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DJ NORMAL THE SHINE A LIGHT ON ME MIX

WHICH HORSE FROM HISTORY IS YOUR FAVOURITE? 
I think Cochise, it was a nice little horse, Little John's horse from Bonanza. I miss Michael Landon, RIP! Good times.

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Moscoman - The Ransom Note Mix

Book yourself a hotel room, get your beaver suit on and get that hot coffee brewing ready for some Lokier listening:

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/mixes/lokier-shine-a-light-on-ransom-note-mix/

With a current release on Days Of Being Wild featuring fellow DJ and friend Morgan Hammer, the Mexican DJ/Producer is riding high, making the move to Barcelona to explore all that Europe has to offer. Keeping busy with upcoming EP's with labels Have A Killer Time and Nein plus a selection of remixes, mixes and compilations in the making, we'd say you'll be hearing a lot more of Lokier. 

INTERVIEW

Lokier - Shine A Light On... Ransom Note Mix

It was back in 2010 that Prosumer came and played at our End Of Year Riot event at Legends (RIP) where he blew the roof off of the Voodoo House Chamber!

This year he joins us once again on December 27th for 20 Years Of The Electric Chair....

Always a complete gentlemen and amazing DJ...lets just say that excitement levels are reaching fever pitch already and this exclusive mix he has recorded for us ahead of the 27th most definitely feeds that anticipation!

„The craze about the music...“
...the man called Prosumer is besotted with it. Since Achim Brandenburg heartily grabbed the microphone under this moniker in 2005 for Frankfurt’s then undisputed Label Playhouse, he showed that lasciviousness, a fever for Chicago’s Jack flavour and consciousness of tradition aren’t necessarily bound to a time and a place. Vision, passion and knowledge make Prosumer a guardian of house music history and one of the formative artists, influential DJs and important producers of our days.
While deriving his name from Alvin Toffler’s techno sci-fi-bible The Third Wave (producing and consuming at the same time), Prosumer lives up to his name. With more than a decade of Hard-Wax-Record-Store-enculturation on the clock (first in Saarbrucken, then Berlin), he spent countless nights in clubs, days looking for music and years refining his art and becoming in line with the “big three”. This is not a reference to Detroit’s car companies, but the city’s musical heritage that – together with the Big Apple and the Windy city – laid the foundation for techno and house builds with the Big Apple and the Windy City.
Prosumer oscillates between these poles. That holds true for his productions, which are affected by references and historical vertexes, but never feel to be out of time or place. An album with Murat Tepeli and collaborations with Tama Sumo expand his discography for labels like the aforementioned Playhouse, Running Back or Swayzak’s 240 Volts. On the other hand – and that might be far more important – this is exemplary for his DJ work since the mid-nineties. Prosumer connects the tracks and songs of this music’s golden age with the worthwhile pieces and developments of today. Accordingly to that special feeling which is so hard to couch, he gets engaged in it from tip to toe – and so does his audience. Proved by his mission as one of the residents in Berlin’s influential club institution, on his official mix CD for that place that describes his spectrum of sound perfectly and by this certain magic that travels with and in him everywhere.
„Through his body and through his veins...“

Prosumer - 20 Years Of Electric Chair Promo Mix

Cristiano Feleppa is one of the figureheads behind the Slow Motion Records label which is based upon Italian foundations in the heart of New York City. As a DJ, he stands tall in his own right and we were thrilled when he offered us the opportunity to feature one of his mixes on site. This is a two plus hours extravaganza which he has titled as "_NOTHING_ a trip between Usa and Italy". It's colourful, exciting ane enigmatic, much like Cristiano's character himself.

Cristiano? : The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Sling & Samo are the exiting duo behind the Born Free record label which resides in Stockholm. Over the last few years the pair have been releasing a vast array of weird, wonderful, oddball music: some built for the dancefloor and some certainly not. The pair are colourful characters who don't take themselves or what they do too seriously. Samo is also well known in his own right as a producer and dj having released music for the likes of LIES, The Trilogy Tapes and Public Possession but together with Sling the pair enter a new realm of musical exploration. We asked them to record a mix for us. 

Sling & Samo DJ: The Ransom Note Mix

As one of the leading figures behind Multi Culti and Turbo Recordings, Thomas Von Party finds himself in a rather envious position. As a DJ he has played a significant and important role in the Montreal club scene, in 2014 he opened a club, Datcha, which has since gone on to find critical acclaim for its diverse music policy and its cultural benefits to the city. In 2013 he co founded the Multi Culti label alongside Dreems, it is set to release a compilation series titled 'Sun Gaze / Moon Faze' which features a great breadth of music from artists including Moscoman, Manfredas, Kris Baha and more. Von Party himself will also feature having recently begun to dabble in the world of production following an extensive and formative number of years spent DJ'ing around the world.

