CLAYDRUM / 034 - Størm

To book Størm please email: Rene@claydrum.nl



CLAYDRUM / 034 - Størm

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This podcast is exclusively made for Claydrum. Enjoy!

CLAYDRUM / 036 - Rauschakustik

To book Robert Hood please email: pierre@artistalife.com

This new Claydrum Podcast contains the live recording of Robert Hood at our event Claydrum Indoor '14. Together with EPM we organized this huge techno extravaganza. Enjoy!

For the next events of Claydrum & EPM just click this link --->>> http://goo.gl/Qys1QP

CLAYDRUM / 040 - Robert Hood

CLAYDRUM / 041 - Størm

To book Størm please email: info@claydrum.nl

This podcast was exclusively made for Xt3 Radio and now we are uploading it as a Claydrum Podcast. Størm next Claydrum gig is the 2nd of May with Rødhåd ----->>> https://www.facebook.com/events/1510088492599083/

CLAYDRUM / 041 - Størm

Since the beginning of our Claydrum podcasts, all mixes were performed by artists that were either on our very own artist roster, or dj’s headlining our events. As of late however, we decided to give this concept a bit of a twist, by giving spots to dj’s who heavily inspire us. And therefore, kicking off our first podcast that lives by this new creed, is the one and only HRAACH! 

 Hraach is a very good producer, and while he isn’t that well known in our country yet,  his sets are amazing. We decided to do a little Q&A with the man behind HRAACH, Hrachya Baghdasaryan, hailing from Valencia, Spain. 


1. What were your first experiences of dance music? When did you get the bug?
Hraach: Not really my first experience, but a very important musical key moment in my life was when i was in a club and the dj played ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’  by Fedde le Grand. That moment caught me and got me into the scene.

2. Have you always been based in Valencia? If not, what drew you there?
Hraach: Not always. I was born in Armenia and moved to Spain when i was a child.


3. How did you hook up with Claydrum?
Hraach: I got a request by the Claydrum boss through Soundcloud to do a podcast for them, which I accepted gratefully. I checked out their Soundcloud page and really liked what I heard. . I would say Claydrum transmits serious and solid work.


4. If you vould put on your own line up, money no object, who would be on the bill?
Hraach: Haha  that list is so long.. Ok, for sure one them would be Bedouin. The rest of the night would be rocked by these ones: Samu.l, Metodi Hristov, Cuartero, Mind Against and Hot Since 82.


5. What way do you prefer to play, digital or vinyl?
Hraach: I’m very respectful with all the ways to play. Nowadays i am a digital artist. I work with digital formats and i also play with them digitally.


6. As a producer, how difficult is it to create something entirely fresh?  And what producer you looking up for at the moment?
Hraach: The thing that i find the most difficult is the fact to be truly inspired, or in the right mood. It doesn’t happen easily but when it happens, time loses its consistency and magic happens. About what artists i look up to, apart of the names mentioned before, are Dixon, Frivolous, Adriatique, Matthew Dekay, Wade and Mihai Popoviciu.


7. What are your production plans for 2015?
Hraach: My plans are to keep producing tracks and eventually release them, as well as keep improving my skills and growing step by step in the process. 


8. And last but not least: What are your top 5 records of all time?
Hraach: 
Matthew Dekay & Lee Burridge – Lost in a Moment (Dixon Remork)
D-trax & Wallie – Nocte Cithara 
Dietrich & Strolch – N’importe 
Frivolous – Wasting 
Time Davi – The Gates of Babylon


To book Hraach please email:  hrachdeep@gmail.com

CLAYDRUM / 047 - Hraach

Since the beginning of our Claydrum podcasts, all mixes were performed by artists that were either on our very own artist roster, or dj’s headlining our events. As of late however, we decided to give this concept a bit of a twist, by giving spots to dj’s who heavily inspire us. For this exclusive podcast we invited Ben Long from SpaceDjz!

1. What were your first experiences of dance music? When did you get the bug?
Ben Long: I had been into the Bboy / breakdance / Graffiti scene 
when i was at school. When i left school, 1988 was the year of the Acid house boom. I started to go to a lot of the famous parties back then like Rage,Shoom, Spectrum etc and i was totally hooked! And in about 1990 i decided i wanted to produce music and become a DJ.

2. Have you always been based in Maastricht? If not, what drew you there?
Ben Long: Im not actually based in Maastricht i am 20 minutes away by car but i actually live in Belgium. 

3. How did you hook up with Claydrum?
Ben Long: Via my long-term associate Mr Oliver way. Who is now 
partner of Claydrum and a very friendly guy!

4. If you would put on your own line up, money no object, who would be on the bill?
Ben Long: Dj Cheese , Electrifying Mojo , Derrick May , Jeff Mills, John Peel and i would probably book myself also smile-emoticon

5. What way do you prefer to play, digital or vinyl?
Ben Long: At the moment i use CDJS 90% of the time , i have a digital set up using Traktor which i use depending on where and what i will play and of course i have DJ’ed for the last 18 years using vinyl. I don’t like the whole digital vz vinyl debate. I think both platforms have their pro’s and con’s , and as a music lover i feel the message in the music is more important then the platform you deliver it on.

6. Who is your favourite producer at the moment?
Ben Long: Thats a tough question as there is so much hot music about at the moment. I tend not to get hooked up on this style or that style or any specific producer, i just play music form across the board that i am into at the time. But i will say i have been playing a lot of Mark Brooms music recently most of his output is very consistent and it fits my sets perfectly 

7. What are your production plans for 2015?
Ben Long: I have some solo material coming out on various labels and as Space Djz with my partner Jamie bisssmire we are currently working our 2nd Album and also some singles and remixes 

8. And last but not least: What are your top 5 records of all time?
Ben Long:
1 Carl Craig - Home Entertainment
2 MODEL 500 - Info World
3 Charles B - Lack Of Love
4 Reload - Death Of A Disco Dancer
5 Chris the glove Taylor & ice T - Reckless 

To book Ben Long please email: jonas@contactbooking.com

CLAYDRUM / 048 - Ben Long

Claydrum: One hour doesn’t give a full range of DJ expression but would you say this mix is pretty indicative of your DJ sets? 
F: I think it’s a good impression of what you can expect to hear from me when I’m playing somewhere for an audience.
The only difference of recording back home, is that you’re able to get really deep and focus on the mixing part, and that’s what you’ll hear in this podcast.

Claydrum:What were your first experiences of dance music? When did you get the bug? 
F: It all goes back to the wedding party of an aunt, when I was like 8 years old. There was a dj who played records, he had like a big drive-in kinda dj booth with a big ‘Technics’  banner behind it. From the moment I noticed it as being interesting, i wanted to get there. So my dad asked if i could take a look, and I was hooked! 

