Dj TraffX - Deep Test 5

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Dexter West  PODCAST 20 Techno oct 2024

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Michael Mayer albums don’t come round too often, which is one of many reasons why his fourth collection, The Floor Is Lava, is a genuine event. It’s been eight years since his last one, the collaborative & released on !K7; its predecessors, Mantasy (2012) and Touch (2004), took their sweet time, too. It’s no real surprise, given the many hats Mayer wears – globetrotting DJ, revered remixer, inveterate collaborator, and boss of both Kompakt and Imara – that his solo productions are relatively sparing. But this also speaks to their quality: Mayer’s name on a record sleeve is a sign of quality, of music that’s both looking to the future and calling back to the past, that balances the imperatives of the dancefloor and the loungeroom, that’s as exploratory as it is functional.

On The Floor Is Lava, Mayer seems to be taking the temperature of both the music that surrounds him (past and present), and the ideas of the industry he works within. There’s that iconic album title, for a start. “The album’s mindset,” he says, reflecting on those four words together. For Mayer, it’s partly a critique of the way the industry boxes in both producer and listener, focuses them on genre, on market, on the next new thing: “Being a free minded spirit that transcends genres has become an uphill battle.” A battle worth fighting, though, and with The Floor Is Lava, the result is an album that’s varied, quixotic, idiosyncratic, charming, and deeply, addictively listenable.

Throughout, Mayer finds thrills in exploration and juxtaposition, allowing unexpected things to blossom and giving them their life, their platform, throwing the listener exciting curveballs: “It’s a DJ album by a DJ that’s easily bored.” Either easily bored, or endlessly curious, The Floor Is Lava is rich with ideas. It opens with “The Problem”, which looks back to look forward, embracing the rickety way early house productions threw samples together with gleeful abandon. Mayer mentions Pal Joey, and the scene around Rockers Hi-Fi and their Different Drummer imprint, as reference points, and you can hear that freewheeling spirit throughout.

That’s The Floor Is Lava: then and now, brainwaves and nerve structures, problems and solutions, genres on fire; the real, the unreal, and the surreal. An album for the easily bored and the endlessly curious. Mayer has the last word, telling us all you need to know about the album’s spirit: “Burning for the cause, being zealous, being addicted to the heat of the night, the exuberant powers of music.”

The Floor Is Lava

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Michael Mayer - Vagus

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On this episode of Prima Lux, creator of dance music that hurts, Works Of Intent, weaves a delicate tale, finding the perfect balance between intensity, nuance, and emotion. Enjoy!

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LoFi House / Tech House / Minimal #1

NINAO - GIMS (Kröme & Nic Merheb remix)[AFRO HOUSE]

Wednesday morning was something else. DJ Tennis curated a full day of back-to-back sets on the Robot Heart bus, calling it Tennis Doubles. The highlight was the sunrise set with Simon, aka Bonobo. It was Simon’s first Burn and the rest is history. 🎾🌞❤️

In DJ Tennis’ words, “Robot Heart is family. When they asked me to curate the Wednesday lineup, I knew I had to bring Simon for his first Burn. That sunrise was pure magic playing side by side with an artist I deeply admire, as the desert came alive, felt like it was always meant to be. After more than a decade here, the Burn still takes my breath away like no other place.”

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DJ Tennis B2B Bonobo - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2024

Ambient, house & techno.
A 30-minute improvised set, tracks selected on the spot.
Raw mix with all its strengths and weaknesses... Enjoy the music !

TRACKLISTING

1. Inzajeano - The Twilight of Reason - CROSSFADE SOUND
2. Inzajeano - The Twilight of Reason - CROSSFADE SOUND
3. Calabasa - Coccinelle (Original Mix) - CALABASA RECORDS
4. ARLO - Want Me - Extended Mix - PARTY RESPONSE
5. Romanthony, Jasper James - Bring U Up - Jasper James Remix - GLAGOW UNDERGROUND MUSIC
6. Unspent - Sea Theater - COD3 QR
7. Manuel-M -A Night in Charleroi - COD3 QR
8.  Amyle - Drill - COD3 QR

One Shot Set Nov.25

Alexandra is a DJ of Romanian origin, resident of Nachtfalter collective, mainly active in French-speaking Switzerland. Her love for the sounds of 90s electronic music led her to develop a passion for hypnotic and captivating techno, with rich and organic textures. What she loves most of all is listening to and discovering new sounds. For her, mixing is a way of paying tribute to the artists who have touched her and sharing their sound universe with the public.

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NACHTFALTER Podcast 042 | Alexandra

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