TECHNO - DEEP & DUB TECHNO
CTAFAD | Chinese Dj/Producer based in Osaka, Japan.
SC: @sulumi
IG: www.instagram.com/sulumi/
FB: www.facebook.com/ctafad
BC: https://sundawei.bandcamp.com/
YT: www.youtube.com/channel/UC440DpdUWki3CH4nPgU03sg
WWW: www.sundawei-music.com/

Sun Dawei aka CTAFAD. Electronic musician, guitarist, he is a very active Chinese composer.

He started learning to play guitar at the age of fourteen and then set up a punk band, which became the catalyst for him to open the music gate. Settled in Beijing in 1999, then began the research and creation, electronic music and punk band legend in China "underground baby" as the band music arranger and guitarist, at the same time began to dabble in Fashion Show, movies, drama and jingles.For the first time in 2003 in China's famous record company in the name Of Sulumi "modern sky" albums "Air Inhibition Of Water", this is his first formal experimental electronic music show, the original technique to build a new music, present a different way to express the heart.

In the same period, he also created the personal music label "Shanshui Records", and published dozens of electronic music Records in 10 years. Together with many domestic and foreign electronic musicians, the independence and music parallelism, promote the Chinese electronic music revolution.

In the next few years, I began to explore the Chiptune style. Using Game Boy and Nanoloop music software, it is known as "China's 8bit first person" and its music is deeply popular. In 2008, he was invited to the "Blip Festival", the world's largest electronic music festival in New York. In the meantime, the music of this period is more mature and shows the spirit of Chiptune music. After that, people from all circles are attracted to it.The publication of "The Heaven" has made his personal music career leap.He has made a series of Remix works, including the Brain Failure, New Pants, The Gar, EeL, Jeans Team, Snoop Lion, Kid606 and Zaliva-d. In all Remix works, he has his own unique style.

In 2013, Shanshui Records was reorganized, based on Ambient music and the minimalist Techno style. Integrated with rock attitude, world view and modern consciousness, the melody is transformed into a melody, abstracting consciousness and hiding the pursuit.

He then moved to Japan and released his new album "Unconsciousness" by VICE CHINA in 2015. Bring new sound concepts and melodies -- more and more steady rhythm and dark line of melody line, always around the rock core stealthily, music melody avoids joy and sorrow. Unbiased, moving in time. Around the album tour held in several cities in China, he put his signature style to the new dimension of performance and deep inside the body sound in the dark with the light, guide you to return to the real world.

After several metamorphoses, to explore different Spaces. He announced the new musician plan - CTAFAD.In music, you can hear "there's not a lot of modified original timbre, like atmospheric pressure, ambitious ultrasound experiments. Finally, an epic core sound field is carefully polished. The rhythm and the bass line from the beginning is proficient in the interaction, gradually unfolded and never went out.

Thanks for listening and sharing!
<<<<<< TRACKLIST >>>>>>
1. IORI - Cycle 1
2. BLNDR - Fiction
3. Alex.Do - Lumen
4. Andrea Cossu - Atlàntida Dos
5. Feral - L'Aube Rouge
6. Anthony Linell - The States of Luminosity
7. Joachim Spieth - Luciferin
8. Luigi Tozzi - Ambrosia
9. Blazej Malinowski - State Of Conscious
10. Anthony Linell - Find Your Center
11. ALPI & Essē - Thoughts Create Reality
12. a n j e - Lights Orbit Around a Black Hole
13. Acronym & Korridor - Untitled
14. Sun Dawei - Rì Yuè Bù Jū

U.D.W.[r]ave #041 | CTAFAD | CHINA

TECHNO
Please welcome this week:
Leia Drex | Dj from Bratislava, Slovakia.
SC: @leia_drex
IG: www.instagram.com/leia_drex/
FB: www.facebook.com/leiadrex

Charismatic djane from Slovakia who loves to experiment with sounds. 
Since her childhood, she has been interested in art and her passion was influenced by her father, composer and musician. She is influenced by the sounds of Western techno, which she puts into each set with natural energy. She has a deep sense for detail, that's why her tracks are selected carefully, just like her music style. Her sound is dynamic, electric, mindblowing. She is playing all around Europe and supporting scene in her hometown Bratislava.

Thanks for listening and sharing!