Claydrum: Have you always been based in Valencia? If not, what drew you there?
F: I’ve never been to Valencia? Nothing drew me there 

Claydrum: How did you hook up with Claydrum?
F: It all happened thanks to Glenn Thompson. 
We used to skate together in the early days. We got out of touch for a while until we met again around 2010. We started to chill out, play music at his home and party here, party there.
He introduced me to the guys and after a little while I got my first gig at a Claydrum party.   

Claydrum: If you would put on your own line up, money no object, who would be on the bill? 
F: I’ve always been a huge fan of Kerri Chandler, he’d be definitely on that bill! 
Next to that I would love to have Alex Agore, K15, Tama and Prosumer, Fred P, Iron Curtis, Ron Trent, Rick Wade, KDJ, Chicago Skyway, Delano Smith, Dj Aakmael, Q3A, S.A.M., just to name a few!

Claydrum: What was the last (vinyl) record you bought? 
F: The last single record I bought was from Discogs, it was the Mood EP from Kerri Chandler.
The last time I bought several more records was about 10 minutes ago (no joke, haha) 

Claydrum: As a producer, how difficult is it to create something entirely fresh? And what producer you looking up for at the moment? 
F: Depends on the mood I’m in at that moment i guess, but i don't stick too hard on that. Mostly i'm just jamming and sampling while the recorder is running, and when i think i've got something that sounds really wicked and new to me, i work it out.                                 
Picking one producer that i look up to kinda get's me confused, because there simply are too many producers i really love the work of and look up to, but if i have to make a decision, it would be Makam. I really love his sound, it's always something new and it always sounds good. No matter if it's deep, housey or harder, he always knows how to make it sound easy listening.

Claydrum: What are your production plans for 2015? 
F: Go further on the journey into sound and finish tracks. I've bought a lot of instruments and studio hardware over the past 3 years, but now it's time to use em all in the right way!

Claydrum: What are your top 5 records of all time?
1. Bonobo - Dial 'M' for Monkey (Album)
2. St Germain - Boulevard (Album)
3. RJD2 - Deadringer (Album)
4. Makam - Dreams Of Tomorrow (Album)
5. Brett Dancer - Euphonic Moods EP

To book Flatspot please email: Claydrum@gmail.com

CLAYDRUM / 050 - Flatspot

"Elektrabel, real name Tomas Hartl, is a part of the top of Czech electronic scene. The first time he gave known about himself was through the Czech Virtual Label, which was published in 2001, his debut Untitled. Two years later he succeeded with unprecedented. His production saw Jeff Mills, who later on the sub-label of Axis Records 6277 gave Tomas the first foreign vinyl MISSION 01 - Elektrabel EP. His sound is still characterized by hard-hitting rhythms and hypnotic synthesizers loops, but recently also with dense pads and slower minimalistic beats, when one or another part of the production he plays based on the character of the event."

M: Thanks Tomas for recording the 52nd podcast of the ClayDrum podcast series. How did you approach the recording, you had a clear idea what and how to record this mix?
E: To be honest I don´t have a good overview about the current music actions – the only thing I have time for, is to listen to podcasts and recorded sets shared by my friends on social media, I don´t look for new stuff by myself. The podcast is a recording of one of my „training sessions“ for live PA – I work on my live show constantly, I adjust and re-work something all the time… And sometimes I record it to hear and evaluate the whole set.

M: I've recently heard some new Elektrabel tracks, but your first release was back in 2001. How would you describe the difference between the first and last release? I mean, the techno sound has evolved over the years, In what way did your view on techno change?
E: In my opinion the biggest difference is that I know much, much more about sound design than I knew back then. When I started with making music there were not many sources where to get information about making music and I think they had to suffer a bit by mastering couple of my first releases . I guess also techno as a genre went through a similar development – the procedures are almost the same, but the tools and instruments are more modern and also the final sound is more detailed. Many techno sub-genres arised, some were on the top few years ago and now are vanishing into oblivion. It´s changing all the time, it´s natural to each music style I guess.

M: I think our readers do not know a lot about the Czech underground scene, however, I do know plenty of Dutch people have visited Czech Republic, as have I. Which clubs or festivals would you recommend to go to? What is your favorite place to play in your country? Has the Czech undergound scene changed a lot over the years?
E: Above all in Prague there were a lot of great events recently – we have here a lot of interesting smaller clubs/bars with regular parties with all kinds of electronic music. For sure I can recommend the CROSS club, which has a very unique design. Regarding the dance music and techno festivals there were better times – the best open airs/hall events were around 2000 and couple of years after, but the global economic cisis caused a downswing in the popularity of dance events. Maybe the offer on electronic music styles is more colourful than ever… After the velvet revolution in ´89 everything was new to us, we had to absorb all the new things coming to us from the west very quickly and that is in a way still happening, the trends are coming to us with a small delay.

M: Jeff Mills is very promising about you, I quote: "Elektrabel is no new-comer to a unique knowledge of composing music with rare and uncompromising emotion. The sounds of Elektrabel are pure and they are precise. A supression of such talent would be nothing less than tragic.“" Let's be honest, it's an honour when this man praises you like this. How did you feel when you were able to release on the sub-label of the almighty Axis Records?
E: Of course I couldn´t belive that! I admited it is real once I was holding the vinyl in my hands, not earlier – and even then it seemed to be absolutely unreal ! It was a great honour for me.



CLAYDRUM / 052 - Elektrabel

Claydrum's very own resident Perill a.k.a. Bob Caro has been off the radar for some while. His new project "Perill" is all about house music like you want it to be. 

Perill will play at CLAYDRUM INDOOR '15 tonight alongside Chris Liebing, Elias Mazian and Sandeep. Catch him playing at the House area (02:00-03:30.

Curious what to expect from his new alias? Get a glimpse by listening to this freshly recorded podcast!

CLAYDRUM / 055 - Perill

Darkotic impressed us with his unique sound, something we are always looking for when it comes to selecting dj’s/producers for the Claydrum podcast serie.  Nahuel Cisneros, living in Buenos Aires, recorded an exclusive podcast of 60 minutes. We are glad to welcome him for our 56th podcast. For this occasion, STØRM has asked our Argentinian friend some questions about his background and influences.  Read the chit chat below:

S: Nahuel, thank you for recording this great mix. I enjoyed every bit of it. How did you approach this recording? Did you mainly use tracks you like to listen to yourself when at home or would you describe it as a set you’d like to hear in a club?
D: Hi Marvin, thanks for the kind words and also for the space to share my music, I appreciate it! The kind of music that I choose in this case was music I'd like to hear and enjoy in a club. Personally I prefer to play a Live PA with my material to give the public something personal and something which they can't hear in other places.

