Dekmantel Mix Series Archive 1-500

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Dekmantel Podcast 022 - Midland Jun 15, 2015

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Midland is a quiet and reserved character but one that always makes a big impact. Despite only being active for a few years, he is already someone who resides in the upper echelons of the global house and techno scene. This is evidenced by the fact that as a DJ he plays only the most revered places, and when he does so he manages to reach far and wide, calling upon many different electronic sounds without ever falling prey to modern trends. It is the same when producing on labels like Aus and his own Graded, where his records are functional but fun affairs with corrugated drums, rugged bass and physical grooves that never fail to arrest a dance floor’s attention. This mix he has served up for us is another fine example of that. Starting off in an abstract world of atmospheric sound and smeared chords, it’s not long before Midland establishes a groove that then grows in stature for the next hour. Atop the always physical drums are all manner of cosmic melodies, soul fuelled pads and spryly percussive patterns. Touching on house that ranges from dark and mysterious to more sun kissed and playful, this journey feels much long than it is because of how much Midland manages to so masterfully pack in.

Dekmantel Podcast 021 - Juju & Jordash Jun 08, 2015

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Juju & Jordash have been one of the most prolific and impressive duos of recent times. The pair made up of Jordan and Gal has now released four standout LPs, play truly live and mesmeric live shows around the world, work with Move D as Magic Mountain High and also have various accomplished solo projects. Of course, they are regulars on our Dekmantel label, and always conjure up emotive, complex and stirring machine made sounds from another galaxy. Now they have given us a special live recording for our next podcast. It is taken from their live show at iBoat, and as ever is a completely improvised session that finds them playing keys, synths and drum machines and jamming fluidly throughout. Switching up the sounds and styles as they go, the tempo varies subtly and the end result is an absorbing soundtrack that tells many a musical tale. From outlier electronics to jacking house, it always retains an impeccable sense of melody and majesty that is hard not to love.

Dekmantel Podcast 020 - Bufiman Jun 01, 2015

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Already arrived at the twentieth podcast in the Dekmantel Podcast series, Dusseldorf's Jan Schulte aka Bufiman aka Wolf Muller takes charge. The DJ/Producer brings avant garde electronic music to labels like Themes For Great Cities and Versatile. Next to that, Bufiman is one of the residents and powers behind Dusseldorf's Salon Des Amateurs. The club is one of Europe's few establishments where you can enjoy the niche of electronic music in the right fashion. No DJ-ego's and an adventurous musical program which sound just like our cup of tea. Bufiman's mix can be seen in the same light: a challenging, beautiful mix with unexpected surprises down the road.

Dekmantel Podcast 019 - Mike Servito May 25, 2015

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We take a trip across the pond for our next podcast, because it comes from the celebrated New York based Detroit that is Mike Servito. Best known for his impressive closing sets, be they at Bunker, where he is resident, or at Berlin’s Panorama Bar, Servito is a passionate vinyl fiend and is said to spend most of his fees on buying more of the stuff. Only in the last year or so has he broken out of local circles in New York and Detroit, and that is purely off the back off his DJing ability because he is not a producer. The DJ sets he does, though, are uncompromising things that he painstakingly researches and puts together for often for a whole week before playing. The podcast he has served up for us is just as tight. It wastes no time in getting down to business and starts with plenty of unhinged acid techno. Of course, the mixing is slick and seamless, records are teased in an out with an expert hand and the beats range from tightly coiled and kinetic to more spaced out and trippy. It’s 90 minutes of expert DJ perfection and proves the Ghostly associate is one of the best there is.

Dekmantel Podcast 018 - Christian S May 18, 2015

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The aim of this Dekmantel podcast series is to shine a light on exceptional DJs talents, and that is just what we are doing with this new one from Christian S. The German has been making people dance at parties in Cologne since the 90s and is a wild selector who tightly knits together house and techno with all sorts of carefully unearthed treats from South Africa, the world of psychedelic disco and plenty of modern grooves in between. As a producer he is at home on the trendsetting Comeme and has been championed on Boiler Room and Beats in Space before now. He is also the man various Comeme radio shows, so is no stranger to digging deep. The hour long mix Christian has put together is a blissed out and summery affair with loose analogue grooves, earthy drums and jangling melodies. It subtly shifts through the gears as it goes on, but never feels hurried and always retains a soulful and relaxing sense of wide open space. Littered with an organic African feel, it’s a perfect mix for sunset sessions as summer gets ever closer.

