Detroit selector, producer and label owner (Pure Sonik Records) DJ T-1000 lands once again on BPitch Berlin with ‘The Dirrty Underground EP’, a dirty, percussive and pounding back-to-basics techno 4-tracker.

DJ T-1000 a.k.a Alan Oldham is a central figure in techno history. Detroit born and based in Berlin, he began his career in the early 90s with Underground Resistance, and is a prolific producer whose music has appeared on many labels including BPitch and Tresor. Behind the scenes, he runs legendary Detroit labels like Generator, Pure Sonik and Detroitrocketscience, and also works as a graphic artist and illustrator, producing iconic cover and merch artworks for Djax-Up-Beats, +8, Transmat and many more.

More exclusive music

Premiere: DJ T-1000 'Think You Can Handle It'

Tracklisting:

Bipping - Elyas Anta
Escape - Uncertain
Unknown 2 - Nino Sebelic (Unreleased)
Rave On - DJ T-1000
Sect - The Advent
Transmit - Uncertain
The Music Is In Control Of Your Acid Mind - Mataism
I Love It In My Acid - DJ T-1000
Chablis - Justyn Nell  (Unreleased)
Blue Smoke - Henry Brooks (Unreleased) 
Functionality - DJ T-1000
Tube - Mark Broom
Darrk Mode - DJ T-1000 (Unreleased) 
Blinded Path - Justyn Nell (Unreleased)
Destruction - Setaoc Mass
Hood Tactics - DJ T-1000
PTN 19 - Raftek
The Luciferians - DJ T-1000

HATE Podcast 26 July 2023

The Sunset Flight

✈ To celebrate this new episode, we are proud and delighted to host such an iconic figure from the Detroit Techno scene : ALAN OLDHAM aka DJ T-1000 (Pure Sonik Records / BPitch Control).

Alan Oldham has been called Detroit’s Renaissance Man, a true Motor City original.

From his beginnings as a member of Underground Resistance (replacing Jeff Mills), to seminal releases on Tresor Berlin, BPitch Control, Third Ear, Suspected, Elypsia Records (under his Detroit Rocket Science alias), his own Pure Sonik label and many others, to remixes for such heavyweights as Loco Dice and Ellen Allien, to his legendary artwork for such labels as Transmat, Djax-Up-Beats, New Religion, Houndstooth, Dark Entries, and more, Oldham does it all.

Under his stage name of DJ T-1000, Oldham has criss-crossed the globe rocking dancefloors from Amsterdam to London to Rome to Tokyo to Shanghai to Mexico City to his native Detroit and back to his current home in Berlin, where he holds down residencies at Tresor Berlin and Suicide Circus.

Over 25 years in the game, and Oldham remains at the forefront of both art and music.

Born and raised in Detroit and based in Berlin, Alan Oldham a.k.a. DJ T-1000 has been called “Detroit Techno’s Renaissance Man,” Not only is he the owner of the legendary Detroit labels Generator and Pure Sonik, and a veteran international techno DJ, the Detroit-born polymath is also an accomplished graphic illustrator, known globally for his iconic artwork for Djax-Up-Beats, +8 Records, Transmat, Astralwerks and many other electronic music labels.

A globally-known DJ, Oldham as DJ T-1000, still keeps to his old Underground Resistance vinyl roots. He is a veteran headliner of such festivals as Love Parade (DE), Awakenings (NL), E-Troit Festival (NL), N.A.M.E. Festival (FR), and Movement (USA). He has been a resident at both Tresor Berlin (DE) and Moog Barcelona (ES), as well as regularly playing dates all over Europe and the world, including such recent Asian destinations as Manila and Shanghai.
Oldham is also behind the Detroitrocketscience alias, which has spawned an acclaimed series of sci-fi inspired 10-inch releases and an all-digital DJ set-up that is more streamlined and modernistic than the old-school vinyl approach. Vienna, Lyon, the legendary Hammerhalle at Sisyphos, and Globus in Berlin have recently hosted Detroitrocketscience sets.

Beginning in 2011, the immensely-talented Oldham launched a series of successful, sold-out art happenings in Paris, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Vienna, and Berlin, translating his comics-inspired, techno-defining Djax-Up-Beats style to paint and canvas! His originals are owned by the likes of Derrick May, Radio Slave, Ben Sims, Steve Bug, Cisco Ferriera (The Advent), Marsel Delsin (Delsin Records), Steve Parker, Ritzi Lee, and other famous techno notables. Commissioned work, most recently for Berlin’s  legendary Dr. Motte, also fills his daily schedule.

Enjoy and feel free to share! Love & Techno

Tracklist: 

1. DJ T-1000 - Tracker(Unreleased)
2. Mark Broom - Movement 
3. Cari Lekebusch - Cause and Effect
4. Ramon Tapia - I’ll Fix It 
5. I.V. - ATOM
6. Nicole Moudaber x Risa Taniguchi - Gorgeous
7. DJ Dextro - Burn On The Dancefloor
8. Mark Broom - Dated
9. DJ T-1000 - Functionality
10. Nino Sebelic - Unknown 2 (Unreleased)
11. Truncate - Bodega (Blenk Remix)
12. Convextion - Andas
13. Rebecca Delle Piane - Senso
14. Lady Starlight - In a Tizzy
15. Myles Serge - Long Kiss Goodnight
16. DJ T-1000 - Codeswitch


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Interview

PARADOX PODCAST #180 -- DJ T-1000 AKA ALAN OLDHAM

Dj Pauna from my collective RAW Session moderates the show Wiener Wohnzimmer @ EVOSONIC RADIO and inveted elah & me. Here is the second hour of the show that i was lucky to play in. Thanks for inviting me!

