Equal Podcasts

We are all equal until we drift away and find ourselves in the distance...

With all of our hearts and excitement, we want to introduce a new podcast rising from the city where House was born - Chicago. Equal / Distant is a two part podcast with Equal releases focusing on house / dance floor music while Distant releases will take us through unique experiences curated by our guests into a more experimental world.

For EQUAL001 we are thrilled to kick-off this project with producer, DJ, sound designer/engineer (studio - Thirty Sounds Good), and Eurotate Label co-owner (@eurotate) from Denmark.... Nps. Following his recent head turning release "Can You See The Red In The Sky", for this vinyl only set @nps_music has curated a driving journey to propel you right to the booth alongside him.

Without further ado, we present the very first release of our podcast. We thank you for tagging along in this new adventure of ours and hope you use these moments as well, to drift away with the sounds and melodies.

Can You See The Red In The Sky: https://lobsterrecords.co.uk/search?q=eurotate
Eurotate: http://www.eurotate.com/ 
Thirty Sounds Good (check out his genderless voice project, quite fascinating): http://www.thirtysoundsgood.dk/

Background courtesy of Eurotate and Artwork by Naz

001 Equal | Nps.

This month, we continue our journey through Romania and present an artist that has been nothing but an inspiration to many of us in the scene - a truly talented guest that needs no introduction.

As one third of the Lisiere Collectif, Andu Simion (@andusimion) learned early and often how to take a dancefloor on a hypnotic, grooving journey throughout the night. He was born in the summer of 1989, few months before the Romanian communist revolution, in Ploiesti, a small city located near Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

In 2000 he started photographing places which had marks of the communist era, which just ended in Romania. Inspired by the grey blocks from his neighborhood, old cars and the industrialization, the young artist started having contacts with the world of music including hip-hop and also electronic fields.

In 2010 he started mixing in various clubs from Ploiesti, where he studied near other DJs and improved his technique using 4/4 beat exercises.

Without further ado, sit back and enjoy the beautiful journey of sounds that Andu Simion has curated for us this month.

Photo taken by Andu Simion.
Artwork by Naz.

Discogs link: www.discogs.com/artist/2547852-Andu-Simion 
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/UndoSimion/ 
RA DJ page: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/andusimion
Lisiere Collectif Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Lsr.Cllctf
Andu's Photography: https://www.facebook.com/AnduSimionPhotography

https://soundcloud.com/equal-distant

002 Equal | Andu Simion

Sounds sometimes take no certain shape or form. They drift through with an abstract space in time, filling in the voids that pass through.

No one fills the voids better than Cesar (Root) who has been dedicating countless hours and days to perfecting his perfect sound. One that has truly been sharing the future sound of minimal tech / micro house.

Cesar found his love of music at his early years inspired by a wide spectrum of genres and styles, Experimenting a deep back-grounded unique frequencies that forges his visions. At Fabrika, recently, he completely blew away the crowd and dance floor while getting praise from some well respected names such as Charlie and Olga Korol with his fantastic set.

He was first initiated to the electronic music, in his birthplace Gafsa, in North Africa, through the repetitive percussion of the groovy native drummers in Tunisian streets and Sahara’s desert, added with the analogue gears and racks from Detroit to Berghain, Cesar is a true believer that before appearing in Detroit during the mid 80s, Techno has been taking place in Africa since longtime, not through sophisticated electronic devices but through traditional hand made drums, native chants and other tools, his passion of creating a whole atmosphere to his vibes, creating a whole state of resonance through precise elements and sound generators to ensure the astral trip to the mood, taking influences from a wide range of music styles and genres.

The studio hasn't only been an outlet for ROOT as ad DJ and Live performer, but also as talented producer. His dynamic style glides effortlessly between the experimental and groovy four to the floor sound perspectives, continues to take him around the world leaving a touch of his magic in every booth he steps into.

ROOT (@root-cesar) is an artist that believes music has no limits to innovate, inspire and to regenerate a progressive state of motion.

With an upcoming album on bodyparts and a solo vinyl on Suolo's (@suolo) Aforisme label, ROOT is starting to really put himself out there. We hope you enjoy this exclusive only productions set with his latest masterpieces.

Artwork by Naz.

RA DJ Page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/root-tn
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ROOT.cesar/
Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/root_cesar/

003 Equal | ROOT [Own Productions]

For the final edition of 2019, we are excited to debut another alias via our podcast - Paper Traxx.  A tried and true Romanian talent, making the effort to venture into new sounds, and guiding us along the way, what's more to be desired?

 No more words needed, we'll let music say the rest.

As a final sign off in 2019, thank you all so much for the support throughout the year!  It's been our utmost pleasure to work with such talented artists, please continue to support them in any way you can - gigs, music purchases, word of mouth.. you know the drill.

Artwork by Naz.

004 Equal | Paper Traxx

Our next guest truly needs no introduction. A true house legend and well known master of the decks across the globe - Chez Damier. We wanted to start this year's series with someone who has inspired us time and time again in the scene and who more importantly comes from our hometown of Chicago.

We are EXTREMELY proud  and privileged to present this unique and special mix.

