Right in time for the weekend we are happy to present this week's zero" podcast and it is one of our finest so far, coming from Dutch techno stalwart <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Aroy_Dee">Aroy Dee</a>.

In loose association with the Delsin camp Aroy has been running his <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/MOS_(Delsin)">M>O>S</a> imprint for many years now, holding up the flag for deep and raw Detroit-style techno on the Dutch west coast.

Artists who have appeared on M>O>S include <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Morphosis">Morphosis</a>, <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Legowelt">Legowelt</a>, <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Gerd">Gerd</a>, <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/DMarc_Cantu">D'Marc Cantu</a>, yet Aroy Dee himself has been responsible for most of his label's output. 

His productions - also as part of the <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/R-A-G">R-A-G</A> crew together with G-String and Marco Spaventi - have further been released on <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Rush_Hour">Rush Hour</a>, <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Delsin_Records">Delsin</a> and <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/NWAQ_(Delsin)">NWAQ</a> and have consistently been exploring the field between deep and drifting techno and the jacking analogue house the Netherlands have become famous for.

Aroy Dee's podcast features both US and European, classic and contemporary interpretations of his particular style of house music: From warm and pad-heavy tracks by him and like-minded artists such as Redshape, Newworldaquarium and Kassem Mosse to authentic Chicago bangers from Trax and DJ International.

zero'' // podcast #048 - DJ Mix: Aroy Dee

For this week's podcast we're pleased to have a true veteran player show off his skills and eclectic music taste: Christian Kreuz a.k.a. <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Dakar">Dakar</a>.

Originally hailing from Munich, Dakar has been a resident DJ in the city's legendary Ultraschall club for eight years and has recorded his music for labels such as <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Get_Physical_Music">Get Physical</a>, <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Disko_B">Disko B</A>, and most recently <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Gomma">Gomma</A>. 

Many will further know the charismatic neo-Berliner as part of <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Dakar+Grinser">Dakar & Grinser</a>, the electro pop outfit he formed together with Michael Kuhn. 

With numerous singles and their 1999 album '<a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Dakar+Grinser/album/Are_You_Really_Satisfied_Now/19692">Are You Really Satisfied Now</a>' the two became poster boys of the booming electroclash movement at the time. In 2005 they reunited to record their second album, '<a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Dakar+Grinser/album/Triumph_Of_Flesh/20708">Triumph Of Flesh</a>'. 

As a solo artist Christian Kreuz has been both recording German-language indie-pop under his real name as well as eclectic dance music as Dakar, his latest project being a collaboration with Barcelona's disco-rave hero <a href="https://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Golden_Bug">Golden Bug</a>. Their '<a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Golden_Bug/maxi/Magia_Potagia_EP/251429">Magia Potagia EP</a>' has just been released on <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/label/Gomma_Dance_Tracks">Gomma Dance Tracks</a> in May.

His zero" podcast mix is an impressive demonstration of Dakar's experience behind the decks: Starting out with <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Sygaire">Sygaire</a>'s feel-good funk he works his way through a diverse palette of contemporary club music - from deep and disco-flavoured house by <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/6th_Borough_Project">6th Borough Project</a> and <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Trickski">Trickski</a>, over UK funky flavours by <a href=2http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Synkro">Synkro</a> and <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Seiji">Seiji</a> to intense floor bangers by <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Drums_Of_Death">Drums of Death</a>. He even manages to include some <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Robert_Hood">Robert Hood</A> and <a href="http://www.zero-inch.com/artist/Roedelius">Roedelius</a> in the mix as well.

zero'' // podcast #049 - DJ Mix: Dakar

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