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Groove Podcast 299

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Groove Podcast 299 - John Tejada

Richie Hawtin Live at Maida Vale, BBC Radio 1, 10/03/2004

Pure club tunes, live and direct from Brooklyn.

As recently as a couple of years ago, the non-New Yorkers among us could be forgiven for not knowing Anthony Parasole. These days, if you follow techno, you'd be remiss not to. Born, raised and residing in Brooklyn, Parasole came of age during the city's techno heyday, and his work as a DJ and underground party impresario in the '00s helped guide the scene through its rough patch. (See Real Scenes: New York, which features Parasole, for the full story.) With Levon Vincent, he put out a string of now-classic EPs through their Deconstruct label. But it's The Corner, April's label of the month and number eight overall in our label poll, that's put Parasole on the map internationally as a first-class selector and producer of tough techno. 

If you've slept on Parasole until now, then consider RA.395 a cold glass of water to the face. It's characteristically fierce, with a New York-centric twist or two.

What have you been up to recently?

Many things, actually. I've been busy prepping and trying to get out the next three Corner releases, which had a couple of production issues. Tom Dicicco's No Sympathy was released last week worldwide. It's a great record to close out 2013 to. I have also been on the road touring a bit, which has been nice—so many great shows I have had an opportunity to play. Recently I just moved in Brooklyn and finished building my studio and have been pretty busy writing new music for 2014. I have more solo projects coming as well as a couple of projects with Phil Moffa.

How and where was the mix recorded?

This mix was recorded at Output during off hours one late Monday night in October, to my Sony CD-R recorder. (I prefer recording mixes in one take to hard disk; this way there is no retreat, no surrender, haha.) I used a Xone:92, two Pioneer CDJs and two Technic 1200s with a grip of records and a couple of CDs. The intro was recorded using my iPhone at the 14 Street F train station. I recorded this street musician for about 25 minutes on the sneak. The way he played guitar just blew my mind, and I wanted to capture the moment. Then I completed the mix at Butcha Sound through the power of Pro Tools and Phil Moffa.

Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

I had many different ideas, but I scratched all of them because I didn't want to outsmart myself. I also have a few mixes online, some with ambient or different variations, so I decided to approach this mix like a pure DJ set in a club. I wanted that club feel and wanted to capture those moments that occur purely deep in the mix when it's not thought out methodically like a typical mix, and this is why I recorded it at Output. I wanted to play on a soundsytem full throttle to capture the thump, so I just hit record and played till the 80 minutes ran out.

You've been a fixture in New York's house and techno scene for ages, but you've started making inroads abroad over the last few years. Where are your favorite places to play?

One of my favorite gigs of the year was actually at home, when Danny Tenaglia asked me to play with him at Output. There really was a crazy buzz, and the room was packed by 11:30 PM, which in Brooklyn is really early. The crowd was super receptive to how and what I played, and I'm very grateful for that gig and to Danny for inviting me. Then abroad there is this great connection between Paris and NYC, and I've had so many great gigs in France, like recently at Concrete. It is just a magical venue and party put together by people who really care about the culture and music. 

I played a couple of smaller parties that blew me away. One was this little party in Tel Aviv called Resek, which had this crazy vibe in this little dark room. Another was this event called TRAXX UP! in Switzerland. The room just blew up and was electric. And of course Berlin treats me great. I am blessed to play Berghain as often as I do, and always to such a welcoming crowd! 

Your label's aesthetic identifies strongly with your hometown. Do you think The Corner could exist outside of New York?

After I started Deconstruct with Levon Vincent, the aesthetic was so minimal, and so I really wanted to capture the complete opposite of Deconstruct with The Corner. That's why I went with full-on art and full color labels. I came up through the streets and relate to it, so I wanted that feel and smell through the art. Maybe if I lived somewhere else—let's say Miami—it probably wouldn't be the same. The art would be bunch of hot, tanned Cuban girls in string bikinis and sunsets and the label would probably be named Ocean Drive, haha! I kid, but yeah, the point is I don't think the label's aesthetic would exist if I didn't grow up in Brooklyn, New York.

What are you up to next? 

I'm preparing for New Year's Eve at fabric and then New Year's Day at Melkweg in Amsterdam. For The Corner, in January we kick the year off with Pressure by Phil Moffa and myself. It will hit the shops as soon as the holidays are over, followed by Where Were You In '92 by X-Crashed (AKA Adam X), which are all produced now. I'm also sorting out the releases and schedule for 2014. So much great music to release, I really can't wait!


