Avenue Red

After a salubrious pause in our output, the Avenue Red Podcast resumes forward motion with the second installment in the series from one of our favourite DJ's and producers - Alessandro Crimi. This mix is inspired by the fresh autumnal vibes around his picturesque hometown of St. Gallen in the Swiss Alps, as he delivers a stunning blend of magical, dreamy house music full of blissful melodies, slick, grooving beats and soul-warming basslines. The craftiness of the mixing and well-considered transitions that glue tracks together so seamlessly are a lesson in truly innovative DJ'ing, making for a luxurious listening experience.

This 80-minute session neatly follows on from his stylistically similar guest mix on the last Avenue Red Radio Show that we did back in September. Alessandro shows that he is developing a very niche style that allows elements of his strong Dub Techno sensibilities (as a DJ and Producer) to bleed into his own unique vision of true deep house music. We are honoured to have such quality to deliver on the series... enjoy the mix everyone!

Avenue Red Podcast 006 - Alessandro Crimi

https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-006-alessandro-crimi

Avenue Red Radio Show 007 - Alessandro Crimi & Alec Pritchard

https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/radio-show-007

Waehlscheibe :: www.waehlscheibe.ch/

@alessandro_crimi

@waehlscheibe

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01 Schmoov! - Playground // DiY Discs (2003)

02 Shafty - Deep Inside (Of You) (Soul Trance Mix Joey Negro Edit) // Heartbeat (1991)

03 Larry Heard - Give Me Heaven // Distance (1998)

04 Leo Gunn - Sunny Disposition (Deep Explorer Edit) // Deep Explorer (2014)

05 Oral Deep - Sound Of Freedom // Raw Wave Recordings (2014)

06 Satore - On Tape // Feelharmonic Records (2012)

07 Vaib-R - About Freedom (Route 8 Daytime Mix) // Nous (2013)

08 Fonka Delix - My Life // Plastic City (2000)

09 Danny L - Love Insists // Luvdancin (2014)

10 Thomas Wood - Analog Natives // TW Limited (2014)

11 Buzz Compass - Take Me // Freedom Sessions Records (2014)

12 Anthony Nicholson - Chicago (feat. Big Ed) // deepArtSounds (2014)

13 Ron Trent - Piano Track // Balance (1995)

14 DJ Rasoul - When You Hold Me (Rasoul Ride) // Transport Recordings (1999)

15 Deep Elementz - Strange Detour Ahead // Ghosts Recordings NYC (2014)

16 Ron Trent - Morning Fever // Prescription (1995)

Alec Pritchard presents Avenue Red Radio Show 007 with Alessandro Crimi taking over for the first 75 minutes, followed by Alec Pritchard laying down a mix for the last 45 minutes. Broadcast on Deepvibes Radio on Wednesday 17th September, 20:00-22:00 UK time.

@alecpritchard

@alessandro_crimi

@waehlscheibe

**The Avenue Red Radio Show was broadcast on Deepvibes Radio (www.deepvibes.co.uk) on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 20:00-22:00 GMT. This was the final show in the 6-month-long series.**

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No tracklist was provided for this mix, but do feel free to ask for track ID's in the comments.

It is amazing really that it has taken the passage of 25 Avenue Red Podcast episodes before we came to present a DJ/Artist from Germany, especially when we consider it's prominence on the underground music map and the colossal amount of quality music the country emits. And here is installment 26 from Cologne-based DJ, producer, label boss and radio show host Andy Vaz. Originally from Düsseldorf where Kraftwerk originated, Andy is the man behind Background Records, a label that since it's incarnation in 1998 became a key conduit of the true Minimal Techno sound with a release catalogue that is steeped in stripped down, dark and undeniably hypnotic techno - often with some more experimental materials in the mix too. Artists such as: Akufen, Sutekh, Jan Jelinek, Todd Sines, Terrence Dixon, Jeff Milligan, Submania, Rhythm Maker, Kit Clayton, Ectomorph, Deadbeat, Baby Ford, Stewart Walker, Donnacha Costello, Geoff White, Smyglyssna, Portable, Frivolous and many others have graced the Background stage.