S: What about the club scene with regard to house/techno in Buenos Aires? I can imagine it has a very active scene, right?
D:Well the scene right now in Buenos Aires is on fire. Nowadays techno and house are very popular, it reached a huge increment in the last 12 years. Every weekend  you have the opportunity to see very respected artists from the local and international scene. There are a few clubs which books an international artist from the "elite" of the scene every weekend. 
I respect a lot the work and dedication of the producers and DJs in Buenos Aires, luckily we got many great artists like Gonzalo MD, Luis Ruiz, Matt Saderlan,  Julixo, Farceb, Pulse One (just to name a few). They influence me every day with their works or gigs.
Returning to your question.. that 'boom' on this genres (mostly on techno) I think it was very influenced by Cocoliche.. a great underground club, one of the best in Latin America.. can't wait for the re-opening!

S: You’ve had some successful releases so far on Armed, Physical Techno Recordings and District Facility. Are there any new releases scheduled for this fall/winter? 
D: Thanks, well, Armed Records is a label with my friends (6Del, Gabriel de la Vega, Daniel Guzz, ISZ and Ivan Seoane)
We created this project in 2014 with our vision of techno and just to share our ideas and music with the people. Luckily with time, we got very good feedback on our releases.. from artists like Samuli Kemppi, Sleeparchive, Truss, Ben Sims and more.
I will edit a few releases for these next months on District Facility an EP conformed with four original tracks, and the other will be an EP with my mate 6Del, on our label Armed Records.. this one will include remixes from Fran Hartnett, Julixo, and Matias Bagato.

S: Have you thought about moving to Europe for your career as a producer/dj? 
D: Always! I really like Spain as a country and my descendants are from there so I definitely must go to Spain. Also great artists from the contemporary Techno and 90's, and the culture.. (writers,painters,film directors,musicians,food) and of course you can see Messi in the Camp Nou haha. 
I think it would be great to live in cities like Berlin,Amsterdam,Paris. I was also really influenced by the Birmingham scene. I got to say that I'm totally happy in my country, for now at least.. maybe next year if things go well, I will make my first gig outside the country, in beautiful Colombia.

S: What are the 5 tracks which have influenced you the most as a producer/dj?
D: Tough decision.. but these tracks come to my mind right now:
Aphex Twin - On
Jeff Mills - Tango
Underworld - Moaner
Joy Division - Disorder
Fatboy Slim - Build It Up Tear It Down

S: Thank you Nahuel, it was a pleasure! I hope our paths will cross someday, either in Buenos Aires or Amsterdam! Take care!
D: The pleasure was mine, I really enjoyed it and of course you are welcome here and I hope to be in Europe soon, thanks Marvin!

CLAYDRUM / 056 - Darkotic

Farron is an artist from Munich. He uses multiple aliases (LaChriz, Farron, Quiem) to release a wide variety of productions that varies from ambient to banging techno. He has released on labels like Ilian Tape, Out-Er and he recently started his own label called Shaw Cuts. For Claydrum, Farron decided to record an exclusive live jam with loads of unreleased material. Want to know more about Farron? Read the interview below with Farron and Claydrum resident Thomas Vrijhof.

T: Hi Chris, congratulations on the new label! What made you decide to start your own label?
F: Thank you very much!
I've had the idea of running my own label for around 2 years, but I couldn't afford starting it and I was also kinda scared to do it. But the more I've thought about it and planned it in my mind, the realer the whole idea and concept became. I just wanted to discover the side of the label owners, be more independent, follow my musical vision and taking care of other artists that I find interesting. It's all pretty exciting for me at the moment and I totally enjoy that new adventure.

T: The new label is called Shaw Cuts, the EP is called Have Sword, Will Travel and the description on  SC mentions that Farron is your new ‘shaolin moniker’. Apart from that you also have the MMA (Mixed Munich Arts) in your city. Where does this fascination for martial arts come from and is it in any way related to your city?
F: Well, I think I was 10 years old when I bought 'Enter The Wu- Tang (36 Chambers)' and went totally crazy about it, although I didn't really understand anything. The whole raw vibe, the power and also the martial arts samples out of these old movies were something that really fascinated me. Some years later, I think it was Arte that started showing Shaw Brothers movies every friday night and I loved it so much. The whole aesthetic of these movies, the colors, the mood, everything. These movies somehow influenced me a lot and I started diving more into the Shaw Brothers production and checked out lots of their movies. I'm trying to make reference to these movies in the sound, the artwork, the titles of the Eps, the press texts, the label name and also in the label logo. I'm a big fan and it would be nice if Shaw Cuts can put new light on the old movies of the Shaw Brothers.

T: The first release on your own label was as Farron and not as LaChriz. What made you decide to create this new alias and why use this alias for the first EP?
F: I was just tired of that name and felt like it doesn't match to my sound and style anymore. When the first record on Shaw Cuts was in the making, I thought that this is maybe the right moment to change it. I don't wanna say that I will never release under LaChriz again, but at the moment I just wanna keep on releasing under Farron. Maybe another alias will come up, who knows.

T: What can we expect from you and the label in the future? Any upcoming releases that we should be on the look out for?
F: The next release is already in the pressing plant and will hopefully come out in the end of 2015. It is produced by Kaelan and I did a remix version of one track, which is included in that podcast. Regarding to the label plans for 2016, I don't wanna say too much now, but I'm already forging out plans. I'm also thinking about Shaw Cuts label nights in the future, which would be awesome! But let's see. Besides my own label, I'll release a 12" on Subosc Ltd soon! Keep your eyes and ears open. 

T: Any last words?
F: I've finally finished my master studies in the subject art and cannot wait to focus more on music now. Lots of studio time and hopefully more gigs after my long break. I can definitely say that I'm super motivated to create and to play!
I also wanna thank you for having me on your podcast series. I had a lot of fun recording it. And also thanks to anybody who supports Shaw Cuts in any way. I really appreciate it.

https://soundcloud.com/lachriz
https://www.facebook.com/LaChriz.Official?fref=ts

CLAYDRUM / 058 - Farron (a.k.a LaChriz)

He describes his style as “techno adventures between jungle and space.” We definitely agree on that one. We are glad to welcome Patrick Siech for our 59th podcast. It is not a coincidence we yet again welcome a Swedish grandmaster. It is simply a fact that Sweden is blessed with great producers and dj’s. During the last years Patrick has released his music on Drumcode, Parabel, Break New Soil, Phobiq , MB Elektroniks and Octopus Music. For this occasion, our residents Thomas Vrijhof and STØRM have set up a few questions for Patrick. Read below his answers.
C: It’s a pleasure having you on the show Patrick. We read somewhere that you are a well-known promoter in Sweden. Are you still active as a promoter now-a-days ?
P: I started out DJing at the late 90s, and at some point me and a couple of friends started throwing parties because there were not many good clubs to play at in my home town;  a student city called Lund, in the south. I was really lucky that the nights became so popular, because no clubs played techno here back then. I haven’t been promoting nights since 2008 or so. You have a thousand worries concerning the club, not even to mention the financial part. 

