Black+Light is my monthly 1 hour Internet radio show, broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio. I'm passionate about a variety of techno music sounds: deep, dark, hard, atmospheric, broken, melodic, big, epic, ravey, acidic and more. I like to keep my mixes interesting, striving towards a new track in the mix every couple of minutes. A strong focus on new and recent releases. I hope you enjoy these monthly musical journeys, into the black and into the light.

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Quite a different sounding show/mix for this month's Black+Light. 

This show/mix probably has a lot more black, than light, dark, very dark, and brutal at times. Featuring more Electro, EBM and Industrial type sounds than my previous shows/mixes and performances. Where usually I would balance with light and melodic, here I kept things dark.

In part, this show/mix is influenced and inspired by my friend Lauren, DJ Loveless @loveless-sounds and her excellent taste in music, recent mixes and performances here in Sydney.

Starting the show with some amazing, lush, evolving, epic, atmospheric, moody and darkly melodic, Electro productions from an alias of C-System. I don't usually like to play the same producer's tracks all in a row, but they all flowed together so perfectly here, with a fantastic Umwelt remix.

Awesome to see The Mover back. Memories of nights out raving, dancing to his dark techno tracks: Waves Of Life and Nightflight (Nonstop To Kaos) in the early 90's. 

I was also excited and inspired by excellent brand new music from Codex Empire, Lars Huismann, Headless Horseman, and I Hate Models, producers I love to support and play.

All the other producers in this show/mix are new to Black+Light: Cassegrain, The Mover, Irregular Synth, Star-Kid, DJ Hell, Marcel Dettmann, Echaskech and Parallx. Most happy to have finally found a great fit for Phase Fatale, and Alexey Volkov too, with their latest productions.

I'm extremely pleased with how well Echaskech's -  Emperor's New Clones, and the fantastic 80's style remix Marcel Dettmann did of DJ Hell's - I Want U, both progressed and layered together in this mix, a happy accident, magic combination.

Finishing with the awesomely epic, Cyanure Dance from I Hate Models. Fantastic production work, love the contrasting elements, harsh and melodic. You get the full 9 minutes here, the Fnoob Techno Radio broadcast version of this show/mix had to lose the last 3 minutes to fit the hour.

I noticed I used the word happy quite a bit here. Seems the wrong word for such dark music, but I've always had this thing where, I'm most happy when the music isn't. 

Enjoy! 

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David McCann - Black+Light 006 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 17th May 2017 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

Spectrums Data Forces - Dark Days [MFM Records]
Spectrums Data Forces - F12 [MFM Records]
Spectrums Data Forces - Gen (Umwelt Remix) [MFM Records]
Cassegrain - Trappist (The Mover Remix) [Arcing Seas]
Irregular Synth - Destiny Fragment Memory [Decoy Records]
Star-Kid - Panic! [The Hoax City]
Alexey Volkov - Spirals [Sacred Court]
Phase Fatale - Hollow Flesh [Unterton]
Echaskech - Emperor's New Clones [VLSI]
DJ Hell - I Want U (Marcel Dettmann Interpretation) [International DeeJay Gigolo Records]
Codex Empire - Hamartia [Aufnahme + Wiedergabe]
Headless Horseman - Shattered [47]
Codex Empire - Magenta Adaptions [Aufnahme + Wiedergabe]
Lars Huismann - Dramatic Force [Ōtomo Trax]
Parallx - Lost In Time [Arts]
I Hate Models - Cyanure Dance [Khemiar Records]

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/922356064571891/

Photo credit: Alien: Covenant

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David McCann - Black+Light 007 broadcasts on Fnoob Techno Radio, Wednesday 14th June 2017, at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney. 

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I'm back! This new Black+Light 008 show/mix, is a post party recording, of the DJ set I played at Sydney underground club The Bunk3r, for the Rivet / Big Ting Recordings crew, on a Thursday night last month. Playing between Matt Lush and Monako B2B N-Va. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/164481164102202/

The Bunk3r is my favourite club space in Sydney right now. An actual underground club, comfortably cool and dark, minimal red lighting, friendly staff, great vibes, and most importantly a fantastic sounding Funktion One sound system. It was a pleasure to play through it.

