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The next Blank Code podcast comes from Guadalajara, Mexico based artist and Bar Americas resident DJ Arturo Mendoza aka Format. Arturo’s music ranges from minimal, to peak hour techno and house depending on the night club or venue he’s playing.  Format consistently shares the stage with artists from Carl Craig to Tommy Four Seven to Troy Pierce only name a few.  This gives him the hands on experience as an artist to develop this unique skill,  and to control the dance floor from start to finish.  We look forward to much more from Arturo in the future, but for now enjoy this week’s exclusive podcast by Format!

 

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Today’s podcast comes to us from Canadian based DJ/producer Catacomb.  Catacomb is a local artist based in Toronto. His inspiration in techno draws upon UK, German and early Detroit influences featuring hard-edged, dark and organic sounds. Catacomb got his start in early 2011 working with Zero-Percent, an independent event organizer. More than a resident he had a hand in organizing the events and booking the talent. Zero-Percent was successful in bringing international techno acts to Toronto such as Sasha Carassi, Erphun and Subfractal.

Catacomb founded Opaque Shift in early 2013. Under the name, he has worked as a journalist interviewing the likes of Perc, Luis Flores, Orphx, Mick Finesse and more. Opaque Shift has organized their own events and had a hand in promoting others as well, which have included acts such as Adam X, Luis Flores, Altstadt Echo and Joel Morgan. The group also releases a podcast, which is hosted by Catacomb.

Enjoy this week’s Blank Code Podcast by Catacomb.

 

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Maria Goetz is a newcomer from the Midwestern United States influenced by dark, funky and obscure techno.  She began playing and producing music after graduating college in 2012, and has since been featured on labels such as Japan’s Torque, Illegal Alien Records, Chicago Jaxxx, Format Recordings, Klientele, 611 Records, and Heaven To Hell Records, and has already played at numerous places from Berlin’s Tresor to Tokyo’s club AIR.

Maria has a full studio schedule this year with upcoming remixes on Elmart and Chicago Jaxxx, and collaborative remixes with partner-in-crime Angel Alanis, including a Diarmaid O Meara remix on Nachstrom Schallplatten, Krenzlin & Drumcomplex remix on Complexed Records, and Andre Ramos remix on Dystopian Rhythm.  Keep up with all of Maria’s work on Soundcloud and Beatport.

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Our next podcast is from accomplished Spanish dj / producer Joton.  Joton has grown to publish his work on international labels such as Fabric , Dynamic Reflection , Naked Lunch , Mastertraxx , Psychoskunk , Injected Poison, Consumer Recreation Services , Parallel 125 , Ketra , Mono Basic, and Less N´ Less.  His work has included collaborations with world-renowned producers such as Ben Sims , Oscar Mulero , Pacou , Paul Mac , Samuli Kemppi , Ben Gibson, Grovskopa , A. Paul , Radial , Bas Mooy , Christian Wünsch , Jeroen Search.  Joton is indisputably a professional dj and producer.  Follow new music by Joton on Soundcloud and Facebook.

 

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Our next podcast comes from artist Pinion.  Pinion is the alias of Bobby Dowell who is best known for his variety of industrial / experimental techno.  Bobby has released his music as both his name Bobby Dowell and Pinion on record labels such as Perc Trax, Electric Deluxe, Droid Records, Soma Records, Driving Forces and Racecar.  His most recent work as Pinion appears as a remix of ‘Metal‘ by Black Asteroid on EDLX036. You can follow new music by Pinion on Facebook at Soundcloud.

 

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Emmanuel has been grafting away at his own productions for the best part of a decade and the last couple of years have started paying off in the form of releases on Monique Musique, Enemy Records and earlier this year on the world renowned Deeply Rooted with his ‘Deeply Involved’ EP. As well as releasing on a host of successful labels, Emmanuel runs and releases on his own label ARTS which has seen several strong releases this year with more from him to come in the next few months.

July 2014 sees the release of his second EP on Dustin Zahn’s Enemy Records with ‘Rust’. This second EP is a strong follow up to his first EP on the label, ‘Limits’ , which was played constantly in clubs by the likes of Rodhad, Answer Code Request, Norman Nodge and Ben Klock to name just a few. With the hard hitting title track, ‘Rust’ in stark contrast to ‘Detonation’ this is a venture into newer territory from Emmanuel.

Having played hard hitting sets in many of the top venues in 2014 including the legendary Berghain and Tresor in Berlin, he is now carving himself a corner of the scene that looks to flourish for many years to come. Enjoy this week’s Blank Code Podcast from Emmanuel.

 

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For our 166th podcast, we are happy to present Blank Code founders and label artists Project 313.  Project 313 is the creative collaboration of Detroit based techno producers, Chad Parraghi and Nick Bien.  This recording was taken from thier 2014 performance at the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit on the Underground stage Saturday, May 24th, 2014.  The Detroit duo is set to play an opening mix for label mate DJ Hyperactive on Saturday 26th of July at SCENE 23.  Follow Project 313 on Facebook and Soundcloud.

 

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Today’s podcast comes to us from Vancouver’s JGarrett.  JGarrett is the main musical project of Subspec label boss Josh Garrett. Born in Ann Arbor, MI Josh grew up with the nutrient rich musical environment found on Detroit radio in the ’80s when Talking Heads, Prince, The Police, and Kraftwerk shared space with Front 242, Cybotron, and Cajmere. Later on Josh was involved in the Detroit Techno scene during the pivotal years in the 1990s as the second wave of Detroit labels and artists reached critical mass.

JGarrett’s music is strongly rooted in the influences of his days in the Detroit Techno scene. JGarrett specializes in pure Techno and heavy grooving TechHouse shot through with Acid and Dub influences that ride on a platform of solid, funk-inflected Motor City sensibilities.

Josh has been producing and performing electronic music since 1995. He has had many releases under a variety of aliases (including Xyn, Linoleum Head, Countered) across a number of labels (such as From 0-1, Super 6, Component and his own Subspec). His releases have consistently received DJ and radio support, charting on the CMJ dance charts as well as garnering solid reviews.

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This week we are showcasing Colombian techno DJ/ producer Deraout. Not only is he a huge part of the Colombian techno scene, he’s the Native Instruments representative in his region of South America. His involvement with underground techno spans over a decade and his hard work has him overseeing and booking multiple clubs and festivals in multiple locations around South America.

Deraout has appeared on many labels including Loose RecordsLCR RecordsTanz Factory RecordsAnalogikko RecordsSleaze Records (UK)Attary Records and Road Trip Recordings. We’re excited that he’ll be making his US debut in Detroit on July 26th in Detroit at our next Blank Code series event “SCENE 23” at the Works along side DJ Hyperactive and Angel Alanis. Follow new music and mixes by Deraout on Beatport and Soundcloud.

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It’s Monday, June 30th, and we are excited to have this Blank Code exclusive podcast by Phil Kieran to share with you. Using Belfast as his base, Kieran plays his DJ trade in the best clubs worldwide, over the past decade, Phil has gained his reputation as one of the finest club DJs in the world. He brings the same drive, conscientiousness and desire for each set to be the very best to his DJing.

Phil has released on various labels including; Skint Records, Soma Records, Cocoon Recordings, novamute, Electric Deluxe, Snork Enterprises, and his own Phil Kieran Recordings along with many more. Phil has recorded three full length albums, firstly with his now defunked industrial punk techno outfit Alloy Mental in 2007, 2009’s Sssh which came out on Sven Vath’s Label Cocoon, and 2013’s Le Carrousell, with his new live act Le Carrousell. Follow Phil Kieran on TwitterFacebook & Soundcloud.

 

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