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The Origins of Techstep 

Techstep developed from jungle music and hardstep around 1995. The name of the genre was coined by Ed Rush and Trace

https://rinse.fm/episodes/trace-17-10-2023-2300/

#techstep #dnb

Trace: The Origins of Techstep pt.1 - Kool FM (17.10.23)

Some DJs treat genre boundaries like walls; others see them as doors. Craig Gonzalez belongs firmly to the latter camp. A staple of Detroit’s underground and a resident DJ at Paxahau’s Third Thursday monthly, he has long been drawn to what happens when techno’s linear propulsion collides with the restless syncopation of drum & bass. That liminal space, the “grey area” between the two, has become one of the most fertile playgrounds in electronic music over the past decade, and Gonzalez shows why. In this mix, recorded as the opening set on the Movement main stage, he handles tempo as a fluid variable, shifting gears without friction and letting polyrhythms function as the connective tissue. It’s the kind of approach that resists the obvious peak and instead builds a topology of groove, a groove that bends but doesn’t break, carrying dancers across time signatures almost without them noticing. 

And while opening a stage that would later host Deepchord, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Octave One, and Jeff Mills could be seen as a daunting warm-up role, Gonzalez treats it less as preparation and more as architecture. Across ninety minutes, he layers patterns with patience, calibrating intensity so that tension rises and releases without tipping into spectacle. The set moves like a conversation that shifts from whispers to declarations, never overstated but always persuasive. It’s a reminder that flow is not just sequencing but narrative logic, and that true mastery lies not in domination of a dancefloor but in shaping the conditions for everything that comes after.

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Delayed with... Craig Gonzalez (@ Movement, Detroit, May 24th, 2025)

Good friends Hyanna and Zach Koeber aka Kroba take over the show ahead of their upcoming collaborative event 'Afterhours Morning Movement' on Sunday September 7 at Head Hi.  

https://www.instagram.com/hyanna https://www.soundcloud.com/planeta_hyanna

Love Injection with Hyanna and Kroba @ The Lot Radio 08-30-2025

Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of attending the fourth edition of Mostra, one of the most beautiful, safe, and welcoming gatherings we've ever experienced. It was an intimate, four-day festival in the city of Barcelona dedicated to exploring experimental electronic music and the avant-garde — expertly curated and surrounded by a beautiful community of like-minded souls who treated us like family.

On the second day of the festival at Fabra i Coats — inside one of the most respectful and attentive listening rooms, with an audience whose silence drew you even deeper into the sound — Detroit legend and Mostra resident Patrick Russell took his place in the booth, seated this year, and delivered a deeply moving and powerful sonic trip — one we’re honored to share with you today.

A big thank you to Patrick and Mostra for giving us the opportunity to share one of our favourite performances of the festival.
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https://www.mostra.barcelona/en
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Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
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Mostra x The Observatory - Patrick Russell

From Karl: "This set was recorded live at the Detroit Masonic Temple, opening for LCD Soundsystem on Thursday 8/21/25. Special thanks to Abby Echiverri and Clay Wilson for making this happen as well as to the LCD crew, who were extremely friendly, helpful  and accommodating. This was a nice opportunity to play some things (new & old) that I don't get the chance to play out often—a mixture of edits, post-punk influences and slow-tempo weirdness as well as some acid house and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Hope you enjoy!" @karlpmeier