I wasn't sure what to expect crowd/vibe wise, being a Thursday night, but it ended up being a whole lot of fun. A decent size crowd of young, up for it, energetic and vocally appreciative, music focused crew, guys and girls ripping it up on the dance floor, many thanks!

I wanted this DJ set to be fun, energetic, quickly flowing, keeping the interest high, with drops and changes, and more on the accessible side of underground techno sounds. Not getting too hard or dark, but keeping a good pace and bottom heavy pressure. I think variety is important too, so there are a range of sounds here, some atmospheric, deeper and melodic moments, and a few rough edges.

Apologies for going M.I.A for the last couple of months, had some issues, all is well now. My previous Black+Light 007 show/mix has been getting some re-plays. 

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David McCann - Black+Light 008 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 4th October 2017 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 8pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

He/aT - Not Exactly The Summer Of Love, Is It? [Prodigal Son]
Karuun - Obsolete [Kaputt]
Yan Cook - 6th Avenue [Arts]
Sian - Camouflage (Lee Van Dowski Remix) [Octopus]
Christian Fischer - Holy Mountain (XHEI Remix) [City Noises]
Cardao - Knock [Ground Factory]
Yan Cook - Falcon [Cooked]
Kmyle - 1000 [Clergy]
Coeter One - 72 [Gynoid Audio]
Ricardo Garduno - 827715 (Pfirter Remix) [Nachtstrom Schallplatten]
Jokasti & Nek - t01r [MORD]
Alex Brend - Trubnaya Metro Station [7th Cloud]
Eg0n - 010101 [Counter Pulse] (Loop)
Jssst - Obscura [Jssst]
Christian Wünsch - Violence And Abuse [Tsunami]
Ben Klock - Subzero [Ostgut Ton]
Dast - Ixor [Etruria Beat]
Hours - Judecca (Brian Sanhaji Remix) [Concepts Of Time]
Lars Huismann - Monuments [Coincidence Records]
Drumcomplex - Aura [Complexed]
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Tahko - Kontrol [Coincidence Records]
UVB - Mixtion [MORD]
Nematic - Parseval [Secula]
Surgeon - Convenience Trap, Pt. 2 [Dynamic Tension]
Jay Wong - Strange Behavior (Callum Plant Remix) [Take More Music Records]
Oleg Mass - Kinetic Friction (Shaken Opus Remix) [Gynoid Audio]
Voidloss - Break Through In Grey Room [Subsist]
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Headless Horseman - For All Eternity [Candela Rising]

** Note: Only the first hour was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio
** Last track wasn't played on the night.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/120846845253521/

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David McCann - Black+Light 009 broadcasts on Fnoob Techno Radio, Wednesday 1st November 2017, at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 9pm Sydney.

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David McCann - Black+Light 008 - 04-10-2017 - Fnoob Techno Radio

This is a post party recording of the same DJ set I played at the .darkroom Presents UVB party, at the Portugal Madeira Club (Sydney) on the 28th October 2017. 

Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2000518880179276/

I played after UVB, closing the party. I wanted to keep the intensity high, and lay down some harder and darker techno sounds here. I had a fantastic time playing this set to a very receptive dance floor.

Speaking of parties... I'm playing on NYE here in Sydney, would love to see you there:

.darkroom Presents Luscious FuXXX, 12 Hour NYE Event @ The Bunk3r (Sydney)

Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1463643437067106/

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David McCann - Black+Light 009 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 29th November 2017 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 9pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

