RA.385 Daniel Avery

EE500 - SPECIAL REQUEST

The Electronic Explorations podcast series has become a much loved and influential archive of dance music’s evolution over the last 11 years. Despite starting way before the medium exploded, and years ahead of the online radio explosion, it has remained utterly vital to this day. It is perfectly fitting, then, that the rather monumental 500th episode is taken care of by Paul Woolford, a producer who has been around just as long and is arguably more relevant than ever. He is a meticulous producer whose music is deeply layered, with finely crafted synths, devastating drums and perfect mix downs. From big piano house to vocal classics via twisted techno, he is impossible to pin-down and, frankly, a wilful contrarian.

The Special Request project started out as an ode to the youth of his pirate radio, to the sheer thrill of illicit raving and the raw power of the breakbeat. By now—two albums and countless EPs on Houndstooth and its own eponymous label later—it is about so much more: it is cinematic sound design, striking ambient, futuristic electro and IDM, soulful 2-step and whatever else Woolford fancies, all crafted to a dizzyingly high standard.

And, predictably, it’s the same story with this podcast, which is a storytelling one hour 45 minutes with a number of different chapters. Starting off as an ambient soundtrack with spoken word snippets and space travel motifs, it could be the recording of a cosmic exploration. 20 minutes later, you’re welcomed to the heart of smoky, strobe lit, euphoric dance floor and taken on a breathless trip through all the unadulterated, heart-on-sleeve and sweat-on-brow sounds that make Special Request such an utterly thrilling project.

“I started to work with Rob Booth on bringing the Special Request project to wider attention through signing to Houndstooth in 2013. Along with Rob Butterworth at the label, the three of us forged a clear connection based on mutual respect and a shared passion for spannered tracks of all persuasions.

“During the first conversation I had with Rob Booth in December 2012, I said to him how much I loved and respected the Electronic Explorations podcast series. The depth and detail in this vast archive of mixes is testament to Rob’s tireless and never-ending quest to look under every possible rock and boulder to see what emerges.

“His obvious delight and enthusiasm in the process is as engaging as it is a joy to behold. Once we had the Soul Music album completed, Rob started to ask me for a contribution to EE, to which I always said, “we’ll get around to it”. We released the Belief System album last year and of course Rob was asking me again for the mix. There was always something in the way, which is often how things can be in this game.

“Fast forward to April this year, and Rob called me in Amsterdam and asked me to do EE500. I immediately agreed and said, “three weeks”. Six months later, after driving Rob up the wall with frustration, I managed to find the time last week to make it happen. I had a right doss banging this lot out. I sincerely hope you enjoy the mix as much as I enjoyed putting it together.”

Electronic Explorations - 500

EE 500

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Special Request - 500 - Electronic Explorations

Solid Steel (7th December) We finish our week of celebrations for 30 Years of Solid Steel where it all started, with a mix by Detroit Techno legend Juan Atkins and Ninja Tune founders Coldcut. Juan Atkins was the guest on the first Solid Steel show in December 1988 and you can also hear that mix and interview by Coldcut at http://solidsteel.net/broadcasts/916

Recalling his experience appearing on pirate radio station Kiss FM, Juan told us: “I remember doing the show with Coldcut in 1988 from someone’s apartment, like on the 9th floor or so in what seemed to be a huge apartment building. I was amazed by all of the pirate radio stations in London that were introducing the UK to all the new music, music styles, and genres. We had nothing like that in the USA. Pirate radio stations in the UK were responsible for this music making it into the charts as well” 

“Interviewing Juan Atkins was a buzz” recalls Matt Black from Coldcut. “Not only for the fact I had never interviewed anyone before, let alone a don of his calibre. I was a fan of his work as one of the Belville 3 (Atkins, May, Saunderson), but also earlier as Cybertron, whose Kraftwerk-meets-hiphop-electro excursions had reached and rocked us in the UK early 80s with his space-out sound. I relished the opportunity to get a direct line on the origins of electro and techno from key originator Mr Atkins, and also found out some of his thoughts on the birthplace of much music - Detroit. He expressed wonder at being on pirate station Kiss and how the UK's pirate radio supported new music and DJ culture. Juan is a beautiful guy and I well remember his soulful natural charisma and down to earthness. His DNA runs prolifically through modern music.”

Juan Atkins recently announced that he will perform the first-ever Cybotron live show on a new tour, launching in April at the Barbican in London. There's also a new album from the influential electro project on the way

Go to the Coldcut mix in Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-07122018-hour-2-coldcut

Listen to all the 30th anniversary mixes as they go up each day here soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/sets/30-years-of-solid-steel

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
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Hour 1 - Juan Atkins
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuanAtkinsTheOriginator/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/juanatkins 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/model_500/ 
http://greensmith.org/ - Juan Atkins and Model 500 live address for event bookings.

