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This week’s podcast comes from techno producer/Dj James Kelley. Hailing from somewhere deep in the shadows of the Dallas underground this veteran artist, with over a decade of existance in the scene, James is no stranger to orchestrating dancefloors into a late night mind fuck. Influenced by dank dark warehouses and all night marathon sets, his weapons of choice have been known to span several genres including minimal, techno, and tech house.
Beginning his exploration of electronic sound in the late 90’s, he then spent the next 7 years hypnotized by his love for vinyl. During this time of experimenting with almost every source of music available to him, he always leaned toward the darker side of sound, finally finding his home with dark minimal techno. In early to mid 2010, he decided that producing his own music was the only way to go deeper into his own thoughts and express himself as an artist.
After finally making material available to the public, he was immediately signed with Kontrol Records Rome and Mischkonsum Records of Stuttgart, Germany. His debut release “The Spell EP” quickly seated itself amongst some of the genre’s elite at #17 on “Beatport’s Top Minimal 100”. He is constantly locked in the lab formulating a unique brew of sounds ranging from haunting and deep, dark and moody, to twisted and diabolic so prepare yourself to get lost in an audio journey into the depths of your own mind.
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This week’s podcast comes to us courtesy of Spain’s Kike Pravda. For more than 10 years he has been immersed in electronic music which has made him one of the most recognized artists in Spain. Kike has been sharing gigs with international artists like OSCAR MULERO, SURGEON, BEN SIMS, REEKO, EXIUM, GO HIYAMA, TAKAAKI ITOH, JEFF MILLS, DAVE CLARKE, REGIS, JAMES RUSKIN, LUKE SLATER, JUAN ATKINS, KENNY LARKIN, and many more. Kike has also garnered spots in reputable clubs and festivals such as Fabrik (Madrid), Treats Open Air Festival (Holland), Santander Summer Festival (Spain), Electrogaia Festival (Spain), Danzoo (Madrid), Underground (Dublin), Fraiche (Netherlands) and Fever (Bilbao).
His works have been seeing increasing exposure through projects on WARM UP RECORDINGS (Oscar Mulero´s Label), PSYCHOSKUNK, Labrynth, M_REC … solidifying his place in the techno scene. In 2012 Kike plans to to present his work in a more personal way via SENOID ™ RECORDINGS.
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Today we bring you an exclusive Blank Code podcast by local Detroit techno dj/producer Joel Morgan. As the youngest member of Mintec Musik, you might think that Joel would struggle to keep up. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. Joel is a dedicated and ritualistic performer bringing years of DJ experience into his nothing short of flawless mixes. His abilities as a producer are second to none as he consistently releases a rugged underground sound.
Also with roots in Detroit Techno, Joel’s inspiration comes from the city that made Techno great. The bottom line is this: When a DJ drops one of Joel Morgan’s high powered tracks in one of his or her sets, the crowd will most definitely respond. Joel will be performing at SCENE 5 on July 28, 2012 in Detroit. Keep up with Joel’s work on Soundcloud & Beatport.
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This week we have a special mix to give you by our close friend and Detroit Underground producer and label boss Kero. This set was recorded live at Interface 36 l Scene 04 an official after party for Movement Festival in Detroit on May 27th, 2012. Kero flexes his diverse taste and programming abilities to flawlessly weave between techno, electro, idm, acid, and dubstep.
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It’s Monday June 11th, 2012 and today we bring you a podcast from an old friend and a proper techno artist, Ray Nicholes. Ray started out playing the drums in his early years and coupled with his interest in rock, industrial, and hip-hop he realized quickly that he had an unique edge to his creativity. While living in west Michigan he continued to build the foundation of his sound as he bounced between the underground techno scenes of Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto in the early ’90s.
Throughout the rapidly evolving techno scene Ray has kept his focus on producing tracks. His EPs Black Kamanche, Confessions, Tentación, and Caja de Ultima Hora “the remixes” are all released on Black Nation Records. Heavily influenced over the past 14 years by some of techno’s icons, Ray has been able to fine tune and master his own style that he coins “machine gun techno” that is dark, deep, heavy on drums and percussion, somewhat moody and tribal.
Since moving to Miami in 2009, Ray has performed at a number of clubs and private events including multiple gigs during WMC. He headlined parties at Space Techno Loft, Grand Central, Treehouse, and Overkill Warehouse Party Art Basel (Miami Beach); and also performed for Detek at The Works during the 2011 Movement Festival in Detroit.
