A legend is defined as a story from the past that is believed by many but cannot be proven true. There is little in the way of verifiable history for these two afterhour heavyweights. Tales of their fierce early morning battles have been passed down from weekend to weekend, growing more epic with every telling, and thus the Legend of Mytt Franman was born.
This recording takes it deep, deep into the morning hours of 26 Oct 2013. Sadly, it is the only remaining fragment of a much larger multi-hour opus, only serving to deepen the duo’s mystique.

Full download as well as other sets available at djdefunkt.com

01. tINI – Shmooh’s Rasin Theory (Re-UP Remix) [Dissonant]
02. La Fleur – Nightflow (Kenny Larkin Drama Mix) [Watergate Records]
03. Christian Burkhardt – Pianissimo (D’Julz Remix) [Oslo]
04. Beckwith – Craymal [Anjunadeep]
05. Nhar – Megumi [200]
06. SIOPSIS & Kiki – Smoke Signals (SIOPSIS Remix) [Get Physical Music]
07. Oz Romita & W&DY – Stripe Two [Sounds R Us Recordings]
08. Michael Mayer – Roses (Terranova Remix) [Kompakt]
09. Ovidio – Reflexiones [Moulton Music]
10. Lusine – 2 Dots (Nic Fanciulli Remix) [Saved Records]
11. Simon Wish – Bubba Cush Dave [Hohenregler Records]
12. Continuum – Sickness [Planetaria]
13. John Tejada – Somewhere [Kompakt]
14. ?? – ?? [??]
15. Ultrasone – The Factory [CityFox]

defunkt vs Myles Francis – The Legend of Mytt Franman

Live mix of my closing set at SOUNDSLIKE and Diamond Deep’s The Come Up rooftop party on 28 Jun 2013. After being thoroughly energized attending Movement 2013 in Detroit I took things a bit harder and more to the tech side with a great response for a scorcher of a night. Unfortunately the recorder used had a few glitches and my 90 minute set ended up 10 minutes short. Even though I lost a whole track and then some, I decided to post this as is anyway since so many people were asking.

01. Tale of Us – Another Earth [M_nus]
02. Coyu – Long Time Awaited [Cocoon Digital]
03. Jupiter Jazz – Shake It Mama [Ellum Audio]**
**Note: recording glitches @5:40 and completely loses this one
04. Mark Reeve – Back Door Stalker (Romano Alfieri Remix) [Trapez]
05. The Japanese Popstars – Disconnect/Reconnect (Maxime Dangles Remix) [Bedrock Records]
06. Max Cooper & Nicolas Bougaïeff – Walls [Traum Schallplatten]
07. Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz (Steve Rachmad’s Jack Mix) [REKIDS]
08. Xinobi – Puma [Discotexas]
09. Affkt & Ramiro Lopez – Songrat [Material]
10. Joel Mull – Tintins Journey [Last Night On Earth]
11. Kölsch – Goldfisch [Kompakt Extra]
12. 16 Bit Lolitas – Deep Space Girls (DAVI Remix) [Bits And Pieces]
13. Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Heartbreak’s Minimal Dub) [Wichita]
14. Spieltrieb – Cunnilingus (Sidney Charles Remix) [Baalsaal Records]
15. Simon Garcia – Fantalicious [Paradigma Musik]
16. Aux 88 – Voice Modulation (Anthony Rother Remix) [Echoism]
17. Coma – My Orbit [Kompakt]
18. Electric Rescue – The Rave Child [Bedrock Records]
19. Green Velvet – Preacher Man (2012 Remix) [Relief Records]

defunkt - Live at The Come Up 2013-06-28

Music has always been one of the driving forces behind Defunkt’s life.

A veteran of the Midwest rave scene, he began his DJ career in 1998 with house parties, after-hours club appearances, and underground parties throughout the Midwest and Canada. Regarded by many as one of the originators of the UK hard style in the Midwest, he helped jump-start the UK Hardhouse/Hard Dance scene in the region assaulting dance floors with his signature blend of hard, dark NRG, trance, and techno.

Having evolved and matured stylistically over the years since his early heart-stopping outings, the influence of growing up in the shadow of the Detroit music scene turned his attention to a blend of deep, tech house.

Classically trained with the violin for over a decade he is highly skilled, technical, and keen eared. Balancing the subtle and smooth with edgier driving techno rhythms comes naturally, and four minute mixes feel right at home with turntablist style cuts and drops. By maintaining a purposeful track selection Defunkt is not afraid to take the audience on a musical journey, with every set programmed live to meld emotion and dance floor experience in the moment. Notorious for extended late night sets it’s not uncommon to experience four hours or more of crate digging.

Now located in Dallas, TX, 2013 is poised to bring many new opportunities for Defunkt musically.

Booked all over the Midwest from Kansas City to Toronto, Defunkt still never passes up spinning a party – be it a 30 person house party or a 3,000 person festival. He has headlined with many respected names in the electronic music scene such as Mark EG, Paul Anthony, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, Darude, Angel Alanis, Safeword, and many others.