But Andy Vaz was not one to build his career in electronic music in the bounds of a genre-purist, even though Background was in itself a very clinical and defined brand of techno minimalism. Having always had an equal appreciation for house music too, Andy decided to start a second label called A Touch Of Class in 1999 for the housier shades of music that he wanted to purvey, with the first release an absolute classic - Rick Wade's "Deep Threats EP". In march 2007 Andy launched another label called YORE, which is his ongoing label project to focus on the authentic old-skool Detroit & Chicago House sound with original artists such as Chez Damier, Terrence Dixon, Todd Sines, Alton Miller and again Rick Wade featured on this growing platform. Andy is also very versatile as an artist, having released minimal techno works, obscure oddities, straight-up house music, and has released some conceptual works too in the form of his Soundvariation series (recommended!). Andy is actually the man behind the latest YORE record too with his new EP "It's OK" (YRE-031), the lead track from which opens this mix. The release is due soon, but for now you can hear the preview for the whole EP here: https://soundcloud.com/andyvaz/andy-vaz-its-ok-yre-031-12-preview.

We decided to invite Andy to the Avenue Red Podcast after hearing him play on his weekly Saturday night House Of Hope radio shows on Motion FM, as we realised what a truly entertaining, varied and colourful selector he is. In this mix Andy has dug through his record collection to pull out a very groovy and uplifting set of NY House, Garage, Chicago Acid and also some nice, deep Disco-tinged House music with a kind of party feel to it. But the set has real depth, showing Andy to be a DJ with a vastness of musical knowledge that, coupled with his proven passion and experience, means he really knows how to "work it" on the decks! Enjoy the mix everyone!

"Taking you back like it's '95!" Andy Vaz, September 2014

Discogs :: http://www.discogs.com/artist/53501-Andy-Vaz

Personal Site :: http://andy-vaz.de/

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LABEL SITES

Background :: http://www.background-records.de/data/

Soundvariation :: http://www.soundvariation.de/

YORE :: http://www.yore-records.com/

@andyvaz

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No tracklist was provided for this mix, but do feel free to ask for track ID's in the comments.

The 25th episode of the Avenue Red Podcast series comes from Hydergine (AKA Roberto Corizzo), a Dub Techno producer and esteemed vinyl collector/DJ from Taranto, Italy. His productions are very deep and textural, most notable for having a somewhat futuristic and scientific aesthetic, which is one of the foundational concepts of his work under the Hydergine moniker - as Roberto explains: "The pseudonym is inspired by a smart drug used to improve the metabolism of brain cells and cognitive abilities such as intelligence, learning and memory".

His music has been released on a variety of well-respected labels including Separate Skills, Analog Response, Phlox, Ranges and Tiefenrausch. He is now on the cusp of his 7th vinyl release - pre-order available here: http://www.decks.de/t/hydergine-static_frames/c3w-g7 - which is forthcoming on the Dresden, Germany-based label Etui Records. This 80-minute session is yet another in a long list of incredible vinyl-exclusive mixes from Hydergine that give an insight into his amazing record collection, craftily put together to create a genuinely trippy listening experience. Hydergine has given us a real lesson in Dub Techno to get lost in here, as we celebrate a quarter-century of Avenue Red podcast mixes with something truly special.

Discogs :: http://www.discogs.com/artist/2437510-Hydergine

@hydergine

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01 DeepChord - Blue Lantern (Part 1) // Astral Industries (2014)

