Nation is home of the recording artist Traxx...
additionally his exclusive dance beyond dance 
label that embraces technology from the past 
and the future which features an array of artists 
that are continuously releasing material based out of Chicago, AnnArbor, Minneapolis, New York City, 
Dresden Germany and Clermont-Ferrand France.

On here you will only be able to listen to tracks associated with artists who are closely tied to the label but also core contemporaries in some cases. 

Each project will be different in content, 
artwork, and musical production.
Snippet/Clips will go up and removed at our discretion.

mixed music segments, dek demonstrations,
rare archives and live recordings also 
appear with limited downloads...

Nation is handled by Distribution in the EU through http://www.rushhour.nl 

For Bookings in the USA contact:
booking@madamxagency.com 

For Bookings in Europe contact:
booking@madamxagency.com

Website:     https://neillandstrumm.cargocollective.com/
 Live booking requests to:-

neil@scandinaviaworks.co.uk

NYC

Upcoming dates:
6/8 - Pianos
6/12 - Dead Letter No. 9

Instagram: @vastafazooool

crittercore out now

evansavage95@gmail.com

Permutations on 8 Ball Radio every other Tuesday at 6

Upcoming gigs:

25_07_?? ??? @ WL | PA
25_07_17 ??? @ Rodeo | NYC
25_08_13 Molt @ LSD | NYC

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Past gigs:

25_06_07 urban nature 001 @ Kosciusko Community Garden | NYC
25_04_26 Yearn @ Hell Phone | NYC
25_03_26 Hot Singles @ Bossa | NYC
24_12_15 Protein @ Rash | NYC
24_10_26 8 Ball Zine Fair @ Eldorado Auto Skooter | NYC
24_10_02 Brain Rot @ Rash | NYC
24_08_07 Restorative Ambient Night @ Jupiter Disco | NYC
24_06_25 8 Ball Takeover @ Pianos | NYC
24_06_21 Molt @ Cassette | NYC
24_06_20 Also Audio @ Hellphone | NYC
24_04_11 Phantasm @ Bambi's | Toronto
24_03_23 Hot Singles @ Hellphone | NYC
24_03_16 Rhythms of Hope | NYC
23_10_28 No Signal | NYC
23_08_25 Ketum | Montréal
23_07_11 Hot Singles @ Jade | NYC
23_05_12 Hot Singles @ Alphaville | NYC
22_09_09 Adverse Effects w/ DJ Tool, egavas, Iggy Nuclear | Philadelphia
21_05_29 "Frankford Hall" | Philadelphia
20_01_17 Intima | Philadelphia

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I don't check my inbox send via email please + thanks

Bookings (WW Excl N/S America): Nadja@ekipa.agency
Bookings (N/S America): s@icartists.net

everything else: parris1.dj@gmail.com

“Sort of like The Crystal Method but more timeless”
-Justin

also
@dekalbworks

Jay Denham is the second generation Detroit techno pioneer - musician, dj artist and producer from Kalamazoo, Michigan - city right in the middle between Chicago and Detroit. His style is a unique blend of these two worlds - Chicago house and Detroit techno, with a Kalamazoo touch. He stays true to the underground, makes the music for the art of it and always remembers where he comes from.

Denham's solid musical background takes its roots in 70s, when little Jay opted for a four-string bass guitar over a six-string electric. By age 17, Jay has been playing high school party gigs with his rock band. During these teenage years, he developed a taste for punk and New Wave, though still influenced by funk acts like Rick James, Parliament, Cameo, Zapp, and later Prince and The Time, as well as by electronic music of Kraftwerk.

With the arrival of the 80s, Jay Denham moved on to the early detroit techno and further on to the chicago house, when he came across "Chicago Hot Mix" tapes and the revolutionary Farley Jackmaster Funk and the deep Frankie Knuckles. Immediately blown away by these new sounds, Jay started his pilgrimages to the Cradle of House music in search of records, religiously tape-recording the local radio shows he couldn't receive in his home town, Kalamazoo. A chance encounter with the legendary early House producer, Chip E inspired Jay to try to make this new music himself, and eventually to create his own sound.

The next significant encounter marked another step in Jay's career. At the Western Michigan University he befriended a certain Anthony Shakir, aka DJ Shake, who now runs Frictional records. Shake had a keyboard, Jay had a drum machine and it wasn't long before they were jamming together. Finally a breakthrough - full dedication, hard working and sacrifices paid off - Denham's early works captured the attention of Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson who released Jay's first EPs on Transmat off shoot label, Fragile and KMS label. The track "Rituals" which Jay released as Vice on the Techno 2 Next Generation album was quickly followed by the classic track, "Insync" released as Fade II Black.

The fruitful collaboration came to an end when growing stack of tracks eventually hit against the labels' limitations on releasing and Jay decided to go back home to his roots in Kalamazoo, where he worked with local producers and DJs, and continued to develop his unique sound.

In 1992, Jay Denham struck out on his own. He founded Black Nation Records and launched it with his seminal "Birth of a Nation" E.P. (allusion to the infamous and subversive Ku Klux Klan propaganda film of the same title), featuring tracks by Denham himself and as well as his colleagues - Fanon Flowers, Tony Ollie, Brett Dancer, and Chance McDermott. Black Nation's philosophy: driving underground grooves for the funk-conscious record buyer.

With the success of Black Nation relentless releases of pure Detroit techno, Jay was able to refine his sound to what he describes as the funky techno sound.

After a while Jay decided to set up shop in Munich, Germany, where he worked with a local label Disko B. The label gave him carte blanche to express his creativity beyond the sound he was know for at the time, which gave the world the classic album "Synthesized Society", #2 album of the year 2000 according to the Groove Magazine.

Moving on to the European scene Jay expanded his style (instead of "continued to develop his sound") as a DJ. With more than 35 years of career, Jay is also well known for his dj skills, rocking 3 decks back in the day, performing at the Movement Detroit, Awakenings NL, Time Wrap music festivals, as well as at Tresor Berlin, Rote Sonne Munich, Lost London, Sonar, Time warp, Nature one, and many other clubs around the world with his brand of hot mixing.



Slow Tech Advocate
BOOKINGS: sim@matasound.net
TRAX: dubs4sim@gmail.com
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SIM is a Montreal-based producer and researcher whose work exists at the intersection of genres. Known for coining the term "Slow Tech" to describe his unique approach to sound, SIM creates a gravitational pull between genres—particularly Techno and Dancehall—while maintaining the integrity of their respective histories. His sound traverses both the abstract and the concrete, drawing inspiration from Dub and Dancehall pioneers like Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby, and Dave Kelly, alongside Techno innovators like Plastikman and Jeff Mills.

The release of Pu$$ycat in 2018, a collaboration with Catalan duo Crimen Pasional, marked a turning point in SIM's career, amplifying his voice within the international scene. Since then, his collaborative spirit has only grown, working with artists such as Brodinski, Sinjin Hawke, Grove, Henzo, Madam X, Doctor Jeep, DJ Plead, Toumba, and Siu Mata, among others.

His recent discography showcases a diverse range of sounds and styles, with standout releases like the SIM000 releases, the SLOWTECHERS mix series  ‘Oil Drum’ with Doctor Jeep, the Sulum EP on Berlin’s SPE:C Records and the Terminate EP on London’s renowned Nervous Horizon.

Through his artistic practice and academic research, SIM continues to redefine the conversation around Sound System culture and electronic music, pushing the boundaries of genre and cultural dialogue on a global scale

somewhere inbetween ambient n jungle
also @blueringedbaby

Recreational DJ is following