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Blackploid is the alias of German producer/DJ @martin-matiske - In 1997, at the age of 10, Martin began mixing records and recording daily new mix tapes. Soon after, he met DJ Hell, who was astonished from the beginning with Martin's interest in electronic music, records and mix tapes and invited him to interviews as well as DJ gigs, allowed Martin to secure his first DJ set in 1999. Shortly thereafter, at the turn of the millennium, Martin began producing music. Since then he has released music on Deejay Gigolo Records, Frustrated Funk, Stilleben, Vivod, Moustache Records, CPU, and more. His exclusive vinyl mix for Dark Science Electro balances a love of the old and an appreciation of the new. 

Kraftwerk - Die Stimme der Energie
Martin Matiske - Moments
Human Rebellion – Light and Shadow
Chester Louis III - It Drives Me Wild
Cybotron - R-9
Aux88 - Time Space
Dynamik Bass System - Arabian Dreams
Franck Kartell - Electro Music (Live Mix)
Anthony Rother– Nummern/Computerwelt 2
Transparent Sound - Slang City
Fastgraph - ../../
D.I.E. - Out With Tha Old
Dynamix II - Techno Bass
Sem - Hybrid
Midi Mechanixx Featuring The Wizard - Technopump (Pump Beats)
Lizard - Electro Experimentz
Blackploid - The Race
Blackploid - Magnetron
Blackploid - Star Patrol
Martin Matiske - Moments (Legowelt remix)

Additional resources:
www.martinmatiske.de
https://www.facebook.com/martinmatiskeofficial
https://www.instagram.com/martin_matiske
https://www.facebook.com/Blackploid/

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Blackploid

Dark Science Electro - Episode 788 - 10/18/2024 - Blackploid guest mix

In recent years, Blackploid has come to be one of Central Processing Unit’s signature artists. The German producer has averaged more than a record a year for the Sheffield imprint since he first landed on CPU in 2021. This prolific run continues with Cosmic Drama, Blackploid’s second LP for the label. The album takes the baton from its predecessor Enter Universe in style, delivering twelve tracks of top-quality machine-funk that draw down from electro’s classic artists while also imbuing proceedings with a playfulness that very much gives things a signature Blackploid-ish flavour.

Cosmic Drama sets its stall out from the off. The opening run of ‘Alien’, ‘World Construction’ and ‘Virtual State’ all deliver piston-snapping beats which anchor pleasing melanges of B-movie synth lines. Alongside this, Blackploid adds little flourishes which add buoyancy to each joint - a syncopated bassline reminiscent of I-f’s late-90s classic ‘Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass’, crackling robo-voiced commands, skittering synth chords which wash across the mix and so on. It’s the work of someone completely at ease with their craft, comfortable enough to take risks without upsetting the apple cart of their sound’s core appeal.

Blackploid’s idiosyncratic approach to synth work is something which distinguishes Cosmic Drama from the pack. Electro has long been a genre which prides itself on innovation on the keys, but few producers are willing to push their sonics as far as Blackploid does - take the seasick churn of pads and processors on ‘Multiverse’, for instance, or the way John Carpenter-esque single-note lines dovetail with gurgling synthetic pulses and eerie, spacious chords on ‘The Lab’, a highlight of Cosmic Drama’s midsection.

Cosmic Drama skips along at club tempo throughout - every one of these joints will get bodies moving in dark rooms across the galaxy. However, even when tracks maintain their single-minded pursuit of machine-funk perfection, they never forget to deliver on the hooks. Blackploid has lead lines (and counter-melodies) to burn here, and each track knots them together in ever-more intriguing ways as they plough onwards. Drexciyan heads will be thrilled by the sci-fi delights of ‘Species’, for instance, while Blackploid brings melodies as cold as they are catchy on the aptly-named ‘Polar Dunes’. By the time Cosmic Drama hits upon the vroom-vrooming bassline line of closer ‘Contact’, you’re fully enthralled to the album’s combination of broken-beat heft and synthetic melodiousness.

RIYL: Drexciya, I-f, Cygnus, AFX

Cosmic Drama

Blackploid - Cosmic Drama

Here’s another DSSmix just in time before summer festival season kicks off!
We’re dropping this incredible new mix by the one and only Baldo: DJ, producer, and head of Subwax Distribution.  

Based in Barcelona, Baldo has built a stellar reputation in the electronic music scene, releasing tracks on prestigious labels like Permanent Vacation and his own imprint, Physical Education.  

And beyond the studio, he’s the mastermind behind Subwax Distribution, a globally renowned distributor working with labels like Limousine Dream, Slow Life, Father & Sons... and more.

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1. How and where was the mix recorded?
The mix was recorded at my home studio at night, which is when I find the right atmosphere for this kind of work. It allows me to really focus on selecting the tracks and letting the energy flow naturally.

2. Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?
It represents what I would typically play at a gig or festival - music made for the dancefloor. As always, I’ve included some unreleased Subwax distro material, so people can get a taste of what we’ve got coming next.


3. What are you up to next? Projects, ideas…
Working hard with Subwax as always. I’m also looking forward to some summer gigs, and it’s time to get back in the studio to work on new tunes. The goal is to put out a couple of records before the year ends. It’s that balance between running Subwax, playing out, and staying creative in the studio that keeps things exciting for me.


4. Lastly, for you what is Dance, Shake, Swing!?
That’s exactly what I do when I play in the clubs. Sometimes it’s visible, sometimes I’m just vibing internally and nobody can really tell, but it’s always happening! haha!

Socials: @baldo
https://www.instagram.com/baldo_bld

DSSmix #21 - Baldo (Subwax)

We have been asked to do it again, and so we did! 
We are still extremely excited and blessed every other year to be able to call the main floor of the NoG our home zone. 
Full of gratitude, we bow down to the best festival crew of all, and the most loyal audience one could wish for.
It's been an honour, and a blast. 

Photo credit to the best festival photographer around: Ringo Stephan

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Phyxion LAB
Selection II - 2025 ©️

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31.10.2025

JOTON - Phyxion LAB Selection II

Tracklist: 
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Carmelo Ponente _ Unreleased
Carmello Ponente_ Unreleased
Linear System & Yrsen _ xx25a1a_ Molecular
Esilum_ Tasocin _ Mindtrip
Translate_ Timelapse_ Edit Select
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
luca Maniaci _ Synchronism_ edit select
Translate _ Lifeform _ Edit Select
Not Charlie_ Habla con mi voz_ Legend
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Linear System & Yrsen_ xx25b2_ Molecular
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased
Mal Hombre _ Unreleased

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"Pure Italo Disco” is the new program on Goody Music Radio dedicated to the italo disco genre.

Every day a mix by an artist from the music scene.

Our guest today is Martin Matiske!

linktr.ee/GoodyMusicRadio



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