C: As a DJ/promoter you’ve probably experienced many club nights. What would be the perfect night for you as a dj? What artists would be on the bill and etc? 
P: The gig that i remember as my best so far was probably when playing Sunday evening at the Berghain main floor, where everyone on the floor is completely susceptible to every little move you make as a selector. The vibe of that place just gives back so much more energy than you put in. And that’s a place where you pretty much give it all :) This is probably why DJs there can keep up the 10-12hr closing sets. It’s a very special feeling of energy, unity, and responsibility to the ravers, that is unique to that DJ booth. It was actually my birthday also, so it’s probably the closest to a perfect gig I’ve had so far.
The question about the perfect night is one that i think about often. There’s a lot of things that has to come together. But there is one main thing I try to think about regarding the DJ: Some DJs has got the ability to bring out a very primal tribal behaviour in the crowd. They’re able to suck you in, hypnotize and unite all the individuals in the dance floor into one single collective mind, giving everyone on the floor the feeling that they’re experiencing a very special unity through the music. This is the kind of DJing that inspires me. 
The latest set like this i experienced was Donato Dozzy at Breakfast Club on ADE, he always captures the ravers in a very special way. He would probably be on my bill. On the top of my head Joel Mull always does it as well, Omar S, Efdemin, Radio Slave and Sebastian Mullaert from Minilogue, they all got the unite-the-ravers-thing going.

C: What would be the most extra-ordinary or weird situation you have ever experienced as a DJ? 
P: Around 6-7 years ago I still played control vinyls with my computer. A small club gig, and it wasn’t very busy, but suddenly when I looked away and talked to a friend my laptop was hijacked by a drunk girl who tried to open my Spotify…  Pretty much the track-request-clubber taken to its extreme. This was the last time i ever took my computer on stage.

C:We’ve noticed some unreleased material of you have been used in some mixes of fellow dj’s, any particular releases we should look out for? 
P: I’ve got a new one with Sebastian Mullaert coming out soon., it will be vinyl only. And I have tons of stuff that I’m just sitting on myself at the moment, thinking about what to do with. So when you hear them played, it’s normally only by really close friends who I’ve sent the tracks to for feedback. 

C: Thank you Patrick for taking your time to records this podcast and chatting with us. 
P: Thank you very much for having me, I hope you will feel the mix and what I’m trying to express with it!


CLAYDRUM / 059 - Patrick Siech

Nima Khak; Dj and Producer, born in Iran but grew up in Stockholm, Sweden with the rich flora of prolific labels coloring the soundscape of his productions. Today he is a fixed point in Stockholm’s nightlife with a long standing residency at Gallery 2.35:1 Berns. He also manages the club’s in-house label 1:53.2.  
His productions are raw, analogue and deep techno with the sight set firmly on the dance floor. With releases on labels like H-Productions, ISL and productions together with Jesper Dahlbäck and Cari Lekebusch he has been pinned as one to keep an eye on from the new generation of Swedes. In 2014 Nima Khak started the label Sand, which focuses on releasing his own productions.  

S: Hi Nima, we are pleased to welcome you to the show! Your fellow Parabel music member Patrick Siech served us a deep and trippy techno set, how did you approach this podcast? 
N: It’s basically a mix of all time favorite tracks, soon to be released tracks, unreleased tracks and probably never to be released tracks, that I am into at the moment.  

S: As mentioned before, your label “Sand” was founded in 2014. Recently you released the 4​ th​ EP, what made you start your own label, with rather only own productions? 
N: With the label I got the focus I needed on my own music. I felt like telling the story all the way. From how the tracks are produced, mastered and presented both online and in physical final form.   

S: On Sand you also release as “Swedish Naan Boys,” like SAND004, a collaboration with Jesper, what’s the story behind this name? 
N: I rent my studio space from Jesper (Dahlbäck) who has been running Globe Studios Stockholm 
(http://www.discogs.com/label/271046-The-Globe-Studios​) for over 20 years. Most fridays we eat lunch at our local indian restaurant near Globen, and during one of these lunches we were discussing that we should come up with a name for when we are working together and there the name was born.  
S: The artwork of your Sand releases contains a dog, is there any specific reason? (By the way, I love the artwork!) 
N:  It’s not a dog, it’s the SAND Hyena. And yes I love it as well. All the A-sides of my releases are drawn and designed by Åska (​http://www.discogs.com/artist/4094476-%C3%85ska-2​). When we were talking about the artwork and what I wanted it to represent and what function I wished it played and what Ideas it should project, Åska showed me the drawing of the Hyena that she had made previously and I absolutely loved it! The B-Side is also a work that came up after talks with another good friend of mine Håkan Ullberg
(​http://www.discogs.com/artist/2245052-H%C3%A5kan-Ullberg​), who then designed it.  

S: You also work under the moniker “Pour,” what is this project about? 
N: I have so far only used that moniker once and that was for a remix I did for my friends in the Swedish band Svenska Björnstammen.   

S: Last but not least, what’s the most precious vinyl record you own and why? 
N: I love the vinyl format, as cliche as it sounds, it really has a special feeling to it. I love holding  records in my hand and, playing them both at home and out at clubs. But I am a bit anti the idea of worshiping things, and sometimes i feel that is what has happened with a lot of vinyl collectors. They have gone from collecting records and cherishing their whole collection into  worshiping some special record in it. But If I have to choose only one it might be one record that truly set me on the path to listen to techno and that is “Cari Lekebusch - Vet Dom Som För Att” 
(http://www.discogs.com/Cari-Lekebusch-Vet-Dom-Som-F%C3%B6r-Att-Know-They-Fo r-Because/master/104058​ )
   
S: Nima, thank you again for recording the podcast, I’m already waiting for SAND’s 5​ th release! Keep up the good work! 

CLAYDRUM / 061 - Nima Khak

Petter B (Petter Borg) is a Gothenburg based DJ and producer. He started out behind the decks back in 1996. In 2012 he re-launched his solo career after having been a part of the famous techno duo "Hertz" for five years. Adam Beyer immediately signed Petter’s solo material to his well-known imprint Drumcode. 2013 was the year Petter launched his own imprint Bond. Bond is the result of the way he plays and thinks of music as a DJ.
In the beginning of Petter’s DJ career he was influenced by the 90s house sounds. The way into techno was rather straightforward. In a way he saw techno as all the best parts of house exaggerated to the extreme. The purity and less-is-more approach he found within techno appealed to him in contrast to the house music’s sometimes over complicated arrangements of vocals, leads, bridges and chorus. Techno was somewhat closer to the core of what he was looking for in music, skipping all the excess. He felt that techno gave him the biggest potentials to express his own creativity and character as a DJ. Up until today Petter has released lots of tracks and remixes under different names and on different labels around Europe. For example Drumcode (SWE), Defected (UK), Underwater Recordings (UK), Sway (SWE), HzTrax (SWE), Abyss (SWE), Atom (SWE), 1605 (SLO) and Patterns (NE) to name a few. 
Petter is not the first Swedish techno grandmaster we’ve invited to the show, fellow Parabel artists Patrick Siech and Nima Khak already did the trick, this time it’s up to Petter. The podcast contains a live recording of his recent gig in Iceland. Claydrum resident STØRM set-up a few questions for Petter, to get to know him a bit better.

