Dylan Drazen

2024

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Techno Files by Dylan Drazen

Dylan Drazen's "The Techno Files" showcases updated DJ mixes from the golden era of underground techno music that drove him hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. A podcast decades in the making, all tracks are hand-remastered, hifi analog to digital encodings from his personal vinyl library, the vast majority of which are not available online. Tune into the end of Episode 001 to hear a detailed description of the process Dylan underwent to get you these unique sounds!

For full tracklistings and more, head to: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files Podcast

ADE 2024 (Exclusive)

Resident Mix Series: 002 Joey Beltram

Last show of the year! In 26th episode of Noisetalgia: 20 best tunes from CJ Stone! Let's do this!

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CJ Stone - Infinity
Sunchild - Niño Del Sol
Y Traxx feat. Neve - Mystery Land (CJ Stone's Sunset In Ibiza Mix)
CJ Stone - Into The Sea
Tukan - Light A Rainbow (CJ Stone Remix)
DJ Tiesto - Lethal Industry (CJ Stone Meets Mr. Phillips Remix)
DJ Shog - This Is My Sound (CJ Stone Remix)
Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (CJ Stone Remix) 
Sylver - Turn The Tide (CJ Stone Remix)
Mario Lopez - Blind (CJ Stone meets Mr. Phillips Remix)
Paffendorf - Rhythm And Sex (Sunchild Remix)
DJs @ Work - Time 2 Wonder (CJ Stone Remix)
Mr. Phillips - 7th Day (CJ Stone Remix)
Green Court feat. De/Vision - Take (My Breath Away) (CJ Stone Remix)
DJ Quicksilver - Ameno (CJ Stone Remix)
Virtuoso - Stay With Me (CJ Stone Remix)
CJ Stone - Shining Star (Moonrise Mix)
Adrima - I Can't Stop Raving
Natural Born Grooves - Universal Love (CJ Stone Remix)
Potatoheads - Mix The Master (CJ Stone & Caba Kroll Remix)

Noisetalgia Podcast 026: CJ Stone

Enjoy the set of Japau at Verknipt x Blackworks ADE 2023 - Saturday 21/10 in World Fashion Center.

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Japau @ Verknipt x Blackworks ADE 2023 | Saturday

Enjoy the set of XTRN at Verknipt ADE 2023 - Wednesday 18/10 in United Studio's.

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XRTN @ Verknipt ADE 2023 | Wednesday

Enjoy the set of blk. at Verknipt ADE 2023 - Sunday 22/10 - The BIG Closing in AFAS Live.

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BLK. @ Verknipt ADE 2023 | Sunday

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Oliver Lieb - Cream Reunion - Nation, Liverpool - 29-05-11

The Techno Files is a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

Inaugural episode includes music from: Ignition Technician; Paul Mac; Len Faki; Chris Liebing; Technosforza; DJ Olive & more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 001

Here comes episode 002 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

On this one we go a little deeper and darker to ramp things up because episode three is going to get a little nuts. But these more minimal tracks come through so warm and punchy. I’m very happy with the overall sound of these digital transfers.

This episode features music from: Olga+Jozef; Steve Stoll; Patrik Skoog; Mike Humphries; Raoul Delgardo; Fanon Flowers & more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 002

Let the madness begin with episode 003 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

Now we’re getting into the meat of my collection, and some manic tracks that really defined the sound I was touring with between 2000 and 2004. A few of these also appeared on my 2001 mix “High Heel Techno.” Some pretty beat up vinyl required lots of TLC but they come through sounding as clean as ever. I close it out focusing on the mad genius called Invexis from Germany.

This episode features music from: Gennaro Le Fosse; Gaetano Parisio; The Advent; Andreas Kremer; Paul Damage; Invexis & more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 003

Not letting up the gas on episode 004 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

Consider this an extension to the last episode with equal intensity, with more tracks from “High Heel Techno” as well as my 2002 followup “No Carrier” with most tracks falling between 2000 and 2002.

Featuring music from: Deetron; DJ Shufflemaster; Clemens Neufeld; Stigmata; Michael Forshaw; Umek & more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 004

Trying something a little different this week, and dipping my toes into some modern waters on episode 005 of The Techno Files.

