Well done! This mix respects drexciya ! The gods that they are live on ! 

Function lays down the Sandwell District style on this week's RA podcast.

Over the space of the last four years, Sandwell District have managed to carve out a place in the hearts of techno fans worldwide with their austere minimalist sound aesthetic. The label was actually founded by Birmingham-based Peter Sutton (AKA Female) back in 2002, but lay stagnant until it was revitalised with two releases from Sutton three years later. It has since developed into an international effort, with the Sandwell artist roster sharing the label managing responsibilities.

One member of their American wing is David Sumner (AKA Function), who got his first break via a trio of techno twelves for Damon Wild's Synewave imprint. Sumner then went on to launch his own label under the Infrastructure banner, releasing a flurry of his own material before getting in contact with Sutton's Downwards bedfellows Regis and Ian J. Richardson to sign some of their tracks. Their relationship has since grown, with Sumner becoming a fully-fledged member of their techno alliance and using it as a platform for his claustrophobic Sähkö-esque minimalism and bleakly hypnotic warehouse techno. For this RA podcast, Regis and Sumner picked the tracks, while Sumner did the mixing, and, as you might expect, it's a journey deep into the world of techno.

What have you been working on recently?

Finishing up a new Function 12-inch that will form the basis of an album and John's finishing a new Silent Servant 12-inch. Regis has been working with Ancient Methods on a 12-inch for DN.

Where and how was the mix recorded?

It was recorded at our studio in Berlin, Regis and I decided on the records together but it then made more sense to just have me do the physical mix. I had set up a chain that included Ableton, turntables, hardware and effects.

Can you tell us a little about the idea behind the mix?

I think the idea was to somehow represent what we have been doing live/out over the past year (this was a challenge to do in one hour as we play between three and five hours as a rule). From the outset it was about creating tension.

Sandwell District seems to have its basis in a lineage of anonymous techno production. Yet you consent to interviews, do podcasts, etc. How do you walk that tightrope effectively?

I think that's maybe a misconception as artist names do appear on the label. People may come to that conclusion due to operational methods we sometimes employ, as an example, artist names are sometimes added onto a release a few months after it has come out (no doubt due to indecision at the time or some internal squabble). The N/A thing was an experiment in human nature .... probably.

You recently played the Labyrinth Festival for the first time. Can you talk a little bit about the experience?

Macbook Pro, UC-33, Roland TR-808, TR-909, SH-101, Space Echo, Lexicon PCM-80, 24 Channel Mixing Desk, three hour time slot after the legendary DBX in the mountains of Nigori...

Regis and Silent Servant have a reputed love for post-punk. Are you also listening to quite a bit of rock music, or is it all techno?

From Sonic Youth to Rob Hood, Einsturzende Neubauten to U.R and The Jesus and Mary Chain to Mr. Fingers there is a connection that makes perfect sense to everyone involved with this so-called label.

What are you up to next?

A Function longplayer, a Sandwell collective album project, a limited Sandwell Mix CD, a remix package of Function tracks featuring mixes from Ben Klock, Norman Nodge and CH-Signal Laboratories and a collaboration with Jerome Sydenham, among a number of other projects.


HG - 02A - Horizontal Ground
Sweet Exorcist - Testfour - Warp Records
FB - 04A - Frozen Border
Ben Klock - Check For Pulse - Ostgut Ton
Ø - Sähkörausku - Sähkö Recordings
Function - Variance (Marcel Dettmann Edit) - Sandwell District
Silent Servant - Discipline - Sandwell District
Choice - Acid Eiffel - Fragile Recordings
Moritz von Oswald - Watamu Beach Rework - Desolat
Peter Van Hoesen - Face Of Smoke - Komisch
The Vision - A-472.0 - Hardwax
DVS1 - Running - Klockworks
DBX - Losing Control - Accelerate
G-Man - K.6 - G-Man Records
Marcel Fengler - Twisted Bleach - Ostgut Ton
Function - Disaffected (Ben Klock Remix) - Sandwell District
Function - Variance - Sandwell District
Daniel Stefanik - Effervescing Elephant - Freude Am Tanzen
Tadeo - IO (Cassy Movingonmix) - Apnea
Ben Klock - Subzero (Function-Regis Remix) - Ostgut Ton
DJ Slip - Every Time Takes a While - Creation Rebel
Lil' Louis - Frequency - Dance Mania
Ø - Atomit - Sähkö Recordings
T++ - Audio 1995 #8 - Apple Pips
Shed - Estrange - Ostgut Ton
John Carpenter - Police State / Romero And The President - Milan

RA.177-Sandwell District (19.10.2009)

A portion of my opening set before upsammy for my Nowadays residency.

