A techno god is always a techno god ...awsome work

Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, The Belleville Three

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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Essential Mix 2009-07-18 - Richie Hawtin & Dubfire, Magda & Locodice

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Essential Mix 2010-08-07 - Sven Väth & Andre Galluzzi - Live @ Cocoon, Amnesia Ibiza

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About Deep Space Radio

Podcast journeys presented by Kevin Saunderson
Deep Space Radio was originally formed in the early 1990s by Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Eddie Fowlkes. It was a Detroit radio show dedicated to house & techno. Deep Space Radio served as a platform where these young producers could have complete control in programming and the opportunity to expose the world to new sounds from the underground. Kevin went on to do a Deep Space Radio X-Mix for Germany’s Studio !K7 label in 1997. 2013 marks the return of Deep Space Radio as Kevin Saunderson’s monthly podcast, carrying on the tradition of introducing the most compelling new electronic music artists and presenting the deepest, funkiest techno sounds from the global underground.

Deep Space Radio  Episode 1 presented by Kevin Saunderson

Deep Space Radio Episode 2 presented by Kevin Saunderson

Sonic Cloisters, a series of site-specific electronic music performances, launches this spring and features renowned and emerging electronic music artists recorded in the unique spaces of The Met Cloisters. Created specifically for digital platforms, Sonic Cloisters emphasizes the look, feel, and sound of the Cloisters as the inspiration and starting point for new electronic music. Freed from the confines of the dance floor, these artists interact with the Cloisters’ collection, architecture, and environment to explore new creative territory and compositional approaches.

MetLiveArts programming at The Met Cloisters is made possible by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.

Sonic Cloisters: Dubfire | MetLiveArts NYC

A 7-hour set recording from Kölsch. Need we say more?

Remember that summer post-lockdown in 2021? Spirits were high, the weather was good, music has resumed and the energy across the city was unmatched. We were back, and we couldn’t have been happier. 

It was also the summer Kölsch returned following the non-clubbing hiatus the world found themselves in, and it ending up being a seriously special all-night long set in Room 1 whilst Franky Wah meanwhile was taking the reins in Room 2. Now, two years later, we’ve dived into our vaults to dig out the *entirety* of that very set that we can all enjoy all over again. 

Cast your minds and ears back to August 2021 and enjoy the full 7 hour recording from the club, ahead of the Danish house and techno stalwart’s return this coming Friday for another special extended set, promising a melodic and tantalising journey through his signature, groundbreaking, and genre-defining selections.

Kölsch plays in Room 1 for an extended set on Friday 11th August alongside Jasper Tygner, Sarah Story & more. Tickets:

013 - Kölsch - Recorded live from fabric (All Night Long)

Episode 5 January 2015 Edition

Saturday November 16 was a very special night. l played a three hour back to back set with my longtime friend and brother Carl Craig in Het Sieraad in Amsterdam. Doing this with Carl was a great honour. It was an amazing rollercoaster ride and so much fun. 
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did that night.

B2b with Carl Craig @ Het Sieraad in Amsterdam on November 16/2024

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Kevin Saunderson & The Belleville Three Live from Movement 2017 - 8th October 2018

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Platinum-selling recording artist, label boss, festival promoter, true innovator in the pantheon of popular music, cultural champion, cracking DJ: there’s a lot to be said about Kevin Saunderson.

His influence runs deep, through both adopted hometown of Detroit, and music culture as a whole: as one of the Belleville Three, the high school trio which also includes Juan Atkins and Derrick May, he irreparably changed the face of electronic music; with Inner City, he gave it some of its most memorable tunes. 

The genesis of today’s enormous techno scene can be retraced straight to Kevin, Derrick and Juan, as their formative experiments on rudimentary hardware sketched a blueprint for a genre that was yet to exist. By absorbing Kraftwerk, cutting-edge funk, local radio stalwart The Electrifying Mojo’s electicism, and all manner of new synthesiser and drum machine-led pop music, the Belleville Three broke new ground as musicians and DJs in the 80s. 

Saunderson’s comparatively late start as a producer – kicking off in ’87 under the moniker of Kreem, with E-Dancer and Reese two of the more well-known names to follow – inadvertently gifted him a headstart. With the eruption of house music a few hours down the I-94 in Chicago, Saunderson married Detroit’s raw sound to more tactile, pop-leaning sensibilities. Inner City was born, and global success followed.

Between “Big Fun”, “Good Life”, debut album Paradise and a number of follow-up singles, Inner City (Saunderson and vocalist Paris Grey) amassed 12 UK top 40 hits and over six million records sold worldwide during their peak. A dancefloor-dominating remix by Luciano in 2008, and a globetrotting reunion tour in 2012, underscores the longevity of Inner City’s classic sound. 

His nickname of ‘The Elevator’ is apt: for his role in transporting Detroit’s new sound to a wider audience; as anyone who has seen him perform live can attest, his high-energy, high-spirit and high-impact DJ sets; and for spending the past 35 years of his life progressing the culture he helped create. 

Operating in tandem to his golden run as a producer in the late 80s and early 90s, Saunderson’s own KMS record label – a remarkable 30 years strong in 2017 – has chronicled the early footsteps of R-Tyme, Blake Baxter, MK, Chez Damier, Derrick Carter, Bicep and even Saunderson’s son and regular DJ partner Dantiez more recently. 

A special 12” series in 2008 called History Elevate, released in tandem with fellow polymath Carl Craig’s Planet E label, brought contemporary names like Mathew Jonson, Simian Mobile Disco and Loco Dice into the fold, proving his nous for fostering relationships with each new wave to come through techno’s gates. 25th anniversary compilations and numerous reissues have followed suit. 

Saunderson has a behind-the-scenes role to play, too: he is intertwined with the history of Detroit’s flagship Movement (formerly Detroit Electronic Music Festival / Fuse-In). Having produced the event in the mid-2000s, the last handful of years have seen repeated invites from Movement to display his ORIGINS showcase at the festival, bringing acts like Delano Smith, Phuture and DJ Minx under his curatorial umbrella. 

And of course, with a stacked international touring schedule over the decades, playing in nearly every country and at nearly every festival or club worth mention, he has not stopped pushing the feeling of techno on and on. 

The Groove That Won’t Stop, indeed.

Episode 5 January 2015 Edition

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