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Having just released a brilliant new album called ‘Sailing Off The Grid’, synthesizer wizard Petar Dundov is back stronger than ever. Having mastered the art of the arp and the droning, slow-burning madness he’s so well known for, Petar is slowly becoming a legend of his own. Being asked to fill a prime time spot at this year’s edition of the unique Labyrinth festival in Japan, which is a pretty big deal when you know the organization’s arduous programming philosophy, confirmed his status once more. 

We witnessed the Croatian artist’s amazing gig at Studio 80, Amsterdam earlier this year and just had to ask him to contribute to the SEKOIA Podcast series. And so he did. With his philosophical take on music, taking not only the musical structures but the idea behind his music to other dimensions besides time and space, our expectations were high to say the least. Petar has delivered an intense podcast. An uptempo journey through crooked stabs, quirky arps, melancholical strings and hypnotic rhythm. You can feel his passion flowing through the very soundwaves of this recording. 

You often hear artists speak about taking their audiences on a journey with their track selection. Petar Dundov is one of the few actually able to achieve this kind of musical involvement. He’ll be playing Studio 80 again on the Thursday of this year’s ADE, go and see him. -FJ

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SEKOIA Podcast #015 - Petar Dundov

Here's the joint live set that we did for the T room Sessions in Prince Charles back in August. No rehearsal. Something we will try again for sure! (but with rehearsal)

Aril Brikha & Chymera - T Room Sessions

January 2014

The brains behind ever relevant and forward thinking label Prime Numbers, that has been host to artists such as Linkwood, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Fudge Fingas and Move D, his 2013 LP 'Treat Me Right' saw the Mancunian venture into a heavier, more club focussed territory to notable critical acclaim around the globe.

Recorded while on holiday in Australia, we truly thank Trus'me for taking the time and putting this together ahead of his Australia shows. We are extremely excited to host him at our next event happening on January 17th.

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Trus'me - Charades Podcast 003 -  (Down Under Mix)

Nina Kraviz  at New Years Day 01-01-2014

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Nina Kraviz at Awakenings New Years Day 01-01-2014

Bolier Room w/ Bok Bok b2b L-vis 1990, Hysterics, Deamonds, Neana. 

[Broadcasted on 29th January 2014] 

Tracklist & Video at Boilerroom.tv 

Neana Boiler Room mix

Boiler Room x Dekmantel 7th Anniversary w/ Untold (LIVE A/V), 2562 / A made up sound, Aybee (LIVE), Mark Du Mosch, Thomas Martojo, Magic Mountain High.

Broadcasted on 1st March 2014.

Tracklist and video at http://boilerroom.tv

Magic Mountain High LIVE at Boiler Room x Dekmantel

Recorded by BE-AT.TV, watch the full set here:http://www.be-at.tv/brands/maimarkthall/time-warp-mannheim-2014-floor-4/tale-of-us

Tale Of Us @ Time Warp 2014

Skatebård At Club Lipstick, Oslo, Part 1

Skatebård At Club Lipstick, Oslo, Part 2

Read the interview http://change-underground.com/petar-dundov-need-rethink-started

What is techno? Scientists and philosophers have long since pondered the concept of its musical definition since it burst out of Detroit in the mid-‘80s. Is it that notion of the “ghost in the machine”, of soul from electronics that its inventors elicited? Or is it more the repetitive throb and thump of 4/4 beats and slow-burning momentum that the Berghain generation are proponents of? Croatian producer Petar Dundov’s stunning music manages to marry both ideals in the most explosive of fashions.

To Dundov, “techno is music that precedes movement. It is dance music, solid enough to carry emotions through the dance floor and abstract enough to be a template for ever”. And indeed his breathtaking productions embody this ethos, serving the inherent function of making your body pulse spontaneously while also challenging your brain with its complex melodies and slow-burning, hypnotic progressions. It’s the antidote for anyone who thinks that techno is about senseless, dull looping.

