Weekend Picks: London - Warm @ Plastic People (14th Oct 11)

Our London pick of the weekend is very simple. Warm, Plastic People and Scuba launching his DJ Kicks Album with a set that's going to last all night long! What more do you need from a Friday night out?

The event will kick off at 10pm and go through till 4am. Advanced tickets are sold out but there will be 100 tickets available on the door. So make sure you get down early to avoid disappointment. Check out the Resident Advisor Event Page for all the info.

The DJ Kicks album will be out on Monday 17th October. You can pre order it from Amazon. But have a look at the DJ Kicks website for the write up and tracklisting for the cd.

Social networking fans will find Scuba on Facebook and Twitter.

Mix Of The Day: Wax Treatment Podcast 025 - Fiedel (22nd Aug 11)

For todays MOTD is the next installment from one of our favourite mix series, the Wax Treatment Podcast. Wax Treatment is a Berlin promotion run by DJ Pete and the podcast series has featured mixes from Surgeon, 2562, Shed and plenty from DJ Pete himself.

For #025, Fiedel makes his 3rd contribution and it's a belter. You can stream or download the mix from the soundcloud player below

Fiedel: Wax Treatment Podcast 025 by Wax Treatment

Tracklisting

• 01. James Blake: Pan - Hemlock 011
  02. Dubbel Dutch: Pulso - SSSSS 001
  03. Roska: Jackpot - Rinse 007
  04. Shake: Piper - Frictional 016
  05. Population One: Rush Hour (Aardvark Remix) - Rush Hour 020-2
  06. 2562: Aquatic Family Affair (Extended) - When In Doubt 001R
  07. Freak Seven: Sonar Quistas (Peel Seamus Remix) - New Religion 104
  08. Bowly: Idée D'Un Tropique - Berkane Sol 015
  09. R1 Ryders: Just A Feeling - R1 Ryders 003
  10. Dark Sky: Radius B1 - 50 Weapons 014
  11. Peverelist: The Grind - Punch Drunk 002
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• You can catch Fiedel at the next Wax Treatment party at Horst Krzbrg, in Berlin this Sunday (28th Aug) alongside Hey-O-Hanson (Live), DJ Pete and Mark Ernestus. Details on Resident Advisor. Or if you happen to be in Denmark next weekend (Sat 3rd Sep) you can catch him at Culture Box alongside Marcel Dettmann for the Sound Of Berghain. Again details on Resident Advisor.

You can keep up to date with all the latest info regarding Wax Treatment on their Facebook Page or through Twitter

Mix Of The Day: Emika - Candelight 020 (16th Aug 11)

Today we feature a mix from our friends over at the Candlelight Sessions. The London based blog has been building up a great list of some of dance music's most respected artists including DJ Rolando, Hans Bouffhmyre, Monoloc and more.

For their 20th episode they've roped in the services of a very talented lady, Emika. Born in the UK, to Czech heritage. Trained in classical piano and composition as a youngster, she was an integral part in the rise of the Bristol dubstep scene. Now based in Berlin, her excellent ear for sound landed her a job with Native Instruments as a sound designer.

Her most notable work to date was the spearhead for Berghain's Fünf compilation. Emika compiled a series of field recordings from the Berlin club and turned them into a 4gb soundbank which became part / all of the tracks on the album, including one of her own.

As a producer Emika has released on UK imprint Ninja Tune and Berghain's label, Ostgut Ton, we expect plenty more great things to come...

Tracklisting

1) Nina Kraviz - I'm Weak

2) Emika - Professional Loving (DJ Rashad & DJ BMT Remix)

3) Photek - Sleepwalking (Faulty DL Remix)

4) Zomby - Mush

5) Emika - Pretend

6) K209 - Diffusion

7) DVS1 - Running

8) DJ Nibc Feat. AWA - Hold On (Basic Soul Unit Remix)

9) Shed - Keep Time

10) DJ Nibc Feat AWA - Hold On (DJ Nibc Dubs Again Mix)

11) Roska - Love 2 Nite

12) Nina Kravitz - I'm Gonna Get You

13) Hyetal - Broadcast LP

14) Emika - Professional Loving

More info on Emika can be found on her Facebook Fan Page or you can follow her on Twitter. For more info on the Candlelight Sessions head over to their Samurai FM Page

Weekend Picks - EarToGround label launch, Warm and Life Is Two

There's a couple of notable events coming up this weekend. Two in London and one on the sunny south coast in Brighton. Up first is the EarToGround label launch party at Corsica Studios. They've enlisted the services of the excellent Inigo Kennedy and Shifted who will be supported by a host of residents and guests all in the name of celebrating their first release. Tickets are available through Resident Advisor

Still in London, but this our second pick is something a little bit different. Warm are throwing an intimate party at Plastic People, the last before they close for a month to refurbish the venue, and they've pulled out all the stops.

