Old NY raver here. Can we please bring this type of techno back to New York? Preferably warehoused style. Brooklyn needs Mr Drazen. Thanks

Techno Files by Dylan Drazen

A true heir of the classic Detroit techno and house sound, Parisian jockey and producer Benales has been honing his skills since the 90s with impeccable taste and steady determination. Responsible for a handful of choice slabs on the likes of KEY, Analog Solutions, Diffuse Reality Records et al., the Frenchman graced us with two-hours of the trademark no-frills, deep and surgical techno panoply he's come to advocate with relentless style and finesse. Be ready to hold up a seamless flow of clinically mixed-in, vinyl-only grit and utter groovy lion-heartedness.

soundcloud.com/benales

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Reclaim Your City 431 | Benales

Full tracklist below - thanks, as always, to everyone who has sent music this past month - please send music to: promos@djbensims.com

If you can, pls consider donating to some worthy causes: biglink.to/Charities

 BEN SIMS pres RUN IT RED 87. March 2022

1. Romain Richard - Interplanetary Spaceflight. ANOAH
2. Jeroen Search - 5th Dimension. Platform 22
3. Slight Function - Mistaken Identity. Mindtrip
4. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Svett. LOMSK
5. Szmer - Eastern Blocks. Dynamic Reflection
6. Hemka - Naboris.  ANOAH
7. Mal Hombre - Bleeps and Waveforms. Seclusion
8. Gaetano Parisio - Themis. Conform
9. Szmer - Modularity. Dynamic Reflection
10. Lennart Wiehe - Golf. Delsin
11. Dimi Angelis - Dark Sneak. Tar Hallow
12. Answer Code Request - CRS-21. Delsin
13. ORBE - Dual Synth. Arketip Discs
14. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Skamsen. LOMSK
15. Szmer - Concrete and Sadness. Dynamic Reflection
16. Temudo - Susto. Hayes
17. Ben Sims - Punching Up. ANOAH
18. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - 40W.  LOMSK
19. Lennart Wiehe - Rauchen. Delsin
20. Dimi Angelis - K-Scope. Tar Hallow
21. Pushmann ft. Answer 68 - The Wheeler (Head Front Panel Remix I). Matterwave
22. ORBE - Binary Function. Non Series
23. Decka & The Lady Machine - One For Ukraine. Standard Deviation x Mystictrax
24. Ignez - Kaag X. Sk Eleven
25. Iori - Coil. Non Series
26. Temudo - Plain To Milan. Hayes
27. Insolate - Super Bloom. Symbolism
28. Mike Storm - Intervention. Affekt
29. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Stake. Truncate
30. Arnaud Le Texier - Obers. Empathetic
31. Romain Richard - Saturn Rings. ANOAH
32. Hemka - Rutah. ANOAH
33. ORBE - Repetitions. Non Series
34. Albert Chiovenda - Tardigrade Theme. Arketip Discs	     
35. NO.NAME - Unseen. Mind Medizin
36. Szmer - Unusual Shape. Dynamic Reflection
37. Vil & Cravo - Paredes.Grooves For Ukraine
38. Tenzella x Ecilo - Dobermann. Unreleased
39. Alarico - Construction Cancellation Order. Adroit
40. Dax J - 8 Ball. Possesion
41. Pushmann - The Mighty.  Adroit
42. Linear System - Greyscale Intensity. Selected
43. NO! - Cold Hands. Hayes
44. D.Dan - Raw Jam. Positivesource
45. Stefan Vincent - Renunciation (Dub Tool). Symbolism
46. Zenker Brothers - Focus On Positivity. Ilian Tape
47. Zenker Brothers - Enjoy Reality. Ilian Tape
48. VIL - Harshell. Frenzy
49. Narciss - Chords. Standard Deviation x Mystictrax
50. Paula Cazenave - Photophobia. Symbolism
51. Gary Beck - Renegade. Bek
52. Alarico - The Road. Grooves For Ukraine
53. Chlär - Internal Force. Grooves For Ukraine
54. Tronikhouse - The Savage and Beyond (Elyas 13130 Edit). Unreleased
55. Mark Broom - 100% Juice (Sampler Mix). Rekids
56. Laurent Garnier & Scan X - Closer To You. Standard Deviation x Mystictrax
57. Stephen Brown & Fossil Archive - 3D World. Fossil Archive
58. Heretic - In the Blood Like Lead. Subsist
59. Recid - Green Horse. Nechto
60. Recid - Black Horse. Nechto
61. Kerrie - Turning Point. Blueprint
62. Orlando Voorn - Locked In. Transient Nature
63. Unknown Artist - Pike. Analogical Force

