The 602nd episode of @DarkScienceElectro published 3/12/2021

Koova - DLD
Aertel - Japanese Telemetrics
DVS NME -  Strike Wave
Das Muster - Luisa
0=3 - Galaxies
MSRG - Operator 86
Rutherford - Battle
Fleck ESC - Social Life
Nullptr - Zones
R21 - Number World
Cygnus - Tau Ceti
Cosmox - Electrostress
Ashtar Lavanda - Unsolved Mysteries
Binary Digit - Full Bucket Experiment
Deemphasis & DVS NME - The March
Voice Stealer - Motorola

www.darkscienceelectro.com

Dark Science Electro

Dark Science Electro - Episode 602 - 3/12/2021

mix from Moscow based dj and producer Maria Veretennikova aka @Cpslmsk

CPSL for Melody P.M. Radio Show

Mechatronicast returns in cold, gloomy character, with the third mix solidly put together by Elena Sizova.

The Belarus based producer and DJ debuted on WéMè Records earlier this year with a stunning, conceptual six-track mini album, built in collaboration with Gerald Donald’s Heinrich Mueller.

This mix continues in similar vein of their Der Zyklus record and Elena’s set at Mechatronica in Berlin this summer, generating a bleak, minimal and energetic atmosphere through electro, experimental, techno and ambient music.

Elena is currently working on a new EP and will be playing next in Croatia this November - follow @lectra to stay updated.

Archive:
https://soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/mechatronicast-2-photonz
https://soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/mechatronicast-1-privacy

Mechatronicast #3: Elena Sizova

#109 / KAN3DA

2019 has been good to us. We want to slowly say goodbye with something special.

Sonic wizards Mr TC and Lo Kindre have prepared a slow-burning, mystical exploration of the fringes of music by the means of a compelling selection. After collaborating for a long time and with a joint release in Heap’s Neubau, this year their last common project, the label Phase Group Records, saw the light with their murky analog EP, that’s now a must in every bag of records.

They are back to their sorcery once again. Give in to their black magic.

@mrtcmusic
@lokindre
@phasegroup

Tracklist:

Pessimist - Lithosphere
Black Seed - Meta II
Tolouse Low Trax - Vineland
Techno Animal - Hypertension 
Muslimgauze - Kahn Younis (Shaheed Mix)
Mars 89 - Shaman's House 
Wetware - Fuck Them All
Black Merlin - Tanksport
Privacy - Query D
Asmus Tietchens - Rauschlinge
Jean Luc - Inspiration
Ayaz - Cangüdən
Acyniegas - El Perro Mueco Andaluz
Konstruktivists - The Waiting Room
Scorn - Falling
Dub Mongrel - Varmints
Deena Abdelwahed - Ken Skett..
Karamika - Ton 2.6

Deviant 016 - MR TC & Lo Kindre

Feelaz is one of the anchors in Poland for electro and other forms of challenging electronic music, with his dj sets and his events, which have been going for decades now. He has also been a friend and supporter of Killekill for many years, so we are happy to finally present him and his sound via our channels. Enjoy his fine musical selection and splendid mixing skills. 
Feelaz also plays for our Killekill Megablank on 28th of December, 2019 alongside Gesloten Cirkel and Legowelt.

KILLEKILL PODCAST #56: FEELAZ

Here's a free download of my set done for Intergalactic FM back in May of this year. 

If you'd like to watch it check here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV5JLA3pQTA

Gear used but not abused: Roland tr808, tr606, Korg Arp Odyssey, Jasper Wasp, Beatstep pro, Ibanez Ad202, Boss RV3 and Alesis 3630.

Live set for Intergalactic FM 2020

Francois Dillinger - cant wake up
Eedl - slumber
Poladroid - ghosts of kursk
Ivna Ji - glass bits
Kuldaboli - eg er bara ég 
DL/MS - cinnamon
Konsulat - lífsblómið (kuldaboli dauðablómið remix)
Bitstream - temporeal
LL321 - agoraphobia 
Stinkworx - northside aquapolis
Scorn - flap 
Poladroid - unreleased
Jauzas the Shining - unreleased
Lloyd Stellar - unreleased
Dr Floyd - gabin
AFX - .1993841
Polygon Window - untitled
Plastikman - plasticine
Francois Dillinger - dig yourself out
Poladroid - collapse cult

The Great Boogaloo Show - pt 4

So great to be back at Operator last weekend. Always good energy there. I'm doing the first half and @pimandproper on the second.

