Josh McClintock

Mori Ra strikes back at MM Discos with "Gaia Edits", after the successful release back in May on the label of the "portuñol" duo, Da Silva and Dj Katah welcome again Osaka's best record collector with 4 new high quality editions.

Staying loyal to his eclecticism, Mori Ra approaches this time a lil more to the dancefloor by doing a more hedonistic work than his previous release on "MM Discos" , an exuberant "disco-no-disco" exercise mixed with ethnic references, wicked percussion, charming marimbas and an endless of psychedelic elements. A record done for the soul; spiritual, mystic, highly addictive and 100% danceable.

A very special release where the Japanese artist has involved his son who helped with choosing the sound source for this record.

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PREMIERE: Mori Ra - Gaia Chaos

Optimo Music Archiv is a new offshoot label by JD Twitch exploring and revisiting favourite and often forgotten releases from the past.

First up - Force Dimension.

Released in full picture sleeve on marbled vinyl. Sleeve design by Andrew Beltran.

This was Belgium. 1989. First wave EBM duo, but also so much more.
This first release takes 5 Force Dimension favourites and reconfigures them as an extended EP / mini album.

The songs are untouched but have been power remastered for 21st Century ears.

“Tension” comes in two versions, one from each version of their debut album. Oddly they put out an original version (Blue), they decided they didn’t like it and re-recorded it. Both versions of Tension rule.
200 FA is an end of the night anthem. A perfect piece of E Music that crossed over into the early 90s Rave era and still much sought after to this day.

Aqua 2000 and All Systems Out are two Belgian bombs that still slay dancefloors today.

Vinyl and digital released July 9th 2021. Distro by Kompakt

OM Archiv 01 - Force Dimension - Feel The Tension (mini album)

TODD MODES feat. PRLZ - WIZARD MAN - PZ-001 (short)

Musik Non Stop feat Belda 8/27/2021

Recording of MR TC's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

"It felt very special to be playing to people again, after so long, in a location like Tisno and with so many other great artists playing across the weekend. A lot of us had been waiting a long time for something like this. I played around sunset at the Nest on Friday. The set was a lot of fun and I felt like I had the freedom to go wherever I wanted to go with it. There is a moment in the Philipp Otterbach track that I played where it goes silent and there is just a female vocal talking, and at that moment it felt like the whole of the Nest was locked into what she was saying. From there, we knew everyone was on the same wavelength and the energy for the rest of the set was amazing."

Dekmantel Selectors 2021

MR TC at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Recording of Solar's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Solar at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Beginning sometime after midnight and finishing up after sunrise, Jane Fitz and Carl H b2b for the second time closing down Brave! Factory festival, Kiev, August 2019.

Jane Fitz & Carl H b2b at Brave Factory, Kiev, 2019

Pacifica

PART 2
the last four hours of my all-night set at Elysia in Basel, Oct 23-24 2021

Great club, team, booth, sound, set up, ... everything!

Part 2 - Jane Fitz all night at  Elysia, Basel, 23102021

Berlin-East Frisian artist Heindenreich (@therealheidenreich) presents his new EP ‘Gitarren im Darkroom’ on ODD Pleasures (@odd-pleasures). A carefully crafted sonic journey through the subconscious landscapes of a twisted mind. Loaded with metallic percussion and syncopated rhythms the EP is characterized by mysterious atmospheres, rolling bass lines and beefy beats. On top of these we find obscure vocals provided by Timo Heidenreich himself on ‘Gitarren im Darkroom’ and swiss artist ANGST vor GRETA on “Die Göttliche Bewegung” adding to the tracks phantasmagoric vibes. Dirty guitars and psychotic synth melodies are the main ingredients of this freaked-out recipe, presenting a certainly explosive and catchy formula characteristically decorated with Heidenreich’s always present pinches of exotic flavors.

Rounding up the EP this time remixes come in the hands of Tel Aviv’s mighty producer Mishell (@mishellmusik), and Hanzo, head of Vienna based label Belly Dance Services and half of the duo Hanzo & Yaman.

Gitarren im Darkroom

Gitarren Im Darkroom (Mishell Remix)

Bandcamp

Heidenreich - Gitarren Im Darkroom (Mishell Remix)[ODD Pleasures]

Forcefield

Forcefield Energy

Mexican imprint Duro have announced the seventh edition of its beloved ‘Muy Duro’ series. This time we are glad to present an acid collaboration between masters Dominik Marz and Radial Gaze. We welcome Bruce The Bat Person and Heidenreich to the label. A heavy collaboration of two in-house artists, Macaulay & Undefined Pattern. Closing the compilation are skilled Nick Hanzo teaming up with A-Tweed.

The opener is Dominik Marz & Radial Gaze’s “Trans”, an acid journey with metallic percussions, distant murmurs and edgy synthesizers. Following up is Bruce The Bat Person’s “Roboteca Salvaje”, a wild and late cut, where the tenacious drums blend with programmed melodies and synthetic voices. Heidenreich, the artist behind "Neuruppin Trance", brings to the label a spiraling and endless drop with his powerful cut. His playful percussion and delirious arpeggios will make you not want to stop moving.