This time on the dark and atmospheric side, I’ll be giving a modern take every 5th episode for perspective and to keep things interesting. At the halfway mark I share a funny encounter I had while playing this very set at an odd private event in Miami.

Featuring music from: Linear System; S-File; _asstnt & Roll Dann; Justin Schumacher; Inigo Kennedy; Hertz & more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 005

Digging deep into the 90s crates on episode 006 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

I wanted to do an episode of some earlier “pre golden era” techno, to give a sense of the experimentation that went on before the scene exploded, sampling sounds that survived the test of time. It’s easy to forget where we came from, but these formative beats were the underpinnings of what would become.

Featuring music from: Petar Dundov; Bandulu; DJ Ze Mig L; Marco Carola; Cari Lekebusch; Dylan Drazen & Tim Xavier; and more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 006

More bread & butter beats on episode 007 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

I’m especially fond of the first track on this one. Infectious locked grooves like these would spawn spontaneous breakdance circles, fueling my mixing to get more and more manic on three decks, leaving us all feeling kinda twisted by the end. Nearly half of these tracks are Scandinavian, but I can personally attest this was that midwestern jackin’ rave sound!

Featuring music from: Alex Bau; Henrik B; Jon Nuccle; Zzino; Guy McAffer; Jörg Henze and more.

For full tracklistings and more, head to my website: www.dylandrazen.com

For No Talk All Techno version, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page: mixcloud.com/dylandrazen

The Techno Files | 007

Melkweg, Amsterdam NL 18 October 2024

Raho - Acceleration (Planet Rhythm - PRRUKD24163)
Gaetano Parisio & Raffaele Attanasio - Archers (South Signatures Attanasio - SoU001)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)                           
Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Umek Digital Remix) (Skint - 4099964 057904)
Man Power feat. Louisahhh - We Trawl The Hurts (Deetron Drum and Bass Remix) (Rekids - REKIDS239)
Truncate - That Chord Again (Hardgroove - HARDGROOVEDIGI029)
James Ruskin - Work (Steve Rachmad Remix) (Blueprint - BPLTD 03)
Escalated Edits - EE4 (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI032)
Jungle brothers - I'll House You (Houseapella) (Idlers - WAR 022B)
Escalated Edits - EE4 (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI032)
Gene Richards Jr - Meant 2 Be (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI031)
Jay Denham - Freaks At Night (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR380)
Beton feat. Dj Deeon - Keep Breathin (Twin Turbo - TT051)
Rakham - Meteor (Faut Section - FAUT060)
Exodus - Hemka (Float - FLOAT080)
Ø [Phase] - Living Proof (Modwerks - MDWLP011D)
Spank Protest - Anti-Orgasm (Noise Manifesto - NOISE2)
Burglar Tom - Means To The End (Burglar - BURGLAR003)
The Advent & DJ Dextro - Adex 2 (Materia - MATERIA 071)
Technasia - Force (Techansia - TA05)
dc11 - The Fine Art Of Bullshit (Inguma - NMG018)
Gary Beck - Lost Angel (Code Records - CODE39)
The Exaltics - Parallel Reality (Repetitive Rhythm Research - RRR 010)
Procombo - Mumbles (RSPX - RSPX68)
Kim Gordon - Bye Bye (Ascii Disko Remix) (CDr)
Black Asteroid feat. Actors - Ashes And Dust (Artoffact Records - AOF423CD)
The Southern - Do Something (Iturnem Music - IT35)
Linear System - Fourt Thirty (Molecular Recordings - MOLST01)
Gary Beck - Variation 1 (BEK Audio - BEK059)
JB³ - Believer (A Mochi Re-edit) (CDr)
Tadeo - Bad Maneuvers (Madrid Techno - MT09)
Truncate - Dust 1 (Truncate - TRUNCATE27)
Mark Broom & Gene Richards Jr - Track 1 (Beard Man - BMD040)
Dj Hell - Let No Man Jack (Dave Clarke Remix) (International Deejay Gigolo Records - GIGOLO 144)
Hell - Let No Man Jack (Accapella) (CDr)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
Risa Taniguchi - Emission (CLR - CLR117)
Risa Taniguchi - Mental Rut (CLR - CLR118)
Gora & Eloy - Pop That (Hitec-Condo - CDr)