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BEN SIMS Pres RUN IT RED 87. March 2022

Dirty Epic welcomes aboard @dj-t-1000 for its fifty third episode of Amplify Series.

Detroit-born, Berlin-based Alan D. Oldham has been called "Detroit Techno's Renaissance Man" by Muzik Magazine (UK). Electronic musician, label owner, remixer, graphic illustrator, and international DJ, Oldham-under his stage name DJ T-1000-does it all.
A lifelong cartoonist and graphic designer, a young Oldham published his own indie comic book "Johnny Gambit" in 1987 to local notoriety. Hired that same year by his childhood friend Derrick May to illustrate several memorable pieces for his new Transmat label, this led to Oldham's very first involvement in the fledgling techno scene. More art requests quickly followed, most famously from the Djax-Up-Beats label (NL), where his art took center stage for many years (the lone EP that Oldham produced for Djax, under the name Signal To Noise Ratio, brought home a 1991 Detroit Metro Times Music Award for best single in "Detroit Is Burning"). At the same time, college-student Oldham was hired at local radio station WDET, hosting Detroit's first-ever all-electronic radio program, "Fast Forward," introducing artists like UR, Richie Hawtin and Carl Craig to local airwaves.

Five years later, Oldham found himself under the tutelage of UR's Mad Mike Banks. Initially hired as UR's "Minister of Information," working side-by-side with Rob Hood and others in the office, Oldham was eventually tapped to replace his departing friend Jeff Mills as DJ on UR's world tour (quitting WDET in the process), and DJ T-1000 (and his label Generator, distributed by Submerge) was born. Big shoes to fill, but he was up to the task. For a year afterwards, Oldham toured with Banks in the UR techno boot camp. Since those long-ago days, a solo Oldham continues to rock crowds in Berlin (with an unofficial residency at Tresor), Milan, Barcelona (unofficial residency at Moog), Madrid, London, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and all points in between with his own no-nonsense brand of bangin', funky-ass techno. When DJ T-1000 is on the flyer, fans know he's bringing the ruckus.

In 2004, Oldham finally left a flagging Motor City for the Midwest boomtown of Chicago. And in 2005 he finally established his permanent European base in the world's latest electronic music capital, Berlin.

When he's not behind the decks or in the studio producing electronic dance music for labels like Tresor Berlin, Inzec (CH), Minimalsoul (CH), or his own Pure Sonik and Generator imprints, Oldham has provided artwork for the electronic music industry for almost 20 years. Also, his drawings and large-scale paintings have been on display in art galleries in Chicago, Berlin, Paris, Los Angeles, and most recently a sold-out opening in Amsterdam.

Pic: Chris Molina

LINKS:

DJ T-1000:
Soundcloud: @dj-t-1000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlanOldhamMusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alan_oldham_
Bandcamp: https://djt1000.bandcamp.com/music
RA: ra.co/dj/djt-1000

DIRTY EPIC:
Website: www.dirty-epic.com
Merch: shopby6am.com/collections/dirty-epic-collection
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DirtyepicLA
Twitter: twitter.com/dirtyepicla
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dirtyepicla/

Amplify Series 053 - DJ T-1000 (Live at NYE Techno by Compound)

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

Siasia - Live at SiXa (Katowice/PL, 29.06.2024) [All Night - 6h Set!]

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

Let’s get mental on episode 009 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.

