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Mysteries Of the Deep XXV - CHRIS SSG | SONIC LEVITATION

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Pure club tunes, live and direct from Brooklyn.

As recently as a couple of years ago, the non-New Yorkers among us could be forgiven for not knowing Anthony Parasole. These days, if you follow techno, you'd be remiss not to. Born, raised and residing in Brooklyn, Parasole came of age during the city's techno heyday, and his work as a DJ and underground party impresario in the '00s helped guide the scene through its rough patch. (See Real Scenes: New York, which features Parasole, for the full story.) With Levon Vincent, he put out a string of now-classic EPs through their Deconstruct label. But it's The Corner, April's label of the month and number eight overall in our label poll, that's put Parasole on the map internationally as a first-class selector and producer of tough techno. 

If you've slept on Parasole until now, then consider RA.395 a cold glass of water to the face. It's characteristically fierce, with a New York-centric twist or two.

What have you been up to recently?

Many things, actually. I've been busy prepping and trying to get out the next three Corner releases, which had a couple of production issues. Tom Dicicco's No Sympathy was released last week worldwide. It's a great record to close out 2013 to. I have also been on the road touring a bit, which has been nice—so many great shows I have had an opportunity to play. Recently I just moved in Brooklyn and finished building my studio and have been pretty busy writing new music for 2014. I have more solo projects coming as well as a couple of projects with Phil Moffa.

How and where was the mix recorded?

This mix was recorded at Output during off hours one late Monday night in October, to my Sony CD-R recorder. (I prefer recording mixes in one take to hard disk; this way there is no retreat, no surrender, haha.) I used a Xone:92, two Pioneer CDJs and two Technic 1200s with a grip of records and a couple of CDs. The intro was recorded using my iPhone at the 14 Street F train station. I recorded this street musician for about 25 minutes on the sneak. The way he played guitar just blew my mind, and I wanted to capture the moment. Then I completed the mix at Butcha Sound through the power of Pro Tools and Phil Moffa.

Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

I had many different ideas, but I scratched all of them because I didn't want to outsmart myself. I also have a few mixes online, some with ambient or different variations, so I decided to approach this mix like a pure DJ set in a club. I wanted that club feel and wanted to capture those moments that occur purely deep in the mix when it's not thought out methodically like a typical mix, and this is why I recorded it at Output. I wanted to play on a soundsytem full throttle to capture the thump, so I just hit record and played till the 80 minutes ran out.

You've been a fixture in New York's house and techno scene for ages, but you've started making inroads abroad over the last few years. Where are your favorite places to play?

One of my favorite gigs of the year was actually at home, when Danny Tenaglia asked me to play with him at Output. There really was a crazy buzz, and the room was packed by 11:30 PM, which in Brooklyn is really early. The crowd was super receptive to how and what I played, and I'm very grateful for that gig and to Danny for inviting me. Then abroad there is this great connection between Paris and NYC, and I've had so many great gigs in France, like recently at Concrete. It is just a magical venue and party put together by people who really care about the culture and music. 

I played a couple of smaller parties that blew me away. One was this little party in Tel Aviv called Resek, which had this crazy vibe in this little dark room. Another was this event called TRAXX UP! in Switzerland. The room just blew up and was electric. And of course Berlin treats me great. I am blessed to play Berghain as often as I do, and always to such a welcoming crowd! 

Your label's aesthetic identifies strongly with your hometown. Do you think The Corner could exist outside of New York?

After I started Deconstruct with Levon Vincent, the aesthetic was so minimal, and so I really wanted to capture the complete opposite of Deconstruct with The Corner. That's why I went with full-on art and full color labels. I came up through the streets and relate to it, so I wanted that feel and smell through the art. Maybe if I lived somewhere else—let's say Miami—it probably wouldn't be the same. The art would be bunch of hot, tanned Cuban girls in string bikinis and sunsets and the label would probably be named Ocean Drive, haha! I kid, but yeah, the point is I don't think the label's aesthetic would exist if I didn't grow up in Brooklyn, New York.

What are you up to next? 

I'm preparing for New Year's Eve at fabric and then New Year's Day at Melkweg in Amsterdam. For The Corner, in January we kick the year off with Pressure by Phil Moffa and myself. It will hit the shops as soon as the holidays are over, followed by Where Were You In '92 by X-Crashed (AKA Adam X), which are all produced now. I'm also sorting out the releases and schedule for 2014. So much great music to release, I really can't wait!


