Dekmantel Mix Series Archive 1-500

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Dekmantel Podcast 055 - Invisible City Sound System Feb 01, 2016

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Invisible City Editions is a cult reissue label based in Toronto, Canada. Run by Brandon Hocura and Gary Abugan, it puts out long overlooked or lost gems, much needed reissues and rare disco delights that immediately get snapped up by record collectors around the world. The men behind it are obviously avid diggers themselves, and really know how to pull out amazing records from many different genres. As such they also make for an amazing DJ team who surprise and shock, delight and entertain whenever they play. The sun scorched mix they have put together for us proves that: it is a truly worldly selection that marries off kilter funk with organic hand drums, afro futurism with house music’s sense of groove. Despite touching on so many diverse and hard to describe styles and left of centre melodies, it is all expertly tied together and perfectly sequenced so as to make for a truly different and distinctive ride.

Dekmantel Podcast 054 - San Soda Jan 25, 2016

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Although he has had a fair amount of success as a producer on We Play House (most famously as part of FCL) San Soda is still a DJ first and foremost. The Belgian is a renowned vinyl hoarder who spends most of the time between gigs in places like Chicago, Shanghai and Sydney digging for new beats. Those beats can be anything from afro to funk, disco to deep house, and he threads them together with very little reliance on FX and tricks, instead he prises sequencing and selection over all and can ether hypnotise dancers in elongated groves or switch up the mood with every new track. The mix he has put together for us here is over two hours of seriously feel good stuff that will keep the vibe of summer alive all through winter: lots of funky songs, dazzling disco delights and authentic old school jams get stitched together in effortless ways. Colour and charm, good vibes and unpredictable selection characterise the whole thing and confirm San Soda to be a party starting DJ with slick skills to match his sick selections.

Dekmantel Podcast 053 - Bill Kouligas Jan 18, 2016

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Bill Kouligas is the Berlin based Greek who runs the PAN label. It is a place where underground dance, conceptual art and experimental electronic music have been colliding in captivating ways since 2008. Although he himself releases infrequently (but keep your eyes peeled) the label has become a go to outlet for forward thinking sounds that range from jungle to dark ambient thanks to artists like Lee Gamble, African Sciences, Objekt and many more. The design of each release is done by Bill, who has a background in graphic design, and is what ties the whole ever evolving project together. Expect a podcast consisting of old and current favourites and of course a fair share of unreleased PAN material.

Dekmantel Podcast 052 - Hieroglyphic Being Jan 11, 2016

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There is no one quite like Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being in today’s electronic music scene. A Chicago native who runs the Mathematics label and releases on Rvng Intl, Soul Jazz and Ninja Tune, he is a raw, uncompromising and experimental live act and producer who operates right on the fringes of house, acid and techno. As such, he very much embodies the contemporary Windy City sound having first been taken under the wing of Adonis way back when. The charismatic Moss has put out music on Creme Organization, Further and Planet Mu, is a notoriously analogue centric artist and releases an awful lot of essential music on a regular basis. And a lot of it is showcased in this podcast, which was a live and fully improvised three hour session recorded on a Friday night at Secret Service on November 20th 2015 in Minneapolis. The raw, expressive set really showcases the breadth and depth of Moss’s sound. Ranging from prickly and abstract to melodically inventive, acid laced and dark, it is a truly textural affair that never stops evolving from start to finish.

Dekmantel Podcast 051 - Jon K Jan 04, 2016

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Jon K was a hidden treasure in the Manchester scene for many years. A DJ with a fine reputation amongst those who had seen him play, he has rightfully risen to prominence in the last couple of years off some key sets and mixes, including his notorious FACT mix of the year 2013. Part of his well informed record collection no doubt comes from the fact he has long been involved with the Fat City record store, and he has also had a residency at Hoya: Hoya alongside the likes of Illum Sphere and Lone. He is someone who always impress no matter what he is playing, and that can be anything from doom to spaced out echo-disco, hip hop to raw Chicago drum tracks. With a widescreen taste and plenty of skills to showcase it in coherent ways, he is real master of his art which is shown in his newest podcast. Jon K: “The starting point for the mix, which clocked in a lot longer than I'd planned, was a few records I picked up last time I was in Amsterdam. Next to that there's a load of forthcoming bits on there as well as a few records I've not played for donkeys years. That's actually one of the things I love about doing mixes - they make you go back through your collection & appreciate stuff in a different way.”