RA 395 Resident Advisor Mix By Anthony Parasole

Ryan Keeling spends time with one of dance music's most colourful characters.

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EX.200 Sven Väth

The BPitch Controller gets behind the decks for this week's RA podcast.

RA.152 Ellen Allien

Richie Hawtin: DE9 | Closer To The Edit (2001) MINUS8CD

1. SW — “Untitled D1”
2. Wilhelm — “Our World”
3. Damon Wild — “Unstable Space”
4. The Dirty Criminals — “Jungle Snake”
5. Dar Embarks — “Fezzik”
6. SW — “Untitled B3”
7. Tessela — “With Patsy”
8. Blawan — “Atlas”
9. Museum — “Raider”
10. Sensate Focus — “Y”
11. Mike Shannon — “Ghetto Me”
12. Tee Mango — “Going Wrong”
13. Savile — “Watch Scan Wait”
14. Heartthrob — “Penetrating Gaze 1”
15. Gerd, Alden Tyrell — “Girls Cant Swim”
16. DJ Qu — “Hi-Life”
17. John. F.M — “White People In Churches Be Like”
18. Heartthrob — “Stop Lorraine”
19. Atom TM — “Fumes”

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Kevin Saunderson - 24th November 2018

During the late 90's, Twilo was a NY institution. Hosting the legendary residency of Sasha & Digweed as well as Junior Vasquez's weekly residency during this time. There were two booths at Twilo - one which was built for Junior which was perched above the crowd and one for the guests which was just elevated above the floor on one end of the club.

Josh would embark on a residency at Twilo during this time that became an Ovum Recordings night which allowed him to showcase many of the artists releasing on the label. 

On this night the opening set was from DJ Dozia. This was also a special evening as it was the release party for Josh's mix compilation Profound Sounds Volume 1. During this time, the label was distributed by Sony Music worldwide and this was a big event having Josh playing in the labels home city. There were various press requests including a request to film. This was quickly shut down as there was no video to be taken inside the club (How times have changed!). Josh took over the decks and at this point in the evening legendary sound man Steve Dash would open up the system. As the headliner took over, it was like the room transformed. I can still envision the circular light that sat above the dance floor as well as the huge disco ball all coming to life as the set started to build. 

Well turn up the volume and prepare to dive into two hours of bliss as Mr. Josh Wink takes you on a journey showing his true musical diversity and understanding why many always called him the DJ's DJ. 

Shout out to Steve Dash, Mike Bindra, Paul Morris, Todd Horn, Izzy Monk, Neil Lawi, and everyone who was involved in this special evening and of course to all the clubbers. #Staysafe #Stayhome

Ovum Night @ Twilo NYC -  Josh Wink(7 - 24 - 99)

Movement At Home: Carl Craig

Sadly Darren Emerson was scheduled to be this month's guest but due to Technical issues, we have now scheduled him for April 2021.

Radio Drama 025 brings 2 hours of House and Techno mixed live in the studio by Vince Watson.

Tracklisting :
01. Jon Dixon - Beautifully Equipped
02. Daniel Rateuke - Or Stay Alive (Robert Earnshaw Remix - Vince Watson Edit)
03. DJ Fudge - Introspection (Cee El-assaad Remix)
04. Rick Wade - Planet Deep (Vintage Future Remix)
05. Vince Watson - Progress (Manoo Remix)
06. Rick Wade - Academy (Pezzner Remix)
07. Archiv - City Without Tears
08. Jjohn Tejada - Moving 909’s
09. Francisco Aguado - Cold Look
10. Kaap - Basics 002
11. DJ Deep - Fluorescent
12. Fred P - Construction
13. BNJMN - Hypnogogia Pt 2 (Efdemin Remix)
14. Pvt. Vasquez - JJ’s Bad Room
15. Alex Banks - Vegueta
16. Najel Montiero - Terra Preta
17. Atlyxsys - 1994 (Reset Robot Remix)
18. Vince Watson - Bon Voyage
19. Miles Atmospheric - Orbis Alius
20. Cyspe - Tracing
21. Vince Watson - Fourth Wave
22. Deniro- Aquagoos
23. Taupe - Vortex
24. Alexi Delano - Shifting Paradigma (Cari Lekebusch Remix)
25. Kristian Heikkila - Baskanal 2
26. Lorenz Audio - Scanline
27. Da Capo - Ujir

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Kevin Saunderson - 24th November 2018

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