Techno - From Detroit to Berlin - part 2

Previews of the forthcoming double album 'DnA'.

After releasing 2 albums in 2018, Vince Watson waste's no time and announces `DnA', an almost 20 track album project focusing purely on Detroit Techno and House and what might be his biggest and best album to date. 

Released on his own Everysoul label, Vince's 12th album has been years in the making and see's him go directly back to his Detroit roots. 

Being requested to remake Rhythim Is Rhythim's `Icon' and `Kao-tic Harmony' by Derrick May himself in 2015 greatly inspired Vince to begin writing new original Detroit material and was the catalyst for `DnA's inception. 

The album is a dedication and reflection of the three waves of Detroit Techno that inspired a generation and countless electronic producers around the globe. Watson wanted to honour this in the music as closely as possible. Hints of Derrick May, Carl Craig, Mad Mike, Juan Atkins, Kenny Larkin, Stacey Pullen and Dan Curtin can all be heard influencing across the album. 

Featuring a selection of sketchy hi tech soul, lushest pads and string sequences, jazzy 909 hi-hat workouts, raw 808 electro and filtering Chez Damier styled house tracks all brought together with a succession of short variations and instrumental snippets from the albums best moments contribute to a vision of what the past thought the future should be. 

Not only is `DnA' suggestive of some kind of mysterious gene required to create such unique complexed music, but it also represents Detroit (a city where Vince grew his musical inspirations from) and Amsterdam (the city where his musical inspirations are now created). 

Watson's association with Detroit Techno runs deep with some of its original innovators. Not many artists outside of Motor City can say they have had 5 releases on Planet E, Transmat and 430West while he has also remixed Carl Craig, Derrick May and Octave One. With this in mind, 'DnA' suddenly feels like a natural (re)evolution. 

`DnA' will be released on Vinyl as well as Digital. The wax version of the album sees 7 of the tracks spread across 2 EP's released in April and June...followed by an 8 track LP in September. The Bandcamp releases of the EP's get extra exclusive tracks, and the Bandcamp version of the LP features all 18 tracks in their original intended order.

Vince Watson - DnA LP (Previews)

After releasing 2 albums in 2018, Vince Watson waste’s no time and announces the first single from his forthcoming album ‘DnA’, an almost 20 track album project focusing purely on Detroit Techno and House and what might be his biggest and best album to date. 

Released on his own Everysoul label, DnA EP1 has been years in the making and see’s him go directly back to his Detroit roots. 

Being requested to remake Rhythim Is Rhythim’s ‘Icon’ and ‘Kao-tic Harmony’ by Derrick May himself in 2015 greatly inspired Vince to begin writing new original Detroit material and was the catalyst for ‘DnA’s inception. 

The album is a dedication and reflection of the three waves of Detroit Techno that inspired a generation and countless electronic producers around the globe. Watson wanted to honour this in the music as closely as possible. Hints of Derrick May, Carl Craig, Mad Mike, Juan Atkins, Kenny Larkin, Stacey Pullen and Dan Curtin can all be heard influencing across the album. 

Featuring a selection of sketchy hi tech soul, lushest pads and string sequences, jazzy 909 hi-hat workouts, raw 808 electro and filtering Chez Damier styled house tracks all brought together with a succession of short variations and instrumental snippets from the albums best moments contribute to a vision of what the past thought the future should be. 

Not only is ‘DnA’ suggestive of some kind of mysterious gene required to create such unique complexed music, but it also represents Detroit (a city where Vince grew his musical inspirations from) and Amsterdam (the city where his musical inspirations are now created). 

Watson’s association with Detroit Techno runs deep with some of its original innovators. Not many artists outside of Motor City can say they have had 5 releases on Planet E, Transmat and 430West while he has also remixed Carl Craig, Derrick May and Octave One. With this in mind, ’DnA’ suddenly feels like a natural (re)evolution. 

‘DnA’ will be released on Vinyl as well as Digital. The wax version of the album sees 7 of the tracks spread across 2x12” Sampler’s released in April and June...followed by an 8 track LP in September. The Digital version of the samplers get extra exclusive tracks, and the Digital version of the LP features all 18 tracks in their original intended order. 