02 Echo Inspectors – Eosophobia // Primary [colours] (2014)

03 Society Of Silence - Tascam Dub // Society Of Silence (2014)

04 Fluxion - Lark // Chain Reaction (1998)

05 Star Dub - 007 (A1) // Star Dub (2013)

06 Knowone - 006 (A1) // Knowone (2011)

07 J.S.Zeiter - Strata // MCMLXV (2014)

08 Alessandro Crimi - Quantum Realm (Monomood Dub Remix) // Etui Records (2014)

09 Grad_U - EV 1 // Redscale (2014)

10 Unbroken Dub - Computer Dubs // Rawax (2014)

11 Miruga - Colder // Badance (2014)

12 Ohrwert - Dynamik // Art Zero (2014)

13 Edanticonf - Movement 4 // M_REC LTD (2014)

14 Insect O. - Birds Over Hong Kong (Marko Fürstenberg’s The Peak Remix) // Etui Records (2012)

15 Mike Dehnert - Limite (Sascha Rydell Remix) // Echocord Colour (2013)

16 Electronic Data Processing - Elated (Dub Mix) // Modelisme (2001)

Avenue Red Radio Show 006, hosted by Alec Pritchard and featuring an exclusive 2-hour vinyl mix from Jordan Magee, a proper underground House & Techno DJ from Derry, Northern Ireland. Broadcast on Deepvibes Radio on Wednesday 17th September, 20:00-22:00 UK time.

@jordanmagee

**Catch the Avenue Red Radio Show on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 20:00-22:00 GMT. Next show on 20th August**

www.deepvibes.co.uk

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No tracklist was provided for this mix, but do feel free to ask for track ID's in the comments.

Stepping up to the decks for the 24th Avenue Red Podcast we have Michael Bustard from Belfast in Northern Ireland - a corner of the UK that seems to have a strong presence of crate-digging, underground-as-you-like DJ's that we have become aware of principally through the online Underlying Form cult that was setup by Darren Allen. Michael is a resident DJ at the Underlying Form parties and everytime we heard his mixes coming through on his Soundcloud page (sometimes B2B with fellow UF resident Thomas Faulkner) we became increasingly aware of his skills on the decks and his immacualtely tasteful and varied collection of records.

Like many of the DJ's we invite to record a podcast for Avenue Red, Michael's selections seem to ignore stylistic boundaries and thus expose the artistry of a true "DJ's DJ" who shows inventiveness in his flow and also considerable restraint, as he manages to keep the energy levels steadily maintained while delivering a multiplex of sonical elements that are always underpinned by an insatiable groove. This mix is tight, no doubt about it. We were surprised to find that he has only been collecting records and spinning for the last 4 years - it seems he has come a long way in such a short period of time as a DJ.

You can catch Michael playing at the next Underlying Form party in Belfast on Saturday 16th August - details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/524501737651885/ - but if you can't make it... you at least have this timeless vinyl mix that he has delivered here for Avenue Red. Enjoy the mix and please repost/share if you're feeling it! ;)

@busterni

@underlying_form

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No tracklist was provided for this mix, but do feel free to ask for track ID's in the comments.

For the 23rd Avenue Red Podcast we present Manchester-based DJ Rikki Humphrey, a notorious crate digger and a stylistically diverse DJ who does not identify with genre boundaries when considering his musical selections. His taste for deep, underground House and Techno was founded on listening to old Radio One Essential Mixes and his instinctive ear for unearthing new musical sounds led him to start collecting records, purchase a pair of Technics 1210 mk2 decks and begin mixing. He has never looked back and he is now certifiably a true vinyl junkie.

As well as hosting monthly online radio shows on The Underground Sessions and holding down residencies at Nest in Leeds, Studio 89 in Cardiff and Etc in Manchester, Rikki has also supported some of the finest underground DJs around, including the likes of Mike Huckaby, Italojohnson, Jeremy 'Underground Paris', Jay Daniel, Bicep, Maurice Fulton and Hunee. Rikki is also a very hard-working podcaster, dishing out tantalizing selections of wax to a wide range of respected labels including Feel My Bicep, Banoffee Pies, Roots For Bloom, City Fly and many more.

Armed with a well-rounded musical exposure, saving to afford production equipment has become a priority for Rikki in recent months in order to capture the sounds and styles of records he has fallen in love with over the years. His aim is: "To create instinctive dance floor jams with a distinct electronic edge, which make your neck snap and your body jack... or to take you off the dancefloor altogether to somewhere completely different". He already has some very high quality tracks released on Hull's Freche Früchte Recordings, Dublin-based label Swink Music and also Danish label Two House Limited. With up-coming releases on a few different UK labels as well as a string of remixes in the pipeline, Rikki is certainly one to keep an eye out for!

@slickyrik

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No tracklist was provided for this mix, but do feel free to ask for track ID's in the comments.

