Techno\Electro\Minimal

We got a very special podcast from our friend and BALANS artist Staffan Linzatti. The Swedish scifi producer send us a 67 minute LIVE PA instead of a DJ mix wich literally blew us away. His 'View From The Collapsing Centre EP' is off course featured in the liveset as well as material from his own Searchlights and a whole heep of unreleased material. He will perform live at our BALANS event on september the 20th @ Melkweg Amsterdam and you can expect more from Staffan on the label in the future! 

1.What is your relationship with Balans?

I meet Darko last summer over a coffee, and kind of hit it off straight away. We decided to do something together and everything just grew from that. We managed to meet for another coffee this summer, and I am looking forward to having yet another one with Darko in September. 


2.What do you do to try and stay in balance? Any tips & secrets you  would like to share with us night folks?

Tough question. Record shopping, fresh air, and never being afraid of a challenge would be a good start I think -never get too comfortable to try out new things.  


3.About the podcast, can you tell us the story behind the mix?

This is a recording of a live-set I did a few weeks ago. The thought was to present a mix of current and future ideas, and to explore new ground for music even further out in the future. 

4.What gear did you use to make the Balans podcast?

My usual live-setup; A Frost audio computer, two evolution-uc33, and a novation launchpad.


5.What do you have in store for us (gigs/releases) the coming months?

The fourth release on Searchlights Records was released not too long ago, as well as my first record on Balans. Right now we (me and my brother Mathias) are planning SIGHTS-005, I am working on another record for Balans, and a few other labels, as well as writing music with a good friend of mine for an exhibition of his. Basically, just spending a lot of time writing and recording music.

BALANS033 - Staffan Linzatti

Recorded in promotion of Marcel Fengler's forthcoming album tour date on the 14th September 2013 in Room Two.

To read the full interview and get more info go here: http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/my-love-for-a-bit-of-funk-has-stuck-with-me-in-depth-with-marcel-fengler-his-fabric-promo-mix

Tracklist:
1. Madwoman – River Mumma – Downwards
2. Tobias – Dark & Troubling – OstgutTon
3. Marcel Dettmann – Lightworks – OstgutTon
4. G-Man – Columbia – GMR
5. Aubrey – 6 AM Decay – Komplex De Deep
6. Lewis Fautzi – Turn – Soma
7. Jonas Kopp – X – Tresor
8. Tim Wolff – Angular – Balans
9. Kobosil – Aggregate – UnterTon
10. Tobi Dreher – Chordhose (Mark Broom Remix) – Rotary Cocktail
11. Planetary Assault Systems – No EXIT – Mote Evolver
12. Alex Cortex – Hyperfocus – Killekill
13. Cleric – Morose (Dario Zenker Remix) – Coincidence
14. Peter van Hoesen – Inspection in Solitude (Marcel Fengler Remix) –Time2Express
15. Terrence Fixmer – Rage (Alexey Volkov Remix) – Planet Roughe
16. Christian Wünsch – Black Lab – Semantica
17. Function feat. Stephanie Parnow – Golden Dawn – OstgutTon

Marcel Fengler - Fokus Album Tour x fabric Promo Mix

Dj set for the Electric Deluxe event at Amsterdam Dance Event 2013

Lucy @ Melkweg Rabohall  (ADE 2013) - Amsterdam 19.10.2013 - Electric Deluxe Event

"“I fell in love with techno in Warehouses on otherwise bleak industrial estates. I’ll never lose my fascination with the sound of a kick drum echoing around a huge concrete space. Hopefully this mix captures a little bit of the otherworldly vibe I stumbled across back then.” – Sigha

The ‘Warehouse Sessions’ return to ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS once again this December after the monumental success of the first batch of 5 mixes in 2012. Truss, AnD, Stormfield & myself, Kangding Ray (EE mix of 2012) and DJ Skirt kicked off the series to mass appeal, so this will now be a once year event, running for 5 consecutive days. To kick us off – 006, EE welcomes an artist I’ve been a friend of for the entire time I’ve been doing EE, Sigha, an artist I’ve actually been trying to get on the show for just as long !

