Dub, Dub Techno

Taken from the upcoming album 'Feelin' Good' released September 16th (17th in North America on Warp Records).

Feelin' Good

Be, I Do

Pre-order on Bleep

Altiplano, Volor Flex’s effervescent collab with fellow Russian producer and good friend Encode, is yet another dateless - albeit state-of-the-art - immersion into the polyrhythmic, dense, visceral compositions that this prolific artist is constantly fine-tuning somewhere in the steppe of the Ural Mountains.

There’s a lot of synced up emotional comfort and tension happening on both sides of the release, balanced-out, as ever, by artfully crafted elements of structure and style. Among them, the everpresent UK garage signature, the noise-drenched soundscapes, the sharp snares, the skittering beats, the melancholy vocals (especially on Altiplano, which easily competes with You In Me or Fake Love in unforgettableness), plus those entrancing moments of fervor followed by profound relief that Volor is such a master of.

The main track and subsequently the EP were named after the highest and largest plateau in South America, and that’s how exalted and wide-reaching this music should feel. Both inner-city and otherwordly, both London and Syktyvkar, the 7-track, two-sided EP is going deep to get that right, raw vibe. The 12” comes with a wonderfully exciting digital perk, a sweet and soulful bonus track titled Avia.

<b>Tracklist:</b>
<i>A1. Altiplano
A2. Unbone
A3. Entropy
B1. Frontiere
B2. Boring Apparatus
B3. Sidewalk
Digital Bonus: Avia</I>

Volor Flex & Encode - Boring Apparatus

DJ SET :
     DURATION: 1:05 MIN
     GENRE :DUB-TECHNO
       BY: DJ.DRAGAN
         DATE : 04/12/09

Dub-Techno(mixed by DjDragan aka D.Brewski)

Rhythm. Sound. Space. Soul. Love. 

Hometown: Midwest/Chicago. Currently Residing in Miami.

Home Scenes: Chicago/Detroit. 

Crew Affiliations: Meiotic Chicago, Secret Cinema Los Angeles.

Professional Affiliations: Audio Raiders, Native Instruments, Beatport, and Shure Audio. (Worked full-time for all listed in past/present)

Past Residencies in Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver.

Summary: Andrew has played world-class venues such as Chicago's Smartbar and Sonotheque, Hollywood's Avalon, Denver's BETA, Detroit's DEMF parties, Minneapolis' First Avenue, Miami's Electric Pickle, and has opened for artists such as Ellen Allien, Modeselektor, Michael Mayer, Matthew Dear, Jeff Samuel, Solvent and Skoozbot, as well as playing a DJ set at Juan Atkin's landmark Metroplex 25-year anniversary party at the 2010 Detroit Electronic Music Festival.

Friends: Droid Behavior (Los Angeles), Paxahau (Detroit), AA and Punchis (Denver), As You Like It (San Francisco), Black Market (NYC), A Club Called Rhonda (Los Angeles), Voodoo (Los Angeles), Mutek (Montreal), SAFE (Miami), PLOT (Miami)

Started DJing in 1997, being heavily influenced at the time by New York Hip-Hop, Chicago House and Detroit Techno. 

Heavily influenced by (past): Basic Channel, Carl Craig, Cajmere, Moodymann, Matthew Herbert, Frankie Knuckles, Lil Louis, Ron Hardy, Dan Bell, Thomas Brinkmann, Wighnomy Brothers, Richie Hawtin, Michael Mayer, Speedy J, Kevin Saunderson, Nightmares On Wax, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Q-Bert, Gang Starr, RZA,  and many more.

Heavily influenced by (present): Robag Wruhme, Tim Sweeney, Nicolas Jaar, Flying Lotus, Dixon, Scuba, Alex Smoke, Ricardo Villalobos, Monolake, DJ Koze, Marcell Dettmann, Mano Le Tough, DJ Harvey, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Angelo Badalamenti, Radio Slave, Cassy, and many more.

Current DJ set-up: 2 Technics 1200’s, Allen&Heath Mixer (Xone 92 preferred), Macbook, Traktor Scratch Pro, Kontrol X1, Shure Needles, Vinyl. 


2015 (US) gigs:

Miami: 1/10 (Electric Pickle, Wynwood)
Miami: 2/7 (Mansion Party, Venetian Island)
Denver: 3/5  (DWS Festival, Milk Bar)
Miami: TBC (Miami Music Week/WMC) 

more spring/summer dates to be added soon...

Dub, Dub Techno

Andrew Kevins