The 22nd Avenue Red Podcast comes from Rotterdam-based DJ 751 (real name Jelle Hamstra), a DJ who is younger than his episode number and in this deliciously educational vinyl mix of high-quality old-skool Techno he has delivered a perfectly mixed selection of records that, barring one, were all pressed & released before he even started school. We admire this kind of dedication from DJ's who mine through the veins of electronic musical heritage and dig deep beyond the baize of current music to find their own concept of sound like Jelle has. Clearly he has done his homework and carved out his own niche of sounds, playing a fresh mixture of Techno, Electro and IDM that traces back to way before his time and leads up to the present day. His job working at the Distribution warehouse at the mighty Clone in Rotterdam can only help his cause, being surrounded by various sources of inspiration... and lots of records!

Originally from The Hague, the capital city of the province of South Holland, 751 started DJ'ing at the The Hague Sweatshop Skate Park as part of the Sweatshop Soundsystem and quickly gained attention with his unique collection of records and his enthusiastic, passionate way of playing through them. Since then he built up an impressive DJ's CV, earning himself a string of bookings over in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam at Festivals such as Lowlands, Pitch Festival, Off Centre, Dekmantel and also at the famous Trouw nightclub. He has shared the stage with big shots like Derrick May, Steve Rachmad, ROD & Boddika to name a few. But sometimes the best place to listen to pure quality is in your headphones. We hope you enjoy this mix of timeless music from 751 as much as we did!

@751

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01 Ray Tracing - Aqueo 73 // Irdial Discs (1991)

02 Open House Featuring Placid Angles - Aquatic // Retroactive (1991)

03 Peel Seamus - First Of June // Delsin (1998)

04 Keith Tucker - Oscillator (Bonus Beats) // Puzzlebox Records (1998)

05 Musicology - Mondrin // B12 (1992)

06 Ismistik - Monospace // Djax-Up-Beats (1993)

07 Kenny Larkin - Aurora // Matrix Records (Detroit) (1993)

08 Stefan Robbers - Masquerade // 100% Pure (1994)

09 Florence - The Vineyard (Peter Ford Remix) // Eevo Lute Muzique (1996)

10 ESP - 6:01 // Synewave (1995)

11 The Connection Machine - Bitflower // Planet E (1994)

12 Abstract Thought - Consequences Of Cloning // Kombination Research (2003)

13 Dan Curtin - Spliffed // Peacefrog Records (1994)

14 Atypic - Blah // Applied Rhythm Technology (ART) (1991)

15 Eon - A Kind Of Living (Minimal Man Remix Part 2) // Vinyl Solution (1994)

16 Tons Of Tones - Oh Ah Oh Ah Oh // Urban Sound Of Amsterdam (1994)

17 Reload - Le Soleil Et La Mer (Black Dog Productions Remix) // Infonet (1993)

18 FUSE - Train Trac (Kaboose) // Warp Records (1993)

For the 21st Avenue Red Podcast we turn to highly respected and deeply underground DJ/producer/label-boss Brad Peterson who hails from Louisville, US and is now based in the Scotland capital city of Edinburgh. Brad has released music as "Brad P", "Brad Peterson" and "Trackmachine" on labels such as Moods & Grooves, 7th Sign, Inner Shift Music, Minuendo, Yore, Hotmix, AMR, Contrast Wax and Monochromatic to name a few. He has a new label venture called "Common Dreams" and he also co-owns the label "Inner Shift Music" with fellow Edinburgh artist/producer Rai Scott. Together they also produce another project under the moniker "2DeepSoul". Brad has carved out his own niche in the electronic & deep house music scene, both as an independent artist and also with Rai Scott as 2DeepSoul. Individually and together, they have both received huge support from DJ's, labels, writers and fans from all over the world.

We feel that this mix delivers a true testament to Brad's skill as a DJ and the deeply considered artistry behind everything he puts his time and soul into. And quite audibly, this guy is not capable of serving up music with half-measures! Here he displays a vibrant style of house music that is saturated with rich musicality and lots of quality instrumentation, often underpinned with warm analogue beats. Brad keeps the mix fresh on the ear at all times, layering his set steadily with lots of variety and unexpected elements - a curious mixture of techy and organic sounds, laced with soul, groove and engaging melodies. A few of his own tracks are featured on this mix, including the gloriously deep "Ice Planets" on his Inner Shift Music label. We've had our hands on this mix for a few weeks already and have absolutely nailed it on heavy repeat. This is highly addictive house music from a man highly addicted to house music in all it's various forms.