Bertram @ Operator Radio w/ Pim and Proper - 27-02-2021

For the first 2021 edition of the Hedchef show, we've got a quite a special one - joined by none another than top-tier legend, king of the scene, and the hardest-working guy in electro: DVS NME. If you're a fan of electro you should need no introduction to DVS NME - aside from running the Dark Science Electro platform, he's an esteemed producer and DJ in his own right, with releases on Solar One and collaborations with Datawave, amongst many others, and his D.S.E. mix series has now clocked up over 500 episodes. Hedchef himself will be taking you through an hour of wiggy electro, techno and a bit of leftfield stuff - unreleased tracks from himself, Dufraine, Riot Code, Porchcrawler, and Tom Jarmey's new alias Ocean Stirs.

@dvsnme

Hedchef tracklist:

Joseph Efi - This Is Lovely [self-release]
LPM - 3340 Summer [Hotseat Records]
Pluralist - See Me In The Club (Instrumental) [self-release] (played at +23% lol)
iLL BLU - Dumpa (Krypsis Refix) [Extra Spicy]
ReQuest - HoloSerum [Cunz Dimension]
Cranioid - Just Wanna [Hyde Park Hi-Fi]
Busy P - Still Busy (Maelstrom Remix) [Ed Banger]
MAC Address - A8-F0-A3-A1-2D-F2 (Bad Girls) [self-release]
Silicon Scally - Skoda Banger [Cultivated Electronics]
Dufraine - Spatial Awareness [forthcoming Ape-X]
DJ Take Control - Big kap [Nerdiboy]
Hits Only - Trion-4 [Is / Was]
Hedchef - Guillotine Clause [unreleased]
Manao - What U Gonna Do [No Service]
Porchcrawler - Solar Impulse [unreleased]
Ocean Stirs - Minesweeper ft. Litherland [forthcoming Holding Hands]
Luz1e - Dynamix [Source Material]
Riot Code - Uncivil Jungle [unreleased]
Bielefeld Murder Boys - Mein Bier Schemeckt Nach Benzin [Shubzin]
Icoste - Take Me To The End Of The Universe [self-release]

DVS NME tracklist:

Datenträger - Elektrosmog
Richard Easel - It Will Never Be The Same
Model Citizens - Are Friends Electro?
Kuldaboli - Svaesin Blaeti
Krypton 81 - Dobbeltgaenger
Obergman - Coma Cluster
Vessel In Distress - Invader
Ashtar Lavanda - Gratiot Shake
Lab Rat XL - 6
Luke Eargoggle - Audio Warriors
Dopplereffect - Sterilization
Solar Chrome - Robotnik
Dark Vektor - Pulso Correcto
Machino - Eco
Bitstream - Monolith
The Exaltics - No Return

Threads Radio - Hedchef w/ DVS NME 2/3/21

🔥 ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ: ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛꜱ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴍᴀʙʟᴇ 🔥

For our sixth installment of Circlecast, Berlin-based @isolatedmaterial hits us with this absolute slammer of a mix. Overflowing with phat breaks and heavy electro artillery, it's a fast-paced rocket-fueled journey from start to finish. 

Peep some wise words from the man in our mini-interview below!

[This mix falls under 𝕽𝖎𝖋𝖙, our sub-series focused on the heavier/darker tones of electronic music]

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦(𝐬) 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?

Besides music I'm mostly into visual arts like photography, collages or generative art.

One artist that I really like is the experimental filmmaker Pedro Maia, who really pushes the boundaries of medium, particularly in his use of analog film.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜?

Lately I've been really enjoying Sway EP by YSI.  It's a 4 tracker that spans across multiple moods and genres (ambient, indie rock, EBM...) but still feels very coherent as a whole. The production work on it is amazing, I especially love the processing on the different guitar parts in the title track. 

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬?

Generally when it comes to production, I try to make a point of not overthinking every step I take in order to avoid over-producing something, although this is something I still struggle with a bit.

I take a slighly different approach when it comes to DJing however, where I really try to "narrate a story" for the listener. When building a tracklist, I try to make sure the set has various sections with different moods, genres or BPMs which I then assemble together in a way that hopefully doesn't feel too contrived.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐉 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 (𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩), 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

I like to be able to play both digital and vinyl in a set, so I guess having 2 CDJs as well as 2 turntables would be ideal (or just 2 turntables with time-coded vinyls, which is what I have at home). Mixer wise, I prefer to keep it fairly straight forward - a 2-channel mixer with EQ and filter is definitely enough for me.

I think it's important to be able to make the most of what I have available, and I find that a simple setup like this really forces me to get creative. That being said, I'd love to experiment in the future with more with effects and maybe 3 deck mixing.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?

Hard to say given all the amazing stuff I discovered during the lockdown, but I would have to go with Never Crash by Maelstrom.

CIRCLECAST 006 ≁ Isolated Material

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Mechatronica is a record label, promoter and music collective driven by passion for the connection between humans, mechanics and electronics. We release music, play music and hold club night residencies at OXI and Sameheads in Berlin since 2012.

We are:
@mejle  @daribone  @milanhermess @electrodon