Dekmantel Podcast 049 - Suzanne Kraft Dec 21, 2015

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Some producers manage to make many different styles of music that tie together through a shared sense of mood. Suzanne Kraft is one of those. Actually a man named Diego Herrera from Los Angeles, Kraft has excelled at ambient, slow motion house and Balearic drones in recent times. Releasing on Rush Hour, Gerd Jansen’s Running Back and the excellent Melody as Truth, there have also been dalliances with disco and deep house across a number of EPs and two full lengths. As able to layer up proper synth ballads as he is programme loveably lazy drums, Kraft’s mix for us excels at both. It is subtly propulsive mix that starts sun kissed and horizontal and slowly arouses your senses. Colourful disco, watery synth tracks, groove driven house and the odd Chicago classic all fly by over the course of sixty minutes, and with that we have a perfect peak into the shiny musical world of this real sonic craftsman.

Dekmantel Podcast 047 - Huerco S. Dec 07, 2015

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Arriving as something of a poster boy for the so called outsider house scene that emerged in 2013, Huerco S is Kansas born, Brooklyn based artist Brian Leeds. His sound is resolutely lo-fi, scuffed up and knackered, as proven by his Colonial Patterns LP on the Software label, which is a modern classic. Further EPs on Future Times and Antony Naples’s Proibito label have found him distilling his cerebral and atmospheric sounds yet further, with occult moods and foggy grooves encouraging listens to sink deep into his abstract but inviting worlds. As a DJ he is no more of a hurry to make an impact. This podcast he has put together is thoroughly absorbing from the off, with cavernous chambers of implicit rhythm, iridescent pads and loosely scattered hits slowly transforming into something resembling a groove. Later in the two-hours long recording, the mix serves proper house tunes with which Huerco S. proves to have a keen eye for the dance floor too.

Dekmantel Podcast 046 - Anthony Naples Nov 30, 2015

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"It’s kind of whacky, but it comes from the heart,” says Anthony Naples about his Dekmantel podcast. Frankly, you would expect nothing less from the New York producer, who in just a couple of years has emerged as one of the most exciting artists in modern techno. His crowning glory to date was Body Pill, the album he released earlier this year on FourTet’s Text label after cult EPs on Miter Saturday Night and The Trilogy Tapes. His sound in the studio is raw and rugged, visceral and honest, melting together ambient and experimental tropes with his four four grooves. Importantly, his work in the DJ booth is just as idiosyncratic. From UDM’s disco to Theo Parrish’s shamanic house via DJ Sneak’s loopy jams and Fresh and Low’s slick tech, this is a wild mix that covers many stylistically diverse dance sounds in just 75 minutes. There are blends and fades, quick mixes and longer transitions and it lends the whole thing a live and authentic, playful, party starting style that is effortlessly enjoyable.

Dekmantel Podcast 044 - ROD Nov 16, 2015

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ROD is the incarnation of Dutch multi talent Benny Rodrigues. For the last four years it is a moniker that has found the Dutchman exploring supple, fulsome techno sounds with a healthy dose of funk. To date his functional characterful EPs have come on labels like Klockworks, Field Records and CLR. Intense and absorbing, it is music that’s informed by a rich tradition but that never sounds pastiche. His DJ sets are equally aimless affairs, and so it is that we tapped him up for our next podcast. Just over an hour in length, the mix is a serene, tripped out and intergalactic one full of slithering electro lines and dreamy pads. There is a fluidity throughout the first half that comes only after years of practice, and even when things grow more physical and frazzled, acid laced and macho in the latter stages, there is still a great sense of control. It might be Monday, but sounds like this will surely have you out of your chair in no time. edo

Dekmantel Podcast 043 - Jameszoo Nov 09, 2015

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Over the last couple of years, Dutch artist Mitchel van Dinther has slowly but surely been picking up a cult following as Jameszoo. His releases on Rush Hour’s daughter label Kindred Spirits have been inventive affairs that marry jazz, electronica and hip hop aesthetics together into a fresh new style. In the club, he is a stellar DJ who already played Dekmantel Festival twice and paired up with The Gaslamp Killer. Next to that he is a performer who cooks up wholly improvised shows teaming up with the likes of Dorian Concept, Julian Sartorius, Binkbeats, and Gideon van Gelder while he also played together with The Roots frontman Questlove as part of the RBMA in New York. Jameszoo’s sound is curious and compelling and the world is keenly awaiting on his highly anticipated debut album. For a taster of what to expect, the Dutchman made a selection of recordings that inspired him in making his first LP.

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