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After long being inspired by the UK’s longest running techno night Atomic Jam in Birmingham, Paul Carroll (aka Dead Sound) decided to make a change musically, moving into the world of techno under the name Dead Sound. Since starting out as Dead Sound, Paul has produced a variety of techno sub-genres including his own more broken beat and 4/4 styles by himself and also producing industrial techno alongside DJ partner Videohead. Dead Sounds debut EP, released through Datatrace, displayed an experimental mixture of IDM, bassline orientated techno and dubstep.
After hearing Dead Sounds demos, Perc asked Dead Sound and his DJ partner Videohead to remix tracks for Go Hiyama and Samuli. Following the success of these remixes, The Chosen EP was released under Perc Trax.
Following the hype of the Perc Trax releases, Acroplane requested some tracks from Dead Sound and Videohead which are due out in November 2011 under the name Pench EP. Coinciding with the Perc Trax releases, Gynoid and Electrax showed an interest and Dead Sound has carried out various remixes for them and has EPs due out later in 2011/early 2012. Alongside Perc and Surgeon, Paul has gained the support of other big players in the techno scene such as Dave Clarke, Richie Hawtin, James Ruskin, Xhin, and notably Bas Mooy.
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Today is Monday, May 28th 2012 and we are pleased to give you this next podcast by Mary Velo. Originally from Canada, Mary Velo moved to Berlin in 2007 where she was strongly influenced by the deep house & techno scene.
Produced with an edgy and catchy sound, Mary Velo’s tracks prove that she takes risks and pushes boundaries. In 2008, she started producing her own tracks and remixing others, which quickly generated great reviews, resulting in positive feedback and online exposure. Coming from a background of various music genres, her sound is usually unique and deep. Mary Velo’s discography includes collaborations with Conforce, Ground Loop & BCR Boys.
Her first vinyl release “METHODS EP” on Coincidence Records, which includes a remix by Delsin wonderboy “Conforce”, has brought Mary Velo to the list of new upcoming techno talents. Her releases have gotten support from Luke Slater, DVS1, Lucy, Marcel Fengler, Markus Suckut, Par Grindvik, & Jonas Kopp, just to name a few. For now enjoy this new mix and keep up with Mary Velo on Beatport and Soundcloud.
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It’s Monday, May 21st and we are excited to give you a special podcast this week as a warm up for the Movement Festival. Agony Forces is a Spanish musical team from Santander in northern Spain set up by PEARL and Sharin. They have been working together developing and refining their style since 2005.
Heavily influenced by the sound of the British 90′, these two artists combine unique electronic sounds with other harder and more profound elements, making their live performance one of the most powerful and dynamic in the current scene. In 2007 they began performing at clubs and festivals in northern Spain, and at Aquasella in 2009 where they shared the stage with some of the best national and international techno artists.
This duo is recognized by well-known Spanish artists like Oscar Mulero and Christian Wunsch. Their productions have been released internationally by renowned labels such as Tsunami Records, Warm up or Arms Recordings (Audio Assault), where they shared work with artists such as Radial, Grovskopa, Luka Baumann or Ben Gibson among others.
Besides their work in Agony Forces, both artists are involved in other avant-garde projects, making their work recognized in other areas outside the club circuit, opening their music up to other audiences. Keep up with the work of Agony Forces on Beatport & Soundcloud.
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This week we are pleased to give you Italian artist Mario Mangiapia aka Mintech, born in Naples on January 23, 1989. From the age of 11 he has been close to the electronic music scene, following his favorite artists’ concerts. The turning point for Mario was in 2006 when he met up with an old friend (Alex Modigliani) and together they made their first studio.
There were many releases under the name “Moditech” that was later also the name of their label Moditech Records (2008). Mario has been influenced by global pioneers of techno: Chris Liebing, Speedy J, Joseph Capriati, Adam Beyer, Dave Clarke, Ben Sims, and Eric Sneo to name a few. Mario’s sound began to change, experimenting with the grooves in his tracks making them more dark, experimental and minimal and had released his tracks on labels such as: Remain, Gayle San Records (GSR), Darknet, Amazone, Slap Jaxx, GON, and Lost Demos. Look for upcoming releases on: Naked Lunch, Elektrax, Android Muziq, PlusEins, Bass Assault and many more (with important collaborations).
Mario also takes part in events with a group created with his friends called “Decompressed” which has booked artists such as: Eric Sneo, Gayle San, A. Paul, Sven Wittekind, Chris Liberator, Axel Karakasis and many more. Keep up with Mintech on Facebook and Soundcloud.
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This week’s podcast marks the one year anniversary of the Blank Code podcast! We want to thank the many subscribers and listeners that have tuned in over the past year. We could not think of a better way to observe this special moment for Blank Code than with a set from our good friend Tom Newman aka Acid Pimp.
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