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Red Bull  Music Academy have kindly given us 2 pairs of tickets to the special one-off night at the Royal Festival Hall, bringing a host of pioneers from the worlds of experimental electronics and avant-garde music. The mighty line up includes: Carl Craig, Francesco Tristano, Moritz von Oswald, Matmos, Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrik Schwarz, and Terre Thaemlitz as DJ Sprinkles.

To win a pair of tickets we want to know the funniest thing witnessed or happened to you in a club, DJing or as a punter…stick it in the comments

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Tunes like this made me want to dj, really simple but effective. I could think of nothing better than to absolutly thump this out to a massive crowd through a function one. Repetitive grooving but unlike the masses of dire ‘minimal techno’ this is full of live…lifting up and down with the 909 hats and slamming straight down with an 808 kick, worming its way on a 303 groove- this is a roland masterpiece!

DBX is one of the first wave of ‘Detroit techno’ artists famous for early minimal sound combining elements of detroit with a stripped down and jacky sound more popular in Chicago at that time. Incredible crossover appeal on party tracks and stripped down minimal bleep techno, with crisp grainy claps that have made his sound and use of the RZ-1 drumbox unmistakable. Had huge underground hit with “Losing Control” on UK’s Peacefrog records in the mid-90’s, later reissued with remixes from Robert Hood, Carl Craig and Richie Hawtin, the 3 biggest names in Detroit techno during that time. Continues to produce and DJ worldwide, his work is available now on dozens of labels and compilations.

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Possibly one of Carl’s best ever remixes! Beefy tribal rework with haunting african vocals, great sampled hand claps and a typically big bass line which swirl up into a properly rocking groove!!!! You’ll love this one.

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Outstanding track where Carl Craig’s composing combines with his love for all things techno. Craig runs and owns the record label Planet E Communications, a peerless dance label employing the same eclectic and futuristic ethos that informs his own music- although this track appeared on the soundtrack for Vexille. One of my all time favourite tunes.

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Yello are a popular Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for this single “Oh Yeah”, which needs no introduction. It was one of the pioneering tunes that featured a rich mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song became famous after being featured in the American movies Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Secret of My Success, and more recently Soul Plane. The song is the theme for Duffman on The Simpsons.

This is a bass heavy rework that always goes down well through a massive soundsystem.  A couple of years ago, when playing a big set, I would start a set with the same three tunes…this… then mix in Feldah and Koba- Is Klar (Pan-Pot remix) into Theo Parrish- Falling up (carl craig remix)!  Always worked well!!

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Here is a mix from a couple of dudes in Manchester England we met up in Glasgow at Sideshow. These guys carry everything from Marcel Dettmann to Mike Mareen in their record bags, clashing Detroit techno with italo disco- working to great effect on occasions.

This mix really in keeping with the vibe music hosted on the blog, with a few of our gems thrown in.. we thought it would be rude not to host it. Starting of slow with a few classic cosmic tunes balancing funk with cheese, italo esq “Silencer” gets the mix into swing, the vibe then turns deep which is quite prominent throughout the rest of the mix.

Fucks&Kisses- The Cosmic sleaze chord

Ytre Rymden Dansskola- Kahluha Madness (Remix)
Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter 23(bicep remix)
Femme- Bathub Clash (CFCF remix)
Wally Badarou- Endles Race
Emiliana Torrini- jungle drum (bicep remix)
Lovelock- Burning Feeling
Dorothy’s Fortress- Silencer
Trago- Primary Roots (Redshape Clear Mix)
Carl Craig- Futurelovetheme
Mark E- R&B Drunkie
Kenlou- The Bounce
Ferenc- Zambomba
Risse- House Train
Project 86- legends (vocal mix)
Chip E- Like This
Sasha- Mongoose
DJ Pierre- Ive Lost Control (Wild Pitch Mix)
Smash TV- Breath Me
Moon Unit- Connections (Ewan Pearson Slo NRG dub)
TJ Kong & Nuno Dos Santos- The Deep End
Paris Grey- Don’t Make Me Jac

Catch them playing later this month at Bugged out in Manchester supporting the boys from Aeroplane

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