Dekmantel Mix Series Archive 1-500

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Dekmantel Podcast 002 - Solar Jan 26, 2015

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We are using our next podcast to shine a light on someone we predict is rightfully about to go to the next level, on a global scale. Already a legend on his local San Francisco scene, Solar has been laying down well informed house and techno sets for 15 plus years. As co-founder of the Sunset Parties - West Coast events that happen outdoors and see big names play on a regular basis - Dixon was so impressed with Solar’s skills he invited him on tour with the Innervisions crew. Now he has guested on Tim Sweeney’s Beats in Space and impressed at places like Trouw and Berghain, so we are delighted to have him. The podcast he has given us is far more than a collection of dance tunes. It is a broad and brooding ride through many different types and tempos of analogue house, acid, sci-fi sounds and cosmic atmospheres. The mixing is standout, too, because some of these transitions simply should not be possible, but Solar makes them seem easy. Brave and accomplished in equal measure, it’s a testament to his record collection, but also to his ability to join desperate dots between many different sounds in plenty of style.

Dekmantel Podcast 001 - Marcel Dettmann Jan 19, 2015

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What better way to kick off a new year than with a new project? Sure, podcasts are nothing new, but by now the Dekmantel family has grown to the point where we have a lot to shout about. The DJ collective, festival and label are all well established, but we feel we need even more outlets for all the great music we have from our extended family. As such, we are launching a new weekly series that will showcase exclusive mixes from our favourite friends and freaks, with Marcel Dettmann going first. Aside from being a supremely tall and long haired human being, Marcel Dettmann is of course one of the techno powerhouses behind Berghain. It is his long, seductive and firmly rooted techno sets that have made the Berlin club, and man himself, so hallowed around the world. Also a fine producer who lays down his own brand of concrete funk on labels like Ostgut Ton, 50Weapons and his own eponymous label, he inaugurates our series with a very special live recording then from New Year’s Eve 2014 at Berghain. The resulting 90 minute set is everything it should be - supple and seductive, then freaky and funky, then deliciously dark and increasingly weird towards the end, so enjoy the ride.