S: Hi Petter, thank you for sharing your live recorded set! How was the gig? 
P: It was intense and intimate. The venue was packed to the max with people and it gave a great feeling to the set. 

S: Bond is your label, which you use to release your own work but also productions which you think they fit the sound you pursue.. How would you describe the label’s vision? 
P: As of now I use Bond only for my own unfiltered output. Inspiration to the Bond-tracks are usually found during my gigs when I go “oo, it would be cool to have more tracks that could go with this now!” or “I would like to try taking the crowd even further in this direction!”. Every track has a place in how I structure and play my sets.

S: I’ve been digging into the Swedish electronic music scene for some time now and I was surprised, in a good way, about the amount of talent you guys have.. A lot of “hidden” talent as well. Would you be able to explain the drive/passion behind Swedish dj’s/producers?
P: I think its a combination of our openness towards new ideas and cultures together with our very functional approach to many things. Also, our country allows us to easy escape all the noise and buzz. I think that helps us stay true to who we are and that to me is key to all great art.  

S: You posted a picture of a new studio in the making on Instagram; did you change locations or just re-modeling it? Or was it simply getting to small because of the hardware?
P: New location, new house, new studio. All new and very exciting. Bought some land last year and that kicked it all off. I have actually designed the whole house around the studio. Needless to say I have a fantastic wife.

S: Enough about the electronic music, tell me, what are the things you love to do most, which are not music-related haha, any guilty pleasures you’d like to share?
P: One thing that has been my guilty pleasure lately has been carpenting and tools. Alongside the build of the house and studio were we hired carpenters I have built a garage where I also plan to make all the studio furniture myself. 

S: Last question; festivals or clubs?
P: BOTH! But lately I have really enjoyed playing longer sets in small sweaty clubs. In my world it's the contrast that keeps things interesting.


CLAYDRUM / 063 - Petter B

Last week Petter B delivered a class set for our podcast serie. This leads us to our next podcast by nobody less than the French Sebastien San. Perhaps for some of you unknown, but definitely an important character in the scene for some years now. With releases on Carl Craig’s Planet E and Echocord Colour, We Play House, Night Drive, International DeeJay Gigolo and Poker Flat Recordings. Not to forget his own Ab Initio label.
Detroit inspired and rhythmic dubby house and techno is what to expect in this podcast. Claydrum resident STØRM set up some questions for today’s guest.

ST: Hi Sebastien, welcome on our show! Could you introduce yourself briefly for our followers?
SS: Hi, I’m Sebastien San and I make Electronic Music

ST: You delivered a great podcast; a lot of rhythmic and grooving tracks, which I would say your own tracks are as well. What is it you’re looking for in a track while you produce or play?

SS: First and foremost, something that excites me ! I’m not looking for anything specific, it can be House, Techno, new, old, whatever.. If it sounds good, it is good, same goes for my studio work

ST: Some producers do not play their own productions, some always do. Would you say your productions mostly fit well in your sets? Did you use your own tracks in this podcast?
SS: There’s no track of mine in this podcast, and I very rarely play my own music in my sets. The simple reason is that, if I do, my brain tends to switch from “DJ” mode to “Producer” mode 

ST: It’s almost that time of the year.. Christmas, NYE.. Has 2015 been good to you? What about 2016, any exciting things/projects coming up we should definitely look out for?
SS: 2015 has been good for me on different levels, for next year, expect more releases and gigs and a few surprises

ST: Last question for you, who would be an artist you’d like to welcome on your Ab Initio label?
SS: Omar S, whenever you want !

CLAYDRUM / 064 - Sebastien San

Obstrct appeared on our radar by a marvellous release on West End Communication. To find out more about Obstrct, read the interview below.


T: Hey Obstrct, first things first, can you tell us a little about yourself and what got you into electronic music?
O: Hi there, I certainly can, I am a 25 year old producer and DJ from Scotland and I have been making techno under the alias Obstrct for nearly 2 years now. I also run my own label called Floor Ready which I started up in 2014 with a close friend of mine. My journey to and through electronic music started when I was in my early teens, I was properly into old school hip hop and rap. I picked up on old classics with a more electronic feel like “Freaks Come Out At Night” by Whodini and from there I began to slowly over the next few years work more electronic music into my listening heading towards artists like the Aphex Twin, Leftfield and Orbital. Then when I was 17 I went to my first music festival and saw Optimo, Soulwax, Daft Punk, Groove Armada and The Chemical brothers. That experience had me totally hooked and as soon as I turned 18 I started going clubbing in Glasgow. I then took up DJing and when I went to university I helped organise and play at clubnights across Scotland and got more involved in the scene. As I have grown I think my tastes in electronic music have also become more mature and refined moving naturally towards techno and where I am today.  

 

T: You run a label called Floor Ready which suggests that the music released on your label is build for the dance floor. Is this important for you? 
O: Definitely, one of the key goals we set out to achieve when we started up the label was to release different/interesting music that we personally loved the sound of and that we would dance to if we heard it being played out somewhere. From dubby tracks such as bR1’s track “Transicion” or Sore Icon’s “Three Suns” to more heavy techno tracks like Ayako Mori’s “Black Cat” or Stefano Infusino’s Remix of JoyB’s track “Just A Few Centuries”, as long as it makes us move and has a unique feel to it we are interested. 

 

T: Who would be an artist you’d like to welcome to Floor Ready in the future, and why?
O: We would love to get Mattias Fridell on the team at some point in the future, I am a huge fan of his productions and appreciate the support and friendly feedback he has continually given Floor Ready from the very start (initially both for charting and playing out Callum Plant’s track “Psuedo”). 

We are also really keen on the sounds of the new crop of South American producers that are coming through currently; we've already had bR1 and would love to work with other talented producers like Darkotic. 

 

T: What would your ideal party look like?
O:I love to play in and go to parties in small, unique, dark spaces and clubs with lots of atmosphere, a good soundsystem and a crowd of people there for the music only.

