Playlist of the Week: Shlomi Aber

Glad to finally have this one released, It's been played so many times by Chris Liebing and myself over the past few months, and the reactions have always been exceptional. We've both been constantly asked about it. It's one of those tracks that hooks you in. The wording here is very personal: "Don't put me in the spotlight, take me out of sight, whenever there's a limelight, like a shadow in the night."

Its about the scene and everything is happening now with the techno culture whois more Social media driven than music, we need to always remember our place as a DJs and artists, we are here for the music, not the fame.

It was a hard choice here between the tracks in this wonderful EP by Kastil, both "Metaphor" and "Young Education" are exceptional tracks that have been a must in every set I've played over the past months, dark and twisted as I like it. Kastil's sound design is just fantastic.

Since I'm an old soul, I have the habit to include at least one old classic, or at least a track I experienced special moments with in this charting opportunity. Here, its Groof with "Past Masters," allegedly a simple loop but with so much magic put into it, which I normally play as a third layer on various occasions.

I picked up a random track from this excellent four-tracker EP as they are all equally good, minimal, funky and driving. I think TWR72 is one of the best producers out there and still very underrated for his talent, but his tracks are always secret weapons for every moment in the night.

Even though it was the title track I Know What You Want that got most of attention here, both "Glowing" and "Exit" were the cuts that I am personally more connected with while playing. However, it definitely stands behind the entire trio as part of my catalog.

The Dynamic Forces duo are up there in the list of my favourite producers, their music's is raw, classic and old school influenced, you can find couple of their tracks in almost each of my sets. It's easy to spot their influences and music education — old, dark and funky souls.

Rosati is one of my favourite producers, and even though this track was released a few years back, it's worth mentioning it here again. This tune describes my sound in the most officiant way — in a way that words may just not cut it — but its dark raw groove, tribal rhythms and funky swing is just on point.

Groove, groove and more groove, Forum just know how to keep it rolling and simple, bringing us a one way street of techno grooves all the way home. As a DJ who constantly plays a third layer on the mix, Forum tracks are constantly useful for adding percussive rhythms to my sets.

Quelza has great production value. His "Origami" track is a masterclass of production and he is doing it here again on Vault. Even though I would normally prefer my music less structured and more loopy, Quelza still does it in a way that truly works for me. A little disclosure... I did an edit for this one with less vocals, especially in the breaks parts, but the groove is working indeed.

Everyone loves Cirkle now, and for a good reason. His sound design and rhythms are top notch. I love tracks that are sound full and on point just with few channels, and I'm glad to see him on BCCO here with more classic sound. His next upcoming EP on Sublunar Records is another stormer and I've been playing it a lot recently.

My personal favorite version. I used the hypnotic vocal from the original cut by my good friend David Reed and gave it a darker take with a breakbeat twist. This one is perfect for those moments when you just want to get the crowd to dive into a break loop. In general, I'm a big fan of broken beats and I love to do twisted versions of tracks that are big room oriented in order to get them to fit into my sets more seamlessly.