As one half of legendary dub techno label, Rhythm & Sound, one half of Basic Channel, the founder of Berlin's most famous record store, Hardwax, Mark Ernestus certainly has some credentials that are worth sitting up and paying attention two. Mark will be joined for Paul St Hillier aka Tikiman who will be providing guest vocals throughout the night. There's also an unnamed special guest who I expect will be quite special indeed. Tickets are still available from Resident Advisor

Finally, it's the 2nd Birthday of Brighton venue, Life. They're throwing two days of parties, starting tonight, with great lines ups across both nights, although it's Saturday that really grabs us. A 12 hour party, 3 hours from Marcel Dettmann, 2 from Appleblim and plenty more besides. And of course, tickets can be found on Resident Advisor

Mix of The Day: Scuba - Essential Mix Live @ Sonar (25th Jun 11)

We've got a right treat from our Mix Of The Day today. Scuba's set from Sonar was recorded by the BBC for their Radio 1 Essential Mix show and Hotflush have kindly whacked it up on soundcloud for us all.

Scuba - Essential Mix - Live @ Sonar (June 2011) by Hotflush

Tracklisting

Boddika - Rubba [Swamp81]
Brawther - Spaceman Funk (George FitzGerald Remix [Secretsundaze]
Boddika - Windy
Jon Convex - Pop That P
Deadboy - Wish U Were Here [Numbers]
SCB - Mace [SCB]
Jichael Mackson - Gti [Stock5]
Paul Woolford & Psychotron - Stolen
Joy O - Ellipsis
Maurice Donovan - Babeh [SSSSS]
Rod - Malmok One [Klockworks]
Scuba - Adrenalin
Beaumont - Lucky [Kinnego]
Marcel Dettmann - Lattice [MDR]
SCB - Loss [Aus Music]
Boddika - Acid Battery
Tommy Four Seven - Surma [CLR]
Scuba - Feel It [Hotflush]

You can follow Scuba on Twitter or like his Facebook Fan Page for all his latest info on gigs, releases and other stuff

Top 3 Royal Wedding Weekend Picks

Easter is generally a very busy time of year for clubbing, but combine that with a Royal Wedding and a bit of Mayday action, and you've got yourself a hell of a extended weekend! As everyone is picking up the pieces of the 4 days just gone, it's time to look well and truly forward to what's about to come.

Our top pick of the weekends events is another techno riot in fabric's Room 2. Whether or not it was intentional or not, but Room 2 is becoming a bit of a mecca for the worlds best techno. Appearances from Sandwell District, Ben Klock, DVS1, Scuba, Len Faki, Skudge have only gone on to strengthen that belief. This Saturday sees this dedication to techno continue. Kicking off proceedings is one of the UK techno's brightest young stars, Sigha. Followed by the Hardwax / Berghain invasion with Shed (Live) and Marcel Dettmann.

Tickets - Resident Advisor

Our 2nd pick sees a return to Corsica Studios for one of our favourite labels, Perc Trax, teaming up with our good friends from Colony. A mixture of techno and dubstep can be found across the two rooms and a selection of some of todays finest DJs and live acts.

Tickets - Resident Advisor

Last but not least, we have a bit of a monster from arguably the biggest techno label in the world right now, CLR. Chris Liebing and his team have put together a veritable who's who of techno legends for this one. MOS has plenty of history and it has plenty of soundsystem power for the guys to push to it's full maximum.

Tickets - Resident Advisor

If you thought that was enough events for 1 weekend, normally you'd probably be right. But this is a monster 4 day weekend remember, so there's plenty of other stuff going on throughout the break, here's the best of the rest

Quantize 15 hour Royal Techno Rave Up @ Public Life (29th Apr 11)

Bread & Butter pres Marcel Fengler @ The CAMP (1st May 11)

Life After Youth @ 7-9 Crucifix Lane (29th Apr 11)

This weekends pick for London - Colony Vs. Perc Trax @ Corsica Studios

This Friday our good friends over at Colony have got together with our good friends over at Perc Trax to put on a night at one of our favourite London venues, Corsica Studios. Colony have been on a little break (since July) but have really come back with a bang.

Perc Trax has been ever strengthening its reputation for solid techno release after release for a while now and they feel it's time to enter back into the world of promoting. Headlining the event is one of our favourite DJs / Producers around at the moment, Peter Van Hoesen. And that stamp of quality filters it's way right through the line up.

Advanced tickets are still available on Resident Advisor or you can pay a bit more on the door

You can join Colony's Facebook Group or follow Perc Trax on Twitter to keep up to date with all their future news

Mix Of The Day: Mount Kimbie (Live) @ 10 Days Off, Day 6 (22nd Jul 10)

Mount Kimbie - 10 days off - day 6 - 2010 07 22 by 10 days off

You'd have to of been living under a rock for the last 6 months if you've not heard of Mount Kimbie. The UK's latest rising stars within the ambient dubstep, IDM scene. Signed to Scuba's massively influential label, HotFlush recordings. The pair of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have just released their debut album on the label, entitled 'Crooks & Lovers' which is in the stores now.

This rapid rise to the forefront has seem them make appearances throughout Europe and their scheduled to play at events like Big Chill Festival, Field Day, Bestival and the Warehouse Project up in Manchester. This live mix is taken from the 10 Days Off festival in Vooruit, Belgium. Which as the name suggests goes on for a whole 10 days!

