Fantastic mix! This song is absolutely epic; one of my favorites of recent years!!

Solid Steel - forever 🙏🏼 cheers for this truly awesome mix, when Lost In A Moment drops in...🔥🙌🏼🕶

Solid mix! People are sleeping on this....

As the pandemic restrictions are set to ease soon in the UK and we finally had some hot weather, I was getting nostalgic for the feeling of playing outdoors at festivals and excited about the prospect of being able to do it again soon. My manager Jonny and I decided to set up an impromptu festival stage in the courtyard here at the studio in Brighton, so I could play some tunes and create a virtual festival experience for you!

Watch the video version with projected visuals here: https://youtu.be/fNF2bE-Ksbs

Tracklist: 

Twenty Seven Inches Of Mercury - Guy Andrews
Delta Waves - Intergalactic Quartet
God Knows We Tried - Hugo Massien
Never The Right Time - Andy Stott, Alison Skidmore
Void - Fearful & Mtwn
Puls - Modeselektor
Siren Call - Alex Banks
Crystal Grid (Ryan Davis Remix) - Robot Koch
Hold On - NonSquare
Black Rose - Architectural
Darlinnn - Daniel Avery
Three Stages - Musin
Vaults - Bronson
Immerse - Alex Banks
Divided Love - Somne
Golden Teacher - Alex Medina
Siena (ft. Clara La San) - Bicep
Das Programm - FJAAK
Resurgence - Alex Banks
Hope Detuned - True Peak Limit
Lithium - Mark Henning
Start of Something New - Raven Bush
Awake - Alex Banks
Vengeance Pt.1 (Reeko Remix) - Christian Wunsch
Be Yours - Greymatter, Christian J
Headphones Kid - Varsity Star
Maik the Chicken - Modeselektor
Falling Down (Nicolas Bougaieff Getting Up Remix)
Mothra - Leon Vynehall
Check Yourself - Paul Kalkbrenner
Senxenxo - Nathan Fake
Echoes - JSSL
Misjudgement Day - Imogen & Best Pest
Endless Hours - Daniel Avery
Kambo - JakoJako
An Exhale - Leon Vynehall
Epilogue - Echaskech
Movement ft. Paul St Hilaire - Modeselektor
Head Above The Parakeets - HAAi
Chemz - Burial
Final Act & Denouncement - Ivy’s Hand
Resist - Response and Pliskin
Ultra (Yung Sherman Remix) - Evian Christ

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Alex Banks - DJ Mix - Recorded Live at Metway Studios - 31.5.2021

TRACKLIST -- https://www.dummymag.com/mix/dummy-mix-637-alex-banks/

Brighton-based DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Banks is one of electronic music’s most forward-thinking underground stars. Once a devoted metal-head during his teenage years, Banks’ life changed when he attended his very first rave and had his eyes (and ears) opened to the world of dance music. Since then, the DJ has spent the last 10 years honing his craft, pushing back against the more sterile elements of the dance scene with his perfectly-imperfect productions. With his new album ‘Projections’ due to come out in August on Max Cooper’s Mesh imprint, Banks has put together an exclusive mix for Dummy.

“For this mix I’ve put together some of my favourite electronica, techno and breaks tracks from recent releases,” Alex says. “Alongside my latest singles ‘Recall Mindset’ and ‘Into the Realm’, it features new works from Max Cooper, Daniel Avery and Moderat. Starting off ambient and abstract, over the hour it builds in tempo and energy whilst keeping a foot in the atmospheric and epic. Perfect for putting on at the afters or for headphones listening on a long journey.”

Dummy Mix 637 | Alex Banks

A curated series where we commission artists to make an hour long mix of whatever inspires them to experiment, produce, and what they listen to.

Halina Rice is an electronic music producer and AV artist renowned for her vivid and eclectic style ranging from evocative and avant-garde soundscapes to beat-driven tracks. Working at the intersection of art, music and technology - her self-released "New World" project blends electronic music with impactful mixed reality visuals and 360 sound to create other-wordly immersive experiences. 


