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OBSKRRD 102 // Adam 2

𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐌𝟐 [𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬]
Born in Birmingham, England, Adam2 keeps their sets full of surprises with a mix of Detroit influenced techno, electro and EBM. Now based in Vancouver BC, they run 'Afrofuturism is NOW', a mix series to showcase forward thinking BIPOC artists and showcasing afrofuturism as a concept.

Adam 2 Socials:
facebook.com/adam.two
soundcloud.com/adamtwo
soundcloud.com/afrofuturismisnow
ra.co/dj/adam-2
instagram.com/adam.two

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OBSKRRD 102 // Adam2

Currently based in Vancouver, BC, Adam 2 (@adamtwo) is a DJ, producer, organizer, and perhaps above all, a devotee of the dancefloor. They are the kind of person who's likely to have a meet-cute story with a surprising number of your friends from everywhere in the world (we met over a popsicle in the front row of No Way Back once upon a time). They bring the same spirit of community and giving they bring to the dancefloor to their engagement with the music community, most recently through their label @pprzrecords with DJ Hockey and their Afrofuturism is NOW mix series.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
https://spontaneous.zone/045-adam-2

"So for mixes usually, I’ll find a few songs which have a common narrative/story. Then with that narrative in mind, I'll think about what the start and the end of the story sound like and do I have songs which I can use for the start and the end. I’ll usually then split the mix into 2-3 parts (3 parts for a recorded mix, 2 parts for a live performance) and each part will have the same shared theme but different energy levels.

For this one, I had a few electro tracks which weren’t really based on phrases, but were long and evolving, so I could mix them as textures kinda like how I would mix techno. There is a mix of electro/bass/techno throughout, however I purposely tried to avoid songs with 4x4 kick patterns.

In terms of a narrative I envisioned a soundtrack to a science fiction movie, recounting a story of a journey gone wrong, and elements known (science) vs. elements unknown (religion/ritual). It is always interesting to reflect on when a mix was recorded and how it reflects that period of time; for me it reflects a period of Winter, an ongoing pandemic and a bleak view of the future. I wouldn’t be able to record the same mix now because I am in such a different place emotionally and musically compared to a few months ago.

It was honestly so fascinating while writing the interview for this mix series to realize I’d come full circle and I was playing electro again but in a new way, after discovering it years ago and leaving it behind after getting so tired of it."

@adamtwo / @pprzrecords / @afrofuturismisnow

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #045: Adam 2

Tracklist :

Clay Wilson - Gnaddr - Self Released
Marco Shuttle - Tombak Healer - Incienso
Suemori	Wacid - Osare! Editions
General Ludd - Restraint - Self Released
Marco Shuttle - Acrobat	Incienso
Wolf Mueller - Zauber - Themes For Great Cities
Ido Plumes - Noise Water - Livity Sound
DJ Plead - Glebe! - Livity Sound
Rhyw - Slow Stings - Fever AM
Henzo - Blister Pops - Left, Right & Centre
Enayet - Bhir (Cassius Select Enemy Mix) - Slink NYC
Roy Mills - Fragmented Sense of the Divine - Pressure Dome
De Grandi - Easy Mongo - Self Released
Lurka - Rhythm Hi-Tek - Timedance
Ploy - Pax Cultura - L.I.E.S. Records

Rinse France Podcast

Overland invites Adam 2 - 04 Mai 2022

https://soundcloud.com/adamtwo
https://www.instagram.com/adam.two/
https://pprz.bandcamp.com

Tracklist coming soon. 

Super Best takes place on the third Tuesday of each month on B-Side Radio at the Beaumont Studios. The Beaumont Studios is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Adam 2 - Super Best Ep 7 - April 19

B-Side Radio: Guest Selections - Adam 2 May 15 2022

Tracklist:
Bufiman - Coolness
L.B. BaD Just Don't Stop The Dance
Box 5ive - Brick
Kevin Murf - Last Minute
Air Max 97' - Mouth feel
Simisea - Cotorra
DJ Python - Alejandro
Ultima Esuna - Laurel
Toma Kami - Mzecal
Roy Mills - 100% Pure Hygiene
Simo Cell - Short Leg
Jurango - Tracking Matter
MISH - Skunked
Destrata - Desire Signal
Rhyw - Termite Tavern
Objekt - Ballast
Le Dom - Loot
Galtier - XX-101 (Process)
Atrice - Moraines
Significant Other - Second Skin
BFTT - Ydont
Kevin Murf - Bagombo
Dolo Percussion - DOLO 19
Enayet - GUI Shaap
Ido Plumes - Albeit
Sputnik One - Connected by a Wall
Amazondotcom - Glances
Dolo Percussion - DOLO 22
Batu - Marius
Clap! Clap! - Photay Remix
Tom Blip & Swordman Kitala - Kitala Beat (Funky Mix)
Davis Galvin - Interface Bonus Beats
Batu - Go Deeper
General Ludd - Eroi