Archive One Tour, Index, Dublin IE 28 September 2024

Exodus - Hemka (Float Records - FLOAT080)
Rakham - Meteor (Faut Section - FAUT060)
Jay Denham - Freaks At Night (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR380)
Escalated Edits - EE4 (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI032)
Gene Richards Jr - Meant 2 Be (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI031)
The Exaltics - Parallel Reality (Repetitive Rhythm Research - RRR 010)
Dave Clarke - Thunder (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
Procombo - Mumbles (RSPX - RSPX68)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)
Ø [Phase] - Living Proof (Modwerks - MDWLP011D)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)
The Ragga Twins - Wipe The Needle (Shut Up And Dance Records - SUAD 12)
Linear System - Fourt Thirty (Molecular Recordings - MOLST01)
Gunjack - Planet On Fire (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR381)
Gary Beck - Lost Angel (Code Records - CODE39)
The Southern - Do Something (Iturnem Music - IT35)
Gaetano Parisio & Raffaele Attanasio - Archers (South Signatures Attanasio - SoU001)
Dave Clarke - The Storm (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
D-Knox - Move Yo Body (Sonic Mind Records - SM45)
The Hacker / Millimetric / David Carretta - Moskow Reise (The Horrorist Remix) (GoodLife - GL021)
Aphrohead - In The Dark We Live (Dave Clarke 312 Mix) (Re-load - REL 94 02)
Dave Clarke - The Compass (Wink South Philly Acid Pass) (Skint Records - SKINT 73X)
Dave Clarke - Zeno Xero (Skint - BRASSIC115B)
Dave Clarke - No One's Driving (Chemical Brothers Remix) (Deconstruction - 74321 38016 1)
The Advent & DJ Dextro - Adex 2 (Materia - MATERIA 071)
dc11 - The Fine Art Of Bullashit (Inguma - NMG018)
Man Power feat. Louisahhh - We Trawl The Hurts (Deetron Drum and Bass Remix) (Rekids - REKIDS239)
Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Remix) (Maurizio - M2)
Dave Clarke - Southside (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Remix) (Maurizio - M2)
Tadeo - Bad Maneuvers (Madrid Techno - MT09)
Truncate - That Chord Again (Hardgroove - HARDGROOVEDIGI029)
Gary Beck - Variation 1 (BEK Audio - BEK059)
Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Umek Digital Remix) (Skint - 4099964 057904)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (Viewlexx - V-002)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
Mark Broom & Gene Richards Jr - Track 1 (Beard Man - BMD040)
Robert Armani - Road Tour (Dave Clarke Remix) (ACV - ACV 1037)
DJ Geto Man & Trevor Abernethy - Play (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKRSS221)
Charles B - Lack Of Love (Desire Records - WANTX 13)
Risa Taniguchi - Emission (CLR - CLR117)
Dave Clarke - Just Ride (Mister Ries Juke Edit) (CDr)
Gora & Eloy - Pop That (Hitec-Condo - 2276276)
Risa Taniguchi - Mental Rut (CLR - CLR118)

Index 2024 (Exclusive)

Jeff Mills, along with Robert Hood, Carl Craig, and Joey Beltram, is one of the biggest American names in techno. Championed for his music's relentless pursuit of hardness and his stripped-down, almost industrial DJ sets, Mills is the latest in a long line of Detroit-bred talent to take on an international reputation.

A founding member of noted Motor City institution Underground Resistance, Mills helped build the artist roster and label ideology (as well as much of its back catalog) with partners "Mad" Mike Banks and Robert "Noise" Hood before moving to New York in 1992 to pursue more vigorously his solo and DJ career (with a resident spot at the legendary Limelight and a recording contract with the noted German label Tresor). (Although rumors of bad blood between the early UR crew have been denied by all involved, Mills' decision to split was apparently total, with Banks all but repudiating his involvement with Mills and Mills distancing himself from the continuing political militancy of Banks and the UR organization.) 

