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Today’s podcast comes to us from Blank Code label artist Altstadt Echo. This recording was taken from his debut performance at the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit on the Underground stage Saturday, May 24th, 2014.
Altstadt Echo is currently based out of Detroit. His sound can be described as abstract, minimalist techno of the deep, ambient, and droning varieties. He released his “Rail Yard” EP on Blank Code in December, 2013 and is set to release two more EPs later this year. Keep up with new sounds from Altstadt Echo on Beatport and Soundcloud.
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Since his debut “Luciernagas” EP in 2007 on Igloo-rec he has released and collaborated with labels like Woods N Bass, Wall Music, Par Wax, Labrynth, Silent Steps, Translucent among others. His latest tracks has been played and supported by Surgeon, Chris Liebing, Rebekah, Monoloc, Mattias Fridell, Uzb, Flug, Advance Human, Jeroen Search, Patrick Krieger, Miss Sunshine, Synthek and more.
During the last years Mekas has played in diverses citys and clubs such as Raw Temple (Berlin / Ger), Morlox (Berlin / Ger), Plux (Hamburg / Ger), Plastik! (Hamburg / Ger), Subspace Partys (Hamburg / Ger), Touch Club (Köln / Ger), Arma17 (Moscow / Russia), Ohm10 (Biel-Berne / Switzerland), Metaphore Collective (Marseille / France), CLFT (Lyon / France), Smarties Bar (Niza / France), Faktura (Odessa / Ukraine), Tapas Club (Sao Pablo – Brazil), Move (Medellin – Colombia), Garden Underground Club (Pereira / Colombia), Crobar (Buenos Aires / Arg), Cocoliche (Buenos Aires / Arg), Bahrein (Buenos Aires / Arg), Under Club (Haedo / Arg), Bing Bang Groove (Neuquen / Arg), Osa Club (Mendoza / Arg), Diamond Club (Bahía Blanca /Arg) and many more.
Today he is focus in on Aula Magna Records, the label he has created with Seph, Pablo Denegri and Qik which will feature their own techno sound. Also developing his live act, working on his tracks and remixes for future releases.
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The next set up on the Blank Code podcast is a live pa from Ronnie Sawlin aka Sawlin. His mix gives a wide range of his original sounds ranging from house to floor stomping techno. You can catch him perform next with Subjected at Berghain on the 5th of July at Electric Deluxe showcase along side AnD, Talismann, Cosmin TRG vs Efdemin, and rounding out the bill with Zeitgeber live [Speedy J & Lucy].
As a producer, Sawlin has released on Vault Series, Ann Aimee, 10 Label, Sleaze Records, Techno rama and Cocoon. His most current releases include Sawlin & Subjected – Foreign Awake Pt.1 and Pt 2 on Electric Deluxe, Niedertracht EP on Ann Aimee, the Vault Series 014 and upcoming on Arts Rec. Unknown EP including a remix from James Ruskin. Follow Sawlin on Facebook and Soundcloud.
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Our next podcast comes from the underground of Minneapolis. Cesar Acosta is co-founder and creative director of the popular artist management and event production group the Mexikan Tekno Mafia aka MTM. The MTM hosts Modulation, an event series held in Minneapolis, Cozumel, and Mexico City Mexico. They have featured artists like Ness, Material Object, Luis Flores, Annie Hall, Angel Costa, Mike Gervais, Project 313, Raíz and many more.
Cesar has also contributed his unique skill to the Blank Code label by designing multiple event covers along with the BCR007 Luis Flores “Rituals Of Submission” record designs and the upcoming BCR008 Audio Injection “Recall” EP. His passion for techno comes through on multiple formats including his ability as a DJ. We look forward to big things from Cesar in the future. Enjoy this week’s podcast by Cesar Acosta.
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A Detroit native, Keith’s exposure to electronic music via Industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy and Brian Eno sparked an early infatuation with synthesizers and audio software. Club life after high school inspired Keith’s interest in spinning records, connecting the dots to Detroit artists such as Plastikman, Underground Resistance and Carl Craig. During this time, Keith could be spotted collecting vinyl at various record stores around the metro Detroit area, and later selling vinyl at the revered “Dance Room” of Record Time as well as Dan Bell’s 7th City Distribution.
With a growing record collection, Keith set out to make his mark in the heyday of Detroit’s mid-90’s rave scene, cutting his teeth in the Midwest with travels across the country to Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Memphis, Milwaukee, Omaha, Chicago and of course Ohio and Windsor. These years saw Keith develop into a highly regarded technical performer, combining his love of house, Industrial and German minimalism with Detroit techno, highlighted with performances at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2002 and 2005, and now 2014.