Photo cred - Michael Benz
Mastered by nikkijemz @lvtsounds

Adam 2 | Basscoast 2022, The Cabin

Name: Adam Startin
Alias: Adam 2 (@adamtwo)
Pronouns: They/them
Location: Vancouver BC, Canada

Influences: 
The music I play is usually influenced by the seasons; happier playful sounds in warmer months, intense moody sounds in cooler months.  This mix is a particularly moody mix of atmospheric drum and bass, EBM and techno taking inspiration from artists such as Patrick Russell, Forest Drive West and Pessimist.  I also find myself using a lot of atmospheric noise to create abstract movie-like soundtracks taking inspiration from Rrose and Paleman; this particular movie soundtrack is a fictitious bleak sci-fi horror.  I also usually try to avoid playing music with 4x4 kick patterns.  

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: 
My main affiliation/project right now is PPRZ Records, a Vancouver BC based record label and podcast series I run with DJ Hockey.  I also curated for 'Afrofuturism is NOW' (a label to showcase some of my favourite POC artists) and I currently sit on the board of directors for Active Passive who host 'experimental/ambient' shows/festivals on Galiano Island, BC.  I don't have any specific club residencies, but I play most regularly at Dolly, one of my favourite venues in Vancouver.

Favorite Quote: 
Use the desire of starting a new project as motivation for finishing your current project - Rick Rubin

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
Wear ear protection in the club and in the studio all the time; don't let the ringing start to be your motivation to buy ear plugs.

With this mix Adam 2 asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ Afrorack - AFRORACK® is an audio arts organization with a goal of helping the community develop and thrive through technology resources.  They are committed to providing children and young adults of color access to modular synthesizers and sound design tools.  They are focused on diverse community access via a collection of workshops, seminars, and ambitious programming centered around STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. https://www.afrorack.org/
❁ Vancouver Black Library - Vancouver Black Library offers resources and workspace by and for POC, located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Sel̓íl̓witulh territory. - https://www.vancouverblacklibrary.org/

Tracklist - https://thedaisychain.club/2023/02/28/daisychain-267-adam-2/

Daisychain

Daisychain 267 - Adam 2

@adamtwo
"For my performance at the Basscoast Slowtempo stage in 2023 I explored the theme 'Ancient Rituals'; for thousands of years humans have gathered around fires, banged drums and ascended to higher states of consciousness, with music festivals becoming one modern day interpretation of these ancient rituals.  I chose a selection of ambient/experimental/downtempo sounds specifically to soundtrack anyone who was on a psychedelic journey at the time as they conducted their own ancient rituals. I don't usually release live recordings but this one turned out to be very special despite the live looseness, bonus points if you can hear where I stopped the wrong CDJ."
Tracklist on IG

037 - Missed Connections w/ Adam 2 (live @ Basscoast 2023)

thank you @adamtwo for an incredible mix <3
hour 2 with Adam 2:
Emptyset - Axil
Fresnel Lens - Tethered
Kentaro Hayashi - Anabiosis
Shifted - Clotting Time
Stave - 62523 (forthcoming)
Fresnel Lens - Scanr
Arkhad & Undveld - Hanera
Arash Moori - Hinterland Derelict
JT Whitfield - Forensic Evaluation
Kentaro Hayashi - Peculiar
Ron Morelli - Hole In The Head
AN-1 + Unhuman - Entschuldigung
Chekov - Stasis 113
Esplendor Geometrico - Mechanical IV
Ploy - Unruly
Karim Maas & Stave - Project 1
Psvnote - Crunchm0de
Interjector - Slab
Plushi Xao - Ophanim
Karim Maas & Stave - Blakk
20kPa - Pulse
Resonant Coil - Heatsink
Sigha - 06.5