Artwork by Naz

Discogs link: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1552-Chez-Damier
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chez.damier/
RA DJ page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/chezdamier
H2H Discogs Page: https://www.discogs.com/artist/3870196-Heart-2-Heart-3

005 Equal | Chez Damier

We have been patiently waiting for a few months to bring you this edition of the Equal / Distant podcast as we are very excited for this one. We are honored to welcome our very first live set and guest from Japan - Masa (@fucksleepmasa).

Building deep sounds from Nagoya, Masa has been in the scene since 2003 and discovered his passion for electronic music after attending several parties in India and across Europe. With the encourage of his friends, he soon started to produce his own music and vision for sound.

Masa now runs his own label fücksleep(@fucksleep_podcasting) and puts his most focus towards playing live sets. Recently, he also released the Lonesome Rummy EP on Japan's well known RICE label. He also plays under the alias of shibamasa with his counterpart Shiba and has also had experience playing with Daniel Bell, Barbara Preisinger, Jan Kruger, 
Julietta, Sander Baan, Dafoe, Claudia Amprimo, Thilo, Samuel Deep, Dj Masada, Yone-ko, Kyoka.

Take a moment, plug off the screens, sit back and enjoy this wonderful ride that Masa has composed for us.

Artwork by Naz.

Discogs link: https://www.discogs.com/artist/7451658-Masa-66
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/quepasamasa
RA DJ page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/maso
Shibamasa Facebook Page: http://soundcloud.com/shibamasa

006 Equal | Masa [Live Set]

With the start of the second chapter of our track releases, we are also proud to announce the latest edition of our Equal Podcasts with Rob Collman (@robc) of Stopouts / Alien Recordings (@alienrecordings).

The mix itself is made up of Rob's year long favorites, a few tracks from some talented friends and cohorts, some tracks that he has been digging lately and upcoming productions from Alien Recordings, including one from a new label they are just starting up called "Alien Imprints".

As you can see, this is a truly special mix with a lot of thought put behind the journey / tracklist from Rob. Sit back, relax and enjoy the tracks that have left a mark on Rob from the early 90s to date.

Artwork by Naz.

RA DJ Page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/stopouts
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/rob.collman
Alien Recordings Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Alien-Recordings-725553734244248/
Alien Recordings Discogs Page: https://www.discogs.com/user/Alien_Recordings
Discogs Page: https://www.discogs.com/artist/51474-Stopouts

007 Equal | Rob Collman (Stopouts)

"Play the music that everybody loves but nobody knows" is the best way to describe @Sunaas, a 24 years old Parisian DJ and producer. Passionate about old and uncommon records, either in a set or in his productions, he loves using old sounds to create something new. He doesn't like to label his music under genres such as minimal, house, breakbeat, techno.. For Sunaas, he feels what he plays and plays what he feels. The goal for him is to make a journey for the audience and have the listeners travel through his set.

We hope you enjoy this wonderful journey created for us by Sunaas.

Artwork by Naz.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sunaas.tlf/
Bandcamp Page: https://sunaas.bandcamp.com/

008 Equal | Sunaas

It is with great joy and excitement that we would like to present the latest edition of our podcast releases featuring a young artist from Romania, Dimitrie Jbanca (@dimitriejbanca).

Influenced by the early 90s groovy beats that were produced all around the globe, Dimitrie's style was formed. With a ravenous appetite for digging and searching through old records, Dimitrie started to collect records and produce music, blending melodic synths with dirty drums and odd samples with classic 909 rhythms. 

In 2018, Anxious Delay Group (adg303) was formed, when Andu Simion, Dimitrie, and his brother, George, decided they should combine their varied style into one piece and create ADG. 

Techno, House or Breaks; Electro, Breakbeat, or IDM; no matter what your choices are, you will enjoy Dimitrie's DJ sets. Versatility, groove, and passionate attention to details have proven over the years to be his trademarks when "attacking the musical topics" in his life. This set reflects a great part of Dimitrie's influence and taste over the years. We hope you truly enjoy this set as we did.

Artwork by Naz.

009 Equal | Dimitrie Jbanca

We are pleased to welcome @nikizi, one of our dearest friends and an extremely talented artist for this month's installment of Equal / Distant.

Nikizi has always been passionate about music. When he was a child, he was exposed to music at home, from rock to soul music, and soon discovered the hip-hop movement thanks to french rap, around the age of 11. Since then, he has been locked to it and it has acted as a huge influence to his productions.

Shortly after, he discovered electronic music when first going to clubs during his teenage years and started to be part of the underground scene when he first started Djing and promoting parties around the age of 21.

Without further ado, we invite you to listen to this lovely set which includes a selection of his favorites and influences. This is a truly special mix and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Artwork by Naz.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NikiziMusic/
Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/nikizi__/
Bandcamp Page: https://nikizi.bandcamp.com/
RA DJ Page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/nikizi/
Discogs Page: https://www.discogs.com/artist/5351272-Nikizi

010 Equal | Nikizi

Equal / Distant is an experience. You may come across something familiar or step completely into the unknown. Curating journeys through sound is our vision. 

Equal Tracks & Podcasts: House / Minimal / Techno / Dancefloor Vibes
Distant Tracks & Podcasts: Ambient / Experimental / Jazz / Everything Else

Message us for inquiries or demos.