2017

Sessions #5

She came with true alliance
When I was lost in the dark
Whispering hope
And wielded me with light
The sword of truth is reforged
Shining bright
The ring of trust
Remade
Regained it´s spark

Podcast

Hydrangea

Luke Hess 
Modular Expansion Podcast, December 2016 
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http://www.magnet-musik.de/content/luke-hess

Bookings: Magnet Musik

Modular Expansion Podcast - December 2016

We are so pleased to present this mix by Detroit legend K-hand. She will be joining us at the festival by presenting a children's workshop for mixing records as well as making us move on the dancefloor. 

More here: http://www.moogfest.com/program/talent/k-hand

K-Hand is considered the first lady of Detroit Techno and there is no denying Hand's role as a globetrotting DJ who never fails to further Detroit's undisputed legacy. Hand knows how to read a crowd and seduce it, one track after another, until she has it at her mercy, and the dance floor dances. Just as well versed in techno (via her Detroit fostering) as house (via her days in Paradise Garage-era New York), Hand offers the best of both worlds -- few DJs can weave back and forth with such precision.

K-Hand | Moogfest Mix

Born and educated in Rome, the young Italian producer Luigi Tozzi was strongly influenced by the roman scene and its local artists, many of whom gave a crucial contribution to the birth and growth of the deep techno sound. Luigi’s music has so far been released on the established label Dynamic Reflection, Hypnus Records, where he found a platform that inspired him to develop his style. Melting the tribal and hypnotic elements of techno with the atmospheric and emotional side of ambient music he is making his own path in the world of electronics.

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Luigi Tozzi

#SlamRadio - 225 - Luigi Tozzi

In advance of the launch of the Planet Giegling world tour at The Bunker New York on Feb 3-4, label mainstay @ateq delivers a stunning mix from his studio.  More info on the event at http://thebunkerny.com/events/2017-02-04-planet-giegling-party-at-the-bunker-new-york

The Bunker Podcast 140

The Bunker Podcast 140: ATEQ

A snippet of my closing set in Tresor on the 03.12.16.
Enjoy.

Refracted @ Closing Tresor   03.12.16   Snippet

It’s hard to overstate the impact Stacey Pullen has made on techno. Some of his tracks are regarded as the most seminal works of the genre, while on a more personal level his fabric 14 mix has stood the test of time and remains a strong contribution to the series. Most significantly though, for the last 2 decades he’s also been recognised for his relentless pursuit of DJing as an art form. Blending techno, house and garage seamlessly, he became one of the first artists in Detroit to transcend style or pigeonholing. It’s not surprising, then, that he’s someone we hold the utmost respect for.

Pullen grew up in Detroit in the early 90s, and helped lead the second wave of Detroit techno artists who had taken inspiration from the foundations Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Juan Atkins first laid. As the famously dubbed Motor City was undergoing change after the automobile industry crumbled, artists were for the first time using drum machines to embrace the sound of the future.

Alongside peers like Carl Craig and Jeff Mills, Pullen went on to become a spearhead of the genre from the 90s right up until today. An innovator, pioneer and craftsman, he embodies the spirit of Detroit more than most. As we prepare for another Detroit Love affair with Stacey Pullen and Carl Craig in just over a weeks’ time, he sent us over an hour of heat to show just what Room One can expect in celebration of the mythical Motor City.

Stacey Pullen plays RM1 for Detroit Love on 11/02: bit.ly/fabric1102

Tickets

Stacey Pullen fabric x Detroit Love Promo Mix

Terry Francis first played the club on our launch night in 1999, and he’s been back to play hundreds of times since then.

As one of our two residents, for the last 17 years alongside Craig Richards he’s been at the very core of our Saturday night programming. Alongside our longstanding in-house team, it’s Terry and Craig who’ve helped shape our musical philosophy since the beginning. 

This is part of what made the Saturday night of last month’s reopening weekend so special. Following on from Stephane Ghenacia’s on point warm-up set with Room One already popping, Terry Francis stepped up to deliver what we can confidently say was one of the most compelling sets we’ve witnessed, ever. As we’re still looking back on this session fondly several weeks on, today we feel proud to unlock it from the archives for everyone to hear.

Terry Francis Recorded Live at fabric 07/01/2017

Music is all about connections, and is at it ́s most vital when it speaks to you in a voice only you seem to hear. For Berlin-based Refracted, electronic music, and techno in particular, is the chosen medium to find his unique voice, to connect. And a growing number of people, wanting more from techno than formulaic entertainment and a soundtrack to dance to, are connecting with his particular vision and peculiar sound. This might be because Refracted ́s music feels as fundamentally human as it sounds otherworldly. It is techno more as an idea and conduit, than as an easily- labeled sound. It is dance music where layered rhythms act almost on a neural, sub epidermal level, while moving and evolving soundscapes acquire a tactile, understated physicality. Paramount examples of this can be found on releases on Refracted's own Mind Express label, and on celebrated labels like PoleGroup and Canadian ambient/deep-techno imprint Silent Season. His path unravelling further, a mind set on favouring unflinching quality over quantity. 
 
