Blank Code Podcast

Today we have a mix by Ketra Records label owner, Mark Morris.  Mark hails from Naples, where he began his career in electronic music.  At the age of 17, Mark began playing leading parthenopean clubs and starting producing electronic music soon after.  His earlier productions were influenced by Thomas Pardo, whom became good friends with Mark and a key supporter of his music.

Mark was engaged in his own frenetic and unremitting style of producing, on the brink of his first release.  His first record came out in 2006, and was the start of a prosperous career in music production.  You can find his work on labels such as Translucent, Tretmuehle, Mechno Music, Driving Forces Recordings, Reaktivate, Naked Lunch, Micro.Fon, Blank Records, Silent Steps, and many more.  Keep up with Mark’s future sound on SoundCloud & Beatport.

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For 17 years, DJ Shiva has brought a multitude of techno flavors to dance floors throughout the US. from Chicago jack to Detroit soul, from the deepest to the darkest techno, her attention deficit disorder requires variety in both music and technique.  Her technical skills on the decks are highly respected, but her truest talent lies in her knack for contrast and composition.

No stranger to production, her releases on labels like Gynoid Audio, Chroma, Slap Jaxx, and Sonic Convergence are known for their drive and grit; each of them slices of machine funk with a layer of dirt thrown on top.

She would endeavor for musical stardom, but enjoys doing what she loves best: playing music from the heart and never sacrificing her love for the underground.  DJ Shiva lets the music speak for her, so bring on the bass and the dark rooms while you enjoy this veteran DJ laying down the thickest of techno grooves.

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This week have a memorable live set to give you by electronic music producer/ Dj, Luis Flores.  We’ve taken one hour out of Luis’s mix that was recorded at our Blank Code series event Scene 03, in Detroit on February 4th, 2012.  In the more than fifteen years he has been producing electronic music, Luis Flores has not only made a name for himself but has been at the forefront of a movement that made the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, a hot spot for electronic music production and events.  Luis has represented México at the Meet in Beijing, FMEL in Chicago, Rock al Parque in Bogotá, Borderline Festival in China, Brussels BEMF and Droid’s Interface events as well as the iconic Berghain / Panorama club in Berlin during his last German tour.

Classifying Luis Flores’s sound is a difficult feat, and that is precisely its purpose.  His personality and experience are present in every track he produces, where the normally inorganic techno manages to elicit large amounts of groove and sense of humor.  Flores’s interaction with the machine becomes the listeners’ interaction with auditory landscapes of eeriness, altered states and paranoia.  A minimal use of elements results in a rich spectrum of textures and a dark and trippy dance floor pull.  Live shows, improvisational in nature, can last anywhere from 1- 4 hours, resulting in a hypnotic exploration of the possibilities of electronic production.

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For our 82nd Blank Code podcast, we are pleased to deliver this mix by Minneapolis techno artist “BN Loko Mendez” aka “Charlie”.  Charlie is a big contributor to the popular techno promotional crew, the “Minneapolis-Mexiko Tekno Mafia” aka “MTM”.  The MTM project has hosted techno events in both Minneapolis, MN and Cozumel, Mexico with artists such as Luis Flores, Raíz, Mike Gervais, James Patrick, Komprezzor aka Zarbeat, and Project 313 to name a few.  The MTM roster consists of techno artists; César Acosta, Yaleb Villalobos, Aldo DeLucio, Luis “Zooga” Rocha, Luis Flores, Fixon Moheno and BN Loko Mendez.

Upcoming later this month on November 30th, the MTM are hosting their next event “Modulation“, with Berlin’s Material Object, Luis Flores, Project 313 and César Acosta at the Bolt Underground in Minneapolis, MN.  Shortly after on December 8th, MTM artists BN Loko Mendez, Luis Flores, and Aldo DeLucio are playing along side Material Object and Ian Lehman in Detroit for our next Blank Code event, “Scene 08“.  Thanks again for listening.

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It’s Monday, November 19th, 2012 and today we have another recorded mix from our recent event, Electric Deluxe presents by Chicago based techno DJ/producer Jeff Derringer.  In 2010, Jeff’s first EP appeared on the New York label Subtrak, along with a remix by Samuli Kemppi. The ‘Principle’ EP found the ears of Ali Wells, the UK producer behind Perc Trax label, who went on to release Jeff’s next three EPs.  Jeff has since released records on Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe label, as well as Milan’s M_Rec LTD.