Catch Sigha at FABRIC - 11th January 2014 - http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/859
Playing alongside Terry Francis and the mighty Peter Van Hoesen in Room 2

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ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS - WAREHOUSE SESSIONS
Sigha - 006
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01 - Roly Porter – Giant – [Subtext]
02 - SNTS - HG016 3 – [Horizontal Ground]
03 - Peter Van Hoessen - Challenger – [Tresor]
04 - Shifted - Pulse incomplete – [Bed Of Nails]
05 - Robert Hood - Alarm – [M-Plant]
06 - Sigha - Hard lines soft skin – [Our Circula Sound]
07 - Mutate - Circle 1 (Drumcell Rmx) – [Blank Code]
08 - Rødhad - patient zero (function remix) – [Dystopian]
09 - Sigha – A Better Way Of Living
10 - STRNGTHS DDR – [Avian]
11 - Peter Van Hoessen - Axis Mundi – [Ostgut]
12 - Phase – Distracted – [Token]
13 - Sleeparchive - 5 – [Tresor]
14 - Front 242 work N.off is N.off – [Wax Trax!]
15 - Oscar Mullero - Electric Storm (Sigha remix) – [Pole Group]
16 - Lag - Sama Doma (forward strategy group Rmx) – [Mord]
17 - James Ruskin – Slit – [Blueprint]
18 - Arcing seas – Gauntlet – [Our Circula Sound]
19 - Roly Porter - Giant – [Subtext]

Warehouse Sessions

Sigha - EE292 - Electronic Explorations (Warehouse Sessions 006)

When I came to London last year to join fabric and head the A&R for the artist led label Houndstooth I got dragged down to Hackney Wick for what was going to be a life changing techno event of the rawest level. This happening is what has inspired my series of Warehouse Sessions, where I have reached out to my favourite techno artists and asked them to get inspired by that unique thump thump betwixt concrete sounds that industrialised techno spaces always provoke and provide a suitably banging mix for my Electronic Explorations podcast series.

This week I've kicked off another round of mixes lead by Our Circula Sound man Sigha, London resident Ø [Phase], Semantica Records boss and Spanish producer Svreca, Italian producer and co-owner of Repitch Records Shapednoise (One half of Violetshaped) and finally a US producer who has released on Sandwell District & Stroboscopic Artefacts, Rrose.

December 2012 brought mixes by USA producer Skirt, UK producer Truss aka MPIA3, Stormfield & myself, Irish and Greek producers AnD and French producer Kangding Ray (his being voted EE mix from all shows in 2012)

ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS - Warehouse Sessions
Ø [Phase] - 007
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01. The Watcher - Ecorn
02. Mary Velo - Syntax
03. KB Project - Untitled 7
04. J Sydenham, East4A & DJ Jinwook - In The Barber Shop
05. Peter Van Hoesen - Objects From The Past (Neel remix)
06. Ø [Phase] - Like A Light Coming On
07. Jay Clarke - Unreleased Demo Track 3
08. Chris Page - Three Handed Soldier
09. Demo - Untitled
10. Developer - Sequence 88
11. Ø [Phase] - Dirtro II
12. Inigo Kennedy - VHSK II
13. Ø [Phase] - Obscura A1
14. Jerome Sydenham - Judgment.
15. Ø [Phase] - Shadow Caster
16. Abstract Division - Deformation (Norman Nodge RMX)
17. Lex Gorr - Unknown (Developer Remix)
18. Peter Van Hoesen - To Alter A Vector (Ø [Phase] remix)
19. Shxcxchcxsh - Ldwgwtt
20. Jeff Mills - Here
21. Jeff Mills - Glen 21
22. Psyk - Isolate
23. Armando - 151 (Speedy J mixx)

WAREHOUSE SESSIONS

Ø [Phase] - EE293 - Electronic Explorations (Warehouse Sessions 007)

