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

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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/

Sven Väth @ Cocoon Club, Frankfurt, Germany

If you dont recognize the wild man in the picture, you should. It's none other than Sven Vath. He really needs no introduction for anyone that is involved in techno. He's been around, well, since the beginning and way before techno came to fruit in EDM culture. Hailing from Obertshausen, Germany, he is well known for have a variety of sounds in his sets. From minimal experimental soulful tech-house to hard bounding repetitive techno. That's basically what you get in this 2 hour and 40 minute set. He starts off experimental and soft and builds up into the more harder warehouse and club sounds. I got a timed tracklist for this one just in case you want to pick up a track for yourself.

Sven Vath live @ Cocoon Club, Frankfurt, Germany
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[000] Adam Port - 86 [Keinemusik]
[007] Subb-An Feat. Anomaly Jonez - Midleading [Crosstown Rebels]
[015] Boys Noize - Adonis [Cocoon]
[021] Radio Slave - K-Maze (YouANDme Secret Vocal Remix) [Rekids]
[027] Sven Tasnadi - Caracho [Cargo Edition]
[032] Levon Vincent - Man Or Mistress [Novel Sound 05]
[039] Todd Terje - Ragysh [Running Back]
[049] Azari & III - Hungry For The Power (Jamie Jones Ridge Street Remix) [Turbo]
[052] Gerd - Time & Space (2011 Rub) [Clone Basement Series]
[056] Argy - The Difference [Versatile]
[061] Deetron - Starblazer [Rejected]
[068] Nic Fanciulli & Joris Voorn - Together [Rejected]
[073] Justin Vandervolgen - Clapping Song
[079] Château Flight - Chichi Devils [Versatile]
[085] A. Mochi - C2M (Gary Beck Remix) [Figure]
[096] Argy - The Thrust [Cocoon]
[098] Mark E - Belvide Beat [Spectral Sound]
[104] Benoit & Sergio - Let Me Count The Ways [Spectral Sound]
[111] Gary Beck - Enough Talk [Soma]
[118] Damon Wild - Avion (88UW Remix) [Synewave]
[124] Jesper Dahlbäck - Violent Backlash [Drumcode]
[131] Delano Smith - Wires [Susdhitech]
[137] Makossa & Megablast Feat. Cleydys Villalon - Soy Como Soy (DJ Koze No Voy A Cambiar Repaso) [International Deejay Gigolo]
[148] Arnaud Le Texier - Elusanes [Cocoon]
[155] Omar S - Here's Your Trance, Now Dance! [FXHE]


Related links:
http://www.cocoon.net/
http://de-de.facebook.com/SvenVaethOfficial

Dr. Hoffman Blindspot Show Presents Chris Liebing

Sad to say, but this is the last show that Dr. Hoffmann will do where he opens up the show with one of his own sets. He ends his run with a very very good hard set. Take a listen for yourself. His guest is the welll known Chris Liebing from Germany. Liebing has his own record label, CLR, and his own CLR podcast. Both feature a wide array of techno producers and djs. I don't have the tracklistings since both of these sets were recorded live from parties.

Dr. Hoffmann live @ Condemned, Manchester UK

Chris Liebing live @ Electric Zoo, New York USA

Download

Related links:

http://podcast.blindspotshow.co.uk

http://www.clr.net/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blind-Spot/146831794266

Basement Jaxx Remix of Vampire Weekend - White sky

Basement Jaxx have been producing house tracks since the 90s and there sound is always very uplifting and is always different. You never know if its going to be more on the funky side of house or on the tech house side. I love tech house.. so Yahoo! for this track. They seriously lay down the law with this summer track that is both techno and very uplifting. I'm surprised I barely discovered it until now consider it came out last summer, and damn did it make the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I really thank Basement Jaxx for this gift of a song.