The mix comprises a fine selection of forward thinking rhythms, exploring spaces within sounds to create an emotional response with the music. Perfect late night listening, or early morning listening as I'm doing right now

The album is available through all the usual channels and you can follow Mount Kimbie on Twitter or be their friend on Myspace

Surgeon - Wax Treatment Podcast 009 (16th Apr 10)

This is fast becoming one of my favourite podcasts. Excellent earlier additions from DJ Pete, Mackjiggah, Crofton and Fiedel. Now the 9th episode features a mix from Birmingham's techno legend, Surgeon, before his headline appearance at next Sundays Wax Treatment party @ Horst Krzbrg on their infamous Killasan sound system.

You can download the mix from the following links or subscribe to them in iTunes by searching for 'Wax Treatment Podcast' within the iStore

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• 01. Aquarhythms: Warm Seqs (Carl Craig Experience Mix) - Cheap & Deep
• 02. Greena: Tenzado - Apple Pips 010
• 03. Addison Groove: Footcrab - Swamp 81 005
• 04. Sissy Nobby: Lay Me Down (DJ Sega remix) - Mixpak 006
• 05. Subeena: Picture - Opit Records 001
• 06. Instra:Mental: Vicodin - Naked Lunch 005
• 07. Traversable Wormhole: Exiting The Milky Way (Surgeon Remix) - CLR
• 08. Forward Strategy Group: System Divides (Walker Mix) - Unreleased
• 09. Surgeon: Whose Bad Hands Are These? (Autechre Remix) - Dynamic Tension 008
• 10. Apologist: Sorry (Dub) - Apologist In Dub 001
• 11. Distance: Feel Me - Chestplate 002
• 12. Starkey: Spacecraft - Planet Mu 259
• 13. Slugabed: Quantum Leap - Planet Mu 263
• 14. Orphx: Possession - Sonic Groove
• 15. Surgeon: The Crawling Frog Is Torn And Smiles (Unreleased Dub) - Dynamic Tension
• 16. Joker: Digidesign - Hyperdub

As per usual you can follow Surgeon on Twitter or check out his website for all the info you need on forthcoming dates and releases.

The Black Dog 'Music For Real Airports' Video Teaser

Music For Real Airports from The Black Dog on Vimeo.

Brian Eno's original work, 'Music For Airports', for me was a triumph of music, but the British act weren't convinced that the 1978 release told the whole story.

The new album consists of over 200 hours of field recordings to create a piece of music that fully represented the feel of a modern airport today

The album will be released in May 2010

Tracklist
01. M1
02. Terminal EMA
03. DISinformation Desk
04. Passport Control
05. Wait Behind This Line
06. Empty Seat Calculations
07. Strip Light Hate
08. Future Delay Thinking
09. Lounge
10. Delay 9
11. Sleep Deprivation 1
12. Sleep Deprivation 2
13. He Knows
14. Business Car Park 9

Check out The Black Dogs' Website for all the details on the release and plenty of other info to boot

You can also follow them on Twitter

Scuba, Jamie Vex'd & Untold - RBMA @ T Bar 4th March 2010

RBMA has been putting on some great parties and showcasing some great music over the last few weeks. Taking in various venues across the City including fabric, Plastic People, Old Blue Last, The Roundhouse and of course T Bar.

For those of you, like me, that missed the event, RBMA were nice enough to record it and upload it for our listening pleasure.

You can download it from here

http://uploaded.to/file/onskpk

All 3 sets are within the one archive file.

Track ID: 2010-03-04 - Scuba (Hotflush Recordings) @ T-Bass - Downstairs, T Bar - London - V.I.P.
Audio Quality: 160 kbps
Length: 00:59:48 minutes
Style: Dubstep
Size: 68,4 MB
Number: 1

Track ID: 2010-03-04 - Jamie Vex`d (Planet Mu Records) @ T-Bass - Downstairs, T Bar - London - V.I.P.
Audio Quality: 160 kbps
Length: 00:59:40 minutes
Style: Headz - Leftfield
Size: 68,2 MB
Number: 2

Track ID: 2010-03-04 - Untold (Hemlock Recordings) @ T-Bass - Downstairs, T Bar - London - V.I.P.
Audio Quality: 160 kbps
Length: 00:59:43 minutes
Style: Dubstep
Size: 68,3 MB
Number: 3

Moderat - The Unofficial Remix Pack

Here's a new release from the brilliant Moderat (Modeselektor + Apparat). They've already had the official release of this but now it's time for the unofficial remix pack to hit our eardrums. Remixes of 'Rusty Nails' come from Shackleton and T++ while Headhunter serves up a version of 'A New Error'.

The Shackleton remix is an absolutely epic. Dark yet uplifting, earthy and euphoric. It completely blows the whole release away. The Headhunter and T++ tracks would be headliner status on any release had it not been from the Bristolians monumental efforts.

Listen to samples of the tracks here

'Rusty Nails' Shackleton Remix

'A New Error' Headhunter Remix

'Rusty Nails' T++ Remix

Available to buy at the following

Phonica Records

Juno Records

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