"I am really inspired by artists who are both adventurous and emotive with sound and this mix reflects that - from the percussive and abstract synth stabs of SPIME.IM, the moving and sometimes unsettling work of Noemi Buchi, Hiro Kone's distinctive modular synth approach and the sound design palette of Feldermelder. I think my favourite track is the collaboration of Fennesz and David Sylvian - the rich vocals juxtaposed with distorted soundscaping and unusual warped delays. Props also to SINK, the last track Distress Flare is from his debut EP on which he pushes the boundaries to unite vocals with unique sound." - Halina Rice 

Words about artwork:
“My godson gave this photo to me when he was quite young and explained he had taken it from a train window. There’s something unearthly in the way the sun appears turquoise against an impressionistic dark background. It reminded me of stories by Ray Bradbury and his descriptions of life on other planets that seem simultaneously normal and strange.”

1. SPIME.IM - Exaland V (-OUS)
2. Niels Orens - Hidden Complexity (Niels Orens Music)
3. Feldermelder, Julian Sartorius - Friedhof (feat. Julian Sartorius) (-OUS)
4. Halina Rice - Sunken Suns (Halina Rice Records)
5. Mitski - Love Me More (Clark Remix) (Dead Oceans)
6. Alex Banks - A Way Out (MESH)
7. Hiro Kone, Speaker - Reciprocal capture (ft. Speaker Music) (Dais Records)
8. Noemi Buchi - Nothing is Artificial (-OUS)
9. Indian Wells - Four Walls (MESH)
10. Halina Rice – Terrain (Halina Rice Records)
11. Nathan Fake - Vectra (Irene Dresel Remix) (Cambria Instruments)
12. Sarah Neufeld - The Top (Rival Consoles Remix) (One Little Independent Records)
13. Kelly Lee Owens - Release (Smalltown Supersound)
14. KMRU &amp; Aho Ssan – Resurgence (Subtext)
15. Fennesz - Transit (feat. David Sylvian) (Touch)
16. Tegh &amp; Adel Poursamadi – Ijād (Injazero)
17. SINK - Distress Flare (SINK)

Artist Info:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halinarice_music/
Website: https://www.halinarice.com/

Artwork design:
Owen Summerscales

Mesh Mix Series 022: Halina Rice

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DJ & producer David Krasemann, better known as Dave DK has been making waves in the electronic music scene for a couple of years now. Since the early 90's he was fascinated by the upcoming techno movement, which eventually led to his own active initiation. 1995 was the starting point for the then 17 year old.

Together with a longtime friend, Dave produced his first tracks and was involved in the organization of underground techno and house partys, constantly trying to spread and push new electronic music.

Searching for new electronic sounds every day and having honed his skills as a producer in his chosen home Berlin, Dave released his first record on Müller Records in 1998. His DJ activities had been highly pushed since that time. In 1999 he became a resident DJ at Tresor/Globus club in Berlin, later on also at the legendary Panorama Bar. Beside his remix productions for Beroshima and Skiebäck he released records on raum...musik., Decore, Lifetime Music and Cadeaux.

As Dave is an open minded person who resents musical limits, he doesn’t want to be reduced to one style. His sound simply is the result of different styles that have influenced him throughout the years. "I have a passion for the wide range between house and techno as well as pop music and dancefloor stuff of the early 90's", says Dave.

Though he’s elegantly juggling a variety of electronic music to create his own style, in his tracks he often combines tragic melodies with kickin’ grooves that transform your body into a twisting stampede of electricity, with trademark swing and warm funk.

The year 2000 can be marked as the first highlight in his career: his debut album "Sensory Overload“had been released on Müller Records and there were musical excursions on Cologne’s Television label as well as on the Barcelona based Regular label. In 2005 Dave started to record for Moodmusic and also Playhouse (a collaboration with Holger “Smash TV” Zilske) which brings him even closer to his idea of electronic house tunes.