Thomas Von Party: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

An intimate mix from London's DRIFT. Nathalie Bruno (Leave the Planet, ex-Phosphor) takes us on a romantic journey with commentary throughout, discussing some of her favorite and most inspirational tracks. Take her hand and drift away....For more information please visit www.thebrvtalist.com/newbrvtalism054/ 

@driftinsound 

Track list: 
Colin Newman - Alone
Blue Krishna - Can’t see the line
Crash Course In Science - no more hollow doors
David Lynch- the line it curves
Rosa Yemen - Herpes Simplex
Agent Side Grinder - Mag 7
Luminance (feat. Drift) - Obsession
Nico - These days
HTRK - Fascinator 
Pj Harvey - white chalk
Suicide - Girl
Velvet Underground- Venus In Furs
Kas Product - never let go
DRIFT. - Hard to Accept




New Brvtalism No. 054 - DRIFT.

Stepping up, stepping in, we have the one and only Italian man living in Spain who makes music. I mean, that's probably a lie, there's probably a few, but none of them do it quite like Ransom Note family member Bawrut. 'Ciquita' has gone down rather well having been supported by the likes of Optimo, Jackmaster and beyond... We caught up with our friend for a dear chat and a mix in contribution to the Ransom Note mix series.

Bawrut - The Ransom Note Mix

There is a distinctive blend evolving from the Turkish underground at present. Electronic music at a crossover with folk, funk and disco is the flavour of the day with artists such as Khidja, Mehmet Aslan, Red Axes and more finding themselves inspired by something which sits somewhere in between a range of inspirations and sounds. Ave Astra lives in Istanbul and finds himself an active member amongst this genre crushing scene. He has recorded a Turkish inspired mixtape ahead of his release on his own Roit Recordings. 

Ave Astra: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

two Technics And one Numark Dm1760

Daire Carolan & Sonel Ali (All City) Mix For Berceuse Heroique

Inspired by Brothers From Different Mothers, another VERSION (Berlin), rave videos, and ‘good old days’ when every party had a chill-out floor, Tim Schumacher offers us a cool old school raving mix. Coming from Düsseldorf, the techno virtuoso is a part of Salon des Amateurs community and produces under the name of DJ Normal 4. A new release recorded with Wolf Muller’s (Jan Schulte, another resident of Salon des Amateurs) on percussions is coming up on Aiwo Rec. You better check this guy, he has a future. 

More info and tracklist: http://digital-tsunami.org/portfolio/109-dj-normal-4/

Digital Tsunami 109

Digital Tsunami 109 - Dj Normal 4

Phuong-Dan recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of his Gatto Musculoso residency at the Golden Pudel Club in his home town. His years of ‘working experience’ might explain why he is such an exciting, open-minded, courageous DJ.

Please follow this link to read the full liner notes: http://redlightradio.net/liner-notes/liner-notes-06-phuong-dan

Red Light Radio – Liner Notes 08 – Phuong-Dan (August, 2016)

TRACKLIST: 
1st hour LOW BAT
Ventre de Biche – Adesso Dammi La Mano
Din A Testbild – No Repeat
Ciccone Youth – G-Force
The Ne-21 - The Broken Seconds
Geile Tiere - Just In Case
Carlos Peron - Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted (Instrumental)
Sprung aus den Wolken - A-i Akcam La
Pitch - What Am I Gonna Do For Fun (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
In Trance 95 – Desire to Desire
S.M. Nurse – Miti Mi
Andrea Noce – HawaiI Bombay (Andre Pahl Edit)
Jean-Michel Bertrand – Jungle Dream
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2nd HOUR DJ NORMAL 4
NO TRACKLIST

BFDM ZAHEF SHOW NTS RADIO 31.10.16 ( LOW BAT & DJ NORMAL 4)

Artist: Umwelt
Title: Density EP
Label: Modal Analysis
Release Date: December 2016
Distribution: Diamonds & Pearls
Artwork: Achilles Gerokostopoulos (Bokketo)

Tracklist:

A1: Density#1 (Original)5'18''
A2: Density#2 (Original)7'22''
B1: Density#3 (Original)5'55''
B2: Density#4 (Original)5'34''

[MA11] Umwelt - Density EP

T02 DJ Normal 4

For full video + more, head here: http://blrrm.tv/dollkraut

Dollkraut Boiler Room ADE DJ Set

part 3: https://soundcloud.com/mejle/galaxy-trek-mix-part-3
part 2: https://soundcloud.com/mejle/galaxy-trek-mix-part-2
part 1: https://soundcloud.com/mejle/galaxy-trek-mix

galaxy trek mix - part 4

Fresh off the back of his debut EP for Lobster Theremin, Supreems supplies the latest podcast in our series with 2 hours of deeply infectious and soul searching electronics from deep within Antwerp’s night sky.

