Tropic Of Cancer - The Dull Age / Victims

The Dull Age / Victims is a new record by John Mendez (better known as Silent Servant) and Camella Lobo, aka Tropic Of Cancer. Mendez is one of the most consistent and exciting producers in techno right now and this record further proves his genius. Both tracks are beautifully dark compositions driven by Suicide-style drumbox sound, early '80s post-punk electronics and floating guitar drones - a hybrid of kraut rock, shoegaze and doom metal? Maybe. Limited edition 10" vinyl is out now on Downwards. Amazing release well worth seeking out!

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Linkage: September 22, 2009

The all-around awesome Analog Apartment blog has a great interview with Angela, the founder of Cambridge-based record store Weirdo Records, who shares an amazing perspective on vinyl, collecting records and music in general. Some great lines and thoughts there, such as:

"...there are some people, a small percentage of people, who organize their every waking moment around music. They give up relationships over it, pass on decent food & housing in order to afford it, and they rarely talk or think or dream about anything else."

Little White Earbuds drops another killer podcast: an exclusive mix from Santiago Salazar, which is packed with tons of unreleased material. Hotness!

Linkage: September 3, 2009

Belgian portal On-Point is hosting a nice video interview with Henrik Schwarz, where he speaks upon his start in music, his past as a graphic designer and some general insights in his process of making music.

Chicago-based DJ and producer Melvin Oliphant III, aka Traxx, talks to Electronic Beats about his new artist album Faith.

Over at Guardian, Paul Morley discusses the roots and continuing influence of disco with author Vince Aletti and DJs Bill Brewster and Luke Howard.

Linkage: August 28, 2009

Santiago Salazar & Silent Servant's awesome joint label, Historia Y Violencia, is now available for download exclusively on Zero". The H&V 001+002+003 triple pack comes with the yet to be released H&V 003 thrown in as a free bonus.

Surgeon is giving away a 320kbps version of his groundbreaking 2004 DJ mix, Food For Thought, encoded from the original DAT recording of the set.

Oh, and don't forget to check out the new mnml ssgs podcast, courtesy of SCB (aka Paul Rose, Scuba).

Villalobos: A Film By Romuald Karmakar

Villalobos, a new film by director Romuald Karmakar on Chilean DJ and producer Ricardo Villalobos will have it's world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 8th, 2009. Shot at the infamous Berghain in Berlin, Amnesia and Privilege in Ibiza and Sonar festival in Barcelona, the film focuses in long interviews with Villalobos on how he thinks, how he hears and how he produces his music.

Download: DJ Pete - Wax Treatment Podcast 001

Wax Treatment, Hard Wax's own clubnight at Berlin club Horst Krzbrg, has started its own podcast. The series kicks off with debut episode from Hard Wax's very own DJ Pete (aka Peter Kuschnereit, Substance, Scion) who drops a proper 50-minute mix of futuristic, techno-infused dubstep. Recommended!

Tracklist:

01. Boxcutter - Gave Dub (12" Remix) - Planet µ 146
02. Breakage - Rain - Digital Soundboy 019
03. Synkro - Angels - Synkro 003
04. Kryptic Minds - Six Degrees - Swamp 001
05. Distance- Radical - Chestplate 001
06. Moderat - A New Error (Headhunter’s Answer Error Mix) - 50 Weapons
07. Gravious - Wormsign - Scuba 004
08. Darqwan - M/A..ximum Reespek
09. L-OW - Moment of Truth - on the Edge 005
10. Scuba - Klinik - Hotflush 022
11. 2562 - Techno Dread - Tectonic 020
12. Pangaea - Bear Witness - Hotflush HFT 005
13. 2562 - Kontrol - Tectonic 025
14. Wax - 10001 B (Panamax Mix) - Subsolo 05

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Download: Surgeon - Live at Fabric London (2009-08-15)

Here's a new three-hour mix from the legendary UK-based techno DJ and producer Surgeon (aka Anthony Child), recorded live at Fabric in London last week.

From the Surgeon website:

I had been looking forward to returning to Fabric again since my gig there with Karl [O'Connor, aka Regis] in 2007 as BMB [British Murder Boys]. The sound there is very accurate allowing for much more subtle use of tone and frequency. I quickly relaxed into the flow of my set, deep into the hypnotic groove. Originally scheduled to be a 2 hour set, it effortlessly extended to 3 hours. I've decided to make the whole set available as the atmosphere was so good on the night. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Silent Servant & Santiago Salazar - La Noche EP (Historia y Violencia 02)

Here's a preview the second Historia y Violencia joint release, La Noche EP, by Silent Servant (aka John Mendez) and Santiago Salazar. Release date: August 17, 2009.

Radio Slave - Fabric 48

Matt Edwards (aka Radio Slave, Rekid, Quiet Village) has a new mix CD for Fabric in the pipeline, due for release in mid-September. The mix features loads of exclusive and previously unreleased tracks, as well as cuts from his own Rekids imprint, Buzzin' Fly and others.

Tracklist:

Baeka - Right At It (Michel Cleis Deeper Remix) // Rekids
Radio Slave - DDB // Cabin Fever (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Radio Slave - I Don’t Need A Cure For This // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Dance Disorder - My Time (Radio Slave’s Rekids Tribe Remix) // Eskimo
Brothers’ Vibe - Platter Sugar // Mixx Records
Spencer Parker - The Beginning (Michel Cleis Remix) // Buzzin’ Fly
Nina Kraviz - Pain In The Ass // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
DJ Boola - Balada Redo // Cabin Fever (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Radio Slave - Koma Koma (Steve Lawler Remix) // Rekids (Exclusive and Unreleased)
Spencer Parker - My Heart (Daniel Sanchez Easy Noise Remix) // Rekids
Michel Cleis ft. Totó La Momposina - La Mazcla // Strictly Rhythm
2000 & One - Wan Poku Moro // Planet Gong
Nate William’s Club Patrol 'Maximum Overload' (Roy’s Death Wish Mix) // Sex Trax

Download: Derrick May - BBC Radio 6 Mix (2009-07-25)

Pioneering Detroit techno DJ and producer Derrick May was recently invited to do a special edition of the BBC Radio 6 Mix, featuring three new exclusive mixes which showcase his musical make up. May also talks about his work as a producer and DJ throughout the mix. Enjoy!

Download: Uploaded [192kbps MP3, ~160 MB]

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