Blank Code Podcast

2012 has arrived and we couldn’t think of a better way to start it off than by sharing the recordings from Blank Code event Scene.02, in Detroit November.26.2011.  This week we are happy to share with you a 1.5 hour mix by Memnok who set the tone of the night by keeping it deep and dark as we expected!

When Jeremy’s not performing he’s working hard in his studio.  Recently his Sniper Kitty EP released on Cirque Du Minimaliste and coming early 2012, Memnok – Awakenings EP on Hidden Records.  Also coming early 2012 is his remix for Tiari – On The Edge (Memnok Remix) on Cirque Du Minimaliste and a collaboration with Tiari for Blank Code.  Keep up with Memnok on Beatport and Soundcloud.

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During the last decade Rotterdam home-based dj/producer Bas Mooy (1976) has been active on many fronts in the techno scene.  Heavily influenced by a city that breaths industrial strength twenty-four-seven, he gradually found his way into creating an unique dark sound, which lead him to the forefront of the European Techno scene.

In 2002 he kickstarted the already legendary Audio Assault record label with label partner Jeroen Liebregts, which resulted in the birth of sublabel Arms one year later.  Since then the Audio Assault family built a strong and constantly growing fan-base worldwide, showcasing an impressive catalogue with a constant output of stand out twelve inches, setting the standard for today’s quality dark techno.

Over the years Bas has been a hard working and devoted producer, spending many hours in the studio and putting out music on respected labels such as Planet Rhythm, Roots, Fine Audio Recordings, Naked Lunch, Impact Mechanics, Submissions, Patterns, FK Recordings and of course his own imprints Audio Assault and Arms.  His recent releases on Planet Rhythm “Uniform of the outsider EP” & “Bas Mooy vs Exium – untitled” got big support from the industry’s main players such as Speedy J, Dave Clarke, Luke Slater, Oscar Mulero and Cari Lekebusch.

Be on the lookout for upcoming releases in 2012 on Mote Evolver, Perc Trax, Blank (Go Hiyama’s label), Gynoid, Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Audio Assault (Collabo with Radial) and working on the first releases and an upcoming album on my new label Mord, which will be launched early 2012!  Also upcoming remixes early 2012 for Dead Sound on Elektrax, Go Hiyama on Gynoid, Mutate on Blank Code, Mark Rogan onDSNT Records.

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For this week’s podcast we are pleased to bring you a mix from Plankton. Since 2009, French artist “Plankton” has been producing electronic music.  His work has gained support in the DJ charts and mixes of highly regarded artists such as; Luke Slater, Chris Liebing, Richie Hawtin, Tommy Four Seven, Cari Lekebusch, Luis Flores, Slam, Alexi Delano, Audio Injection, Dustin Zahn, Pfirter, Perc, Alan Fitzpatrick, Joseph Capriati, BCR Boys and many others.

With his friend Alejandro Trebor, Ben Koechlin, M.A.D.A. and Jull’, together they created the label TANZ FACTORY RECORDS Ltd. Plankton has released Vinyl & Digital on labels such as Naked Lunch (A.Paul label), STG (The Advent label), Phobiq (Sasha Carassi Label), Vokodek, Transmissions (BCR Boys label), Nachtstrom Schallplatten , Sleaze, Silent Steps, Android, Night Light, Eminor and many more.

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We are pleased to have Tony Kasper back with his 2nd installment in our Blank Code Podcast.  This time around he comes with an hour and fifteen minutes of dark pounding techno for us.

In this mix Tony is featuring a couple tracks in his upcoming release on Blank Code “Dark Grifter” and “Spectator”. Keep an eye out for that in early 2012 along with other releases; Jan 4th, 2012 Black Nation Records bnr650 “Know Who You Are” Remixes, and bnr660 EP titled “It’s Your Choice” also coming out in Jan 2012.   For now enjoy this weeks podcast!

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Radial is the techno music project of Jeroen Liebregts (1980).  Jeroen has been running and producing for his labels Audio Assault and Arms since 2002, and also produced music for several other labels.  In 2006 he finished his studies of electronic music at the conservatory of The Hague (www.sonology.org).  The Radial project started out as a cooperation between Jeroen and Laurens van der Starre.. Jeroen: “Laurens had been a long-time acquaintance I met via some mutual friends and I knew of the work he did with Anton Pieëte, when he sent me a demo for my labels I was really impressed so that’s when the idea to collaborate came up.”  The first release of the duo, Beton EP was signed by the infamous Slovakian label Numb Records.  Since, their music has been appearing regularly on mix compilations, play lists, and charts of many top dj’s like Adam Beyer, Surgeon, Luke Slater, Oscar Mulero, Ben Sims, Regis, Rumenige, Loktibrada and many more.  Jeroen “We were really happy to receive support from exactly the people we respected very much and were influenced by a lot, the release on Numb was a dream start.”

