best in the game when it comes to bridging dubstep and techno in the most volatile, hi-octane way possible. 
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  Reclaim Your City 700 | Dasha Rush 17.06.2026

  A beautiful milestone to celebrate, our 700th number comes from an artist we've long been looking up to and whose cross-curricular approach matches that of RYC's scope-widening vista effortlessly. Whether you find her pushing the boundaries of techno solo, shifting angles and perspectives with LADA together with Lars Hemmerling, or steering crowds into ecstasy via her Berghain event series, Hunger to Create, Dasha Rush is the kind of artist who simply can't rest on her laurels, rather feeling the urge to explore and question the status quo constantly. Recorded in the same genre-unbound, free-flowing mindset, her RYC mix tackles kindred source material with raw, hi-octane NRG and pure, innovative brains and groove erudition. Expect a rugged avalanche of warped textures, seething machine funk and layered, cross-dimensional synthesis. A helluva ride across non-squared, asymmetrical landscapes for your mind to explore the polytemporal shuffles. Here's to many more. 
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  Reclaim Your City 699 | Mor Elian 08.06.2026

  Protean and boundary-pushing, Mor Elian’s body of work proves frisky and unpindownable by nature. Tapping into the widest array of influences, from abstract techno groovers to jacking house reliefs, via acid-dripping bass and fiery polyrhythms, the Fever AM co-founder enters the melee with a two-hour sonic cruise sweeping incendiary club material and more introspective moments, seamlessly rolled into a gravity-defying floor narrative. Her sense of construction and maneuvering, deftly shifting gears between full-fledged DJ-friendly use and more exploratory detours, reveals in all its unapologetically vibrant and shape-shifting glory in the present mix, vouching for Mor Elian’s pristine groove control and art of traction. Explosive.
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  Reclaim Your City 698 | Andy Martin 01.06.2026

  Hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, Andy Martin summons his ancestor’s voices through minutely crafted blends of future-facing electronics that keep on questioning the boundaries between continuity and rupture, between pragmatic physicality and spiritual escapism. Using his platform Diaspora Echoes as the launchpad to sustained sonic innovation release after release, Martin has been shaping up a body of work defined by precision and eclecticism, tapping into Mexico’s rich cultural background and history to build his own cutting-edge musical grammar. Cinematic and deep, his mixes and productions carry that psychoactive, cross-dimensional essence which makes every listen a trip of its own. 
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  Reclaim Your City 697 | Clara D 25.05.2026

  Rising Belgian talent Clara D is our guest this week with a two-hour sonic trip exploring her wide range of influences, from deep techno folds to ambient-leaning divagations, through sleek textured dubs and groovy escapology. Relying on a minimal palette but extrapolating it to dazzling effect, Clara serves up a thoughtful mosaic of varying BPMs and further boundary-pushing loiterings, shifting paradigms and tempi with cloudless, demiurgic vision. Her refined mixing skills and impeccable taste make for a deep, soul-fulfilling voyage, woven around hypnotic textures and just as elegantly mesmerizing rhythms. 
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  Reclaim Your City 696 | SAMA 18.05.2026

  Describing himself as a 'maximalist trying to fit into a minimalist world’, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer SAMA clocks in with a wild two-hour jaunt across altered post-industrial freqs and widescreen sound design. Pulling out all the stops with his versatile big-room arsenal and cross-curricular, bass-heavy hoodoo, the ORPHIC resident deploys a formidable effort unleashing frenzied swells of claustrophobic machine funk and eerie atmosphere straight out a demented narrative. Expect rugged hails and fierce winds as SAMA takes over the waves and wreaks absolute havoc throughout this wild, wild ride. 
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  Reclaim Your City 695 | Obstructor 11.05.2026

  A new name making waves in Tbilisi’s now world-renowned techno scene, Obstructor follows the path of his illustrious predecessors whilst carving out a lane truly his own. Championing a highly meditative approach - spanning spacious electronics and paced-up floor dynamics through minutely crafted narratives, the young Georgian producer has us moving across tides of finely sculpted sine waves and left field-leaning dubs. Equally at ease in the field of club-oriented maneuvers and mind-expanding abstraction, Obstructor leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the right bar in the right place, and the right emotion at the right time. Enter a deepeningly immersive flipbook of slo-burning exaltation and blissed-out momenti. 
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  Reclaim Your City 694 | Norman Nodge 04.05.2026

  A staple component of Marcel Dettmann’s MDR imprint and Berghain’s Ostgut Ton, German legend Norman Nodge clocks in this week with a killer two-hour deluge of Indus-oriented barrage fire. Known for his laser-precise mixing and lethal selections, Nodge cuts a path of absolute dance floor devastation, pushing back the boundaries of techno as we know it through streams of gravity-defying rhythmic assault and leftfield-informed abstraction. The result is a torrential outpour of powerhouse machine funk, no-surrender techno brutalism and fiery analogue thunder. Dive into an orgiastic smorgasbord of ruthless uptempo churn, surgical technique and immersive cerebrality. Sleek, propulsive ride all the way, y’all aren’t ready for this one. Enjoy!