ARTIST: KNOX / HAWKINS
TITLE: KALAMAZOO EP
LABEL: SONIC MIND
CATALOGUE NO: SM-38
FORMAT: VINYL / DIGITAL DOWNLOAD / STREAMING
RELEASED: TBC

TRACK LISTING: 
1. KALAMAZOO
2. NOT THE DX100
3. HALFWAY
4. JUST LET ME GO

D-Knox (Donnell Knox) returns to his own Sonic Mind label for the start of a new collaboration with Mark Hawkins, otherwise known as Marquis Hawkes.

Knox is a living legend who’s been making music for over 25 years since growing up in Michigan’s Kalamazoo (a city halfway between Detroit and Chicago).  The man from Kalamazoo who now resides in Warsaw (Poland) has forged a career of intense quality, which began with releases on the likes of Jay Denham’s Black Nation and Elypsia before he launched his own Sonic Mind label in the mid-90s.  For the uninitiated you can get to know this master better via his interview with Resident Advsisor for their RA Exchange.

Many will know the Marquis Hawkes name for his releases on labels like Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Clone, Aus Music and Houndstooth.  What may not be as well known are his origins in the UK, cutting his teeth DJing (whilst living as a New Age traveller) at illegal events in the mid-90s before launching as a producer under his real name, Mark Hawkins on the likes of Djax-Up-Beats.

Now living in Berlin, Hawkins was already a long-time D-Knox fan before they finally met in Warsaw more than ten years ago.  They kept in touch and later began hanging out whenever Knox was in the German capital.  Mark soon expressed to Donnell that it would be an honour to make music with him, and Donnell reciprocated, being particularly impressed with Mark’s production skills and focused work ethic.  

The first of these collaborations is the mighty ‘Kalamazoo EP’, featuring 4 tracks of deliciously deep techno, with house leanings (especially on closing track ‘Just Let Go’) that matches old-school excellence with future-forward electronics.

Further collaborations for the Knox / Hawkins super-duo will surely follow.

www.sonic-mind.com

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Kalamazoo e.p.

ARTIST: D-KNOX
TITLE: DAT RIPS VOL. 1
LABEL: SONIC MIND
CATALOGUE NO: SM-39
FORMAT: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD / STREAMING
RELEASED: 31 JANUARY 2020

TRACK LISTING: 
1. D-KNOX - DAT RIP 01
2. D-KNOX - DAT RIP 02
3. D-KNOX - DAT RIP 03
4. D-KNOX - DAT RIP 04

D-Knox (Donnell Knox), the man from Kalamazoo follows his December collaborative EP with Mark Hawkins (aka Marquis Hawkes) by digging into his DAT archives for ‘DAT Rips Vol. 1’.

The legendary Mr. Knox has been making music for over 25 years since growing up in Michigan’s Kalamazoo (halfway between Detroit and Chicago) to his current location in Poland’s capital city, Warsaw where he continues to run his seminal Sonic Mind label.

Delving into the vaults he came across some original DAT tapes featuring previously unreleased material that sounds as fresh today as the day it was made, leading to this first volume.  So jump on board and explore D-Knox’s sonic mind…


www.sonic-mind.com

Dat Rips Vol. 1

Anti Patriot

Donnell Knox Unknown to the Unknown Rinse FM House set.

4 Anti - Patriot Newspeak MH Master 24 44

3 Anti - Patriot Doublethink MH Master 24 44

2 Anti - Patriot Political Manuevers MH Master 24 44

1 Anti - Patriot Hypocrisy MH Master 24 44

October show

The very first release on Sonic-Mind Records.

SM001A D-Knox track

sm002 b2. d-knox - it talks to me

D Knox - B1 - From The Spirit Realm

A2 Deep Meditation 16bit Master

Message

Echoplex - B1 - Stereo Feeling

Collective Conciousness C1

Last Generation - B1 WTC 9.11.01 (aaron Bennet Rework)

Last Generation - B2 WTC 9.11.01

Unseen

04 Knox - Hawkins Just Let Me Go 2444 Master MMM

03 Knox Hawkins Halfway 2444 Master MMM

02 Knox Hawkins Not The DX 100 2444 Master MMM

01 Knox Hawkins Kalamazoo 2444 Master MMM

Dat Rip 04

Dat Rip 03

Dat Rip 02

Dat Rip 01

02 Anti - Patriot - World Citizen 2444 Master MMM

04 Anti Patriot - Evil Media - Preview Clip

03 Anti Patriot - War Crime - Preview Clip

02 Anti - Patriot - World Citizen - Preview Clip

01 Anti Patriot - Ideology - Preview Clip

As founder, owner, and the driving force behind sonic-mind records, D. knox is an integral member of the Kalamazoo techno scene. His passion for funk-laden hard hitting techno is apparent in his many releases since his entrance into the electronic music scene. D. Knox has gathered a following for his music both overseas and in the United States.
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