 

T: What can we expect from you in the near future? Any new projects or releases that we should be on the look out for?
O: I am currently finishing off some solo and colab material (with my good friend High Mobility Weapons Unit) for West End Communications which should be out this year at some point (we have an amazing remix from Guise of one of the collaborative tracks which I’m really excited about). I am also planning to put out more solo ep on my label soon featuring a remix from Alessio Pili. We also have some great releases coming out on Floor Ready over the coming months including an ep from Bog Engine which features his track “Sewer” which I played in my mix.

T: Thank you for your contribution to the series!
O: It was my pleasure, thank you :)

CLAYDRUM / 069 - Obstrct

Oliver Way is a close friend of the Claydrum family and that’s why we had to invite him for another podcast. This Saturday Claydrum and EPM Music are organizing their annually indoor event in Maastricht. They have invited Dave Clarke, Ben Sims as Ron Bacardi and their own residents. For this occasion STØRM, who will play along Oliver and Dave Clarke, has set up a Q&A. Read below:

S: Hi Oliver, good to have you on the show again! Are you looking forward to Saturday? Because I do!
O: Yes, excited for this Saturday to see 2 giants of dance music in Maastricht.  Especially looking forward to hearing Ben play a House set.  I know Ben for many years and remember his first DJ mixes on cassettes having one Techno mix and one House mix.  He’s just as good at both styles.  Dave is also always great to hear. 

S: You’ve been working closely with Claydrum lately, the partnership seems to be successful, what’s the drive behind collaberation?
O: Bringing the knowledge and connections I have from the last 25 years of working in Techno & House music, along with the support we have for promotion at EPM to Claydrum who have a strong connection with the scene & people in Limburg.  We are all into underground House & Techno music that is the main bond and why it works. Plus the Claydrum guys are a lot of fun to work with and very passionate about what they do.

S: Are there any particular plans for the future with regard to EPMMusic label and the artist agency?
O:  The label has a lot planned this year as it is our 15th year of running EPM.   This week our latest release is out which is by Dan Curtin titled ‘Galaxies Merging’.  In April we have a compilation out titled EPM Selected vol 4, which highlights a number of tracks in our catalogue.  Later that month we have a release from House of Black Lanterns (from Fabric’s label Houndstooth) with remixes from Makaton & South London Ordnance, which ties in with the EPM 15 year anniversary parties at Fabric in London and Suicide Circus in Berlin. Watch out for EPM 15 anniversary party in Maastricht later in the year !!

S: You’ve brought some very respected DJ’s to Maastricht so far, what would be the perfect line-up in Maastricht, for you as a music lover?
O: Tough one as there are so many good Djs and live acts I would like to see play. I’d love to see Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Sven Vath with a live act that unfortunately is no longer together: UR presents Galaxy 2 Galaxy & Los Hermanos.  I have had the privelege of working with UR, and still do to this day, but the tour I worked on around 2004 & 2005 when they performed live as Galaxy 2 Galasxy & Los Hermanos was probably the best live electronic act I have ever seen.

S: Are you planning on releasing some solo work soon?
O: Its hard to find the time to get into the studio and finish something completely solo so I have been lucky enough to be collaberating most of the time lately with other producers I respect. Producers such as Ben Long (Space DJz) & Gareth Whitehead (who runs the label BulletDodge), and of course my long term partner in crime Paris the Black Fu for the releases we do as the Detroit Grand Pubahs.  There is a new Pubahs EP coming in April titled ‘My Own Black Horizons’ and features a Ben Long remix.  That will be out on the Pubahs label Engineroom.   There are some solo releases being worked on that will surface in the future.

S: If you could mention 5 tracks which you consider as guilty pleasures, which ones would it be? 
O: Non Techno I assume. Hard to limit to just 5 but here goes:
1. Goldie ‘Timeless’
2. Tito Puente ‘Head Hunters’
3. Jimi Hendrix ‘Voodoo Chile’
4. King Tubby ‘Version of Class – but anything by him, that track has a Ska sound which also takes me to The Specials which are another guilty pleasure of mine
5. Wu Tang Clan ‘C.R.E.A.M’ but the whole 36 Chambers album is great

www.detroitgrandpubahs.net
www.epm-music.com
https://www.facebook.com/Oliver-Way-aka-Mr-O-of-the-Detroit-Grand-Pubahs-1663787610556085/


CLAYDRUM / 070 - Oliver Way

That crackle you hear at the beginning of a mix when someone plays vinyl! With great pride we present to you: Stojche! Check out the interview below.

T: Hi Stojche, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Where are you from and what is it that got you into electronic music?
Hi guys,
S: I come from Macedonia, I was born and raised in the capital city of Skopje, which once had a really vibrant underground dance scene. I can say with confidence that my city had a major impact on what I’m doing at the moment. All of the godfathers of the techno music from Detroit were and still are frequent guests in Macedonia. I think that triggered a lot of people not just me 

T: Can you tell us a little about what the scene is like in Macedonia? Is it hard to become noticed over there?
S: Even though the scene has gone through some major changes, the dynamics of the Macedonian scene is pretty good actually. We still have few clubs that are showcasing great music. Every weekend there are regular club nights with local and international djs. There are many local djs and artists that produce really good music. I wouldn’t say that it is hard to get noticed by the industry if you are based there. I think all depends on the quality of the output of a certain artist. Most communication on “artist – label – promoter – booking” subjects is done online so everyone has an opportunity to present his contribution.

T: You own two outstanding record labels, Argumento Music and Tangible Assets. Why did you choose to start two labels rather than one?
S: I run Argumento  together with my label partners Aleksandar Vidinovski & Darko Spasovski. We started the label not only to release our music, but also music from other people. But, Tangible Assets  to me has a different meaning. I perceive it more like my own emotional entity. I gives me the freedom to explore and to revert back on all my influences. I’m pretty open to all techno, house or electro, but im always emphasizing the Detroit sentiment.

T: As a Berlin resident, what is your favourite club to play at and why?
S: Tresor & Griessmuhle. In both places I feel like home. Tresor Berlin has been a benchmark for 25years  in the techno world. It has a special weight by any means. Im feeling honored that I can take part in this story. Griessmuhle is one of the most unique venues I ever been to. It has a its own character, raw, cosy but intense vibe. It has a fantastic crowd.

T: Any future releases or projects we should be on the look out for?
S: I have been on a releasing silence for months, but I have few projects in the pipeline. A track coming out on French label called Sounds Benefit, Tangible Assets 005 is on the way also, few remixes etc. That is all I am permitted to say for now 

T:Any last words?
S: It’s a big pleasure to connect with you guys, I hope you enjoy the mixtape. Best regards to everyone involved in Claydrum and to all your listeners. A lot of love from Berlin !