In November 2007 he gave birth to his second album „Lights and Colours“ on Moodmusic. Late 2010 saw the release of Dave’s first Mix CD on Moodmusic called RETAKE ONE. In 2013 Dave returns to Cologne releasing his first 12“ on Kompakt. In 2014 he got signed by DJ Koze for Pampa Records.

For Dave DK, music is a model of living in which he’s able to enhance his skills in order to realise his vision of modern electronic club and home entertainment – expect more fantastic music in the very near future.




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Honey Soundsystem's cover mix is straight tribute to Giorgio and Donna via the tracks their masterpiece inspired. Nu-disco champion Todd Terje and a number of Hi-NRG heaters all feature before the mix fittingly closes with Patrick Cowley's 'I Feel Love' megamix. As much a history lesson as a look to the future, Honey Soundsystem once again weave magic.

The Cover Mix: Honey Soundsystem

Recorded live at the Bleep × store in Dalston 11th January 2019.

https://link.bleep.com/Bleep-x-Nathan-Fake

Back in January for the @ninja-tune Bleep × takeover, @nthnfk delivered a killer mix full of bitcrushed braindance, enjoy.

For more info on our pop-up shop: www.bleep.com/x

Bleep × Ninja Tune - Nathan Fake - 11th January 2019

01-va - dj-kicks mixed by apparat

Monkeytown Podcast #007 w/ @alexbanksmusic

A good hour of hyper-spatial dance music, drifting across a range of styles and rhythmic patterns with valiant abandon. Like his productions this mix is an engaging listen, and when it really hits its stride it has the power to draw you so wholly into its hyperbole meltdown mode that everything around you becomes music and nothing else seems to matter anymore.

Revisit Alex Banks' MTR back-catalogue:  
http://bit.ly/AlexBanksMTRback-catalogue

Tracklist:
Alex Banks - Ignition Sequence
Plastikman - Psyk
Daniel Avery - Glitter (Jon Hopkins Remix)
HAAi - Growing Up With Muscle Cars
Midland - Outpost
Truncate - 1
John Tejada - Unstable Condition
Alex Banks - Chasms ft. Ásgeir (AB Lost in a Moment Mix)
Wax - 60006A
Shed - Lumber Fix 
Kristian Heikkila - Warrior
Skee Mask - Junt
Alex Banks - Revolutions (Jinjé Remix)
Roberto - Chord Recall (Peverlist Remix)
TML (US) - Human
Peverlist - Under Clearing Skies
Alex Banks - In the Silence
Rødhåd - Im Glanz des Mondes (Ø [Phase] Remix)
Ennio Collaci - Stereoscope
Deas - Friday Rain
Alex Banks - Nowhere Left
James Ruskin - Wisdom of Youth
Christian Piers - Expanse
Mario Zenker - Motion
Phon.o - Overtake Without Catching Up
Alex Banks - Falling Down
Modeselektor - I Am Your God ft. OVS
Fjaak - MARTIN featuring J.Manuel
MaxCooper ft. KathrinDeBoer - Impermanence

www.monkeytownrecords.com

Monkeytown Podcast #007 w/ Alex Banks

It's an honour & pleasure that we return to our Getting Deeper podcast series, after a few months break, to bring to you an absolutely exquisite & diverse 1 hour journey. Brighton-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound designer, and producer Alex Banks is our very special guest for our 130th podcast.  

Alex Banks
@alexbanksmusic
www.instagram.com/alexbanksmusic/
www.facebook.com/alexbanksmusic
https://alexbanksmusic.bandcamp.com/
www.alexbanksmusic.com/

Tephra EP - https://ffm.to/tephra
Official video - youtu.be/OCAo6Q4bMTk

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Also a supremely technically gifted sound technician, Alex creates music for film and television and could never be accused of lacking excitement. Amplifying his skills on every level, he retains the essence of emotional communication that makes his work so engaging.

