Name: Motor City Drum Ensemble at Dekmantel Festival 2015 by dekmantel in Set 2
Duration: 2 h 4 min 20 s
Description: Recording from Motor City Drum Ensemble's set at the Dekmantel festival 2015 Selectors stage.

Holy shit I never knew there was a 2 hour version. I thought it was just the one on YouTube

Ain't No Need (DJ Nick the Record Part 1 & 2 Re-United Re-Edit)

Set 2

This is a live recording from MCDE playing RA's annual party at Trouw in Amsterdam. Find out more at http://www.residentadvisor.net/

RA Live - 2013.10.19 - Motor City Drum Ensemble, Trouw, Amsterdam

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About the cd:
A superb surprise episode for 041 in the series. Massive thanks to Nick Sneddon for sending over some epic CDs recently. We are really happy to feature more downtempo CDs... it feels like the recovery soundtrack to countless nights clubbing and those sun kissed days that followed (well maybe not so much if you grew up in the UK).

Considering this came out in 1996, it features some simply gorgeous deep house and laid back electronic which go onto cement why DJ Harvey is a cult dj amongst fans and fellow spinners. It's a pleasure not just remember my own collection, but have other people send in theirs. And it's even better discovering that there's hundreds of other classics out there which need to be shared with everyone. Thanks again for the good vibes.


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"France’s true techno hero Laurent Garnier goes b2b with house cosmopolitan Motor City Drum Ensemble. Live at Nuits Sonores 2014 in Lyon."

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Laurent Garnier B2B Motor City Drum Ensemble - Live At Nuits Sonores 2014

our latest DJ mix as aired on RINSE FM by Tim Garcia with no talk :)
Full show here:
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CAMILO MIRANDA b2b CC:DISCO!
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Big ups to big dawg Lorenzo, Nick and Ebony x

CAMILO MIRANDA B2B CC:DISCO! PIKES IBIZA 2024 CLOSING SET

Pooley 2000s Special for Moxie

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BILL BREWSTER | Live at Stallions, Houghton Festival, 10th Aug, 2025

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Motor City Drum Ensemble closing out Dimensions 2015 with a little help from Jeremy Underground.

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RA Live - 2015.08.30 Motor City Drum Ensemble feat. Jeremy Underground, Dimensions Festival, Croatia

Recording from Motor City Drum Ensemble's set at the Dekmantel festival 2015 Selectors stage.

 

Motor City Drum Ensemble at Dekmantel Festival 2015

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3614

Watch the US house titan rock our London office on reel-to-reel tape players. 

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Kerri Chandler has what you might call a taste for props. 99 percent of the time he may be DJing on a completely standard setup, but every now and then he'll throw a curveball in the mix. Sometimes it's something relatively straight-forward, like a keyboard. Sometimes it's much more exotic. He's been known to rock a laser harp. On at least one occasion he appeared onstage alongside hologram vocalists.

That in mind, it's no surprise Chandler is skilled at what might be the most esoteric music player to DJ with: the reel-to-reel tape deck. Unwieldy as they may be, reel-to-reel's sound good enough to earn themselves a spot in the known canon of DJ equipment. Back in the day, "every major club had at least one tape machine it the booth," Chandler says. "Unlike turntables, you don't have to worry about skipping, vibrations or a dirty stylus. In fact at times if I saw the needle was a bit dirty while I was playing out at a club, I would make a quick copy to tape for about a minute, run it back, play the tape, clean the stylus and bring the record back in."

Reel-to-reels run in Chandler's family—he's dedicated this set to the memory of his father, whose birthday was February 27th. They also loom large in his musical education. Seeing Frankie Knuckles and David Morales mix on them was one of his formative experiences. Most DJs would only use one alongside their other gear, but Chandler likes using a few—"one for loops and effects and the other sets for songs and content." Mixing on them isn't easy, but if you feel so inclined you can do a set completely on reel-to-reels. In this 70-minute recording at our London office, Chandler does precisely that.

Credits:
Director - Patrick Nation
Producer - Guy Clarke 
Camera - Patrick Nation, Sophie Misrahi, Jono Canning, Guy Clarke
Editor - Jono Canning
Sound Engineer - Flynn McBurney

Kerri Chandler - Reel-To-Reel Session | Resident Advisor | Feb 2020

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Patti Kane delivers an hour of the finest, smoothest, most upbeat soulful house

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In Session: Patti Kane

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2021's first mix in line comes all the way from sunny Australia by dear friend Lauren Hansom (@laurenhansom). Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Welcome on board Lauren. How was your start of the new year? It's summer where you are now right? That must be nice :)

LH: Hiii! Thanks for having me onboard :) The New Year has been great. Spent time surfing & soaking up sunshine in Australia.

MFM: You moved back to Australia last year. What has been keeping you busy there since? 

LH: I moved from Amsterdam to Berlin at the end of 2019 and went to Oz in February 2020 for a holiday. COVID hit, so I ended up staying. An easy decision with nature, beaches, food etc. Although, I’ve pretty much been living out of a suitcase as the majority of my stuff is in Berlin. I bought a Yamaha RM1X & a Poly800 last year to do some music and learnt The Mandalorian theme tune. I’ve also been learning more about quantum mechanics & biology plus space, which actually led me to find more cosmic sounds in genres from IDM to new wave for example. Imagining space with a multitude of soundscapes is pretty neat. 

MFM: While many DJs jumped on the streaming bandwagon it looks like you kept rather quiet over the last months. Is that for a reason? Did you maybe find other ways to creatively let go, or...?

LH: Thought you wouldn’t have noticed - was secretly trying to pull off a “Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge”. Streaming is a great way for people to stay connected given the circumstances. For me, having a live crowd is always part of my process. No crowd, no party (or a one person party - not bad for these days, actually...). Also not having any gear here made it hard, especially with lockdown and social distancing.

MFM: Things were going really well for you as a DJ, your career seemed to be in a lift. What do you now hope for when touring becomes an option again? Has 2020 changed your perspective? 

LH: Thank you for saying so. I was pretty overwhelmed by how often I was playing and am grateful for it. It’s still very much a “pinch-my-arm” thought. I really would love to continue sharing tunes & creating musical experiences in some capacity. I’ve been thinking about Music Supervision within film & TV, so have been spending time on the side looking into that.

MFM: I've heard quite a few DJs saying they lost the urgency or need to listen to dance(floor) music. How is that for you? Have you been keeping track with new music lately at all? 

LH: I’m always listening to different styles, especially non-club music as it’s sort of where I started. Although I’ve enjoyed the holiday of not having to find a billion new tracks before every weekend, I’ve still been following new releases & it’s been interesting to hear how music has been shaped by the pandemic.

MFM: How would you describe that shape shifting? 

LH: I noticed more people collaborating from afar due to social distancing, restrictions and general lockdown. I think this allowed for some experimentation in a way and often that leads to something surprising and new. Sonically and stylistically, I think 2020 was really diverse as opposed to previous years where there was definitely a “Sound of Summer” so to say. There were also a great deal of compilations for new music to support artists affected by event cancellations and club closures.

MFM: About the mix, do you actually prefer a mix request to come with some kind of theme or direction to it, or do you value the freedom more? 

LH: Both. It’s nice having a brief as it gives you boundaries & pushes your creativity. Sometimes too much freedom can make it difficult. That said, I’m always imaging stories & daydreaming, so often the imagery in my mind’s eye gives me a good starting point. Once I have an idea, I create a selection of music & work out a way to make it all flow until there is some sense of an emotional ark & musical journey.

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