Slash Dot Dash Podcast 020: Northern Structures

For our 20th podcast we feature our first live set from two rising stars of techno. Northern Structures, Troels Baunbæk-Knudsen and Lasse Buhl, is a Copenhagen techno based duo focusing on organic and industrial inspired electronic music. Their debut on the label of Adam X, Sonic Groove, hit the techno scene hard in early 2011. The “Self Similarity EP” was played- and charted by DJ’s such as Regis, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Tommy Four Seven, Chris Liebing, Rolando, Xhin and Milton Bradley etc.

Shortly after the first 12” was released, Northern Structures performed their first liveset; powerful and hands-on techno, heavily influenced by the guys’ individual backgrounds in everything from house over dubtechno to drum’n'bass. Very diverse and yet focused, constantly changing and with no standard tracklist every set is unique. Their second release, the “Service and Devotion EP” on Sonic Groove, also received a lot of positive exposure, making 2011 a very successful year and Northern Structures continue their no-compromise approach to music in 2013.

The mix displays everything that's making them feature across many dancefloors worldwide. Powerful kicks, eerie submersed drones, metallic industrial hits and oscillating crescendos expertly combined to produce an hour of unrelenting techno weaponry.

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For more info on Northern Structures, head over to their Facebook Fan Page. If you happen to be in Berlin at the end of the month you can catch Northern Structures alongside a whole load of techno talent at Magdelena. More info on Resident Advisor.

Grounded Theory 15 @ Arena (25th May 12)

Grounded Theory approach their 15th party and by now the formula should be pretty familiar. Take one of the best techno promotions in the world, in the best city for techno in the world and fill the line up with the best techno artists in the world. Then all you need to do is turn up at Berlin's Arena Club and have one of the best nights of your life!


Marcel Dettmann returns for his second appearance and is joined by a live set from a Danish Duo who are the latest signings to Adam X's Sonic Groove label, Northern Structures. Grounded Theory resident Milton Bradley and Stroboscopic Artefacts label owner, Lucy complete this incredible line up.


Full event info can be found on Resident Advisor Event Page. There's no tickets so make sure you get yourself there early to avoid being disappointed. More info on all the relevant parties can be found on their Facebook Pages


Grounded Theory
Marcel Dettmann
Northern Structures
Milton Bradley
Lucy

Weekend Clubbing Roundup: London, Stuttgart, Copenhagen, Geneva

Friday has finally arrived and not a moment too soon. We've put together a selection of the weekend's events around Europe to help you make the most of your two days off work. We take in London, Stuttgart, Copenhagen and Geneva, so if you happy to be in any of those cities, you're in for a treat

We begin at our local, fabric. Followers of the blog will be well aware of the Farringdon's establishments commitment to techno in 2012. Only 7 weekends into the year and we've already seen some of the best names in the business take to Room 2. This week, of course is no different.

Marcel Dettmann is back, joined by Ben Sims and Craig Richards. We expect Room 2 will certainly not be for the light hearted.

Tickets are now unavailable so make sure you turn up early if you've not got yours. Full event info is on Resident Advisor

Firstly, my apologies for the quality of the flyer, it was the best version I could find online, but there's no apologies needed for the quality of the line up. CLR begin their new residency at Lehmann Club in Stuttgrat.

Luke Slater, Tommy Four Seven and Monoloc all perform on the night. Full info is on Resident Advisor

Culture Box are a permanent fixture on our clubbing round ups of late. Friday sees the night of the label bosses, Scuba of Hotflush and Ulf Eriksson of Kontra Musik. We have huge respect for both labels so we expect there to be some seriouly good music on offer tonight.

Full info on Resident Advisor

Finally we land in Geneva, and more importantly Zoo @ Usine. Grounded Theory and Vault Series artist, Subjected, headlines with support from Sonic Groove's Northern Structures.

Full info, as always, is on Resident Advisor