https://2000undergroundmusic.com ‘experience and find underground music…’. Mixes, rarities and links from the golden years around 1999–2003 covering house, techno, progressive deep minimal¹, glitch, tech house, deep house, microhouse, nu jazz (future jazz, broken beat) and electro. Still amazed 24 years later… utopia exists, the history of house and techno is amazing. Extensive tracklists and information. Get the good stuff 1st-hand, so they can keep making it.

¹ https://www.discogs.com/release/59796-Swayzak-vs-Theorem-020100.

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More music writing at https://www.discogs.com/user/2000undergroundmusic/reviews?header=1.

Music at https://soundcloud.com/2000undergroundmusic.

(URL changed from @tthings September 2013–August 2023 to https://soundcloud.com/2000undergroundmusic in August 2023+. Added the https://2000undergroundmusic.com website in December 2023.)

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To contact us, or if you are a musician/DJ, and would like information editing or adding, send a message through SoundCloud (free SoundCloud account needed), or visit our website, thanks.

Location: if you would like to meet us, get in contact also. Based in Leicester and London, United Kingdom.

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Toronto-based LeeLee Mishi is known for her smooth sets of deep, jazz-infused house and minimal techno. She started DJing with deep house vinyl in 2000 and her style evolved to more minimal sounds when she switched to digital in late 2007. LeeLee's current sets often blur the line between house and techno, with bouncy bass lines and playful grooves that keep the dance floor moving.

Along with Zuzana Grimm and Tal (Faetal), she created and hosted the Cyclelogic monthly to showcase local female DJs and producers, and was a resident at the long-running underground weekly Archi-textures.

She has played alongside international talent such as Magda, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Daniel Bell, John Acquaviva, Robag Wruhme, and Robert Babicz at late night venues and various outdoor events such as Promise Cherry Beach, Harvest Festival, Camp Summerdaze, Om Summer Solstice Festival and Burning Man.

LeeLee is a founding member of the Suma collective whose signature Om Festival drew global fans from 1998 to 2004.

Julien Chaptal is an electronic assembly — part French electronics, part Detroit synth machine, and part Dutch minimal robot (as part of The Bookhouse Boys, MFD, Le Clic and Amsterdam661).

Purpose built with a modular brain, Julien’s performances are switched on, live, utterly groovy, and while pulsating with machine wiring, undeniably human.

Bookings: book@thebookclub.nl

https://playpalmusic.bandcamp.com/
Based in Madrid (Spain) since 2012
Run by @tenientecastillo
For demos & bookings please contact: playpal@playpalmusic.com

Some of the artists we've had over the years:
Ackerman, Alejandro Veneno, Amarcord, Amevicious, A-Tweed, Aural Trace, Avanti, Balam, Cabizbajo, Club Bizarre, Colossio, Cornelius Doctor, Curses, Damon Jee, Dan Solo, daWad, Did Virgo, Duncan Gray, Eliezer, Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Fernando Pulicino, Fkclub, Flvn, Flxxx, Future Bones, Günce Aci, Iñigo Vontier, Javier Ferreira, Johnson, Kezokichi, Kieran Holden, Kimshies, Leonor, Local Suicide, Los Fugazzi, Lusca, Marzian, Middle Sky Boom, Mijo, Mike Sacchetti, M Love, Mmyylo, Modular Project, Monoblok & Pslktr, Montcosmik, Montessori, Motel77, Mufti, Mushrooms Project, Nahuel, Nick Hanzo, Niv Ast, Pete Herbert, Peza, Rigopolar, Roe Deers, Sequencers, Sid Le Rock, Skelesys, Stockhom Syndrome, Telesketch, Teniente Castillo, Theus Mago, Thomass Jackson, TYU, Undo, Vermelho, Vongold, Vox Low and many more

Sudbeat | Tale & Tone | Seven Villas | Plaisirs Sonores | Dawn Till Dusk

“Music has the power to change; music is a way to communicate without judgement or bias.” These notions form the foundation of Alfa State’s creative process in the studio.

Established himself as a staple in the Canadian electronic music scene, the Dj and producer is also making waves amongst the industries’ pioneers.

Having been described as a top production talent to look out for, by Hernan Cattaneo, and invited by the legendary Robert Miles to play at his OpenLab residency in Ibiza, Alfa State has caught the attention of taste makers from around the world.

With releases on Sudbeat, Tale and Tone, Seven Villas Music and Dawn Till Dusk, Alfa State has carved out a niche for his style of productions.

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There are many shades to Purrpelle... Her DJ sets often reveal a playful nature and her deep love of dub, funk, soul & bass. Whether she's shaking booties with big bass lines or selecting sounds for a soothing, reggae infused Sunday soundtrack, Purrpelle “exhibits crazy range and versatility” and a knack for stirring souls. 
 
Toronto-based Purrpelle (aka Violet) has played alongside top-shelf talent in forests and festivals across Canada, appearing at Harvest Festival, Solstice Gathering, Bloom Festival, Eclipse Festival, Hyperborea, Valhalla Sound Circus, In Flow, Boreal, Evolve, Om Festival and Sound In Motion. At home, she has selected sounds for many celebrated Toronto promoters including AlienInFlux, Box of Kittens, CirQlar, Everybody, Promise, SUMA, Secret Society & Bespoke.Experience. She has also been a resident DJ and curator with local collectives including Architextures, Blend and Chicks Dig It. 

For bookings, say hello@purrpelle.com

=^.^= Sending much love and gratitude to the musicians, producers, DJs and those creating sound system culture. Without you, the world would be too quiet.

Any historian who takes it upon themselves to pen the tale of Canadian electronic in the years to come will most certainly find the name Mike Shannon figures early and often in it’s telling. From his humble beginnings in the sleepy suburban town of Kitchener Ontario, the last 15 years have seen him become an internationally lauded producer with albums on 3 of the industry’s most respected labels (Plus 8, Force Inc, ~Scape), as well as a steady stream of consistently charted singles and remixes.

A true “DJ’s DJ”, he has won legions of fans and the respect of his peers alike for his deep crates and lightning fast mixing skills.  And while some may suggest he has gravitated towards smoother, deeper selections as the years go by, those in the know will tell you he has few equals when it comes to whipping dance floors into a relentless techno frenzy should you catch him on a night with that mischievous twinkle in his eye.

Those fortunate enough to catch one of Mike’s rare live performances are encouraged to do so with an open mind, as it is in this context that the breadth of his creativity truly shines. From the shuffling house and techno of his solo performances to the narcotic jazz of his new Blue Fields project alongside singer Fadila and guitarist Takeshi Nishimoto, his is a musical vision which easily wriggles free of the usual genre signifiers and pays grand dividends to those with the good sense to get nice and close to the speakers; the devil is most certainly in the details as the old saying goes.

Yet beyond all of this, perhaps his greatest achievement has been his unfailing support of the music and people he loves. As head A&R and damn near everything else of Cynosure and formerly Revolver Canada Recordings (alongside Jeff Milligan) for over 10 years, Mike has shown an uncanny ability to select and release tracks which have become go-to fixtures in the sets of the industry’s best DJs, as well as introducing the world to the work of some of his nearest and dearest before anyone knew their names (Akufen, Deadbeat, Ernesto Ferrerya).  Far from pursuing the next one hit wonder or sound of the season, his steadfast curatorial vision and passion for the music have earned him the trust of discerning music connoisseurs the world over.

Mike Shannon lives and works in Berlin.

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