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SmartShanghai.com - Interview: DJ Bone

SmartShanghai is running an awesome interview with DJ Bone on their web.

I mean I could easily wake up tomorrow and say, “You know what? I feel like being famous. I’m going to start playing minimal.” And I could go and get a computer and get the latest software and just cheer lead and wave my [...]

Talking Shopcast with Ostgut Ton

Over at Little White Earbus they just published an interview with Nick Höppner - Ostgut Ton’s label manager. Interesting read!
Check it out at Talking Shopcast with Ostgut Ton – Little White Earbuds.

Jealous Of The Jukebox

Jealous Of The Jukebox

Derek Ruiz - Humo

Found a pretty awesome track today by Derek Ruiz its called ”Humo” and is on an EP called Mente Perdida released a couple of days ago on Malicious Smile.
Check out the track on Dereiks myspace or on Beatport.
Direct link to the Beatport sample

Lessizmore Podcast

Parisian label and party organizer Lessizmore just started a podcast. The first episode contains a dj set by wonderful Ahmet Sisman.
Check out the entry on the lessizmore blog for download and subscription links.

Stockholm this weekend

There are two parties looking very interesting this weekend in Stockholm. Zé Kidz Say Blip Blop and TILLSAMMANS. Not sure about the music at TILLSAMMANS but it looks like a nice way to say hello to the wonderful weather!

Raving’ 89 sampler

Found this cool sampler of Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton new book ”Raving’ 89” with photos from the late 80s acid house scene in the UK.
Check out the pictures here

Spotify tip: See Mi Yah Remixes

Techno duo Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus sometimes makes dub reggae under the name Rhythm & Sound. In 2006 they put out a collection of remixes on their tracks, remixers include Ricardo Villalobos and Carl Craig.
Listen the remixes [Spotify]

Audio Werner at The Villa, Oslo

We found this wonderful recording of a Audio Werner dj-set at the Villa in Oslo from February the other day. He starts out the set with Moodyman’s ”I can’t kick this feeling”, really nice Club der Visionaire feeling to the whole set.
Download the mix here [Megaupload]
If you are not familiar with Audio Werner you should [...]

Richie Hawtin video interview

Found this on Beatportal.

Francisco Allendes & Felipe Venegas - Espiritu (Alexi Delano remix)

This track is a few months old, really good and has a nice video. I love how the vocals changes and gets more intense. You can get this track on Beatport.
Alexi Delano’s myspace

VARIANCE III (Marcel Dettmann edit)

Awesome track, reminds me of the last the office party with Marcel - great night! Released on Sandwell District. Get it on Beatport.

STRÖM 27 May

Swedish radio program Ström’s lastest show is about Berlin and how the techno scene has emerged in the german captial. The show is broadcasted on swedish national radio P2 and features interviews with Monika Kruse, Juan Atkins, Sascha Kösch, Sascha ”Apparat” Ring, Stefan Goldmann, Jakob Hein and Tobias Rapp. Very interesting and well done!
Listen [...]

Wunderblock - Act!

Swedish netlabel Astor Bell just put out an EP with Moscow act Wunderblock called ”Act!”. Some really nice tracks on this one!
”This five track EP is high quality minimal techno flaunting innovative thinking and inspiration. Very club friendly but also airy and at times lightweight in its production, due to layers of percussive rhythm patterns. [...]