In the build up to VOID's Producer Showcase at Cafe 1001 on Sunday 22nd of July, we thought we give away one of our tracks to all you lovely people! We are good to you aren't we!  Enjoy...


Check out this video of our last visit to Cafe 1001 http://vimeo.com/43465547


VOID Producer Showcase @ Cafe 1001
Sunday 22nd July
12:00 till 22:30
FREE All Day/Night

After our massive opening party at Cafe 1001 with Ben Klock and Tommy Four Seven. VOID returns for a full day of techno with our residents and guests.
What is VOID about? Influenced by the sounds of Berlin, VOID is a showcase for local London artists. The music policy is techno only & our DJ's are allowed to play without restraint or inhibitions. 

LINEUP
Kontrol Room (BCR, VOID)
Jay Clarke (VOID)
Billy Allen (Candela Rising, VOID)
Dax J (EartoGround Records)
DLSL (Belly of The Beast)
Randolph B2B Simon Brandreth (VOID)
Maker + Meyer (VOID)


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Narrow - kontrolroom@kai-zen.co.uk

Phenyl [BCR]

We've decided to start the new year by giving away two edits we made, that featured in a few of out sets over the past couple of years that always went down well. 
We hope you have a fantastic 2016.

DIM - Airbus Baby (Kontrol Room Edit)

Phil Kieran - Skyhook 1 (Kontrol Room Edit)

Hexyl [BCR]

First track from Chris Page & Dave Johnys since forming as Kontrol Room. 

Sedimental - kontrolroom@kai-zen.co.uk

Kontrol Room is a DJ/production duo, comprising of Chris Page and Dave Johnys. After playing back-to-back Traktor sets at London’s Kai-Zen parties, they found themselves wanting to enhance the scope of their performances beyond alternately mixing tunes for the whole set. They took inspiration from Chris Liebing & Speedy J’s Collabs outfit to devise an advanced live setup for subsequent performances.  They now command 2 mixers, 2 laptops, various midi controllers and a synth during their sets. The sheer scale of their setup has had London talking and eventually dubbing the pair “Kontrol Room”.  The name stuck, and the pair continue to collaborate.

Chris’ ever-increasing dexterity as a producer, along with his avid love of technology, have led him to the fully digital DJing methods he now champions, which are a far cry from his beginnings as a DJ back in 2003. On the controversy that frequently surrounds the subject of digital DJings, Chris says: “I think too much emphasis is placed upon the skill of beat-matching. I personally feel, that that skill counts for about 10% of being an good DJ. You might be able to string together 10 tracks, solidly, but they completely fail to ignite a dance floor. What use is that? With technology thats able to free up so much time, your able to concentrate on picking the right tune, set direction, creative flair, and crowd connection”. His dark, rhythmic techno often draws upon the sounds he hears in everyday life, making heavy use of field recordings. Chris has releases on Affin, BCR, Gynoid, and Shapeless.

On shaping his production style, Dave attributes his influences from his earlier interests in hard house, house & tech house.  His debut release, Remedy EP, came in July 2011 on Resopal Schallware, followed later that year by a release on Progrezo Records. “Playing the way we do as Kontrol Room gives us the opportunity to experiment a lot with tracks, loops and samples. We’ve essentially got 10 decks each to play with which gives us enormous potential to do something different”.

Kontrol Room joint productions were the inevitable next step after Chris and Dave formed their DJ partnership. Their combined production approach takes considerable influence from the way they conduct their live sets, as well from the music they include from other artists. So far, Kontrol Room have released on Backwater Community Recordings and there’s great promise of more to come, as they continue to experiment with their latest production ideas, even during their performances.

KR

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