<<<<<< TRACKLIST >>>>>>
Ekors - Saw Shappener
Cleric - Angel of Death
Yan Cook - Hypnorum
Andre Kronert - Terminus (Jonas Kopp Torture Mix)
Hadone and Anetha - 4PM Snacks
ALPI - Fallacious Division
NØRBAK - DX1
Mistake Made - Relief
Plastikman - Krakpot
Oisel - Fotosfera
Reflec - Cult
VSK - Methylene Bleu
Niki Istrefi - No Ordinary Love
NN - Deception
Setaoc Mass and Cleric - Isolation
Ekors - Balsam Fir
Airod - Topaz
Codex Empire - The Valley of Wraiths

U.D.W.[r]ave #042 | Leia Drex | SLOVAKIA

A Darker Wave, the best in underground techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to play in the show, presented by Jacki-E and P-Mac.

The guest mix in the second hour is by Rwbel who’s from Madrid. He’s a member of  Rösten Beats, a DJ collective. Last year he started his own record label, VK Underground. The mix you’re about to hear includes some recent releases by VK Underground and some of his own tracks

Links for Rwbel:-
Soundcloud:- https://soundcloud.com/rwbel
Beatport:        https://www.beatport.com/artist/rwbel/853140
Twitch:-        https://www.twitch.tv/rwbelmusic
Facebook :     https://www.facebook.com/rwbel

Links for VK Underground:-
Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/vk-underground
Website:-       https://www.vkundergroundrecords.com/
Twitter          https://twitter.com/vkunderground
Instagram:-:-  https://www.instagram.com/vkunderground/
Facebook :     https://www.facebook.com/VKUnderground/

In our mix in the first hour there’s music by Drumsauw & Dave the Drummer, BEC, Jesika Jane, Ksenia Kamikaza and lots more. 

If you like the tracks we play, please support the artists by buying their music. 

For all things A Darker Wave:- https://adarkerwave.com 

Tracklist
1st hour.
A Darker Wave in the mix:-.
1.   Luca Draccar – The Rest is Noise (original mix) Lush Point Music
2.   Cain – Internal Accumulation (original mix) Joof Recordings.
3.   GiGee – Check Mate (Dirty Doering remix) Katermukke.
4.   Donna Marie – Who We Are (original mix) MNL.
5.   Ersa Music – Moon (original mix) Unreleased.
6.   Byor – Keep on Dancin’ (original mix) Musical Freedom Records.
7.   Resonant Fire – The Room (original mix) MK837.
8.   Mechanic Slave - Light Side (original mix) Kriminal Rekordz.
9.   Dread MC, Neon Steve – No Drama (original mix) Bingo Bass.
10. Jesika Jane – Let it Go (original mix) U.F.O Recordings.
11. Ksenia Kamikaza – Vs Nkrt (original mix) Platz fur Tanz.
12. BEC – Pleasure Seeker (original mix) Second State.
13. Alan Fitzpatrick, Joel Mull – We Don’t Know Anything Yet ( Adam Beyer remix) Drumcode.
15. Hans Ninchrintz – Radioactive (original mix) Autektone Records.
16. BEC – Reaching Nirvana (original mix) Second State.
17. Drumsauw – Assault (D.A.V.E the Drummer remix) Hydraulix.
18. Alex Bilancini – Hysteria (original mix) Etruria Beat.


2nd hour.
Rwbel– An exclusive guest mix for A Darker Wave.
1.   Edwardteach - Ich Bin Ein Berliner (Rwbel remix) VK Undergroud.
2.   TheArchitech - Kindergarten (Rwbel remix) 33 Degrees Fahreinheit.
3.   Mad Cold, Leila Latronica &  Vicente Roca - Closed Sky (original mix) 33 Degrees Fahrenheit.
4.   Gerard H Ft. C'hantal - The Realm (original mix) Free Download
5.    Rwbel - Take Me There(original mix)  Mazzinga Records.
6.    Rwbel – LET (original mix) 33 Degrees Fahrenheit.
7.   Mad Cold, Leila Latronica &  Vicente Roca - Open Sky (original mix) 33 Degrees Fahrenheit.
8.   Lizdeika – Three (original mix)  VK Underground.
9.   Rwbel - M002 (Natika remix) VK Underground.
10.  Mad Cold, Leila Latronica – Elevate (original mix) 33 Degrees Fahrenheit.
11.  Audio Specro – Exiled (original mix) VK Underground.
12.  Lucas Zamora – Isolated (original mix) VK Underground.
13.  Victor Gutierrez - Psychedelics (Blaper remix) VK Underground.
14.  Blaper – Convulsions  (original mix) VK Underground.
15.  Rwbel – Progonosis (original mix) Beats HD Records

A Darker Wave is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

A Darker Wave

#324 A Darker Wave 01-05-2021 with guest mix 2nd hr by Rwbel

This is Draw The Line Radio Show with Jacki-e, presenting the best music from female producers and DJs.

