Fresh from remixing Ink’s “Mirage” (HWARE13) the return of Raiden to Hardware is cemented further by the release of this slick double A side solo 12”. Showcasing his ever evolving sound, Raiden delivers 2 tracks that will simply leave you breathless.

RAIDEN - LA LUNA / LHC

A) RAIDEN - LA LUNA
La Luna takes pole position on the A side. Robotic vocoder malfunction and a distinctive, crisp drum march help build ever-increasing tension while scattered percussion melts effortlessly into the groove. As we reach the summit the breaks are eclipsed by a convulsion inducing b-line! A track that has been a key highlight in Raidens DJ sets over the last year as well as finding itself at home in a wide selection of DJ’s boxes. Boundary breaker. 

AA) RAIDEN - LHC
Creating some high energy physics on the flip, Raiden switches styles with a tense aggressive tech roller in the form of the much anticipated LHC. Driving, unrelenting drums collide with concrete hard bass that pins you to the floor before Raiden sprays acidic synth’s into the mix that are capable of melting faces. Screwface imminent.

DJ SUPPORT: Andy C, Ed Rush, Dieselboy, Friction, Ink, Black Sun Empire, Audio, Vicious Circle + more.

b) Raiden - LHC

The Projects

The Bob Nudd Project

The John Wilson Project

Kicking off proceedings we head straight to the title track – Aquarius by Raiden. Huge epic pads combine with razor sharp breaks and seriously heavy bass to create a truly spine chilling track. Aquarius captures the pure unadulterated sound of Hardware.


Raiden - Aquarius (Renegade Hardware)

Originally version released on Renegade hardware, this is the VIP version I've been playing in my sets

La Luna VIP

Here's the original version of Baptism of Fire, made back in 2008.

Baptism Of Fire / Roentgen

Baptism Of Fire (Original Version)

Just found this track on my hardrive and I have no recollection of making it!! SCARY! Date says 2008 and the file was called 'Rai' 
Bloody loads of these up in the piece!

Raiden - Untitled 2008?

The bassline to this track came about when I got stranded in Helsinki airport for many many hours during a cold sunday night. Bored, I opened my laptop and made this big crazy bass patch in my favourite FM synth. If my flight was not cancelled I may have never started this track. One delay I'm truly happy about!

Raiden - Hubble (OffKey)

Here is the first track from our debut release, this is 'Citalopram' by Raiden, taken from his forthcoming EP: 'Experiments In White Noise' out - 15th March! Keep up to date with all of our latest music through our social channels below...
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This is a recording of my  dj set from Nijmegen in March I was happy to get to get hold of. It was a great night at a skate park in March. Sadly the last 10 mins are missing
Might do a tracklist if it gets enough attention lol  It's a mix of old and new.
For DJ bookings, just message me :-)

Raiden @Deepcutz - Nijmegen 29-03-2014

In preparation for the Béton Armé LP touching down June 13th, I'm giving this track away for free :-)

Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It lies on the north bank of the Chicago River, directly across from Chicago's Loop district. The complex consists of two corncob-shaped 65-story (including 5-story elevator &amp; physical plant penthouse), 587 foot (179 m) tall residential towers, a saddle-shaped auditorium building, and a mid-rise hotel building all contained on a raised platform cantilevered over defunct railroad tracks adjacent to the river. Beneath the raised platform at river level is a small marina for pleasure craft.

Raiden - Marina City - B&#233;ton Arm&#233; (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Habitat 67

One of Brutalism’s success stories. Built as a pavilion for the Expo 67 world’s fair in Quebec, Canada, it is a landmark residential complex of diverse yet modular, interlocking apartments, each with its own garden. It was purchased from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation by a tenants partnership in 1985.

Raiden - Habitat 67 - Béton Armé LP (Clip)

Tricorn

A Brutalist shopping, apartment, nightclub and car park complex in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was designed by Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon and took its name from the site's shape which from the air resembled a Tricorne hat. Constructed in the mid-1960s, it was demolished in 2004. It was home to one of the first Virgin Megastores and housed the largest Laser Quest arena in Europe.
The centre was a well-known example of 1960s architecture, and in the 1980s it was voted the 3rd ugliest building in the UK.[citation needed] In 2001, BBC Radio 4 listeners voted it the most hated building in the UK, although it was much admired by others, who saw it as an irreplaceable example of Brutalist architecture. Demolition of the Tricorn began on 24 March 2004 and lasted approximately nine months.


Raiden - Tricorn - Béton Armé LP (Clip)

Trinity

A shopping centre and car park, made famous in the ‘Get Carter’ films. Built in 1969 in Gateshead, UK. Demolished in 2010.

Raiden - Trinity - Béton Armé LP (Clip)

Barbican

Built in the early 1970s comprising a residential estate and the largest performing arts centre in 
Europe. Its three residential towers are 42 stories high each. Grade II listed. Located in London, UK.