Marsi - Exodus [Hardwandler Records] (Edit)
Intervention - Extorsion [Nashton Records]
Gotshell - Eufrates Dou Soulei [Wall Music]
Deckard Walker - Invasion [Otomo Trax]
Parallx - Painite Vitnir [R-Label Group]
Atze Ton - Nasha [Rhakz Records]
Lars Huismann - XTRA [LHR]
Verset Zero - Grex Perditus (Violet Poison Remix) [Tripalium Records]
Olexii - Athletic [Counter Pulse]
Escape To Mars - Only One Minute To Leave [Vault Series]
Piotr Klejment - UP55 [Illegal Alien Records]
Moving Thoughts - Subconciousness (ARKVS Remix) [Konstruktiv]
DisX3 - Heroes [Nachtstrom Schallplatten]
Casper Hastings - Projekts [TXTRL]
RENDERED - B E N D O V E R (Codex Empire Remix) [Fleisch Records]
Lag - Sama Doma (Forward Strategy Group Remix) [Mord]
Headless Horseman - Shattered [47]
Codex Empire - Magenta Adaptions [Aufnahme + Wiedergabe]
Lars Huismann - Dramatic Force [Otomo Trax] (Loop)
Noetik - Tear Down [Coincidence Records]
14anger - Song Of Kali [Reloading Records]
Abyssal Chaos - Skotos [Advanced (Black)]
Dave Simon - Modulum [Kontor Records]
Ant Brooks - Amnesia [Naked Lunch Records]
Sinus Alpha - Black Hole (Kai Pattenberg Remix) [Hardwandler Records]
Öspiel - In Cage [Material]
Intervention - Conjuration [Nashton Records] **
VSK - Frame [47]
RE_P - Rhodesian Light Infantry (Dub Mix) [Genesa Records]
Rommek - Arcane (Feat. Aimee Mullen) [Blueprint Records]
GabeeN - Reduplication [Dark Fields Records] (Loop)
Michal Jablonski - Sinister Mystery [Animal Farm Records]
Saimon & Mezmeric - Lost In Outer Space [Darknet]
Optics - Eta Carinae [Dynamic Reflection]
Octane - Lost Voices [Hardwandler Records]
Remco Beekwilder - Rave Mood [Monnom Black]
Dax J. - Temples Of Messiah [EarToGround Records]
14anger & Dep Affect - Storm Drain [Green Fetish Records]

** Note: Only the first hour was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/375984096156518/

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David McCann - Black+Light 010 broadcasts on Fnoob Techno Radio, Wednesday 24th January 2018, at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 9pm Sydney. Having a break over December.

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David McCann - Black+Light 009 - 29-11-2017 - Fnoob Techno Radio

Happy New Year!! Hope you all survived Xmas, the silly season, holidays intact. Welcome to 2018, here's my first Black+Light show for Fnoob Techno Radio, of the year,

This show/mix is a 1 hour section from my DJ set on New Years Eve, playing 12am-2am, at .darkroom Luscious Fuxxx NYE, held at The Bunk3r Sydney (which is sadly no more).

Recorded yesterday, this section was about 45 mins into my 2 hour DJ set on NYE. Going on a 15 minute journey into some tribal, broken beats, heavy dark electro, and half speed jungle vibes. before returning to the techno, and ramping up the intensity. Big heavy beats, big synths and basslines, having a rave! I hope you enjoy!

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David McCann - Black+Light 010 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 9pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

Lars Huismann - Euphoria [LHR / Unreleased]
Ansome - Tin (Clouds Remix) [South London Analogue Material] (Edit/Loop)
Tommy Four Seven - The Trace [47]
Georg Bigalke - Nerken (Swarm Intelligence Remix) [Authentic Pew]
Cassegrain - Trappist (The Mover Remix) [Arcing Seas]
Irregular Synth - Destiny Fragment Memory [Decoy Records]
Raito - Move My Body [Boysnoize Records]
Lars Huismann - Snowmelt [LHR / Unreleased]
Drumcell - Dividing [Droid Records]
Tom Hades & Irregular Synth - Ride Into The Fog (Miniminds Remix) [Decoy Records]
Christian Cambas & T78 - Multi-Bot [Autektone Records]
Jusai - KRSS (Gene Karz & Lesia Karz Remix) [Eclipse Recordings]
Anna V. - Cryogenesis (The Reactivitz Remix) [Familia]
A. Morgan - Interdimensional Warfare [Sleaze Records]
T78 - Horde Trooper [Autektone Records]
FUTURE9394 - Psykkowarpz [CONTINUUM SERIES 1991-1998]
Lars Huismann - Grey Rock [LHR / Unreleased]

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1989884448001949/

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David McCann - Black+Light 010 - 24-01-2018 - Fnoob Techno Radio

Hello! Has it really been 3 months since my last new Black+Light show? Apologies, motivation issues, and time keeps passing me by. There have been show/mix attempts during that time, but nothing I was genuinely happy with enough to share, until now. 