Jeff is the creative director and founder of the Oktave project, an event series that showcases the finest in underground techno talent.  Oktave hosts events in both New York and Chicago, making it one of America’s most recognized techno event brands.  Previous guests at Oktave have included the likes of Chris Liebing, Function, Brendon Moeller, Dasha Rush and dozens more. Oktave has provided the platform for the New York or Chicago debuts of Cio D’or, Silent Servant, Edit Select, Donato Dozzy, Tommy Four Seven, Rrose, and Peter Van Hoesen.

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Today we’re happy to give you our 80th consecutive Blank Code podcast, recorded live at our recent event Electric Deluxe presents Brendon Moeller & Jeff Derringer.   The event was a collaboration between local event promoters Blank Code & Paxahau at the TV Lounge on Grand River Ave, downtown Detroit on November 3rd, 2012.  This event marked Brendon’s Detroit debut and the first Electric Deluxe event in Motor City history.

New York based South African, Brendon Moeller has been seriously producing electronic music since 1994.  His compositions have been released on Francois K‘s Deep Space Media; Third ear Records, Echocord, Mule Musiq, Eskimo recordings and then some.  Dub, techno, jazz, afrobeat and psychedelics are inspirations that appear in most of his music.  Whether it be serious dance floor bizniz, or dubbed out downtempo, his music always possesses a quality and signature that make him the force he is today.  He has collaborated with some of the great dub vocalists of our time, namely Mutabaruka, Spaceape, Mikey Dread and Paul St. Hilaire amongst others.

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This week we are pleased to give you Hungarian techno producer Monocraft.  He came from the underground techno scene and started Djing and buying vinyls in 1999.  He received lots of inspiration and energy from artists like: The Advent, Steve Stoll, Plastikman, La Monde, Oliver Ho, Jeff Mills, Surgeon, James Ruskin, Adam Beyer and Marco Carola.

At the end of 2009 he started to work on his own music and released his first record in January 2010 with Damolh33 that landed on the Top 100 Minimal Downloads at Beatport.  Since then he’s had releases on labels Android Muziq, Phobiq, Silent Steps, Brood Audio or Elektrax and his works are supported by Dave Clarke, Luke Slater and Richie Hawtin.

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It’s October 29th, 2012 and today we are pleased to give you this exclusive Blank Code podcast by Angel Alanis.  Angel started as a DJ at the age of 14 in 1997, released his debut double-pack techno EP titled “Advanced Therapy” on Contact Records.  Since then, he continues to produce a diverse stream of songs, currently landing him on labels such as Naked Lunch, Afro Acid, Impact Mechanics, Chroma, Gynoid, Spark, Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Phobiq, Bush and Boys Noize, and has also been featured on Tresor, Tronic, White Noise, International House Records, Moody and more.

In 2011, Angel joined the Afro-Acid team, home of DJ Pierre, and also established two other labels- Home Audio Recordings with partner Steve Parker and his own techno label Slap Jaxx which has already earned acclaim from such DJs as Dave Clarke, Ken Ishii & Dj Rush & Slam. In addition, his work on the Freedom Series albums and continuous flow of remixes proves Angel’s passion for, and dedication to, the music, and not the hype.

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Today we are excited to have Micol Danieli on the Blank Code podcast.  Born in Rome, Micol lived her life between her birth city and New York, spending most of her summers in Ibiza which got her each year closer to the techno world.  It is here in Ibiza that she met DJ Renè (Renato Gimani) from Circoloco (DC10), who gave her the opportunity to begin this journey.  Together with Gabriele Carasco, she quickly became a talented DJ and Producer.

You can find Micol’s work on various record labels such as Shape01, Clairvoyance Noire, Relogical, Gon Records, FootMusicRecords, Resiliens Recordings, and most recently on Momentum League.  Keep up with future work by Micol on Beatport and Soundcloud.

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For our next Blank Code podcast we have recently signed Blank Code artist, The Plant Worker.  Get his new release on Blank Code Records BCR002 Beta EP on Vinyl format and Beatport exclusively.  The EP contains 4 original tracks by The Plant Worker aka Alejandro Trebor and a remix by Droid artist Luis Flores.  Thanks for listening.

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