Westfalenhallenn, Dortmund, GER 30 April 2004

Chris McCormack - Skyline (Flux Recordings - FR004)
FLR vs The Blunted Wonder Boy - Kjoh Zon 1 (Reel Musiq - RLEP052)
Rumenige - Der Die Das (Tresor - TRESOR 204)
Hertz & Johan Bacto - Working Class (Zync - ZYNC027)
Bad Pimps - Soul Power (Terminal M - TERM0296)
Hertz & Johan Bacto - Working Class (Zync - ZYNC027)
Leandro Gamez - Monsieur Le President (Pornographic Recordings - PORN010)
Club MCM - Club M.C.M. (Steve Rachmad Remix) (Brave New World Records - BNW 014)
Dave Clarke - Way Of Life (Skint Records - BRASSIC 31LP)
Pacou - Last Man Standing (Tresor - TRESOR 209)
Jeff Mills - 31J56-4 (Axis - AX-019 FV)
Dave Clarke - Just Ride (Skint Records - BRASSIC 31LP)
Dynarec - Tess Till 340 (Delsin - 44 DSR/DNR2)
Max Walder - Acid X-perience (Lupp - LUPP 016)
Alexander Kowalski - Emtec (De-Constructed By The British Murder Boys) (Kanzleramt - KA102)
Dj Deeon - On Da Floor (Pro-Jex - PROX039)
Manu Kenton & Dj Hs - Industrial (Virtual - VIRTUAL 003)
Wyndell Long - Burning (Djax-Up-Beats - DJAX-UP-367)
Bandulu - Crisis A Gwarn (Dj Bam Bam Remix) (50hz - 50hz001)
The Unknown Artist - BC4 M2BC (Black Codes Experiments - BCODES004)
Marco Bailey - Modulo (David Carretta Remix) (MB Elektronics - MBELEK013)
Tim Xavier - Scandalistic Endeavour (Mafia Records - MAFIA03)
Makaton - Awards Ceremony (Makaton Mix) (Rodz-Konez - MAK 13)
Marco Bailey - Spiderweb (MB Elektronics - MBELEK013)
Auralizer vs Dexter W - Love 2 Turn U On (Dj Bam Bam Remix) (Djax-Up-Beats - DJAX-UP-361)
The Unknown Artist - Experiment 2 (Black Codes Experiments - BCODES002)

This mix was already shared at the beginning of this Soundcloud account. But because of requests and the (huge) amount of extra followers, this mix was put back online.

Mayday 2004

Speedy J All Night Long @ Trouw Amsterdam

Tape rip from 1994, first half is all Basement records, second half various stuff.


Ben Intelligent Hardcore Mix 1994

We are glad to welcome one of rising stars of techno for episode 28. Spanish supertalent Psyk has been making big waves the last couple of years with a string of amazing releases on Mote Evolver, Figure and his own Non Seris. He is a whirlwind behind the decks as well, as you will be able to hear in this mix.

Here's what he had to say:

1.What is your relationship with Balans?

I know Darko since I played at the great Doornroosje, of course I know his stuff much earlier. And as the label it is, Balans has a really great catalogue, I have played in my past gigs almost every of their releases.

2.What do you do to try and stay in balance? Any tips & secrets you  
would like to share with us night folks?

Well, watching movies and take a good time with family and friends is the thing that helps balance after the weekend. Im trying to make some sport again, I think thats a good tip for everyone.

3.About the podcast, can you tell us the story behind the mix?

Is a mix I recorded at Subsonic in Groningen on the Queensday weekend. There are just some tracks I really like at the moment.

4.What gear did you use to make the Balans podcast?

Mixed mostly with Cds, a sampler and a A&H mixer.

5.What do you have in store for us (gigs/releases) the coming months?

My last release on Mote-Evolver is out now, Arcade Ep. And Ill release a track on CLR soon for a very special compilation of his boss, Chris Liebing.

Regarding gigs this month Im playing in a Non Series Showcase with my buddy Henning Baer at Culture Box in Copenhagen, then later in one of my favourite clubs so far, Cassette in my hometown Madrid, and then at Rex Club in Paris. 25 of May I will play at Atlantico Club, in Rome.


BALANS028 - Psyk

Boiler Room Berlin/ Zeitberger (Speedy J B2B Lucy), Mondkopf, Milton Bradley & Felix K

[Broadcasted Wednesday 5th June]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Zeitgeber (Speedy J B2B Lucy) 90 Min Boiler Room Berlin Mix

Soma Compilation 21 – Mixed By Gary Beck
[SOMACD103]

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1.	Deepchord – Tonality Of Night (Spiral 1)
2.	Joe Stawarz – M17 (Ambivalent’s Byways Remix)
3.	Heiko Laux & Steve Rachmad – The Viking
4.	Scott Groove feat. Parliament Funkadelic – Mothership Reconnection (VonStroke Energy Patter Remix)
5.	Mark Henning – You’re Digging Into Me
6.	Pig & Dan/Mark Reeve – Origami 
7.	Mark Reeve – Dice
8.	Gary Beck – Algoreal (12” Mix)
9.	Alex Under – Addendum 
10.	Funk D’Void – Diabla (Christian Smith & Wehbba Final Track Of The Night Edit)
11.	Silicone Soul – Right On, Right On (Matthias Tanzmann Remix)
12.	Envoy – Seawall (Ricardo Villalobos Remix)
13.   Soma Compilation 21 Mixed By Gary Beck (Continuous Mix)