Up next is Macaulay & Undefined Pattern's "Ceniza & Miel", a shattering dancefloor cut. Its rumbling bass reminds us of the roar of the old days machines, while its sweet and ruined melody wraps you in a lovable and rotten silk. Rounding up the compilation is Nick Hanzo & A-Tweed’s “Andcister”, a track with distorted bass, twisted and modulated percussions, liquid synthesizers and distant sonars.

Muy Duro Vol 7

Trans

Dominik Marz & Radial Gaze - Trans (Original Mix)

Bristol-based selector and Cynic Music boss, @Felix-Dickinson is in charge of April's editions of The MUSAR Show, delivering a 60min adventure of chattery Chicago jack, acid house, trippy disco sounds and breezy grooves.

Felix has been a staple of the UK's underground dance scene for the last 3 decades, from early illegal raves back in those fabled heydays of the 90s to being a key DJ at places like Glastonbury's infamous Block 9, Sonar, Love International and Houghton Festival.

As a producer, he has put out music on a number of world-renowned record labels, including seminal imprints such as DFA, Rush Hour, Golf Channel and his own Cynic Music.

The MUSAR Show #47 - Felix Dickinson

tracklist and more info at:
http://thebunkerny.com/podcasts/95-nikola-baytala

The Bunker Podcast 95 - Nikola Baytala

The mix represents the passions and obsessions of Broken English Club, finding a place that fuses the noise of industrial music with the hypnotic pace of techno. Featuring brand new material from Oliver Ho’s new label Death & Leisure.


1. PUBLIC IMAGE LTD - RELIGION - VIRGIN RECORDS
2. YEARS OF DENIAL - STRUGGLE - DEATH & LEISURE
3. CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - NOTHING NATURAL - HARBINGER SOUND
4. BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB - CHANNEL 83 - CITITRAX
5. SILENT SERVANT - DISSOCIATION - LIES
6. CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - MURDER THE MASTERS - DIAGONAL
7. RANDOMER - SHEEN - BLUEPRINT
8. SAMUEL KERRIDGE - FATAL LIGHT ATTRACTION - DOWNWARDS
9. SCHRAMM - HEADHUNTER - KL DARK RECORDS
10. BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB - BREAKING THE FLESH - WHITELABEL
11. ADMX-71 - DISENTANGLE ME - LIES
12. BLACK MERLIN - KLANG - JEALOUS GOD
13. SANDRA ELECTRONIC - AS ABOVE SO BELOW
13. ESPENDOR GEOMETRICO - ROTOR - BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB REMX - CONTORT YOUSELF
14. RUDE 66 - ISOLATION - CREME ORGANIZATION
15. RROSE - EMBOLI - KHEMIA
16. MUSLIMGAUZE - REUTERS - RECLOOSE ORGANIZATION
17. BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB - MYTHS OF STEEL AND CONCRETE - DEATH & LEISURE
18. BERNARDINO FEMMINELLI - L’ENFER ET SES FILS - MIND RECORDS
19. PEDER MANNERFELT - LIMITS TO GROWTH - PEDER MANNERFELT 
20. YEARS OF DENIAL - METAL WAVE BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB REMIX - DEATH & LEISURE
21. EMPTYSET - BEYOND - CARAVAN RECORDINGS
22. SHOCK - DREAM GAMES - STRUTT
23. BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB - PLASTIC BAG - JEALOUS GOD


BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB  - - The Hydra MIX

Mix session on Dublab Radio's "Hey DJ" with host Boo Aguire in early 2013. 

Edit by Anthony from AnMRecsLA Recordings.

I:Cube - Lucifer En Discothèque
Kid Machine - Night Freaks
Daniel Avery - Movement
I:Cube - Mérovingienne
Locosollus - Gunship (Weatherall mix)
I:Cube - Un Proton Pour Toi, Un Neutron Pour Moi
Levon Vincent - Love Technique
Maetrik - The Entity
Split Secs - The Scream
Free Disco - Umbra Sumos
Pacific Horizons - Stealing the Fire from Heaven (Split Secs mix)
Virgo Four - It's a Crime (Caribou mix)
Awanto 3 and San Proper - Black Burger
Hong Kong Counterfeit - Metal Disco (Legowelt mix)
Brioski - Radio Anatomy
MU - Let's Get Sick
Blow - Go! (Detroit mix)
Drum & Bass - Claw Acieeed !!
Chicken Lips - Many Members
Shriekback - Mistah Linn He Dead (Adrian Sherwood mix)
Legowelt - Are You Truly Debonaire?
Alladin - Mass Confusion (I:Cube mix)
Daniel Avery - Movement (Weatherall mix)
Interview

Hey Dj! Live at Dublab on March 1st 2013

Live on Dublab's "Hey DJ" 3/1/13

LA Nights with DJ Garth

This February, we've been lucky to share a private music mix from world renowned DJ Garth.  We count him as an inspiration as an artist for more than two decades but also as a beloved friend.  Originally born and raised in England, Garth moved to SF in 1990 and was part of the Wicked Sound System group with DJ's Jeno, Markie, and Thomas.  A key player in defining and capturing the underground house music scene in SF, Garth's influence spread near and far through performing, producing and composing music.  This was all in his spare time when he wasn't touring the globe.  Now as a current resident of LA with his family, he still imparts his legacy of classic disco and house via live gigs while also continuing to produce music with his record label Grayhound Recordings.  Here's a link to a peek into Garth's heart and soul via our recent Q&A.

