These are mixes made by the current members of Research & Development, Makeen and JS Alvarez

Mixes by R&D members

Max Watts- via chi town all vinyl mix 
ESP collective 
minimal detroit vol.105

Max Watts- minimal detroit vol. 105

Karl O'Connor - Regis 🔗 Inspiration shapes us

He is as prolific in his productions as he is unpredictable. He is elusive, yet exerts a steady influence on the current dance music scene. He is mysterious, though he has been active in the scene for over a decade now. Peder Mannerfelt is many things and does not consign to being labeled or categorized. Tirelessly seeking to break down the rigid boundaries that seemingly define the genre, Mannerfelt explores the obscure realms on the periphery. His latest explorations have led him towards the experimental, as well as towards a seemingly odd fusion of techno-pop (together with Pär Grindvik), which even if only for its eccentricity demands attention and consideration. The bulk of his output is handled by his own platform Peder Mannerfelt Produktions, which we can only recommend checking out for those who dare to wander off the beaten path. 

Peder Mannerfelt: https://soundcloud.com/the-subliminal-kid

BCCO Podcast 123: Peder Mannerfelt

Special guest mix from Kalamazoo techno legend FANON FLOWERS showcasing all tracks from the great 90's techno label E-com records, which he is also a part of (track list below). Rezident Kosmik follows up live with a blend of old skool 90's techno vinyl selections from deep within the Black Lodge Vaults from labels such as Kanzleramt, Jakpot, Deep Fried, Country Western. Axis Records, Plus8, Music Man, Black Nation, Sonic Mind and more. 
https://soundcloud.com/fanon-flowers

Fanon Flowers E-Com Track list:
Umek - Catapresan
Obscurum - Syncopate
Obscurum - Dom (Regis Brirmingham Mix)
Succion - Pocket
Obscurum - Is Stagnation
AErosol - AErosol
Obscurum - Seaborn
Umek - Effortil
Obscurum - Syncopate
Mugon - Untitled
Fanon Flowers - Mode 07
Succion - The Unseen
Obscurum - Dom
Iesope Drift - People Drift
Iesope Drift - Through D. Blaze
Iesope Drift - Electric Junk
Obscurum - Dom (Mugon Theory Mix)

BL Radio EP92: FANON FLOWERS

Nanogram is a seasoned crate digger/DJ blending techno, industrial and experimental electronic music to create a driving and enigmatic performance. Since 2018, Jason has been curating the monthly industrial/techno/ebm/coldwave club night at 宀 Club “Entropy 熵”, bring unforeseen international artists and regional artists such as Phase Fatale Sinus O, Haruka, MXMLXXXX, and C-Kay. 

Nanogram is currently the resident DJ of 宀 Club and Entropy 熵 in Hong Kong. Other than his residency at 宀 Club, he was invited to performed at famed venues overseas, such as KGR’n Tokyo, Bonobo, Oil Club Shenzhen. He contributed a podcast mix to C-Kay’s Coma Hole series and Mr Ho’s House of Ho show on Sky Lab Radio, and is currently running Entropy Radio series on Radio Huru hara. Currently, he is working on his production, and researching various sound design techniques on the side.

MIX021 - Nanogram (香港)

debut at Podlasie for Research & Development
I played after JS Alvarez opened up the floor. Duck Trash followed after me and then LA Spacer closed the night

R&D at Podlasie (4/27/23)

My DJ set from HÖR. June 30th, 2023. 

You can view it in full here:
https://hoer.live/eomac-hor-jun-30-2023/

Setlist:
LAIR – Foreshadow [Eotrax]
SHXCXCHCXSH – Esti [Avian]
Kliptown – Shifty Rhythms [Yuku]
Yaleesa Hall - First Cullen [Will & Ink]
testpress - Tell Ya [Shall Not Fade]
Uun - Everything Reduced [MORD]
Roll Dann - Seven Notes [MORD]
Samuel Powell - Echrete [Shall Not Fade]
Cylob - Saturday Afternoon Acid [Cylob Industries]
Kliptown – Maakul [Yuku]
Michael Foreshaw - Rainbow Theme [self released]
30drop – Halophilic Paracitosys [Axis]
K-HAND – Boiler [Tresor]
Stanislav Tolkachev - Zero Seconds Ago [MORD]
Talismann - Discophatie [Talismann Records]
Talismann - Manoeuvre [Talismann Records]
Ctrls – Concept7 [Micron Audio]
Lakker - Surface Drummer [unreleased]
EeOo – Lightbeams [forthcoming Eotrax]
Jlin – Embryo [Planet Mu]
nondi_ - shadow juke [self released]
Presha - Vendetta (ASC Remix) [Samurai]
Basic Rhythm - Cool Down The Dance [Planet Mu]
Somatic Responses - Doomsday Circuit [Acroplane]
Saint Abdullah & Eomac – Wali [Planet Mu]