Helping me Draw the Line with her guest mix in the second hour it’s B4RBRA, a DJ / Producer from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Inspired by ANNA, Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte, Alignment, Alex Stein, Victor Ruiz and Wehbba, B4RBRA has just started to produce her own original tracks. In her mix she’s included the three original tracks that have been released so far plus one that has not yet been released.

Links for  B4rbra
Soundcloud:-  https://soundcloud.com/b4rbramusic
Beatport:-       https://www.beatport.com/artist/b4rbra/899593
Instagram:-      https://www.instagram.com/b4rbramusic/
Facebook:-     https://www.facebook.com/b4rbramusic/

In my mix in the first hour, I’m playing tracks by Charlotte de Witte, BEC, Magit Cacoon, Carly Wilford and lots more.

It's time to say NO to gender imbalance in dance music. It's time to Draw The Line!!

Track list
1st hour mixed by Jacki-E
1.   Juliane Wolf – Dark Disco Strings (original mix) Wizarding Wolf.
2.   Hidden Empire, Bebetta = It Happens to All of Us (original mix) Stil vor Talent.
3.   Donna Marie – Metamorph (original mix) Manual Music.
4.   Magit Cacoon – Jalel ft Nasrim Kadri (Einmusik remix) Manual Music.
5.   Sydney Blu – Monolgue ft Fritz Helder (original mix) Blu Music.
6.   Mr V, Carly Wilford – Generation X (original mix) Toolroom Records.
7.   Anna Reusch – Atmosphere (original mix) Tronic.
8.   Jesika Jane – Let It Go (original mix) UFO Recordings.
9.   Miss Adk – Victimas de los Circumstancias (original mix) Room Recs.
10. Daniele Hensel – Confidence (original mix) Black Kat.
11. Liberated Turmoil – Silence (original mix) Sub Label Recordings.
12. Shay de Castro – Watching Me (original mix) Prospect Records.
13. BEC – The Truth (original mix) Second State.
14. Charlotte de Witte – Doppler (original mix) KNTXT.
15. Charlotte de Witte – RPM (original mix) KNTXT.
16. BEC – Pleasure Seeker (original mix) Second State.
17. Tawa Girl – Satanas (Nikita remix) Fallen Angel Techno.

B4bra - An Exclusive Guest Mix for Draw The Line Radio Show.
1.   I Hate Models - Walpurgis Night ft Zanias (original mix) K010.
2.   Lilly Palmer - Slaves to Technology (original mix) Octopus Records.
3.   B4RBRA – Jupiter (original mix)  Neu Gravity.
4.   Marqez - No Future No Hope (original mix) Betrieb Records.
5.   ANNA - Galactic Highways (original mix) Drumcode.
6.   Joyhauser - Warped (original mix) Terminal M.
7.   Charlotte de Witte - Return to Nowhere (original mix) KNTXT.
8.   Rudosa - Heavy Rotation (original mix) Terminal M.
9.   B4RBRA - Anxiety (original mix Compacto Records.
10. Klangkünstler – Razor (original mix) Second State.
11. Enrico Sangiuliano - Hidden T (original mix) Drumcode.
12. Mark Michael - Mirage (original mix) Terminal M.
13. Victor Ruiz – Nimbus (original mix) Drumcode.
14. Mezadri – Finir (original mix) Synthétique Records.
15. ANNA – Dimensions (original mix) Drumcode.
16. B4RBRA – ID (Unreleased)
17. B4RBRA - Lost Paradise (original mix) Neu Gravity.
18. hngT - Self Control (original mix) Createch Records.
19. Alex Stein - Headrush (original mix) Terminal M.
20. Lutgens - Fear of the Dark (original mix) Panterre Musique.

