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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This week’s mix features up and coming, Los Angeles based techno producer / DJ Billy Garcia aka Suerte. Co-founder and artist of the rising collective IN:VOLVE. Keep up with Suerte’s new releases and mixes on Soundcloud.
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This week’s podcast comes to us from Alberto Pascual. Hailing from Madrid he has been involved in the local techno scene for many years. He has kept active in the studio and his productions have been featured on releases from labels such as Plus 8, Drumcode, Ex Aequo, and his most recent Modeler EP on CLR. Sit back and enjoy this fresh new mix by Alberto Pascual.
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Los Angeles transplant via the East Coast, Villain‘s sound has always been on the darker, edgier side of Techno. His label partnership with London’s Voidloss led to ongoing releases throughout the years on Singularity, including a full length album in 2012.
The podcast for Blank Code showcases not only his own productions, but some favorites from earlier this year. Currently, Villain is working on releases for the upcoming year, as well as tweaking his ongoing live performance.
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