This show/mix, is a DJ set I put together to play at the Trench Techno Doof last w/end. Unfortunately I didn't get to play due to the event running way off schedule right from the start, but I stayed for a while and soaked up the vibes (literally).

The party (doof) is held 2-3 hours south of Sydney, outdoors, deep in the Australian bush, in the Southern Highlands. I really enjoyed playing at the Trench Techno Doof last year.

I like the idea of reflecting the environment you're playing in with your music selections, so you'll hear tracks with some electronic emulations of insects and animal noises, sounds from the creepy darkness, unknown things happening in the background, perhaps visitors from other planets.  No ambient, new age music here though, it's techno music!

Compared to previous shows/mixes/sets, this journey is much deeper, spacey, atmospheric, and hypnotic, building in intensity, with some weird, creepy, melodic, and tribal moments, I hope you enjoy the ride.

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David McCann - Black+Light 011 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 18th April 2018 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

Noetik - Delusion [Decoy Records]
Michel Lauriola - Eson [Unknown Territory]
Kas:st - Celestial Chaos [Concrete Music 04AM]
Yan Cook - Wide Angle [Soma]
Takaaki Itoh - Notabler [MORD]
Arnaud Le Texier - Antidote [Children Of Tomorrow]
Arjun Vagale - Modmatrix (Petter B. Remix) [Odd Recordings]
Yan Cook - Red Steam [Soma]
Linkan Ray - Trip [Be As One]
Tadeo - The Big Step (Function Remix) [Non Series]
Reform - Atlantide [Second State Audio]
Spiros Kaloumenos - Ionized [Decoy Records]
A. Morgan - Pillars Of Worship [Unknown Territory]
Kamikaze Space Programme - Quarks [MORD]
Berg Jaär - Rav [Room]
Michal Jablonski - MG REX [Suara]
Lars Huismann - Euphoria [LHR / Unreleased]
Inigo Kennedy - NGC6826 (Blinking Eye) [Token]

Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/375984096156518/

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David McCann - Black+Light 012 broadcasts on Fnoob Techno Radio, Wednesday 16th May 2018, at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney.

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David McCann - Black+Light 012 was broadcast on Fnoob Techno Radio Wednesday 16th May 2018 at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney.

Tracklist:

Vofa (Sawf & ANFS) - PI05.1 [Pi Electronics]
Phase Fatale & Silent Servant - Confess [BITE]
Rendered - Puppetskin (Axkan Remix) [Omen Recordings]
Michal Jablonski - Wrath [Abyss Recordings]
VSK - First Evidence [47]
Ülos Ovest - Aboa Vetus Et Nova (Inland Remix) [Discrete Data]
Headless Horseman - Concussion [47]
Dave Tarrida - Black Holes [Wunderblock]
Realmz - Force Magnetic [Sonic Groove Records]
Rebekah - Waiting For You [MORD]
Marla Singer - Blue Room [Dune Records]
Parallx - Aureus [R - Label Group]
Stigmata - No Heaven (Feat. Rotersand) [Modular Source]
Inhalt Der Nacht & Echoes Of October - BDSM [Lebendig]
Lars Huismann & Casual Treatment - Alliance (Unreleased)
Bodyscrub - Metaphysical [Subfigure]
Stigmata - God Of Souls [Modular Source]
AQXDM - Aegis [Bedouin Records]


Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/846250362237105

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David McCann - Black+Light 013 broadcasts on Fnoob Techno Radio, Wednesday 13th June 2018, at 10am London | 11am Berlin | 7pm Sydney.

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Next DJ gigs...

Previous DJ gigs...

