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Although he was born in Monaco, Christian Wünsch has spent most of his life in northern Spain where he still resides and produces music. With more than 70 releases on various labels such as Theory, Music Man, IM, Warm Up, Pole, Mechanisms Industries, Sheep, Audio Assault…including a variety of remixes and hundreds of licenses, he has become a worldwide reference in his field. Wünsch’s hardwork has earned him a position on the line ups of the best clubs and festivals all over the world, which also includes him as the first Spanish artist to perform in the mecca of techno, Detroit.
His labels Tsunami Records and Nine are indispensable parts of any respectable record bag. Christian has left his indelible mark on the best chapters of dance music history in the Iberian Peninsula. With an impecable career, this international artist has made a name for himself with dark and abstract atmospheric sounds, becoming one of the producers, whose name has appeared all over the world on the labels and charts of other great artists.
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Detroit producer T. j. Johnson aka Dijj put together a solid mix of techno for this week’s podcast. T.j is the owner of Detroit based record label ASRX featuring artists; Steve Stoll, Perc, Mini Room, Luis Ruiz, Corbin Davis and T.j. himself under the alias Dijj. You can find releases on ASRX at Beatport & Juno downloads.
Dijj will be performing a DJ set at Scene .01 August 6th in Detroit, MI at the Works along with Audio Injection, Drumcell, Kyle Geiger and a host of local Detroit Techno talent. This week’s podcast is a sample of what you should expect to hear during his live mix.
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It’s Monday, July 11th and we are excited to feature our 10th podcast from Jeremy Brown aka Memnok. Memnok is a Michigan native currently residing in Grand Rapids and is also co-owner of Fourth Kind. Recently he has been leaving his mark all over the Techno map with productions found on labels Der Hut, Black Nation, and Divided. Memnok releases are available on Beatport and you can also check him out on Soundcloud with free downloads and samples of his work for your listening pleasure.
When Jeremy isn’t in the studio mixing down his next project, he can be found DJing or playing Live at events around the world. You can catch Memnok performing at upcoming events such as Dark Logic July 29th in Detroit, the Frucht Label showcase August 12th in Berlin, and Cirque du Minimaliste in Hamburg August 13th.
Enjoy this week’s Blank Code Podcast from Memnok!
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This week we have a special 4th of July Blank Code Podcast from Audio Injection.
Since he was first introduced to electronic music back in the early 90’s, David Flores aka Audio Injection was hooked. At the early age of 15 he started DJing and playing out at local underground events around Southern California where you could find him spinning various styles of electronic music ranging from house, acid, and techno to hardcore techno.
After years of DJing he learned to produce his own music, which has landed him releases on techno labels such as Monoid, Stimulus, and local label Droid Recordings. Since 2003, through his close association with local event production group Droid Behavior, Audio Injection has become a resident at the popular Interface warehouse events as well as a regular producer for Droid Recordings. He has also played together with Drumcell at Berghain, Berlin in 2010 & 2011 in addition to gigs in Athens, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Wales, and various events throughout the U.S. and Mexico.
In early 2011 Audio Injection started a project called ‘Truncate’ which focuses on the deeper, darker, and more raw side of techno. His Truncate releases have been getting support from big players such as Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Jonas Kopp, Chris Liebing, Speedy J, Dvs1, Luke Slater, Ben Sims, Silent Servant, Technasia, and many more.
With releases & remixes on labels such as Droid, CLR, Electric Deluxe, Sleaze, BluFin, Enemy, Impact Mechanics, Ground Factory and many more, Audio Injection continues to shape his own sound as well as collaborating with Drumcell to release more mind bending techno, putting Los Angeles & Droid Recordings on the techno map.
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This week’s podcast comes to us from Detroit’s own Tom Newman. Most well known as Acid Pimp, Tom has been DJing and producing music for almost 20 years. By the late 1990’s Tom was a major headliner throughout the North America, and his consistant releases on Cheshire became highly sought after. It was around this time that he helped form D-records with Richie Hawtin, Rex Sepulveda, and Len Bartush as a sub label of M-nus.
After having the opportunity to perform at Tresor Berlin in 2001, Tom became inspired to form Friction Detroit, which would surface as Detroit’s first all techno club night. He with the help from his close friend Chad Parraghi aka “CFX” hosted an incredible roster of Techno’s most well known artists from around the world such as Chris Liebing, Dan Bell, Regis, Function, Steve Stoll, Christian Wunsch, Tim Xavier to name a few. Tom recently returned with a weekly podcast at frictiondetroit.com, and a full schedule of new releases on Friction Detroit Records.