Unknown	_	Unknown
DJ 3000	_	Unknown
Unknown	_	Unknown
Robert Hood	_	Detroit One Circle
Broker/Dealer	_	Soft Sell (Sami Koivikko Remix)
Martyn	_	U1-U8
DJ 3000	_	Unknown
Hiroko Yamamura	_	Moon Rocks (Carlos Nilmmns Remix)
Poor Pay Rich	_	True To Life Original Mix
Chanell Collen	_	Vouch
Santos	_	You wanna Hear
Tee Mango	_	Wazoo
House Syndicate	_	Jam The Mace (Jerome Sydenham's Tekno Rendition)
Golden Bug	_	Taste of Love
An On Bast	_	Black Diamond
Robert Hood	_	Solid Thought
Oliver Way	_	Stained Glass Shadows (DJ 3000 remix) 
Still and Bense	_	Call
Maceo Plex	_	5th Dimensional Groove
Oliver Way	_	Stained Glass Shadows (Robert Hood remix) 
Mr G	_	Love Dub

Solid Steel Radio Show

Solid Steel Radio Show 07/12/2018 Hour 1 - Juan Atkins

Claude Young, DJ 2120 Detroit techno & house set live @ JJJ Adelaide 6 Nov 1993 including interview

Claude Young Dj 2120 JJJ Adelaide - Nov1993

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

Orbital: "The first mix, around 123 BPM, has a relaxed vibe featuring some of our favourite producers like Chris Lake, Dubfire, Seth Troxler, Fisher, Soul Clap. It's good for getting ready and putting on your party clothes/make up. It's very much a 'Let’s Go' mix."

Check the full feature below:
https://mixmag.net/feature/in-session-orbital-movement-detroit-special

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For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=459

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Boiler Room w/ Four Tet, Daphni, Nathan Fake & Evian Christ.

[Broadcast on 10th October 2012]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

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Neil Landstrumm's raucous live set brought a distinctly UK flavour to the Resident Advisor Underground Stage at Movement Detroit.

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[Broadcasted on 11th June 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Nathan Fake LIVE in the Boiler Room

Tangled Worlds with MOY, this month featuring Extrawelt.
(Full timestamped track list in comments)

The first half of the show is a mix of the best promos and forthcoming Electro, Acid, Breakbeat and House, followed by a fantastic ‘influences & inspirations’ guest mix from Arne Schaffhausen; one half of the awesome electronic band, Extrawelt.

Stay up-to-date with Extrawelt news here:
https://www.extrawelt.com
https://www.facebook.com/extrawelt.live


Tangled Worlds mix Tracklist:

Sophie - BIPP (Autechre Mx) (Numbers)
Featherstone - Moth (Ernest's Way)
Darren Nye - Acclimated (Russ Gabriel Remix) (Exalt Records)
MAUSE - Dolpin Funk1 (Massage Brain Cult)
The Jaffa Kid - Jig Jag Electron (The Imaginary Museum)
DR8 - Thru The Machines (LINK Audio)
Hugo Massien - Omnipotent Love Energy (E-Beamz)
G-Prod - Boiling Bubble (Reedale Rise Remix) (Fourier Transform)
Konerytmi - Kolme-Nolla-Kolme (Wex Records)
Kessler - Old Wives Tale (Shall Not Fade)
Danny Goliger - Counting Flowers (Fantastic Voyage)
James Shinra - Turbine (Exalt Records)
Denham Audio - Run Da Ting (Lobster Theremin)
Diplomat - Check It (Amen Brother)
Cyphon, Obzerv - Terminus (Gunfinger Food)
Binary Digit - 4020 Pitteurs FM (Postal Code)

Extrawelt Guest Mix:

Suburban Knight - Collaboration Alpha (Peacefrog Records)
The Hacker - Positif Negatif (20/20 Vision)
Alden Tyrell - Disco Lunar Module (Clone Records)
Radioactive Man - Uranium (Rotters Golf Club)
PMT - Gyromancer (False Prophet Mix) (Acetate Ltd)
Mesak - Haiven (Klakson Records)
Abstract Thought - Untitled 02 (Clone Aqualung Series)
PAN-AL - Grand Tourismo (Nice Pace)
Otus - Anla
Mr Ho + Mogwaa Bail-E (Edit) (Klasse Wrecks)
Jon Watts - Now It's Done (Butter Sessions)
Carlton Doom - Necrodancer (Deep Sea Frequency)
Obergman - Aerobahn (Between Places)
Bobo - Experience (Gestalt Records)

Tangled Worlds W/ MOY & Extrawelt (Broadcast @ Threads Radio 01-Mar-21)

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.

Nathan Fake live in the Boiler Room

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