Blitz

The latest album on my new imprint Bigamo by a fellow friend Abrão of Tel Aviv. Brazilian music in a new disguise; bringing great vibes in all places.

– Frank Wiedemann/ Âme

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Am79lJVElxK5XGQ4RpwLO

Juan Mendez’s techno origins stretch back to the late 90s, when he put up cutting edge minimal labels like Cytrax and Delay, along with Steve Tang and Kit Clayton. His Silent Servant moniker finally came up in 2006 when joining the acclaimed Sandwell District collective, making a mark with his dark and simmering sound aesthetics.

Âme are fabulous explorers. Hailing from Karlsruhe in Schwarzwald, Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer constantly broadened the horizon of house and techno. Spanning from the cold machine funk of Detroit to the high-flying house sounds of Jersey and the krauty side of German electronics, they’ve created a vibe that is truly special.

I am constantly sharing music with my friends. This way I’m able to listen to music outside my bubble, which is a priceless gift. This LP was given to me by my friend Karim and is without any doubt a very important one to ambient music.

It’s one of my favorite albums that I listen to all the time, on the train, during bed, especially i like to listen to while I cook and also my favorite to listen to a Friday after work before the weekend begins or a Sunday as the weekend ends.

On Saturday it’s time for Cruise to take over the controls once again, celebrating its lucky number 11.  Buckle up for the deep and dark techno sounds of Grounded Theory co-founder Henning Baer, the warm analogue stylings of Dutch producer legend and DJ extraordinaire Steve Rachmad aka Sterac, and eclectic grooves from Lighthouse Festival ambassador Leo Küchler.

Jeff Mills is undoubtedly one of the founding fathers of techno music. With his beginning as radio DJ The Wizard in the late 80s and via his industrial-laden journeys with Final Cut, he made his mark in Detroit. And when he soon after linked up with the former Parliament bassist Mad Mike Banks, techno history was written.

Hardly any artist in recent memory has caused such a stir as rapidly as Mall Grab. The young Australian producer dropped an incredible series of lo-fi jams on labels like 1080p, Unknown To The Unknown and Hot Haus Recs, amongst others.

Mitar Subotic Suba is one of the pioneers of Yugoslavian electronic music, producer of a few legendary new wave albums from the 80s and under his pseudonym Suba the man who made Brazilian music popular all over the world back in the 90s.

Hip hop from before there even was such a thing as hip hop. An amazing album of black poetry that remains an inspiration to this day. “Automatic push-button remote control, Synthetic Genetics, Command your Soul!” – Tonight’s album choice by Martyn.

Over the past four years Aurora Halal has made big waves throughout the international dance circuit. The trippy aesthetics and intensity of her DJ sets and hardware live jams have always been standing out. The creator of New York’s Mutual Dreaming party series and the Sustain-Release festival quickly became one of the most devoted figures of the new generation of US techno.

Throughout the many layers of his winding journey in electronic music, Holland native Martijn Deijkers, aka Martyn, has always stood in a genreless scene of his own. His distinct path through bass-driven music of all shapes and colours started out on play:musik and Marcus Intalex’ Revolve:r label, followed by releases on Tectonic, Brainfeeder, Ninja Tune and Ostgut Ton, as well as his own 3024 imprint, just to name a few.