It’s Halloween and we couldn’t be more excited about this week’s podcast, a live set from Derek Michael (aka DM) . Now residing in Los Angeles, Derek is originally a Windsor, Ontario native and a long time friend to the crew at Blank Code. Derek Micheal has established himself as one of Canada’s premier DJ acts, holding residencies at some of the world’s most prestigious venues such as Club Tresor (Berlin) and Tokyo’s Club Core. Since 1996, Derek Micheal has consistently incorporated influences from the bizarre to the sublime. His studio tracks have been released through Hor-Zu, Sender and most recently, on Detroit Underground Records. The tracks reflect Michael’s deep knowledge and vast historical understanding of Western musical practice. A knowledge which he has consistently shared with audiences around the world.
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This weeks podcast comes to us from Berlin’s Frucht Label owner and DJ, Frank Gonzalez aka Splatter. Not only is Splatter an established techno DJ, his original productions and remixes can be found on such labels as Genesa Records, Jato Unit Recordings, Drops, Raccoon Records, Minigroove Records, and Toppaz. You can also stay updated with his work on Soundcloud.
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Blank Code artist and co-founder Nick Bien is back for his 2nd podcast! Any techno head will appreciate Nick’s selection of tracks and head banging mixing style. Enjoy!!!!
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SCENE.02
11.26.2011
Blank Code & Detroit Underground
$5 before midnight $10 after
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Felix Lorusso, born on the 14th of October 1985, became aware of his passion for electronic music besides the dance floor in the year 2007. Starting to mix his favoured music, he quickly developed a significant style in his DJ sets by using a four channel digital setup. Soon after his first appearances in Hamburg Felix started to produce his own music.
Within a short time he found his own expression of minimal music. With atmospheric tracks, stunning bass lines and haunting noises sometimes outlined by deep vocals he interprets electronic dance music dark and emotionally. In the next three years he and some of his friends started to organize underground techno parties with international guests. The idea to establish their own minimal-techno came to mind. Felix and his partner Tanja Rückwardt (Ira & I) succeeded in their plan and started the label “Cirque du Minimaliste“.
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Born and raised in Detroit, Mike Brickner aka Cozmic Spore discovered his true calling in life in 1993 and set out to create his own brand of techno music. In 1996, fate and destiny brought 2 disturbed techno minds together and Mike and his former partner created Seismic Records Detroit in 1998 but is no longer active. Seismic Records was Mike’s main outlet for his evil brand of techno music, but in 2008, Mike started his own label called “ Cozmic Spore Records “. He has also released projects on such labels as Definition and Secret Weapon Records.
World renown DJ’s such as Dave Clarke have licensed tracks from the Cozmic Spore. Not only is Mike a world class techno producer but he is a highly skilled Dj as well. He has played likes of the Orb, The Advent, Marco Carola and many others.
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Charlton (1982) begins in 1999. This is the year that the techno scene faced this Dutch DJ from Rotterdam for the first time. Started as a DJ, Charlton was attractive to techno music of that time. While his gigs started to count up, Charlton starts to produce his own tracks in 2001. Charlton’s inventive style of producing tracks and with the techno sounds from “the old days” combined with his own dark off-beat rhythms, filled with nasty razor-sharp and hypnotizing acid basslines, had a great impact on Dutch techno scene.
As a result of his discernible music style, also his first releases took place on the Audio Assault/Arms label of Bas Mooy and Jeroen Liebregts. Together with his “partner in crime” Bas Mooy he started to produce some more tracks and solo tracks for other labels such as Pohjola, Aftertaste, or Labrynth to name a few of the list. In 2006 the collaboration between Bas Mooy and Charlton led to ‘Diabla Diezco’ alias. This project delivers you the “dark and evil techno straight from the streets of Rotterdam”.
The amount of international bookings is increasing in 2007, with gigs in Poland and Czech Republic for example. The same year that Charlton was asked to play at the legendary ‘Awakenings Festival’ party and the same year he became one of the founders of ‘Return records’. Through this label he supports the development of the current techno scene, by creating a high quality music platform for upcoming and current international producers.
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This week’s podcast we are excited to bring you “Cell Injection” aka Drumcell vs. Audio Injection recorded live @ the recent Blank Code event Scene.01 in Detroit on August 6, 2011. Please understand we had an issue with one of the club mixers and the recorded sound quality isn’t the best. Besides that the mix sounded insane at the event and we are happy to share it with you as this week’s podcast. Enjoy 😉
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For this week’s podcast we are pleased to bring you another set from Project 313 recorded live @ the recent Blank Code event Scene.01 in Detroit on August 6, 2011.
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Annie Hall is one of the classics on the Spanish electronic music scene. Her reputation as a dj oscillates between idm, electro and techno combined with dance floor appeal. Her style has landed her gigs long side artists such as Laurent Garnier, Model 500, Dynarec, Rude 66, Legowelt and many more around Europe. She has resonantly made celebrated live performances at Sonar Barcelona, Bleep 43 in London and at the DEAF festival in Dublin, supporting Model 500. Her melodic form of idm-electro and techno is pressed on vinyl by respected label D1 recordings and more is on the way.
As a producer, she released her first celebrated EP on Dublin based D1 recordings in 2008. Other labels involved in her work are the Minuendo label (Spain), Miga label and Semantica Records (a compilation together with artists such as Jimmy Edgar and Ed Chamberlain) and a recent EP called “Elephant Road” with the same label. Right now Annie is preparing an EP for her Detroit Underground debut. She also works with Detroiter Sherard Ingram (Urban Tribe) and his Micron-audio label. Her elaborate production techniques transform her songs into authentic mental trips filled with emotion that work both on the dance floor and in the home environment.
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