Dekmantel Podcast 017 - Bell Towers May 11, 2015

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Our next mix is slightly different than normal as it is a live recording of a dj-set from Bell Towers. As such, there is the odd gap in the music, but once you have been wowed by the selections and technical ability you are sure you will forgive us that. Bell Towers is celebrated as an energetic DJ and house music maestro who first made his name in Australia before re-locating to London. As a selector Bell Towers fuses psychedelic dance with dreamy pop and really understands clubs and dance floors. He also makes music on labels like Prins Thomas’s Internajonal where his boogie basslines interact with slinky drums in a truly live fashion. Starting with some pure feel good funk vibes, the ensuing two hours is a whirlwind ride through charismatic sounds from many different genres. It will take you up and down, round and round and have you wracking your brain to work out just how the man has managed to mix so many different styles and tempos together in such a tight knit fashion. A mix that really showcases Bell Towers’ diverse taste as much as his dexterous DJ ability, there can be no better way to kick start your week than with this one blaring out.

Dekmantel Podcast 016 - Malawi May 04, 2015

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The next Dekmantel podcast is something of a local and family affair. It comes from Malawi, a DJ collective made up of former Trouw residents Andrei Vilcov, Arif Malawi, Job Jobse, Job Oberman and Luc Mast. The group have been regulars at the LenteKabinet festival for the last couple of years, also play there again this year and, frankly, they are just a very cool group of individuals with a wide and varied musical taste that we really appreciate. The deep, crate digging mix they turn out demonstrates this with aplomb. In just over an hour they lay downside perfectly summery vibes that will have you wanting to lay out flat on some lush green grass. Starting with sun kissed acoustic guitars, it slowly unravels through lazy house, afro tinged dub, big steel drum patterns and plenty of worldly goodness, all of which is organic and effortlessly mixed, despite the huge amount of ground covered. Welcome to Malawi…

Dekmantel Podcast 015 - Randomer Apr 28, 2015

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It is to UK shores we head now, and to the assured bunker where Hessle Audio, Clone and Hemlock producer Randomer resides. For the best part of a decade now, the man born Rohan Walder has been turning out interesting and arresting electronic music that veers from acid to ghetto, bass heavy to beat driven. Always laying down groves with a jacking edge and roughen texture, he is a contemporary innovator who is just as unique a proposition in the DJ booth. This new podcast proves that and wastes no time in getting going. Right from the off it is a hurried and physical affair that never sits still for a second through the ensuing hour. The whole thing is tightly mixed with plenty of energy and proceeds at never less than 100 miles an hour. Every track is a fulsome, busy and brutal offering that cannot fail to get your attention on a Tuesday morning.

Dekmantel Podcast 014 - Tasker Apr 20, 2015

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Tasker is a London based music obsessive who is very much a modern day tastemaker. As well as hosting his own well respected 88 Transition show on NTS, he is a selector for music discovery platform 22tracks, runs his own label Whities and is co- founder of the Principles night. As such, he very much has his finger on the underground pulse and that feeds into his DJ sets, which take him to clubs and festivals all over Europe. For his Dekmantel mix, Tasker tried to predominantly showcase forthcoming music from his label, as well as new music being made and released by his friends and family. There are also a couple of tracks in there that he simply have been playing a lot this year. The result is a smorgasbord of sounds that touches on his many different passions from bubbling deepness to weird house music via grainy and lo-fi grooves and more besides.

Dekmantel Podcast 013 - Linkwood Apr 13, 2015

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Scottish DJ and producer Nick Moore is Linkwood, someone who applies a master craftsmen and hugely artistic approach to everything he does. Because of this, he has a reputation for fantastically deep house that is magically ornamental, resplendent with atmospheric ambiance and littered with moving melody. He releases on local label Firecracker and its sub label Shevnchenko, and most recently offered up the tripled vinyl delights of his second album, Expressions. Now he is taking up the mantel on our podcast series and serves up just over an hour of sumptuous sound. Despite being a relatively short set, the Scot manages to cram a lot in, from dub techno to intergalactic deep house via spaced out jams and intricately melodic tech. Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of that emotive Linkwood sound we all know and love, so stick it on and allow yourself to get lost at the hands of a real master.

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