superb track selection! thanks for a ride

@aida-dj whole mix is yours, or just second hour?

@xdb is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006.
For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar. His debut ‘Jackintosh EP’ and the following ‘Descap EP’ made a splash with heads, but whilst the shimmering dub techno moments were perhaps the most obvious hook, subsequent tracks defied easy categorisation – an early indication that the person behind the music took a broad view of electronic music, caring not for stylistic pigeonholes.
Further releases mapped out more of a defined aesthetic for the label, with XDB’s own work sitting alongside contributions from Atheus and Arne Weinberg. By 2007, Kosta’s music had caught the ear of other outlets; including Francois Kevorkian’s Deep Space Media (a sublabel of Wave Music) licensed ‘Descap’ and ‘Descap live’ for re-release. @brendonmoeller was the A&R at that time and a 4 track EP on Wave Music followed in 2009.
The same year, @p-scott put out the first XDB release on his own @sistrum-recordings, which saw Kosta tailoring his output to a cleaner, more Detroit-inflected sound. In tandem with his production work, XDB the DJ was coming into his own. An avid collector of vinyl since his childhood (Kosta’s collection presently numbers some 10,000 records); he had honed his craft in clubs and on the radio – mixing monthly on his own ‘Case Check’ show. 2008 brought an early highlight – spinning at Japan’s lauded Labyrinth festival alongside the cream of the international deep techno and house scene.
Kosta’s DJ sets draw upon his expansive record collection, playing right across the board of electronic music. He has no shortage of technical skill but it’s his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?’ moments.
It’s on this that Kosta has built his reputation. Tastemakers such as the now-defunct mnml ssgs crew were quick to snap him up for a guest mix in 2009, and several of his online recordings have been picked up for @resident-advisor ‘Mix of the Day’ spot. In 2010, XDB played at the UK’s highly-regarded Freerotation festival – starting a love affair with the event that’s seen him come back every year since. The festival secured Kosta’s place within a fraternity of fellow musicians and DJs who also prefer to let their music do the talking – likeminds who recognise the purity in what they do, and are all the more respected because of it.
That same year, he remixed Detroit heroes Norm Talley - @ormalley and Aaron Carl - @aaroncarl and in 2011 produced releases for the Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Echocord imprints. 2012’s highlight was a split 12” with Kassem Mosse and in 2013 he was reunited with Sistrum Recordings for the ‘Frocks’ record. 2013 also saw the rebirth of Metrolux after a 3 year hiatus, with ‘Edition 2’, an excellent Various Artists release.
When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it’s an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it’s helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike.
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#123 | XDB (DE)

John Tejada (@paletterecordings) is a Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based electronic music composer, DJ, and professor at @calarts. Tejada’s professional output of music began in 1994 and has never let up, including five albums for the revered label @kompakt, plus releases on @pokerflatrecordings, @cocoonrecordings, @plugresearch-music, Seventh City, Playhouse, @defectedrecords, and his own label since 1996, @paletterecordings. Tejada has also been responsible for remixing over 100 songs for acts including The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Bomb The Bass, @way-out-west, @kevinsaunderson, @darren-emerson, @gui-boratto-official, @simianmobiledisco and many others. Tejada’s latest venture as Wajatta is a musical collaboration with international star Reggie Watts, having released their debut album, Casual High Technology, in 2018 and Don’t Let Get You Down in 2020 on @brainfeeder. 
Tejada has traveled to more than 30 countries DJing and performing live at clubs—@berghain, @fabric, @rexclub, Womb; festivals such as @dance-valley, @decibelfestival, Dekmantel Festival, Detroit Electronic Music Festival, @mutek_montreal and @mutek_mx, @sonarfestival and Sync Festival, as well as esteemed venues such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and twice at Walt Disney Concert Hall, both in Los Angeles.
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#142 | John Tejada (US)

Studio recording of my set at Freerotation 2022. In eternal memory of my Dad who sadly passed away this year, who was a key figure in the formation of the Freerotation family.

All my own productions, mostly unreleased, including some unreleased SoulStateJazz tracks; feat Mark Hand (Keys), Michiel Renger (Sax), Vicky Flint (Trumpet & Flute) & Dave Ellson (Perc & FX).

Tom Ellis - Freerotation 2022

Lil rough on the edges, but that's about my take on love in general..

All vinyl
90´s H o u s e
Technics turntables & Rotary mixer.

2022 // peace
HPTY-Recordings

J_TDJ : Luv´s Got Me High / 90s house / 2022dec

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CSL 3.03

Groovy minimal house from Israel.