Related links:
www.basementjaxx.com
http://www.beatport.com/artist/basement-jaxx/6007
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Dr. Hoffmann's Blind Spot Radio presents Speedy J

 

This week Blind Spot Radio hosts Speedy J from Holland. Speedy J should be a household name if you're into techno, but just in case you're not, Speedy J has been active since the early 90s. He first major albums, Ginger and G-Spot, were released on Richie Hawtin's label Plus 8 label in the early 90s. Since then he has gone on to produce multiple LPs and EPs. He also has his own record label Electric Deluxe which features its own podcast. Dr. Hoffman opens the show with a *reallly* hard set. Check it out.

http://podcast.blindspotshow.co.uk/audio/blindspot122_speedyj.mp3

Related links: 

http://podcast.blindspotshow.co.uk

http://www.speedyj.com

http://http://www.electricdeluxe.net

Richie Hawtin live sets @ Tokyo, France and Miami 2011

Anyone who knows techno has definitely heard of Ritchie Hawtin. He has been a staple in the techno seen since the early 90's. Of course he is also known as Plastikman, the live minimal techno producer. I was able to track down three of his live sets that show just how varied his sound really is. On the far far left, from France, we have a very experimental type of set that you would expect to hear from Plastikman. If you're looking for those abstract and strange beats n rhythms, you need to check out that set. On the far right, we have his set from Miami. A very uptempo, pounding, peak-hour techno set that would be very typical in a club at 2 AM. Right in the middle, we have his Tokyo set. Its not all upbeat, pouding or even experimental, but it's more tech-house with a bit of techno sprinkled in there to add a moody element to the set. Whatever your flavor, you're sure to enjoy either one of these sets if you're a Hawtin fan or a connoisseur of techno in general. Enjoy.

France Stream: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-red-grand

France Download: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-red-grand/download

Miami Stream: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-the

Miami Download: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-the/download

Tokyo Stream: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-m-nus

Tokyo Download: http://soundcloud.com/r_co/richie-hawtin-live-m-nus/download

Related Links: 

www.richiehawtin.com

www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/artist/detail/3618/richie_hawtin

Dr. Hoffmann's Blindspot Radio Show presents Luke Slater.

 

Although this isn't the most recent show, this mix definitely had to be put up for everyone to check. This week Dr. Hoffman welcomes Luke Slater from Redding, England. Luke has been involved in DJing and producing techno since the early 90s.Since that time he has released LPs and EPs on General Production Recordings, Peacefrog Records, Mute Records and Ostgut Ton. He set up his own label, Mote-Evolver, in 2006 and also releases music under the moniker Planetary Assault System. In this mix, Luke drops tracks that are more on the twisted side but with a slightly minimalistic beat. Don't get be wrong though, the beat will pound your subs. Sad to say, but the tracklist is not available. The set was recorded live at a secret location. Of course, as always, Dr. Hoffmann opens the show with a hard, bangin, one-hour mix. I'll let the mix speak for itself, so take a listen.

Download: http://podcast.blindspotshow.co.uk/get.php?web=blindspot121_lukeslater.mp3

Dr Hoffmann

01, Repitch – Walker (Mike Parker Remix) / Repitch

02, Psyk – Crypt / Lineal

03, Hans Bouffmyhre – Cloed Circuit / Perc Trax

04, Darkcell – Inertia (D.Carbone Remix) / Gynoid Audio

05, Mas Teeveh – Astronomy Domine (Gabeen & Dr Hoffmann Remix) / Blind Spot Music

06, Sp-X – X_5684 / Time To Express

07, Xhin & Lucy – LX2 / CLR

08, Bryan Black Pres Black Asteroid – Engine 1 (Brian Sanhaji Remix) / CLR

09, Developer – Programma (Truncate Remix) / Modularz

10, Xhin – Vent (Pfirter Remix) / Stroboscopic Artefacts

11, Eigenes Rezept & Mays – Pena / TBC

12, Eigenes Rezept – Numb / Blind Spot Music

13, Reeko – Empirical Science / Pole

14, Perc – Wooden Art (Modern Heads Jumplex Remix) / Stroboscopic Artefacts

15, Marc Houle – Techno Vocals (Accapella) / Minus

16, Hans Bouffmyhre – Damon Within / Perc Trax

17, Sawf – Unrhythm / Perc Trax

Luke Slater

Unknown tracklist.

Related links:

www.lukeslater.com

www.doctorhoffmann.com

www.mote-evolver.com

www.beatport.com/artist/luke-slater/21017

www.blindspotmusic.co.uk