Jack Coleman aka JAK has been playing and producing techno and house music in the Northwest United States since the mid 90s. His moving DJ sets along with his work as a producer/remixer, promoter at STATIC, co-founder of Closer Electronic Music Festival, and SubSensory Recordings label owner have earned him a reputation as one of the most respected proponents of underground dance music in his region.
Jack’s original tracks and remixes have regularly broken into the top 50 sales charts on leading outlets such as Beatport, WhatPeoplePlay and TrackItDown. His tunes have been remixed by the likes of Audio Injection, Adam Jay, Angel Alanis and Mario Miranda. He’s released on numerous labels, including his own SubSensory label, as well as Torque (Japan), Fade Records, 530Techno, Subspec, KRecordings, Slap Jaxx, Some Cutz Up, Parity Records and more. His label SubSensory Recordings celebrated 5 years and 50 releases in late 2012 and continues to earn plays by may of techno’s greats — from Dave Clarke to Juan Atkins, Carl Cox to Slam.
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In their most furious release to date, Blank Code presents the Strumpet EP. Kicking off with the distorted dirty stomp of the Original Mix, Drumcell and Material Object let loose this dark gem that thunders forth the forgotten language of noise. Crowned with explosive hi hats, Strumpet seems to tear through any speaker it touches.
For our 123 Blank Code podcast, it’s our pleasure to give you this recently recorded mix by Stroboscopic Artefacts recording artist, Donor “live @ Scene 14.” The Blank Code series event took place on Saturday September 14th, 2013 @ The Works in downtown Detroit. Other artists that appeared on the event lineup included Pfirter, Project 313, Tom Newman, Joel Morgan and more.
Greg Schappert aka Donor is a Dj/Producer based out of Brooklyn, NY. Having lived in cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Tokyo and Brooklyn, where he currently resides, Greg has acquired quite a few musical influences. However, it was the mid to late 90’s sounds of cities such as Birmingham and Detroit that laid the foundation for what originally sparked Greg’s interest in electronic music and for what would later influence his production. As a solo artist, Greg is currently working along side some of the industries most influential labels; including Stroboscopic Artefacts, Semantica Records, Perc Trax and Prosthetic Pressings. Greg will also be appearing on an upcoming Blank Code record release: BCRLTD001 Altstadt Echo – Railyard EP coming in December, 2013.
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This week’s podcast comes to us from Louisville based DJ and promoter Jason Shelton. Jason is the co-founder of the Derby City Bad Kids promotional group which has been hosting the “Pitch” series of events in Louisville, Kentucky since 2010. Keep up to date with Jason on Soundcloud and upcoming events by the Derby City Bad Kids on Facebook.
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For our 121st consecutive Blank Code podcast we are excited to have Croatian techno producer and DJ Sunčica Barišić aka Miss Sunshine. Many have witnessed why Miss Sunshine is considered an avant-garde artist within the current electronic music scene. Her sets are packed with an exquisite technique, style and groove, and her productions on many labels such as Monocline Records, FVF Records, Tic Tac Toe Records, Lazerslut, Kopfmusik, Swap Recordings, Der Hut, and FRONT Digital are distinguished by her unique trademark. Miss Sunshine’s eclectic style creates a combination of minimalistic sounds with changes towards the deepest and darkest techno, achieving a very attractive effect in the audience that vibes on the dance floor. Keep up with Miss Sunshine’s production on Soundcloud and Beatport.
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This weeks podcast comes to us from Ryogo Yamamori, a Japanese techno producer and DJ. Ryogo works broadly as an artist, DJ and remixer. His skills as a DJ has led him overseas into New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Asia. His production has appeared on labels such as Pareto Park, Chicago Jaxxx, Elmart, Torque, purebox, Sickvillage Records, and his imprint 951beat. Keep up with his sound on Beatport and Soundcloud. Enjoy this weeks mix by Ryogo Yamamori.
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One of Iowa’s cornerstone techno promoters, producers, deejays & iconic inspirators. For 16 years Matt has been rocking the system both on the road & at home in Iowa. When he takes to the stage there’s no denying the fact that he blatantly performs with the sole intent of fueling a passion for groove that he embraces with 100% conviction & dedication. He’s had the pleasure of playing alongside some of the biggest techno players on the planet & has held his own while leaving Iowa’s mark on the global techno circuit as somewhere that is absolutely NOT to be overlooked. Locally, he’s at the forefront of a movement, leading with torch in hand… Nationally, he takes to a bigger stage with the means to completely steal any show.
As a producer, his initial debut was released on Chicago’s Zuvuya Recordings label with partner & good friend Mustafa Avdic leading to a spotlight on Music Man’s ‘I Love Techno 2007’ compilation mixed by none other than the legendary Dave Clarke. A few years later Dustin Zahn featured his own rework of their ‘Them Crocks’ stormer on an Enemy Recordings remix EP released digitally as well as on vinyl. His original tracks & remixes have been signed by Klientele & Giant Squid while as the head of his own Solar Cathedral Recordings digital imprint he’s put out 19 releases featuring artists from all over the globe. His original tunes have received plays & support from all corners of the world while being hammered in front of some of the most well versed techno aficionados on the floor. While DJ’ing is Matt’s strong suit, he plans to accelerate his studio efforts in hopes of releasing more original music over the course of the upcoming years.
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