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The Twilight Frequencies Podcast was created to help expose and promote fresh talent to the music community and this month’s free podcast couldn’t be a better example of that – being mixed by Ratwo, aka Andrei Radoi, a 17 year old producer/dj from Romania. We are also pleased that this is our first Dubstep/DnB podcast. Check out the short interview below and Ratwo’s social sites online while you listen.

TF: Give us a summation on this podcast you’ve put together for us.
Ratwo: In this mix I’ve tried to choose the best drum&bass and dubstep songs. Therefore, the hardest part was to choose the tracks. The mix is starting with some chill dubstep, then making its way into drum&bass and some hardcore dubstep, ending with one of my favorite songs.

TF: Where do you reside?
Ratwo: I live in Bucharest, Romania.

TF: How long have you been DJing/producing?
Ratwo: I’ve been producing for two years and as a DJ for only one year.

TF: What styles are most predominant for you?
Ratwo: As a DJ, I like mixing drum&bass and dubstep and I really like those songs with a dark feeling into them like 16bit and Distance. I also like machine-sound dubstep like Persist/Genetix.

TF: What equipment did you use for this podcast?
Ratwo: I’ve used Traktor PRO software and a Numark M2 mixer. For the final mp3 I’ve used Sony Vegas to maintain the volume.

TF: Any projects you are currently working on?
Ratwo: At the moment I’m working on my own songs, experimental stuff and also thinking of doing some short mash-up mixes. I’ll be uploading both my mixes and songs to soundcloud and my youtube channel.

You can also follow Ratwo on twitter to see what he’s up to.

Tracklist for Twilight Frequencies Podcast 019 | Ratwo

1. 16bit – Shallow
2. Mark Pritchard – King Kong
3. Vex’d – Heart Space
4. Benga – The Cut
5. Biome – Feeling Good
6. Bar 9 – Selled Souls
7. Spor – Overdue
8. John B feat. Shaz Sparks – Red Sky (Subsonik & Smooth remix)
9. The Wildlife Collective – I Need A Dollar
10. Ozma – Phantoma (Sub Zero Remix)
11. Marilyn Manson – This Is A New Shit (Ashley Remix)
12. Tek9 – Cockney Thug
13. Persist – This Sound VIP
14. Dr Philth – Technowank
15. Persist – Crowd Rocka
16. Genetix – Squid Attack
17. Tek9 – Pray
18. Swedish House Mafia – One
19. Cyberoptix – Gheisa
20. Genetix – Original Ruffneck
21. Gemeni – And you
22. Pretty Lights – Finally moving

Two stages dominate my Detroit electronic music palette for the first day of Movement, Saturday, May 29th 2010. The Vitamin Water Main Stage is a safe bet throughout the entire day and a great place to start; especially since Matthew Hawtin (12-2), brother of Richie Hawtin, has the only set starting right at noon. It should be an interesting 2 hour set for an artist mostly known for his minimalistic visual art and texturous ambient sets. The Movement Torino Stage is also well stacked and has some great talent and sounds.

Mark Ernestus

The Rhythm & Sound (2-5) set directly following Matthew Hawtin should range from chilled out reggae grooves to deeper house and techno: Von Oswald and Ernestus’ Rhythm & Sound recordings are much more dub-influenced and less techno-orientated than the duo’s previous, and more legendary, dub-techno recordings as Basic Channel and Von Oswald’s solo work as Maurizio. Ah, great way to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon in Detroit.

Picking up the Scion (5-6:30) live set after that is a perfect transition. This duo, René Löwe from Potsdam and Peter Kuschnereit from Berlin, started this experimental platform nearly 15 years ago though without much released material. After solo projects Scion live performances have been reintroduced and promise to bring serious dub techno.

Next I could catch Woody Mcbride (6:30-8) or make the short trek over to the Movement Torino stage and catch the tail end of long time Detroit resident Kenneth Thomas‘ (5-6:30) set. Only on the assumption that his set will go more progressive to techno and not trancy. Remember Kenny it’s the D.