“People really feel like they’ve got an emotional connection to it,” he says. “I feel like every track that I write has to resonate with me on an emotional level. If I’m not connecting with it and it’s not evoking some kind of feeling in me then why should I expect the listener to feel that too? As we’re all made of the same kind of stuff as it’s resonating with me then hopefully it’s going resonate with other people who are listening to it as well.”

On Nov.12th, Alex piloted a cataclysm of new abrasive sounds with his EP ‘Tephra’, released on Max Cooper’s Mesh imprint. 

The ideas emerged from two months in the rugged, black volcanic surroundings of the Canary Islands, Spain. Banks armed himself with a restricted set of equipment taken from his studio in Brighton and set about focusing on the core of his musical expression.

The 5 track EP draws an abrasive array of intertwined melodic structures - one that could only be formed by an adept sound designers’ skillset. The title track and single ‘Tephra’, is woundingly brash, jagged and skull reverberating, it paints a mental landscape appropriate to where the tracks were born, in the context of a melodic hook line.

Following on from his second studio album, Beneath the Surface which was released on Mesh in 2019. Banks’ reimagines a different story, one of which was sculpted by his time witnessing unearthly volcanic landscapes. The change in scenery he recalls brought a welcomed ‘change of mindset’ than the earlier intense period of locking himself away in his Brighton studio with intermittent bursts of time spent by the coast to foster creative thought. It brought a different intensity to Banks’ sound, one that impressively finds a line between home listening and club-focussed dance-floor bangers.

Max Cooper on 'Tephra'
“Any words I can provide to say how large this release is are a weak reflection of listening to the music. The first time I heard the tracks the energy was just oozing out of them into my torso, and that hook line in Tephra, it's something. It's so hard to make a melodic structure like that which is so simple and catchy while also being engaging after so many years of people trying to make simple and catchy hook lines. It's a fine art of big sound Alex is onto throughout, classic references, full human expression, no holding back, it's a beautiful thing to experience with a full frequency response system”.

TEPHRA EP

Getting Deeper Podcast #130 by Alex Banks

Further information: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-162-Max-Cooper

Mesh; the name brings to mind an underlying foundation, a wire frame for a crafted piece of art to ensure structural integrity. It’s an apt name for multimedia artist Max Cooper’s electronic imprint, where the MO is clattering rhythms and voluminous ambient vistas; sound as a vehicle for big ideas. Cooper’s exclusive Bleep mix celebrates the achievements of Mesh with a collection of works from their discography, featuring the ambient swells of Rob Clouth and some especially crisp breakbeat re-alignments from the likes of Reid Willis and Synkro. To top it off, there’s a couple of unreleased Cooper numbers you won’t hear anywhere else.

"Hi Bleep and listeners, many thanks for getting me involved on your awesome mix series. I've been really excited about the music we've been releasing on Mesh recently, so I decided to combine a lot of Mesh content with Laurel Halo's beautiful new remix of the Glassforms EP with Bruce Brubaker on Infine, and a couple of unreleased bits fresh from the studio which I've been playing around with in recent weeks and which probably won't be heard in their Bleep mix form anywhere else as they're still actively evolving pieces. It's a wander through some of the music which I've been using for escapism in recent times, rich with narrative and imagery if you can spare me some time with headphones on and eyes closed." - Max Cooper

Bleep Mix 

Bleep Mix #162 - Max Cooper

Tracklist: http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/24/fact-mix-388-jon-hopkins/

FACT mix 388 - Jon Hopkins (Jun '13)

Monkeytown Records is a record label based in Berlin. Founded by Modeselektor in 2009, it has been a vital international hub for various styles of electronic music on and off the dance floor since the beginning. Still, Monkeytown is not your average ever expanding label on the hunt for the next big thing. At its heart, a tightly knit crew of friends is operating, providing a snug little home base all our artists can rely on.

Monkeytown Podcast #007 w/ Alex Banks

Monkeytown Records

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