Raiden - Barbican - Béton Armé LP (Clip)

"I decided to make a mix that captured my first steps into dance music, I had to beg borrow and steal so many records. When I was about 13/14 I used to buy mix tapes of Rave sets from a local record shop, I used to have to cycle 10 miles just to get there and would spend all my paper round money on mixtapes."

Check the full interview about my Beton Arme LP, influences and much more at http://www.phuturelabs.com/word/mixes/raiden-old-skool-rave-mix-and-interview/

Raiden - Paper Round Rave!!
01. Hypnotist -  Pioneers Of The Warped Groove
02. Trigger - Stratosphere
03. Rhythm Quest - Closer To all Your Dreams
04. Altern 8 - Active 8
05. Cold Sensation - Control the Universe
06. Human Resource - Dominator (Joey Beltram rmx)
07. Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia
08. Hypnotist - Rainbows in the Sky
09. Awesome 3 - Dont Go
10. Dj Edge - Compounded
11. Rhythm Section - Dream World
12. Outlander - Vamp
13. Plexus - Cactus Rhythm
14. Praga Khan &amp; Jade - Free Your Body
15. LFO - LFO
16. Moby - Go
17. Prodigy - Jericho
18. Eccentric - Its Brutal
19. Bizzare Inc. Such a Feeling
20. Dj's Unite - Vol.1 remix
21. LA Style - James Brown is Dead
22. DJPC - Innsomniak
23. Run Tings - Fires Burning
24. Second Phase - Mentasm
25. Altern 8 - Fequency

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Raiden - Paper Round Old School Rave Mix

Here's a remix thats forthcoming on Automate. Played it at the weekend sounded a lot bigger than I expected.

Fearful - XIII (Raiden Rmx)

Forthcoming on OffKey late March - Raiden &amp; Meth - OK019 Mitzi Turbo Cup EP
  
  

Raiden - The Viper (OffKey)

Out now on the Percussion Concussion EP Part 1 - VOOMUSIC005.

Raiden in full-on Colombian style workout cooking up a tasty salsa sauce, yum yum!

WARNING: Not to be taken too seriously


Raiden - Manapiare - (Voodoo)

I made this track after watching too many space shows on National Geographic, I wanted to create something spacious and minimal sounding yet still very technical. I was very happy with the result but didn't expect other ppl to like it.

Raiden - M82 (OffKey)

Raiden & Meth - Mind The Gap

As I'm reaching 10,000 followers on Soundcloud I want to give you Fallin' re-visited as a thank you!


Raiden - Fallin' (Revisited) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Re-Up was made while me and Meth were fed up of trying to make something original and programmed our favourite sound ' the reese' and came up with something purely for ourselves. The result was a tune that seems to get rewound over and over again.

Meth & Raiden - Re Up

Raiden & Khanage - King Stays King - (OffKey)

Forthcoming on Renegade Hardware 'Last of a Dying Breed' LP end of Summer 2010.
Thought it was time to break out the Mentasm's again coz for me they never get old! :-)


Raiden - Alpha Centauri (Renegade Hardware)

The tense cousin of the first track, Bogotá comes through weighty and uncomprimising in its approach. A sustained rhythm is driven by subbass that is capable of moving the plates underneath us, Raiden once again shows us a very different side to his production. Most of the percussion in the track was recorded live by Raiden himself, bought whilst on his tours of South America. The track was a labour of love that already has dancefloors in awe - Doc Scott recently publicly commented "Just wanna say - Raiden - Bogotá caused major ruptions @ A Bunch Of Cuts last week, big, original, fresh DNB!". 

Raiden - Bogotá (Voodoo)

Forbidden Fruit 
To paint a picture of this track it would be fair to say Raiden channeled the ghost of Les Baxter got him in the studio. The exoctica of Mr Baxter is married with Raidens bass work. Subtle but yet weighty and prominant enough for dancefloors. The track is the deep blue unknown- keys twinkle in the track like tropical fish speeding past coral. Theres a famous description of how people took in Baxters music "Listeners were able to stroll around some taboo emotions, view a pagan ceremony, go wild in the sun or conjure a demon, all without leaving home hi-fi comforts" The same can be said for Raidens 'Forbidden Fruit' - A journey through some very different landscapes.

Raiden - Forbidden Fruit (Voodoo)

Sick Music 3 sees the revival of the highly successful compilation series with another slew of top-notch talent from across the spectrum. Sick Music 3 is a 26-track compilation from Hospital Records, due out on 26th November on CD, digital, 4 x 12" vinyl and with two vinyl samplers (out 12th November). 
Pre-order now:
Sick Music Digital Download - http://bit.ly/sickmusic3
4 x 12" Vinyl & CD - http://shop.hospitalrecords.com/product/NHS222/
7" Sampler - http://shop.hospitalrecords.com/product/NHS220S/
12" Sampler - http://shop.hospitalrecords.com/product/NHS221/

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