New EP by Underground Resistance
February 28, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Releases | No Comments
“Hi-Tech sonic ammunition for advanced students of the wheels fighting the norm” is what Underground Resistance - the project which has always been on the forefront of Detroit Techno - call their latest release “Hi-Tech Dreams / Lo-Tech Reality“. Hi-Tech Dreams / Lo-Tech Reality is an EP produced by Mad Mike (Banks), which features three tracks: Hi-Tech Dreams/Hold My Own/Lo-Tech Reality.
Check out the release at UR’s website including some sound samples.
Freshly Composted vol.2
February 27, 2007 | Filed Under Labels, Releases | No Comments
German independent label Compost Records celebrates it’s 250th release with the second volume of “Freshly Composted”. The compilation presents an overview of the biggest releases on the imprint over the course of 2006 and also provides an exclusive forecast to the new Ben Mono album which is going to be released in early spring. Besides Ben’s sneak preview “Jesus Was A B-Boy” there are six more tracks on this CD which were previously only available on 12“ vinyl like the breathtaking remixes by Carl Craig, Moodymann, Todd Terje or Robag Wruhme.
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Jacbri Radio Show 27.02. w/ Concrete Djz guest mix
February 27, 2007 | Filed Under Radio & TV | No Comments
While the first part of the show contains mainly breaks & d’n'b tunes, due to a lot of “broken” events in the area these days, the second part is a “Clandestine Agenda 01” dj mix by Mita, one of the guys from Belgrade’s Concrete Djz collective. Its actually a showcase of goodies from Clandestine label, established by Wetworks, whome you might heard in some of the previous editions of Jacbri Radio Show, both alone and in combination with Brad Lee as Zeitgeist.
GU030 Paris - mixed by Nick Warren
February 26, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
As the title of the album reveals, Nick has chosen the cosmopolitan city of Paris as the backdrop for the landmark GU030 release. As ever Nick`s track listing reflects his eclectic taste in electronic music taking in everything from down tempo chillout from the likes of Ulrich Schnauss through to the main room madness of the tech house grooves of the men of the moment 16 Bit Lolitas. With virtually every track an exclusive Nick`s mix showcases the finest talent in electronic music from the four corners of the globe. Nick has a well earned reputation for delivery quality mix CD`s and Paris definately lives up to that reputation.
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Jean Michel Jarre brings first new material in seven years
February 26, 2007 | Filed Under Artists | No Comments
Jean Michel Jarre, the best selling French artist to date with a mind blowing 72 million sold albums to his name, has announced a new album, seven years after his latest studio material. Bearing the title Teo & Tea, the album’s underlying story is the classic and very human theme of boy seeking girl, and vice versa. Read more.
Ram Records 15th birthday
February 25, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Events, Labels | No Comments
Friday March 2nd is a landmark date in the history of drum & bass. Ram Records has been one of the most important drum & bass labels in the history of the genre. They have been at the very forefront of drum & bass ever since Ant Miles and a sixteen year old Andy C released the label’s debut ‘Sour Mash EP’ in 1992, and almost immediately wrote the label into jungle history with their genre-defining and scene-shaping magnum opus ‘Valley of the Shadows’ in 1993.
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V.A. - Total Schranz 16
February 24, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Download, Releases | No Comments
The new chapter of Schranz Total mix series is out now! This time CD’s are mixed by Linda Pearl (who obviously became something like resident dj editor of the series) and austrian heavyweight techno champ Mario Ranieri, who also included some hardstyle/hardcore names in his mix, like Neophyte and Blutonium Boy. Linda on the other hand mostly listed “the usual suspects” like Viper XXL, Tomash Gee, Pet Duo, Ogi, Maddox… but also a young and perspective newcomer from Belgrade, Ivee.
Speaking of Mario, check his releases at this digital shop and listen to his latest promo mix - Too hard for you 2007.
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Fuse Presents Steve Bug Mix CD
February 23, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Releases | No Comments
After the highly acclaimed previous mixes in the “Fuse presents” series by Dave Clarke, DJ Hell, Technasia and Joris Voorn, Belgium´s Fuse Club and Steve Bug, international resident at Fuse, teamed up for a new episode. As the head of the much respected Poker Flat label, Steve Bug is one of the founding fathers of the minimal scene, together with Michael Mayer and Richie Hawtin.
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Matt M. Maddox & O.B.I. @ The Ultimate Compression
February 22, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
The Ultimate Compression – can it get any harder, crazier and more explosive than with this double mix CD straight from hardtechno hell? This rough and ready ride presented as a versus is a lethal DJ combat – hard vs heavy, fast vs fast, relentless vs. die-hard – that ends in a standoff as mad Matt M. Maddox and loco Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I. are more than an even match. Equally racy, radical and revolting, the two new rising stars of the hard techno scene make themselves heard with this Ultimate Compression… only for the strong. The two protagonists, Tobias Lüke aka OBI and Matt M. Maddox, are no novices to the scene – despite their young age, they managed to live the life on the fast lane from the day they first got infected with the techno virus.
Upcoming material from Matthew Dear
February 20, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Detroit-based Matthew Dear released a number of 12-inches under his own name for Ghostly International spinoff Spectral Sound (most recently the highly acclaimed “Mouth to Mouth” single) , under the aliases False on Plus 8 and Jabberjaw for Perlon. His plans for 2007 include an artist album as Matthew Dear, featuring his signature experimental-pop music and his talents on several instruments. The full-length is scheduled for release early this summer.
Jacbri Radio Show 20.02.2007 ft mix by Broken Rules (USA)
February 20, 2007 | Filed Under Radio & TV | No Comments
This week’s show contains some bit older but still quality tracks by Thomas Krome, The Advent, Henry Cullen, Dave Angel, Pacou & Michael Burkat among others, two tracks by Eric Sneo (one under Tube Tech moniker and “Real Love” from his upcoming “Lets go techno” album) due to his first gig in Croatia this friday, tracks from latest Unknown Forces, Drumworks and Slaughter Beats releases…
Part 2 is a special mix by Los Angeles producer Broken Rules, one hour of raw, distorted hard techno and industrial hardcore, featuring some of his own material from Men In Motion & Pendeho Records.
New DJ mixing tool: DeckaDance
February 19, 2007 | Filed Under Tech Zone | No Comments
Image Line - the creators of Fruity Loops aka FL Studio - have announced the release of a new DJ Mixing Tool called DeckaDance. The new DJ program works with serrato, finalscratch, mspinky, is capable of learning new vinyl control systems and is the first DJ application that allows you to use VSTi, VST effects on the fly, import midi loops to send to vsts synced to record tempo. A release date has yet to be announced. For a sneak preview check out flstudio.com.
More info will be coming soon on deckadance.com