Mills' UR-related releases (including "The Punisher" and "Seawolf") are stripped-down and erratic, fusing elements of hardcore acid and industrial techno to the sparse Detroit aesthetic. Not surprisingly, his post-UR sound hasn't eased a bit, although UR's penchant for the four-track has been replaced by higher-quality production.

Prior to his involvement in UR, Mills was a DJ at Detroit public radio station WDET (he was also studying architecture at the time), spinning everything from Meat Beat Manifesto and Nine Inch Nails to Chicago house and underground Detroit techno. He began producing in the mid-'80s, working with Tony Srock on the project the Final Cut. 

Mills met Banks through a local garage group Members of the House, who Banks was working with in the late '80s. Mills remixed a track on a Members 12-inch, and his and Banks' shared love for Chicago soul and the harder edge of Detroit techno blossomed into Underground Resistance as a combined business and creative enterprise. The pair, along with Robert Hood, recorded several EPs and singles together, including tracks such as "Waveform," and "Sonic," before Mills defected to New York in 1992 to pursue a residency at the Limelight club and a solo career recording for Tresor and his own label, Axis. Mills' discography includes two full-length volumes of Waveform Transmissions for Tresor, a live album and rarities collection for the British label React, and the first album in a new contract with Sony Japan, as well as a handful of 12-inch EPs on Axis and several collaborations with Robert Hood on his M-Plant label. In 2000, Mills took more memorable action by scoring a new soundtrack for Fritz Lang's 1926 film Metropolis, screened around the world at venues including the Museum of Music in Paris, London's Royal Albert Hall, and the Vienna International Film Festival.

Jeff Mills @ The Fire Burning, Cherry Moon, Lokeren  01.04.1994

Void

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01.Ian O’Brien - Vagalume [Peacefrog Records] ​
02.Ignez - A Love Dream [Vault Records] ​
03.Justin Berkovi - Pressure [Lucidflow] ​
04.Kenji Hina - Drilling [Emerald] ​
05.Carara - Data Explorer
06.Petter B - Before The After
07.Justin Berkovi - Delphinus Delphinus [Tronic]
08.Bidoben - Seek & Receive
09.Remco Beekwilder - Filtrator [Emerald] ​
10.Adam Mor - Yellow
11.Jnks - Refill 
12.Justin Berkovi - Activate [Tronic]
13.Lidvall - No Expectations
14.Off Grid - Constant Expression 
15.Justin Berkovi - The House is Mine [Tronic]
16.Deas - 8am 
17.Kryziek Teper - Adrenaline 
18.Dennis Caressa - Now Just Reactions ​
19.Mathew Jonson - Followed By Angels

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Tronic Podcast 666 with Justin Berkovi

Kaiserdisco @ KD Studios in Hamburg / Germany (31-05-2025)

01. Spaciesauce - Kubanoid93 (Original Mix) [Planet Rhythm]
02. Klint - Nebula of Orion (Original Mix) [CLR]
03. Marcal - Lua (Original Mix) [Clergy]
04. Obscure Shape - Elemental (Cleric 5/10 Remix) [Clergy] 
05. Ken Ishii - Scapegoat (Original Mix) [Sway] 
06. DJ Dextro, James Bong - Work My Body (Original Mix) [KD RAW]
07. Mijk van Dijk, Alex Blanco - More Cowbell (Original Mix) [Kneaded Pains]
08. Edgar De Ramon - TL3 (Original Mix) [TuTu]
09. DJ Dextro, James Bong - Dubby Doof (Original Mix) [KD RAW] Record Of The Month
10. Hollen - Sonarworks (Original Mix) [Jam]
11. BENZA - Mech Encounter (Original Mix) [Clergy]
12. Mijk van Dijk, Alex Blanco - The Clave (Original Mix) [Kneaded Pains]
13. Takt featuring M3STR - Imbalance (M3STR Remix) [PRTL WRX]
14. Hertz - New Balls (Original Mix) [Sway]
15. Markantonio - Welcome To Disco (Isaiah Rework) [AalyticTrail]
16. Knopfler - Adrastea (Original Mix) [Jam]
17. s/h/u/y/a - Monsieur Test (Original Mix) [Truncate]

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KDR145 - KD Music Radio - Kaiserdisco

recorded live on June 09, 2025 at Kater Blau Berlin [Germany]



Session Restore @ Kater Blau [Berlin]

On every 2nd sat to sun night from 02.00-04.00h, I present you fresh tunes in my monthly Radio Show on the Irish national and biggest Radio Station RTE 2FM.

