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Download: James T. Cotton - Decksession at Nation Showcase II, Smartbar Chicago, IL (2009-07-31)

Sotek — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:55:00 PDT

Here's the second installment of Nation Podcast - a recent DJ mix from James T. Cotton (aka Tadd Mullinix), recorded live at the Nation Showcase II at Smartbar Chicago at the end of July. Yup, 60 minutes of pure bouncing analog goodness...

Download: Direct (save as..) / Mirror 1 [320kbps MP3, ~150 MB]

Download: MLZ - Live at Session Elements (2009-10-02)

Sotek — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:13:00 PDT

Here's a recent set from MLZ (aka Miles Whittaker) recorded live at the Session Elements party at Ya'sta Club in Madrid earlier this month.

Download: Direct (save as..) [320kbps MP3, ~240 MB]

Tropic Of Cancer - The Dull Age / Victims

Sotek — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:12 PDT

The Dull Age / Victims is a new record by John Mendez (better known as Silent Servant) and Camella Lobo, aka Tropic Of Cancer. Mendez is one of the most consistent and exciting producers in techno right now and this record further proves his genius. Both tracks are beautifully dark compositions driven by Suicide-style drumbox sound, early '80s post-punk electronics and floating guitar drones - a hybrid of kraut rock, shoegaze and doom metal? Maybe. Limited edition 10" vinyl is out now on Downwards. Amazing release well worth seeking out!

Buy: Boomkat, Clone

"The Dull Age":

"Victims":

Linkage: September 22, 2009

Sotek — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:30:00 PDT

The all-around awesome Analog Apartment blog has a great interview with Angela, the founder of Cambridge-based record store Weirdo Records, who shares an amazing perspective on vinyl, collecting records and music in general. Some great lines and thoughts there, such as:

"...there are some people, a small percentage of people, who organize their every waking moment around music. They give up relationships over it, pass on decent food & housing in order to afford it, and they rarely talk or think or dream about anything else."

Little White Earbuds drops another killer podcast: an exclusive mix from Santiago Salazar, which is packed with tons of unreleased material. Hotness!

Linkage: September 3, 2009

Sotek — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:55:00 PDT

Belgian portal On-Point is hosting a nice video interview with Henrik Schwarz, where he speaks upon his start in music, his past as a graphic designer and some general insights in his process of making music.

Chicago-based DJ and producer Melvin Oliphant III, aka Traxx, talks to Electronic Beats about his new artist album Faith.

Over at Guardian, Paul Morley discusses the roots and continuing influence of disco with author Vince Aletti and DJs Bill Brewster and Luke Howard.

Linkage: August 28, 2009

Sotek — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:16:37 PDT

Santiago Salazar & Silent Servant's awesome joint label, Historia Y Violencia, is now available for download exclusively on Zero". The H&V 001+002+003 triple pack comes with the yet to be released H&V 003 thrown in as a free bonus.

Surgeon is giving away a 320kbps version of his groundbreaking 2004 DJ mix, Food For Thought, encoded from the original DAT recording of the set.

Oh, and don't forget to check out the new mnml ssgs podcast, courtesy of SCB (aka Paul Rose, Scuba).

Villalobos: A Film By Romuald Karmakar

Sotek — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:54:51 PDT

Villalobos, a new film by director Romuald Karmakar on Chilean DJ and producer Ricardo Villalobos will have it's world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 8th, 2009. Shot at the infamous Berghain in Berlin, Amnesia and Privilege in Ibiza and Sonar festival in Barcelona, the film focuses in long interviews with Villalobos on how he thinks, how he hears and how he produces his music.

Download: DJ Pete - Wax Treatment Podcast 001

Sotek — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:22:44 PDT

Wax Treatment, Hard Wax's own clubnight at Berlin club Horst Krzbrg, has started its own podcast. The series kicks off with debut episode from Hard Wax's very own DJ Pete (aka Peter Kuschnereit, Substance, Scion) who drops a proper 50-minute mix of futuristic, techno-infused dubstep. Recommended!