June

Eomac @ HÖR

Tracklist:

Fernando Falcão - Memoria das Aguas
Pulse Emitter - Void Engine 1
Uun - Junkspace
Inox Trax - Sound Effects
Franz Jager - Lana Hunts (VIL Club Edit)
Robert Hood - Ignite A War
Hardcell & Grindvik - Silver (Hardcell Remix)
Sibilant - Screecher Creature
Overland - NASA
1800 Haightstreet - Permafrost
Pelada - Desatado
Vinicius Honorio - Heartbeat (Alex Bau Repaint)
Andre Kronert - Tenth Street Rag
dj ESP Woody McBride vs. John Frank - The Pitch of Madness
Clouds - T12
Sound Associates - Jackknife (Len Faki edit)
Subjected - Thtswhtwnt
Merino - Como Desaparacer
Lonefront - 19
Furtive - Crossfire
Russell E.L. Butler - Maggots
Are:gone - 721.2
Tarker - Enhanced
Jaq Attaque - Martian Immigration (Raw Mix)
Free Range - The Grey Goose
Paul Bailey - Battery Girl
Blacknecks - Don’t Say Goodbye
Frankie Vega & Gabriel Palomo - The Tempest
Decks - Fractured
Keanu Raves - Secret Base Aesthetic
Fjaak - Bassani
Alphaconda - Hey Mami
LSDXOXO - Mutant Exotic (D.Dan Remix)

JS Alvarez- minimal detroit

YONG YING is a Hong Kong-based DJ who first got on the decks in 2020 and has since been driven by a relentless passion for digging and playing music. Her sets are known to combine dark experimental sounds, industrial techno, and a vibey dose of EBM. After a year of playing in a wide range of events and parties, she has built her sound and aesthetic while steadily making her mark in Hong Kong’s electronic music scene. She is now a regular at 宀 club and a resident of Entropy 熵.

MIX040 - Yong Ying [Live at 宀] (香港)

For mix number 18 in the PPRZ Podcast series, we have a mix from Chicago's @makeensound

Chicago based producer and DJ Makeen is focused on groovy textural techno
with a dark edge. He co-organizes the party series Research & Development
with J.S. Alvarez and founded the parties Spent and Near Dark.

His electronic music obsession began when he started performing live sets
on tables full of gear. With an interest in sound design and synthesis, Makeen
spent the early part of his artistic life composing and performing
experimental music more focused on acoustic instruments. The latest leg of
his journey has brought him back to electronic music with an elevated
passion for dance floor-focused beats.

Mix Description:
I decided to take a playful approach to this mix— playing some lighter and
groovier tracks with an emphasis on trippy sounds and atmospheres. This
mix was recorded with 3 x CDJs and an Allen & Heath Xone 92 mixer. The
focus was on long continuous blends, while shifting between new and
unexpected sonic worlds.

Tracklist:
Oktobr - Sleepdancer
Dj Hyperactive & Jason Patrick - Harrier Env (Original Mix)
BLANKA - Howl
Atonism - Back And Forth
Temudo - P is For Paula
Karo - Uväll
Vladw - Aou Mallku
Augusto Taito - High Trip
Ohm - ASKE
CRAVO - Innerversion
Tsibo - M25
Takt - Groove Chaser
Orbe - Post-Cycle
Toru Ikemoto, bw - Don’t Play 050r
Amotik - Saat
Zisko - State of Rhythm
Seigg - Secondary Options
Planetary Assault Systems - Raww
Speedy & Steve - Rotor
Temudo - Susto
Gaetano Parisio - Klytia

PPRZ Podcast 18 - Makeen

Jana has 'shape shifting lizard' JS Alvarez on the show to select some mutant techno and unruly bass music. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/jana-rush/episodes/jana-rush-24th-february-2024