Other full EP’s include the Premium EP’ on Token records, Hair of the Dog EP on Audio Assault and the Planet Rhythm 2 part series Firm to Farm I and II.  The success of the latter even resulted in the release of Radial’s first full album Deleted Scenes on Planet Rhythm records.  Since mid 2009 Jeroen continued Radial on his own since Laurens took a career opportunity and had to quit the cooperation.

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In an age of short attention spans and constant media bombardment, Subfractal have unquestionably cemented their position as powerful techno tastemakers.  Their brand of brooding, driving, beautifully dark minimal techno has been propelling them up the ranks of the electronic music scene with breakneck speed.  Subfractal’s music has reached international audiences through releases on well-respected labels like Harthouse, Excentric Muzik, Sleaze Records, Bosphorus Underground, Respekt Recordings, Frequenza, Brood Audio, CODE, Piso Records, Klimaks, Airbus, Teggno, Inminimax and many others.  With support from industry heavyweights like Alex Bau, Slam, Umek, Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Spektre, Fergie, Hernan Cattaneo, Phunk Investigation, Raiz, Drumcell, Audio Injection, Noir and so many more, it’s no surprise that Subfractal’s releases routinely appear in the upper echelons of countless techno and minimal charts.

In 2009, their remix of Larry Power’s ‘Milk’ spent over six weeks in the highly coveted #1 spot on the Beatport Minimal Charts.  Since then, their releases have seen success in the Beatport Top 100 Techno Chart on several occasions, including a handful already in 2011.  Acclaimed performances at WMC in Miami, the Movement Festival and clubs around the world have seen Subfractal rip dancefloors apart with their showcases of booming underground techno and dark heavy minimal.  Fahad and Syed currently operate out of Toronto and New York City respectively, and continue to demonstrate their versatility.  They’re constantly remixing talented artists across various sub-genres of electronic music, and throwing events to help up-and-coming DJs gain exposure.  Expectations are flying high for this talented duo and with a plethora of marquee releases and live shows on the way, they’re most definitely up for the challenge.

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Rex Sepulveda hails from Detroit and is one of D-Records original producers.  His long tenure in the Detroit Electronic Music scene has enabled him to develop a consistent ability to capture the subtle elements of music being produced globally and implement them into a sound that is distinctly Detroit while at the same time having an evolutionary sound.  Rex is a consummate producer, spending most of his time behind his computer laying down amazing tracks, most of which are for use in his now epic live shows.   You can find his work on Labels such as Plus 8, D-Records, Detroit Underground, Hej, Black Nation Records and Flumo Recordings to name a few.  His tracks have been featured in mix CDs and reviewed in magazines such as URB, Wire, De:Bug and Mix Mag.

When Rex plays he is known to present a solid blend of minimal and tech-house, venturing up to banging acid techno if the crowd is up for it.  Usually he likes to make things more interesting by experimenting with unreleased material to gauge the crowd response.  Rex has had the privilege of playing alongside the likes of Rich Hawtin, John Acquaviva, Adam Beyer, Sammy Dee, Surgeon, Fred Giannelli and Vladislav Delay, to name a few.  He has played parties, festivals and clubs in North America and overseas.  Some of these sets can be heard on Paxahau Radio, under his various monikers.

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Alberto Pascual (Madrid, 1984) He’s one of the most internationally famous spanish producers with a great position in the world techno scene.  He´s currently working on record labels of international stature such as Plus 8, Sci+Tec, Analytic Trail, Material Series, Amazing Records, Spark Music, Phobiq, Selected Records, and Night Light Records.  Besides being a good and persevering producer, Alberto performs sessions as a DJ with a straight forceful style, his performances leaves no one indifferent.

Alberto has performed in different countries  Spain, Portugal, Germany, Holland sharing stage with artists of international stature such as: Psyk, Paco Osuna, Pan-Pot, Onur Ozer, Rino Cerrone, Massi Dl, Olene Kadar, Mark Broom, Secret Cinema and many others.  In summer 2010 he was the only Spaniard at the Soenda Festival (Utrecht, Holland) one of the most important festivals in Europe and at one of the most renowned Techno clubs “U60311” in Frankfurt, Germany where most some of the most significant artists ever have performed.

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For our 27th podcast we are pleased to present yet another proper techno set by Chad Parraghi aka CFX.  Chad is one of 3 Detroit innovators that make up Blank Code along with partners Corbin Davis and Nick Bien.  He is also one half of Project 313.  You can catch CFX performing live as Project 313 along side friend Nick Bien November 26th in Detroit @ Scene.02, a Blank Code event series.

For now enjoy this weeks podcast by CFX.

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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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