>> @supreems

LT Podcast 009 // Supreems

Nadav Spiegel aka Autarkic will have to shake a lot of hands on Saturday, Dec 17th. This is his message to Smala before the trip.

http://bit.ly/SmalaAutarkic

SMALA RADIO 022: AUTARKIC

INTERVIEW > inverted-audio.com/mix/dj-normal-4-luca-lozano

@djnormal4 and @lucalozano unleash gusty hails of fast-hitting drums, catchy hooks and shredding breaks all wrapped in one, geared towards smashing up the most milk-warm dancefloors out there.

IA MIX SERIES

IA MIX 227 DJ Normal 4 + Luca Lozano

Available on 12" now:
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Hardwax: http://bit.ly/2jR0MgA
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Pressed at Record Industry. 
12" release date: February 3rd, 2017.

Dez Williams, Umwelt, Fleck E.S.C, Dmitry Distant and Igors Vorobjovs line up for MTRON002 with a set of diverse electro sounds.

Umwelt and Dez Williams, following recent releases on Boidae and Vanta Series, make up the A side with two booming productions; Only Way I Know, an ever-intensifying 100 BPM eyes-down roller and Mankind Origin, a heavy, melodic trip in signature Umwelt form.

On the flip, Dmitry Distant and Igors Vorobjovs team up on the stinging, rapid electro cut Cold Scape, and Fleck E.S.C rounds off MTRON002 with Dimmer Set Up, another bubbly electro track from the Tokyo-based producer’s vault of dramatic, buzzed-out alien sounds.

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MTRON002: Umwelt - Mankind Origin

Oneohtrix Point Never's eclectic 2010 blend is the latest FACT Classic Mix to be unearthed.

For more information and tracklist head here: http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/05/fact-classic-mix-oneohtrix-point-never/

FACT Mixes

FACT mix 162 - Oneohtrix Point Never

A golden protest mix from Australian sound artist and Room 40 boss Lawrence English, featuring György Ligeti, Grouper, Techno Animal and David Toop.

More info and tracklist: http://factm.ag/elzcWX

FACT mix 584 - Lawrence English (January '17)

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Big Wave Radio - Jan 2017

In an age of odd dj names there is little as bizarre as that of Dj Normal 4. The mysterious producer has amassed a reputation as a bit of a breakbeat connoisseur in recent months having released music on Klasse Wrecks and Brothers From Different Mothers. More recently he has also featured collaboratively alongside Luca Lozano and Bufiman. His sound quite clearly draws upon influences found amongst the golden days of rave culture. Old school samples and broken percussion feature heavily amongst his sets and in much of his own music. 

His online presence would indicate that he might not take himself too seriously, which in a time when techno dj's seem to be becoming increasingly moody is much appreciated. 

We are delighted to be able to welcome Dj Normal 4 to our mix series for an edition which is anything but predictable.

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Dj Normal 4: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Expect the unexpected. That's the philosophy Rotterdam-based DJ mad miran promotes in her DJ sets. A regular on the Dutch capital's mainstay Red Light Radio and a face behind the counter at the infamous Clone record shop, Miran has fast become one of the country's most promising DJs. 

Although she only played her first DJ set in a club a couple of years ago, she's already landed a residency at Trouw successor De School and become part of the Strange Sounds From Beyond family, seeing her name spread like wildfire and lead to a string of gigs across Europe.

We invited her to dive into her record bag for us and the result is 80 minutes of leftfield electro, raw breaks and introspective electronica. Enter into the crazy world of mad miran...

mad miran: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Amsterdam has been graced with a fearsome array of fabulous selectors and disc jockeys in recent times, the city is abuzz with experimental music and talent. 

Orpheu The Wizard has been a pivotal figure in the development of the scene, crucially helping to nurture new faces through his key role as a co founder of Redlight radio - a distinctive platform which has acted as a gateway and an open door to a new wave of music, producers and dj's. 

His own background is well versed, he's earnt his stripes and played the long game building a respectable array of musical knowledge and selective talent which he uses to entice and delight crowds across Europe and beyond. Eclectic, far reaching and multi purpose - his sets often run wild across a sprawling spectrum of sound. 

This year he will play at Love International festival, an appearance which should not be missed.

Orpheu The Wizard: The Ransom Note Mix

Step back, this is a big one. 

Across the past couple of decades there have been very few who can attest as much influence as that of Joakim, a singular producer who has been charted as an influential figure by many of the leading producers and disc jockeys in the present.

The French outsider has amassed a notorious reputation for his eclectic style as a disc jockey and producer having released music on the likes of Versatile, Kitsuné Music, Life And Death, Crosstown Rebels and beyond. As the founder behind Tigersushi Records and Crowdspacer he has been responsible for leading a new generation of talent into the dance and has played a key role in the future development of dance and electronic music. 

As an individual his own take on music is wide and vast, not one to shy away from the alternative or experimental he has done well to channel a sprawling array of style, genre and sound across his own lengthy career and in all honesty Joakim continues to surprise and intrigue with delight. 

A Dj's dj, he is a firm favourite and we welcome him as part of the series.

Joakim: The Ransom Note Mix

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