Martyn

More than likely I’ll travel riverside to the Red Bull Academy Stage to catch Martyn (6-7:30) and get my dubstep fill for the weekend. DZ (4:30-6) , the previous set at this stage, pulls some good dubstep but I just don’t care for MCs over Drum & Bass and Dubstep sets these days. I may also stick around for the Exclusion (7:30-9) set, depending on where the crew is at. Typically half are the die hard drum & bass fans all closely nestled together, bumping shoulders and staking claim to their spot a top the spiraling concrete stoop adjacent the (one) stage dedicated to their chosen genre. The other half can move freely, stretching our legs and scenery while bouncing from stage to stage, experiencing the lush sounds from Detroit techno, deep house, minimal and just plain bangin techno.

Following Kenneth on the Torino stage is Kirk Degiorgio (7:30-9) who has some solid techno releases on Planet E and ART. My inclinations point towards a groovy tech house set.

Next is Marco Carola (9-11), one of the world’s premier techno DJs. With a vast array of production credits and a whole host of labels under his belt (Design, 1000, Zenit, Question, Do.Mi.No) Marco Carola has emerged in the last decade to be one of Italy’s most influential exponents of techno and electronic music.

Theo Parrish

I may get a sudden rush of Detroit soul and check out Theo Parrish (9-11) at the Made in Detroit Stage. Though it’s the underground stage, known for its horribly echoing sets with bass kicks ominously tapping your shoulder throughout this concrete cave. Plagued by incredibly high humidity created from a dense haze of human moisture that starts to pick up just as the night falls. Though Made in Detroit has worked with Paxahau to redesign the stage and improve sound quality for 2010. Well overdue.

The highlight of the evening takes us back to where we started at the Vitamin Water Main Stage. The return of Plastikman live (11-12). This set promises to bring back much of what made the infamous early Detroit Plastikman parties great with an integration of new technology, audio, visual and crowd participation via the Plastikman SYNC app.

Vitamin Water Main Stage: Big names and a nice mix of genres and performers. Lives sets and one not to miss: the return of Plastikman live in Detroit, we’ve been waiting a long time for this…

Beatport: Three years ago I could hardly leave this stage, then dominated by Minus label artists and zeitgeist minimal. Last year Ellen Allien poised her set as my favorite for the weekend. This year (for Saturday at least) it’s the techno-pop stage. Instead of pool side in Ibiza it’s riverside in Detroit.

Made in Detroit: Deep, House, Minimal and Detroit. Theo Parrish to close it out. Should be nice.

Red Bull Music Academy: As last year, Drum & Bass and MCs dominate this riverside stage. This year also sees the introduction of Dubstep to Movement.

Movement Torino: A solid groovy day here, seems like a hand picked sets from the Innovator Derrick May. Starts off progressive, moves into Tech House and Techno.

This week’s Free Music Friday free track to download is a remix of Terror Danjah‘s ‘Air Bubble’ by 8Bitch. If you’re even slightly interested in Dubstep or Grime, download this piece.

Download: Terror Danjah, ‘Air Bubble’ (8Bitch 303 remix)

Scuba, a monumental influence on Dubstep, Dub Techno and today’s electronic music in general, has a new album, Triangulation (Hot Flush Recordings), available to stream in its entirety before its release CD release (3/26).

Triangulation Tracklisting:

1. Descent
2. Latch
3. Three Sided Shape
4. Minerals
5. On Deck
6. Before
7. Tracers
8. You Got Me
9. So You Think You’re Special
10. Heavy Machinery
11. Glance
12. Lights Out

Stream Scuba, Triangulation

Pre Order Scuba, Triangulation on CD

Download Scuba, Triangulation MP3 and  Scuba, Triangulation (Gap-less) MP3 (includes bonus track) from Beatport