Tag: techno

Track of the Day: Alex Niggemann – Divergent [AEON]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/231597613″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Fur Coat played Alex Niggemann’s jaw-dropping, scathingly dark track “Divergent” last night in Miami, and hearing it on Trade’s sound system blew me away. I am very picky about techno- it needs to be dark, deep, melodic, and interesting, and this more than fulfills my super…

November 7, 2015
Movement Festival 2015: America’s Techno Mecca

Photo credit: KO Photo Vogue As the once-underground techno lover’s mecca, Detroit’s Movement Festival (formerly DEMF) has enjoyed major growth, allowing it to expand to an impressive 6 stages. The almost post-apocalyptic, raw feel of modern Detroit, along with its entwined history as the birthplace of techno, make it a perfect setting for…

June 10, 2015
DeeplyMoved Guest Podcast: DeeplyMixed//002 – THe WHite SHadow

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/192030764″ params=”color=000000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /] With a unique dark and melodic sound characterized by moody tension and dramatic synth stabs, French producer THe WHite SHadow [Einmusika, Crossfrontier Audio, Tenampa, Chilli Mint Digital] is easily a favourite up-and-coming new artist of 2014. You may have heard “Snowflake” on Alex Niggemann’s Snowbombing podcast,…

February 19, 2015
Plastikman – Expand (Tale Of Us Remix) [Unreleased]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177529812″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Masterminds of darkness Tale of Us have been playing this remix out recently, as heard in their “Live at La Nuit @ Grand Palais” set. It’s a subdued slow-burner, with tinges of restrained melancholy. The intro is understated, punctuated by intriguing arpeggiated chirps and faint radar-like…

November 21, 2014
#TBT: Rone – Nakt (Original Mix) [InFine]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/18263243″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] “Nakt” is a really pretty melodic techno track by French producer Rone. I’m a very big fan of bell-type sounds personally, and this dreamy tune has cheery chimes over a deep, humming bassline. The melody is uplifting and rather lovely, though a rather short track at…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: A. Balter – You’re a Fish (Original Mix) [Digital Structures]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15357990″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] I first heard this oddly unique deep techno track in 2011 on Hybrid Soundsystem’s Nocturnal Radio May 2011 mix, and it immediately became special to me. I had all but forgotten about it until 2013, when wandering around Budapest alone at night, I happened upon a…

November 15, 2014