>> Zooming in on the details, going hard on the textures. Vivid and glistening, delicate but not fragile, dizzy without losing our ground. Hidden messages sent angular and sideways. Distance makes the heart grow psychedelic <<

Live @ Nowadays // Opening before upsammy - March 4 2023

@katemiller known for her vibrant blends of percussive & bass heavy sounds, dipping into electro, IDM, d&b with an ear for eclectic oddities. Curator of @body_verse mix series 

full show here: 
https://fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/citrus-tangela/2023-04-15/

Citrus 111 on FBi Radio : Kate Miller

Part of the NTS family since day dot, Moxie has held her Wednesday show since the stations first broadcasts. Inviting esteemed guests for interviews & mixes and breaking new, unreleased music, she’s got your Wednesday afternoons covered... Tune in to hear anything from Soulful House, Garage, Afro beats and all the way through to rolling techno. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/moxie-15th-november-2023

MOXIE w/ Deetron 151123

Thrilled to return to Rinse France this Saturday, June 6th, featuring the Berlin-based label and collective Mechatronica! We’re excited to host two of their resident electro aficionados, Milan Hermess and Electrodon. Prepare for two electrifying hours of Electro, Techno, and Acid. A mind-blowing journey into the world of Mechatronica.

Rinse France Podcast

PUBLIC SYSTEM RECORDINGS MYN invite MECHATRONICA avec MILAN HERMESS & ELECTRODON - 08 Juin 2024

POM POM 20 24

Track Listing:
https://promisesproject.net/pen-vs-sword/reopenlab/exit-planet-earth-s1-e2/

EXIT PLANET EARTH x PEN vs SWORD S1 E2

superstitious tales from the junk heap

http://www.instagram.com/fleet412

@fleet412

Paul Fleetwood @ The Lot Radio 12-07-2024

The Avenue Red Podcast is here to deliver the final release of 2024 as we welcome a debut mixtape from DJ/artist/producer Sveta Pavlova AKA Svetiritm from Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Sveta has some mad production skills and has showcased them on Alessandro Crimi & Sandro Isler's Waehlscheibe imprint with her awesome, ridiculously hypnotic Teleport EP from earlier in 2024... this pick being just the tip of the iceberg of top tracks and mixes released across the board of underground beacons of truth & light we keep our eyes and ears upon. She also goes a step further, creating and delivering full audio-visual performances at some events, so we clearly have an adventurous full-package artist on show here! Get ready for an intense, explosive session.

"I just want to send peace and love for everyone 🙏🏻 I'm glad to record a mix for Avenue Red and be close to such legendary DJs. UK music has always inspired me and my friends, especially sounds coming from the city of Bristol! Enjoy the vibes." Sveta Pavlova, December 2024

https://soundcloud.com/svetiritm

Avenue Red Podcast #240 - Svetiritm

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November 2018
2 hour Drexciya Special
Operator Radio
Mixed by Niet zo Vierkant

Let's go deep, Drexciya deep.

Support the artist if you like the music -> https://drexciya.bandcamp.com/releases

Drexciya Special

Niet zo Vierkant (NS4)
(Semi) Modular (always) Improv (very) Live (sometimes dancing) Act

Dates:
Enjoying studiotime atm, but available for interesting modular gigs

Past Dates:
31-05-25 Noodlebar @ Worm (modular live act)
20-10-24 STOOR Live ADE (modular live act) with Megan Leber
11-08-24 Paradigm Festival (modular live act)
15-02-24 Pink Noise Stream (modular live act)
30-12-22 Perron (DJ)
30-04-22 Perron (DJ)
26-06-21 Happy Accidents #6 @ Worm (modular live act)
07-06-20 Stoor Stay Home Soundsystem (modular live act) with Speedy J
18-01-20 Perron (DJ) support for Octave One
24-11-19 Cell @ Mono (modular live act)
24-08-19 Spacelab @ Wibar (modular live act)
04-05-19 Cell @ Kunsthal (modular live act)
16-07-16 Expedition Festival (DJ) 

#nietzovierkant #electro #modular #techno #experimental #ambient #score #soundtrack #detroit #chicago #newbeat #IDM #TERROR #britneybitch  #rotterdam #ns4 

Bookings: nietzovierkant at gmail.com*
*Only for modular live improv sessions. Not into DJ-ing at the moment.

Drexciya Special

Niet zo Vierkant - NS4

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