Tracklist:

01. Boxcutter - Gave Dub (12" Remix) - Planet µ 146
02. Breakage - Rain - Digital Soundboy 019
03. Synkro - Angels - Synkro 003
04. Kryptic Minds - Six Degrees - Swamp 001
05. Distance- Radical - Chestplate 001
06. Moderat - A New Error (Headhunter’s Answer Error Mix) - 50 Weapons
07. Gravious - Wormsign - Scuba 004
08. Darqwan - M/A..ximum Reespek
09. L-OW - Moment of Truth - on the Edge 005
10. Scuba - Klinik - Hotflush 022
11. 2562 - Techno Dread - Tectonic 020
12. Pangaea - Bear Witness - Hotflush HFT 005
13. 2562 - Kontrol - Tectonic 025
14. Wax - 10001 B (Panamax Mix) - Subsolo 05

Download here.

Download: Surgeon - Live at Fabric London (2009-08-15)

Sotek — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:55:00 PDT

Here's a new three-hour mix from the legendary UK-based techno DJ and producer Surgeon (aka Anthony Child), recorded live at Fabric in London last week.

From the Surgeon website:

I had been looking forward to returning to Fabric again since my gig there with Karl [O'Connor, aka Regis] in 2007 as BMB [British Murder Boys]. The sound there is very accurate allowing for much more subtle use of tone and frequency. I quickly relaxed into the flow of my set, deep into the hypnotic groove. Originally scheduled to be a 2 hour set, it effortlessly extended to 3 hours. I've decided to make the whole set available as the atmosphere was so good on the night. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Download: N/A

Tracklist:

Efdemin - Acid Bells (Martyn's Bittersweet mix)
James Ruskin - Massa
Phuture - We Are Phuture
John Carpenter - The Bank Robbery (Lory D remix)
Robert Hood - The Pace
Outline meets Surgeon - Golden Age
Surgeon - Floorshow 1 Live in Norway
Surgeon - Klonk Part2
Untold - Discipline
Orphx - First Light
Joey Beltram - Metro
Jellybean - Twilight Drone
Mike Dehnert - Tagebedarf 4
British Murder Boys - Be Like I Am
Zomby - Godzilla
Surgeon - trak4 take2
Phanton Regiment - Untitled
Orphx - Threshold (Substance remix)
Jolka - Untitled
Paul Bailey - Saturday Boy (Surgeon remix)
Soundstream - Good Soul
Trackman - Don't Stop
Norman Nodge - Manmade
Robert Hood - Museum
Moodymann - Shades of Jae Part 1
2 Men On Wax - O-Zone
Hiroaki Iizuka - Glow (Grovskopa remix)
Surgeon - Compliance Momentum
Shiver - Subsonic Sound Scape
Matt Green - Final Straw
Surgeon - Waiting For Me Part 1
Martyn - Natural Selection
British Murder Boys - BMB4 bonus beats
Jeff Mills - Humana
Robert Hood - Acrylic
Fran Harnett - Alpha
Darkstar - Video Tape
Surgeon - Screw The Roses Live in Norway
Jeff Mills - Outsiders
T-Polar - Little Colossus
Starkey - Gutter Music (VIP)
Infinity - Game One
Dead Sound - Dead Slater Project
Collabs feat. Chris Liebling & Speedy J - Maggie
Robert Armani - Basement Rats
Robert Hood - Rhythm Of Vision
The Advent - It One Jah (Surgeon Remix)
Basic Channel - Enforcement (Mills Mix)
Addnoise - Handwerk 1
Millsart - Step To Enchantment (Stringent)
The Subjects vs. Jeff Mills - Dark Matter
Planetary Assault Systems - Mark Me
Rhythim Is Rhythim - The Beginning
Ben Sims - Jack Up, Work Your Body
Surgeon - Midnight Club Tracks II
iO - Eternal Sun
Error 404 - Unity
British Murder Boys - Don't Give Way To Fear Part 1
The Martian - Search Your Feelings
Nate Williams - Club Patrol
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love

Update: All download links have been removed due to complaints from the Fabric London office. Sorry folks!

Silent Servant & Santiago Salazar - La Noche EP (Historia y Violencia 02)

Sotek — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:54:13 PDT

Here's a preview the second Historia y Violencia joint release, La Noche EP, by Silent Servant (aka John Mendez) and Santiago Salazar. Release date: August 17, 2009.