CLAYDRUM / 072 - Stojche

Trish Van Eynde, living in Anvers (BE)and friend of our partners in crime EPM, will open our upcoming event on the 26th of March before Pfirter and Rebekah will take over the decks. For this occassion Trish gets us ready for another wicked Claydrum evening in Muziekgieterij (Maastricht). 

https://www.facebook.com/trishvaneynde/
https://soundcloud.com/trishvaneynde

CLAYDRUM / 074 - Trish Van Eynde

Based in Berlin and bouncing between Panorama Bar, Tresor, Culture Box, Fuse (Brussels) and The House of Mince and Mad Racket (Australia), Claire is an artist with unreserved passion and love for her craft. Her music ranges from deep excursions in ambient (as per her offerings at the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen), to physical, hard-hitting dancefloor trips with wide-reaching appeal: acid, broken beat, pounding techno, jack tracks, proper electro and Detroit soul are all fair game. Our 75th podcast is dedicated to Claire Morgan. Claydrum resident STØRM set-up some questions about the podcast and her career so far.

S: Hi Claire, thank you for recording a podcast for Claydrum! I’ve listened the podcast a few times, I noticed there’s quite some diversity in the tracks you selected, is it something you always try to pursue in your set?
C: Thanks for inviting me! I tend to play quite diverse, although this is not a specific intention. I buy records if they have a certain magic, and my programing tends to flow melodically or harmonically, rather than within genres. For podcasts I try to keep things a little more streamlined and keep with one mood or energy, and it’s a nice opportunity to showcase records that are maybe a little too complex or not quite pumping enough for most dancefloors, but which I consider to be beautifully written pieces of music. 

S: On your soundcloud page, there are some live recorded ambient sets in a church. I can imagine such performance is quite different from a club gig, how was the experience of playing such set and at such location?

C: The recordings are from the Copenhagen Cathedral at a not for profit event called God Goes Deep. The church is open to the public so you are playing to a wide cross section of people. The cathedral is lit beautifully, full of candles, pillows and mattresses and it is an opportunity for people to pause, relax, meditate, whatever. I take advantage of the dome acoustics and super long reverb by mixing in mic recordings from around the cathedral, which gives the finished mixes a new dimension and a unique sense of space. Playing an ambient set is quite intense and tiring actually, you need to bring yourself down to a level of meditation, but also be in totally in control of the sound and musical flow so you don’t bump your audience out of their zone! It is very rewarding, and a great chance to think in new musical ways and explore new sonic territory.

S: Have you played in The Netherlands yet by the way?
C: Just once, at the opening of Volkshotel (Canvas) in Amsterdam, alongside Mike Huckaby. I would love to come back, firstly for the killer music scene in NL, and also for the pickled herring. You guys have really nailed that.

S: Are there any releases scheduled for 2016? I’ve read you are a music composer for films, commercials and such. What about the productions as Claire Morgan?
C: My composing work has been my main career path for the last 7 years, but moving to Berlin has given me the opportunity to also really focus on DJing and creating solo music. There will be some releases this year, but you will have to ask me again in a month or so!

CLAYDRUM / 075 - Claire Morgan

Mark Antoni is no stranger to Claydrum since he played several of our events in the past. He is an enthusiastic vinyl collector and has well over 10 years of experience in DJ’ing, which can all be heard in this exquisite podcast he made for our series. Here’s more than two hours of pure bliss! If your interested in knowing what Mark is up to in Amsterdam, then check out the interview below.

T: Hi Mark, most of our followers might know you since you are quite known in the surroundings of Maastricht but for those that don’t, can you tell us a little about your yourself and what keeps you occupied these days? 

M: I’m Mark Antoni and I grew up in ghetto city Geleen. Collecting vinyl is my biggest passion and the rest of my time I put into producing music with gear and organising parties in wicked underground venues. At the moment i’m recovering from a great MOOD party at Radion Amsterdam last weekend but slowly I’m filling my bag with records for my upcoming gig at DOOR, Ruigoord this weekend.. 

Besides this I’m starting a new label together with Aleks. Our goal is to release the first one after this summer. 

 T: Considering you organise the MOOD parties in Amsterdam. What would be your dream line up if you could choose anyone?

M: Slowlife - XDB - Jane Fitz - Donato Dozzy - Helena Hauf - Deniro 

These are my heroes at the moment! 

 T: Recently, I had the privilege to listen to one of your tracks and it sounds amazing! What can we expect from you in 2016, are there going to be any releases?

M: No, not yet. Six months ago I got my own studio and I did a lot of jams on my analoge gear. Right now I’m trying to get every thing in the right place and have full tracks from beginning to end. After this I’m going to send my stuff to labels and Dj's etc..  T: You are very conservative about posting a mix or some of your tracks online. What is the reason behind this?  M: Perfectionism I guess haha! I want everything perfect, it never really is but it keeps my music on a high level. 

  T: Thank you Mark! Any last words or shout outs?

M: ’'Enjoy the music before its too late!''

CLAYDRUM / 076 - Mark Antoni

We are back again! Took us a long enough, but we have something good for you guys to make up for it. Check out this amazing live set by HANS and read an interview with him below.

C: HANS  welcome to the series. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Where are you from and what triggered you to start making music? 

D:   Hi, My name is Daan Doeleman. I’m an audio engineer and I work at the longest living techno/house clubnight of the Netherlands “Planetrose” at Doornroosje. I think working there tought me a lot musically. Within my first year I saw people like Jeff Mills, Derrick may, Minilogue, Karenn and many more. That blew my mind, I was hooked for life.  

Before I started working at Doornroosje, I was really into the old trance/progressive scene. You might still hear that in my music.  

My co worker Robbie played electro/techno live sets solely with hardware. I always wanted to do that, but never knew what to buy. So I started harassing him on a daily basis, what to buy, and how to get it to work.  

My first real piece of gear was the Roland MC303, literally the shitiest thing Roland ever made. ☺
 
 C: Do you only use hardware when making music? If so, why?

D:   I can’t sit still and click with my mouse to turn knobs. I tried it before, I got all the gear. It sounded like shit!

  I’m a real practical guy, I like to do and touch stuff. This is my way of making music. I fire up al the gear, leave it on and do some jams over the day. If I find something that works I record it. That’s it, I just play and make music. My live shows work the same way. I program some drums and basslines and the rest is improvisation.   I think i’m just lazy. 

  C: Are you solely into playing live-sets or do you DJ as well? If so, why?

D:   I used to DJ as well. I got a big record collection that contains a lot of old trance records. Last year I started collecting again, but I quit 3 months later. I was spending 250€ a month on records, it’s too addictive.  

If you want to be a good DJ you really need to be on top of it, not just play records.

  If I did a techno set, I’d play some old trippy trance tracks in between. Stuff like this: 
Max Graham – Airtight  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TRVp9gYzvs Push  
The Legacy (Progression) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIZ6GP6oRBg

  But I really like to play live, so you can hear my heart and soul in it.   I have a new project with Robbie, we play improvised livesets together under the name Dumb and Dumber. We have the same fuckit mentality and that really works out! Our next gig is in September at Laundry day in Antwerp. 

