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

Hachō with Loa Szala @ Netil Radio (16-03-2021)

Here it is, numero 20 of the series !
After a little break, we are back with Petter Bladlund. The Swedish avid digger and owner of Oufff parties and podcast series is delivering a sweet blend of tunes, house infused with techy and breaky sounds.
Must listen till the end, you might discover his famous pasta recipe ! (lol)
Warm welcome into the series, Petter !

Enjoy the journey !

Follow Petter Bladlund :
@petter-bladlund
https://www.facebook.com/petter.bladlund
https://www.instagram.com/pbladlund/

Follow Oufff :
@oufffstockholm
https://www.facebook.com/oufffstockholm
https://www.instagram.com/oufff_sthlm/

Basic Movement #20 - Petter Bladlund (Oufff)

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

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)

FEAT.  JL (Momo's Basement)

Valve-Strength of the roots

Everything to Me

To be in Orbit v1.m4a

FEAT. Le Loup (Shadow Play)

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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