Although maybe the word “techno” doesn’t give enough detail about his style, it’s probably the nearest ballpark to whose principles his music adheres – and he is keen to expand the horizons of what people know and expect of the genre. But it’s that sense of his tracks being alive, forever evolving and expanding and increasing in intensity, which gives his music its unique sound and has seen his work crossover into a myriad of different areas of the global electronic music scene. The last two years have seen his mind-bending single Oasis (played by everyone from Dubfire to Sasha to Ben Klock to Prins Thomas to Timo Maas) take the scene by storm with its intricate, ever-changing melodies, John Digweed snap him up for an epic rework of Alan Fitzpatrick’s Reflections, and Gregor Tresher squeeze a deep, mesmerising remix of his track The Life Wire out of him.

His music shows you that he’s a producer with more than churning out mindless, functional and dispensable drivel on his mind. There’s a philosophy entrenched in his productions that breathes the very spirit of life and dynamism into them: “My ultimate goal as a producer and musician is to bridge the world of inspiration and physical world to the extent where the listener wouldn't be able to distinguish between the two. Music has this unique property to communicate deep emotions that are inherently in all of us. We just forgot how to use them, and my search is an attempt to revive those emotions where we all resonate as one.”

Born in Zagreb in the early ‘70s, his career in dance music stretches back the best part of 20 years, but it’s only in the new millennium that he’s been using his own name for his productions. Over the years he’s graced many of the world’s most prestigious and best-loved techno institutions – including mega-festivals I Love Techno, EXIT, Awakenings and Wire, and cutting-edge clubs like Berghain, Matter (RIP), Womb, Air, Fuse and Space. He counts a longstanding relationship with Belgium’s legendary Music Man label amongst his achievements, an imprint that has also played host to releases by everyone from Jeff Mills (for whose label Tomorrow he created the Sculptures mini-LP) to Green Velvet to Robert Hood, and after completing his acclaimed debut album Escapements in 2008, he’s got the follow-up in the works (for completion by the end 2010).

Petar Dundov makes intelligent electronic music that breaks boundaries, moves feet and twists minds. He is without a doubt one of the most inspiring, original and daring producers in electronica, and with the likes of Sven Väth, Francois K, Laurent Garnier, Adam Beyer, Josh Wink, Guy J, Glimpse, Hernan Cattaneo, Brendan Moeller, and Danny Tenaglia amongst his fans, it would be hard to disagree.

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/petardundov
https://www.facebook.com/dundov
https://dundov.bandpage.com/

Read the interview

Petar Dundov

Maceo Plex Live on the Space Terrace @ Enter Ibiza week 8

Maceo Plex Live @ Enter Week 08

As a special treat for http://www.dancingastronaut.com/ readers Trus'me has complied and mixed PN05 CD. Enjoy. 

PRIME NUMBERS 05 - COMPILATION - V/A
PNCD05 / CD 
Release date - Feb 14th 2013 
Pre-order now and we will send your order on or before the release date. 

Number 3 in our CD compilation series. An exciting, must-have collection of tunes specially selected to represent what the Prime Numbers sound is all about.

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PN05CD MIXED

Boiler Room x Jackathon w/ Heidi, Cassy, Huxley, Matt Tolfrey & Rob Amboule.

[Broadcasted on 6th June 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Heidi 55 min Boiler Room mix

Cassy 40 min Boiler Room mix

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Interview with Legowelt:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/093-legowelt/

Tracklist:

Redshape - Bulphead
Cliff Lothar White Savage - Running Out of Time
El Barrio - Across 110th
Aron Fit Siegel - Tonite
Terence Dixon - Halftime
BMX - pfx
Houz Mon - Fear of the World
Basic Channel - Q.1.1 II
Two Of A Kind - Kinda Large
Jackmaster Hater - Drum Track
Osunlade - Envision
Kerri Chandler - I Found U
Slave 2 Knowledge
Alien Abduction
PuppetMaster
Anette Party - Morena
SilverMane - Reality
Gesloten Cirkel - Yamagic
Xosar - Nitedreams
Terrence Dixon - Computer Rights

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