C: What are some of the artists you look up to and why?

D:   I really like the old Plastikman. Why? You know why! And I’m a big Minilogue fan, because they make a mix between Techno and Trance. They used my SH101 once at a gig in Nijmegen, that’s cool. ☺

C: Can we expect any of your music to be released anytime soon?  

D: I might have something coming up with a local label, expect some trippy trippy acid.

C: Thank you for your contribution to the series. Any last words?  

D: Don’t take life to seriously!

For more astonishing music check out: https://soundcloud.com/daan-doeleman-1

CLAYDRUM / 077 - HANS

CLAYDRUM / 078 - Dubiosity

DJ and producer RCHTR, is well known in the techno scene of Maastricht for his many performances during the famous cave raves. With his recent releases on Daniel Zwart's DNA Rec. and Monotoon Records he is just getting started. We're more than happy to welcome him on the 4th of may where he will be "warming up" before DAX J. Be prepared folks this is gonna be heavy. ;)

CLAYDRUM / 079 - RCHTR

Claydrum Podcast 080
Dubiosity

It has been too long, again. With all the developments in and around Claydrum, we might have paused our podcast series for a bit too long. But don't worry! We're back! 

Starting off is a very familiar face. We asked Lateral Fragments label boss Dubiosity to provide us with a proper warm-up podcast, prior to his gig on the 4th of May. As well as he'll be warming-up for Sam Paganini and Zøe, he has another special thing planned for that weekend. What? The release of his second EP 'Tabula Rasa' with Pjotr G. Check his FB or SC to listen to the previews of his 12''.

Dubiosity
facebook.com/dubiosity1/
soundcloud.com/dubiosity

Lateral Fragments
facebook.com/lateralfragments/
soundcloud.com/lateralfragments

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/
Claydrum / Sam Paganini / Zøe / Dubiosity: https://goo.gl/hnguVe

CLAYDRUM / 080 - Dubiosity

Claydrum Podcast 081
MATT MORRA

Though his origin is German, he currently resides in Berlin and produces unearthly Techno, MATT MORRA definitely has a loving memory when it comes to Maastricht. During his time studying here, he guided many people into the early hours of the morning. His uplifting, yet gloomy Techno has conquered many hearts as well as he established himself a name in our beloved scene.  Out of sight never means out of heart, so we asked MATT MORRA to take us back to those days.  Consider this podcast as a tribute to those early mornings and long sets ❤

MATT MORRA
facebook.com/mattmorra.official/
soundcloud.com/matt_morra

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

CLAYDRUM / 081 - MATT MORRA

Claydrum Podcast 082
Hush & Sleep

Tom and Frankie a.k.a Hush & Sleep are perhaps the greatest undiscovered gems Maastricht has yet to uncover. Despite we're still a little unfamiliar with them, Techno fans around the world are in ecstasy because of these lads. Renowned artists like Joseph Capriati, Richy Hawtin, Adam Beyer, Pan-Pot, and many more are tearing crowds apart with their releases. Finally, we have them behind the decks in our shared hometown! Find them on the line-up alongside Slam and Nicole Moudaber on the 28th of September. Whether they are closing or opening, you'll have to come to check out yourself ;)...

Find the ticket link below:
https://goo.gl/gk2Sjx

Hush & Sleep
facebook.com/hushandsleep/
soundcloud.com/hushandsleep

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

CLAYDRUM / 082 - Hush & Sleep

Claydrum Podcast 083
Charles Fenckler

Perhaps some of you might not know him yet, but Charles Fenckler is the new face of the French Techno Scene.  With his prestigious releases on Soma Records, he has gained a continuous support from the likes of Dax J, Amélie Lens, Charlotte de Witte, Ben Klock, Len Faki, Chris Liebing, Slam, and Tommy Four Seven, just to name a few.  Currently, Charles is back in the studio and ready to reach new audiences counting on his inimitable talent for producing. It's imminent that the Frenchman will get himself more exposure worldwide with his sound. Perhaps we'll welcome him in our Southern city as well one day..  ;)

Charles Fenckler
facebook.com/CharlesFenckler/
@charlesfenckler

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

CLAYDRUM / 083 - Charles Fenckler

Claydrum Podcast 084
Jaine

Sprouted in our southern city, this homegrown youngster is perhaps one of the most compelling talents that grew into the local scene. He goes by the artist name Jaine, which might even sound just as enigmatic as his sound. After playing 4x4 music only for some time, he found himself limiting his musical palette and got attracted to the heavier percussive breakbeat corners. Combining these with what he calls 'some braindance', he shares his sound gladly amongst those willing to lend an ear. Better to keep your ears wide open, cause we'll be hearing loads more from Jaine in the future, starting with the 8th and 31st of December 2018!

Jaine
facebook.com/listentojaine/
soundcloud.com/listentojaine

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

TASCAM DR-05

CLAYDRUM / 084 - JAINE

Claydrum Podcast 085
Marlon Benjamins

When we asked him for a podcast, he smiled. 
When we asked him what he was up to, he didn't answer. 
Today we received this set filled with carefully selected bangers released between 1991 and 1997. Marlon Benjamins, the very diverse talent from Maastricht, created this podcast as an ode to the Rave years. 
The smile he showed us a while ago, is the same smile we have on our faces while listening to this uplifting set. 

Marlon Benjamins
facebook.com/marlonbenjamins/
soundcloud.com/marlonbenjamins

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

www.soundcloud.com/MarlonBenjamins 

CLAYDRUM / 085 - Marlon Benjamins

Claydrum Podcast 086
Blames

In the years Blames was first discovered by the youngsters of Black Box, he developed quite an intriguing sound. As a former Hardcore DJ, he certainly knows how to push the tempo. He is a versatile and undoubtedly skilled artist, who can make quite the experience of the of opening an evening. But let him close and he can and will drive you to the very edges of your limits..
The time for words is over, the time for Techno has come.
Hit that play button and correct us if we're wrong.. ;)

Blames
facebook.com/blamesofficial/
https://soundcloud.com/blamesofficial

Claydrum
facebook.com/claydrummaastricht/

CLAYDRUM / 086 - Blames

Claydrum Podcast 087
Simulfas

In advance of our final get-togethers of 2019, we asked another talent of Maastricht to provide us with a proper warm-up.
The days are already cold, but youngster Simulfas had the right tracks in mind to keep us warm. 
Simulfas has been involved with electronic music from an early age, but over the last few years, he positively lost himself in a new chapter of his musical story. Dark, yet melodic Techno is the realm his musical journey takes you.
Enjoy this teaser of his set on the 25th of December, when Charlotte de Witte will visit our beloved Complex Maastricht.


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