EVOSONIC RADIO - Kayser - Wiener Wohnzimmer 11-2-2025

Opening Set recorded @The Inner Circle (Vienna)

Pezel b2b Dcascallana@Inner Circle 15_02_2025

Techno >142

Deetron @ OHM, Berlin 06.06.2025

Full recording of Kay Barton's DJ Set at CONNÆKT. @ das FLUCC, June 18, 2025.

Event lineup:
◾ SAYTEK LIVE (Awesome Soundwave, KMS, COD3 QR, RAW Industries Berlin)
◾ Pauna (RAW Sessions)
◾ Kay Barton (TRENDWÆNDE, Trapez)

Event powered by SAE Institute, Superbude, CheckIt & Pearls Booking

CONNÆKT. x SAYTEK LIVE @ FLUCC, 18.06.2025 // Kay Barton

TRACK ich mags verkopft (not mastered, not released)

Minds & Machines - Revived Robag Wruhme´s Treva Frost NB /2DIY4
Dominik Eulberg - Siebenschläfer - Robag Wruhme Remi /k7!
Who Made Who & Robag Wruhme - If you leave /Kompakt Rec.
Paul Kalkbrenner - Eyes Open - Columbia / B1 Recordings
Robag Wruhme - Test - (Test)
Nicky Elisabeth - Celeste Robag Wruhme RMX (Test) /Kompakt
Diana Oliveira - Stuck in my Head /Discotexas
Robag Wruhme - Calma Calma /Kompakt Speicher 115
Robag Wruhme - YES /Kompakt Speicher 115
Robag Wruhme - Topinambur /Kompakt
Osborn - 16th Stage - Robag Wruhme Edit /Spectral Sound
Efdemin - Parallaxis - Traumprinz Over 2 The End RMX /Dial Rec.

ROBAG WRUHME__BUTZKE ON TOUR__STREAM__MAI__020

Kay Barton, originally from northern Germany, developed a passion for electronic music at a young age and taught himself the basics using simple DOS software. 

After relocating to the Heidelberg area in 1997, Kay delved into the world of DJing. Throughout the years, he has performed at renowned clubs and festivals both nationally and internationally. Additionally, he has played for various German and Austrian radio stations. Setting himself apart as not just a DJ but also an event organiser, Kay has curated electronic music events in the Rhine-Main area, with the popular 'The Place To Be' series being a notable example.

He initially experimented with different artist names and musical styles. However, in 2016, he made a deliberate shift towards pure techno music while using his real name. That same year, he made his debut with the release of his single 'Return 01' on the Belgian record label Bonzai, followed by remixes on Emerald & Doreen Records. Notably, his EP 'MacroGod' was released in 2019, featuring remixes by Dr Motte and Mijk van Dijk. Kay released music on various record labels, including Neuhain and Ballroom in Berlin, before finally signing with Trapez Records (Traum Schallplatten) in Cologne in 2020. In 2021, he moved to Vienna, Austria and continued to make a name for himself, releasing his first EP on IAMT, Spain in 2022, and collaborating with renowned artists like Tom Wax, Ross Harper, Mijk van Dijk and Tomorrowland artist YULI ANA.

In addition to his DJ and producing work, Kay also ventured into radio hosting. From 2020 to 2024, he has been hosting two monthly house and techno mix shows called 'Wiener Wohnzimmer' (formerly known as
'Heidelberger Wohnzimmer') and 'Sophisticated Rhythms' on Evosonic Radio, Germany's first station dedicated solely to electronic music. 

In 2023 along with his wife Evi he established the event platform 'TRENDWÆNDE'. They organised the “Save The Planet” float at the Rave The Planet Parade in Berlin, collaborating with three promoters and label operators.
The following year, TRENDWÆNDE organised several techno events in Vienna and Berlin, including a collaboration with Ukraine's largest rave series, Laboratorium, for the “Play Techno - Stop Wars” float at the Rave The Planet Parade. Shortly afterwards, ‘CONNÆKT.’ was launched, a new, regular event series organised by TRENDWÆNDE, in which they bring together local and international representatives of sophisticated techno, such as the internationally renowned techno artists Alan Oldham (DJ T-1000, BPitch/Tresor), BB Deng (Ego Riot Rec.) or SAYTEK LIVE (Awesome Soundwave, Cod3 QR, Raw Industries Berlin).

Discography (after 2015):
Return 01 (Bonzai Progressive, 2016)
I Adore U (Open House Rec., 2017)
MacroGod EP (Emerald & Doreen Rec., 2019)
We Are (Neuhain Rec., 2020)
Instant EP (Ballroom Rec., 2020)
Collective Breakdown (Trapez, 2021)
Get Rid Of Yourself EP (Trapez, 2022)
Brightness EP (IAMT Raw, 2022)
Life Technology (Volume Berlin Records, 2023)
Stress Test (City Wall Rec., 2024)

Remixes (after 2015):
Herbst (Emerald & Doreen)
On The Run (Emerald & Doreen)
Fight Right (Emerald & Doreen)
Get It Right (So Gateaux)
Komm Mit Raus (Emerald & Doreen)
Analog Obsession (PhutureWax Rec.)
New Super (City Wall Rec., UK)
…and many more

Contact: info@kaybarton.com

CONNÆKT. x SAYTEK LIVE @ FLUCC, 18.06.2025 // Kay Barton

Kay Barton

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