Draw The Line Radio Show is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

Draw The Line Radio Show

#151 Draw The Line Radio Show 07-05-2021 with guest mix 2nd hr by B4rbra

Technotrance 27

Full Moon #02

Listen & Enjoy

1) Bob Moses & ZHU - Desire (Solomun Remix) – Domino @the-bob-moses @zhu @solomun @dominorecordco
2) Lady Caro’zart - Siren Voices (Tamer Fouda Remix) – Samsara Experience @ladycarozart @tamer-fouda @samsara-experience
3) Clawz SG – Klothis (Original Mix) – Proton Music @clawz-sg @proton
4) Josefono L Telefono , Apo Tulup – Kol Naak (Original Mix) – Awen Records @josefonoltelefono @apotulup @awen-recordings
5) Aves Volare, ANMA – Storm (Original Mix) – ICONYC @aves-volare @anmaartiste @weareiconyc
6) Innellea – Haveli – Innellea @innellea 
7) Energy 52 – Café del Mar ( Tale Of Us Renaissance Remix) – Renaissance Records @taleofus @renaissance-recordings
8) Moby – Too Much Change (Kas:st Remix) – Little Idiot  @moby @kasstechno 
9) Brigado Crew, Ubbah – Rocking It – Stil Vor Talent @brigadocrew @ubbah @stilvortalent
10) Miss Monique, Pavel Khvaleev – Rider (Extended Mix) – Black Hole Recordings @alesia-arkusha @pavelkhvaleev @blackholerecordings

Full Moon #02

This is Draw The Line Radio Show with Jacki-e, presenting the best music from female producers and DJs.

Helping me Draw the Line with her guest mix in the second hour it’s Victoria Perez aka Vic who is a DJ and singer from Montevideo, Uruguay. When she creates a set, she focuses on tracks that encourage movement and have a strong groove.

Links for Vic:-
Soundcloud:-  https://soundcloud.com/vic_hz
Instagram:-     https://www.instagram.com/vic__hz/

In my mix in the first hour I’m featuring the LP “HVV & Copacetic – The Remixes” by Mrs Dink, which was released on 7th May 2021. I have two remixes on the album and I’m also playing the remixes by iZuel, Xentone, Owen Ni and Dylab.

Link for the remix album:-
https://degeneratetrifecta.bandcamp.com/album/hvv-copacetic-the-remix-album

Plus there’s music from Ellen Allien, Charlotte de Witte, BEC, Onyvaa and lots more.

It's time to say NO to gender imbalance in dance music. It's time to Draw The Line!!

Track list
1st hour mixed by Jacki-E
1.   Mrs Dink – HVV (Xentone remix) Degenerate Trifecta.
2.   Mrs Dink – HVV (Owen Ni’s ReDink) Degenerate Trifecta.
3.   Sydney Blu – Monologue ft Fritz Helder (original mix)
4.   Omega db – Bird Flight (Josephine remix) Hypersunday https://hypersunday.bandcamp.com/album/chapter-four-remixes-2
5.   Alinka – Rhythm Sister (original mix) Needwant.
6.   Mrs Dink – HVV (Dylab remix) Degenerate Trifecta.
7.   Flava D, My Nu Leng – Ascendance (original mix) Maraki Records.
8.   Ellen Allien – Walking in the Park (Keith Carnal remix) Bpitch Control.
9.   Mrs Dink – Copacetic (Jacki-E remix) Degenerate Trifecta.
10.  Mha Iri – Your Heart (original mix) 1605.
11.  Sundelin – Begin to Move (original mix) Layer 909.
12.  Polli Ji – Meant to Be (Coyu remix) Suara.
13.  CC Luna, Maxx Rossi – Push (original mix) Modular Soul.
14.  Mrs Dink – Copacetic (iZuel remix) Degenerate Trifecta.
15.  Anna Lunoe – Ice Cream ft Nakamura Minami (AK Sports remix) Mad Decent.
16.  Mrs Dink – HVV (Jacki-E remix) Degenerate Trifecta.
17.  Charlotte de Witte – RPM (original mix) KNTXT.
18.  BEC – Pleasure Seeker (original mix) Second State.
19.  Alys – La Digitale (Gareth Wild remix) Skryptom.
20.  Onyvaa – TheWay  It Is (original mix) KNTXT.