RA 395 Resident Advisor Mix By Anthony Parasole

Chris SSG (MNML SSGS)

Chris SSGはMNML SSGSの創設メンバーの１人で、ブログが完結してからも東京でMNML SSGSとしてパーティーオーガナイズをしている他、Sound Gardenというチルアウトパーティーのレジデントを務めています。アンビエント、ダウンビート、エクスペリメンタル、シンセミュージックなどのサウンドを軸に、斬新でパワフルな音楽をプッシュしながらMNML SSGSの美意識を貫いている。

Chris SSG is one of the founders of the MNML SSGS blog. In recent　years he has been organizing MNML SSGS parties in Tokyo, and is a resident at the Sound Garden chill out parties. As a DJ he focuses 
mainly on ambient, downbeat, experimental sounds and synth music. Chris continues to advance the distinctive MNML SSGS aesthetic by presenting unique, interesting and powerful music that he believes should be heard.

Track List
Robert Turman - "Flux 1" 
Alva Noto - "Xerrox Phaser Acat 1" 
Ben Frost - "A Crude Awakening" 
Bruce Gilbert - "Work For 'Do You Me? I Did' (1 & 2) / Swamp" 
Robert Ashley - "Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon" 
Elaine Radigue - "Adnos I" 
Ø - "Radio" 
Ben Frost - "Killshot" 
Barnett + Coloccia - "Harbour" 
ANBB - "Bersteinzimmer" 
Paul Jebanasam - "Rites II" 
Coil - "Going Up" 
Peter Rehberg - "Boxes Angels"
Kreng - "Snuff (part 2)"
Ø - "Takaisin"

Interview
-このミックスはどちらで収録しましたか？

2014年1月24日に東京で開催された「Frue party」のオープニングセットをライブレコーディングしたんだ。


-ミックスにあたって使用した機材を教えて下さい。

セッティングはすごくシンプルで、TraktorとFaderfoxのコントローラーを使ってる。最近新しいサウンドカードを買ったんだけど、このレコーディングにはFocusrite Sapphire 6soundcardを使った。Wata Igarashiがレコーディングの時に親切にpodcastに適したマスタリングをしてくれたんだよ。


-このミックスのコンセプトを教えて下さい。

このパーティーは夕方、東京都現代美術館にある"Content"っていうカフェで開催されたんだ。普通のクラブイベントじゃなくて、アーティストもサウンド自体もすごく実験的だった。僕の次にはSvrecaとAgi Yuzuruが控えていたから、イベント全体だけじゃなくその2人の世界観にもマッチするようなセットを作ったつもりだよ。オープニングDJが自分の役割を全く理解しないで自己中心的なプレイをしているのをみるとすごく嫌な気分になる。どのイベントでも自分の役割を理解することが重要だと思うんだ。だから自分がオープニングアクトを担当する時は自分のプレイを押し付けないように、次のアーティストが気持ちよくプレイできるように心がけてる。今回は力強く、且つバランスのとれた音楽を目指したんだ。「パワー アンビエント」とでもいうのかな、音楽に力や重力があるんだけど、抵抗できないほどの力ではないんだ。オーディエンスを程よく圧倒させたかったんだよ。

-最近の活動を教えて下さい。

休暇のあとブログ「MNML SSGS」を終了して、昨年から「Interstice(ssg)」っていう新しいブログを始めたんだ。規模は大分小さくなったけど、2014年はこのブログで興味深いエレクトロニックミュージックを発信することに時間を費やしたいと思ってる。
DJとしては、2014年3月1日にMonolake、Burnt Friedman、Guenter Schickert、DJ Nobuが出演する「After25 party」
のメインフロアーでオープニングアクトを務めるんだ。このパーティーはベルリンの壁が崩壊してから25年間、東京とベルリンが築き上げた絆を祝って開催されるんだけど、こんなパーティーに出演できてとても嬉しいよ。この夜のために衝撃を持ち合わせた、スペシャルセットを用意しているんだ。本当に楽しみにしているよ。







Clubberia Podcast

CB 195 - Chris SSG

Mysteries Of The Deep, Chapter XXII. Subception by Ricardo Donoso.