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This week we welcome back Kyle Geiger for his second mix on the Blank Code Podcast. He certainly is no stranger to the international techno arena, with releases on heavy hitter labels such as Drumcode, Soma, Perc Trax, and Droid. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Kyle continues to push the boundaries of his sound through the creation of his own label known as Cubera. Kyle is not a producer first, DJ second, but chooses to look at both aspects of DJ and production as a whole; one is not complete without the other.
Originally inspired by the harder, percussive stylings the techno sound featured on seminal labels from the late 90’s, Kyle has witnessed the evolution of the genre as it morphed into a more accessible, groove based sound. Still loving the energy and power of the more straight forward side of techno while embracing the genre’s changes, Kyle has refined his productions and DJ sets into what very well may be a new breed of soundscapes that pushes things forward for the next generation of techno to come.
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A young boy, faceless in the pallid light, entirely gripped by these machines, source of this brutal black noise. Dark, thundering bassdrums, distorted soundscapes and grooves start to emerge. He lives for the machines. The machines live for him. This is Subjected, an amalgam of darkness, distortion and aggression.
Anomity as a function, mystical without usual clichés. No hiding behind masks, no digging in the past, no techno purism, no strive for fame – SUBJECTED stands for distinctly deep, identifiable techno. Designed in the shadows, to be consumed in the darkness. A label. Music, and nothing more.
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American born and Los Angeles bred DJ, producer, and artist David Alvarado continues a career that has spanned well over a decade, and is still considered to be one of electronic music’s best kept secrets. He is best known for his work on some of the worlds most respected imprints such as Ovum, Ultra, Peacefrog Records, Yoshitoshi Recordings, Plastic City, Strictly Rhythm, and Guidance, along with his early work on his own label Bomb Records.
David began his career as a DJ running a renegade sound system and DJing underground parties around the Los Angeles area. He quickly made an impact on the American electronic music scene with his unique style and signature music selection. His work as a producer and artist began to take root after a chance meeting with the legendary Plus 8 duo, Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva, who stumbled across one of his very first works and invited him to be a part of their newly formed Definitive Recordings. From there David forged relationships, and created a body of work that would take him around the world, opening the door to performances at legendary clubs and events such as The Ministry of Sound, The Hacienda, Fabric, Tresor, Florida 135, Row Club, Panorama Bar, The Arches, Extrema Festival, Sonar.
David is currently releasing music on his own imprint Monclova, as well as making continued appearances as an artist on Josh Wink’s Ovum Records. He continues to actively tour, bringing his unique sound as a DJ and performer to many of the best clubs and venues worldwide. Fusing new technologies and creating a DJ/Live experience that continues to make him one of America’s most respected talents.
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When it comes to post-Basic Channel dub techno, Brendon Moeller is one of the go-to guys. Since leaving his native South Africa for New York City in 1993, the dub technician has been proudly laying down his musical legacy on labels like Astralwerks, Mule Musiq and Six Degrees Records; working with revered vocalists like Paul St. Hilaire, Mikey Dread and Mutabaruka and fomenting relationships with scene institutions like Fabric, Berghain and Francois K.
Since then, the dub landscape has been for ever changing at his hands: sometimes under his own name, sometimes as Beat Pharmacy (almost exclusively on Francois K’s Wave Music) and sometimes as Echologist, he is behind seven full length albums to-date, each of which has breached the musical boundaries of what went before. Taking cues from jazz, techno, dub, afrobeat and psychedelia, Moeller’s aims are simple.
Listen to his music – or that which his label, Steadfast, has so studiously released since 2009 – and you’ll understand that Moeller’s music has a knack for making you think whilst you inescapably give yourself over to its infectious grooves, and his most recent Ecologist album only confirms that: Subterranean is a deeply experimental record that explores a throbbing, swollen underworld of subconscious sounds which, in its conceptual referencing of everything from shoze-gaze to ambient to rock, marks Moeller out as an essential pillar of not only the dub techno community, but of the electronic music world as a whole.
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Our next mix comes to us from Canadian techno pioneer, Jay Zoney. In 1994, Jay started DJing in Vancouver’s underground club and party scene. He was a frequent guest on Vancouver’s first Techno radio show “Homebass” hosted by long-time friend DJ Noah. In 1997 he was one of the founding fathers of the infamous Munson Family production company. The Munson Family been throwing events in Vancouver and her surrounding islands both indoor and outdoor for well over a decade. This crew is responsible for the inception of the annual Carrington Bay Festival which has been growing in popularity and size during it’s 15 year lifespan. Jay continues to develop his own unique brand of moody, dark Techno with an underlying message of love.
As a producer Jay has released his music on labels such as LW Recordings, Flatlife Records Digital, Subspec, Super 6 Records and his own imprint Eternal Drive Recordings. You can catch him playing along side his Subspec Records label partner JGarrett at our upcoming Movement Electronic Music Festival official after party Interface 47 | Scene 22 on Sunday, May 25th here in Detroit. Keep up with new music by Jay Zoney on his Beatport and Soundcloud pages. Thanks for listening.
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