THE S FILES WITH S-FILE - 13.07.2025 #84
SUMMER VACATION MIX
01. Linkan Ray - Echos of Tones [Be As One]
02. Luciano Esse - The Moving [Mood Supplier]
03. Gene Richards Jr - Ride This D [Frenzy]
04. Uncertain - Ground [Beard Man]
05. Fixon - La Habana Cut [Anaoh]
06. Gary Beck - Hopper [Spectra]
07. Gene Richards Jr - Say No Go [Frenzy]
08. Hurdslenk - Sirens [Vault]
09. Mark Williams - No Stopping (Mark Broom Remix) [Beard Man]
10. Uncertain - Advice [Xerie]
11. Roku - Acid Amnesia [Hardgroove]
12. Mark Williams - Pure Grooves [Anaoh]
13. Hurdslenk - Circular [Vault]
14. S-File - Victim [unreleased]
15. Uncertain - Hope [Beard Man]
16. Ben Sims - Light The Fuse (Firecracker Mix) [Fuse]
17. Mark Broom - Ditch (Broom's Tweaked Remix) [Beard Man]
18. Hurdslenk - Rain [Vault]
19. Mark Williams - Take My Love [Hardgroove]
20. The Miller - Terminus [Code]
21. S-File - Tape 1 [GND Records]
22. Luciano Esse - One of Us [Mark Broom Remix) [Beard Man]
23. Heiko Laux & Ray Kajioka - Wrecking [Kanzleramt]
24. Mark Broom - Ranger [RSPX]
25. Mark Williams - Your Eyes [Hardgroove]
26. The Miller - Gas Town [Code]
27. Truncate - Dust 3 [Truncate]
28. DisX3 - Black Shadows [Recorded Things]
29. Lewis Fautzi - Unwritten Chapters [Fault Session]
30. DJ Plant Texture - Wormwhole [Mutual Rythm]
31. Emmanuel - Opal [Arts]
32. Mark Williams - Subliminal Fragment Part 1 of 5 (Truncate Remix) [N&N]
33. DisX3 - Collision [Recorded Things]
34. Fhase87 - Amplitude (Flug Remix) [Existentia]
35. Kr!z - Medusa [Token]
36. Remco Beekwilder - Freestyle Techniques [Emerald]
37. R.M.K. - Chats [Fossil Archive]
38. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Totalt Vansinnig [Lomsk]
39. Mark Williams - It Will Find You [Anaoh]
40. Electric Rescue - Across [Hardgroove]
41. The Flits - Cherry (TWR72 Remix) [unreleased]
42. Escalated Edits - EE1 [Hardgroove]
43. DJ Plant TExture - DDrumz [Ilian Tape]
44. Bailey Ibbs - Manic Room [Frenzy]
45. Fixon - Classic Tape [Anaoh]
46. Fhase87 - Demon [Existentia]
47. James Ruskin - Alfa Lift [Fuse]
48. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Problemet [Symbolism]
49. Forum - Claymore [Emerald]
50. P.H.A.Z.E.R. - Wired [Kazerne]
51. VIL - So Right [Caricia]
52. SLV - Signature [Mitsubasa]
53. Uncertain - Generate [Intec]
54. The Advent - Driven [Paraiso]
55. Robert Hood - God Flow [M-Plant]

The S File

The S Files

The S Files with S-File [RTE 2FM] (13.07.2025) #084

VETA. Mine Sound Extraction

Veta Festival in an independent festival held in a former mining site surrounded by nature in Barruelo de Santullán, Spain. A sonic experience curated with care: live acts, DJ sets, and deep electronic explorations recorded underground.

