Detroit Techno DJ Mixes XIV

Heron's monthly radio show, "The Grasshopper Warbler", delivers a wide range of electronic dj & live sets to the listener while not focusing on Techno only.
Founded in 2006, his show is getting a worldwide relaunch in 2014 with international guests from the whole electronic scene.

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Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Cari Lekebusch (@carilekebusch). Go to bit.ly/LekePod for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 449 – Cari Lekebusch

Ten years ago, we first opened our doors. For ten years, electronic music lovers have gathered in the dark, smoky basement to celebrate the best music and artists.

BASIS is more than just a club, it is a space that is always rediscovering itself, and where dancing, sweating, and enjoying yourself together every night is key. Listen to Paula Cazenave's amazing set and come “Terug naar de BASIS”.

Paula Cazenave @ BASIS 10 Years, February 2025

XRDS REC013 — Assailants (Ben Sims b2b Truncate)

Recorded live at the 'Viaduct' stage during XRDS festival 2024.

▪️ Soundcloud: @ben-sims & @truncate
▪️ Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/bensims & ra.co/dj/truncate
▪️ Instagram: instagram.com/bensimsofficial/ & instagram.com/truncate_la/

Assailants (Ben Sims b2b Truncate) at Viaduct — XRDS24

Episode 135 features music from CJ Bolland, Bryan Zentz, Darren Price and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 135 w/ Heron

T/L

Prime Suspect - Attraction (Extrawelt Primary mix)
D-Code - Forbidden Planet
Aural Float - New Frontiers  (Audiowerk mix)
Mysteryman - Electric Sheep
Luke’s Anger - Particle Swarm
Kenny Hooper - How Far
Vector Lovers - Futures in Plastic (Claro Intelecto dub)
Skee Mask - TR Nautila
Nina Indi - Crowd (Ben Pest remix)
O-Wells - Planetary Shift
Gal Tsadok - Mirroir
Lake Haze - Nucleosynthesis
Mastrapa - Cement Solitude
Ashes - 2030
Gique - Device Rider

214_May 2025 mix

Interview: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-085-sol-ortega

Buenos Aires’ breakout techno star @sssolortega cuts thunderous grooves with an old school sense of swing for the Recognise mix series, and speaks to Claire Francis about hometown loyalty, staying true to her tastes, and nurturing a passionate underground community with her Máquina Latina party.

Interview

Recognise 085: Sol Ortega


The recent episode features tracks from Bryan Zentz, Vince Watson, The Advent and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 138 w/ Heron

Episode 139 includes lots of history again:
Amazing music from Brothers Yard, Petter B, Technasia and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 139 w/ Heron

As promised, episode 140 is a very special one to me, a tribute to Mr. James Barth and AD aka Cari Lekebusch and Alexi Delano, that i truly admire and respect. Enjoy this careful selected journey.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 140 w/ Heron

Episode 141 includes treasuries again - mainly amazing records from back in the days from Samuel Session.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 141 w/ Heron



Episode 142 is similar to a session that i recorded nearly 20 years ago and got lost. Music inside from Vapourspace, Alexander Kowalski, Dave Clarke and more.

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Heron presents: The Grasshopper Warbler 142 w/ Heron

Many times, biographies of techno acts start by singing their praise of an extremely early,
extraordinary talent on synthesizers and other electronic devices.

In Heron’s case, things are different. Because Martin Spittel has been shaped musically since his childhood, the influences were as diverse as music can be.

On one side, there was his grandfather, who played various instruments, and to whom young Martin related closest to and whose influence still lasts until today. On the other side there were his cousins who were not much older than himself, enthusiastic about AC/DC, and band members themselves. Over the course of the following years, he explored the diversity of Black, Death and Trash Metal, EBM and Industrial, right up to Detroit Techno.

Ever since then, Heron's environment served as compensation to ferce parties and expanding his musical horizon. This symbiosis from the love of nature and the musical influences from his early childhood are a direct reflection of Heron’s entire life.

Following the scream of the waders (limicoline birds), he moved to picturesque island Norderney in 2003. There, exploring the island’s national park, he decided to live up to his enthusiasm about nature by going to study landscape ecology at the University of Münster. It turned out: The relocation to Münster was the initial spark for his career; the months in Norderney were inspiration for the name of his label “Limikola” which was founded in late 2008 and enjoyed enormous support by both DJs and fans.

After launching his now very successful °Schaltkreis-parties with four friends in mid-2007, everything went quickly: His first own radio show “The Grasshopper Warbler”, contacts to prominent players like Someone Else and Heartthrob, and finally the moment in early 2008 during the season’s opening at Time Warp, when Richie Hawtin played all three tracks from Heron’s Retro EP. It was merely his second EP, released on a netlabel (Minisome), and it became immediately successful. A knightly accolade.

The journey that Heron started lead to his bombshell track “Welcome to the Adventure Club” that charted in the Beatport charts in 2008, and continued with remixes and releases for Synewave, Supdub, Swap, micro.fon, Prosthetic Pressings and Sleaze Records. In 2010, it culminated with a tour across North America during the summer.

Two years later he released his very first EP on the legendary Detroit label KMS Records, owned by Kevin Saunderson, followed by remixes for Drumcomplex, P-Ben and Chris Gekä, one collaboration project with Inner City's Ann Saunderson and his second solo release „Ride The Pride“. Furthermore he made the step into the Soma family by publishing three solo EPs and an EP with Kevin's son Dantiez Saunderson, as well as he started to release on Florian Meindl's FLASH Recordings.

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