Ninechecker grew up in a town near Liverpool in the north west of England. He fell in love with heavier styles of music, of which Electro was the favourite flavour. In his late teens he witnessed Dave Clarke destroy dances at Liverpool's beloved Voodoo and Bugged Out! nights and set about making his own Tech/Electro. 
Years later, having settled in Toronto, Canada, after living in London and Berlin, he reassembled his studio and started making his own interpretation of Electro, taking inspiration from field recordings, 90's Jungle, 808 heavy Miami Bass and Trap, Techno, weird, unsettling ambience and dark, doomy electronics to create his own Gutter Electro.
He's been playing live hardware sets around Ontario, and has releases on Varial Records, Zodiac Wax, Supercomputer AV, Orson and forthcoming on Brokntoys.
"Electro seems to always be off to the side of the stage, never in the spotlight. Well, not since its 80's heyday. And maybe that's for the best, cos we create what we create in the shadows. Out of sight. Underground.... and personally, that's how I like it".

Which artists has influenced you the most?

- 1997 Techstep D&B, No U-Turn, Dom & Roland, DJ Krust, Elements OF Noize, Source Direct, early Korn, Deftones, Sepultura, Dave Clarke DJing at Voodoo and Bugged Out! in Liverpool was a huge influence... seismic actually. Early Warp Records. Basic Channel and Chain Reaction, Pole, Anthony Rother. DHR. John Peel's radio show. Liverpool's record shops. 

What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?

- I’ve just released an EP on Orson records called Generating Coastline which the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! I'm very happy. Also my I Can't Fight Your programming EP has been re-released by Varial Records too! 
Upcoming, I have a Brokntoys EP coming out at the end of year, which is huge! Hopefully another one on Orson Records too. Plus more stuff on more labels that I can't talk about yet. I also have created a live hardware set that I've been rocking parties here in Ontario. 

Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?

- There are a bunch of Electro labels that I really admire, in no order; Avoidant, CHP, Mechatronica, Orson, Cyber Domain, Brokntoys, Dionysian Mysteries, No Static Automatic, Fides, Varial, Censor, Science Cult, Gated, PSI49Net, SCSI, Trust, LDI, Devine Disorder, Facecontrol Audio Industries, Specimen, CPU, Dead Channel, Dock 34, Computer Controlled, Zodiac Wax, DVSNME, Bass Agenda. I don't listen to any new D&B or Techno tbh... a few bits and bobs. What's really fizzing my bits is Ben Pest (who is amazing), Bitstream, G Jones, Shokh, Alex Jann, Brice Kelly, Keith & Kevin, Ekata, Siak PHD, Mat Carter, Assembler Code, Piska Power, Danny Daze.... I can't think of them all... Human Rebellion, PTHGN, Aura Nox... is that enough? 

What inspires you now to create music?

- Making music is my main creative output now. I used to paint and draw, I've been an animator too, but music really conquered everything fairly early on. I still do sound design for video games, but music is fully mine. I try to create a vibe for each track that I compose, so it can exist in its own space. They aren't just functional DJ tools, with a beginning, middle and end, but creepy little scenarios. I like to hide things in my tracks. 

What set-up do you use when creating music?

- I have a desk where I can rotate the pieces of kit that I use depending on the type of music that I'm making.. Some notable pieces are my Elektron Octatrack, Digitakt and Syntakt, which I also use for my live shows. A digital Hydrasynth, and analogue Arturia Minibrute2S, RD8 808 clone, the awesome Lyra-8 drone synth, a 303 clone, Tascam 414 4-track tape machine and various pedals all recorded into Ableton on an old Mac. And a Zoom recorder to capture field recordings all over the place which get woven and buried into all my tunes.

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Strange But Dance Music #133: Ninechecker

⁰¹ DJ Mudak 2000 - Awakening
⁰² Subreachers - Haunted
⁰³ DJ Mudak 2000 & FTL - ???
⁰⁴ Harmony - Transit
⁰⁵ Acid_Lab - Missing U
⁰⁶ Kloke - Rebellion
⁰⁷ FTL - ???
⁰⁸ FTL - ???
⁰⁹ Dwarde & Gand - Poprocks Track 2
¹⁰ Artificial Red - Subconscious
¹¹ Mantra, Decibella & Tim Reaper - Pirate Steppers
¹² FTL - ???
¹³ FTL - ???
¹⁴ FFF - Other World Of Sound
¹⁵ Submerse - Good Looking Out
¹⁶ FTL - Beyond Fear (Unreleased)
¹⁷ FTL - ???
¹⁸ FFF - 10 Hour Sound
¹⁹ Law - Untitled Destiny
²⁰ FTL - Call Of The Sea
²¹ FTL - A Dream Called Life
²² DJ Mudak 2000 & FTL - Confessions of A Junglist
²³ DJ Mudak 2000 - Transparent

Vykhod Sily Podcast - FTL Guest Mix

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After making waves with his Petrograd EP in 2021, Alegria returns to Modern Conveniences with the long-awaited Signpost EP. He further establishes himself with Signpost, blending autonomic, halftime, and jungle into a cohesive and captivating journey. With Signpost, Alegria takes a more independent approach, showcasing a new level of confidence and maturity in his music while continuing to push creative boundaries.

Signpost is available worldwide on February 7th.

MODCON029

Mastering by Sine Sound
Artwork by Akuratyde

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Alegria - Third Place

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Re-recording of our set for Paddock Night at The Dojo on 2nd Jan 2025
30 min @noharmsound
followed by 30 min GRISTLE

No Harm + GRISTLE @ Twisted Frequency 2024/25 Split Set

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TRACKLIST

The Maytals – Monkey Man
The Pioneers–	Long Shot Kick The Bucket
The Jamaicans–	Ba Ba Boom
Symarip – Skinhead Moon Stomp
Junior Reid – Puppa Jammy Nice
Buju Banton – Champion
Brentford All Stars – Greedy G
Sabab – Fortified 45
Alter Echo & E3 - The Sound Tonight
J:Kenzo – Traverse
Sabab – Empty Pocket Dub
Sabab – Spirit Of Sewa / Empty Pocket Dub
V.I.V.E.K – Illusions Dub
J. Robinson WhoDemSound Meets Cessman & K-Man – Ramsgate (Dub)
Digid – Revolution Sound (Dub)
Hijak–	Nightmarez
RSD & Chad Dubz – Time To Unite
RSD – Dr Woh
V.I.V.E.K – Slippin VIP
Unknown Artist – Give Dem
N-Type & Cyrus - Conscious
Chef Boyarbeatz, Hypho – Smokers Club
Spooky - General Riddim
Spooky - Liquidator
Kaiju - Wrong Tings
Sabab – Out Of Step
J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse VIP
Kromestar & N-Type - Maxi Dub
Sibla & Teffa – Bobby
Khanum - Touch it
Matty G - 50,000 Watts (J:Kenzo Dubplate Remix)
Distinct Motive - Claw

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Vaughn x Okaye - Misanthropic

Daverage and Riigs have been collaborating on a whole heap of music. The music has unfurled in a myriad of different ways and directions with the focus being the joy of collaborating, creating and now performing these tunes. We can’t just sit on them though and have decided to release one a week for as long as we want to. Listen, hopefully dance a bit and even repost if you feel like it.

Dust is a different view, or angle, of how writing can pull you in any direction it sees fit.  Whether it follows the original intent is another question entirely.  Built from resampling, and a bit more resampling, and a glam synth feature, this track has a hint of vinyl, if only an illusion.
Please enjoy, and feel good about the day.

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