Radio Slave - Fabric 48

Sotek — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:55:57 PDT

Matt Edwards (aka Radio Slave, Rekid, Quiet Village) has a new mix CD for Fabric in the pipeline, due for release in mid-September. The mix features loads of exclusive and previously unreleased tracks, as well as cuts from his own Rekids imprint, Buzzin' Fly and others.

Tracklist:

Baeka - Right At It (Michel Cleis Deeper Remix) // Rekids
Radio Slave - DDB // Cabin Fever (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Radio Slave - I Don’t Need A Cure For This // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Dance Disorder - My Time (Radio Slave’s Rekids Tribe Remix) // Eskimo
Brothers’ Vibe - Platter Sugar // Mixx Records
Spencer Parker - The Beginning (Michel Cleis Remix) // Buzzin’ Fly
Nina Kraviz - Pain In The Ass // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
DJ Boola - Balada Redo // Cabin Fever (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Radio Slave - Koma Koma (Steve Lawler Remix) // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Spencer Parker - My Heart (Daniel Sanchez Easy Noise Remix) // Rekids
Michel Cleis ft. Totó La Momposina - La Mazcla // Strictly Rhythm
2000 & One - Wan Poku Moro // Planet Gong
Nate William’s Club Patrol 'Maximum Overload' (Roy’s Death Wish Mix) // Sex Trax

Download: Derrick May - BBC Radio 6 Mix (2009-07-25)

Sotek — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:05:00 PDT

Pioneering Detroit techno DJ and producer Derrick May was recently invited to do a special edition of the BBC Radio 6 Mix, featuring three new exclusive mixes which showcase his musical make up. May also talks about his work as a producer and DJ throughout the mix. Enjoy!

Download: Uploaded [192kbps MP3, ~160 MB]

Tracklist:

Part 1: Hi Tek Soul Mix

Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Mutant Clan - Untitled
Tony Thomas - Electric People
Cadenza 34 - Untitled
Los Hermanos - Birth Of 3000
UR Samuel L Session & Martin H - The Leap Part 1
Anja Schneider & Lee Van Dowski - Deseo
Unknown Artist - Untitled
Taho - Untitled
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

Part 2: Influences And All Time Favourites

Roy Hargrove presents the RH Factor - Hardgroove
Marvin Gaye - Troubleman
Reggie Dokes - Untitled
D'Angelo - Africa
Boards Of Canada - Everything You Do Is A Balloon
Louis Haiman - Untitled
John Beltran - Untitled

Part 3: Mayday Club Mix

Jean Micheal Jarre - Oxygene
Mika Vaino - Untitled
Kapuchon and Benny Rodruguez - Reel
Frank Roger - Untitled
Submission - Women Beat Their Men (Cevin's Peak Hour Dub)
Johnny D - Pako Mana
The Believers - Who Dares To Believe In Me? (Original Mix)
Solomun &Jackmate - Carnivale - Phil E/Philpot Records
Reboot - Hello Sweden - Love Letters From Oslo
Arne Weinberg - Untitled
African Keys - Untitled
Karizma - Darkness
Karizma - Ode To Ancestor
Quentin Harris - Untitled
KC Flight - Voices
Quentin Harris - Untitled
Karizma - Ode To Ancestors
Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance (Special Remix)
Michel CLeis & Salvatore Freda - Sassicaia
TD02 - Hearts Of Gold Are Heavy To Hold
Lil Louis - French Kiss
Epic Johnwaynes - Libertango (Llorca's Art Of Tones Remix)
Compost Black Label Pied Plat - Ode To Ede
Greg Gow - The Bridge

Recycling: Ten City - Whatever Makes You Happy (New York City Mix)

Sotek — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:12:00 PDT

Atlantic, 1990 // Buy: Discogs

I'm not really big fan of the original (co-produced by Chicago house legend Marshall Jefferson), but the New York City Mix by David Morales remains one of my favorite house records of all time.

Documentary: What is the future of vinyl music?

Sotek — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:42:00 PDT

Interesting feature documentary investigating the future of vinyl music and culture by Josh Ralph.

Part 2:

Part 3:

Documentary: Vinyl Lovers

Sotek — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:36:40 PDT

Vinyl Lovers from Jack Somerville on Vimeo.

[via Analog Apartment]