In this video of our first edition: Italian artist Kaiser delivers a powerful vinyl-only set, where skill and selection fuse into an unstoppable journey. A raw, uncompromising session recorded in the heart of the mountain.

Kaiser (Vinyl Set) @ Veta Festival 2025

This is Dylan's first attempt at creating a mixtape. He was 19 then, fresh and new full of ideas. Even then you could see he had his tastes set out - comparing the mixes from today to this one shows lots in common. Part one is hard and fast, while part two shows his early influences of the detroit style - the melodic and soulful techno sound from the early '90s. 

dd01 - No Hope (Part 1) - 1995

dd01 - No Hope (Part 2) - 1995

Things were getting hot and heavy in Spain, and the music was getting relentless.

Performed April 1999 in The Cervix, Brooklyn

 side a

Martial - Meteorite Wave - Taka 
Oxia - Fresh - GoodLife 
Grain - B2 - Fat Cat 
Sapiano and the Partycrashers - Body Parts - Klang 
Punisher - Extinction - Seismic 
Chris Jackson - Make 'Em Work - Resource 
Visco Space - Part 3 - Konsequent 
Pitch Invasion - In The Box - Core 
Petter Fripp - Structural Pump 
South Operations - Draining Faces - Evil Deception 
Cari Lekebusch - This Way - Access 58 
Olga + Josef - A1 - OJ 002 
M. Lloyd - The Jump - Sub Octave 
Clemens Neufeld - Impact - POD 10 
Smith & Selway - Thunder - Primate 
Raoul Delgardo - Steelworks - Sheep 

 side b

Alba Patera - Tog - Monoïd 
Umek - Halcion - XS 
Inigo Kennedy - Preliminary Statements - Aesimetrik 
Cio - Talkin' With Juanito - Ongaku 
Oszillator5 - S8084#02 - Planet Pump 
VCO - Mind Test - Thrust 
Stanlee - Klangphase - Planet Pump 
Icepack - Schwama - Solid 
P. Leroy - Outlast - Gelstat 
Tomito Satori - Manalive - Exhibit 
Olga + Josef - A2 - OJ 002 
Clemens Neufeld - Inappropriate Relations - Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten 
Musicolor - Violet - Musicolor 
Photonic - Impact - Universal Prime Breaks

dd19 - The Matrix (1999)

What was originally created as a promotional requirement for a small gig in Budapest became one of my more talked about mixes during the hard techno years.  I don't play like this anymore, but I can still appreciate the insanity.

In 2002, I wrote:
"this little promotional mini mix CD was given to the first 100 entrants into the coldwar party in budapest, hungary on december 14, 2002. it's unsettlingly hard."

recorded at tetanus studio, december 2002 - brooklyn 

AeoX - Nuclear Winter - Null 
Boss - Jahoda - Palica Vonzvreca 
Andreas Kremer - Rock Them (DJ Boss rmx) - Lifeform 
Dylan Drazen - Baba - Remains 
Simon Krach - Current Value - Null 
Polytechnique - Free Mind - Salpeter 
Next Level feat. Dylan Drazen - Doch - Unreleased 
Henrik B - Seven A - Illgo Rhythm

20 Minutes of Hell (2002)

My first live performance in Holland in three years, this set was played on 100% vinyl, comprised of my favorite techno from the last decade. I went through my entire record collection and found the best of the best. Apologies for the crappy sound quality; the turntables used at the event must have been shot, despite having new needles.



Dylan Drazen - Concept - Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam

No discussion of underground techno purism and technical DJ mastery would be complete without the mention of Dylan Drazen’s uniquely remarkable life and career, and the myriad of musical influences it has brought. Conforming to no one person, genre or entity, Dylan has fiercely charted his own path since his sonic journey began over thirty years ago.