Jana Rush w/ JS Alvarez 240224

@jsalvarez
@researchndevelopment
Interview: https://www.ayli-sf.com/2024/05/16/ayli-ground-level-019-js-alvarez/

Track-listing: 

Michal Wolski - Qi
Architectural - Rare Ceremony Tapes
Space Drum Meditation - Oviraptor (Marco Shuttle Remix) 
Felix K - Fundamentals (Onar Anxiety Remix)
Uun - Blood Money Redux
Wata Igarashi - Gravity 
DJ Hockey - Whirlpool 
Jeremy Caufield - Station A
Aliasing - Bline
DJ Nobu - pressure point 
Ezy - Too Deep
Marçal- Bionic Jungle 
Gag Reflex - Tomb 
Ungar - Aggressive 
PS11 - Chiron 
Decoder - Visionary
Legless Lizard - Something Better 
Are:gone - Organic Taste 
Aadja - post natal drip

AYLI Ground Level 018: JS Alvarez

Mike Dearborn Promo No. 5 mix tape recorded live In Oporto, Portugal

Mike Dearborn - Promo 5

Couldn't see this blinder anywhere on the net any more.

Tracklist:

Rhythm & Sound - Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix) Burial Mix
Surgeon - Klonk Pt.1 - Dynamic Tension
DJ C - Nuttin Attall - Death$ucker Records
The Bug - Politicians Version - Rephlex
AFX - Analord 8 - Rephlex
Vex'd - Angels - Planet Mu
Surgeon - Whose Bad Hands Are These? - Dynamic Tension
Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Journey Of The Dragons - UR
Surgeon - Klonk Pt.2 - Dynamic Tension
Monolake - Alaska (Surgeon remix) - Imbalance Computer Music
Mikey Dread - Saturday Night Style - Auralux Recordings
Unknown - UXB011
Polygon Window - Quoth - Warp
Jeff Mills - Very EP - Axis
The Bug - Killer Version - Rephlex
Vex'd - Pop Pop - Subtext
Makaton - Beauty Default - Rodz-Konez
Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubblebath 1 (Surgeon remake)
Surgeon - Baby Ride (edit) - Counterbalance
Timeblind - I Was No Mind - Missile
Surgeon - Floorshow Part I.3 - Counterbalance
Surgeon - Magneze - Downwards
British Murder Boys - Fist - Downwards
Kritical Audio Krup - Detroit Underground
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker - Warp
British Murder Boys - Don't Give Way To Fear - Counterbalance
Planetary Assault Systems - Take Back - Peacefrog
Vex'd Lion VIP - Planet Mu
Source Direct & Instra Mental - Yo Bitch - Demonic
Hiroaka Iizuka - Greenworld - Symbolism
Birdland - Acid Edit
DJ Spookie - What - Relief Records
Boxcutter - Skuff'd - Planet Mu
Cristian Vogel - (Don't) Take More (Jamie Lidell remix) -
Tresor
DJ Urban - You Work It - International House Records
LFO - Simon From Sydney / Freeze (Surgeon remake)
Surgeon - Floorshow Part I.1 - Counterbalance
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express - EMI

with loops from - Regis - White Stains - Downwards
Unspecified Enemies - Multi Ordinal Tracking Unit -
Counterattack
Female - Angel Plague - Downwards
Oscar Mulero - CV Is Dead - Warmup
Regis - Get On Your Knees - Downwards
The Amen Break

Surgeon @ Glade Festival 14/7/06

Rumors Mix Series 022: MAKEEN

https://soundcloud.com/makeensound
Introducing, the newest member of the Research & Development team, Chicago-based producer, composer, and DJ, Eric Fernandez. Fernandez is known for performing under the moniker of Makeen. His live sets are centered around improvisation and spontaneity. Makeen’s sensibilities are the result of years performing solo and in collaboration with fellow Chicago artists. These previous experiences have allowed him to carry a heavy, dance floor focused raw energy into both his DJ sets and hybrid performances. 

In 2019, alongside well known mutant electronics manipulator, Beau Wanzer, he co-founded and helped curate the monthly techno party, Near Dark, at the legendary yet sadly defunct Danny’s Tavern. This year, he looks forward to a handful of new releases and is excited to join JS Alvarez in the lab for Research and Development.

RND 022 - Makeen

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen

RND 022 - Makeen

Research & Development Mix Series

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