Angel Costa, Mallorca, Spain

Angel Costa has over a decade of being a techno dj and producer. He started off with house and black styled music in his native homeland in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain. Soon after the turn of the century, he adopted techno as his new sound. Since then, he has been filling the dancefloors of Spain and other places around the world. He currently owns and runs his own record label called REZ and has also released tracks, remixes and collaborations on other labels as well. He has also managed to garner the attention of Chris Liebing's CLR label as he was just featured on a special 2-hour podcast #143. Be sure to check it out as well as his tracks that are currently on Beatport.

Podcast:

http://www.clr.net/media.pl

Related Links:

http://www.angelcosta.net

http://www.beatport.com/artist/angel-costa/70535

http://es-es.facebook.com/angelcostainfo 

Luis Flores CLR Podcast 145

Today we feature Luis Flores, hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico. Luis has 15 years of experience in the electronic music scene and has already proven himself to be a driving force and integral part of techno, as he can be seen spinning his tunes across the globe. He appears to have released his first major record on Droid Recordings with his Damage EP in 2009. Since then he has gained the attention of techno aficionados world wide. He later released his Pain & Prosthetics EP on Hidden Agenda in 2010, and later released the Love Your Machine EP on Micro.fon this year. Along with his own releases, he has also collaborated with main recognizable names in techno. He also has some new tracks on his soundcloud, so check out the links below. To give you a flavor of what he brings to the table, check out the newest CLR Podcast which features a 60 minute set of what he specializes in.

Links:

http://www.clr.net/media.pl

Related links: 

http://soundcloud.com/luisflores

http://www.beatport.com/artist/luis-flores/70473

DC88 Cari Lekebusch and Joseph Capriati - Missed Flight

Just released this past week from Drumcode is DC88 featuring Cari Lekebusch and Joseph Capriati. The first two tunes on here are collaborations by Lekebusch and Capriati. Missed flight is a very uptempo tune with a tech-house feel. Very fun and very danceable with its eerie and drone-like sound. Napoli-4AM is another tech-house sounding track that is a bit more on the melodic and soft side. The last two tunes are by Lekebusch. Entanglement is also has that tech-house feel and is a bit more simple in its arrangement, almost a bit minimal. Rockturner adopts more of that straight-forward techno sound with a slight hint of a relentless beat. It's also got some nice sounding experimental sounds and is a bit more off-beat with some psychedelic sound to it. Definitely check out these tunes and buy them; you won't be disappointed. 

Preview: 

http://soundcloud.com/drumcode/sets/cari-lekebusch-and-joseph

Buy: 

http://www.beatport.com/release/missed-flight/679995

Related links: 

http://www.drumcode.se

http://www.beatport.com/label/drumcode/2027

15 Years of Drumcode Release

"It's not an easy thing to do over a 15 year period—to maintain an interesting, updated formula of something you started fifteen years ago," commented Adam Beyer on his label Drumcode in a recent interview. Since 1996, Drumcode has grown to become an institution in the global techno scene, encompassing a radio program, an event series, and, most importantly, a home for the musical vision of its artists and founder. First founded by Beyer to self-release his own records, Drumcode is currently placed alongside the most influential techno imprints, and ranked among the world's best. "15 Years of Drumcode" not only celebrates this legacy, it propels the label further with a fresh injection of new and unreleased tracks from some of techno's finest producers.

In typical Drumcode fashion, "15 Years of Drumcode" celebrates the past by focusing on the present. There are no throwbacks, rehashings, or even remixes of the label's classic tracks. Instead, the 28-track compilation showcases only the newest and most exciting work of Drumcode's current roster, cascading between tough, thumping techno and housier, atmospheric arrangements. Yet even with its heavy variety, each track displays the kind of no-nonsense attitude that has become a hallmark of Drumcode's sound.

Buy it here:
https://www.armadamusicshop.com/15-Years-Of-Drumcode-Various-Artists-Dccd06-AC169046.htm?f=ql854#
https://www.astralmusic.com/15-Years-Of-Drumcode-Various-Artists-Dccd06-AC169046.htm?f=ql935#

Related links:
www.drumcode.se

Ida Engberg - Producer and DJ

The first time I heard of Ida Engberg was when I came across a CLR podcast. I was very impressed with her selection of tracks that ranged from tech-house to techno. I love the hard and dark side of techno, but I also love the laid back style that still gets me dancing. That's exactly what her sound of choice is like -- lots of grooves and laid back yet hard hitting tracks. Not only does she DJ at the Cocktail Club in Stockholm, Sweden, but she has also produced tracks that have come out on Pickadoll Records, West Recordings, Truesoul and Drumcode.

 

http://www.beatport.com/artist/ida-engberg/43082

Check out some of her mixes and tracks on her soundcloud.

http://soundcloud.com/ida-engberg

Related links:

http://www.drumcode.se

http://www.truesoulrecords.com

http://www.triplevision.nl/label/Pickadoll+Records

Phillip Kipphan Displaced EP on Blind Spot Music (BSM010)

After listening to my previous post's mix about 5 times, I just couldn't get enough of the last track. So I thought I'd give it its own post to help promote it. It's on the Displaced EP which came out not to long ago. The EP contains three tracks: Displaced, LofiTech and Blind. I won't bother trying to describe the sound but I will say that it is very dark, moody, industrial and atmospheric with a bouncy driving deep beat. It's the type of sound that I like to hear at 3am in a dark room with hundreds of other people on a dance floor. This EP also marks the one year anniversary of the Blind Spot Music record label.

Preview the sound and buy the tracks from here:
http://www.beatport.com/release/displaced-ep/828494

Related links:
https://www.beatport.com/artist/philipp-kipphan/151539
http://www.beatport.com/label/blind-spot-music/17473

Dr Hoffmann's Blind Spot Radio presents Philipp Kipphan.

This week Dr. Hoffmann hosts Philipp Kipphan, a DJ and producer from Heidelberg, Germany. Aside from DJing and producing, he has brought the sound of techno to Heidelberg area via his own club. His sound/sets are definitely on the eclectic and experimental side. It's a bit more on the mellow side but it has a very dark and moody atmospheric, drone type of sound. Check out the last track for a really deep, driving and moody track; it's my favorite.

Phillip Kipphan - Blind Spot Radio

Download

1. Perc - Choice - Perc Trax

2. Surgeon - The Power of Doubt - Dynamic Tension

3. Peter van Hosen - Last one at 1810 - Delsin Records

4. Marcellus - Shape - Deeply Rooted House

5. Xhin - Incidental (Jerome Sydenham Remix) - Apotek Records

6. Nihad Tule & Lasseman - Craving - Sleaze Records

7. Planetary Assault Systems - Cold Bolster - Ostgut Ton

8. Kyle Geiger & Bobby Dowell - Just am Memory (Jerome Sydenham Remix) - Driving Forces

9. Marcel Dettmann - Translation One - Ostgut Ton

10. Sawf - Zelo (Radial Remix) - Perc Trax

11. DJ Emerson - 12 Monkeys - Microfon

12. Funk D'Void - Jack me off (Ben Sims Remix) - Soma

13. SPX - X_5684 - Time to Express

13. Philipp Kipphan - Blind - Blind Spot Music

Related Links:

http://www.facebook.com/philippkipphan

http://soundcloud.com/philippkipphan

http://podcast.blindspotshow.co.uk/