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Dean Paul has played for some of the largest nightclubs/ underground venues, desert raves, boat parties and jam-packed the dance floors in the City of Angels as well as the Bay Area. Born May 23, 1981 in Los Angeles California, he had his first exposure to Techno during the early 1990’s. Many consider this to be the golden age of Techno and definitely a great time to be introduced to this music. This influenced his deep minimal sets have earned him respect and admiration among the underground Techno community in Los Angeles.
Currently working with Droid Behavior, Dean Paul has played with the likes of: Prototype 909, Jpls, Derek Plaslaiko, Jimmy Edgar, Modeselektor, Ellen Allien, Richard Devine, Hyperactive, Surgeon, Ambivalent, Tim Xavier, Robert Hood, Octave One, Alexi Delano, Tony Rohr, and Dj Pierre. He incorporates all elements of electronic music into his sets to create an atmosphere of enjoyable beats that are always in sync with the time of the show, the crowd and location. From deep techno, to acid, tribal and minimal techno, Dean Paul continues to broaden his audio spectrum. He presses hard to work with only the latest technology which has enabled him to mix and record live sets. With his vision of continual growth, he is currently developing visual effects to be projected simultaneously as he spins.
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Jonas Karlsson aka Mhonolink resides in Stockholm, Sweden and has had numerous unforgettable releases since the 1990’s on legendary labels such as Zync, Mhonday Music, Audio Assault, Mankind, Sway, and MH Records. After being on hiatus for a couple of years Mhonolink has started DJing again and is back in the studio working a string of new releases. Blank Code is happy to present this week’s podcast with a mix from our friend Mhonolink.
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Detroit dj/producer Nick Bien put together a techno masterpiece with his new podcast. Nick makes up one half of Project 313 and is one of the 3 originators of Blank Code. His track selection resembles what is “hot” in today’s techno industry and is guaranteed to move you. His style of mixing can be compared to the likes of Adam Beyer, Sandwell District, Speedy J and other leading techno innovators. Kick back, turn up your sound, and enjoy the journey he takes you on with this fresh mix!
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A Chicago based dj and producer, Adam Stolz currently works as one half of Freaky Vibes Recordings. Alongside fellow artist/owner Groovik, Adam has helped develop a consistent string of quality releases that keep people jackin their bodies. His dark, dissonant sounds pull your brain away from the track just long enough for your ears to prepare for the next onslaught. And with the help of his friends, Adam is looking to take the label even further, with a massive remix compilation of his track ‘Lambchoppin‘, incorporating all of those producers on the release. (Look for that in Mid-Summer 2011)
Adam also recently released a track with Detroit based producer E. Spleece on Cryovac Records, vinyl only. (Sub-label of Docile Rec) and he has two remixes of Groovik’s ‘Absinthe’ out now on Freaky Vibes. Summer 2011 will also be busy for him, with releases still scheduled for Freaky Vibes, Black Nation Recordings and Blank Code. Here now is sixty minutes of slammin tracks from this very unique midwestern artist. Enjoy.
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Since his first experiences of immersion in the electronic music world, Tony Kasper has managed to keep his finger directly on the pulse of the techno community. He developed his mature passion for music when he was exposed to classic blues, jazz, and rock and roll. From the first moment an audience listens, it is clear to them that Tony’s dj sets epitomizes professionalism behind the decks.
Tony’s inimitable mixing style is known to be highly adaptable to the ambiance of the events he plays. His technique includes, but not limited to, utilizing three turntables and multiple audio sources to create his unique techno blend. A Tony Kasper dj set, mixing dark and aggressive techno or funky floor-burning techno, will often parallel the driving yet chunky sounds of the well-known Detroit, Swedish, German and Italian techno artists. Tony’s primary goal behind the decks has proven to be fruitful as he utilizes his vast knowledge of tracks and quick mixing ability to control an audience with every measure he plays.
As evolution precedes, Tony is now currently working diligently to release his style of Techno and House for the masses. He has specialized in remixing for several artists from the Chicago and Detroit area and has already released several original tracks and remixes on such labels as Black Nation Records, Klientele Music, Kompute Musik and Smooth Agent Records.
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