Relocated to Berlin a couple years ago from New York, Carly Zeng is a Chinese-born DJ and an all round creative. While studying Design and Photography in the US, her taste for new experiences lead her to exchanges in Europe - it was in Rome where she attended a DIY electronic music event, which inspired the foundations of her musical values today.

Happening to walk past a second hand record store in London when she was 16, it was almost by chance that Franziska Berns discovered the world of electronic music and embarked on her journey.

We continue our journey of uncovering gems. Next up on the mag is Lyo aka Lyonel De Vos. Mostly associated with the NUT Records shop, which he set up with good friend Tunello, he’s a record dealer appreciated by DJs big and small, near and far. Belgian blooded, global kid, based in Barcelona. Oh and did we mention his record collection?!

In London she was the raving queen. If you were playing right, you’d spot her dancing on the speaker! She’d collect techno, be playing at friends’, b2b sessions and long afterhour sets. When the warehouse parties started to phase out – largely owing to stricter regulations and the closing down of venues – she decided to focus her energies elsewhere.

One year following the release of Akoko Ajeji on Perlon, Chris Korda returns to the label with ‘Apologize to the Future‘. Composed once again in complex polymeter but with a social commentary focusing on climate change, Chris advances the Church of Euthanasia pro-ecology pillars of suicide, abortion, cannibalism and sodomy. “We need to realize the truth of what we’ve done.