03.08.2024 : SWARM - Cheap & Nasty (August) - Tokyo Sing Song (Sydney)

14.01.2023 : SWARM - Another Techno Stomper - GOOD SPACE (Sydney)

18.06.2022 : SWARM (Pres. Honeysmack) - The Bridge Hotel Rozelle (Sydney)

26.01.2020 : Electronique (All-Aussie New Wave/Synth Pop Special) w/ Mark Dynamix - Oxford Underground (Sydney)

23.11.2019 : SWARM XX w/ Chris Liberator - The Bridge Hotel Rozelle (Sydney)

07.06.2019 : Nightime Drama Pres... Stefan Vincent - Club 77 (Sydney)

23.02.2019 : Pace Pres... Irregular Synth - Oxford Underground (Sydney)

01.09.2018 : Decoded Magazine Pres... SNTS @ Civic Underground (Sydney)

31.12.2017 : .darkroom Presents Luscious Fuxxx, NYE 2017/2018 @ The Bunk3r (Sydney)

28.10.2017 : .darkroom Pres... UVB @ Portugal Madeira Club (Sydney)

07.09.2017 : Rivet Inna Bunk3R @ The Bunk3r (Sydney)

01.04.2017 : Undulate 01 @ Undisclosed Location (Sydney)

18.03.2017 : Trench DooF @ Outdoor - Southern Highlands (NSW)

26.01.2017 : Trench Returns @ Portugal Madeira Club (Sydney)

29.10.2016 : .darkroom & IF? Records Pres... Sleeparchive & Claudio PRC @ Zoo Project (Sydney)


Bio...

David McCann - 53 years young, a veteran of Adelaide and Sydney (Australia) live band, rave, club, electronic music and party scenes. 

Relocated from Adelaide to Sydney in 1995 with Adelaide/Sydney 90s rap, rock, techno, 6 piece live band - Bliss.

100s of live performances across Australia as keyboard player/songwriter, in dance/rock live bands, late 1980s - late 1990s, as hardware based producer, live performer 'DAMC' (rave, hardcore, techno, jungle, drum'n'bass) 1992 - 1998, and as 'TECHiONE' (funky, melodic, hard, tribal, techno) 1998 - 2005.

Bliss - Live band gigs, with/supporting: The Shamen (UK), Regurgitator, Skunkhour, Def-FX, Renegade Funk Train, Insurge, Sound Unlimited Posse, Caligula, D.I.G, SuperGroove, Swoop, Frenzal Rhomb and more.

Solo live performances as DAMC and TECHiONE at clubs/events with/supporting: DJ HMC, Misjah & Tim, Joey Beltram, Claude Young, CJ Bolland, Cru-L-T, Force Mass Motion, Lenny Dee, UltraSonic, Slipmat, Grooverider, Jeff Mills, Oliver Ho, Deetron, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson, Heiko Laux, Alexander Kowalski, Andreas Kauffelt and more. 

Vinyl/CD releases on: Rabbit City Records, Vicious Vinyl, Core Magazine, Mindflux, Underground Pressings, Big Dog Records, AdRave, Nine09 Records.

Began vinyl DJing 1998. 

Presented Internet radio shows: 'TechFunked' 2000 - 2005, and 'decoded_' 2005 - 2007 with Pulseradio, mixing up fresh weekly techno, electro-clash, minimal, deep/tech-house sounds, as DJ TECHiONE later as DJ David McCann.

Various DJ gigs in Sydney 1999 - 2005, and a few in 2008.

2007 - 2016 took a step back from music producing/performing, DJing. Continued regularly attending, supporting Sydney techno/music club nights and events. Traveling and clubbing interstate & overseas in Europe.

One-off retro rave live performances as DAMC in 2013, 2014 and 2016 in Adelaide, at Flash Back II, Ultraworld NYE 2014, and Party With A Purpose II events.

2016 got inspired by new sounds in techno music, new friends, Sydney techno DJ Loveless (RIP), and starting doing the digital DJ thing, putting mixes together. Invites to DJ out began.

Monthly Internet radio show: 'Black+Light' on Fnoob Nov 2016 > May 2018,

Passionate about a variety of underground techno music sounds: Deep, dark, atmospheric, brutal, heavy, twisted, minimal, broken, hard, light, beautiful, melodic, hypnotic - all depending on mood.

Loving the industrial, EBM, broken beats, heavy and dark atmospheres in modern techno music right now, still a fan of the rave. Not a fan of the new "hard techno" fast techno, tik-tok techno fad.