Dj TheSurvivor

29/05/2026

Like on general I release my weekly mixes on Mixcloud on tuesday, Fridays are for the release on Youtube! I love that I can add the original album art and make that visible for listeners. Album Art is a part of the identity of a Song/album! (And it's pretty easy to see which song is playing at any time, which is a weakness with Mixcloud)

A very sweaty new weekly :beatnation: has arrived! Despite the heat...

27/05/2026

Another week, more new music in another weekly :beatnation: mix. The heat made me sin against one of my principles as I already put in a faderhead track before realising I also had a new one ready (and caused a few more lapses in concentration) but there's some great new music in this one so I hope someone finds a new favourite here!

As always: Tagged tracklist in the comments! Visit, follow and support the artists! (they're the actual talent)

A very sweaty new weekly :beatnation: has arrived! Despite the heat in my living room where I mix these I still managed to get a 2 hour set done featuring several recent classics and new music by Slichtnacht, Flesh Field (Schneider mix) Bustié feat. Gina Kuhn, Vioflesh, Alienare, Noir (Gencab mix),...

26/05/2026

With the weekly :beatnation: arriving a day later (as I wasn't home yesterday thanks to the long pentecostal weekend in Belgium) I have a question. Who among you listens to these weekly mixes? Do you have anything you're missing in them? And if you don't listen, what could get you to listen? Or do you just not know of them and are only getting this post because I tagged it with followers?

For those interested I'll add a bit of the anatomy of my weekly mixes. Generally on friday I will go through my mails for the latest releases on bandcamp. I'll listen to every track that was released that got my attention this way. When I find a track I like enough I will add it to my shopping cart on bandcamp. If I like enough tracks from a full album release I'll buy the full album. 'Like' in this context basically means that I feel I can incorporate it in a weekly mix and preferably also can conceive playing it for a real life club night. I'm away most weekends, so on monday after I get home from work I check my mails again for any releases added during the weekend (usually just a few at most) and will also check for any promo material I received either from bands/labels directly or from the few pools I'm a part of. This is also again just a few tracks at most, and I'll listen to each one but still hold to the same principles as the tracks I buy. I'll remove any I may have added in my bandcamp cart that also arrived as a promo (for which I'm always grateful) and buy the music that remains. Most weeks I will also check the german charts to see if I missed any band that may not be on bandcamp (or my bandcamp radar) and if I find any I want to add I'll look for other sources like Qobuz or Beatport to legally get my hands on these tracks. In the end I spend on average between €30 and €60 on new music every week.
After I bought all the new music I prepare my music folders. Moving tracks I played in the previous mix to my cooldown or 'replay' folders and copy the newly downloaded tracks to my 'newest music' folder.
I boot up my DJ software and load in all the music and have the software analyse it for characteristics like BPM and key and I'll check that the album art shows correctly. This makes the mixing easier as I don't do any more preparation for the mix. I set my software ready to record a video stream and the next 2-3 hours I play the mix. If you've ever seen me DJ live you know I'm quite enthusiastic and it's no different for the weekly mix. I treat it like I'm at a club.
After the mix is completed I convert the video file to audio and upload it (with a bit of a description) to Mixcloud, where I'll also add the automatically generated timestamped playlist. And I'll upload the video file to Youtube with a timer so it releases on Friday.
The next day I'll post the mix to my social media (FB and Instagram). On FB it's a straight link with the tagged tracklist in the comments. For Instagram I create a quick image with a QR code to the mix on mixcloud. The rest of the week I do some more promotion.

I don't know if this is something anyone was interested in but who knows right? On average through the week I spend about 7-8 hours on making and promoting these mixes and I still hope more than anything that someone discovers a new band or even just song through these and spends money (or time) on that band. I really mean it when I say the people making the music are the actual artists and they deserve your love (and money/time).
(image of a much younger me playing at being the DJ for algorithm purposes because apparently that helps)

22/05/2026

Well damn, thanks for everyone who listened! hope you enjoyed this mix. 2nd in the futurepop chart is pretty nice that one's pretty competitive (and quite often lacking in anything resembling futurepop :p )

22/05/2026

It's friday, and apart from almost weekend that also means my latest mix can now be enjoyed with added album art on youtube!

A quieter week for new music so I got an opportunity to bring back ...

19/05/2026

Tuesday! I have a new weekly mix up! After some very busy months release wise last week was probably the quietest I've had this year. Still quite some new music, and a backlog from the last weeks :) . This did however also give me a chance to bring back some more recent favourites as well!

As always: Tagged tracklist in the comments! Visit, follow and support the artists! (they're the actual talent)

A quieter week for new music so I got an opportunity to bring back quite some recent favourites for this week's mix. Thinking about reevaluating the 2026 releases so far so I can have a more focussed folder for it. Regardless I still love making these and love adding all the latest releases that I l...

18/05/2026

It's been a while but ... Album focus time!
I always feel a bit awkward when I receive promo music, because I like to curate my mixes based only on what I like and I don't want to feel beholden to someone. It's also one of the reasons I never charge anything for a DJ set in the goth/industrial scene. But I was lucky enough to have early access to the latest album by Delivered Soul and the quality of the album is such that the result has been several tracks played over the last few weeks leading up to last week's full album release. This is (again) a very strong album that sits beautifully in the crossroads of pop, industrial, trance and techno but never feels schizophrenic. Both eminently danceable and perfect for just a quiet listen this one comes very highly recommended!
Links to where to listen and where to buy in the comments!

15/05/2026

Friday! My latest weekly mix is now also available on Youtube for everyone who loves watching album art with their music!

A little later than usual as I was away yesterday but here is the n...

13/05/2026

As I wasn't home monday until late I was only able to make your weekly mix on tuesday evening. But it's here and I enjoyed making it again. Still lots of new music I had to go through, and played some older ones as well. Hope you enjoy it, and as always I would love to hear what your favourite tracks are!

As always: Tagged tracklist in the comments! Visit, follow and support the artists! (they're the actual talent)

A little later than usual as I was away yesterday but here is the new weekly mix! Had a lot of fun with it again and definitelty enjoyed hitting hard for the ending! Lots of new music again from OneZeroCypher, Death Valley Fight Club, arkhèpŷr, Dstrtd Sgnl (Ruined Conflict mix), Destroy me Again, ...

12/05/2026

Can not recommend this amazing DJ and human being highly enough! Looking to amp up your club night ...? book book book! ;)

Taking bookings for mid-late 2026 & into 2027.
Predominantly a Drum & Bass and Techno DJ, I also play out a huge mix of genres across the dark, alternative and mostly bass heavy genre spectrum. Expect Electro, Industrial, Big Beat, Breaks, Trip Hop, Ambient, Experimental and much more.

Having cut my teeth as a promoter, radio host and creative in the UK since the early 2000's, I stepped up to the decks in late 2022. Since then I've had appearances across the country including clubs and festivals, and in 2026 I joined the team at Church of Madness in Reading as a resident. I also DJ on Twitch and run an online 24/7 community where my followers hang out and coordinate meet ups where I'm playing.

Available for private or public guest appearances to drop in some hype, care and stonking tunes to inject some shape shifting cephalopod magic into your event 🐙
I purposefully don't book loads of gigs. So this is your chance to get in early and book me before the chance is gone!

Drop me a DM or fill in the booking form on my Linktree to have a chat about what you're looking for.

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Image description: Collage of shots of Charlie DJing different events. Elements have been used to make this appear like a scrapbook.