Soma Records are pleased to present an extra special compilation of tracks from the last year, mixed exclusively by Gary Beck in what is his first ever commercially available mix CD. After the hugely successful 20th anniversary celebrations, Soma continued with their high quality output right through 2012, forging ahead with new and old artists alike. 2012 saw the debut album from Gary himself that immediately made its mark on the techno world, demonstrating his amazing talent as not just a techno producer but as an artist. Further albums from Deepchord who followed up his first album on Soma with the deep and uniquely expressional ‘Sommer’ that also spawned 2 separate vinyl releases. Heavy hitters Pig & Dan showed the versatility of Soma’s output also with their own 10 year anniversary album ‘Decade’ complete with fantastic remixes from Justin Berkovi, Carlo Lio & more. On the singles front, there were some particular standouts. Soma stalwarts Slam & Silicone Soul also released new material that became instant classics in the house & techno world. New signing Mark Reeve burst onto the scene with his Dice EP, Harvey McKay collaborated with Saytek on the tough as you like ‘Push EP’ and we also saw the Envoy classic, Detroit inspired techno groover, Seawall, reworked by Chilean wonder producer Ricardo Villalobos. All in all, making it a very tough decision to compile last year’s tracks into one CD! Gary’s mix is a perfect example of why he has become one of the busiest DJs around. Kicking things off with Deepchord’s perfectly dubbed out ‘Tonality Of Night”, Gary quickly picks up the pace, moving fervently through tracks from Joe Stawarz, Heiko Laux & Steve Rachmad into Claude Von Stroke’s excellent mix of Scott Grooves’ Mothership Connection. Mark Henning’s infectious “You’re Digging Into Me’ funks things up before launching head first into the peak of the mix with Pig & Dan and Mark Reeve tracks doing the damage along with Gary’s own ‘Algoreal’. Exclusive to the Soma21 compilation is the Christian Smith & Wehbba remix of the eternal Funk D’Void classic ‘Diabla’. This unforgettable track is given a very modern day rework and doesn’t fail to trigger in all the right places. As the mix begins to wind down we find Gary finishing off in epic style with the fantastic Matthias Tanzmann rework of Silicone Soul’s ‘Right On, Right On’. Closing on Ricardo Villalobos’ interpretation of Envoy’s ‘Seawall’.

Soma Compilation 21 – Mixed By Gary Beck (Soma CD103) PREVIEW

Rødhåd [ Dystopian ] Germany

01 Alva Noto - Xerrox Sora
02 Abdulla Rashim - Semien Terrara 1
03 Cyl- Crypt
04 Acronym - Amoeba
05 XDB - The Descap
06 Dj Qu - The Zones
07 Norm Talley - Deep Consciousness (Ness remix)
08 Cio D'or - Magnetfluss
09 Fanon Flowers - Maschinenhaus 1
10 Jeff Pietro - Israel Vines
11 Oscar Mulero - Demper
12 Reeko - Passage 17.4
13 Methew Johnson - Pana Cotta
14 Stanislav Tolkachev - Heartbeat
15 Boards of Canada - Semana Mertvykh

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Mote-Evolver’s ever successful Parallel Series is now on to its fourth installment, this time with two West Coast producers - Developer and Truncate - going head to head. Pairing of the two is uncanny in many ways given their close friendship and the geographical base they share, and appears to be the perfect choice to highlight the difference between their sound and style to realize the concept of Parallel Series: contrast & compliment.   

The EP opens with “Drive Themes” by Developer, a producer who’s known for the deeply dramatic groove charged with masculine energy.  With its focused and streamlined forward-moving force, “Drive Themes” is a track of relentless agility.  “Random Attraction” maintains the same tempo but adds enticing elements of distorted shouts of melody on top of the ruthless yet smooth layers of chords and hats, all beautifully harmonized to perfection.  Developer’s contribution makes the darker and moodier side of EP and its stirring emotion serves as a nice counterpart to its slightly more lighthearted flip side.  

Fellow LA-based producer Truncate steps out of his usual sound of rock-solid and thumping techno with “Is It Skinny”, a spaced-out hypnotic track that contains a vocal sample that’s so demure and unexpected that it melts into the swirling bleeps of melodies, and you wouldn’t even notice if it wasn’t the title that gives out.  “Forty Four” is yet another track that’s born for the floor, inducing aural pleasure with its funky rolling bass dancing with congo-like drums and claps. 

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