DROID BLOG ARCHIVE - April, 2011

April 29, 2011

Scion + Droid presents Moodymann / Fowlkes | 5.11

CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR FREE ENTRY CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON RA A clash of the titans is heading to Los Angeles as ScionAV and Droid Behavior pack three of the biggest names in Detroit techno/house history into one night. Vintage house producer, known by many as Moodymann aka Kenny Dixon Jr., has carved out quite a niche for himself over the past fifteen years, sampling the likes of jazz, disco, funk, and soul and looping it up to create some of the best deep house tracks ever made. ...

April 19, 2011

D-Node 118: Roberto Bosco | Italy

Roberto Bosco is a young Italian producer with a short but highly impressive discography, spanning labels such as Samuel L. Session's Klap Klap, Orlando Voorn's Night Vision and Len Faki's Figure. His release for Francois K's Wave music took his career to another level, garnering the following praise from Francois himself. He describes Roberto's music as "having an effortless quality; an almost dazzling sense of ease that masks a very strong foundation; a depth and musical maturity that bel...

April 11, 2011

Droid Presents PRIME: Levon Vincent | 4.14

CLICK HERE FOR LIMITED PRESALE TICKETS CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON FACEBOOK CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON RA ABOUT PRIME: Prime is the new above ground series by Droid Behavior. Our aim is to provide internationally renown techno house minimal and crossover talent to the city of Los Angeles on a monthly basis. ABOUT Levon Vincent: Levon Vincent stands among techno and house music's contemporary elite. For the last few years his work has been praised in techno and house circ...

April 11, 2011

Scion + Droid presents Jeff Mills + Raíz 4.13

CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR FREE ENTRY CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO ON RA What hasn't been said about Jeff Mills? He's a techno superstar and without question one of the genre's most important figures. A technical radio DJ in 1980s Detroit, "The Wizard" went on to found Underground Resistance with Mike Banks, then moved on to found Axis and define his own aesthetic of minimal futurism, directing the future of techno production and mixing. His "Live at the Liquid Room" Mix-up release is a tech...

April 7, 2011

D-Node 117: Detroit Grand Pubahs | Deletefunk

Detroit Grand Pubah's mastermind Paris The Black Fu provides this week's podcast with a fun, aggressive mix of techno funk with that unmistakable Bootygrabber flare. The Pubahs have evolved since the days of their breakout single "Sandwiches" with 5 albums, dozens of EP's, hordes of remixes and a shitload of international gigs. Their experiments in the lab have formulated yet another concept and their new album "Techmarine Bottomfeeders" will be due sometime in the near future in a galaxy no...

April 6, 2011

DROID EUROPEAN TOUR 2011

After a long streak of successful releases, Droid embarks on a proper European tour this season. Drumcell, Audio Injection and Raíz have all performed overseas individually, but this marks their collective debut on the continent. The Tour kicks off with a Cell Injection showcase in Athens on April 15 courtesy of Octave's newfound Silent Steps label. Next they perform together at the legendary Berghain Klubnacht on April 16 alongside Ben Sims, Ben Klock and the Echochord/EPM showcase. The ...