"He probably held too tightly
 (In the palm of his hand,
 Looking out on the sea)

 To the sand the wind
 Was taking, grain by grain --

 He who holds a fear
 Of becoming mist."
-Guillevic

1. Koenraad Ecker - Decline (Digitalis)
2. Badawi - Tired Soldiers (Asphodel)
3. Eric Holm - Høyvika (Subtext)
4. Scuba Death - Helium Tremors (Further)
5. Roly Porter - Cloud (Subtext)
6. Milton Bradley - Reality is Wrong (Prologue)
7. Monolake - Plumbicon [Rebreather Mix] (Imbalance)
8. Yves De Mey - Disperse (Semantica)
9. Xhin - Claw Eyes (Semantica)
10. Edit Select - Distance (Prologue)
11. Recondite - Equilibrium (Dystopian)
12. Donato Dozzy - K1 (Further)
13. Ricardo Donoso - Child Primitive (Digitalis)
14. Yuka - Snow Fox (Pro-Tez)
15. Regis - Falling the Same Way (Sandwell District)
16. Antix - Box of Birds (Iboga)
17. Jo Johnson - In the Shadow of the Workhouse (Further)
18. Pilotpriest - Thief / Body Double (self-released)

https://soundcloud.com/ricardodonoso
http://www.ricardodonoso.com

Mysteries Of The Deep XXII - RICARDO DONOSO | SUBCEPTION

Sebastian Mullaert (aka Minilogue) & Ulf Eriksson (Kontra-Musik) Sweden 

Live recording at Culture Box, 23 Aug

Smoke Machine Podcast 103 Sebastian Mullaert (aka Minilogue) & Ulf Eriksson

more infos: http://goo.gl/ro4yAu

www.inputselector.fr

IS 200 - Peter Van Hoesen [Time to Express, Curle, Tresor]

For download, tracklist & more info on this/other Upfront mixes head here >> boilerroom.tv/upfront/upfront-002-air-texture/

The second in a new, audio-only mix series.

"Air Texture celebrates the global community at large who create music out of category: some call it ambient, others experimental; off the dance floor but still in the electronic music family, it’s an important foil to the all night rave. Thank you BR for the opportunity to present this mix of new, favourite and rare material." - James Healy, Air Texture

Upfront 002: Air Texture

Daedelus' ON DECK is the shortest contribution we've had to the series, but it somehow manages to be the most esoterically formed and conceptually dense – The 25 minutes it spans could be a light year as far as we could tell. It's Daedelus, though, what do you expect? The dapperly dressed Angeleno has been defying convention since he showed up on the scene all those years ago. 

ON DECK: Daedelus

Tracks by Dimitris Damaskos(Damcase) and Charlton Ravenberg(Charlton).

All tracks have been recorded live in Rotterdam NL 2014

http://soundcloud.com/damcase
http://soundcloud.com/charlton-ravenberg

http://damcase.wordpress.com

UN #41 Chronicles Of The West

Recording of my set which I played last week at the BHC: new faces night. A dream came true!!!

Tracklist:

Jonas Kopp - Sea of Pluton
Random Audio - Outer Space Division
Acronym - Jotunheim
Anitgone - Blank Slate
Donor - IP Test
Mike Parker - Lustrum
Milton Bradley - Divergence
Birth of Frequency - One Thousand Leagues
Milton Bradley - Minus 126 in Berlin
Lewis Fautzi - Blocker
Jeroen Search - Fragments
Echoplex - Memerays
Unknow - B
Regis - Speak to Me
Slam - Factory Music (Planetary Assault Systems Remix)
Tadeo - 087_M (Invite’s Choice Records)
Spherical Coordinates - SCBPA-07
Spherical Coordinates - SCBPA-24
Adam Beyer & Marco Carola - Bldg. Shaker
The Plant Worker - Zeta
Damon Wild - Waveterm
Overall Severity - Backfiring Nervers
Ade Fenton - Immortal (Umek Remix)
Lewis Fautzi - Spectral Lines
Planetary Assault - Funkelectric
Birth of Frequency - Bad Tempered
Birth of Frequency - In Their Steps
Scorp - Crashed at the End
Echologist - Crystal Days
Jonas Kopp - Seven
Jeroen Search - Brush
Moving Thoughts - Lost (Invite’s Choice Records)
Wire - Vanish
Makaton - Endless Revolt
Zadig - Panic
Oscar Mulero - Higia
UVB - Anxiety
Vohkinne - Crealo Rhythm
Invite - Active Trigger

Invite @ Tresor, Berlin (26-11-2014)

1. Kobosil - 1018818
2. Overall Severity - 1003A
3. Pulse One - Disturbed (Kessell Remix)
3. Leiras - Emisario
4. Felix Larusso - Viedma
5. David Att - Untitled 13 (Takaaki Itoh Remix)
6. Rumah/Progression - SC3
7. Stefan Rein - Phantom
8. Wire - Swirl
9. Rødhåd - Haumea (Ø [Phase] Remix)
10. Tensal - BA2
11. Under Black Helmet - Mute
12. Stranger - Learning Curve
13. Kobosil - A15
14. Vsk - Way To Gray (Vegim Reshape)
15. Orion - Flangers (Jeroen Search Remix)
16. Blue Hour - Solace

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PoleGroup Radio/ Darren Quail/ 28.11

Mysteries Of The Deep Podcast, Chapter XXV. Sonic Levitation by Chris SSG.

