We are so honored to have Mike Grinser from Manmade Mastering serving up one hour of positive vibes. Mike is also behind the mastering and lacquer cut for all the Quirk releases. Thank you for your amazing work, Mike!

Michael Kuhn aka Mike Grinser Bio:
Michael Kuhn aka Mike Grinser was born 1970 in a little village in the very south of Germany. At a young age he got interested in the record collection of his parents, listening to Johnny Cash, Elivs and other popular records. Soon he began to dub radio shows to cassette and learned to manipulate his tape recorder to play loops and do other funny stuff.

While growing up he successfully refused to learn traditional bavarian intruments and got into DJ'ing at the age of 16. At the end of the 1980's he got hit by electronic dance music and tried to do his own productions. Around that time he got friends with Christian Kreuz aka Dakar and formed the duo Dakar & Grinser.

After relocating to Munich the boys met Peter Wacha, owner of the infamous Techno Club Ultraschall and Disko B records. In 1995 the two managed to release their first record „Shot down in Reno“ on Disko B and the rest is history.

In 2000 Michael moved to Berlin and soon became resident DJ at the nowadays famous Ostgut/Berghain, Panoramabar and in summer times at CDV/Club der Visionäre.

After 15 years of making music, excessive dj'ing and live gigs around the world, Michael felt the need to spend less time at clubs and airports and gain some academic knowledge in the field of recording art's and audio. In 2006 during his audio engineering studies at SAE Berlin and Berklee College of Music, Michael got hired by Tim Xavier Bockmier to work as a freelance mastering engineer at Tim's studio in Berlin. Next to everyday mastering work Mike got the opportunity to learn cutting master lacquers on an American Scully/Westrex system.

In 2010 Mike and Tim joined forces and established Manmade Mastering KG a mastering and cutting studio based in Berlin, Kreuzberg. Step by step the studio got upgraded and equipped with a german Neumann VMS70 lathe. In 2012 Michael teamed up with Christoph Grote-Beverborg, owner of Dubplates & Mastering, the two studios collaborated and Michael started next to his career as owner and engineer at Manmade Mastering to freelance at Dubplates & Mastering.

Mike soon established himself as a well respected mastering and cutting engineer. Next to his every day studio work he started to share his knowledge as a lecturer for mastering at SAE, Berlin in 2011.

Since 2006 Mike has worked for artists and labels such as Ambiq, Aphex Twin, Apparat, Arvo Pärt, Atom TM, Automat, Bruno Pronsato, Bill Wells, Cesare vs Disorder, , Cristian Vogel, Dandy Jack, Deadbeat, DeWalta, Donna Regina, Else Marie Pade, Fjaak, Flying Saucer Attack, Genius Of Time, Hauschka, Isobel Campbell, Jakob Kierkegaard, Joel Alter, Kink, Konrad Black, Magda, Mariah, Matias Aguayo, Matthew Herbert, Max Loderbauer, Mike Shannon, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Nicolas Jaar, Peter Gordon, Petre Inspirescu, Platikman, Rhadoo, Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin, Robert Hood, Samuel Rohrer, Speedy J, SVN, TB Arthur, The Mole, The Young Gods, TM404, Tobias, Tolouse Low Trax, Will Samson, Yo La Tengo, and many more....
50Weapons, About Blank, Amphia, Aniara, Arjunamusic, Arpiar, Assemble Music, Bar25, Beste Modus, Boomkat, BPitch Control, Brstl, Bureau B, Clown & Sunset, Code Is Law, Crammed Discs, Cynosure, Diamonds and Pearls Distibution, Electric Deluxxe, Hivern Discs, Honest Jon's, Important Records, Indigo Raw, Karaoke Kalk, Klockworks, Kontra Musik, Lick My Deck, Marionette, Metrolux, Mego Editions, Minus, M-Plant, Non Standard Productions, Ostgut Ton, Other People, Palto Flats, Pastamusik, Ploink, Plus 8, Puzzle Box, Running Back, Rush Hour Recordings, SCI+Tec, Serialism, Shitkatapult, Sued, Tresor Records, Ultrastretch, Uncanny Valley, Uzuri, Version, WARP records, and many more....

@mikegrinser
https://manmademastering.com/

QUIRKS 06 - Mike Grinser

CommaCast 29 welcomes London based Balamii radio resident Patrisha to slam out an hour of her fast paced selections.

With an unfamiliarity to her name, we recently got introduced to Patrisha when having our recent free download release Matt Wills - Timepiece (Hannd Remix) supported on one of her radio show episodes. What we were gifted with was an absolute masterclass in high energy selections that got us screaming for a loud sound system. Of course, we had to get her on the series, so without further or do. Lock yourself in for this...

