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A few short questions from this month’s free Twilight_Frequencies podcast artist, 27B.

TF: Gimme your interpretation of the mix.

27B: “This mix starts off on a mellow tip and I had planned on keeping it that way, but by the end, I’ve entered the audio equivalent of a space war in a sci-fi film! It’s this type of thing that I love about mixing and listening to others mix … it’s a journey that can start off at one point, and take you in any direction it wants to, sometimes the DJ is at the steering wheel, at other times it seems to be the music leading him.”

TF: Sounds interesting. How was it mixed?

27B: “I used Ableton and a Livid Ohm 64 controller to mix this, but I decided to give it a light touch as far as effects were concerned – I used a touch of beat-repeat and delays here and there, but I really wanted to let the tracks speak for themselves, so for the most part, I let the tracks do the talking.”

TF: What projects are you working on currently?

27B: “I am currently co-promoting a pre-club night in Glasgow called Trench, which we plan to take it onto the club circuit later this year. I also recently began broadcasting a show called “Industry” on internet radio station subcity.org, which allows me the freedom to play what I want, so tune in to hear a selection of the finest in underground house and techno. I will also be releasing some tracks over the summer, catering for the darker, dirtier dancefloors of the world …”

Track Listing: Artist Name, Track Name [Record Label]
1. 27B – Spark [Submoover]
2. Solomun – Boys In The Hood (Gorge Remix) [Futureaudio]
3. Chaton – +91 Ahead Session 1.5 [Plak]
4. Fractious – Brassic [Incorrect]
5. Don Ruijgrok – Smoke [Plastic Rules]
6. D-Unity & Paul Thomas – Transatlantic (Dub Mix) [Beat Therapy]
7. DP-6 – Red Light [DP-6]
8. Manik (NYC) – Pure Liquid [Poker Flat]
9. Myk Derill – Sabotage [Productos BMM]
10. Klein & Meister – Cares (Raiz Remix) [Micro.Fon]
11. Splatter – Mai [Raccoon]
12. Ness – Ancient Crackle [Sonata]
13. Yamil Colucci – Bactriana (Steve Foulds Remix) [Stripped]

Side 1
1. MP3 “Missing You” (original version)
Side 2
1. MP3 “Missing You” (instrumental version)
2. MP3 “Missing You” (Larry’s Jazz Cafe mix)

 

twilight_frequencies Podcast 010: EH3

Imagine going to an opera and a techno club on the same night. Now imagine that you have just seen the same performer at both shows. This, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly what EH3 does. Those that know her as Elisabeth, know that she grew up in beautiful sunny Savannah, GA, lightyears away from the I-94 house/techno corridor. But oh how fate can rear its ugly head. Having been classically trained as both a performer and an instructor, this extremely talented vocalist has been performing in front of thousands of people since she was in the 3rd grade. Her amazing vocal range can leave you with water in your eyes, after her solo of “Danny Boy”, yet no one around her growing up would have imagined that she had some other ideas in mind. In listening to this mix, imagine a soft spoken choir director on a Sunday morning singing with a room full of children. Now picture that very same person rocking out parties with her Black Nation crew having everyone bounce off the wall and pissing their pants on the dance floor. (And yes that actually did happen, in Detroit, as one anonymous gentleman from that fine city can attest to).

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EH3 (Elisabeth Dowell), Chicago IL – Black Nation Records – techno/house
www.myspace.com/fizziefuzzies
www.soundcloud.com/eh3
www.black-nation.com

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twilight_frequencies Podcast 010: EH3 Tracklist:
1. Shapeless in the Dark (Paul EG), Max M, Shapeless in the Dark
2. Burnt It, Rino Cerrone
3. Into the ?, Stefan Z, Into The ???
4. Sun Sun (Matheo Velez), Cristian Moxt, Sun Sun Re-Work 2010
5. Zenith, Gary Beck, Over To You
6. The Worm (Aka Aka), Citizen Kain,Phuture Traxx, The Worm EP
7. Chica Chic, Oliver Klein & Kolombo, Chica Chic EP
8. Lift (Dani Sbert), Min & Mal, Lift EP
9. Recycled Dreams (D Carbone), Punisher,
10.Vix3 (Len Faki), Masuki,
11.Suffolk, Paul Ritch, Canniballs EP
12. Pollinator (Gary Beck), Miki Litvak

 

twilight_frequencies Podcast 006 by Adam Stolz. Cornbredbeats Volume One.

