Lo-Fi Techno

2 years on from his debut album we welcome Agzilla to the Metalheadz podcast series with a colossal 4 hour mix of breakbeats celebrating his prominent tastes, influences and current favourites.

As a veteran DJ and pioneer of the underground sound in Iceland, Agzilla has remained connected to Metalheadz since his first meeting with Goldie way back in 1991. That relationship and affinity with the label led to the release of the aforementioned debut album in 2019. Entitled 'Cats Can Hear Ultrasound', the 13 track LP covers a diverse range of BPMs and styles, blurring the lines between the rough and the smooth and emerging as an authentic body of music for the years to come.

Cats Can Hear Ultrasound (Sampler): https://metalheadz.lnk.to/CCHUs
Cats Can Hear Ultrasound (Album): https://metalheadz.lnk.to/CCHU

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Metalheadz Podcast 71 - Agzilla

@kiernan-laveaux

Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself?

Hey! Thanks for these thoughtful questions
My pronouns are She/Her or They/Them
I currently reside in Pittsburgh, PA
I eat strawberries whole :)

How did you get your DJ name? 

So one night when I was 18, I was at a Los Crudos show at the venue that a lot of friends and I would later throw parties at in Cleveland (shout out to Martin and any Limp Wrist fans reading this too!). The venue is next door to a terrible gay bar, I went there randomly (weird for me because gay bars are hell on earth 99% of the time) and ended up meeting a group of queens who said they were from the House of Laveaux and that I was their daughter now. They said I needed a name, and the name they chose for me was Kiernan Laveaux. I never saw them again after that night, but a few months later I began to go by the name when I started DJing. It’s become a part of my being in a way I couldn’t have imagined, and also a way of expressing my inner voice in hopes that it reaches the inner voices of others too - and maybe we all start to sing together.  

Who/what currently inspires your music-wise that has nothing to do with music?

Everything is musical & leads back to music for me no matter what, but recently leaning into the fact that I’m the oldest of a handful of young people on the paternal side of my family has been a really inspiring perspective shift of life. The potential of being a supportive & loving older person in the lives of younger people fills me with an infinite amount of joy.

I’ve been discovering more about Jewish heritage of mine that’s been attempted to be erased (as it goes), and in turn learning/reading more about Kabbalisitic thought & ways of being - engaging in magic in my own ways has been expanding my perspective on music/DJing the past several years. 

I’m far from any kind of expert on kabbalah, but the way energy flow & manifestation is written about and practiced within it has been validating to read, in music but as well as the way it feeds back into life. Even just the ability of the word “kabbalah” to translate to “reception”, “tradition”, or “correspondence” <3

Dream line-up?

System of a Down, Nissenenmondai, Cities Aviv, Devo, Mwandishi, The Body, Madam Data, Model Home, Obnox, Neon Phusion, African Head Charge, Cindytalk, Maurice Fulton, Via App, Cyrnai, Rakta, Plack Blague + all the homies DJing for a week straight

What was your best moment on the dance floor?

I’m thankful a lot of meaningful ones come to mind when I think of this - 
the one I always jump to with this question is the first time I saw Titonton Duvante & Bill Converse dj in May 2016, somewhere in Ohio. Both are definitely some of the first people who helped me see how unique & personal you can really be with DJing, Bill’s set that night especially helped show me how deep you can traverse the wormhole. It was just like this completely enveloping & beautiful psychedelic phenomena for me. I don’t remember a lot of the music, but I’ll never forget how it made me feel. Eternally grateful to have any of these experiences in life to help me smile and still feel coursing through my DJing to this day.

Do you have any upcoming releases/gigs?

Lots of ideas swirling in my mind to manifest for the future, but as of right now…

I’m playing in NYC Friday Sept 24 at Nowadays with 
Azu Tiwaline & DJ Voices :)

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

A complete & utter overhaul of the ways we create space, express ourselves, and love one another.

Check out the A/V set to Kiernan Laveaux's 363˚ mix here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFVqE6tdn8&ab_channel=KiernanLaveaux

For extended Q&A + OG pi pi pi game please visit the website ------> pipipi.life <--------

Kiernan Laveaux - 363˚

@Eusebeia returning to light up Croatia again for Membrain Festival2022. This versatile producer has released on @dead-mans-chest, @modernconveniences and Repertoire Sound, with a forthcoming EP for @samuraimusicgroup sees him representing the label in celebrating it's 15th year at @membrainfestival. Crowd favourite and a humble talent, we're counting the days for his return!