Q:What inspired you to put together these songs for the mix?
A:Whenever I am asked to do a mix I like to create a little back story. I tend to play records like a raconteur tells a story. The Farmers Daughter Hotel has a unique theme. I stay at the hotel and eat at the restaurant Tart. ‘Classic Americana w/an Urban Twist’ comes to mind. I dug through the American Rock n Roll section of my record collection and selected songs that spoke of heading out west, the open road, free love, wind in the hair, all that good stuff.

Q: What was the “story” of the songs pieced together?
A: The Farmers Daughter herself became personalized in the process as the elusive object who will not be tamed. She heads to California, leaving a trail of broken hearts along the highway. Like any good yarn there’s a beginning, a middle and an end. She inspires because ultimately she is her own boss and free as a bird, yet modest and kind to those she encounters.

Q: What are your greatest influences and motivators in life?
A:  Turns out what I Iove about the art of deejaying is also what draws me to the craft of acting, something I have been doing since moving to Los Angeles. It is not about the bells and whistles. It is telling a story, connecting through an honest dialogue or emotion:  holding up a mirror, exposing the soul. If you’re lucky, creating a performance that resonates, blows people away, or makes a difference.

Q:  What would you like “the road that you travel” to look like?
A:  I have had no regrets since leaving England for San Francisco in 1990. I have been blessed as a self sufficient artist the whole time and never had to work a ‘job’. I have a beautiful family and home, inspiring work, great friends and get to travel the world. I have faith in the road ahead although there are no guarantees in life.

Q: What aspects of the FD and/or the brand appeals to you?
A:  It’s an unpretentious, funky, independent, friendly joint. It’s the people!

LA Nights by DJ Garth, Mixed for Farmer's Daughter Hotel

CENTER YOURSELF is a podcast series curated by Robert Johnson. Each episode is created by one of our regulars—some are made for this occasion and some are hand-picked from the club's own archive.

@massimilianopagliara

Excerpt from an all-nighter recorded at Robert Johnson in January 2020.

Center Yourself 14 – Massimiliano Pagliara

Recording of John Talabot's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival

John Talabot at Dekmantel Festival 2019

“For Scott Zacharias’s No Way Back: Streaming From Beyond set we asked him to bridge the 24 hour continuous NWB into the Outer Space room, coming on directly after Mozhgan’s deeply mesmerizing set. At the physical event, No Way Back has 2 rooms. The No Way Back room, and the Outer Space room. Scott has a unique function unseen anywhere else in the world, coming on at dawn in the Outer Space room after a night of ambient and experimental music, taking an audience that is often laying on the mats on the floor in a blissed out state, and elevating them first in mind, and then in body as he channels his own freeform take on the sleaze tradition. He starts formless and then begins to bring in compelling and psychedelic gems, inching the tempo up so slightly over the course of many hours until the whole floor is pulsating in an under 110 bpm heaven. After nights of major psychedelic experiences, this allows for a kind of mental freedom. This is so crucial, the weekend is a marathon, and you come in to hear Scott to be recharged, it is food for the mind and soul, as he goes from ambient to everywhere you need to be. For the stream, we asked our favorite dharma bum to do this in reverse, since it was a one room stream, starting with NWB and ending in Outer Space, he began with the deep groove and slowly disintegrates it into oblivion, leaving you in Outer Space as only he can. We asked for a 3 hour set and got 4 hours, and we couldn’t edit one out, it's just too pure.” — BMG

video: https://youtu.be/iIoy4x8USF8

No Way Back: Streaming From Beyond

A 36+ hour take on No Way Back, with 24 hours of the No Way Back room residents and 12+ hours of the Outer Space room immediately following. An excess of the mindmelting wormhole dance experience followed by many hours of floating in space and beyond. When we considered podcasting some sets, we decided to just release them all, one week at a time, in an order different than their original broadcast, with the concept of bringing further ideas with the continuum to light.

For us the toughest moment of the pandemic shut down was the thought that we could not gather on Memorial Day weekend for our annual rite of No Way Back. We need our community now more than ever, to connect and to feel free, in a world of shifting real and unreal realities, sequestered in isolation, how can we get together? Time feels different now, we have more patience for everything, so we applied that space for exploration to the sets at No Way Back, extending them to 3 hours so the DJs can fully explore their ideas.

The Electrifyin' Mojo would say "if you reach the end of your rope, just tie a knot and don’t let go" and this stream and podcasts are our knot. This was the first ever NWB without a defined space, without the transformational art of Amber Gillen and crew, let's hope we can get together in the future safely. Grab a little bit of netting or a parachute, turn on some red lights, move into another dimension. Please stay safe and live to dance another day.

Josh McClintock

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