Adam Stolz is an active Dj in the city which he currently resides, Chicago, IL. He has upcoming releases on both Prosthetic Pressings (Chicago/DC) and Black Nation (Kalamazoo/Munich/Miami). Adam has some history with the main contributors of Twilight Frequencies. We all matured (I use that loosely) together during the ‘golden age’ of the electronic music party scene. We were strategically scattered between two major birth places of electronic music, Detroit and Chicago… spending many a long nights and early mornings capturing every last bit of sound and inspiration we could physically handle. We moved on to promoting and Djing events to indulge our love for music and soon began investing time into music production as well. We all grew independently from there, each taking a different path yet still bound by our affection for music and the emotions it provokes. We’ve all remained friends and it has been a joy to experience Adam’s growth as an amazing Dj and artist. I see great things on the horizon.

An event not to miss: Saturday August 21st, Adam Stolz will be opening for Alex Bau at The Smartbar in Chicago. Presented by Prosthetic Pressings.

Words from Adam Stolz:

“Lately, as I’ve reflected on the past, I’ve begun to see things in so many cycles. Friends from the past have come back into focus in my life and I see how well and how great everyone is doing. It’s inspiring to feed off all my friends, especially when everyone is positive and supporting the next man’s venture. Plus it also helps that every single one of my friends is a fucking music snob, and will call out a whack beat faster than you can say “Shoes in the Dryer”.  We have all contributed to each others musical tastes, it’s been an awesome ride and it still continues to be.

Speaking of friends I want to give a enormous shout out and THANK YOU to Twilight Frequencies. You guys are awesome. Thank you for letting me be a part of this. We all go way back and I have seen you guys develop pretty heavily as artists and professionals (and vice versa), but no more moving Cerwin Vega bins around long concrete floors or going to jail for noise violations while your boys still look over your place with 100 slightly tilted people. Ah Good Times, but, we did it because we loved the music. Just the same as we do today!

Cornbredbeats

Whether growing up in Detroit or Chicago you don’t have to drive far to see a corn field, it’s funny to think that as soon as you leave the city….BAM! It’s sometimes never ending, I mean shit, have you driven through Iowa. Jesus! Sorry Iowa, it is seriously nothing personal.  I love ya, I really do, I have some friends from Iowa, so we’re cool. Anyway sorry.. corn… like I said. It feeds us, keeps us warm, gives us energy…and it’s even used to convey messages. One could say, that the Rural/Urban (lets call it ‘Ruralban’) societies based around these Midwest cities plays an integral part in the development of (the soul of) music since the beginning of the 20th century. It’s that soul you feel in a great house track. You can’t explain it. You can only feel it. And that is the best part. I love music that comes from the ground up! As it’s trying to move you.

So, by this point, you should be laughing. Seriously, that’s the idea. Why do something fun, that I love, and not have a sense of humor about it? It’s an escape. But!!!! not posing ‘Sven Vath’ style on a magazine cover painted up like KISS. We don’t necessarily need to have that much fun.

Cornbredbeats is a funny name and sounds weird saying it, but it has YET to NOT resonate with any one of my friends who hear about it. Come on, it’s pretty hilarious to think about the relationship of root house/techno culture so close to this boring, flat, cold, and yet somehow amazingly fertile soil.  So yes, to some funny degree: corn bred beats.

And with that… volume one.

Enjoy.”

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Tracklist:
1)    Blood & Tears – Falling Down (Topper Remix) on KarateKlub
2)    Groovik – Crystal (Original Mix) on Freaky Vibes
3)    Neal White – FM Melodie In E-Moll (Diffus Remix) on Eminor Records
4)    Beckers, Gabe – Hell’s U (Original Mix) on Sprout
5)    Kaiserdisco – Carambolo on MBF
6)    Rino Cerrone – Fly House on Rilis
7)    Daniel Stefanik – Tripiando Los Colores (Original Mix) on Mobilee
8)    Responz – Expectation of Noize (Nikitin Re-Dub Mix) on Low Flow Records
9)    Adam Stolz – Bumleg Bounce (unreleased)
10)  Luca Morris – Ribotrex on Terminal M

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Break downs of the Movement 2010 stages on Saturday:

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.