Music for bruised heads and tired souls.

Tracklist:
1. Tod Dockstader - “Floating Up”
2. Maggi Payne - “Shimmer”
3. Laurie Spiegel - “Appalachian Grove I”
4. Jo Johnson - “Words Came After Music”
5. Justin Walter - “Western Tears”
6. Brett Naucke - “Rilea”
7. Ken Camden - “Eta Carinae”
8. Pulse Emitter - “Shamanic Pictographs”
9. Imaginary Softwoods - “Eye Color”
10. Steve Hauschildt - “Backwards Glance”
11. Gunnar Haslam - “Meter By Me, Sybil”
12. Dopplereffekt - “Z-Boson”
13. Cliff Martinez - “Rubber Head”
14. Outer Space - “The Planck Era”
15. Forma - “Forma 358”
16. Tod Dockstader - “Float Down”

https://soundcloud.com/mnml-ssgs

Mysteries Of The Deep XXV - CHRIS SSG | SONIC LEVITATION

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter I.
PHASE I of II by Grant Aaron. All vinyl ambient set.

Mysteries of the Deep I - GRANT AARON | PHASE1

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter II.
Phase II of II by Grant Aaron. All vinyl ambient set.

Mysteries of the Deep II - GRANT AARON | PHASE2

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter III. Atmosphere by Grant Aaron.

Mysteries of the Deep III - GRANT AARON | ATMOSPHERE

Mysteries Of The Deep Podcast, Chapter IV. Amorphous by Eric C Holmes.

Eric grew up in southwest Florida in a very musical Baptist family. At an early age he discovered skateboarding, and this became his foundation and community for music, art and fashion. One thing led to another, and after playing various instruments in different bands in his early 20's he found himself tending bar at a club in London. It was there that he discovered contemporaries that allowed him to expand his ideas of music from acoustic to electronic.

Now in Brooklyn, he feels like he his surrounded by more talented people than ever before. He and his high-school buddy John Petro play together in a electronic-based project called Mariner.  He is inspired by people, ideas and endeavors that traverse the spectrum - those that cross through genre and subvert expectation.

Mysteries Of The Deep IV - ERIC C HOLMES | AMORPHOUS

Mysteries Of The Deep Podcast, Chapter V. Cold Is The Void by Eric Cloutier.

http://beyondbooking.com/artists/eric_cloutier/

Mysteries Of The Deep V - ERIC CLOUTIER | COLD IS THE VOID

Ron Morelli L.I.E.S. Records dj set at Concrete, Paris Sept 23 2012

Ron Morelli L.I.E.S. @ Concrete, Paris, 23 sept 2012

dj set

http://www.m50.net/playlists/2012.11.16.html

m50 @ Horisont, Kink Konk 2012.11.16

A nice little soothing 303 mix for you...

Dj Esp 30 Minute Acid House Mmmmmmmix

From BLACK OUT, Interdimensional Transmissions' NYE party 2012 -> 2013. BMG closed the show, playing after Mason's bizarre boogie from beyond vinyl set, Erika's insane acid vinyl set, Moon Pool and Dead Band's raw live analog show, and Shake's total turntablism, BMG was faced with perhaps the most handmade IT party yet. So what did he do? He improvised, and I think you can really feel that in the mix. Here are the genre bending results…

http://interdimensionaltransmissions.com/podcast

IT.podcast.s02e01: BMG live mix @ BLACK OUT, NYE 2012

25th of January 2003 at Fink Club -
http://www.substancenights.com/
Next Stop:
http://holywater.wordpress.com/next-holy/
pt.2 :
http://soundcloud.com/hunee/carlos-souffront-at-substance-nights-pt-2


Carlos Souffront visits Substance Nights. pt 1

Mysteries of the Deep is a New York-based record label, podcast, and event series — focused on ambient & experimental music in various forms. Mysteries — as fans lovingly call it — is concerned with exploration of unknown realms, and its focus, in addition to showcasing a dynamic spectrum of electronic music from foremost artists in the field, is to thoughtfully engage its audience. 

Conceptualized in 2011, Mysteries began as a podcast series that, now in its eleventh year, has hosted an array of mixes and original works. The project has since evolved, expanding into a curated global event series and record label.