hour 1 by Ron Like Hell:
Winter-Cluster    Kindohm	
Ton Retrait Des Eaux	  Die Form	
Tracer Urchin	 Furtive	
Void Stares Back   Sard	
Downfall   Slum Law
Kief	Pina	
Transilvania	Hysteria Temple Foundation	
Art U.S.   In Aeternam Vale	
Melting Grey (Dj Sotofett Grey Room Mix)	Stano	
Incantation   Eomac
Awalan	   Jonathan Kusuma	
the Necklace (Original_Mix)   Ketsueki Sakuru	
Assembly Line   Articulat	
10 bcr78	AFX	
C.R.S.	  Swell Maps	
Safari	  DJ Nobu		
When the Devil Drives (Needs Must)  Majestoluxe	
Birthright  Steve Roach & Byron Metcalf

the Space Between Spaces 41: Ron Like Hell + Adam 2 @ the Lot Radio 09.07.202

Many lightyears away, a faint signal is received by an unknown entity.  As the transmission took thousands of years to arrive at the distant galaxy, it is now a distorted recollection of the final moments of humanity as a species.  While the purpose and origin of the signal is unclear, it paints a picture of the horrors of the end of a civilization.

@adamtwo
IG: @adam.two

For Adam 2, electronic music has always provided an opportunity for self-discovery, creative exploration, and personal liberation. Since 2016, the Vancouver-based producer and DJ has worn multiple hats in the city’s growing scene, fulfilling the roles of promoter, music curator, and co-founder of Techno label PPRZ.  2020 saw the release of featured mixes on Honcho, Techno Hour of Power, and the creation of Afrofuturism is Now – a mix series amplifying the music of Black artists. In 2022/23 Adam 2 maintained their stride sharing the bill with Carlos Souffront, Shanti Celeste, and Objekt, had high profile performances at Basscoast and Domesicle in Montreal and recently released their debut EP ‘Jungle Dreams’ on Toronto based label Model Future.  As Adam 2’s career gains momentum, they continue to build their reputation by transfixing audiences with evocative, experimental techno that intersects dynamic physicality and playful cerebralism.

For inquiries: mgmt@adam2.ca

Distant Signals 033: Adam 2

"In veils, and drowned in tears,   
Sit in a theatre, to see
   A play of hopes and fears,
While the orchestra breathes fitfully   
   The music of the spheres."

A powerful drone offering by @adamtwo of @pprzrecords

✢

MFIS XLIX ✢ Adam 2

https://soundcloud.com/adamtwo
For Adam 2, electronic music has always provided an opportunity for self-discovery, creative exploration, and personal liberation. Since 2016, the Vancouver-based producer and DJ has worn multiple hats in the city’s growing scene, fulfilling the roles of promoter, music curator, and co-founder of Techno label PPRZ.  2020 saw the release of featured mixes on Honcho, Techno Hour of Power, and the creation of Afrofuturism is Now – a mix series amplifying the music of Black artists. In 2022/23 Adam 2 maintained their stride sharing the bill with Carlos Souffront, Shanti Celeste, and Objekt, had high profile performances at Basscoast and Domesicle in Montreal and releases on 3024, Amphiboly Records, Model Future and PPRZ.  As Adam 2’s career gains momentum, they continue to build their reputation by transfixing audiences with evocative, experimental techno that intersects dynamic physicality and playful cerebralism.

https://www.instagram.com/adam.two/
mgmt@adam2.ca

Tracklist:

Steven Porter - Wild Pitch

Karim Maas - Know Your Enemy

Mogano - Anunnaki (Kerridge Remix)

Kamikaze SPace Programme - Skin Cells

Tetsumasa - Kaiden

Nothus - Konnor 3012

Norbak - Chekhov's Gun

Reeko - Dirty Feeling

Rommek - Silverlock

Mystics - MmhMmmh

VSK - First Evidence

SHXCXCHCXSH - WORD

VSK - Coniugazione e Risonanza

Exium - Low-pressure Discharge

Tapefeed - Unshackle

Reeko - Screem 'N' Cry

Diasiva - Taligrade

Dj Boss - 1st edit off+

ANFS - Skato

Vofa - Kompina

JLTZ - TFAM 04 (VSK Remix)

Makornik - Guilty Fiend

British Murder Boys - Fist

The Soft Moon - Burn (Ansome remix)

Scorn - Shake Hands

Brenicki + Kamikaze SPace Programme - Karabash

OFK - Mistakes are meant to be made

JT Whitfield - To Cross Out Everything

RND 109 - Adam 2

The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-20th-august-2024

Pender Street Steppers w/ Adam 2 200824

Public Disco x New Forms September 29, 2019 - Adam 2

Adam 2 (@adamtwo) is a Vancouver-based DJ who helps run the Sustainable Rave Resources and Wax Time parties (with DJ Overland and Zander, respectively) in BC. For this episode, we're happily turned on our head, as Adam 2 throws a wrench in the recent tempo-machinery of the series, opting to present a mix of slow-burning grooves full of tension that center around 100bpm and reflect the descent of the seasons towards the hibernal solstice. Sleaze & sustain. It can always go slower; it can always get steamier.