It’s that time of night when you realize you should probably be headed home but the beats are starting to get a little mental, screwing with your head and you need to hear just one more to see where this is going. Then another. And another. Suddenly noon approaches and you don’t understand what just happened! It’s ok, we’ve all been there.

Dedicated to one of the greats of the golden era and gone too soon, Rino Cerrone.

Featuring music from: Christian Morgenstern; Mauro Picotto; Patrik Skoog; Markantonio; Inigo Kennedy; Fumiya Tanaka & 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 | 009

As Dolly Records marks its 15th anniversary, the label celebrates with a powerful new various artists release that distills its core values: timeless quality, emotional depth, and a dedication to house, techno and beyond that moves both body and soul. Carefully assembled by label head Steffi with the same precision of her DJ sets, the compilation brings together a diverse lineup including both longtime allies and fresh additions to the Dolly family. Fifteen years in, Dolly continues to evolve without compromise. This release is both a reflection and a statement of intent. Here’s to many more!

releases August 15, 2025

artwork by Philip Marshall

GTG Premiere | Luke Hess - Chasm [dolly15YRS]

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DBR Premiere got created to support renowned/emerging artists, and friends from the scene. Have a listen and support the scene!

LOGIA’s new LP release includes 4-original tracks by De:Vir  and 3 Remixes by the artists:
PE JORA $$$ (LOGIA)
Molly Lollen (GTG, Maison Close, PAG)
Daniel Ö  (LOGIA)

De:Vir is a Techno producer and DJ based in Berlin. 
Inspired by the underground techno culture, De:Vir aims for a deep and hypnotic sound with an emotional atmosphere and hard grooves.
De:Vir is one of the founders of the FFS Collective Label that releases music in a variety of genres such as electro, breaks and techno.
His DJ sets can vary from deep and hypnotic to raw, and hard techno and breaks, all with unique and characteristic selections.

Credits:
Produced, Mixed & by De:Vir.
Mastered by PE JORA $$$, except for Daniel Ö’s Remix mastered by Daniel Ö.
Artwork by Daniel Ö
Contact - logiajlm@gmail.com

Artist: De-Vir
Track: Heck Pulse
Label: LOGIA Sound Collective
Catalogue: LOG010
Format: Digital
Genre: #Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: 21/08/25

Tracklist: 
De:Vir - Buildup Sequence [LOG010]
De:Vir - Cerbat Drift [LOG010]
De:Vir - Overstride [LOG010]
De:Vir - Heck Pulse[LOG010]
De:Vir - Buildup Sequence (PE JORA $$$ Remix) [LOG010]
De:Vir - Overstride (Molly Lollen Remix) [LOG010]
De:Vir - Heck Pulse (Daniel Ö Remix) [LOG010]

Follow #De:Vir here:
SC https://soundcloud.com/de_vir
IG https://www.instagram.com/de_vir_f

Follow #LOGIA here:
SC https://soundcloud.com/logia-sound-collective
IG https://www.instagram.com/logia_jlm/

DBR Premiere | De-Vir - Heck Pulse [LOG010]

Hot off the heels of his second LP 'Unlocked Paths', Greek techno maestro delivers an impeccable hour of floor ready, contemporary techno.

tracklist

MNMT 151: Spiros Kaloumenos

Read our interview with @a-diel and check out this mix's track list here: bit.ly/AdiPod

Groove Podcast 227

Groove Podcast 227 - Adiel

Bedsides Filthy Basement Party - Vixen Closing Set 25 - 1-2020 @ Basement, Copenhagen.

Vixen Closing Set @ Bedsides Filthy Basement Party

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.

25 years in business 
Vinyl + Diggi + Roland Groovebox + Sampler
Techno , Hard , RAW , Deep , Groove , Detroit, etc.

powered by :

Technics , Pioneer , Allen & Heath , Korg , Roland , 
Nativ Instruments , Rekordbox , Mac Book .

Please ask me here by mail for booking !!!!

The Techno Files | 009

Dylan Drazen

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