… slowly we glide down to ground, still metal under our hands though already tasting the feeling of becoming ourselves again. Stepping out of our lilac robotic selves, getting back to our inner spirit. But in the end, what will YOU do?
DJ MIX – Stephan Hinz – Telekom Electronic Beats Mix
Geeez what a bomb of a set. Stephan Hinz nailed it at Telekom Electronic Beats
Power Outage – Imagine
Founded in 2016, Brooklyn-based techno label Afterwave Records announces its first compilation “Technoscope” dropping Oct 21 and offers up a 15-minute abum “mini-mix” streaming here. You can also check out the hypnotic new visuals teasing the release .
WithTechnoscope, Afterwave Records serves up a short & sweet debut compilation of straight-up late-night club arsenals by the label’s talented cast of Brooklyn-based beatsmiths. The six-track EP lures listeners in with “Grains Of Sand” by Brooklyn artist Buzzi featuring vocals by Human A (Heather Celeste), a stripped-back production with spellbinding composure. By joining forces as Power Outage, label co-founders Krames and William B conceive “Imagine” that hits hard with disorienting synths and pounding percussion. Krames’ “Acid Drip” is a trippy little track that lives up to its name with acid-tinged elements and immersive, funky atmospheres. “A Fireside Chat” evokes a sense of darkness enveloping Kleinfeld’s signature meticulous Detroit-leaning techno production, taking the listener on the sonic equivalent of a haunted roller coaster ride. William B’s “I Don’t Want To Dance” is an instant classic, with hypnotic vocals by Krames repeating “I don’t want to dance, but I have to”, the song becoming gradually harder and more intense the longer it plays on. Katie Rex’s “He’s A Cancer” ends on a high note with dizzying, dissonant beat work and a simultaneously haunting and uplifting melody.
Label co-founder Krames discusses the inception of Afterwave Records with his label partner (and fellow Afterwave artist) William B: “William B and I became engulfed in the world of modular synthesizers and our intrigue into the history of this instrument inspired us to build modules and perform live sets. The idea of Afterwave Records came about as an outlet to share the music both us and our collective of artists were making and playing at our parties in Brooklyn; as well as, to be able to release both modular synth music and techno for the dance-floor on the same label.”
DJ-Set: Daving Dinger – Opening Waldfloor @ Garbicz Festival 2016
What an energetic Set by Dave Dinger
Michael Mayer – Und Da Stehen Fremde Menschen (with Barnt)
Michael Mayer – ‘&’
Out 28th October 2016 on !K7
Michael Mayer is the true definition of a taste-maker. His work as a producer, a DJ, and a curator via his label Kompakt, speaks for itself. Mayer’s recording career spans four albums, 23 EP’s, nearly 170 remixes and the legendary DJ mixes for fabric and Immer. ‘&’ is his third full-length, a passionate and personal album that speaks as broadly as his DJ sets – embracing his genre-busting love for music, rhythm and atmosphere – and the dancefloor in front of him.
‘&’ – the title says it all; Michael Mayer collaborated for every track on the album. The list of contributors is quite impressive, including Roman Flügel, Prins Thomas, Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, Ed Macfarlane of Friendly Fires among many others. Mayer is adamant that the collaborations came about because of a shared musical vision and personal connection rather an effort to stack the lineup. ““All of those involved are good friends of mine and not random choices selected from someTop 100 list,” he says. “These people mean a lot to me – and by that the music we produced together is heart driven and emotionally powered.”
An album highlight is ‘Und Da Stehen Fremde Menschen’, built around a vocal sample from a long lost East German band Stern Meissen. “I bought the record because I thought the cover was interesting. Then I heard this one line that fit perfectly to this idea of mine,” says Mayer. “Barnt was the only candidate to make this idea come to life. The trick was to bridge something that sounds sincere and deep with a delicate balance of craziness”. The outcome breathes a groovy spookiness, likened to the Giallo works of Dario Argento, where the borders between reality and fiction are not clear.
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DeVante – Other Types Of Music
Perth based producer DeVante makes his return to Amsterdam’s Subjekt Recordings this month, delivering a brand new single release in the form of ‘Other Types Of Music’. It follows up his Mind of A Man EP, which dropped on the label in February. ‘Other Types Of Music’ offers a more energetic affair, excelling with a rhythmically impressive drum ensemble and a raw collection of aggressive synth sounds. You can check it out in full premiere only on When We Dip today!
Gabriel Ananda Presents Soulful Techno 44 – Steve Slight
In his beloved ‘Souldful techno’ Podcast good guy Gabriel Ananda plays the essence of deep and melodic electronic music. Plus from time to time he invites guest DJs for a mix. This time is Steve Slight – a Belgian DJ and Producer.
01. Aparde, Powel Prologue feat. Anne (Powel Remix)
02. David August – The Acid Ra (David August Remix)
03. Eagles & Butterflies – Sun (Original Mix)
04. Aril Brikha – Glaciar for Minou
05. Maribou State – Rituals (Sasha Remix)
06. The Presets – Promises (Nils Frahm Version)
07. Steve Slight & D-formation – Title _ DEMO
08. Joris Voorn – Looks Fake Obviously (Original Mix)
09. luna Semara – Arp Choir
10. Ry, Frank Wiedemann, the Howling – Shortline (Frank Wiedemann remix)
11. Steve Slight – Nine Thousand (Original Mix)
Robosonic @ Beirut (CU-NXT-SAT)
Mr BerlinKreuzBergInstitut Himself in Beirut. Robosonic smashed it.
what they say:
“habibis intercontinental! we played a few hours right at the beach outside of Beirut, Lebanon for CU NXT SAT…this was the first gig we played together after ‘living apart together’ in L.A. and Berlin for more than 6 months…
we arrived on different planes on different days, didn’t have much time to talk, just quickly hugged, ate a ton of fish and agreed on smashing that lovely place for a couple of hours – everything on the fly. glad we taped it, because it captured the sound & journey of @robosonic in 2016.
everything feels new and different, but exciting. mutual gigs with both of us won’t happen so often as you can see. but we hope you guys keep it real with us, as we’ve been holding it down – against all odds…1L. C:”
Radio Hommage #72 – Sonnensysteme
Once upon a time there was a thing from another galaxy – Sonnensysteme landed on earth a thousand years ago and now it´s time to listen to what it wants to say! What we get is its very own interpretation of its world of music. A world to calm down. A world where everything is a bit slower as you knew it so far. A world where you can forget everything but the music in your head.
Anja Schneider – Live at Docklands
Mobilee Records founder Anja Schneider goes deep at the Smirnoff Sound Collective Camp’s visit at Docklands (06/30/15). More info plus an additional live video set: bit.ly/SSCMobilee