Tracklisting and download: https://bit.ly/XLR8Rpodcast_Hilu

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Avenue Red proudly welcomes Owain K, the Bristol don of all things deep and co-label boss of Innate (alongside Tom Gilbert). Owain recently played at our Avenue Red event held at The Loco Klub in Bristol in March 2023, which turned into an incredible 4-hour B2B session with Avenue Red frontman Alec Pritchard. It was recorded and released as part of our Live Sessions series (link below) and the response to this collaboration was very positive!

Owain's first studio mix for our main podcast series is as masterful as it is long overdue... it's a seamless, perfectly paced blend of trippy, melodic, grooving deep house & techno. Get it on!

"The recording is my usual mix n' match of sounds - old, new, deep and true... all with a dub flavour in there somewhere. Although probably more from the deep house sphere on this trip than other sets I might play... Big thank you to Alec for being the ever excellent host! 😎 Enjoy!" Owain K, June 2023

https://soundcloud.com/owaink
https://soundcloud.com/innate-recordings

See Also:
https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/live-session-004-alec-pritchard-b2b-owain-k-the-loco-klub-bristol-uk-04-03-2023

Picture taken by Alec Pritchard from The White Lion Bar overlooking Clifton Suspension Bridge over The River Avon in Bristol, England, UK.

Avenue Red Podcast #223 - Owain K

Finally managed to find the time to put all my driftwood 12s onto one mix.  This is my 2nd attempt..my first attempt ended abruptly when i found out that there is no warning when the battery is low and the Laptop just dies.  And no, the Audacity auto recovery did not work.

Anyhoo....a selection of my favourite driftwood releases... pitched down as it was a late night vibe

No need for a tracklist,  there was only 10 releases so fairly easy to work out whats what.  Fortunately, I had most of them before they went spiralling into orbit pricewise,

Theres at least one track on every release which is simply sublime.  The more I listen, the more i love them.

Big thanks to Eric Cloutier for his original Driftwood mix which inspired me to do this one..and to Anil..who really opened my eyes to the Jeremy / Elias 12s.

Done on 2xTechnics 1210's.  No edits, no nonsense, just records.

Placid's Driftwood Mix

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We are delighted to announce our new Nightime Drama podcast series. We have carefully selected artists for the podcast who's sound we are passionate about. Our first guest for the series hails from Zurich, Switzerland, DJ Eli Verviene. Eli graced our shores down under in 2013 and again in 2014 playing at both Nightime Drama in Adelaide and 4our in Sydney.

Elis approach to djing is to tell her story through her sets, ensuring a diversity of genres, a warm energy and a style that is her own. Recording mixes in the past for the mnml ssgs blog and Resident Advisor, both of which she garnered enthusiastic responses, Eli has now recorded a mix for us at Nightime Drama. A wonderful deep mix with minimal, deep house and techno elements that you will want to play over and over. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. 

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Nightime Drama: 
www.facebook.com/nightimedrama1
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Eli Verveine: https://www.facebook.com/eli-verveine-386344770109/?fref=ts

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Read on for some insights from Eli in this exclusive interview.

1) Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Most definitely a night owl!

2) What is your home city and what makes it special?

Zurich is such a lovely city, which has a lot to offer for its size. Located at a beautiful lake surrounded by snowy mountains.

 3) The term DJ's DJ gets thrown around a lot these days, who is your DJ's DJ?

Daniel Bell

 4) What first comes to mind when you think of electronic music in Australia?

Well, most definitely a vivid and colourful underground scene created by passionate people. Even though, unfortunately, people on my side of the planet are not aware it. 

Ahead of my first visit in OZ, I didn't know what to expect. What a great surprise it was, to meet so many like-minded people which are so passionate about what they are doing. Not to forget that you have, in my opinion, one of the best record stores in the world in Adelaide - "Transition Records". Despite its relatively small size, the selection is exceptionally and it is impossible to leave the store without a gem.I truly hope that Australia's electronic underground scene will get its well deserved recognition.

5) What has been the stand out track that you've playing this month?

Autechre - Incunabula

It`s not a track but a whole album I have to mention. I've been waiting many years to have this gem on vinyl and now now it finally got re-pressed.

Nightime Drama Podcast 001 - Eli Verveine

For the 35th instalment of the Mosaic Mix Series , Tact Recordings founder and Chord resident Fletcher takes you on a wander through his record collection 

for bookings contact:
contact.chord@gmail.com

further info:
https://www.discogs.com/label/364174-Tact-Recordings
https://www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=6777
https://www.facebook.com/Chordrecordsofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/Tact.Recordings/
https://www.facebook.com/fletcherdj/

Mosaic Mix Series 035 _Fletcher

Passionate about house and techno, digger-extraordinaire @molly_music is always on the lookout for new tracks, and provides us through her monthly show with ever-more exclusive gems.

Catch Molly every 4th Friday of the month from 20h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

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