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Basics

Basics w/ Billa - Guest Mix: Phutyle - 11June2024

Seb D is an electronic music project that is the brainchild of talented German Music Collector/DJ Sebastian Demske. Born and raised amongst the thriving, ever evolving German electronic arts scene.
In true German style, his first job was a natural progression and saw him working at the Emmy award winning, Bear Family Records label.
Where surrounded by their extensive record catalogue and archive he started exploring all the soul, funk, blues and jazz gems our time has to offer.
Training his ear early to the classic sounds that would later form some of the loops and beats of his future performances, while having access to hidden techno gems through his work allowed Seb to stand out from other DJs.
Continuing a journey through the German scene, he progressed to playing his own selections within the German electronic club scene, beginning what would become an established DJ career within Germany. 

Jumping on a plane to the other side of the world after forging a successful career in the epicentre of electronic music may seem crazy when most DJs and producers are moving to Germany to establish their credibility and name.
But ever original and determined to keep evolving Seb packed up his studio and records to move to Melbourne.

Uncovering the hidden thriving techno scene that is Melbourne he decided it was the perfect place to launch the project Seb D.
Building a reputation as an electronic purist with hidden groovy secrets up his sleeve, inspired by the ever evolving Melbourne electronic scene has lead him to expand into hosting boutique underground dance events across Melbourne.
That said it seemed like it was only a matter of time until he teamed up with passionate friends to take on and give Melbournes iconic nightclub 24 Moons the touch it deserved. 

Seb will continue to showcase and perform music from his extensive and always extending collection.
Preferring to allow the music to speak for itself Seb will take you back to a time when the dancers were the stars and the DJs set the mood and tone of the night.
A simpler time, when warehouses and club nights were filled with genuine passion and creativity, a time before EDM and socialite DJs.

"Melbourne like Germany still has that vibe, the scene thrives of enthusiasts and artists alike who have a genuine passion for electronic music", he recons.
It's no wonder he has chosen Melbourne as the place to launch the next step of his endeavour in the music industry.
Melbourne has a scene that allows an act like this to launch and recapture the spirit and creativity that was originally pioneered within the German techno scene.

Before the turnaround (fall of the wall), my parents brought a robotron KC85/3 computer home and I loved it. The sound could only be generated by 2 pulses waveforms, but despite all this, some of the original games had a freaky sound.

Meanwhile, I was playing with a friend with a Commodore 64. I always had a penchant for it and I was also interested in various chiptunes. Nevertheless, later I preferred to go to the roots - composing music with hardware. I handled a lot with the DMC tracker for the C64. I can not say if there was any documentation, but I remember that I found out how some parameters work with my old oscilloscope. I wrote some results for Richard Bayliss - Music Scene Tutorial. 

In 2006 I won the "Battle of the Bits - Winter Chip I" competition in the category SID - which earned me fifty 7" vinyls. At that time my interest in synthesizers of all kinds grew (but in general the focus for 8-Bit machines). 

Further hardware that I procured sequentially and still use today:
- Access Virus A and Virus b
- Korg ESX-1 ( JJ ECC83S tubes )
- Peavey Spectrum Analog Filter
- Waldorf 4-Pole - Ladder and Curtis
- Adafruit's x0xb0x ( modified marOS )
- E-MU Proteus 2000 + XL-Turbo + Roms
- MI Shruthi-1 SMR4-II, CEM3378, Polivoks
- Soulsby's Atmegatron + Odytron
- Behringer Crave ( purged PCB )
- Soundcraft Compact 10 and 4
- Cyclone Bassbot TT-303 v1
- Sixty four pixels CV.OCD
- Twisted Electrons AY3
- Ibanez Echo Shifter 2
- GFI Specular Tempus
- Barber Launch Pad
- Arturia Drumbrute
- Pioneer RMX 1000
- T-Rex Replicator
- T-Rex Replica
- Tapco Blend6
- DMG 01

- Midibox SEQ v4
- Midibox SID v2 ( 6581/8580 )
- Midibox DIY C64 Midi Controller
- Speech Chips: SPO256-AL2, Speakjet

.. and of course a real Commodore 64.

Philadelphia-based label, Internet radio and streaming A/V sessions. We document the grit. 

Label Catalogue [digi available for all releases via Bandcamp]
GRCR-001 - Jason Carr - Athletic [12"]
GRCR-002 - Tony G - Tous la Part le Même Sort [12"]
GRCR-003 - _moonraker - m_type [12"]
GRCR-004 - _moonraker  - remota instruere [12"]
GRCR-005 - Westov Temple - Messiah Drugs [12"]
GRCR-006 - Dan Trevitt - The Missing [12"]
GRCR-007 - Dan Trevitt / Westov Temple  - 2.2 mi [12"]
GRCR-008 - M//R - Gathering Response Data [12"]
GRCR-009 - Chaperone - P O N D [12"]
GRCR-010 - Mid-Atlantic Death [2x12" label comp] 
GRCR-011 - WOLF DEM - Hydrophobia [12"]
GRCR-012 - THRIVE - Nested Structure [12"]
GRCR-013 - Prefix Moniker  - Plasmas [LP]
GRCR-014 - Chaperone  - Snapback Balaclava [12"] 
GRCR-015 - M//R - Among The Methods [LP] 
GRCR-016 - Heckadecimal - Murder Tape  [12"]
GRCR-017 - Radere - I Do Not Want What I Have [LP]
GRCR-017R - Radere - I Do Not Want What I Have Remixes [DIGI]
GRCR-018 - M//R - Forever Intended [DIGI]
GRCR-019 - WOLF DEM - Chatter From A Dying Planet [DIGI]
GRCR-020 - Westov Temple - What's Left [DIGI]
GRCR-021 - M//R - Slo Cerebral [Cassette]
GRCR-022 - Chaperone / WOLF DEM - Live August 14, 2021 [Cassette]
GRCR-023 - Grant Bouvier & Simon Martinez - Live at Passages [Cassette]

I am a lover of electronic instruments and the music that can be made with them. 

My sound is an amalgamation of music that has influenced me since my childhood.

FVF Records is a Dublin based Techno & House label. Releases on vinyl & digital. Runs DIP in London in conjunction with Save You Records. 

www.fvf.ie
www.facebook.com/fvf.records.dublin
Beatport:
www.beatport.com/labels/fvf+records/


Basics w/ Billa - Guest Mix: Phutyle - 11June2024

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