While we are waiting check out the sounds of mighty Eusebeia!

Check more of his releases:
https://eusebeia.bandcamp.com/

Eusebeia - Membrain Festival 2022 - Promo Mix

POSSESS ME

KILL ALL PREDATORS FT ZAND

Barakka / Sun

https://blkvsn.bandcamp.com/album/nachtmusik

Nachtmensch

Fuckin spooky techno tune from latest Body boys top EP on Opal Tapes. Support the artist and buy the vinyl.

Body Boys - Peter

it didn't

Dynamic DJ/producer duo Ghost in the Machine serves up the first release on this new sub-label. All four tracks on their introductory Eternal Flaming EP harken back to the good old days of dark, dirty, pounding, stroboscopic abandoned warehouse acid. Modern production sorcery has made it possible to deliver this sound to you as you've never experienced it before. Highly recommended if you like hard acid or dancing!

Eternal Flaming EP

Reverse Cowbell

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXDEfiw7Lsg

Free DL

http://mayhem.pcmusic.info/

mayhem.pcmusic.info

U.R.S.U.L.A. ∞ MYTHOMALIA MIX

Pre-order digital here:
https://noisemanifesto.bandcamp.com/

We are over the moon to announce Noise Manifesto’s first remix packages Edge of Everything REMIXES I and Edge of Everything REMIXES II.  We’ve got 8 amazing and talented producers that have agreed to reinterpret their chosen track from Paula Temple’s latest album. 

Starting off REMIXES I is SNTS’ dark and thundering interpretation of Open the Other Eye.  The pace is strong and relentless over the atmospheric background of the original track.  The second remix is by Zamilska who picked Cages for its “extraordinary power”.  She describes it as “awakening fear, sadness, and anxiety, but also excitement” which propelled her to produce this epic piece showing a more ambient side of power.  The first remix package concludes with SØS Gunver Ryberg’s modulated acid lines and incorporated strong machine drum patterns with the atmosphere of the track Berlin overlayed.  

REMIXES II begins with two interpretations of Paula’s techno anthem Joshua & Goliath.  Paul Mørk & Eastel transformed the slow version of the track into an epic cinematic techno piece, interweaving Eastel’s vocals.  In contrast, Ghost in the Machine pumps up the techno version of Joshua & Goliath, taking influence from hardcore while keeping the bpm at 135, and gracing us with a breath-taking breakdown.  Hemka remixed Raging Earth to be punchy, dark, and psychedelic.  The track constantly evolves with increasing pressure and a variety of sounds and notes which generates a vibe of anxiety and surprise. Slam completes the remix journey with a guaranteed club hit, with their signature filtered synth lines and 909 clap rhythms.  

Edge of Everything REMIXES I will be released digitally on September 27th and REMIXES II on October 11th.  You can pre-order it now from https://noisemanifesto.bandcamp.com/

REMIXES 1 - NM010 (Release Date September 27):

Open the Other Eye - SNTS Remix @sntsrecords
Cages - ZAMILSKA Remix @zamilska
Berlin - SØS Gunver Ryberg Remix @soesgunverryberg

REMIXES II - NM011 (Release Date: October 11):

Joshua & Goliath - Paul Mørk & Eastel Remix @paulmork @eastel
Joshua & Goliath - Ghost in the Machine Remix @gitm303
Raging Earth - Hemka Remix @hemka
Cages - Slam Remix @paragraph

@noise-manifesto-records

Paula Temple - Edge of Everything REMIXES Preview

Untitled Ambient Techno Track

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HEAV3N SUSPENDED

SOPHIE — HEAV3N SUSPENDED

Cover of my favorite Aphex Twin song using mostly my Moog Grandmother.

Aphex Twin- Avril 14th ($l0w3d & $yn7h3d Cover)

Mainly Drum and Bass. Follow me on bandcamp https://monolithu.bandcamp.com!

@nuventurerecords
@thenetroomproject

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