Follow Patrisha here:
Soundcloud: @saoirsepatrisha
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saoirsepatrisha/

CommaCast 029: Patrisha

Growing up in South London and influenced by the sound of the capital, Shabu Shabu has a taste for the deep and groovy corners of electronic music. Characterised by 90s house cuts and playful breaks, his record bag never fails to get people moving. Recorded on his turntables last week, expect classy selections and tight mixing from this podcast.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/charlieswinburn/ 

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/shabushabudj

Ritmo fb: www.facebook.com/ritmo.london

Mix #eight: Shabu Shabu [UK]

Amadeo Savio presents "Between Spaces" 

Tracklist :
1. @mafouu - Dialo (piano by Parco Palaz)
2. Intona(Amadeo & Vincen) - Launchany
3. @samofdelaphine - Let The Kids Play
4. @amadeosavio - Daisy
5. @cleymoore - Ayanami
6. @dario-reimann386i - Von Geisterhand
7. @antoine80 - A to the C to the A to the B
8. @fordbarbara - Generated Intimacy
9. @mirco-mukuna - Yope
10. @janeret - Genesis
11. @aronmusikofficial - A Place Beyond the Sun
12. @varhat - Mountains
13. @kombe - Sabar
14. @difid-music - Otijor
15. @e-tronik - Pangolin

MMS001 (Mind Music Sinial)
100 Designed USB Cards 
Distributed by Yoyaku
©Sinial records 2021
Cover by Jesus S. Baptista
Mastering by Vincen

All benefits will go to Fondation Alzheimer in Paris, FR
In memory of Marguerite

[Sinial MMS001] Between Spaces - V/a (preview)

The eighth edition is by one of the first recurring guests and supporters of Déclique; Evonii. His activity in the global music scene is one of vivid presence and contribution. 

He runs a radio show at Lusophonica café and radio in Portugal, and he is one  of the main guys at London's infamous @pointparties and Keep On Going.

@evonii
https://ra.co/dj/evonii/

Suburbia 008 - Evonii

FEAT.  JL (Momo's Basement)

https://cosmicleaf.gr/releases/594/vacuum
https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/follow_me
https://www.patreon.com/cosmicleaf
https://cosmicleaf.gr/playlists
https://cosmicleaf.gr/tag/63/free-download/releases


Check our playlist:
Psychill Blossom 🌸 Псайчил / псайбиент / Psybient
https://www.submithub.com/link/psychillblossom
Psychill Blossom is a vibrant journey through psychedelic chillout, psybient, and downtempo soundscapes. Blending ethereal melodies and deep grooves. Let the music guide you beyond the ordinary. #Psychill #Downtempo #Psybient


Zero Cult - Heartwork

E.R.M - Falling Apart

Something about grounding your feet.

Music by Zigghurath 
Visual art by Jo Boonen

Su-Ling

Kamron is the founding member of the Hot Mess crew in Melbourne. His natural habitat is the deep & dark pocket between House & Techno with rolling basslines & plenty of acid. After moving to Melbourne on his own he had an itch that needed scratching and started Hot Mess to bring the underground sounds of Europe to Australian shores.

The focus of Hot Mess is to bring like-minded people together to enjoy quality music. It’s a party for the diggers, no nonsense but plenty of thrills. 2020 saw Kamron play on the same bill as Dan Ghenacia, Pierre Codarin, Okain, Politics of Dancing and Alec Falconer to name a few. He’s recently ventured into music production and with a few big releases already lined up 2021 he will be carrying on the upward trajectory he’s been on for the last few years.

@kamron_music
@hotmessmelbourne

oblicast 016 - Kamron

Release date : April 2021

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SAISEI is a Japanese label founded and curated by Junki Inoue. Known as an avid record enthusiast and for his impeccable dj sets, Junki Inoue brings a very carefully curated, idealised and conceptualised platform that marries his native Japan and his current London-base.

SAISEI is a Japanese word which means ‘reproduction’ and ‘to play’ (as in playing records).
Japanese culture is widely known for being traditional as much as it is known for being forward into the future and this label’s concept makes justice to exactly that. Having started to dig records as early as 16, Inoue delved into productions from 1990s Japan to feature native gems previously unreleased on vinyl. The idea is to recapture and reintroduce unique pieces of Japanese electronic music on a new (old) medium which is vinyl and, to an audience it never reached before as most of this music was only released in Japan.

As with most things Japanese, they are generally ahead of their time, in this case, it means this is music sounding so fresh now as it did when it came out, one that survived the test of time to, 30 years later, prove the true meaning of timeless, sublime, elegant and sophisticated music. With that said, it is no surprise this label will not limit itself to necessarily functional club music but way beyond.

The first EP on the label is by artists KINO-MODERNO formed by Dat Planet and Wah Wah Fuzzmaster and distributed by Berlin’s ‘Off the Grid’. This extraordinary acid house & techno music of Kino-Moderno that was originally created with the assistance of a powerful sound treatment of a 3D recording system called BMC that makes it sound so refreshingly retro-future but with an undoubtedly 2021 twist when listening to it. While incorporating a binaural recording technique via dummy head and given an improvised digital remix treatment via a classic synthesizer, Synclavia 2, you can enjoy these powerfully penetrating tracks that sought a 3D audio, trip-like feel throughout.

Kino-Moderno was experimenting very early on with emerging, different recording ideas such as rapping, poetry-reading and synthetic voicing. Their use of a 3D recording system called BMC added to the sound carrying over to today, paired with binaural recording technique via dummy head and an improvised digital remix treatment via the classic Synclavia 2 synthesizer. The album which featured ‘Into the Future’ and ‘The Glove’ was quite experimental in its time but very danceable as well.

Original release on VHS:
https://youtu.be/ukre8NXkw04
https://youtu.be/hXKwc-UmI7g

B1. Eclipse - Live Mix (Extended Re-Edit) (snippet)

Sinial Rec. & Ex Echo Rec.

Lab with Ⓐmadeo Ⓢavio
Club engineer with 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙤
Sound Design : @haaskrstudio
Inq : margot@haaskr.com

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