Vic - An Exclusive Guest Mix for Draw The Line Radio Show.
1.   Rrose - The Myth Of Purity (original mix) Stroboscopic Artefacts 
2.   Dustin Zahn - Calm Like a Bomb (Slam remix)  Suara.
3.   Cari Lekebusch & Benjamin Mull - Perception (original mix) H-Productions.
4.   Robert Hood - Nothing Stops Detroit (original mix) Rekids.
5.   Zadig - Solar Analog (original mix) Propaganda Moscow.
6.   Moses (IN) - Isolated in a Dream (original mix) Be As One.
7.   Miss Electric - Ghosts (original mix) Different is Different.
8.   Miss Electric - They Left The Planet (original mix) Different is Different.
9.   Flug - Hyperventilation (original mix) Quartz Rec.
10.  Cari Lekebusch & Orion - Tribe (original mix) H-Productions.
11.  Electric Rescue - Quarries (A. Mochi Tool mix) 
12.  DJ Deep - Stressin (Ben Sims remix)  Gynoid Audio.
13.  Insolate - Inquest (original mix) Prodigal Son.
14.  Linkan Ray - Mutations (original mix) Be As One.
15.  Robert Hood - 7 Mile Dog (original mix) Rekids.

Draw The Line Radio Show is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

#152 Draw The Line Radio Show 14-05-2021 with guest mix 2nd hr by Vic

A Darker Wave, the best in underground techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to play in the show, presented by Jacki-E and P-Mac.

The guest mix in the second hour is by A-J, who is a techno DJ based in Leeds. His mixes deliver a cinematic experience with a dark edge, trance inspired synths, big drops and intense vocals. He also has his own radio show, Outer Space Sessions on Essential Clubbers Radio.

Links for A-J
Soundcloud:-   https://soundcloud.com/user-525713427-464596055
Mixcloud:-       https://www.mixcloud.com/ashbilham/

In our mix in the first hour there’s music by Charlotte de Witte, Oscar L, Jesika Jane, CC Luna, and lots more.

If you like the tracks we play, please support the artists by buying their music. 

For all things A Darker Wave:- https://adarkerwave.com 

Tracklist
1st hour.
A Darker Wave in the mix:-.
1.   Kraftwerk – The Robots (Adrian Bilt edit) Free Download https://soundcloud.com/dj-adrian-bilt/kraftwerk-the-robots-adrian-bilt-edit-audio3k-master-1
2.   Edwardteach, Mad Cold – Higher Consciousness (original mix) 33 Degrees Farenheit promo
3.   Jacso – F Night (original mix) MK837 promo to be released 18th June 2021.
4.   Cain – New World ft Wilma (original mix) Joof Recordings.
5.   Kivema – Second Sun (original mix) V.M.K Records.
6.   Jacso – Morph (original mix) MK837 promo to be released 18th June 2021.
7.   SNTN – Final World (original mix)
8.   Oscar L – Sharing With You (original mix) Truesoul.
9.   Gerard H – Oscillate (original mix) Reload Black promo to be released 16th June 2021.
10. Kivema – Swinged (original mix) V.M.K Records.
11. Sramaana – Kinetic Rampage (original mix) Skryptom Records.
12. Marco V – Simulated (Audio State edit) Free Download https://soundcloud.com/audiostate/marco-v-simulated-audio-state-edit
13. Jesika Jane – Close Your Eyes (original mix) Set About.
14. Gerard H – Virus (original mix) Reload Black promo to be released 16th June 2021.
15. Charlotte de Witte – Doppler (original mix) KNTXT.
16. CC Luna – Technoized (original mix) Cancelled promo.
17. David Sellers – Light at the End of the Tunnel (original mix) Bubblejam.

2nd hour.
A-J – An exclusive guest mix for A Darker Wave.
 1.   Carlos Perez, Dok & Martin – Overload  (original mix) Bloody Moon Records.
 2.   Cosmic Boys - Second Life (AKKI remix) Legend.
 3.   Carlos Perez, Dos & Martin - Thunderstorm (Teenage Mutants remix) Misfit Music.
 4.   Baggage Viphex 13, Pierre  Blanche - Last Space (original mix) Legend.
 5.   Spektre - Something Inside Us  (original mix) Respekt Recordings.
 6.   DJ Jock - Dawn Of The Red Sun  (original mix) Unrilis.
 7.   Pierre Blanche – Dimension  (original mix) Davotab.
 8.   The Second Wave - Fallen Star (original mix) Black Snake Recordings.
 9.   Hell Driver - Extinction (Andrea Signore remix) Dolma Records.
 10. Concrete Panther, Wiebe Roose - With Us (Mac ‘n’ Dan remix) Hungry Koala Records.
 11. Push - Strange World (Joyhauser remix) Terminal M.
 12. Edward Artemiev - Resurrection (Reiner Zonneveld 2020 remix) Filth on Acid.

