Electro music evocative of life in a mining colony in the asteroid belt – Machinery, claustrophobia and isolation, work, paranoia and drunken parties. Inspiration for this mix came from reading Phillip K Dick. I’d like to think this mix could form the soundtrack to one of his stories.
Tracklist
1. Eutow – Autechre
2. Negative Flash – Transllusion
3. Flatblock 209 – Pal Secam Kids
4. Bridge Of Sighs – Cestrian
5. The Machine – Ra-X
6. I Do Because I Couldn’t Care Less – I-F
7. Dawn Over the City – Heuristic Audio
8. Abstract Orange – Mandroid
9. Science Cant Save You – Komarken Electronics
10. Mindprogramming – MAS 2008
11. Deep Dissolve – Silicon Scally
12. Energy Vampire – I-F
13. I’m your magic man – Luke Eargoggle
14. Get With It – Dynamik Bass System
15. Damnation – Will Web
16. Vidd – Octagon Man
17. Ikon Symbol – Mandroid
Last week Second Life held its 6th birthday celebrations. As part of the festivities the Southern Cross shared a stage with The Underground and threw a few parties. Art and Mik organised a few of us DJs from New Zealand to play at an event called “Under the Cross” which I was very happy to be a part of.
This set is a mixture of old and new deep house, but all of it stirs the heart and the feet. My principle remains this: The music’s got to work on the imagination and take you somewhere, or else it’s got to be so rump-shakingly funky that no imagination is necessary!
Stand out tracks amongst the newer releases included in this set are Lovebirds – Louder and Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts 4. Lovely slices of modern deep house with great grooves and lots of heart. Of the older stuff, my fave here is DJ Assassin – Jazz Journey. I was really excited to give this track an airing – Swirling, jazzy deep house with lots of crunch. Enjoy!
Tracklist
1. Raw Cuts 4 – Motor City Drum Ensemble
2. Streamin – Andreas Bender
3. The Rat – Lovebirds
4. Gripper – Shur-I-Kan
5. Ebers Groove – Hot Toddy
6. Simply Yes – Shur-I-Kan
7. Alone – Grey
8. Get It On – Crazy Penis
9. Life – Jask
10. A Reconstruction of “Mess of Afros” by Q-Burn’s Abstract Message – Glenn Underground
11. Block Party – Bob Sinclar
12. Dusk Till Dawn – Basement Jaxx
13. Dim’s Jazz (Latin’s In the House) – Dimitri from Paris
14. Jazz Journey – DJ Assassin
15. 3 Note Jazz – Thomas Schumacher
16. Jazz Doubt – Capital Swing
17. Back In The Daze – Dimitri From Tokyo
18. Louder! – Lovebirds
19. Summer Daze – Nick Holder
20. Les Enfants Du Bled – Bob Sinclar
21. Lovelee Dae – Beloved Surge Mix – Blaze
Ionic Benton is a DJ/producer from Luxembourg and is one of the foremost names on the Second Life techno scene.
Ionic caught the wave of electronic music that washed over his native Luxembourg in the mid-eighties and has ridden it ever since. From organising acid house parties and DJing, to developing his own live act and touring Europe, Ionic has stayed right at the crest of that wave. His style of tribal-tinged, atmospheric minimal techno has won him a keen following – for several years he composed the official theme for Luxembourg’s e-Lake festival, and he has worked extensively on remixes for other artists.
Olaf Quintessa caught up with Ionic to talk about music, live performances, Second Life, and techno in the year 2109.
Click here to read the full article on the Fresh Static website
We had a monster get together at The Drome on Tuesday, rolling out all manner of electronic tuneage.
First up was Brick Blaisdale (aka Scott Hardy from Brisbane, Aus), with a stompin’ set in his distinctive dancehall techno style. Next came Soundhouse Gloom (aka Larry Cavelle from London, UK) who started out on a chilled electro tip then went journeying towards Detroit techno and house. Finally I rounded off the night with some deep house, tech sounds and electro, beamed in from Wellington, NZ.
And for once I can present the music from the night in full, as all the DJs were good enough to record their sets! Also, thanks to everyone who came along to The Drome in Second Life - Great seeing you all!
More midweek Monsta-sessions at The Drome are coming your way soon, hosted by Olaf Quintessa.
Tracklist
1. Done – Palm Skin Productions
2. Rush n’Soul – Chris Simmonds
3. face amongst the crowd – intellidred mix – dj assassin
4. Happyness Dub – The Rurals
5. Raw Cuts 4 – Motor City Drum Ensemble
6. Street Lady – Gramophonedzie
7. Bisou Sucre – Bob Sinclar
8. 3 Note Jazz – Thomas Schumacher
9. Parallels – Jazzanova Serial Remix – Atjazz
10. Now Is The Time – Layo & Bushwacka
11. White – Circulation
12. Sandman – Voltaeric
13. Marionette – Adam Beyer Remix – Mathew Jonson, Adam Beyer
14. Impact (The earth is burning) – Orbital
15. Diamondnetta – Satamile
16. Compuphonic Intelligence (Mutated by Jeff Taylor) – Volsoc
17. Future In Plastic – Claro Intelecto Dub – Vector Lovers
18. Science Cant Save You – Komarken Electronics
19. Chemotron Worldwide – BMX
20. Spacer Woman – Charlie
21. World Invaders – Pluton & Humanoids
@StuntPower if your back is against the wall and you turn around .. .. you're .. fighting the wall? 4 hours ago
Heard Redbird play Blaze "Lovelee Dae (Beloved Remix)" on @radioactivefm yesterday morning :) Once again, best radio station in the world! 15 hours ago
@LarsLB Really liking "Ice on the sun" at the moment .. Good work :) 16 hours ago