For those in the Vancouver area, fix your radar on their gig opening for @randomer this coming February. For everyone else, discover more at @adamtwo & FB at /adam.two

AW/OA 036: Electro Body Music [mixed by Adam 2]:

1. Cosmic Force/Legowelt/Orgue Electronique - Transmitting Illicit Logic
2. Tzusing - Esther (Original Mix)
3. Mr. Assister - Mambala
4. Thee J. Johanz - More Cowbell! (Original Mix)
5. Photonz - Hospital Acid
6. Sepehr - 303 Diaries
7. Bildertal - Futurebots (Original Mix)
8. Syclops - Jump Bugs
9. Gamma Intel - Beyond Doubt
10. Luke Vibert - 107 Acid
11. Cardopusher - Out On A Limb
12. DECIUS - Rupture Boutique
13. Privacy - Query B
14. Jensen Interceptor - Route E
15. Marie Davidson - The Psychologist
16. Cardopusher - Morning Traffic Dance (Original Mix)
17. The Populists - Yes Needs No (Original Mix)
18. Mr. Assister - Bebny
19. brokntoys - Post Factum
20. Syclops - Monkeypuss
21. Gladio - Temple of Pervesius
22. Mark Archer - a1-2 a1-2 - E1
23. Drexciya - Neon Falls (Original Mix)

Abstract without Abstraction Mix Series 036

AW/OA 036: Electro Body Music [mixed by Adam 2]

Basscoast 2020 mx

Spoiler Room EP64 Adam 2

For the month of June, The Honcho Podcast Series went on a hiatus to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against police brutality and systemic racism. This series has always aimed to be a reflection of our hugely talented queer community and we plan to continue that mission by showcasing artists from all around the world. 

For the 78th entry in the Honcho Podcast series, we welcome Vancouver's @adamtwo!  Born in Birmingham, England Adam 2 keeps things full of surprises with sets spanning Detroit influenced techno, electro and EBM.  Now based in Vancouver BC, Canada they are part of several techno collectives, most notably Shroomtv and a new venuture titled ‘Afrofuturism Is Now’. Enjoy this mix, and donate to Adam if you can! Details below:

Paypal: adamstartin+1@paypal.com

Honcho Podcast Series 78: Adam 2

Born in Birmingham, England Adam 2 keeps things full of surprises with sets spanning Detroit influenced techno, electro and EBM. Now based in Vancouver BC, Canada they are part of several techno collectives, most notably Shroomtv.  They also run 'Afrofuturism is NOW', a free genre mix series dedicated to showcasing forward thinking BIPOC artists and exploring Afrofuturism as a concept.

Adam 2 | Fault Radio DJ Set in Vancouver, Canada (September 5, 2020)

Born in Birmingham, England Adam 2 keeps their sets full of surprises with a mix of Detroit influenced techno, electro and EBM.  Now based in Vancouver BC, they run 'Afrofuturism is NOW', a mix series to showcase forward thinking BIPOC artists and showcasing afrofuturism as a concept.

@adamtwo
instagram.com/adam.two
facebook.com/adam.two

Afrofuturism is NOW
instagram.com/afrofuturismisnow/
@afrofuturismisnow
facebook.com/afrofuturismisnow

Tracklist:
Guide Pattern - Martinou
Panorama - Konduku
Pipeline (Machine Woman Rework) - Tristan Arp
YTK - Konduku
Ricochet - Forest Drive West
Louie’s Beat - Afik Naim
A bit too much - Sweely
Uzaktaki Işık - Konduku
Liquify - DJ Plead
NLL561908705 - Aleksi Perälä
Special Names - FYI Chris
Dento Ronso - Abby Echiverri
Lanes - Hodge
Ghost Note - Hugo Massien
NL-L56-18-07442 - Aleksi Perälä
Eat Dirt - Roza Terenzi
Soglasiye - Yung Acid
Didg - Interviews
Wave a Wand - Jelly3000
Touch Absence (Intimidating Stillness Mix) - Lanark Artefax