A Darker Wave is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

#327 A Darker Wave 22-05-2021 with guest mix 2md hr by A-J

Full Moon #03

Listen & Enjoy

1) Fritz Kalkbrenner - Golden (Fideles Remix) [Extended Mix] - BMG Rights Management GmbH @fritzkalkbrenner @fideles
2) Iberian Muse, Wurtz - Gravity (Original Mix) - Click Records @iberianmuse @wurtz01 @click-records-amsterdam
3) Dyzen – Ascent - Impressum @dyzenmusic
4) Mathame – Swarm Storm – Afterlife Recordings @mathame @afterlifeofc
5) Aly & Fila & JES - I Won't Let You Fall (Space Motion Remix) - UV @alyandfila @jes @spacemotion @fsoeuv 
6) Enrico Podda - Burning Mars (Extended) - Epic Tones Records @enricopodda @epictonesonline
7) Brigado Crew, Ubbah - Outer Space (Original Mix) - Stil Vor Talent @brigadocrew @ubbah @stilvortalent 
8) U.Stone – Ancestry - Fishtone Records
9) Zimmz – Sinematic - Silhouettes @zimmz-music
10) Unlighted - Dark Times (Original Mix) - Sounds of Earth @sounds-of-earth

Full Moon #03

Right There

Deep, melodic and atmospheric.
A track that builds tension and emotion, made for late nights and real moments.

Music

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What and who is A Darker Wave?
We are a duo (jacki-e & p-mac) who present A Darker Wave every week only on NLive Radio, Circl8 Radio, Echo Radio & Chill Lover Radio. We put the show together in our home studio. The show is streamed worldwide on the internet. Each show is posted on our Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Hearthis.at, Podbean and You Tube pages once it has been streamed and presents the best in new techno releases.
We also play gigs as A Darker Wave and we have played at events in Germany and all over the UK.
The music we play is techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to include in the show.
Each show is 2 hours long. In the first hour we go into the mix with our featured EP of the week and the best of the new releases.
In the second hour we invite new and upcoming DJs to come onto the show and do a guest mix.

Why are you called A Darker Wave?
Dark Wave was first used in the 1980s to describe a dark and melancholy variant of new wave and post-punk music and was first applied to UK musicians such as Bauhaus, Joy Division, Sisters of Mercy, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Anne Clark. It was also used to describe artists who combined music with performance art, such as Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire, who challenged and explored the darker and obsessive sides of the human condition.

A lot of techno takes its spirit and ethos from this music, Listen to Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire and you can hear the industrial sounds which are a staple of techno music today.

Techno is the outsider of electronic dance music, the punk of today's modern music scene. As Dave Clarke said in an interview with Mixmag, " Techno is edgy. Techno will challenge you......it's the real dark art."
https://mixmag.net/feature/the-road-to-tomorrow-dave-clarke

Our radio show, in presenting the best in underground techno and deep house music, and in giving an opportunity for new, up and coming DJ's and producers, is providing an outlet for new techno, which is best described as being the new wave of modern dance music.

Not just a new wave, but with it's incessant bass rumblings, synthesiser drones, pounding drums, melodic top notes and eerie, distorted vocal samples, techno, in all its forms, is a backdrop to and a critique of our post-industrial, consumerist society, one in which our actions are observed 24/7, our democratic freedoms are threatened by our very own governments and our rights to do, think and act as we please are under ever increasing scrutiny. Techno really is A Darker Wave.

When we were listening to music in the 60’s and 70’s, before the electronic tentacles of technology infiltrated the world, we often thought, whilst listening to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Hawkwind, Captain Beefhart, New York Dolls and Roxy Music, where would music go to in the future? It could never be what was being portrayed in the science fiction movies of the time. Now we know. It can be anything. When we have a recording studio in our own home which is more powerful and versatile than anything available back then, we now know music can be anything and go anywhere. It is only the spark of our imaginations, or lack of it, that holds us back. On our laptop computers we have the capabilities that many artists back then would have given their right arms for. It’s for the uniqueness of the artist to express themselves to be able to stand out from the deluge of music available. Finding those gems is the modern day equivalent of crate digging and when you do, it makes it all worthwhile. Long live music!!!!