With the outset of Drazen’s path arriving in the early 90’s at the age of 18, a crescendo would already manifest by the late 90’s when Spain took note of his visionary methods and pioneering sound during the earliest days of the Internet, and he quickly became an originating stalwart of its nationwide underground techno scene for years, putting in over a million air miles commuting from his New York base, crisscrossing the Iberian peninsula many times over, as fans couldn’t get enough of his relentlessly energetic, organic and authentic rhythms that were so novel to a generation of partygoers.

Yet at the height of all this in the mid 2000s Dylan became swept up in the worldwide poker boom and found himself at a crossroads with dual careers. Maintaining both for nearly a decade, he decided to relocate to South Florida in 2012 to take poker more seriously and music took a back seat. By 2020, Dylan’s poker talent would bring him over $1 million in cash and tournament winnings. Then the pandemic hit, the world ground to a halt and everything was reset as he noticed fans begging for his return, bringing him to yet another crossroads…

So let’s reset.

Dylan’s exposure to multiple forms of music began at the age of 16 getting his first job working at his local record store on Long Island, NY. He quickly gravitated to electronic music, heavily inspired by what New York’s FM airwaves had to offer well before the hiphop era would take over. That summer he would sneak out to NYC and into his first club experience, The Limelight, where he instantly fell in love with its debaucherous environment and DJ booth, which he vowed to get into.

By graduation in 1993 he was beyond hooked. Before heading off to college, he took that summer to intern at a few Manhattan based labels: Todd Terry’s Freeze Records, as well as Astralwerks and Instinct Records. All the while insatiably crate digging through NY’s various vinyl shops, Dylan’s teen self was already swimming in local contacts and influences.

But college awaited, and throughout his time at Boston’s Emerson College (obtaining a degree in audio engineering) he launched a weekly radio mix show called “Underground 88” on WERS 88.9 FM through 1997, working his contacts and continuing to hone his technical skills live on air. During these formative years Dylan maintained working at various vinyl shops in NY and Boston doggedly advancing his exposure to every genre imaginable, thus contributing to his encyclopedic knowledge of electronic dance music and all of the wide-ranging influences it would bring him. As a byproduct, his position enabled him to recommend tracks to and influence the taste of bedroom DJs and a myriad of luminaries alike.

Through these years, he even made good on his promise to play at The Limelight before it shuttered, as well as other infamous New York megaclubs like The Tunnel, Twilo and Save The Robots. And thanks to his stint as assistant engineer at The Looking Glass Studios where David Bowie was recording his latest album in 1997, Dylan was hired to DJ Mr. Bowie’s private 50th birthday party after his sold out birthday performance at Madison Square Garden.

But by the turn of the millennium it was off to the races and Dylan was spending more time on the road than at home, as he found himself in demand not only in Spain, but also in The Netherlands headlining the Awakenings festival three times, as well as other major events and festivals in Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Colombia, spreading his unique form of techno gospel one city at a time. 

Between journeys Dylan made the most of his audio degree by building out his own studio in Brooklyn, releasing a handful of original releases and remixes on some of America’s more influential labels of the era: François K.’s Clicktracks; Ascend; Blueline; Remains; and Ultra Records. Even after moving to South Florida in 2012, Dylan continued to work on remixes for other Spanish and European labels.

Then as Dylan began to go dark quietly diving head first into South Florida’s world of high stakes poker, he made sure to finalize the curation of his life’s work on his website and SoundCloud page, with that nagging feeling he would one day return…

That day arrived in 2021 when Dylan decided to look for work as a local DJ in Fort Lauderdale and its saturation of gay nightlife. His bimonthly residency at the legendary Ramrod helped pave his way back, growing just as comfortable in today’s booths as he did 20 years prior.

After a couple years of this and then launching The Techno Files podcast, he realized it was time for more. So in 2025 Dylan decided to relocate once again, this time to the birthplace of where it all began: Detroit.

Within his first year as Detroit resident, Dylan was already playing events for Detroit Techno Militia & Bang Tech 12, along with multiple appearances at Spot Lite, Spkrbox & TV Lounge.

New York-born, Miami-tested, now Detroit-welcomed: Dylan Drazen is primed and ready to return to the world’s electronic stage showing modern audiences how 30 years of sonic mastery, experience and musical influence can be put on brilliant display in a single set.