Tracklist:
1. BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE "In Full Effect" (CBS, 1989)
2. TOM TOM CLUB "Suboceana - Magic Juan Mix" (Sire/Reprise, 1989)
3. S' EXPRESS "Funky Killer - I-Robots Reconstruction" (Rhythm King / Needle Boss, 1988)
4. MOEBIUS / PLANK / NEUMEIER "Pitch Control" (Sky, 1983)
5. DOLO PERCUSSION "9" (The Trilogy Tapes, 2018)
6. LURKA "Battery" (Timedance, 2018)
7. N.Y. HOUSE'N AUTHORITY "Ravenswood House - Honey Dijon & Luke Solomon Edit" (Nu Groove, 2024)
8. VELODROME "Capataz" (Animalized, 1988)
9. CHARLES MANIER "Bopside - For Chrislo & Beate" (Kode, 2013)
10. GESETZ DER OKTAVEN "Sensor" (Third Ear Recordings, 2016)
11. CH-BB / THE FANTASY "CH BB" (Secret Mixes / Fixes, 2015)
12. AEVA "Octagon" (Don't Delay, 2017)
13. THE MOLE "Going With The Hat Man - Drum & Bass Mix" (Maybe Tomorrow, 2017)
14. METRIST "Qaqq Ata" (Timedance, 2019)
15. TOLOUSE LOW TRAX "Elk Kelp - Pelagophycus Porra" (Obsolete Future, 2022)
16. FLORIAN KUPFER "Discotag" (W.T., 2015)
17. STEVE POINDEXTER "The Rhythm" (Housetime, 1989)
18. WET "That's The Game - Cratebug Edit" (S.T.D., 1983)
19. THE SOUND VANDALS "On Your Way" (Nu Groove, 1991)
20. BOBBY KONDERS "Massai Women" (Nu Groove, 1990)
21. CULTURAL VIBE "Ma Foom Bey" (Easy Street, 1986)
22. THROBBING GRISTLE "Hot On The Heels Of Love - Carl Craig Re-Version" (Mute, 2004)
23. PAUL DU LAC "Who's The Mack" (Bio Rhythm, 2013)
24. BABY FORD "Normal - Is It Normal? Club Mix" (Rephlex, 1998)
25. DECIUS "Hashtag Booty Finger - 12" Mix" (Leaf, 2022)
26. ACHTERBAHN D'AMOUR "7_Edit" (Acid Test, 2021)
27. KERO "Waiting" (4-Track, 2025)
28. PARANOID LONDON "Joey's Love Bomb" (Bandcamp, 2020)
29. MUTANT BEAT DANCE "The Human Factor - Marcel Dettmann Edit" (Running Back, 2025)
30. BABY FORD "Snakes & Ladders - Gift Mix" (Bandcamp, 2024)
31. KETIOV "CF 122BPM" (Running Back, 2025)
32. CHIMALE "3st Chi-File" (Chiwax, 2025)
33. NASTY BOY "Night Howl" (Puu, 2022)
34. DEREK PLASLAIKO "Computer Sagt Nein" (The Bunker NY, 2023)
35. IAN NORTH "Sex Lust You - Marcel Dettmann Edit" (Running Back, 2025)
36. ATOM TM & ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO "Estas Solo" (Geometrik, 2020)
37. THEE CHURCH OF ACID HOUSE "Theme - Move D + D Man 'Last Train To Buffalo' Remix" (Pudel Produkte, 2025)
38. DVS1 "Shatter" (Hush, 2023)
39. FACTORY FLOOR "16-16-9-20-1-14-9-7" (Blast First Petite, 2010)
40. LAURIE SPIEGEL "Drums" (Capriccio Records, 1983)
41. DJ FROG & SnP 500 "Engine" (Doo, 2024)
42. DEVICE CONTROL "Spirit Module - Ken Meier Remix" (Double Standards, 2018)
43. YELLO "Bostich, Pt. 1 - Cratebug Edit" (1981, Stiff)
44. HEAVEN 17 "I'm Your Money - Gay Marvine's Edit" (Secret Mixes / Fixes, 2009)
45. MASTERS AT WORK "Body" (MAW, 2002)
46. DVS1 "Shatter" (Hush, 2023)
47. JEFF MILLS "Alarms" (Purpose Maker, 1997)
48. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB "Timing, Forget The Timing (128 BPM) - Kerrier District Remix" (Rephlex, 2004)
49. ABANDONED FOOTWEAR "Mind Over Matter" (Polybius Trax, 2017)
50. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "Two Tribes - Carnage Mix" (ZTT, 1984)

Standards & Practices Mix Series — Karl Meier

William Selman - Live at Chillits 2025

J.F. Burma (live) @ Chillits 2025

Saturday 9/13/2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Loved playing this timeslot!

Language count: 5 (English, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese)

Central Unit - Rock Onze 1982
Coil - Further Back And Faster 1991
Hát Với Quê Hương - Hát Với Quê Hương 1982
Omid Geadizadeh - One Day Will Be Your Last 2025
Grace Jones - Private Life 1980
Baby Ford - Change Your Ways 1990
Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds 1972
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan 1970 (RIP Ozzy)
Peter Green - Just For You 1979
Electronic System - Skylab 1974
Татьяна Кочергина - Играй, Скрипка, Играй 1981
Blue Gas - Shadows From Nowhere 1983 (RIP Celso Valli)
Antena - Camino Del Sol 1982
Aural Exciters - Emile (Night Rate) 1979
Mina - Fiore Amaro 1979
Herbie Mann - Killian 1978
Jan Hammer Group - Don’t You Know (joakim edit) 1977
Sade - Make Some Room 1988
Genesis - Mama 1983

Chillits 2025

Monument Festival - Varden Stage - August
Opening Set: A radiant midday recording. 
Cascading tones and soft rhythms drift beneath expansive skies. 
Unfolding arrival without urgency.

@monument-podcast

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