Sampler Two is released 27 May. (esol015). 
DnA LP is released 19 August. (esol016) 

releases April 29, 2019

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Vince Watson - 'DnA' EP1 - OUT NOW

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Kenny Larkin - Glob (Ben Klock Remix 1)

First Wave F2f

Universal Language F2f

Holographic F2f

Affinity F2f

Second Wave F2f

Let Dreamer's Dream F2f

Stef Mendesidis returns to Klockworks with a massive four-tracker. A resident at Moscow’s Monasterio, the DJ & producer has developed a solid techno sound channelling cinematic aesthetics that he already proved with his first appearance on the label.
Mostly using analogue gear Mendesidis records his grooves in one take. ‘Klockworks 26’ includes 4 of his distinctive cuts showcasing his excellent production that you will experience at Ben Klock’s DJ sets.

All tracks written & produced by Stef Mendesidis.
℗ & © 2019 Klockworks
Cat. No. KW26 – all rights reserved. 
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Klockworks 26

A1. Stef Mendesidis - Cyber Document (KW26)

From the EP ‘Klockworks 26'
Release date: August 16

Stef Mendesidis returns to Klockworks with a massive four-tracker.

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Label: @klockworksofficial
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Premiere : Stef Mendesidis - Hunt [Klockworks]

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Moscow's Monasterio resident Stef Mendesidis has once again been tapped by techno superstar Ben Klock to concoct a crucial techno EP for his Klockworks imprint. The four distinctive cuts that appear on the release have become essential peak-time ingredients in the label head's DJ sets.

Ahead of the 'Klockworks 26' release date on August 16, Mendesidis has handed over the swirling and disorienting cut 'Celesta 33' to Mixmag for a premiere.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Stef Mendesidis 'Celesta 33'

Tracklist

- Dorisburg - Rytm 804
- Skudge - X0X_01
- LFOFL - Tocaedo
- Session Restore - Dusting
- Antti Simola - Local Train
- Eric Cloutier - Raxeira
- Thomas Hessler - The Cut
- Edge Of Motion - Motion Denied
- Radio Slave - Feel The Same (Floorplan Remix 2)
- Markus Suckut – Glare
- UBX127 – Pulse Code
- Private Press - Early Nineties
- Boston 168 - Seven Heads
- Heretic - And we are left to dance in the ashes

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With almost 30 years in the Electronic music industry, Vince Watson has released over 1000 songs including 250 EP’s, including 15 albums and 75 remixes, and his hard work has been rewarded with recordings for some of the very best electronic music labels like Cocoon, Planet E, Yoruba, Poker Flat, BBE and Transmat as well as running his own Everysoul label.  His skillsets have allowed him to work with some of the very best electronic artists including Laurent Garnier, Joe Claussell, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Carl Craig, Osunlade, Steve Bug & Josh Wink and as a touring musician has been able to play at some of the worlds best clubs and events including Enter at Space, Ibiza, Berghain Berlin, Womb Tokyo and many events in The Netherlands. 
His radio show ‘Radio Drama’ has featured top guest from the electronic music world each month. Some examples include Ben Sims, Truncate, Manoo, Fred P, Steve Bug, Osunlade and many more.

Late 2020 Vince released an LP for The Outlaw Oceans music project entitled ‘Hope’, which was commissioned by the New York Times investigative journalist Ian Urbina and is now in production for Netflix as a documentary series.

Vince’s live shows are in demand around the world, performing in summer 2022 for Carl Cox’s birthday at DC10 Ibiza and as a former Tresor Berlin resident, his DJ sets are also now highly requested with appearances in clubs such as Berghain and Womb. Vince is currently resident of 909 Festival in Amsterdam. He debuted at Berlin’s HoR late 2022.

His sets can be heard in many headline podcasts series, where he has featured in podcasts from Carl Cox, John Digweed, Dave Clarke, Luciano, DJ Mag, Electronic Beats and Resident Advisor.

His 2021 His 18 track Detroit Techno LP ‘DnA’ was ‘[re]Sequenced’ by some of his favourite artists from the genre, including Carl Craig, John Beltran, Claude Young, Jon Dixon, Shawn Rudiman, Steve Rachmad, Stephen Lopkin and Stephen Brown.

Vince also debuted a new techno live project called Amorphic which launched with releases on Modularz, Symbolism and Token as well as a self-titled label, now 3 Ep’s deep.

As well as his ‘normal’ touring schedule and studio commitments, Vince’s experience and knowledge is also being put to use by Conservatorium van Amsterdam where Vince is working as a Senior Degree Lecturer for AEMA, the CvA’s new Electronic music school, where he teaches DJ classes, Production classes and Remix classes.