NOTE :: Brad has explicitly requested that we provide certain links to the currently active labels he has supported in this mix - you will see these highlighted in the tracklist and they are clickable hyperlinks to label pages on Juno and Betaport etc. Feel obliged to click them and buy some of this great music for your collection too! :)

RA profile: http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/bradpeterson-fr

Like his facebook artist profile: https://www.facebook.com/BradPmusicpage

Friend request him: https://www.facebook.com/bradpmusic

For bookings: [email protected]

@bpeterson

@innershiftmusic

@common-dreams

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01 Marc Cotterell - Jazid // Plastik People (2014)

02 Cassio Ware - It's Gonna Be Alright (Instrumental) // Wake Up! (2000)

03 Hannah - Away // Headspace (2000)

04 Owen Jay & Melchior Sultana - Oceanic // Minuendo (2013)

05 Chris Gray - It's Just The Little Things // Deep4life (2013)

06 Mood Music - Oblique // Foundation Music (2005)

07 Octave One - I Believe (Magic Juan Mix) // 430 West (1995)

08 Wax Fruit - Whispers // Definitive (1994)

09 Rezkar - Mediterranean Affair // Altered Moods (2008)

10 Brad Peterson - Take Me Away // Moods & Grooves (2011)

11 DaRand Land - The Long Night // Pulp (2013)

12 Owen Jay & Melchior Sultana - Contrasts (feat. Mykle Anthony) // Batti Batti (2014)

13 Brad P - Ice Planets // Inner Shift Music (2013)

14 Banfield Audio - Earth Heart // Monochromatic (2013)

15 Brad P - Drone Skies // Grounded In Humanity (2013)

Avenue Red Radio Show 005, hosted by Alec Pritchard with an eclectic 2-hour vinyl mix featuring plenty of old-skool goodies from inspirational artists including Metamatics, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Carl Craig, Moritz von Oswald and Monolake! Broadcast on Deepvibes Radio on Wednesday 16th July, 20:00-22:00 GMT.

@alecpritchard

**Catch the Avenue Red Radio Show on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 20:00-22:00 GMT. Next show on 20th August**

www.deepvibes.co.uk

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01 Jimmy Edgar - No Static // Warp (2003)

02 Milky Globe - Ode To A Beat Box (Mr G's Downtempo Rubdown) // Lo Recordings (2004)

03 Metamatics - Piece It Together // Hydrogen Dukebox (2001)

04 Der Dritte Raum - Neutrale Tonfolge (Mutiert) (Index ID Remix) // Virgin (2000)

05 Hexstatic - Extra Life // Ninja Tune (2004)

06 Boards Of Canada - Happy Cycling // Warp (1999)

07 Yunx - Thinking About Your Next Move // Yunxrecordings (2002)

08 Kraftwerk - Techno Pop // Kling Klang (1986)

09 AFX - Home Made Polysynth // Rephlex (2005)

10 Urban Tribe - Covert Action // Planet E (2002)

11 Federsen - 50 Hz (Isodyne Remix) // Fifth Interval (2013)

12 Round Five - Na Fe Throw It (feat. Tikiman) // Main Street Records (1999)

13 BFZ - Uff (Original) // Trelik (2013)

14 Stefan Gubatz - Leerlauf // Phono Elements (2003)

15 Geoff White - Microdubs // Edit (2002)

16 Gimmik - Untitled // Toytronic (2002)

17 Neurotron - Neurotron 006 (B1) // Neurotron Music (2013)

18 DJ Qu - Undescribed1 (Multi) // Syncrophone (2012)

19 Monolake - Tangent II // Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music (1999)

20 T Polar - Escort Girls // Modernism (2002)

21 Burial - Pirates // Hyperdub (2006)

22 Fluxion - Pendoulous // Chain Reaction (1999)