The dynamics created by this yearning to displace us from space and self, while rooted in a elemental, naturalistic approach, which catalyzes inner self discovery, are also at the foundation of his DJing. Spiritual, almost meditative, his sets possess a kinetic energy as well, which is a clear indication of a DJ who knows the fundamental role of dancing as part of the ritual. He wants to take us somewhere, the “where” being of our own choosing, the trail never being the most travelled.

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SCOPÁVIK 052 | Refracted

In techno circles, Cassegrain shouldn't need too much of an introduction. With a label résumé that includes, among others, Prologue, Infrastructure New York, Killekill, and Ostgut Ton—as well as highly regarded performances at Berghain, Village Underground, and Output—they've more than stamped their name on the scene. Alex Tsiridis and Hüseyin Evirgen—the two artists behind Cassegrain—formed the project after a chance meeting at the Redbull Music Academy in Barcelona. In the years following, they collaborated remotely via email, sending stems back and forth before making a move to Berlin where they currently share a studio.

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Cassegrain

#SlamRadio - 230 - Cassegrain

A recording of Tobias. playing live at the Mind Off x Re:Birth event in Tokyo at the start of 2017. He release his new album, Eyes In The Centre, on Ostgut Ton this April.

Tobias. @ Mind Off x Re:Birth, Tokyo - 17.01.17

To accompany our release on Dystopian we decided to do a small present to our fans and share the recording of the recent Live performance from one of our favourite clubs ever that Tel-Aviv's finest The Block is.

Recorded with:
Ableton
RME FireFace 400 Audio Interfaces
Midas Venice 320 Mixer
Roland TR 8 Drum Machine
Roland JP 08 Synthesizer
Moog Mother 32 Synthesizer
MAM MB 33 Retro Synthesizer
Waldorf Streichfett Synthesizer
Xoxbox Acid Synthesizer
NI Maschine Controller
Korg NanoKontrol 2 Controller
Behringer X Touch Mini Controller

Woo York Live @ The Block (Tel-Aviv)

\\ Check out our latest podcast featuring Von Grall with a recording from a recent gig at Vurt in Seoul (South Korea) //

https://mnmt.no/podcast/podcast-von-grall/

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mnmt.no
https://www.facebook.com/vongrall/

Monument Podcast 126

more techno

MNMT 126: Von Grall (Recording from Vurt in Seoul)

Rinse FM Podcast

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Rinse FM - Sandrien - 14th March 2017

Adrien Ozouf aka AWB (Automatic White Balance) is a key figure in Paris’s techno scene & co-founder of the excellent Taapion Records, together with Shlømo & PVNV.

The Blocaus resident makes a precise and intimate techno flow to seduce dancefloors, mixing new and old vinyls ranging from deep, intricate techno, through an acid and groovy darkness with some melodic gems along the way.

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#SlamRadio - 233 - AWB

@volte_face_bleed has emerged as a key figure in London’s techno scene and beyond, thanks to an impressive list of releases on his label BleeD Music, collaborations with artists like @danielavery and @blind-observatory, and the diverse, deep DJ sets which remain the staple of his work.

Recorded at our March 2017 party, his expansive set covers a lot of ground, ranging from deep, lush techno to trippy acid and dub. We couldn’t be more excited to share it with you.

Read more about Volte-Face’s current and upcoming projects in our recent interview: http://patternsofperception.tumblr.com/post/157835880119/a-chat-with-volte-face

Patterns of Perception 14 - Volte-Face

► At long last, Josh Wink's Boiler Room debut showed us why he's considered one of the best in the world at what he does.
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Josh Wink Boiler Room x Budweiser Miami DJ Set

RYC 225 Abstract Division

Reclaim Your City 225 | Abstract Division

As one of the curators of the New Faces night at Tresor as well as her UNRUSH podcast, interview and event series, Mareena has continuously crafted new conduits for both established and emerging artists to break down musical barriers and transform the world around them. As a DJ she is a chameleon, carefully stitching together immaculate and immersive sound landscapes for any occasion. Whether she is playing peak time, warm up, or after hour, her sound reveals an intelligent eclecticism fused with bold elements of surprise that exemplify her rich knowledge of electronic music culture.

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